Tuesday, November 23, 1999
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Protest
rally by commission agents CHANDIGARH, Nov 22 — To protest against the "highhandedness" of Mr D.S Baloria, the Secretary of the local Market Committee, and a police party against a vegetable trader, hundreds of commission agents held a protest rally and burnt the effigy of the official at the Sector 17 Housing Board chowk here today. Meanwhile, the Sabzi Mandi Commission Agents Association, which spearhead the agitation, has suspended the strike following an assurance by the Adviser to look into the matter and to solve the problems of the traders. Mr Buleria, along with some police officials had allegedly entered the premises of Bhagwati Potato Company in the Sector 26 market and "misbehaved" with the family members of the trader besides seizing some books without issuance of any receipt. The traders have been demanding his suspension and have been on strike for the past two days. The agitating traders started the protest march from the Sector 26 vegetable market and went up to the Housing Board chowk where they burnt the effigy of Mr Baloria. The gathering was addressed by leaders like Mr Harmohan Dhawan and Mr Pawan Bansal, who promised that the demands of traders would be taken up with the Administration and efforts would be made to solve the problems being faced by them. Later, a delegation of the association met the Adviser and demanded that a full-time secretary of the Market Committee should be appointed so that the work of the Market Committee ran smoothly and efficiently. They demanded that the incident of breaking of the 'safe' of the trader by Mr Buleria and police officials should be probed. The association President, Mr Om Parkash Chawla, said it was for the first time since its inception that the market remained closed for two days. In a memorandum, the association demanded that the functioning of the Market Committee should be streamlined and all rules and regulations amended from time to time had never been intimated to the traders and they had never been acquainted with any circular of the authorities. They alleged that the fees collected from the traders was being misutilised and was being used to refurbish offices of officers like the Deputy Commissioner. The association said it had every right to know details of utilisation of funds collected from the traders. The Adviser, it was learnt, assured the delegation that the incident would be probed and a report would be submitted by Mr R.K.Rao, Assistant Commissioner of the local Municipal Corporation, within a period of 48 hours. Among others who addressed the gathering included Mr Davinder Babla. According to Mr Digvijay
Kapoor the Secretary of the association, the decision to
suspend the strike had been taken following an assurance
by the Adviser to hold elections to the Market Committee
and to look into the matter personally. "We have
just suspended the agitation and not called off the
stir," said Mr Kapoor. |
Uncertainty
over PGI Director's selection CHANDIGARH, Nov 22 — Uncertainty prevails at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research over the appointment of a new Director. The tenure of the present incumbent, Dr B.K. Sharma, expires on November 27. But so far the PGI authorities have not received any communication from the Ministry of Health as to whether Dr Sharma is being given another extension or an ad hoc arrangement is being made to fill the post of Director. As per rules and regulations contained in the PGI Act, ''In the event of the Director retiring, till such time a new Director is appointed the President may appoint the seniormost professor to look after the functions of the Director for a period not exceeding six months.'' It further states that the institute may appoint, for reasons to be recorded in writing, any other person as Director for a period not exceeding six months. According to information available, Dr R.J. Dash, Head, Department of Endocrinology, is the seniormost among those who are strong contenders for the post. While the case of the present Director, who had taken charge in June, 1995, has been moved for a six-month period, it is quite unlikely that he gets an extension this time due to certain questions being raised on the issue, it is learnt. He has already got extension twice of one year each after the retirement age of the Director was enhanced from 60 to 62 years. Dr Sharma, when contacted, said: ''I am not keen on an extension this time. I have had a wonderful innings in the institute for almost 33 years and accomplished the maximum one could. My tenure as Director for over four years has been equally fruitful and I now wish to use my expertise outside the institute. However, if the ministry calls upon me to continue for a few more months till a new Director is appointed, I shall do so.'' The Special Selection Committee, which was constituted by former Union Health Minister A.K. Patel, has not even met once to discuss the appointment of a new Director. With the coming of the new government in power, the matter of appointment has further got delayed as the new Union Health Minister, Mr N.T. Shanmugham, has neither constituted a new committee nor given any indication to the contrary. The committee comprises eight members — the Secretary, Health, as Chairman of the committee, the PGI Director as member-Secretary, the President of the institute body, the Director-General, Health Services, New Delhi, and the Vice-Chancellors of Baba Farid Medical University, Faridkot, MGR University, Madras, Bombay University, Mumbai, and Nizam Institute, Hyderabad. Among the doctors who
have been nominated for this post are Prof R.N. Kataria,
Head of the Department of Surgery, Prof A.K. Banerjee,
Head of the Department of Histopathology, Prof Subhash
Kumari Gupta, Head of the Department of Cytology and
Gynaecological Pathology, Prof S.K. Sharma, Head of the
Department of Urology, Prof Sudha Suri, Head of the
Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Prof Sarla
Gopalan, Head of the Department of Obstretics and
Gynaecology, Prof O.N. Nagi, Head of the Department of
Orthopaedics, Prof Promila Chari, Head of the Anaesthesia
faculty, and Prof S.B.S. Mann, Head of the Department of
ENT. Interestingly, four women have been nominated for
this post. The PGI so far has never had a woman Director.
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New
management panel for PUNWIRE formed SAS NAGAR, Nov 22 — To bail out Punjab Wireless Systems Limited (PUNWIRE) and to run its day-to-day affairs, a new management committee has been constituted following a detailed meeting between the management of PUNWIRE and leaders of the Punjab Wireless Systems Employees Union at Chandigarh today. The meeting was chaired by the Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Punjab, Mr Ramesh Inder Singh, who is also the Chairman of PUNWIRE. The Managing Director of PSIDC, Mr S.S.Brar, and a local leader of Shiromani Akali Dal ( Badal), Mr Amrik Singh Mohalli, were also present in the meeting. Under the formula, the management committee — comprising officials from marketing, finance, production and technical sections — was constituted by the management and the employee leaders. Besides, the employees have been given an assurance that arrangements would be made to pay the salaries of the employees within two weeks' time. The Managing Director of the PSIDC, Mr S.S.Brar, said PUNWIRE had been advised to obtain No-objection Certificate (NOC) from the banks before the 20 crore loan from PSIDC was forwarded to it. The loan would help PUNWIRE to start production and meet a defence order worth Rs 30 crore. He said the salaries of the employees could be paid off once the production started. Mr Gurpal Singh, Managing Director of PUNWIRE, said the powers to be vested with the new management committee — expected to start functioning in a few days — were earlier vested with the Executive DIrector (Incharge) of the company, Mr Ved Parkash. He maintained that the PSIDC had agreed to help PUNWIRE in convincing the banks to clear the formalities paving way for the 20 crore loan from the PSIDC. He said that he was hopeful of getting their pending salaries in about two weeks' time. The General Secretary of
the Punjab Wireless Systems Employees Union, Mr Rakesh
Kalia, who was present in the meeting along with other
union leaders, said they had been assured of payment of
salaries in about 15 days' time. He said the working and
revenue of PUNWIRE during the last few years would be got
reviewed through a foreign agency — Price Water
House. |
Trees
being cut for electricity towers PANCHKULA, Nov 22 — While a number of trees have been axed in the green belt along Sectors 12 and 12-A, many more are likely to be cut before the Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam (HVPN) completes its work on setting up of over 20 electricity towers in Sectors 1 to 15 to raise the voltage level in the city. With stubs of tree-trunks all along the strip cleared to make way for the erecting the towers, the Electricity Department plans to undertake a massive pruning exercise as far as the remaining tress are concerned. An official of the department said the trees were spread out in a large area and the 66 kv towers being erected in the sectors left no scope for the electricity line to stretch across the area without getting tangled in the thick tree growth. He said many more trees would have to be cut before a clear passage could be made. "The number of trees that will have to be felled for providing high-voltage electricity to the city is still uncertain. A clear picture will emerge as we move along,'' he said. Trees not coming in the way of setting up of the towers are also being felled in the belt. "When we set up the tower, we have lines running from two points on the tower. However, later on the department may plan to have another line running parallel to these two. This will again involve the tedious process of identifying trees which will block the way of these lines. Keeping this in mind, we have already made a provision for a third line,'' he said. Sources in the department said the HVPN had sought permission for cutting the trees from the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) prior to the exercise. "Further, a permission for pruning the trees which are likely to block the way of the electricity lines has also been sought. The setting up of substations will eventually prove beneficial to the residents by way of an increased voltage and even if this means that a few trees have to be felled, it is not asking for too much,'' the official said. The officials of HUDA
said that the HVPN had given a schedule for setting up
the towers to the department. They said the exercise
could be carried out after felling a few trees and that
it was in the knowledge of the authorities. Also, so many
trees could not be replanted since this would entail an
expenditure of Rs 10,000 for every tree with no guarantee
that the tree would survive the attempt. |
New LIC
scheme from December 1 CHANDIGARH, Nov 22— Foreign companies may initially concentrate on both pension and medicare segments of the Indian insurance industry. At present, the pension segment has a huge potential as it is worth Rs 1 lakh crore. And the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), which has been the main player of the insurance industry in the country, has been able to cover only 7 to 8 per cent of this segment so far, says Mr G.P. Kohli, Managing Director of the LIC. Talking to The Tribune here this afternoon, Mr Kohli said the LIC was fully geared up to meet the challenges that entry of foreign companies might throw up in the insurance industry."We have a strong bond with our clients. In fact, the LIC is their own corporation. An independent organisation had recently conducted a survey-based study. Two important impulses of the study have been that people are extremely comfortable with LIC services”, claimed Mr Kohli."We have been trying to cut the delays at all levels and provide the best service to the clients. An example of our efficiency is the number of settlements we had during the last financial year. We settled about 60 lakh cases by settling claims of more than 7600 crores," Mr Kohli said. The outstanding claims were hardly 2 per cent."We have Zonal Claim Settlement Committees with some retired Judges as members. Besides, we have the Ombudsman for redressal of public grievances. Looking at statistics, it may be pertinent to mention that the number of cases before consumer courts has been gradually coming down," Mr Kohli said, maintaining that keeping in view the client and customer services, the corporation has already come out with Citizens' Charter. He feels that the LIC has been at an advantageous position with a network of six lakh agents, intimacy with the population, networking and profit centres throughout the country. The corporation was also
Y2K compliant and would soon introduce in Mumbai a toll
free number service besides introducing interactive
recorded response system and service kiosks in major
cities of the country. Talking about new schemes, Mr
Kohli said a new scheme — Jivan Mitra — for
senior citizens was being introduced from December 1.
Similarly, the corporation has also introduced Bal Vidya
— a single premium policy for children. |
2,000
served PUDA notices SAS NAGAR, Nov 22 — At least 2,000 plot holders in the town have been served notices by the Punjab Urban Development Authority (PUDA) for encroaching on public land in front of their houses. According to the information available, the notices have been issued to the residents who had raised structures like walls and fences beyond the front boundary of their houses. In some cases, the encroachments have come right up to the road berm. The Additional Chief Administrator (ACA), Mr Dipinder Singh, said notices had been issued to residents who had opened gates at the rear side of their house which was unauthorised. He said resumption proceedings had also been initiated against a number of such defaulters. PUDA had given ten days'
time to the residents to remove the encroachments by
October 25. However, the drive was postponed till further
notice. |
Pre-paid
phone card CHANDIGARH, Nov 22 — The pre-paid phone card, or the virtual calling card, launched by local telecom department in April this year, can now be used in Delhi also. The card can be purchased at a fixed amount from the offices of the department. This allows the user to make STD or ISD calls from any telephone with the bill being credited to the pre-paid cards that are available for denominations of Rs 210 and Rs 525. Besides Delhi, the card
can be used in Agra, Ahemedabad, Ambala, Bangalore,
Bhopal, Bhubneshwar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cuttack,
Gurgaon, Gwalior, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jalandhar, Lucknow,
Nagpur, Pannaji, Patna, Pune, Shillong, Shimla and
Mumbai, a press release of the department said today. |
Pulse
polio chain: award for schools CHANDIGARH, Nov 22 — The following are the results in oder of merit of Rotary International's "Human Chain to Chain Polio" organised on November 17: Zone I : GMSSS School, Sector 10; Carmel Convent; and Government Model Middle School, Sector 12. Zone II : Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan; GMSS, Sector 18; and Dev Samaj School, Sector 21. Zone III: Government High School, Sector 24 A; GMSSS-23; and Government Girls High School, Sector 25. Zone IV: GMSSS, Sector 32 D; GGSSS, Sector 20 B; and GMSSS, Sector 20 D. Zone V: GMSSS-35; GMSSS, Sector 22; Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36; GHS-Sector 44; and Guru Gobind Singh School, Sector 35. Zone VI: GMSSS-40B; GHS- 40A; and GHS, 41A. Zone VII: GMSSS-46D; and GSSS-47 D. Zone VIII: Tribune School; and St Soldier School. Zone IX: GSSS-Karsan; Sri Guru Public School, Karsan; and GHS, Halomajra. Zone X : GSSS- Dhanas. Zone XI: GSSS, Mani Majra; Vedic Girls Senior Secondary School, Mani Majra. Mrs Vineeta Rai, Adviser
to the UT Administrator, gave away the prizes today to
the head of these institutions. Mr Raja Saboo, past
President, Rotary International, and Mr Ram Shekhar,
Deputy Commissioner, were also present on the occasion. |
Sector 23
school adjudged best CHANDIGARH, Nov 22 — A competition in rendition of patriotic song and National Anthem by various school children of urban and rural backgrounds of Chandigarh was organised by the Servants of the People Society, Lajpat Rai Bhavan, Sector 15-B, here today as a part of the on-going observance of the martyrdom fortnight of Sher-e-Punjab Lala Lajpat Rai today. Children from 28 schools participated in the competition. Prizes in the different categories of urban and rural schools — both in patriotic song as well as rendering of National Anthem — were awarded by Mr Brahamjit Kalia, District Education Officer, U.T Administration, while Dr J.G Jolly, former Professor and Head of the Department of Blood Transfusion, PGI, inaugurated the event. The overall best prize was won by Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Sector 23, Chandigarh. The other winning schools are as follows: Running Trophies — Patriotic song: Urban - Govt. Girls Sr Sec. School Sector 23; Rural - Govt. Sr Sec. School Sector 45, Chandigarh. National Anthem — Urban - Govt. Girls Sr Sec School, Sector 23; Rural - Govt. High School, Sector 41 A, Chandigarh. National Anthem — Rural - Govt High School Sector 41, Chandigarh, Govt. Sr Sec School Sector 45 (Burail); and Govt Sr Sec School, Khuda Alisher. Urban — Govt. Girls Sr Sec School, Sector 23, Institute for the Blind, Sector 26, Govt. High School, Sector 24. Patriotic Songs —
Rural- Govt Sr Sec School, Sector 45, Govt. High School,
Sector 41 A, and Govt. High School, Sarangpur. Urban
— Govt. Girls Sr Sec. School, Sector 23, Govt. Sr
Sec,School 27, and DAV Public School, Sector 8 C. |
Dharna by
forest department staff PANCHKULA, Nov 22 — Over 100 members of the Van Vibhag Mazdoor Union, Haryana, today started an indefinite dharna, protesting against the alleged violation of the agreement by the Forest Department. The dharna is being staged in front of the office of the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest in Sector 6 here. Forest employees from Sonepat, Panipat, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Ambala, Yamunanagar and Panchkula circle marched through the streets of Panchkula before squatting in front of the headquarters of the Forest Department. Mr Brij Mohan Tongar, State President of the union, accused the Forest Department of violating labour laws and depriving the workers of their just demands, agreed upon in November, 1998. The union has demanded re-instatement of over 500 workers of the department whose services had been terminated after they had spent almost 15 years with the department. Mr Tongar said that the agreement with the department made provisions to regularise, under the labour laws, the services of all those workers who had put in 240 days or more of service. Many workers who had served the department for more than five years, still did not have their service regularised, he said. The union members demanded release of the arrears and bonus which the department had promised under the agreement. Wage slips and attendance cards had not been provided to them, alleged the union leaders. No seniority list had been prepared for the workers since 1996, they added. The President of the union demanded compensatory benefits for the workers along with earned leave. The revised minimum wage of the workers should be implemented, he demanded. The General Secretary of
the union, Mr Anand Sharma, said that the agitation would
be intensified if the Forest Department did not show a
favourable response. The Principal Chief Conservator of
Forest was not available for comments. |
Prof Sher
Singh dead CHANDIGARH, Nov 20 — Prof Sher Singh Sher, an international professor of Sikhism and Padam Shri awardee, died of heart failure this morning. He was 75. A former Assistant Director of All India Radio and Public Relations Officer to the Governor, Punjab, Prof Sher Singh was also professor emeritus of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. He was awarded the honour of international professor of Sikhism by the SGPC, Amritsar. Prof Sher Singh had
authored about 30 books |
Panjab
University alumni meeting CHANDIGARH, Nov 22 — More than 110 members attended the annual general meeting of the Panjab University Alumni Association held here yesterday. After paying tributes to some of the members who have expired since the last meeting, the President, Mr M.M. Puri, apprised the house of the steps being taken to rejuvenate the association and strengthen its bond with its alumni settled in India and abroad. The Secretary of the association, Mr Dinesh Kumar Gupta, in his report highlighted the course of action to be taken to make the association more effective and agile. Measures to raise funds were discussed at length. Mr Gopal Krishan
Chatrath was elected Vice-President of the association.
The accounts for 1998-99 and budget estimates for
1999-2000 were also approved by the general house. |
Women
candidates get ready CHANDIGARH, Nov 22 — With a month to go for the year-long tenure of the present Mayor to end, women candidates of the ruling BJP-SAD combine are readying themselves for the battle for mayorship that may be fought till the finish. The next tenure that starts on December 24 will have a woman mayor. Meanwhile, there is no sign of a full meeting of the house thus hampering several decisions out which some could raise a controversy. The last meeting, scheduled to be held on October 27, was postponed on account of Karva Chauth. Since then no meeting has been held. An opinion is gaining momentum that a meeting of the house is being avoided as it will help the controversial issues to roll over into the tenure of the next Mayor. According to the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976, and as extended to Chandigarh , one meeting a month is mandatory. Now a meeting for this month is yet to be held. And if no decision is taken then the issues will roll over into the tenure of the next Mayor. Since the first week of October the house has taken no major decisions. Pending issues include taxing of cable TV operators and a decision on major parking lots in the city. The Mayor, Mr Kewal Krishan Addiwal, had promised an early meeting. Sources in the Municipal Corporation said that the meeting may be held either on November 29 or 30. Meanwhile, the names of several women candidates are being floated by party workers for the post of Mayor. The names of Mrs Shanta Hitabhilashi , Ms Ranjana Shahi and Mrs Kamla Sharma are in circulation . Some circles are even opining that the name of Mrs Harjinder Kaur may be among the contenders. Out of these Mrs Kamla Sharma has been Mayor in the first tenure between December, 1996, and December, 1997. So her name may even be dropped under the plea that everybody should get a chance, said a source in the BJP. Though Mrs Hitabhilashi and Ms Shahi are known to enjoy support of the Gyan Chand Gupta group, their own supporters within the party have their own view points. The name of Mrs
Harjinder Kaur of the SAD may be the surprise as one of
the two BJP groups — the Satya Pal Jain group —
may support her move. She has been Deputy Mayor once
during the tenure of Mr Gyan Chand Gupta. |
Pottery
workshop concludes CHANDIGARH, Nov 22 — Eminent potters Mini and Mary Singh completed a week-long workshop for the students of St Kabir's Public School, Sector 26. The students, in the workshop, progressed from raw clay to the final firing of the finished product. Each of the participants also made figurines, fruit bowls, candle-stick holders and worked on both hand sculptures as well as on the potter's wheel. The final display of the children's works would be held on the school premises on November 25. Festivities week: The 30th annual festivities week would be celebrated at DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, by its Cultural Society from November 24 to 28. About 1,500 students would participate in the various competitions. The cultural
competitions would start with the Maharshi Dayanand
memorial Sanskrit shloka recitation contest. This would
be followed by the Lala Suraj Bhan memorial English
declamation contest, Sir Bakshi Tek Chand memorial Hindi
ceclamation contest, Giani Jominder Singh memorial
Punjabi poetry recitation contest, Mahatma Hans Raj
memorial Hindi debate, Principal Hari Ram memorial music
contest (part A), Pandit Nanak Chand memorial skit and
mono acting contest, Principal Hari Ram memorial music
contest (part B), Principal Milkhi Ram Mahajan memorial
hasya kavita recitation contest and Babu Darbari Lal
memorial music contest (part C). |
Grant to
summon officials in triple murder case CHANDIGARH, Nov 22 — Allowing an application in the Sector 18 triple murder case, the UT District and Sessions Judge, Mr B.S. Bedi, today permitted the prosecution to summon and examine certain officials of the Finger Print Bureau in Phillaur. Pronouncing the order, Mr Bedi directed the summoning of Inspector Prithi Pal Singh, Sub-Inspector Ravinder Singh and photographer Sartaj Singh as prosecution witnesses for December 11. The Sessions Judge also permitted the examining of Constable Jaswant Rai of Sector 19 Police Station for the same date. Seeking their summoning, the prosecution had earlier stated in an application that the same was essential as the report from the Finger Print Bureau, already on record, had not been signed by the Director, but by some other official. Taking up the application, the Sessions Judge observed in the open court that the evidence of the witnesses was essential for the just decision of the triple murder case. The case, it may be
recalled, was registered by the Chandigarh Police against
Matloob Ahmed and Abdul Gaffar. According to the
prosecution, the accused, on July 12, 1997 had allegedly
committed the murder of Pushpa Rani, Uma Rai Rani and
Baby Milli after entering the Sector 18 house. |
Bail plea
hearing on December 4 CHANDIGARH, Nov 22 — The bail application moved by an accused in former chief minister of Punjab Beant Singh's assassination case will come up before the UT District and Sessions Judge, Mr B.S. Bedi, on December 4. Claiming to have been implicated in the case,the accused, Navjot Singh, in his application, stated that the police, in its over enthusiasm to rope in as many persons as possible, had named him. The counsel for the accused added that none of the 96 witnesses examined by the prosecution had deposed against the applicant. Seeking the grant of bail in the interest of justice, the counsel further added that, at the current pace, the trial was likely to go on for another 15 years. The former Chief
Minister, it may be recalled, was killed in a blast
outside the Civil Secretariat here on August 31, 1995.
While the believed-to-be human bomb Dilawar Singh died in
the explosion, other accused in the case are facing
trial. |
Bail plea
dismissed CHANDIGARH, Nov 22 — The bail application of an Amritsar resident, accused of decamping with cash and jewellery after stabbing a Sector 22 resident,was today dismissed by UT Additional District and Sessions Judge Mr R.C. Godara. The accused, Arvinder Singh, was earlier booked by the Chandigarh Police for "robbery or dacoity with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt" under Section 397 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code. According to the prosecution, Arvinder Singh, along with another accused, took away cash and jewellery "after injuring Mrs Suman, who was residing all alone in the house", on February 2. Pronouncing the order,
the Additional Sessions Judge observed: "After the
dismissal of the bail application by the High Court on
August 10, no fresh ground has arisen in favour of the
applicant for releasing him on bail. The High Court,
considering the seriousness of the crime, had declined
the bail to the applicant, therefore there is no ground
to release the applicant on bail now. Accordingly, the
bail application is hereby dismissed". |
Hoshiarpur
resident gets bail CHANDIGARH, Nov 22 — The UT Additional District and Sessions Judge, Mr G.S. Sandhu, today granted bail to a resident of Hoshiarpur district, accused of involvement in snatching a wrist-watch and purse of a city resident. The accused, Raja, was directed to be released on bail after furnishing a bail bond for Rs 20,000 along with a surety of the like amount, "subject to the satisfaction of the illaqa or duty magistrate". He was earlier booked by the Chandigarh police for robbery, criminal intimidation and "voluntarily causing hurt" under Sections 392, 323, 506 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code. According to the prosecution, Raja, along with a co-accused, took away the purse and the wrist-watch after ramming the cycle they were riding into the complainant, Sandeep Goel, on September 25. The prosecution had
added that Goel's gold ring was also removed after the
co-accused brandished a sword. The snatched articles, the
prosecution had further added, were recovered from the
accused after they were apprehended. |
Bail in
murder bid case CHANDIGARH, Nov 22 — The UT Additional District and Sessions Judge, Mr R.C. Godara, today granted bail to a city resident allegedly involved in an attempt to murder case. The accused, Shabir Hassan, was directed to be released on bail upon furnishing a bail bond for Rs 10,000 along with a surety of the like amount. He was earlier booked by the police for an attempt to murder and voluntarily causing grievous hurt under Sections 307, 326, 324 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code. Pronouncing the order, the judge observed: "A compromise has already been effected as is clear from an affidavit, copy of which has been attached with this file". He further observed:
"Keeping in view the fact that the main accused has
already been released on bail, there is no ground to
decline bail to the present applicant. Accordingly, the
applicant is also ordered to be released on bail". |
Delay in
PUDA drive flayed SAS NAGARNov 22 — The local Anti-Encroachment Committee has criticised the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA) for delaying its drive to remove encroachments on road berms in the town. The PUDA had given 10
days' time to the residents to remove hedges, fences and
walls raised in front of their houses.The drive was to be
launched after Divali. To discuss then issue, the
committee has called a meeting of its general house on
November 23. |
AITUC to
send relief material CHANDIGARH, Nov 22 — The local unit of the All-India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) will send 60 bagful of clothes and other relief material to cyclone victims of Orissa tomorrow. According to Mr Devi Dyal Sharma, General Secretary of the unit, AITUC has decided to mobilise its workers against anti-labour policies of the government. In the first phase gate meetings would be organised in the Industrial Area from November 24. To support demands of
workers like an increase in wages, implementation of
labour laws, construction of houses for industrial
workers and issue of photo identity cards, the unit would
start an agitation, Mr Sharma added. |
SNIPPETS Educational tour for street
children CHANDIGARH, Nov 22 — A picnic-cum-educational tour of Mughal Gardens, Pinjore, and Rock Garden here for street children was organised yesterday by the Youth Technical Training Society in collaboration with the Chandigarh Child and Women Development Corporation. The programme was conducted as part of the celebrations of the 10th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The tour was flagged off at Sukhna Lake by the Joint Secretary, Finance, Mr K.A.P. Sinha. In all 126 children from Kumhar Colony, Janata Colony, Rajiv Colony, Ram Darbar and Colony No 4 joined the picnic-cum-educational tour. According to Mr Vineet Khanna, Director, YTTS, for a majority of the children, it was their first-ever visit to both Rock Garden and the Pinjore gardens. He said that similar programmes would regularly be conducted for street children to give them exposure. Medical check-up camp held CHANDIGARH, Nov 22 — More than 150 patients of heart diseases, diabetes and blood pressure were examined at a free medical check-up camp organised by the Sector 7 Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sri Guru Nanak Dev. The camp was conducted, among others, by Dr R.P. Singh, Dr Virendar Sarwal, Dr Sanjeet Singh Sodhi and Dr Ramanpal Singh under the supervision of Dr R.J. Dash. Blood sugar tests were conducted on the latest equipment. ISKCON rathyatra on Nov 27, 28 CHANDIGARH, Nov 22 — The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) has decided to organise Lord Jaganath rathyatra on November 27 and 28 in Chandigarh and Panchkula, respectively. Devotees from India and abroad are expected to participate in the rathyatra, according to Bhakti Vinod Dasa Prabhu, President of the local unit of ISKCON. In Chandigarh, the rathyatra procession will start from the market of Sector 15-D and after passing through Sectors 16, 17, 22, 34 and 35 conclude at the Hare Krishna Dham, Sector 36-B. The next day in Panchkula, it will start from the NAC Market, Mani Majra, at noon and culminate at Aggrawal Bhavan, Sector 16, after passing through Sectors 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 15. Give sites to jhuggi dwellers:
Jain CHANDIGARH, Nov 22 — Mr Satya Pal Jain, a former MP, has urged the Chandigarh Administration not to uproot jhuggi dwellers until alternative sites are offered to them. He was addressing a public meeting in Palsora colony yesterday. Mr Jain said that the Chandigarh Administration had decided that all those who were living in colonies on December 8, 1996, and had cast their vote in the last corporation elections would be rehabilitated. The Administration had also declared that it would not allow any fresh jhuggis in the union territory. Criticising the Administration, he said that instead of rehabilitation, the Administration demolished Gowala Colony without any prior warning or notice. He also criticised the local MP for his failure to pressurise the Administration in stopping all such actions. Drama festival from Nov 27 CHANDIGARH, Nov 22 — A one-act play festival 'Natyotsav-99' for youth, both of colleges and schools, will be organised by the Sambhang Association on November 27, according to a press release. The contest, in memory of Prabhat Gupta, will be organised at MCM DAV College, Sector 36. As many as 14 teams from Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh are expected to participate in the festival, besides local talent. The festival is
organised in memory of Prabhat Gupta who sacrificed his
life while saving a child. He wrote four plays, directed
eight and participated in 25. |
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