7,000 pirated CDs seized

7,000 pirated CDs seized
Chandigarh
The police today seized 7,000 pirated CDs worth over Rs 2 lakh from a house in Morigate, Mani Majra, this afternoon.
The police said Gurdial Singh, investigator of Indian Music Industries, Noida, had lodged a complaint, alleging that Mustaq Ali of Morigate was involved in the sale of pirated and blue film CDs.

source:-The [...]

Condolence meeting by PGI staff

Condolence meeting by PGI staff
Chandigarh
Faculty and staff of the PGI held a condolence meeting to mourn the death of Prof Y.N. Mehra, former dean and head of the department of otolaryngology, here today.
Tributes were paid by PGI director Prof K.K. Talwar, Prof I.C. Pathak, Prof B.K. Sharma and Prof B.N.S. Walia, all former PGI [...]

Study tour only in name

Study tour only in name
Chandigarh
A seven-day educational trip meant for 15 education officials and teachers to Singapore was nothing more than a jaunt. The group spent five days in Singapore and two in Bangladesh.
Singaporeans are known for discipline and punctuality, but most of the group members would generally turn up late for interaction sessions.
No one [...]

degree mela at PU

Degree mela at PU
Chandigarh
Panjab University organised a degree mela today on the campus wherein many old students came to collect their degrees that they couldn’t earlier. Many students, whose forms were complete in all respects, were given the degrees on the spot.
One of the oldest students to have got his degree was Brij Lal who [...]

Haryana govt provides relief to SC loanees

Haryana govt provides relief to SC loanees
CHANDIGARH:The Haryana Government has decided to waive off the interest alongwith penalty of those loanees of Haryana Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation who would deposit their principal amount upto March 16, 2008 in installment or in lumpsum.
While giving this information here on Friday, Haryana Social Welfare Minister, Mrs. [...]

1.47 lakh job cards given under rural employment scheme in Haryana

1.47 lakh job cards given under rural employment scheme in Haryana
1.47 lakh job cards given under rural employment scheme in Haryana
Over 1.47 lakh households have so far been issued job cards under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in Haryana and an expenditure of more than Rs. 60.18 crore has been incurred since its [...]

Chandigarh to celebrate new year with pump and show

Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Tourism is going to celebrate the Chandigarh New Year Festival at various tourist places in the city from December 26, 2007 to January 1, 2008 to usher in the New Year with celebrations and merry-making.
The Department also plans to organise various cultural activities to rock the people of city as well as [...]

Debate on economy: Parties splurge on buck-passing

Chandigarh: As the SAD-BJP tests the waters before taking a final call on withdrawing freebies in Punjab, at least partially, the Congress’ stand on the issue could dampen the ruling party’s build-up of political will towards any such move.
Leader of Opposition Rajinder Kaur Bhattal today said the Congress feared that the government could roll back [...]

Teachers in Kapurthala boycott training session

Chandigarh: Teachers in Kapurthala district today boycotted their training programme— which is being conducted during their winter vacation from December 24 to December 31 under Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan. Teachers protested in Jalandhar too, though they attended the programme.
Notably, as various teachers’ organisations were against seminars during vacation, the Punjab government had decided that while this [...]

To Santa, with love

Chandigarh: This one was a close call. One that had us face-to-face with the man behind the Claus — a smart man, who unlike our picture perfect image, isn’t a chubby cute fatso, but has the same motto, “to make people happy. To make them believe in the good that is still there in this [...]