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IGP takes
over, cancels transfers CHANDIGARH, June 1 — Within hours of joining as Inspector General of Chandigarh Police, Mr S.K. Singh, today cancelled the transfer orders of 10 police personnel , including six Inspectors and three Station House Officers (SHOs). The transfer orders for these 10 policemen had been issued in two batches on May 27 and May 31, respectively, by the officiating IGP, Mr Asad Farooqui raising quite a few eyebrows among official circles. Mr Farooqui had also reinstated two constables, who had been dismissed when caught by the previous IGP, Dr Kiran Bedi, while accepting bribe from truck drivers. This order is also under review, according to sources. In the afternoon, Mr Singh said he would be reviewing the transfer orders issued in the past 11 days. Within the next hour, he decided to cancel the orders. An official release stating the cancellation of the transfer orders said the officers “ will take back their original places of posting today, by 8 pm positively”. However, the orders to transfer Mr K.I.P. Singh from the airport security to economic offences wing (EOW), in place of suspended Inspector , P.K. Dhawan has not been cancelled. Same is true for the orders issued in respect of Mr Mani Ram Kadian, who replaced Mr K.I.P. Singh , in the airport security wing. As per the new orders, Mr Nanha Ram Kadian will join back as SHO, Sector 34 from his posting as SHO , Mani Majra. Mr Om Prakash, who was replaced as SHO Mani Majra and posted to the VIP security, will go back to his original place of posting. Mr Baljit Chadda, posted in the motor transport section will re-join duties as SHO police station, Sector 36. Mr J.S. Cheema, who had replaced Mr Chadda as SHO, police station, Sector 36, has been reverted as in charge of the CIA wing. Mr Hardev Singh, who replaced Mr Nanha Ram as SHO, police station, Sector 34 will go back to the VIP security wing. Mr Prem Singh Malik, presently in the CIA wing, will re-join his old duties at the motor transport section. Sub-Inspector Yashpal, who was transferred twice within a span of five days, will rejoin his duties as in charge of police post , railway station. On May 27, he was shifted from that place to police station, Sector 11. Yesterday, he was transferred from the Sector 11 police station to replace Mr Jarnail Singh as in charge of police post sector 24. Mr Jarnail Singh, who was made additional SHO, police station, Sector 11, re-joins from where he was transferred yesterday. Sub-Inspector Ved Prakash, reinstated a few days ago and posted as in charge of police post, Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT) has been reverted to the lines. Sub-Inspector Raghbir Singh, who was replaced by SI Ved Prakash as in charge of the ISBT police post, will join back at the same place. Proper functioning of police stations, community policing, strengthening of beat system and surprise checks at police stations, were among the main points highlighted by Mr S.K. Singh, who took over as Inspector-General of Chandigarh Police this morning. He was addressing a press conference this afternoon when he listed out his ideas of policing the city. “I will not tolerate any traffic chaos on the roads and you people will come to know how tough I am,” said Mr Singh while answering queries about his ideas on traffic and corruption in the force. Anything that is not within the framework of law will be taken care of, he added. An IPS officer of the 1970 batch of the UT cadre, Mr Singh took over from Mr Asad Farooqui, who was handed over charge on May 18 after Dr Kiran Bedi was transferred suddenly. Discussing community relations, Mr Singh said once a month DSP and SHO of area concerned will hold public meetings in each police station. The police has to instil a sense of fear among the bad elements, while friendly with the general public. Emphasis will be to have courteous staff in police stations that behaves well with complainants and members of the public, he said while listing out that one of his priority will be properly functioning police stations. Surprise checks that are very much part of police functioning will continue, said Mr Singh, when asked if the surprise checks during the morning hours started by the previous IGP, Dr Kiran Bedi, will continue. The schemes for welfare of police staff , launched by the previous IGP will carry on, said Mr Singh, adding that we need to take care of the needs of the staff to lead them better. Mr Singh refused to comment on the transfer of Dr Kiran Bedi. Later he said, “I will review all schemes and projects launched by the previous IGP and all those projects that are worthy of carrying on will be continued.” Earlier in the morning,
Mr Singh was received at the police headquarters in
Sector 9 by the three SSPs —Mr C.S.R. Reddy, Mr Asad
Farooqui and Mr Ajay Kashyap. Also present were the two
SPs, Mr Balbir Singh and Mr Baldev Singh. |
Neelgai
freed from captivity CHANDIGARH, June 1—After relishing the hospitality of the UT Wildlife Department for over two years, Neelu, a full-grown neelgai, reluctantly embraced the path to liberty as it was finally released by department officials in the Sukhna Choe forest area, near here, today. The male animal was handed over to the UT Wildlife Department by the Society for Prevention of Cruelty against Animals (SPCA) after rescuing it from the clutches of a group of sadhus roaming in the city about two years ago, when it was aged about one year. Since then it had been putting up along with half a dozen spotted deers in an enclosure adjoining the rest house of the department in the Nepli forest area. The species, which is normally shy by nature, is found in abundance in plain fields of the Shivalik foothills. The animal had acquired the status of an added attraction for people, particularly children, visiting the rest house on weekdays for having a glimpse of the wildlife in the adjoining forest area. Interestingly, Neelu, had been depicting an unusual behaviour for quite some time as if on one hand it had been developing a sense of affinity towards human beings, it had started behaving in an unfriendly manner towards other inmates of the enclosure. " While it would relish biscuits and other eatables offered by visitors, it would pounce upon fellow deers and even hit them with its horns and legs, sometimes even injuring the poor creatures seriously ", said Mr H. S. Sohal, the UT Chief Wildlife Warden. He said one of the main reasons behind the decision of the department to release the animal back into the forest was its increasing rowdyism and its tendency to dominate and harm other animals at the place. "The other factor which led us to the decision was that we did not have a female animal with which Neelu could make a pair," added Mr Sohal, saying that the animal was released into a largely plain area of Sukhna Choe forest area, known for having the animal in large numbers. "We decided against freeing it in the upper area of the Nepli forest where there are no neelgais. In all probability, the animal could not have been able to find a female companion there ," he added. Even today, the furious
behaviour of the animal was all pervasive when about a
dozen officials of the department tried to load it into a
trailer at Nepli . It struggled hard for over two hours
with them as it was apparently not in a mood to leave its
cosy and long-time abode. The officials had a tough time
as it managed to set itself free after it was captured
and entered the enclosure again. Consequently, the
officials had to tranquilise the animal before it was
loaded into the waiting tractor-trailer and was finally
taken to the Sukhna Choe forest area. Even there, it was
not ready to leave the company of human beings as for
quite some time it kept roaming near the rest house in
the forest, before it finally bid adieu to them and
decided to adopt the road to freedom. |
50 lakh
for treatment of poor patients CHANDIGARH, June 1 — A sum of Rs 50 lakh will be spent by the Chandigarh Administration during the current financial year under the National Illness Assistance Funds on medical treatment of poor patients whose monthly income is less than Rs 290 in rural areas and Rs 301 in the urban areas of the union territory. The types of treatment included in the scheme are cardiology and cardiac surgery, cancer, urology, nephrology, orthopaedics, thalassaemia, intra-ocular lense implants and investigations including MRI, CAT scan, EEG, EMG, among other tests, and purchase of expensive drugs. The Chandigarh Administration has constituted a committee under the chairmanship of the Secretary, Finance and Health, Mr Satish Chandra, for granting assistance under this scheme. The other members of this committee are the Director, Health Services, the Subdivisional Magistrate, Central, the Medical Superintendent , Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, and the Medical Superintendent, General Hospital, Sector 16. A patient seeking financial assistance under the scheme should be resident of Chandigarh or its rural areas and the diseases should be those which are specified by the Government of India. The poor patient who
could not afford the treatment and who intended to seek
assistance under this scheme could approach the Medical
Superintendent, General Hospital or the Secretary Finance
and Health, for the purpose, an official press release
said. |
PCO
operator arrested PANCHKULA, June 1— A local STD PCO operator, Balwinder Singh, has been arrested by the local police in connection with a scandal of "fraudulent phone connections", which was unearthed in August last year. When the scandal unearthed by the local office of the Chandigarh Telecom District, seven persons, including two security guards of the department, were booked for giving new telephone connections on the basis forged documents. Some new telephone connections were given and some shift cases carried out by manipulating documents, especially advice note books, waiting list registers and invoices. The other persons involved in the case were two security guards, Jai Bhagwan and Umesh Mishra, posted at the local office of the SDO, Telephone; three daily-waged workers of the Telecom Department and two STD PCO operators, Balwinder Singh of Panchkula and Gurmeet Singh of Mani Majra. The case was registered
under Sections 467, 468 and 120-B of the IPC after
investigations by the vigilance cell of the department
had unearthed the scandal. |
‘Issue
I-cards to footpath vendors’ CHANDIGARH, June 1— Mr Satya Pal Jain, local member of the dissolved Lok Sabha, has urged the Chandigarh Administration to start issuing photo identity cards to footpath workers whose names appear in the survey conducted by the Administration a couple of months ago. In a written statement, Mr Jain expressed his concern over the delay in issuing the cards. Mr Jain said that he met the Administrator, Lieut-Gen BKN Chhibber (retd), and the Adviser to the Administrator, Mrs Vineeta Rai, today and discussed the issue with them separately. He also submitted a detailed letter to Mrs Rai. Mr Jain maintained that the Administrator’s Advisory Council at its meeting held in January this year had decided to issue these photo identity cards to all those whose names appeared in the survey conducted by the Administration. These vendors included shoe makers, paan-bidi sellers, tea-sellers, tandoorwallahs and bicycle, rickshaw and two-wheeler mechanics. The meeting was held under the chairmanship of the Administrator. Mr Jain said that in spite of this decision, the officials of the Administration and the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation had been harassing footpath vendors, removing their belongings and imposing heavy fines on them, besides not releasing their goods for days together. In the absence of any job avenues in government departments, these vendors were engaged in self-employment and the Administration should encourage them rather than harass them, Mr Jain said. He said the
Administration should not go back on its commitment. Some
vested interests, he said, were trying to sabotage the
earlier decision of the council.”I shall be going to
Delhi shortly and apprise the Home Minister, Mr L.K.
Advani, of the whole affair,” he concluded. |
DAV
foundation day celebrated CHANDIGARH, June 1—Over 500 principals, teachers and members of the Arya Samaj gathered to celebrate the foundation day of the DAV movement at DAV College, Sector 10, here today. The concept of DAV institutions as temples of learning was first conceived in 1885. The programme began by reciting of Vedic hymns by students of Hansraj Public School, Panchkula. Speaking on the occasion, Mr GP Chopra, Senior Vice-President of the DAV College Managing Committee, traced the history of the DAV institutions. He said that after the death of Swami Dayanand Saraswati his disciples wanted to immortalise the Swami by building a temple. However, the deliberations among prominent Arya Samajists resulted in the setting up of the first DAV institution in Lahore in 1885. Following this the movement of opening educational institutions gained momentum with the likes of Lala Lajpat Rai, Mahatma Hansraj and Gurudutt Vidyarthi joining hands to raise funds for the cause. However, the movement suffered a setback after the Partition because most of these institutions were left behind in Pakistan, he informed. After the Partition, DAV Colleges, Jalandhar and Ambala, gained prominence. DAV College at Lahore was shifted to Ambala and that in Multan was re-established in Chandigarh. The first school at Lahore was shifted to Sector 8 in the city. Mr Ravinder Talwar, Principal, DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, after speaking on the movement of establishing educational institutions, informed the gathering that the samaj had over 700 institutions to its credit, established in India and abroad. These institutions comprised arts colleges, old-age homes, technical institutions, orphanages, schools for the handicapped and widow rehabilitation centres, besides educational institutions. Mr Chopra presided over
the function. He was given a memento at the function.
Justice P.C. Pandit, Chairman of the local DAV
institutions, Justice D.V. Sehgal, Prof M.M. Puri,
Vice-Chancellor of Panjab University, and Mr R.C. Jeewan,
Principal, DAV College, Sector 10, were also present on
the occasion. |
Controversy
over residential plot ZIRAKPUR, June 1 — As many as 35 women residents of the local Akali Kaur Singh Colony today staged a dharna in protest against the construction being carried out by an NRI, Ms Gursharan Kaur, in the space left for a park in the colony. The agitators were demanding the construction work to be stopped as the space was left for the park by the residents who have constructed their houses around it. They alleged that woman had encroached upon their common land. When contacted, Ms Gursharan Kaur, who is presently residing in Toronto (Canada), said that she had purchased a plot of 242 square yards in 1987 from Mr Surinder Shana, a property dealer. The plot was registered in her name and demarcation was made. When she came back she learned about the encroachment upon her plot by some other residents about a couple of months ago. She alleged that about half of the plot had been encroached upon by her neighbours. She contacted the revenue authorities. “The authorities told me that there was no such plot in the revenue records and the dealer had misled her”, she alleged. She occupied some space in the proposed park and started construction after getting it confirmed that in the revenue records there was no provision for the park, sources said. After getting the stay order vacated from a court in Rajpura, Ms Gursharan Kaur started construction work which was again hindered by the petitioners. Besides officials of the
Revenue Department, Ms Gursharan Kaur was also assisted
by the local police to keep the construction work on here
today .The matter was settled on the directions of the
Subdivisional Magistrate. |
Demand to
revise medal allowance CHANDIGARH, June 1— The President's Police Gallantry Awardees Association of India, while demanding ex-serviceman status, has condemned the Union Home Ministry for not revising the monthly medal allowances of its members. Addressing a press conference here today, the President of the association, Mr S.K. Madan, said though the ministry had hiked the monthly allowances of defence gallantry award winners, yet the corresponding increase in their cases had not been affected. Alleging "stepmotherly" treatment to the central paramilitary forces, he threatened that association members would return the monthly allowances as a mark of protest if the ministry did not hike their allowances by June 30. Commenting upon the situation in the Kargil and Dras areas of Jammu and Kashmir, Mr Madan wanted action against the local commanders and the intelligence agencies which had allowed the situation to come to such a pass. The current situation was the result of the "complete" failure on the part of local commanders and the intelligence agencies, Mr D.S. Romana, another member of the association said, adding that action should be taken against those who had "failed" to protect the borders of the country. They also recommended
liberal monetary awards for the winners of the gallantry
award to boost the morale of the soldiers. |
Safe haven
for drug users MULLANPUR-GARIBDASS, June 1 — The unchecked sale of drugs and the inability of the authorities in controlling the situation has created resentment among the local residents. Mullanpur, about 5 km from the PGI, has become a safe haven for drug users and local chemists. A number of residents complained that though the administration was aware of the situation, no concrete action had been taken against the culprits. the residents alleged that at least seven chemist shops were in this business. Mr Jaswant Lal, a local resident, said many chemists were selling the drugs without obtaining a prescription from a medical practitioner. This unchecked sale had become a cause of concern for the residents. According to Mr Arvind Puri, a social activist, youths of the area were falling in the grip of this habit. Many customers were from Chandigarh and other nearby areas because of easy availability, he added. Mr Sukhwinder Singh, the SHO of Mullanpur police station, confirmed the sale of drugs. A meeting was held with local chemists and they were told to stop these activities, he added. According to police sources, the sale of drugs had come down in the past few days but the situation was still not under full control. It was difficult to check the sale as state drug control officials did not have communication with the local police, sources added. Drug addicts mainly use deserted places like dry river beds and outer areas of the village. Local residents said the unchecked sale of drugs had led to social problems. Mr Kamal Kishore, a
local resident, said the addicted youths were also
causing quarrels. Villagers feared that any further delay
in putting strict checks in this matter could severely
affect the next generation. |
CBSE
Class XII pass percentage up CHANDIGARH, June 1 — The result of the All-India Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (Class XII), held in March-April, and covering schools affiliated to the CBSE from the city and Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab, will be declared tomorrow. This year students of 395 schools of the region, 29 of which are government schools run by the Chandigarh Administration, 66 Kendriya Vidyalayas, 29 Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas and 279 independent schools, took the examination. A total of 35,890 candidates — 20,639 boys and 15251 girls — appeared in the examination out of which 9,776 students appeared from the city alone. The overall pass percentage is 80.2 as against 77.2 last year. The pass percentage for boys and girls is 76.5 and 85.3, respectively. The pass percentage for government schools of the city, Kendriya Vidyalayas, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas and independent schools is 79, 81.6, 89.9 and 82.5, respectively. The office has posted the result to the school concerned. The Joint Director of CBSE regional office in Sector 32, Mr Y.P. Katyal, informed that the result sheets, marks statement and migration certificates of the candidates have been sent to their respective schools. "The result will be sent to the DPI office at 9 O'clock. From there, Principal or person with an authority letter of the Principal could collect the result. However, private schools can collect the same from the regional office of the CBSE while all out station schools can collect the result from the nodal centres,'' he said. The 19 nodal centres
identified for the purpose are DAV Public School,
Amritsar; MGM Public School, Jalandhar City; DAV Public
School, Ludhiana; Ramji Das Bhagwan Das DAV Public
School, Bathinda; Dasmesh Public School, Faridkot; Budha
Lal Public School, Patiala; MCM DAV Public School,
Pathankot; Maharaja Harisingh Agriculture Collegiate
School, Jammu Tawi, DAV Centenary Public School, Rohtak;
Navyug Public School, Sonepat; MASD Public School,
Panipat; Guru Harkrishan Public School, Karnal; Aggarsain
Public School, Kurukshetra, DAV Public School, Gurgaon;
DAV Public School, Faridabad, PKR Jain Public School,
Ambala City; Parampita Shah Satnamji Girls School, Sirsa;
New Yashoda Public School, Hissar, and Dayanand Public
School, Shimla.
Eligibility for B. Ed entance test CHANDIGARH, June 1 — The candidates who are appearing or have appeared in the BA, BSc B.Com or other equivalent degree examinations (final) year of any recognised university, held in April-May, 1999, are also eligible to provisionally take the B Ed entrance test being conducted by Panjab University on July 24, a press note issued by the Joint Controller of Examination, Mr Ashok Raj Bhandari, said here today. It further stated that admission of this category of candidates to the test would be purely provisional and would stand cancelled if they failed to obtain the requisite percentage of marks before the date of interview for admission to the BEd course slated for August-September. It also said that the
BEd entrance test was also meant for admission to BEd
(yoga) in those colleges of education where this course
was available. The course combinations available in the
colleges of education given in the prospectus was
provisional and that the final table would be displayed
at the venue of interview for admission to the BEd
course. |
Adviser apprised of
residents’ problems CHANDIGARH, June 1 — A delegation of the Consumers Forum Chandigarh led by its Chairman, Mr Jaidev Singh, called upon the Adviser to the UT Administrator, Mrs Vineeta Rai, and apprised her of the general problems being faced by the city residents. Mr R.K Kaplash in a press release stated that the focus of discussion was on the specimen of conveyance deed to be issued by the administration for conversion of leasehold into freehold; coordination between the administration and Municipal Corporation for providing utility services to the residents, transfer of tenements on power of attorney to be stopped immediately, proper maintenance of parking lots and banning entry of cycle-rickshaws, checking the duplicacy of ration cards on the basis of voters identity. They claimed that the encroachment on government land and influx of migratory labour would be the two main priorities of the Administration under her leadership. The Adviser assured them of an early redress of their problems. While appreciating the role of NGOs in rendering voluntary service, she sought their advice in maintaining the basic culture of the city. The delegation also
brought to her notice the activities being undertaken by
the forum to help settle complaints out of courts without
charging any money. |
Residents want VDS forms
simplified CHANDIGARH, June 1 — City residents have urged the UT Electricity Department to simplify the forms of the Voluntary Disclosure Scheme (VDS), besides extending the date for the submission of the forms by at least one more month. Mr S. K. Khosla, a resident of Sector 40, said that the forms supplied to the consumers were devoid of instructions regarding how to calculate the excess load or the amount to be deposited. Similarly, it had nowhere been mentioned that the consumer account number had to be mentioned at the time of deposit of the forms or that a copy of the general power of attorney, in the case of purchased houses from original allottees and owners, had to be submitted. He said the forms should
have been printed with all the necessary information so
that a large number of residents could be spared from
harassment.
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Crafts
institute exhibition CHANDIGARH, June 1 — A three-day Exhibition-cum-sale of articles made by students of the Government Central Crafts Institute for Women, Sector 11, is being organised by the Directorate of Technical Education, UT from June 4 to 6. It will be inaugurated by the UT Home-cum- Secretary Technical Education, Mr N.K Jain. The institute is imparting training in cutting and tailoring, embroidery, dress making, leather goods, besides stenography. The main attractions in the exhibition will be garments, embroidered linen, leather goods, wall hangings and other decorative items. Since these articles have been prepared by trainees these will be made available at the cost price. A separate counter for the purpose of clearance sale is also being set up which will offer the items at a discount of 50 per cent. Dr S.K Aggarwal, Director Technical Education, said the idea of organising such exhibitions is to generate revenue, in accordance with the policy of the department of Economic Affairs and Director General Employment and Training, Ministry of Labour, Govt of India. The quality of goods both in terms of the material and designs, will be good. A brochure containing
detailed information about the courses being offered by
the institute will also be released by Mr N.K Jain on the
occasion. The exhibition will remain open from 10 am to 4
p.m.
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Cremation
of Joy Lal today PANCHKULA, June 1 — The Director-General of Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Mr Gautam Kaul, will attend the cremation of the 36-year-old ITBP Deputy Commandant Joy Lal, which will take place with full police honours at the Sector 21 cremation ground here tomorrow at 11 a.m. The Deputy Commandant
was killed on Sunday when the bus in which he was
travelling along with other ITBP personnel was blown up
by a powerful landmine about 150 km from Srinagar.The
body of Joy Lal will arrive here late tonight as it was
being brought by road from Udhampur. Earlier, the body
,which was expected to reach here last evening, could not
reach as the vehicle carrying it developed a snag. The
deceased is the eldest son of a former IAS officer of
Haryana, Mr H. Lal, and is survived by his wife, a
four-year-old son and a two-year-old daughter. |
‘Awareness on food, nutrition
needed’ CHANDIGARH, June 1 — About 30 per cent of the new born babies in our country are underweight. This accounts for nearly 50 per cent of the deaths among infants in the country, opined Mr N.P. Jain, Assistant Technical Advisor, Food and Nutrition Board, Government of India, today. He was speaking at a five-day orientation training course that started at the Home Science College. The death rate is very high, compared to the developed world. Between 50 to 80 per cent of the pregnant women are anaemic. Poverty, illiteracy, ignorance and some superstitious beliefs prevailing in our society are the main factors for such a state of affairs, he said. About 35 middle-level
functionaries, comprising supervisors, women health
supervisors and instructors of anganwari training centres
from Chandigarh and adjoining of Punjab will be exposed
to the latest knowledge on food, nutrition and
health-related matters. Presiding over the inaugural
session of the course, Dr (Mrs) Usha Dhawal, Principal,
Home Science College, stressed the need to create
awareness amongst the masses regarding food, nutrition
and hygiene to combat malnutrition in society. |
Encroached
land vacated DERA BASSI, June 1 — More than 63 bigha shamlat land of Amlala village in this subdivision, which had been encroached upon by four influential persons of the same village, was vacated by the Revenue Department with the help of the police and the panchayat last week. According to sources, the land, worth crores of rupees, had been allegedly occupied by Mr Jagir Singh, Mr Deedar Singh, Mr Gulzar Singh and Mr Narata Singh for the past many years. The encroachers were using the land illegally for their own benefits, alleged village sarpanch, Mr Nachhater Singh. Officials of the Revenue Department demarcated the disputed land and fixed May 18 for its auction. The encroachers removed the demarcation and threatened the residents with the dire consequences if they dared to participate in the auction. The Subdivisional
Magistrate, Mr S.S. Sidhu, directed the Block Development
and Panchayat Officer, Mr Preet Inder Singh, and the
Station House Offi cer, Mr Jassa Singh, to conduct munadi
(public announcement by the beat of dhol) about the
auction of the land on May 21. Finally, the auction was
held with the help of the police, Mr Sidhu said. |
SNIPPETS Farewell to Anuradha CHANDIGARH, June 1 — Employees of the UT Secretariat today organised a farewell for Mrs Anuradha Gupta and Mr Sanjeev Kumar, who were recently transferred back to their parent cadres. Also present at the farewell party was Mrs Vineeta Rai, Adviser to the Administrator of Chandigarh. ‘Construct bridges on
pillars’ KHARAR, June 1 — Mr Jagat Singh, a former MLA, from Kharar and special invitee to the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, has urged the Punjab Government to construct the proposed bridges on railway crossings at Kurali and Morinda on pillars. Mr Jagat Singh, in a statement issued here today, has written that if the bridges are constructed by filling earth, many shopkeepers will have to be shifted from there. They had been working there for many years and had spent their earnings on their shops. 2 killed in mishap KHARARJune 1 — Two persons were killed when the scooter they were riding was hit by an unidentified vehicle near Rurki village on the Kharar-Morinda road last night.The police identified the deceased as Kamaljit Singh of Khanpur village, an SPO with the police, and his relative, Palwinder Singh.They were returning from Morinda after distributing wedding cards.The bodies were handed over to their relatives after a post mortem.The police has registered a case under Sections 304-A and 279 of the IPC. Powermen’s demands
‘accepted’ CHANDIGARH, June 1 — A deputation of the Chandigarh Powermen Coordination Committee met the UT Chief Engineer to highlight its demands. According to Mr U. S. Mohi, convener of the committee, the Chief Engineer said that some of their demands pertaining to implementing allowances as per PSEB rules had been accepted by the Chandigarh Administration. Copies of the relevant orders were given to the deputationists. The accepted demands include local outdoor (conveyance) allowance, revised promotion scales from January 1, 1996 to April, 1998, besides special, risk, typing, ledger keeping as well as house rent allowance. Expedition begins today CHANDIGARH, June 1 — The Youth Adventure and Mountaineering Association, a body engaged in organising mountaineering expeditions and other allied adventurous activities, is organising a mobike-cum-mountaineering expedition to the Khardungla and Stok Kangri peaks in the Leh region tomorrow. The General Secretary of the association, Mr Rakesh Kumar, said the expedition had been approved by the Indian Mountaineering Foundation, New Delhi, and sponsored jointly by the Ministry of Human Resource Development and the Youth Welfare Department, Haryana, and the Indian Oil Corporation. The expedition would be flagged off tomorrow by the Governor of Haryana, Mr Mahabir Prasad. Dharna by patwar union SAS NAGAR, June 1 — The local tehsil unit of the Revenue Patwar Union organised a dharna in front of the office of the SDM here today in protest against the non-implementation of the demands accepted by the Punjab Government. Mr Kashmir Singh Batth, President of the unit, said the protest had been organised on a call given by the state body and it would continue till the accepted demands were implemented. The demands of the
protesters include the declaration of the service of
patwari as technical, implementation of the basic scale
of Rs 5,480 — Rs 8,925, time scale of 4, 9 and 14
years of service, increase in travel and stationery
allowances and provision of electricity, water and
chowkidar in patwar-khanas. |
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