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Syndicate throws rules to the winds
Chandigarh, January 31 As per the rules, a student gets admission in MCA after clearing the entrance examination and has to complete the three-year course maximum in five years. But in this case, the girl only attended the course for four months and cleared one semester only. Sending the rules for a toss, the case was taken up as a special one at the last Syndicate meeting held on January 8 and the admission was approved. Her admission was made to the department on January 28, 2008. According to sources, under normal circumstances and if the rules permitted, she would have got admission as per the common procedure. But that was not the case. Moreover, considering her admission was done in 2004, there is no way that she can complete the three-year course in the remaining one and a half years. If such a special case can be made for a student then chance should be given to those students who could not complete the course in due time. Why such discrimination, asserted one of the senators. The chairman of the department said after receiving the Syndicate’s decision, the admission was made. “The Syndicate is the supreme body and any decision taken there has to be implemented”, he said. Nevertheless, if the decision is made a rule then relaxation will be something for the students to cheer about.
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Admin gets cold feet on plastic ban
Chandigarh, January 31 This coupled with the non-feasibility of the proposal, patterned on the lines of "smoke-free" city, has forced the administration to put it under cold storage. There will be no ban on the plastic bags till a consensus was arrived at by the affected parties, sources said here today. In fact, a delegation comprising MPS Chawla, president of the Chandigarh Industrial Association, Charanjiv Singh, president of the Chandigarh Beopar Mandal, and Kuldeep Singh, general secretary of the Chandigarh Plastic Manufacturers and Traders Association, recently called on the adviser expressing concern at the proposal. Subsequently, a meeting was called by DC-cum-municipal commissioner R.K. Rao where the idea of making the city "plastic-free" did not find favour with various stakeholders. It was argued that law governing plastic bags was stricter than other cities in Chandigarh. Currently, the law allows manufacturing of virgin plastic bags measuring over 8”X12” and above 30 micron thicknesses in the city. The pollution in the city was largely due to substandard plastic bags coming to the city from other parts. Besides, the harm to the environment from plastic industrial packing of one-time usage commodities like pan masala, shampoo, namkeen and small size
plastic carry bags used by petty dealers, was much more than the standardised plastic bags, Chawla told The Tribune. Instead of putting a blanket ban on the use of plastic bags, the administration should effectively check the incoming of surplus and substandard plastic carry bags from outside Chandigarh which is striking at the very survival of approved plastic manufacturers, Kuldip Singh asserted. Meanwhile, terming the proposal as “far removed from reality”, Charanjiv Singh stated that many commodities like milk, clothes and grocery items came in packaged forms and it would not be feasible to ban the use of plastic bags for storing them. Meanwhile, it is aruged that the cost of the laminated paper bags, which will ultimately replace the plastic carry bags, will cost al teast 10 times. This would put the traders at a disadvantage vis-a-vis the major corporates in the retail sector, it was added.
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UT keen to retain Bir as CITCO MD;
Chandigarh, January 31 The decision to retain him was conveyed to Punjab via letter dated January 29 which details the administration’s keenness to seek extension for Bir. “Accordingly, Government of India will be requested to extend the tenure of J.S. Bir,” the letter mentions, asking for Punjab’s concurrence in the matter. In November last, the UT had asked Punjab to send a panel of officers to replace Bir. The panel sent on January 18 had the names of following officers - former Patiala and Kapurthala DC R.K. Verma, Ramesh Kumar Ganta and SK Sharma. Earlier in May last, UT had returned another panel sent by Punjab for the replacement of Bir. At that time the administration had said it would like to retain Bir till the time his deputation with UT ends. The deputation ends on April 19, but is sought to be extended. Pending CITCO projects requiring close monitoring is said to be the reason behind UT’s decision to seek extension for Bir, sources say. CITCO has three significant projects at hand - renovation and underground parking at hotel Mountview and expansion of hotel Parkview.
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Shortcuts to six-pack abs fraught with health risks
Doctors and other experts in the field point out that excess intake of protein and other body growth products lead these youngsters to the high-risk zone of various health problems, including kidney problems, diarrhoea, lethargy, blood urea (gout) and stamina loss. A survey in various gyms of the tricity reveals that the youngsters are taking herbal food supplements indiscriminately on the instructions of their coaches and those who run the gyms and health centres, most of whom have little knowledge about proper diet schedule. Big profits are the main attraction as sellers of these products have been earning over 100 per cent profits, claimed some shopkeepers. Making most of the opportunity, the city markets are glutted with such ‘desi’ and Chinese herbal protein powders and body growth food supplements. At many gyms, these supplements are being provided in the shape of health shakes and juices. By taking these costly products, which cost over Rs 250 or more per 250 gm, the youngsters are not only squandering their money but also playing havoc with their health. Talking to The Tribune, Prof Manjit Singh Dhillon, orthopaedician and sports medicine specialist at PGI said, “The work of protein is to make blocks of muscles. So the moderate intake of proteins along with exercise benefits the human body but if one takes it in excess, certainly it results in various problems.” On the issue, another city-based doctor, Ravinder
Chadha, former physiotherapist, Indian cricket team said, “Undoubtedly, sportspersons, especially in power games, need more proteins than ordinary ones. But they (the sportspersons) should also take these with the consultation of specialist dieticians or doctors. The excess intake of proteins develops bulk muscles, which decrease physical activities”. Raising questions on the authenticity of the products, B B Singal, patron, Panchkula District Chemists Association, said, “All these products come under herbal medicines. It is difficult to ascertain whether the claims of the manufacturers are right or wrong, as there is no testing laboratory here to check their contents. Besides, standardisation of these products is not fixed.” Admitting the fact, Sunil Walia, president of the Chandigarh Body Building Association, said, “I know such practice has been prevailing in many gyms. We always exhort our sportspersons to just go by the advice of the specialist or doctor if they want to get proper diet chart. The government agencies should also take some initiative to check this menace before it gets
too late.”
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Stay on selection of ASI
Chandigarh, January 31 About four applicants who had appeared for the written exam stated that they had applied for the post of ASI in the UT police on the basis of advertisement published in a Hindi daily. The applicants pointed out that the Delhi police had taken the written test for the post on January 13. It was later found out that the question paper for the test got leaked and sold for lakhs. Thus the test was again
held by the Delhi police. However, it came to light that the test for ASI taken by the UT police was also leaked but no steps for holding the test again were taken. One of the applicants, Multan Singh, stated that the test was held on December 23, last year which was cleared by all applicants. The applicants averred that the test was not according to the syllabus. It was added that not a single question of reasoning ability was asked in the test. While there were 50 questions on general awareness and 20 on English. Also, one of the applicants alleged that his answer-sheet was replaced with some other candidate. The CAT has put a stay on the selection assistant sub-inspector in the UT police. The case has been deferred to February 14.
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Padma Bhushan no reason to rest: Goswamy
Chandigarh, January 31 It has been long since he began his laborious pursuit of art, taking art to people, helping them use it for refinement of sensibilities. But the pursuit has not been easy, not even with its share of rewards -- first the Padma Shri and now the Padma Bhushan. Ask Goswamy what it feels to be a Padma Bhushan, and he smiles from ages of experience: “I still feel the loneliness of the long distance traveler. That’s precisely the lot of an art historian in India,” says the scholar, credited with reconstruction of genealogies of Indian artists and establishment of a new methodology in classification of art. But more than anything else, he is known for making art accessible to people by ridding it of jargons that make it “elitist”. The task is not easy, considering art is not even on the national agenda. In the fifth decade of his career, Goswamy regrets this fact greatly: “Art in India is still considered to be a service activity unlike in the west where it matters,” he says. Another trouble is the enormous amount of visual illiteracy in the country traditionally trained in aural culture. “We need to make a transition and realise that art is meant for the refinement of mind. Through my works, I have tried my best to project art as everyone’s possession. It is not what it is believed to be - created by some for some,” says Goswamy, whose very first book “The Mughals and the Jogis of Jakhbar” became a model study and was on the syllabus of JNU for long. He wrote it with J.S. Grewal in 1967; since then he has published 24 works, made major discoveries including the Kutch and Gwalior paintings. But even today, Goswamy is sad over the dearth of artistry in the country. “Appreciation for contemporary Indian art is for the wrong reasons motivated by markets. Common men only have a speculative interest in the prices of contemporary Indian artworks. And then, there’s the increased interest in popular culture, which is fine. But it can’t be allowed at the expense of thousands of years of our history,” says the art historian, now busy with another international project titled “Indian Masters”. To be held in Zurich in 2010, the exhibition will put forth fresh perspectives on Indian art. For Goswamy, the work is exciting considering his past interest in the field. He was the first art scholar to show that existing art classifications were not valid as they depended heavily on geographies of artists. “Art follows geography in a small way. I showed how styles developed within the families of artists,” says Goswamy, whose book “Pahari Masters” and “Family and the basis of style” became benchmarks in art history. He is now writing another book -- “Indian paintings in the Sarabhai Foundation”. Many more may well be on their way, given the scholar’s unwavering commitment to forward march. “Padma Bhushan is no reason to rest,” he says, referring to Spaniard poet Blanca Varila work “Curriculum Vitae”. The opening lines of the poem are: “Let’s say you have won the race; And the prize of winning the race is another race…” For Goswamy, the race is on.
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Cold continues its spell
Chandigarh, January 31 With day temperature recorded at 19° C, the temperature variation during the day was a whopping 17.6° C. Day temperature dropped partially by 0.2° C as compared to yesterday when it was 19.2° C. In areas around Chandigarh too, the minimum settled at low levels -- 1.3° C -- seven degrees below normal -- at Patiala and at 1.5° C -- six degrees down -- at Ludhiana. The minimum plummeted in Haryana as well with Narnaul recording 0.5° C, five degree below normal, Ambala and Karnal recording 1.6° C and 1.8° C respectively, six degrees below normal. At Shimla, the minimum declined to minus 2.8° C and icy-cold winds lashed the capital town, leaving the plains, including Chandigarh, numb as well. The cold wave will continue its spell for some days, says the Met department.
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PGI fined Rs 5.8 lakh for negligence
Chandigarh, January 31 The petitioner Bimla Devi, 50, stated that her husband Inder Pal, was admitted to the PGI for heart problem on March 19, 2005. He was discharged from the hospital on March 25, 2005. The doctors suggested him to undergo a bypass surgery for which an amount of Rs 1.57 lakh was deposited on account of medicines and operation fees. She alleged that her husband had visited the hospital several times and requested the doctor to fix a date for operation but nothing was finalised. Sadly, Inder Pal passed away on June 19, 2006, due to heart attack. Replying to the petition, the PGI stated that the deceased had not come for treatment regularly as suggested by the doctor. The hospital maintained that he had started taking treatment from some other institute. The commission headed by K.C. Gupta stated: “The PGI did not bother to fix a date of operation and to inform the department which had sent the amount. The certificate of death shows that Inderpal had died on June 19, 2006. Therefore, negligence on the part of the PGI in not fixing the date in case of serious patient of heart is writ large. Thus we agree with the reasoning given by forum.”
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Rodrigues honours NCC cadets, officers
Chandigarh, January 31 Addressing a function after honouring NCC cadets and officers who took part in the Republic Day parade and PM's Rally-2008 in New Delhi, General Rodrigues suggested that there was a need to form an alumni association of the NCC cadets to periodically meet and share their knowledge and perceptions. Anjuli Bhawra, secretary, Higher Education, Punjab, presented a book titled "India's Unending Journey" by Mark Tully to the Governor. Kanwaljit Singh, DPI (Colleges), welcomed the Governor.
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Counsellors urge to fight mental illness
Chandigarh, January 31 Developed in the West as an answer to medication, a therapeutic community worked on the concept of therapeutic environment, where affected persons were encouraged to share their thoughts and discover their lost selves. “We put people in touch with themselves. We encourage them to ask who means something to them; what are their values and beliefs, what matters. The idea is to make them talk and help them to emerge from self-imposed isolation,” says director ASV Hank Nunn, Chandigarh, today to work out ways of setting up a similar community here. Accompanied by Usha Srinath, a psychotherapist, who has spent a lifetime dealing with illnesses like schizophrenia, bipolar, hysteria and depression, Nunn argues that all hospital wards, children’s homes, schools and prisons could be run as therapeutic environments. Srinath agrees, adding that attention must be paid to relationships. “The idea is to make a sufferer realise that isolation, anxiety, drugs and alcohol is no escape from the problem,” she says. As for now, Nunn and Srinath are concentrating on the fund-raiser for the therapeutic community in Chandigarh. They have roped in Hema Malini for a ballet performance on February 2 at Indradhanush auditorium, Sector 5, Panchkula.
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For the cause of girl child
Chandigarh, January 31 The moving docudrama begins with a girl’s birth and immediately after knowing that it’s a girl how her own family members drown her in milk till she succumbs. In the next sequence, the circle of miseries and discrimination follows the girl at every step when she reaches school going age or even when it comes to have food. Unlike her brother, she is not sent to school and is left at home to do household chores. She is not even provided with the same food as her brother. All moving visuals are well narrated with Rita Kant’s voice over. “The idea came to me about three months back but the actual work began about three weeks back. The idea was to project the vicious circle that certain unfortunate girls have to go through,” she asserted.
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NSUI protests against child labour in PU
Chandigarh, January 31 The NSUI today protested against child labour in the campus. The activists met the dean, students’ welfare, and submitted a written report against child labour on the campus and demanded its abolition. Maninder Singh of the NSUI said the university authorities were caught sleeping as the activists showed them the pictures of underage children working as waiters and cooks on the campus. Reacting immediately on the NSUI representation, the DSW has sent a circular to all the contractors and the chairpersons of the departments to ensure strict compliance of the laws relating to abolition of Child
Labour.
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College girl commits suicide
Chandigarh, January 31 The victim, Onam Bansal, took the extreme step at around 11 am in her room on the first floor. She used a ‘dupatta’ to hang herself. Her younger brother who shared the room with her was off to school. Her father Ashok Bansal is general manager with IT Corporation. While mystery shrouds the reason behind her committing suicide, the girl reportedly received a lecture from her father late last night. Family sources said the girl was not on talking terms with her father for the last one year. Bansal said he had asked his daughter yesterday to take up responsibilities and he himself was shocked at the suicide. The police have begun investigations.
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10 lakh saplings to make city greener
Chandigarh, January 31 The Chandigarh Administration in its bid to making the city greener and more beautiful has made an action plan. The action plan's implementation was discussed at a meeting under the chairmanship of finance secretary Sanjay Kumar. The major decisions taken at the meeting included free distribution of 25,000 saplings of trees, shrubs and herbs by the forest department to educational institutions, medical institutions, resident welfare associations and NGOs. The distribution or selling of 15,000 saplings of ornamental, flowering and fruit trees by the horticulture wing of the municipal corporation and engineering department to institutions and individuals for planting on public or private lands was also okayed. Transplantation of more than 250 grown lip, pruning of 500 mango trees growing in the mango belt between Industrial Area Phase-I and residential area (Sector-28 and 29) for rejuvenation for better growth and mango production, organisation of 'massive plantation drive' in schools, colleges, residential colonies, villages, hospitals and other public and private lands as part of 'Van
Mahotsava' celebrations during the month of July and August were among the other decisions taken.
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Conserve oil to save forex: Expert
Chandigarh, January 31
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Online sanctioning of building plans by GMADA
Mohali, January 31 This was decided during the last meeting of the executive committee of the authority. The GMADA has signed a memorandum of understanding with the centre for computational engineering (CCE) of the college. All property owners who intend to construct anything are required to get their building plans sanctioned from the estate office, GMADA, before beginning construction. Even during construction period, there are stages when an applicant is required to intimate or seek approval from the estate office. The whole procedure takes a lot of time and in the absence of even one officer, causes unnecessary delays. The online system of sanctioning of building plans is expected to streamline this tedious process. Once the system is in place, all building plans would be received digitally from the property owner or his representative architect through e-mail and uploaded to the server. The soft copies of the files would be submitted and sent to the respective draftsman or junior engineer for checking and verification. In case the plans are not satisfactory, these would be sent back to the applicant with comments. Once the plans are sanctioned it would be intimated to the concerned builder or architect through e-mail. The CCE would design a comprehensives web-based solution with databases of building plans payments and various reports and remarks. The setting up of the system for GMADA would cost Rs 9 lakh. Earlier, the CCE PEC had also prepared GIS data for the area under the jurisdiction of GMADA to be provided to Jurong for the preparation of a master plan.
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‘Fake’ doctor still at large
Panchkula, January 31 The Panchkula civil surgeon Dr Kamla Singh lodged a complaint with the police that the accused was claiming to be a graduate and postgraduate in ophthalmology from PGIMS Rohtak and CMC Ludhiana respectively, while his name was not found in the records of the said medical colleges. The police was investigating the papers and bank accounts of the accused to know about his activities, said Sandip Khirwar, Superintendent of Police, Panchkula. Meanwhile, the police has sent a notice to the accused asking him to cooperate in the investigations. The police was also verifying the reports that the accused held an eye check-up camp at Morni recently where he operated upon several patients.
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DCs told to complete ongoing projects
Panchkula, January 31
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4 Tribune men retire Chandigarh, January 31 While Rattan Kumar, sectional head, retired after putting in 28 years of service, Hardeep Singh Syal, assistant manager, retired after 35 years. Chander Bhan Tewari served the institution for nearly 40 years. Prem Singh, driver, retired after putting in 31 years of service A farewell party, which was attended by Rajeshwar Chopra, AGM, and staff was organised where their services to the institution were lauded. |
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Letters
Rash driving is quite common on tricity roads. The traffic cops need to make surprise checks and senior officers need to be present to keep a check on their staff. The police should also make night checks as it is fear that works. Punching of driver’s licence on every offence will also work. The idea of approaching the youth in colleges to make them aware of the dangers of rash driving and provide them with protective kits and awareness material is also very good. This can help in curbing rash driving and saving valuable lives to a large extent. R.K. Garg, Chandigarh Readers 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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From Schools & Colleges
Chandigarh, January 31 Principal of the school Madhu Bahl said their school would provide free education to children of nursery to Class XII and also arrange for providing free dresses, books, stationery and transport facility for them. The initiative has been christened as “Ahsaas”. She said school also planned to initiate earn while learn project. Rally A bicycle rally was organised by students of Moti Ram Arya Senior Secondary Model School, Shishu Niketan Senior Secondary Model School, Government Model Senior Secondary Schools, Sector 33-D and 40-B. The students marched from Parade Ground to Dev Samaj College of Education. The rally was jointly organised by the Indian Oil Corporation, Yuvsatta and Dev Samaj College of Education to propagate conservation of oil and gas. City mayor Pradeep Chhabra and Gurmeet Singh, deputy general manager, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Punjab State Office, led the rally. Programme The education department organised a sports motivation programme for girl players at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 18, here today. Wing Commander Satish Bhatia (retd) was the chief guest. DPI (s) S.K. Setia announced that the department would give all facilities to the UT players. Constituted The education department has constituted a district-level committee for the National Awards 2007 on the basis of the representation given by the Government Teachers Union. According to DPI (s) S.K.Setia, the new committee will have three members, including a chairman. Tributes paid Peace Club of Government Model High School, Sector 36-B, Chandigarh, paid tributes to father
of the nation Mahatma Gandhi by presenting plays, skits, group songs and a dance drama
on the life and teachings of Mahatma Gandhi. Coordinator of Yuvsatta Parmod Sharma was the chief guest. In charge of the club Amarjit Kaur administered a pledge to uphold values of non-violence. Quiz The department of economics of Government College, Sector 11, organised an inter-college quiz contest today. Seven teams from different colleges of the city participated. Principal of the college Dr A.L. Gauba was the chief guest.
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Students trace Indian roots
Chandigarh, January 31 Professor Makarand Pranjape, a writer and critique from JNU, traced the roots of India in the wisdom tradition of saints and sages. The presentation was followed by a healthy interaction between the speaker and audience, including senior faculty members from the various departments of the university, lecturers from different colleges of the city and students, which served the real purpose of the event. The programme was chaired by Prof Rana Nayyar of the department of English.
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From Schools & Colleges
Mohali, January 31 S.L. Mehta, principal, Sri Sukhmani International School, applauded the efforts of the students. 250 Participated
Various inter-school and inter-college competitions were organised in Shivalik Institute of Education and Research, here today. Col Vijay Kumar Sood, Commanding Officer, NCC Ropar, Punjab, was the chief guest. More than 250 students from 5 schools and 17 colleges participated in the competitions. Competitions were held in different categories. Efforts of students and teachers were appreciated. Scholarships
Students of Chandigarh Group of Colleges (CGC), Landran, have been given scholarships and cash prizes worth Rs 5 lakh for securing various meritorious positions in the examinations conducted by PTU during 2007. Explaining the policy on incentives to students for achieving academic excellence, Satnam Singh Sandhu, chairman and Rashpal Singh Dhaliwal, president, said a student who stands first in a PTU examination is given a scholarship of Rs 10,000. While others who appear in merit lists of PTU get a scholarship of Rs 5,000 per head. Dhaliwal announced that in future the students standing first in PTU will be given a laptop. Dr G.D. Bansal, director-principal informed that all facilities and maximum incentives are given to the students as well as teachers for achieving academic excellence. Competition
A fabric designing competition was organised in MDSD Girls College at Ambala City today. As many as 65 students took part in it. Kiran Aangra, principal of the college, appreciated the creativity of the participants and asked them to take active part in cultural and other activities. She also emphasised on the importance of arts and
culture. The coordinator of the competition Manpreet Bajwa also spoke on this occasion. Vijeta got first position in the competition while Tanjot remained second. Manjula and Shivani were declared third. Film show The Patiala branch of the Ryan International School organised a film show at Mini Tagore Theatre in its ongoing drive to create awareness among students against various social evils gripping the society. The film titled, ‘Chotti Si Asha’ with its theme against AIDS, was well appreciated by students of St Peters Academy, Our Lady of Fatima Convent School and Multani Mal Modi College which comprised the audience. The film was conceptualised, produced and directed by students of the Ludhiana branch of the Ryan International School. The principal of the Patiala branch of the school, Pooja Sharma, said the film went on well with a house full. The present students and others lauded the show. She added that various schools had asked for CDs of the film so that they can show it to students who were absent.
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HC faces SC flak again
New Delhi, January 31 “Reasons substitute subjectivity by objectivity. The emphasis on recording reasons is that if the decision reveals the ‘inscrutable face of sphinx’, it can, by its silence render it virtually impossible for the courts to perform their appellate function or exercise the power of judicial review in adjudging the validity of the decision,” a Bench of Justices Arijit Pasayat and P. Sathasivam held. This was the second stinging observation against the high court by the apex court for not spelling out proper reasons in its judgement. “Right to reason is an indispensable part of a sound judicial system, reasons at least sufficient to indicate an application of mind to the matter before the court,” the Supreme Court said, clarifying that another rationale was that the party to the case could also know why the decision has gone in its favour or against. Terming the spelling out of reasons as “salutary requirement of natural justice”, Justice Pasayat, writing the judgement for the Bench said, “Inscrutable face of a sphinx is ordinarily incongruous with a judicial or quasi-judicial performance.” The strong observations were made by the apex court in a dowry case from Haryana in which the Sessions Judge had found no evidence against the other members of the family, including parents of the husband. Evidence was found only against the husband while the other members were exonerated. The high court in a review petition by bride’s father stated that when articles of dowry were handed over to the parents of the husband, it would mean that they could misappropriate them. “It is they who can practice cruelty for less dowry or otherwise,” it said. But the apex court found that mere giving such presumptuous interpretation was not sufficient on the face of Sessions Judge’s “well reasoned order.” “When the high court was interfering with such conclusions, arrived at on facts, it ought to have indicated the reasons necessitating such interference. That has not been done and on the contrary on presumptuous conclusion the order of Sessions Judge has been set aside,” the apex court observed. “Reasons introduce clarity in an order. On plainest consideration of justice, the high court ought to have set forth its reasons, however, brief, in its order indicative of an application of mind,” it said. In view of this, the apex court set aside the high court order and allowed the appeal of the parents of the husband. It said such a verdict without reasons could not be maintained and had rendered the judgement unsustainable. But it clarified that the observation should not be construed any opinion about the role of the husband against whom the case is still pending.
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2 get life term for murder
Chandigarh, January 31 Harish and Sunil were convicted under Sections 302, 392 read with Section 34 of the IPC. According to the prosecution, Walia, a 47-year-old resident of Sector 37, was murdered by three youths in October 2003. According to the prosecution, on the day of the incident Mahendra Mahato, night watchman of a private telecommunication company, had informed Umant Walia, brother of the deceased, that he had seen three youths in the age group of 20 to 25 years beating up Gunwant Singh Walia. Umant rushed to the scene of the incident along with the Neelam, wife of the deceased, where they found Gunwant lying in a pool of blood. Harish and Chikna were arrested in November 2005, while the third accused Manpreet has been declared a proclaimed offender.
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Traffic Jams
Chandigarh, January 31 The Bench, comprising Chief Justice Vijender Jain and Justice Mahesh Grover, also made it clear on the parking issue that private inconvenience has to give way to public convenience. Issuing notice of motion to the NHAI and Union of India for February 8, the Bench directed the filing of reply within three days with advance copy to the petitioner. As the matter came up for hearing, counsel for the petitioner Sohi Banquet stated the needs of a gathering of about 10,000 people could be catered to, while the parking space was enough for 500 vehicles. The Judges added the NHAI was constructing expressway for the benefit of the people at large, but the land belonging to it was being used for the purpose of parking vehicles of guests attending the parties. In his petition against the Union of India and the NHAI, Balbir Singh of Baltana in Dera Bassi had earlier sought the quashing of orders dated November 26 and December 5 last year. Giving details, the petitioner contended he was asked to remove “unauthorised occupation” within seven days. In another notice, the NHAI conveyed that after site verification his property was found to be “through the national highway”. The notice had further stated that to and fro activities were causing traffic jams and bottlenecks at the Yadvindra Bridge, besides affecting the construction activity of the new bridge.
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Lawyers defer strike till Monday
Panchkula, January 31 The lawyers were on agitation against the district administration after their sheds erected on the land around the court were demolished by the anti-encroachment wing of the HUDA on January 20. The lawyers were labelling it as an arbitrary act of administration and were on a strike since then. They also decided to file the criminal cases against the officials concerned with the demolitions. Though the lawyers would return to courts from tomorrow, the proceedings initiated by some of them to file criminal cases against the officials would not be suspended, said Gupta. A meeting of the association on Tuesday would also decide the further course of action, he said.
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Chandigarh, January 31
