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PU youth festival concludes
Chandigarh, October 31
It was an ecstatic crowd at the grounds of Sri Guru Gobind Singh College, Sector 26, here today, which set the mood for the afternoon session of folk dances on the concluding day of the Panjab University Zone B Youth Festival.
Girls present giddha on the concluding day of the PU Zone-B Youth Festival at Sri Guru Gobind Singh College, Sector 26, Chandigarh, on Thursday.
— Tribune photo Parvesh Chauhan |
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PU professor is UGC member
Chandigarh, October 31
Prof Aruna Goel from the Sanskrit faculty in the Correspondence Studies Department of Panjab University has been nominated as a member of the University Grants Commission, an apex body of higher education. The nomination has been done for a period of three years by the Ministry of Human Resource Development.
Kids hold rallies against crackers
Panchkula, October 31
Students of various schools in district today organised rallies in order to educate against use of crackers.
Rallies were held out and marches organised by students of Satluj Public School, New India Public School and Government Senior Secondary School, Sector 7.
Students of DAV Public School hold a rally against fire crackers at SAS Nagar on Thursday.
— A Tribune photograph |
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Education board gets new
Vice-Chairperson
SAS Nagar, October 31
Within hours of having retired as the Director Public Instructions (Primary) Punjab, Mrs Hardayal Kaur, was today appointed Vice-Chairperson of the Punjab State Education Board.
Tiny tots celebrate Divali
Panchkula, October 31
It was Divali time for the students of ACC DAV Senior Public School, Surajpur. The festival of lights was celebrated with religious fervour.
The celebrations began with a bhajan recital by students.
Divali with a difference
Chandigarh, October 31
It was Divali celebrations with a difference at Little Kingdom school in Sector 8. Instead of just the students, mothers too exhibited their talents.
They decorated candles, diyas, cards and pooja
thalis. Colourful and innovative rangoli patterns were also traced to adorn the driveway. Lanterns and lamps made by children were also displayed.
DISTRICT COURTS
Remand extended in forgery case
Chandigarh, October 31
Tarjinder Singh, who was arrested by the CBI on charges of cheating, forgery and corruption from Hisar on October 29, was today again remanded in police custody by the UT Chief Judicial Magistrate, Mr C.L. Mohal. The CBI has sought his police custody to identify other accused and to recover the documents related to the case.
Orders extended to check crime
Chandigarh, October 31
To keep a tab on the activities of anti-social elements who may disguise themselves as petty job seekers in the city, the District Magistrate has extended his orders under Section 144 of the CrPC directing all those seeking employment in petty and informal trade or services like contract labour, including rickshaw-pullers,
rehriwallahs, phariwallahs, washermen and cobblers, to provide their particulars along with their passport size photographs to the local police to enable identification or verification of criminal elements.
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