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discharge in Ghaggar PANCHKULA, July 21 — As many as 40 acres of fertile agricultural land in four different villages, located along the banks of the Tangri river near Raipur Rani has been eroded due to a heavy discharge resulting from a heavy rainfall in the catchment area of the seasonal river. According to reports the maximum damage has been done to the agricultural land of Kazampur village in the past few days. The swirling river waters also entered some houses besides inundating two religious places in the village. People moved their household items and milch cattle to safer places before water entered the area. The other villages affected by the Tangri river are Kheri, Tibbi and Bhadona in Raipur Rani. The workers of the PWD (Drainage) have been undertaking various flood protection measures to minimise further damage by the turbulent river. Besides there are reports of landslides on the Panchkula — Morni road near Mandana, hampering the flow of traffic. A bulldozer have been requisitioned to clear the blocked patches of the road, said an official of the district administration. Meanwhile, the turbulent Ghaggar recorded a discharge of 82, 626 cusecs at 7 a.m. this morning — the heaviest ever since August 1995 (1,27,000 cusecs). According to the data available with the PWD (Irrigation) at 6.30 a.m. the discharge was recorded at 61,730 which swelled to 82,625 cusecs within half an hour. By 1 p.m. the discharge had subsided to 17,862 cusecs. Due to heavy discharge in the Ghaggar river some damage has been caused to one of the culvert of the recently inaugurated bridge, connecting Sectors 21 and 25. Dera
Bassi: Four migrant labourers were rescued from
the turbulent Ghaggar river near Kakrali village by
residents on Tuesday afternoon. The rescued, Situ, Daru,
Virpal and Lekhraj, all hailing from Bihar, were trapped
on an island in the river by the heavy rain discharge
while they were catching fish. |
45,000 new
voters in UT CHANDIGARH, July 21 — As many as 45,000 new voters have been added to the electoral rolls of the Chandigarh parliamentary constituency this year following the special revision of rolls. According to the final lists received by the UT Election Department here today, the number of voters has increased from 5,34,000 to 5,79,000. According to Mr M Ramsekhar, Returning Officer for Chandigarh parliamentary constituency, though the total number of new voters registered were 51,000 but after making 6,000 deletions, including the names of those who have died, the number stood at 45,000. The deletions in the revised rolls include nearly 1,200 people who have died in the past few years. Besides this, there are others who have applied for deletion of their names from the voters list following their migration to some other place, or have ceased to be eligible voters and a few who had duplicate entries. The merger of rolls in the computerised method of preparing these rolls helped to weed out many such duplicate entries this year, he explained. Mr Ramsekhar said that while the average increase of new voters at the national level has been 2 per cent to 3 per cent, Chandigarh has registered an increase of 8 per cent to 9 per cent. This increase is relatively more as compared to the increase in other urban areas of the country. The data available indicates that the number of new voters among the migrant population residing in the colonies and villages is the maximum. The increase is inevitable because of the urban pull for this segment. A voter I-card has of late become a source of identity for getting benefits under various government schemes. For instance, it is a sufficient proof for getting a ration card, a dwelling unit or even a driving licence. These cards also help them become bona fide residents of the area where they reside. Another factor for the increase in the number of voters can be the political patronage given to this segment during the general elections.Among the new voters are also those who attained the age of 18 years on January 1, 1999. Following this increase in the number of new voters, the Election Department has created 28 auxiliary polling booths in various parts of the city. While the number of polling stations will continue to be 524, the total number of auxiliary booths will increase from 91 to 119. Giving details Mr Ashish Kundra, Joint Chief Electoral Officer, said as per the statutory requirement, the upper limit of voters per polling station should not be more than 1,200. So, the new booths have been created where the number exceeds 1,200. A few of these booths have been created in places like Mauli Jagran and Kajehri, where the number of new voters has swelled with the rehabilitation of the residents of Sector 31 and Karsan colony. The new booths have also been added in some of the Sectors like 10 and 11. All except, two of these booths are in the main building of the polling stations. He further revealed that representatives of various political parties were consulted before finalising the location of these booths to avoid any confusion whatsoever later. The special exercise for
updating the rolls for the forthcoming elections was
undertaken in two phases in April and May on the
guidelines issued by the Election Commission. The revised
lists will be made available to the public and would be
displayed on the notice boards from tomorrow. The data
has been prepared by Hartron, the state level agency for
this constituency. |
PU blames
it on power failure CHANDIGARH, July 21— ‘‘The declaration of results depends on the supply of electricity. Going by our schedule, we would have declared the results of BA III on July 19 but because of failure of electricity, the printing press of the university has been unable to make gazettes available to us,’’ says Dr Sodhi Ram, Controller of Examination, Panjab University, to an enquiry about the declaration of results. While no dates for the declaration of results of other undergraduate classes have been fixed, the Controller says that a tentative schedule of the declaration of the final-year results only was prepared by the university and adds,``The first year and second-year results are not on our priority list. We are concentrating on declaring the final-year results first. Also, the examinations commenced 35 days behind schedule. They were scheduled to begin on March 31 but got underway only on May 5.” Dr Sodhi Ram is not willing to comment on how long it will take for the declaration of the postgraduate results till a complete list of the subjects in which examinations were held by the university is furnished to him.``I cannot comment on the declaration of postgraduate results because where only a few candidates are appearing in the examination, it is possible to declare the results soon while in cases where the number of candidates taking the examination is large, it can take over a month also,’’ he says. The calendar of the university specifies under Regulation 29 in Volume II that six weeks after the termination of examinations or as soon as thereafter is possible, the Controller of Examination shall publish a list of candidates indicating their results. Admission work in colleges has been put on hold with no results available.The university has already revised its admission schedule once in the hope that the much-awaited results for the various undergraduate and postgraduate courses will soon be declared. The last date of submission of forms was extended from July 1 to July 15 and after that to July 23. The normal admissions to university departments and affiliated colleges scheduled for July 23 have been revised and will now begin on August 2. The beginning of teaching work for new classes has also been postponed from July 29 to August 10. The examinations for the three undergraduate classes which began on May 4 ended on June 1 for the first-year students, while those of the second and third years ended on May 31 for the pass-course candidates and the examinations for honours concluded on June 4. For the postgraduation classes, the examinations began on April 26 and the whole process of conduct of examinations was completed by May 14. Earlier in the week, the Registrar, Prof Paramjit Singh, had indicated that the university could resort to giving provisional admission to students in the on-going classes if the new academic session was unduly delayed due to non-declaration of results. While the 10th week is on for the postgraduate classes, the wait for results is already into the eighth week at the undergraduate levels. The university has declared only three major results — namely B Com (I) and (III) and BSc (III). The other results declared include the English compartment examination of BA (III), Bachelor of Fine Arts and MBBS. Examination Concluded on Status BA (I) June 1 not
declared For Honours BA (II) June 4 not
declared |
200
challaned for violating rules DERA BASSI, July 21 — As many as 200 violators were challaned by the District Transport Authority for not following the directions on traffic guidelines of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in this subdivision of Patiala district today. It was the first time after the court directions that the drivers of two-wheelers along with the pillion-riders not wearing helmets were challaned. The vehicles with black films, pressure horns and red lights were challaned. As many as 86 persons were challaned for not wearing helmets by a team headed by Mr J.S. Brar, Assistant District Transport Officer. Nine were challaned for having dark films on the glasses of their cars. Three were challaned for using pressure horns, one with red light atop the car and the rest for violating various rules or for not having proper documents. The authorities also challaned school busses for not possessing first aid boxes, plying buses without driver's nameplates, licence numbers and speed governors. Meanwhile, the transport
authorities have urged the owners of the private vehicles
to submit their balance taxes till September to avoid
penalties. |
Kargil
soldier needs kidney CHANDIGARH, July 21 — He wanted to be martyred like some of his colleagues on the front, but is awaiting a kidney donor. Sepoy Mohammad Bashir of 12 Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry, is an experienced soldier, having taken part in Operation Meghdoot at Siachen. He had been shifted to a peace station after the completion of his tenure there. He was looking forward to a well-earned rest when the news of Operation Vijay came in. He was sent to the front in view of his acclimatisation to the terrain. The gallant soldier is now on dialysis at Command Hospital here, and doctors attending on him say that he will need a kidney replacement in all eventuality. The elder son of a small time farmer, he got married last August. He also has a younger brother and a sister. His two elder sisters are married. A resident of Jhatgalli village in the Doda district, the 23-year-old soldier was part of an assault party which was given the task to capture Point 5203 in the Yaldor subsector of Batalik. He along with his comrades had encircled a strategic ridge. They were closing in for the kill when they were pinned down by a heavy enemy fire. They were directed to hold the ridge just before the final assault on the peak was planned. Just 10 days into the operation, he was assigned to man a forward post and was looking forward to wiping out infiltrators, but fate willed otherwise. He began to experience persistent pain in his chest and was constantly fatigued, besides vomiting regularly with traces of blood. With four years of service behind him, he was confused, distressed and angry at the same time and prayed that it would all pass. He felt that this was not the time that something should go wrong with his body. "I could not even blame it on the harsh terrain, having served at the highest battlefield in the world." He decided to pull through than bring it to the notice of his superiors. With sheer grit, he hung on to his post but his illness did not escape the discerning eye of the platoon commander for long. The matter was discussed and it was thought best that he should be taken off his duties and shifted to the base hospital for treatment. The decision came as a shock to him. Sitting on the hospital bed, he recalls, "I pleaded to my officers, Sahib, please let me do my duty, I am alright, but they assured me that I would be back in no time if nothing was wrong. I could not argue as this is the Army and you obey your superiors." Today, the frail-looking Bashir, who used to carry a gun easily, wobbles when he walks and his body gets swollen as his blood-urea level rises. He needs dialysis twice a week as his blood-urea level often gets high. Doctors at the hospital opine that the A+ blood-group patient will eventually need a kidney replacement If he has to lead a fruitful life. The gift of kidney would be a kiss of life for him, they added. Colonel Shakti Parshad, N Area Commander, who was visiting his boys today (he also belongs to the same regiment), said, "He has a full life to look forward to, besides shouldering the responsibility of managing a small farm and looking after aged parents, a young wife, an unmarried sister and a younger brother." Fifty per cent of the
regiment comprises Muslims, while the rest of the berths
are shared by Sikhs, Hindus, Ladakhis and others, but
belonging to the state only. |
VC
releases 13 books CHANDIGARH, July 21 — Thirteen books, published by the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, were released by the Vice-Chancellor of PU, Prof M.M. Puri, at a local book centre in Sector 22, here today. The subjects of these books ranged from literature to poetry, society to paintings and essays. Only one book out of the 13 was in Hindi. Prof Mrinal Miri, Director of the Institute, introduced the guests to the institute's publication programme. He said that the publication programme was one of the most emphasised aspects of the institute whereby, work produced at the institute was made known to the public. This work, he said, was appreciated in India as well as abroad. Prof Miri informed those present that the programme of publications had gathered momentum with the institute churning out 16 to 20 publications in a year against the 12 it used to publish some three years back. "Besides persons producing more work, technology has enabled better and quicker printing which has improved presentation of work tremendously,'' he said. Following this, writers, namely Dr Birender Pal Singh, Prof Karuna Goswamy and Mr A.S. Paul, spoke about their work and enlightened the audience about the contents of the book. They added that the institute provided the perfect setting for scholars to interact "closely and informally'' and exchange ideas, besides promoting deliberations on various subjects. Appreciating the efforts of the institute, the speakers opined that new journals should help sustain the institute and spread its ambit of activity and literary work. Beginning on a lighter
note, Prof Puri said that he did not know much about book
release functions and what they entailed. He said that
availability of thought provoking work was very
reassuring. He also wished the ambitious work of the
publication work undertaken by the institute success. |
'Attach
pensioners with hospitals' CHANDIGARH, July 21 — The Coordination Committee of the Central Government Pensioners Welfare Association has urged the Union Government to attach all pensioners with the Sector 32 Government Medical College Hospital, the PGI or the Sector 16 General Hospital for their medicare needs until a CGHS dispensary becomes functional in the city. A resolution to this effect was passed at the annual general meeting of the association held here yesterday under the chairmanship of Mr C.L. Punj. Mr Punj said that the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had accepted the recommendation of the Central Pay Commission that pensioners living in non-CGHS areas might be reimbursed expenditure on hospitalisation under Civil Services rules. But the recommendation has not been implemented. Mr Punj said that the Central Government pensioners of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, besides those of Chandigarh, would benefit from this recommendation as no CGHS dispensary was functioning in the region. Pensioners felt that fixed medical allowance of Rs 100 per month for the OPD treatment was too meagre to meet their day to day needs and it should be raised to a minimum of Rs 500 per month. Mr Punj said that the house also decided to impress upon the government, the need to implement the orders pertaining to family pension at the rate of 30 per cent of last pay drawn by pre-1996 retirees. In another resolution, the association demanded that anomalies in pensions of those who retired between January 1 and September 30 in 1996 should be removed immediately. Besides, it also demanded removal of disparity between pre-1996 and post-1996 pensioners. According to Mr B.S. Dard, Secretary-General of the association, it was also decided to demand restoration of the commuted portion of the pension after 12 years as recommended by the Central Pay Commission. Another demand made by the association was that weightage in pension for each year of service beyond 33 years of qualifying service. Meanwhile, the following
have been elected office-bearers of the association:
Chairman — Mr C.L. Punj; Vice-Chairmen — Mr
H.S. Dhillon and Mr A.L. Vohra; Secretary-General —
Mr B.S. Dard; Secretary — Mr M.L. Sharma; Finance
Secretary — Mr G.S. Dang; Joint Secretary — Mr
Pyara Singh; and Auditor — Mr K.C. Sharma. |
Animal
relief programme in Kargil CHANDIGARH, July 21 — the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) has decided to launch a 10-day animal relief programme in disturbed areas of Kargil from July 29. It will be launched with a view to rescue thousands of sick and starved animals left behind by evacuees. Animals will be provided with first aid, food and medicines at the spot. after that these will be shifted to safer areas in the valley so that proper care is taken. The programme has been necessitated as almost all residents of the area have been forced to leave or have been evacuated from the area in a hurry due to sudden shelling by infiltrators. This has forced them to leave behind their animals. No relief programme for resettlement or rehabilitation of animals has been taken up by the local administration. The board has sanctioned a grant of Rs 1.75 lakh, primarily to be spent on transportation and purchase of fodder and medicines for animals. The rescue operation is to be supervised by Mr Jasbir Ralhan, President of local unit of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), and Mr Swami Svauam Bhagwan Das, Public Relations Adviser to the Chairman of the board. The two will stay there till the completion of the process. The decision to launch such a programme in the war-ravaged part of the valley was taken after a number of members of the board took up the issue of suffering animals at a meeting of the board in Chennai on July 17. Earlier, following a letter by the board to assess the situation in the area regarding the state of animals, the Jammu unit of the SPCA had sent a detailed estimate of the expenditure to be incurred on the animal rescue operation, which was passed at the meeting. According to Mr Ralhan, the first step of the operation will involve dispatching 10 truckloads of fodder and medicines to the affected area from Jammu. A detailed rescue operation will be chalked out by the rescue team there before proceeding to Kargil and other forward areas. "To ensure that the animals are treated properly, we are also taking with us a team of 10 veterinary doctors," says Mr Ralhan. He adds that the amount of the grant and the duration of the operation can be increased if the situation demands. Mr Ralhan says the rescue teams, involving members of SPCA Jammu, volunteers and animals lovers, will go to the affected areas and identify the suffering animals. "After giving first aid and other treatment on the spot, we will shift these animals to the nearest cattle ponds. If there is no such place or arrangement in the area, we will transport these to Srinagar, where special arrangements will be made for rehabilitation of animals," he adds. He says animals will be handed over to their owners as and when they come to take these. He says voluntary
organisations and persons desirous of undertaking animal
service are welcome to accompany the rescue team. He says
the board has expressed its unhappiness over the way the
situation has been handled, as far as animals are
concerned. He has requested the district authorities at
Srinagar to extend cooperation to the rescue team. |
More
contributions for Kargil martyrs CHANDIGARH, July 21 — There is no let-up in the enthusiasm of various non- government organisations (NGOs), social organisations, associations and individuals as more and more contributions are coming in for the Army Welfare Fund. Mr Ashwini Hrittwal, a lecturer in Hindi at DAV College at Cheeka in Haryana, undertook a "Kargil Sahyog Yatra" on his motorcycle and collected donations for the heroes and martyrs of the battle. He travelled to Kaithal, Pundri, Karnal, Panipat, Gurgaon, Delhi, Ghaziabad, Karnal, Ambala and Shahbad Markanda before reaching here. In all he collected bank drafts and cheques worth Rs 31,500 which he presented to Mr Hari Jaisingh, Editor, The Tribune, for onward transmission to Army Central Welfare Fund. Mr Hrittwal and his wife contributed Rs 3,100. His wife is also a lecturer in the same college. A delegation of NGOs led by Mrs Kamla Sharma, Chairperson, Chandigarh Social Welfare Advisory Board, called on the Administrator of Chandigarh, Lieut-Gen B.K.N. Chhibber (retd), and presented a cheque for Rs 50,000 for the Command Welfare Fund. Mrs Sharma said that the money had been collected from various NGOs and included one day's salary of the staff of the board. She wanted the money to be used for upgradation of medical facilities at the Command Hospital. The Delhi Financial Corporation has contributed Rs 11 lakh for the welfare of Kargil heroes. Dr D.C. Mishra, CMD of the corporation, presented a cheque of Rs 11 lakh to the Lieutenant-Governor of Delhi at Raj Niwas in the Union Capital today. The Chandigarh Car Dealers Association presented a cheque of Rs 51,000 to the Deputy Commissioner, Mr M. Ramsekhar, today. The Sector 20-A House Owners Welfare Society also contributed Rs 5,000 for the Army Welfare Fund. In a significant gesture, all officers, airmen and civilians and children of Air Force Station, High Grounds, Chandigarh, contributed Rs 40,000 for the Army Central Welfare Fund. The Panchkula Sector 4 House Owners Welfare Association not only contributed Rs 16,450 for the Army Central Welfare Fund but its members also observed two minutes' silence as a mark of respect for the martyrs of Kargil. The Forum for Purity in Polity has decided to render free service to the soldiers who fought in Kargil for their every problem that needs redressal at both government and non-government level. Gifts for Kargil injured CHANDIGARH, July 21 — Devika Gupta, a Class VI student of Sacred Heart Convent School, and Nanki Makkar, a Class IV student of the Sector 36 Guru Nanak Public School, have been moving from door to door to collect toilet items for use by Army jawans and officers recouping at the Command Hospital here. These young girls were motivated by Col Rajinder Singh of Sikh Light Infantry. They collected one cordless telephone, 100 cakes of toilet soap, 50 toothpastes, 50 deodorants, 10 tooth brushes and four nail cutters. Besides, the two also presented a bank draft of Rs 2,100 for the Army Central Welfare Fund. The two girls presented these items to Col Shakti Prasad, Commander, "N" Area, for onward transmission to the authorities concerned. Meanwhile, a cheque of
Rs 2 lakh donated by SP Gupta Group of Companies was
presented to Lieut-Gen B.S. Mallik, Chief of Staff,
Western Command, here today for the Army Central Welfare
Fund. |
More
donations for Kargil CHANDIGARH, July 21 — A company manufacturing mattress, Sheila Foam Limited, has presented a cheque of Rs 10 lakh to the Prime Minister Relief Fund in aid of Soldiers fighting in Kargil. The Sector 7 Shopkeepers
Welfare association presented a cheque of Rs 51,000 to
the widow of subedar Vikram Singh, who made the supreme
sacrifice in the Kargil sector. The cheque was presented
by Mr Amar Singh, President of the association. Subedar
Vikram Singh belonged to a nearby village of Punjab. |
New
playclass inaugurated CHANDIGARH, July 21 — A gazebo, tastefully decorated and full of exciting games and colourful toys, surrounded by swings, a sand pit and a small pool in a manicured lawn, had the potential to make any tiny tot’s day. Strawberry Fields in Sector 24 was a whole lot more fun for the students who were pleasantly surprised to receive sweets from the hands of the Home Secretary, Mr N.K. Jain, who inaugurated the second such playclass at the premises here today. The playclass, meant for tiny tots, is a riot of colours with beautiful toys carefully stacked in the shelves, smart benches to sit on and brightly coloured windows to peek out from. This second playclass, built on the lines of the first one, has a thatched roof with blockprinted chics on the windows. On display, in the room, is the art work done by the children to give them a sense of belonging to the class. They will spend over two and a half hours in the room every day. After inaugurating the gazebo, Mr Jain went around the school. Little children singing to the notes of the piano welcomed him to the music class. He mingled with the children, shook hands with them and talked to them and watched them perform their antics and put their best foot forward to impress the guest. The idea behind creating these innovative classrooms with interesting classwork is to keep the children occupied since small children usually have short attention spans.``Also, the purpose is to get these children as close to nature as possible. With environment-friendly minds, these children relate to things in everyday life differently and beautifully,’’ Mr Atul Khanna, Director, says. With the inauguration of
this playclass, the entire project has come to an end.
The school, now has to its credit two playclasses, four
nursery classes, three lower kindergartens and one upper
kindergarten. For UKG, admissions will begin from next
year. |
SNIPPETS Doctors face muddy water supply PANCHKULA, July 21 — Doctors in the residential colony on the premises of General Hospital here received muddy water supply for almost half an hour this morning. The District Health Officer (DHO), Dr S.P. Bhardwaj, who lives in the colony, said that this was a regular feature here and the water was unfit for human consumption. There was no water supply here this morning till around 9 a.m. and after that the supply which was received was contaminated, he added. Also the main water-line in the colony has been leaking since many weeks, causing waterlogging in the area, leading to unhealthy conditions. The DHO and several other doctors of the hospital who are living in the colony have approached the authorities concerned many times but so far no action has been taken in this regard. Doctors here said that if the matter was not looked into urgently, they would protest before superior authorities here. Inspection of census work from
today PANCHKULA, July 21 — The Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to send a team, headed by Additional Secretary to the ministry to inspect the census pre-test work in Haryana, Punjab and Chandigarh. The team will be visiting the states from July 22 to 24. Disclosing this here today, the Director of Census Operations, Haryana, Mr Sunil Gulati, said the preparatory work for the 2001 census had already started in Haryana. The pre-test of the census was in progress in 20 blocks spread over three districts — Panchkula, Ambala and Faridabad — since July 10 and would continue till July 31. On July 31 there would be enumeration of homeless population and on August 1 and 2 there would be a revisional round to update the enumeration record. The officials have appealed to the people to cooperate with the enumerators so that accurate information could be recorded. Bal Khalsa march on July 27 CHANDIGARH, July 21 — The National Society for the Child Artists will organise a Bal Khalsa march dedicated to the Kargil heroes on July 27 to mark the birth anniversary of Sahibzada Zorawar Singh, third son of Guru Gobind Singh. The march is being organised in collaboration with the Punjab School Education Board. According to Mr Ajit Salani, Chairman of the National Society for the Child Artists, more than 2,000 children will participate in the march which will start from SAS Nagar and move towards Anandpur Sahib. Children from Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh are expected to participate. Mrs Jagir Kaur, President, SGPC, will flag off the march, while Bhai Manjit Singh, Jathedar of Kesgarh Sahib, and Mr Kulbir Singh, Deputy Commissioner, Ropar, will receive the march at Anandpur Sahib, Mr Salani says. Shopkeepers allege erratic power
supply CHANDIGARH, July 21 — The Mani Majra Janata Rehri Market Association, which met here today under the chairmanship of Mr Satpal, assailed the electricity operations wing of the Engineering Department of Chandigarh for erratic power supply to the market in general and Mani Majra in particular. According to Mr Satpal, it was decided that the entire market would remain closed on July 26 when shopkeepers would hold a procession and organise a dharna in front of the office of the Subdivisional Engineer, Electricity Operations. He said a deputation of the association had already met the Superintending Engineer, Electricity Operations, and the Executive Engineer of the area, but without any improvement in the power supply. The shopkeepers complained that the supply was very erratic and at times they had to do without power for days together. UT ban on all transfers CHANDIGARH, July 21 — The Chandigarh Administration has imposed a complete ban on the transfer of officers connected with the conduct of the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. As the model code of conduct has come into force with the announcement of the 13th Lok Sabha elections on July 11, there will be no large-scale transfers in any department without the prior concurrence of the Election Commission. According to a press note of the Administration, the Election Commission has also imposed a complete ban on the announcement of any financial grants in any form or promises thereof, laying of foundation stones of projects and schemes of any kind, making any promise of construction of roads, provision of drinking water and making any ad hoc appointments in government or public undertakings which may influence the voters in favour of the party in power. The note further said that the ban will be effective till completion of the election process. In those cases where transfer of an officer is absolutely necessary on account of an administrative exigency, the Election Commission may be approached with full justification for prior clearance. Plan to develop Leisure Valley SAS NAGAR, July 21 — The Punjab Urban Development Authority (PUDA) has decided to develop the 43-acre Sector 62 Leisure Valley here. The Horticulture Wing of the PUDA has reportedly prepared a detailed development plan involving a total expenditure of Rs 50 lakh. According to sources in the department, the plan will be submitted to higher authorities for final approval soon. After being okayed by higher authorities, the work on the project was expected to be completed before the end of the year. According to the plan, aimed at beautifying the place, as many as 40 benches and 25 footlights will be set up in the valley. Two parts of it will be linked by constructing two bridges on the nullah passing through it. Besides this, a number of new species of plants and trees will be added to the Leisure Valley, which boasts of about 3,000 varieties of these. It is also a favourite shooting locale among Punjabi film producers. Two more bodies received CHANDIGARH, July 21
— The mortal remains of two army personnel were
received at the air force station here this morning.The
bodies of Air Force Sergeant D C Lohani, who drowned
after falling in a fast moving stream at Thoise, and
Sepoy Tenzin Namkha, who was killed on July 17 at the
Siachen glacier were despatched to their native
places.The military ceremony was performed in a hanger
due to the pouring rain. |
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