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Flood
water washes away causeway MANAULI (SAS Nagar), July 23 — Residents of more than eight villages, including Manauli, Patton, Premgarh and Seaoun, fear threat to their lives as the heavy rain during the past few days has washed away the only causeway that connects the villages. The temporary road had been constructed by villagers themselves. The area experiences this problem every year during the rainy season for want of any permanent arrangement. Mr Darshan Singh, a resident of Manauli village, said that a portion of the earthen causeway started caving in four days ago and it finally collapsed last evening. A woman resident of Manauli said that several students were unable to reach the school. She feared that the flood water from the nullah would enter the residential areas of villages as it did in previous years. Another woman said that she was going to purchase grocery items as shops in the village had run out of stocks. Across the damaged causeway stood some men who said that they were waiting for their wards to return from the school at Manauli. Several parents said that they would stop sending their children to the school till the flood situation improved. Mrs Rano, a resident of Seaoun village, said she had to stay with one of her relatives at Chilla village for three days because of the swollen nullah. She was worried about her seven-month-old baby back in the village. No official had visited the affected area, complained the residents. The situation becomes acute as no mode of transport is available in the time of emergency. Taxi and autorickshaw drivers avoid going to these villages because of the damaged road. Mrs Surinder Kaur,
sarpanch of Manauli village, said that every year floods
caused huge losses to crops and houses in the village.
This year the situation had gone worse at the very onset
of the rainy season and the authorities should take
immediate action to avoid further damage. |
Aid
trickling in slowly CHANDIGARH, July 23 — “My husband could not even see his second child born”, said Paramjit Kaur, the 27-year-old widow of Havaldar Bikram Singh, 8 Sikh, whose “warrior” was brought dead to her after he lost his life in the Operation Vijay, during a hand-to-hand combat at Tiger Hill. This hapless young widow from Kubbaheri Village had her month-old son crying in her lap. Though a wave of patriotism has swept across the country, Paramjit is yet to receive any sort of financial compensation. Hav Bikram Singh was the only earning member of the family, which also consists of old mother and his seven year old son. The elder son has now been adopted by the Flying Sikh Milkha Singh, who has taken the responsibility of educating the child. Though the Punjab Government has now promised Paramjit a sum of Rs 2 lakh, she is yet to receive any sort of monetary help. Bholi Devi, widow of Lance Naik Maluk Chand, hailing from Drauly Village, Anandpur Sahib, has had the good fortune of receiving all that was promised to her to look after her two sons, aged 10 and seven and a daughter aged two. “I have been given some 5.75 lakh, but what do I do my entire life without my husband?” asked this 32-year-old wailing woman. Lance Naik Maluk Chand, 16 Dogra, achieved martyrdom in Operation Rakshak on May 10 in the valley. Another widow whose husband, Hav Tarsem Singh, 20 Punjab, also achieved martyrdom in Operation Rakshak on March 10 said, “The wife of a ‘shaheed’ and especially one with children should get most of the compensation”. This young widow, Kuldeep Kaur, is worried about the future of her two sons, aged three and 10, and two daughters, aged seven and 13. “I have no land, and the government says that the parents of the deceased would also be entitled to the compensation. My two brothers-in-law look after my in-laws, so I do need money to educate my sons and then marry my daughters”, said Kuldeep Kaur. From the father of a 20-year-old, who lost his life in the Mushkoh Valley during Operation Vijay and who also happened to be the only bread-winner, it does not come as a surprise to hear, “I am not too sure about sending my sons in the army”. Ptr Gopal Singh, 7 Para, hailed from Anandpur Sahib who supported his daily wage earner father and his two younger brothers — an 18-year-old who is polio ridden and another 13-year-old who is studying in the 9th grade. Mamtesh Rani, widow of Sepoy Narata Ram, 12 J & K LI, of Thana Gobind Garh village, also shares the same sentiments. Her husband, after being admitted to Srinagar Hospital and placed on the dangerously ill list due to high altitude effects passed away on February 2, to leave behind his wife, one son and two daughters. “I will never ever send my son, who is now four, into the army”, she lowered her eyes and said. Mamtesh Rani has also not received any compensation for the loss of her husband’s life. A teary-eyed 52-year-old ex-serviceman, Dilbagh Singh, father of Gnr Gurjinder Singh, 3 Fd Rgt, of Gara village of Anandpur Sahib, said, “My son was 23 and too young to die. I just have my younger son now to look upto”. Gnr Gurjinder Singh lost his life in Operation Rakshak in the Valley in January, and his family says that the Punjab Government is yet to come forward to aid them, though the regiment has given them a sum of Rs 5 lakh. All these six families
have now been adopted by the Worldwide Immigration
Consultancy Services (WWICS) and Pinnacle Group. These
would be assisted in aiding the wards in their education
and job search, management of funds, housing, and legal
advice. |
River
poses threat to bridge PANCHKULA July 23 — The turbulent Ghaggar is posing a threat to a recently inaugurated bridge, connecting sectors in Panchkula Extension with the main town. The approaches of the bridge have come under direct attack of the furious river, which recently recorded a discharge of 80,000 cusecs — the heaviest of the season. In the past two days large portions of guide bundhs made to protect an approach road to the bridge have been swept away by the swirling waters of the river, threatening the road which is used by hundreds of HUDA plot holders in Sectors 25 and 26 of Panchkula Extension to reach the main town. Any damage to the approaches would force the residents of the area to make a detour of at least 4 km through the Nadha Sahib bridge. Sources say that guide bundhs, an important measure to protect the approaches to the bridge, had not been made according to the laid procedure. Instead of doing stone pitching along the approaches, designed to withstand the onslaught of the gushing waters, the Public Works Department (B and R), which constructed the bridge on behalf of Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) at a cost of over Rs 8 crore, apparently acted in haste to complete the project. As the bridge was to be inaugurated by the former Chief Minister, Mr Bansi Lal, on July 21 and its completion was running behind schedule, the guide bundhs were simply made of loose stones and earth instead of stone pitching. The HUDA, which had paid over Rs 8 crore to PWD (B and R) for constructing the bridge, is reported to have taken up the issue with the PWD officials. The issue of strengthening of the guide bundhs also surfaced during joint inspections by the officials of PWD (B and R), HUDA and the district administration. But apathy on the part of the executing agency had endangered the approaches to the bridge, said a HUDA official. At present, portions of guide bundhs on both sides of the approaches have been damaged and the river water has been hitting the base of the road, raised by 10 to 12 feet. Sources say that any more rain in the catchment area of the Ghaggar could cause more damage. According to sources the repair of the bundhs may cost lakhs of rupees. The earthwork along the approach road has also caved in at certain points and at least two streetlight poles are in danger of falling. Besides, the swirling
water of the Ghaggar has eroded land along its
embankments. |
Commerce
stream registers high percentage CHANDIGARH, July 23 — The admission process ended even before it began for most students who had sought admission to the commerce stream with seats in the city colleges full to capacity and the cut-off percentage hovering around 78 in most cases. Even though most students could not be accommodated in this stream on the first day and will not be till the session begins, they were not completely dejected. The ray of hope comes from the fact that most students have applied in three to four colleges and when the session begins and the students don't turn up for admission, seats in most colleges will fall vacant and that is when these students will be admitted. The MCM DAV College had the highest cut-off percentage of 79, while the Government College for Girls, Sector 11, was a close second with 78.2. In the S.D. College, too, the cut-off percentage was 79 initially which came down to 78 when some seats of the reserved category were ''dereserved'' following shortage of applicants. In the Government College for Girls, Sector 42, the percentage was 76.4 and the DAV College recorded a cut-off percentage of 74, while it touched 72 in Government College, Sector 11. In Government College, Sector 46, the last student admitted had 67.4 per cent of marks. In the Government College for Girls, Sector 42, complications in the admission procedure arose when some parents did not find their wards' names in the list in spite of a high percentage of marks. Most of these students had submitted their forms yesterday. These students alleged that while the names of students who had submitted the forms before 11 a.m. yesterday had made it to the list, those submitted after 11a.m. were still lying on the table of the dealing official. To substantiate their claim, these students showed the receipts of the forms submitted and a faculty member also vouched for what they said. The faculty member added that admissions to this stream were not over yet since seats were being kept vacant for students who would fail to secure a seat in the leading colleges. The Principal, Mrs Mohini Sharma, said that though the college had accepted forms till yesterday none of the names of these candidates were in the list. ''Accepting forms does not carry guarantee that these candidates will be given admission even though they have a higher percentage than the cut-off for the day. These cannot be treated at par with those who have submitted their forms in time,'' she added. Admissions to other courses carried on simultaneously and went off smoothly. Colleges of the city came to life as students seeking admission to the different courses, armed with their certificates, made a beeline for the boards displaying the merit lists and other essential information before proceeding to the rooms where admissions were going on. At Panjab University, the on-going admissions for the BE and B. Arch entered its second day for the students of the general category. Only 44 seats remained in the UT pool. While there are 26 seats available in the stream of civil engineering, there are 18 seats of metallurgy. All other seats are full in Punjab Engineering College, the Chandigarh College of Architecture and the Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology. Prof Rajnish Prakash,
Principal of the PEC and coordinator of admissions, said
that there were not many takers for the stream of civil
engineering. |
Order on
office accommodation CHANDIGARH, July 23 — The Chandigarh Administration has directed all the administrative secretaries, heads of departments, boards and corporations to advertise in newspapers with maximum circulation on the eve of taking new commercial or residential premises on rent or lease. The advertisement must contain essential requirements, including accommodation required, approximate location and other terms and conditions to be quoted by the tenderer. Preferably tenders shall be invited by the two bid system, both technical and financial. The technical bids shall be opened in the first instance and suitability of accommodation, terms and conditions offered, specifications and other liabilities assessed. The market rate justification, for the areas at which the property is available, shall also be assessed. The market rate
justification for the areas at which property is
available shall also be assessed before opening the
financial bid.These instructions shall be strictly
followed as per memorandum received from the Chief
Technical Examiner, Government of India, Chief Vigilance
Commission, New Delhi, a press note of the
Administration, said today. |
Mystery
virus identified CHANDIGARH, July 23 — The mystery virus that led to the death of several children from Yamunanagar district and its surrounding areas in Haryana last year has been identified as a little known and a rare disease known as the '' reye-like illness''. The discovery has come about with the joint efforts of the PGI and the National Institute of Virology, Pune. Experts from Pune have communicated to the PGI as well as the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD), New Delhi, besides the Haryana Health Department authorities that the 27 children, who had died at the PGI under mysterious circumstances due to an unidentified virus last year, were suffering from ``reye-like illness, '' sources in the PGI confirmed. The PGI, after conducting its own tests and documenting it, referred the matter to the Pune institute — considered to be the top most in the country. The Pune institute's report claims to have isolated the '' measles virus from the cerebo spinal fluid of children with acute encephalopathy without rash .'' According to reputed ''textbook of pediatric intensive care,'' reye syndrome is exemplified by the child, who while recovering from a viral illness, unexpectedly develops vomiting and subsequently, a deteriorating level of consciousness. Besides this other multisystem failures may occur. Further elaborating on ''reye-like illness '' the textbook says: '' Recognition and description of a variety of conditions presenting with what has been termed reye-like illness or secondary reye syndrome . Patients with these conditions meet the standard clinical diagnostic criteria of reye syndrome.'' The multiple genetic metabolic disorders may look like reye syndrome, the book explains. Dr Sunit Singhi, of the Pediatrics Department, PGI, who had handled these cases says:'' The reye-like illness could have developed due to a rare manifestation of the measles or chicken pox virus.'' These children used to get swelling in the brain and suffered liver dysfunction before dying, said the doctor. The dysfunction was largely due to the elevated enzyme levels in the blood. In almost all cases the levels were three times the normal limit of 20 to 25 units per 100 ml of blood. When this case was first reported in The Tribune it had shaken the state health machinery while experts at the PGI, who could not find a single documented case, were baffled but managed to save around 30 such children. Further talking on the disease Dr Singhi said :'' Probably we have stumbled upon a disease that is different from what is so far documented.'' It could be one of the emerging infections, he added. Even the measles virus
as reported by the Pune institute was not isolated in all
the cases. Thus this , by itself, leaves a question . If
such cases are reported now the NICD will be involved.
The NICD has sent special containers to the PGI to
collect samples if cases start coming. A meeting of the
doctors of Haryana and the NICD has been held recently.
Last year the cases had come around the end of September. |
Admn, cable company issued
contempt notice CHANDIGARH, July 23 — Mr Justice T.H.B. Chalapathi of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued notice to the City Cable Network, Chandigarh, and the Chandigarh Administration in the case of alleged contempt of court committed by some Sikhs, including women protesters, by raising slogans and burning an effigy of Mr Justice Swatantar Kumar of this court for his order in the well-known “helmet case”. A petition in this respect was moved under Section 482 Cr PC for a direction to the Chandigarh Administration to investigate the case of alleged contempt of Justice Swatantar Kumar and file contempt petition against the contemners. Ms Kulwant Kaur, an advocate who filed the petition and prayed that in the alternative that petitioner be provided names of the contemner for filing a proper contempt petition against them. It was alleged in the petition that some persons from Sikh community, including women, protested outside the Gurdwara of Sector 34, Chandigarh, against the order on wearing of helmets by all women, including Sikh women. They also allegedly burnt an effigy of the Judge. This episode was also shown by the City Cable Network in its programme “City Hulchal”, two-three days ago. It was stated that the persons’ names were not known, they had committed the contempt of court and had undermined the authority of the court to “zero level,” said petitioner. The petitioner’s
counsel also prayed for impleading the city cable, which
was accepted by the Judge, who issued notice to both
respondents for August 3, 1999. |
Review of
2001 Census CHANDIGARH, July 23 — The review work of the progress made in the preparations for the 2001 Census for Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana is being held here. The seminar on the census pre-test which started on July 22 will carry on till July 24. Mr M P Singh, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, accompanied by Mr S P Sharma, Consultant, office of Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India are in the city to review this pre-test. In a press note issued today, the Directorate of Census Operations informed that in Punjab state, where projected population at 2001 is about 2 crore and 38 lakh, about 50,000 enumerators and 10,000 Supervisors would be engaged. Likewise, in Haryana with a projected population of more than 2 crore in the year 2001, 41,000 enumerators and 8,000 Supervisors would be appointed. In the Union Territory,
where the projected population at the next census would
be over 9 lakh, about 2,000 enumerators and 400
Supervisors would be needed. |
Widow
donates month’s salary CHANDIGARH, July 23 — A widow, Mrs Vinod Kumari, employed as a clerk in the Women and Child Development Department, Haryana, Chandigarh, has donated her entire one month’s salary, amounting to Rs 4221, for the Army Central Welfare Fund in homage to the Kargil heroes. This widow has none to support her, but was determined to show her concern for the Kargil martyrs. Continuing with this spirit, the staff of the Women and Child Development Department, Haryana, Chandigarh, has donated Rs 30,421 to the cause. The children of Sacred Heart School, Sector 26, along with the teachers of the school have contributed an amount of Rs 1,60,300 for the Army Central Welfare Fund. The children collected this amount out of their pocket-money, while the teachers gave their one day’s salary. Inderjit Setia, President, Chamber of Chandigarh Industries, on behalf of the Chamber, donated a sum of Rs 2,21,400 for the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund today to the Adviser, UT, Mrs Vineeta Rai. The Finance Secretary and Secretary Health, Mr Rakesh Singh, and the Director Health Services, Mr Joginder Singh, presented a cheque of Rs 2 lakh to the Adviser, as contribution of the employees of the Health Department, UT, for the welfare of the families of the Kargil war heroes. They also presented a cheque of Rs 11,694 as donation of the Directorate of Indian System of Medicine and Homeopathy, UT, for this noble cause. A delegation of the Super Bazaar Employees Union led by the General Secretary, Mr Kanwaljit Singh, presented a draft of Rs 52,000 to Lt-Gen BKN Chhibber (retd), Governor of Punjab, as contribution for the Command Welfare Fund, Western Command. Another delegation of the Tubewell Corporation Employees Welfare Union (Punjab) handed over a draft of Rs 1,15,650, to the Governor. Members of the union had contributed one day’s salary for the fund. At Panchkula, students
and staff of Firstep Montessori School, contributed Rs
15000 out of their pocket money. Mrs Madhu Trehan,
Principal, hoped that the gesture made by the little ones
would go a long way in boosting the morale of the
soldiers. Jainendra Public School, Sector 1, made a
contribution of Rs 11,500 to the fund. |
Students with compartments
admitted CHANDIGARH, July 23—Students with compartments in Class X were admitted against the vacant seats in the various government schools here today. The committee of the Deputy District Education Officer, Mr Chanchal Singh, and two principals, Mr Dilbagh Singh and Mr Varinder Singh, were present at Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Sector 18, to direct parents and students to schools where seats were vacant. However, most students during the regular course of admission were adjusted in schools from where they had done Class X. The remaining students, mostly those who had completed their 10th from government high schools, were directed to seek admission in government schools where there were seats available based on their preference. The DEO, Mr Brahmjit
Kalia, said most of these cases had been dealt with and
admissions given to candidates based on their choice of
school. He added that those students who could not come
in for admission today would be considered as and when
applications are received. |
Health
union holds dharna CHANDIGARH, July 23 — Members of the Multi Purpose Health Workers Farag Union, Punjab, here today staged a dharna in front of the MLA Hostel in Sector 4 in support of their demands. They were also joined by members of the Chandigarh UT Subordinate Services Federation. The agitators raised slogans against the government for not accepting their demands despite numerous assurances and in view of their indefinite fast. They said the demand to reinstate them was part of the election manifesto of the party in power in the state. The protesters decried the “callous attitude” of the government and said they had not been called for talks even though five members of the union had been on an indefinite fast since July 5. They demanded that they
should be taken back into service as was done in the case
of teachers who were reinstated by issuing a special
ordinance. |
A
neglected earthen dam PANCHKULA, July 23 — The Shivalik Development Board had in 1995 developed a mini earthen dam near Dhatogra village here.Today the dam lies desolate due to lack of funds and attention. The mini earthen dam was raised at a cost of Rs 16.5 lakh. It has a total storage capacity of 1203 water hectares and a catchment area of 160 hectares. The area lies in the Shivalik belt which is well forested and partially hilly. The main objective of this project was to use the water from the natural springs for irrigation. A number of villages in the adjoining areas, including Ganeshpur, Dhatogra, Tibbi, Bhauria and Bakshiwala, were to be supplied with water from the dam. The water was to be carried to the villages through a network of pipelines. So far no pipes have been laid and the problem persists. The water in the central reservoir area has been stagnating, making it a breeding ground for mosquitoes and other insects. The area around the dam abounds in unchecked wild vegetation. Water from certain sections of the reservoir has been overflowing and slowly spreading in the village, giving rise to insanitary conditions. There is also no staff to take care of the dam. The Shivalik Development Board had also planned to sink 20 tubewells in the Raitten and Doon areas here in 1996 and allocated Rs 3.6 crore for the project. So far only seven tubewells have been sunk in the Raitten area. Some of them are without power supply. A controversy has also
arisen between the government and the people over the
issue of maintenance of these tubewells. The Deputy
Commissioner has formed samitis of villagers for the
allocation of water and maintenance of the tubewells. But
so far the samitis have failed to function. |
Role of
soldiers lauded CHANDIGARH, July 23 — To honour the families of war heroes of Operation Vijay and Operation Rakshak, 'Shaurya Samman and Homage to the War Heroes' was held today at the Tagore Theatre. In the function six families and their wards were adopted by Worldwide Immigration Consultancy Services (WWICS) and the Pinnacle Group. The occasion was heart-rending indeed, when four widows and fathers of two martyrs climbed on to the stage where they were honoured by Lt-Gen B.K.N. Chibber (retd), Governor, Punjab, and Administrator, UT, the chief guest of the evening. Also present for today's programme were 40 gallantry award winners. The evening began with a budding singer of the city, Poonam Thakur singing 'Aye Mere Watan Ke Logon'. It was Dolly Guleria, daughter of Punjab's nightingale, Surinder Kaur, who kept the emotions of patriotism running high. Dolly Guleria first rendered 'Macchiwaley Wich', a religious hymn that talked about the sacrifices made by Guru Gobind Singh and his sons. This was followed by Dolly's favourite and much-heard number, Amrita Pritam's 'Main Aakhan Warris Shah Nu' and H S Parwan's 'Watan Dey Sipahiya, Merey Man Dey Mahiya'. Speaking on the occasion, Lt-Col B S Sandhu, President of the WWICS, said that this was not only the time to celebrate our victory but also to start thinking of helping and assisting the war heroes. The six heroes adopted by WWICS would be assisted in everything from aiding the wards in their education and job search, to housing, to management of funds and also legal advice. The Governor also lauded the role of the soldiers who are protecting our borders and said that the government salutes all those who laid their lives to lead the country to victory. Later in the evening, the Pinnacle theatre festival also started at the same venue. But since the earlier programme finished late, the day's play also began more than an hour late. In fact in the name of a theatre festival, most of the theatre lovers had to undergo a 30-minute slide show-cum-lecture on some marketing jargons. Today's Hindi play, 'Sankraman', depicted a tragedy of father and son not getting along well together and how after the father's death the son takes on to the role of the father. The play was the first time directorial debut of Rimpy Gill, a city artist, who also played the role of the mother in 'Sankraman'. The others in the cast included Sachin Sharma as the son and Pawan Parkhi as the father. The festival will stage
'Beewiyon Ka Madrasa', an adaptation of Moliere, tomorrow
at the same venue at 7 p.m. |
SNIPPETS Golden jubilee function SAS NAGAR, July 23 — The golden jubilee of the Family Planning Association of India was celebrated at the Phase III Sehat Institute of Public Health Training here today. The programme began with participants offering tributes to the martyrs of Kargil. Dr D.N. Pathak, President of the association, said if decisions taken during the International Conference on Population and Development in 1994 at Cairo were to be given a practical shape, non-government organisations had to play a significant role. He said to create awareness among people about the need of family planning, the association had started celebrations by organising a seminar on July 9 in Lakhanpur village with the cooperation of the Regional Resource Centre of Panjab University and the Health Department, Punjab. Lunar eclipse on July 28 CHANDIGARH, July 23 — A partial eclipse of the moon will occur on July 28. The beginning of the eclipse will not be visible in the country said a Meteorological department spokesperson here today but the end will be not be visible in the north-east. The eclipse will last from 3: 52 p.m. to 6.16 p.m. Health check-up camp held PANCHKULA, July 23 — The Family Planning Association of India celebrated its golden jubilee here today . The occasion was marked by a multi -speciality health check -up, diagnosis and treatment camp for the school children at a school here. A total of 417 students from the school were examined by doctors at the camp . They were checked for general health, dental care, eye care and paediatric problems . The camp was sponsored by the State Bank of India under its Community Service Banking Programme and was inaugurated by the bank’s Chief Manager, Mr NS Nayar . Out of the 340 children checked by a dental team of BRS Dental College and Hospital , 315 were found to have dental caries . Most of them were in the age group of 5-13. The general health check showed that many suffered from anaemia, upper respiratory tract infection and pyoderma. Traders’ bandh call supported CHANDIGARH, July 23 — The Chandigarh Beopar Mandal has expressed its solidarity with traders who are up in arms against building bylaws and has also supported the call for half-day bandh on July 26 by the Sector 17 Traders Association. In a press note issued here today, Mr Inder Lal Batra, President of the mandal, said his organisation would join the protest rally to be taken by traders on July 26 in Sector 17. Meanwhile, the local unit of the Janata Dal at its meeting held here today under the chairmanship of Mr Surinder Bhardwaj today decided to extend its support to the bandh call for Monday given by the Sector 17 Traders Association against Building bylaws. The meeting also ratified the expulsion of Mr R.M.Kashyap from the local unit for six years.Besides it also authorised Mr Surinder Bhardwaj to negotiate with the local parties for the merger at the local level. The meeting also congratulated Mr Sharad Yadav for being proposed as Chairman of the Dal combined Samata Party and the Lok Shakti. Advocates issued certificates CHANDIGARH, July 23 — Mr H.S. Mattewal, Chairman, Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana, has issued enrolment certificates to advocates. Among those who were issued enrolment certificates were two former Additional Sessions Judges and a senior functionary of the Panjab University here. More than 2200 enrolment certificates have been issued ever since Mr Mattewal took over as Chairman of the council. Topics for essay CHANDIGARH, July 23 — The topics for the essay competition to be organised by the Indian Institute of Public Administration were declared by Mr D.V. Bhatia, Honorary Secretary, here yesterday.The three topics are ''value-based administration'', ''women and governance'' and ''reforms in the insurance sector''. The first prize is Rs 3,000, while there are two second prizes of Rs 2,000 each. There will be separate prizes in the Hindi and English categories.The essays may be sent to the Honorary Secretary, Regional Branch, IIPA,2116, Sector 21, Chandigarh, latest by August 30. Preparations for I-Day function DERA BASSI, July 23 — Mr Sher Singh Sidhu, Subdivisional Magistrate, yesterday held a meeting of government officials to chalk out a plan for the celebration of Independence Day here. As many as 50 representatives of various schools, government offices and the civic body attended the meeting, which started with two-minute silence in memory of the Kargil martyrs. The meeting decided that preparations for the celebrations would start on August 5 and the final rehearsal held on August 11 and 12. Besides some prominent
residents of the town, those who attended the meeting
included Mrs Inderjit Kaur Kang, Tehsildar, and Mrs
Satwant Kaur Bhalla, SMO. |
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