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Meet on physical education trends starts
Kharar: A two-day national conference on global trends in physical education and sports got underway at Shaheed Kanshi Ram College of Physical Education in Bhagoo Majra village near Kharar on Tuesday. Physical educationist and former Indian hockey captain Avinash Sidhu inaugurated the meet sponsored by UGC. Around 350 physical educationists from across the country participated in the conference. Six scientific sessions were organised on the first day and 50 papers presented in three scientific sessions.
Allahabad Bank holds NRI meet
Chandigarh: A large number of people from the tricity attended a special NRI meet organised by Allahabad Bank here on Tuesday. The bank made a presentation on NRI guidelines in India as well as NRI products being provided by it. An open session was also held with NRIs to address their problems and doubts. Allahabad Bank DGM and Zonal Head (Chandigarh) Sudip Banerjee appreciated the NRIs contribution to the Indian banking sector economy.
Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Social Welfare Council held a function on Tuesday to honour freedom fighters. As many as 20 people were honoured,some through their family members. They are M K Sharda,Bhopal Singh,S R Sharma,Surjeet Singh,R N Joshi,Chanan Ram,Hazara Singh,Bachan Singh,Satya Pal,Fakir Singh,Jet Singh,O P Sharda,Tek Chand Shastri,Sukh Chain,D R Gandhi,Chander Singh and Hand Raj Wireless.
Man dies,wife hurt in mishap
Kharar: Two persons were killed while a woman sustained serious injuries in separate road mishaps in Kharar during the past 24 hours. Ajit Singh of Balongi near Mohali was killed while his wife Malkiat Kaur sustained injuries when their motorcycle was hit by a car near Mamoopur village on the Kharar-Ludhiana stretch of NH-95. The car driver fled the spot.
Canada varsity president visits PU
Chandigarh: Former Canada foreign minister and current University of Winnipeg president Lloyd Axworthy gave a lecture on the growing influence of India at PU on Tuesday.
BJP,youth wing hold protests
Chandigarh/Panchkula: The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha held a protest at the Sector 17 Plaza,Chandigarh,on Tuesday against the stopping of the Rashtriya Ekta Yatra at the Jammu border. In Panchkula,BJP district unit workers gathered at the DCs office to protest against the arrest of party leaders Sushma Swaraj,Arun Jaitly and Ananth Kumar.
Forensic report confirms Payal was murdered
Panchkula: The forensic report of Payal,who was found dead in a water tanker at her Sector 26 home on November 18,2010,has confirmed that she was murdered,said Chandimandir police station SHO Inspector Jang Sher. Earlier,her husband Vinod and father-in-law Col Jaipal Singh had claimed that it was a suicide. Her father had registered a murder complaint on November 21.
ASI creates ruckus
Panchkula: An ASI of Panchkula police created a scene at the Vikas Nagar railway crossing in an inebriated condition on Monday night. The cop has been identified as ASI Karam Chand. According to eyewitnesses,he misbehaved with commuters and hurled abuses at them.
Voters Day functions
Chandigarh/ Ambala: Adviser to the UT Administrator Pradip Mehra inaugurated the state-level National Voters Day function at the Government College of Education,Sector 20,on Tuesday. The Administration is organising functions at 166 locations,covering 422 polling stations,to mark the occasion.
1.29 lakh get pulse polio
Chandigarh: 1,29,524 children were administered Pulse Polio drops in the UT during the three-day campaign from January 23 to 25.
Mohali immigration racket
Mohali: Hoshiarpur travel agent Amit Pathari was booked for allegedly running an immigration racket in Mohali. A case of cheating under Section 420 of IPC and offence punishable under Section 24 of the Immigration Act was registered against him.
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