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Need to plug loopholes in PU exam system HIGHLIGHTS
Chandigarh, October 12 Prof R.D. Anand said the university should send messengers to all colleges to deliver the results. In case of private candidates the university should open centres at Ludhiana, Hoshiarpur, Mukstar and the city. Principal Tarsem Bahia said it was not fair to compare the examination branch with a bus stand or a railway station, however, there was no denying the fact that there were faults in the procedure. He said the biggest drawback in the system was that no responsibility was fixed for any mistakes on the part of the examination branch. Mr Ashok Goyal also underlined the importance of proper follow-up, speedy and concrete decisions on dereliction of duty cases. Prof Charanjit Chawla said it was surprising why the university decision to send results through registered mail was not being implemented. Mr S.S. Hundal said the detail marks cards did not carry the full initials of the signatory and there was confusion about the date of issue of the certificates and the date on which these were mailed. Prof K.N. Pathak, the Vice Chancellor, assured action in this regard and said he was sorry about the existing work culture. “I don’t see any reason why proper care was not taken in filling the cards.” Principal S.C. Marriya said the university should immediately set up a grievance-redressal cell. The university deferred any decision on 5 per cent weigthtage for classroom attendance for undergraduate classes of the university. The House was clearly divided on the issue. Ms Kuldeep Pannu, Mr Hundal and Prof Santosh Sharma pointed out drawbacks in the proposal. Prof Charanjit Chawla, Principal P.S.Sangha and Principal Bahia supported the move. Lack of a pension scheme led to heated discussion inside the Senate Hall. Prof P.P. Arya, Dr Harjinder Singh Laltu, president of the Panjab University Teachers Association and Dr Keshav Malhotra strongly supported the need for a pension scheme. At one point of time Mr S.S. Virdi was cornered when he spoke about certain problems with the pension scheme. The university decided to involve representatives of the PUTA and from the non-teaching employees unions to work in this regard. The Senate decided to make salary payment to teachers above 60 years of age. Their salaries had been withheld following a court
Principal Bahia pointed out loopholes in the university security system particularly in the wake of violence on campus and allegations of outsiders roaming on the campus. Justice Jain said he was already preparing a report in this regard. Prof Satya P. Gautam also highlighted the problem of over three dozen vacant houses on the campus due to procedural faults. The university has decided to start work on the Institute of Dental Science and a five acre area has been identified for the purpose. The Syndicate has conferred the Vice-Chancellor with the power to condone 10 per cent lectures to candidates who are short of attendance to qualify for the annual examination. Prof P.P. Arya opposed the move saying only cases with genuine reasons should be allowed. The university decided to give the Provident Fund amount of Prof M.M. Puri, a former Vice-Chancellor who was involved in a case of misappropriation of funds. It was pointed out that the university was awaiting the result of a criminal case against him, however, under the rules he was eligible to get his PF amount. The Senate meeting was held today at the newly constructed Golden Jubilee Guest House instead of the Senate Hall.
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Ethanol-mixed petrol ‘turns
into water’ SAS Nagar, October 12 Following a complaint by a resident of Palampur who got his tank filled from a petrol station on the SAS Nagar-Ropar road, near Daun, today a Hindustan Petroleum team checked at the station and found that the petrol in the car had large quantities of water in it. The petrol storage tank too was found to have water at the bottom. The petrol station owner was asked to stop the sale of petrol from the tank till it is emptied and cleaned. While the complainant, Mr Vijay Thakur, insisted that the petrol station owner had “mixed water with the petrol” the petrol station owner along with the Hindustan Petroleum officers stated that the problem of ethanol “turning into water” is being faced by a large number of petrol station across the state. Mr Thakur got over 40 litres of ‘power’ petrol filled in his car and the moment he left the petrol station, his car stopped he came back at the station and called the HP Regional Manager’s office at Chandigarh who then deputed two officers to check his allegations. Talking to The Tribune, Mr Hemant Kumar, Quality Control Officer with Hindustan Petroleum, said he had checked the density of the petrol of the car’s tank and the storage tank of the petrol station and found it satisfactory. “The only reason for the presence of water in the petrol is that ethanol has turned into water as there could have been some inadvertent exposure to water at some point during transportation or storage,” he said. Ruling out any foul play on the part of the petrol station owner, Mr Hemant Kumar pointed that if a petrol station owner had to sell adulterated petrol he would not mix water. “Any car will stop within minutes and the owner will be immediately penned down. Since water does not mix with water, it is never used
Stating that the 5 per cent ethanol-mixed petrol had been introduced in the state and UT recently, Mr Dhodia of Hindustan Petroleum said the problem, being faced by dealers because of ethanol’s high reactivity with water leading to a contamination, had been discussed at a recent meeting of the Indian Oil companies. Meanwhile, Hindustan Petroleum has asked the petrol station owner to get the tank storing this petrol cleaned and dehydrated before resuming sale. The two officers had taken samples of petrol from all storage
tanks in the station and according to the owner petrol in the remaining tanks were found to be okay by the company officers. |
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Electronic
refund of IT on cards Chandigarh, October 12 The Chairman said the proposed National Tax Tribunal would be functional by December-end. He said computerisation would enable the department to receive information on the income tax deposits made by tax payers at any of the 10,500 branches of banks in the country. The banks were being connected with the National Computer Terminal (NCT), a central server of the department, which would further be linked to various offices of the department. By December, income tax offices in 501 cities would also be computerised. The Chairman said in the past two months, a number of tax-payer oriented reforms and steps to restructure the department had been introduced. However, all initiatives introduced at the behest of the Finance Minister were not visible to the common man, he added. The decision of the department of doing away with the Tax Clearance Certificate had gone unreported. “The government wants that tax evaders are not allowed to leave the country,” he said. On the speedy clearance of income tax refunds, Mr P. L. Singh said he had called a meeting of chief commissioners to ensure that refunds were dispatched within four months. Advising the assessees to pay taxes on time, the Chairman said the department was collecting information on financial transactions, payments and spending of the tax payers, especially the top assessees. A Tax Information Network (TIN) was being set up which would be centrally linked with financial institutions to keep a watch on tax evaders. He said from April 1, 2004, the non-banking finance companies accepting deposits from investors would have to file their annual returns. It would be similar to the filing of tax deducted at source
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Anti-TB programme from Nov 1 Panchkula, October 12 Officials in the department say that they aim to start the programme in the districts of Ambala, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Panipat, Rohtak, Hisar, Bhiwani, Jhajjar, Rewari, Fatehabad , Sirsa and Mahendragarh on November 1, and thus cover all districts in the state under the RNTCP. The programme was launched in the districts of Panchkula and Yamunanagar on October 3, and the department had made a national record by launching RNTCP in these two districts in the short time of three months. The RNTCP was launched by the Union Health Ministry in 1992 after the National Tuberculosis Control Programme (NTCP) failed to meet the desired results as the number of deaths due to tuberculosis (25 per cent) and the dropout/default rate of patients continued to increase (40 per cent), whereas the cure rate showed little signs of improving (40 per cent to 50 per cent). Even now, about 1,000 persons die of TB each day in India or five lakh people die of TB each year. This programme has been launched in the state with the assistance of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and USAID, which have given an assistance of Rs 31 crore for a period of five years beginning 2003. The programme was first launched in the districts of Gurgaon, Faridabad and Sonepat in April 2000, while two more districts of Karnal and Jind were included in the RNTCP in March earlier this year. Health Department officials say that the cure rate of tuberculosis in the districts of Gurgaon, Faridabad and Sonepat, ever since it was launched, is about 81 per cent and the patient dropout rate/default rate has also been reduced to 12 per cent from the earlier rate of 40 per cent. Says the State TB and Leprosy Officer, Dr Vijay Garg, “More than 4,000 DOT (Directly Observed Treatment) centres , about 120 microscopy centres and 26 TB units are being created in the 12 districts that will be included in the programme from the next month.” Under the RNTCP, the emphasis on TB detection is through sputum positive cases rather than X-ray positive cases, the laboratories are being upgraded for sputum examinations. Dr Garg informs that the civil works (construction of stone finished slabs, fitting of exhausts etc) in the laboratories is under way and training is being imparted to 19 district TB officers and 42 medical officers at the LRS Institute of TB and Allied Diseases, while the Senior Treatment Supervisor (STS) and Senior Treatment Laboratory Supervisor (STLS) are also being imparted training so that the programme could be launched next month. |
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A spirited lot Whenever the city has to celebrate an occasion, the Administration invariably falls back upon the spirited students of Government College of Art in Sector 10 for all the necessary aesthetic arrangements. From the annual Chandigarh carnival to the celebration of 50 years of Chandigarh’s inception, the decoration of venues has always been the responsibility of the Art College students, who are also regulars at the special art corner put up during the Plaza Carnival, often held in Sector 17. A year before last the students had instilled vibrancy into the Carnival by giving a fairytale look to the Leisure Valley ambience. This time around, the arrangements were even more interesting because the occasion was of immense importance not only to the UT Administration but also to the many residents who have seen the city mature beautifully. Since a major part of the golden jubilee celebrations of Chandigarh was to be held on Art College campus, where the Administration put up a photo exhibition on the city’s progress, the ambience had to be brought alive. Not only was the entrance to the college made attractive by subtle art works, the entrance to the art gallery was also gracefully handled. Sculptures placed in the lawns around the gallery sparkled with life, so did the beautiful cacti mounds, landscaped tastefully. Such was the impact of students’ labour that even before one had entered the art gallery to see the exhibition, one already felt like being part of another delightful visual show outside the art gallery! Thanks to kulchaa-chholas For over 10 years or so, Government College for Girls in Sector 10 has a regular visitor, who comes to the college daily but never enters its gates. The man in question is the kulchaa-chhola vendor, who is famous all over the place for his delectable preparation of the otherwise-unimpressive snack. During the past 10 years, he has grown from strength to strength, evolving his unique recipe to prepare the small dish, that comes for just six rupees and serves the purpose of a wholesome meal. Such is the fame of this kulchaa-chhola maker that people from faraway corners of Chandigarh visit his humble “makeshift stall (arranged neatly in a bicycle) to have a taste of his recipe. He arrives at about 11 am, along with his raw material, and is gone by 2 pm. In just about three hours, his day’s business is done. And although he admits he has accumulated a decent living through his humble trade of selling kulchaa-chholas, he adds that no other trade tempts him. It’s all about keeping loyalty to the chosen labour. There is only one more possession, apart from his trade, which is very dear to this man. And that is an article some Hindi scribe wrote on him and his kulchaa-chholas about three years ago. He has framed the piece beautifully and has hung it by his makeshift stall. Where ever he goes, he is now famous as “woh kulchaa wala jisne apni photo taang rakhi hai.”
Students of Panjab University are in for a longer winter vacation this year. The reason is hosting of the Indian Science Congress in the first week of January. The university closes on December 15 onwards till the end of the first week. Students have been asked to clear their hostels because the congress expects more then 5000 guests from all over the country and even abroad. Departments following the semester system like Law have hurried up with syllabi by conducting more classes to finish the course and conduct the examination. It is not surprising that the university even this session will not be able to complete its planned teaching schedule of 196 days.
Press out of bounds A recent protest in a school prompted the reporter to call up the lady Principal at her residence to get her side of the story. However, contrary to expectations, instead of a version on the incident at the school, the only response from her residence came from her husband wanting to know what information was needed. On being told that the Principal could only answer the queries since it pertained to her school, the insistent husband, said, “If you want to talk to my wife, I have to know what it is about. I can’t put you through to her just like that. And, anyway, she is not supposed to talk to the press.” With that, the chapter was closed.
Teachers happy The appointment of Dr Manmohan Singh as Principal Secretary, Higher Education, Punjab, has given the private college teachers’ camp reason to celebrate. His appointment was hailed by a number of teachers and principals after the announcement was made with all of them hopeful that he would come to their rescue and come up with a solution to their problems. Teachers demanding the implementation of the pension-cum-gratuity scheme and a 95 per cent grant in aid without any cuts, said that pressing issues would be resolved favourably since Dr Manmohan Singh was well aware of the situation. Dr Singh was DPI (C), Punjab, before being promoted to the IAS cadre and is remembered for sorting out a number of issues confronting higher education and those pertaining to 165 non-government colleges.
Mandi project Bringing about improvement in the functioning of the grain and vegetable market in Sector 26 and thereby benefitting the public is a project close to the heart of Deputy Commissioner Arun Kumar. After streamlining the cleanliness project in the filthy mandi by fixing responsibility, the DC is regularly following up the carpeting of lanes within the market, taking note of progress made in this regard. The latest to be added to the facilities at the market is the installation of an electronic board which would be propped up shortly. While an approval for the same has been received, the process of inviting tenders would begin this week. Once propped up, the board would provide rates of all vegetables which, in turn, would ensure customers are not cheated by vendors.
Not on a Sunday The announcement made by officiating PGI Director, Prof N.K. Ganguly, that he would attend office at the PGI every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, so that work does not suffer has left the faculty grumbling. Seeking cooperation of senior faculty members, Mr Ganguly, Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), who has been given additional charge of PGI Director, had stated that everyone would have to shoulder additional responsibility, in the interest of the institute. Being DG, ICMR he will have to shuttle between Delhi and Chandigarh, so that work does not suffer. “With an already tight schedule, where we do not even have time for our family, it is wrong to expect us to work even on a Sunday,” rue faculty members. They say even though it is a stop-gap arrangement for three months, but expecting them to devote their Sunday for work, is expecting a bit too much Doctors and employees are now keenly watching whether Dr Ganguly’s announcement remains a mere formality or the dedicated PGI staff would actually end up working all seven days a week.
National Anthem Rendering of the National Anthem at functions usually leaves only the choir singing it and a few among the audience muttering under their breath. At the Tara Chand Saboo Awards for excellence in teaching it was different. Almost the entire audience, including the dignatories, sung the national anthem full throated. The wife of Punjab Governor and UT Administrator, Mrs Shobha Verma, accompanied by the Adviser to the Administrator, Mr Raminder Singh Gujral, who were on the dias starting singing the national anthem. The crowd which had educationists, bureaucrats, retired armymen had already started on their own to accompany the choir. Raja Saboo and his family who had instituted the awards are well known Rotarians and naturally the gathering comprised a large number of Rotarians, who all sang the national anthem in full flow. School children, media persons and a senior photo journalist all joined in. — Sentinel |
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Police denies charges in cop’s suicide Panchkula, October 12 The police said in a press note that Jaiveer had never worked directly under the DGP and he was one among the 38,000 policemen working in the force. The press note said Jaiveer Singh was recruited as Constable on August 21, 1982, and promoted as Head Constable on June 11, 1992. However, adverse remarks about “doubtful integrity” were recorded in his annual confidential report from 1997 to 1999 by the AIG, Welfare, Mr M.S. Malik, who was then posted as SP, Ambala. These adverse remarks were expunged by the Inspector-General of Police, Ambala Range, without obtaining comments from the reporting officer. Jaiveer was taken to task by the department concerned on several counts and criminal proceedings were initiated against him. A case under Section 452, 186 and 353 of the IPC was registered against him on an application by Mr K.S. Bawa, SDE, telephone exchange, Baldev Nagar, Ambala. Mr Sushil Kumar, ASI, had enquired into the complaint and on its basis, Mr Navdeep Singh Virk, the then SP, Ambala, had ordered the registration of a criminal case. This case is under trial. In another case, the wife of the deceased moved an application to the SHO of the Baldev Nagar police station that a few policemen came to her residence and misbehaved with her. An inquiry found it to be false and a case was registered under Section 182 of the IPC against the Head Constable and his wife. This case is also pending in the court of the CJM Ambala. The press note said on the completion of a regular departmental inquiry for issuing 30 days’ earned leave without sanction by the competent authority, Jaiveer was awarded punishment of stoppage of four annual increments. He filed a civil writ petition against this order, which is pending in the High Court. In another case, after a regular departmental inquiry for keeping pending 239 cases of unauthorised absence of police officials, when he was posted in the SP’s office, Ambala, he was reverted to the rank of Constable. Taking a lenient view, the Inspector-General of Police, Ambala Range, restored his rank but awarded punishment of stoppage of four annual increments. Jaiveer challenged this order, which is pending in the High Court. In a case of disobedience by Jaiveer Singh, the then Superintendent of Police, Ambala, Mr K.P. Singh, had awarded the punishment of stoppage of three increments in 1993. The press note said Jaiveer had approached the National Human Rights Commission for intervening in the departmental inquiry but his appeal was rejected on March 30, 2000, with the observation that the commission did not intervene in such cases. Jaiveer was transferred from Ambala to Panchkula in December last year. He challenged the transfer order in the High Court. The court referred the matter to the Financial Commissioner, Home, Haryana. The latter rejected the petition, finding it devoid of any merit. Regarding the misappropriation of Rs 95,000 in the malkhana of the police station in Sector 5, Panchkula, directions are being issued to the SP, Panchkula, for conducting a free and fair inquiry into the matter. Aunt dies of shock:
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11-month-old girl restored to parents Chandigarh, October 12 The police said the girl was found at a deserted place near the Bal Bhavan yesterday. The girl was able to crawl to a nearby house when the occupants noticed her. They contacted the police which took her to the Missionaries of Charity. However, the mystery behind her disappearance remains. Jyoti was admitted to the hospital for a minor operation on September 11 and was found missing on September 14.
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Stone for Income Tax Dept building laid Benefits of the proposed building of Income Tax Department
Chandigarh, October 12 Though the time schedule for completion of the construction work of the building was not announced on the occasion, sources said it would depend on the availability of funds. The entire project, including the cost of the land, was estimated to cost Rs 15 crore. Addressing the gathering, Mr Singh said the new building would provide all services to the tax payers under one roof. He assured that funds for modernisation and
infrastructural of the department would be provided. He praised the Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, North-West region, Mr Vijay Khanna, for taking up the issue of the building with the government. Mr Khanna said the new building would solve the problems of the tax payers and tax practitioners in the city. He said there was an urgent need for more space to accommodate the Income Tax Department offices in the city. The new building would come up at a short distance from the Central Revenue building housing the office of the Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, North-West region. A senior officer of the department said the government was paying lakhs of rupees for seven offices being run from rented accommodations. Inquiries reveal that the office of the Commissioner, Central Information Branch (CIB), Regional Training Institute of Income Tax Department, Commissioner’s office of Range I and II — both accommodated in four buildings, Income Tax Tribunal office would be shifted to the proposed building. The buildings, and housing the office of the assessing officers from Range I to VI are located on the top floors and there was no provision of lifts for the tax payers. Moreover, the offices were located in different parts of Sector 17 — which meant that tax payers would have to pay parking fee each time they visited an Income Tax office. Mr Lal Bhadhur Gupta, president of the Income Tax Bar Association, said the new building would solve the problems being faced by them and would benefit the senior citizens and physically handicapped. Members of the Income Tax Bar Association urged the Chairman of the CBDT to extend the last date to file returns for assesses, having an annual turnover of over Rs 40 lakh, to November 30. The last date for such assesses was October 31. Earlier, the Chairman planted a sapling and released a pair of doves.
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Senior
citizens share Mauritian experience Chandigarh, October 12 The delegation comprising Mr
H.L. Dhami, Mrs and Mr M.S. Walia, Mrs and Mr J.K. Sama, Col Jasbir Singh and his wife,
J.K. Kapoor and Sharda Kaura, visited villages and gained information on major schemes the Mauritian Government had been implementing for the welfare of the aged. Sharing their experiences, the members talked about the senior citizens
constellates which the Mauritian Government had established at every village. Mr M.S. Walia said, “We were thrilled to see the lavish facilities the Mauritian government provides to its aged. Special houses with facilities equivalent to a four star hotel have been made for the aged. The nine delegates had gone to Mauritius under the programme of Respect Age International, Agra, an NGO. The members, who were obviously in awe of the efficient social welfare sector in Mauritius, also stated today that they would soon be visiting China to find out other programmes in this regard. Meanwhile, the members informed that during their week-long stay in Mauritius, they were accompanied to each village by the chairman of the Senior Citizens’ Council. The members added that the Mauritian Government was providing pension to those above 60 years, which was enhanced with the age of the person.
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Postal dept staff
conference begins Chandigarh, October 12 Mr Sharma, who was in the city to attend 32nd all-India annual conference of the association, said delegates from all 22 postal circles in the country were taking part in the four-day conference which began today. Mr Shanta Kumar, a former Union Minister and a MP was the chief guest. Addressing the delegates, leaders of the association said the vacant posts of inspector and Assistant Superintendent in all circles had not been filled. They said the directorate had sought views of the association on amending the recruitment rules of inspectors by filling the vacant posts by direct recruitment. The general secretary of the association said due to pressure from the department top brass. Department of Personnel and Training had not declared Assistant Superintendent of posts as gazetted officers. “ Giving gazetted status to the Group B posts would have eroded the disciplinary, cadre controlling, leave sanctioning and appointing powers of the senior officers”, said Mr Janardan Sharma. |
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Residents’ phone directory released SAS Nagar, October 12 Releasing the directory, noted journalist Ajit Sailani said communication was the most important aspect of today’s life and a directory that contained all telephone numbers of the phase one is living in was of immense help for keeping in touch. He also informed that a Punjab state-level directory of child artistes was being prepared by his organisation — The National Society for the Child Artistes. Office-bearers of the association were also present on the occasion. |
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Chandigarh, Panchkula phone numbers changed Chandigarh, October 12 In an official press note issued here today, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited claimed that for the convenience of the public, technical arrangements had been made to mature all calls with old telephone numbers of level 5, 6 and 7 up to October 17, 2003. In case of any difficulty, landline subscribers may dial 1501, WLL subscribers may call 2402198 or visit WLL exchange room (first floor), Main Telephone Exchange, Sector 17, said Mr R.C. Vaish, Principal General Manager Telecom, Chandigarh. |
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Distortion
of history decried Chandigarh, October 12 Mr Panchanan alleged that at the behest of Human Resources Minister, NCERT Chairman Jagmohan Rajput had effected the changes in the syllabus of plus one books of history and Hindi, besides a few other classes. As many as 48 delegates from Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir participated . |
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Stove-burst
victim dies Zirakpur, October 12 A truck driver by profession, Rajinder Singh had sustained burn injuries on September 28 after the stove on which he was preparing tea burst. He was rushed to the hospital in Chandigarh. The police has started inquest proceedings under Section 174 of the CrPC on the complaint of the family in this regard. The body was cremated at the deceased's native village this evening. |
Avtar Singh’s skull recovered, killer’s father arrested Chandigarh, October 12 The police today claimed that Makhan Singh’s father, Kaka Singh, had buried the body parts near the choe at two separate places. A resident of a village under the Pinjore police station also named Kaka Singh, was also arrested on the same charges. When the stench of the body was spread near the bridge of the choe. Makhan Singh asked his father to dispose of the
bodys parts dumped near Prem Pura village. His father and Kaka Singh buried the head and the remaining body parts at two separate places. The skull was
recovered from a place near the bridge Makhan Singh was not able tell the police why the body was cut into pieces and where both parts had been buried. Makhan Singh had been insisting that he and Naseem had buried the body at the place where the lower part was found on Friday. During further investigation, the two reportedly told the police that the body was disposed off by his father and another person known to him. Avtar Singh, a resident of Khuda Alisher village was reported missing since September 25. The police had arrested Makhan Singh and Naseem and had recovered parts of the body of Avtar Singh from near Prem Pura village.
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22-year-old stabbed, succumbs to injuries Chandigarh, October 12 According to the information provided by the police Somnath and Veeru had been enemies for some time and minor scuffles between the two had taken place rather regularly. On many occasions the colony residents had to intervene to stop them from hurting each other seriously. Although the reason for things having gone this far are still being ascertained by the police, sources have said the two used to end up fighting even on minor issues like filling of drinking water. Irked by the alleged delay by the police in registering a complaint about the incident, residents of the area gathered at the Bapu Dham police post today and damaged flower pots and other items at the police post. Residents alleged that the police took at least six hours to reach the victim in the hospital leading to delay in his treatment. The residents remained at the police post for over two hours and also demanded the suspension of the police post in charge. The police, however, claimed that it acted in time. Veeru, who was earlier arrested for causing injury by a sharp-edged weapon was, booked for murder after Somnath succumbed to his injuries at the Sector 16 General Hospital. According to the police sources, Somnath and Mithun were returning home in the colony last night, when they were confronted by Veeru. This led to an altercation between Somnath and Veeru. The altercation took a violent turn when Veeru took out a hidden knife and stabbed Somnath in the thigh. Somnath fell on the ground. Veeru tried to attack him again but Somnath pushed him away with his leg. The knife pierced Somnath’s leg. After this Veeru fled from the spot. Mithun also sustained injuries on his hand and leg and reportedly lost consciousness. The injured Somnath was taken to the hospital by his brother Mukesh last night. Chintoo, a friend of Mithun took him to the police post in a rickshaw-rehri to lodge a complaint. Veeru was arrested under Sections 323 and 324 of the IPC and after Somnath’s death at around 10.30 am today, Section 302 of the IPC was also slapped on him.
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Convict
jumps parole, booked Ambala, October 12 According to information Sukkha Singh, a resident of Nising in Karnal district had gone on parole for four weeks in August, but he had not returned till today. The jail authorities informed the Karnal police in this regard. Earlier also three of the prisoners of this jail who had gone on parole had not returned. SAS Nagar According to the local SP, Mr H.S. Bhullar, the accused Bir Pal was caught during routine checking by the SHO of Phase I police station, Mr Pritam Singh. He was caught when the police team was doing checking near the “mazaar” of Pir Baba in Phase 1 here. On seeing the police, he started running thinking that the police had come looking for him. He was chased and caught. He was carrying a.12 bore country-made weapon and a live cartridge. A case under Section 25-A of the Arms Act has been registered against him. He admitted that he was on the run as a case of murder was registered against him in a Muradabad police station. “We have arrested him and have contacted the Uttar Pradesh police”, said Mr Bhullar. ZIRAKPUR A minor scuffle between Sunehari Lal, his son Amit Kumar and the youth over some issue took a serious turn and the three came to blows, the police said. In the fight, Sunehari Lal sustained injuries on his face and was taken to the PGI in Chandigarh. Some other persons involved in the fight were also hurt. The police has not registered any case in this regard so far. |
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15 kg of poppy
husk seized SAS Nagar, October 12
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