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PU Students Council poll on Sept 12 Chandigarh, September 1 This was decided at a meeting of college principals, chaired by the Dean University Instruction (DUI), Dr R.J. Hans Gill, here today. The meeting was also attended by the Dean Student Welfare, Mr Nirmal Singh. At the meeting, Dr A.C. Vaid, Principal of GGDSD College, Sector 32, pointed out that the college principals had not been involved in the fixing of election dates and this meeting had been held to merely convey the election date to them. The principals were also given copies of the permission given by the Chandigarh Administration for conducting elections in the colleges. A code of conduct, issued by the Home Secretary, Mr R S Gujral, stating that electioneering was to end 72 hours before the election day, was also circulated among the principals. “The election date has been fixed for September 12. This would be sent to the Inspector General of Police, Mr Rajesh Kumar, for his consent after which the date would be formally announced,” Prof Nirmal Singh said. It was also conveyed that the university might not have an autumn break this year. Instead, the winter break would be stretched to host the Indian National Science Congress, scheduled for January, next year. With 6,000 delegates expected to attend the congress, the university might require hostels to accommodate the participants. However, a final decision would be taken only after the Vice-Chancellor, Prof K.N. Pathak, returns from his visit abroad. Course introduced The Panjab University has introduced a certificate course in Vivekananda Studies through correspondence from the academic session 2003-2004. The course would be offered by the Department of Correspondence Studies and is open to all persons who have passed plus two examination from a board, a university or a council recognised by the university or a higher examination. Students and teachers of colleges and universities would also be eligible for admission to the course. The last date for enrollment without late fee is September 30. Admission with late fee of Rs 150 would be allowed till October 28. With a late fee of Rs1000 and the permission of the chairperson, admission would be allowed till November 17. Meanwhile, the Department of Correspondence Studies has decided to extend the date for all courses without a late fee to September 30, keeping in view the rush for admissions. The prospectus containing an admission form and other details is available at the SBI counter, Sector 14, and the Panjab University Extension Library, Ludhiana. Result declared The result of joint entrance test of M. Phil and PhD, held on August 9, was declared on August 26. Result cards of qualified candidates have also been dispatched. Those who have qualified the test may apply to the chairperson of the department concerned by September 5. |
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Chandigarhians' income highest, say figures Chandigarh, September 1 At constant prices calculated at 1993-94 level, Chandigarh has the highest per capita income with Rs 28,271. Once again Pondicherry is second at Rs 18,820 and for all-India it is Rs 10,754. For the neighboring states of Punjab and Haryana it is Rs 15,255 and Rs 14,075, respectively. The UT Administrator, Chief Justice O.P. Verma (retd.), today released a publication titled “State Domestic Product and Per Capital Income at Current and Constant Prices for the year 1993-94 to 2002-2003” (New Series 1993-04). It contains information of State Domestic Product (SDP) and per capita income and composition of GSDP and NSDP both at current and constant prices. This information will also be made available on the web site of Chandigarh. The State Domestic Product (SDP) and Per Capita Income (PCI) in respect of UT Chandigarh is being prepared annually both at current and constant prices (1993-94) since 1997-98. These estimates are also compared annually with the National Accounts Division, Central Statistical Organisation, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. These figures are an economic barometer to measure the changes in the level of the economic performance of UT and standard of living of the people. The estimates of SDP at current prices are obtained by evaluating the product at current prices prevailing during the year. The estimates of SDP at current prices, over time do not reveal the actual economic growth because these contain the combined effect of firstly the changes in volume of goods and services and secondly of the changes in the prices of goods and services. In order to eliminate the effect of price changes/inflation, the estimates of SDP are also prepared by evaluating the goods and services at the prices prevailing in a fixed year known as the base year (1993-94) and are known as the estimates of State Domestic Product at constant prices. |
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Village land-use being planned Chandigarh, September 1 This means that land in 22 villages which are prone to illegal and haphazard development will be targeted for planned development. Directions in this regard were issued at a meeting of senior officers held here today, Justice Verma said the Administration should plan this area for future development and make all preparations, keeping in view future projections of population, service sector growth, industrial growth, business growth, entertainment and leisure sector growth. The Administrator said the planning of this area was required to save it from unplanned growth in the peripheral area of the city. Already major projects like the Information Technology Park located in Kishangarh village and Botanical garden in Sarangpur village are coming up outside the sectoral grid. The plan is to have major private hospitals in earmarked institutional areas and also multi-storeyed shopping plazas like those in Gurgaon, Noida or Delhi. The Administration had thought about shopping plazas in the belt south of Sector 46 and 47, However, developers may not be keen on this as the land is narrow and building bylaws do not permit a good external facade. Since specialised services like broader roads, water supply, assured power supply and parking are required fresh planning needs to be undertaken. Leading private educational institutes for higher education will also be invited to open centres here. All this, if carried out, can make the city move into the league of newage cities where growth has propelled economy, opine planners. In the same meeting Justice Verma also instructed the health department to launch a concerted drive against spurious drugs being sold in the city especially in the periphery areas and slums. He said “we have to keep a strict check on the sale of spurious drugs in the city and vigilance machinery has to be tightened”. Justice Verma asked the Finance Secretary to tone up health department and to conduct periodical raids on suspected chemists and take samples of various drugs periodically. He said drug inspectors must be made accountable and they should submit their weekly and monthly progress report to the Administration. The Administrator also asked the Adviser to prepare a plan for constructing a “dharamshala” for attendants of patients admitted at Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh. He said with the proposed inauguration of C-Block the number of beds would be doubled to 500 and we must have a place for attendants in the GMCH complex.” |
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Farmers lay siege to Janmarg Chandigarh, September 1 The farmers will remain in the city for another three days. They have set up temporary “chullahs” and branches of trees have been chopped to be used as fuel. Huge vessels have been brought by them for cooking. This morning, the walkers at the Rose Garden were greeted by hundreds of Punjab farmers, who are here to press the Punjab Government to accept their demands. A large number of cops have been deployed and the stretch has been closed for commuters. The farmers were spotted relaxing under the trees and playing cards. Some of them thronged the nearest liquor shops to buy the ‘daily quota’. However, unlike the previous years, the farmers were avoiding taking a shower in the pond and fountain of Rose Garden and were bathing with the water supplied by the municipal corporation in tankers. “The Administration has mixed some medicine in the water and that’s why they were not bathing in the fountain”, said Mr Lakha Singh of the Bharatiya Kisan Union. Residents of the city especially the morning walkers to the Rose Garden, may face unpleasant moments during the next three days, as three farmer unions of Punjab — the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta), the Punjab Kisan Sabha and the Kisan Sangharsh Committee — have set up their tents at the Matka chowk to hold dharna against Punjab and Central governments. The farmers are protesting against the move to privatise the Punjab State Electricity Board, and are seeking free power to small farmers and waiving of loans to these farmers who were not in a position to pay back the amount. This March, when the farmers were here in connection with their demands, the corporation urged the Chandigarh Administration to take up with the state governments the issue of providing compensation to the UT administration and municipal council for the losses incurred due to the farmers’ agitation. Mr Subhash Chawla, Mayor of the MC, had proposed that holding dharnas and rallies was a basic right in any democratic society, yet the state governments should foot the bill of dharnas and rallies. Mr Chawla said he would like the venue of the rally to be shifted to Sector 39 for agitators from Punjab and to the Dhillon cinema side for those from Haryana, so that the city remained unaffected from agitation. Earlier in the day, the farmers started trickling in the city in trucks, buses and tractor trailers. A rally was also held at the ground adjacent to the Hotel Shivalikview, Sector 17. |
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Battalion of surrendered terrorists
on cards Chandigarh, September 1 Termed as “Ikwan”, the battalion will be among six other TA battalions being raised on a “home-and-hearth basis” for Jammu and Kashmir. Two battalions will be based in and around Srinagar, while four will be stationed in the Jammu region. The unit’s structure, area of operations and mandate are being worked out. The idea behind the move to raise a battalion comprising surrendered terrorists is to merge such persons with the mainstream and give an impetus to counter insurgency operations. Besides providing them gainful employment, it will also prevent them from returning to anti-national activities. The battalion will also have the advantage of a first-hand knowledge of the strength and weaknesses of mercenaries, their psychology and method of operation. A section of the officers, however, are of the view that in the given circumstances, the command and control of such a battalion could be a challenging task and needed to be deployed in a careful manner. The officers said during militancy in Punjab, a large number of the surrendered terrorists were recruited as special police officers, a move which produced some good results, even though the situation in Jammu and Kashmir was different and required handling in a different manner. In fact, a government report dated July 29, 2003, states that due to the prevailing security situation and the ongoing proxy war in Jammu and Kashmir, very little reduction in the commitment of the regular Army towards counter insurgency operations can be made, though measures like raising additional forces have been instituted. Apart from the aforementioned seven TA battalions, the report states that six additional Rashtriya Rifles (RR) battalions and a counter insurgency force headquarters are being raised during the current financial year. While 12 RR battalions along with their supervisory formations were sanctioned during the past two years, 12 more RR battalions are proposed to be raised during the next two financial years. |
Hour-long sermon by eight-year-old Chandigarh, September 1 Aakash and his father were in the city to visit Mr Anand Abhilash, President, Arya Vanprasth Ashram, Hardwar. Aakash hails from Champaran district, Bihar. Presently he is pursuing his fourth standard in Gurukul kaangri Haridwar. “As a three-year-old, Aakash used to mumble shlokas and mantras in an unclear, childish diction which was difficult to understand, but later on when we got to know about his extraordinary ability, I took him to Hardwar for formal theological education,” informed Dhruv Narayan Mishra, Aakash’s father. Progressing well, Aakash mastered the art and by the time he was four, he was called in by the then District Magistrate of Champaran, for hearing sermons. “He can recite the Bhagvadgita with explanation in Hindi. In addition to this, he has 10 more granths on his tips” told Mr Abhilash. During the havan ceremony held at Mr Abhilash’s home today, Aakash left the crowd wonderstruck by his fluent chanting of “shlokas”. “He remembers all this since childhood even though he has never learnt them. May be he has carried this spiritual knowledge from his past life,” Mr Mishra said. Concluding the “puja”, Aakash delivered an interesting discourse on the ideal way to start the day and managing the routine work. His pronunciation is getting better with age. He sits in “padmaasana” posture while delivering his words of wisdom. After getting up at 4 am everyday, he meditates for an hour. He devotes his maximun time to reading the enjoys being called as “bal pandit” by his admirers. Aakash had mesmerised 25,000 persons by his talent at the Jalandhar Arya Samaj Pratinidhi Sabha, where he exhibited his talent through perfect rendition of the “mantras”. Aakash wants to acquire more knowledge to establish himself as a theologist. He would also like to serve the masses, perform religious rites, and finally he dreams of making an ashram. Ask the young one what makes a difference in life and he explains in his philosophical tenor: “Money is a farce, a worthless element which keeps us away from God, who is the only embodiment of reality.” |
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Panchkula Diary Panchkula, September 1 It is learnt that the MC has issued about 700 notices to defaulters and asked them to pay the house tax, failing which the MC would recommend their case to the administration, who would initiate resumption proceedings against them. Simultaneously, the MC would also proceed against the defaulters under the Haryana Municipal Act, if the dues were not cleared within a month. It is learnt that while a cinema house in the township owes Rs 6.23 lakh as house tax, at least 15 schools, too, have not paid the house tax for the past two years. A number of government owned buildings, too, owe a sum of Rs 8 lakh. MC officials say that the total target of house tax collection for the year 2003- 2004 is Rs 2. 80 crore. They say that a number of people have already paid their house tax. 4-cr for better bus stand The state transport department has sanctioned a sum of Rs 4 crore for the improvement of bus stands in the state. This was stated by the Transport Minister, Mr Ashok Arora, while addressing a press conference here today. He said the construction work at the bus stand at Kalka would be completed within the next three months and it would be made operational by the year end. He said the department had a target of including 3,500 new buses in its existing fleet of buses, and 2,000 new buses had already been added, while 250 other buses would be added soon. Mr Arora, who was here to preside over a meeting of Punjabi Sabha, said all buses that had been plying on the roads for over seven years, had been withdrawn and replaced. “Because of the steps taken by the department, the incidents of road mishaps have reduced. We have also provided check posts at a distance of every 30 kilometers where passengers are provided different facilities,” he added. Employees found absent The Chief Minister’s Flying Squad today raided the offices of Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN) in Industrial Area Phase II, Urban Subdivision, Cooperative Societies Department, Sugarfed and HouseFed and found 10 employees absent from duty. The flying squad led by DSP Phool Kumar conducted surprise checks on these offices from 9 am to 11 am. While three employees of UHBVN were found absent, two of Urban Subdivision, one from Cooperative Societies, three from Sugarfed and one from HouseFed were found absent. Tourism Day Red Bishop celebrated Haryana Tourism Day by illuminating the tourist complex in Sector 1 here tonight. Banners on promoting tourism in the state were displayed all over the complex. The
management of Red Bishop also gave a discount of 10 per cent to all guests and of 15 per cent to senior citizens, who visited the restaurant tonight. Children were also given gifts and sweets by the management. Special South Indian delicacies were served for the day, informed Mr M.M. Goswami, Divisional Manager, Red Bishop. |
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Senior citizens plan celebrations Chandigarh, September 1 According to the association president, Brig Keshav Chandra (retd), the programmes will be aimed at addressing medical, sociological and physical concerns of the senior citizens, besides giving them an opportunity to display their caliber, capabilities and talent. Association secretary general V.S. Sodhi adds that UT Administrator-cum-Punjab Governor Justice O.P. Verma is expected to be the chief guest at the concluding function at Tagore Theatre to be organised on October 1. Justice Verma is also expected to honour the senior citizens and release a souvenir. Giving details, the chairman of the Seniors Day Organising Committee, Col S.S. Bedi, says a team of highly qualified doctors, under Brig (Dr) M.L. Kataria will provide free consultation and carry out tests, including ECG, X-ray and ultra sound. A get-together will be organised at Government Museum in Sector 10 on September 13 at 10.30 am. On September 17, a seminar “Senior Citizens and Democratic Values” will be held at the same venue at 10.30 am. A debate will be held at DAV College in Sector 10 on September 20 at 10 am. The association will also organise a brisk walk at Sukhana Lake on September 26 at 7 a.m, followed by an interaction with the police on the same day. “Picnic with the residents” will be held at Old Age Home in Sector 15 on September 27 and the Senior Citizens’ Day function will be organised at Tagore Theatre in Sector 18 at 9 a.m. |
FAUJI BEAT THE grant of “one rank, one pension” to the armed forces personnel has again been “strongly” recommended by the Parliamentary Standing Committee (PAC) on Defence to the Inter-Ministerial Committee. In India, such mock exercises are always held before every election. The result of the Internet poll in The Tribune on August 22 shows that 74 per cent people support one rank, one pension for the armed forces. But in this country, unlike the USA, the public thinking has no meaning. It is the bureaucrats’ thinking that dictates all decisions. So the way to one rank, one pension runs through the minds of bureaucrats. Any benefit that is not given to them first cannot be given to any other service. Incidentally, the one rank, one pension was twice accepted in the past. Once by the V.P. Singh Government in 1989. But after that the same government gave it a bureaucratic burial by appointing “Jaffa Committee”. The second time, it was Defence Minister George Fernandes, who announced on April 10, 1999, that one rank, one pension demand had been accepted “in principle and its implementation was a matter of a few days”. Knowing that one rank, one pension issue unfolds a tale of broken promises by all political parties, the ex-servicemen should not pin any hopes on the outcome of the Inter-Ministerial Committee. The government, which does not give 50 per cent of their pay as pension to the defence personnel, would never grant them the benefit of one rank, one pension.
A historic statue The statue of meditating Buddha, which now lies in the Jat Regimental Centre mess at Bareilly, has a history behind it. It was on September 1, 1900, that 1 Jat (Light Infantry), now 2 Mechanised Infantry 1 Jat (LI), arrived at Hong Kong to suppress the Boxer Rebellion. The unit was posted to the 3 Brigade of the Chinese Expendionary Force for this task. During its operations in China, Capt William Carr (Medical officer) of the unit, removed this statue from a temple.
NCC in Punjab The Punjab Government seems to think that any money spent on the NCC training is wasted. Surprisingly enough, this thinking has come to grow in the state, which is famously known as “the sword arm of India”. And that, too, at a time when its Chief Minister is a former Army Captain. A few months ago, the strength of the Punjab NCC cadets had to be reduced to about 25 per cent because the state was not prepared to pay its share of funds for them. Later on, 260 NCC cadets from Punjab almost missed the National Integration Camp held from June 17, near Ludhiana, because the state government did not release a sum of Rs 1.25 lakh sanctioned by it for this camp till quite late after the commencement of the camp. Now it is learnt that no NCC cadets from Punjab will take part in the Republic Day Parade in January 2004 due to the paucity of funds. The NCC cadets in Punjab are totally demoralised because of the non-allotment of funds by the state. For, if they are not trained they would not get ‘B’ and ‘C’ NCC certificates which entitle them to an added advantage for admission to the professional colleges. Nor would they be eligible for the NCC direct entry scheme for commission as officers.
Sainik boards and helpline For all their problems, the ex-servicemen and defence widows should approach their respective Zila Sainik Boards and Rajya Sainik Boards. But what has been seen in the last few months is that most of the ex-servicemen come to the Helpline service established at Chandi Mandir, Jalandhar, Ambala and Bathinda to seek help in their pensionary, medical and other welfare problems. What they need to remember is that the very purpose of establishing the sainik boards is to help the ex-servicemen in all their problems. They should, therefore, not bypass this important channel and come to the Helpline first without even referring their cases to the respective sainik boards. The Helpline services have been established only in one command of the Army, that is, in the Western Command and that, too, purely under the local arrangements to help those ex-servicemen and widows who do not succeed in getting their due from the other agencies. The ex-servicemen should also know that court, family and property dispute cases should not be brought to the Helpline services. (The error in Lieut-Gen B.S. Thakur, GOC 2 Corps’, name in the last column on August 26 is regretted). |
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Steps to promote Delhi as ‘world book capital’ Chandigarh, September 1 The trust will also be taking measures for projecting Delhi as “a representative city of the Indian publishing industry”. It will be opening a “book mall” in the Pragati Maidan. The project is expected to see the light of the day by February next year before the Book Fair. The trust has also expressed willingness to help organisations in opening bookshops in other states also. For the purpose, the trust will be rendering its services to the organisations willing to offer their books at reasonable rates. Confirming the information, Chief Editor and Joint Director of National Book Trust, Dr Baldev Singh Baddan, said the trust would also be setting up “more and more book stores, shops and permanent stalls” at other places. He was in Chandigarh to attend an exhibition organised by the trust at the State Central Library in Sector 17. He added that an informative database of books would be generated for the benefit of the readers. Periodicals on Indian book publishing would be brought out and circulated widely. Moreover, awards would be instituted to recognise and honour the outstanding contribution of publishers. Giving details, Dr Baddan revealed that they would be making efforts to upgrade and set up a user-friendly-cum-modern library network throughout the country. The libraries would offer the latest books, CDs and micro films, he added. An extensive awareness campaign would be launched. A wide range of publicity as well as promotional material would be mailed to all 15,000 publishers, 259 universities and nearly 9 lakh other educational institutions in India, including schools and colleges. The trust would further approach the organisations to spread the message of books as a means to build up a harmonious society based on mutual regard and affection by organising book exhibitions and other book-related activities, he asserted. The trust would also appeal to the newspaper organisations, besides All India Radio, Doordarshan and news agencies, to spread the message regarding Delhi being declared the “world book capital”. Regarding the response to books in regional languages, he said compared to other languages the sale of books in Punjabi, Urdu, Assamese and Orriya were less. “Media, even internet, cannot be held responsible for the dying tradition of book reading,” he said. “Internet and books, both are different. They compliment each other”. Dr Baldev Singh is a Sahitya Akademi Award winner and author of around 40 books in Punjabi, including literature on criticism. He has also come out with a dictionary from Punjabi to Punjabi named, ‘’National Punjabi Kosh’’, besides another dictionary from Hindi to Punjabi. |
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Book exhibition opened Chandigarh, September 1 Prominent Punjabi writers, including Dr Jagtar and Mr Mohan Bhandari, were the guests of honour. As many as 12 books, including one by Amrita Pritam, were also released. Besides the library in Sector 17, the exhibition is open to public at the State Central Library, Sector 34, DAV Public School, Sector 10, the Central State Library, SAS Nagar, and the Sood dharamshala, Sector 10, Panchkula. These will continue till September 6. After Chandigarh, the exhibitions will be held simultaneously in different cities of Punjab and Haryana. Two mobile exhibition vans will accompany the team which will cover major schools and nearby rural areas. Exhibition will remain open from 10 am to 7 pm. According to a press note, the exhibitions will be organised at Patiala and Ambala from September 9 to September 12, followed by displays at Barnala and Kurukshetra from September 15 to September 18. Exhibitions will be held at Sangrur and Rewari from September 22 to September 25 and at Bhatinda and Narnaul from September 27 to September 30. The exhibitions are being organised with an aim to increase reading habit among the people. The note added that a book fair will be organised in November at Ludhiana with about 150 book publishers participating in it. The National Book Trust has already organised 44 exhibitions in Delhi and seven in Kolkata. About six neo-literate books were released, including “Yaar Di Chithi”, “Chandan Pani”, “Jaisi Karni Waisi Bharni”, “Lal Patel Di Library” and “Bahadur Bachhe”. Another book, “Jhandon Ke Rang”, was released in Hindi. In Urdu, about three books, including “Jangi Qaidi” by Kesar Singh, “Na Radha Na Rukmani” by Amrita Pritam and “Trishna Di Samundri Yatra” were released. Three books were released in English. |
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Probe into premature
condemnation of vehicles Chandigarh, September 1 The issue came to light when the vehicle maintenance staff sought approval for an estimate of around Rs 15 lakh for repairing the “stranded” vehicles parked at different stores of the corporation. Sources in the corporation said the vehicles were yet to complete the prescribed kilometer run. In some cases it has been observed that the vehicles remained stranded for want of spares and maintenance. As the vehicles could not be auctioned as per the rules, so the estimate for repairing the vehicle went sent for approval to the higher authorities. The sources said the Mayor along with other officers paid a surprise visit to the stores. Two councillors, Mrs Geeta Rani, Deputy Mayor and Mrs Harpreet Kaur, have asked details of nine such vehicles from the officers concerned. |
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Man roughed up at toll post Chandigarh, September 1 According to eyewitness, the toll attendants had stopped an Army bus bearing a civilian registration number and demanded the toll. They were told that Army personnel do not have to pay toll even if travelling in a civilian vehicle, but the former did not agree. A slip for Rs 26 was issued to the Army men. When the vehicle went past the barrier another attendant reportedly abused the soldiers, which angered them, leading to the fracas. Lakhwinder Singh, another employee at the toll collection post, and Bhasin were roughed up by the Army men. Bhasin got a hit on the head by a belt. A report was lodged with the police in this connection. |
Hotel MD denies charge Chandigarh, September 1 Clarifying his stand, Mr Darshan Singh said that none of the hotel staff had beaten up the youths, Sikander Deol and his friends. Rather, the youths had picked up a quarrel with hotel staff when its waiter demanded the bill for the liquor and other articles they consumed. He added that in order to avoid the payment of the bill, the youths who were heavily drunk, tried to run away without paying the bill and on being demanded payment, Sikander called his other friends and hit the glass of the front door of the hotel. As a result of that a waiter of the hotel as well as the assailants suffered some injuries with the broken glass. Mr Darshan added that he had reported the matter to the PCR of the area and they took the attackers to hospital for a medical examination and also our staff member who was also injured in the attack. |
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Sector 38 residents seek better deal Chandigarh, September 1 In a memorandum submitted to the MP, the residents demanded that the development of internal parks, provision of a green belt for the sector, recarpeting of roads, construction of civil dispensary, shifting of dumping yard and entertainment centre for senior citizens. The MP announced a grant of Rs 5 lakh for the development of parks in the sector from his Local Area Development Fund. |
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Reiki workshop Chandigarh, September 1 “The healing is done with the hands. Medicines are not required. The process relaxes the mind and gives universal life force energy to the body,” informed Reiki GrandMaster Sonika. She said many residents who learnt reiki during the previous camps helped her. ‘’We have been conducting healing camps and spreading awareness about Reiki in the city. Mass healing and free reiki healing camps have been a part of the programme’’, she added. |
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Workshop on nutrition Chandigarh, September 1 Inaugurating the workshop, the Adviser to UT Administrator, Mr Virendra Singh, said the main objective was to create awareness about the magnitude of problems of malnutrition and its consequences. He said malnutrition was so acute that citizens were in a grip of silent emergency. As much as 50 per cent of the population was malnourished. He added that poor were not the only ones who were malnourished, but many youngsters from affluent families were also affected due to dietary preferences and the seductive lure of fashion. |
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PFA activities Chandigarh, September 1 Since then the PFA has been active in the city and its satellite towns. It runs an Animal Hospital-cum-Shelter
Basera, 24-hours animal ambulance service — Jeev Rakshak Seva. The PFA hold mobile veterinary camps in slums and villages, vaccination and sterilisation projects, first-aid training workshops, Animal Laws awareness workshops with the police and general public, free horse cart treatment camps. It organises PFA clubs in schools. Call Jeev Rakshak Seva on 749080 and 749211and contact Basera for adopting animals free of cost. Two male kittens (six week old), 1 black with golden eyes, 1 tabby colour are available for adoption. Interested, contact 749080 and 749211 between 11 am and 1 pm. The PFA has found a mixed breed male dog, 3-4 years old, brown colour, from Sector 20, Chandigarh.
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HAU help sought for dog
sterilisation SAS Nagar, September 1 The civic body has sought the help of Haryana Agriculture University in this regard. It wrote to Dr A.K. Sharma, Professor and Head Department of Animal Reproduction and Gynaecology, HAU, Hisar, about two weeks ago for assistance in
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7-yr-old raped Chandigarh, September 1 The girl told her mother that Ram Karan (whom she calls chacha) had asked her not to tell anybody about this. Ram Karan is said to be a distant relative of the girl’s family. The girl stated that Ram Karan had taken her to his room on the pretext of viewing television and then bolted the door and committed the crime. Ram Karan, who sells vegetables, has absconded. The police got the girl medically examined. The Sector 39 police station has registered a case under Sections 376 (rape) and 342 of the
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Theft in Army officer’s house SAS Nagar, September 1 Mrs Paramjit Kaur, wife of Lt-Col Balwinder Singh Chahal and teacher at Government Senior Secondary School, Lalru, said that when she returned home around 3.30 p.m. she found that two locks had been broken and thrown near the door. When she entered she saw that belongings were lying scattered in two bedrooms and a store. She then rang up her husband, who is posted at Ambala. He came and complained to the police that the thieves had taken away Rs 15,000, gold ornaments weighing four or five tolas, three pearl sets, three watches, a CD player, a cordless and imported pens. He said earlier a theft had taken place in his house two years ago and that too in September.
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