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Senate flays mess in PU exam branch Chandigarh, December 14 Mr Sachdeva quoted an instance where the result of a candidate was not declared because the university had made an error in issuing him two roll numbers. Prof K.N. Pathak, Vice-Chancellor, said he was willing to constitute a committee to look into the issue. Principal Tarsem Bahia quoted an instance where a result of a whole course was not declared. Mr Satya Pal Jain said a grievance cell should be constituted specifically for this purpose. Ms Sashi Kala mention of a result which was not declared since January and the error in finding the details of payment of fees lay with the university. In a new twist to the lecture shortage controversy at Panjab University, the senate conferred powers on the Vice-Chancellor to look into the details of each case
Prof R.D. Anand pointed out that the Vice-Chancellor was bestowed with absolute freedom in matters of admissions, which he could do at any point of time to any course. This could also be extended to the attendance. Mr Ashok Goyal raised a pertinent point. He said cases of lecture shortage in colleges never came to the senate. It was also intriguing why only law department cases came to the Senate for consideration. It seemed records of other departments were not well maintained. The senate expressed its dissatisfaction over university financing. Mr Radhe Shyam went to the extent of saying that the university should seek affiliation only to the Centre. The Senate strongly decided not to dispose of its property in stations like Dalhousie, Shimla, Amritsar and Panipat. Professor Chawla had suggested that the property at Panipat and Amritsar could be sold because it was not fetching much. |
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Parents of Tota’s accomplice held Chandigarh, December 14 However, the beam today arrested parents of the girl, who had reportedly stayed with Tota at his hideout in Greater Noida. Tota is also wanted by the Mohali police in the murder of a UT Executive Engineer, V.K Chopra and is believed to involved in criminal activities in Uttar Pradesh also. Inspector K.I.P. Singh while expressing the hope to nab him soon said: “Tota is on the run with a liability of a woman and a child”. The police also claimed to have solved a dacoity in Sector 40, where four persons had shot at a businessman, Mr Sanjay Duggal and snatched away his bag containing cash and documents. According to the police, the dacoity was also the brainchild of Tota. A Mohali-based barber, Yusuf, has also been arrested for allegedly harbouring members of the Tota gang after they shot at Mr Duggal. Meanwhile, a woman, Ms Sonia, today appeared before the team with documentary evidence of her marriage with Tota. She told the police that she had a son from the marriage. It was earlier believed that Tota was married to Ms Yogita. Addressing a press conference here this evening, DSP (Crime) Mr Vijay Pal Singh, said information about the Delhi hideout of Tota was given by Naresh Kumar, alias Bobby, an accused in the murder of Kiran Cinema’s manager, and an associate of Tota. It is being claimed that the police had forced Bobby to surrender. The weapon used in the murder has also been seized from Bobby. After custodial investigation of Bobby, the police came to know about a hideout of Tota in West Patel Nagar, New Delhi. But Tota had changed his base before the police raid. Further investigations led the police to there. When the team reached there the house (E-128, Sector - Gamma-1) was locked and Tota reportedly had left in a green
coloured Ceilo car (DL 2CH 4993) along with Yogita and the baby. Tota has reportedly purchased the car from Ansar Khan of Delhi. The police found the luggage and other household goods of Tota at the Greater Noida house. The police said Satish Kumar Chopra and Sarita Chopra, parents of
Rimpy was earlier arrested on November 30, while he was trying to flee after committing a dacoity at the residence of Mr Subhash Bajaj in Sector 35. It was after the dacoity that the SIT headed by the DSP, Mr Vijay Pal Singh, was constituted. The members of the team are — Mr Hardev Singh and Mr Karam Singh, Station House Officers of police stations of Sector 39 and 36, respectively, and in charge of the CIA Unit, Inspector K.I.P. Singh. The police suspects that these days Tota is either using the Ceilo car or a red-coloured Hero Honda motorcycle (CH03F 4877). The police believes that, Bhura, too is believed to be along with Tota. |
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Two cops held for smuggling liquor Mohali, December 14 According to the SSP Ropar, Mr S.P. Singh, Kuljit Singh (Service Number 82/426) is posted at Chandigarh serving in the security battalion and Devinder Kumar (Service Number 36/384) is posted with Hardeep Singh, IG Commando. The two were driving an Esteem car (PB 23 6640) and were on way to Ropar. They were stopped by Head Constable Avtar Singh at the Balongi Chowk police check point. On checking it was discovered that the two were smuggling liquor which was for sale in Chandigarh to Ropar. A case was registered under various Sections of the Excise Act at the Phase 1 police station. The two belong to Ropar and have been remanded to 10 days judicial custody. “The two had been involved in smuggling liquor earlier too and were selling the liquor bought from Chandigarh in their village Kotla Nihang,” said Mr S.P. Singh. Sources in the police said disciplinary action against the two policemen is expected tomorrow. |
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Liquor lobbies run show Chandigarh, December 14 Statistically speaking, liquor shops in the periphery, outnumber shops of any other trade, including grocery. Intriguingly, the liquor shops have much longer business hours — 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. — compared to 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. with a lunch break of 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. as prescribed hours for other shops under the Shops and Commercial Establishments Act. These vends in the periphery, bordering Punjab and Haryana, are in blatant violation of not only the guidelines of the apex court but also the ethical practices of the trade where soliciting customers with hoardings and banners announcing discounts is prohibited. Even excise policies of Punjab and Haryana prohibit advertising. The Union Territory spread over an area of 114 sq km with a population of little more than 7.8 lakh has 78 liquor vends of which nearly 30 per cent are located in the periphery bordering Punjab and Haryana. As such, peripheral areas, which account for less than 10 per cent of the total population of the city and its adjoining areas, are over saturated with not only 25 to 30 per cent of UT liquor vends with attached ahatas but also a matching number of vends of both Punjab and Haryana. It is not only entry points on National and State Highways but also all link roads to peripheral villages and localities of neighbouring states have pair of liquor vends. For example, if one drives down from the city to Kansal village, adjoining Sukhna Lake, one finds two liquor vends, facing each other, located in non-abadi area. Interestingly, both these vends have attached ahatas. The scene is the same if you drive to Mohali from Chandigarh, including the road leading the PCA Stadium. Each road has two vends each, one of Chandigarh and the other of Punjab. Situation is no different on roads leading to Naya Gaon, Suketri, Kishengarh or any phase or sector of Panchkula or Mohali. All roads connecting the city with Panchkula or Mohali are dotted with liquor vends. Since excise is the major source of revenue, the Administration as well as the state governments of Punjab and Haryana go soft and even turn a blind eye to blatant violations by liquor
vendors. For example, any construction activity in the peripheral area will be immediately checked and stopped but coming up of liquor vends on government or PWD land would not be touched. Even essential services, including chemist or grocery shops, clinics, schools and veterinary centres in private sector, would not be permitted in violation of the Periphery Control Order. But liquor vends in makeshift tin sheds are allowed. Is it revenue alone that gets the nod for the vends ? Is the revenue so generated ploughed back in improving infrastructure in the area concerned ? The answers are all known to everyone. “It is a cut-throat competition which has been encouraging vendors to prefer inter-state border for opening vends. Though liquor prices in the Union Territory are lower than in Punjab, but because of competition, Punjab vends lower their prices to compete with their Chandigarh counterparts. “On the other hand, in Haryana, vendors have cut the prices drastically to the dismay of both Punjab and Chandigarh vendors. And as such, vends in Haryana along the Chandigarh periphery offer the cheapest liquor rates,” admits an official of the Punjab Excise and Taxation Department, holding that moving the vends away from national and state highways was a Herculean task. Officials admit that both in Punjab and Haryana, liquor lobbies run the show and as such the guidelines or directions of the courts, including those of the Supreme Court, are never adhered to. If all roads — national and state highways besides the link roads — are dotted by liquor vends and ahatas, how driving can be safe and a pleasure on them?
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Justice Surinder Singh: A Requiem Justice Surinder Singh of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, who passed on, to use an American phrase, to those realms of splendour where the Lord dwelt, has left behind a fraternity of desolated friends. Indeed, it was a matter of honour to know and meet with him, to ponder with him the problems of thought and values. In all his books and other writings, in his poetry, both in English and Urdu, his muses reached out to new horizons. Modest to the core, Justice Surinder Singh had deep faith in Gurbani and in religious scriptures in different tongues. Even when, over a year ago he was told by the PGI physicians that he had been inflicted by dormant leukemia, he remained buoyant as ever, his spirit hooked to higher stars. And when I rotate the hour glass of memory, I find him seated before me, smiling as ever, a face lit up with inner light, radiant and on the upswing. Indeed, the calender of his virtues included transparency and tenderness, among other things. I came to know him some four or five years ago when he suddenly visited me. It was a providential step, and soon he became almost a daily visitor. It was, indeed, a camaraderie of kindred minds, and he loved to recite his verses, read out his latest pieces on dhyana or meditation, or moksha and other philosophical questions that troubled his mind. Thus I saw him graduate from “Reediness is all”, (Hamlet) to “Rifeness is all”, (King Lear). It was a “pilgrim progress” and his arrival indicated, towards his end, a state of restfullness. He knew well enough, he could deport any time, anywhere, and he was at peace with himself. He had lived a life of fortitude, endurance and resignation. He had come to realise that in the dynamics of peace lay great virtues. He is gone, but his thoughts abide. I wonder, if I shall ever meet a person of his cut and class. Since his departure on Saturday I have his smiling image hovering in my head. His memories still remain, the cherished hours of my autumn days. |
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Come December and schools are buzzing with activity. Colour, splendour, extravagance are the hallmark of school functions happening every day. It is the only time in the year when studies take a backseat and cultural activities and sports functions gain precedence. A dozen a week, these annual functions have become a more elaborate affair with schools realising the potential of spreading it over two or three days. While this enables the school to easily accommodate its ever-increasing number of parents, it also ensures publicity on all three days. The schools, in an attempt to give the functions a new look, despite limited items, work out various permutations and keep aside a couple of items exclusively for each of the three days to add freshness to its long list of items repeated on all three days. Another problem is that of “arranging” chief guests. And, these being educational institutions, the Education Secretary, Mr RS Gujral, the DPI (Schools), Mr D.S. Mangat, and the Regional Director, CBSE, Mr P.I. Sabu, are considered the ultimate guests from the viewpoint of the school authorities. These three “Most Wanted” chief guests, too, have a tough time, given the number of functions they have to attend. Hopping from one school to another, they, too, are pressed for time and short on speeches but forever willing to oblige principals and school managers who come to them with great expectations. Educational capital Chandigarh has earned for itself the title of the national capital of education, if spokespersons of public schools flocking to the city are to be believed. After Delhi Public School, Rai, and Ryan International School came to the city last year, this week alone saw the launch of four new schools while another 47 likely to open next year. Offering state-of the art facilities, technology aided-teaching and a lot of emphasis on providing the child an environment for indulging his interests, these schools have exorbitant fee structures, quite out of the reach of the middle classes. However, their managers believe that people are willing to beg and borrow to pay fee if the child can get quality education. Good education sure does come for a hefty price in the city.
Able disabled
Class apart There is something about the city Shatabdi traveller that distinguishes him from the other crowds which throng railway stations in Chandigarh and New Delhi. One can easily identify the person in a crowd outside the station as heading towards that blue and cream three hour wonder that makes your journey to and from Delhi one of the easiest possible. And the travellers too dress for this indulgent journey. Impeccably dressed with a smart briefcase to match, the typical Shatabdi traveller is generally standing alone and if with the family, maintaining a quite distance from the others on the platform. The traveller’s body language too emanates the feeling that he deserves the best. And now with mobile phones making their presence felt in the train all through the journey its business deals being clinched by English spouting businessmen or the out-for-the-weekend bureaucrats tying up for a round of golf.
Autograph hunters “Rafi Nite”, the annual function of the Yaadgar-e-Rafi Society, Chandigarh, is an event which is eagerly looked forward to by all the lovers of the late legendry singer. Therefore, when it was announced that the famous actress of yesteryear, Asha Parekh will be the chief guest at the nite, the excitement among the music lovers was palpable. According to Mr B.D. Sharma, the main force behind the society and the annual event, it was not an easy task to contact and persuade Asha Parekh to agree to become the chief guest at the function. Leave aside Chandigarh, she had never been to Punjab before. “I had to use all my persuasive skills and reel out the list of the Bollywood personalities who had attended the society functions in the past to convince her about the genuineness of the society,” recalls Mr Sharma. Although well past her prime, Asha Parekh still retains her considerable charm. She enjoyed the three-hour-long musical show. She was appreciative of the fact that most of the songs sung at the nite were from her movies. However, a constant stream of autograph hunters, both young and old, bothered her a lot during the function. Before long, she excused herself along with her Mumbai friend Shammi and went backstage to escape the autograph hunters. Soon she slipped out of Tagore Theatre along with Mr Sharma for a cup of coffee at Hotel Shivalikview. As she drove through the City Beautiful, she praised the layout of Chandigarh with its spic and span roads and parks. She was back at Tagore Theatre in time for the concluding ceremony of handing out prizes to the winners. The nite, which was sponsored by the North Zone Cultural Centre, Bharti Sanchar Nigam Limited and the State Bank of India, attracted a record number of participants. Before departing for Mumbai the next morning, she gave a piece of advice to Mr Sharma: “If you invite a lady at your function in future, please ensure that she is not bothered by drunken autograph hunters”.
In hot water A water consumer in Chandigarh is making desperate efforts to get back the excess money paid to the Water Supply Department after an official miscalculated water consumption for the two-month period ending 30.9.03. The previous water consumption figure (bill number GMTT/GMT 3153/29) of 84,000 was raised, by mistake, to 9,60,000, instead of 96,000. A consumer is supposed to make the payment first and then the excess money, if any, is adjusted during the payment of future bills. Here the excess amount is Rs 4,993 and the average bill is for less than Rs 100. It will take years for the department to adjust the excess payment. Is there any way out in such cases?
Sensible parking After streamlining the parking of vehicles in commercial centres of Sectors 9 and 17 the Chandigarh traffic police has launched an exercise to streamline the parking in front of the Sector 35 market. The two-way flow of vehicular traffic in front of the hotels in the sector has been banned by putting sign boards. A traffic cop said there were complaints of haphazard parking as the private security deployed by the hotel owners had not proved to be affective. Under the plan being adopted by the police, one row is reserved for car parking and the other row, facing the road dividing Sectors 34 and 35, has been earmarked for two wheelers. A hotelier informed that the scene turns chaotic in the late evening after the cops call off their duty.
Tug of war The issue of removing rickshaw stands in the city has been politicised by the leaders of the local unit of the Congress party. While a councillor of the ruling group in the House initiated a drive to remove rickshaw stands in the northern sector, other party leaders lodged a strong protest with the party high command stating that their crucial vote bank was being eroded. Party sources said while the councillor went all out to get the drive started, other part workers worked overtime, covertly, to bring the rickshaw pullers on a platform to launch an agitation against the councillor and the party. Its is an affective medium to send the message to the party high command, observed a party worker on the condition of anonymity. Sentinel |
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47 to contest panchayat poll Chandigarh, December 14 Yesterday was the last day of withdrawing the nominations. For the post of panches , a total of 287 candidates are in the fray after 59 candidates out of 346 withdrew their nominations today. The Election Commission has also allotted election symbols to the candidates. According to an official of the Election Commission, 44 and 59 candidates, respectively, withdrew their nominations for the post of sarpanches and panches, respectively. After the withdrawal of nominations, Jai Kaur, would be elected as sarpanch of Raipur Kalan unopposed and Anand Singh would be elected unopposed as sarpanch of Kajheri village. No candidate has filed nomination for the seat of panch in Mauli Jagran and Khuda Jassu village.
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3-year-old spends a lonely night in open Mohali, December 14 The girl wearing a cotton frock, was frightened out of her wits. She was walking alone on the Phase I police station road when a group of shopkeepers spotted her and inquired about her name and whereabouts. ‘‘But she did not speak a word all through the day. She was totally cold and it seemed that she had been in the open all through the night,’’said Mr Jarnail Singh, who owns a shop in the Gurdwara market in Phase I. Mr Jarnail Singh and the other shop owners brought clothes for her and fed her milk and biscuits but all efforts to make her speak failed. The child ultimately fell asleep without giving any clue about herself. Mr Jarnail Singh contacted the police and also got an announcement made in the village gurdwarNo one came to claim her by the evening. So we took her to the PGI and handed her to the Childline care cell. Then when we returned to Mohali, a person who had heard the announcement came to us and claimed to be her maternal uncle. I told him about PGI and he then probably took her parents there,’’said Mr Jarnail Singh. PGI helpline attendants informed The Tribune that the child was later identified as Puja when her parents came to get her in the night. ‘‘The parents told us that last night there was a “Jagrata” in the village and everyone was busy. Moreover, an accident occurred near the village in which two of the villagers had died. Everyone was so busy through the night and the child went missing,’’ he said. For the child who had remained mum and scared all through the day broke out in loud cries on seeing her mother. ‘‘Although it was proof enough but we still checked some family photos and the voter I-card of the parents, Sohan Yadav and Gayatri. It was happy ending to a story which could have been very traumatic for the child and parents had she not been found,’’ said the childline attendant. |
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Residents cry for basic amenities Panchkula, December 14 Condition of the area from plot number 1444 to 1461 is pitiable as water accumulates in front of these houses leaving hardly any space for residents to walk into their dwelling units. Worst is the condition of certain partially constructed houses residents find no space even to step up to the main gate of their houses. According to Mahesh Chand Goel, president of the association situation has not improved even after repeated representations. to the Chief Engineer, HUDA. During rains, knee-deep water accumulates in these houses, submerging households and goods and causing losses to the residents says Mr Chander Dev, a residents of the area. Taking advantage of the absence of streetlights miscreants often commit crimes in the area. The site earmarked for a school has virtually turned into a dumping ground. Foul smell emanating from garbage adds to the problems of the residents. Members of the association also allege that some villagers of Chhota Haripur have got water connections illegally thus leading to low water pressure to the houses constructed on the plots allotted by HUDA. The association has demanded that the residents be provided basic civic amenities on a par with those available in other parts of the district at the earliest. |
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Sanitation services remain paralysed Panchkula, December 14 The safai karamcharis have now threatened to go on an indefinite fast from tomorrow in protest against the non-payment of their salaries by the MC sanitation contractors. Mr Pardeep Kumar, leader of the Safai Karamchari Sangathan, said with the contractors not giving them salary, they had no option but to strike work. A meeting was held between the MC officials led by MC President, Mrs Seema Chaudhary, and the leaders of Safai Karamcharis today. The MC officials reportedly told them to resume work. She promised to approach the Local Bodies Department tomorrow so that the tenders allotted to the contractors were okayed; payment released to them, and the safai karamcharis could thus get their salaries. Piles of garbage could be seen near all main garbage bins, while all roads within the MC limits remained unclean. Though a few safai karamcharis had been working on the initial two days of the strike, they were asked by the Sangathan yesterday to join hands with the striking employees. They are now staging a dharna near the Sector 7/8/17/18 roundabout. The safai karamcharis are demanding that they be paid the notified minimum wages by the contractors- which is not the practice so far. They are also demanding the release of their salaries on time and specified working hours. They allege that they are made to work in 10-hour shifts and often some of them are also made to work at night. |
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READERS WRITE Looking at the poor condition of government buses plying on the roads, I sometimes feel sorry about the state of affairs. The Transport Department can come out with a scheme under which unemployed youths of the state can be given permission to run buses on all state highways. The department can purchase new buses from manufacturers at minimum possible rates and gives these to unemployed youths at that price. This way youths will be able to save money on purchase of buses. Only one bus may be given to an individual/partners to avoid rich people purchasing buses at minimum rates. This scheme will provide self-employment to two persons per bus. Besides providing employment to unemployed youths, it will also help people have comfortable journey in new buses. For purchasing buses, youths can take loan from banks. The existing buses can be run as local buses in bigger towns and cities of the state. That way government drivers and conductors will also remain in employment. The loss of revenue to the transport Department can be made up by charging taxes from those running these buses. Hope the authorities concerned will considers these suggestions. Amardeep Thind, Patiala Salute to Padamjit Kudos to The Tribune for the news item published on November 25 “Padamjit, a living legend of PSEB”. After going through the news item, I have come to the conclusion that even in today’s vitiated atmosphere, we have legendary figures like Padamjit Singh. Bureaucrats, particularly the technocrats who consider themselves to be the nation builders, should emulate the example set by Padamjit Singh. We should feel proud that even in the times of rampant corruption we have persons like Padamjit. Bureaucrats are expected to guide the nation towards all-round prosperity, but it will be possible only if they follow the ideals of Padamjit in true spirit. In the modern competitive world, government should make efforts to encourage and appreciate the services of such personalities. The press also has a duty to highlight the achievements of such legendary figures so as to encourage others. S.K. Khosla,
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Seminar on
history Panchkula, December 14 A former Editor of Dainik Tribune, Mr Radhe Sham Sharma, and the Haryana RSS chief, Mr Rameshwar Das, were the main speakers on the occasion. They spoke on the change in social trends after each invasion be it the Muslim or the British. The Indian history changed with the advent of various religious like Sikhism, Jainism and Buddhism. Mr Rameshwar Das also narrated the incidents from the life of Baba Saheb Aapte, a founder member of the RSS. |
2 killed in car-bus collision Mohali, December 14 The owner of the car, Mr Ashwini Saini, who had come from Pathankot yesterday to visit a friend here, said he was at his friend Narinder Kumar’s house last night. He asked his driver to drop two of his friend’s labourers in the car, a Tata Indigo (PB-E-5225), at his factory in the industrial area. However, they never reached the factory. Mr Saini said his driver belonged to a village near Pathankot and his family had been informed. Lachhman and Srinivas belonged to Mohali village. A case has been registered against the driver of the bus (PB-12F-8765), who fled after parking the bus at a little distance from the accident spot. The bus belonged to the Sohana Eye Hospital Trust. There was no passenger in the bus when the accident took place. The accident took place around 9.30 pm on the Phase I police station road. Residents of Mohali village tried to help the car occupants. All three were rushed to the PGI where two were declared brought dead.
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hurt in clash Dera Bassi, December 14 In the clash, the three sustained injuries and were admitted to the Civil Hospital, Dera Bassi, with injuries on their heads, faces, arms, ad legs. In their complaint to the police, the injured alleged that Bikram Singh, a resident of Dappar, Nirmal Singh alias Nimma of Banur and an unidentified men attacked them with sharp-edged weapons. The assailants were also accompanied by about 12 other youths of their group when they attacked them at about 10.45 am, they alleged. Meanwhile, the police has registered a case of attempt to murder against Bikram Singh, a resident of Dappar, Nirmal singh alias Nimma of Banur and an unidentified person under Sections 307, 341, 323, 324, 506 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code with the Dera Bassi police station. No arrest has been made in this pretext so far. |
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Goods worth Rs 1 lakh stolen in daylight burglary Mohali, December 14 The thieves allegedly entered the house after cutting the back door grill sometime between 11am to 2pm when the owners had gone to Chandigarh to attend a family function and there was no one in the house. According to Wg Cdr Onkar Singh Sodhi, the thieves took advantage of the ‘camouflage’ provided by the high pandal of an exhibition going at the back of his house. “There are foot prints coming in the house through the back door which was opened after the grill protecting it was cut. We have found chairs on the other side of the wall which were used by the thieves for climbing the high backyard wall. They could do this easily without being noticed as the exhibition pandals blocked the direct view of the back wall from the road,” he said. Relating the incident Wing Commander Sodhi said he and his wife had gone to attend a family function in Chandigarh at 11 a.m. and returned at about 2 p.m. They entered the house after opening the lock on the main gate and the main door. “But when we entered inside we found the whole house ransacked. Everything in the house was scattered all around and the thieves had cut open the steel almirah lockers to steal cash and gold,” he said. “A large number of expensive household items like watches etc too were missing apart from Rs 30,000 cash and 150 grams of gold worth Rs 75,000,” he added. The police has taken a written statement from the owner and some persons working as daily labourers at the exhibition have also been rounded up for questioning. “Whenever I go out in the evening I post security men in the house as I run an agency myself. But I never expected something like this to happen during the day,” Wing Commander Sodhi added. |
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IT Club expands
network Chandigarh, December 14 According to Mr Vivek Atray, Director IT, the club membership will also be extended to IT students. The club is popular among IT professionals of the region. It serves as a platform for IT professionals to communicate. Eminent experts such as Mr. Karan A. Singh, Finance Secretary Chandigarh Mr Partap Aggarwal (Director, IDS Infotech), Col Khanna (Director, Seasia Consulting), Mr T.P.S. Jassal (Director, Applied Information Technologies Pvt. Ltd), Mr Purnananda Guptasarma (Scientist EI, Institute of Microbial Technology), and Mr Rajan Vasudevan (Director, Safaltek Software Pvt. Ltd.) have addressed the meetings of the club recently. The next meeting of the club will be held, at CICST Mohali, on December 20. Those interested in becoming members of the club can contact Mr Rajan Vasudevan at 2749606/9814610476 or mail to
rajanv@safaltek.com. |
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The city marked World Disabled Day this week. However, if one goes by Chhotu Lal’s example, maybe the term should be changed from mere disabled to the able-disabled. A brave soul who cannot walk due to polio affliction, Chhotu Lal has for years shouldered the responsibility of making a decent earning by selling bananas on the Chandigarh -Mohali road. His wheelchair is attached to his cart load of bananas and he sits quietly through the day doing his work, without any self-pity. The peaceful grace with which he conducts himself makes many wonder how he manages to be so calm and satisfied in the face of physical handicap coupled with poverty.
