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PU Syndics
meet today CHANDIGARH, April 23—The Panjab University Syndicate, which meets tomorrow, will discuss issues related to students, formation of selection committees for approvals to courses, affiliations and awarding Ph.D degrees to candidates . The formation of selection committees for filling posts of 10 professors, 24 readers and 20 lecturers in various teaching departments will be taken up for the first time after powers to do this were taken away by the Syndicate from the Vice-Chancellor. Sources disclose that sub-committees to appoint these committees are likely to be formed. Among the students’ issues which will be discussed, is the recommendation of the Dean University Instruction, Prof I.B.S. Passi, regarding reservation of 80 per cent seats for students of B. Pharmacy seeking admission to M. Pharmacy course on the pattern of Delhi University. Since the course was available in very few colleges and universities, the undergraduate students of the Pharmacy Department had gone on strike thrice to press for reservation. The strike was called off following an assurance from the DUI that the demand would be forwarded to the Syndicate. Also for approval, on the agenda, is granting permanent affiliation to the Government Medical College, Sector 32, along with permission to admit 50 students annually in the MBBS degree course. The Syndicate will also consider granting provisional affiliation to the Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences, Muktsar, for the B.Sc Nursing Course for the session 1998-99. It will consider the regulations of M Tech (Micro Electronics) course, admissions to which will begin this year if it gets the nod from the members. Recommendations of a committee constituted by the VC for granting grace marks upto one per cent of the total marks to students of M.Sc Honours, scoring 54 per cent, marks, will also be considered. The permission will enable them to secure 55 per cent marks applicable from 1999 annual examination. The issue of forming a
comprehensive set of rules for university’s Guest
House and Faculty House will be dwelt upon. The committee
formed to consider recommendations regarding tariff,
cost-bearing facilities for refreshments, meals and
rentals of the Faculty House and Guest House, has
approved of a marginal increase in the already proposed
room rents. |
Holiday in
UT today CHANDIGARH, April 23 -- The Chandigarh Administration has declared April 24 and May 8 as public holidays on account of special revision of electoral rolls in the Chandigarh parliamentary constituency. All government offices,
institutions, boards, corporations and undertakings of
the Administration will remain closed both on April 24
and May 8. These holidays will also be observed under
Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. Electoral rolls revision today CHANDIGARH, April 23 — The first phase of revision of electoral rolls will be held at 524 polling stations set up all over the city tomorrow. This exercise of updating the rolls is being undertaken on the guidelines issued by the Election Commission. The staff deputed at these centres will entertain the claims of city residents for correction, alteration, deletion or inclusion of entries in the rolls from 9 am to 6pm tomorrow and the day after. The second phase will be
held on May 8 and 9 at these polling stations. The
requests for issuance of new voters cards, including
those who have attained the age of 18 and are bona fide
residents of the city, would also be entertained at these
booths. |
Rs 34.33
crore for GMCH CHANDIGARH, April 23 — The Sector 32 Government Medical College and Hospital will get a major share in the Chandigarh Administration's Annual Plan for 1999-2000. With an approved Budget outlay of Rs 143.64 crore, nearly 25 per cent of it — Rs 34.33 crore — has been earmarked for the Government Medical College Hospital project The Plan and allocation for various departments has just been approved. Last year, the revised Annual Plan size was Rs 137. 76 crore. In fact, the GMCH has been an important and major capital project component in the Ninth Five Year Plan, the size of which had been fixed at Rs 154.35 crore out of a total capital outlay of Rs 225 crore. Besides the GMCH, other major component of the Plan is the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation which will get a grant-in-aid of Rs 26.50 crore during the current financial year from the Chandigarh Administration. Ever since the elected civic body came into being in December, 1996, the Administration has been providing grant-in-aid on annual basis for various development projects within the municipal limits of the city. In the Ninth Five Year Plan, the Administration has proposed a total grant-in-aid of Rs 109.85 crore. Nearly one-fourth of the outlay will go to the capital project works. The allocation has been fixed at Rs 37.03 crore. This also includes finances for acquisition of land for various future projects of the Chandigarh Administration, including Phase III sectors. Besides, the construction of the exhibition ground infrastructure and a flyover at the Sector 26 Transport Chowk are other major projects likely to be taken in hand during the current financial year. Power continues to be another important area to get a substantial allocation. The Administration has made a provision of Rs 11.18 crore for the power sector alone. This will include start of work on setting up of captive power generation units in the Union Territory of Chandigarh. The NTPC has already agreed to provide free consultancy, both on feasibility and environmental impact of the liquid-based captive power generation unit for 100 MW of energy.The Administration has provided Rs 6.28 crore for education, including schools and colleges. A provision of Rs 3.89 crore has been made for the transport sector. The money will be mainly spent on completion of the second inter-state bus terminus in Sector 43 besides providing concrete pavements in the existing Sector 17 inter-state bus terminus. Another important area for which a provision of Rs 3.70 crore has been made is housing for government employees. Since there has been a long-standing demand from gram panchayats and rural areas for strengthening of rural roads, a provision of Rs 2.7 crore has been made for this area alone. To facilitate wet
dredging of Sukhna Lake, tenders for which have already
been floated, the Administration has earmarked Rs 2.18
crore for the environment and ecology. A similar
provision had been made last year also. |
Physical
test cleared by 79 CHANDIGARH, April 23 — Seventynine candidates, including 27 women and eight ex-servicemen, have cleared the physical examination for the selection to the post of Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) of the Chandigarh police. The list was displayed at all police stations, the Police Headquarters, Sector 9, and the Police Lines, Sector 26. The written test will be held on April 27. A final list of those who will clear the written test will be displayed the same evening. Selections will be made after the interviews, according to Mr Ajay Kashyap, SP, Headquarters. Nearly 2,200 candidates had applied for the 14 posts. Out of these 700 had appeared for the physical examination. Meanwhile, the physical
examination for the selection of constables has been
postponed to July. |
Protest
march by BJP CHANDIGARH, April 23 — The local unit of Bharatiya Janata Party today demanded that Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, who is the leader of the single largest party in the Lok Sabha, should be invited again to form the government at the Centre. This was one of three demands made by the unit in a memorandum sent to the President through the Deputy Commissioner of Chandigarh here today. Earlier, a large number of BJP and Shiromani Akali Dal workers, accompanied by office-bearers of the local units and their various frontal organisations, organised a protest march from Sector 19 to the office of the Deputy Commissioner in Sector 17 and raised slogans in favour of the BJP and Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee.The processionists also burnt effigies of the Congress President, Mrs Sonia Gandhi, and the AIADMK chief, Ms Jayalalitha. The memorandum said that in case the President wanted to invite the leader of any other political party to form the Government, he or she should be asked to furnish the proof of support from other parties in writing as was done in the case of the BJP the last time. The BJP also wanted that the present political uncertainty should not be allowed to continue for an indefinite period and some deadline should be fixed for the political parties to stake their claims and support their claims with written documents. Earlier, the BJP and SAD workers assembled at the Sector 19 Rehri Market. Those who joined the procession included the BJP President, Mr Dharam Paul Gupta, former mayor of the city, Mr Gian Chand Gupta, Mr Gurpartap Singh Riar (President, local unit of Shiromani Akali Dal), Mr Neeraj Tayal, Mr Suresh Varma, Mr Des Raj Tandon, Ms Ranjana Shahi, Mr Mohinder Singh, Ms Neena Tewari, Mr Harbhajan Singh, Mr Prabhu Dyal, Mr Parshottam Mahajan and others. Carrying banners and
flags, the processionists moved towards Sector 17 raising
slogans against Mrs Sonia Gandhi and Ms Jayalalitha. At
Sector 17, they organised a rally which was addressed
among others by Mr Dharam Paul Gupta, Mr Gurpartap Singh
Riar, Mr Gian Chand Gupta and Mr Neeraj Tayal. Later, a
deputation went to meet the Deputy Commissioner and
submitted a copy of the memorandum to him. |
Police
holds welfare seminar RAMPUR\ BHANU, April 23 — In view of the poor attendance at the welfare seminar organised at the ongoing All-India Police Duty Meet, it was proposed that the seminar be a part of the Directors-General Conference in the future and not of police meets. Of the 32 teams participating in the meet, representatives of only nine states and four central police organisations turned up at the venue, the Ninth Battalion Officers Mess at Ramgarh, today. The programme began a few minutes late as some persons came at about 11 a.m. The teams which had sent their representatives and details of the welfare activities being carried out in their respective areas included Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Punjab, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, CRPF, CISF, BSF and ITBP. The seminar was chaired by Mr Raman Srivastava, IGP, Kerala, as Ms Kiran Bedi, IGP, UT, could not make it. The deliberations were set in motion by Mr R. L. Manan, DIG, ITBP. He said that the attendance showed the importance that the state departments attached to welfare measures for their personnel. He said there was a lot to be done to mitigate the hardships of jawans posted at remote, inaccessible and hostile terrain. He also said that there were different rules for various organisations. While the officers of a certain state police performing their duty along the border were allowed to engage porters for carrying their belongings and equipment, the jawans had to carry their things themselves, he said. There should be efforts on the part of the authorities to expedite routine matters like holding of departmental promotion committees and removal of redtapism. The jawans should not be made to run about from one officer to another for routine matters like sanctioning of earned leave. There was also a need to improve the mobility of personnel and a need for fixed tenures so that family lives were not disturbed by frequent transfers. The housing problem also needed to be solved at the earliest. Mr Srivastava, while delivering his presidential remarks, said that there was a need to come up with new ideas after due deliberations. He also stressed on follow-up action on the previous proposals sent to the government at the AIPDM held at Bhopal in 1997. He said that the facilities provided to the state police and the central police organisations could not be compared as the former were funded by the state and the latter by the central government and there were bound to be differences in allowances and privileges. Summing up the proceedings, he said that each state police department should have an exclusive welfare cell, headed by a dedicated officer of the rank of IGP, to monitor welfare activities. He should be responsible for initiating and following up the grievances of personnel and getting them redressed. As one officer could not go about monitoring all such activities in big states, he should act as a nodal officer for district-level schemes. Facilities provided by states like Punjab, like gas connections and free travel in roadways buses could be emulated in other states easily. Similarly, instead of looking towards the government for accommodation, the organisations should pursue group housing schemes more vigorously. More attention should also be paid to the welfare of retired personnel. Meanwhile, four events of the Scientific Aids to Investigation concluded today. In the observation test, Head Constable M. Ramakrishna of Andhra Pradesh stood first, while Head Constable Shyam Sunder Singh of Madhya Pradesh and Constable P. Rama Mohan of Andhra Pradesh were placed second and third, respectively. In the portrait-making
category, Head Constable Shiv Narayan Singh of Uttar
Pradesh stood first, while C.T. Paras Nath of the BSF and
Soloman David of Rajasthan were placed second and third,
respectively. Of the events at the Babyal Shooting Range,
Ambala, Head Constable Nagrajan of Tamil Nadu stood first
in the 200 yards rifle-shooting competition, while Head
Constable Kishen Kant of the ITBP and Constable C. Babu
of Tamil Nadu were placed second and third, respectively. |
City may
‘need metro rail system’ CHANDIGARH, April 23 — If the population of Chandigarh and its surrounding areas is touching 10 lakh then the administrators have to start thinking in terms of having a metro railway system that will speed up the movement of passengers, opined Mr Anuj Dayal, Chief Public Relations Manager, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. This benchmark of 10 lakh population is true for all cities but in case the population is more than 30 lakh then the Mass Rapid Transport System (MRTS) has to be planned, said Mr Dayal, who is essentially a man with railway background. He was in the city to participate in the national public relations conference. Discussing about the ambitious Rs 4000-crore project of 55.3 km metro rail transport system, Mr Dayal said it would be ready by the year 2005. The first section of the first phase between Shahadra and Tis Hazari would be ready by 2002. The very latest technology was being used. The sections where underground tunnelling was required the corporation was going underground. Besides this, tracks were being laid at the ground level and even on elevated surfaces to overcome the problem of space. The entire project will be electrified. The power consumption will be just 75 MW per day. In the event of power failure a connection from the gas turbine plant that supplies power to certain defence establishments and Rashtrapati Bhavan is being taken. For ventilation within coaches and lighting on stations generators are being installed. When the project is complete it will help reduce pollution by 50 percent, besides help in taking 3,000 buses off the road. The city of Delhi will benefit at Rs 4.3 crore per day. This cost has been calculated by taking into account the lessened use of diesel and petrol. Special light weight centrally air-conditioned coaches were being imported. Each coach would have a capacity of nearly 380 passengers. The acceleration and de-acceleration of the trains would be very fast. Thus more stoppages could be added without losing out on speed. The Delhi metro project would be the benchmark in the country , Mr Dayal added. Expertise of the
corporation could be put to use in other cities also, he
said. |
Punished
for obeying order PANCHKULA, April 23 — Different branches of the local Estate Office of the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) seem to be at cross-purposes when it comes to public dealing. A victim of this has been Mr G.L. Mittal, an aged resident of Sector 10 here. He had got a notice from HUDA for closing the backgate of his house which opened on a main road. Accordingly, he got the gate closed and informed the authorities through a letter submitted at the single window facility at HUDA's office in Sector 6 here. He then got a notice on April 12 informing him that resumption proceedings had been initiated against him for not closing the gate. He is being made to suffer for following the notice of HUDA. It may not be the only case of a plot holder being taken to task by HUDA. Members of the public
question the utility of opening the single window system
if letters cannot reach the branch concerned, located in
the same building. HUDA has fixed a time period for
processing various cases at the single window facility. |
Folk
artistes to be gurus CHANDIGARH, April 23 — To revive the arts of Punjab, the Department of Culture, Chandigarh, would appoint old masters of folk traditions as ‘gurus’ for a cluster of guru-shisya schools for learning the arts of the ‘dhadis’, ‘naqqals’, ‘malangs’, ‘bhands’ and the like. This was announced today by Lt-Gen B.K.N. Chhibber, Governor of Punjab and Administrator, UT, at the opening of the photograph exhibition ‘Rooh Punjab Di’ in Sector 17. The Governor said this scheme would also encourage a decent living for such artistes, who form a part of the heritage which is being forgotten. Mrs Anuradha Gupta, Home Secretary, Chandigarh, said that folk performer Sharif Idu had already been identified for being appointed as a guru. Today’s exhibition was put up by the Administration in collaboration with the Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi, to celebrate the tercentenary celebrations of the Khalsa Panth. ‘Rooh Punjab Di’, conceived, created and curated by Dr Alka Pande, photographed by Diwan Manna and visualised by Viren Tanwar, opened with a colourful and a vibrant performance of Malwai gidha. The nearly 200 photographs showcased the innocent charm and mortality of our folk traditions. Whether it was the ‘Udasis da Dera’, the ‘Dholis’, the ‘Sufi Dhadis’ or the ‘Ragis’, it was a captivating experience to view these artistes. Diwan’s photographs, some of them in the ‘larger-than-life’ sizes, documenting the musical and cultural heritage of Punjab, managed to capture the secular spirit of the Khalsa. His pictures also tell the tale of the vibrantly alive spirit of an artiste, a performer. The exhibition will
remain open till April 30, between 12 noon and 8pm. |
1-week
power cut stirs villagers ZIRAKPUR, April 23 —Residents of Lohgarh village have protested against the power cut in the village for the past one week. They gheraoed electricity department authorities for about two hours here today. More than 150 villagers, including women and children, gathered in front of the electricity office at about 9:30 am and raised slogans against the authorities concerned for not entertaining their complaints. Mr Narinder Sharma, Sarpanch of the village, complained that due to the continuous power cut to the village, the normal life had been disturbed. He alleged that in spite of so many representations to the Sub Divisional Officer, no solution had been found by the authorities . The authorities assured
them that a complaint counter would opened in the village
and the power supply restored soon. |
Anand,
Kaifi, Asghar let down fans CHANDIGARH, April 23 — The three-day 12th All-India Progressive Writers' Conference was inaugurated today at Guru Gobind Singh Bhavan, Sector 15, by the Governor of Punjab, Lt-Gen B.K.N. Chhibber. The meeting started with a procession by the Artists' Groups from Chandigarh, through Sectors 16, 17, 22,23,16 and ended at the Guru Gobind Singh Foundation. A street play, 'Samaj', penned by Gursharan Singh and directed by Sahib Singh was performed in Sector 17, as part of the procession. The audience that had turned out in large numbers to see and hear the promised authors and poets like Dr Mulk Raj Anand, Kaifi Azmi, and Asghar Ahmed, was disappointed when these people failed to turn up. An 11-member delegate from Pakistan also formed part of today's conference. The programme, started more than an hour late, with a welcome note by Dr Harcharan Singh, Chairman of the Reception Committee. He outlined a brief history of the Progressive Writers. It was followed by the inaugural address by Lt-Gen Chhibber who talked about the prime requirements of literature. He said that a writer needs to be aware of the fact that it is imperative that the ground realities of the age in which literature is being written is reflected in the writings. Dr J.S. Puar, Vice-Chancellor, Punjabi University, Patiala, said that literature needs to face the grim realities and challenges of life. Talking of Western influences, Dr Puar bemoaned the fact that there now exists not only a 'Bharat' but also an 'India', separately. Mr Hari Jaisingh, Editor, The Tribune, spoke on the 'Challenges to writers in the present situation'. He said that writers, throughout history have thrived on challenges, which have reflected not only their feelings and understandings of the situation(s) but also those of society. Talking on the issue of 'Bharat' and 'India' existing in separate compartments, he said , "Let us not divide our creativity in terms of language, because there is no need to call for a parallel culture ". English is as much a part of our society as any other language and the challenge before us is how to bridge the gap between English and the languages, he said. Mr Hari Jaisingh, while addressing the Pakistani writers, said that the Urdu language is not only the prerogative of Pakistan, nor is it to be viewed as the language of Islam. While talking of the neglect of the Urdu language, he said, "Language cannot be owned". Mr Hasan Abidi, leader of the Pakistani delegate, presented a replica of the Mohen-jo-daro to the Governor. The Pakistani writers said that the progressive movement had attained momentum and the Progressive Writers' Association of Pakistan has passed a resolution, condemning the nuclear explosions, on both sides of the border. Earlier in the day, Punjabi Kala Kendra also organised the 15th Balraj Sahni Memorial Lecture. The non-arrival of the promised poets and authors turned this lecture into a self-congratulatory function, in which various theatre-people of the region associated with this kendra were presented with blankets. Jagdish Fariyadi, Gursharan Singh, Joginder Bahala and Harsahran Singh were also honoured on the occasion. A mushaira was held in
the evening. |
Post
office staff a harassed lot CHANDIGARH, April 23 — The staff and visitors to the Sector 29 Post Office are a harassed lot. While the entry to the post office has been virtually blocked by a sweetmeat shop owner, the area used by a barber shop owner and a scooter mechanic has become a haven for anti-social elements. The Senior Superintendent of Post Offices, in a representation to the Chairman of the Pollution Control Committee, has alleged that the sweetmeat shop owner used a kerosene oil furnace in the verandah close to the entrance of the post office whose smoke caused pollution in the building. Besides adversely affecting the health of the postal staff the shop was a source of nuisance for the persons visiting the post office. The representation demanded necessary action against the shopkeeper in the interest of the health of the postal staff and the general public. Meanwhile, the Sub-Postmaster of the post office, who also lives on the first floor of the building, alleged that the area in front of the building from where the barber and a scooter mechanic operated had become a haven for anti-social elements. In the complaint he alleged that rowdy elements sitting at these shops teased girls passing through the open space in front of the building. He complained that under
the circumstances it had become difficult for the staff
to work in the post office and for the family to live on
the first floor. |
SNIPPETS Class IV employees demand bonus CHANDIGARH, April 23 — Members of the Class IV Government Employees Union have in a representation to the Union Home Minister and the Chandigarh Administration urged the acceptance of their long-pending demands without further delay. Mr T.C. Kashyap, secretary general of the union, said their main demands included release of bonus, grant of promotions, confirmation of employees who had put in more than three years of service, special housing arrangements, instant payment of pensionery benefits upon retiring, increase in conveyance allowance, hike in the pay of cooks with the UT Police Department, besides regularisation of daily wagers and ending the contract system of labour. Bhog ceremony of Major tomorrow CHANDIGARH, April 23 — The bhog ceremony of Major Harminder Pal Singh, who laid down his life on April 13 while fighting militants in Kashmir, will be held at Government Primary School, Kharar, on Sunday. The 18 Grenadiers Major was commissioned on March 7, 1992, and had been recommended for a decoration for fighting militants in an earlier operation. That time too he received bullet injuries but was saved as he was wearing a bullet-proof jacket, according to Col Shamsher Singh Dhanoa, a maternal uncle of the deceased. During the mission which proved fatal for the gallant Major, he surrounded Sadarkotwala village and had engaged several mercenaries holed up in the village. In the ensuing encounter three militants were killed while five Army jawans received injuries. He himself sustained two bullets in his arm before the third bullet pierced his temple which proved fatal. Born on September 9, 1969, he was an alumni of Government College, SAS Nagar, he did his postgraduation in history from Panjab University before clearing the competition to become a pilot in the Air Force. However, he preferred to join the Army. World Book Day celebrated CHANDIGARH, April 23 — World Book Day was celebrated in Government College, Sector 46, here today. Presiding over the function, Major D.P. Singh said that the books would continue to reflect thoughts and act as indispensable instrument for education and that the development of an individual would not be possible without books. He appealed to the college faculty to donate books to the college library to benefit students. There was an overwhelming response from the teachers . The library organised an exhibition of charts of slogans and cartoons showing the importance of books, libraries and motivating students not to tear and steal books from the library. Aussie duo visits grain godowns CHANDIGARH, April 23 — An Australian team comprising Mr Peter David Golding, Chief Engineer, and Mr Golding Robert John, Terminal Manager, visited Sahnewal village in Ludhiana district yesterday to see the conditions of the storage of foodgrains. The team, which was accompanied by the Poonam Datt, Director (Storage), Ministry of Food and Consumer Affairs, appreciated the efforts being made for creating awareness among farmers about the modern methods of foodgrain storage and adoption of modern storage structures like metal bins, the Assistant Regional Director of the Save Grain Campaign, Dr S.R. Singla, said. A valedictory function of the 10-day stipendiary training course was also organised in which 50 trained farm-women were given certificates. From Pakistan with love CHANDIGARH, April 23 —The boundary dividing people of India and Pakistan virtually melted for some moments as poets of the two countries envisaged a bond of friendship between the two during a ‘mushaira’ organised by the Progressive Writers’ Federation at the Sector 15 Guru Gobind Singh Bhavan here tonight. The hall resonated with claps when Tauqir Chugtai, a Pakistani poet, rendered his poetry in Urdu about the condition of the people of the two countries in view of the cold war and arms race, between these. “Hum is desh Ke Bhukhe Nange, Us Desh Ke Bhukhe Nange, Bum Pehnege, Bum Khaenge,” and “Misael Tayyiar Karenge, Delhi Se Lahore Talak, Karachi Se Bambai Talak, Nagasaki Ban Jayegaa.” He also presented another item in Punjabi,” Kal Raatin Main Mar Challian Saan,”, which drew a rich applause from the audience. His feelings were reciprocated by Punjabi writer Santokh Singh Dhir. He sought to weave an unbreakable bond of love through his poems “Mere Piyare, Tauqir, Piare Pakistan, Likh Riha Dhir Poora Hindustan,” and “Aa Aapan Wagha Ute Phul”. These poems left the audience imagining about a situation where there was but love and reconciliation between the people of the two countries. A sense of romanticism gripped the audience when Amir Sahib, a Karachi-based poet presented” Mere Aangan Me Aaye Chaand, Akele Nahin Use Bhi Laaya Karo, Yaad Meri Mehbooba Hai, Jab Aayo Ise Bhi Laya Karo.” The focus was shifted back on the India-Pakistan relations by Punjabi lyricist Inderji Hassanpuri, who presented” Tarsate Hain Deed, Hind Pak Da Milna Vaisa, German Di Diwar Tuti Hai Jiven”. Addressing the participants, the Punjab Finance Minister, Capt Kanwaljit Singh, emphasised on removal of hatred from the minds of people of both countries. He said writers of both sides should try to create and strengthen amity among the people of the two countries. He also honoured the poets with shawls. Among others who
participated in the ‘mushaira’ included Manjit
Indra, Surinder Kaur, Gurminder Sidhu, Manoj Mehta,
Quamal Sidiqqi, S.V. Satyanarayan, Kashmiri Lal Zakir,
Mubarak Ali and Hassan Aabir. |
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