C H A N D I G A R H

A flock of geese sets out for the prize catch early in the morning at Sukhna Lake, Chandigarh. — Photo by Pradeep Tewari

YTTS—A ray of hope for disabled, poor kids
CHANDIGARH, July 30 — Prahlad is nine, though he looks not more than five years old. This malnourished boy was afflicted with polio when he was three. Since then, his legs lost the power to carry his weight. He was shown a ray of hope by an NGO and today, he is able to stand erect with the help of a support. 

Panel for IT corporation
CHANDIGARH, July 30 — The setting up of Information Technology Corporation, allotment of land at Punjab Engineering College to IT units, a strategic tie-up with Bangalore and the need to have an IT college on the lines of the IIIT, Hyderabad, are some important suggestions put forward by a committee of the Chandigarh Administration that went to study IT applications in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.

 

CHANDIGARH CALLING New Home Secretary in August THE Chandigarh Administration is all set to get its new Home Secretary in August. While the obvious choice appears to be Mr Raminder Singh Gujral, a few formalities are still to be gone through before a formal notification is made. After a fortnight-long training abroad, the Finance Secretary, Mr Rakesh Singh, is also expected to join back in the coming week. In fact, June and July were the months when one or more officers were away — either on leave or for training outside.

COMMUNITY

Pilot’s cremation today
CHANDIGARH, July 30 — Among the five persons killed in an air crash in Mandi district yesterday was the pilot, Mr Jagjit Singh Ghuman, a war decorated soldier. He was a Group Captain in the IAF.

Programme postponed
CHANDIGARH, July 30 — The 'Meet the Press' programme with Mr Shanta Kumar, Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Supplies, scheduled to be held at the Chandigarh Press Club on July 31, has been postponed due to the Parliament session.

210 saplings planted
CHANDIGARH, July 30 — The Lions Club Rose celebrated vanamahotsava by planting 210 saplings in the Himshikha Housing Board Colony here today.

CTCC workers' camp ends
CHANDIGARH, July 30 — The two-day state-level training camp for workers of the Chandigarh Territorial Congress Committee concluded here today.

Idols installed
CHANDIGARH, July 30 — The Sri Sanatan Dharm Mandir Sabha, Milk Colony, Dhanas, here organised a week-long religious function in connection with the installation of the idols of Baba Balaknath and Sri Bharthari at the temple. The function began on July 23.

READERS WRITE

• Snakes in Sukhna Lake area

• Stray dogs

• Sukhna lights

• Low-budget tourists

• Pumping ground water

• Kashmiri migrants

CRIME

Rickshaw-puller hit by car, dies
CHANDIGARH, July 30 — A rickshaw-puller, Ram Niwas, died after he was hit by a Maruti car near the traffic lights of Sectors 27 and 28.

BUSINESS

Fashion design studio inaugurated
CHANDIGARH, July 30 — Top models of the country Sheetal Malhar and Nina Manual inaugurated a new Fashion Design Studio of the National Institute of Fashion Design here yesterday.

EDUCATION

St Stephen's shines at Chandigarh quiz
CHANDIGARH, July 30 — Joseph Tito was the first head of the state to visit Chandigarh; fashion designer JJ Valaya is an alumnus of the local SD College; Le Corbusier's Edict is based on the "Charter of Ethens"; Rudyard Kipling's father was the Principal of Mayo School of the Arts, Lahore (now Chandigarh College of Art).

COURTS

Legal Services Authority recast 
CHANDIGARH, July 30 — The Chandigarh Administration has reconstituted both the Chandigarh Legal Services Authority and the District Legal Services Authority.

CULTURE

Rafi awards for Seema and Devinder
CHANDIGARH, July 30 — When melody plays, even the heavens stand in ovation. That is exactly what happened at Tagore Theatre where the entire singing talent of the North seemed to have converged to offer the gathering an evening of lifetime. The event was the singing contest organised by the Yaadgar-e-Rafi Society which is dedicated to hunting talent and arranging a platform for it.

HEALTH

Focus on lens care
CHANDIGARH, July 30 — There is need to ensure that patients are selected carefully, imparted proper instructions about lens care and that the lenses are fitted by trained and educated contact lens practitioners.