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Rabri Govt dismissal certain:
Mridula CHANDIGARH, Sept 19 — The dismissal of the Rabri Government is certain, and the BJP leadership is undivided in doing so. The leadership is optimistic that the President will accord his sanction to dismiss the Bihar government using Article 356. Work on new ISBT under way CHANDIGARH, Sept 19 — Construction is under way on the new inter state bus terminus in Sector 43. The bus terminus will be part of the second city sub-centre to be developed in Sector 43-C and D and will be spread on an area of 20.5 acres. |
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Charge
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decries engineers' sack Murder
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Rabri Govt dismissal certain:
Mridula CHANDIGARH, Sept 19 — The dismissal of the Rabri Government is certain, and the BJP leadership is undivided in doing so. The leadership is optimistic that the President will accord his sanction to dismiss the Bihar government using Article 356. This was stated by Ms Mridula Sinha, national Vice-President of the BJP while addressing mediapersons on her visit to the city here this afternoon. The BJP government would never misuse Article 356 , but the deteriorating law and order situation in Bihar was alarming and something had to be done. Commenting on the performance of the coalition government she said the government would complete its tenure and it was the responsibility of the coalition partners to ensure this. Opposition parties and their claim of unity was in fact a facade and any hopes from them were misfounded. Answering queries on the issue of 33 per cent reservation for women, Ms Sinha said the Prime Minister was committed and doing everything in his powers to get the reservation Bill through. The way in which the Bill was blocked by certain MPs was "shameful and condemnable". The BJP government would not allow any conspiracy to divide of women on caste lines to succeed. Ms Sinha, who is a former national mahila morcha president said, the party would organise an all-India Muslim women convention on October 4 in New Delhi which would be addressed by the Prime Minister. The focus would be on highlighting the issues and problems facing the Muslim womenfolk and finding ways to their empowerment. She claimed that the major achievements of the government in the past six months were the nuclear tests and the settlement of the Cauvery waters dispute and stressed that the nuclear blasts had enhanced the prestige of the nation. On the expulsion of a
local BJP councillor Ms Sinha, said she was unaware of
the incident but added that in a family there were bound
to be differences of opinion but nevertheless such
happenings were "unfortunate and a matter of
concern". |
Work on new ISBT under way CHANDIGARH, Sept 19 — Construction is under way on the new inter state bus terminus (ISBT) in Sector 43. The bus terminus will be part of the second city sub-centre to be developed by the Chandigarh Administration in Sector 43-C and D and will be spread on an area of 20.5 acres. The work, which is being carried out by the Engineering Department of the administration, had been delayed due to the ongoing "inauspicious period" and would be in full swing thereafter. At present, sheds for storing the construction material and huts for labourers are under construction, said an employee at the site. Besides the sheds and some huts, two water pumps had been sunk. Conceptualised 20 years ago by the administration, the construction of the bus terminus had been delayed for a long time. In view of the rush at the Sector 17 ISBT, it had become imperative that a new bus stand be built away from the city centre. The Administrator had favoured the completion of the terminus last year. Sources in the administration said with the construction of the terminus, the traffic congestion in Sector 17 would be eased. In view of certain inherent problems witnessed at the Sector 17 terminus, it was also decided that a new method of parking of buses would be followed as in the West. Similarly, sufficient area for the parking of vehicles, autorickshaws and taxis had been earmarked. Following the construction
of the terminus the present ISBT would be used for local
bus service only. |
Chronic
problems-VII Place: A corridor in Sector 17-C. Problem:Haphazard parking of vehicles in the corridor. History: The problem has been continuing for the past many years. The authorities concerned have failed to take any action against this "encroachment" on the corridor. The system of paid parking, which was expected to solve the problem to a large extent, has now been suspended. With the result the situation is back to square one. Shopkeepers allege that apart of parking of vehicles in the corridor, encroachment by vendors is a source of nuisance for them and pedestrians. Not to talk of the removal of vehicles, the authorities concerned have even failed to remove encroachments by vendors. Response from public: The parking of vehicles hinders the movement of visitors to the area. This coupled with holding of rallies in the corridors, particularly during inclement weather, puts the pedestrians to a lot of inconvenience as they have to walk on broken pavement. Moreover, the shopkeepers allege that this affects their business as sometimes the vehicles are parked close to the entrance of their establishments. They demand the removal of encroachments and the vehicles from the corridor. Haphazard parking of
vehicles in a corridor in Sector 17 which hinders the
movement of pedestrians. — A Tribune photograph. |
Two years' RI for throwing
acid PANCHKULA, Sept 19 — A resident of Upper Mohalla in Kalka, Skintu, has been sentenced to two years' rigorous imprisonment by the Judicial Magistrate (First Class), Panchkula, Mr Y.S. Rathor, for causing grievous injury to Jai Pal Sharma, by throwing acid on him 10 years ago. The judgement was passed by the Magistrate after the case came up before him here today. The victim in his complaint to the police, had said that he was then employed as a driver in the HMT, Pinjore, and was living in house no 225 in Upper Mohalla, Kalka. On September 19,1988, when he was going to a tailor shop his ankle touched Skintu alias Baba, who in a fit of rage threw a glass of liquor on him. After some time Skintu returned and sought help of Parkash to call the victim out of his house. When Jai Pal Sharma opened the door, the accused threw acid on him. On the basis of the complaint by the victim an FIR was registered by the police on September 20, 1988. Observing that the accused
caused grievous injury by throwing acid on the victim,
the magistrate sentenced him to two years' rigorous
imprisonment with a fine of Rs 500. |
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extortionists arrested PANCHKULA, Sept 19 — Two youths allegedly involved in extorting money from the ward of a businessman have been nabbed by the police. The youths — Joginder Singh (24) and Parveen (20), alias Binny — had extorted over Rs 1.5 lakh from Jeevan (14), son of a businessman living in Sector 15 here, over the past three months. The police came to know about the extortionists when the parents of Jeevan approached it with their complaint. Jeevan told his parents that he was being forced to steal money from the house. The accused had demanded Rs 50,000 from the boy, failing which they had threatened to kill him. They were arrested by the CIA staff after a trap was laid in Sector 11 market here yesterday. Both were produced before the Duty Magistrate who remanded them in police custody till September 22. The SP, Mr Alok Mittal, said the extortionists, who were staying with their relatives in the town, had befriended Jeevan, a student of the local Manav Mangal School, through one of his classmates. A case under Sections 384
and 506, IPC, has been registered. |
More institutes for surgical CHANDIGARH, Sept 19 — The need for more institutes for imparting masters degree in surgical gastroenterology was stressed on the second day of the VIIIth national conference of the Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology at the PGI here today. It was pointed out that the queue of surgeons seeking admission to the Masters in Chirgery (Surgery) degree was unending but there were only four or five centres existing in the country. The conference dwelled on various aspects of latest developments in surgical gastroenterology. Dr J.D. Wig said the management of a patient with inflammatory disease of the pancreas posed challenges for doctors. Complications of acute and chronic pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas) has devastating consequences which no therapy could solve. No approach could be considered optimal for all patients, said Dr H. Ramesh, a surgeon from Cochin. Successful treatment required a comprehensive strategy marked by thoughtful assessment and skilful intervention. Cancer of the pancreas remained an unsolved problem, he added. Dr Y. Chawla, head of the department of the Hepatology, underlined the role of alcohol in causing pancreatitis. No medical therapy could reverse the damage or the disease process. Cancer of the oesophagus is one of the commonest cancers in the country, only next to cancer of the cervix and breast, said Prof N.M. Gupta. It leads to obstruction of the food pipe as a consequence of which a person is unable to take normal diet. The patient then cannot even swallow saliva.The results of the surgery in the initial stages are rewarding. Dr S.M. Bose, president of the IASG and organising secretary of the conference, said with inclusion of endoscopy, surgical gastroenterology had become one of the most sought-after surgical super specialities as it probably covered the largest surface of body. He said the training facilities, however, were limited. The conference was inaugurated by Prof I.C. Pathak, a former Director of the PGI. Prof B.K. Sharma, Director, presided while Prof B.L. Talwar, a former head of the Surgery department, was the guest of honour. A panel discussion was held on management of biliary trauma for which Prof Bose was the convener. Dr R.A. Sastry (Hyderabad), Dr Pradeep Chowbey (Delhi), Dr C. Khandelwal (Patna), Dr Sita Ram (Vellore), Dr Sanjay Gupta and Dr Virender Singh (both from Chandigarh) were prominent among those on the panel. Nearly 450 delegates from
all over the country are attending the conference. |
Charge sheet served on Hawara,
Tara CHANDIGARH, Sept 19 — The Judicial Magistrate, Mr A.K. Bishnoi, today served charge sheet on Jagtar Singh Tara and Jagtar Singh Hawara in the Burail jail blow-up conspiracy case. Mr Bishnoi, who held court in the high security Burail jail, adjourned the case to September 25 for considering the question of committing them to the Sessions Judge for trial. The magistrate had earlier served charge sheet on other suspects. Since both Tara and Hawara were lodged in the Burail jail as undertrials in the Beant Singh assassination case, the charge sheet could not be served on them with other suspects. They could not be taken
out of jail in view of the notification issued by the
Chandigarh Administration, forbidding the prosecution
from taking them out of the jail precincts. |
NIPEF decries engineers' sack CHANDIGARH, Sept 19 — The Northern India Power Engineers' Federation (NIPEF), today condemned the dismissal of Mr R.S.Bhatti and Mr R.L. Choker and demanded their reinstatement. More than 225 engineers from Punjab, Haryana and BBMB today passed a resolution condemning the dismissal of two Haryana engineers as an attempt to silence voice of professionals. The meeting also condemned the splitting of the HSEB as a step towards economic slavery and surrender to the World Bank. Mr Paramjit Singh, Secretary General, All-India Power Engineers Federation, said that the two engineers were dismissed to create a sense of fear among the engineers and other employees so that the World Bank advised reforms could be put through. He said the Haryana Government/the HSEB had been befooling the public and the World Bank by affirming that "the new companies which will succeed the HSEB will be incorporated under the Companies Act to grant appropriate managerial and operational economy to the new companies. The Government would
ensure that a sizeable number of Directors were from
outside Government entities. The Government of Haryana
had decided that for each company the director would be
appointed on the basis of professional merit by
appointing IAS persons as MD, the Haryana Government had
even betrayed the World Bank itself. |
Murder case: suspects opt to face
trial CHANDIGARH, Sept 19 — On being committed to trial in his court, the Additional Sessions Judge, Mr S.S. Lamba, today charged Jatinder Mohan for offences under Sections 302 and 307 IPC, in the Manisha murder case. As for other suspects, Chhatinder Mohan, Gurpreet Singh, Jatinder Pal, Ravinder Pal, Paramjit Singh and Jasmit Singh, the judge observed: "The accused entered into a criminal conspiracy with Jatinder Mohan to eliminate Miss Manisha and her mother Harjit Kaur. They are liable to be chargesheeted with Jatinder Mohan for the commission of offences punishable under Section 302, read with 120-B, IPC, and Section 307, read with 120-B, IPC." On being quizzed, all the suspects pleaded not guilty and opted to face trial. To begin with, the
Chandigarh Police had registered a case of accident on
February 28, 1996, when Manisha was killed. However, it
was later converted into murder. |
Cable operators boycott Zee
Cinema PANCHKULA, Sept 19 — Cable operators of Panchkula have decided to boycott Zee Cinema in protest against what they call "non-cooperative and obstructionist attitude" of the local authorities and the local dealers of the satellite channel. According to a spokesman
of the Cable Operators' Association, the boycott, which
came into effect today, will continue indefinitely. |
CHANDIGARH, Sept 19 — Panjab University has been asked not to create any new posts or fill the existing posts as the Punjab Government will "no longer be able to contribute much to meet the increasing demands". This was informed by the Vice- Chancellor, Prof M.M. Puri, during syndicate meeting here today. The Vice-Chancellor was referring to indications given to him during his meeting with the Principal Secretary (Finance ) recently. He said it was conveyed to him that "the financial crises facing the state will not allow it to enhance the maintenance grant in any appreciable measure. The Punjab Government will be able to give the university not more than 6 per cent ". The message of the state government came in for severe criticism from a majority of the Syndics. Prof Charanjit Chawla while initiating the discussion said a government 's message was a direct challenge to the autonomy of the university. He also criticised the government's suggestion to increase the fees structure. Dr Anirudh Joshi criticised the Punjab Government's intentions to take over the university. Others who spoke against governments "intervention" included Mr Ajaib Singh, Mr Rajinder Deepa, Dr R.D. Anand and Mr Rajinder Bhandari. The Vice-Chancellor is understood to have said that the feelings of the house would be conveyed to the Chief Minister and the Finance Minister. The Vice-Chancellor in his statement said that the university had been recommended to "raise funds from its own resources, like raising tuition fees and other fees, hostel fees, house rent and other tariff it charges on property ". Hostel fees must go up to match much of the expenditure thereon and maintenance of residential property should be recovered from realistic rents fixed for housing, it has been suggested. The Syndicate observed that the seats that are vacant in various departments be filled.There are seats available particularly in the second year postgraduate classes. The Syndicate allowed the implementation of the provision of 12 per cent contribution by employees for the Contributory Provident Fund, instead of the existing 10 per cent. The Centre has implemented the same in March, 1997. It was suggested that the same facility should be extended to the colleges affiliated to PU. The Vice-Chancellor said that some of the advertised positions in the university could not be filled before their validity expired on October 26. The date of validity had been increased by six months. The Syndicate passed new rates of remuneration for examination-related duties of teaching and non teaching staff recommended by a committee. However, the hike in fees for various examination related activities for students have been deferred. The committee will once again look into the matter. The cases of left-out cases of promotions was also discussed. The VC is understood to have asked Dr R.D. Anand to discuss the matter with him. The Syndicate also deferred the recommendations of the regulation committee as Dr Anand pointed out several inherent flaws in the drafting, sources said. The Syndicate recommended minor punishment to a suspended employee of the Hindi department against whom an enquiry was instituted. The Syndicate also resolved to convey its displeasure against a former chairperson of the University Business School on "moral grounds" for being the "convener of the paper setters while his ward was appearing in the examination". The Syndicate passed 10 cases of change in the date of birth and rejected 26. Prof Chawla urged that the date on which the candidates applied for changes in dates should be mentioned along with the recommendations. It was argued that no fresh cases should be entertained as the university has decided to wrap up the committee. The Syndicate showed its pleasure over the peaceful conduct of elections on the campus. Mr Deepa urged that direct elections should be also held in colleges of Punjab. He was supported by other Syndics. The Syndicate extended the term of Dr I.B.S. Passi as Dean, University Instructions, for another year. The university also accepted a donation of Rs 6.5 lakh from Professor Megh Kumar Jain, now a US citizen, for the creation of an endowment fund for research in chemistry and scholarships. A total of 17 students
were awarded the PhDs. PU poll
analysis CHANDIGARH , Sept 19 — Even though clouds of violence loomed large over the elections to student organisations in Panjab University, the campus witnessed the emergence of new faces with established track records in academic and extra curricular activities . The shadows on turbulent eighties followed by stranglehold of a 'select' few was given a go-by as likes of Rohit Sharma , Ravneet Singh Yuri, Rabinder Bajwa, Sarika Malik, Anuradha Negi and Jeesu Jaskanwar Singh came into the limelight for the posts of office-bearer . Rohit Sharma has done research on youth psychology and given radio talks on the same issue. Yuri is a medal winner in the inter university squash racquet contest. Rabinder Bajwa is a topper throughout her college days and a familiar face on stage in various university functions . Sarika Malik is already on the board of directors of two schools in rural areas of Haryana. There were many more. Little wonder that Sharma who was noticed by the students merely 10 days before elections could get 945 votes. Sarika Malik went on to win the elections. The allegations and counter allegations by the Students' Organisation of Panjab University and the Panjab University Students Union of who was more violent fell flat as none had proved to be lesser as compared with other bodies in the previous year. Even allegations of a violent past of Dayal Pratap Randhawa, who won the post of president, did not seem to make an impact over the electorate, largely due to his "suave " image among most students. SOPU has much to thank the
presidential candidate for its success. The PUSU-HSA
alliance in the absence of Kuljit Nagra was like a ship
without a rudder. The NSUI continued to have a marginal
presence on the campus and had no option but to tie up
with PUSU. The AISF distanced itself from the elections.
The SFI went in for an alliance with SOPU and got a seat
in form of joint secretary . |
PANCHKULA, Sept 19 — One of the main accused, Hardeep, in the stabbing incident at the local Government College on September 15, was today arrested by the police. He has been remanded in police custody by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Mr V.P. Gupta, till September 22. Three other students of the college —Varinder Kumar, Pawan Kumar and Neeraj — who had been named in the FIR, have already been arrested. Road mishap: Dr Rekha Shorie, who runs a private nursing home at Pinjore, died while her husband, Dr Bimal Shorie, received injuries, after the car in which they were travelling was hit by a truck near Chandimandir here on Friday. The couple was returning to Pinjore after attending a seminar at Chandigarh. Dr Bimal Shorie has been admitted to the PGI. A case under section 304-A, IPC, has been registered. Servant booked: A case of attempt to murder has been registered against a domestic servant, Manoj Kumar, for seriously injuring Ms Sunita Walia, a resident of Army Society flats in Mansa Devi complex here. The victim had been hit in the head several times by the accused. Ms Walia was alone in the house at the time. A case under Section 307, IPC, has been registered. Moped recovered: Two persons — Jeetinder and Manoj Kumar, a resident of Mauli Jagran in Mani Majra, were arrested in connection with the theft of a moped from Sector 8 here on Saturday. A case under Section 379, IPC, has been registered. Chandigarh Injured: Mr
Suresh Kumar, A resident of Sector 45, has been admitted
to the PGI after he was hit by a three-wheeler near the
Sector 22-23 traffic lights. The driver of the
three-wheeler, Malvinder Singh, has been arrested and a
case registered against him. |
CHANDIGARH: It was a surprise to know that Meera Bai, a saint-poetess and an icon of feminism, is a controversial figure in her home state, Rajasthan. One view holds her in high esteem, while the other does not even like daughters to be named after her. Regradless of everything, Meera and her pining for Krishna, as God and consort, is often a popular subject for dramas and dance-drama alike. Her emotions are always presented in a sublimated form. One never looks at her affection from a woman’s point of view. Last evening at Tagore Theatre this view was attempted by Prerna Shrinali in "Doosro na koi". A kathak dancer of repute, she tried to explore and project the lasciviousness in Meera’s devotion. To bring out the emotions vividly, Prerna had chosen seven verses written by Meera herself in Mandri. The music set to score by Madhup Mudgal was deep, enriching and intensified the poetic support to the choreography. Prerna along with her four disciples — Srishti Sharma, Kanchan Maradan, Natalia Ivanova and Veena Srivastava — gave a sequential presentation which depicted seven emotions. It opened with "Ganesh stuti", then moved on to "sanyog", "lajja", "virah", "upalambh", "nishchay" and finally "pratiksha". The choreography was outstanding. Prerna along with her students showed well co-ordinated footwork. The chorus could have been a little more clear. The presentation had been
organised by the Indian National Theatre. Khan brothers cast spell CHANDIGARH: It was just three months back, in the second week of June that Chandigarh had a musical evening with two Khan brothers — Mazhar Ali Khan and Jawaad Ali Khan, who had presented the melody and style of their lineage that they enjoy — being the sons of Ustaad Karamat Ali Khan and grandsons of Padma Bhushan Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan. Today evening at the auditorium of Chandigarh College of Architecture, the two brothers of the Patiala Gharana again delighted the audience. The evening of classical music was organised by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Haryana, in collaboration with Creative Info Systems Limited. Their rendition of "Sayiaan, Manwa Piya Desh" in Raga Hamid Kalyan, and that of "Mi Miya Mandaara Yaar da" had the audience swaying to the notes of a highly dulcet melody. Their "Anand Mukh Chandan Badan" had the quality of conjuring up images of a silken splendour bathed in the mist of beauty. A befitting tribute to their being their grandfather's progeny. It was in the Punjabi Kafi, "vichaad Gaye Sanu Sajna Diya" – a kalam of the Sufi poet Bulle Shah which easily celebrated the divine thought that music, like other beautiful things, draws the Sufi closer to God, who is the source of beauty. The soft rendition of the lyrics of the kalam – "Tati Ro Ro Main Vaak Niharaan" – by both Mazhar Ali and Jawaad Ali seemed to invoke all feelings of longing and separation. The spirit of enchantment of Sufi poetry delicately surfaced into the music of Jawaad Ali and Mazhar Ali. The brothers drew, the evening to a close with the tender presentation of a Hari Om Bhajan. The soft Bhajan appeared to lift the mood of the select few present in the audience. Accompanied by Pawan Kumar
on Tabla and Majid Khan on harmonium, the two Khan
brothers presented a pleasant and memorable evening. –
Sonoo Singh. |
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