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Boy drowned in
ditch Chandigarh, March 31 The police had not given the body to Bablu’s family till the filing of this report. The police said the body would be released only after the postmortem. For Mr Iqbal Singh, his wife,four daughters and three sons, the day had begun on a happy note. Bablu had stood third in the Class VII examinations of the government school in the village. However, they did not know that this joy would be short-lived. According to eyewitnesses, four boys — Bablu, Monu, Atul and Vazir Ali — were playing near the ditch when Monu’s shirt fell into the ditch. Bablu and Monu entered the water to retrieve it. The boys had no idea that the ditch was over 15-foot deep. When they entered the water, Bablu’s feet got stuck in the slush at the bottom of the ditch. Panic gripped the other three boys when Bablu “disappeared” into the muddy water. They ran for help and on hearing their cries, villagers gathered on the spot. About 10 villagers jumped into the ditch to take out the boy and one of them Vinay Bhardwaj, finally found him. He said “My feet touched his head.” It took the villagers about 10 minutes to take out the boy from the water which was too late to save him. Some of the villagers said the boy had died in the water itself. Bablu was rushed to the Emergency Ward of the PGI, where he was declared “brought dead”. However, till 5 p.m., his family was under the impression that the boy was still alive. When Iqbal Singh reached his home in the evening and saw a crowd outside, he got baffled and started shouting, “Where is Bablu? Is he alright?” Iqbal Singh is a heart patient and, according to her daughter, Gurlin, he had a high blood pressure in the morning. Gurlin said, “Bablu didn’t take his breakfast as he was going to treat his friends later in the day.” She said her mother had planned to prepare dessert in the afternoon for
Bablu.
‘Improper’ quarrying on cho bed THE Engineering Department of the Chandigarh Administration has hired a man called Mr Jaswant Rai Verma, a contractor, to level the ground of the Sector 39 Government Middle School. The earth for this purpose is being brought from the Patiala Ki Rao cho. A machine of the contractor was seen in action on the river-bed near Dadu Majra Colony today and several trucks were carrying earth to the school. According to the sources in the Forest Department, only fresh deposits on the riverbed can be removed and the natural flow of the water is not to be disturbed. However, in this case, several 15-foot trenches have been dug in a 1 km stretch of the riverbed. Some of the trenches are now filled with rain water. Residents of Dhanas village had objected to the quarrying, fearing that their children or cattle might fall into the ditches. The pit in which Bablu drowned was dug on March 27 by a ‘‘big machine’’. When contacted Mr Ishwar Singh, Deputy Conservator of Forests, said the contract for quarrying on the river-bed had been given to the Engineering Department. He said deep pits could not be dug in the riverbed. When asked what action would be taken in today’s case, Mr Singh said, ‘‘After inspection, if I find the report correct, I will write to the Engineering Department. If reports suggest that, action can be taken against the contractor.” When contacted, Mr Verma, the contractor, said, “I am not doing anything illegal. My machine can dig upto 15-foot deep. I do not know about any death and can’t understand why do people go into the river at all”. |
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Anandgarh demolition to crush PUDA,
too Chandigarh, March 31 Around Rs 20 lakh on a foreign tour to Australia, Japan, Phillipines, Malaysia, Bangkok and Singapore by the Minister for Urban Development and Planning, Punjab, Dr Upinderjit Kaur, and the Principal Secretary, Housing, Mr A.K. Dubey, to study the urban development projects abroad in November was also spent by PUDA. Though the minister and the bureaucrat were entitled to a specified amounts of daily allowance, the expenditure of the six-nation tour was borne by PUDA. Sources in the government said the Minister for Urban Development and Planning was the chairperson of both PUDA and ADA. With no funds of its own, PUDA was asked to forward the loan amount to the ADA for its day-to-day expenses. A special approval under Section 51 of the Punjab Regional and Town Planning and Development Act, 1995, empowering it to advance money for constructing buildings for residential, industrial or commercial purposes on certain terms and conditions, was taken at a meeting of the Finance and Accounts Committee. A total amount of Rs 2 crore was sanctioned to ADA, said sources in PUDA. Not denying that Rs 1 crore spent was doomed, officials of PUDA said the dream project of the Punjab Government was fast becoming a liability for the profit-making PUDA. The High Court order was in a way a relief to the PUDA as it would not have to shell out funds till the government decided on the future course of action. It could not be ascertained as to who was to bear the expenditure of the getting published the notification under Sections 4 and 6 of the Land Acquisition Act for the project. If it was to be the PUDA, add a few lakhs to its expenditure. |
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Demand conceded, bank
officials to work today Chandigarh, March 31 According to State Bank of India Officers Association , the association has had a talk with the management, whereby they have agreed to pay overtime to the officers . While the banks remained open till 12 midnight today for government transactions, the closing of accounts would be done tomorrow, but there would be no public dealing . Earlier the bank officers in the country had resented working on Sunday since the officers were not paid by the banks to work on Sundays. Several national associations of banks had criticised the action of RBI, telling IBA to instruct all the member banks to work on April 1. As per the talks with the management, the officers would be given compensatory leave, overtime and lunch by the bank, said Mr T.R. Verma, zonal secretary, PNB Officers Association. An official of the Central Bank of India also confirmed that the officers of the bank would be working tomorrow. The SBI Officers Association also called off the strike which was to be observed on April 4. |
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Forms pour in a day before
exams SAS Nagar, March 31 Rules say that examination forms have to be deposited 45 days before the examinations and that, too, with a special permission of the Chairman or higher officials in genuine cases only. However, the rules seem to exist on paper only as examination forms of the middle, matriculation and senior secondary examinations continued to pour in even a few days before the start of the tests. For the middle-standard examinations, that are to begin from March 27, at least 34 examination forms along with “recommendations” of the State Education Minister were sent to the board just two days before the tests. In most cases, forms of private candidates of private educational institutions were rejected as the deadline to submit forms had expired. Sources in the board said, in nine cases of Dashmesh Academy of Moga, the examination forms had been rejected by the board after it found the attestation to be bogus. The forms returned with recommendation note of the Education Minister, though these could not be submitted. In another case, 10 forms of Dashmesh Public School of Punenhedi at Patiala also came to the board with recommendation letters of the minister, though these had been rejected earlier. Six more such cases are of Khanauri Kalan in Sangrur. The last date to submit the forms without the late fee was September 16, 2000, which with late fee, was extended to October 16 and then to December 31 with a late fee of Rs 2,000. After the deadline, the board chairman could accept the forms in “genuine” cases only and that, too, 45 days before the examinations. Candidates in some cases had no genuine reason for subkitting the forms three days before the tests. Sources said the acceptance of forms till the day of the examinations created a lot of difficulties in the smooth conduct of the examinations. The cut-list of candidates, signature chart and the other such documents were processed on computer well in advance, but the forms coming in at the last moment forced the board employees to enter the records manually. This could cause a shortage of question papers and answersheets in examination centres. |
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Raids to check water misuse Chandigarh, March 31 Defaulters have verbally been warned and told that any such wastage in future would lead to water disconnection and action initiated as per water supply bylaws of the corporation. Keeping in view the onset of summer and complaints of low pressure and shortage of water by residents, raids are being conducted by the Public Health Department and the horticulture wing of the civic body to curb misuse of potable water. |
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When new New Year fooled
all The day is still celebrated, but mostly by children. For the rest, the craze has shifted to the more glamourous days like Saint Valentine’s Day, Friendship Day, Mothers’ Day and Fathers’ Day. The tradition associated with this day is said to have originated in France, but history is not clear on this. The April Fool’s Day, some people say, evolved simultaneously in a number of cultures to mark the celebrations of the first day of the spring. The earliest records of the beginning of this tradition date back to 1582 in France. Prior to this, the New Year was celebrated for eight days from March 25. These celebrations used to end on April 1. Later, after reforms in this calendar by Pope Gregory during the time of Charles IX, January 1 was earmarked as the day for the celebrations of the New Year. With this shift, the foundation of the present April Fool’s Day was laid. As communication during those days was slow, many persons did not come to know that any such change in the New Year had been made. They continued to celebrate the New Year on April 1 instead of January 1 and were, thus called fools by the others. From there, began the tradition of playing pranks on these fools on the April Fool’s Day. The ignorant ones used to be the butt of all practical jokes on this day. This harassment evolved into a tradition of prank playing on the first day of April. The tradition spread from France to England and Scotland in the 18th century. It was later introduced to American colonies of both the English and the French. April Fool’s Day, thus, developed into an international fun festival. In Scotland, this day is celebrated for two days and the second day is for playing pranks associated with the posterior of the body. It is called the Taily Day. The origin of the kick me sign can be traced to this way of marking this day. In Mexico, the day is celebrated on December 28. Initially, the day was a sad reminder of the slaughter of many innocent children by King Herod. With time, the sadness was replaced by pranks and trickery on this day. Practical jokes have always been a fond practice on this day. Sometimes, such jokes are played for the entire day, at times by news media. This is perhaps the only day of its kind that does not require you to buy gifts. |
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Panels to regulate foreign
& non-formal education Chandigarh, March 31 While the committee for non-formal education will be headed by Prof N.V. Vasani, a former Vice-Chancellor of Gujarat University, the second committee on foreign education will be headed by Prof B. Elango, a former Vice-Chancellor of Bharatiyar University in Coimbatore. Both committees have been asked to submit their recommendations within three months. Talking to The Tribune here last night, Professor Nirjar expressed concern over the proliferation of both foreign and non-formal education in the absence of any control both on type and quality of education imparted by foreign and private institutes. By non-formal education he referred to computer courses run by NIIT, Aptech and other such institutions. Professor Nirjar was here on an invitation from the Institute of Engineering and Technology, Bhaddal, near Ropar, to participate in a national seminar on “Human Values and Technical Education.” “We have to regulate them to ensure that they only provide quality education to our students,” Professor Nirjar said impressing the need for marketing Indian education. “Our education standards in general and technical education in particular are of the highest order. Unfortunately, we have not exploited our potential internationally. Our technical education is also the cheapest”. “There was an overwhelming response to our technical education from both Kenya and Mauritius. I may go on an exploratory tour later this year to Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, People’s Republic of China and Bangladesh to market technical education. I will take with me Principals of 20-odd engineering colleges so that they can offer admission to students in these countries. I would love to take some Principals from engineering colleges in Punjab on this tour,” he said. Besides, the council has proposed that in addition to 5 per cent seats reserved for NRI students in technical institutions, 15 per cent of super numerary seats be provided for foreign nationals and PIOs (Persons of Indian Origin). This would bring in a lot more foreign students to our technical institutions, Professor Nirjar said. The Chairman said that India might become a signatory to the Washington Accord for world-level recognition to its technical education. It would envisage that our technical institutions get accreditation for each course offered by them. Once the accreditation system was introduced, there would be uniformity and quality education would be ensured, he added. Professor Nirjar said Punjab was coming up in a big way in technical education where the intake of students to technical education courses had now almost reached the national average of 60 students per lakh population. In Tamil Nadu it was 200 students per lakh population. In Bihar, which after the recent reorganisation, had a population of 6.5 crore, the intake was only 10 students per lakh population. “The Bihar Government has done little to improve the delivery of technical education and employability of its technical graduates,” feels Professor Nirjar claiming that “Tamil Nadu has no problem of employability. Punjab can be the national capital of technical education in general and Information Technology in particular. It has the potential, the resources and a supporting government.” Talking about recommendations of the Mashlekar Committee about granting the status of deemed university to all 17 Regional Engineering Colleges (RECs) in the country, Professor Nirjar said the council had ratified this recommendation and suggested to the government to grant the status of deemed university to all RECs in a phased manner. The more reputed RECs should be preferred over the lesser reputed or known institutions. “Besides , the council wants that institutes like Punjab Engineering College in Chandigarh are no less than an REC in the country. Let this college also be declared a deemed university,” said Professor Nirjar. He also cautioned against over emphasis on IT education. “We must not allow other branches of engineering education —civil, mechanical and electrical — to suffer. What will happen after the bubble of IT bursts say after five or six years?” He suggested in his personal capacity that technical education should be modified to provide duel engineering. Say for example, a student of civil engineering should have four years of education in civil engineering and one year in Information Technology to make him a perfect up-to-date technocrat. One of the universities in the South has already given practical shape to this concept. Procedures for recognition and affiliation of technical institutions, including engineering colleges, had been simplified, he added. |
A poor copy of
Hollywood comedy-thriller “One 2 ka 4” (Nirman) is a distasteful Bollywood mix attempting a Hollywood comedy-thriller. The comedy-action package even with a “lively couple of Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla” along with “macho cop Jackie Shroff” promises little artistic quality or an entertaining whole. The plot similar to several Hollywood backdrops has even borrowed state-of-the-art settings for the police investigation system — slick dressed men and women stooping on computers to work out criminal details are a rare occurrence here at least to public view. The story fails to focus suitably on any one aspect. A rather commendable effort in chalking out different but distinct characters fails on account of justifying the role of motives. Jackie and Shah Rukh are an envious police team in action in the toughest situations. They are winners always. Jackie is on trail of a criminal of pubs with established links at police headquarters. It is, however, tough to digest why he does not take his best pal into confidence over the developments on the case. Jackie is a loving father of four children. His wife is dead. Shah Rukh loves Jackie, but Jackie’s children
cannot love Khan. A casino owner (Nirmal Pandey) is the evil-doer who is central to Jackie’s assassination. Juhi turns out to be a cop on special duty posted at Jackie’s residence as a countrywoman. Juhi falls in love with Shah Rukh. It, however, is a “fate of the nature” that she is the police informer in having him suspended from the force for stealing money. The end of suspense in several cases in the movie is little hard to digest. Fellow cops betraying their truthful counterpart are not portrayed convincingly enough. The movie is directed by Sashilal Nair. Majrooh Sultanpuri, Mehboob and Shyam Anuragi have rendered lyrics to the music by A.R. Rehman. Also featuring in the cast are Dilip Joshi, Aakash Khurana, Keith Stevenson and Raj Zutsi. |
Colourful procession taken
out Chandigarh, march 31 The procession, which started from the Sanatan Dharam Mandir in Sector 23, passed through several
sectors, including Sectors 22,21,20,19 and culminated in a Sector 27 temple. The cavalcade of vehicles showcased legends from the life of Lord Rama. Meanwhile, temples in the city are being tastefully decorated for the Ram Navmi festival to be held on April 2. The Sanatan Dharam Sahba of Sector 43 will observe the festival in a unique way. It has involved 201 families for celebrations since March 4. The concluding function will be held on April 2 in Sector 43. Meanwhile, the local unit of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) will celebrate Ram Navami here on April 2 at Hare Krishna Dham , Sector 36-B, according to Bhakti Vinod Dasa Prabhu, president local unit of the ISKCON. The programmes on Ram Navami include Mangla aarti ; 4.30 a.m.; sringaar aarti; 8.15 a.m.; Guru puja; 8.30 a.m.; bhajan kirtan 9.00 a.m.; Mahabhishek of Sri Sri Sita Ram at 11 a.m. ; Maha Raj bhoga offering; 11.30; Maha aarti/kirtan; 12 noon; discourse on Lord Rama; 12.45 p.m; distribution of prasadam ( bhandara) ; 2 p.m.; sandhya aarti 7.00 p.m. On this occasion, a nagar kirtan procession will be taken out from Sector 32 which will culminate on temple premises ( Hare Krishna Dham, Sector 36-B) at 8 a.m. Special arrangement for boat festival has also been made on the temple premises which will take place at 7.45 p.m. |
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One day, two nakshatras, and only eight
navratras! The Mansa Devi shrine, hub of activity at this time of the year, besides attracting a large number of devotees, became more of an enquiry office, with the pundits answering one devotee after another, even as the devotees offered
parshad. The cause of the confusion this time round was that the two nakshatras fell on a single day, which interestingly, reduced the navratras to eight days instead of the usual nine. The overlapping of the sashti (sixth
navratra) and the saptami (seventh navratra), the former ending by afternoon and giving way to the seventh navratra which, concludes the same day, led to chaos. This has forced devotees, particular about keeping fasts, to alter their plans of celebrating
kanjken, the ritual of offering food and cash to little girls considered the incarnation of the Goddess Herself, on navmi instead of the conventional
ashtami, as observed in Punjab. “There is little difference between
navratras’ celebration in Punjab and Haryana in comparison to other states of the country. The Punjabis prefer celebrating kanjaken on ashtami instead of the customary
navmi. Ashtami, as per scriptures, can be observed as the last fast and kanjaks offered meals on the last
navratra, navmi,” observed Pandit Hari Prasad Shastri of the temple in Sector 15. Owing to this ambiguity, most devotees failed to observe a fast today and ended up deciding kanjaken would be observed on
navmi. “Every navratras, I keep a fast on the first and last day. Missing it this time would mess up my entire lifetime’s efforts. After consulting parents and pundits, I have decided on the keeping the fast tomorrow and shifting kanjaken by a day,” says Meenakshi
Dogra, a devotee at the Mansa Devi temple. The Mata Mansa Devi Shrine Board will observe kanjaken tomorrow and preparations to receive blessings of the incarnations of the Goddess are in full swing. An official said in the morning, little girls, not less than five in number, on the temple premises would be lined up, their feet washed and bhaint in food and cash handed over to them. Following this, the kanjaks would bless the devotees, concluding the ritual. The auspicious days of navratras are of great significance to the Hindus, who believe that it was during these nine days that the srishti was created and the Goddess appeared in nine different forms, one form coming to life in one day. |
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Indigenously overhauled chopper
engine Chandigarh, March 31 Engines for the MI-8 (TV-2) were already being overhauled at 3 BRD, but a new overhaul line for the MI-17’s TV-3, a more advanced and powerful version of the TV-2, started functioning recently. Earlier TV-3 engines had to be sent to Russia for overhauling. Earlier, on his arrival at 3 BRD, the Air Chief was received by the Air Officer Commanding, Air Commodore Ambrish Kumar, and introduced to various branch heads at the depot. The Chief also witnessed a demonstration of Auto CAD — 2000 computer software. Addressing senior NCOs at No 12 Wing, the Air Chief said he had been involved in raising the first MiG-21 squadron at this airbase. Exhorting them to shoulder additional responsibilities for keeping pace with the advancing technologies in the field of aviation, he also complemented them on the key role played by this airbase in aid to civil authorities during the recent Gujarat earthquake. He also inspected various aircraft related infrastructure located at 12 Wing. He was briefed on station activities by the Air Officer Commanding, 12 Wing, Air Cmde V.S. Govindarajan. Meanwhile, Ms Molina Tipnis, president of Air Force Wives Association (AFWWA), attended a combined meeting with local AFWWA members from 3 BRD and 12 Wing. Besides other AFWWA ventures and vocational centres, she visited the Ummeed School for children requiring special care and donated a hearing aid to a deaf girl student. The Air Chief and his wife left for New Delhi in the evening. |
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One year after completion, tubewells await
commissioning Panchkula, March 31 Sources in HUDA disclosed that the authorities had floated tenders in August 1999 for sinking four tubewells in Mansa Devi Complex. The contractors were asked to sink each tubewell more than 190 metres deep. Sources alleged that the authorities allocated the contract to a Jaipur-based company at much less cost as compared to the amount offered by some other local parties. The sources alleged that the contract was allotted for Rs 8,47,300 per tubewell. Later this amount was enhanced to Rs 8,78,800 to use GI filter pipes. Though HUDA reportedly spent over Rs 36 lakh on sinking these tubewells, they failed to pump out any water. The authorities made payments to the drilling company without testing these tubewells. Sources said HUDA had allocated the project of sinking four tubewells in Mansa Devi Complexes in Sectors 5, 4, and 2 and near the shopping centre in Mata Mansa Devi temple. These fall in the Kandi belt in this area. Resident welfare associations alleged that the authorities did not checked whether the contractor sunk the tubewell upto the required depth or not. The members of different association alleged that officials had misappropriated the funds allocated for the project. The Executive Engineer of Public Health, HUDA, Mr Manpal Singh, denied the allegations. He confirmed that the HUDA had allocated the project to the private company at low cost. The company had offered to sink a tubewell at about Rs 8 lakh, which was more than half of the cost offered by other contractors. He said some local parties, which failed to get the tender, were making false propaganda. The necessary machinery had been installed and the tubewells would be commissioned within 15 days or so, he claimed. |
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TA regiment celebrates Raising Day Chandigarh, March 31 Felicitating officers and jawans of the regiment on the occasion, the Commander, Western Command TA Group, Brig Rakesh Mehta, lauded the unit personnel for being awarded with the Chairman Railway Board Trophy for 1998-99. They were adjudged as the best railway TA unit amongst the nine Railway Engineer regiments in the country. Presently commanded by Col P.K. Gupta, Divisional Railway Manager, Varanasi, the unit was raised on March 31, 1975, by Lt-Col Shamsher Singh. This unit was asked to assist the civil authorities during the Bhopal gas tragedy. |
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Make your dream house damp
proof Chandigarh, March 31 Most of the masons and contractors, says Mr Takyar, are either ignorant of the causes of dampness or do not care about it during construction. This dampness later becomes headache for the house owner. But there are ways of controlling and stopping it. “Remember that the dampness is treated or sealed from where it originates and not from where it appears. One of the main causes of dampness in buildings is breakage of DPC (Damp Proof Coat) by plumbers. So the cast iron sanitary and rain water pipes should be erected before laying the DPC. The plain cement concrete once broken will never reunite. Even a hair crack leads to dampness in walls due to capillary action. Unequal floor levels within a house or between two houses, and not providing vertical DPC up to the higher floor level i.e. the depth which needs to be sealed from dampness, which enters the walls from underneath the higher floor and further rises above in the wall, is another cause.. Not providing permanent treatment of dampness to the basement floors and its outer walls, and the sides of walls above the ground floor having filling above horizontal DPC is also a common cause. The water proof treatment is required to be given on the sides of filling and not on the exposed sides. Flooring, if laid above the horizontal DPC, results in dampness of walls from underneath the brick ballast concrete and sand earth filling. If a house owner wants to increase his floor level, vertical DPC from lower horizontal DPC must be provided along the wall up to the proposed higher floor. There will be dampness in cupboards and kitchen cabinets under the working slab or shelf. It is due to the absence of horizontal and vertical DPCs on the walls. There will be dampness under the terrace floors if laid other than brick tiles terracing. Hair cracks do not occur in joints to brick tiles floor whereas these will definitely occur in concrete, crazy and stone floors on account of their thermal behaviour. For such floors, necessary remedial measures must be taken during construction. If separate walls instead of common walls are constructed between two houses, water will enter through the cracks between two walls at the top. Common walls should be preferred, otherwise remedial measures must be taken during construction. Where dampness exists in the already constructed walls or in the neighbour’s wall and new wall is proposed to be constructed along with the existing wall, dampness will travel in the new wall due to capillary action. To avoid dampness, remedial measure should be taken above the horizontal DPC alongwith the existing damp wall. There will be dampness, if expansion/contraction and construction joints are not provided in the RCC slab/beams at required distance and place. Leakage in the water storage tanks of masonry/concrete is often due to inside chipping with stone chips where cracks are liable to occur when emptied in summer. Cracks on the chips surface are not repairable whereas on the cement plaster surface, the same are repairable. General carelessness in fittings of water supply and sanitary fittings by plumbers of bathroom also causes dampness. Their work is required to be strictly supervised when they are at work. |
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Loans for meters Chandigarh, March 31 The meters will be procured from the local dealers by the borrowers and the payment will be made directly to the dealers by the corporation. This amount will be recovered in 12 monthly
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Ban on sale of cut fruit Chandigarh, March 31 The orders state that the sale of all kinds of sweets, cakes, biscuits, breads, parched grains of all kinds unless freshly parched and all other articles of food, including fruits and vegetables in cut state, sugarcane and fresh juices is banned unless when exposed for sale these articles of food and drink are properly protected by wire gauge and glass against contamination by dust and flies. Besides, the sale of unchecked drinking water from water trolleys other than the authorised sources is banned. The sale of ice, ice candies, aerated water sold through outlets under unhygienic conditions is also banned. |
3 cars
stolen Chandigarh, March 31 Mr Hardyal Singh, a resident of SAS Nagar, reported that his car (CH-01-T-6869) was stolen from Sector 34 on Thursday. Mr Taminder Singh Chaudhary of Sector 45 said his Maruti car (CH-01-K-1915) was stolen from the market of Sector 35 on Thursday. Three cases under Section 379 of Indian Penal Code have been registered.
Cash stolen Mr Ashok Kumar, owner of booth no. 11-12, Sector 10 D, reported that someone had stolen Rs 18,000 from the booth on Thursday night after breaking open the lock of the booth. A case under Sections 380 and 457 of Indian Penal Code has been registered.
TV stolen Mr Baljinder Singh of Kumhar Colony, Sector 25, reported that his colour television was stolen on Thursday night. A case under Section 380 of Indian Penal Code has been registered. |
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connections in July Chandigarh, March 31 The TAC was informed that a target to provide 20,000 telephone connections have been achieved. There was a proposal to provide another 26,000 connections in the current financial year. |
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