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Eight days on,
Jaswal booked
Chandigarh, January 3 Sector 19 police station SHO Sukhdev Singh Bhullar said the case was registered on the directions of senior officers after DSP (CID) Devinder Singh Thakur submitted his inquiry report. A case under Sections 506 and 509 of the Indian Penal Code was registered in this connection. Senior officers had taken legal opinion on the report and then gone in for the registration of a case. The DSP had earlier recorded statements of both parties and staff members of the Directorate of Sainik Welfare during the course of the inquiry. A police officer said the statement of the victim in such cases was enough to book the accused. Ms Raj Kaur, widow of an army man, who had been posthumously awarded the Sena Medal, was given the job of clerk at the office on December 5, 2000. She had levelled allegations of sexual harassment against Brigadier Jaswal during a press conference on December 26 last. He had denied the charges, maintaining that she had been facing an inquiry for levelling caste-based accusations against Ms Surinder Kaur. He had said she had levelled allegations of sexual harassment to cover up for that. Ms Raj Kaur, mother of two, was presented before the media here by All-India Anti-Terrorist Front chief Maninderjit Singh Bitta. She stated then that she had made representations on the issue to the Chief of Army Staff, the Kendriya Sainik Board, the GOC-in-C, Western Command, and the National Commission for Women, but received no response. Her husband, Havaldar Gurmail Singh, was killed in action during Operation Rhino in Assam on August 22, 1997.
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Caring two hoots for war memorabilia
Chandigarh, January 3 In an incident that took place in front of the Government Museum and Art Gallery, Sector 10, Aman rammed his speeding car into the fencing around the Pakistani military tank placed there. The tank was captured during one of the wars against Pakistan. According to the eyewitnesses, Aman, who was driving his Maruti car (CH-01-X-6016) at break neck speed reached the parking lot, where the tank was stationed. He tried to negotiate a turn without slowing down his vehicle and in the process lost control over his car and rammed it into the fencing. Fortunately, the car struck the fencing and came to a halt before hitting the tank. It was after a lot of effort that the car, which was struck into the fencing, was virtually lifted by people to remove it from there. Aman did not seem to show any regret for his action. The police was called to the spot. But the police officer let him go scot free and did not take any action against him. According to the police, no case has been registered in the incident.
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20 from city shine in CAT
Chandigarh, January 3 Aspirants of MBA courses, who had appeared in the Common Admission Test (CAT), had a busy day today in search of results. At least 10,500 local students appeared in the CAT, conducted by IIMs on November 19 last. The results of IIMs at Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Kolkata were declared till the evening. Results of the IIM at Lucknow would be available on January 8, as announced on its website. No information was available about the IIMs at Kozhikode and Indore, but was expected to be available in the next two or three days. “The position about the total calls city students have received will be clear in a day or two, when other IIMs announce their results”, said Mr Hirdesh Madan, regional head, Bulls Eye. The number of successful students was likely to increase in the coming days. Saurabh Goyal, a student of the Chandigarh College of Engineering Technology, had 99.96 percentile and qualified in the three IIMs that declared results. “I feel jubilant that I have scored so well. My hard work has paid dividends”, he said. Aastha Sood, a student of the PEC, was the other student who got all three calls. “I never expected such a good result because my CAT paper did not go on expected lines. I am excited as I have got such a good result. My parents are also happy about the result”, she said. The list of students from Chandigarh included a wide variety of successful candidates. A number of students with experience had got calls and the list included doctors and engineers. Students had to start preparing for the next hurdle — group discussion and interview. Students with more than 92 percentile and sectional balance could get a call from the UBS here.
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Sec 23 resident, friend die in accident
Chandigarh, January 3 According to UNI, the victims have been identified as Surender of Sector 23 and his friend Satpal, a resident of Jammu Tawi. Surender had gone to meet his in-laws and was on his way to Nilokheri. The mishap occurred just when their car took a turn to Nilokheri and a jeep rammed into it. The impact of the accident was so strong that the police had to call for a crane to take out the victims from the mangled remains of the car. Surender reportedly died on the spot while Satpal succumbed to his injuries in the Civil Hospital in Karnal later.
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Vijayant Malik, a trainee of the Sector 10 Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Academy, has moved to the third round of Boys’ singles of the ITF Junior World Ranking Tennis (Grade 3) Tournament underway at Sector 10 CLTA Stadium. Spotted under the Chandigarh Academy for Rural Tennis (CHART), a specially designed programme to nourish the upcoming tennis talent, Vijyant was picked up by the CLTA from a village in Haryana at the age of 11 years. As a member of India Junior Davis Cup team, Vijayant has played the international tennis circuit in Damascus, Syria, and Brunei, Malaysia. He also made his presence felt at Asia-Oceania closed Junior Tournament in Bangkok, Thailand, in October. During these tournaments, the ITF ranking of Vijayant in the under-18 age group has improved from 1700 to 479.
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Passing Thru
What brings you to the city?
I have close links with this beautiful city, having lived here since many years. I am here for the launch of Pammi Bai’s Punjabi music album. What hopes do you have for your movie Waaris at the Oscars? A lot. It is a well made film and a lot of effort has gone into it. We are hoping it will receive a good response from the jury. Do you think stringent laws are needed to tackle piracy? Yes, certainly. Piracy is the biggest factor working against the fledgling Punjabi music industry. We have met top Punjab Government functionaries in this regard and have been assured action. Let us see what finally happens. Is Punjabi music growing? Yes. Look at the number of new entrants every month. If this sector was not doing well, why would there be so many new album releases. But, I must say, quality should not be sacrificed at the cost of quantity. Only the good will eventually survive. Money can produce a music album but much more is needed to sell it.
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Last chance for making voter cards from today
Mohali, January 3 According to the Sub Divisional Magistrate-cum-Electoral Registration Officer, in 69-Kharar constituency, the work of making photo identity cards would go on till January 9. The authorities concerned have earmarked 27 locations where photo identity cards will be made on different days. The locations are: Government Elementary School, Gharuan (January 4), Government Elementary School, Simbal Majra (January 5), Panchayat Ghar, Patiala (January 6), Government Elementary School, Rurki Pukhta (January 7), Government Elementary School, Daun Majra (January 8), Government High School, Desu Majra (January 4), Government Elementary School, Jhungian (January 5), Government Elementary School, Ballomajra (January 6), Government Elementary School, Balongi (January 7, 8, 9), Government High School, Chunni Kalan (January 4), Government Elementary School Majat (January 5), Government Elementary School, Popna (January 6), Government Elementary School, Cholta Khurd (January 7), Government Elementary School, Cholta Kalan, (January 8), Government Elementary School, Nogiari (January 4), Government Elementary School, Gudana (January 5), Government Elementary School, Gige Majra (January 6), Government Elementary School, Mote Majra (January 7), Government Elementary School, Tangori (January 8), Government Elementary School, Mauli Baidwan (January 4), Government Girls High School, Sohana (January 5, 6), Government Elementary School, Mataur (January 7), Housefed office, Phase X, Mohali (January 8), Dr B.R. Ambedkar Institute, Phase III B 2, Mohali (January 4), Government Senior Secondary School, Phase III B 1 (January 5,6), Punjab State Electricity Board office, house number 33, Phase III A (January 7) and Gian Jyoti Public School, Phase II (January 8, 9).
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Peak hours: 45 CTU buses kept off road
Chandigarh, January 3 In the peak hours (from 4.30 pm to 7 pm), the city bus stand virtually presents a fair-like atmosphere as hundreds of people have to wait for their buses to reach their destination. “It is very difficult for ladies to travel in overcrowded buses as many unscrupulous people take undue advantage of the situation. Many a time, we have to miss our bus due to this problem and have to wait for a long time to get the next bus,” said Ms Sunita, a government employee. Ms Shalini, who is working with a private firm at Ambala, rued that the long wait for buses at the bus stand was really very tiresome after hectic office work and a one-hour journey from Kalka. “It seems that CTU does not have enough buses. In the evening, all buses are packed to capacity at the bus stand. At most times, I have to stand and travel in the buses. The authorities should take the matter into consideration and start more buses on the ‘heavy’ routes,” said Ms Shalini, a resident of Sector 38 (West). Surprisingly, more than 45 fully functional buses are standing off-the-road during peak hours. The shortage of staff is the reason quoted by the CTU officials for this situation. According to the CTU management, they are forced to park over 45 buses of the general route during the evening hours because the amount of overtime payments are more than the amount earned by the transport at that time, which cause losses to CTU. Denying the official’s version, a CTU staff member said on condition of anonymity, “The problem can be solved by giving the staff overtime. The earning of the transport will definitely be on the higher side than the expenditure including the overtime payments.”
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Chilly wind kept residents indoors
Chandigarh, January 3 Officials in the Meteorological Department said the maximum temperature recorded today was little higher than what was recorded yesterday (18.6°C). The minimum temperature recorded was, however, around two degrees less than yesterday’s temperature of 6. 4°C. In fact, the lowest minimum temperature in the region was recorded in the city, with Ambala recording a temperature of 4.3°C and Patiala braving the chill at 5.1°C. Residents of Patiala heaved a sigh of relief today as the maximum temperature rose from 9.6°C yesterday to 18.5°C today. The Meteorological Department indicated a dry weather, mainly clear sky in the next 24 hours. The city is also likely to have thick mist in the morning and the evening. The early hours this morning witnessed heavy fog. Buses and trains were delayed due to bad weather, much to the discomfort of the commuters. The fog disappeared around 11 am. Meanwhile, a large number of press conferences, functions and public gatherings were cancelled today, as the people who were supposed to come from Delhi, Bangalore and other cities to attend these functions could not make it to the city. The press conference of the Ambassador of Croatia and the visit of actress Mahima Choudhary to a diamond store in the city were cancelled. All this is causing a lot of inconvenience not only to the organisers but also to the invitees. The organisers on their part were busy making phone calls, sending e-mails, and SMS to all invitees through out the day to avoid any confusion. All events scheduled for today were postponed for the next two days.
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Police awards youths for helping nab robbers
Chandigarh, January 3 Mr Vivek Gogia, DIG, Headquarters and Intelligence, awarded Mr Manpreet Singh, Mr Nasir Qayoom Zargar, Mr Parmod Kumar, Mr Shailandher Singh, Mr Nitant Kumar Yadav, Mr Virender Sharma and Mr Sunil Kumar with first-class certificates and a cash reward of Rs 1000 each. Mr Gogia also honoured the Sector 17 police station SHO Jagbir Singh, SIs Charanjit Singh Virk, Janak Singh and Dharambir, two head constables, eight constables and two home guard men. The SHO said the accused admitted during interrogation to have stolen Rs 1.50 lakh from a house in Sector 39 about four months ago. He said the police was trying to find out from where they had procured the countrymade weapon. They were produced in a local court today, which remanded them in one-day police custody.
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Officials authorised to lodge complaints of power theft
Chandigarh, January 3 The electricity wing, in the process of removal of illegal kundi connections have caught quite a few offenders and have lodged FIRs against them. However, according to section 151 of the Indian Electricity Act, 2003, the court takes cognisance of an offence punishable under the Act only if a complaint in writing is made by the officers authorised by the Government or the Commission. Accordingly, officials have been authorised to lodge complaints with the police regarding the theft of electricity.
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Allotment of govt houses: Applications invited
Chandigarh, January 3 An application for the higher and lower categories of houses from the “eligible employees” in Form ‘A’ along with Form ‘D’ is to be forwarded to the office of the Secretary, House Allotment Committee, through Chief Secretaries of the respective states and the Registrar, Punjab and Haryana High Court, before January 31. All officials, who had earlier applied and their names exist in the old seniority list for a particular category of houses, but have not been allotted a house, need not to apply again as their names will be included in the new revised seniority list. Employees of the Governments of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh Administration and Punjab and Haryana High Court, working on regular basis at Chandigarh, Panchkula or Mohali are eligible for the allotment. The employees of those departments of UT Administration who have their own Departmental Pool Houses shall not be entitled for the allotment of houses from Chandigarh Administration Pool. For higher categories of houses, there is no such bar and any eligible employee working in eligible office may apply for it.
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DIT to obtain ISO 9001 certificate
Chandigarh, January 3 The National Productivity Council, a premier consultancy organisation under the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Government of India, has been engaged in providing consultancy and training for this purpose. The NPC has started the required work to enable DIT to obtain both ISO 9001:2000 certification for the department as well as ISO 14001:2004 for the Rajiv Gandhi Chandigarh Technology Park (RGCTP). The consultancy is likely to take six months after which the administration will apply for the requisite certificate.
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40 teen clubs participate in workshop
Chandigarh, January 3 The Chief Guest, in his inaugural address said, the problem should be addressed in urban as well as rural areas. “We should think about the health, career, recreation and other aspects of an adolescent’s life,” he said. In the workshop, Col Ravi Bedi, Dr Avnish Jolly, Mr G.S.
Kajla, Mr Amarpreet Singh, Miss Lavlin, Mr Samson Masih, Dr G.S. Bajwa were the resource persons. The participants of this workshop included youth leaders from various youth clubs of Chandigarh and Hoshiarpur, peer volunteers, peer educators, national service volunteers and members of teen clubs.
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British Library incorporates ‘Lifestyle’ section
Chandigarh, January 3 Membership of the library for the public can be availed on 7 January 2007. The seats will be filled on a first-come-first-serve basis.
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Parties join hands on Mayor issue
Chandigarh, January 3 The BJP-SAD combine, the CVM and the BSP, which are in opposition in the House, are all contesting the election in Ward No. 7, besides the Congress. In the MC House, interestingly, the BJP-SAD and the CVM have 12 seats together, same as the Congress. While the Opposition is joining hands to elect a Mayor of their choice, in Ward No. 7 they are raising slogans against each other. A formal announcement by the Opposition is expected tomorrow. Meanwhile, there is discontent among the councillors regarding the fact that the Mayoral election is being held two days before the election in Ward No. 7. The election in Ward No. 7 is scheduled for January 14, while the election for the Mayor’s post is on January 11. The election shall be presided over by nominated councillor Dr A.P. Sanwaria. The common feeling is that the elections should be held after January 14. “In a hung House every vote counts,” states a councillor.
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2 held for forgery
Chandigarh, January 3 Giving details sources in the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Chandigarh Police said the manager of the ABN
AMRO Bank, Sector 17 lodged a complaint alleging that Sunny Sahni of Sector 20, Panchkula and Nishi Kumar of Sector 19-A, Chandigarh, both working as agents with the bank, withdrew Rs 68,000 in cash and also raised a personal loan of Rs 2 lakh by submitting fake documents. The bank told the police that the documents were submitted in favour of D.K. Sharma of Sector 19. The police after verifying the statement registered a case under various provisions of the IPC in this connection.
Car stolen
Mr V. Bhalla of Sector 44-B lodged a complaint with the police alleging that his car was stolen from his residence on Tuesday evening. A case of theft has been registered.
Gambling
The police arrested four persons on the allegations of indulging in gambling from two separate places in the city. The police said Devinder Singh of Sector 29 was arrested from rehri market for gambling. The police recovered Rs 1370 from him. In another incident, Abdul, Mohammad and Dinesh were held from Sector 29 for indulging in gambling. The police recovered Rs 125 from them. Two separate cases under the Gambling Act have been registered.
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12 booked for criminal intimidation
Mohali, January 3 According to the police, Mr Amandeep Singh of Phase VII complained that Harjit Singh and others allegedly beat him up and his mother, damaged his car and also threatened them with dire consequences. Meanwhile, Ms Gurpreet Kaur of Phase IV complained to the police that someone had stolen cash and two mobile phones from her scooter which was parked
outside a gurdwara in the area. In another case Ms Balbir Kaur of Sector 66 told the police when there was nobody in her house someone broke into the house and decamped with Rs 45,000 and valuables.
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