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36 injured in police fury
Chandigarh, May 3 The clash left at least 36 protesters injured. The police first used tear gas shells and water cannons to disperse the unruly mob, but soon found itself at the receiving end with people pelting stones. Deputy Superintendent of police (DSP) S.S. Randhawa, additional SHO of the Sector 11 police station Prem Singh Dalal and two women police officials were among 30 police officials injured. The injured were shifted to the Sector 16 General Hospital and the PGI. The attack enraged the men in khaki who cane-charged the agitators and chasing them to their houses and thrashed them. The residents alleged that the officials went ‘berserk’ and did not spare even women and children. The police has arrested at least 16 residents on the allegations of rioting, attempt to murder and obstructing government servants from discharging duty. It all started at around 10 am when the administration, accompanied by the local police, reached the spot and began construction work there. The people got agitated when they saw JCB machines digging the road. About two weeks ago, the administration had stalled the work following a protest by the residents. Additional deputy commissioner Inderjit Singh Sandhu and SDM Ankur Garg were present at the spot. When the residents attacked the JCB machines, breaking windows, the authorities called for additional force and the situation turned tense. When this reporter visited the colony, he saw the people had shut themselves in their homes. On seeing mediapersons, they mustered courage and came out to narrate the tale of police fury while showing their injuries. Morinda MLA Ujjagar Singh Badali condemned the police action, terming it as “hooliganism” and stated that if the administration did not desist from blocking the link road to the colony falling in Punjab, they would stop CTU buses from entering Punjab and also the water supply to the city in retaliation. He said he would take up the issue with the state government. SSP Gaurav Yadav said the police had to resort to a cane charge following the “grave action” by the residents. The boundary wall of the PGI being constructed at Janata Colony near Nayagaon under the supervision of police officials and the UT authorities on Thursday afternoon.
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Sekhon puts in papers; top brass in quandary
Chandigarh, May 3 Despite repeated efforts, no senior officer was ready to come on record on the issue. Throughout the day, the IGP and DIG Vivek Gogia were not available on their mobile phones. Gogia refused to meet a delegation of mediapersons while SSP Gaurav Yadav declined comment. A senior police officer said Sekhon in her resignation letter submitted on Wednesday did not mention anything against the posting of inspector Jagir Singh as SHO of the Industrial Area police station. She,
however, expressed resentment against the department, claiming that justice was not done to her in the episode of sexual harassment. About her resignation letter, the police officer held that rules clearly stated the resignation letter should be unconditional, which was not the case. She had taken up issue of injustice being meted out to her and also held that she was subjected to mental agony for the past three months as the department had not sympathetically considered her case. The resignation letter, sources said, had been sent for legal opinion and a decision would be taken only after the IGP returned on Monday. Sources added that most likely it would be rejected. Sources said Sekhon in her letter had mentioned that the department had not referred her case to the sexual harassment committee of the department. She had also expressed dissatisfaction over the manner in which the investigations were conducted by a senior police official. She met the SSP Gaurav Yadav today to discuss her case. Sources said Sekhon was annoyed with senior officials as they had not kept their word and rewarded inspector Jagir Singh by posting him as SHO. On January 22, Sekhon had alleged that inspector Jagir Singh had outraged her modesty and threatened her in the Sector 17 police station. Following which inspector Jagir Singh was arrested and suspended immediately. The issue was later resolved with the intervention of senior officials and other persons in a lok adalat. The charges of criminal intimidation were dropped as they were not proved during the course of investigation.
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GMADA notices to 15 schools
Mohali, May 3 GMADA chief Krishan Kumar said the authority had allotted sites for schools to managements at subsidised rates on the condition that 10 per cent of the total number of students in the school would be from below poverty line (BPL) families. “It has come to our notice that many educational societies, some of which
have been running since 2001, have not fulfilled this allotment condition,” said Krishan Kumar. The notices issued to these schools on April 30 by the Estate officer, GMADA, state that they have failed to submit a list of students admitted from BPL families. The school is required to waive the tuition fee of these students. The school managements have been asked to reply to GMADA within 10 days, failing which action will be initiated against them. The schools/managements, which have been issued these notices include: Blue Wing School, Phase 7, Doon International Educational Society, Sector 69, Cheema Educational and Charitable Trust, Phase VII Industrial Area, Riverdale Preparatory School, Sector 70, Shishu Niketan Model School, Sector 66, Singh Memorial Educational Society, Phase VII, Sandhu Education Society Public School, Phase IV, Mata Ajit Kaur Memorial Education Society, Sector 65, Smart Kids Educational Society, Sector 64, Aanchal Education Society, Phase VI, Genius Educational Society, Sector 69, Love Walk Educational Welfare Trust, Sector 70, Shree Hemkunt Educational Society, Sector 71, Global Education Society and Pooja International Education Society.
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Markfed ex-supdt kills himself
Chandigarh, May 3 The wife of the deceased, Ranjit Kaur, told the police that they heard a gunshot at 7.30 am. When she and her daughters entered the room, they found the body lying in a pool of blood on the floor of the bedroom. Shocked, they called their neighbours and relatives. The police was also informed about the incident. The police said the site inspection revealed that the deceased might have shot himself while sitting on the bed, pressing the trigger with his toe. The injury suggested the he had put the gun on his throat and fired. The shot shattered the skull. Navinder is survived by his wife and two daughters. His elder daughter is married and was on a visit to her parents’ home. He retired from Markfed about two years ago. SHO of the Sector 34 police station inspector Prem Kumar Chauhan said the family had ruled out foul play.
— TNS
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Poisons 2 daughters, herself
Mohali, May 3 According to the police, Ritu (32) gave some poisonous substance to
It is reported that Ritu allegedly suffered from depression as she had three daughters. No suicide note was found. The incident took place in the afternoon and there was nobody at home at that time. The husband of the deceased , William, operates an auto-rickshaw in the town while Ritu’s mother-in-law works as a Class IV employee at a dispensary in Phase VII. It is reported that a brother of William, who lived on the first floor of the building, saw Pallavi vomiting. Pallavi and the kids were immediately taken to the PGI, but could not be saved.
— OC
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Power: Good news from dams of north
Chandigarh, May 3 On the basis of the existing level of water and inflow of water in the days to come, especially during the monsoon season, one should expect adequate generation of power from hydro-power projects on the dams in north India. In fact, the level of water has begun to shoot up in the Ranjit Sagar Dam that was never filled to the brim in the past. Sources said the existing level of water at the Ranjit Sagar Dam was 519.71 mtrs, about 12 mtrs more than that of last year on this day. The maximum filling level of the dam is pegged at 527.90 mtrs. The way the water is flowing in from the higher reaches, it is likely to be filled by the midddle of the monsoon season. Record snowfall in the higher reaches of the Himalayas during the winter this year will help in a big way to keep the level high in dams. Snow that came at the fag end of winter has already begun melting. " It is loose snow that has begun melting,” says an expert. Inflow of water in the Ranjit Sagar Dam is 9,600 cusecs as compared to 9,300 cusecs last year and the outflow is just 4,400 cusecs. That is why the water level is shooting up. And generation from the dam is just 31 lakh units daily against its optimum capacity to generate 108 lakh units. There is an urgent need to manage the generation and water from the dams such as Ranjit Sagar Dam in a scientific manner. That is what the experts say. " In the existing comfortable level of water, the PSEB should plan better power generation from the dam,” experts add. " If excess water released from the Ranjit Sagar Dam goes to Rajasthan or elsewhere, the Punjab government and the Punjab State Electricity Board should not be worried in this regard,” say experts. " PSEB's interest should be to generate maximum possible power from this dam,” they add. In the Pong Dam, the level of water was 1348.29 ft today against the last year's figure of 1321.47 ft on this day. The optimum level of this dam is 1390 ft. The inflow in the dam is 8,300 cusecs and outflow 15,000 cusecs. The outflow has been increased to manage the level of dam during the monsoon season, that is peak filling period. In the Bhakra Dam, the level of water today was 1565.2 ft as compared to last year’s 1561.97 ft on this day. Inflow in the Gobind Sagar reservoir at the Bhakra Dam is 15,000 cusecs and outflow is 25,000 cusecs. Sources say that outflow has been kept high to manage the level of water during the weeks to come. All these dams will certainly be filled to the brim by the end of the filling season. The met department has predicted a normal-95 per cent-monsoon this year. Even in case of below-normal rainfall in the catchment area of these dams, it will be filled to th brim this year, say experts. In the Kulu-Manali region, the snowfall has been very good this year. Sources in PSEB say snowfall during last winter in the Kulu-Manali region had broken the 90-year-record. However, no exact date is available in this regard at the official level.
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Ammo scam: Mediapersons’ presence recorded
Chandigarh, May 3 A GCM is an open court and the presence of media reporters or other spectators is not brought on record of the trial, except for routine entries in the visitors’ register while entering a military establishment. When the court re-assembled today, the particulars of reporters present in the court were sought by the judge advocate and recorded by him. The prosecution counsel, Lt Col J S Sandhu (retd) , while submitting his written reply to the plea of the defence against the jurisdiction of the court and its apprehensions against a free and fair trial, attached several copies of media reports pertaining to the trial as appendixes. On objections raised by the defence counsel, Col S K Aggarwal (retd), the court directed the prosecution to remove the copies of the media reports from its reply. In his reply, Colonel Sandhu also stated that the defence had no right to challenge the jurisdiction of the court and raise the issue with regard to Army Rule 22 and 23 at the present stage. Stating that the Bar Council of India rules prohibited advocates from giving personal publicity or furnishing newspaper comments, the prosecution counsel contended that the defence had projected distorted and one-sided facts about the case. The prosecution counsel also contended that the court was hearing the case in accordance to the relevant laws and that at no stage was the prosecution suppressing facts and documents relating to the case and favourable to the accused.
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Central board for private tubewells in southern sectors
Chandigarh, May 3 An amendment to the water supply bylaws providing for sinking of private tubewells in the densely populated southern sectors (from 39 to 55) are part of the measures suggested by Sushil Gupta, regional director of the CGWB, in a recent paper presented at the Chandigarh Science Congress here. The paper claimed that water levels were quite shallow in the southern sectors with waterlogging conditions existing in the area. In fact, de-watering had to be resorted to while constructing multi-storeyed buildings. In a way, the shallow aquifers are not being put to any use with most of the water going down the drain. "In fact, the permission to install tubewells in the group housing societies will go a long way mitigating water shortage, besides using water for productive use like drinking," Gupta said here today. With a population of about 10 lakh, Chandigarh's water supply is about 80 million gallons per day (MGD) as against the total requirement of 108 MGD. The paper said a part of the shortfall of 28 MGD of water could easily be met through shallow replenishable ground water resources of the city, predominantly in the southern parts. Emphasising the need for formulating a proper ground water development and management plan, Gupta said the administration should encourage the pumping of water from the shallow aquifers as the water table had been going down in the deeper aquifers in other parts of the city.
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No free power, water for Bar body, HC told
Chandigarh, May 3 The administration, through its counsel Anupam Gupta, also pointed out that the Punjab and Haryana Bar Association had carried out substantial additions/alterations/renovations in the Bar library and in the women’s Bar room. It was submitted that these alterations etc., were carried out without the permission of the administration and were patently illegal. The demolition of the original load-bearing walls had endangered the safety of the structure. The counsel pleaded before the court that even the high court had never enjoyed or even claimed any such right to free electricity and water and had regularly paid for the said amenities. The administration further submitted that the association’s argument that there was a constitutional obligation cast upon the administration to provide free electricity and water to it was a complete travesty of the Constitution and the law. It was further averred that there was not any provision under the prevalent tariff plan of the Chandigarh administration for the supply of free electricity or water to any government or private building in the UT. Even the charges for electricity and water consumed at the Cremation Ground, Sector 25, Chandigarh, including the electric crematorium, and electricity and water consumed in all UT parks were duly paid by relevant authorities, it was contended. Another important fact highlighted by the administration’s counsel was that the association’s request for free power and water had already been rejected by the Union ministry of law and justice vide its letter dated March 29, 2005. Interestingly, the administration also refuted the Bar association’s claim that the association had installed a air-conditioning plant in any part of the high court building. It was submitted that no private air-conditioning plant could be allowed to be installed in any part of the Capitol Complex comprising the Legislative Assembly, the Secretariat and the high court. The split ACs installed by the association had resulted in additional and unauthorised load, it was averred. Importantly, the consumption of electricity in the lawyer’s chambers was duly paid for by the lawyers concerned and each chamber had a separate meter.
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Demonstration held by UT Powermen Union
Chandigarh, May 3 The demonstration was held against the alleged "abusive behaviour of the deputy director of Technical Education, Haryana, who misbehaved with the maintenance staff, junior engineer and even senior officers of the department on Monday night this week. Bhagmal Rana, general secretary of the union, while addressing the protest demonstration, condemned the misleading statement of a "consumer" who misbehaved with the complaint redressal staff, junior engineer and even the SDO. It was pointed out that the complainant had constructed an illegal room and was using unauthorised electricity loads. He had installed two air conditioners without permission.
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Ghaggar bridge under PSHRC scanner
Zirakpur, May 3 A division bench of the commission comprising Justice R.L. Anand, acting chairperson and N.K. Arora, member, constituted the commission under Bibek Sarkar, PSHRC secretary, to file a report by May 11 under Section 13 of the Protection of Human Rights Act,1993. Taking up complaint filed by advocates Arvind Thakur, Mitesh Ganga and M.S. Naryal, the commission expressed serious concern at the chaotic traffic conditions on the strategic narrow bridge resulting in the violation of the human rights of the motorists. The bridge may prove to be highly detrimental to the public safety and security, the order asserted. The applicants, who were held up in the traffic jam on March 27 on their way from Patiala to Shimla for over two hours, had alleged that there was no traffic police personnel from the Mohali police to regulate the traffic. As thousands of vehicles, including heavy vehicles, passed over the bridge daily, the plight of the commuters could be imagined in case of a traffic jam. Besides, the bridge was dotted with potholes at regular intervals making it a safety hazard. In fact, a major tragedy is waiting to happen as the iron railings on both sides of the bridge are damaged. The pedestrians find it difficult to cross the bridge as it was narrow and outlived its utility, the application alleged. In fact, the traffic snarls multiplied during the marriage season as the Zirakpur-Panchkula stretch of the highway was dotted with marriage palaces and resorts.
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770 toilets not enough
Chandigarh, May 3 As per the master plan, these structures will be providing shelter to more than 6500 persons. However, availability of only 770 toilets and bathrooms is likely to make things difficult for those living here. Even as work on toilets and bathrooms is yet to be completed, more than 400 units have already been occupied by BPL families. Those looking after the construction of the prefabs also expressed concerns over inappropriate sanitation arrangements. But, they lamented that it was a policy matter and they were simply carrying out the orders. Some contended that if proper sanitations were not made available to the families, these structures would become “planned slums”. Though the sewerage system and water pipes have been laid in the area, the limited number of toilets, bathrooms and taps will create crisis in these structures, once all units are occupied. Ravi Kumar, a local resident, said the move to provide structures to the BLP families was a good one, but in case proper sanitation was not provided, it would create a slum-like situation. Inderjit Anand, in charge of the project, maintained that additional bathrooms for ladies were being constructed. He said sanitation arrangements had been made as per the norms of the administration and expressed optimism that there would not be any sanitation problems.
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Punjab seeks nod to ply more buses from city
Chandigarh, May 3 Reliable sources said a crucial meeting towards sorting out various differences between the CTU and the Punjab government is scheduled for next week. It has been pointed out that Punjab is seeking permission for plying of more buses from the Inter-State Bus Terminus in Sector 17. "The ISBT is already crowded and we are working out plans for further decongestion so it will not be viable to allow more buses from Sector 17. Chandigarh has a small total area so no one should have trouble travelling to the southern sector for boarding their buses from Sector 43", a senior official said. Another key issue likely to feature at the meeting is the plying of autorickshaws from the neighbouring cities of Punjab and Haryana, particularly PB-12 and HR-68 numbers, on the city roads. Following a big drive of challaning autorickshaws from the neighbouring towns recently, the vehicles are back on the road. An autorickshaw driver said, "The UT was allowing very few new numbers. On the other hand, we end up paying heavy fines for not having the required permits. However, we cannot let go of our source of living. We expect Punjab to iron out the differences because the city is the capital of our states so there should be no special permission required". The meeting will also work out the possibility of a formula of fixed number of trips instead of kilometre limits. Another issue likely to feature at the meeting includes plying of Ambala syndicate buses which were challaned recently.
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No NoC for vacant plots
Mohali, May 3 The delegation brought to the notice that the NOCs in connection with vacant plots were not being issued to allottees who felt harassed. The association demanded extension of five years for vacant plots so that owners could construct houses on their plots. The association also demanded implementation of the tatkal scheme in GMADA. The delegation said the same scheme had been implemented by the passport office and even by the Railways. The association demanded implementation of Apartment Act in Mohali and also to give relaxation of making a room in the backyard of the flats constructed by the housing board. They requested the CA to allow property dealers to enter the office for one hour daily for their work.
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Opposition councillors demand security
Mohali, May 3 The councilors stated at a press conference here today that after Kuldeep Kaur Kang had complained against the behaviour of senior vice president Rishiv Jain and another councilor Gurmeet Singh Walia they all had started feeling insecure. They said they had met the SP (City) and told him that if anything happened to the 13 councilors of the opposition group, Sidhu should be held responsible for it. Rishiv Jain and Gurmeet Singh Walia were booked by the police on charges of using force with the intent of outraging a woman’s modesty, criminal intimidation and wrongful restraint on a complaint lodged by Kang. The councilors said that they would ask Capt Kanwaljit Singh to take action against Sidhu for leveling baseless charges against the former. He said people were going to the minister with their problems and as such he was making efforts to solve these. They wondered why the MLA should have any objection to this.
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Pre-mature retirements in IAF down
Chandigarh, May 3 Till April this year, 16 pilots have quit the Air Force, according to information released by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) today. Average training costs for pilots vary from service to service and from stream to stream, ranging up to Rs 10.35 crore. The IAF has agreed to allow officers in the age group of 54 years and above to join the national flag carrier. A memorandum of understanding in this regard was signed between the IAF and Air India on April 5, 2007. According to the MoD, this is to facilitate a second career option to the retiring IAF officers and also to reduce the requirement for expatriate pilots for the national carrier. Some reports state that Air India is facing a shortage of pilots as a number of them have moved to other operators. The growing aviation industry in India has a high demand for trained and experienced pilots. The ministry today claimed that the exit of officers being sponsored would not affect the operational status of the Air Force as these officers would have already served their useful tenure as pilots. The officers being sponsored are generally those who are superannuating within a year or so. Hence, this would neither lead to shortage of pilots in the IAF nor any loss incurred on their training. The Air Force today has a shortage of 1,528 officers. According to available information, the present strength of the IAF officers is 10,590 against the authorised strength of 12,118.
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Command Hospital takes to modernisation
The work culture of the hospital, with a devoted team of doctors, is fully institutionised and geared towards patient satisfaction. All specialists are on telephone. None of them is distracted from work during the working hours. The Commandant of the hospital, Maj-Gen V.P. Pathania, takes his first round of the day to the ICU and other key places at 7.30 a.m. Redress of grievances
There are over 8,000 cases of Army personnel pending in various high courts and the Supreme Court. This is because the officers, JCOs and other ranks are losing faith in the inhouse system of delivering justice to them. When an Armyman submits a statutory or non-statutory complaint for the redressal of his grievances, he comes to be looked at as a culprit. The system of dealing with complaints is not only tardy but is also harsh. About two years ago, the Military Secretary’s (MS) Branch at the Army Headquarters had said in a letter that the officers should not go to courts against their supersession. It argued that they were not achieving any thing by doing so. The MS Branch further said that of the 183 officers who went to courts in the past five years, only 15 won their cases. That the MS Branch failed to prove its point is clear from the fact that over 12 per cent officers according to its own figures got their promotions through the courts. The court cases will automatically reduce when the Army starts dealing with the complaints more objectively and speedily.
Absence of patriotism
Knowing it full well that he is the top target for militias, Prince Harry, third in line of succession to the British throne, is all set to move with his unit to Iraq this month. all efforts to dissuade him from going to Iraq for frontline deployment have failed. he has threatened to resign if he was held back. Now compare this spirit of patriotism with the one that our ruling families possess in India. Whereas in most European countries, the ruling family members do a stint in the country’s armed forces, in India, it is conspicuous by its absence. The only exception was the rulers of the erstwhile princely states. Would our ruling elite and political leaders think for a moment that they can provide better and cleaner leadership to the country by following the example of Prince Harry? There is no better way to serve the country than pledging your life for it by joining the armed forces.
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Don’t demolish Ram Setu, says Shankaracharya
Chandigarh, May 3 Criticising the government's proposed demolition of Ram Setu, he said three attempts had already been made to demolish this bridge but every time these had been met with failure. Ram Setu was constructed by Lord Sri Ram about 9 lakh years back and from then onwards it remained the strongest symbol of Indian culture and Hinduism, said Shankracharya, adding that the government was trying to destroy the symbols of culture and destroying Ram Setu was one of the examples. Demanding that the government should take immediate steps to stop killing of cows and export of cow meat, Shankracharya said the killing of cows was also going on unabated in the country and government is proving to be muke spectator in this heinous crime.
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Market panel’s chief poll on May 14
Chandigarh, May 3 The DC-cum-secretary, Agricultural Marketing Board, R K Rao, said SDM (Central) Ankur Garg had been authorised as the presiding officer to conduct this elections. The secretary, Market Committee, had been asked to make all necessary arrangements in this regard. He further added that in order to have a transparent, free and fair elections, the complete process would be video-graphed and open to the media.
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Beer city The tricity can be called "beer city". According to a survey, there is more beer consumption in the tricity than Mumbai and Delhi. This has led to widespread accidents mostly during nights involving youngsters. These accidents can be checked if the police and administration take certain measures. A bar should not entertain persons below the age 25. The police should make random checks at liquor vends. The number of vends in the city should be reduced considerably and at the time of auction (which takes place every year), the administration should provide guidelines to the auctioners. Parents should also keep a watch on their wards. Apart from radio and TV broadcasting, NGOs, schools and colleges should join hands for eradicating this social evil. Ankur Behl, YPS, MohaliReaders are invited to write to us. Send your mail, in not more than 200 words, at news@tribuneindia.com or, write in, at: Letters, Chandigarh Tribune, Sector 29, Chandigarh – 160 030
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Decomposed body found under railway bridge
Chandigarh, May 3 The police, however, termed it a case of accidental death, saying that the victim died after being hit by a train and fell from the height. Sources in the Government Railway Police said the victim had been identified as 28-year-old Soni of Phase I Industrial Area. The police received information at around 2 pm that a body was lying under the bridge. The spot was far from the road and the police had to walk a distance of about one kilometre to reach there. The body bore multiple injuries and was highly decomposed. The victim’s skull was badly broken while he had fractures on his legs and an arm. His face was swollen. As the railway bridge has iron grill on both sides of the track, it reduced the possibility of the victim being fallen from the bridge after being hit by the train. Investigating officer of the case said it was by chance that the victim was identified. His father Sucha Singh was passing from there and saw the people assembled. As his son was missing for the past three-four days, he came there out of curiosity and identified the body as that of his son. He reportedly told the police that Soni was unmarried and was alcoholic. He was unemployed. He, however, did not express any doubts over the death. The body had been shifted to the Civil Hospital, Kalka and post-mortem will be conducted on Friday.
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Driver falls off third floor, hurt
Chandigarh, May 3 The police said the victim Bawa Ram told the police that he fell accidentally when he had gone to drink water and slipped off the parapet after losing his balance. The police has recorded a daily dairy report in this connection.
Theft
Mohammad Salil of Mauli Jagran reported to the police, alleging that bidis, cigarettes and Rs 3,000 were stolen from his rehri parked in rehri-market, Phase II, Ram Darbar, last night. A case of theft has been registered.
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Citco earns Rs 16.95 cr profit
Chandigarh, May 3 According to managing director Jasbir Singh Bir, the provisional results have revealed that the corporation has been successful in improving its turnover from Rs 273 crore in 2005-2006 to Rs 301crore in 2006-07. The profit for the year ending March 31, 2007, estimated at about Rs 17 crore, will be 17 per cent higher than the profit of Rs 14.50 crore achieved in the corresponding period last year. Hotel Shivalikview has also given remarkable financial results. The hotel with occupancy of 70 per dent has witnessed an increase of 15 per cent in turnover from Rs 11.62 crore to Rs 13.41 crore this year. Its profits have, however, increased by 33 per cent from Rs 3 crore to Rs 4 crore.
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James Plaza gets site in city centre
Chandigarh, May 3 The site is located adjacent to the Taj. The adviser’s court has put a condition that the hotel would have to be constructed within one year, irrespective of the fact that the ownership of the site changes hand. The market value of the hotel site, however, runs into several crores.
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SBoP celebrates foundation day
Chandigarh, May 3 The branch was set up in May, 1963, and since then it has been recognised for its customer focus and innovations. S.C. Dhall, branch manager, said during this year the bank was hopeful of achieving a business turnover of over Rs 100 crore. He also said the bank had now been rated as "efficiently run" in the recent inspection and audit report.
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WITH a clientele of about 7.55 lakh, the Command Hospital (Western Command), Chandimandir, is in the process of modernisation. All formalities for the procurement of over Rs 5 crore MRI Scan have been completed and it will start functioning within a few months from the new building, which is under construction. A radiotherapy unit for cancer treatment and a cardiac cath lab will be coming up in the near future. A two-bed cardiac care unit is being added to the intensive care unit (ICU), which is being put on central monitoring system. On the average, 1,400
patients come for OPD treatment/medicines and around 60 patients are admitted to/discharged from the hospital daily. The availability of medicines in the hospital is as high as 99 per cent now.