To our readers
Orissa cyclone relief: an appeal

NEVER has Orissa seen death, devastation and disruption of life on such a scale as the supercyclone has caused. Lush paddy fields have turned into watery graves for human beings and cattle. Everybody has lost the count of the lives lost. Efforts are on to save the starving, the marooned and the disease-hit.

It is a national calamity and the nation has to come to Orissa's aid. Next to manpower, Orissa needs money to rebuild life brick by brick. Millions of rupees are required to reconstruct the ruined huts and vanished roads; to clear the sand-filled streams and canals; and to feed those who have lost their hearth and home. The money has to come from each one of us. It has to go from one Indian to another Indian.

Remember Kargil and the spontaneous national expression of support and solidarity? India has to recapture the spirit and join the battle that the cyclone-hit people of Orissa are fighting. It is not their battle alone. The magnitude of their suffering has made it a national mission. It is a common fight — theirs, yours and ours. Nay, it is more than a fight; it is a challenge and an opportunity to reassert the ancient belief that India is one big, well-knit family and no member is ever alone in joy or sorrow.

We appeal to the readers to rise to the occasion as they did during the Kargil crisis and donate liberally. They should mail crossed cheques or bank drafts/ banker's cheques/ certified cheques payable at Bhubaneswar, favouring "The Orissa Chief Minister's Relief Fund", to the Tribune Office, Sector 29-C, Chandigarh, India. We shall forward these to the authorities concerned who will issue receipts directly to the contributors. Contributions are exempt from income tax under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act.

The names of the donors contributing Rs 500 and above will be published in the Tribune group of newspapers.

Editor
The Tribune

Readers’ donation for Orissa relief fund

CHANDIGARH: The following is the seventh list of our readers’ contributions for the Orissa Chief Minister’s relief fund: (S. No.; Donors’ name; Amount):

745. Major K. Mohan, 56 APO, 15000

746. Teachers & Students of S.S. Jain Model High School, Malerkotla (Pb) 7500

747. Mr K.K. Sharma, Kullu (HP) 5100

748. Gupt donation, Faridabad 5100

749. Anil Kampani, Patiala 5100

750. In the memory of late Smt Ishwari Devi by Mrs K.M. Lal,

Chandigarh. 5025

751. Mr B.L. Kwatra, Yamuna Nagar 5001

752. Nipun Nanda Nursing Home, Jalandhar City 5000

753. Capt R. Bansal, Kullu (HP) 5000

754. Mr K.K. Dhir & family, Pkl. 5000

755. Mr Pritam Singh Vashist, Chd. 5000

756. Master Kundan Lal Jain, Sirsa 5000

757. Staff & Students of Govt. High School, Ramgarh Bhudda, Dayal Pura, Patiala 4100

758. President Welfare Society ITI Complex, Bathinda 4000

759. Staff & Members of PNB, Karnal 4000

760. Students & Staff of Shanti Niketan Public School, Hisar 3550

761. Chitransh Sabha, Ludhiana 3500

762. Principal, Staff & Students of Govt Senior Secondary School, Tarn Taran 3200

763. Lions Club, Nawanshahr City 3100

764. Mr Mukand Lal Bhandari, Muktsar (Pb) 3100

765. In memory of Smt Bimla Soni by Rajan Soni, Rajpura 3100

766. Mr R.P. Bajaj, Panchkula 2100

767. Mr Gautam Khanna, Ludhiana 2100

768. Mr Bhrigu Khanna, Ludhiana 2100

769. Mr Mukesh Midha, Panchkula 2100

770. In memory by Mr Ram Prasad Mahajan, c/o Kamal Bus Service, Kangra (HP) 2100

771. Gurpreet, Guneet & Sagar, Jalandhar 2100

772. Mr Rajinder Lal Deogar, Shimla 2000

773. Mrs Pawan Deep Kang, Ldh. 2000

774. Mr Vidya Sagar, Patiala 2000

775. Mr Ram Trehan & Naveen Johria, Patiala 2000

776. Staff & Students of Zafar Nama College for Women, Moga (Pb) 2000

777. Mr Mehak Arora & Hina Arora, Ludhiana 2000

778. Mr I.D. Chaudhary, Hisar 2000

779. Sant Kumar Kakar, Panchkula 1500

780. Mr Vishwa Nath, Mohali 1500

781. M/s Himachal Scientific Instruments Pvt. Ltd, Hamirpur 1500

782. Brig M.S. Sawhney (Rtd) Pkl. 1500

783. Two Professors & 25 students of Govt College of Education, Faridkot 1400

784. Mr S.C. Khanna, Jalandhar 1400

785. Him Civil & Defence Retired Personnel’s Association, Barotiwala, Solan (HP) 1400

786. M.K. Chitkara, Chandigarh 1100

787. K.N. Sharma & family members Amritsar 1100

788. Chandan Sood & Friends, Morinda 1100

789. Subhash Sharma, Delhi 1100

790. Mahila Mandal, Dharampur, Solan 1100

791. Narankar Singh Dhillon, Nabha 1100

792. Jagjit Singh Nagpal, Amritsar 1100

793. Sanjay Tagra, Samrala 1100

794. Vinod Prashar, Patiala 1100

795. Harish Kumar Sharma, Chd. 1100

796. R.P. Malik, Panchkula 1100

797. Dr A.L. Mangal, Chandigarh 1100

798. Gupt donation, Sanjauli, Shimla 1100

799. Suraj Bhan Sharma, Gurgaon 1100

800. C.P. Utreja, Panchkula 1100

801. Ram Singh Kashyap, Derabassi 1100

802. Jagir Singh Dhami, Mohali 1100

803. Anil Kumar Sharma, Kangra 1100

804. Satish Kumar, Amritsar 1000

805. Mrs Vijay Sharma, Panchkula 500

806. S.P. Bhambri, Chandigarh 500

807. Deepankar Joginderlal, Chd. 500

808. Lalit Shukla, Chandigarh 500

809. Om Parkash Chopra, Rajpura 500

810. Er Mohinder Singh Saini, Mohali 500

811. Anu Jain, Chandigarh 501

812. D.S. Dogra, Karnal 500

813. Sub (H/Capt) Mehar Chand, Jal. 500

814. Sudarshan Lal Gupta, Chd. 500

815. Dr Rajesh Anand, Chandigarh 500

816. S.C. Marwaha, Chandigarh 500

817. Rajinder Singh Madan, Patiala 500

818. Col G.S. Sandhu (Rtd), Chd. 500

819. Paramjit Pawar, Jalandhar City 500

820. K.K. Sharma, Udhamgarh (Jagadhri), 500

821. Er V.K. Bhardwaj, Hansi 500

822. Kewal Krishan Bassi, Hoshiarpur 500

823. Bhag Chand Batta, Khanna 500

824. S.K. Jain, Sirsa 500

825. R. Jain, Sirsa 500

826. Susheela Jain, Nuhan (Ropar) 500

827. Ms Satvinder H. Singh, Jalandhar 500

828. K.K. Sharma, Patiala 500

829. Lingaraja Panigrahi, Kurukshetra 550

830. Dalip Kumar, Chandigarh 575

831. Sapient Infotech Pvt. Ltd, Chd. 500

832. Abhay Singh Rana, Shahpur (Kangra) 500

833. Mohinder Singh Bajaj, Patiala 500

834. Gunjan Sharma, Shimla 500

835. Upkar Singh, Ludhiana 500

836. Neetu Monga, Ferozepur City 500

837. A.S. Sodhi, Ludhiana 500

838. Others less than Rs 500/-, Ldh. 600

839. Hardeep Singh Saini, Nawanshahr 500

840. Smt Lalita Sharma, Dharamsala 501

841. D.R. Tanwar, Shimla 500

842. Mrs Indrani Chaman Lal, Chd. 500

843. Kuldeep Singh, Hoshiarpur 500

844. Dr T.R. Sharma, Patiala 500

845. Nisha Sharma, Panchkula 500

846. Madhu Clinic, Patiala 500

847. M/s Hari Chand Ramesh Chand Jain, Panipat 501

848. In the memory of Sh. C.L. Bhatia by Mrs Raj Bhatia, Amritsar 500

849. Vilash Khanna, Amritsar 500

850. J.P. Singh, Mohali 500

851. P.C. Agarwal, Raipur Rani (Pkl) 500

852. Shikha & Shilpa, Mohali 500

853. Mrs Manju Gupta, Shahbad Markanda 500

854. Kaliram, Gohana 500

855. Harcharan Mangat, Rampur (Ldh) 500

856. Vikas Sharma, Baliah, Hamirpur 500

857. Jagjit Singh, Saroa, Nawanshahr 500

858. Rakesh Madan, Barnala 500

859. Santokh Singh, Jalandhar 500

860. Sunrise Mek Weldors (Regd) Ludhiana 500

861. F. Lal Kansal, Patiala 500

862. Rameshwar Das Kheriwala, Ladwa 500

863. Flt. Lt. M.R. Goyal, Ladwa 500

864. Dinesh Khanna, Chandigarh 500

865. Sarup Singh Alag, Ludhiana 500

Total up to Sr. No 865 14,37,752 + $ 138.65