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Permanent Lok Adalat set up PANCHKULA, Sept 20 — A permanent Lok Adalat has been set up in the lower courts here. The District and Sessions Judge, Ambala, Mr A.S.Garg, is the chairman of the District Legal Services Authority. Indians will 'hold top
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Permanent Lok Adalat set up PANCHKULA, Sept 20 — A permanent Lok Adalat has been set up in the lower courts here. The District and Sessions Judge, Ambala, Mr A.S.Garg, is the chairman of the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) set up under the Haryana State Legal Services Authority Act,1996. The Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Mr V.P.Gupta, is the member-secretary of the DLSA, while the District Magistrate, the Superintendent of Police and the District Attorney are the ex-officio members. Two members — a social worker and a representative of women — will be nominated to the DLSA. The CJM and the Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Mr Y.S. Rathor, on the first day of the Lok Adalat held yesterday disposed of over 220 cases pertaining to traffic violations, factory Act, civil and criminal matters. Any person could approach the Member-Secretary of the DLSA on all working days. Under the Haryana State Legal Services Authority Act,1986, the adalat can take up such matters a common man wants to take up. Legal aid would be available in all civil, criminal, revenue and administrative matters. Persons who can avail of the lok adalat facility having been classified in to 12 broad categories.The main categories are any member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe or a backward class, a victim of trafficking in human beings or beggar, a woman, a child who has not attained an age of 18, a mentally ill or a disabled person, a victim of mass disaster, ethnic violence, caste atrocities, and natural calamities. The Lok Adalat will
provide legal service to the people through payment of a
court fee, a process fee, lawyer's fees, representation
of a case by a legal practitioner in legal proceedings
and through other modes. |
Terming the forecast of certain western astrologers about the destruction of the world as wrong, he said there would not be any nuclear war, though some localised conflicts would be there in some countries. Referring to the forecast of the French astrologer Nostradamus about the destruction of the world next year, Mr G. S. Aggarwal, another astrologer, said very few of his predictions had come true. Power would shift from the West to the East, he added. Dr Prem Kumar Sharma said that India would be among the leading countries of the world. He said: "‘War-like conditions’ in some parts would have no effect on India." He predicted mid-term poll in country in year 2000. Another astrologer, Mr P. Khurana, said the Indo-Pak relations would take a turn for the worse. In disturbances in some parts of the world, Israel would be most affected nation. India would emerge as a strong nation, he said adding that it would not misuse its power. Dr Sansar Chandra, eminent
scholar, while painting a rosy future for the country,
said India had nothing to be afraid of in the next
century as planets were in a favourable position. He was
of the view that books forecasting the catastrophic
situations were written with a view to minting money. He
expressed concern at the lack of research in astrology. |
Panel advocates audit of surgery CHANDIGARH, Sept 20 — The need for auditing surgery by every doctor in rural areas and big institutes was highlighted at a panel discussion on the concluding day of the three day national conference of the Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology at the PGI here today. Speakers pointed out that each surgeon should audit the surgery .This could be compared with the data of other surgeons at various fora or from a common information pool .The results will not only help reduce costs but also improve patient care tremendously. Dr S.P. Kaushik, convener of the panel discussion, said comparative auditing would help do away with unnecessary medication, overstay in hospitals and in modifying management techniques. Other speakers included Dr T.K Chattopadhyay, Dr Rajinder Singh, Dr M.L. Gupta, Dr S.M. Bose and Dr R.A. Sastry. The Madras Oration on portal hypertension was delivered by Dr S.K. Mathur, Head of GE Surgery department in TN Medical College, Mumbai. He is internationally known for 'Mathur's modification' of a surgical technique to stop vomiting of blood due to stoppage of blood flow to the liver. Blood vomiting could also be treated by endoscopic therapy but there is a failure rate of nearly 30 per cent. Under such circumstances surgery comes to the rescue. A symposium on intestinal obstruction was held in the morning session. Dr M.G. Bhat was the convener. The panelists included Dr Ramesh Ardhanari, Dr John Thanakumar and Dr R .A. Sastry. Dr Bose explained that intestinal obstruction was among commonest problem due which a patient is rushed to the emergency. The blockage could either be in the small or the big intestine. In the small intestine the problem largely occurred due to intestinal adherence after an operation or due to TB of the intestine. In the large intestine the main cause of blockage was a type of cancer. The symposium dwelled at length on the management of cancer at an acute stage. A cultural programme for
the participants of the conference was presented by the
North Zone Cultural Centre. |
Statehood for UT demanded CHANDIGARH, Sept 20 — The Lok Shakti Party has demanded statehood for the Union Territory of Chandigarh. In a resolution passed at a workers' meeting held here today, the party said that the local municipal corporation should be abolished without delay and all colonies must be provided with basic amenities. The resolution said after according statehood to the UT all villages falling under it should be developed on the pattern of Delhi. The president of the local
unit of the party honoured the party's national
president, Mr Satya Prakash Gautam, by presenting him
with a shawl. |
DYFI flays absence of
reservation for UT youth CHANDIGARH, Sept 20 — The absence of reservation in local educational and professional institutes for youth of UT villages was flayed at the conference of the Democratic Youth Federation of India here today. Mr Jasbir Singh, chairman of the reception committee, said although the city had come up on land of villages yet no benefits had been announced for these rural residents. No plots were offered to them in housing schemes that were developed in the city. The problem of a large number of jhuggi dwellers, who were given houses having sold them off, and resettled in jhuggis was still rampant. Mr Ram Singh Noorpuri, state leader of the Punjab unit of the DYFI, and Mr Jaspal Singh Dhillon, state secretary, were present. At least 117 delegates of the Chandigarh unit attended the conference. Participants decried rising unemployment and decided that the federation should now work for a district-level programme while pressing for various demands. The work of the local unit of the organisation in the past two years was highlighted. The draft resolution for future work was passed. The following were elected
office-bearers of the local unit: president — Mr
Madan Singh; vice-president — Mr Jasbir Singh;
secretary — Mr Neeraj Kumar; joint secretary —
Mr Ram Narayan Yadav; and treasurer — Mr Ashok Rana. |
Highlight graft in judiciary: Jain CHANDIGARH, Sept 20 — The local MP, Mr Satya Pal Jain, today lamented the moral degradation in the judiciary, executive and politics. Speaking at an open discussion on "Judicial system, corruption and the common man", Mr Jain wanted accountability of all functionaries, including judges. He had wanted the media to highlight corruption in the judiciary. Prof D.C. Saxena of the Department of English, Panjab University, alleged that while there were a few cases of corruption in the judiciary before Independence, their number had now gone up. Dr P.P. Arya, convener of
Janshakti, wanted the courts to work for the poor and
give them speedy justice at a lower cost. |
Shivani is Miss Fresher CHANDIGARH, Sept 20 — Shivani was adjudged "Miss Fresher" of Government College for Girls, Sector 42, at a colourful function organised in the college hostel here last night. According to the hostel warden, Ms H.K. Singh, while Monika was adjudged as the first runners-up, Bindiya walked away with the second runners-up award. Saudamini bagged the "Pretty Face" title and Jasleen was awarded the "Miss Elegant" title. The college Principal, Mrs
Mohini Sharma, who was the chief guest, gave away the
prizes. |
CHANDIGARH, Sept 20 — The body of Ramesh Kumar (40), a resident of Burail village, was found in his house today. Ramesh, a habitual drinker, was living in a rented house in the village. When the door of his house remained locked for the past two days it was broken open by neighbours and he was found dead. Hurt: At least 17 persons were injured when a mini bus overturned on the road separating sectors 21 and 34. The injured were returning after attending a religious function in Sector 30. They sustained minor
injuries and were allowed to go after first-aid. |
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DRAMA emerged as one of the important tools of campaigning in the student body elections of Panjab University. With violence being the only worthwhile issue of debate by various organisations, drama seemed to have "the potential for shocking" to receive the attention of general students. Two prominent groups — the Students Organisation of Panjab University and the alliance of the Panjab University Students Union, the National Students Union of India and the Haryana Students Association alliance — remained embroiled in the controversy of who was more violent. SOPU brought out a pamphlet which gave a scenewise "description" of the shootout incident on the campus on August 21 in which a former student leader and a former president of PUSU was involved: act I — entry of accused, act II — incident and act III — the climax. For the benefit of the general students the pamphlet towards the end also raised "moral" questions involved in the "play". Like a battle between literary giants, the PUSU-NSI-HSA alliance hit back with a pamphlet in a similar fashion, giving their scenewise version of the same incident. The presentation again concluded by raising "moral" questions. Like all forms of good literature, both the versions were left open for the general students to give their own interpretation. The NSUI-HSA-PUSU alliance went further by bringing out bookmarkers which had quotations of writers like Philip, James Bailey, Samuel Butler, J.F. Kennedy and Swami Vivekanand, to name a few. Speakers also had the chance of displaying their histrionics at various venues, with reports of one presidential candidate crying in front of a big gathering in one of the hostels. The candidate in question was also associated with a theatre group during his graduation. The ABVP distributed cards with portraits of Swami Vivekanand. Topper all the way Ever since she topped the university in B.Com (honours) examination of the local MCMDAV College, Shruti has not looked back. She topped the university again in her B.L. (non-professional) examination. She had earned silver medal and university medal for securing first position in B.Com and B.L. examination. Shruti was adjudged the "Gem" of the local Sacred Heart School as an ace speaker. She won various public speaking contests at the school, college, university, zonal, State and national levels. She has also excelled in moot-court competitions even at the national level. She has been graded as "outstanding" in her practical work in LL.B. (Professional) examination. Shruti is the daughter of Dr Bal Ram Gupta, former Chairman of Panjab University Law Department, and niece of Mr Justice J.L. Gupta, who earned name in the legal profession before his elevation to the Punjab and Haryana High Court. Shruti abhors the suggestion of competing in any all-India examination. "I shall join the legal profession. I shall put in the best to serve the poor and uncared for. This is my mission, this is my desire, she says. She derives inspiration both from her father and her mother, who is also a teacher. "I study 10 hours a day before the examination. This hard work helps me stand first in the university," she concludes. Physics Olympiad The National Standard Examination in Physics (NSEP) at Class XII-level, conducted every year by the Indian Association of Physics Teachers (IAPT) has now got linked to the International Physics Olympiad. This year, India participated for the first time in the International Physics Olympiad held in Iceland (July 2 to 10) and did creditably well — each of the five students winning a medal or an honour. The Indian contingent was chosen after holding an Indian Physics Olympiad for the top 200 performers of the NSEP conducted by the IAPT, followed by a four-week training camp at Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, Mumbai. Out of 35 students finally selected for the training camp, there was only one student from this area. The 13th NSEP, a precursor to the next International Physics Olympiad (July, 1999), will be held on December 13. A student of Class XI or XII can participate in it. The fee is nominal. Any college/school with a minimum of 10 candidates can be registered as an NSEP centre. For details, the Principal or physics teacher of the institution can contact the Regional Secretary, IAPT, Department of Physics, Panjab University. The last date for a centre's registration is October 5. The expenses of students participating in the International Olympiad, the Indian Physics Olympiad and the training camp will be met by the IAPT and the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India. Now Ph.D. What attracted Mr Kundra the most was the "Chinese strategy." Taking advantage of his access to the data and actual functioning of the policies and the zones or units in the field he worked on to earn for himself a degree of doctor of philosophy in economics. With the pre-fix "Dr" appended to his name, Ashok Kumar Kundra has earned a distinction of sorts. The Ph.D. degree has been awarded by Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He had enrolled with the School of International Studies. His research work is titled "Study of India's export processing zones and export oriented units: relevance of Chinese strategy". Mr Kundra is a Punjab cadre IAS officer, 1966 batch. He was in Chandigarh over the weekend to be with his son, Mr Ashish Kundra, who is also IAS (UT cadre) posted here along with his newly wed Geetanjli, also IAS: the young couple is 1996 batch. If the son has done his father proud after 30 years; the latter took one step forward by earning a Ph.D. degree. Mr Kundra, who is media shy, said notification of having been awarded the Ph.D. was issued on May 27. The abstract of his thesis makes an interesting study. He admits Punjab has much to imbibe from the Ministry of Commerce in matters of exports. Groves galore The ecological cell has also raised a rudraksh (Elaeocarpus) grove at Chandimandir. The berries of this tree are considered sacred and its seeds are used for making rosaries. During September, 1994, a sandalwood grove was inaugurated by Lt Gen R.K. Gulati, the then GOC, Western Command. The raising of all these groves was initiated by the Environment Society of India (ESI). The ESI is going to set up a Parijat grove soon. It has also submitted a project for the raising of five medicinal parks at five military stations in the states of Punjab and Haryana to the Ministry of Environment and Forests. "Gaatka",
"Chhej" dances Greatly encouraged by the warm response both the Associations have now decided to organise their dance performances at the marriage ceremonies and festivals. This way, they will not only be able to mobilise their resources but preserve and promote their cultural heritage. Free classes Initially planned for the students of 8th, 9th and 10th once a week, the classes are being started with a view to removing the stage fear of the students by organising lectures and group discussions and helping the parents, who cannot pay the hefty tuition fees. Parents desirous of
utilising the facility can contact House No 2448, Sector
23-C (phone Nos 606006 and 708087). |
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