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Visually impaired beaten up by bus conductor Chandigarh, December 20 The Sangh members, in retaliation, damaged the bus at the Inter-State Bus Terminus in Sector 17 and raised slogans after disrupting traffic at the ISBT in the late hours. The drama at the ISBT started at around 10.15 p.m. The Sangh members raised slogans, demanding the arrest of the bus conductor and the driver. A “tipsy” cop of the Chandigarh Police, meanwhile, received thorough bashing when he tried to pacify the visually handicapped persons. The president of the Sangh, Mr S.S. Lambha, boarded the bus (HR-69-0455 of Sonepat depot) along with another member, Mr Ram Niwas Verma, at Panipat. When the conductor asked for tickets, they produced their travelling passes but the former allegedly insisted for tickets. An altercation ensued between the visually impaired and the conductor. The Sangh members alleged that their comrades were thrown out of the bus at Panipat but they somehow managed to climb the bus. It is also being alleged that the conductor assaulted the two blind passengers. In the meantime, one of the visually handicapped, using his mobile phone, communicated the incident to his “fellow brothers” (Sangh members), who were sitting on a dharna in Sector 17. All members of the Sangh immediately reached the ISBT. When the bus reached the ISBT, they surrounded it and damaged the headlights of the bus using their canes. Sensing trouble, the bus conductor and driver fled from the spot after abandoning the bus at the ISBT. ‘‘This was not an isolated case. It happens with us all the time’’, alleged Mr Jagjeet Singh Saini, general secretary of the Sangh. He demanded that the conductor and the driver should be suspended and booked. The Sangh members are sitting on dharna for the past 80 days in Sector 17 to press the Haryana government to ensure 1 per cent reservation in government jobs for them. In October, the Sangh members had alleged that their member, Bishan Singh was thrown from the fourth floor of the office of the Directorate of Higher Education, Haryana. He had received serious injuries. |
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Raid on marketing firm Chandigarh, December 20 It is learnt that the police has raided several places to arrest director of the company S.S. Sandhu but with no success. The police will be calling computer experts to extract details form the computers seized from the office of the company. The company was allegedly paying salaries less than what was promised to its members. The members were given targets of recruiting more members. They were given diamond jewellery on joining the company. Police sources said the company had offered two schemes, and was charging Rs 7,000 and Rs 16,500 from members under these schemes. The police said the company was charging the amount from persons on the promises of fixed monthly income, besides ‘handsome’ commission. The members then were asked to work
The complainant, Mr Jasmer Singh, a Patiala resident, said he became a member of the company by paying Rs 16,500. He was told to make corrections in resumes (provided to him by the company). ‘‘I was told that the resumes were from the USA and I was to be paid Rs 4 for each bio-data’’. I was also supposed to recruit more members’’, he said. He alleged that despite doing work as per the company’s directives, he was not paid salary in accordance. ‘‘I was promised a minimum of Rs 8,000 per month if I make corrections in 4,000 resumes’’, said the complainant. A case under Sections 120- B and 420 of the IPC and various sections of the Prize Chits and Money Circulation Ban Act, 1978, against Artexe.com and Tvisha Diamonds has been registered. Tvisha Diamonds is also operating in Patiala. Earlier, on December 15, the police had arrested two directors of the Sector 34-based West Internet Solutions Private Limited linked with the Net Khazana multi-level marketing scheme for allegedly cheating 17,500 people across the country of Rs 26.5 crore. |
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Suspended PGI Director joins duty
Chandigarh, December
20 It was at about 10.45 a.m that Professor Sharma arrived at his office in Kairon Block, where hundreds of employees had gathered to accord him a rousing welcome. After the court extended the stay granted on his suspension yesterday, it was being expected that Professor Sharma would formally resume charge. Refusing to comment on the recent developments, he said it would be inappropriate for him to say anything as the matter was still in court. "I am touched by the kind of welcome the employees have accorded me. It has come as a total surprise," he remarked when asked how he felt at being given a hero's welcome. About 1,000 PGI employees raised slogans in favour of Professor Sharma and garlanded him as he entered his office. "My doors are open to all and if faculty members want to meet me, they are most welcome anytime," he said when asked if he would be meeting senior faculty members. However, barring Dr A.K. Mandal, Additional Professor in Urology Department headed by Professor Sharma, none of the heads of departments or senior faculty members came to see the Director. In sharp contrast to the grand welcome accorded by the employees, senior PGI officials like the Deputy Director Administration, Mrs Meeta Rajivlochan, the Dean, Prof Sudha Suri, and the Medical
Superintendent, Dr A.K. Gupta, were conspicuous by their absence. None of the officials bothered to pay even a routine courtesy call to the Director, who has resumed office after three months. With Professor Sharma's future still uncertain and the matter being in court, it appeared that a majority of the doctors thought it wise to stay away and avoided getting into any kind of controversy. "The fact that he has only got a temporary breather from the court and is due to retire on March 31, has people playing safe as factionalism is at its peak in the institute at the moment," remarked a senior faculty member. It was at the meeting of the PGI Institute Body (IB) on September 29 that Professor Sharma was asked to proceed on leave. Following this he had moved court against his suspension by Mrs Sushma Swaraj and was granted a stay by the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The IB once again met on December 17 and placed him under suspension, but he got relief from the court. |
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V-C’s tenure should not exceed five years, These views were expressed by former Pro-Vice- Chancellor of Delhi University, Prof V.P. Dutt, who has also been a member of the Rajya Sabha for 12 years, while talking to TNS this evening. He was in the city to preside over the general body meeting of the Society for the Study of Geopolitics today. Professor Dutt said higher education was being destroyed by lack of facilities, lack of competition and too much politicking at all levels. Lamenting at the level of politics which had crept into the functioning of universities, especially at the highest levels, Prof Dutt said “Every Vice-Chancellor is becoming a politician. Instead of promoting the growth of education, the concentration is more on self-growth and whether he will get another extension or not.” To put an end to this, “no Vice-Chancellor should be given more than one term of five years, he added. While advocating help from private enterprises for financing, Prof Dutt maintained that a mechanism should be found to ensure that these enterprises did not dominate these institutions just as the creation of the University Grants Commission (UGC) was a check on the functioning of the universities all over the country. Pointing out the fact that 6 per cent of the GDP was allocated for education, Prof Dutt said the same had never been implemented. He attributed this to the will of the authorities concerned — be it the politicians, educationists or the financial institutions. Prof Dutt, who was instrumental in getting education on the Concurrent List as a nominated Rajya Sabha member, feels the need of setting up a Council at the central level for affecting legislations on the system of education to be followed and the way to promote the same. He is of the view that among the members of the council should be the President or the Vice-President as Chairman, the Prime Minister, the Education Minister, Leader of the Opposition, a Supreme Court judge, notable educationists, besides co-opting 2-3 members from the state-level universities. A decision to this effect should be taken by consensus. |
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Ghazals not for consumption
of every listener: Chandigarh, December 20 This was stated by Chandan Das, one of the most popular and prolific performers who has made an indelible stamp of his name in the world of rendering ‘sublime’ poetry, while talking to The Tribune here today. Chandan is of the view that ghazals are not for the consumption of every listener. There have always been select audiences for this class of poetry of the “highest order”. Ghazals don’t move the heads or feet to dance; these rustle tenderly on hearts making strong impressions and will always have their audience. He is of the opinion that there can be no comparisons to this form of art. Begum Akhtar, Mehndi Hasan and Ghulam Ali, to name a few, have a class which has no parallels. The response that poetry of Ghalib enjoys even two centuries after his death cannot be compared to popular music. This is not denying the place other forms of popular music, be it disco, pop, jazz or the remix, enjoy. These are two different worlds, he explained. The quality of poetry is very important in any ghazal presentation, he opines. “Singers do take liberties with words in poetry to make it easier for the audience. However, a limit has to be maintained. Certain singers who dominated the scenario in the initial years lost out to other singers because they compromised on the level of poetry”, Chandan said. Chandan is of the view that media is not giving the required coverage to ghazals and other lesser popular music forms. Earlier, there was only the Doordarshan channel and mushairas were a regular feature. Now when channels have multiplied with scores of entries, mushairas and other poetical items have been pushed to the background. The media should give due credit to lesser popular arts also. Chandan does not happen to be another one of the entrants in the music world from a long lineage of music family. In fact, his father never wanted him to join this line. “I belong to a business family from Murshidabad near Kolkata. My father wanted me to join the family business. I was forced to leave my home when I was in Class XI”, he recalled. “I came to Patna and stayed with an uncle in 1976. I came to Delhi and got a chance to work at Hotel Oberoi. After a couple of years another offer came from Mumbai and it clicked. The introduction was made by none other than Talat Aziz, an accomplished singer himself”, he said. Chandan is also of the opinion that youngsters need to be more patient in their journey in the music world. “The generation now wants quick success so they pursue easier and more popular music forms. They need to deeply engulf themselves in the riyas to have a deeper view of what they could attain”, he added. |
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Delightful performance by Chandan Das Chandigarh, December 20 Balanced with flawless diction, the master of the lesser attempted genre of music, gave a delightful performance. Das who has been honoured with a number of awards including the “Best Ghazal Singer”, on more than two occasions, gave a peep into his musical treasure with which he has carved a niche in the hearts of the masses and stands like a pillar among the doyen of the ghazal singers. The show began with a ghazal by Bashir Badr “Ujaale apni yaadon ke hamare saath rahne do” followed by a couple of Urdu couplets much to the delight of the audience. A section of crowd was humming along with “Tum aao to mahki hui raat hogi” which was followed by Ibrahim’s “Raaten gulabi dil bhi gulabi”. Naseem Ansari’s “Naye ghade ke paani se jab meethi khushbu aati hai” had the crowd clapping to certain parts of the composition. Chandan Das was ably supported by A. Ahmed on tabla, Sushant Sharma on guitar, Salamat Khan on harmonium and Iqbal Warsi on violin. The singer gave suitable gaps in his performance to his accompanists on different musical instruments. Sushant Sharma on guitar and Ahmed on tabla were, in particular, appreciated by the audience.
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Panchayat poll today Chandigarh, December 20 “This does not mean that people who do not have any identity proof should not vote. Since villages are small people can also be identified by their neighbours or elders” said Mr Tyagi. A total of 875 police personnel will be deployed to ensure security in the conduct of elections. The police contingent will comprise eight DSP’s, 15 Inspectors. Seven polling booths spread across six villages of Chandigarh have been declared hyper-sensitive. Over 40,000 person are listed as voters in the villages. The Election Commissioner has also appointed Mr Gurmel Singh, Secretary Chandigarh Housing Board, and Mr D.S. Mangat, DPI, Schools, as general
observers. Mr B.C. Sohal and Mr Atul Chowdhry will be the expenditure observers. |
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Good ties with USA, Russia advocated Chandigarh, December 20 “Peace could only be ensured if the enemy is convinced that India would come down heavily on any misadventure,” Major-Gen (retd) Rajinder Nath, who has three books on national security to his credit, said this at a seminar “Threats to national security” organised by the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) at Gandhi Bhavan, Panjab University, here today. He said India produced only one authentic book written by Chanakya on national security in its 5000-year-old culture while other countries had been intensively studying the issue for long time. General Nath suggested that India should maintain good relations with the USA and Russia to seek help in case a militarily and economically superior China turn hostile against India. He said Pakistan was not a security concern for India. Praising Prime Minister Vajpayee, General Nath said he had shown courage unlike the then Prime Minster Rajiv Gandhi who reduced the level of a military exercise when the then Pakistani Military dictator General Zia ul Haq told Mr Rajiv Gandhi that Pakistan possessed nuclear weapons. Speaking at the seminar, the former BJP MP and National Legal Cell Convener of the BJP, Mr Satya Pal Jain, attacked the successive Congress prime ministers of compromising, national interest in wars against Pakistan to woo votes of a particular community. Mr Jain said Congress Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Mrs Indira Gandhi had frittered away military advantage taken by the security forces in three wars against Pakistan. A Persian expert, Dr. Madhukar Arya said terrorism is hydra-headed monster and encouraged by unemployment, lawlessness, corruption and political support to criminals. Dr Arya, who has extensively travelled in Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, Israel alleged that Saddam Hussein was propped up by the USA for getting 10 hostages released from the Ayatullah Khomeini regime in Iran. The Bharatiya Janata Party President Yashpal Mahajan said Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru was ready to give Gurdaspur to Pakistan without realising this deal would have resulted in the entire Jammu and Kashmir going to Pakistan in the Partition. |
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decision on Ranbaxy tomorrow Mohali, December 20 The council will take a final decision on the Ranbaxy issue other than implementing the hike in water and sewerage rates. The council will also demand the construction of two dedicated water pipes from the Kajauli water works for Mohali from the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority. (PUDA). The agenda list of the council meeting lists that the report submitted by the five-member committee constituted by the council following public demanded that Ranbaxy be shifted out of Mohali will come up for discussion. The report had stated that keeping in view the June 11 fire and blasts in Ranbaxy that had killed five persons, the council should seriously consider its shifting. However, this issue had been pending for a long time and despite being brought in the agenda many times over, no discussion has taken place on the contents of the said report. The next important item on the agenda is the council’s demand that town should be fed water from its own two dedicated pies coming from Kajauli rather than borrowing water from Chandigarh. Over the years, the demand for drinking water has increased manifold in the township and the ground water level has gone down. Many of the tubewells bored have starting failing. The agenda states that in 1977 when the augmentation of Chandigarh water supply scheme came into being, it was decided that while four pipes will be supplying water to Chandigarh two dedicated pipes will supply water to Mohali. But this scheme is yet o be implemented in Mohali. The council will request PUDA to start the construction of these pipes immediately. The council will also discuss PUDA’s offer to hand over various parks being
maintained by the authority. While PUDA is ready to hand over all parks in Sectors 53 to 58, the council has decided to take over the maintenance of only the green belts that fall near the Industrial Area. The council had also decided to reject PUDA’s offer to hand over the musical fountain in Sector 70 stating that there is no use taking over the maintenance of the fountain and when the park is to be maintained by PUDA. The council will also take up the proposed hike in ground rent from Rs 2.50 per square foot to Rs 8 per square foot and the issue of implementation of the hike in water and sewerage rates. |
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Freedom fighter’s statue ready for installation Mohali, December 20 The statue, which has been made by the Punjab Government at a cost of Rs 4.05 lakh, was to be transported to Gurdaspur today. The statue, which weighed about 500 kg, is to be installed tomorrow at a chowk on the GT road near Prabodh Chander Nagar. Freedom fighter, Prabodh Chander, was a former minister and Speaker of the Assembly of undivided Punjab. Paramjit Singh Rana, the artist who has prepared the statue along with his brothers, told mediapersons that the pose of the statue had been suggested by Mr Ashwini Kumar, MP, a son of the freedom fighter. One of the arms of the statue has been shaped in a way as if the leader was giving some direction the way he did in his real life. The statue had been prepared in a month out of which casting took about 20 days. Six casting technicians had been called from Delhi for help. The work got delayed a bit because of the bad weather as sunny days were needed to give strength to the welding part, added Rana. Rana said the statue had been made in the minimum time and at the least possible cost. Had the government got it made from artists outside Punjab, the cost would have been almost double. Rana said it was for the first time that the government had utilised the services of the artists of Punjab in getting a bronze statue made. Earlier such orders were given to artists based in Delhi and other places only. |
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People ignorant of consumer rights Chandigarh, December 20 Mr Sharma urged the consumers to organise themselves so as to face the challenges of open economy. He appealed to the consumer organisations to fully participate in the technical committees of the bureau for giving their inputs. Mr Sharma said consumers had a right to consumer education, information regarding the source of the product, procedure to use it, to know the date of manufacturing and expiry of a product, getting variety of goods as competitive prices and right to be heard in consumer bodies. Mr Yatinder Sharma, President, Grahak Panchayat, while giving the details of the programme objectives, said their organisation had been focussing on issues relating to consumer welfare and awareness by organising various programmes from time-to-time keeping national interest above all other things. Mr R.D. Angra, head, Marks Department, BIS, informed about the certification procedure for various goods in order to maintain quality control. He said the BIS had developed more than 17,000 standards for various products and the use of standard mark or its imitations under the BIS Act without a valid licence was punishable with imprisonment extended to one year and fine up to Rs 50,000. Details of Hallmarking Scheme of the BIS for purity of gold were also given. Mr Ramlal Gupta, ex-member, Punjab State Commission for Consumer Disputes Redressal, gave detailed accounts of redressal mechanism. He gave guidelines for filing petition in the district forum, state commission and the national commission. Mr J.S. Puri, Lecturer, Department of Law, PU, Chandigarh, informed all about the latest amendments in the Consumer Protection Act. |
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Ex-servicemen’s panel to pool resources Chandigarh, December 20 A letter written by the All-India Defence Brotherhood (AIDB) to ex-servicemen’s organisations states that there is a need to set up a mechanism of periodic mutual discussions and consultation amongst their organisations at the national, state and local levels. The envisaged committee should have representatives from all organisations and interact at regular intervals to discuss all ex-servicemen-related matters and reach a consensus where common action is required. Stating that though there were numerous organisations working tirelessly for the welfare of ex-servicemen, the president of the AIDB, Brig Harwant Singh (retd), said results were not commensurate with the efforts put in by them as there was no coordination amongst them and they were working in isolation. In addition, the letter claims that several prominent political parties have established their own ex-servicemen’s cells, ostensibly to take up the cause of retired soldiers, but have instead further divided ex-servicemen and pitted them against one another. The letter states that in a democratic set-up there is an “inescapable” need for not only setting up a vote-bank-cum-pressure group, but also to apply it in a coordinated manner during elections or when issues pertaining to ex-servicemen are raked up. There are an estimated 81 lakh ex-servicemen in the country and the letter states that despite this number and large concentrations in some states, they remain “voiceless” because nobody takes them seriously due to their disunity. |
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Ex-Services League to observe Dec 22 as ‘black day’ Chandigarh, December 20 In a statement issued here today, the president of the Punjab and Chandigarh chapter of the AIESL, Lieut-Col J.S. Mand, has appealed to all ex-servicemen, irrespective of their group or association, to join in the protest. Ex-servicemen will be wearing black bands on their left arms as a mark of protest. The statement added that successive pay commissions had failed to
appreciate the special service conditions of soldiers and thus faltered in fixing the soldiers’ pensions. The government had announced the acceptance of the demand for one rank-one pension several times, but subsequently placed the issue in cold storage, the statement added. Further, ex-servicemen have been campaigning without success to waive the condition of 33 years’ service for a soldier to be eligible for full pension, which is impossible as soldiers are retired at a young age after putting in just about 15 years’ service. |
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Freedom fighter dead Chandigarh, December 20 An MA in English from Bombay University, she married Bawa Prithvi Singh Azad, one of the founders of the Gadar Party, on November 27, 1943 at Bombay. This marriage was against the wishes of her
family since it was outside her Brahmin caste. Bawa Prithvi Singh Azad was sentenced to death in the Lahore conspiracy case in 1915 along with Kartar Singh
Sarabha. The capital punishment was commuted to transportation for life and he was deported to the dreaded cellular jail in
Andamans. Later, when he was being brought to the Nagpur Jail, he jumped from a running training and started working underground where he met Prabhavati Azad. After Independence, she came to Punjab with her husband and was the first Principal of the Sports College for Girls, Kurukshetra. On reorganization of the state, she came back to the Education Department Punjab till her retirement. After the death of Bawa Prithvi Singh Azad in 1989, she was appointed Adviser Youth Welfare of the Punjab Government. She served in this capacity till 1999. Thereafter she was living in retirement with her son in Sector 3, here. |
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101 stray cattle sent
to Delhi Chandigarh, December 20 The stray cattle nabbed from within the city limits will not be returned to their owners in any case. it will definitely help to keep the roads free from stray cattle, said the Mayor while adding that he hoped that the city would be freed of the menace of stray cattle within one month. The trucks carrying the cattle were handed over to the Dabur Hare Krishana Gaushala Surhera village, Najafgarh, New Delhi. The corporation will continue the process of handing over the impounded cattle to these gaushalas, which are willing to accept them. The Mayor and the Commissioner of the corporation flagged off fleet of 11 trucks containing 101 stray cattle. As precautionary measure, Mr Subhash Chawla, Ms Geeta Rani Chaudhry, Deputy Mayor, Mr Vijay Singh Rana, councillor, Mr K.S. Raju, councillor and officials of the municipal corporation accompanied the fleet to ensure the safe journey of the cattle. Police personnel also escorted the vehicles carrying cattle. The cattle were given sufficient dry fodder, gur and green fodder before they were loaded to the trucks. Necessary steps have been taken for its safety. A thick layer of sand and straw was spread over the wooden platform of the trucks and the trucks were covered with tarpaulin to save them from the fog and cold wind. |
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Fog delays trains Chandigarh, December 20 The Shatabadi Express arrived on time in the morning and so did the Paschim Express from Mumbai. However, the schedule of other trains were thrown haywire. The Sadbhavana Express from Lucknow was delayed by about 3.30 hours. The Howrah- Kalka mail also arrived about four hours behind schedule this morning. The Jodhpur-Kalka mail was also late by about two hours. The Met office said foggy conditions would continue tomorrow morning also. Last night dense fog had enveloped the city by 1 pm leading to problems for motorists. People could be seen stranded on the road with all their indicators switched on. The police control room was also called by panicky residents whose near and dear ones were caught in the foggy conditions. In the morning, school buses were running behind schedule. The sun made its brief and dull appearance around 2 pm. By 4 pm the fog had descended. |
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Major electrocuted Lalru, December 20 According to the police, Major Amit Kumar was trying to turn open the tap when he received a severe electric shock. Hearing cries, his wife Jyoti rushed to the bathroom but failed to extend the help since the door was bolted from inside. Subsequently the neighbourers were called to break open the door who found the major dead. With a hope of survival Amit Kumar was taken to Command Hospital in Chandimandir where the doctors declared him ‘brought dead’. The body of the major was cremated within the Ammunition depot premises in Dappar today after postmortem examinations at Civil Hospital, Rajpura. A case has been registered with the Lalru police in this regard. |
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NRI robbed of passport, valuables Panchkula, December 20 It is learnt that Baltej, an Australian government employee, was visiting his friends here. Last night, they decided have an ice cream at a restaurant in Sector 5. They parked their Esteem car at the parking lot of the eatery, and were inside the restaurant for just 20 minutes. In the meantime the car was forcibly opened and Baltej’s bag, was found missing. An imported camera, and other valuables, besides important documents were missing. Though the police was immediately informed, it allegedly took over one and a half hour for the police to arrive on the spot. Even after this, allege their hosts, Anejas, no FIR was registered. They then approached councillor V.K. Kapoor this morning, who intervened and the police registered an FIR this morning. |
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Two arrested for ‘kidnapping’ tenant Mohali, December 20 Alleging that he was tied and blindfolded by the assailants, the victim, Dr Paramjit Singh Walia, lodged an FIR with the police. The police has arrested the landlord and his son. Relating the incident, Dr Walia stated that he had rented the ground floor of a house in Phase 3B1 in April last year and started his practice as a skin specialist there. ‘‘There was no problem initially, but after one year the landlord started troubling me and asked me to leave his premises. But my practice had been established here and I offered to pay more rent. But he did not agree. On Thursday night he along with some other men came into the clinic, tied me up and blindfolded me. Finally they left me at Sohana at day break.” he said. An FIR was registered against the landlord and his son under Sections 342, 382, 147 and 149 of the IPC. The two were arrested today. Dr Walia has now asked for police protection so that he can continue his work at the clinic. |
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Two held for gambling Chandigarh, December 20 The police said Charan Das and Ashok Kumar, both residents of Ram Darbar, Phase I were arrested from the area for gambling and Rs 1,860 were recovered from their possession. The two have been booked under various Sections of the Gambling Act.
One held A resident of Kajheri village, Yogesh Singh, was arrested from Sector 52 allegedly with 25 pouches of liquor. He has been booked under the Excise Act.
Vehicle stolen A resident of General Hostel, Sector 15B, Mr Abhishek Arora, reported to the police that his Hero Honda Splender motorcycle (PB5F 6766) was stolen on the night of December 17 from Sector 15 here. A Bajaj Chetak scooter (HP20 3723) of Mr Punit Sharma, a resident of Una district, HP, was also reported to be stolen from Sector 34-A on the night of December 18. Two cases of theft under Sections 379 of the IPC have been registered. |
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PNB honours 200 employees Chandigarh, December 20 More than 1000 staff members along with their family members came for the function from various parts of Punjab, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir and the city. Mr Harwant Singh, General Manager (North Zone), was the chief guest who gave away the prizes. Prizes were given to staff members for incumbents of large branches, best branches (rural and urban), issuing credit cards and maintaining different kinds of accounts. Prizes were also given to the best performers in sports and cultural activities. A cultural programme was also presented on the occasion. |
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Road show by bank Panchkula, December 20 This is the first of its kind road show held by the employees of any bank in this region under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets Act. The Act allows the bank employees to demonstrate after the defaulters have failed to pay back the loan, after notices under the Securitisation Act were served on them. Senior bank officials informed that the local branch had a defaulting amount worth Rs 40 lakh due from defaulters. Twenty five officers and staff members of the bank went to the premises of one defaulter in Sector 15 and two in Railley village. They were carrying placards bearing messages “Repay our bank loan”. After the demonstration, the defaulters reportedly approached the bank and promised to pay back the loan at the earliest. |
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Chandigarh, December 20
