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Punjab CM's aide pays homage to Sant Ramanand at Vianna
CMC to celebrate enviornment week
Himachal govt. gearing up against pre-natal sex determination
Shimla Summer Festival inagurated
69.14 lakh tonnes of wheat in Haryana mandis
Haryana police deviding station in beats
DHBVN and HVPN spending over 100 crores to meet electricity demand
Vigilance nabbed six NGO's
Penalty for using\manufacturing banned category of plastic bags
Trials for 36th Junior National Aquatic Championship at Jaipur- 2009.
“Himachal Day” to showcase Himachali heritage for the first time in USA
Implement Senior Citizens Act, pleads Dadadadi
Implement Senior Citizens Act, pleads Dadadadi
Gujarat becomes 12th State to Implement Senior Citizens Act 2007
CA Kirpan Education Bill passed by full assembly vote
Australian resident and three Punjab residents declared POs for attempt to kill NRI
Parents of students in Australia hold protest march in patiala
Easy for Mehak, Ravnoor and Digvijay Mehta
Tarini Goyal is sole leader in Chess
Ropar DC reviews flood protection measures
Conman Ashok Jadeja's victims too in Punjab
Two persons killed, seven injured in Punjab accidents
Sant Rama Nand's dead body to arrive from Vienna on Wednesday night
Those who burn brides need to be hanged: SC
New age sports fascinate youth in rural Punjab
Punjab CM's aide pays homage to Sant Ramanand at Vianna
Posted: 02 Jun 2009 09:25 PM PDT
CHANDIGARH: Darbara Singh Guru, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister today paid floral tributes to Sant Ramanand on behalf of Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal this morning at Vienna in Austria.


CMC to celebrate enviornment week
Posted: 02 Jun 2009 09:13 PM PDT
CHANDIGARH: CMS Environment is organizing week-long activities in Chandigarh to celebrate the World Environment Day.


Himachal govt. gearing up against pre-natal sex determination
Posted: 02 Jun 2009 08:54 PM PDT
SHIMLA: Efforts are afoot to curb the illegal practice of pre-natal sex determination technique in the State, besides keeping strict vigil over the ultrasound clinics and imaging centers. This was disclosed by Director, Health and Family Welfare,Sulakshana Puri while presiding over the State level Advisory Committee meeting on pre-conception and pre-natal diagnostic technique (PNDT) Act 1994, here today.


Shimla Summer Festival inagurated
Posted: 02 Jun 2009 08:45 PM PDT
SHIMLa: Prabha Rau, the Governor, inaugurated the International Shimla Summer Festival at historic Ridge Maidan by lighting a lamp last evening.


69.14 lakh tonnes of wheat in Haryana mandis
Posted: 02 Jun 2009 08:38 PM PDT
HARYANA: As many as 69.14 lakh metric tonnes of wheat has arrived in the mandis of the Haryana during the current Rabi season so far which is 16.09 lakh more than the corresponding period of the last year. Out of this maximum wheat has been purchased by the Government Procuring Agencies.


Haryana police deviding station in beats
Posted: 02 Jun 2009 08:25 PM PDT
HARYANA: Haryana Police has decided to divide the responsibility of all police stations of district Hisar in beats and sub beats for curbing criminal activities, increasing the efficiency of police force and to encourage friendly atmosphere between people and police. Beat Incharge have also been made of each area and those doing good work would be awarded.


DHBVN and HVPN spending over 100 crores to meet electricity demand
Posted: 02 Jun 2009 08:17 PM PDT
HARYANA: To meet the increasing demand of electricity in the area of the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) comprising of districts, Faridabad, Palwal, Mewat, Gurgaon, Rewari, Mahendragarh, Bhiwani, Hisar, Fatehabad and Sirsa, DHBVN and the Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam (HVPN) plan to augment capacity of their 45 existing substations of different levels at a cost of over Rs.100 crore.


Vigilance nabbed six NGO's
Posted: 02 Jun 2009 07:50 PM PDT
CHANDIGARH: State Vigilance Bureau, in a drive against corruption in public life, arrested six Non-Gazzetted Officers (NGOs) in five different cases in last month and was able to secure the conviction of twelve accused in seven different vigilance cases.


Penalty for using\manufacturing banned category of plastic bags
Posted: 02 Jun 2009 07:40 PM PDT
HARYANA: With a view to discourage indiscriminate use of plastic carry bags responsible for causing pollution, the Haryana Government has decided to impose penalty from Rs 25000 to Rs 50000 to all the manufacturing units manufacturing banned category of plastic bags, a penalty from Rs 2500 to Rs 5000 to the retailers, vendors and other establishments for providing banned category of plastic bags to customers and Rs 250 to Rs 500 for the individuals found to be littering the public places with these plastic carry bags.


Trials for 36th Junior National Aquatic Championship at Jaipur- 2009.
Posted: 02 Jun 2009 06:59 PM PDT
CHANDIGARH: Meeting of Adhoc Selection Committee to select the Chandigarh Swimming Team for 36th Junior National Aquatic Championships was held today under the chairmanship of S.M.Sharma.Sharma informed that the selection trials for the Chandigarh Swimming Team will be held on coming 6th JUne, 9:00 A.M. at Yoga Centre Swimming Pool of Sector-23-A,Chandigarh.


“Himachal Day” to showcase Himachali heritage for the first time in USA
Posted: 02 Jun 2009 05:21 PM PDT
MILPITAS : Himachal Day will be reportedly held for the first time in USA at Milpitas (California) on June 14 to celebrate the culture of Himachal Pradesh state of India.


Implement Senior Citizens Act, pleads Dadadadi
Posted: 02 Jun 2009 05:08 PM PDT
CHANDIGARH: Hailing the Gujarat government’s decision to implement the 'Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens’ Act, 2007, enacted by the Central government, president of the NGO – Dadadadi, Sukhbir Kaur lamented the respective governments of states and the Chandigarh administration for not doing so in this part of the country.


Implement Senior Citizens Act, pleads Dadadadi
Posted: 02 Jun 2009 05:07 PM PDT
CHANDIGARH: Hailing the Gujarat government’s decision to implement the 'Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens’ Act, 2007, enacted by the Central government, president of the NGO – Dadadadi, Sukhbir Kaur lamented the respective governments of states and the Chandigarh administration for not doing so in this part of the country.


Gujarat becomes 12th State to Implement Senior Citizens Act 2007
Posted: 02 Jun 2009 05:03 PM PDT
CHANDIGARH: Northern States of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal, J K and Chandigarh are yet to wake up, while Gujarat becomes 12th to implement this Act after Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tripura, Orissa, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Nagaland, Delhi, Assam and Jharkhand.


CA Kirpan Education Bill passed by full assembly vote
Posted: 02 Jun 2009 04:53 PM PDT
SAN FRANCISCO: In a bid to eliminate identity crises about Sikhs in US the California State Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a proposed law that would train law enforcement personnel about Sikhs and Kirpans. The bill now goes on for a vote by the California State Senate, and then to the Governor's Desk to be signed into law.


Australian resident and three Punjab residents declared POs for attempt to kill NRI
Posted: 02 Jun 2009 02:40 AM PDT
FATEHGARH SAHIB: The court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Fatehgarh Sahib has declared one Australian resident and three Punjab residents Proclaimed Offenders (PO) in a criminal case registered against them.


Parents of students in Australia hold protest march in patiala
Posted: 02 Jun 2009 02:35 AM PDT
PATIALA: Worried parents of students studying in Australia Tuesday held a march here to protest against a series of racist attacks on Indian students in that country and demanded a delegation be sent to get full information.


Easy for Mehak, Ravnoor and Digvijay Mehta
Posted: 02 Jun 2009 02:29 AM PDT
CHANDIGARH: Top seed Mehak Singh and second seed Ravnoor Kaur, both of Chandigarh easily advanced to the pre-quarter-final round in the girls under-18 singles of the AITA Championship Series Tennis Tournament being conducted by the Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association here Tuesday.


Tarini Goyal is sole leader in Chess
Posted: 02 Jun 2009 02:26 AM PDT
CHANDIGARH: Tarini Goyal of Sacred Heart School, Sector 26 was the sole leader with 3 points in the Under-11 (Boys and Girls) Chess Championship which got underway at St. Xavier's Senior Secondary School, Sector-44 here Tuesday.


Ropar DC reviews flood protection measures
Posted: 02 Jun 2009 02:09 AM PDT
ROPAR: The Deputy Commissioner Priyank Bharti has directed officials of the various departments to take adequate flood preparedness measures and to gear up for any eventuality during the ensuing monsoon season so that the loss incurred by floods could be minimized due to the timely preventive steps taken at the part of the administration.


Conman Ashok Jadeja's victims too in Punjab
Posted: 02 Jun 2009 02:04 AM PDT
PHAGWARA: Among the thousands of victims of Ashok Jadeja,a Godman-turned Conman who allegedly duped thousands of families across the country of more than Rs 1700 Crores in the last one year, there are over two dozens families of sansi community in Phagwara also in a hope to double their profits within one month, had deposited more than Rs 15 lakhs with the conman.


Two persons killed, seven injured in Punjab accidents
Posted: 02 Jun 2009 01:53 AM PDT
PHAGWARA: Two Persons were killed while seven others sustained injuries in two different road mishaps around Phagwara during last twentyfour hours.


Sant Rama Nand's dead body to arrive from Vienna on Wednesday night
Posted: 02 Jun 2009 01:47 AM PDT
CHANDIGARH: Punjab Government is waiting for the special chartered plane carrying the body of sikh sect leader Sant Rama Nand, who died in an attack in Vienna. The plane is expected to come on Wednesday night, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal said on Tuesday.


Those who burn brides need to be hanged: SC
Posted: 02 Jun 2009 01:36 AM PDT
NEW DELHI: Spiralling crime against women in matrimonial homes invited sharp reaction On Monday from the Supreme Court, which said those convicted of burning their wives for bringing insufficient dowry or for any other reason deserve no leniency and should be awarded capital punishment.


New age sports fascinate youth in rural Punjab
Posted: 02 Jun 2009 01:26 AM PDT
AMRITSAR: Punjab is known for its rural sports like Kabaddi and wrestling. But, an increasing number of youth in rural areas are today taking to modern-day sports to carve out career out of them.


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