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GMCH employees submit
memorandum Chandigarh, October 18 According to Mr Ravinder Kumar, office secretary of the union, the suspension orders were violative of the rules and instructions applicable to them. He claimed that the Administration had collected the relevant material and evidence in the case. There was no threat that the same could be
destroyed by the employees, he added. He maintained that the suspension orders of the employees were issued three months after the incident. These orders were unwarranted and amounted to misuse of power, he claimed. He said there was no prime facie case against the employees because their role in the operation theatre was limited. He warned that if the Administration did not revoke the suspension, they would launch an agitation. Office-bearers of various organisations yesterday held a meeting to condemn the Chandigarh
Administration’s decision to suspend two nurses of Government Medical College and Hospital. Among others who took part at the meeting were Mr Sant Singh Saini, general secretary, Punjab and UT Employees Joint Action Committee, Mr Gurmail Singh Sidhu, convener, Punjab Mulazim Sangrash Samiti, Mr Ashwani Munjal, general secretary, Employees Union, Mr Subhash Talwar, general secretary, Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, and Mr Ramesh Kumar, president, Chandigarh, UT Subordinate Services Federation. The meeting condemned the Administration for suspending the employees after a gap of nearly three months of the incident. They were of the opinion that suspension was unwarranted and illegal. Senior Residents also submitted a memorandum to the Director-Principal of the college requesting him to revoke the suspension of Dr Anjana Sharma immediately. |
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DC sets up panel to grant medical
loans Panchkula, October 18 This decision was taken during the monthly meeting of the Single Window Committee held here today. The decision was taken following complaints that the PGI in Chandigarh and AIIMS in New Delhi had refused to entertain patients because of the inability of the ESI to make early payments in these hospitals. Chronically sick patients from the town were referred to the above mentioned hospitals and the payment for treatment was to be reimbursed by the ESI. As the reimbursement by the ESI is a slow process, the two hospitals, of late, had not been showing a keen interest in dealing with such patients. Following this, a corpus fund of Rs 2 lakh had been set up for making payments on time, but the PGI had reportedly not been satisfied. Thus the Deputy Commissioner today set up a three-member committee comprising Mr C.B. Goel, chairman of the Haryana Chamber of Commerce and Industry (HCCI), Mr Vinod Kapoor, former chairman of HCCI and Mr S.S. Goel, general secretary of the Panchkula Industrial Association. Meanwhile, the Deputy Commissioner also ordered that the land allotted for the ESI dispensary be cleared of encroachments within 15 days so that construction work could be initiated. She also assured that the bridge over the nullah in Industrial Area Phase I would be completed by March 2002. It was also announced that a sum of Rs 25 lakh had been earmarked for the repair of selective roads in Industrial Area, Phase II. Officials of the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN) said there were only 4 per cent line losses in the Panchkula Industrial Area and that there was no power theft and minimum technical losses. |
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Eye conference
from October 20 Chandigarh, October 18 Dr O.P. Sharma, Chairman, and Prof S. Sood, Head, Department of Ophthalmology, and organising secretary of the conference, says nearly 400 delegates from this region are expected to paticipate. The Governor of Himachal Pradesh, Mr Suraj Bhan, will inaugurate it. Dr J.K. Pasricha, president, All-India Ophthalmological Society, and Director, Karnal Eye Institute, will be the guest of honour. Prof H.K. Tewari, Chief, Dr Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMS, New Delhi, Dr P.N. Nagpal, Director, Retina Foundation, Ahmedabad, will participate as guest speakers. In addition, Prof Amod Gupta, Head of the Department of Ophthalmology, PGI, Dr S. Natrajan from Mumbai and Dr A.K. Grover, from New Delhi are other prominent. |
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51 units of
blood collected Chandigarh, October 18 The Chief Commissioner, Income Tax , Mr J.S. Ahluwalia, inaugurated the camp. He compared the Income Tax Department with social welfare organisations. A medical team from the PGI supervised the blood donation camp. The club presented an appreciation award to the Commissioner of Income Tax, Mr Ashwani Luthra, for his contribution to the cause. |
Shooting competitions at SAS Nagar Chandigarh, October 18 Gurbir Singh, Arjuna awardee, had last Tuesday rejected the objections raised by Mr T.S. Dhillon in his report submitted to the chairman, organising committee, on October 14 with regard to the holding of the events in Punjab. Sandhu said the range was being constructed in the North East direction and was designed according to ISSF rules while Mr Dhillon had objected to. Sandhu said today all doubts relating to other technical points were removed to everyones satisfaction. The executing agency, Markfed, has been asked to intensify the work within the stipulated period. Sandhu said he would dispel apprehensions over delay in construction of ranges so that top shooters can prepare for the competitions to be held at SAS Nagar, Sandhu said the internal lighting system in the indoor ranges would be modified as suggested by Mr Dhillon in his report. He said everything had been settled amicably and the Punjab Chief Minister, Mr Parkash Singh Badal would in all probability, inaugurate the new range in the second week of November. |
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MCM women surge ahead in football meet Chandigarh, October 18 Cricket tourney Yadavindra Public School, SAS Nagar, thrashed Hansraj Public School, Sector 6, Panchkula, by 138 runs while St Anne’s Convent school, Sector 32, defeated Mount Carmel school, Sector 46 by 50 runs in the below-12 section of the Fourth Blessed Edmund Rice Cricket Tournament played here today at St John’s High School, Sector 26. In a below-16 section match, YPS, SAS Nagar, outplayed Government Model High school, Sector 44, by eight wickets.
Yoga championship Jasmine of Tender Heart School, Sector 33, in the girls section, and Ashish of Manav Mangal School, Sector 21, in the boys section, bagged the first prize in the 8-11 year category in the Chandigarh Yoga Championship held recently. The other winners in various age groups were: 11-14 years (girls): Bharti (MM-21) and boys:Prashant Sharma (SPS-41); 14-17 years (girls): Anju (GGSSS-20) and boys:Randeep (DAVC-10); 17-21 years (girls): Lalita (GGSC-26) and boys: Sameer (GGSSS-26); and 21-25 years (girls): Sulekha (GGSC-26) and boys:Raman Kumar (Divinelife society-29).
Rowing trials The Chandigarh Rowing Association will hold selection trials on October 21 at the Lake Club for the selection of the UT rowing team for the 31st National Games to be held from November 19 at Chandigarh. The trials will be held in single and double scull, coxless pairs and coxless fours. Those interested may contact Col M. Berry, General Manager, Lake Club at 3.30 pm on that
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CGA miniature golf
facility opens today Chandigarh, October 18 |
Shahi for special
meeting of MC House Chandigarh, October 18 In a letter to the Commissioner, copies of which have been sent to all councillors and the Mayor, Ms Harjinder Kaur, she said discussing agenda items would only create a false hope among the people as decisions of this House could only see the light of the day during the next term. She, however, said only the matter of functioning of public toilets could be kept on the agenda. ‘’We owe this meeting to ourselves, this Municipal Corporation and the people of this city,’’ she said in the letter. Ms Shahi’s letter follows a missive from the Congress Councillor, Ms Kamlesh, who wanted a meeting of councillors to discuss issues of development. The Mayor has also been favouring a meeting on the development of the city but seemed reluctant to call one as there were efforts in the last meeting to corner her on the issue of her reported statement of Chandigarh going to Punjab and the Punjabi and Hindi being made official languages of the UT. |
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Vacuum cleaners for underground
parking Chandigarh, October 18 “Two vacuum cleaners have been bought and are under study as to how much space they can keep dust-free and how effectively they work,” the Municipal Corporation Chief Engineer, Mr Manmohanjit Singh, said here today. He said the decision to buy vacuum cleaners was taken after it was observed that the underground parking was becoming dusty. The corporation initially bought two such cleaners, incurring an expenditure of Rs 40,000 and might buy another four to five such machines later. The Chief Engineeer said the underground parking in Sector 8 had been made functional and though there was resistance initially police intervention had brought about order. He said proposals were being made to offer parking spaces to bulk users like companies and offices. The MC had already decided to make parkings paid in the whole city. |
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Joint sanitation drive launched Chandigarh, October 18 The drive will be carried out in Sector 43 tomorrow. It may be joined in by the enforcement wing in subsequent days. The road, horticulture, public health and sanitation departments staff today gathered in the sector at 9.30 a.m. to put patches on roads, clear road berms and wastebins, tend grass and spray insecticides. |
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2 pc DA for Admn staff Chandigarh, October 18 |
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