Fans
forget Tintin’s 75th birthday
Chandigarh, January 10
It was on this day 75 years ago
that Tintin walked out of the imagination of his Belgian creator Herge
into the hearts of his admirers. He was first featured in Le XXme
Siecle newspaper in Belgium in January, 1929, and ever since his first
outing, the fearless journalist has sold over 200 million stories
worldwide.
UT
Botanical Garden coming up at fast pace
Chandigarh, January 10
With the UT Forest Department
meeting plantation targets on time, the prestigious Botanical Garden
and Conservatory project of the Chandigarh Administration is
progressing at a fast pace.
Chandigarh
Club to pay Rs 1.08 lakh as rent
Chandigarh, January 10
The Chandigarh Club will soon
have to pay Rs 1.08 lakh as monthly rent to the Chandigarh
Administration which owns the building of the club. The new rent is
part of the rationalisation of lease or rent for the club.
Honoured
for acts of bravery
When
Mohali-based couple, Mr Balwant Singh and Mrs Jaswant Kaur, pledged to
donate their body parts after their death to the PGI, Chandigarh, for
teaching and research purpose, they did not know their noble act will
fetch them a silver medal at the 12th Red and White Bravery Awards.
DSOI
elections to be held today
Chandigarh, January 10
Elections for the posts of
vice-chairman of the management committee and members of the
appointments and steering sub-committee of the Defence Services
Offices Institute (DSOI) Sector 36, are scheduled to be held tomorrow.
The institute’s annual general body meeting will also be held
tomorrow.
MC
office-bearers felicitated
Chandigarh, January 10
The Manimajra Block Committee of
the Congress organised a function to felicitate the new office-bearers
of the local Municipal Corporation here today. Ms Kamlesh, Mayor, Mr
Pradeep Chabbra, Senior Deputy Mayor, and Ms Geeta Rani, Deputy Mayor,
were honoured on the occasion.
Air
Defence Artillery Day observed
Chandigarh, January 10
A wreath-laying ceremony at the
Western Command war memorial, Veer Smriti, marked Air Defence
Artillery Day at Headquarters, Western Command, in Chandimandir today.
Science
day organised
Panchkula, January 10
The local Krishi Vigyan Kendra
yesterday organised ‘Scicnce day’ in Tabar and Badhona Kalan
villages with a view to providing information on progressive farming
of the sun flower crop.
Readers
Write
Identify the real trespassers
You must have seen my photograph with my cousins in various city newspapers. We are the talk of the City Beautiful these days. Yes, we are the stray cattle; we sit in the middle of a road and pose danger to the passing vehicles. So, we are the trespassers in your city.
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Admn’s ‘indifference’ to
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