Revenue patwari held for taking bribe
Chandigarh: Punjab State Vigilance Bureau on Tuesday nabbed a revenue patwari red handed while accepting bribe of Rs 3,000. Spokesperson said that patwari Shavinderjit Singh, posted at Karrial in Amritsar district, was nabbed red handed by a vigilance team for accepting Rs 3,000 as bribe from complainant Navdeep Singh of Kambo village in Amritsar district. Complainant had alleged that the said Patwari was demanding Rs 3,500 for the mutation of land belonging to his uncle and the deal was struck at Rs 3,000.
BC brings fifth season of #FiveFilms4Freedom
Chandigarh: British Council has revealed the film line-up for the fifth season of #FiveFilms4Freedom, the world’s widest-reaching LGBTQ+digital campaign. The project, a partnership between the British Council and BFI Flare: London LGBTQ+ Film Festival, will see five short films from the BFI Flare programme made available to Indian and global audiences through the British Council’s global digital platforms, free of charge. The screening will take place in British Council Chandigarh on March 30 at 5 pm onwards and the festival is restricted to individuals aged 18 years and above.
LGBT fashion show at UIFT
Chandigarh: University Institute of Fashion Technology and Vocational Development and Centre for Social Work, Panjab University, will host Udaan — an LGBT ramp walk fashion show — to be hosted in UIFT&VD lawns on March 28, at 6 pm. The first ever fashion show of the LGBT community in the region will be organised in collaboration with the Chandigarh State AIDS Prevention and Control Societies (CSACS).The models who will walk the ramp shall be transgender and other members of LGBT community.
Workshop held
Chandigarh: Leading the way forward in a post Section 377 era, the Keshav Suri Foundation on Tuesday organized an interactive workshop on the emotional and mental well being of the LGBTQ+ community at The LaLit, Chandigarh. The conversation in this workshop was by psychotherapist and wellness counsellor Deepak Kashyap. The workshop comprised of two sessions including – Community Building and Living in Post Section 377 India to help the community members to define their identities as queer individuals. It also discussed philosophy and practices within the LGBTQ+ community to understand how we can march ahead to build an inclusive and respectful queer landscape in the country.
Police seizes 37.5 kg opium plants, 7 gm heroin
Chandigarh: Haryana Police has seized 37.5 kg green opium plants and 1.2 kg doda post from a field at village Dhani Bahia in district Sirsa. The accused involved in this case is at large. A spokesman of Police Department said that accused was identified as Kulwant Singh, a resident of village Dhani Bahia in Rania, district Sirsa. The contraband was seized by a team of Rania Police Station after getting specific inputs about cultivation of opium plants. He said a police team during patrolling was present near village Bahia. On getting information, the police team immediately swung into action and seized 37.5 kg of green opium plants and 1.2 kg doda post. A case under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act was registered against the accused in Rania Police Station. Efforts were being carried out to nab the accused, the spokesman said.
Two-thirds of Himalayan glaciers in danger
Chandigarh: A recent study has made it clear that if the world's emissions were the same, two-thirds of the Himalayan glaciers will melt by 2100. Even if the global temperature decreases by 1.5 degree Celsius, as per Paris Convention goals, the glaciers will have to bear this loss. Talking about the condition, Ven. Bhikkhu Sanghasena, founder, Save the Himalaya Foundation (STHF), Leh-Ladakh, said, "Melting glacier will have adverse effects on human life, as the air pollution will increase and there will be drastic changes in the weather. By affecting the flow of rivers, urban water systems will be in crisis and there will be adverse impact on food and energy production also.”