A
‘literal’ tribute to Banda Bahadur
Chandigarh, November 7
It was a day of literal tribute to
history. With yet another literary offering at hand, the Education
Secretary to the Government of Punjab, Mr K.K. Bhatnagar, today
reflected the urge that led him to the re-discovery of ‘Banda Singh
Bahadur’, who brought the first Sikh kingdom to Punjab.
Ms Preneet Kaur, MP, releases Education Secretary K.K. Bhatnagar’s book titled ‘Banda Singh Bahadur’ at Government Museum, Sector 10, Chandigarh, on Thursday. Also seen is the
Punjab Education Minister, Mr Khushal Bahl. — A Tribune photograph
Beauty
queen looks to a bright future
Chandigarh, November 7
Miss India International 2001
Kanwal Toor is ready to adorn a new ‘avtaar’ — of a designer and
social worker. And her new life starts tomorrow with a big bang as she
takes ‘phera’ with city boy Anumit Sodhi, son of Political Secretary
to Punjab Chief Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi.
Miss India International 2001 Kanwal Toor decked up for her ‘chunni’ ceremony that took place in Chandigarh Club, Sector 2, on Thursday.
Jacob
exhorts youth to learn from nature
Chandigarh, November 7
Young scouts and guides today
presented a flag to the Punjab Governor and Administrator, Union
Territory, Chandigarh, Lt-Gen J.F.R. Jacob (retd), on the occasion of
Flag Day of the Bharat Scouts and Guides India.

Mr Rajesh Verma of Sector 28, Chandigarh, has brought to light this 500-rupee note with no serial
number. — Tribune photos
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Legal
awareness seminar
Chandigarh, November 7
In order to celebrate Legal Service
Day and spread legal awareness among the weaker sections of society, a
legal awareness seminar will be held at Government High School in Hallo
Majra village, according to the member-secretary of the UT State Legal
Service Authority and UT Additional and Sessions Judge, Mr Sant Parkash.
Privatisation
move irks powermen
Chandigarh, November 7
The working committee of UT
Powermen today took a serious note of the Chandigarh Administration’s
decision to privatise the Electricity Department and its decision to
open tenders for privatising the street light under the control of
Executive Engineer, Electricity (op) Division No 2, New Power-House
Chandigarh on 25th November 2002.
Bank
robbery accused identified: police
Panchkula, November 7
The police has claimed to have
identified the four accused in yesterday’s bank robbery at Karanpur
village near here and efforts are on to nab them.
Neighbourhood
Watch Scheme to be launched
Panchkula, November 7
The Panchkula police will soon
launch a Neighbourhood Watch Scheme in the district in order to curb
burglaries.
Seminars
mark end of vigilance week
Chandigarh, November 7
Seminars and talks marked the
conclusion of the Vigilance Awareness Week at various institutes here
today. The week was observed from October 31.
Book
on Cariappa released
Chandigarh, November 7
A book on Field Marshal K. M.
Cariappa , titled ‘‘ The man who touched the sky’’ and written
by Edel Weis (Tejwant Singh) was released here today by the Punjab
Governor and Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh, Lieut -Gen.
J.F.R. Jacob (retd).
Lieut-Gen J.F.R. Jacob (retd) releases the book ‘Man Who Touched the Sky’, on Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa, in Chandigarh on Thursday.
— A Tribune photograph
Sealing
of parking lot angers traders
Chandigarh, November 7
The illegal sealing of the entrance
to a parking lot outside Anand Complex in Sector 17 here today resulted
in a protest by shopkeepers, who marched to the office of the Municipal
Corporation, demanding action against the executive engineer concerned.
Now,
helping others get free
SAS Nagar, November 7
A rehabilitated drug addict has
opened a centre for those who have become slaves of drugs.
Conference
on e-governance on Nov 21
Chandigarh, November 7
The first ever international
conference on building effective e-governance is being organised at
Chandigarh by the Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public
Administration, Punjab (MGSIPAP) on November 21 and 22.
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