Hard work stands them in good stead
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, June 2 — Preeti Sood, a student of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 16, has topped the All-India Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination in the city with 93.8 per cent marks. The result of the examination was declared by the regional office of the CBSE here today, in which girls have captured most of the top positions.

In Preeti’s view, “There is no disputing the fact that hard work is the only key to success, though my labour will be rewarded only if I do a repeat performance in various entrance examinations.”

She says tuitions are a great help which bring about clarity of concepts, but what ultimately matters is self-study and time management.

“Regularity in work and putting in extra labour by way of extra study material is all you need to come through the examinations with flying colours,’’ suggests Nidhi Duggal, a student of GMSSS-16, who has secured 93 per cent in her Class XII examination.

Aiming to get into an engineering college, Nidhi says she was expecting such marks in the examination and anything less would have been a disappointment.”I would go to school only to fulfil the requisite number of lectures prescribed by the Board. I am of the opinion that self-study is of utmost importance and that tuitions are necessary for guidance in competitions though they have no place in the Board examinations,’’ she explains.

Smita Garg, from the same school and stream, is elated with her success with 92 per cent marks. “with non-medical stream, I had no option but to work very hard and give the examination my best shot. I would work for six hours at a stretch. Sometimes my confidence would fall drastically because of the pressure of tuitions and schoolwork, but I’m glad it has all paid, though the real celebration will only come when I secure a place in an engineering college,’’ Smita opines.

Balika Gupta, a student of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 10, is delighted at achieving 91.8 per cent though she says she could have done a lot better with a little more effort. “There is always scope for improvement in any examination you take”.

Harmeet Singh Gulati, a student of the commerce stream from GMSSS-35, with 91.4 per cent marks and a topper in his school, says, “I took the challenge of topping in the examination head-on when I opted for commerce. My sister had topped in the school and I was determined to follow in her footsteps. From the challenge came inspiration which prompted me to labour till I would drop dead.’’

Ajit Pal Singh Bhatia of the same school and stream, with 90.6 per cent to his credit, attributes his success to his father. “My father wanted to see me on the top since he himself was never satisfied with the second best in life. At home, our talks usually centre around topics in the news and he keeps me updated about all happenings,’’ he says.

He adds that coaching of any kind is no substitute for hard work but small successes like these are morale boosters and hardwork, systematic planning and concentration in studies stands one in good stead as far as studies go.

Monica Bansal, keen on getting into an engineering college, from Carmel Convent School, says, “This success means nothing if I can’t get into one of the better known engineering colleges. This success holds no charm for me and the acid test for my hard work will come when the results of the entrance tests to various colleges are out.’’ She has secured 90.6 per cent in the examination.

Another commerce student from GMSSS-16, Shraddha Kaul, remarks that consistency in working hard ensures your come out with flying colours in whatever you undertake. “Being attentive in the class, taking notes and self-discipline, especially in the preparatory holidays of three months, is what worked magic for me. Sometimes frustration would set in but with my parents’ encouragement, I would emerge a better and more confident person, ready to work with renewed vigour,’’ she says. She secured 90.4 per cent marks.

With 90 per cent in the non-medical stream, Shuchi Bhandari, a student of Carmel Convent, worked hard to achieve these marks. “Living up to expectations puts undue pressure on you. You can neither relax nor do hardwork,’’ she says. “Tuitions play an important role but attending school is equally important.”

Her classmate Nitika Garg has secured 91 per cent and has topped in her school. Divya Gupta and Neha Gupta of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Sector 27, have secured 90.2 per cent and 90 per cent marks in the commerce stream.

PANCHKULA

Girls of local public schools have outscored boys in the All-India Senior Secondary School Certificate examination, the results of which were declared today.

This time the students of commerce stream have achieved higher percentage as compared to those of the science and arts streams.

Noor of DC Model Senior Secondary School in Sector 7, here, secured 86.6 per cent marks in the commerce. She wants to pursue a career in business administration and attributed her success to hard work and consistency. She stood first in her school.

Similar views were expressed by Shilpi Pental of Chaman Lal DAV Senior Secondary School. She stood first in her school by securing 86.6 per cent marks in the commerce stream.

Reena Bhatia, who secured 85.6 per cent marks in the commerce stream and stood first in her school, said she was expecting at least 90 per cent marks. She wants to become a chartered accountant, according to her parents wishes.

Rahul Kapoor of DC Model Senior Secondary School secured 84.6 per cent in the non-medical stream.

A student of DAV Senior Secondary School in Sector 8 , Jasdeep secured 83 per cent marks in the arts stream.

Hardcore militant arrested
Was running PCO in Sector 15
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CHANDIGARH, June 2 — A hardcore terrorist, wanted in a case of terrorism in Ropar district since 1988, was nabbed by a team of the Chandigarh police here last night.

After verification, the terrorist, Pardeep Singh, alias Deepa, was handed over to the Ropar authorities where he was declared a proclaimed offender by a Ropar court on February 3, 1988, the police authorities said.

The nabbed person, who at one time owed allegiance to Babbar Khalsa International, was now living a low key or rather an anonymous life in Sector 15. He was running an STD PCO and a computer centre that was located in a row of house on the main road in Sector 15-A, said the local SSP, Mr C.S.R. Reddy, who described the arrest of Deepa as a major ''catch''.

Deepa very rarely met people personally, according to police sources. Anybody coming for work was attended to by his three employees, sources said.

Upon receiving information about Deepa, a team of the Chandigarh police, led by Sub-Inspector Dilsher Singh, in charge of the Bapu Dham police post, visited the Sector 15 business centre run by him last evening. The policemen, who were in civil dresses, asked for Pardeep Singh, alias Deepa, and verified the information.

Later, when he admitted that he was the same person, he was asked to sit in a Maruti car parked nearby, sources said.

The arrest is likely to create ripples in police circles as a few of his fellow militants, who were active in those days, are known to be hiding in Punjab or are abroad. The police is trying to verify if Deepa was in touch with other militants like Surinder Singh ''Ting'', Bhupinder Singh, alias Penta, and Rajinder Singh.

At first Pardeep Singh tried to avoid the preliminary questioning by the police, but softened down after a few minutes.

Mr Reddy said Deepa was wanted in a case registered at Ropar Sadar police station. An FIR was registered on March 3, 1987. He was booked under Sections 307 and 34 of the IPC, Sections 25, 54, 59 of the Arms Act and Sections 3 and 4 of the Terrorist And Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA).

The police got information from a secret source that Deepa was now living in Chandigarh and running an STD booth while leading a very low-profile life. Verification of all such PCOs would have created a logistical problem. Another bit of information that the PCO was located in Sector 15 clinched the issue. The police kept watch on all PCOs, including the one run by Deepa.

Locating Deepa and then verifying his antecedents was a problem as he never met people and his neighbours had not seen him much since he moved into the house more than five years ago, police sources said. Besides the case in Ropar, Deepa was once arrested in Sector 27 in 1990. Though he was later acquitted by court, the police claimed the records showed that an FIR under Sections 379 of the IPC, Sections 25, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act, Sections 3 and 4 of the Indian Explosives Act and Sections 4 and 5 of TADA had been registered against him.

A small cache of arms that included three AK-47 rifles, two revolvers, one HE-36 hand grenade and some cartridges were recovered then, the police claimed today. Besides, the police claimed that he was also facing trial in another TADA case in Faridkot.

Joy Lal cremated with state honours
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PANCHKULA, June 2 — The mortal remains of Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force Deputy Commandant Joy Lal were consigned to flames with full state honours at the Sector 20 crematorium here today.

Deputy Commandant Joy Lal was killed in a landmine blast at Gund, near Srinagar, in Jammu and Kashmir, on Sunday. His body was flown in by a special plane late last night.

The body of the 36-year-old valiant soldier was received in the morning by the grieving family members, relatives and friends. The body was kept at the Sector 6 residence of the deceased to enable the family and others to pay their last respects. Heart-rending scenes were witnessed as the body was brought to the house with the family members breaking down inconsolably.

The tricolour draped coffin was later placed on a bedecked vehicle and taken in procession to the crematorium followed by a cavalcade of vehicles. A large number of city residents had reached the crematorium to bid adieu to the gallant soldier. Personnel of the force had ringed the entire ground in a show of solidarity with the bereaved family.

ITBP Director-General Gautam Kaul, who reached the city today from Delhi, consoled Mr H Lal and Shashi Lal, parents of the deceased, besides the widow, Geeta, and children. He assured them all possible help for the education of four -year-old Kartikaye and three-year-old Mehak from the force.

As the buglers sounded the last post a contingent of the force reversed arms and fired a volley of shots. Following this the pyre was lit by Kartikaye, son of the deceased, helped by his uncle, Amit Lal.

The atmosphere was surcharged with emotions as the jawans present continuously rented the air with slogans of "Joy Lal Sahib Amar Rahe."

Wreaths wee laid by Mr Kaul and Mr Karan Singh Dalal, Minister on behalf of the Haryana Chief Minister . The district administration was represented by the Deputy Commissioner , Ms Saroj Siwach. Mr N K Mishra and Mr S C Nayar, both ITBP ADIGs, and Mr I S Negi and Mr M S Bhurji, Commandants, were also present. Wreaths were also laid by other officers and jawans of various battalions of the force, besides a shawl on behalf of the local Sanatan Dharam Kendriya Parishad.

Also present on the occasion to pay their tributes were Chandigarh 's former member of Parliament, Mr Satya Pal Jain, prominent citizens, local politicians and members of various welfare associations of the city.

Later talking to mediapersons, Mr Kaul said in the death of Joy Lal, the force has lost a young jewel and a valiant officer who had made the supreme sacrifice while defending the country's integrity and solidarity. Describing him as a valiant martyr, he said the sacrifice made by the Deputy Commandant should be a source of inspiration to the younger generation.

The killings by the mercenaries had made the ITBP more determined to fight them out. Such incidents, though unfortunate, happened not because of any lapse but were part of the game. "They do not make us despondent but more resolved to plug any loopholes and carry on with out assigned duty," he said.

The ITBP chief said the bereaved family was not alone in its grief. The entire force was with the family in this hour of mourning. Commenting on the package for the financial security of the widow and her children, he said it was the best in the country and even better than the one given by the Union Government.

Besides Joy Lal, the force had also lost another jewel, Assistant Commandant Ashok Kumar Rana. He has been decorated with the Shaurya Chakra and his name was proposed for the UN Medal for operations in Bosnia, he added. Joy Lal, he said , had served in the Prime Minister's security and had represented the country with distinction in the UN peacekeeping mission in Bosnia. He was part of an active group fighting intruders in the troubled valley.

He revealed that the force had lost 12 personnel, including two officers, during the first five months combating insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir.

Alert sounded in city
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, June 2 — Due to the ongoing conflict in Kargil along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, the city has been put on an alert. A secret watch is being kept on all calls made through STD PCOs to other countries, especially Pakistan.

A constant watch is also being kept on religious places in the city where possible "visitors" could come and stay or take shelter while trying to escape detection, the SSP, Mr C.S.R. Reddy, confirmed today. He said that the cause for the alert was the recent recoveries of explosive material in the southern states and blowing off a portion of rail track in Punjab a few days ago.

Also on the watch list are calls placed to the USA, the UK, Canada, Germany and Bangladesh, while the police has stepped up security at vital installations and multi-storeyed buildings in the city. The floating population is also being checked, while the STD PCO operators have been asked to inform the beat staff concerned in the case of all calls placed to Pakistan, Mr Reddy said.

In the past anti-national elements had been known to call up places in the USA, the UK, Canada, Germany or Bangladesh and from there the calls were connected to places in Pakistan through a conference facility available on telephones nowadays, Mr Reddy said.

A similar modus operandi was used by the persons nabbed in the Burial Jail break case. A person used to allegedly call up a number in New York and from there he used to be connected onto someone in Pakistan. On the prevention front, cordoning off and searches have been carried out in several places in the city and its surrounding areas.

Duststorm lashes city
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, June 2 — Strong winds at a speed of more than 70 kilometres per hour accompanied with a duststorm, overcast conditions and a light drizzle at irregular intervals throughout the day maintained the ongoing streak of a “not-so-hot summer “ in the city and its surrounding areas.

Though the dust was irritating as several people, especially two-wheeler drivers, faced problems, the clouds were welcome. The dust was also more like a traffic hazard for two-wheeler riders and pedestrians. Members of the public had to keep doors and windows closed to avoid dust.

On the other hand, the day temperature rose marginally from 35.6°C recorded yesterday to 36 °C today. Even this was four degrees below normal. Till 8.30 a.m. — the time the daily recording for rain is taken —1 mm of rainfall had been recorded.

The conditions prevailing today were due to cyclonic circulation over north Pakistan, adjoining Jammu and Kashmir. The cyclonic circulation system was extending up to 1.5 km skywards, meteorological officials said.

Such a duststorm is not unusual for the month of June the officials said, while predicting another partly cloudy day tomorrow.

Encroachments removed
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, June 2 — The enforcement staff of the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh today removed about 15 illegal temporary structures from near the Mauli Jagran Rehabilitation colony.

According to sources, certain persons, by encroaching upon the municipal land, were selling construction material like bricks, “bajri” and renting out shuttering material to residents of the colony, which had recently been shifted from Sector 31.

Acting on a tip-off from the control room, the staff of the enforcement wing, with the help of a JCB and four trucks, removed the structures and some construction material. The operation, which started around 10 a.m., continued for two-and-a-half hours.

AEC celebrates raising day
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CHANDIMANDIR, June 2 — The Army Education Corps (AEC) celebrated its 52 nd raising day in Chandimandir today.

Lt Gen H.B. Kala, GOC- in - C, Western Command, was the chief guest at a get together attended by the officers of the corps and the command headquarters. General Kala extended his felicitation and good wishes to all ranks of the corps.

Col I.S. Punia, Colonel Education in the Command, laid a wreath at Veer Smriti to pay tributes to the martyrs.

The corps has played a key role in enhancing the educational and professional standard of the troops to a great extent during the post independence era. The corps personnel are widely scattered and found playing their part in every garrison, headquarters, training centres, units, establishments, sainik and military schools, colleges and selection centres.

The human resources development centres run by the AEC personnel function as nodal centres for imparting SSC level education, training in foreign and regional languages and communication skills, ACC cadre classes, certificate education, map reading and music training.

HMT bus crashes,17 injured
Tribune News Service

PANCHKULA, June 2 — At least 17 passengers of the Barwala-bound bus of Hindustan Machine Tools (HMT), Pinjore, were injured, three of them serious, when the bus crashed into a low-lying area along the Panchkula-Naraingarh highway, near Ramgarh, this evening.

The bus carrying employees of the HMT reportedly developed a mechanical fault. The three seriously injured persons, including a woman, were admitted to the PGI in Chandigarh.

According to information available, the HMT bus, carrying about 50 persons, was to drop the employees at different spots along the Pinjore-Barwala road.

At the time of the mishap about 30 passengers were in the bus.

The driver of the bus, Ram Krishan (47), who was admitted to the General Hospital in Sector 6 here, said that when the bus reached near a turning towards Sector 25 a cracking noise came from the engine. Soon he lost control of the bus and it crashed into a low-lying area.

Of the 14 persons who were admitted to Panchkula hospital only four — Ram Krishan, Ram Murti, Gurdev and Samsher — were kept under observation, while the rest were discharged after first aid.

PCS men for centre of admn studies
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, June 2 — The PCS officers' association in a meeting yesterday urged the Central Government to set up an institute for administrative studies. They will shortly send this proposal along with a broad outline of the institute.

Most of them were of the view that the government is not taking any interest in creating a research wing for the administrative issues. Even the Department of Administrative Reforms has failed to make concrete suggestions to the government.

The association has also decided to support the suggestion of the IAS officers that the Vigilance Department should be restructured. However, they emphasised that the Vigilance Commission should be headed by a senior IAS officer with a fixed tenure. It should have two wings — civil and police. According to them, the vigilance commissioner should decide whether the matter is to be inquired into the civil wing or the police wing.

The association has also observed that the government should introduce block-level planning at the earliest and PCS officers with sufficient administrative experience should be made in charge at block levels for better coordination with the district administration as well as the government departments.

Tributes paid to Kargil martyrs
From Our Correspondent

KHARAR, June 2 —The ex-servicemen cell of the Congress party, district Ropar, at a meeting held here today under the chairmanship of Mr Gurmakh Singh has praised the courage shown by the Indian Army in the Kargil sector and criticised the Pakistan army for its action there.

According to a press note issued here this afternoon, a two-minute silence was kept to pay homage to the Army personnel who have laid down their lives during the operation.

Mr Gurmakh Singh, while addressing the gathering, demanded that the government should immediately implement the one-rank-one pension scheme. He demanded that the Union Government should give a guarantee that all ex-servicemen would be given jobs after their retirement from the Army and they would be absorbed in civil service till they attain the age of 58 years.

7 villagers booked for assault
Tribune News Service

KHARAR, June 2—As many as seven persons were booked by the local police for beating and injuring a resident of Rangian Boobne village, near here, last night.

According to the police, Jaspal Singh, a resident of the village, had complained to the police that Kuldip Singh, Satinder Singh, Nirmal Singh, Kirpal Singh, Jagjit Singh, Pawan Kumar and Hardit Singh, all residents of the same village, had beaten him up and inflicted injuries on different parts of his body. The reason behind the incident was a land dispute.

Though no arrest has been made so far, a case under Sections 447, 324, 323, 148 and 149 of the IPC has been registered.

Complaints of paper leakage swell
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, June 2 — The number of complaints regarding leakage of the B. Com.(III) paper of cost accounting held on May 26 are increasing. Students allege that the question paper for the examination was made available a couple of days prior to the examination and that quite a few students had managed to lay their hands on it.

Most of the complaints have come from two colleges, namely Guru Gobind Singh College for Women, Sector 26, Sri Guru Gobind Singh College, Sector 26, and Government College, Sector 11.

While the Principal of SGGS College, Sector 26, Mrs Harjeet Khanna, said that no such complaints had come to her and that she had no idea about any possible paper leakage from her centre, Dr S.N. Singla, Principal of Government College, said he read about the paper leakage from reports in the newspaper.

Dr Singla said that he carried out an informal inquiry on the matter and asked the centre superintendents about the possibility of a leakage from their centres."They brought the sealed packets which contained the question papers. The seals were intact and the papers were taken out by tearing the packet from the top,'' Dr Singla said.

He added that he made inquiries from hostel residents who claimed ignorance in the matter and said that they themselves had not been able to perform well in the paper. He further informed that four solved questions from a particular book were asked in the question paper. Suspecting some slip at the paper setters' level, he made an inquiry. However, nothing came of it since the author of the book is not the paper setter. Dr Singla is still trying to establish were the leakage could have probably occurred.

Though the Controller of Examination, Dr Sodhi Ram, was not available for comment, sources in his branch said that no complaint to the effect had been put in by any student so far.

Minorities panel study over
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CHANDIGARH, June 2 — The National Minorities Commission has received more than 6,000 complaints from all over the country during the past one year, says Dr James Massey, Member of the commission.

Talking to newsmen here this afternoon, Dr Massey said that there was growing awareness among members of minority communities about their fundamental rights as enshrined in the Constitution. Only 10 states, including Delhi, have set up state minorities commissions.

Some states have set up boards which have little or no legal powers.

Dr Massey said the commission has completed its second study —Rights of Minorities to Religious Freedom — as per Article 25 of the Constitution. On the basis of its study, the commission has made several startling revelations, besides making more than 20 recommendations.

Dr Massey pointed out that the Scheduled Castes Order of 1950 was in contradiction of Articles 15 and 25 of the Constitution . The commission has recommended to the Union Government to amend this order by removing the third para which offers legal inducement for sticking to or reconverting from the old religion.

On the basis of the report, the commission has also recommended that the three states of Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh should immediately amend their respective laws dealing with the conversion so as to make it clear that conversion does not mean only conversion to Christianity or Islam, but also includes conversion to Hinduism, including reconversion and Suddhi Karan.

A recommendation made on the basis of the study is that the central and state governments should issue instructions to make a study of fundamental rights, their history, scope and application, compulsory as a part of curriculum of both schools and colleges.

The commission has also recommended more powers for the NMC to further strengthen the implementation mechanism. The commission also wants the state governments and UT administrations to have state minorities commissions so as to monitor and safeguard the rights of minorities, including religious freedom.

The commission also wants that the states which have set up minorities commissions should extend statutory status to them through state legislations. By another recommendation, the study report says that efforts through education at all levels should be made for the elimination of religious intolerance at all levels.

"We recommend that the visibility of the plurality of religions, which has been accepted in our Constitution, should be shared with people through the media, because it is the surest path and not only towards a state of peaceful coexistence of diverse religions, but also of their cooperation for the common good," the recommendation said.

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Governor flags off expedition
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, June 2 — The Haryana Governor, Mr Mahabir Prasad, flagged off a mobike-cum-mountaineering expedition to Khardungla and Stok Kangri peaks from Haryana Raj Bhavan here today.

The Governor presented the National Flag, the flag of the association and an ice axe to the leader of the team and wished success to the members of the mountaineering expedition.

The Governor commended the role of the local Youth Adventure and Mountaineering Association in promoting trekking and mountaineering and other adventurous sports activities among the youth of the region.

Mr Rakesh Kumar, General Secretary of the association, informed the Governor that during the expedition the team would scale the Khardungla peak, the highest motorbike road pass of the world. The association had planned to undertake three trekking events at high altitudes and one mountaineering expedition in the current year.

Mr Rakesh Kumar said the association had organised this mobike-cum-mountaineering expedition for 16 candidates selected from all over the country. He 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.

Mr Shailender Mittal , the Senior Divisional Manager of Indian Oil Corporation, presented a cheque for Rs 70,000 to the Governor which was handed over the leader of the expedition.

‘CTCC chief soon’
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, June 2 — Mr Pranab Mukherjee, AICC General Secretary and in charge of the party affairs of Chandigarh, said here today that the party would soon appoint the President of the Chandigarh Territorial Congress Committee (CTCC).

Talking to newspersons here, Mr Mukherjee said the party was aware of the fact that the office of the president was vacant for quite some time after the resignation of Mr Venod Sharma.

When asked whether the appointment would be made before the Lok Sabha elections, Mr Mukherjee said, it would be made “long before the elections”. As per party rules, the Senior Vice-President was looking after the party affairs in Chandigarh, he added.

Clarification on PPOs
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, June 2 — The District Treasury Officer, Punjab, has denied that any verbal orders were given to the State Bank of India regarding the presentation of pension payment orders at the time of withdrawal of the money from the bank.

Mr P. L. Bhatti, District Treasury Officer, and the Chief Manager of the bank in a statement have claimed that the presentation of the PPOs were one of the requirements of the bank to avoid wrong or fraudulent withdrawals.

Orientation workshops
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, June 2 — The Shramik Vidyapeeth, Chandigarh, organised two orientation workshops on population education and development for its part time instructors on June 1 at Mani Majra centre and for its beneficiaries on June 2 at Government Model School, Colony No 4.

The workshops were organised in collaboration with the Population and Development Education, Regional Resource Centre, Panjab University, and the Family Planning Association of India, Mohali. While 35 part-time instructors participated in the workshop at Mani Majra, about 100 beneficiaries participated at Colony No 4. During the workshops awareness was given to the participants regarding population education, reproductive child health care and sexually transmitted diseases.

Decision on sector panels hailed
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, June 2 — The Sector 46 Residents Welfare Society has hailed the statement of the Adviser to the Administrator, Ms Vineeta Rai, that the sector-level committees would be revived .

In a press note issued here today, Mr S. P Jand, President of the association, said the revival of the committees would not only provide a proper communication channel among residents but it will also result in better understanding between the residents and the Administration

Dharna withdrawn
Tribune News Service

SAS NAGAR, June 2 — Keeping in view the situation in the Kargil sector, the All-India Ex- Servicemen’s Party has decided to withdraw its ongoing dharna in front of the Sector 70 CSD with immediate effect.

The party members had been sitting on a dharna in protest against the levy of octroi on the liquor supplied through the CSD.

Petrol station inaugurated
Tribune News Service

CHANDIMANDIR, June 2 — Lt Gen H B Kala, Army Commander, Western Command, inaugurated a petrol retail outlet in Chandimandir today.

The Indian Oil Corporation Consumer outlet will meet the requirements of the Army and the vehicles belonging to army personnel, ex-servicemen as well as civilians. The petrol station, first of its kind in Haryana, will not only benefit those living in the nearby areas but also ensure the supply of quality products of the company to the consumers.

Those present on the occasion included Major Gen C.P. Tiwari, MGASC, Colonel ASC, and Mr A M Nagar, Deputy General Manager- cum-state-level coordinator of the company for the region.