Sunday, November 21, 1999
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PUNWIRE
MD’s office gheraoed SAS NAGAR, Nov 20 — Tension gripped the premises of Punjab Wireless Systems Limited here in Industrial Area, Phase 6, today as hundreds of employees of the company laid siege to the office of its Managing Director (MD).The MD, Mr Gurpal Singh, was not allowed to leave his office till late evening. Sensing the mood of the agitators, police was rushed to the spot. A number of officials of the local administration, including the Sub-divisional Magistrate (SDM), and Managing Director of the PSIDC, Mr S.S.Brar, reached the spot to defuse the tension. The Punjab Wireless Systems Employees Union, which has been spearheading the agitation in support of its demands, said the employees had not been paid salary for the past five months. Representations and protest rallies by the employees had so far failed to solve the crisis. Mr Rakesh Kalia, General Secretary of the Punjab Wireless Employees Union, said the management had failed to fulfill its promise to pay salaries to its employees by November 4. An earlier promise to pay two months' salary before Divali had also not been met, he lamented. When TNS team reached the spot, the employees had blocked the way of the car of the Managing Director and were raising slogans against the management of the company. In spite of orders worth crores of rupees, production had not been started at the unit, claimed union leaders. The union in a representation to the Chairman of the PUNWIRE, Mr Ramesh Inder Singh, sought his intervention as future of the employees and the company was at stake. Mr Kalia alleged that misappropriation of funds by senior officials of the company had resulted in bankruptcy, and as a result even the salaries of the employees had not been paid. Seeking removal of the Managing Director and Executive Director of the company, the union wanted a CBI probe into the alleged misappropriation of funds by top-level officials. Mr Kalia maintained that the PSIDC, which had 42 per cent share had not provided the much-needed Rs 20 crore short-term loan to the PUNWIRE due to some reasons. The loan could help to start production at the unit. The representation further alleged that a major part of misappropriated PUNWIRE funds were through its subsidiaries — PMCL, PPSL, PTSL and Punwire Trunking. Till the filing of this
report, dialogue between the management of the company
and its union was on. The employees were seeking a
commitment from the company to pay their salaries by the
end of this month. |
Cloud over
change of result cases CHANDIGARH, Nov 20 — Change in results to the benefit of at least two students at the undergraduate level in Panjab University after 'partial supersession of the office result notification' of the annual examination held in May, 1999, has come under a cloud of controversy. A candidate of Guru Tegh Bahadur National College, Dakha, declared failed in an examination, now figures in the list of compartment candidates, making him eligible to take the supplementary examination in the bachelor of business administration course. One candidate from the Punjabi (Gyani) course secured 27 marks in addition to the earlier 298. Her 325 marks status now takes her to second division from the third. This also changes the nature of result. One major aspect is that the examination branch had taken adequate steps to ensure that the scrutiny work for revision was given to some other department. This not followed in the cases under question. On the one hand, it is being maintained that change in result could only be done after sanction of the higher authorities, including the Vice-Chancellor and Registrar. On the other hand, it is being argued that the examination branch could take up such cases. There, however, was unanimity on the view that "alteration in result" could not be done without knowledge of the Controller of Examination and Vice-Chancellor. Sources argued that changes in both cases were to the benefit of students. Being jumped to the second division from the third and having the chance to appear in the supplementary examination rather than carrying on with the tag of having failed helped only the students. Senior officials in the examination branch and the administration have showed ignorance about the two cases. Sources confirmed that change in the nature of result needed to be informed at the senior level. There were provisions where the changed results could be handled at the junior level, but not following change in division or change in result like from fail to pass. Sources also mentioned reservation on the issue among workers of the branch concerned with regard to the changes. An officer said that
change in nature of results was quite possible, but
change in nature of results only where the candidates
benefited puts the change under cloud. Even the senior
officials only assure to look into the matter.
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CHB’s
NOC eludes old couple CHANDIGARH, Nov 20 — An old couple, Mr Pawan Tewari and Mrs Kanta Tewari, are suffering at the hands of the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB). Mrs Tewari, who is suffering from cancer, is waiting to get a 'no objection certificate' (NOC) from the CHB for her 2-bedroom flat in Sector 40. Each time she or her husband approach the clerks of the CHB, they are asked to come after a week or ten days. It is almost an year since Mrs Tewari of Sector 40 applied to get an NOC from the CHB. This is one of the mandatory formalities for her to follow as she has to apply for conversion of her property from leasehold to freehold. This will help her in transferring property in someone else's name. After having undergone a major surgery, she is almost immobile. To get such formalities completed, her husband, a consultant engineer, had to leave his job in Mandi Gobindgarh and be in Chandigarh. To get an NOC the Tewaris have submitted all required papers like possession certificate and detailed list of payments of instalments deposited in the bank to the CHB. Since then several reminders, each with diary receipt numbers, were sent to the CHB but to no avail, said Mr Tewari, who is in his early sixties. He claimed that the CHB had not pointed out at any deficiency in the application. All papers, the list of payments, the certificates and the letters are complete. He claimed to have made personal requests but each time the clerks asked him to come back after one week or ten days. No concrete reply was given and no fixed time was adhered to for issuing an NOC. Mr Tewari added that he
had petitioned to senior officials but there was o reply.
Even a plea that his wife had cancer did not budge the
CHB babus. The Tewaris said they were unable to
comprehend how to get an NOC. |
Nagar
kirtan procession held CHANDIGARH, Nov 20 — A colourful nagar kirtan procession was taken out from the Sector 19 Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha here this afternoon to commemorate the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev. The procession moved through Sectors 19, 27, 28, 29, 30, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24 before terminating at the Sector 15 gurdwara. The entire route of the procession was decorated with welcome arches. At a number of places, special stalls were set up to serve refreshments to processionists. The main attraction was a flower-bedecked vehicle which carried Guru Granth Sahib. Panj Pyaras walked in front of the vehicle carrying the sacred Granth. A large number of school
children, religious organisations and committees of
various sectors, gurdwaras and organisations also joined
the procession. The police had made elaborate security
and traffic arrangements. |
Nagar
kirtan procession CHANDIGARH, Nov 20 — A nagar kirtan procession will be taken out from Gurdwara Mata Raj Kaur at Mani Majra at 11 am tomorrow to commemorate the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev. It will move through Motor Market, Rehri Market, Old Ropar Road, Pipli Township and Modern Housing Complex. The main attractions of
the procession will be bhangra and gatka parties. |
Fire
fighting measures 'adequate' CHANDIGARH, Nov 20 — Claiming to have taken fire fighting measures in hospitals, the Punjab and Haryana High Court and cinema halls, the respondents — the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh and the fire department — today stated that safety measures were also being taken in certain other buildings, including the district courts. In a reply submitted before the UT Sub Judge (Junior Division), Mr. A.K. Bishnoi, the respondents stated that the other buildings where fire fighting measures had been taken included the UT Secretariat, discotheques and pubs. The counsel for the respondents added that measures were also being taken in government buildings, including the 30 Bays Building, the Municipal Corporation building and the Deputy Commissioner's office. Regarding measures in rehri markets and "other populated colonies", the counsel stated that encroachments had been removed and the passages cleared. A constant vigil, he added, was being maintained by the fire department, along with the anti-encroachment staff, so as to keep the passages free. Terming as incorrect a news item published in a local English daily on inadequate fire safety measures in city buildings, the respondents added that the contents of the news item were found to be wrong after the fire department inspected the buildings. The suit will now come up for further hearing on December 3. Earlier, Mr Ajay Jagga, President of the local unit of the Janata Party, in a civil suit, had sought directions to restrain the UT Administration, besides the corporation, from passing plans of fire prone buildings. Seeking the adoption of
fire safety measures in city buildings, the plaintiff had
asked for directions to the chief fire officer to seal
"premises where safety norms had been flouted"
and had sought the removal of encroachments in markets. |
Violation
of court order: notice issued CHANDIGARH, Nov 20 — On an application for initiating proceedings against a Sub-Inspector for alleged violation of court order restraining the defendants from dispossessing the applicant from a Sector 15 house, the UT Judicial Magistrate (First Class) Mr Baljinder Singh has issued notice for November 29. Applicant Shyam Samuel had earlier alleged that Sub- Inspector Ashwani Kumar of Sector 11 police station had refused to take action against the respondents even though they, in connivance with the former, had taken possession of two rooms. Claiming to have been threatened by the respondents, the applicant had alleged that the locks of his house were broken after he was asked to leave the premises on the night intervening November 13 and 14. He had added that the
Sub- Inspector, after taking him to the police station,
had pressurised him to strike a compromise with the
respondents. Some documents were also "got prepared
from him under threat", the applicant had added. |
Father
tries to 'kidnap' son CHANDIGARH, Nov 20 — An alleged bid by a father to "kidnap" his son from his in-laws house was foiled, following an intervention by residents of government flats in Sector 38-B and the police here today. However, no case had been registered till the filling of this report as the police was investigating the matter. The incident took place at around 12 noon when Ashwani Kumar, an SDO of the Municipal Corporation of Ludhiana and a resident of SAS Nagar, along with his relatives, allegedly came to the house of his in-laws where Maninder, his estranged wife, had been putting up along with her a-year-and-a-half-old son for the past three months. He allegedly made an effort to "kidnap" his son after beating his wife, her cousin and a servant. However, the attempt was foiled when a neighbours came in and prevented Ashwani, his mother and his two cousins from taking away the child along with them in a car. All four were taken to the Sector 39 police station by a police party called by neigbours. No case had been registered against anybody till the filing of the report. The Sector 39 police station officials said they were waiting for the medical examination report. According to Harjinder
Kaur, a cousin of Maninder, Vicky and Kuka, both cousins
of Ashwani, came to their house, followed by Ashwani and
his mother who were welcomed by Maninder. However, they
forcibly tried to take away the child after beating her,
Maninder and a servant. "They made another attempt,
this time with the help of two gunmen of a Punjab police
MLA, but they fled the scene after a large number of
neighbours gathered outside the house. They were later
detained by a police party," she said. No senior
police officer was available for comments. |
129
selected for PGI posts CHANDIGARH, Nov 20 — The process of filling 140 vacant posts in the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research was completed today, with selections being made to 129 posts in various departments. Sources reveal that six posts were withdrawn since there was no candidate for them and five others were withdrawn on administrative grounds. Selections were made to the posts of 35 Professor and 94 Assistant Professor. The selection committee was chaired by the former PGI Director, Dr I.C Pathak, with the PGI Director, Dr B. K. Sharma, as committee member-secretary. The process commenced on November 4. Dr Sharma said that the selections had been lying pending for five years on account of litigation. They were now done in accordance with the directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court which had set the date of November 30 for completing the process. The governing body of PGI will now shortly meet to accord final approval to these selections, preferably before December 15 . He further said that selection results will be declared only after they are cleared by the governing body. Clarifying the issue of appointment of Dr Pathak as Chairman of the committee, Dr Sharma said this was done by the Ministry of Health following Dr Palani Appan, the then chairman resigning from the post. Though the item for the appointment of the chairman of the selection committee was on the agenda of the institute body, which was scheduled to meet on October 1, but since the meeting was cancelled, it was not taken up. A few doctors on the
faculty have alleged that the members of the selection
committee kept changing from time to time and certain
members like the Director-General, Health Services, or a
representative of the Indian Science Congress were not
present at all times. But Dr Sharma dismissed these
allegations by saying that the required 40 per cent
quorum was met all through the interviews along with one
of them being a member of the Scheduled Caste. Some of
the other members on the selection committee include Dr
S.P. Mukherjee from Calcutta; Dr Subba Rao from
Hyderabad; Dr Kanakraj from Chennai; Dr Sivraj; Dr M.M
Puri and Dr Raina. |
Syphilis
vaccine in sight CHANDIGARH, Nov 20 — A vaccine for syphilis, a dreaded sexually transmitted disease, could well be on its way. This was disclosed today, in an exclusive interview to TNS, by Prof A.N. Chakrabarty and Prof S G Dastidar, both from Calcutta, who, along with their team, claim to have made a breakthrough in continuously cultivating a pathogenic strain of Tp (Treponema pallidum, the pathogen causing syphilis), at the 23rd National Congress of the Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGI). Both Professor Chakrabarty, (from Calcutta University College of Medicine) and Professor Dastidar, (Jadavapur University), are the principal investigators in the in vitro cultivation of pathogenic Tp. "With the increase of sexually transmitted diseases and especially with an upsurge in the number of cases of AIDS in India and the world, the number of syphilis cases is on the increase", they said. The in vitro cultivation of the pathogenic Tp, according to these two experts, would not only help in making tests for syphilis fully specific but also eventually help in the development of a vaccine — an area in which even scientists abroad are showing keen interest. To further verify the findings, molecular biological tests and ELISA tests are being carried out by US scientists. The research was funded by the Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi. It was in the early 40s that the effectiveness of the one-week treatment of early syphilis with penicillin was discovered, but because of the social stigma attached to this disease not many patients visited hospitals to get themselves treated. "This is the case even today, and that is one of the main reasons why correct figures are not available regarding the incidence of syphilis in this country", said Dr Chakrabarty. He also added that any big city here could report one to two lakh cases of syphilis annually. Giving the details of their research, Dr Chakrabarty and Dr Dastidar said that the common test for detecting syphilis-serological tests for syphilis (STS), or the taking of sample of the blood serum, was a much too empirical way. Also, the other diagnosis based on the direct use of the pathogenic Tp using rabbit testicle passaged strains was not cost-effective. "The use of animals for such testing, because of the issue of cruelty to them, is another factor affecting such testings", added Dr Dastidar. The experts said that they were aware of the fact that the pathogenic Tp had never been actually cultivated in vitro for a long time. The analysis if the growth potential of a variety of pathogenic or non-pathogenic Tp suggested that while the pathogens had so far remained uncultivable, their commensal relative, the non-pathogens were living free in nature, in water, and on human and animal surfaces as saprophytes. All these findings suggested to these two experts that such bacteria could be chemoautotrophs, which were capable of “doing their own metabolism” by using simple chemical substances, in a facultative manner; as opposed to this, the host-adapted pathogen Tp could be a more dedicated chemoautotrophs. "Our breakthrough has been devising a chemoautotrophic medium and succeeding in the continuous cultivation of Tp for generations", said Dr Chakrabarty and Dr Dastidar. The course of untreated venereal syphilis includes three stages. The primary stage, beginning anywhere for 10 days to 10 weeks following infection, is marked by the appearance of a small, hard, painless swelling at the site of inoculation. The secondary stage produces clinical manifestations in about half the persons infected and is characterised by cutaneous lesions or rash, especially of the mucous membrane and generalised symptoms, with the involvement of bones, joints, eyes and the nervous system. Following the secondary
stage, a latent period ensues, ranging in length from a
few months to a lifetime, during which no outward sign of
syphilis is recognisable; serological tests, however,
remain positive for a long time. Most patients with
latent syphilis do not progress to the development of
late symptomatic manifestations even if untreated, but
about one in four may be expected to develop tertiary
syphilis. In about half the patients showing
tertiary-stage symptoms, the disease is relatively
benign, but in the rest it is incapacitating or fatal. |
Health
training workshop PANCHKULA, Nov 20 — As part of the on-going Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) Project in the state, a one-day state-level training workshop was held at the State Institute of Family and Health Welfare in Sector 6 here today. Dr HC Nagpal, Civil Surgeon, Panchkula, conducted the training programme which was attended by 27 Auxillary Nurse Midwives (ANM) from all over the state. The training sessions for ANM from Faculty of ANM training schools and Lady Health Visitors (LHV) in the state laid emphasis on the execution of the sub-centre action plans. Dr Nagpal said that the programme focussed upon the need to develop action plans from the lower levels rather than from the top health department level. "The training under this bottom to top approach, recommends a target free behaviour for providing genuine results and focus on child survival, safe motherhood and Information-Education-Communication (IEC) methods on health and sexuality. The training provided
essential information to the ANMs to further train the
Anganwari workers on antenatal, natal, and post natal
care along with Immunisation processes and control of
STDs in the area. |
Detoxification
camp concludes CHANDIGARH, Nov 20 — As many as 23 patients were admitted for treatment during a 10-day-detoxification camp organised by the Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Sector 32, along with the gram panchayat of Maloya, which concluded here today. According to Dr B.S. Chavan, Professor and Head, Department of Psychitary, 7 of these patients were taking drugs (opium, cannabis, sleeping pills) and 16 were taking alcohol. Most of these were also found to be consuming heavy doses of alcohol with the average consumption being 750 ml (1 bottle) per day. He pointed out that all these completed their treatment whereas in hospitals approximately 30 to 40 per cent patients left without completing treatment. A survey was also conducted on the concluding day to find out the utility and acceptance of detoxification. Giving reasons as to why detoxification in camps was better than in hospital, most of the patients pointed out that in hospitals the atmosphere was very structured, staff was rigid and hostile, rules were strict and treatment was costly. Dr Chavan said the
government was spending approximately Rs 500 to 600 per
day per bed in major hospitals and had these patients
been admitted to hospital, it would cost approximately Rs
1.4 lakh, whereas in the camp Rs 8,000 was spent on drugs
and transport. He emphasised on the need to explore
alternative, cheaper and more acceptable treatment
methods. Emphasis should shift from hospital-based
treatment to community-based programmes, he said. |
Property
dealer denied bail CHANDIGARH, Nov 20 — Declining the anticipatory bail plea of a property dealer accused of extracting money for sending a city resident abroad, the UT District and Sessions Judge, Mr B.S. Bedi, today directed him apply to for regular bail after surrendering before the illaqua magistrate on or before November 22. The applicant, Pritam Singh Bhatti, was apprehending arrest in a cheating and criminal conspiracy case registered by the Chandigarh police on September 29 under Section 420 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code. According to the prosecution, Bhatti, along with co-accused Daljit Singh, had failed to keep the promise of sending Ranjeet Singh to Lebanon even after extracting Rs 50,000 from him. The prosecution had added that even Ranjeet Singh's passport was not returned. Claiming to have been implicated in the case, the petitioner, on the other hand, had stated in his application that he had nothing to do with the commissioning of the alleged offense. Seeking the grant of anticipatory bail, counsel for the petitioner had added that Bhatti was not concerned with the business activities of the co-accused. The petitioner and the
co-accused, counsel had added, were merely carrying out
business in the same office. He had further added that
the petitioner was 70 years old. |
Police
remand for 4 riot accused CHANDIGARH, Nov 20 — Four city residents accused of rioting were remanded in police custody till tomorrow by the UT Judicial Magistrate (First Class) Mr Baljinder Singh today. The bail application moved by the accused — Paramjit Singh, Karnail Singh, Vikramjit Singh and Harmanpreet Singh — was also dismissed. They were booked by the Chandigarh police yesterday under Sections 147, 149, 506 and 323 of the IPC. According to the
prosecution, the accused, armed with lathis, were
involved in rioting. |
Encroachments
in villages discussed KHARAR, Nov 20 — Encroachments on common land of many villages and failure on part of officials to take any action was one of the major issues which was raised by sarpanches and panches in a Sangat Darshan programme organised by the district administration in Landran village of Kharar block yesterday. Mr Khushi Ram, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Ropar, presided over the meeting. Mr Amarjit Singh Dhindsa, SDM, Kharar, Mr O.P. Popli, SDM, SAS Nagar, Mr Rupinder Singh, DSP, Kharar, also attended the Sangat Darshan which was organised to hear and solve various problems faced by villagers. The Sarpanch of Kurdi village alleged that the auction of trees standing in about 800 bighas of common land of the village was not being held as “Nishandehi” of the land was not done by the revenue department. The ADC ordered that all formalities should be completed within 45 days. Mr Balwant Singh, a former Sarpanch, and Ms Dropti, Sarpanch of Chappar Chirri Kalan village alleged that earth from the village was being forcibly taken away by some influential persons and no action was being taken by the administration despite several complaints. Mr Balwant Singh said that the administration was not taking any action as an MLA and a senior police officer were involved in the alleged encroachment on common land of the village. The Sarpanch of Shampur village alleged that the common land was being encroached upon. Mr Mehar Singh Theri, Executive member of the Bharatiya Kisan Union, Punjab, alleged that the Kanoongo of Gharuan circle was not sending list of missing link roads in spite of orders being passed last year. Mr Zora Singh Bhuller, General Secretary, SAD, Ropar, alleged that the administration had not taken any action to remove encroachments on common land of Chappar Chirri Khurd village dispite complaints made by him in 1997. A lady panch of Saneta village alleged that liquor was being openly consumed in Patwarkhana of the village. Some residents raised the issue of a small portion of about 100 yards of missing link road in Lakhnaur village which has not been constructed despite orders passed by the minister concerned. Mr Khushi Ram told the
sarpanches and panches that if any government employee
asks for money for any work it should be immediately
reported to the SDM or Deputy Commissioner concerned. He
asked officials to immediately solve the genuine problems
of the villagers. |
Three
artists honoured CHANDIGARH, Nov 20 — A garishly over-crowded fine arts exhibition, organised by the City Beautiful Arts School and Fine Arts Hobby Centre, Sector 46, at the Government Museum and Art Gallery, Sector 10, today was inaugurated by Mr Tota Singh, Education Minister, Punjab. More than 100 artists from Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi and Chandigarh submitted more than 300 paintings for the exhibition. Three artists from the region — Mr Balwinder Singh from Khanna, Mr Amarjit Singh from Bathinda and Mr Rakesh Dogra from Chandigarh — were honoured by the Minister, who later granted Rs 10,000 to this Hobby Centre from his discretionary quota. The exhibition which has an amalgamation of religious paintings, crockery and textile designs and a variety of other stuff is not only very poorly displayed but is also a blatantly coarse collection of works. This exhibition will remain open till November 22. Earlier, an on-the-spot painting and fabric and needle competition was inaugurated by Mr Brahmjit Kalia, DEO, UT, in which more than 2,000 school children from various schools of the city participated. The results of the competition are as follows: On-the-spot Painting Competition: Category A: 7 to 10 years — Gagandeep Kaur, Gem Public School, Mohali (1); Prabhdeep Kaur Gill, Gem Public School, Mohali (2). Category B: 10 to 15 years — Sonika, GMSSS, Sector 16, Chandigarh (1); Ashpreet, GMHS, Sector 38, Chandigarh (2) Category C: 15 to 18 years — Simranjit Singh, Vatika School for Deaf and Dumb (1); Vidushi, GMSSS, Sector 37, Chandigarh (2). Fabric painting: Category A — Ram Shankar, GSSS, Sector 20 (1); Vijay Kumar, GSSS, Sector 20 (2) Category B — Shilpi Sajjanhar, Shivalik Public School (1); Harmeet Kaur, Bright Public School (2). Category C — Ranu Agarwal, GMSSS, Sector 37 (1); Rajni, Bright Model School (2). Embroidery competition: Category B — Sapna Kumari, GHS, Sector 32 (1); Sapna Kumari, GHS, Sector 32 (2). Category C — Harjas
Kaur, GMSS, Mani Majra (1); Rekha Rani, GMSS, Mani Majra
(2). |
SNIPPETS Musical nite held PANCHKULA, Nov 20 — Several hits of Kishore Kumar and Mohammad Rafi were presented at a nite at Yavanika in Sector 5 here today. The programme, which was a charity show, was organised in aid of the District Blindness Control Society. Amateur artistes from the region participated. The programme started with 'Aa chal ke tujhe', followed by 'Milti hai zindagi mein mohabat', 'Humen tumse pyar kitna' and 'Parda hai parda'. Mr Chander Mohan, MLA from Kalka, was the chief guest. He presented a cheque for Rs 21,000 and said the event promoted cordiality and harmony in the region through music. Bus overturns KHARAR, Nov 20 — A road accident was averted when a Punjab Roadways bus going to Chandigarh overturned near Khanpur village on the Kharar-Morinda road today. Nine passengers were injured, out of which two were sent to the PGI in Chandigarh and two were admitted to the local Civil Hospital. Kids enthral at show CHANDIGARH, Nov 20 — Ankur Nursery School on the Panjab University campus organised its annual faete here today. The fete began with Sarasvati Vandana. After that, tiny-tots presented banjara dance and yoga drill. Teachers and parents enjoyed and applauded their performances. Stalls of educational toys, puzzles and games and fancy books and a science exhibition were also put up. The school organised six stalls of prize-winning games. Prof Ashok Sahani, the DUI of Panjab University, was the chief guest. The Principal of the school said all students were participating in the fete. The school authorities claimed that around 2,000 persons visited the fete. Relief material for Orissa CHANDIGARH, Nov 20 — A truck-load of relief material for the Orissa cyclone victims collected by the Rotary Club(Midtown) and the Traders Association (Sector 17) will be flagged off next week, a press release said here yesterday. To collect the relief material a camp has been set up near the Lyons traffic lights in Sector 17. The camp put up on November 13 has witnessed overwhelming response, the release added. Souvenir released CHANDIGARH, Nov 20 — A souvenir commemorating the sixth anniversary of the Plaza Carnival in Sector 17 was released by Mr S.K. Singh, the UT IGP, at a function here today. The audience was treated to Hindi songs of Mohammed Rafi like 'Baharon Phool Barsao', 'Yeh Tere Haath Mein Mera Haath' and 'Main Jatt Yamla Pagla Diwana' by Amarjit, R.L. Anand, B. D. Sharma and other singers. In the artists' corner, students of Government College of Art participated in painting, sketching and other competitions. 500 challaned for traffic
violations CHANDIGARH, Nov 20 — In a major anti-traffic violation drive, 500 vehicle drivers were challaned by the traffic police in the city today. According to Mr S.S.
Randhawa, DSP (Traffic), persons indulging in violations
such as driving two-wheelers without helmets, smoking
while driving and using black films on cars were
challaned during the drive under which 29 'nakas' were
put up in different parts of the city. Such 'nakas' were
put up near the ISBT, the press lights and the CHB Chowk,
he said. |
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