Saturday, October 2, 1999
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500
migrants enter city daily CHANDIGARH, Oct 1 — The prohibitory orders issued by the Chandigarh Administration to check the influx of migrants at regular intervals have failed to have any effect, going by the ground realities. The number of people coming forward to get themselves registered with their respective police stations is almost negligent even though as many as 500 migrants descend on the city every day. Officials admit that the mere issuance of the order and appeals to get the needful done have had little effect. Prohibitory orders under Section 144, CrPC, are issued by the District Magistrate in this context at fixed intervals. The need of the hour, in wake of the increasing crime rate, was to come down heavily on the defaulters. The administration should decide whether the city is to go the way of other crime-prone cities or be maintained as City Beautiful. Police officers, on the condition of anonymity, admit that the law and order scenario in the city would deteriorate further if concrete measures were not initiated now. They pointed out that the action of the police in arresting the migrants, who did not have valid documents, was met with stiff opposition by those arrested reportedly at the behest of the political parties. More than 2,000 persons were rounded up in this context in the past couple of months, but it has not proved to be a deterrent as the number of people coming forward to get themselves registered has not gone up as per their expectations. The officers said whatever people have come forward has been due to the hard work put in by the beat staff in the various sectors, villages and colonies of the city. To circumvent the orders, a majority of the people prefer to get themselves aligned with one of the colony pradhans, who have the tacit support of the local leadership of various political parties. Another reason is that once the migrants get themselves registered with the police, they become ineligible to get their names registered in the voter list or get ration cards. They have to state the reason for visiting the city and, as such, forsake their claim to get any civic amenities and goods through the fair price shops. While the role of the political parties in shielding their vote bank is apparent, another reason for the mad scramble to get to the city has been the rehabilitation policy. Any proposal to put a stop to this police is met with stiff resistance and the social obligation factor towards the poor is trotted. This, combined with the "go-slow approach" of the administration, plays havoc with any major drive launched by the police, they lamented. The number of the migrants is so large that the character of the city is undergoing a steady and irrevocable change. While the city needed certain areas which housed those providing a social service, their number has far exceeded the requirement. This has begun to tell on the limited resources of the city, besides the law and order of the city. It is ironical that
although the migrants prefer to stay in Chandigarh, they
cannot find enough work in the city. This can be gauged
from the long queues of labourers seen heading out of the
city for work each morning. |
Chain
snatchers strike again SAS NAGAR, Oct 1 — Chain snatchers have again struck in the township. At least three incidents of chain snatching have been reported in the township in the past 24 hours. The last incident took place near Phase 3A1 here when two unidentified youths snatched a purse from two women, while they were alighting from a rickshaw late this evening. The exact details of the case could not be ascertained as the police was not forthcoming with these. Besides this, two more incidents were reported in Phase 9 here last night. According to one of the victims, Dharam Kaur, a Senior Assistant of the Punjab School Education Board, she was returning home after visiting a doctor when two scooter-borne youths snatched her purse. The incident took place around 9 p.m. She said the purse contained some documents and Rs 800 cash. In another incident, two scooter-borne youths, with similar identity, snatched a purse from Inderpreet Kaur, an employee of the Punjab School Education Board, also in Phase 9 here. The purse contained a gold chain, cash and some documents. Ms Rajinder Kaur,
Principal of Aganwadi School in Phase 3B1 here, had
visited an STD booth in Phase 3A1 when two scooter-borne
youths snatched her purse on September 21. The victim, a
resident of Phase 9, in her complaint had said the purse
contained Rs 7,000 in cash and some documents. |
MC, police
discuss ways to check crime CHANDIGARH, Oct 1 — After meetings with representatives of political parties regarding steps to be taken in view of the deteriorating law and order situation in the city, Mr SK Singh, IGP, today held a meeting with the councillors of the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh (MCC) at the Police Headquarters in Sector 9 here. the councillors suggested various means to check crime in the city. They stressed close cooperation between the police and the public. A number of councillors were of the view that the area councillors and the SHOs should be in close contact and periodic meetings should be held between them so that they could share information. Another issue, which was raised at the meeting was to arrest the burgeoning number of rickshaw-pullers in the city. While there could not be any blanket ban on the influx of rickshaw-pullers, their verification and registration were suggested as possible measures to check the crime. Certain councillors also suggested a study of the economic conditions of the colony population so that persons of doubtful antecedents indulging in nefarious activities could be identified. The IGP on his part is reported to have detailed various steps taken by the the police to check crime. He urged the councillors to help the police in the fight against anti-social element. Meanwhile, the police department in its third reshuffle in the past few days has ordered the transfer of one SHO, two Inspectors besides all officers heading police posts in the city. The orders were issued by Mr C S R Reddy, SSP, here today. Inspector Hardev Singh, has been posted as the SHO of Police Station North in place of Inspector Jaswant Singh, who has been transferred to the Security wing. Inspector Natha Singh, posted in the traffic police has been transferred to the Airport security while Inspector Harbail Singh has been posted to the traffic police from airport security. SI Dalbir Singh, presently posted at the Industrial Area police station, is the new in charge of the Dhanas police post He replaces SI Hari Kumar who has been transferred to the Economic Offences Wing (EOW). SI Neeraj Sarna has been posted as the in charge of the Sector 24 police post from the VIP Security wing. SI Dilsher Singh, presently heading the Bapu Dham police post, has been posted as the in charge of the Railway Station police post. SI Rajinder Pal, posted in the crime branch, will take over charge of the Bus stand police post. SI Yash Pal, heading the Railway station police post has been transferred to the police station east. SI Jarnail Singh, in
charge of the Sector 24 police post has been transferred
to the Crime Branch. SI Raghbir Singh, in charge of the
bus stand police post, has been transferred to the Sector
34 police station. |
Dilpreet
has best skin, smile CHANDIGARH, Oct 1 — Dilpreet Kaur, a student of Masters in Business Administration, won the subtitles for the best skin and best smile at the Miss India North-West '99 contest organised here today. Navneet Kaur, a student of senior secondary, was crowned for best hair. The five feet seven inches aspirant is fond of modelling and watching television. Dilpreet is five feet five and a half inches tall and is fond of travelling and modelling. There were a total of 83
applicants for the contest, out which 20 were selected
for the finals after preliminary rounds. Another round of
sub-titles will be organised on October 3 while the
finals will be organised at Tagore Theatre on October
5.The contest today was broadly divided into three
rounds. Each round was for the judges to give specific
round standing of the contestants. Lack of a proper ramp
and audience disturbed the performance of the
participants. |
Constable's
kin promised job ZIRAKPUR, Oct 1 — The bhog ceremony of Constable Bhagwan Singh of 26 Battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) who died on September 18 in a landmine blast at the Palamau constituency in Bihar, was held in his home village, Nabha Sahib, near here, today. The 28-year-old Constable had died on the spot along with seven other CRPF jawans while they were going to a polling station in the constituency in a tractor-trailer which was also blown off. The Finance Minister of Punjab, Capt Kanwaljit Singh, on behalf of the Punjab Government, the Commandant of CRPF, 127 Battalion, Mr Satnam Singh Gill, Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Mr S.S. Sidhu, Mr R.S. Sohi, former Chairman of the Zila Parishad, sarpanches, panches and hundreds of residents of the surrounding villages attended the bhog ceremony. The Finance Minister announced that the Nabha Sahib-Dyalpura road and the Government Primary School in the village would be named after Constable Bhagwan Singh. He also promised to give a government job to one member of the family. Mr Satnam Singh Gill
said that Constable Bhagwan Singh had joined the CRPF in
1993 and was posted in Bihar after serving in Jammu and
Kashmir. |
Doctors
surrender in court KHARAR, Oct 1 — Two doctors of SAS Nagar — Dr S. Saha and Dr (Mrs) Suman Grover — against whom a case under Section 304 A and 34 IPC was registered at SAS Nagar for causing the death of a 34-year-old patient due to alleged negligence, surrendered before Mr Sanjay Agnihotri, Judicial Magistrate, Kharar, today. They were later released on a bail of Rs 20,000. It may be recalled that a case was registered on the basis of a statement given by the wife of the victim that her husband had died due to the negligence of the doctors concerned. Mr Baljeet Singh Sahota,
Assistant Public Prosecutor, and and Mr Bahadur Singh,
SI, appeared on behalf of the police in the court.
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Speed
limit fixed in SAS Nagar SAS NAGAR, Oct 1 — Rash drivers in the township beware. The local administration has fixed speed limits for different roads in the township. The move is part of the administration's plans to tighten its noose around traffic violators. The administration has fixed the speed limits depending on the volume of vehicular traffic being handled by a particular road. Sources in the administration said that the move had been necessitated following the recent guidelines of the Punjab and Haryana High Court regarding the enforcement of traffic rules. Management of ever increasing vehicular traffic on the roads was cited as another reason for fixing the speed limits. According to information available the speed limits on all the roads in front of the markets — which witness heavy traffic during the evening hours — for heavy vehicles and light vehicles has been fixed at 30 kmph and 40 kmph, respectively. Similarly, for the roads in front of the markets witnessing less traffic the speed limits for heavy and light vehicles has been fixed at 40 kmph and 45 kmph, respectively. On all the dual carriageways the speed limits for heavy vehicles will be 45 kmph and for light vehicles it will be 55 kmph. However, for the dual carriageway running from Phase 7(Sector 61) and Phase 8(Sector 62) traffic lights to the Kumbra traffic light (adjoining Sector 70) the speed limit for heavy and light vehicles had been fixed at 55 kmph and 65 kmph, respectively. Further, several zones have been demarcated in which no overtaking will be allowed during specified time period. Sources said the demarcated no-overtaking zones were:Phase 1 octroi post to Franco hotel; Phase 7 traffic light to Phase 3 and 5 traffic lights; Phase 6 traffic lights to MOI factory in the Industrial Area; Phase 6 barrier to Balogi Chowk and from Phase 7 and 8 traffic lights to Phase 9 and 10 traffic lights (near Punjab School Education Board complex). The ban in specified no-overtaking zones will remain in force from 8.30 a.m to 10 a.m and from 4.30 p.m to 6 p.m. The decisions were taken at a recent meeting of police officials and and Municipal Council officials, which was convened by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), Mr O.P. Popli. An official of the Municipal Council said acting on the orders of the SDM the sign boards of speed limits and no-overtaking zones had already been fixed at the specified places along the roads. Ironically, to enforce
the speed limit the local police is yet to acquire a
radar gun. Sources in the police said with a limited
staff of about two dozen personnel with the traffic wing
of the local police it was difficult for it to enforce
the traffic rules.
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Flower
lovers' plea to MCC CHANDIGARH, Oct 1 — Chrysanthemum lovers of the city have urged the Chandigarh Administration and the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh (MCC) to organise the annual chrysanthemum flower show at the Terraced Garden, Sector 33, this year. It may be recalled that the MCC had cancelled the chrysanthemum show, which was being held here for the past many years, last year at the eleventh hour. The decision of the civic body was severely criticised by the flower lovers of the city. The President of the Northern India Chrysanthemum Society, Mr Virinder Sharma, said in spite of the fact that a large number of people participated in the chrysanthemum show, the whole attention of the authorities concerned seemed to be directed toward the rose flower show held as part of the Rose Festival where commercial activity and stalls held an upper hand. In the chrysanthemum show, over 8,000 flower pots are displayed as against only about 300 flower pots in the Rose Festival and the amount spent by the authorities on the former was much less than the latter. The society, in a representation to the Adviser to the Administrator, Ms Vineeta Rai, has urged her to instruct the corporation authorities to hold the show as had been done in all these years. If cancellation of the show last year was on account of expenditure, then the authorities should avoid expenditure on erecting huge gates and pandals and stages for the cultural programmes. Only flower pots should be displayed so that maximum participation of the chrysanthemum lovers could be ensured, it suggested. It may be mentioned here
that after the cancellation of the show last year,
certain chrysanthemum varieties were displayed at the CII
regional headquarters, Sector 31, during a building
materials show. The then Adviser, Mr Jagdish Sagar, who
had visited the show at the CII, had assured the society
that the Administration would make efforts that the show
was held every year.
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Bail
denied in stabbing case CHANDIGARH, Oct 1 — The Additional Sessions Judge, Mr S.S. Lamba, today declined bail to Shabir Hassan, a resident of Bapu Dham Colony in Chandigarh’s Sector 26. According to the prosecution, the applicant and his co-accused owed some money to Tanvir Ahmed. Tanvir Ahmed was demanding his money from them. The prosecution added that both accused took Tanvir Ahmed to a movie in Neelam cinema on the night between September 11 and 12. While they were returning home, the accused took Tanvir Ahmed to wayside and stabbed him in chest as also in neck. In his medico-legal report, the doctor opined that the injuries caused to the victim could prove fatal to him. The counsel for the accused stated that the provisions of Section 34, IPC were not applicable to the case at this stage. The contention could be taken up at the time of trial of the case. In these circumstances, the accused was entitled to bail. The prayer was opposed by the Public Prosecutor. “After considering
rival contentions of the parties, I am of the view that
it is a serious case. Had the present accused not helped
his co-accused, he would not have been able to inflict
injuries on the victim. Both of them intended to kill the
victim because they owed money to him. Thus, it is not a
fit case for the grant of bail,” observed Mr Lamba. |
Pheasant
species released MORNI, Oct 1 — The wildlife week celebrations got off to a flying start with the Wildlife Department of Haryana releasing Indian Red Jungle Fowl, a pheasant species of the Shivalik hills, in their natural habitat here today. Of the 34 pheasants bred at the centre in Morni from February to June, seven were released by Mrs Promilla Issar, Commissioner and Secretary, Wildlife Preservation Department. The pheasants were released last year around the same time. The other present at the function included Mr BD Dhalia, Secretary, Forest Department, Mr Banarsi Das, Mr RS Hooda of the forest department, Mr BD Monga, Chief Wildlife Warden of Haryana, and Mr Tajinder Pal Singh, Deputy Conservator of Forests. Earlier, a painting
contest on the topic "Forest and Wildlife" was
organised at the Government School in Morni. Over 70
students from Morni and the surrounding areas
participated in the contest. The winners of the contest
will be honoured at the state level function scheduled
for October 4 to be held in Morni. |
Minister
visits grain market KHARAR, Oct 1 — Mr Madan Mohan Mittal, Food and Civil Supplies Minister, Punjab, paid a visit to the Anaj Mandi here this evening and inspected the arrival and purchase of paddy. Mr Mittal, while talking to reporters, said that an estimated 1 crore MT of paddy was expected to arrive in various grain markets in the state during this season, out of which till September 30, 32.52 lakh MT had already arrived. He said out of this, 14.94 lakh MT had been purchased by various state agencies and 5.30 lakh MT had been purchased by the FCI while the remaining was purchased by traders. He refuted the charges levelled by some opposition parties that state agencies were not purchasing paddy from grain markets of Punjab and farmers were forced to sell it at a rate lesser than fixed by the government as minimum support price. He said farmers of Punjab had been paid Rs 50/- per quintal in excess as the date of purchase was postponed to September 16 instead of October 1 and the announcement of the minimum support price was announced by the central government in time. When a complaint was made to him by some commission agents that paddy was being brought here and at some other places from Chandigarh, causing loss of revenue to the government, Mr Mittal immediately asked the SDM, Kharar, to look into the matter. Mr Mittal inspected the grain market and asked officers to purchase paddy immediately according to specifications so that no farmer faced any problem. He formed a committee comprising a representative of farmers, commission agents, sheller-owners, secretary market committee and a representative of purchasing agency to sort out any complaint of less price paid to any farmer. Commission agents told
Mr Mittal that because of difference in taxes in Punjab
and Chandigarh, businessmen of Kharar and surrounding
grain markets had suffered and the Punjab Government was
also losing revenue. Mr Mittal assured farmers that they
would be given full price of their paddy. |
Radiology
conference opens CHANDIGARH, Oct 1 — The sixth national conference of the Indian Association of Radiological Technologists was inaugurated today at Bhargava Auditorium, PGIMER, which was hosted by the Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging here. About 400 delegates from different parts of the country participated in the conference, the theme of which was quality assurance in radiology and radiation protection. Inaugurating the conference, Prof V.K. Kak, Director Principal, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, focussed on the advancements made in the fields of radiological imaging, radiation physics and radiation therapy. Mr S. Wajid, Secretary of the Indian Association of Radiological Technologists (IART), said that one of the major demands pending with the Ministry of Health, New Delhi, was the registration of the association. He said that it was because the association was not registered there was a plethora of unqualified technologists in radiology. Mr Sampat K.Dhawan, Chairman of the IART, also stressed on this issue and added that with the advancement of technology and increase in new modalities, it had become necessary to up-date their knowledge. Prof Sudha Suri, Head, Department of Radiodiagnosis, PGI, said that the conference was being organised to create an awareness among the radiological technologists about the latest advancements like CT, MRI, DSA and digital radiography. Dr M. Berry, from AIIMS, New Delhi, released the souvenir on the conference. The first session of the conference was a symposium on technical developments in newer imaging modalities, chaired by Dr J.S. Sodhi and Dr Sanjiv Sharma. A session on the symposium on mammography and breast cancer was also held. Later, while speaking to the TNS, Dr M.M. Rehani, AIIMS, New Delhi, who delivered a lecture on 'Assessment of Impact of Quality Assurance' said that 10 per cent of the times image quality in radio-diagnosing can go bad and thus money is also wasted with bad quality of X-rays. He added that an improvement of about 40 per cent can take place in the quality with the use of standard testing equipment that cost a meagre Rs 1 lakh, which can also save the patients from excessive radiation. Mr Laxmikant Tewari, a
member of the IART, said that there needed to be uniform
qualification, designations and nature of jobs for
radiological technologists. He also stressed on the need
of education institutes for medical technologists, in
order for them to have an independent identity.
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Teachers
to meet UGC, MoHRD CHANDIGARH, Oct 1 — A tripartite meeting of the Human Resource Development Ministry, the University Grants Commission and the All-India Federation of University and College Teachers' Organisation would be held in Delhi on October 6, a press note of the Punjab and Chandigarh Teachers' Union issued here said today. The discussions will pertain mainly to pay scales, reliefs and other job-related problems. Dr Jagwant Singh, President of the district council of the PCCTU, said that the AIFUCTO had announced a protest action on April 26 which was called off because of political developments. Substantial progress was made in the meetings with the UGC and the MoHRD. A meeting on July 13 also made new grounds of agreement. However, no relief was given due to announcement of elections. In a meeting on
September 21, the AIFUCTO had insisted on immediate
clearance of fixation for DPEs and librarians. The issue
of teacher fellowships also figures on the agenda. |
GMCH gets
blood component centre CHANDIGARH, Oct 1— On the occasion of the blood donation day today, a blood component complex to provide technology for conserving blood so that each unit of the whole blood could be used for a number of patients, was inaugurated at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32. Mr Rakesh Singh, Finance and Health Secretary, UT, said the complex would be of great assistance in ensuring the economic use of blood by meeting the specific requirements of patients. He added that at present the focus was on quality blood due to diseases like AIDS. Referring to a recent Supreme Court judgement, which has made licensing mandatory for all blood banks, Mr Rakesh Singh said that he would try and get the licence for this complex. Prof V K Kak, Director Principal of GMCH, said that since only 5 per cent of the blood centres in the country are utilising their potential for conserving blood through this technology, he hoped that other medical institutions in the area would also set up such a complex. Dr Joginder Singh, Director, Health Services, called upon non-government organisations (NGOs) and other social organisations to educate the masses regarding myths about blood donation. Referring to the mental blocks still existing in the minds of many people, he said that voluntary donation of blood is one of the noblest works done by a human being. Prof Neelam Marwaha, Head of Transfusion Medicine, GMCH, revealed that the hospital had purchased a mobile blood donation van at a cost of Rs 8 lakh to meet the increasing requirements of blood and carrying of blood from different parts of the city. An exhibition on AIDS
awareness was also put up by the AIDS Society of India. |
10 senior
citizens honoured PANCHKULA, Oct 1 — Cultural programmes and blood donation camps marked the Elders Day celebrations here today. A separate session to honour 10 senior citizens was also held at the Old Age Home in Sector 15. The students of Little Flower Convent School, Sector 14, crowned 79-year-old Mr Des Raj and 65-year-old Mrs Madan Devi Grandfather King and Grandmother Queen, respectively. The two were chosen by a lucky draw held after the cultural function. Grandparents in large numbers thronged the school to watch their grandchildren present an entertaining programme which was a treat to watch. The out-of-the-ordinary day spent by the senior citizens with their grandchildren enthralled them even as the excited children showed them around their school, some even taking them to their classrooms. The students of Class VIII staged two hilarious skits on the increasing deception in society, an action song,``Dadi amma maan jao'', a western dance on ``Where do you go'' and a Bengali dance. The `qaawali' by students of Class VIII was thoroughly enjoyed by the audience. The seven stages of a man's life, as in William Shakespeare's poem, were a delight as the dramatisation progressed from childhood to youth and finally ended with a tottering old man, bent over his stick, coming on to stage. At a function organised by the Senior Citizens' Council in collaboration with the Inner Wheel Club, a few senior citizens were honoured by the association. These include Dr K.L. Sethi, Mr M.L. Soni, Mr H.L. Sethi, Mr H.R. Ahuja, Mr A.K. Nijhawan, Mr W.D. Kain, Mr I.S. Bhatnagar, Lt Col R.S. Chopra and Mr D.L. Gupta. The Finance Secretary of the association, Dr S.K. Sharma, gave a brief background of the celebrations and informed the audience that there would be 76 million senior citizens by the year 2000. He added that the government needed to take special care of the senior citizens and put their experience and calibre to good use. The General Secretary of the association, Mr M.L. Sharma, stressed the need to inculcate discipline and build a separate national identity. The members of the organisation were administered an oath to extend support and render assistance while promoting and propagating the concept of respecting the aged of society. A blood donation camp was organised by the Build India Group at Barwala. Nearly 60 units were collected by the doctors of the Blood Bank of PGI. Also, a tree plantation programme was organised at the Government School in Barwala by the association. As many as 150 saplings of neem, teak, cirus and jamun trees were planted on the premises of the school. Later, a lecture on personality development and tips on improving concentration were given to school students as a part of the same programme. Amarprayaas, a social
service organisation, organised a blood donation camp and
a langar in Phase I of the industrial Area. This was
organised by Mr Arun Grover, Chairman of the
organisation, to observe the third death anniversary of
his mother which coincided with Elders Day. |
SNIPPETS Annual function of deaf & dumb
society CHANDIGARH, Oct 1 — The North Zone Deaf and Dumb Society will organise its annual function on Gandhi Jayanti at the Sector 18 Lions Club, Mrs Salochna Ahuja, President of the society, announced here today. The society is registered since 1993 and is at present working under the chairpersonship of Mrs Nishi Soni. It has adopted 75 families of handicapped children and adults in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and the Union Territory of Chandigarh. Mrs Ahuja has been running a school for deaf and dumb children for the past 20 years. Earlier, she was running a school for handicapped children which was later adopted by the Punjab IAS Officers Wives Association. This school is presently run at the Sector 11 Vatika School. In 1985, Mrs Ahuja was conferred national award for being an outstanding teacher of deaf and dumb children. Some of the handicapped children are given training in beautician courses. Later, they are employed through the Deaf and Dumb Society. The society is also organising courses like cane furniture making. Health awareness camp from
December 1 CHANDIGARH, Oct 1— A Family Health Awareness Campaign would be held in the city from December 1 to 15 to reduce the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) by increasing awareness in the rural areas of the city and other vulnerable groups. This was decided at a meeting held here today under the chairmanship of Mr Rakesh Singh, Secretary Health, and Chairman, State AIDS Control Society. Earlier, 26 medical-cum-awareness camps were organised from April 26 to May 1 in which 4,317 patients were examined for STDs and RTIs and 949 blood samples collected out of which five were found to be HIV positive. It was decided today that the doctors, para-medical staff, ANMs/LHVs, malaria staff, anganwari workers, nursing students, volunteers of the NSS and Nehru Yuvak Kendra would be imparted training regarding HIV/AIDS and syndromic management of STDs and RTIs, during October and November. St. John’s lads in BQC final CHANDIGARH, Oct 1 — The team of Gunjit Singh and Pulkit Dewan of the local St John's School has reached the final of the All-Asia Bournvita Quiz Contest, a press note issued here said today. The team has made it to the grand final round of the contest which can be seen on Zee TV on October 3, the press note added. SPIC MACAY meetings from today CHANDIGARH, Oct 1 — The local chapter of SPIC MACAY (Society for Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Among Youth) today announced that regular meetings of the body would be organised every week from tomorrow onwards. The Chairman of the local chapter, Dr Harish Bhatia, said that art lovers from different fields, particularly students, could participate in the gatherings. The venue of the weekly function will be the Department of Mathematics in Panjab University. The meetings will be organised on Saturdays. PGI governing body meeting CHANDIGARH, Oct 1 — The meeting of the governing body, the institute body and the selection committee of the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGI), which was to be held today in New Delhi, has been postponed. IAF Day celebrations CHANDIGARH, Oct 1— Several special programmes have been planned to mark the Air Force Day celebrations on October 8 here. An Air Force run will be organised by 3 Base Repair Depothere tomorrow which will commence and terminate at the Sector 31-D Kendriya Vidyalaya. A grand static display of helicopters and armaments highlighting the role of Air Force will be organised at the sports ground of the 3 Base Repair Depot on October 3. The Aeronautical Society of India, local chapter, will hold an aeromodelling competition during the display. On October 8, the Air Force Day parade will be held. Rail ticket found CHANDIGARH, Oct 1 — A train ticket valid for the Rajdhani Express between Delhi and Guwahati has been found lying in Sector 43. The ticket is valid for travel on the train departing from Delhi on October 13. It has been booked for three. All the passengers are females aged 71, 33 and eight years. The ticket was found by Mr Atma Ram, who is working as a peon in the UT Electricity Department. He is posted in sub division number 7, Sector 35. PU convocation on October 17 CHANDIGARH, Oct 1 —The annual convocation of Panjab University will be held in the university auditorium on October 17, a press release said here today. Mr I.K.Gujral, a former
Prime Minister, will deliver the convocation address on
the occasion. |
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