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Much-awaited CHB scheme launched CHANDIGARH, Dec 10 — The much-awaited interactive voice response scheme of the Chandigarh Housing Board is finally in place. All an allottee has to do to get basic information till the pre-possession stage is to dial a telephone number and then the scheme code when asked to do so. Judicial activism a 'misnomer' CHANDIGARH, Dec 10 — Transparency, accountability and enlightenment hold the key to guarantee human rights. Mr Hari Jaisingh, Editor, The Tribune, said this at a seminar held to commemorate 50 years of the universal declaration of human rights, here today. |
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Abdul
Kalam puts off visit yet again Mayor's
election on Dec 23 Strike
may affect essential services 33
sites auctioned ITBP
gift to Kauri school Jerath
remanded in police custody Plea
against CAT members dismissed Admn
notifies holidays Govt
transport union not to join stir |
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Much-awaited CHB scheme
launched CHANDIGARH, Dec 10 — The much-awaited interactive voice response scheme (IVRS) of the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) is finally in place. Popularly known "tele-housing scheme", two round-the-clock telephone lines — 742145 and 741409 — have been set apart for the purpose. All an allottee has to do to get basic information till the pre-possession stage is to dial the telephone number and then the scheme code when asked to do so. The scheme will provide information to the allottees whether they have been successful in the draw of lots, the total payment due from them, the total amount received at the CHB and the balance amount, among other things. It may be recalled that the scheme, which was launched as a test case for the MIG housing scheme, Sector 61, on August 15, 1997, had failed to take off in the subsequent months allegedly for want of follow up on the part of the board. The chairperson of the CHB, Ms Meenakshi Datta Ghosh, said the scheme had been launched with a view to reducing "unnecessary" interaction between the board employees and the general public and providing basic information at the doorstep of the allottee. She informed that the EWS scheme, the "bhoomi pujan" of which is to be performed in Sector 52 tomorrow, would also be linked to the scheme. Once the accounts branch
of the board was computerised, which was likely to take
over three months, the queries relating the
post-possession stage would also be entertained, she
added. |
Judicial activism a 'misnomer' CHANDIGARH, Dec 10 — Transparency, accountability and enlightenment hold the key to guarantee human rights. Mr Hari Jaisingh, Editor, The Tribune, said this at a seminar held to commemorate 50 years of the universal declaration of human rights, here today. Speaking at the ICSSR complex of Panjab University, he explained how the police-politician nexus had robbed the common man of his rights. Human rights violations had occupied the centre stage and corruption was no longer the major issue. With everything being politicised, important issues had been lost. He said the need of the hour was to make the authorities accountable. The judiciary needs to pull up its socks by hastening the disposal of cases, the enlightened need to join hands and collectively take up the issue. It was the two pillars of democracy — judiciary and media — which kept hopes alive. He ended on an optimistic note, saying, that "We must concede to dissent because today's dissent is tomorrow's policy.'' Justice (retd) Kuldip Singh of the Supreme Court said though the human rights charter was systematic, the problem lay in its implementation. Our Constitution had adopted these rights as Fundamental Rights which were justiciable in courts, he said. Indifference towards the election process had resulted in criminals wresting power. This resulted in the country gradually going from bad to worse. Illiteracy and poverty were the root causes, he said. He added that the courts need to be more vigilant in protection of human rights even though they cannot direct the state governments to provide food and security. Judicial activism, he said, was a misnomer since the courts could act only within the specified framework of the Constitution. He concluded that human rights were not against anybody but are for everybody to enjoy. Prof Veer Singh of the Department of Law, Panjab University, expressing regret that his generation had failed the youth, said, "Unless human rights are protected, we cannot call ourselves a progressive society.'' The country had failed to optimally use its rich human resource which can be seen from the fact that the Indians had the second highest earnings when they went abroad. He also raised the issue of the electorate who was content watching from the sidelines. Politics had become a haven for those with illegal wealth and were in the game to protect it. In spite of being the most voluminous law it is the most non-functional because if judiciary take charge, the less enlightened term it as judicial adventurism or judicial terrorism. Thus, human rights were the first casualty. The remedy lie in creating international public opinion, a movement which will ultimately lead to a civil society, he added. Prof. R.S.Grewal, Dean Student Welfare, presided over the seminar. The seminar was organised
by the Panjab University Students' Council. |
Chronic problems-XV Place: The subway connecting the local bus stand with the Sector 22 market. Problem: Under-utilisation of the subway and jumping of iron railing by people. History: The problem had been continuing for a couple of years when the subway was opened to the public. Hundreds of persons, including elderly persons, could be seen jumping the iron railing putting their lives and those of the motorists driving on both sides of the road in danger. During peak hours, the persons jumping the iron railing become traffic hazards as CTU buses also stop at a bus queue shelter nearby. With the police personnel no longer directing the passers-by to use the subway, more and more persons are jumping the iron railings. Economics: While passers-by are also to be blamed for the problem, half-hearted attempts by the police, which earlier used to direct the public to use the subway, has compounded the problem. In addition to this encroachments by shopkeepers inside the subway seems to have discouraged certain persons from using the subway. Response from public: The public want the police to resume the earlier exercise of educating the passers-by about the use of the subway. The removal of encroachments from inside the subway has also been demanded . Fixing of the barbed wire on the iron railing has also been demanded. Official version:
Officials said it was not possible to depute someone to
convince the public to use the subway round-the-clock.
However, a publicity campaign to popularise the use of
the subway was in the offing. Moreover, steps would be
taken to remove encroachments from inside the subway. |
Need for more link roads to
Mohali SAS NAGAR, Dec 10 — The collapse of the causeway linking SAS Nagar to Chandigarh has focussed the need for more approach roads as the two alternative routes at present entail more travelling time. The causeway, damaged on August 30, was the most widely used as it only cuts the travelling distance between northern and southern sectors. Punjab Roadways buses leaving from Chandigarh to various destinations also passed through it. Residents too have been hit by the closure of this road and expressed their resentment against the authorities for not taking measures for the construction of a bridge since 1975, the year the causeway was built and the present road was opened to traffic. Mr Bhupinder Sabharwal, a businessman of Phase VII, says he now has to travel an additional 5 km to reach his house in Sector 44 which otherwise is just 1 km from his shop. He now has to make a detour, by taking the road adjoining the cricket stadium. Mr Mahaveer Singh, local resident, said that the closure of the causeway was a great harassment. One had to bargain with autorickshaw drivers as they quoted higher rates in view of the increased distance. Mr Ravinder Singh, a resident of Phase V, said the closure had affected the bus services as few roadways buses now pass through the local bus terminus. One has to either go to Chandigarh, a distance of more than 7 km, or go to the bus stop near the roundabout facing the Mohali Truck Union office or the Kharar bus stand. A person staying in Phase 11 would now have to travel an additional 4 km to board a bus which was earlier available one km from his house, he lamented. Traders dealing in marble and some nursery owners who have their shops on both sides of the closed road complain of low sales. The road which was one of the main artery of the city saw booming sales which are now "just a fraction" of the returns two months ago. Only the regulars visit us, a trader added. Similar is the case of
other shopkeepers of the now deserted area and one
encounters only a few people who cross the barricaded
road to reach these shops. |
Abdul Kalam puts off visit yet
again CHANDIGARH, Dec 10 — Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, Scientific Adviser to the Ministry of Defence, has postponed his scheduled visit to Chandigarh on December 12, Mr Gautam Kaul, Director-General of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, said here today. The ITBP was to organise a lecture on "Resurgent India" by Dr Kalam at the Panjab University gymnasium hall on that day. "While Dr APJ Abdul Kalam has expressed his inability to come on December 12, he has not given us any fresh date. This is the second postponement. Dr Kalam, however, rang up Prof M.M. Puri, Vice-Chancellor, Panjab University, to say that he may visit the university sometime in January next year. But we are not making any commitment to organise this lecture as we have so many things on hand for the first month of New Year", Mr Kaul said. Dr APJ Abdul Kalam was earlier scheduled to visit Chandigarh in November to deliver this lecture. The first postponement came well in time. Mr Kaul said he arrived here to oversee arrangements for smooth conduct of the lecture." "In fact, we got the delivery of the invitation cards only last night. We were to start distribution today. We were also planning to organise hoardings and welcome gates for his visit." "We chose Chandigarh for a special reason. Dr Kalam wanted to address the youth. Because of special status and a high literacy rate here, we thought Chandigarh to be the ideal place for this lecture where he wanted to talk about his vision of India in 2020 AD," Mr Kaul added. Dr Kalam was also to
inaugurate Arts Block no 5 on the campus on December 12. |
Need to publicise City Museum
tours CHANDIGARH, Dec 10 — It was to commemorate the 50th anniversary of country's independence that the Administration set up City Museum — "Home for Chandigarh's history", which was inaugurated in December '97 by the then Prime Minister, Mr I.K. Gujral. Designed to encapsule the unique "saga of Chandigarh's inception and growth", the museum, has on display various original drawings, conceptual sketches and documents, prints, photographs, and models of the city's landmarks. Built in concrete City Museum is housed in the modified building of what was called the "pavilion of temporary exhibitions." Designed by architect S.D. Sharma, this three-storied museum, which also houses a cafeteria on the top, is supposedly an adaptation of an exhibition-pavilion structure designed by Le Corbusier in Zurich, in 1965. "The story of Chandigarh that is 'told' by this museum certainly generates a lot of interest not only among architects, but also among layman", says Mrs Poonam Khanna, Assistant Curator of Chandigarh Museum, who is now also the in charge of the City Museum. But the "story-telling" sessions that were being held in the form of guided tours with architect Aditya Prakash, for a fee of Rs 25 per head, every alternate Sundays are becoming something of a rarity. Now it has been brought down to Rs 15 per head. In the beginning we gave a lot of free passes to people and that did generate a lot of good response", clarified Mrs Khanna. These days, the museum has hired students of the College of Architecture on contract basis to give guided tours to the visitors, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Over 30 persons reportedly visit the museum daily. The displays, which is still in the midst of documentation, are innovative. The valuable archival material reflect Corbusier's taste for sculptural forms, but as Mr Prakash says, "unless publicity in the forms of lectures and guided tours are undertaken even city residents will not know about it". For those hooked on to the
superhighway, City Museum can be accessed at
http:/www.nic.in/chandigarh. |
Mayor's election on Dec 23 CHANDIGARH, Dec 10 – The election to the posts of Mayor, Senior Deputy Mayor and Deputy Mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh (MCC) will be held on December 23. According to sources, a notification to this effect has been issued by the Deputy Commissioner and the prescribed authority for the elections is Mr R K Rao. The post of the Mayor is reserved for the candidate belonging to the Scheduled Caste this time. The last date for filing nomination papers is December 17. The sources clarified that any councillor belonging to the Scheduled Caste, even if elected from the general ward, was eligible for contesting the Mayor's post. Encroachments removed: Over 98 encroachments on the public land were removed by the enforcement staff of the MCC in Sector 42-C today. Hedges, iron angles and
temporary structures were removed in the operation which
began around 10 a.m. and lasted till 5 p.m. |
Strike may affect essential
services CHANDIGARH, Dec 10 — Power and water supply besides other basic services to the city are likely to be affected as various employee unions will be participating in the mass rally to be held tomorrow. The strike call has been given by the National Platform of Mass Organisations. The Army help is being requisitioned. A rally will be held at Sector 17 in which employees from Punjab are also expected to take part. The National Organisation of Government Employees and the Chandigarh Government Transport Workers Union have decided not to join tomorrow's strike and have appealed to fellow employees to report for duty. Meanwhile, in a statement the Engineering Department said the employees going on strike would incur a break in their service and shall forfeit their past service benefits. The principle of no work, no pay would be strictly enforced. Necessary arrangements for maintaining the continuity of power supply had been made and bills having December 11 as last day for payment have been extended to the next working day. However, residents could
contact at the Sector 17 and Sector 9 complaint centres
at telephone numbers 703242 or 706574 and at 742370 or
743940, respectively. |
33 sites auctioned CHANDIGARH, Dec 10 — As many as 33 sites of varying dimensions were auctioned by the Estate Office and a sum of Rs 9, 35, 25, 000 was realised from the sale. The overall increase in the reserve price was 20 per cent and total of 75 residential sites were auctioned today. The maximum number of plots auctioned were of 10 marlas and the highest bid for this category was Rs 30 lakh for a plot in Sector 37 B. However, a similar plot in another Sector went for Rs 22.60 lakh. As many as four sites of 15 marla houses were also auctioned. The highest bid of Rs 30. 45 lakh was for a plot in Sector 40 B against a reserve price of Rs 27. 86 lakh. The lowest bid was of Rs 28. 25 lakh for a plot in the same sector. Four one kanal plots were
also auctioned. The maximum bid of Rs 47. 25 lakh was for
a site in Sector 44 A and the lowest bid was of Rs 40. 70
lakh for a plot in Sector 46 A. |
ITBP gift to Kauri school CHANDIGARH, Dec 10 — The ITBP will gift an auditorium to Government Middle School, Kauri, in appreciation of community service provided by villagers of Kauri and Daudpur to the victims and those engaged in relief work following the Khanna rail tragedy last month. Talking to newspersons here this afternoon, ITBP Director-General Gautam Kaul said the "selfless community service rendered by villagers is unprecedented". The auditorium, to be constructed at a cost of Rs 6 lakh, would be named after Head Constable Raghbir Singh, who died in the accident. Mr Kaul said immediately after the news of the accident travelled to the villagers, the granthi of the gurdwara at Kauri made an announcement on the public address system asking people to lend a helping hand and provide immediate relief to the victims. The first accident — derailment — took place at 3.13 a.m. and the second accident — collision of derailed bogies with those of train coming from the opposite side — took place at 3.17 a.m. For the first two-and-a-half hours, the villagers of Kauri and Daudpur came out in large numbers and started removing the injured to nearby dispensaries and health centres. The dead were taken to the Government Middle School building. The police could be mobilised only around 6 a.m. Subsequently, the Railways relief teams were also mobilised, Mr Kaul said. Head Constable Raghbir Singh, who was on his way to Dehra Dun from Amritsar, was killed while two ITBP employees were injured in the accident. A team of ITBP functionaries was subsequently sent to the village to identify how the good work done by the villagers could be recognised. The team suggested that there were three ways of saying "thank you" to the villagers. One was to construct an auditorium for the village school, second was to provide a tubewell to meet the drinking water requirements of students and the third was to provide computer terminals for use by students. "We decided to opt for the auditorium. The school has agreed to provide the land. The building plan is being finalised. The auditorium will have a seating capacity of 400. We hope that someone else would come forward to meet the remaining two requirements of the village school," Mr Kaul said. The auditorium would be ready by the coming summer. Mr Kaul said Head
Constable Raghbir Singh's family became the first
recipient of an insurance claim of Rs 5 lakh. Only nine
days prior to the tragedy, the ITBP had opted for a group
insurance scheme for its employees. This was the highest
ex gratia paid to any government employee dying on duty,
the ITBP chief added. |
Jerath remanded in police custody CHANDIGARH, Dec 10 — The Chief Judicial Magistrate, Mr Sant Parkash, today remanded K.K. Jerath, Chief Engineer (under suspension) of the Chandigarh Administration, in police custody for one day in connection with the investigation of FIRs No 2 and 3 registered against him by the Vigilance Department. "The accused has not joined in the investigation as yet in the present case," observed the Chief Judicial Magistrate and added: "looking into the facts and circumstances of the case, I consider it proper that the accused can be remanded in police custody for one day because the period of police or judicial remand cannot exceed 15 days in whole. Mr Sant Prakash directed that Jerath be produced in the court of the Ilaqa Magistrate tomorrow. Requesting for the police custody of Jerath, the prosecution contended that the accused was involved in a large-scale bungling involving lakhs of rupees with the "criminal connivance" of other accused. It was further urged that the custodial interrogation of the accused was required in order to ascertain the modus operandi adopted by the accused. Some documents were to be taken into custody from the possession of Jerath and lakhs of rupees earned by him through illegal means were to be recovered. It was brought to the notice of the court that the anticipatory bail application of Jerath had been dismissed by the Supreme Court. Without custodial interrogation of the accused, the whole case of the prosecution would fail like a pack of cards. Defence counsel opposed the police remand on the ground that the prosecution had not cited any provision of law under which the application for police remand was moved, especially because Jerath had been in judicial custody since November 27. He contended that the police custody could be given only under specified provisions contained in Section 167, Cr PC. Since no request was made by the police within 24 hours for the arrest of the accused, the request for police remand at this stage is not maintainable at all. He further argued that the police requested for the police remand in FIR No 1 and in that case the accused had already been remanded in police custody for 11 days and had been interrogated extensively. Counsel for Jerath further contended that all documents which the police wanted to recover were already in the custody of the department. Copies of these documents had already been supplied to the accused in a departmental enquiry initiated against him. Nothing incriminating was recovered from the custody of the accused during the raids conducted by the police. He further contended that the investigation of the present case had been going on for the past over one year and the custodial interrogation of the present accused was not required because the same was got registered on the basis of the complaint. The Chief Judicial Magistrate held that in the light of provisions contained in Section 167(2) and the observations of the Supreme Court in the CBI Vs Anupal J. Kulkarni case and orders passed by Mrs Vani Gopal Sharma Judicial Magistrate, and the Additional Sessions Judge, Mr S.S. Lamba, "I am of the considered opinion that the period of judicial custody as well as police custody cannot by any stretch of imagination exceed 15 days in whole. There is no force in the contention of the APP that the accused is required for the thorough investigation in different cases and his custodial interrogation is required for 14 days in the present case. As per orders passed by Mrs Vani Gopal Sharma and affirmed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Mr S.S. Lamba, the custody of the present accused has been held to be judicial custody since November 27. Both these orders admitted still stand and have not been reversed by any court of law. If the period of judicial custody, as per the orders of Mrs Sharma is counted it comes to 14 days till today. After determining that the custody with the police or judicial custody cannot exceed 15 days, the question of justification for the police remand of the present accused has attracted the attention of the court." The CJM further held that
there appeared to be every reason that the accused might
be having some incriminating material with him which
could be helpful to the prosecution for the thorough
investigation of the present case. As per the
allegations, the accused has taken commissions from the
contractors and during his custodial interrogation, the
recovery of some amount can also be affected. |
Plea against CAT members
dismissed CHANDIGARH, Dec 10 — A Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today dismissed a writ petition seeking direction to the Union Government to frame and notify rules and procedure for investigation of misbehaviour or incapacity of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and members of the Central Administrative Tribunal. The plea was made by Mr Puran Singh who was punished by the local Bench of the tribunal under the Contempt of Court Act, read with Section 17 of the Administrative Tribunal Act, which empowered the tribunal to punish those committing contempt. It was the plea of the petitioner that Andhra Pradesh High Court has already declared Section 17 of A.T. Act as unconstitutional. He contended that he had never done anything to merit punishment under the said Section. Besides the orders of the Andhra Pradesh High Court were binding on all Benches of the tribunal. This fact was brought to the notice of the Chandigarh Bench through a review application but the application was dismissed. The petitioner submitted that he intended to move the Supreme Court under Section 9 against members of the tribunal but since the respondents had not notified any rules under Section 9(3) which regulated the procedure for removal of the Chairman or other members of the tribunal, he was unable to make a complaint against them before the Supreme Court. The Bench comprising Mr Justice V.K. Bali and Mr Justice B. Rai observed that the petitioner could move the Supreme Court only if he was in a position to establish the misbehaviour or incapacity of the members of the tribunal. No such allegations could be made even remotely against the members for the simple reason that the petitioner has been convicted for contempt. Notice to CBI On a bail petition filed by Navjit Singh, an accused in the Beant Singh murder case, Mr Justice K.K. Shrivastava issued notice to the CBI for December 18. The petitioner is alleged to be involved in the conspiracy to murder S. Beant Singh, former Chief Minister of Punjab. It was submitted in the bail application that the trial had been going on for over two years and not even single eye witness had named him in the conspiracy. As the trial would take more time and the petitioner was behind bars for more than two years, he stood condemned without conviction. The petitioner relied on
various judgements of this court where bail was granted
in such matters. |
Admn notifies holidays CHANDIGARH, Dec 10 — The Administration has notified public holidays, holidays under Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and a list of restricted holidays for 1999. Following is the list of public holidays : all Sundays, all Saturdays, Birthday of Guru Nanak (January 5); Id-ul-Fitar (January 20), Basant Panchmi (January 22), Republic day (January 26), Holi (March 2), Ramanavami (March 25), Mahavir Jayanti/Id-ul-Zuha (March 29), Good Friday (April 2), Baisakhi/Dr B.R. Ambedkar jayanti (April 14), Buddha Purnima (April 30), Independence Day (August 15), Janamashtami (September 3), Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi (October 2), Dasehra (October 19), Vishwakarma Day (November 8), Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev (November 23), and Christmas (December 25). Following is the list of holidays within the meaning of Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act : all Sundays, Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev (January 5), Id-ul-fitar (January 20), Basant Panchmi (January 22), Republic day (January 26), Holi (March 2), Ramanavami (March 25), Mahavir Jayanti/Id-ul-Zuha (March 29), Bank Holiday (April 1), Good Friday (April 2), Baisakhi/Dr BR Ambedkar Jayanti (April 14), Buddha Purnima (April 30), Independence Day (August 15), Janamasthami (September 3), Bank Holiday (September 30), Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi (October 2), Dasehra (October 19), Vishwakarma day (November 8), birthday of Guru Nanak (November 23) and Christmas (December 25). Birthday of Guru Ravi Dass (January 31), Shivaratri(February 14), Birthday of Maharishi Balmiki (October 24) and Divali (November 7) have been excluded from the list of holidays under Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act as they fall on Sundays. Employees of the
Administration and its boards and corporations shall also
be entitled to avail themselves of two restricted
holidays from the list given below : New Year’s day
(January 1), Lohri (January 13), Maharshi Dayanand
Saraswati Jayanti (February 11), Martyrdom day of Bhagat
Singh (March 23), Martyrdom day of Guru Arjun Dev (June
16), Raksha Bandhan (August 26), Karva Chauth (October
27), Goverdhan Pooja (November 8), Bhai Duj (November
10), Martyrdom day of Guru Teg Bahadur (November 24) and
Jor Mela, Fatehgarh Sahib, (December 26 to 28). |
Govt transport union not to
join stir CHANDIGARH, Dec 10 — Members of the Chandigarh Government Transport Workers Union held a rally in front of the office of the Director, Transport in support of their demands here today. Mr Jagdish Singh, general secretary of the union, said as the outcome of the meeting of the union representatives with the Director yesterday was positive they had decided not to join the mass strike tomorrow. He said the Director told
them that the disbursal of overtime payment had started
and the payment of ex-gratia to the eligible employees
would be made within 10 days. |
CHANDIGARH, Dec 10 — The body of Jasbir Singh Sethi, a resident of Industrial Area, was found from his car in the Sector 32-D market, here this morning. The body with the head resting on the steering wheel, was first sighted by shopkeepers this morning, who informed the police. The police informed the relatives, who identified the body. According to eyewitnesses, Sethi, a habitual drinker and an epileptic, was regular at the Sector 32 ahata. Though the exact cause of the death could not be ascertained as the post-mortem examination had not been conducted, the police believed that the death might had occurred due to excessive drinking coupled with violent fits. The foul play in the death is not either been ruled out. Cop beaten: A Punjab police cop, Jaswinder Singh, was beaten up by 10 persons, armed with hockey sticks at his Dhanas village home last night. He was standing outside his house and chatting with a colleague. Two Maruti-borne youth came and started chatting with them when one of them tried to enter Jaswinder's house, he stopped and slapped him. The Maruti-borne youth went away only to return after a while and attacked him. The police has registered a case. Watch snatched: Two motor-cycle borne youth snatched an expensive wrist watch and a sum of Rs 430 from Mr Kapil Ahuja. The youth were riding a Yamaha. A case has been registered. In another incident, a Maruti car owned by Mr P.K. Gupta of Sector 12 was stolen from Sector 17. A case has been registered. Eve-teaser held: A resident of Sangrur, Baljit Singh, was nabbed by the police for allegedly indulging in eve teasing outside a girls hostel in Panjab University. PANCHKULA Hurt: A scooterist was injured after he was hit by a truck near Ramgarh near here on Thursday. Raj Kumar, along with two other friends were going on the scooter from Taprian village to Panchkula when their scooter was hit by the truck. He has been admitted to the PGI in Chandigarh. The police has registered a case. Car stolen: Mr Ved Parkash, of Sector 2, in a complaint lodged with the police said that his Maruti Zen car was stolen from a parking lot in front of the Shiv Mandir in Sector 9 here on Wednesday. The police has registered a case under Section 379 of the IPC. Theft: Mr Shiv Shankar, a resident of Rajiv Colony, in a complaint with the police said that a couple — Bharti Ram and Bimla Devi — living adjacent to his house broke into his shop and decamped with items worth Rs 20,000. The police has registered a case against the couple under Sections 380 and 457 of the IPC. Robbery alleged: The CIA wing of the district police is investigating a case in which two employees of Drish Shoes, a shoe manufacturing unit in Industrial Area Phase-I here, alleged that two car borne persons robbed them of Rs 2 lakh on Wednesday. The employees — Vinod and Sethi Lal — in their statement given to the police alleged that they were going on their scooter to disburse salaries of the employees, when two unidentified persons threatened them at a gun point to hand over the cash kept in the glove box of the scooter. When the glove box did not
open, one of the robbers took away the scooter, they
alleged. The police is investigating the case as
contradictory statements have been given by the two
employees. |
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