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New case against K.K.
Jerath, others Basic
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Cancer
'cure in childhood 50 per cent' Babla,
others join relay fast Compensation
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New case against K.K. Jerath,
others CHANDIGARH, Oct 25 — A fresh case has been registered under Sections 406, 409, 420, 468, 471 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code against suspended Chief Engineer K.K. Jerath, repatriated Executive Engineer A.S. Dhingra and civil contractor Tarsem Lal Singla besides others on the charges of serious irregularities committed in the allotment of various works of the Sector 32 Government Medical College and Hospital. The case has been registered at the instance of the Central Vigilance Commission which had earlier recommended major penalty proceedings against the chief engineer and other engineers who supervised the allotment and other works at the prestigious medical college project. The CVC has also recommended registration of a case under Section 13 (1) (A)(B)(C)(D) and 2 of the Prevention of Corruption Act. K.K. Jerath has already been declared a proclaimed offender in the Engineering department kickbacks case after his bail application was rejected by the Supreme Court. He now carries an award of Rs 50,000 on his head. Civil contractor Tarsem Lal Singla has already moved an application in the court of the District and Sessions Judge for anticipatory bail. The application is to come up for hearing on October 26. The Vigilance Cell of the Chandigarh Administration conducted a thorough probe into various aspects of allotment of various works of the project and indicted in its report not only the top functionaries of the then Engineering department but also the contractor. The findings were sent to the CVC which endorsed them and recommended penalty proceedings against the engineers besides suggesting that legal opinion regarding launching of criminal prosecution in this case may also be obtained. The Administrator of Chandigarh, Lieut-Gen B.K.N. Chhibber (retd), concurred with the recommendations of the CVC. The enquiry committee report established "undue favours" to an electrical contractor who was enlisted by the then Chief Engineer as civil contractor and allotted civil works of the medical college project to the tune of Rs 11 crore and other large-scale irregularities, resulting in undue benefit to the contractor at the cost of the state exchequer Subsequently, A.S. Dhingra, who was holding the charge of Superintending Engineer was repatriated to his parent state of Punjab. The Enquiry report of the Vigilance Cell had, prima facie, established offences punishable under relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act and the Indian Penal Code. While enquiries into various irregularities and the use of substandard construction material in the Hospital complex are going, the authorities have recently referred to the Administration their latest complaint about big cracks in marble used in the operation theatres of the hospital. The present Chief Engineer, Mr R.K. Jain, has been asked to inspect the operation theatres and submit his report. Meanwhile, the CVC has reviewed its earlier decision and recommended to the Chandigarh Administration to initiate major penalty proceedings against Executive Engineer S.S. Bhatti, Subdivisional Engineer Ram Singh and Sectional Officer Balwinder Singh in connection with the use of substandard bricks in the hospital. It may be recalled that a joint team of the vigilance cell of the Chandigarh Administration and the local office of the Central Bureau of Investigation have jointly lifted samples of bricks and marble from construction sites in the hospital. the samples were found to be substandard. The CBI had registered a criminal case under sections 120-B read with Sections 420 and Sections 13 (1) read with Section (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act against certain officials of the Engineering department and the contractor. The CBI, while sending a copy of its report to the CVC and the Administration did not recommend any specific action to be taken against the officials concerned. The Administration, however, disagreed with the report and furnished further details to the CVC. Initially the CVC advised the Administration to close the case as the CBI did not make any prima facie. When the case was taken up
afresh on the basis of vital clues and pieces of
evidence, the CVC reconsidered its earlier decision and
recommended major penalty proceedings against the
officials concerned. |
Basic amenities missing BADHERI (Chandigarh): Residents of this village are a disillusioned lot in the absence of any development activity undertaken by the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh (MCC) in the past over two years. The residents rue that despite the fact that the civic body earns a substantial amount as rent from the shopping complex of the village, the provision of civic amenities seems to be last on the agenda of the MCC. Basic amenities, the residents allege, are getting worse with each passing day. A visit to the inner roads of the village revealed they were in a bad state. Not only this, a majority of the streetlights do not function with the result that the residents were put to a lot of inconvenience during night, informs a former Sarpanch of the village, Mr Bhupinder Singh. The library and reading room, post office, aaganwari and dispensary, all of which are enclosed in the boundary wall of the shopping complex, have been without power for the past over six months. The residents highlight that earlier these used to get electricity from a common point, but now the Electricity Department wanted them to have separate power connections, which they could ill-afford. Representations to the MCC to help resolve the "power crisis" have failed to improve the situation. Encroachments on the government land are common. Only a few days back, a shop had come up at the corner of the shopping complex. The MCC authorities have failed to do anything in this regard, alleges Mr Bhupinder Singh. In the absence of any watchman, a portion falling in the area around the reading room and library is used by certain villagers to tie their cattle. Mr Satish Kumar Sharma, president of the Ekta Market Welfare Committee, alleges the land earmarked for two parks had been encroached upon by the residents and used for tying cattle. Similarly, the building bylaws continued to be flouted with impunity in the absence of any check by the MCC. And despite a ban on dairy farming in the villages incorporated in the MCC by the Chandigarh Administration the practice continues unabated. The building of Government Model High School, started over a decade back, is yet to be completed. Wild growth seems to have taken over the vast open space earmarked for the playground. Meanwhile, the area councillor, Mrs Kamla Sharma, has alleged the MCC is adopting a "stepmotherly" treatment with the villages. "The four villages which had been included in the civic body should be provided amenities on a par with the urban area," she has demanded. She rued that despite the
fact a resolution for the provision of basic amenities to
these villages was passed in March this year, nothing had
been done so far. For the past over two months, the
answer to her written question in the House had not been
provided. She added she had again sent the question for
the next meeting of the MCC on October 30. |
Members flay PFA working CHANDIGARH, OCT 25 — The working of the local unit of the' People For the Animals', an animal welfare organisation came under sharp focus with a number of its members holding a protest at Alliance Francaise in Sector 36 today where the Union Minister and the Chairperson of the animal organisation, Ms Maneka Gandhi, had come to inaugurate an exhibition of paintings of Manu Parekh,a renowned painter. Members, led by Ms Nandini Kakkar, who were protesting against the "autocratic" attitude of the in charge of the local unit of the PFA,alleged that due to indifferent attitude of the organisation authorities, the condition of the animals at the PFA's shed at Khudda Ali Sher near here was deteriorating. However, the allegations were denied by Ms Maneka Gandhi and Ms Payal Sodhi, the in charge of the local unit,who said the allegations were baseless and were being levelled by some vested interests. In a resolution submitted to Ms Gandhi, the protesters alleged that Ms Payal Sodhi was running the organisation as if it was her personal property and no accounts were being shown to the members. "We are not being allowed to visit the shelter for taking care of animals which are sick for want of proper care,"said Mr Amar Sidhu, another member, who further alleged that for the past three months there was no doctor to treat animals and some of them had even died for want of food and medicine," he said. Ms Kakkar said no meeting of the board of director had been held for the last one and half years. However, Ms Maneka Gandhi, denied that proper care of animals was not being taken by the local unit of the organisation. She said Ms Payal Sodhi was doing excellent work. "Moreover, it is not a government organisation, hence no one has any right to interfere into its working. She maintained that she had replied to the letters written by some members against Ms Payal Sodhi, and "I am convinced that there is nothing fishy in the working of the unit," said Ms Maneka Gandhi. However, Ms Kakkar alleged she and other members had written a number of letters to Ms Gandhi, but she never replied. Ms Payal Sodhi, alleged that a doctor who was fired by her for misbehaviour was behind the whole trouble and he was instigating some members against her.She said any member could visit the shelter after obtaining a prior permission. Earlier, while addressing the gathering, Ms Gandhi, said the PFA had taken up a number of projects for the welfare of animals. She said the price of each painting had been put at Rs 25000 and the amount so generated will go towards the welfare of animals. She also lauded the efforts of the local unit of the PFA for its endeavour towards the welfare of the animals. Speaking on the
occasion,the Punjab Chief Minister, Mr Parkash Singh
Badal, stressed the need to create awareness among people
regarding preserving of wild life. He complimented the
PFA for undertaking the cause of animals. He said that
the Punjab Government would make sincere efforts in
promoting the environmental heritage. |
VJ Udham Singh dislikes copycats CHANDIGARH, Oct 25 — Much of the pop scenario in the country today is "synthetic". Songs are set to typical repeated beats. There is no real talent involved although the music is successful. These views were expressed by Udham Singh, a famous anchor of Channel V, while talking with the TNS here today. "I have attempted a pun on the current scenario in the music industry in my album "Jat in a mix "which has been released recently", he says. The versatile anchor comes across as a down to artist in his hotel room where he is relaxing after a sleepless night in Delhi where the chowkidar of the locality was found murdered . "I am happy that I have done an experiment and even if I am successful I may try another album", he says. He was in the city in connection with promotion of artist of year award on his channel". My aim is to get maximum people to vote for their favourite artists", the "election officer from Meham" says. Udham Singh "just happened" to Munish Makhija who was born and brought up in Delhi . He did his graduation from Karorimal College and nearly completed his LL.B from Delhi University ."I was into choreography and was working for a production when I was offered the anchor job. I spoke on the sets in "Haryanvi" and this was lapped up by the producers", he said. "Choreography remains his first passion. I have lost a little on this front after coming into the limelight as an anchor. However, it is better to be something. One gets more opportunity to learn ", he says . Udham Singh is looking forward to an offer in Hindi films. "With my face you can be sure I have been offered role of a villian", he says refusing to give details about the project . He feels sad about anchors who imitate him or other stars. "One should be original and carve a niche for oneself. I write my own script and enjoy absolute freedom in handling my shows .I can't say for voters ", he adds. Earlier during the day he
featured in a talk on the local TV channel, which was
followed by visits to a leading eating joint and a disco. |
Cancer 'cure in childhood 50 per
cent' CHANDIGARH , Oct 25 — Parents can play an important role in deciding modes of treatment in cancer among children if they are made aware of the choices available, said Dr Jon Pritchard, a consultant oncologist at the Institute of Child Health , London , here today . He is participating in a two-day seminar being organised by the Paediatric Hematology Oncology Chapter of the Indian Academy of Paediatrics at the PGI here. Dr Pritchard said that the incidence of cancer among children had not gone up considerably. There was a growing awareness so more cases were reported . There were 22 centres for specialised treatment of cancer among children in the UK which were functioning in tandem with each other, he added. Another significant development was the involvement of the nursing community under the banner of the Paediatric Nurses Oncology Forum. When a patient left the hospital nurses in the community take care of them at their residences and during transit . Involving parents not only helped in care of their own children but also helped in increasing the data basis , he said. Citing an example of a disease of throat which could either be treated with chemotherapy or by an alternate method, he said if parents were told about pros and cons of both diseases they could decide which way they should go. Dr P. Kurkure, president of the Paediatric Hematology Oncology Chapter of the Indian Academy of Paediatrics , said as many as 36,000 to 40,000 cases were added every year. She lamented that by and large there was very little awareness about cancer among the general paediatricians Treatment of cancer during childhood has a success rate of 50 per cent. Certain forms of cancer like leukemia had a success rate of 70 per cent. Cancer of kidney had a success rate of approximately 90 per cent while others like brain tumour and those related to nervous system had comparatively poor results. Dr Kurkure said that a training programme had been instituted at the national level. Guidelines and reference manual for the general paediatricians had been prepared. Still specialists were not available for child cancer, she added, laying stress on the need to have this super speciality in medical colleges or at least provision for such specialists in research institutes. Dr RK Marwaha, organising secretary, said the two-day seminar would be followed by a two-day workshop, which will begin tomorrow. As may as 120 delegates from all over the country are participating in the workshop. Other speakers on the
occasion were Dr Gauri Kapoor, Dr VP Chaudhary, Dr IC
Verma, Dr Rashmi Dalvi, Dr Archana Kumar and Dr Sanjay
Pai. |
Common man groans under price
rise CHANDIGARH, Oct 25 — The common man has never had it so bad. With the prices of almost all vegetables registering an upward trend, he continues to groan under the burden of rising prices with no let-up in sight. Vegetables are virtually turning into luxuries. It is not only the onions that have upset the budgets of many a household, but the other "common" vegetables which are virtually going out of the reach of the ordinary man as was found out during the course of a random survey by TNS tonight. Topping the list of probably the onion, which continues to cost between Rs 60 and Rs 65 a kg despite the government claims of putting this "precious" commodity on the open general licence (OGL) list. Several customers said that they had altogether stopped using onion with some saying they had drastically reduced its use. "I would rather buy 2 kg of apples than buy l kg of onions", said Mrs Shankuntla, a resident of Sector 20. Potatoes, whose prices ruled between Rs 10 and Rs 12 till a few days ago are now selling at about Rs 15 a kg. The new crop has not yet arrived, resulting in the prices shooting up, explains a vegetable seller of Sector 20. Similarly, tomatoes (Rs 25 to Rs 30), cauliflower (Rs 20), brinjal and "palak" (both Rs 12 to Rs 15) continue their upward trend with each passing day drilling holes in the pockets of residents. And lemon (Rs 50 to Rs 60) and cabbage (Rs 20), in addition to the onion and tomato, continue to disappoint lovers of salad. Meanwhile, residents reacted sharply to the inability of the government to control the prices of the essential commodities, including vegetables. Mr Gurnam Singh, a resident of SAS Nagar, said: "My budget on vegetables and fruit only increases by Rs 100-150 per month. It was becoming difficult for government employees with a fixed salary to maintain his standard of living particularly when the prices of all essential goods had gone up. The president of the
Central Polytechnic Students Union, Amandeep Singh
Dhaliwal while, condemning the hike in the prices of
eatables in messes and canteens, has appreciated Jaspal
Bhatti's idea of "boycotting" the use of
onions. |
CPM men hold
protest against price rise CHANDIGARH, Oct 25 — More than 200 members of the local unit of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) participated in a flag protest march against rising prices of essential commodities. After starting from Hallomajra village, the protest march moved through different parts of the UT before concluding at Rajiv Colony in Panchkula. Leaders of the local unit
addressed the party workers and assailed the economic
policy of the BJP government at the Centre. The party
unit gave a call to the people to organise mass
agitations to oppose the rising prices.
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Babla, others join relay fast CHANDIGARH, Oct 25 — Mr Devinder Singh Babla (SJP), Mr Gurbachan Singh (Congress) and Mr Inderjit Singh Grewal (CPM) joined chain fast being observed by members of the Action Committee for Development of Villages on the 17th day today. Besides them, some other activists of the local units of these parties also joined the on going fast. Before starting the fast Mr Babla, Mr Gurbachan Singh and Mr Grewal assailed the "anti-people attitude of the Chandigarh Administration towards villages in general and villagers in particular. They assured members of the action committee of their full support to get their genuine demands redressed by the administration. Besides nine political workers, 12 other members of the action committee also joined the fast on Sunday. Meanwhile, the local unit of the All-India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), while demanding an extension of "lal dora", has urged the Chandigarh Administration to withdraw notices issued to residents of Deep Complex, Hallo Majra, for the purpose of acquiring land. A press note alleged today
that despite repeated assurances by the Administration to
the joint action committee for an extension of "lal
dora" and provision of basic amenities to the
residents, nothing had been done so far. |
Compensation for rain-hit farmers
sought CHANDIGARH, Oct 25 — The BJP Kisan Morcha has demanded a compensation of Rs 5000 per acre to the farmers whose crops have been damaged in the recent untimely rain in the region. The general secretary of the morcha, Mr Gurdip Singh, in a press note today said the compensation should be given to the farmers after a proper 'girdawri' of the damage and no power charges should be levied from them for at least six months. He demanded that the Administration should stop issuing notices to persons who have constructed houses outside the 'lal dora'. Water and electricity connections should be granted to such persons. Mr Gurdeep Singh also
demanded a compensation of Rs 25 lakh to the farmers
whose land had been acquired by the government. |
A serene rendition IN the concluding session of the three-day Chandigarh Sangeet Sammelan powerful emotions were expressed through the strings of the mohan veena by Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, on Sunday morning. He tuned in the audience to the serene melody of Gurjari Todi. The elaboration of vilambit alaap had beautiful use of meend and aash that can be brought out only in instruments with sustained sound like the sarangi and the violin. Drut vistar presented a beautiful harmony of the tabla and the mohan veena. This was followed by raga Charukeshi, a raga of the Karnatic style that has Komal Gandhar and Nishad. The raga predominantly expresses virah rasa. Hence, Pandit Bhatt kept a vilambit pace keeping in tune with the nature of the raga and avoided much use of taans and jugalbandi with the tabla. He enthralled the music lovers by playing Maand a popular folk dhun from Rajasthan very close to classical in form and style. Playing Shuddha Sarang a raga of the noon he took the woven patterns of tans and jod to a crescendo. Concluding his recital with Bhairavi he created an atmosphere where physical consciousness is dissolved in the pure consciousness of music. His accompanist Vijay Ghate's performance on the tabla was equally commendable. The evening before, Narendra Nath Dhar played the sarod. His rendering of raga vihaag was soulful and impressive. He maintains a shuddha baj avoiding gimmicks. The elaboration of raga Rageshwari in firozkhani gat that is medium pace, with ekhara tans deserve special mention. The serene rendering was spoilt by a very aggressive accompanist. Pawan Kumar Verma continued attacking an effective rendering unmindful of the serenity of the raga Narendra Dhar was playing on the sarod. He concluded his recital with raga Kafi. Shanti Sharma a vocalist disciple of Pandit Amarnath was the second artist of the evening. Her rendering of raga Darbari Kanhda was mature and melodious. Though this raga is better suited for male voice, she did complete justice to it. This was followed by raga Jayajayavanti. Her renderings were melodious and shuddha but lacked spirit. Perhaps, the artist was not in her best mood. Absence of any kind of security check, and observance of decorum brings a welcome relief, to the art lovers at Chandigarh Sangeet Sammelan. — Vandana Shukla CHANDIGARH: Isn't it a fact that our attitude towards animals has become callous? Whether we admit it or not, we care two hoots about them, Stray animals, and more often dogs, killed by a speeding vehicle is too common a sight these days. No, it is not only the highways which are the sites of gory incidents, but inroads of the city also are fast becoming death beds for these animals. Everyday we see an overloaded cart being pulled by mule frothing at the mouth. But we carry on with our routine work thinking "how does all this concern us?". This indifference is all pervading. To cut through this ice-cold wall and to create sympathy in people's heart, People For Animals (PFA) along with Alliance Francaise has organised an exhibition "Art from the Heart", by a well-known artist Manu Parekh. The exhibition will raise funds for an animal hospital. Each canvas by this artist, who is a recipient of Padamshree in 1992 and of Lalit Kala Academy National Award in 1982, is an appeal to viewer. Hailing from Ahmedabad, Manu is an active member of PFA. His works include paintings, water colours and drawings. His fondness for creating animals like horses, cows, ducks, birds, ostrich is quite understandable. These canvases act as reminders of the importance of these beings besides mankind on earth. The exhibition will be open for public at Alliance Francaise Art Gallery, Sector 36 till November. —
Priti Verma |
CHANDIGARH, Oct 25 — A constable of the Chandigarh Police, Major Singh, was suspended today for allegedly snatching the handbag of Ms Nirmal Kaur, a resident of Sector 34 here. The incident occurred outside the Sector 34 gurdwara when Ms Nirmal Kaur, along with her husband, was coming out of the gurdwara around 1 p.m. and was on her way home. The cop allegedly in a drunken state, and riding the official motor cycle snatched the bag containing nearly Rs 10,000. He was chased by the couple, who caught hold of him in Sector 35. The bag containing the cash was recovered from him. Theft: Ms Padma Vij, a resident of Sector 40, in a complaint with the police alleged that nearly 50 gm jewellery, a VCR, cash amounting to Rs 12,000, some clothes and a wrist watch had been stolen from her house in her absence. She said she had gone to Halwara in Ludhiana where her son, an IAF officer, was posted on October 17. She said she was informed about the theft by her sister. Accident: At least three persons sustained injuries in a collision between a car (CHO1-F-7880) and a Tata Sumo (HR-03-A-8880) near the traffic light point near the Sector 28 petrol station late on Sunday night. Though the exact number of the injured could not be ascertained, witnesses said at least three persons were injured and taken to hospital by a passer-by in his car. PANCHKULA Six held: Six persons, including a woman, have been arrested by the police for allegedly loitering at a public place in Sector 19 here. The arrested persons are
Joan, Subash, Tarsem, Ravinder, Rakesh and Neelam.
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The first flight of migratory birds arrived at the Sukhna lake last Tuesday. There are shovellers, teals, pintails etc. Gadwels, mallards, widgeons and geese, which come from European countries after facing many natural hazards, the Hindukush mountains and the mighty Himalayas, landed on Saturday. The bird count on Saturday was about 75. These ducks will go after staying here for a few days. Some will land at the pond in the Chhat Bir Zoo; others go to Delhi water ponds, Bharatpur and as far as to some wetlands in South India and Sri Lanka. By November-end most of the birds would come and beautify our lakes and wetlands. The CAPE, an outfit of the Environment Society of India (ESI) will hold a grand welcome to these avian guests in the last week of November. School children will give them rice and fish to eat and be merry. Duckweed and hydrilla are also their favourite food. The school bands will play tunes to welcome these birds. Maloya malaise The residents of Maloya village and the EWS Colony nearby face a plethora of problems. In a letter addressed to Sentinel, the Himachal Maloya Niwasi Sudhar Sabha has highlighted some of the chronic problems being faced by residents there. The sabha maintains that the road that links the village and the colony with the rest of the Union Territory has been a shambles for a long time. Though repair was undertaken in the first week of last month, officials have probably forgotten about it afterwards. The roads inside the EWS Colony are in very poor condition. More than six serious accidents have taken place in the colony because of potholes. The problem is aggravated at night when pedestrians, cyclists and vehicle drivers get stuck in rainwater-filled potholes. The other major problem has been of drinking water. Ever since its inception, the colony has been facing an acute shortage of clean drinking water. In summer water does not reach first or other upper storeys. In some pockets, water supply is inadequate even on the ground floor because of low pressure. Some pockets of the colony, however, get good water supply because of high pressure. Two years ago, a booster pump was installed to the great relief of the residents. Though a new tubewell has been installed, it is yet to be commissioned. The sabha is also not happy over the manner the CTU buses operate. No bus goes to the colony. Rather, the buses halt at the Maloya village bus shelter making it difficult for colony residents. In summer and rainy days, they have to come a long way to reach the bus terminus. They want the service to be extended to the colony. Power supply continues to irritate colony residents. Trippings and unannounced power cuts are routine. The sabha maintains that all its efforts for redressal of these long standing grievances by meeting authorities and by making representations have proved futile. It hopes that some attention would be paid to this colony, which has a population of more than 25,000. Bickering in the air It was a war with a difference which took place at a "Yuva Sammelan" organised by the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha at the Sector 33 headquarters of the local unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party. The much-touted sammelan aimed at strengthening the organisation lost a bit of its sheen when a group of young "workers", irked over the sweltering heat and lack of fans in the "pandal", turned a fan meant for a group of women workers towards themselves. At this, one of the women workers turned the face of the fan towards her group. Loud cheers and clapping thundered the air following another successful attempt by the young lot. Even as a battery of speakers, including the national president of the organisation, thundered from the stage, their followers, apparently oblivious of the clarion calls of their leaders for the need of more discipline, tried their best to engage themselves in a bout for air for more than an hour. Cancer survivors Survivors of cancer can act as pillars of inspiration for their unfortunate brothers who are struck by the same dreaded disease. A Jeewan Shakti Award 1999 has been instituted by the Sahayta Charitable Welfare Society for success stories which can be role models. The award is meant to be given to one such survivor who has fought the disease bravely and is now leading a meaningful life. "Ms Neelu Tuli, president of the society says:" A man's courage and spirit to live can inspire others who are still trying to cope with the travails of cancer". The society has called for entries for the award which should be received before December 23. The history and the subsequent story of fight and triumph during the disease is required to be mentioned along with the entry. The Sahayta Society attempts to provide emotional support through a fellowship of individuals who have or have had cancer; to provide better understanding of the physical and social aspects of cancer; and to provide general information and guidance about diagnostic treatment. Jagjit show Jagjit Singh is quite a regular at the Durga Das Foundation. He still generates tremendous interest among ghazal lovers. He will be performing in the sylvan surroundings of the foundation's premises yet again on November 8. Quick action The Sector 21-A and B Senior Citizens Welfare Society in a letter to Sentinel has appreciated the promptness with which the demand for proper maintenance of an open space as a park was met by the Administration. Mr O.P. Sharma, General Secretary of the Society, said that a deputation met the Adviser to the Administrator on October 14 who promised to pay a visit on October 17 to see for himself the plight of the open space. Mr Sharma said that the Adviser came on October 17 and in spite of incessant rain, went round the open space and issued instructions to the Commissioner, Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, for proper maintenance of the area. The society says that action was quick and crisp. The entire area has been cleared of unwanted vegetation park, as originally planned, has been restored. A time to listen They call him Shri Sudhanshuji Maharaj. He prefers to be called plain Sudhanshu. He does not want to be termed as a leader and, therefore, those who come to him for spiritual advice or just for the joy of listening to his philosophical discourses are not his disciples or followers. He calls them "seekers". He is different from many Bapus, Swamis and Sants. The Vishva Jagriti Mission was founded by him after he attained enough scientific, literary and secular knowledge with a clear imprimatur of great academic institutions. Sudhanshu is a poetic name which justifies the evolved man's stirring poetry and poetic prose. He follows seven basic principles of service: devotion, contentment, meditation, cooperation, dedication, endurance and sympathy. His Mission runs several reputed schools, institutions that rush help to areas affected by natural calamities and old age homes. You can listen to him in
Chandigarh if you so desire from October 27 to November 1
— and also ask questions. The venue is in Sector
20-B. The timings are: 8 am to 10 am and 5 pm to 7 pm. |
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