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‘No garbage dump here’

Sunday 08 November, 2009

The new site chosen by Greater Mohali Area Development Authority for shifting Mohali’s garbage dumping ground has also met stiff opposition from the area residents on Saturday.
This NGO helps women weave together a dream

Sunday 08 November, 2009

On the occasion of Rotary—UN Day on November 7, a phulkari tapestry made by the women and girls of a vocational training centre in Bassi Pathana, a small township in Punjab, graced the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan, New York.
Police retrace deceased Ambala man’s last car ride

Sunday 08 November, 2009

After Prime Minister Manmohan Singh apologised to Ambala resident Sumit Prakash Verma’s family and asked authorities to submit a report on the incident...
City traders fear ban on plastic containers may affect food industry

Sunday 08 November, 2009

A delegation of Chandigarh Beopar Mandal met Finance Secretary Sanjay Kumar on Friday to apprise him of the views of traders about the proposed ban on plastic containers.
Mahila Bhawan finally gets architecture dept’s nod

Sunday 08 November, 2009

The UT Architecture department has given a nod to the Mahila Bhawan proposed to be constructed by the Municipal Corporation in Sector 38.
In Brief

Sunday 08 November, 2009

The swearing-in ceremony on Saturday at the Haryana Raj Bhawan led to minor traffic chaos as all the four roads leading to the venue were sealed.
Reality bites: ‘Viewers tricked into believing that rehearsed reaction...

Sunday 08 November, 2009

An open house debate on ‘Reality shows: Exploitative or Talent Hunt’ was organised by the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation in association with Friederich Naumann-Stiftung Fur Die Freiheit at the open air theatre in the Department of Indian Theatre, Panjab University, on Saturday.
‘Pop songs tarnishing Punjabi culture’

Sunday 08 November, 2009

Vice-chancellor of Kurukshetra University, Lt General (Retd) Dr Davinder Dayal Singh Sandhu said vulgar Punjabi pop songs relayed by TV channels were tarnishing the image of the rich Punjabi culture.
Education
Students, alumni rally in support of teacher

Sunday 08 November, 2009

After a parent complained against a teacher of St John’s High School for showing ‘adult’ websites to students and expressed his lack of faith in the school being able to conduct a fair inquiry...
Doctor tests positive for swine flu

Sunday 08 November, 2009

A 36-year-old private doctor has become the latest city resident to test positive for swine flu, taking the toll to 66 in the city.
Within a week of inauguration, Dadumajra lake turns murky

Sunday 08 November, 2009

Not even a week after it was inaugurated, Guru Dronacharya Sarovar at Dadumajra village has turned murky.
GC-11 girls hurt as Safari hits scooter

Sunday 08 November, 2009

Two girls of Government College in Sector 11 were injured after their scooter was hit by a Safari car outside the college on Saturday.
Ropar bridge under repair, closed for heavy vehicles till Nov 25

Sunday 08 November, 2009

The bridge on Sutlej river in Ropar, that connects Jalandhar, Amritsar and Hoshiarpur to Chandigarh has been closed for heavy traffic till November 25 for repairs.
Ruchika
19 yrs on, hearing now in UT court

Sunday 08 November, 2009

Nineteen years have passed since 14-year-old Ruchika Girhotra, a budding tennis player, was allegedly molested by a senior police officer, and 16 years since the girl, left traumatised by the incident, committed suicide by consuming a poisonous substance.
Feels Like Heaven

Saturday 07 November, 2009

For Hungarian musicians, Zoltan Lantos & Bálint Gyémánt, Indian classical music is uplifting, spiritual & deeply meditative Nothing compares to the heavenly effect Indian classical music evokes.
Second innings

Saturday 07 November, 2009

When your debut film, Mast, released in 2000, you were the next-big-thng in the industry. How did it all change? I would say that the best phase of my career is yet to come and that the post Mast phase was a good phase, but not the ultimate high.
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