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Children show potential CHANDIGARH, Nov 14 — One rare sight on Children's Day, usually spotted by routine functions, was a function of Project Pustak swhere the teachers and the taught took time off for introspection. Navneet crowned Lady of the Year CHANDIGARH, Nov 14 — Navneet was crowned Lady of the Year in a beauty contest organised by the Indian Arts at Tagore Theatre here this evening. The contest was open only to married women below 40. Kuldip Singh case CHANDIGARH, Nov 14 — The "Secretary-General" of the World Sikh Council, today filed a reply to the suit proffered in the court of Mr B.C. Gupta, Senior Sub Judge, questioning the appointment of Mr Justice Kuldip Singh, a former Judge of the Supreme Court, as President of the council. |
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  Visitors enjoy the display at the 22nd annual show of cactus and other succulent plants at Lajpat Rai Bhavan in Chandigarh on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan |
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Children show potential CHANDIGARH, Nov 14 — Leading downtrodden children by their fingers into a world of possible success through education would definitely be a befitting tribute to children's Chacha Nehru today . One rare sight on Children's Day, usually spotted by routine functions where crammed lines are repeated, was a function of Project Pustak launched by the Youth Technical Training Society where the teachers and the taught took time off to introspect the progress. Approximately 500 children, who had benefitted from the project sat in a group. There were no formal speeches as young artistes walked up to the stage on their own and gave brief performances. A few of them showed sparks of great potential. Mrs P.K. Singh, associated with the project, said they were considering special programmes for children who could perform well. There were a few among them who showed spark in sports, she added. Near the stage a group of more than 20 students could be seen painting in unison on a single approximately 7 metre-long sheet of canvas. Small dreams like a house, a tree, a kite and the national flag, among others, found expression of tender hearts through tender hands. At a simple and brief ceremony, Mr Hari Jaisingh, Editor of The Tribune, gave away prizes to the children. The spirit behind the project, Mr Vineet Khanna, meanwhile watched from one end of the corner of the ground. Undaunted by the fact of being immobile after a medical blunder several years ago Mr Khanna continues to dream about new projects and new means to help the ailing humanity. After the function he could be seen surrounded by children who wanted to show him their drawings and talk about the progress they had made. Pustak operates mainly in slums of the city. A special drive for the education of the ragpickers is currently underway, Mr Khanna said . Several other functions were organised in the city to mark the Children's Day celebrations. At least 40 employees donated blood at a camp organised by the State Bank of Patiala, Sector 8. The bank organised a painting competition at Bal Bhavan. Bharti, Kriti and Awal were the winners in group I of the contest; Govind Preet Singh, Dipali Thapar and Nidhi Verma in group II; and Virender Saini, Sonika and Tejwar Chauhan in group III. Functions were also organised by the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Welfare Association, the Lions Club (Chandigarh Shivalik), the Chandigarh Territorial Congress Committee and the All-India Mahila Congress. More than 1,000 creations by children of DAV Public School, Sector 8, were put on public display. The exhibition was the culmination of a series of art workshops. PANCHKULA (FOC): Tiny-tots of the local Bhavan Vidyalaya celebrated the Children's Day by presenting songs, fancy dress show, skits and dances on the school premises here on Saturday. The participants through their playful acts sprinkled with grains of innocence carried the audience into their dreamworld. The Principal of the school, Mrs Sashi Banerjee, said the events depicted the social, educational and environmental awareness of the students. As many as 590 students from nursery to Class III participated in the programmes which coincided with the annual day function of the school. Mr G.V. Gupta, an IAS officer (retd), was the chief guest while Mr Sandeep Joshi, a cartoonist with The Tribune group of publications, was the guest of honour on the occasion. In another event, a local textile manufacturer organised an on the spot painting competition, and a talent contest to celebrate the day. The winners of different contests are: Navrattan of Wood Land School; Suchi Gupta of D.C.Model School; Sadhya of Chaman Lal DAV School; Eshavar Preet of Gyan Jyoti School, Mohali; Jasleen of Mount Carmel School, Chandigarh; Varun Thapar of Government Model School, Mohali; and Manasvi of Hans Raj Public School. The best school award went to local Florence Convent School. The local branch of the State Bank of India celebrated the Children's Day by distributing eatables and clothing to inmates of the local Bal Niketan. As many as 135 slum children from the township were taken on an excursion to Yadavindra Gardens, Pinjore, by the District Council for Child Welfare to celebrate the Children's Day. The District Child Welfare Officer, Ms Anita said the slum children were mostly girls. Besides, 36 aaganwadi workers also accompanied the children. The Rotary Club Chandigarh
Shivalik organised a film show for inmates of Saket
Hospital. |
Navneet crowned Lady of the Year CHANDIGARH, Nov 14 — Navneet was crowned Lady of the Year in a beauty contest organised by the Indian Arts at Tagore Theatre here this evening. The contest was open only to married women below 40. Nidhi Narula was crowned as the first runner-up while Kanu Priya finished as the second runner-up from among more than 20 contestants. The venue was packed to capacity. Navneet also bagged the crown for best eyes and best figure. Kanu Priya bagged the crown for best hair and best skin. Nidhi won the sub events for best catwalk and best costume. Charu was adjudged as the most Graceful Lady while Prema walked away with the crown for best smile. The contest was supplemented by a parallel fashion show in which creations of students of the National Institute of Fashion Design were paraded by ramp models including Gurleen, Sonia Aggarwal, Juhi and Kavita. The contest was broadly divided into two sections — the costume parade, in both traditional and western outfits and a question and answer session. After the preliminary round, 10 contestants made it to the semi-finals who were asked a common question — What will you do if you win the contest? The five finalists were
asked different questions by Malini Sharma, TV anchor and
a model. |
Kuldip Singh case adjourned to
Dec 23 CHANDIGARH, Nov 14 — Mr Jaswant Singh Mann, "Secretary-General" of the World Sikh Council, today filed a reply to the suit proffered by Mr Talib Singh Sandhu and Mr Baldev Singh Brar in the court of Mr B.C. Gupta, Senior Sub Judge, questioning the appointment of Mr Justice Kuldip Singh, a former Judge of the Supreme Court, as President of the council. In his reply, Mr Mann stated that Mr Justice Kuldip Singh was not a member of the council. He, however, admitted that Mr G.S. Tohra, Mr H.K. Manmohan Singh and Brig Gurdip Singh were members of the council. He stated that Mr Brar and Mr Sandhu were executive members. They were elected at a meeting of the council held on January 1, 1997, at Anandpur Sahib. Earlier, Mr Justice Kuldip Singh had taken the stand that Mr Sandhu and Mr Brar did not have the locus standi to challenge his appointment. Mr Gupta adjourned the main case to December 23, while the application seeking stay against the functioning of Mr Kuldip Singh as President of the council was adjourned to November 30. The Judge issued summons
for Bhai Ranjit Singh, Mr Justice R.S. Narula and Mr H.K.
Manmohan Singh for December 23 with the observation that
if the summons were not received by them within 30 days
from the date they were issued, appropriate proceedings
against them would be launched in accordance with law. |
Army hospitals to be modernised CHANDIGARH, Nov 14 — It is the need of the hour to keep abreast of the advances in the medical and technological fields to save time during patient care and cut down on costs. This was stated by Lt-Gen H.B. Kala, GOC-in-C , Western Command at Chandimandir, while inaugurating a two-day seminar on Recent Advances in Therapeutic Techniques under the continuing medical education programme of the Command Hospital (CH). Welcoming the holding of such seminars, he said such programmes help in evolving modern therapeutic strategies. Such occasions also provide a forum for interaction among eminent authorities in this field and young practising doctors. He said automation would be introduced in Army hospitals and interlinking done within two years. Speaking on 'Can we avoid by-pass surgery?', Prof Jagmohan S. Varma, Head, Department of Cardiology, said several studies had compared percutaneous transluminal angioplasty(PTCA) with bypass surgery for patients with single vessel or multiple coronary artery disease (CAD) and despite the use of different protocols the studies have yielded consistent results. The chief difference between the two is the need for repeated revascularisation procedures in patients who initially underwent PTCA he said. Highlighting the advantages of hormone treatment therapy(HRT) in menopausal women, Lt Col Sanjiv Chopra, a gynaecologist at CH, said in the past benefits of HRT had probably been underestimated and the risks highly overestimated and overplayed. With increasing scientific and clinical data, the ever increasing benefits of HRT should be made available to as many women as possible— Indian women included! Lt-Col V. Bhatnagar, a reconstructive surgeon at CH, said after ophthalmology and ENT, plastic surgery was the third discipline in which potential of lasers had been investigated and developed. Prof S M Bose, Head, Department of Surgery, PGI, speaking on management of ostructive jaundice said it is usually caused due to stones in CBD, cancer of pancreas or cancer of CBD or injuries to CBD. The patients who suffer from this are serious and have multiple risks. They require extensive and time consuming surgery and in some cases could be managed by ELCP. Lt Col K B Singh, ENT
specialist at the CH, while talking on the functional
endoscopic sinus surgery said the surgery involves the
use of fibre optics endoscopes and minimal invasive
surgical techniques. |
1.10 lakh UT kids to get polio
vaccine CHANDIGARH, Nov 14 — An estimated 1.10 lakh children under the age five in the Union Territory of Chandigarh will be administered polio drops during the annual two-day pulse polio immunisation programme scheduled to be held across the country on December 6 and January 17. The Health Secretary, Dr G Vajralingam, said this time 250 pulse polio immunisation booths would be set up in slums, colonies, rural and urban areas along with 40 to 50 mobile booths to cover each and every house and lane of the city and sensitive areas like construction sites, brick-kilns, the bus stand and the railway station, among other places. The Director, Health Service, UT, Dr RS Sandhu said the Health Department had geared up to administer polio drops to the around 1.10 lakh children. Enumeration of children under five years of age was going on with the help of the College of Nursing, PGI, NSS volunteers of various colleges and health workers. During the survey, home-to-home messages and awareness are also being given to local residents. Municipal councillors, sector committees and various social organisations are being approached to help in achieving 100 per cent success in this noble cause. The DHS said WHO had resolved in 1988 to eradicate the polio virus from the world by 2000 AD. The pulse polio immunisation (PPI) programme was launched in India in 1995-96 and repeated in 1996-97 and 1997-98. After this year's PPI campaign, there will be a final round next year. After that, there will be a gap of three years for the assessment of any case of polio in the country and if there is none, India will be given a certificate of free polio zone, the DHS added. Special PPI teams will be
posted at all incoming and outgoing roads in the city.
This will mean that no child will come or go out of the
city without getting the polio doses. |
Fungal infections on the rise CHANDIGARH, Nov. 14 — The dramatic increase in "opportunistic fungal infections" in the past decade has come to the attention of medical scientists all over the world. Fungal infections are very common in AIDS and transplant-recipient patients with malignancy. There is an urgent need to develop good diagnostic mycology laboratories in all regions to perform an early diagnosis of fungal diseases, anti-fungal susceptibility tests besides epidemiological typing to trace the source of outbreaks. However, there are very few mycology laboratories in developing countries. In India, till now there has been no recognised training in medical mycology. To keep the Indian doctors abreast the PGI will organise a one-week workshop on "Laboratory techniques in medical mycology". The Department of Medical Microbiology, PGI, is holding a six-day "International workshop on medical mycology" from November 16. This workshop will be conducted as a hands-down exercise with the aim of training the participants on identification of medically important funds; serodiagnosis of fungal diseases and molecular typing of few relevant fungi. For the smooth conduction of the "hands-down" workshop, 36 participants are selected on the basis of their interest in the field of mycology. The participants are from different institutes of India and neighbouring countries. The galaxy of the faculty include the internationally reputed scientists in the field of fungal diseases viz, Prof E.G.V. Evans, President, International Society for Human and Animal Mycology (ISHAM) and Director, PHLS Mycology Reference Laboratory, U.K; Dr L. Kaufman chief, Mycology Immunodiagnostic Laboratory, Centres for Disease Control, Atlanta, USA; Dr A.A. Padhye, chief, Fungus Reference Laboratory, Centres for Disease Control Atlanta, USA; Dr Richard Barton, UK; Prof H.S. Randhawa, Director, Patel Chest Institute, New Delhi; and Dr A. Chakrabarti, Additional Professor, PGIMER, Chandigarh. The workshop will be
inaugurated by Professor Evans in the presence of Prof
N.K. Ganguly, Director-General, Indian Council of Medical
Research. Prof B.K. Sharma, Director, PGIMER, will
preside over the function. |
Rs 4 cr for re-carpeting of
40 UT roads CHANDIGARH, Nov 14 — The Finance and Contract Committee of the local Municipal Corporation, at a meeting held today, passed an estimate of Rs 4 crore to re-carpet 40 roads in the city. These are V-4, V-5 and V-6 roads and the re-carpeting is targetted to be completed by December. In another resolution, the committee also proposes revision of fines imposed for stray animals. The new proposed fines for sheep, lambs and goats are Rs 300. For camels, horses and donkeys, the fine will be Rs 600, while stray cows and buffaloes will invite a fine of Rs 1,000. Besides this, Rs 50 will be levied for cattle feed on daily basis. Implementation of these proposals will be subject to ratification during a meeting of the corporation scheduled to be held next month. Meanwhile, the committee
also proposes to have an additional 50 garbage bins at
Mani Majra, according to sources. |
Building contractor's plea
adjourned CHANDIGARH, Nov 14 — The Sessions Judge, Mr B.S. Bedi, today adjourned to November 18 an application moved by Yash Pal Saggi, a building contractor, for bail. The adjournment was granted when the public prosecutor told the court that he had not received notice of the application. Saggi was booked by the Vigilance Department under Sections 420 and 120-B, IPC. He was charged with causing considerable damage to the government in the electrification work he had done at the Sector 32 Government Medical College and Hospital. The prosecution also alleged that officials of the Engineering Department showed him undue favours by awarding him the maximum number of contracts. They were also charged with alloting contracts to "dummy" contractors who worked for Saggi. In his application, Saggi
stated that he had not been keeping good health. He had
already undergone two bypass surgery operations. |
Process Server suspended CHANDIGARH, Nov 14 — The Sessions Judge today suspended Mr Avtar Singh, Process Server in the District Courts, for allegedly misbehaving with Mr Ved Parkash, Superintendent (Judicial). Mr A.K. Bishnoi, Judicial Magistrate, was appointed the inquiry officer. He was asked to submit his finding within 15 days. In his complaint, the
Superintendent alleged that Mr Avtar Singh not only
misbehaved with him, but also made certain unreasonable
remarks. This act of the Process Server was
irresponsible. |
Katia case adjourned CHANDIGARH, Nov 14 — The Katia molestation case was today adjourned to December 5. The adjournment was given
because the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Mr Sant Parkash,
was on leave. |
'Playing with Pebbles' Chandigarh, Nov 14 — At a graceful and impressive ceremony, a prestigious book titled "Playing with Pebbles" written by Justice Surinder Singh 'Sadiq', with equal participation by R.D. Sharma 'Taseer', was released here this morning. Mr Justice K.K. Srivastava, a Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, was the guest of honour. Mr S.D. Bhambri, General Manager of The Tribune Trust, who was the chief guest, released the volume. The function was attended by scholars, poets, judges and a large number of admirers of Urdu poetry and inspiring thoughts. Mr Justice Srivastava and Mr S.D. Bhambri praised the literary efforts of the two eminent writers. The volume contains ideas in prose as well as poetry of eternal values and of our life and times. Prof Darshan Singh Maini praised the "luminous thoughts" in the book and shared his widely acclaimed ideas on good literature and the fine arts with the audience. Mr Kamaleshwar Sinha, who
has written an introduction to the book, spoke about the
nature of modern Urdu poetry in the context of Indian
poetic literature in its totality. |
P. D. Shastri honoured CHANDIGARH, Nov 14 — Prof P.D. Shastri, an eminent scholar, teacher and writer in several languages, was honoured here today by the Department of Sanskrit, Panjab University. Dr Sansar Chandra presided over the function which discussed various aspects of Sanskrit studies in prospect and retrospect. Dr A.K. Prasad, former DUI of the university, was the guest of honour. Those who spoke on the occasion included Prof Aniruddha Joshi, Prof Vidhi Chand, Dr Surendra and Dr Vikram Kumar. The introduction given by the Chairman of the Sanskrit Department of the university, Dr Shankarji Jha, to Prof P.D. Shastri and the status of the Sanskrit language and literature in immaculate Sanskrit was of great significance and relevance. Prof P.D. Shastri could
not attend the function owing to physical incapacitation. |
School kids design eco-friendly
bags PANCKHULA, Nov 14 — A "carry-bag designing" competition for schoolchildren was organised as part of the three-day Rotract School Fest '98 by the local Rotract Club here today. Mr Pankaj Chandgothia, president of the club, said the competition was held to discard the use of plastic bags which had become a major environmental hazard. As many as 100 students
from different local schools participated in the
competition. |
CHANDIGARH, Nov 14 — Three persons were arrested by the police for allegedly selling low-grade hard grams (chana) as shelled peas by colouring the grams green and softening these by soaking in baking soda. A party of the Sector 26 police station arrested Darshan Lal of Sector 40, Devinder of Chamba and Prithi of Bapu Dham colony — and booked them under Sections 272, 420 and 120-B of the IPC. Inquiry against SI: A departmental inquiry has been ordered against Sub-Inspector Om Prakash posted in the Industrial Area police station for allegedly conniving with another person who had allegedly trespassed on a land. A case of trespass was registered against Avtar Singh and Kulwant Singh in the Industrial Area police station yesterday following investigations by the police into an incident that occurred in June this year. An inquiry by senior officials had recommended a departmental inquiry against the Sub Inspector while a case under Section 448 of the IPC was registered. Police bid fails: A Chandigarh Police party that went to Payal village in Ludhiana district to nab two suspects involved in an attack on a person in Chandigarh returned empty handed last night. A group of persons had attacked Mr Ramesh Sharma, also a resident of Payal village, in Sector 29 on Tuesday night. Mr Sharma was admitted to the Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32. Mr Sharma in his complaint to the police had named Mr Avtar Singh. alias Marugyani and Harpreet Singh as the attackers. Rate-list: Two shopkeepers of Sector 16 have been arrested by the police for not displaying the rate-list of commodities being sold by them. Harassed for dowry: A Sector 42 woman, Suparna, has alleged that she was being harassed by her husband and in-laws for bringing insufficient dowry. A case has been registered against her husband Satish Kumar and in-laws Lakhi Ram, Parwati, Om Prakash and Santosh. Arrested: A resident of UP, Deena Nath, has been arrested for allegedly snatching a gold ring of Ms Deepika, a resident of Sector 16, near the sectors 15 and 16 traffic lights. A case was registered under Section 356 of the IPC, the police said today. Meanwhile, Narinder Kumar of Indira Colony, Mani Majra, was arrested near the Golf Club in Sector 6 for allegedly indulging in eveteasing. Admitted: Two
persons, including a woman, have been admitted to the PGI
after being involved in separate incidents. Gurmeet Kaur,
living in the Water Supply Colony, Sector 39, allegedly
consumed some poisonous substance. An unidentified person
was found in an unconscious state in the Sector 22 market
here in the evening and was admitted to the PGI. |
CHANDIGARH: Chandigarh that was once treated as the step-sister of metropolitan cities is once again going to join the ranks of the uptown and fast-paced "happening" places, with the opening of a new club that promises to bring the "magic of Bollywood" to further liven it! And liven it did on Wednesday night, when a motley of film and television personalities inaugurated 'The Fan Club', at a hotel in Sector 35 here. These included television and film character-actor Avtaar Gill, light-eyed villain of the small and the big screen Rana Jung Bahadur, director of Hindi film "Saath-Saath" and of sitcoms like "Tara" on Zee television, Raman Kumar, the "Chokra" singer, Piyush Soni, and upcoming actress Divya Jyoti. Hailing the opening of such clubs, Navneet Satyapal, who has assisted Raman Kumar in "Tara" and is the programme designer for "Boogey-Woogey", commented on the "star-starved" city that looks forward to interacting with stars. Commenting on the feasibility of such clubs which bring easy accessibility to film and television personalities, the "stars" of the evening, most of who hail from Punjab, looked forward to being a part of the Fan Club in order to reach out to the audiences of this region. Talking about his latest film that stars Dimple Kapadia and Naseerudin Shah and will be primarily shot in and around Chandigarh, Raman Kumar, who has also directed popular television serials like "Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi", said, "This long gap in directing film after "Saath-Saath" was not intentional. I just got involved in other projects for television. But I would say this new film is an extension, not in terms of the theme, of my earlier film. I will have come a full circle once this film is completed." With the invitees of the evening looking forward to the club's entertainment "trailer", they were regaled by Piyush Soni, whose "Ek Baar Mujhe Payyar to Kar" is making the rounds of the pop-music scene these days. Dancing to his "Chokra" and a Punjabi number "Teri Chaal Mastani" Piyush had everybody dancing to his tune in no time. Later Rana Jung Bahadur, who is seen as the villain in "Andaaz" on Zee television, sang "Aashiqan ne Maryaan" in his baritone voice. Going by the well-spent
evening with the stars, the promise of "Star
Holi" in March will be something to look forward to.
— Sonoo Singh |
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