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All
sensitive posts to get new faces CHANDIGARH, Oct 8 — All employees who have been holding sensitive public dealing positions in the Chandigarh Administration will be transferred within two to three weeks and replaced by employees who are manning non-sensitive positions. This is a sequel to directions received by the Administration from the Central Vigilance Commission. In a letter issued to all administrative secretaries a couple of days ago, the Deputy Secretary Personnel of the Chandigarh Administration, Mr Satish Ahlawat, said that steps should be taken by them to identify all sensitive posts within their control within next 15 days. The administrative secretaries will have another week to send this list to the Department of Personnel for onward transmission to the Adviser to the Administrator. The directions further say that the competent authority of respective departments will then pass the necessary transfer orders immediately of those manning sensitive seats for a period of more than three years without any exception. Similarly, the same competent authority will also pass transfer orders of those officials who have been holding non-sensitive posts for a period of more than three years with the exception in such cases where a post requires expertise in a particular field, thereby keeping in view the other administrative exigencies. These directions from the Department of Personnel have set in motion the exercise to identify sensitive posts in all departments. The fallout of these instructions will be more in the Sector 17 Estate Office, Food and Supplies Department, Engineering Department, Police Department, etc. There have been numerous employees in various departments who have been holding sensitive and public dealing positions for many years without being touched or transferred, while their counterparts were not given a chance to man those positions. In the Police Department, for example, only a small percentage of police officers, from the Assistant Sub-Inspector to Deputy Superintendent level, have been holding all sensitive positions for the past almost two decades without others getting a chance to serve the public. The same has been the case in the general services cadre where some persons have monopolised certain positions, including those in the Motor Vehicles branch, motor vehicles registration, building branch (for example building inspectors) and also the Engineering Department (say the Roads wing). Once the instructions
are followed and implemented, transfers should begin by
end of this month.
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DoT to
launch cellphone service in city CHANDIGARH, Oct 8 — Private cellular operators here will soon be having competition, the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) has approved a scheme to start its own cellular phone services in the city. Chandigarh will be first city where the DoT, the public sector communications giant, will set up its first-ever cellular service network in the country, sources said. This will the first government sector entry into the cellular market as the project started in New Delhi by Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) cannot be classified as a cellular service in the exact technical terms as it has certain restrictions. Private cellular service is already existing in New Delhi and Chandigarh. A plan for a cellular service for Chandigarh has been approved and at the moment only the equipment to operate the service is awaited. Now the pace of work will depend upon directions from the new government as the model code of conduct, that was in force during the poll, has been lifted, according to a senior official. The local authorities have not given any concrete date for beginning the project but are optimistic that it will be started ''soon''. It may be in the next few months or even before the end of this financial year. Differentiating the Chandigarh scheme from the Delhi project, an official said the MTNL was running a wireless in local loop (WILL) service that had restrictions of operation over a wide area. In Chandigarh, the proposal is to have a cellular service like the one that is operational on the ''cell-based '' technology, thus providing for a wider area of coverage. The Chandigarh telecom District also covers SAS Nagar and Panchkula. So even if the DoT sets up its networking towers in these townships the cell phones could be functional in the periphery of Chandigarh. In Punjab the private sector operators use the same technology. The rates that will be applicable have not been worked out yet. On the other hand, in Delhi the MTNL virtually set ''a cat among the pigeons'' when its service was announced at a monthly rental of less than Rs 500 and a three-minute outgoing call at Rs 1.40. According to media reports, the MTNL authorities had to close down the booking after an unexpected big response. It is yet uncertain if the local authorities will follow the MTNL pattern. In Chandigarh the connectivity between the cell phone users and the fixed line phone users will cost nothing for the DoT as it already has its own telecom network in place. The private operators pay a share of their revenue to the DoT to receive calls from fixed telephone lines. In the Punjab Telecom
Circle, of which Chandigarh is part, there is only one
private service provider. The other company has since
packed its bags as connectivity was denied to it after it
ran into huge arrears with the DoT. |
Purse
snatchers caught SAS NAGAR, Oct 8 — The local police today claimed of having arrested two persons involved in at least one case of snatching of purse in the township in the past few days. Both the suspects are local residents. The Senior Superintendent of Police of Ropar, Mr G.P.S. Bhullar, said in wake of the recent incidents of snatching of purse in the township, police parties had been deputed at different points. One such party headed by Sub-Inspector Balwant Singh, was checking vehicles near the Kumbara traffic lights when it saw two youths coming on a scooter (PB-65-1686) from Sector 71 side. On seeing the policemen, the youths turned their vehicle back and were later overpowered by the police team. The SSP said the two
youths — Manjeet Singh alias Bobby, a resident of
Phase 3B 1, and Mandeep alias Vicky, a resident of Phase
X — on being questioned, confessed that they had
snatched a purse, containing Rs 7,000 from a woman in
Phase 3A on September 20. While the police has recovered
Rs 1,100 from Manjit, Rs 600 have been recovered from
Mandeep. The remaining amount was spent by them. The
police is hopeful of solving some other cases of
snatching in the township. |
MC wards
to be delimited SAS NAGAR, Oct 8 — With the election to the local municipal council due in January next year, the Local Government process has decided to delimit the wards of the council. A survey to ascertain the new areas proposed to be included in the council has already been finished. Sources in the council said a meeting of a special committee constituted by the Local Government for discussing the delimitation of wards was to be held here on October 12. While the Deputy Commissioner of Ropar was the Chairman of the committee, its members were Deputy Director of local bodies, Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), Executive Officer and President of the council. At least five municipal councillors — Mr Gyan Chand Aggarwal, Ms Indu Sehgal, Mr Phool Raj Singh, Ms Baljit Kaur and Ms Manmohan Kaur were also in the committee. Sources said the total number of wards was likely to increase from 25 to 27. Two new wards would be created out of Mataur village, Sectors 70 and 71. As the population of Mataur was more than the specified limit, a part of the village would be clubbed with Sector 70 and the rest with Sector 71. Besides, delimitation of some of the existing wards was also likely to figure in the meeting. Meanwhile, the process
to delimit the wards and issue subsequent notification
inviting objections before holding the election to the
municipal body could be delayed due to dismal performance
of the Badal government in the parliamentary elections. |
Rs 16,550
water bill for 212 units CHANDIGARH, Oct 8 — In an interesting case, Mr Surinder Singh, a resident of Sector 45-C, got a bill for Rs 16,550 for water consumed by him between June 20 and September 20. As this was not enough, the computerised bill shows consumption of just 212 units of water during this period. And the poor consumer will have to shell out Rs 18,205 in case he failed to make the payment by the due date. Interestingly, the MCC
charged just Rs 137 for 249 units consumed by Mr Surinder
Singh between April 20 and June 20. |
Land for
societies by year-end CHANDIGARH, Oct 8 — The remaining cooperative house building societies of Chandigarh, registered under the 1991 scheme, will be allotted land by the end of the year, annouced the Punjab Governor and UT Administrator, Lieut-Gen B.K.N. Chhibber (retd), here today. Speaking after laying the foundation stone of the general housing scheme of the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) in Sector 51-A, General Chhibber claimed that the issue of allotment of land to societies, which had been hanging fire due to litigation and other problems, had been resolved. The Chandigarh Administration was in the process of acquiring land, he said. He added that 64 societies, with a membership of 7,373, would be allotted land in the third phase of Chandigarh. The general housing scheme, comprising 976 MIG flats and 360 HIG flats, was part of the plan of the board to construct 5,000 houses in the city. Talking about the growth of the city, he said Chandigarh was facing a peculiar problem of the influx of population, especially labour class, which was creating problems and causing a burden on civic amenities. Various agencies, including the Administration and the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh, would have to reconsider its response to the large-scale influx of the labour class. Saying that the housing sector in Chandigarh had not kept pace with the growth of population, he said artificially-jacked up prices and high rental values had resulted in hardships to citizens. He informed that out of 5,000 houses being constructed by the CHB, about 60 per cent of the houses would be constructed in the EWS/LIG categories and the rest in the MIG and HIG categories. Keeping in view the paucity of land, it had been decided to construct four-storeyed houses, he added. Earlier, Mr Balbir Singh, Chairman, CHB, said under the 5,000 dwelling units programme, 1,500 flats were being planned in Sector 50-B, where land acquisition proceedings were in progress. Besides, 35 acres of land had been earmarked for construction of 1,500 to 1,600 dwelling units in Mani Majra. Giving details, CHB Chief Engineer, Mr S.K. Jain, said four-storeyed houses had been planned in this pocket. The MIG dwelling units consisted of two bedrooms, two toilets, drawing-cum-dining room, kitchen and scooter garage, with total covered area of 1,165 square feet. The HIG dwelling units would comprise three bedrooms, two toilets, drawing-cum-dining room, kitchen, store and scooter garage, with a covered area of 1,570 square feet. Each floor would have open terrace and space for parking of car for each floor would be earmarked at the ground level, he said. He said efforts would be
made to use low-cost effective material and technologies.
He informed that the internal development of the proposed
complex would be undertaken by the CHB. The dwelling
units would be completed in two years from the date of
the start of the construction, he added. |
Girl
chases down cop molesters CHANDIGARH, Oct 8 — The city police have arrested two cops, drivers of the escort vehicle of a Punjab Minister, on the charges of allegedly attempting to kidnap a young woman of Sector 23. High drama ensued late last night when the cops spotted Ms Simple Sethi, who was shopping in the sector market along with her grandfather, Mr H S Sethi in the evening, and started following her. Police sources said while both of them were going towards their house on a scooter, the cops followed them on their gypsy, blinking their headlights and honking, and rammed into the scooter near the post office. Simple and her grandfather fell down. But instead of apologising to them the cops started thrashing the old man, saying he had deliberately caused the accident. When Simple tried to intervene, she was also assaulted by the duo. They later picked her up and tried to throw her into their vehicle in an attempt to kidnap her. However, her cries for help were heard by passersby, who stopped. On seeing a crowd assembling the cops fled the scene. Undaunted by the incident, Simple left her injured grandfather in the hands of the assembled people, picked up her scooter and followed the gypsy. On seeing someone following them, the duo tried to shake off pursuit and went into the Children's Traffic park in the same sector. Before they could turn towards the park the personnel manning a naka near the bridge signalled the vehicle to stop. But they sped away narrowly missing the policeman who had tried to stop the vehicle. After dodging the naka, they drove into the compound of the park. But the home guard on duty outside the park, suspecting something was amiss, ran forward to lock the gate. After driving through the compound and finding that the only way out was back through the gate they had entered, the cops zipped out by ramming the gate open, narrowly missing the jawan and Simple, who, by then, had also reached the place. By this time, the city police had been alerted and after a chase the accused were finally intercepted near the Punjab Ministers compound in Sector 39. The accused have been identified as Constables Amrik Singh and Sukhdev Singh, who are from the 7 Battalion of the Punjab Armed Police (PAP). A case under Section
382/365/511, 325/34 of the IPC, has been registered at
the Central Police station. |
Interim
bail to Jerath CHANDIGARH, Oct 8 — Mr K.K Jerath, former Chief Engineer, Chandigarh, was granted interim bail today by Mr Justice R.S Kumaran of the High Court. Mr Jerath who is under the judicial custody of the Sessions Judge, Chandigarh, in various corruption cases pending against him. He had applied for bail due to the death of his close relative and for attending the kirya. The Judge allowed
interim bail up to October, 18, 1999, on furnishing
security to the satisfaction of the District and Sessions
Judge, Chandigarh |
Cross-examination of witness continues CHANDIGARH, Oct 8 — The cross-examination of Mr Tejinder Pal, a prosecution witness, before the Sessions Judge, Mr B.S. Bedi, in the Beant Singh assassination case continued today. Addressing a question to Mr Tejinder Pal, Balwant Singh, one of the suspects in the case, said whatever he deposed about him and Dilawar Singh was true. However, his statement about Gurmeet Singh, another suspect, was not correct. Balwant Singh told the court that the bomb used in the assassination of Mr Beant Singh was manufactured at his residence (68-A, Rattan Nagar, Patiala) and not at the house of Gurmeet Singh. Mr Tejinder Pal, on the other hand, maintained that whatever Balwant Singh had told him on September 2, 1995, when he visited him at Nagpur where he was studying, had been deposed by him in the court. Only Balwant Singh knew about the veracity of his statement. Balwant Singh said that the statement of Mr Tejinder Pal so far as it related to Gurmeet Singh was not correct. He was involved in the case simply because he was a “Keshdhari Sikh” and a mechanical engineer. Balwant Singh told the
court that the Khalistan Liberation Force would give the
same treatment to those who killed innocent people as was
given to Mr Beant Singh. |
Change in
police functioning stressed CHANDIGARH, Oct 8 — Change in the mindset and functioning of the police has to undergo a sea change if the force is to equip itself to meet the challenges of the 21 century. The focus must shift from law enforcers to public servants. This was stressed by the participants and speakers at a workshop titled 'Community Police Interface : Agenda 21', organised by the Chandigarh Police and the Institute for Development and Communication (IDC) here today. The workshop was organised to discuss the remedies to decrease crime in the city besides violation of rules and encroachment of public property. A large number of police officers, social activists, academicians, senior citizens and students took part. Prof M.M. Puri, VC, PU, while delivering his inaugural address, said the developments in science and technology and the ongoing revolution in the IT industry would force widespread changes in every sector. The police force would have to shed the image of law enforcers and behave like public servants. The police has to be sensitive to the differential needs of these segments of the society. Mr P.S. Bawa, former IPS officer, emphasised the need for attitudinal change in the police force behaviour towards the common man. He said the officers should initiate changes to make the force more community friendly and in tune with the changes that have and will take place in the coming years. One of the major stumbling blocks is the stress on lowering the crime rate even if the officer handling the case has given his best shot. Senior officers compare the crime rate of the previous years and try to make their success by pressing their subordinates to bring down the ratio. This has led to many excesses by the law enforcers and in many cases they end up breaking the very law they have sworn to upheld, he added. Mr C.S.R. Reddy, SSP, reiterated the need for registration of migrants, a point which was debated by a section of the participants, and also clarified that the registration was not done for the migrants but also of various categories of people coming to the city, including tenants and house servants. Mr Pawan Bansal, the new MP elect, suggested the curtailment of the police in property disputes that has encouraged the "police-politician-criminal nexus" in the recent years. Mr Satya Pal Jain, MP, was concerned about the erosion of credibility of the police among the public the cause of which was the misuse of the force by politicians. Dr Parmod Kumar said the Act of 1861 which has use of coercion and force inherent in it, makes the police high on authority but low on accountability. However, the need is to have a police force high on accountability and low on authority. Ms Neerja, senior research fellow of IDC, presented the theme paper on the existing scenario of policing in the city, highlighted the prevalence of authoritarian and coercive style of functioning, especially among the lower ranks of the force. On the other hand, the common man regards them as a source of nuisance and harassment. There is a general lack of awareness about the community oriented schemes of the police like COPS, HAPS and PWS. As much as 82.7 per cent of the people were dissatisfied with the polices handling of the current migrant issue. Others who participated
include Mr Gobind Thukral, Prof S.L. Sharma, Dr J.G.
Jolly, Dr Sherry Sabherwal and Dr Rajesh Gill. |
IAF
anniversary celebrated CHANDIGARH, Oct 8 — The 67th air force anniversary was celebrated at the air force station with full gaiety and enthusiasm. In the morning, Air Cmde S.K. Banerjee, AOC, administered an oath to all personnel to rededicate themselves to the nation. He presented the AOC;s commendation cards to six civilians, and two NCs, besides two MES personnel. Besides extending his greetings on the occasion, he exhorted the personnel to do their best and asked them to bring about improvement wherever possible. These personnel were given the Chief of Air Staff (CAS) and AOC's commendation cards. Commendation by CAS: Wg Cdr S.V. Vidhwans, 25 Squadron, and Mr Kalia Ram, watchman, 12 Wing. Commendation by
AOC-in-C: Sqn Ldr R.N.B. Rao, 25 Sqn, Sqn Ldr C.B.
Chellani, 12 Wing, Flt Lt J.B. Lobo, 48 Sdn, Flt Lt
Ashish Kumar, 21 Sqn, and MWO D. Tiwari, 25 Sqn. |
Challenges
of pancreatic diseases discussed CHANDIGARH, Oct 8 — A three-day international conference on the controversies and challenges of pancreatic diseases being organised by the Department of Surgery, Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), commenced at Bhargava Auditorium here today. The host faculty includes the Departments of Gastroenterology, Radiodiagnosis and Experimental Medicine and Biotechnology, PGI. The conference is being held to review the advancements and the challenges in the field of glandular dysfunctions and the problems of pain. It focused on the issue of alcohol consumption, which is considered to be one of the most important causes of pancreatic disease. The various sessions today highlighted the issues of pancreatic cancer, important aspects revolving around the various tests of pancreatic cancer, and the natural history of alcoholic pancreatitis. With nearly 400 delegates participating, various experts pointed out that increasing pancreatic cancer risks included factors like the intake of high energy food, cholesterol and meat. The experts also said that almost 24 per cent of pancreatic cancer could be related to smoking, and emphasised on the need for involving the community to start programmes to discourage smoking and preventing this cancer. While adding that pain is the most troublesome aspect of pancreatic disease and relief of pain a difficult proposition, the experts also said that the prospects of cure for cancer of the pancreas is minimal. The introductory lecture was given today by Prof R.N. Katariya, Head, Department of General Surgery, PGI. He said the aim of the conference was to present an overview of the current thoughts and practice on pancreatic disease to surgeons, gastroenterologists and radiologists. On the occasion, an
exhibition by various sponsoring bio-medical companies
was also held here today. |
Five days
of water shortage DERA BASSI, Oct 8 — Residents of the town have been facing an acute shortage of drinking water for the past five days due to some default in two deep tubewells. Nearly onefourth of the population of the township is forced to fetch water from the nearby areas or to draw water from hand pumps of neighbours. The worst-affected areas include Dadpura, Gulabgarh, Meera Mohalla and some other parts of the town. The Municipal Council is supplying 40,000 gallons of water to this area twice a day. The residents complain that only one of the four tubewells in the town is functioning. Tubewell no 6 has stopped working and tubewell No 7 is working partially, but it is not able to fill the water tank. Sources said that the motors of both water pumps had been damaged and the Punjab Water Supply and Sewerage Board (PWSSB) had ignored the fault. The executive officer of the Municipal Council (MC), Mr J.K. Sharma, said that maintenance of the tubewells was the responsibility of the PWSSB and it had been informed about the problem. The municipality paid to the board Rs 6 lakh every year for the maintenance of the sewerage and water supply of the town. To meet the need of the public the MC had pushed into service two water tankers. The authorities of the
PWSSB maintain that the filters of the tubewells
accumulate dirt which increases the load and the motor is
damaged. |
Workshop
on children’s diseases CHANDIGARH, Oct 8 — A week-long inter-country workshop on integrated management of childhood illnesses (IMCI) for trainers of basic health workers in South East Asia began here yesterday. The Principal Secretary of the Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Vishnu Bhagwan, inaugurated the conference, being hosted by the State Health Services Department and supported by the World Health Organisation (WHO). About 30 participants from South-East Asian countries of Indonesia, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and India attended this conference. The conference revealed that even today in developing countries, acute respiratory infections, diarrhoea, malaria, malnutrition and measles continue to be the common causes of morbidity and mortality in children below 5, and that at least three out of four children who visit health centres suffer from one or more of these conditions. According to the WHO estimates, about 5 million children die each year in South East Asia due to these diseases. The IMCI laid stress on exclusive breast feeding, immunisation and vitamin A supplement, while stressing the need for ensuring appropriate treatment of all major diseases. In the speech of the WHO
South East Asia Regional Director, which was read by a
WHO representative, it was said that in the developing
countries, basic health workers formed the most important
link between the first-level health care and the
community. He said the simplified IMCI package would
enable basic health workers to treat a large proportion
of sick children and save many lives. |
Fashion
show for a cause CHANDIGARH, Oct 8 — The Rotary Clubs of Chandigarh Mid-Town and Chandigarh Central will organise a fashion show at Ravindra Farms, about 22 km from Chandigarh, on Saturday. The show is being organised to help raise funds for the Braille Library Project that the the club has undertaken for the academic development of students of Blind School, Sector 26. This was revealed by Mr Moni Kahlon, President of the Rotary Chandigarh Mid-Town, at a press conference at the Chandigarh Golf Club, Sector 6, here today. Mr Kahlon said the whole process was for a 'noble cause'. The event is being organised with the help of Aura Event Innovations. The event plans to raise funds to provide a hearse van, to be put in service in colonies of the underprivileged around the city, for moving their dead from hospitals to their homes or cremation ground. The fashion show will have eight city models, sashaying down a ramp, in order to raise funds for the cause. "This is an opportunity to promote local talent, so we have included only Chandigarh models," added Mr Kahlon. The club also has plans
of augmenting drinking water supply in Billa village this
year by installing additional water taps and laying
requisite pipelines in association with Rotarians of
Sarandi, a suburb of Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
Ramlila
begins today CHANDIGARH, Oct 8 — Arrangements are on full swing in the city to organise Ramlila which begins on Saturday. Till this evening, the office of the District Magistrate had issued permissions to 38 teams to hold Ramlilas in the city and surrounding villages. Two permissions are pending for clearance as report from the police is awaited. Meanwhile, the police has issued its own set of instructions for the staff to manage Ramlila. The police will set up 'nakas' at vantage points from tonight itself. These 'nakas' will remain in force till Dushera on October 19. Ramlila organisers have been asked to barricade their enclosures. A reserve police force has also been kept for the purpose, various police stations have been asked to patrol the areas and additional staff from other wings have been put on duty. Artisans from Saharanpur, Muzzafarnagar and Meerut have arrived in the city to begin making effigies of Ravana, Meghnada and Kumbhkarna. Mohammad Aslam of Muzzafarnagar said the effigy-making process took nine to 10 days. The costs were anything between Rs 14,000 and Rs 15,000 for the three effigies. Various Ramlila
committees have been clearing open spaces and making
arrangements for water tankers and other facilities.
Various permissions from the District Administration like
for use of loudspeakers beyond the specified time and
some from the police are being sought. The District
Administration sends each permission request to the
police to be kept in records of the latter. |
DC
inaugurates computer centre PANCHKULA, Oct 8 — A computer centre was inaugurated by the deputy Commissioner, Mr Vivek Joshi, at Sutlej Public school, Sector 4, here today. Equipped with the latest in information technology, the computer centre has been set up with the aim to make the students computer-literate by the end of the year 2001 and students from class III will be spending quality time at the centre. While the syllabi for the classes have already been planned, the students can surf the world via Internet, have access to colour printing, multimedia, educational movies and 3-D games. Besides, the syllabi will incorporate the use of other software designed to enhance knowledge, confidence, competitiveness and job prospects of students. Mr Joshi said that the school syllabi were a rare mix of modernity, reflected in the computerisation of education and promotion of traditional values by compulsory teaching of Sanskrit, Punjabi and Hindi. He, however, warned the students against consuming all kinds of information that was available to them. He advised them to be choosy about the kind of information they lay their hands on and emphasised the need to use their discretion in such matters. The Principal, Mr Krit G.S. Serai, spoke on the need to arm the students with the latest in information technology and the necessity to keep pace with changing times. The Director of the school, Mr Pritam Singh Serai, presented a cheque for Rs 10,000 to Mr Joshi for the Chief Minister's War Heroes fund. School students
presented a cultural programme on the occasion. |
Navratra
fair from tomorrow PANCHKULA, Oct 8 — The navratra fair will begin at Mansa Devi temple on October 10 and go on till October 19. The fair will begin with an exhibition of paintings of the temple and Mother Goddess by eminent artists of the city who participated in a three-day workshop for the purpose. The exhibition will also feature prize-winning paintings of school students who will participate in a contest scheduled for tomorrow. The Governor of Haryana, Mr Mahavir Prasad, will be the chief guest. On October 14, the Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, will participate in a 'havan' which will be organised by the Mata Mansa Devi Puja Sthal Board at the temple. In the evening, a 'bhajan' contest will be held at Satsang Bhavan. Also, a 'bhajan sandhya' by Vani Jairam will be held at the same venue the next day. The programme also included 'jagran' by Durga Rangila on October 16, while a classical dance performance by Swapnasundari was scheduled for October 17, Mr Anurag Aggarwal, Chief Executive Officer of the board and ADC, said here today. Adequate police arrangements have also been made to ensure smooth conduct of the fair which witnesses heavy rush every year. In all, 630 policemen have been deployed at the venue. An anti-sabotage check team with a dog squad will go also around the temple every morning and arrangements for a bomb disposal squad have also been made. Police personnel will be
on duty round-the-clock from tomorrow evening. In all, 12
checkpoints have been set up at various entrances. |
SNIPPETS Controller of Examination SAS NAGAR, Oct 8 — Following the retirement of the Controller of Examination, Mr Jarnail Singh, the Deputy Secretary (Examination) of the Punjab School Education Board, Ms Narinder Kaur, has been given charge of the Controller of Examination till further orders. The order in this regard was passed last evening. The Chairman of the board, Dr Kehar Singh, evaded questions about the appointment of a full-time Controller of Examination. LLM admissions CHANDIGARH, Oct 8 — Admissions to the LL.M. (II) course of Panjab University without late fee will be made till October 20 in the Department of Laws, a press release said. Late admission with the permission of the Chairman of the department with an extra fee of Rs 100 would be made from October 21 to 25. With a late fee of Rs 500, permission of the Vice-Chancellor would be needed after the last date elapses. Technical festival begins CHANDIGARH, Oct 8 —Technical festival of Punjab Engineering College got under way today with contests harping on subject knowledge in various engineering related fields. The event saw sites of different contests scattered all over the campus. Competitive contests, including paper reading, software and hardware design, as well as non-competitive events, including lecture series, net-conferencing and cyber cafe, are the highlight of the three-day bonanza. The highlights of today's events included collage making and photography. Conference on HRD ends CHANDIGARH, Oct 8 — Impact of globalisation on the industrial scenario and requirement of the Ministry of Human Resources Development in the changing scenario came up for detailed discussion at the conference on 'Industrial Human Resources Development —Challenges of 21st Century', which concluded at the TTTI here today. More than 100 delegates, including executives from industry, came up with personal experiences. Dr A.S. Oberai emphasised the need for developing linkages at micro and macro levels for effective development of human resources. He also shared his views on the impact of globalisation on India. Mr I.P. Anand, member of
the governing body of the ILO, traced the history of
globalisation in India. An opinion emerged at the end
that liberalisation, globalisation and privatisation of
the country would make a number of present practices in
trade obsolete. |
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