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Couch
potato’s nightmare Chandigarh, August 23 The Vice-Chancellor of Panjab University, Prof K.N. Pathak, who does not watch television, had a different problem. His wife, Ms Kulwanti Pathak, an avid TV watcher, in the absence of programmes like ''Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi" and "Kangan'' was 'nagging the Professor.'' She said she really missed family programmes. The Chandigarh Mayor, Ms Harjinder Kaur, was a different young woman. She felt good as she had an opportunity to surf the Net and read a bit. A nominated councillor, Mr Harish Bhanot, said he keenly waited for news, especially about the developments taking place in Kashmir. A BJP councillor, Ms Ranjana Shahi, said she missed developments on the Telekha sex sleaze expose and the political fall-out it could have caused. Mr Tejbans Singh Jauhar, an eminent photoartist, felt a welcome change in the TV holiday. He found an opportunity to talk to children and discuss their future. He could spend some time with his wife also despite missing the Indo-Sri Lanka cricket match and popular serials. The PGI Director, Dr S.K. Sharma missed news and how India was progressing to avenge its humiliation in the past Test match at the hands of the Lankans. Wing Commander, Rai said the day was ''awful'' without TV programmes. Mr Chaman Sharma said he was going to bed without feeling the day being full as TV had become part of our lives. Satirist Jaspal Bhatti's wife Savita said it was a ''blessing in disguise,'' but the intoxication of TV kept life dull and children were listless as if they had missed a part of their lives. Unwanted TV could be and had a great impact on people's day-to-day lives, she added. Professor Oberoi summed up by saying, "Though TV has robbed us of real life, today was awful''. He said TV had made real experiences like the Gulf War and the USA Presidential election a virtual experience. |
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A few were lucky Chandigarh, August 23 |
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PU
officer charged with misuse of funds Chandigarh, August 23 An inquiry is currently under way and the suspended FDO has filed a reply pleading innocence on all grounds. As many as six allegations out of the total in the reply pertain specifically to the fundation for higher education and research. The first allegation reads “that he on his own transferred a sum of Rs 1 crore from the Foundation for Higher Education and Research to the university current account on December 11, 1998, without obtaining sanction from the Vice Chancellor.” Another allegation pertains to “transfer of Rs 1.20 crore and Rs 1.8 crore out of the fund for higher education on February 24, 1999, and February 27, respectively, without any authorisation from the VC”. Seven months after the transfer of the amounts he submitted a note to the VC in which “he described the transfer of funds as loan to the current account.” The FDO in his reply says that the transfer of funds were not isolated cases. “In the past as well, in order to tide over the financial crunch, the drawing and disbursing officer had been resorting to such practices since 1990-91,” his reply says. The transfer was ‘primarily for the release of salaries and other committed liabilities to the service providers’. There has been extreme pressure on the funds of the university due to revision of pay scales and burden of arrears coupled with committed and approved liabilities provided for in the yearly budget estimates, the reply says. The reply quotes the Finance Secretary of UT: “Since heavy overdraft from the bank leads to payment of high rates of interest which, in turn, were to be shared by the respective state governments, proper financial management envisaged that the money available with the university, including the Foundation for Higher Education and Research Fund should have been temporarily
utilised to avoid payment of interest on overdraft”. Leaving aside the fund, one allegation reads “the total amount of salary drawn by him during 1997-98, 1998-99 and 1999-2000 is Rs 4,80,472 whereas there are bank transactions worth Rs 50 lakh in his bank provident accounts.” The FDO maintains that the bank transactions worth Rs 50 lakh were apparently an attempt to confuse the matter and mislead the authorities in position, without being specific to any fact as they appear. He has given a list of reasons for expenditure, including “transactions with regard to PF withdrawal, loan taken from Housefed, sale of plots proceeds at Gurgaon, contribution of savings by my daughter, PF withdrawals of my wife and transactions relating to receipt of small dividends and redemptions”. The list of allegations features “that he knowingly ignored the letter of the Vice Chancellor of PU and the Association of Commonwealth Universities and directed the State Bank of India to debit the university current account and encash travellers cheques.” It has also been alleged “he took advances from his provident fund account amounting to Rs 11,50,577 during the course of two years-and-a-half-years from 1997 to 2001. He deposited back within this period a sum of Rs 9,35,000 but he could not explain to the fact finding committee the source from where he paid back the amounts against advances from the provident fund. The last allegation says that “he has been in possession of pecuniary resources and property disproportionate to his known sources of income such as one PUSHPAC flat, one new Maruti car, marriage of daughter, purchase of two plots at Ambala and admission of his son to MCA against payment of NRI fee in foreign currency”. The FDO has termed the allegations as vague. “I do not own any plot or plots at Ambala. However, my wife had purchased two plots in the outskirts of Ambala out of her own savings”, the reply says. The car was bought out “of my PF withdrawal and my wife’s PF”. The car is registered in the name of his wife. He says he took loan for the flat in question. Professor K.N.Pathak, Vice-Chancellor, when contacted said that he was yet to get final recommendations of the enquiry officer on the issue. |
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Subedar
cremated
SAS Nagar, August 23 The subedar was killed in a sudden burst of fire by terrorists at Kamalpur post in the Jammu Sector near the Line of Control (LoC) last Tuesday. Naib Subedar Harbhajan Singh, who accompanied the body from Jammu, said Subedar Manjit Singh was returning from an observation duty alongwith 10 men of his regiment from the Kamalpur post. The Subedar who was at a distance from other jawans noticed some civilians. But suddenly the civilians fired at him. His body was taken to the Akhnoor military hospital for post-mortem before being brought here. He is survived by wife, Ms Baljeet Kaur and two sons, Paramjit (22) and Amarjit (20), who live in Balongi village near here. The Subedar, aged around 50, had six months of service left. Jawans of 3 Field Regiment reversed their guns and fired three bursts of fire as a mark of respect to the martyr. On behalf of 3 Field Regiment wreaths were laid by Lieut Kamal Bachani. Naib Subedar Harbhajan Singh of 99 Field Regiment also laid a wreath on behalf of the regiment. The Deputy Director of Sainik Welfare Board, Major Pashora Singh, Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Kharar, Mr Devinder Singh , Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kharar, Mr Roopinder Singh, president of local civic body, Mr Kulwant Singh, Mr Karanbir Singh Kang, leader of Youth Akali Dal, Lt Col S.S. Sohi(retd) of the Rashtriya Raksha Dal were among those persons who paid their last respects to the martyr. Earlier, a number of people visited the house of the martyr to pay their respects. As the convoy of vehicles tailing the vehicle carrying the body of the Subedar reached the cremation ground the atmosphere became emotionally charged as the wife of the martyr, Baljeet Kaur was inconsolable. Later, the Deputy Director of Sainik Welfare Board, Major Pashora Singh said as per the rules, the family of the soldier would be given Rs 2 lakh as ex-gratia amount, Rs 5 lakh for a plot, pension equivalent to the salary and a job to a family member.  |
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Attacked
Mayor goes about her agenda Chandigarh, August 23 However, the Mayor started going about her agenda with implication on the Punjab Assembly elections, appointing a Punjabi typist today, and considering to demand Chandigarh being given to Punjab, with the Sutlej-Yamuna link (SYL) link canal water dispute again resurfacing between Haryana and Punjab. The move was aimed at drawing the attention of the top Akali Dal leadership, which would find the issue to be convenient to be raised by one of its lower leaders, and the issue would make her well entrenched vis-a-vis her rival and local unit President, Mr Gurpartap Singh Riar. Her own alliance members said she was playing into the hands of the Congress, which had been trying to scuttle the dissolution move, and going against democratic norms opposing a resolution passed by the majority, including her own party. Ms Harjinder Kaur, however, clarified that she did not oppose the move as the local unit of the party had taken a line, but did not also favour an undemocratic move, which her party leadership had also accepted. Mr Tandon said while Ms Harjinder Kaur, who got elected to the chair by polling mere seven votes, claimed her victory to be a victory of the democracy, she had in a letter written to the UT Administrator, Lieut-Gen J.F.R. Jacob (retd) opposed the dissolution resolution passed by majority in the House and considered it to be a murder of democracy. Questioning her victory, he asked how could she enjoy the confidence of the majority of the House when she polled only seven votes, including four of the nominated councillors, two of the elected Congress councillors, besides her own. On the other hand, the resolution seeking the dissolution of the House and going in for fresh mandate was passed by 15 out of the 17 members present and voting in the House on August 8. This included all the 13 BJP councillors, SAD councillor, Mr Mohinder Singh, and the lone Chandigarh Vikas Manch member, Ms Satinder Dhawan. Two others, namely Congress councillor, Ms Kamlesh, got her dissent recorded, while nominated councillor, Mr Harish Bhanot, abstained from the same. The BJP spokesperson, Ms Ranjana Shahi, pointed out that it was perhaps the first time that a Mayor had challanged a resolution passed by the House. A minority Mayor, who was there for only for a short period of two and a half months, should on the contrary try to create more amiable atmosphere for herself rather than generating such controversies. Ms Harjinder Kaur, when contacted, said she had always been opposed to the dissolution move and she had taken a conscious decision to contest the Mayor’s election so that the MC completed its regular tenure. She had only repeated her stand from this chair. She said she strongly felt that the decision taken by the majority was neither legal nor did it have the sanction of the people and as an elected representative of the people, she felt duty bound to convey her opinion to the Administration on the issue. Ms Harjinder Kaur further said she was following the party President, Mr Prakash Singh Badal, who too during his sangat darshan in Punjab, had urged the parties to do maximum public welfare works. Termimg all this criticism to be a manifestation of the frustrated persons, she asked them to rise above petty party politics and work for the development of the city during the remaining period. On the controversial issue of her attempt in making Hindi and Punjabi the language of the corporation, she clarified that the spirit behind the same was to make democracy work. Since some of the elected representatives did not understand English, the use of these languages would help ensure better participation of each councillor. |
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SCHOOL
BEAT Raipur Rani (Panchkula), August 23 The grim scenario is further compounded by the lack of furniture in the classrooms which are no more than shacks in rural areas. Here instead of students it is electricity which plays truant. In Hangola, tucked right in the heart of the sleepy village, the Chief Minister’s generosity of upgrading the schools to senior secondary level has only added to the woes of the authorities. Without a Principal, erratic supply of power, no furniture and an ever increasing number of students, the school still stands tall. Ten students have been admitted to the first batch of Class XI in the school this session and all posts of teachers are still vacant. While the boys spend time playing volleyball, the girls, four in all, spend their time shuttling between classrooms. “We don’t have a room to our name, haven’t read a word since the session took off and haven’t even been visited by a teacher,” says one student. The students sitting in rooms are not placed any better. The rains brought in slush and mud this morning on which the students squatted to begin their day. In one corner of the room stand cobweb-ridden cupboards and a fungi-laden skeleton full of dust, a bone or two out of place, to explain the human bone structure to the students. Classes for the primary school, too, were being held in the open even as a stick-wielding teacher tried to keep her class of over 100 little ones quiet. Today is only two shades worse. All 60 students of the school have gone without teachers and teaching for the past two years, ever since the
school was upgraded. Class XI of last year graduated to Class XII despite no academic activity in class and the vacancies are not likely to be filled this time too. Without a Principal, the discipline in the school also seems to be fading away gradually. The Principal of the Senior Secondary School, Raipur Rani, Mr Mehar Chand, holds additional charge of the two schools. “I have tried to get at least some vacancies filled but the recommendations have fallen through everytime as nobody is willing to join here. With three schools to look after, I can hardly give my best to any of these,” he admits. Today being a rainy beginning to the day, 115 students of the primary school in Samlehri were packed into a cramped room with hardly any space to move. The in charge, Mr Mast Ram, was at his wits’ end trying to control the tiny tots. On the same premises, a middle school with 148 students was being run in the open as the classrooms were dingy, damp and sans electricity. They have three rooms, 20 desks and very few teachers to run the show on behalf of the state government. “We hold our classes in the open. There is no electricity and hardly any light. Moreover, the rooms reek of the musty smell of damp walls. It is pathetic and we have made our representations to the administration and the department. Repair work is on and the rains will go away. Hope is still alive,” claims Mr Tarsem Lal, Headmaster in Samlehri. “As far as furniture is concerned, it is a well known fact that it comes in with the first batch of the school and is there till it lasts. The broken furniture is never replaced and new never added,’’ an official from the Education Department adds. Till all this mess in education is attended to, the ambitious computerisation plan can just cool its heels till the situation begins to look up. For now, the administration has been able to identify only 12 schools with infrastructure availability for this plan while other districts have sent proposals for much more, sources said.
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Kerosene
prices reduced Chandigarh, August 23 The new wholesale price will be Rs 7,595.41 per kilolitre, inclusive of sales tax and other taxes. An order to this effect, which has been issued by the Deputy Commissioner, Mr M. Ramsekhar, has come into force with immediate effect. The reduction has come about following the cut in Central Sales Tax earlier payable at 4 per cent. With the coming up of the new Indian Oil depot the tax has been done away. Kerosene was earlier procured from Ambala and CST was levied. Earlier, in February this year, the Administration had hiked the prices of kerosene by 11 paise, from Rs 7.93 to 8.04 per litre. Sources reveal there are nearly 1 lakh kerosene users in the city, mostly people belonging to weaker sections. This includes 20 litres per family with more than 2 units, 10 litres with a family of 2 units and 3 litres for those with single gas connection. The ration card holders with two gas connections are not entitled to avail this facility. |
I am innocent: Dalip
Singh SAS Nagar, August 23 Thakur Dalip Singh was bailed out yesterday in a case relating to the attempt on the life of Mr Avtar Singh, a sevak said to be close to the Satguru. Addressing a press conference here, Thakur Dalip Singh said the case in which he had been accused of sending persons to murder Mr Avtar Singh was false and he was innocent. He said even the FIR did not mention his name. He did not know any of the accused persons. Besides, if he had sent those persons to commit the crime, would he have provided them with a countrymade pistol. Almost a year had passed and no second attempt had been made on the life of Mr Avtar Singh. He said Mr Avtar Singh had alleged that Thakur Dalip Singh had wanted to grab the “gurgadi” of the Namdharis by getting him murdered. However, he wondered how could the “gurgadi” be grabbed from Mr Avtar Singh when it was not with him. Thakur Dalip Singh said Satguru Jagjit Singh had brought him up like his son and he was a true follower of the Satguru. But some selfish people who had surrounded the Satguru were trying to create a rift among the family members for their personal gains. He said some persons were trying to create divisions in the Panth. They were trying to adopt a policy of divide and rule and restrict access of people to Satguru Jagjit Singh. He said such persons had also tried to bribe him by offering large sums of money and the “gurgadi”. As he had refused to join their group, they started harming him mentally and physically. They also spread malicious propaganda against him. |
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Widow
seeks PHRC help SAS Nagar, August 23 Mrs Pushpa Pathak, wife of the late Major Ved Prakash Pathak, said in a written complaint to the commission yesterday that she had been the exclusive owner of House No 30 in Phase II here since May, 1994, as per her husband’s will. Her husband had died in March, 1992, at the age of about 69 due to bone cancer. She said the house was at present occupied by her (drawing-cum-dining room, lounge and two bedrooms at the back) along with her daughter, Mrs Suman Lata. Her daughter had been living in the house, first at the request of Major Pathak and then at Mrs Pathak’s, along with her two minor daughters. Her daughter’s husband, Dr Satish K. Sharma, was working as Professor and Chairman, Department of Sociology, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, and visited them on weekends or holidays or whenever they needed his assistance. Mrs Pathak said she had been suffering from non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a terminal disease, since September, 1998. She inducted her son, Dr Raj Kamal Pathak, as a licensee temporarily in a portion of the Phase II house out of motherly affection, without the payment of rent, in March, 1998, when he joined Panjab University, Chandigarh, as Professor of Anthropology. Her son along with his wife and two children was at present occupying two bedrooms in the front portion of the house and one room and a kitchen above the garage. The complainant said that after his induction as licensee, Dr Pathak allegedly started making false claims of co-ownership of the house and filed a civil suit against her in March, 2000, for the ownership of one-third share. The case was pending in the court of the Mr R.L. Chohan, Civil Judge, Kharar. Mrs Pathak said that since her son had allegedly started troubling her and her daughter she cancelled his licence by serving him legal notice. As he did not vacate the premises within the stipulated time, she filed a suit against him for eviction, which was pending in the court of Ms Sidhu, Civil Judge, Kharar. The complainant said Dr Pathak had placed two trunks and a suitcase “forcibly” in the store at the back of the house. She, being the exclusive owner of the house, paid the electricity and water bills besides incurring other expenses as demanded by the local Estate Office. Mr Pathak said that Dr Pathak and his wife had made “life hell” for her and her daughter. He allegedly wanted to throw them out of the house and was adopting every means from using abusive language, threats and occasional violence to accomplish his aim. Dr Pathak and his wife also threatened Mrs Suman Lata and her minor daughters with “dire
consequences”. Sometimes, the complainant said, her son started creating a nuisance to intimidate her since there was no male family member living with her most of the time. Mrs Pathak said she said she was forced to disown her son by issuing a public notice. Mrs Pathak said Dr Pathak was preventing her from using the premises according to her convenience. She had also lodged a complaint with the police on August 21. The complainant prayed to the Human Rights Commission to ensure a conducive environment in her home for her health and well-being. She said she also feared for the life of her daughter and her minor daughters. She prayed to the commission to provide her with the necessary protection and safety so that she could spend the remaining short span of her life peacefully. |
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Satwant
Gill’s
widow questioned Chandigarh, August 23 The police is working on several theories with no conclusive clues which could lead them to the murderer(s). Though the police has failed to make any arrest, the police still believes that the murderer(s) was very close to Satwant Singh Gill. The police says at least two of the persons suspected for the crime have disappeared. A senior police officials said once the two missing suspects were questioned, a clear picture would emerge. The official refused to name the ‘‘missing suspects’’, but police sources said they were travel agents. Satwant Singh Gill was brutally murdered in his bedroom in the wee hours of Friday at his estate in Kansal village (Kharar). The police had rounded up several persons, including the foster son and the brother-in-law of the deceased, for questioning. Meanwhile, the Naya Gaon police reportedly registered an FIR against Satwant Singh Gill and six other persons for allegedly defrauding Mr Ramesh Kumar, a resident of Sector 37, of Rs 9 lakh. |
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SAS
Nagar-Kharar road
to be four-laned Kharar, August 23 He said the Punjab Infrastructure Development Board had either accepted the tenders for these works or had invited tenders and the work would be started soon. He said the Punjab Government had decided to construct a bypass to Morinda at an estimated cost of Rs 45 crore and 117 acres had been acquired for this purpose. This new bypass would be a four-laning project and a new bridge on the railway crossing would be 300 feet wide. Answering a question about the bad condition of some roads in Kharar, he said it was the fault of the people or the panchayats who had not done the earth work on these roads. He appealed to them to complete the earth work immediately and the repair or construction of the road would start soon after. He said the work on construction of roads worth about Rs 2000 crore were going to start in Punjab soon. He praised the role played by the Press and lauded its importance. He appealed to the people to give their party another tenure of five years, during which every Dalit colony, school, gurdwara, mandir, farmhouse, cremation ground and religious place would be linked with pucca roads. Mr Langah appealed to the people to help the department in maintaining the roads. |
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Poor
sex ratio alarms
Health Ministry Chandigarh, August 23 The ministry has asked the Health Department to carry out investigations of the reported cases of female foeticide and ascertain if the norms laid down by the authorities for banning sex determination tests were being carried out. In this connection, the UT Director, Health Services, has also been conducting surprise checks on various nursing homes, clinics, hospitals and laboratories to ensure that all institutions having an ultrasound machines were registered with the Director, UT Family Welfare. It may be mentioned that it is compulsory for every hospital, nursing home, clinic and laboratory to display a dark blue board with white letters pronouncing that pre-natal sex determination tests were not done by it. However, many nursing homes in the city continue to flout the norm. It may be mentioned that in June, following the directions of the Supreme Court, health authorities all over the country had issued notices asking all those having the facility of ultrasound to get themselves registered. In a recent judgement, the Supreme Court had ordered the implementation of Prenatal Diagnostic Techniques (regulation and prevention of misuse) Act 1994 by June 30 this year. |
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MURDER
MILES Chandigarh, August 23 It is alleged that the truck was running at a break-neck speed and the driver was unable to stop even whom he saw the child crossing the road. Though the driver was later arrested and a case was registered, yet an innocent life was lost. And this certainly was not the only instance of a fatal accident on this road. Though the traffic police maintains that there has been only one fatal accident on this road, the residents of the colony maintain that a number of persons injured in accidents at this spot, have succumbed to their injuries in hospital. According to police records, seven persons have been injured in five accidents this year. The police, however, concedes that the number of accidents taking place here is much higher. It is believed that on an average two or three minor accidents (mostly between pedestrians or cyclists and heavy vehicles) take place here every day. On the day this child died, thousands of residents of the colony took to the streets in protest against the failure of the traffic police to manage traffic in the Industrial Area. They said that this was not the first time that children were the victims of hit-and-run vehicles. Heavy vehicles, especially trucks carrying material to the factories and buses from CTU Workshop and the Haryana Roadways workshop, often drive along this road at high sped. With the children of the colony on the road, the drivers fail to control their vehicles and avoid accidents. Recently, a cyclist and the pillion rider were seriously injured when a CTU bus rammed into them, while trying to avoid running over a child. Residents say that a number of trucks coming to various industrial units in the area remained parked on the road and were never challaned or removed by the traffic police. They feel that a little initiative by the traffic police can improve the situation. |
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Jacob
lays stone of training centre Chandigarh, August 23 General Jacob said it was our social responsibility to look after the physically challenged and to make their life more meaningful. The Administrator said the Rs 17 lakh project of the Vocational Training Centre had been conceived to save the inmates from commuting daily to other vocational training centres. He said the inhouse training for the retarded children would be an asset for the Nari Niketan. He asked the Engineering Department to construct an additional floor at the proposed vocational training centre and construct a dormitory to absorb more needy children in the Nari Niketan. He also asked the Engineering Department to construct the building within the stipulated period of six months. Appreciating the Adviser’s idea of vocational training centre, the Administrator said the training centre would provide training to the inmates in the disciplines of confectionary, bakery, book binding and embroidery, among other trades. Earlier, welcoming the Administrator, Mr G.K. Marwaha, informed: “Presently Nari Niketan has 25 inmates and most of them are mentally challenged children.” He said this vocational training centre was the necessity of Nari Niketan. A deaf and dumb girl, Meera, performed a dance on the occasion. |
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Water
shortage Chandigarh, August 23 A large number of people could be seen carrying buckets to fetch water from the ground floor as over head tanks could not be filled for the last two days, said an aggrieved resident. Municipal Corporation officials acknowledged the shortage and said the motor had been repaired and water supply had been
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Jacob
to release book on water harvesting Chandigarh, August 23 The function is being jointly organised by the People for Animals, Yuvsatta and Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), New Delhi. The book, which has been published by the CSE, captures the rich and diverse tapestry of the modern human struggle to find water for its needs from India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, South East Asia, Singapore, Germany and elsewhere. Given that several states in India are repeatedly facing severe drought and urban areas are also experiencing acute water shortage, the issue being highlighted in the book carries weight. The thrust is on the fact that the only way to meet the rising water demand is through rainwater harvesting. |
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Sainik
Parivar
panel meeting Chandigarh, August 23 A statement issued here said Sainik Parivar Bhavan was providing free training, boarding and lodging to war widows, their wards, ex-servicemen and serving defence personnel during computer training, cutting, tailoring, stenography, handloom and cut-glass training at Panchkula, Rohtak, Chhachhrauli, Jind, Rewari, Dadri, Jhajjar and Hisar. Free career guidance courses are also being conducted for B and C post categories, NDA and CDS examinations as well as sainik schools, besides preparatory classes for entrance examinations to engineering, dental and medical colleges. |
3 injured in
accident Chandigarh, August 23 According to the information available, a group of four to five rickshaw pullers were standing together near the Sector 37-D kerosene oil depot. A CTU bus (CH-01G-5535) coming from the opposite direction lost control and hit the rickshaw pullers. Eye witnesses
said the rickshawpullers were saved because the bus had halted after striking the rickshaws. The rickshaws have damaged beyond repair, it is learnt. The driver of the bus fled the spot after the incident. The police later arrived on the scene and all three injured rickshaw pullers were rushed to the General Hospital, Sector 16. The bus has been impounded and a case has been registered in the Sector 39 police station. In another incident, a rickshaw-puller and a motorcyclist were injured in an accident near Himachal Bhavan in Sector 24, here late last night. According to an FIR registered under Sections 279 and 337 of the IPC, it has been reported that the rickshaw-puller was hit by a motor cycle. Mr Parvinder Singh was riding the mobike and he was injured and admitted to the PGI. One held Theft cases A gold chain, ring and ‘mangal sutra’ were stolen from the Sector 43 residence of Mr Sanjiv Khurana when he was out of station. In another case, two chairs, a box and a purse containing Rs 900 were stolen from a house in Daddu Majra colony. In both the cases, the police has registered FIRs under Section 380 of the IPC. Ms Sneh Arora’s Luna (CH-01M-4685) was stolen from the bank square parking on Wednesday. A case under Section 379 of the IPC has been registered. Two arrested PANCHKULA Car stolen One convicted One arrested SAS Nagar One booked |
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