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 eleventh list of our readers’ contributions for the Orissa Chief Minister’s relief fund: (S. No.; Donors’ name; Amount in rupees):

1257. Students of PAU, Ludhiana 32950

1258. Principal, Staff & Students of Govt Sr Sec School, Shambhu Kalan (Patiala) 11051

1259. Indian Medical Association, Rohtak City Branch, Rohtak 11000

1260. Students & Staff of Arya Girls Sr Sec School, Shahbad Markanda (Kurukshetra) 10101

1261. Col Mohinder Singh, Ldh. 10001

1262. Mr S. Singh, Chandigarh 10000

1263. Students & Staff of Govt Sr Sec School, Gehrwin (Bilaspur) 6050

1264. Mr Rakshaw Ram Bajaj, Ldh 5100

1265. Ms Shakuntla Sharma, Chd. 5000

1266. Mr R.L. Sud, Dehra, Kangra 5000

1267. Mr Ajit Kumar Verma, Fatehpur (Kaithal) 5000

1268. Mr D.R. Kohli, Chandigarh 5000

1269. Mr P.C. Khanna, Chandigarh 5000

1270. Vaish College Teachers’ 4350

1271. Mr Jatinder Singh, Chd. 4000

1272. Mr Ashok Kumar, Chd. 3000

1273. Mr B.S. Thakur, Shimla 3000

1274. Students & Staff of Amloh Public School, Amloh 2200

1275. Mr Rakesh Trehan, Ludhiana 2100

1276. Prof Rameshwar Gaur, A.Cantt. 2100

1277. Mr Bishan Dass, Sunder Nagar 2100

1278. Er N.C. Gupta, Patiala 2100

1279. Society of Pol. Sc/His/Pb/Pub. Admn., RKMV, Shimla 2000

1280. M/s Able Corporate Exporters, Mohali 2000

1281. Mr S.K. Khanna, Chandigarh 2000

1282. Mr P.N. Soni, Ludhiana 2000

1283. Dr Tarun Satija, Ludhiana 2000

1284. CMCIANS Paradise Students Club of CMC Ltd, Nawanshahr 2000

1285. Mrs Anupam Mehta, Chd. 2000

1286. Capt V.K. Mehta, Chandigarh 2000

1287. Mr S.K. Malhotra, Faridabad 2000

1288. Maj Gen S.S. Rana 2000

1289. Mr Jasmit S. Rana, Jalandhar 2000

1290. Students of Govt Girls High School, Matan-HAIL 1960

1291. Eve’s Club, Ludhiana 1500

1292. Students of Teachers of Govt High School, Tehari (Kangra) 1500

1293. Dr R.K. Goyal, Malerkotla 1200

1294. Ms Prem Chauhan, Sirmaur 1151

1295. M/s Bharat Electro Tech (Pvt) Ltd, Chhanni, Kangra 1100

1296. M/s Kissan Chemical & Fert., Muktsar 1100

1297. M/s Ch. Dewan Chand Dhanpat Rai Bhatia, Mandi Gobindgarh 1100

1298. Mr Baldev Singh, Rohtak 1100

1299. M/s Evershine Plastic Ind. Ldh 1100

1300. Mr Kuldeep Sood, Baddi, Solan 1100

1301. Col Randhir Singh Navet, Karnal 1100

1302. Mr Nanak Ram, Bilaspur 1100

1303. Mr P. Verma, Taksal 1100

1304. Mr Jai Ram Thakur, Shimla 1100

1305. Mr M.N. Chopra, Hamira 1100

1306. Mr Didar Singh Hunjan, Ldh 1100

1307. Mrs Radhika Chhabra, Chd. 1100

1308. Mr H.L. Gambhir, Jagadhri 1100

1309. Mr Gurdev Singh Gill, Chd. 1100

1310. M/s Khurana Disels, Ludhiana 1100

1311. Students & Staff of Electronic Sc. Deptt. KU, Kurukshetra 1100

1312. Mr J.K. Kataria, Chandigarh. 1000

1313. Ms Jaspal Kaur, Chandigarh 1000

1314. Mr Mohan Lal Kapoor, Chandigarh 1000

1315. Mr Raghubir Sahai Sharma Yamuna Nagar 1000

1316. Mr NC Joshi, Shimla 1000

1317. Mr Yogeshwar Sharma, Ropar 1000

1318. Mr G.R. Bhandari, Chd. 1000

1319. Mr Jaspinder Singh Mahal, Patiala 1000

1320. Ms Sneh Pundir, Nahan 1000

1321. Mr Jagpal Singh Sarpanch, Sangrur 1000

1322. M/s Naurang Singh & Co. Ahmedgarh 1000

1323. Gp. Capt N.P. Singh (Retd) Chandigarh 1000

1324. Dr R.S. Kang, Patiala 1000

1325. Ms Surinder Kaur 1000

1326. Mr Siri Ram, Chandigarh 1000

1327. In the Memory of Smt. Dropti Devi, By H.K. Sharma, Kotkhai, Distt. Shimla 1000

1328. Lt Surabsh Vir, C/o 56 APO, 1000

1329. Ms. Saroj Raj Kumar Jain, Ambala City 1000

1330. Mr Saranjit Singh, Chandigarh 1000

1331. Mrs Satwant Visvanathan, Patiala 1000

1332. Mr Satish Chander Mahajan, Shimla 1000

1333. Mr Chander Kishore, Jalandhar 1000

1334. Mr Jasmer Singh Deol 1000

1335. Mr Jaswant Singh, Chandigarh 1000

1336. Mr Ravinder Ure Verma, Nabha 1000

1337. Mr N.P. Singh, Parwanoo 1000

1338. Mr Kuldip Singh, Chandigarh 500

1339. Samridhi Mahila Vikas Sangathan VPO Thakurwara (Palampur) Distt. Kangra 700

1340. Mr R.S. Grover, Amritsar 600

1341. Mr A.K. Gupta, Khalini, Shimla 600

1342. Mr R.S.d. Bansal, Sirsa 550

1343. S. Nasib Singh Chail, Muktsar 531

1344. Mr M.S. Chandel, Karnal 525

1345. Mr Amar Nath Goel, Panchkula 505

1346. Mr G.D. Gupta & Kamla Bansal Jagadhri 501

1347. Mr Inder Kumar Chawla, Amritsar 501

1348. Mr Charan Singh Sandhu, Mohali 501

1349. Ms Sharda Sethi, Chandigarh 501

1350. Mr Balkishan Kaushik Sonepat 501

1351. Prof. Ashok Sharma, Sundernagar 501

1352. Mr Shashi Kant Sood, Shimla 501

1353. Mr T.R.S. Mann, 56 APO 500

1354. Students of Govt. Primary School, Distt Ambala 500

1355. Lt. Col. B.S. Sandhu, Ludhiana 500

1356. Mrs Bharti Gupta, Kaithal 500

1357. Ms Kulbinder kaur, Ludhiana 500

1358. Mr Amar Singh Vir, Ludhiana 500

1359. Mr Shakti Sagar Saini, Chd. 500

1360. Mr Surinder Singh Bhatia, Mohali 500

1361. Mr Lakhwinder Singh, Ferozpur 500

1362 Mr Yuvraj Chauhan, Nahan 500

1363. Mr Sukhpal Vir Singh, Kharar 500

1364. Dr A.C. Sidana, Abohar 500

1365. Mr B.L. Sharma, Ludhiana 500

1366. Mr Sohan Lal, Jalandhar 500

1367. Principal, Mehtab Memorial Public School, Ferozepur 500

1368. Mr H. P.S. Sandhu, Ferozepur 500

1369. Lt. Col. JV Singh, 56 APO, Srinagar 500

1370. Mr R.C. Gupta, Sangrur 500

1371. M/S High Tensile Products (P) Ltd. Ludhiana 500

1372. Gupt Donation, Dehradun 500

1373. Mr Om Kumar, Chandigarh 500

1374. Mrs Nirmal Babbar, Chandigarh 500

1375. M/S Shri Hans Deep Wood Works & Saw Mills, Rewari 500

1376. Dr J.S. Rana 500

1377. Dr H.K. Kaur, Panchkula 500

1378. Mr Lekh Raj Sharma, Chd. 500

1379. Mr Niranjan Singh Sidhu, Chd. 500

1380. Ms Daljit Kaur, Mohali 500

1381. Mr Ved Parkash Takyar, Chd. 500

1382. M/S Verma Hospital, Bathinda 500

1383. Mr Harwant Singh, Mohali 500

1384. Mr Kranti Kumar, Ambala 500

1385. Lt. Col. Vikram Singh (Retd) Panchkula 500

1386. Mr R.P. Singh, Patiala 500

1387. Ms Akshita Soni, Ms Aparajita Soni, Jagadhri 500

1388. Mr Onkar Sindh Bedi, Amritsar 500

1389. Dr H.R. Sharma, Solan 500

1390. Maj Atul Kumar, 56 APO, Leh Ladakh, 500

Total up to Sr. No 1390: Rs 22,51,184 + $ 284.65