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Residents throng markets to purchase groundnuts, popcorn, and other eatables on the eve of Lohri in Chandigarh on Friday.
— Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan |
Estate Officer cannot restore resumed properties now
Chandigarh, January 12
The power of the Estate Officer, Chandigarh, to restore resumed properties in the city has been withdrawn.
Ryan Class X students in a fix
Chandigarh, January 12
The future of over 80 students of class X studying in Ryan International School, Sector 49-B, is uncertain. Reason ? The school has not yet got affiliation from the Central Board of Secondary Education.
Bids open for film city project
Chandigarh, January 12
Bids for the ‘Multimedia-cum-Film City Project’ were opened here today by the Chandigarh Administration in which Parsvnath Developers Limited emerged the top bidders.
‘Govt should not expect only investments from NRIs’
Chandigarh, January 12
“It is not fair for the Union Government or the state government to press the Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) or People of Indian Origin (PIOs) for investments only. Rather, they should try to make use of the expertise that the Indian diaspora has achieved in different fields, including science, technology, health care, education and other streams,” says Mr Inder Singh, President of the Global Orgnasisation of People of Indian origin (GOPIO).
Inder Singh
Cell for taking care of NRI properties sought
Chandigarh, January 12
Living in the greener fields across the seas, he is striving hard to protect the roots of so many non-resident Indians (NRIs) like him. In India on a short trip, Germany-based president of the Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin Barjinder Sodhi is, in fact, asking for the creation of a special cell for taking care of NRI properties across
the country.
NRIs felicitated
Chandigarh, January 12
Mr Karan Singh Thakral, a successful businessman of Singapore, and Dr A.S. Marwah, a US-based doctor, were among several prominent Non-Resident Indians(NRIs) who were felicitated by the International Punjabi Chamber for Services Industry during its fourth Parvasi Punjabi Divas here yesterday.
Watch Out
Parmod Singh: National-level cyclist, Parmod Singh of Chandigarh, is pedalling away to glory in the National Mountain Biking Championship (MTB) presently being held at Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala.
Participating in the sport since the past seven years, Parmod has brought laurels to the city many times by winning medals at the senior national, national and as well as at the state-level cycling competitions.
In Town
T.G. Bhatacharjee, granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi and Vice-Chairperson of the Gandhi Smriti and the Darshan Samiti, New Delhi, will be in the city tomorrow on an invitation of Yuvsatta city-based NGO.
Passing Thru
“Congress govt on way out”
Lalru, January 12
The Amarinder Singh Government is on its way out, said the Shiromani Akali Dal general secretary, Capt Kanwaljit Singh, here today.
In an effort to save a rickshaw puller coming on the wrong side, a truck driver rammed his vehicle into an electricity pole after jumping the median in front of the Sector 16 General Hospital in Chandigarh on Friday.
— Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan |
CII, PU partnership for SC students
Chandigarh, January 12
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in partnership with Panjab University has initiated an action programme for employment, including self-employment, for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
Electrocution: Report holds Gymkhana Club, lineman guilty
Panchkula, January 12
Lineman Karam Singh was suspended while the Gymkhana Club, Sector 3, has been held responsible for the death of an assistant lineman on December 29 last year.
Lohri celebration
Mohali, January 12
Lohri was celebrated with great enthusiasm by residents of seven and a half marla houses in Phase III B 1 here today.
IAF officers training abroad in space operations
Chandigarh, January 12
With the Indian Air Force (IAF) extending its operational reach into space for meeting emerging geo-strategic requirements, select IAF officers are being sent to established space powers like Russia, the United States, France and the United Kingdom for training on operational and logistical aspects of space operations.
The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal S.P. Tyagi, (right) along with the AOC-in-C, Western Air Command, Air Marshal A. K. Singh, in Chandigarh on Friday.
— Tribune photo by Vinay Malik |
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