To our readers
Orissa cyclone relief: an appeal

NEVER has Orissa seen death, devastation and disruption of life on such a scale as the supercyclone has caused. Lush paddy fields have turned into watery graves for human beings and cattle. Everybody has lost the count of the lives lost. Efforts are on to save the starving, the marooned and the disease-hit.

It is a national calamity and the nation has to come to Orissa's aid. Next to manpower, Orissa needs money to rebuild life brick by brick. Millions of rupees are required to reconstruct the ruined huts and vanished roads; to clear the sand-filled streams and canals; and to feed those who have lost their hearth and home. The money has to come from each one of us. It has to go from one Indian to another Indian.

Remember Kargil and the spontaneous national expression of support and solidarity? India has to recapture the spirit and join the battle that the cyclone-hit people of Orissa are fighting. It is not their battle alone. The magnitude of their suffering has made it a national mission. It is a common fight — theirs, yours and ours. Nay, it is more than a fight; it is a challenge and an opportunity to reassert the ancient belief that India is one big, well-knit family and no member is ever alone in joy or sorrow.

We appeal to the readers to rise to the occasion as they did during the Kargil crisis and donate liberally. They should mail crossed cheques or bank drafts banker's cheques certified cheques payable at Bhubaneswar, favouring "The Orissa Chief Minister's Relief Fund", to the Tribune Office, Sector 29-C, Chandigarh, India. We shall forward these to the authorities concerned who will issue receipts directly to the contributors. Contributions are exempt from income tax under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act.

The names of the donors contributing Rs 500 and above will be published in the Tribune group of newspapers.

Editor
The Tribune

Readers’ donation for Orissa relief fund

CHANDIGARH: The following is the fifteenth list of our readers’ contributions for the Orissa Chief Minister’s relief fund: (S. No.; Donors’ name; Amount in rupees):

1837. Ms Balbir Kaur, Amritsar 10000

1838. Staff & Students of G.H.G. Khalsa College, Ludhiana 9100

1839. Dr Ashok Uppal, Amritsar 7000

1840. Students of Divine Light Public High School, Abohar 7000

1841. Ms Priya S. Tandoon,Chandigarh 5000

1842. New Daffodils Public High School (Regd) Patiala 5000

1843. Gupt donation, Chandigarh 5000

1844. Staff & Students of Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Management & Technology MA-IMT, Jagadhri 4541

1845. Mr Krishan Sahni, Yamuna Nagar 4000

1846. Prinicipal, Staff & Students of Dev Samaj Junior Model School, Chandigarh 4000

1847. Dr S.K. Satija, Baddi (HP) 4000

1848. Lajwanti Public High School (Regd) Haibowal (Ludhiana) 3100

1849. Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee, Ajrawar (Patiala) 3700

1850. S.D. Hostel for Boys, Chandigarh 3700

1851. Staff & Students of Swami Shradhanand High School 3100 Nilokheri

1852. Distt Dairy Development Officer, Sonepat 3700

1853. S.D.M.N. Vidya Mandir, Nilokheri 3100

1854. Students of Sri Guru Ramdass Institute, Amritsar 3090

1855. Students & Teachers of Physical Education, GNDU, Amritsar 3000

1856. Ms Kailash Prakash & Chelsea Staff, Shimla 3000

1857. Citizens Welfare Association, Chandigarh 3000

1858. Mr S.P. Raja, Chandigarh 3000

1859. Students & Staff of Baba Zorawar Singh Fateh Singh Public School, Kottan (Ludhiana) 2523

1860. Manager & Staff of Oriental Bank of Commerce, Shimla 2501

1861. Ms J.N. Bakshi, Chandigarh 2500

1862. Mr Gurcharan Singh, Sangrur 2500

1863. Haryana Sarv Retd. Karamchari Sangh, Ambala City 2500

1864. Staff & Students of Guru Teg Bahdur High School Tohana 2460

1865. Residents of Pehowa Division (HSEB) (Kurukshetra) 2400

1866. Mr M.R. Sharma, Panchkula 2051

1867. Students of the National Small Industries, Rajpura 2040

1868. Mr J.K. Sikka, Karnal 2000

1869. Mr C.S. Sharma, Chandigarh 2000

1870. Mrs Shalini & Krishan USA 2000

1871. Dr M.Z. Mani, Ludhiana 2000

1872. Dr Virender Kumar Vats Pragpur (Kangra) 2000

1873. Mr Inderbir Singh Sandhu, Patiala 2000

1874. Students of 8th class of GMS, Khetla (Sangrur) 1930

1875. Inmates of the Red Cross, Sarabha Nagar, Ludhiana 1880

1876. Shivalik Public School, Saketri (Panchkula) 1501

1877. Mr Raj K. Sharma, Kasumpati (Shimla) 1500

1878. Ms Anita Pal Gupta, Nawanshahr 1500

1879. Dr Darshan Sharma, Ambala City 1500

1880. Ms Ranjana Narayan, N. Delhi 1500

1881. Mr N.K. Mittal, Sirsa 1500

1882. Maj Dharam Vir, Chandigarh 1500

1883. Mr Param Vir Singh, Chd 500

1884. Prinicpal, Govt. High School Patiala 1310

1885. Mr Rajan Babbar, Patiala 1300

1886. Ms Samarjit Sandhu, Panchkula 1100

1887. Mr Pawan Gupta, Gharaunda Karnal 1100

1888. Dr Subhash Chandar Dohroo, Shimla 1100

1889. Mr Parmjit Sidhu, Patiala 1100

1890. Dr (Mrs) Raj Bir Kaur, Sangrur 501

1891. Dr V.K. Ahuja, Sangrur 501

1892. Ms Veena Sharma, Charkhi Dadri 501

1893. Sh Suresh Kumar Vashishta, Charkhi Dadri 501

1894. Mr A.D. Rajput, Chandigarh 501

1895. Mr N. Gupta, Chandigarh 501

1896. Mr Sidheshwar Singh, Shimla 501

1897. Mr Kulbhushan Kumar Gautam, Ferozpur City 501

1898. Mr Kewal Chand Gautam, Pkl 501

1899. Mr Nahar Singh, Jakholi (Kaithal) 501

1900. Mr Sukhdev Raj Sharma, Amritsar 501

1901. Dr K.K. Arora, Fatehabad 501

1902. Mr Janki Dass Chouhan, V. Heun (Shimla) 501

1903. On behalf of Late Mrs Shanti Devi w/o Mr Kharaiti Lal,Ambala City 501

1904. Mr Daryao Singh, Sonepat 501

1905 Mr O.P. Bhagar, Jalandhar 501

1906. Ms Seetha Shanmuan, Badhani (Pathankot) 501

1907. Mr Rajesh Bansal, Chandigarh 500

1908. Mr Amit Kumar Verma, Mubarikpur (Dera Bassi) 500

1909. Mr B.D. Munjal, Kurukshetra 500

1910. Mr Purshotam Dass, Ambala Cantt 500

1911. Mr Govind Singh Rawat, Pkl 500

1912. Mr B.M. Puri, Solan 500

1913. Mr Ved Parkash Sharma, Nahan 500

1914. Mr H.L. Sharma, Chandigarh 500

1915. Mr Tek Ram, Rohtak 500

1916 Mr P.L. Garg, Patiala 500

1917. Mr Angad Singh Dhillon, Amritsar 500

1918. Ms Nimrta Dhillon, Amritsar 500

1919. M/s Joshi & Joshi Co, Kapurthala 500

1920. Mr T.C. Chadha, Patiala 500

1921. Mr Tej Bahadur Dhand, Patiala 500

1922. Mr R.D. Chanana, Shimla 500

1923. S. Kundan Singh Sehra, Singriwala (Hoshiarpur) 500

1924. Students of B.Sc-II (Medical) Govt College, Hoshiarpur 500

1925. Mr Ram Chander Viash, Karnal 500

1926. Mr Jagdish Chander, Bilaspur 500

1927. Mr Harish Sharma, Mandi 500

District Taxation Bar Association (Direct Taxes), Ludhiana

1928. Mr L.C. Gupta 1100

1929. Bhakoo & Associate 1100

1930. Bal Mahajan & Co. 1100

1931. H.K. Aneja & Co. 500

1932. Mr Sanjay Kapoor 500

1933. Mr Gurinder Singh 500

1934. Mr M.P. Goyal 500

1935. Gupta Sharma & Co. 500

1936. P.C. Bansal & Asso. 500

1937. Sanjay Arora & Co. 500

1938. Mr I.S. Khurana 500

1939. Raj Gupta & Co. 500

1940. Other members 2150

1941. Mr B.R. Kaushal 1100

1942. Mr N.D. Bansal 1100

1943. Mr Satish Bansal 1100

1944. Mr Varinder Goyal 1100

1945. Mr Varinder K. Sharma 500

1946. Mr Vijay K. Bansal 500

1947. Mr V.V. Bhalla 500

1948. Mr Inder Sain Sharma 500

1949. Mr M.S. Chandok 500

1950 Mr K.J. Shelley 500

1951 Mr R.K. Mehta 500

1952 Mr Gautam Bhalla 500

1953 Mr Sanjeev Jain 500

1954 Mr Ajay Choudhry 500

1955 Mr Parshotam Bansal 500

1956 Mr Ashok Gupta 500

1957 Mr Ashok Juneja 500

1958 Mr Anup Jain 500

1959 Mr Rajesh Jhulka 500

1960 Mr Vijay Talwar 500

1961 Mr Arun Sharma 500

1962 Mr Dial Singh 500

1963 Mr P.N. Aggarwal 500

1964 Others 5150

Total up to Sr. No. 1964 31,94,283 + $ 384.65