Saturday, October 30, 1999
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Road to
Panchkula runs into problems CHANDIGARH, Oct 29 — The clearance by the Ministry of Forest and Environment notwithstanding, the alternate road to Panchkula from Chandigarh from the back of the Sector 26 Police Lines has again run into problems. The Department of Forests and Environment has refused to accept the alternate land offered to it by the Engineering Department at Kishengarh on the plea that "it is not fit for forestry." It may be mentioned here that the Administration has acquired nearly 150 acres of land at Kishengarh village for its future engineering projects, including the proposed captive power generation station. The Ministry of Forest and Environment, while clearing the proposed alternate road to Panchkula, imposed a condition on the Administration that it would offer 1.6 acres of land for each acre of forest land it required for completing the second road connection to Panchkula. As a sequel to this decision, the Engineering Department offered 16 acres of land at Kishengarh which is uneven and at one corner of the big chunk of acquired land with it. The Forest Department officials, however, rejected the offer after visiting the site. The Engineering Department is now likely to request the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning to earmark a site which can be handed over to the Forest Department. The work on the proposed road will begin only after the dispute over transfer of land is settled. In the meanwhile, the Engineering Department will make a slight deviation in its original plan in constructing the road so as to avoid the population which comes in the way of the original plan. With a little detour, the new road will end congestion on the existing Chandigarh-Panchkula road. The engineers expect some relief in road traffic after the Panchkula end of the railway station terminal building becomes operational by the middle of next month. The work on the Panchkula portion of the road linking the township with the railway terminal is expected to be completed within the next two weeks. Once the Panchkula
vehicular traffic, both incoming and outgoing, for all
Shatabdis, is diverted to the new terminal building, the
engineers say there will be big reduction in the volume
of traffic on the lone Chandigarh-Panchkula road. At
present, this traffic keeps the only link between the
City and the township jampacked in the mornings for the
early morning edition of the Delhi-bound Shatabdi,
followed by the arrival of the Shatabdi from the Union
Capital at about 10.45 a.m. Again the volume of traffic
goes up when the afternoon Shatabdi leaves for New Delhi.
The fourth time the traffic becomes heavy is when the
evening Shatabdi arrives at about 8.45 p.m.
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English Department plans
fund-raising short-term courses CHANDIGARH, Oct 29 — The Department of English, Panjab University, has finalised a draft of short-term fund-raising courses in ''English proficiency'' and ''English writing skills for research scholars''. It has been approved by a committee comprising Dr Pushpinder Syal of the Department of English, Dr Deepak Manmohan, Dean, College Development, Prof Paramjit Singh, Registrar, and Mr M.G. Sharma, FDO. The three-month proficiency course will have a fee of Rs 2,500. The one-month writing skills course will cost Rs 900. The fee includes cost of material to be provided to students. The minimum number of students to start courses is 20. Classes are scheduled for the evening. The proficiency course will be conducted twice a year from March to May and from July to September. The writing skills course will be conducted from July to September. The entire faculty of teaching department will be involved in the courses. Preferences of teachers will be taken and they will be given time to prepare accordingly. Teachers will get a remuneration worth one-third of the course income. Another one-third will be for infrastructure. Funds will also be transferred to the ''Foundation for Higher Education and Research'' of the university. Dr Paramjit Singh said while giving publicity to courses, it should be clarified that stress would be laid on spoken English. He said nomenclature for the research scholars course would not clarify the purpose, which would not attract more candidates. It was observed that rules for operation of these courses should be prepared keeping in view all aspects, since there was a likelihood that other departments like computer science and applications could follow the course by introduction of short-term courses. It was pointed out that the courses had relevance, particularly for research scholars who were preparing their theses. The proficiency course was relevant as official work at higher levels was carried on in English. Proficiency in English had been giving an edge over other applicants. The courses have been
approved at a Syndicate meeting. The final details are
being chalked out before implementation. |
Estate
Office to collect pending payments CHANDIGARH, Oct 29 — A modus operandi used by bidders in auctions to delay instalments of plots has been running for long thus leaving several crores of rupees pending as arrears. Now, in the past year and a half, officials of the UT Estate Office have woken up and cracked the whip to collect payments. Though loopholes in the system can be exploited any time, the incidence has come down. However, around 500 owners are on the list comprising defaulters, some of them owe several lakhs individually to the government. These people own prime residential and commercial properties while their instalments are pending or have been delayed. Interest is being slapped on them. Under the latest initiative the government collected Rs 61 crore as revenue from the defaulters in the previous financial year. This year in almost seven months Rs 32 crore has been collected on account of long-standing default of payments. Invariably the defaulting parties used to be contesting in court or go in dispute with the Estate Office, thus stopping or delaying payments. Several cases of disputes have been going on between the Estate Office and the allottees of prime properties in the city. In most cases the instalments are stopped and each week the Estate Office summons the defaulters for hearings. The recovery is a slow process while the money and the plots remained blocked. In the past 18 months officials have cracked down. Sources said that the authorities cannot even resume the plots as resumption means all recovery will cease. Besides, cases of resumption of plots drag on for years. In all these years, when the appeal is being heard at various stages, the possession of the plot remains with the allottee, who collects rents while the Administration gets nothing. So a balance has to be
maintained in resuming properties, a source added.
Interestingly, some of the cooperative house building
societies have to pay up the arrears on account of
allottment of land made some four to five years ago. |
Insurance
services hit by strike CHANDIGARH, Oct 29 — Insurance services were crippled today as the employees of the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and four subsidiaries of the General Insurance Corporation (GIC) went on a day's strike in protest against the proposed opening of the insurance sector to foreign companies and the introduction of the IRA Bill in the Lok Sabha. Employees of the LIC and GIC assembled before the divisional office of the LIC in Sector 17 and held a massive rally raising slogans against the introduction of the IRA Bill in the Lok Sabha yesterday. The agitators condemned the privatisation move of the central government and allowing the multinationals's entry into the Indian insurance market. The "diabolical designs" of the FICCI, CII and ASSOCHAM in coercing the government to toe the line of the IMF and the World Bank came in for severe criticism by various speakers. The speakers, while condemning the attitude of the Finance Minister, Mr Yashwant Sinha, urged him not to succumb to the pressures of the IMF and the World Bank and withdraw the Bill in the interest of the nation. Prominent among those, who spoke on the occasion were Mr Chander Shekhar, General Secretary of the Punjab unit of CITU, Mr Sanjiv Gupta, General Secretary of the Chandigarh Division of National Federation of the Insurance Field Workers of India, Mr Amarjit Singh Dhawan, Secretary of the LIC Class I Officers Federation and Mr Rakesh Chopra, Mr Sudershan Sharma and Mr Ashwani Kumar. A press note of the the agitators claimed that with the Class I officers of the LIC joining the development officers and Classes III and IV employees, the strike was "total". Meanwhile, Mr Sohan Lal
Bansal, secretary of the Chandigarh District Council of
the CPI, has alleged that the IRA Bill, if passed ,would
challenge the sovereignty of the country and would be
detrimental to the economy. Instead of opening the
insurance sector to the foreign players, the government
should employ foreign experts if the government was keen
to introduce latest technology, he added. |
160 stalls
display items at mega show CHANDIGARH, Oct 29 — The three-day mega consumer show, featuring five smaller expositions, got under way at the Sector 17 Parade Ground here this morning. The Adviser to the Administrator of Chandigarh, Mrs Vineeta Rai, inaugurated the show late in the afternoon by performing a traditional ribbon cutting ceremony. Accompanied by senior functionaries of the Chandigarh Administration, including Finance Secretary, Mr Rakesh Singh, and also Dr V.K. Agnihotri, Additional Secretary, Department of Personnel, Government of India, Mrs Vineeta Rai evinced keen interest in the IT Carnival. There are 160 stalls displaying the latest offerings of major automobiles, information technology, office automation, building material, consumer durables and other items. Expecting one lakh visitors on each of the three days of the mega event, major national and multinational companies have displayed their latest wares to establish the city as the new destination for launches and products. The main attraction of the show is display of automobiles, both new and vintage cars. At the information technology carnival, Internet service providers and major companies in office automation and computers, have displayed their products. Also on display are the latest gadgets in projectors, uninterrupted power supply systems, data and fax modems, computer terminals and other software and hardware items. For the entertainment of
the audience, a new concept of bands has been introduced.
While there was a local and popular band at one of the
automobile pavilions, another band — the Rome of the
East, was in attendance for the visitors near the
recreation and refreshment area. The bands played the
favourite music numbers demanded by the audience. |
For a
trendy, secure home CHANDIGARH, Oct 29 — The Indian interior design scene has undergone a sea change in the recent years if a look at the items displayed at the "Inbuild '99" of the ongoing CII Fair '99 is any indication. It is virtually a paradise for persons, who love to decorate their house tastefully and can pay for the trendy and smart items ranging from designer furniture to indoor and outdoor fountains to the state-of-the-art security systems to, last but not the least, stylish kitchens. But all this come at a price which may be beyond the the reach of lower or middle class consumer. For instance, you have sleek kitchen cabinet complete with the wash basin priced at at over Rs 50,000 onwards. And the same stall has cooking accessories which might be every housewife's dream. If you are extra conscious about the safety of your home or office, the modern security systems are for you. While "private eye" — the video door phone — is the smartest and reliable way to guard against unwanted guests, the "trigger"—magnetic contact alarm system —provides you with affordable security for different types of doors, windows and even drawers. And if that is not enough, the electronic burglar alarm is programmed to protect your valuable assets from burglary round the clock. The "avanti" security doors, with the strength of galvanised steel, provide the aesthetic finish of wood. The company representative claimed that trend of using these items was picking up. Ditto for the representative of a Delhi-based firm, which specialises in manufacturing of the "masterpieces" in indoor and outdoor fountains, priced at Rs 2,000 onwards. And if you do not have
house for embellishing these "in things", do
not lose heart. You have the stalls of HUDCO and HDFC to
guide you for housing loans on attractive terms. And
still if you do not want to dump money for constructing
home in the conventional way, seek the guidance of the
representative of the National Research Development
Corporation (NRDC) — an organisation engaged in the
promotion of alternative building materials and low-cost
housing. |
‘Industry
should train students’ CHANDIGARH, Oct 29 — There is a need for technological education, particularly through ITIs, to maintain updated record of admissions, course retention and success in procuring jobs after education for improvement in the courses, said Mr S. Krishnan, Director General of the Directorate General of Employment and Training in Delhi, at a seminar organised at the CII here today. The seminar on 'Technician Education Quality Improvement and Resource Management' witnessed participation from representatives of state governments, industrialists and industry workers. Mr Krishnan said the government had earlier tried other means to secure better future for students. At one time, government had increased total expenditure, hoping that facilities would improve quality. At another time, government tried to improve equipment for better results. However, overall analysis indicated that industry-institute partnership was needed for overall development. Mr Mahesh Munjal, Co-Chairman of a sub- committee of the Technical Education and Training Board said industrial feedback was a basic necessity for job requirement which should be part of the curricula. The industry needed to remember that "customer was always right". Mr N.S. Kalsi, Director of Technical Training Education and Industrial Training of Punjab, said attempt was made to get the boys straight into the industry where it had responded positively in the state. Another representative of the state said in a recently introduced programme, 167 students were sent to industry for studies. As many as 14 got jobs before the completion of the course. The scheme ensured training for about 225 students. In another development, efforts were made for organising campus interviews where seven firms turned up. As many as 36 boys were selected, he said. Several other innovations were being tried out by the state. Mr S.K. Bijlani, Chairman of the Technical Education and Training Sub-committee, said industry-government collaboration in education facilities would be rewarding for both. The prevailing condition only showed shifting of blame on each others for negligence. The government traced an excuse in private industry while the private industry rested free from the social responsibility of education. The time was high for re-evaluation and introspection. He said even institutes did not maintain a proper record of the success rate of courses offered in various sectors. Ms Urvashi Gulati,
Financial Commissioner of Industrial Training and
Vocational Education of Haryana, said there was an urgent
need to update education of teachers in ITIs. Several
obsolete topics needed reorientation in presentation and
teaching. Multi-disciplinary approach in understanding of
courses served the purpose.
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Latest,
old cars on display CHANDIGARH, Oct 29 — A three-day “auto show” that opened as part of the “CII fair: at the Parade Grounds in Sector 17 today showcases some of the latest cars alongside vintage ones. The show has seven major participants. Five in the four-wheeler segment, two motor cycle manufacturers and a maker of light commercial vehicles. Among the four-wheelers Hyundai, Maruti, Ford, Daewoo and Mahindra and Mahindra are displaying their models. At the Hyundai stall, the company showed its latest model “Accent” — bracketed in the midsized car segment — that was launched last week. Also showcased in the next stall is the recently launched Ford “ Ikon” that falls in the same segment. Not to be left behind is the Maruti Udyog Limited’s Esteen. Daewoo displayed it models “Ceilo” and “Nexia”. Manufacturers carried full details of their products on big boards in their enclousures, besides the pamphlets. Visitors took a fancy for Hyundai Santro, Maruti Zen or Daewoo Matiz that fall in the small car segment. Salesmen could be heard asking visitors if they wanted a test ride some day. One of the largest selling models in the country “Maruti 800” besides Omni van also drew crowds. As Almost everything is known about these models, not many questions were asked by the visitors. Visitors also asked about the awaited models of the Maruti, including “Baleno. Advertisements have been appearing about the launch of Baleno for some time. Mahindra and Mahindra stall displays two variants of their popular jeeps in metallic colours and other accessories. The stall also had the “Mahindra voyager” that can seat 12 passengers. This particular vehicle invited a large number of queries. Among motor cycles, Hero Honda displayed its six-month old model CBZ, a four-stroke 156 CC bike. Escorts had its sleek Yamaha on display. Old war horse Rajdoot could also be seen. Vintage cars dating back
to the early decades of this century invited queries from
the crowd. These have been lined on both sides of the
display area whre lates models have been put up. |
Where
consumer is king CHANDIGARH, Oct 29 — Consumer was the king at the CII fair as he had an array of products ranging from home essentials to luxuries of life to choose from. All these consumer durables, ranging from dishwashers to the latest models of refrigerators and from pickles to yoghurt makers were available at a single place, with participant companies offering discounts to catch the fancy of the consumer, particularly the housewives, who in most cases are the most important factor behind every household purchase. If one was not satisfied with the price tag of a coffee machine, one could go in for a cheaper version of it working with the help of steam produced by an ordinary pressure cooker. Similarly, for those who could not afford to spend a fortune one a juicer, a portable one is available. And for those whom quality is the only consideration, the list of household products is endless — from exquisite rosewood and wrought iron furniture to video CDs and mega-screen home theatres. "The best thing is that you can evaluate the merits and demerits of a product and even compare them with others before purchase of anything as you have a whole range before you," said Jaswinder Jit, a Sector 34 resident. Similarly, Ms Rekha Gupta, a housewife from Mohali, said after seeing the models of washing machines with inbuilt drying facility, she had shunned her initial decision to go in for a twin-tub machine even though it meant spending double the amount on it. She said the most rewarding thing was that one gets acquainted with the latest products after visiting such a place. And there was a food
festival offering a wide range of South Indian and sea
food dishes. "I am still to about which refrigerator
to buy, but the prawn cocktail was delicious," said
Maninder Tuteja, a Sector 7 resident. |
AFWWA
celebrates foundation day CHANDIGARH, Oct 29 — A bonanza of cultural events, including dances, marked the foundation day celebrations of the 12 Wing Air Force Wives Welfare Association here yesterday. Mrs Sharan Shivdev Singh, the oldest member of the association, was the chief guest. She was received by Mrs Rina Banerjee, President of the local chapter. Lighting of traditional lamp set the celebrations in motion. Mrs Sharan Shivdev Singh lauded the role of the AFWWA in successfully executing various welfare schemes for the widows and families of war heroes. She recounted her experiences, including her own association with the Air Force. The main attraction of the programme was a dance by a student of the AFWWA-run school for the mentally retarded. Mrs Anu Vyas, coordinator of the show, said that the collective effort by all ranks showed the oneness of the Air Force. Mrs Rina Banerjee highlighted the AFWWA activities and said that it had undertaken many welfare measures for the rehabilitation of families of air men killed or incapacited in military operations. The AFWWA will organise a two-day mela at 3 Base Repair Depot Grounds here from tomorrow. The mela will be
inaugurated by the Vice-President of the association. It
will include tambola, fly past, sky diving, parachute
jumping and consumer items. |
Crowds
throng Divali Mela CHANDIGARH, Oct 29 — Crowds thronged the three-day 29th Lions Divali Mela, being organised by the Lions Club Chandigarh (Host) near the Circus Ground in Sector 17, on the first day here today. Various stalls of eatables, garments, merry-go-round, tambola and "makki ki roti and sarson ka saag" were a hit with the people of all age groups at the mela, which was inaugurated by Mayor Kewal Krishan Addiwal in the morning. The proceeds of the mela will be utilised for running the Lions Deaf and Dumb School in Sector 18 and other allied social activities, informed Mr RK Singla, co-chairman of the Divali Mela Committee. The club catered to the needs of the 45 deaf and dumb children and educated and imparted vocational training to them free of cost. Organisers informed that for larger involvement of the school children, an on-the-spot painting, fancy dress and group song competitions will be organised. Today, flower arrangement contests for girls and ladies and music competitions for students were organised. A visit to the venue of the mela showed that stall selling "makki ki roti and sarson ka saag", stall put up deaf and dumb children selling candles and decorative items drew considerable crowd. The merry-go-rounds were another hit, particularly with the kids. Another highlight was the stall put up the Chandigarh Police to impart awareness about the traffic rules. Organisers said besides prizes to the winners of various contests, best postman, best teacher, best employee and best nurse will also be awarded on the recommendation of the respective heads of the department. Cultural programmes by
noted Punjabi singers will be the another highlight of
the mela. |
Civic
body committee constituted ZIRAKPUR, Oct 29 — Capt Kanwaljit Singh, Finance Minister of Punjab, today constituted a 15-member committee to look after the development of Zirakpur Nagar Panchayat. The members were nominated at a meeting of sarpanches of six villages which have been merged to form the nagar panchayat. The Zirakpur Nagar Panchayat has a population of 16,083 and has been divided into 13 wards. Of the residents, 2,713 belong to the Scheduled Castes. A ward is made up of a population of 1,114 to 1,360. Bartana village has been divided into two wards, considering its population. Four seats are reserved for women, two for the Scheduled Castes (one man and one woman) and one for the Backward Classes. The rest are in the open general category. The Finance Minister said a master plan would be drawn up for the development of the nagar panchayat. Under this plan, the development committee would conduct a survey within two months to list the basic problems. The committee would also submit its report on possible drinking water sources, sewerage system, sanitation, provision of green belts, transportation, funds generation and other requirements of the residents. All reports regarding the development of the town will be submitted to the government after getting the green signal from the Finance Minister who is also the MLA representing this area. To give facilities to the residents on a par with Chandigarh, the nagar panchayat will collect development charges from those who seek no objection certificates (NOCs) to get electricity connections. A sewerage system will be laid in all colonies and villages of the area. For sanitation, 35 Class VI employees and one tractor trolley will be deployed. So far, the civic body has not marked a place for dumping garbage. Capt Kanwaljit Singh also directed the panchayat authorities to prepare a plan with the help of the Department of Town Planning to set aside sites for a public toilet and a bus stand. He also urged the sarpanches of the villages to surrender the revenue records of their villages. The Minister said that streetlights on the Zirakpur-Panchkula and Zirakpur-Patiala roads would be installed on a priority basis. The sarpanches of
Bartana, Himmatgarh, Dhakauli, Bishangarh, Bishanpura,
Zirakpur and the local Jathedar, however, have expressed
their resentment to the minister for nominating Mr
Narinder Sharma, Sarpanch of Lohgarh, a member of the
advisory committee, without taking them into confidence. |
Swindlers'
photos to be published CHANDIGARH, Oct 29 — The police has initiated measures to get the photographs of the managing director and a director of Growgreen Forests India Limited, an agro-forestry company, published in various newspapers, after they were declared proclaimed offenders by the Punjab and Haryana High Court today. The duo — Ranjit Verma and Baldev Verma, managing director and a director of the company — have allegedly duped hundreds of investors of crores and had applied for bail in the court. The bail was rejected as the accused were not able to post bail of Rs 10 lakh. According to sources, the duo was charged with duping people of their money by promising handsome returns and before the company shut down its offices at Mani Majra, the net worth of the company was said to exceed Rs 40 crore. The company had its offices in various cities in the northern region. A case was filed when scores of investors brought the facts to the notice of Mrs Anuradha Gupta, a former home secretary, who ordered an inquiry and a case was subsequently registered in January. It is presently being tried in the court of the CJM. A majority of investors belonged to Phagwara, Jalandhar and its surrounding areas. The police will now seek
the help of the public in arresting the accused and
pictures of the duo will be published in the newspapers,
the sources added. |
SI
suspended, probe ordered CHADIGARH, Oct 29 — The police has suspended a Sub-Inspector for allegedly manhandling a Sector 33 resident late last night. A departmental inquiry has been ordered against SI Satvinder Singh Bhatti, posted at police lines. According to sources, Mr Avtar Krishan Mittal, the complainant, reported that he had accosted a person who was climbing up stairs to first floor of the house which was occupied by tenants at about 10.30 pm. Thinking that something was wrong, he asked the person to reveal his identity. The person started abusing him and said he would teach him a lesson for interfering in the affairs of others. The SI later bashed him up and said "he was paying the price for messing up with the police'. Seeing the commotion,
the neighbours informed the police. A police party
reached the spot. |
Awareness
camp concludes SAS NAGAR, Oct 29 — A two-day Entrepreneurial Awareness Camp organised for students of industrial training concluded at High Tech Training Institute-cum-Industrial Training Institute in Phase V here today. Ms Sunita Gupta, Secretary of the Department of Technical Education of Punjab, and Mr N.K. Gupta, Advisor to the Vice-Chancellor of Punjab Technical University in Jalandhar, were present at the concluding function. As many as 93 students of industrial training participated in the camp organised by Apex Institute of Entrepreneurial and Business Development Agency of Punjab. Mr Mahinder Pal Singh, Principal of the institute, said at least 25 candidates from the participants had been short listed for further training. During the two-day camp,
sessions were held by a senior consultant of the apex
institute. Such camps will also be held at ITIs in
Ludhiana, Hoshiarpur and Bhatinda. Later a
tree-plantation drive was undertaken on the premises of
the institute with the help of Lions Club of SAS Nagar
(Daffodil). |
SNIPPETS CHANDIGARH, Oct 29 — On the call of the Coordination Committee of the Government, MC and UT Employees, the staff of the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh (MCC) today decided to go on one-day token strike on November 16 in support of its demands. At a dharna near the Chandigarh Housing Board Chowk here, the employees' leaders criticised the apathetic attitude of the authorities concerned towards their long-pending demands. Among the main demands of the employees are treating employees transferred from the Chandigarh Administration to the MCC on deputation, release of bonus for the years 1997-98 and 1998-99, payment of DA on the Central Government pattern, implementation of the Supreme Court judgement regarding payment of arrears to the daily-wage employees and the creation of new posts. Inter-school declamation CHANDIGARH, Oct 29 — An inter-school declamation contest was held at the Sector 10 Arts Museum here today to commemorate the second death anniversary of K.J. Khosla, a former vice-chairman of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. The topics were selected keeping in mind changing culture, politics and moral values. The participants expressed their desire and willingness to enter the new millennium in a more organised manner, which would help them find solutions to problems in the future. Dr. B.N. Goswami, who was the guest of honour, appreciated the efforts of young speakers to give vent to their feelings and to deliberate on issues and problems faced by humanity. The first prize went to Misha Partap of St John's, the second prize to Apoorav Pandhi of Bhavan Vidyalaya and third prize to Aaftab Kharbanda of St Stephen's. The team trophy was won by Bhavan Vidayalaya but being the host school, passed it on to St. John's, which was adjudged second best. Consolation prizes went to Shailja of Bhavan Vidyalaya, Ishita Aggrawal of Sacred Heart School and Mohit Pramanik of St John's. Bail for two CHANDIGARH, Oct 29 — The Sessions Judge, Mr B.S. Bedi, has granted bail to Jarnail Singh, alias Gogi, and Gurdip Singh, both residents of Sector 42-B, Chandigarh. Earlier, they were granted conditional anticipatory bail by the Sessions Judge. Children Science Congress SAS NAGAR, Oct 29 — The Sant Isher Singh Model Senior Secondary School in Phase VII here has stood first in the district-level 'Children Science Congress-1999', organised by the State Education Department in coordination with the Punjab State Council of Science and Technology recently. The winning candidates of the school would participate in the state-level 'Children Congress', which would be held at Chandigarh on November 15. Lawyers get bar council
certificates CHANDIGARH, Oct 29 — Mr Hardev Singh Mattewal, Chairman, Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana, today issued 128 enrolment certificates to the candidates. Mr Mattewal advised the young lawyers to be faithful to litigants in and respect judiciary. The Chairman said he had called for comments and explanations from 20 advocates after receiving complaints of professional misconduct against them. Lawyers' strike CHANDIGARH, Oct 29
— Lawyers at the Punjab and Haryana High Court
struck work this afternoon following the death of Mr
Shivdev Singh Sidhu, a senior advocate, in the morning. |
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