Students protect tree

CHANDIGARH, Nov 11: The students of Asha school in Janata Colony in Sector 25 today reportedly prevented the felling of trees on the school premises.

Zulfiqar Khan, president Theatre Age and Pramod Sharma, president Yuvsatta both NGOs, who are teaching in the same school, said some contractors had come to the school today with their labourers and wanted to axe the mango and neem trees. quot;However, the school kids surrounded the trees and prevented them from doing the samequot;, they added.