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PU Senate meeting likely to
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 Challan put up against arrested councillors CHANDIGARH, March 27 — A challan was put up today against the arrested Municipal Councillors, including former Mayor Mr Gyan Chand Gupta , in the court of Mr Tejwinder Singh, Judicial Magistrate. |
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Selection board for Army doctors CHANDIGARH, March 27 — There would be quarterly selection boards to overcome the shortage of doctors in the army. The approval for it was likely to be given by the authorities soon.
'Check
on population needed'
Truck menace in Sector 21 Company
‘fails to build’ ropeway 22
centres to be set up
Rath
yatra marks end of ‘samagam’
Consumer
awareness seminar held Jailed
for causing death by negligent driving Graffiti
walls draw crowds Airbus-320
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PU Senate
meeting likely to be stormy CHANDIGARH, March 27 — The major issue likely to rock the senate meeting scheduled for tomorrow is the restoration of authority to appoint selection committees for Class `A’ posts to the Syndicate. The power for the same had been taken back from the Vice-Chancellor of the university at a meeting of the Syndicate held on January 10. The Vice-Chancellor and four other members had recorded their dissent on the proposal. The VC is banking on the plea that he had been delegated the power to appoint these committees by the Senate at its meeting held on October 4, 1981. He is also taking refuge in the fact that the university calendar, Vol III and item number 41 in chapter ``Delegation of Authority’’, mentions that the power of constitution of selection committee rests with the VC. Reliable sources point out that the power to appoint selection committees for non-teaching Class A officers has been with the Senate while committees for selection of teaching staff are with the Syndicate according to the provision of the calendar the VC has quoted. The appointment of the three Deans, namely Dean, Student Welfare, Dean, Alumni Relations and Dean, Foreign Student, is also expected to figure in the meeting. But the selection committee which was to look into the matter of appointments has not met so far. The meeting of the committee to look into the proposed fee hike has also not taken place. The Senate will consider the adoption of the UGC letter of December 24, 1998, ``in toto’’. The letter states that rules and regulations of the university be amended in a way that the age of retirement of teachers becomes 62 years and that the persons retiring at 62 years will not get the benefit of re-employment. The two resolutions, proposed by Mr Joginder Singh and Mr Charanjit Chawla, respectively, will also feature in tomorrow’s meeting. While Mr Joginder Singh has proposed that the election of teachers to boards of studies by the faculty members concerned should be held every alternate year by simple majority system, Mr Chawla had proposed that the seniormost lecturer be appointed officiating principal if the principal cannot attend office for some reason. The resolution of Mr Joginder Singh was not accepted by the Syndicate in its meeting on February 19. The recommendations of the Board of Finance and the revised estimates for the year 1998-99 which were approved at Rs 72.46 crore and the budget estimates for 1999-2000 will come in for discussion. Besides, the confirmation
of appointment of Mr Saini, the Landscape Officer whose
appointment was rejected by the Syndicate, and 39 other
employees, including the confirmation of the Controller
of Examination, Dr Sodhi Ram, will be put before the
Senate. |
50 jhuggis
demolished PANCHKULA, March 27 — At least 50 jhuggis, which had come up on public land in Sector 12-A near a government dispensary were demolished by the enforcement staff of the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) here today. According to the information available, the enforcement staff, led by the officials of the district administration and HUDA started their drive in the morning. No resistance was, however, offered by the encroachers. Only those dwelling units whose occupants had not taken stay from court were demolished. The land freed from encroachments is meant to be used for future development. The jhuggi-dwellers on the
other hand, complained that no prior information had been
given by the authorities. An official of the district
administration said the demolition drive had been made a
regular feature to give little time to jhuggi-dwellers
who, after encroaching upon government land, got stay
from court. |
PGI phone
number changed CHANDIGARH, March 27 — The telephone numbers of the PGI, Punjab Engineering College (PEC) and the College of Architecture in Sector 12 have been changed from today. The number of the PBX at the PGI will be 747585. This will be the master number. A caller needs to dial this number and the call will automatically land at any of the free lines. There are a total of 30 lines connected on to this number. The changed number of the
PGI police post will be 744262. All the numbers that were
connected onto level 54 of the E-10-B exchange were
shifted onto the more modern Fetex-150 exchange. The
numbers 54 have been replaced with 74. In case of
difficulty a subscriber can dial 1951 to find out the
changed number.
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330 students
get degrees CHANDIGARH, March 27—Degrees were conferred on 330 undergraduate and postgraduate students at the annual convocation of the local Government College at Sector 11, today. Roopa Dhawan secured fourth place in the university postgraduate examination in English while Mandeep Singh Brar topped in Sociology honours in the final year examination of the university. He also stood first in the union territory in the final year examination. The chief guest, Mr Jagdish Sagar, Adviser to the Administrator, presided over the function and delivered the convocation address. He advised the students to put to good use the educational facilities the city was providing and emphasised the need of discipline in a student’s life. He said material progress was not enough and the students should build strong ethical values. Earlier, the principal, Dr
S.N. Singla, welcomed the chief guest and presented the
college report, highlighting the activities and
achievements of the college. |
Challan put
up against arrested councillors CHANDIGARH, March 27 — A challan was put up today against the arrested Municipal Councillors, including former Mayor Mr Gyan Chand Gupta , in the court of Mr Tejwinder Singh, Judicial Magistrate. Meanwhile, the arrested councillors, who are under judicial custody till April 3, have put in an application in the court seeking special permission to attend the meeting of the Municipal Corporation scheduled for March 30. The local unit of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) said tonight that the application was rejected by the judge. According to a press note the judge rejected the application that these arrested persons had refused to furnish the bail bond and therefore there was no special circumstance to grant leave to participate in the general house of the corporation. The councillors — Mr Gyan Chand Gupta, Ms Ranjana Shahi, Mrs Harjinder Singh, Mr Desraj Tandon, Mr Mohinder Singh, Mr Rajender Kumar — were arrested on March 23. Also arrested with them were Mr Dharmpal Gupta and Mr Gurpratap Singh Riar, President of the local unit of the BJP and SAD, respectively. The councillors, along with the two leaders, were marching to the office of the Adviser to the UT Administrator, Mr Jagdish Sagar, to present a memorandum alleging high handedness of the Mayor, Mr Kewal Krishan Addiwal, in the formation of various sub-committees of the corporation. The councillors sat in a
dharna outside the Sector 9 office of the Adviser. They
were arrested in apprehension of breach of peace. |
Selection
board for Army doctors CHANDIGARH, March 27 — There would be quarterly selection boards to overcome the shortage of doctors in the army. The approval for it was likely to be given by the authorities soon. This was stated by Lieut-Gen S.C. Verma, Director-General of the Medical Services (Army), while talking to TNS today. He is attending a two-day conference of high ranking officers of the Army Medical Corps at the Western Command Headquarters. The proposal for the boards was one of the points agreed on by those attending the conference. He said military hospitals were being modernised by using hi-tech equipment. Efforts were on to equip all zonal-level hospitals with the latest equipment like the MRI and the CT-scans so that the staff could take care of basic and semi-specialised treatment. Ultrasonography machines with multiple probes and the latest X-ray plants would also be provided. He hoped that by 2002, even the peripheral hospitals would have the latest equipment The modernisation of field ambulances was also high on their agenda. They were going in for state-of-the-art ambulances equipped with operation theatres and even ones which would serve as mobile wards. There were 27 zonal hospitals in the country. When the necessary infrastructure was in place, they would have super specialities like neuro surgery, reconstructive surgery, renal dialysis units besides cardiology departments. The general said the staff was also being trained for dealing with exigencies arising out of the nuclear, biological and chemical warfare. The training was being carried out at the AMC Centre at Lucknow in collaboration with other wings of the armed forces. The latest achievements in this context were being closely followed and the technology was being updated. He said the strain on the medical services was great as every year more than 2.60 lakh personnel, including their families, had to be treated. As the life expectancy was increasing, geriatric problems, and multiple diseases requiring prolonged stay in hospitals had added to the burden. “We have to plan ahead to meet their needs and be responsive to their needs and expectations,” he reiterated. On the issue of reimbursement of medical bills, he said that except for specialised treatment under the Army Group Insurance Scheme, most of the funds were arranged through the Army welfare resources. Officers liked to work in areas where the counter insurgency operations were going on. The strength of the corps was affected but they were also organising medical camps for the civilians in Jammu and Kashmir and the North-East. They were going in for
information technology in a big way, including
telemedicine. Using this system, a doctor in any hospital
could call up specialists at command hospitals or even
Delhi to discuss a case and the line of treatment. Video
conferencing was another tool which was being effectively
used by them. |
Check on
population needed: Mehta CHANDIGARH, March 27 — “The future of Chandigarh will be what its people want it to be,” says Mr O.P.Mehta, a former Chief Architect of the Chandigarh Administration. Mr Mehta worked as architect in the administration from 1960 to 1976 before returning in 1988 as Chief Architect-cum-Secretary. “Chandigarh is not the city it used to be 20 years ago. Because cleanliness is no more the same, the other services have also been affected. “One of the major reasons for the deterioration in cleanliness is the rapid growth of jhuggis in the city. Go to any Sector or any road, you will find a jhuggi. For example, the Sector 34 City Sub Centre has a large number of unauthorised jhuggis. Some beautiful buildings in the Sector are marred by these slums. “This is where the role of the people comes in. There has to be a people’s movement to save the city. There are examples before us. See how they have controlled the population of London. The same is the case with Amsterdam. No one is allowed to enter Gangtok until he has a job. “If the people want to save the city and maintain its character as a neat, clean and planned city, they will have to make sure that its population does not go beyond a limit. Otherwise, Chandigarh will be another Ludhiana or Jalandhar,” cautions Mr Mehta. Mr Mehta recalls how he travelled to Chandigarh to look for an opportunity to work with Le Corbusier. “I offered to assist him in the design of the Assembly building. Instead, he offered me some side assignments of the Assembly complex. Both Le Corbusier and Jeanneret gave me an opportunity. It was a different work environment. To be frank with you, I enjoyed my stint as Architect more than my tenure as Chief Architect in Chandigarh. “I feel strongly about the housing sector. It was in the late 50s that the construction of houses started. The first two sectors to come up were 22 and 23. Jeanneret designed one of these sectors. Initially, it was planned to construct 3,208 government houses in the city, including one for the Chief Minister of Punjab. The estimated cost of that house was Rs 2.5 lakh. In all, we planned 13 types of houses for the employees. These categories were reduced to six in late 70s. “When I came back in 1988, I gave the concept of cluster housing which is now taking shape in the phase III sectors. The first phase was from 1960 to 1980, the second from 1980 to 1990 and the third after 1990. “ Le Corbusier had brought us ahead of others by strongly advocating the use of brick face. He wanted the brick to be preserved. Le Corbusier also always pleaded that stone should remain natural. But now this character is being lost. We have moved back to where we were before Le Corbusier came. Mr Mehta also feels strongly about the deterioration in maintenance and upkeep of services. “The most unfortunate part is that there is no enforcement. No planned city can survive without strict and strong enforcement of bylaws and controls. At times, harsh measures are to be taken to preserve the character of a city. The people of Chandigarh need to be trained properly to exercise self-control and check the growth of population. The entry of more people has to be checked at one stage or the other,” adds Mr Mehta. Among the major projects designed by Mr O.P. Mehta have been the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research as an Architect and the Sector 42 Sports Complex as Chief Architect. I always preferred to work on the board,” he concludes. The picture of one of
buildings designed by him — Nehru Centre for
Performing Arts - the foundation stone of which was laid
on November 14,1989, by the then Administrator of
Chandigarh, Mr S.S. Ray, and which is yet to come up
— hangs on the wall of his room. |
Truck menace
in Sector 21 CHANDIGARH, March 27 — The morning hours bring a number of problems for those passing through the road dividing Sectors 20 and 21 near the traffic lights. In violation of norms, about 25 trucks, laden with sand and other construction material remain parked on the busy road for a major part of the day. It chokes the road, particularly near the traffic lights. These trucks belong to traders dealing in construction material, who are using this public place for commercial activity. What is baffling the residents is that though it has been going on for, the past about 20 years, no action has ever been taken against the owners of the vehicles by the authorities concerned. It has resulted in an increase in the number of vehicles which remain parked on the road, creating problems for road users. Encouraged by the inaction of the authorities, the dealers have even started dumping sand and other construction material at an open space in Sector 21 along the road. A large number of vehicles remain parked up to the traffic lights during busy morning hours, virtually eating up half of the road. “The problem becomes acute when there is a rush of officegoers and school bound children in the morning. You can see long lines of vehicles on the road due to the trucks which remain parked there,” said a resident of Sector 21. He complained that the illegal commercial activity in the open space has become a nuisance for the residents as they are annoyed at the clamour created by the workers who load and unload construction material from these trucks. “We cannot even sleep properly, as the loading and unloading activity starts at around 4 in the morning,” said a resident. A number of traders present at the site, admitted that they had not obtained any permission or had paid any tax to the authorities concerned. While admitting that they had never been challaned by the Municipal Corporation for carrying out commercial activity from the public land, they said they knew that they were doing their business illegally. “Mainly, we are here because the labourers find cheaper meals in the Sector 20 market, just across the road,” said a trader, adding that he had been doing business from the place for the past about 20 years. When asked whether the parking of heavy vehicles there was not an offence, a trader said. “There is nothing illegal in it as we have been paying the road tax, thus, we can use the road for parking purpose.” When contacted, Mr Kewal
Krishan Addiwal, the Mayor of the Municipal Corporation,
said he will look into the matter. “We will try to
remove them,” he said without specifying any time
frame for the removal of these vehicles. |
Company
‘fails to build’ ropeway CHANDIGARH, March 27 — A private ropeway required to transport fruit crop from an orchard to roadhead has not seen the light of the day in spite of advance payment having been made in September, 1991. Even orders issued by a consumer court in 1996 have not been obeyed. The ropeway company continues to keep the consumer in a bind by taking advantage of loopholes in the legal process. Mr Sharman of Kulu district, who has an orchard in Deodugh near Manali, about 1000 ft higher than his house, wanted to raise a private ropeway for transporting his orchard crop. In 1989 he discussed the plan with Mr F Kropivnik, who gave him the quotations in 1991. As per the agreement with M/s Kropivnik Cableways Pvt Ltd, the ropeway was to be installed within six months of the receipt of the advance payment. The complainant spent a sum of Rs 2 lakh on the civil works for laying the foundation in accordance with the design and supervision of the cable company. Mr Sharman paid another sum of Rs 1,05,000 towards the part payment of the cost and machinery. He has alleged that the machinery, including wire brought at the site of the construction was second hand, used and worn out. The complainant then approached the consumer court for issuing a direction to the opposite party to instal the ropeway at once and pay Rs 4,95,000 as compensation. In its reply, the opposite party contended that there was an agreement for the construction of the ropeway and that he had accepted a sum of Rs 95,000 as advance in September, 1991, but denied the clause that the ropeway would be installed within six months from the date of acceptance of the advance payment. He further alleged that the ropeways had not been installed as the complainant had not obtained the requisite permission from the government for crossing of the rope over the PWD road and private properties. The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Kulu, held Mr Sharman to be a consumer under the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) and observed that no permission of the government was required by any law for the erection of the ropeway concerned. It further held M/s Kropivnik guilty of deficiency in service as it had not been able to complete the job of installation of the ropeway though a period of more than four years had elapsed since the start of the work. It directed the opposite party to complete the job within three months and to pay the complainant by way of compensation interest at the rate of 12 per cent per annum on the advance money from the date of receipt to the date of completion of ropeway, besides Rs 2000 as costs. However, the company still neglected to instal the ropeway, neither did it file an appeal against the order within time. Therefore, Mr Sharman had to file an execution petition. After receipt of show cause notice from the forum, the company filed an appeal challenging the forum’s order along with an appeal for condonation of delay in filing the appeal. It took the plea that it came to know of the order of March 1996 only upon receiving the show cause notice. But the HP State Commission found this plea to be false and therefore dismissed the appeal on July 31, 1997. The company did not stop here. It further appealed to the National Forum on September 18, 1997 which, however, again dismissed its appeal. Meanwhile, the District
Forum, Kulu issued arrest warrants against the
company’s Managing Director for non-compliance of
its orders. However, the person obtained bail and has
filed objections before the district forum against its
orders. The complainant has now been asked to file a
reply, thus bringing things back to original state. The
case now comes up for hearing on April 7. |
Accommodation for Army jawans CHANDIGARH, March 27 — In view of shortage of accommodation for troops during peace time postings, 22 key centres all over the country have been shortlisted for the construction of quarters for married personnel. This was stated here today by Lieut-Gen S.S. Grewal, Adjutant General of the Indian Army. General Grewal was at the Western Command headquarters in Chandimandir to attend a two-day conference of Deputy Directors of medical services of all commands, and senior officers from the office of the Director-General, Armed Forces Medical Services, dental and nursing officers besides senior staff officers of the Army Medical Corps (AMC) Centre and officers of the DGMS (Army). The General said that over the years it had been felt that the jawan was not getting accommodation during his postings to family stations and as a result he was deprived of the chance to stay with his family during the period. The limited accommodation meant that if a person wanted to stay with his family during this period he would have to get rented accommodation outside the cantonment at high rates. While it was not possible to provide such housing at all places, 22 stations had been selected which were popular with the troops due to good medical, educational and other facilities. The stations shortlisted include Chandimandir, Jalandhar, Bangalore and Delhi. General Grewal stressed that the focus would also be on improving the quality of the living standard of the personnel during the current year. Major improvements would be made in the existing barracks and single accommodation. Stress would also be laid on the quality of food provided to the men. Food with high-vitamin content would be served. Since the kitchens had been provided with LPG, pollution caused due to burning of firewood and coal had been reduced considerably. He said clubs were coming up at Secunderabad and Bangalore,and other places for jawans. The General said more vocational institutes, Army schools and Army public schools were being set up to meet the needs of the wards of the personnel. The General said there were 120 Army schools in the country which readily admitted students of Army wards in the event of mid-term transfers and since all schools followed the CBSE pattern there was no academic loss to the students. A new Army School is coming up at Mahipalpur, near the Indira Gandhi International Airport, he added. For higher education an Army Institute of Engineers at Poona, a hotel management institute at Bangalore, an Institute of Management at Jabalpore and Calcutta, besides a computer applications institute at Calcutta were being set up. The Punjab Government has allowed the setting up of a five year law degree college at S A S Nagar, which will temporarily start functioning from Patiala this year. While a dental college was running at Secunderabad, a six-trade ITI for jawans was being set up at Ambala. The Punjab Government has also permitted setting up of another ITI at Bathinda, while the Andhra Pradesh government has allowed a similar institute at Visakapatnam. This would ensure that a retiring jawan would have a entrepreneurial skills and he would not have to hunt for a job in civilian life. The General said efforts were afoot to make the movement of troops easier. Special coaches are being attached on routes which witness heavy traffic, special leave trains are being started and more are in the offing. All second-class rakes are being cushioned. He said better terms and allowances well being given to jawans serving at high altitudes, Siachen and in counter insurgency operations. Medical facilities, too, were being upgraded and more paraplegic homes were being set up, attached to the Command Hospitals, which would also have vocational training facilities for the inmates. Commenting on the lack of
upward movement due to the raise in the retiring age by
two years, he said officers were being encouraged to take
study leave during service. Acting rank to officers, in
case of shortage, was being given to others. While no
additional perks and allowances were given, they enjoyed
all powers of the rank, he added. |
Rath yatra
marks end of ‘samagam’ CHANDIGARH, March 27 — A colourful rath yatra was taken out from the Sector 20 Shri Chaitanya Gaudiya Math today to mark the conclusion of the five-day “dharam samagam”. The main attraction of the yatra was a tastefully-decorated chariot carrying deities. It moved through Sectors 20, 21 and 19 before terminating at the math. The math also organised a nagar kirtan, which was attended by Tridandi Swami Shri Bhakti Ballabh Tirath Mahraj, President Acharya, All-India Shri Chaitanya Gaudiya math organisation, and many devotees. Guru Puja Mahaotsava was also celebrated with great enthusiasm at the math. The birthday of the “divine grace” Shri Shrimal Bhakti Ballabh Tirth Goswami Maharaj falls on Ram Navmi and all those assembled also glorified him. Shri B S Niskinchan
Maharaj said Lord Ram and Maharaj ji had chosen the same
day for their appearance in this material world to
establish dharma. |
Plea to
stay Press Club poll declined CHANDIGARH, March 27 — Mrs Vani Gopal Sharma, Civil Judge, Junior Division, today declined the prayer of Mr Jagmohan Phutela, member of the Chandigarh Press Club, for staying the election of the Press Club. Following the rejection of Mr Phutela’s request, the election of the Press Club will be held tomorrow. In his suit, Mr Phutela had stated that the election procedure adopted by the returning officer was not according to the prescribed rules and, therefore, deserved to be declared illegal. He had prayed that the respondents be restrained from conducting the election on March 28 as it was not being conducted according to rules. He had alleged that on
March 23 and 24 — dates of scrutiny and withdrawal
of forms — the returning officer was not present.
The withdrawals were accepted even after the expiry of
the deadline. Moreover, the nominations were not
displayed on the notice board. |
Bar
Association poll on April 2 PANCHKULA, March 27 — The elections to the District Bar Association scheduled for April 2 will now be held for the post of President, Secretary and Cashier. The Vice-President and Joint Secretary have already been elected unanimously. While Mr B.S.Virk has been elected unopposed as Vice-President, Ms Vandana Bhuria as Joint Secretary. The candidates in the fray are Mr Randhir Singh Badhran and Sunidh Kashyap for the post of President, Mr Amit Singla and Mr Rakesh Sharma for the post of Secretary and Mr Anirudh Sharma and Mr Sanjay Bharti Gupta for the post of Cashier. The results of the
elections would be announced the same evening.
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Consumer
awareness seminar held SAS NAGAR, March 27 — To create awareness among consumers, a seminar was organised by the local Consumers Protection Forum here today. Addressing the gathering, Mr N. S. Saini, presiding officer of Consumer Grievances Redressal Forum of Ropar, said that a major problem before the consumers was that the government departments did not come under the purview of the Consumer Protection Act. He said the problem will remain there until the definition of ‘service’ was not enlarged to include these departments. Mr Jaswant Singh, a former Chairman of the Milk Federation of Ropar, said the milk being supplied by some vendors was unsafe and could cause many incurable diseases. He said something should be done to check the malpractice of selling adulterated milk. Mr N. S. Gill, President
of Consumers Protection Forum, also addressed the
gathering. |
Graffiti
walls draw crowds CHANDIGARH, March 27— Plaza Carnival, organised by the Centre for Carnival Arts, at the Sector 17 plaza saw another Saturday filled with jostling crowds, blaring music, graffiti walls, painters, dancing clowns and traffic jams. The highlight of today’s evening programme was a Punjabi folk song and music show by Paramjit Sidhu and his troupe of the Nachdi Jawani from Patiala, a known song and dance group on the Punjabi World Channel. Paramjit Sidhu, dressed in all his finery, regaled the audience not only with his music but also with the colourful dances. The chief guest of the day was Mrs Anuradha Gupta, Home Secretary, Chandigarh Administration. The carnival had invited 50 destitute children from Bal Niketan, Panchkula, and 35 inmates of the Mother Teresa’s Home, Sector 23, as special guests. Members of the youth wing, Plaza Carnival, were seen dancing with these children. At the artistes corner,
sketching and painting drew crowds, but it was the
graffiti walls, one of the new additions to the carnival,
which drew the maximum attention of the crowd. |
Jailed for
causing death by negligent driving CHANDIGARH, March 27 — The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Mr H.S. Madan, today convicted Jasbir Singh, a resident of Kapurthala district under Section 304-A, I.P.C.(causing death by negligent driving). Mr Madan sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year apart from slapping a fine of Rs 500. The police had booked the convict under sections 279, 337, 304-A, I.P.C, and under sections 3 and 181 of the Motor Vehicles Act. According to the prosecution, Jasbir Singh had knocked down cyclist Kishori Lal on December 2, 1995. The cyclist sustained serious injuries and was admitted to the Sector 16 General Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The prosecution had
examined as many as 10 witnesses in the case. |
Airbus-320
to be replaced CHANDIGARH, March 27 —The Indian Airlines has decided to replace the Airbus 320 with a Boeing 737 aircraft on the Delhi-Amritsar-Chandigarh-Delhi flight from March 29, Mr Kashmiri Lal, Station Manager, announced here today. The flight CD-7485 will
operate on Wednesdays and Fridays. It will take off from
Delhi at 1 p.m., reach Amritsar at 1.50 p.m., and leave
Amritsar at 2.20 p.m. to arrive here at 2.50 p.m. After
taking off from here at 3.20 p.m., it will reach back
Delhi at 4 p.m.
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CHANDIGARH, March 27 — A man running a medicine shop in SAS Nagar was stabbed by two youths in Sector 22 here last night. The attackers were on a scooter that did not have a registration number. Mr Anish Katyal was returning home in Sector 22 last night when he was stopped by the youths near the petrol station in Sector 43. Mr Katyal managed to give the slip to them. However, they managed to catch up with him in Sector 22. A verbal duel resulted in stabbing, according to police sources. No arrests have been made so far, while the injured has been admitted to the PGI. Minor girl killed: An eight-year-old girl riding the pillion of the Moped driven by her father was killed when a tractor hit the two wheeler near the Chandigarh-SAS Nagar border late last night. The child, Harvinder Kaur, a resident of Sector 70 in SAS Nagar, was rushed to the PGI where she was declared dead. In a separate accident, Vishal an eight-year-old boy was hit by a scooter as he was crossing the busy road dividing Sectors 24 and 25. The boy lives in Kumhar Colony, Sector 25. Woman held : A woman from Dadu Majra Colony was caught red-handed, while carrying stolen household articles, clothes and Rs 6,000. She had allegedly stolen the goods and cash from the Sector 30 house of Mrs Daljit Kaur. The police has recovered two bedsheets, four shirts, four pants, 10 suits, besides the cash. A case under Sections 380 and 411 of the IPC has been registered. Girl kidnapped : A minor girl has been reportedly kidnapped from Khuda Lahora village. Mr Darshan Singh has alleged that his daughter was kidnapped by Harpal Singh of Dangoh village in Una district . Two nabbed : Two persons, who had a fight at the Transport Area, Sector 26, were nabbed for creating nuisance at a public place . Tirath Ram of Ropar and Shankar Lal of Delhi were booked under Section 160 of IPC. In a separate incident, Lakhmir Singh of Ropar was nabbed while carrying 42 pouches of countrymade liquor. A case has been registered against him. PANCHKULA Looted: Five armed miscreants looted a petrol station near Barwala last night and decamped with at least Rs 2600. According to information
received here, the miscreants, who came in a car,
directed an employee of the petrol station to hand over
the cash. The police has registered a case on the basis
of a statement given by Satish Kumar, a servant at the
petrol station. |
CHANDIGARH: It was a feast for the ears, on the second evening of the Bhaskar Rao Festival at Tagore Theatre. Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty, a disciple of late Ustad Munawwar Ali Khan of the Patiala gharana presented different shapes and forms of melody in his distinct style. Before starting the rendering of ragaa shuddha kalyan, the artiste addressed the audience in a bid to sensitise them to the need of the hour. He said, at the turn of the century, it is our responsibility to pass on the great tradition of Indian classical arts to the next generation. Good art is all about presenting difficult things in a simple manner, he said, so that it leaves a lasting impression in the minds of all. Proving this, he elaborated the ragaa with 'bol taans' instead of the 'aakar taans', which tend to give the ragaa an abstract form. His rendering of vilambit khayal in ektaal, "Aaj ki Ghadi Shubh Ho' brought out the beauty of a well rounded voice as well as his excellent technical virtuosity. His voice control in the rendering of 'sapat' and 'gamak taans' received enthusiastic applause from the music lovers. Following this the rendering of drut khayal in teentaal, "Bajuband Bajo Re" proved his mastery over "laykari" and an extensive use of 'sargams' made this rendering an amazing feat of melody and rhythm. The singer concluded his musical rendering by singing a thumri in ragaa peelu 'Pyare Rasiya Bihari', a composition of Ustad Bade Gulam Ali Khan. His rendering of thumri was soulful and moving. His accompanists of the harmonium, Shantanu Bhattacharya and on the tabla, Subhasis Bhattacharya, though young in years, gave a mature performance. — Vandana Shukla CHANDIGARH: Painting on fibre glass is not something usual. This unusual thing has been done by Gauri and Rajinder. Both ex-students of Chandigarh College of Arts have used this medium to present abstracts in bright colours. Basically for Gauri they are, "a play of colours. For this we have been working for the past six months". She claims that they made them for their own enjoyment. The idea to work on fibre glass came to the duo while making fibre glass pots in December. It was then that they thought of playing with paints and create works worthy of display in gardens and verandahs. The exhibition will be open at Art Folio Sector 9, till April 9. Priti
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