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Getting away with fraud?
Decade gone, but Nabard society investors yet to get their money back
Chandigarh, February 7
Hundreds of members of the Thrift and Credit Society of Nabard have been left in the lurch as no headway has been made in the arbitration cases against some former office-bearers of the society who were at the wrong side of the law.
Fire threat real at GMSH
Chandigarh, February 7
When it comes to fire safety, one would expect hospital managements to be cautious and even over prepared to deal with such an eventuality since most of those housed there are incapacitated patients.

Devotees take part in the ‘shobha yatra’ on the eve of Guru Ravidas Jayanti
in Chandigarh on Saturday. Photo: Parvesh Chauhan |
School bus drivers flout rules with impunity
Refuse to ferry kids till naka lifted
Chandigarh, February 7
A team of the State Transport Authority (STA) has discovered a unique modus operandi of the school bus operators, who are on the wrong side of law, to escape from getting their vehicles
challaned.
Traffic cop ‘manhandles’ girl
Panchkula, February 7
Learning little from the criticism in the past for its attitude towards women, the Haryana police is again in the news for wrong reasons. For, a policeman deputed at the Mansa Devi complex T-point to regulate traffic allegedly misbehaved and manhandled a girl here today.
Land Acquisition
Mani Majra farmers meet Mehra
Chandigarh, February 7
Delegation city farmers, today, submitted a detailed representation with UT Adviser Pradip Mehra, regarding the misappropriation committed by UT officials during acquisition of 272 acres for the IT Park, Phase III.
Detention at Resort
Issue resolved, claim models
Zirakpur, February 7
The last night drama at Bristol resort here that saw alleged detention of five Delhi-based models was today amicably solved.
The models, who had till about 4 am today blamed the organisers for non-payment of their dues, left the city after stating that the controversy stood resolved.
Spreading awareness on organ donation
Chandigarh, February 7
Heart, Kidney or Eyes? If you have to part with one of these which one would it be? But let’s just think for a while how the life would be without any of these organs. There are millions of people who live like this with malfunctioning of organs and die a slow death.
Haryana Governor AR Kidwai honours a family member of a donor at the PGI
in Chandigarh on Saturday. A Tribune photograph |
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Despite power failure music maestro binds audience
Chandigarh, February 7
The abrupt power failure at the Randhawa auditorium proved discordant while the classical music concert “Aai Basant Bahar” was at its zenith with the vocal wizard Pandit Laxman Krishna Rao casting a magical spell.
Vocal recital by Pt Laxman Krishnarao at the Punjab Kala Bhavan in Chandigarh.
Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan |
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Global Warming
‘Extensive use of fossil fuels showing impact’
Mohali, February 7
Global warming can only be delayed and not avoided, but environment degradation can surely be managed by human beings, said Dr AD
Ahluwalia, chairman and head, Centre for Advanced Studies in Geology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, at a regional seminar on “Climate Change”.
Labourer refused compensation
Meant for Haryana domicile: Admn
Panchkula, February 7
The district administration refused to disburse the amount of compensation to a handicapped
labourer, who lost two members of his family after they were buried under the debris of a wall collapsed in Sector 20 in July last year.
Panchayat decries patwari’s posting
Mohali, February 7
Gram panchayat of Mullanpur Garibdass village warned to resort to protest against a reported move of the revenue department to post back a tainted patwari, Harvinder Singh Kohli.
Anti-encroachment campaign
Chandigarh, February 7
Cracking a whip on violators of building bylaws, the enforcement wing of the Office of Sub-Divisional Officer (Building), Chandigarh, today carried out a demolition drive in different parts of the city.
1,600 students attend job fest at GGDSD
Chandigarh, February 7
GGDSD College- Sector 32, Chandigarh, in association with Vision Unlimited organised a two-day job fest in the college today.
Vivek Arora, chairman of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Chandigarh Chapter, inaugurated the fest.
PU to set up consortium of libraries
Chandigarh, February 7
As a sequel to initiative of setting up a consortium of scientific libraries of Chandigarh taken by Panjab University, Vice-Chancellor Prof RC Sobti said, seven libraries, including Panjab University library, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
(PGIMER).
Hardeep wins National Child Award
Chandigarh, February 7
Exceptional performance of Hardeep Singh Dhull in a wide range of sports events has earned him the National Child Award, 2008.
Hardeep, a Class VIII student of Bhavan Vidyalaya, Chandigarh, received the award from Sonia Gandhi on February 5, at Vigyan
Bhawan, New Delhi, organised by the Government of India, Ministry of Women and Child Development.
Maths dept holds workshop
Chandigarh, February 7
A workshop was organised by the mathematics department of MCM DAV College for Women, Chandigarh, on ‘How to improve calculation and accuracy’. A presentation ‘life without maths’ was shown by Ravjot Singh of PT Institute and he gave tips on how to improve IQ.
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