Friday, October 15, 1999
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Defacement
of school walls to be punishable CHANDIGARH, Oct 14 — Those indulging in the defacement of school buildings, sign posts and notice boards near schools are in for trouble. They shall be prosecuted by the UT Education Department and proceeded against under law. The DPI ( Schools), Mr D.S.Saroya, has in a circular issued to the heads of private and government schools in the city directed them not to allow anyone to deface or spoil school walls and other sign boards by pasting posters and pamphlets. He has further asked them to ensure that at the very first instance, all offenders indulging in defacement of school walls, sign board indicating name of school, precautionary notice boards and general notice boards displayed for the convenience of the public in and around schools should be told to get the defaced wall or sign boards white-washed or re-painted so as to restore the same to the original position within seven days. Mr Saroya has further instructed them that in case such anti-social elements fail to do the needful, they must not go unpunished and should be prosecuted and proceeded against under the law. The principals have also been asked to take prompt action the moment they detect any such defacement and approach the police if the offenders do not obey the directions within the stipulated period. A look at the pamphlets outside Government Model Senior Secondary Schools in sectors 16, 23 and 33 shows that most pamphlets are for coaching academies in streets and markets for students appearing for various entrance and competitive examinations. They try to lure students to tuitions in various subjects and computer courses and a host of diplomas and certificates through such publicity material. Some of them have become audacious enough to paste such material even on the boards displaying the name of the school. A principal of a government model school said that of late some of them had started pasting these posters on the doors and window panes of classrooms, particularly where the plus two students sit. Taking a serious view of this activity, Mr Saroya said this not only gives an ugly look to the school building, but is an offence. According to him, students must be made conscious of their fundamental duty to safeguard public property, as enshrined in Article 51 A (i) of the Constitution of India.They should learn to protect their school's property. In the circular, he has called upon the school heads to prepare students to free the city from this menace. They should take upon themselves the task of teaching this duty to the students at the morning assembly. Meanwhile, the DEO, Mr Brahmjit Kalia, has been asked to obtain the action taken reports from the heads of all schools by October 31. He will also visit the schools and assist the heads in the assigned task. The Senior
Superintendent of Police, Mr CSR Reddy, will shortly
issue necessary instructions to the police officers in
the field/SHOs to give full cooperation to the school
heads and children in their drive to free the City
Beautiful from this menace. They will also be asked to
register cases against the offenders on references made
by principals. Penalty for defacement of property The West Bengal
Prevention of Defacement of Property Act, 1976, has been
extended to the Union Territory of Chandigarh. The same
is applicable since January 25, 1985. Section 3(1)
Whoever defaces any property in public view by writing or
marking with ink, chalk, paint or any other material,
except for the purpose of indicating the name and address
of the owner or occupier of such property, shall be
punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend
to six months or with fine which may extend to Rs 1000 or
both. |
Dr Anand
resigns from Regulations Committee CHANDIGARH, Oct 14 — Dr R.D. Anand, a member of the Panjab University Senate, has submitted his resignation from the membership of the Regulations Committee. In his resignation addressed to the Registrar of the university, he pleaded that his resignation should be placed before the Syndicate for consideration. He has taken a strong note of the derogatory remarks made by certain members of the Syndicate about the functioning of the Regulations Committee, particularly draft regulations made on his suggestion. Dr Anand had suggested in the Regulations Committee meeting that two university teacher senators should be put on the Board of Finance. The second suggestion pertained to enhancing the age of superannuation from 60 to 62 years with effect from July 27, instead of November 6. He supported the same by pointing out that the University Grants Commission had first issued a notification with regard to this on July 27. He had further pointed out that as per the Panjab University calendar, the Syndicate shall consider all amendments and draft regulations as recommended by the Regulations Committee and after making such alterations as it considers fit, shall submit these to the Senate. Hence, the statute is abundantly clear that all amendments and draft regulations are to be recommended by none other than the Regulations Committee. Dr Anand reproduced excerpts from the Syndicate meeting on September 18 to illustrate the tone in which the recommendations were viewed by certain members. Opposing the regulation, Dr S.S. Gill said if two additional members of the Senate were put on the Board of Finance, views would not be appropriately presented before the board. Dr V.K. Bansal, while disagreeing with his suggestion, said they were demanding more representation of members of faculty from the campus while framing the budget. Giving his verdict, the Vice-Chancellor said members of the Regulations Committee had considered and recommended regulations which were not before it. In this context, Mr Gopal Krishan Chatrath alleged that the Regulations Committee had transgressed its authority by acting contrary to the body which constituted it. Dr Anand pointed out that the committee was not the creation of the Syndicate and was merely appointed by it. Dr K.S. Chugh pointed out that minutes of the Regulations Committee were made public through the press. Dr Anand also pointed
out that while the Vice-Chancellor had refused to accept
the resignation of Mr Randeep Singh Surjewala as the
Chairman of the committee and had described him to be a
person of intelligence and merit, he maintained that the
committee had transgressed its authority by suggesting
these amendments. The calendar further provides that 'the
committee may be consulted by the Vice-Chancellor,
Syndicate or Senate on issues of legal interpretation of
the Act of Incorporation, the Regulation or Rules'. |
More
services under service tax soon CHANDIGARH, Oct 14 — Mr Govindan S. Tampi, Chief Commissioner and Director General of the Service Tax, said today that the Central Government would bring more services under the service tax net soon. Talking to the TNS at Punjab Bhavan here after chairing an open-house-cum-seminar on service tax, Mr Tampi said his department had done its home work and recommendations to add certain services in the existing 26 services would be forwarded to the Union Finance Ministry which was likely to expand the list in the Union Budget for next year. Mr Tampi said the service tax, which was first levied on three services in the 1994 Union Budget, was emerging as a major source of income in the indirect tax category. Stressing the need for voluntary compliance, Mr Tampi said it was the policy decision of the government to go slow as far as the inclusion of health, banking and welfare services was concerned. During the open house, participants urged the Excise and Customs Department to widen the scope of the the service tax and make flexible assessment and realistic evaluation. A representative of the hotel industry wanted that the unorganised sector which was an "illegal" competitor should also be brought under the service tax net. Mr Tampi turned down the request of the Telecom Department that a period of three months should be given to deposit the service tax instead of the current 45 days. Earlier, a representative of the Telecom Department had sought three months' time for depositing the service tax, since it took about 45 days to complete various departmental formalities. Mr Tambi said instead of asking for more time, the Telecom Department should reduce the long procedure involved. Earlier, Mr S.S. Jha, Commissioner of the Central Excise in Chandigarh-1, while welcoming the chief guest, said from about 4,000 assesses in 1994-95, the number of assesses had jumped to over 1.5 lakh. The Commissioner of the
Central Excise-II, proposed a vote of thanks. |
‘Promises
to Punjab unfulfilled’ CHANDIGARH, Oct 14 — Merger of Punjab with the Indian Union was based on promises of better care and welfare, which remain unfulfilled till date. Militancy during the 80s could be seen as a medium of registering protest, said Mr Gurtej Singh, a scholar , at an interface on "Militant violence and cultural response" at the AC Joshi Library in Panjab University here today. Mr Gurtej Singh said that the state hogged limelight in the print media and other information sources using its power and accessibility.The militants were left with no option to express their opinion except language of blood. Mr Singh was a teacher at Lyalpur Khalsa College, Jalandhar, when he joined as an Indian Police Services officer in 1970.Following year, he was recruited as an IAS officer.He resigned from service in 1983. There were many fronts where Punjab deserved a patient government hearing, he said. Before Independence Punjab supplied water to Bikaner and Patiala but both the states had to pay for the service."In the current set-up, nearly 80 per cent of water of the state went outside the boundaries. Measures for justice on various fora did not give anything", he said. The state needs to give
close attention to problem areas. promises seem to have
been forgotten. A close perusal of past documents can
throw a lot of light on the scenario. Badal for military training for
youth CHANDI MANDIR, Oct 14 — Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today advocated the need for a new national policy for making military training compulsory for the youth of the country so as to instil qualities of discipline, sense of duty and commitment in them. Speaking after releasing a book on “Medals gallery, Patiala” at Western Command headquarters here this morning, he said that the life of a soldier symbolised devotion to duty and selfless service. Civilians on the other hand crib even if they are posted just 10 km away from their homes. They all want postings in towns and cities and no one wants to serve in rural areas. Appreciating the good work done by the Army in Kargil, he said his head bows to every soldier for what he is doing for the country. Lauding the slogan — Jai Jawan Jai Kisan — Mr Badal said both farmers and soldiers have made significant contributions in their respective fields. Punjab has not only been contributing 60 per cent of total food grains to the national pool, but also sending brave soldiers to defend the country. Mr Badal said that sacrifices made by soldiers belonging to Punjab would not go unnoticed. “I have tried to visit most of the families of our Kargil heroes. The Punjab Government was the first in the country to provide immediate grant of Rs 2 lakh each to the next of kin of those who made supreme sacrifice during Operation Vijay. On October 25, we are organising a state-level function where we would honour all families of the martyrs of Operation Vijay. Each family would be given Rs 5 lakh. besides, one member of the each bereaved family would be employed. Appreciating the book, Mr Badal said it was a unique effort by the armed forces in taking the Medals gallery of Patiala all over the world. The book, he said, would go a long way in inspiring future generations to inculcate the national spirit in them. The Chief Minister said that the Punjab Government was always ready to do anything for the armed forces. Lieut-Gen H.B. Kala, who would be relinquishing his charge here tomorrow to take up his new assignment at Army Training Command in Shimla, said that the book was perhaps the largest collection of orders, decorations and medals with more than 3200 exhibits on display. It carried orders, decorations and medals not only from the British Army, all erstwhile Indian States but also from every part of the world. This priceless collection was gifted to the Punjab Government by the royal family of Patiala. General Kala said the book details the origin and evolution of orders, decorations and medals as well as provides a wealth of information about the collector, the lineage of the House of Patiala and the Sheesh Mahal. The medals have been documented in a chronological order with the chapters being relevant to the place of origin of the medals. Maj-Gen P.S. Bhandari, in his welcome address, talked about the events that led to the compilation of this book following the visit of General Kala and General Officer Commanding of a Corps, Lieut-Gen G.S. Sihota, to the Medals Gallery in October last year. Mr Malwinder Singh, a grand son of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh, was also present at the book release ceremony. Earlier, students of
Army School here presented a welcome song. |
Violent
scene at interface CHANDIGARH, Oct 14 — The interface on the Punjab problem at the AC Joshi Hall in Panjab University witnessed a violent scene as outsiders assaulted the announcer, Mr Parminder Grewal, at the outset of the programme here today. Mr Parminder Grewal while talking to Tribune News Service said that the main assaulter was a son of a senior police officer. "There was no immediate conflict with him. I will pursue the case because I have been insulted during a serious academic activity," he said. Mr Grewal said "sorry" for the delay of the function due to the case before the commencement of the lecture. The incident was also
denounced by Mr Gurtej Singh, the main speaker on the
occasion. Mr Grewal said that he would lodge an FIR with
the police and pursue the case. |
Petrol
cheapest in Panchkula CHANDIGARH, Oct 14 — Panchkula becomes the cheapest place for refuelling motor vehicles run on petrol. A survey of the petrol rates after the Punjab Government decided to increase sales tax on petrol from 12 per cent to 20 per cent, reveals that compared to Panchkula, a litre of petrol anywhere in Punjab will cost between Rs 3.20 to Rs 3.50 more. In Chandigarh, petrol is dearer by seven paise a litre compared to Panchkula. At present, Punjab has the heaviest taxes on petrol. Compared to 9 per cent sales tax-CST in Chandigarh, it is 22 per cent in Punjab. Besides 20 per cent sales tax, there is 10 per cent surcharge on sales tax in the state. In Chandigarh, besides 5 per cent sales tax, there is a 4 per cent CST. Until the beginning of this year, only Panchkula had heavy taxes on petrol and petroleum products. Punjab followed suit by levying 12 per cent sales tax with 10 per cent surcharge on it. The Union Territory of Chandigarh followed by raising sales tax on petrol from 1 per cent to 5 per cent. Punjab has followed it up with another increase in sales tax to make it 20 per cent. From supplier to consumer, other taxes and levies that add up to the retail price of petrol include octroi, carriage (distance from depot to the actual place of sale), CST (in case of Chandigarh) and Sales Tax (in Punjab, Haryana). Besides, there is some Central Government surcharge of Rs 80 per thousand litres. The variation of petrol
prices within Punjab is between 10 paise and 30 paise in
towns where there is octroi and more than 70 paise where
there is no octroi. |
11-ft tall
lady's finger plant ZIRAKPUR, Oct 14 — A lady's-finger plant in the kitchen garden of Mr Sukhdev Singh, a resident of Akali Kaur Singh Colony here has attained a height of 11.10 feet. The two-and-a-half-month old plant has been grown from a common seed along with a chilli plant. The owner has so far got about 4 kg of the vegetable from this plant. The plant is kept straight, to avoid its breaking, with the help of a three-foot stake tied to its stem. The plant has also been strengthened by putting extra soil around it. Mr Sukhdev Singh said he had sown the seed to get fresh vegetables when other plants began to wither. Those were uprooted but this one remained healthy. It was watered regularly and given dozes of manure. The size of the vegetable yield by this plant was 5 to 6 inches, he said. The plant continued to
bear fruit as it attained its extraordinary height. New
branches have begun to sprout from its stem and these are
also bearing fruit. He intends to tend to the plant till
it dries up. |
250 AIDS
cases in city CHANDIGARH, Oct 14 — The city has reported 250 positive cases of AIDS since January this year, as per latest National AIDS Control Programme figures, from the one blood testing centre at the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research. This comes in the wake of another report, prepared on HIV/AIDS by UNAIDS and UNICEF, which says in Chandigarh an opinion poll of 100 teenagers aged between 14 years and 16 years has revealed that 38 per cent of boys and 27 per cent of girls have experimented with sex. The report has mentioned that of these, 10 per cent have sexually-transmitted diseases. The report also reveals that India has the largest HIV-infected population in the world, with four million adults. Of this, 89 per cent is in the sexually active and economically reproductive age group of 18 to 40 years. Though the figures show that the maximum number of HIV/AIDS cases fall in the age group of 30 to 44 years, cumulative figures for the city in the age group of 0 to 14 years has been 24 and Chandigarh has recorded 78 cases in the age group of 15 to 29 years. This validates the report, which says children and youth in all socio-economic groups in India are vulnerable to HIV infection in terms of transmission and impact. The Department of Immunopathology, PGI, has also given a state-wise break-up for September out of the 418 blood samples tested. The report says 43, the largest number of samples, have come from Punjab, which has reported 14 positive cases. Chandigarh tested 32 samples in September, out of which two tested positive. According to experts, the maximum number of patients testing positive in the city belong to the region, since these patients feel safer getting themselves tested outside their own city. The report mentions that the maximum number of positive cases fall in the category of sexual transmission. Since January 1999, 176 patients tested HIV-positive, with transmission being through the sexual mode. In a recent AIDS-Update held at the PGI, experts had noted that taking histories of sexual exposure of patients was a difficult issue, since it was still under the wraps of social taboos. Experts hinted at developing the skills of doctors in taking such histories. Chandigarh has reported 1,435 positive cases so far. It has been allocated Rs 1.85 crore as an ad hoc release till March 2000, as part of the mega-package of Rs 1,425 crore granted to the National AIDS Control Organisation for implementing the second phase of the AIDS Control Programme for the next five years. Plans like holding of
monthly camps for awareness on STDs in slums and
targeting school children, industrial houses, health
workers and jail inmates are underway. As a part of the
Information-Education-Communication programme, a baseline
study will also be conducted in the city. |
Builders
urged to follow standards CHANDIGARH, Oct 14 — Building construction is an essential element in the overall development of the country and for the satisfaction of the social and cultural aspirations of the people, said Mr Balbir Singh, Chairman of the Chandigarh Housing Board, here today. Inaugurating a seminar on 'Building on Standards' organised by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), he urged the construction industry to implement national standards in the construction process to keep pace with growing consumer expectations. He said standards played a crucial role at all stages of construction, from the design till the building was ready for occupation. He regretted that despite many discoveries and technological innovations, it had not been possible to build cheap houses for the average person. Earlier, Mr V.K. Kapoor, Director, Bureau of Indian Standards, highlighted the benefits of standardisation for the construction industry. He said the basic challenge for our services was in human welfare. Mr Kapoor said the BIS had prepared over 2,100 standards in civil engineering, adding that it had prepared the National Building Code and the National Electrical Code, which were important for the building industry. Among those who spoke on
the occasion were Dr I.C. Syal of Punjab Engineering
College, Mr Puranjit Singh, Chief Engineer of the
Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh, Mr I.J.S. Bakshi,
Principal of Chandigarh College of Architecture, Mr
Jaidev Singh, Chairman of the Chandigarh Consumer Forum,
and Mr R.D. Angra from the BIS. |
UT Khadi
board reconstituted CHANDIGARH, Oct 14 — The Chandigarh Administration has reconstituted the Union Territory Khadi and Village Industries Board with the Adviser to the Administrator as its Chairperson. The Board will have six official and nine non-official members. The reconstituted Board is : Adviser to the Administrator of Chandigarh (Chairperson); Home Secretary, Finance Secretary, Deputy Commissioner, Block Development and Panchayat Officer and General Manager of the District Industries Centre — all official members; sarpanches of Palsora, Maloya, Khuda Lahora, Dadumajra, Dhanas, Mauli Jagran, Hallomajra, Daria and Kishengarh villages — non-official members. The General Manager of
the District Industries Centre will be its
member-secretary. The term of the Board will be three
years. |
PU
honorary doctorate for Anand CHANDIGARH, Oct 14 — Mulk Raj Anand, a towering figure in Indian literature, was the first Tagore professor of art in Panjab University. He initiated the faculty of creative arts and also played a leading role in developing the Panjab University museum. Anand is being conferred the honoris causa degree (honorary doctor of philosophy) this year. He has been conferred the same degree by Delhi, Andhra, Kanpur, Burdwan and Punjabi universities, besides Shantiniketan. Anand comes from a humble background of a crafts family in Amritsar. His father joined the British Indian Army and retired with a meritorious service medal. Anand grew up in days of the Gandhian movement. He got involved in the freedom movement and spent some time in jail. He then came under the influence of Muhhamad Iqbal and developed interest in heritage of Indian philosophy and Islamic thought. Under the influence of Iqbal, Anand went to the U.K. and studied Western philosophies in London University. During his stay there, he became involved in studying Indian creative arts. His first published work on art, 'Persian Painting and Hindu View', were followed by lectures at Victoria and Albert Hall, London. Apart from art studies, he began, after his stay in Sabramati Ashram, a pilgrimage of India and wrote novels about 'rejection'. The first of the series, 'Untouchable', is a classic and is available in 27 languages. 'Coolie' has also been translated into several languages. He is also a former
chairman of the Central Lalit Kala Akademi. Anand is
currently engaged in autobiographical work, which has
come out in seven volumes. The translation in foreign
languages continues to sustain the literary master among
world readers. |
Blood
donors honoured CHANDIGARH, Oct 14 — The Blood Bank Society of Chandigarh held a function to honour blood donors of the city on the lawns of the Panjab University Guest House here this evening. Mr Mahabir Prasad, Governor of Haryana, was the chief guest, while Mrs Vineeta Rai, Adviser to the Administrator of Chandigarh, presided over the function. Mr Mahabir Prasad gave away mementoes to 60 donors who had donated blood between 50 and 120 times. Mrs Vineeta Rai presented mementoes to four women donors who had more than 25 donations to their names, and three women donors who had donated blood four times in a year. However, two blood donors, Mr Charanjit Singh, who has donated blood 120 times, the number one donor on the list, and Mr Harish Sharma, who has donated blood 107 times, boycotted the function. They were protesting against the donors being honoured in an alphabetic order and not according to the number of times an individual had donated blood. Among others who gave
away the certificates to the donors included Mr Rakesh
Singh, Finance Secretary, UT, Dr B.K. Sharma, Director,
PGI, Dr M.M. Puri, Vice-Chancellor, Panjab university, Dr
V.K. Kak, Director-Principal, Government Medical College
and hospital, Sector 32, Mr Satya Pal Jain, a former MP,
Mr M. Ramsekhar, Deputy Commissioner, Chandigarh, Mr S.D.
Bhambri, General Manger, The Tribune group of newspapers,
Dr Joginder Singh, Director, Health Services, UT, Dr N.M.
Sharma, Assistant Director, AIDS Cell, UT, Mr Kesho Ram,
Mr D.C. Mehandru, Dr Anil Gupta, Dr N.N. Wig, Mrs
Surinder Paul Kaur and Mr Ashok Khanna. |
Chautala
performs havan PANCHKULA, Oct 14—Even as devotees continued to throng the Mansa Devi temple on the fourth day of the Navratra mela which began on October 11, the Chief Minister of Haryana, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, visited the temple to pay obeisance here today. Later, he performed a “havan” amidst the chanting of “mantras” by the priests of the temple at the `yagyashala’ located on the premises. The Chief Minister also went around a painting exhibition with the Mansa Devi temple as its theme. On display was the works of 15 artists from Chandigarh and the city. Mr Chautala during an informal chat said that fairs like the one organised at the temple reflected and preserved our cultural identity while adding that celebration of festivals and fairs acted as a binding force for the people of the country. Speaking to mediapersons later, Mr Chautala said that apart from being a place of great religious significance, the shrine was emerging as an important place of tourist interest and that it would be given high priority as far as development went. He expressed satisfaction over the arrangements made by the district administration for the fair and suggested that all possible arrangements should be made on the premises to ensure that devotees coming from far-flung areas had a comfortable stay. Mr Chautala planted a “molsari” sapling on the premises. Mr Ashok Kumar Arora, Speaker of the Vidhan Sabha of Haryana, Mr Dheerpal singh, Local Body Minister, and Mr Pradeep Chaudhary, member of the Planning Board, Haryana, planted saplings of “kadambh”. The Chief Administrator and Deputy Commissioner, Mr S.K. Monga, informed that Rs 6,73,000 had been collected by way of offerings. He added that nine gold ornaments, 147 silver ornaments, 58 kg of ghee, nine wall clocks, 85 utensils and six ceiling fans had also come by way of offerings at the temple. In the evening, a “bhajan” singing contest was held. As many as 10 teams from the college in and around Panchkula participated in the contests which was judged by Mrs Vani Jairam and Mr Devki Anand, a playback singer from Mumbai. Jatinder Singh of SD
College, Sector 32, Chandigarh, came first while Neeru, a
student of Government College, Panchkula, came second.
Pooja Seroch and Kavita of the Government College for
Girls, Sector 11, Chandigarh, were given consolation
prizes. |
SNIPPETS Three-day Jor Mela ends PANCHKULA, Oct 14 — The three-day Jor Mela organised by the Shiromani Panth Akali Budda Dal (SPABD) concluded here yesterday. The function held at Saketri village was attended by over 3,000 Nihangs from Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and the adjoining villages. The function was held to commemorate the Khalsa tercentenary. The Jathedar of the SPABD, Baba Sant Singh, lauded the role of the Khalsa since times immemorial. The concluding ceremony included a spectacular display of cavalry by over 150 Nihangs. The display was highlighted by a daring performance on the horses by a five-year-old and an 80-year-old Nihangs. ''Gatka'' was demonstrated at the function. A unique display of traditional warfare weapons was the highlight of the show. At the end of the function, a large number of Nihangs, dressed in their traditional robes, participated in the ceremonial ''mohalla'' march. AIATF Secretary CHANDIGARH, Oct 14 — Mr M.S. Bitta, President, All-India Anti-Terrorist Front (AIATF), has appointed Mr Joginder Kaushal Secretary of the front. Mr Bitta said that the other office-bearers of the front would be announced soon. Eye camp for children PANCHKULA, Oct 14 — An eye camp to commemorate the Second World Sight Day was held at Government Senior Secondary School in Sector 15 here today. Over 500 children were examined at the camp organised by the Lion Club and the Lioness Clubs (Central) Panchkula. Dr S.S. Bhamra, Zonal Chairman of the Lions Club, said that students of classes I to V were examined at the camp. Twentyfive students were referred for further treatment. National Day of China celebrated CHANDIGARH, Oct 14 — National Day of China was celebrated in the Dev Samaj College for Women, Sector 45, here today. A paper-reading contest was organised on this occasion. The theme of the paper varied from ''China in all its various aspects'' to ''the contribution of China towards world peace''. Major Jiwan Tiwari, president of the India-China friendship association, presided over the function. Ms Surjit Kaur, Secretary-General of the association, was the guest of honour. The prize winners of the paper-reading contest in order of merit are Kanika, Suvidha and Angel. the winners of the quiz contest are Poonam, Manisha, Renu, Radhika and Ekjot. Quiz contest held SAS NAGAR, Oct 14 — A quiz contest and an exhibition on different themes marked the annual day celebrations of the Institute of Engineering and Technology here yesterday. The function was organised by Mr Gurcharan Singh, Chairman of the Kandi Friends Trust. Gen Oberoi takes over today CHANDIGARH, Oct 14 — Lieut-Gen H.B. Kala, general Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Command, and Lieut-Gen Vijay Oberoi, Army Commander, Army Training Command, Shimla, will swap positions tomorrow. General Kala would be given a ceremonial farewell at Western Command headquarters tomorrow. Later, general Oberoi would be presented a guard of honour before he assumes his new assignment. 2 inspectors shifted CHANDIGARH, Oct 14 — In yet another round of late-night reshuffle, the Chandigarh police authorities ordered the transfer of two more Inspectors. Mr Iswar Singh Maan, an
Inspector in the traffic cell, and Inspector Shivraj
Singh Sidhu, presently posted in the Police Lines, have
been shifted to the Airport Security. |
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