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Tenders
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Exhibition complex stone
laying today No
move to demolish houses, says Jain Seminar
on globalisation
Sangeet
sammelan from today ‘Compensate
plot allottee’ Students
demand placement cell Course
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Encroachers
pull down structures CHANDIGARH, March 25 — In a rare incident of its kind, residents of Ram Darbar Colony in Industrial Area, Phase II, here have shown the way to other encroachers in the city by voluntarily removing encroachments from outside their houses to facilitate the widening of a road. In this operation, which had started over a week back, several residents of a row of houses in Phase I of the colony pulled down their pucca structures so that the 8-feet road, dividing Phases I and II of the colony, could be widened for their convenience. The road was one of the three roads to be connected to the proposed ring road in the Industrial Area. The road, which had been encroached upon by residents by building pucca structures, including sheds for keeping pigs and other cattle and toilets, was too narrow for vehicular traffic. The demolition had been achieved without any notice or action by the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh (MCC). It was a voluntary effort by the people, who wanted to live in a clean environment having wider roads, said the Area Councillor, Ms Kamlesh, and her husband, Mr Banarshi Dass. Initial resistance by residents notwithstanding, the perseverance by the couple, who had explained to the residents the importance of the wider roads for the development of the colony, finally paid. They had focused on the educated youth. Concrete structures, including sheds for keeping animals, toilets and parts of rooms had been demolished. The persons were not repenting at what they had done. Mr Yashpal, a CITCO employee, said he demolished a part of his house so that the road could be built. It was the first time in over 20 years that a road was being built and when it would be completed, the frequent accidents due to potholes would be a thing of the past, he hoped. As a majority of the residents had sold off pigs after demolishing their sheds, they hoped that the hygiene in the area would improve. They could look forward to a clean environment and good roads, added Mr Pradeep Kumar, another resident. Raju said though it was painful to demolish a part of the house which you had built with your own hands, he fell in line seeing the enthusiasm of other residents. The authorities, however, should see to it that encroachments did not reappear, added another resident. Ms Kamlesh claimed that most of the residents were opposed to the encroachments on public land. For the removal of encroachments from the public land the initiative by the civic body was a must, which had not been forthcoming, she added. Meanwhile, estimates for
the roads were okayed and the work would begin shortly
after the “malba” was removed from the area. |
2 PGI
doctors get BC Roy award CHANDIGARH, March 25 — Two PGI doctors, Prof Siddhartha Majumdar and Prof (Mrs) Sudha Suri, have been selected for the prestigious B.C. Roy National Award under different categories. Prof Majumdar, who is the Head of Experimental Medicine and Bio-technology Department, has been selected for the B.C. Roy oration. Prof Suri, who is the Head of the Radiodiagnosis Department, has been selected for “recognition of the best talents in encouraging the development of specialities in different branches of medicine”. Both doctors have received information from the Medical Council of India (MCI) about their respective selection. Prof Majumdar has been selected for his contribution in the development of pulmonary surfactant that is produced naturally in the body. The process does not occur in case of premature babies, thus they die as the lungs solidify. To prevent this surfactant has to be administered. The drug had to be imported and it costs around Rs 80,000 for four doses when procured through the grey market. Now Prof Majumdar has developed a new surfactant that can be administered in lesser doses and the drug can be reutilised on the same baby. He has applied for a patent. In the case Prof Suri, the honour has come due to contribution in developing the speciality of radiodiagnosis and imaging at the PGI. The latest has been the introduction of interventional radiology at the PGI. This sub-speciality enables the radiologists to place biopsy needles and drainage catheters anywhere in the body under the guidance of imaging techniques. Though this biopsy can be performed on small tumours prior to surgery. Many serious conditions
which would otherwise require surgery such as drainage
can be treated through this technique. Prof Suri has
edited five books on different sub-specialities of
radiology and written more than 100 research papers,
besides being on the editorial board of several
prestigious radiology journals. |
Tenders
invited for wet dredging of Sukhna CHANDIGARH, March 25 —The Chandigarh Administration has decided to invite tenders from government and semi-government agencies for wet dredging of Sukhna Lake. The last date for the receipt of tenders has been fixed April 15. The Administration had, a few days ago, given administrative approval for wet dredging of the lake. A sum of Rs 200 lakh earmarked for the project during the current financial year under the ecology and environment head is being transferred to the Engineering Department to get the work started on the first phase of the project going at the earliest. At one stage, the Administration was toying with the idea of awarding the wet dredging work to the Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) on a long-term basis. In that case, part of the money earmarked for the current financial year was to be released to the DCI to facilitate movement of heavy machinery to the city this month so that actual work at the site could commence at the earliest. Subsequently, it was decided that tenders be invited only from government and semi-government agencies, including DCI. Since the number of such companies is not very large, the Administration after clearing the proposal has decided to give them sufficient notice to assess the work by visiting the site before filing their tender notices. In fact, the Administration has been seriously considering to go for wet dredging as the manual or mechanical desiltation from dry bed had shown little results. For the past some time, the focus has shifted from “shramdan” to mechanical desiltation. Though “shramdan” is likely to be continued during the coming summer season, the emphasis will be on wet dredging. The Administration has drawn a long-term plan to restore the lake, a major tourist attraction, to its original shape. For the time being, the first phase of the wet dredging would cost Rs 475 lakh. The balance Rs 275 lakh is likely to be provided during the next financial year or subsequent years. The bed level of the lake has been silted up to 1153-foot level. Once the wet dredging starts, it would be brought down first to a uniform level of 1148 ft which would be further brought down to 1145 ft level. Since Sukhna Lake has been declared a wetland, the funds are provided under the Ecology and Environment head. Besides, the Engineering Department also earmarks some funds for the maintenance and annual mechanical desiltation of the lake. During the current financial year, a provision of Rs 7 lakh for maintenance of the lake and Rs 8 lakh for its desiltation was made. The Engineering Department
has already written to various agencies, including Punjab
and Haryana governments and their respective irrigation
departments, besides the Bhakra Beas Management Board and
the Western Command Army for making available heavy
machinery for mechanical desiltation along with the start
of “shramdan” some time next month. |
Exhibition
complex stone laying today CHANDIGARH, March 25 — The foundation stone of the prestigious exhibition-cum-convention at Sector 31 will be laid by the UT Administrator, Lieut-Gen BKN Chhibber, tomorrow. A press note here today termed as “absolutely false” the propaganda by the mischievous elements that the temple, which had unauthorisedly come up at the site, was very old. Rather it had come up recently, it added. The revenue record and a survey of unauthorised religious structures carried out in 1986 show that only a small residential room existed at the site of the temple. As regards the blocking of entry to the temple, there was a proper metalled road which serves as the main entry to the temple. the encroachers, however, were insisting on an alternative second passage through the centre which was not possible, the press note added. Meanwhile, the police today blocked roads leading to site with a view to preventing any attempt by anti-social elements to create hurdles in the ongoing work. Hundreds of persons bound for Ambala and onwards from the Chandigarh side and to Chandigarh and other places from the Ambala side had to use alternative routes as they were not allowed to use the national highway between the CII and The Tribune chowks. Senior officials of the Chandigarh Administration supervised the arrangements for the foundation-laying ceremony tomorrow. Meanwhile, the Hindu Shiv
Sena, in a press note alleged, that devotees were not
allowed to enter the temple by the police on the occasion
of Ram Navami. |
Raid yields
assets worth Rs 2.5 crore CHANDIGARH, March 25 —The Income Tax Department has conducted a raid on a Dera Bassi-based industrial unit and reportedly seized assets and cash amounting to Rs 2.5 crore. According to sources, the
unit was reportedly selling HR coils after converting
them into CR coils. The employees of the firm were also
being paid less than the agreed upon salaries. |
Shatru is
“past teasing girls” now CHANDIGARH, March 25
— “The nation is not at all ready to let go the
At a press conference here today, Shatrugan Sinha, the man who has played the role of the still-dreaded ‘Kalicharan’ , was paired in several hit films with Reena Roy, and even starred in ‘arty’ films like Gautam Ghose’s Bengali film ‘Antrajalli Yatra’, said, “Today I have to take care of my image both as an actor and a politician. How would people react if I were to tease girls on the screen now? So for me to get attracted to films at this stage requires something more than the usual”. Shatrughan is in town in connection with shooting for Raj Babbar’s Punjabi film, ‘Shaheed Udham Singh’, in which he plays the part of a Pakistani jail warden, Mohd. Khan. Commenting on the Indo-Pak dialogue, he said, the present government initiated a dialogue, not a confrontation this time. We have fought too many wars, and now is the time to come together. And I also feel that till the time the Kashmir issue is frozen, why freeze other issues?”. On being asked to comment on his home-state Bihar, Shatrughan while making the obvious digs at the Congress, said, “Bihar is in a state of terror today. But if the state is being run today with the connivance of criminals, who are being supported and protected by the ruling party there, look at what the Congress has also done? I was in Jehanabad, after the recent killings there, and the people of Bihar were very angry with the Congress. It was one of the most gruesome sights that I had ever seen. Never before in a film also had I seen something like that.” Airing his views on the “volte-face” of the Congress he stated, “Democracy is all about numbers. The BJP did try to change all that is happening in Bihar today, but with the Congress not supporting us we could not do much. But we did try”. On the subject of art, Shatrughan spoke on the ransacking of the house of Husain, Ghulam Ali’s concert in Mumbai and the attack on Deepa Mehta’s film ‘Fire’. “I have and will always condemn violence, because it certainly does not speak good for any society. But I do maintain that Husain had no right to touch the sentiments of any religion. Where ‘Fire’ is concerned, I think it was a very mediocre film. But again, I maintain that freedom of expression does not end with raising a hue and cry over screening of a film. And if our artistes are not invited to Pakistan, our government can also stop theirs from entering our country. But if the government is granting them visas, who are we to question that authority?” It was defiantly not the politician-Shotgun alone who spoke today at the press conference. The actor in him, seen otherwise as a blatant and loud hero on-screen but a witty and a thinking-actor off-screen, said, “The coming of a whole new crop of actors-actresses in the industry is like the law of nature. But in terms of popularity there is unfortunately not even one star today who can guarantee a box-office success”. “I can vouch for the fact that Dharmendra will still attract a major crowd even today, and will be able to beat any of the young actors hollow”. Speaking about the fewer box-office hits today, he said that the films, which have otherwise gained a lot in the technical sense, seem to be going backwards in terms of content. “The fault lies in the kind of stories of films, most of which are either ways plagiarised today”. And what about Punjabi
films? “I have done the maximum number of regional
films in Punjabi, including the highly successful
‘Putt Jattan Dey’. One of my all time
favourites is ‘Chann Pardesi’, which I think
has the ‘scent’ of the mother earth”. |
Pawan happy
with role CHANDIGARH, March 25 — “I am an actor, which means I perform for the camera alone. And any media would do just fine”. Certainly, if you happen to be Pawan Malhotra, a “serious actor”, and have taken the natural course of theatre, television and films. “I do not know what is meant by a “serious” actor. In fact I think I do not have a slot for myself. Acting is all about getting into different characters every time”, he said in an interview to TNS here today. Pawan is in city to shoot for Lekh Raj Tandon’s ‘Kahan Se Kahan tak’, currently being aired on Zee Television. After having done street theatre in Delhi with the Ruchika theatre group, he left for Bombay in 1982. He was the production assistant with the crew of “Jaane Bhi Do Yaroon”, after which he gained recognition in the popular serial “Nukkad”, which he played a young lover-boy, who is a cycle mechanic. Talking about Tandon’s “Kahan Se Kahan Tak” — an emotional saga about Partition, Pawan said, “I am very happy to be part of this project, in which I am playing the role of a Muslim raised by a Hindu mother. And the serial has come to him at an opportune time — during talks of amity between India and Pakistan”. Pawan has acted in internationally- acclaimed film “Bagh Bahadur” and played the lead role in the film “Salim Langde pe Mat Royo”. He has even played the lead role in foreign production “Brothers in Trouble”. Pawan is these days acting in thriller serials like “Aahat” and “X-Zone”. “Every actor has to know his career graph, and acting in any sort of media is challenging enough, Pawan said while commenting on the range of roles he has portrayed. “I will be lying if I said that I don’t want to do any films. But then there hardly have been many offers from commercial cinema. I don’t think that I would mind running around the trees as well, but the role given to me has to go with my age and stature”, he added. Talking about his love for
theatre, he said, “I do not dispute the fact that
theatre does give instant audience reaction, but then I
have not done any theatre since the time I left Delhi for
Bombay. In fact, big screen has its own charisma, and
there is always that aura which surrounds the film
screen. I am doing a lot of serials, because they are
coming my way. In fact it is very difficult to hold a
television audience, with the remote control so readily
available”. |
Seminar on
globalisation CHANDIGARH, March 25—A seminar on “Structural changes and human face’’ was organised by the Department of Evening Studies at the ICSSR complex, Panjab University, here today. Various participants discussed the globalisation process, and its causes and effects, in the Indian context. Prof Parminder Khanna began with the causes of the economic crisis of 1991 and the structural reforms initiated to integrate the Indian economy with the world economy. Dr Atul Sood was of the opinion that the rich would continue to become richer and the poor would have a miserable existence due to the “marketisation’’ of commodities whereby the price of a commodity is determined by forces of demand and supply. Needs of the people are decided by these market forces and the government had absolutely no role in the process. The speakers emphasised the need for strengthening the social security net before plunging into the globalisation process to ensure that the benefits of growth trickle down to the poorest sections of society. They opined that though growth can create wealth, it cannot remove inequalities. Prof Prem Singh, in his presentation, warned against dangers of cultural and ethical pollution resulting from a liberalised economy. Mr SN Joshi stressed the urgency to work on the alternatives available to successfully counter the free market ideology. Dr Sudhir Kumar emphasised the interactive affiliations between the self, family, society, nation, the global and the cosmic, implying continuous structural adjustment. The chief guest, Prof IBS Passi, Dean University Instruction, cautioned against the hurried attempt at adopting globalisation without pondering on what the package deal brings with it and emphasised the need to check the socio-economic dimension of free market. Prof Romesh Pandey,
convenor of the seminar, outlined various aspects of
globalisation, focused on the “inhuman” face of
globalisation and questioned its blind acceptance in the
Indian context. Dr MS Aneja presented the vote of thanks. |
Sangeet
sammelan from today CHANDIGARH, March 25 — The 29th All-India Bhaskar Rao Nritya and Sangeet Sammelan to be held at Tagore Theatre here from March 26 to 30, will see renowned musicians and dancers of national and international fame give their performances. The sammelan, to be inaugurated by sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan on March 26 at 7 p.m., includes a sarod recital by his talented sons Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash on the opening day; vocal recital by Pt Ajoy Chakrabarty, renowned vocalist of Patiala gharana on March 27, kathak by Mrs Shobha Koser, doyen of Jaipur gharana, followed by a taalvadya-kacheri by a team of noted percussion artistes on March 28; santoor recital by Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma on March 29; and vocal recital by Ritesh and Rajnish Mishra, sons of Pt Rajan Mishra, noted vocalist of Banaras gharana, followed by another vocal recital by Ustad Hussain Buksh, renowned vocalist of Pakistan, on March 30. Lt-Gen. B.K.N. Chhibber (retd), Governor of Punjab, will be the chief guest on March 28, while the well-known vocalists of Banaras gharana, Pt Rajan and Sajan Mishra, will be the chief guests on March 30. Apart from this, a number of eminent personalities from the world of music, dance, literature and journalism, etc, will attend the sammelan as distinguished guests. The sammelan has been held regularly for the past 28 years, despite disturbed conditions prevailing in the region till some time back. It has provided a platform to most of the well-known musicians and dancers from all over the country to give their programmes before invited audiences of City Beautiful. The highlight of the sammelan this year will be performances by renowned Pakistani vocalist Ustad Hussain Buksh, who hails from the family of the late Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan of Patiala gharana. Thus, the kendra will take a step further in promoting the cause of amity and friendship between the people of India and Pakistan. All the performances at
the sammelan will be free to the general public. |
No move to
demolish houses: Jain CHANDIGARH, March 25 — Mr Satya Pal Jain, MP, today said that there was no proposal to demolish houses constructed outside the “Lal Dora” in the villages of the union territory. He said the Adviser to the Administrator had assured him that there was no proposal in this context. He said a scheme to provide water and power connections to such houses was under way. The notices issued to the villagers were in compliance with the directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. However, he appealed to the people not to construct houses without the approval of the authorities. The Chandigarh Administration will provide civil amenities in all 18 villages to those houses which are constructed outside the “Lal Dora” but adjacent to the village abadi. However, the drive to demolish recent and new unauthorised structures coming up in violation of the periphery Act would continue. An official statement said the decision taken in principle to provide amenities was based on the recommendations of the three committees constituted by the Administration in May. It was also suggested that to check further construction, planned development should be taken up in such areas. A press note on the subject was issued in November. A clear basic policy
decision was reiterated by the Adviser to the
Administrator in his Republic Day address and was also
discussed at the Administrators Advisory Council meeting,
the statement added. |
‘Compensate
plot allottee’ CHANDIGARH, March 25 — The UT Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission comprising President, Mr J.B Garg,, and members Mr Sada Nand and Mrs P. Ojha, have held that allotment of a plot with a tree standing on it amounts to deficiency in service and therefore the allottee should be allowed compensation. In his complaint, Mahesh Gupta and others of Sector 34 had alleged that they had purchased a commercial plot in Sector 33 during an auction held by the Estate Officer, Chandigarh, on December 18, 1996, for Rs 34,80,00. They paid the required 25 per cent of the cost and a formal letter of allotment was issued. However, the physical possession of the plot could not be given as there was a huge tree standing on the site. The Estate Office in its reply contended that when they came to know of this tree they approached the Horticulture Department and the tree was removed by that department as per a memo dated October 23, 1998. After going through the records, the Commission found that the complaint was filed on October 13 and it was only afterwards that the tree was removed on October 23. Also no information regarding the removal of the tree was sent to the complainant. The Commission therefore held that the sale of the said plot with the tree standing on it which could not be removed by the purchaser under the law, was denial of service of a reasonable standard in this case. The possession, if symbolically delivered, cannot be deemed to be a real possession. The sale of the plot can at best be taken from January 11, 1999, when the reply was filed in this commission, which contained this information. The Commission directed
that the complainant will be entitled to interest on the
amount deposited by him at the rate of 18 per cent per
annum. It also directed rescheduling of the instalments
on the basis of the deemed date of auction. Further, the
Estate Officer shall not be entitled to the lease money
for the period prior to the deemed date of auction. A
cost of Rs 3,000 has also been imposed. |
Students
demand placement cell CHANDIGARH, March 25 — Student representatives of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Panjab University, demanded a placement cell with a full time placement officer along with a students body working in tandem with him for their department, at a press conference held at Panjab University here today. Speaking at the conference, Paramvir Sidhu, Vice-President, Panjab University Students Union, said repeated requests for the cell to the Chairman Prof DK Vohra, had proved futile. This year only four out of 80 students of the department had been given placements, he said. The Department
representative, Mr Rajinder Pal Singh, stressed the need
to organise an alumni get together which would give the
students an idea of options available to them and proper
career counselling which was limited to the extent of
lectures on the industry the speaker represented. |
Refund plot
money, forum tells HUDA PANCHKULA, March 25 — The Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) has been held responsible by a local consumer court for failing to give physical possession of a plot to an applicant even after keeping the basic amount deposited by him for seven years. Finding deficiency in services on part of HUDA, the forum has directed it to refund the basic amount deposited by the consumer. Further, a compensation of Rs 1,000 has been awarded to the consumer. The order was passed by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum on a complaint filed by Mr Brij Nandan through SPA holder Mr Shiv Nandan. In his complaint, Mr Nandan alleged that he was allotted a plot in Sector 13 of Bhiwani in June 1990, after which he deposited Rs 13, 967, besides the earnest money of Rs 9312 deposited in July 1990. Further he deposited four instalments of Rs 11,639 but even after six years, the possession of the plot was not offered to him. When repeated requests to HUDA to give physical possession of the plot failed, he applied for refund of the total amount deposited by him. HUDA in its reply said the consumer can take possession of the plot at any time and had no right to get the money refunded. The complainant had applied for refund of the money with certain non-acceptable conditions, it said. HUDA has been directed to
pay interest compensation at the rate of 10 per cent with
effect from the date of deposit till October 18, 1996 and
another interest compensation at the rate of 18 per cent
with effect from October 19,1996, till the date of
payment. |
Course on
modern storage ends CHANDIGARH, March 25 — The 10-day stipendary training course on modern storage of foodgrains concluded at the Regional Save Grain Campaign office of the Union Ministry of Food and Consumer Affairs in Sector 9 here today. As many as 50 farm ladies from Boha village in Mansa district of Punjab participated in the course, during which they were imparted training on modern methods of foodgrain storage to minimise huge losses caused during conventional storage by insects, rodents, birds and moisture. Addressing the gathering, Dr S.R. Singla, Assistant Regional Director of the campaign, said nearly 10 per cent of foodgrains got damaged due to ignorance or lack of proper storage. The losses could be minimised if new scientific methods were adopted by farmers. All of 50 successful
trainees were given stipend-cum-assistance worth Rs
17,500 for the purchase of metal bins. |
CHANDIGARH, March 25 — A scooterist, Kamaljit Singh, was seriously injured when a truck hit his scooter near the Sectors 20,21, 33 and 34 roundabout. The truck driver fled, leaving behind the vehicle (PB-12-B-8525). The police has registered a case under Sections 279 and 337 of the IPC. The injured person was admitted to the PGI. Youths held : Two youths of Dhanas village were arrested for creating nuisance in a public place. Sudhir Sagar Singh and Kehar Singh were arrested and a case was registered. In a separate case , a youth of Sector 38, Bittu, was arrested for allegedly indulging in eve-teasing. Scooter stolen : A
scooter ( CH-01-J-4877) owned by Bhushan Kumar of Sector
40 was stolen from Sector 22. Meanwhile, in a separate
incident Jia Lal of Mauli Jagran and Karam Chand of
Kumhar colony were nabbed while carrying 12 bottles of
liquor and 40 pouches of liquor , respectively. |
Ram Navami
celebrated CHANDIGARH, March 25 — Ram Navami, the birthday of Lord Rama, was celebrated with religious fervour and gaiety in the city today. Thousands of devotees visited various temples in the city to pay their obeisance. Pravachans, bhogs of the Ramayana path, havans, bhajans and langars marked the celebrations in various temples and other places. A discourse and bhajans by Sat Paul Amrit (Panchkulawale) were the highlights of the celebrations in the Sanatan Dharma Mandir, Sector 46. The Sanatan Dharma Sabha, Sector 41-D, organised a ladies kirtan and langar as part of the celebrations. A langar was also organised by Samadhiyog Sri Satguru Sandesh Ashram, Sector 45. A nine-day Ramayana path was organised by the Sivananda Mission on the occasion of Ram Navami. A large number of devotees attended the Lord Shri Rama “abhishek” function organised at Hare Krishna Dham, Sector 36-B, here by the local unit of International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). The other attractions of the function were bhajan, kirtan and aarati. In the evening the idols
of Lord Rama and Sita Mata were put in a boat and special
“Nauka vihar” was organised as part of Ram
Navami celebrations. Children presented a cultural
programme, according to Bhakti Vinod Dasa Prabhu,
President of the ISKCON, Chandigarh. |
SJOBA rally
results CHANDIGARH, March 25 — The team of Atul Mandhar and A.S. Bhamba in car and duo of Sanjay Sikand and Rashid Raza in jeep category bagged the first prize each in the four wheeler section of the 1999 SJOBA Thunderbolt Rally which was held on March 21 and prizes for which were announced yesterday. The rally proved to be a keenly contested affair with 32 competitors completing in the sub-Himalayan region covering a total distance of nearly 300 kilometres. Jasdeep Sidhu in the mobike category while MPS Reen in the scooter category were adjudged the first. The couple prize in the four wheeler section was won by the brother-sister combination of Rohit and Shweta Kuthiala while special prize for exemplary display of sportsmen spirit was given to Kulbir Gabba and Samrat Kannodia. Atul Mandhar and A.S. Bhamba got the minimum penalty points in the overall four wheeler category. The prize distribution function will take place on March 26 at 7.30 am at North Park Resort, Panchkula. Results : Four wheeler: jeep category - Sanjay Sikand & Rashid Raza 1, (260 points), Sandeep Sharma & Kulbeer Dhaliwal 2, (295 points), Vishal Gupta & Manu Agarwal 3, (700 points). Car category: Atul Mandhar & AS Bhamba 1, (200 points), Viney Sharma & Suchetan Bhalla 2, (240 points), Vikas Kuthiala & Shweta Kuthiala 3, (320 points). Two wheeler: Mobike
category - Jasdeep Sidhu 1, (165 points), Harbinder
Aulakh 2, (265 points), Arvind Vashisht 3 (300 pts).
Scooter category - MPS Reen 1, Vaibhav Gupta and Tarun
Bansal 2, (675 pts), Sukhtej Kang 3, (705 pts). |
MCPI to
hold protest CHANDIGARH, March 25 — The Marxist Communist Party of India (MCPI) will organise a demonstration before Parliament in Delhi on March 31 to protest against the “anti-people and pro capitalist policies of the Central Government”. Mr Prem Singh Bhangu, a member of the Central Committee of the party in a statement issued here today said that the demonstration would focus on building friendly relations with China, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal; increase in prices of fertilisers, food items, kerosene, cooking gas and inputs for agriculture. The party has called upon all Left and democratic forces in the country to join the demonstration. Meanwhile commenting on
the Punjab Budget, the MCPI said the Budget was silent on
the development of the state, employment opportunities
and on revival of the state economy. |
Shun evil,
says minister DERA BASSI, March 25 — “Following in the path of Lord Rama, we should shun evil and maintain peace”, Capt Kanwaljit Singh, Finance Minister, Punjab, said while addressing the public on the occasion of Ram Navami, here today. The minister visited the Adarsh Nagar and Sanatan Dharam temple’s near the railway crossing. He announced grants of Rs
50,000 each for the Rama temple and the gurdwara in
Adarsh Nagar and Rs 2,51,000 for Sanatan Dharam Krishna
Mandir. |
Two more
arrested for duping traders PANCHKULA, March 25 — The police has arrested two more persons in connection with the inter-state gang of transporters, involved in duping traders of their consignments after faking registration numbers of their trucks. According to the
information available, two more members of the gang
— Goga and Karnail — have been arrested.
Earlier, Kuldeep, Satish and Neeta had been arrested.
Another member of the gang, Raj Kumar, is yet to be
arrested. |
Health mela
tomorrow CHANDIGARH, March 25 — Mr P.L. Rahi, Secretary-General of the Bharat Vikas Parishad, a socio-cultural and non-political organisation with over 800 branches in India and 25 abroad, has said that it is imperative to remember and follow the teachings of Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji, who during a dark period founded the Khalsa Panth in 1699. To spread the twin message
of patriotism and service of the Guru, the parishad will
organise a health mela at Begowal village on March 27.
During the mela, 300 artificial limbs will be given to
the handicapped free of cost, 300 eye operations
performed and a blood donation camp held. |
Employees
protest against Budget CHANDIGARH, March 25 — Members of the Punjab Government Employees Residents Welfare Association, Type I, Sector 39 C, held a rally to protest against the anti-employee budget of the state here today. Mr Yadvinder Singh and Mr Nishan Singh Uppal, chairman and president of the association said the decision of the government to raise the rent of official accommodation from 5 to 10 percent was a wrong step. Other proposals would also cut into the budget of the employees. They demanded that the rent be fixed on the UT pattern or be brought down to 2 per cent. The protesters also
decided to burn an effigies of the Chief Minister and the
Finance Minister on March 28 and 29. The protest would
continue till the hike was withdrawn. |
Clash in
exam dates CHANDIGARH, March 25 — Students of engineering stream are in a fix due to a clash in the dates of competitive examinations of the Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, and the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Hyderabad. The students are
requesting a change in the examination date from May 23
to enable students of the region to compete in both
examinations. They have written to the Vice Chancellor of
Panjab University and to the Project Manager of IIIT of
Hyderabad. |
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Prof (Mrs) Sudha Suri,
have been selected for the prestigious B.C. Roy
National Award under
BJP government. In fact, for the
present government ‘Mahaul theek hai’. After
all Vajpayee and his team has its share of major
achievements — the solution of the Cauvery waters
dispute, the Pokhran blasts, and the historic bus
ride”. Who else but Shotgun Shatru, the boisterous
Bihari boy of the Hindi silver-screen and now an
impressively articulate politician to voice such views?