Tuesday, November 30, 1999
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One shot
dead in Sector 7 CHANDIGARH, Nov 29 — The revenge that Kulbir Singh had resolved to seek from his brother-in-law finally took shape a year later when he shot him dead in cold blood in Sector 7-C late this evening. An inter-caste marriage is stated to be the reason behind the murder. The 25-year-old Kulbir Singh, a resident of Jandiala village near Nawanshahr was arrested by the police for killing Gurcharan Singh, his brother-in-law, and trying to flee from the scene of the crime, reportedly to shoot his sister, who lived near the scene of the crime. An unrepentant Kulbir, while taking to the TNS from the lock-up said he had come into contact with Gurcharan nearly three years ago as one of the sisters of Gurcharan was married to someone in his village. Since Gurcharan used to visit his sister, he came into contact with him and that was the beginning of their friendship. As time went by, Gurcharan (26) was invited to many family functions by Kulbir. In the course of this, Gurcharan came into contact with his sister, Jasbir (20), and both fell in love. The family was ignorant about the liasion until one day when both eloped and got married nearly a-year-and-a-half ago. While the others in his family — mother and two younger brothers (his father died years ago) — were trying to put up with social ostracisation and humiliation, besides the snide remarks of all, he vowed to take revenge. "The accused was a Balmiki by caste, while I am a Jat and we do not marry into the other caste," he said. He along with others had visited Chandigarh immediately after the marriage but had been unable to trace them since the couple had been hid somewhere by the family. He kept on nursing the grouse and decided that if he was to carry out his revenge, he would have to win back the trust of his sister and her in-laws. In the past one year, he had been visiting his sister and slowly she and her in-laws were lulled into a sense of trust that everything had been forgiven and forgotten. About four months ago, he went to some relatives in Shahjahanpur (Uttar Pradesh) and stayed with them to procure a gun. He bought a .12 bore country-made pistol and seven cartridges from there for Rs 1,500 and reached Chandigarh yesterday. He went to his sister's house and met everybody. Since the house was full of other persons, waited and when his brother-in-law asked him out, he readily agreed. The occasion was a party since Gurcharan had recently bought a car. Gurcharan, one of his friends and Kulbir first went shopping and bought some clothes from the Sector 19 market. After that, they went to to a pub in Sector 8 and had some snacks. Since he and Gurcharan were teetotallers, only Gurcharan's friend had some beer. "It was here that Gurcharan decided to ride the motorcycle (CH-01-W-9656) of his friend and I rode pillion. As we neared the house, I pulled out the pistol and shot him under the chin. Both fell down and to make sure that he was dead, I reloaded the gun and shot him at the back of his head. He died on the spot." "As I was rushing to my sister's house, I was arrested by the police who had been alerted by some persons of the locality," he said. He said once he was out of prison, it would be the turn of his sister who had soiled the family's honour. The scene of the crime was visited by Mr S.K. Singh, IGP, Mr Parag Jain, SSP, and other senior officers. Mr Singh said the accused had confessed to the crime and it was a committed after careful calculation and deliberation. The motive was that the accused believed that his sister had soiled the family's name, resulting in humiliation being faced by the family. A case under Section 302 of the IPC and the Arms Act has been registered at the Sector 26 police station. The deceased used to
trade in dogs and other imported items, while his father
is working as a senior assistant in the Labour Bureau. |
Ramp stars
to trace fashion trends CHANDIGARH, Nov 29 — When 20 top ramp stars of the country assemble here on December 2 for a fashion show, they will present the developments in fashion in the country throughout the 20th century. The changing fashion triggered by various socio-economic movements reflects the growing affluency of the nation. The fashion show will figure ramp stars like Madhu Sapre, Noyonika Chatterjee, Ujawala Raut, Nina Manuel, Manpreet Brar, Sapna Kumar, Michelle Innes, Ruchi Malhotra, Jessie Randhawa, Joey Mathews, Ayesha Prem, Malika Mathur, Bindu Vashisth, Dipanta Sharma, Swareena Singh, Poonam Nath, Aditya Bal, Rajat Raina and Praveen Sirhoi. They will not only chronologically signify the clothing reform but also help trace the development of the textile industry in the country. The show is being organised to coincide with the opening of Textech'99, a mega textile show being organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (Northern Region). If one looks back, the clothing reform during the first two decades tried to harmonise the functional usefulness with aesthetics.This introduced simplified designs, lively colours and decorative patterns. The choice of fabric was satin and the silhouette was S-shaped. During the 20s, the most important influence on the dress code was the movement towards equal status for women. This was the time when the new woman, demanding equal status in society, emerged on the scenario. So she demand for dress material for herself. The choice for silhouette veered towards drop waist or box. Black and grey became the favourite colours and fabrics that got the nod were either silk or georgettes. Socialism, communism and fascism came in the 30s and brought with them more feminine fashion in line with the conservatism. This period did not stay aloof from change. It saw the introduction of vamp and the culture of cabaret. The dress naturally became more body hugging and the deep colours in tune with such themes were the order of the day. During the 40s, which marked the second World War and freedom for India, women's clothing remained simple and functional. After Independence and in the early 50s, a number of art colleges and schools opened in the country. Naturally, these were places of rebel against tradition. In silhouette, narrow waist and ballon skirts with bouncing patterns hit the fashion shops. The 60s was marked by liberation from constraints and taboos. The size of skirts shrunk. It was the time for "mini" things. They also brought with them new types of design materials, including plastic film and coated polyester fabric. Bold colours with flower prints and adopted in tunics, with shirts, bell bottoms marked the new trends in fashion which followed the "anything goes" concept. It was only in 80s that fashion got identified with the "life style" of the people. Power dressing and corporate look became the dominant dress code. The present decade, the 90s, looked for independent women with comforts, poise and confidence as key features. The dresses for this
show will be presented by students of the Delhi-based
Pearl Academy of Fashion. The academy students will
present the trends of 1910 to 2000. The creations of
Tulika Chauhan, Nupour nath, Rhea Caeur, Amarjot Singh,
Kanika Agarwal, Amit Mehra, Mahima Khanna, Anu Anand,
Nazeen Khergamwala and Manav Gangwani will be displayed
by the models. Asha Kochhar and Vidyun Singh will
choreograph the show. Besides the top 20 models, six
dancers will be part of this extravagant presentation. |
Hike in
rates put on hold SAS NAGAR, Nov 29 — Consideration of a proposal to increase the water and sewerage rates was kept pending by the local Municipal Council at its meeting held here today. The council, President, Mr Harinder Pal Singh Billa, said the civic body did not want to put an additional financial burden on the residents by effecting a hike in the charges. A move to hike the charges was earlier rejected by the council at a meeting held on July 9, 1999. The Director, Local Government, had in a letter of October 4 issued directions for consideration and implementation of a proposal to hike the charges in accordance with a department notification to increase the income of the civic body. At today’s meeting seven councillors, including the President, besides the MLA of Kharar, Ms Daljit Kaur, were present. Mr Billa claimed that two more councillors also attended the meeting. However, six councillors, including the Senior Vice-President, Mr Amrik Singh Mohali, boycotted the meeting in protest against the inclusion of the item on the proposal to hike the water and sewerage charges in the agenda. Mr Amrik Singh claimed that two more councillors supported the boycott. One of the protesting councillors, Mr Amrik Singh Bhatti, said in 1991 the government wanted to increase these charges but there was a protest and the matter was now pending in the high court. Mr N.K. Marwah, another councillor, said the civic body should streamline its machinery rather than increase the water and sewerage rates to bring in more income. The council meeting cleared, among other items on the agenda, the regularisation of the services of 20 daily wage workers in the sanitation wing and the construction of a slipway near the Maggu petrol station. The table items okayed at the meeting (not on the agenda) included the provision of winter uniforms to employees at a cost of Rs 1.20 lakh, purchase of tyres for two dumper placers and one refuse collection vehicle (Rs 1.20 lakh), promotions to employees and loans for weddings. The council decided to
send relief materials worth Rs 50,000 to the Orissa
cyclone victims.
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Parishad
members’ election notified CHANDIGARH, Nov 29 — The Chandigarh Administration has set in motion the process of the constitution of Zila Parishad by notifying the election of 10 members, who were elected directly in the election held long time ago. The election of these 10 members has been notified under Section 167 of the Punjab Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 as extended to the Union Territory of Chandigarh. Those whose election to
the Zila Parishad has been notified now are Mr Avtar
Singh of Khuda Ali Sher from Kaimbwala and Khuda Ali Sher
constituency; Mr Manmohan Singh of Lahora from Khuda
Jassu, Khuda Lahora and Sarangpur constituency; Mrs
Sardar Kaur of Palsora from Dhanas, Dadu Majra and
Shahpur constituency; Mrs Saroj Bala of Maloya from
Maloya constituency; Mrs Charanjit Kaur of Palsora from
Palsora constituency; Mr Kuldip Singh of Kajheri from
Kajheri constituency; Mr Prabhu Dyal of Hallo Majra from
Hallo Majra and Ber Majra constituency; Mr Darshan Singh
of Behlana from Behlana and Raipur Khurd constituency; Mr
Sharda Prasad of Daria from Raipur Kalan and Daria
constituency; and Mrs Joginder Kaur of Kishengarh from
Mauli Jagran and Kishengarh constituency. |
350
encroachments removed CHANDIGARH, Nov 29 — Anti-encroachment staff of the municipal corporation uprooted hedges and grills installed by more than 350 residents of Sector 24 D, Shivalik Enclave and Sector 46, here today. The operation was part of the ongoing anti-encroachment drive in various parts of the city. Scores of labourers and a couple of JCVs were used to uproot the hedges and barbed wire used by the people to encroach on government land. In many cases, the hedges totally blocked the road, making them virtual blind turnings. While 140 encroachments were removed in Sector 24-D, 100 each were cleared in Shivalik Enclave and Sector 46- C. A posse of policemen
accompanied the teams to prevent any untoward incident.
Sources said there was no resistance from the people. |
‘Revise
demolition policy’ PANCHKULA, Nov 29 — A large number of residents and representatives of sector welfare associations in the town gathered at a public rally at Jang Garh in Sector 10 here yesterday and urged the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) to revise its policy in regard to demolition of fences and hedges. The rally was organised by the House Owners Welfare Association (HOWA), Sector 10. Mr R.L. Kataria, MP from Ambala, presided over the rally. Mr B.L. Tondon, Convener of the People's Voice God's Voice group, criticised the demolition policy of HUDA. He said the matter was linked with the control of cattle and congress grass in the township. The authorities concerned had failed to curtail the menace of cattle and congress grass, he added. In a memorandum presented to the MP, residents urged limitation of the drive to specific areas where fences and hedges were encroachments and traffic hazards. Mr S.K. Jain, President of the HOWA, Sector 10, said certain areas had topographical defects and were low-lying. Removal of fences, hedges and tow walls, in front of these houses would compound the problem of water-logging in the areas, he added. Mr Tondon said HUDA had the responsibility of maintaining and developing only 2 m of width area from the road berms as per its policy. The area beyond this would be left unattended, making it a potential ground for wild vegetation and stray cattle, he added. The rally also expressed
concern over the rise in crime rate in the district. The
MP assured all possible support to residents in this
matter. |
Conference
of oral surgeons in January CHANDIGARH, Nov 29 — The 25th annual conference of the oral and maxillofacial surgeons of India will be held at CII Convention Centre here from January 13 to 16, Dr Vimal Kalia, Organising Secretary, announced here. Dr Kalia said that this mega conference with multi-subject pre-conference courses, including hands-on programme on January 13, and a well organised, educative and clinically oriented scientific programme, including guest lectures by eminent oral and maxillofacial surgeons of national and international fame, would be a major event to be held in city for the first time. Dr Kalia said that there would be a special session for original research, free papers, panel discussions on separate topics of oral and maxillofacial trauma, head and neck oncology, oral pathology, congenital and developmental crania-mandibular disorders, orthognathic surgery, temporo-mandibular joint disorders are on the schedule and the scientific sessions would feature presentations by oral and maxillofacial surgeons who are renowned for their extensive knowledge and expertise in important subject areas. The conference will also feature Dr Ginwala's oration, Col Madan's memorial lecture, silver jubilee lecture, an extensive selection of limited attendance clinics and poster sessions. A trade exhibition will accompany the conference. Among the eminent
specialists invited for the conference are Dr Khursheed
Moos (UK), Dr Eric Carlson, Dr G.E. Ghali (USA), DR
Stewart K. Lazow (USA) and Dr Lewis Clayman (USA). |
'Widespread
Dalit movement needed' CHANDIGARH, Nov 29 — A two-day seminar on 'Dalit Consciousness and Social Change in Punjab' was inaugurated by Mr Sarwan Singh Philaur, Welfare Minister of Punjab, today, in English Auditorium of Panjab University. The seminar is being organised by the Department of Welfare in collaboration with the School of Punjabi Studies of the PU. Mr Bhagwan Dass, a senior Supreme Court advocate and a human rights activist said the Dalit problem in India could not be solved by constitutional provisions alone. He said it needed a widespread Dalit movement for the liberation of the depressed classes in India which had suffered social discrimination and economic exploitation for a long time. Dr B.R. Ambedkar, he said, was the only social activist who scientifically theorised the Dalit situation and provided constitutional safe-guards against social discrimination. Dr Jagbir Singh analysed the Dalit problem in the historical perspective and presented the Gurbani model as the standard model for the regeneration of the Dalits in India. According to him, Rig Veda, Adi Granth and Dasam Granth are the three classical texts which can provide a viable model for ending social discrimination. Dr Lekh Raj Parwana presented the narrative on the Dalit "tradition" in the country. He criticised the Punjab Government for not financing the chairs created in the name of Guru Ravi Das Valmiki and Dr B.R. Ambedkar. In his keynote address, Dr O.P. Vashishta raised questions on why the ideas of the Bhakti saints could not make a social revolution in India to restructure the socio-economic relations. He also urged the participants to suggest ways and means to end the alienation and dehumanisation of the Dalits in India. Dr Mahip Singh said castes and races were everywhere in the world but these had no religious sanctions elsewhere. Only in India, they had been sanctified by the spiritual texts. Mr Gobind Singh Kanjhla,
Minster of State for Welfare, Mrs Satwant Reddy,
Principal Secretary of Welfare and Mr Babu Lal, Director
of Welfare, also spoke on the occasion. A speech was also
delivered by Mr R.L. Kalsia who urged the Punjab
Government to release the allocated funds for the welfare
of Scheduled Castes in Punjab. |
Focus on
gene therapy SAS NAGAR, Nov 29 — Gene therapy, involving replacement of defective genes through genetic engineering, is the key to minimise or eliminate side effects of traditional therapy for treatment of cardiovascular diseases. This was the focus on the inaugural day of a two-day symposium on 'Emerging Trends in Cardiovascular Pharmacology' being organised at National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) here today. Seven researchers presented papers on research on cardiovascular pharmacology and limiting side effects of traditional therapy. Prof S.D. Seth, a former head of the Department of Pharmacology, AIIMS, New Delhi, said though started in the eighties, it held great promise for curing diseases which could only be palliated or controlled. Key areas in treatment of cardiovascular diseases, where significant effort had been put, were hypertension, congestive heart failure and atherosclerosis, including strategies to achieve coronary arterial plaque stablisation. Prof Seth said researchers had begun to realise that gene therapy could prove useful in treatment of hypertension. It would involve the identification of an appropriate target gene, developing an ideal system to deliver the targeted gene with efficiency and control over the behaviour of a transgene when desired, he added. Congestive heart failure was another cardiovascular disease which was posing a challenge to researchers. Dr Naranjan S. Dhalla, a professor at the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Canada, said ailment of heart resulting in genetic changes in blood vessels had long been ignored. But now research in this direction had opened a new horizon before the researchers, he said. The phenomenon in which restructuring of blood vessels followed a heart disease was called apoptosis. In it the vascular smooth muscles get programmed for death of the cells. Dr Dhalla, who presented a paper on vascular remodeling with cardiachypertrophy due to volume-overload, said the blood vessels became either hyperactive or hypoactive. Dr Dennis B. McNamara from Tulane University, School of Medicine, New Orleans, USA, said the vascular valves responded to an injury — during bypass surgery or angioplasty — in a certain manner, which varied from person to person. The injury restricted the flow of blood to heart. He said in at least 50 per cent of the cases in which patients were operated upon for bypass or angioplasty, injury to vascular valves were noticed within six months of surgery. Drugs to lessen the harm to vascular valves were only at the trial stage, he added. Earlier Dr C.L.Kaul, Director of NIPER, said cardiovascular diseases killed over 15 million people in the world each year. Of these, over nine million were from the developing world. By 2020, cardiovascular
diseases were expected to join the list of infectious
diseases, he added. He said the symposium had been
organised to bring researchers on one platform to share
their views in the field of cardiovascular pharmacology. |
7-day
health drive from December 2 PANCHKULA, Nov 29 — There are possibilities, although very little, of a person being infected with the AIDS virus, during the “window period” after receiving transfusion of a tested and approved blood sample. During the window period, which is between 6-8 weeks, a sample initially tested negative for HIV could turn into HIV positive, as the initial blood tests cannot precisely diagnose the virus, said Dr H.C. Nagpal, Chief Medical Officer, Panchkula, at a press conference here today, on the programmes and preparations for the World AIDS Day on December 1. A week-long family health awareness campaign will be conducted by the district health authorities from December 2 to 9, said Dr Nagpal. The programme will focus on the treatment of patients affected by sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and reproductive tract infections (RTI). The drive will have three objectives, one — to collect data regarding STD and RTI, two — treatment of diseases, three — to curtail the rise of the disease through effective preventive campaigns, said the civil surgeon. The health authorities have made arrangements to set up eight centres for the campaign in the district on the basis of ‘sensitive pockets’ identified by the department. Medicines free of cost and laboratory test facility will be provided during the week. Dr G.P. Saluja, Additional Project Director of the Haryana AIDS Control Society, said an amount of Rs 4.17 crore had been allocated for the AIDS control in the state in the current financial year, out of which Rs 96 lakh had been spent. The health awareness
campaign in the district will also include general health
check-up, although the focus will be on STD and RTIs,
said Dr Nagpal. It is essential to cure the disease at an
early stage so that it does not develop into an HIV
positive case, he added. Economic initiative camp held CHANDIGARH, Nov 29 — The Rotary Chandigarh Shivalik organised a ‘medical and economic initiative’ camp at Perch village today. The programme was split into four modules, which included a free hepatitis-B vaccination, a free medical aid camp, a dairy farming guidance and a horticulture and agriculture guidance. According to Mr Dharinder Tayal, President of the club, the objective of the club was to alleviate disease and economic suffering. A final dose of free hepatitis-B vaccination was administered to 100 children of the village, which marked the completion of the Rs 1,00,000 project under the children’s opportunity grant scheme of the Rotary International. About 300 patients were examined at the medical aid camp and medicines worth Rs 15,000 were distributed. Villagers were detailed
on quail breeding and the club committed to start the
project with a grant of 1,000 quail chicks. |
Amount
allotted for road repair PANCHKULA, Nov 29 — The Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board (HSAMB), Panchkula, has allotted Rs 7235 Lakh in the current financial year for the repair of roads and establishment of new grain markets. A spokesman of the board said here today that the HSAMB would now maintain 2800 km of rural roads which were earlier maintained by the PWD (B&R). Besides, a decision had been taken to bring the standard specification of roads to be maintained by the board at par with the specifications of the PWD(B&R). There was an increase by
32 per cent in the income to the board from the market
fees , he said. The board earned Rs 159.06 crore from the
sale of 1250 plots and 723 booths by open auctions in 45
mandis. |
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schools participate in contests CHANDIGARH, Nov 29 — The MRA Senior Secondary Model School, Sector 27, today organised quiz and on-the-spot painting competitions on the school campus to pay homage to the late President of the JB Charitable Trust, Mr Hardyal Mahajan. A total of 22 schools from the city participated in the competitions. The results are as follow: Quiz competition: The trophy was won by St Stephan's High School and the second prize was won by DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 15. On-the-spot
painting competition: Group A — Kunal
Kushwah of the DC Model Senior Secondary School,
Panchkula (1); Deeksha of the MRA Senior Secondary
School, Sector 27 (2) and Pulkit Sharma of Sri Aurbindo
School (3). Neelakshi of Bhavan Vidyalaya and Ishleen
Kaur of Shivalik Public School, Sector 41, got
consolation prizes; group B — Ravena Thakur of the
DAV Model School, Sector 15 (1), Ram Shanker of the GSSS,
Sector 20 (2) and Ravneet Kaur of the MJS Ramgarhia
Public School, Sector 27 (3). Jarmina of Bhavan Vidyalaya
and Payal of the MRA Modern Public School, Sector 27, got
consolation prizes; group C — Archita Aggarwal of
Sacred Heart School, Sector 26 (1), Ruchika Rana of MRA
Senior Secondary School (2) and Davinder Singh of the
GSSS, Sector 20 (3). Kavisha Singh of Sacred Heart School
and Deepti Arora of the MJS Ramgarhia Public School got
consolation prizes; and group D — Swati Bhandari of
DAV School, Sector 15 (1), Gurpreet of the DC Model
Senior Secondary School, Panchkula (2) and Tanya Gill of
Sacred Heart School (3). Sidharth of Moti Ram Arya Senior
Secondary School and Gurpreet Singh of Shivalik Public
School, Sector 41, got consolation. |
RIMC
entrance test on Feb 1, 2 CHANDIGARH, Nov 29 — The next entrance examination for admission to the Dehradun-based Rashtriya Indian military College (RIMC) for August 2000 will be conducted on February 1 and 2, according to a statement issued here today. Male candidates desirous of appearing in the above-mention examination should have been born not earlier than July 1, 1987, and not later than January 1, 1989. They should either be studying of passed Class VII from a recognised school at the time of admission to the RIMC. The written part of the
examination will consist of three papers, English,
mathematics and general knowledge, followed by an
intelligence and personality test in an interview. The
application form can be obtained from the office of the
Zila Sainik Welfare Officer, Sainik Rest House, Sector
21-D, or by post from the Commandant, RIMC, against
payment of Rs 175 through postal order. Application forms
should be submitted at the Sainik Welfare Office by
December 20. |
Aishvary
Jain 3rd in aptitude test CHANDIGARH, Nov 29 — Aishvary Jain, a class IV student of Kailash Bahl DAV Centenary Public School here, has been ranked third in the All-India Scholastic Aptitude Test held on September 15. His class-mates,Ankita and Parv Garg, got the 15th position. Aushul Sood, a class VIII student of the same school, was placed at the 18th position in the senior students category, in which 1026 students from all over the country participated. The test, which was taken by 5592 students from 108 schools, was open for students of class IV to 10. The principal of the
school, Mrs Madhu Bahl, announced special prizes for the
four students today. |
Inter-school
contests end CHANDIGARH, Nov 29 — The 30th all-India inter-state inter-school cultural competitions concluded at the DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, here today. The following are the results: Qawwali: Vikas and party, Major R.N. Kapoor, DAV Public School, Ambala cantonment (1), Deep and party, Chaman Lal Dav Senior Public School, Sector 11, Panchkula (2), Varun and party, SDS DAV Public School, Solan (3), Neetu and party, Dav English Medium Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, Panchkula (consolation). Group dances: Rishu and party, DAV English Medium Model Senior Secondary School(1), Nivedita and party, Stepping Stone Secondary School, Sector 38, and Pardeep and party, Major R.N. Kapoor DAV Public School, Ambala cantonment (2), Shrayana and party, Hansraj Public School, Sector 6, Panchkula (3), Vikramjeet Singh and party, Chakwal National Senior Secondary School, Kurali (consolation). Winning music trophy: Major R.N. Kapoor DAV Public School; and runners-up music trophy: Chaman Lal Dav Senior Public School, Panchkula. Meanwhile, the troupe led by Vikas from Major R.N. Kapoor DAV Public School, Ambala cantonment, won the orchestra competition in the Hari Ram memorial music contest yesterday. The teams of Jyotika from Chaman Lal DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 11, Panchkula, and Amit from DAV Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, were second and third, respectively. The team of Vikas from Maj R.N. Kapoor DAV Public School, Ambala cantonment, also won the ''bhajan'' contest. The second place was shared by Vivek from Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 46, and Pinky from Army Public School, Chandi Mandir. Milan Goel from Air Force School and Jarnail Singh from the host school shared the third place. The group of Poonam from Army Public School and Ruchi from Kundan Vidya Mandir, Ludhiana, won the group song contest. The group of Vikas won the second place, while the third place was shared by the groups of Rupinder from Shishu Niketan School, Sector 22, and Shikha from DAV Public School, SAS Nagar. Dixit and Deepika from Maj R.N. Kapoor Public Schoool won the Principal Milkhi Ram Mahajan memorial ''hasya kavita'' contest trophy. Tarundeep from DAV Public School, Ludhiana, won the first place. Anchal from the DAV SSS, Sector 15, was second, while the third place went to Dixit. Vaneeta Jagdish from
Stepping Stones Senior Secondary School, Sector 38, was
awarded a special prize. |
GMSS
School-46 function CHANDIGARH, Nov 29 — The annual prize distribution function of Govt Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 46 here, was held today in the school premises. Students excelling in academics, sports, co-curricular activities etc were given awards. The Director Public Instructions (Schools), UT, Mr D.S.Saroya, presided over the function and gave away prizes. Schools students put up a colourful cultural programme on the occasion. The school Principal, Mr R.S. Goraya, welcomed the guests. Youth Parliament:The State Institute of Education (SIE) organised a state-level Youth Parliament competition among schools of the city from November 11 to 17. Following are the results: Rural category: GSSS, Mani Majra Town (1); GHS, Dadumajra (2). Urban category: GSSS, Sector 47 (1); GHS, Sector 32 (2) ; GGSSS, Sector 23 (3). Model category: GMSSS,
Sector 10 (1); GMSSS, Sector 16 (2); GMSSS, Sector 46
(3); GMSSS, Sector 37 (3). |
Education
project launched CHANDIGARH, Nov 29 — A continuing eduction project of the Adult Education Centre, Union Territory, was inaugurated by Mr M. Ramsekhar, Deputy Commissioner and Chairman of the District Literacy Council, at Government Senior Secondary School, Dhanas, today. The centre is equipped with a library, indoor and outdoor game material, music instruments, educative charts and maps. As many as 400 such centers are planned to be opened by the Adult Education Department in the city, with 40 nodal centers and the in charge of the centre would be called as ''nodal prerak''. Each ''nodal prerak'' will monitor and plan the activities of nine continuing education centres under him and submit the report to the sub-area coordinator. Training to these ''nodal preraks'' was imparted by the RRC, Panjab University. The benficiaries of
these centres will be neo-literates, school dropouts,
leftover illiterates and other persons. These centres
will be opened mainly in schools and, if need be, in
panchayat ghars, community centres or at any other place
suggested by the local community. Income generating and
quality of life improvement programmes will be given top
priority in these centres. |
Blast
case accused acquitted CHANDIGARH, Nov 29 — The 1990 Sector 26 police station bomb blast case culminated today with the UT Additional District and Sessions Judge, Mr. S.S. Lamba, acquitting two accused of the charges. Gurcharanjit Singh of Gurdaspur district and Gurbinder Singh of S.A.S. Nagar were earlier booked by the Chandigarh police under Sections 3 and 4 of the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, besides Section 427 of the Indian Penal Code. Gurcharanjit Singh, declared a proclaimed offender, was arrested in 1998 after being named by one Mewa Singh. He had alleged that the two accused had confessed blasting the police station before him. The first information report regarding the blast, it may be recalled, was registered on the complaint of constable Jasbir Singh. He had stated that three rooms of the police station were damaged in the explosion at about 9.30 p.m. on July 11, 1990. No one was, however, injured, the complainant had added. According to the prosecution, the two, along with co-accused Daulat Singh had "committed disruptive activities" by causing "the blast in the Sector 26 police station with the intent to strike terror in the people as well as in the police." The prosecution had added that the two had also "caused loss of more than Rs 50 to the Government" and had thereby "committed an offence punishable under Section 427 of the IPC." Accused Gurbinder Singh, alias Banti, the prosecution had added, had also "committed offence of harbouring by concealing Baljit Singh, Daulat Singh, Gurcharanjit Singh, Harbans Singh Bittu and Lakhwinder Singh with the intention of screening them from legal punishment." Acquitting the accused, the Additional Sessions Judge observed: "After the evidence of the prosecution was closed, I could not lay my hands upon any of the incriminating circumstances, so as to examine either of the accused for the offences for which they have been chargesheeted." The Sessions Judge
further observed: "The prosecution has thus
hopelessly failed to prove its case against the accused.
Both the accused are ordered to be acquitted". |
Udey
Singh is Presiding Officer CHANDIGARH, Nov 29
— The Kapurthala Additional District and Sessions
Judge, Mr Udey Singh, has been appointed by the
Chandigarh Administration the Presiding Officer of the
Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court from the date he
takes over the charge, according to a press release
issued by the UT Public Relations Department. |
Man
restrained from demolishing SCO CHANDIGARH, Nov 29 — City businessman Naresh Batra has been restrained by UT Civil Judge (Junior Division) Mr Jasbir Singh from demolishing or renovating a Sector 17 shop-cum-office in any manner and from collecting rent or charging any premium till December 14. Pronouncing the directions in the open court on Dr Mahesh Batra's plea, the Civil Judge observed, "In case the exparte stay is not granted, the plaintiff will suffer an irreparable loss which will neither be determined nor compensated in terms of money." The judge further observed, "The plaintiff is one of the co-owners to the extent of 25 per cent share along with his wife and two sons in SCO 101-103, Sector 17-D, Chandigarh, and the defendant is bent upon demolishing or renovating the premises in question and further tries to let out the same at a higher rent without the consent of the plaintiff." He further observed,
"A prima facie case is made out in favour of the
plaintiff. Balance of convenience also lies in his
favour. Therefore, the defendant is restrained from
dealing or creating lien, charge by way of lease etc over
the property in question." |
Directions
sought to restrain SAD CHANDIGARH, Nov 29 — In a civil suit, a member of the Punjab legislative assembly, Mr Ravi Inder Singh, has sought the issuance of directions from the district court to restrain the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) “through its president Parkash Singh Badal” and the Political Affairs Committee “from taking any step in any manner whatsoever in pursuance to the notice of November 16”. Challenging the validity of the notice, “threatening the plaintiff’s expulsion from the SAD under the authority of its Political Affairs Committee”, the plaintiff has also sought directions to the defendants against the destruction of the democratic structure of the SAD “by curbing the freedom of expression, critical appreciation and the democratic activity within the party”. The counsel also sought the grant of any other relief “that the applicant be found entitled to”, in the interest of justice, “equity and good conscience and in the peculiar facts and circumstances of the suit”. Claiming the Political
Affairs Committee “to be alien to the constitution
of the SAD”, the counsel for the plaintiff has
further stated that Mr Singh would suffer
“irreparable loss and injury to his political and
social rights in the society” if ad-interim
injunction was not granted. The loss, his counsel has
added, “could not be compensated in terms of
money”. The suit will come up for arguments before a
city court tomorrow. |
SNIPPETS Pensioners’ verification
drive on KHARAR, Nov 29 — The process of verification of all persons who were getting old age pension, widow pension or handicapped pension in municipal limits of Kharar has started and is expected to be completed within two to three days. The team comprising Executive Officer of Kharar-Municipal Committee, Child Development and Project Officer, and a doctor from Civil Hospital has started checking particulars of 895 such beneficiaries. About one-fourth of such persons are likely to be rejected on different grounds. Mr Gian Chand Gupta has asked all persons who are getting pensions under these categories to visit the officer of the committee on Tuesday or Wednesday for verification. Cultural function organised CHANDIGARH, Nov 29 — A cultural function was organised by girls at the Sector 46 Government College today. A number of events, including group dances, solo dances, skits and songs, were presented. Speaking on the
occasion, the college Principal, Major D.P. Singh, said
that academic and co-curricular activities should go hand
in hand as both were essential in the overall development
of students' personality. |
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