Wednesday, November 10, 1999
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Legal aid
cell inside Burail jail — another feather in UT's
cap CHANDIGARH, Nov 9 — The Union Territory of Chandigarh is all set to achieve another distinction. It will become the first state or union territory in the country to set up a legal aid cell inside the Model Jail, Burail. A decision to this effect has been taken by Mr Justice N.K. Sodhi, Executive Chairman of the Chandigarh State Legal Services Authority, on the occasion of Legal Services Day. In fact, Chandigarh had become the first state or union territory in the country to set up a permanent Lok Adalat. According to Mr Justice Sodhi, the setting up of a legal cell in a prison is not only constitutional but has also become a legal imperative in terms of the decision of the Supreme Court in a criminal writ petition recently. The main function of the legal cell at the Burail jail will be to provide free legal services to every accused in jail who is in peril of losing his liberty and who is unable to defend himself through a lawyer because of his poverty or indigence in cases where the needs of justice so require. The denial of legal services to such an accused may render the trial itself running the risk of being vitiated as contravening Article 21 of the Constitution. By setting up this cell, the Union Territory of Chandigarh will not only score another first but will also ensure that the legal system obtaining in the state promotes justice on the basis of equal opportunity. The cell will attend to various legal matters so as to provide effective legal assistance to the prisoners who may otherwise feel handicapped to secure their release on bail or in pursuing their appeals in a higher court of their conviction. Meanwhile, the High Court Legal Services Committee of Chandigarh has decided to launch another scheme whereby an industrial workman would be provided with free legal services for filing or defending his cases in the High Court. As the facility of an advocate for filing or defending the cases of the workman is not available before the Labour Court in view of the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act, the State Legal Services Authority of the Union Territory of Chandigarh has decided to prepare a list of workmen representatives for assisting workmen to provide free legal services henceforth. The concept of free legal aid for workmen would be on a par with the free legal aid provided under the Criminal Procedure Code. The permanent Lok Adalat in the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which started functioning in January this year, has been successful in deciding 1,509 cases in just 10 months. Elated at the success of this Lok Adalat, the High Court Legal Services Committee is now contemplating the setting up another permanent Lok Adalat in the High Court. In addition to these,
the Chandigarh State Legal Services Authority also
provides counselling to litigants for the resolution of
their disputes at the pre-litigative stage. |
CTU
commuters stranded CHANDIGARH, Nov 9 — Thousands of commuters were stranded as Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) buses went off the road for almost 4 hours after two of their employees were allegedly bashed up by passengers, who claimed that they were Punjab Police cops. The incident occurred around 11 a.m. near the Grain Market in Sector 26. The bus (CH-01-G-5369) was plying on route number 32: from Mauli Jagran to Zirakpur. According to CTU employees, six men boarded the bus and refused to buy tickets, saying that they were constables of the Punjab Police. The conductor, Rajvir Singh, pleaded with them to buy tickets as no free passage is allowed. At this, the six allegedly started abusing the conductor and beat him up. When the driver, Sucha Singh, intervened, he was also reportedly manhandled. The driver was later treated at General Hospital, Sector 16. After beating the CTU employees, the six men managed to escape. As soon as the news of the incident spread, CTU drivers asked the passengers to alight and stopped plying buses. At some points, the buses were parked in such a manner that its hindered the movement of other traffic. CTU employees alleged that a Police Control Room (PCR) vehicle was parked nearby when the incident took place, but they took no action. The impasse was resolved only around 3 p.m. The police has registered a case under Sections 323, 353 and 332 of the Indian Penal Code against six person who are reported to be Punjab cops. Their identity is not known as they were not in uniform. Meanwhile, autorickshaw and cycle rickshaw drivers had a field day. Several commuters could be seen paying heavily to reach the bus stand. Those coming after visiting clinics in hospitals and the handicapped were harassed even further. There was a huge rush at
the bus stands outside the PGI, the GCG, Sector 11, GCG
Sector 42, General Hospital and other places. |
Sale of
crackers not checked CHANDIGARH, Nov 9 — In spite of a ban on the manufacture and sale of certain prohibited categories of crackers by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, no checks and raids were conducted to check the sale and use of these during Divali, with the Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee and the Regional Office of the Department of Explosives passing the buck and blaming each other for the non-implementation of the ministry order. The Ministry of Environment and Forests had specified in a recent notification that there will be no bursting of crackers between 11 p.m. to 6 a.m., no use of crackers in any silence zone and had prohibited the sale and use of joined crackers. In addition, the ministry had prohibited the sale and use of crackers generating noise level exceeding 125 decibel (AI) and for an individual fire cracker of a chain of crackers the limit was reduced to some extent. Divali night might have been a boon for children and youngsters but it turned out to be a nightmare for many, particularly old people, as big crackers were used for whole night in all parts of the city with impunity with the implementing agencies turning a blind eye to the situation, leading to a great noise and air pollution, besides injuries to many. Not only that prohibited fire crackers including joined crackers (forming a chain) and bombs costing between Rs 65 and Rs 90 a piece, were used freely, crackers of high intensity were selling openly right under the nose of the police and other implementing agencies, who remained confused regarding the order, in spite of the ban notification clearly mentioning that the Department of Explosive shall ensure the implementation of the ministry order. Officials at the Department of Explosives asserted that ideally the ban should have been enforced by the UT Administration through the Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee, which undertakes most of the pollution monitoring jobs, and as the former did not have the power to challan anybody or to take penal action against the violators. "Moreover, the order has just been issued and we don't have any equipment to measure sound level generated by crackers and our officials are not acquainted with the process of measurements. In that case how can you expect us to undertake any job of monitoring ?" said a senior officer. According to sources,
the regional office authorities have written to the Chief
Controller of Explosives to provide two machines to
measure the level of noise generated by different kinds
of crackers in the wake of the new ministry order.
"Without proper monitoring equipment we are
helpless," said one of the officers. |
New SSP
joins; promises accessibility CHANDIGARH, Nov 9 — Accessibility, accountability and transparency at all levels will define the functioning of the local police, said Mr Parag Jain, who took over as the UT SSP this morning. Stressing that maintaining cordial relations with the community was a subject closest to his heart, he said all-out efforts would be made to develop and maintain such relations and certain schemes in this context were on the anvil. The only way to keep the department responsive towards the suggestions of the people was through this channel. The 1989 batch IPS officer said he was working on a system that would ensure prompt redress of the grievances of the public which were of a general nature. Officers would be directed to redress the problem within a fixed timeframe. The complainants would be informed of the outcome, he added. Stressing that accessibility went a long way in not only solving the problems but also reducing the harassment of the people, Mr Jain said all SHOs, SDPOs and GOs would be available for specified durations everyday at their place of posting. The police would not entertain or be party to civil disputes. However, practicable suggestions from the public would be welcome and implemented. An attempt would also be made to solve certain disputes with the help of prominent personalities with a proven track record for social work. However, proper checks would be exercised before identifying such persons so that they do not end up being a conduit between the police and the aggrieved parties, the SSP clarified. Mr Jain said there would be no sudden changes in the existing set-up and no punishments on the basis of hearsay. Proper procedure would be followed and once the charges are made, action would be swift. Any action that could tarnish the image of the department would be be severely dealt with. He said since Chandigarh was on the way to being a cosmopolitan city, close liaison with the police of the neighbouring districts would be maintained so that crimes could be controlled by preventive policing. With specialisation being the mantra nowadays, teams of officers posted in the Economic Offences Cell and other cells would be sent to specialist institutions for training to enable them to properly investigate white collar crimes, which will form a bulk of the crime graph in the coming years. Other priority areas would be keeping a tab on the floating population and dealing with the increasing chaos on the city roads due to the ballooning number of vehicles. All visitors and migrants would have to furnish their particulars for verification. Traffic management would also be further streamlined, he added. Taking serious view of the practice of officers taking their handpicked men, especially drivers, gunmen and NGOs, to the place of their new postings, he said this practice would be discontinued and only the personal security officers, in specific cases, would be exempted. The 32-year-old Jain
belongs to the Punjab cadre and was educated at St.
Stephen's College, Delhi. Before joining here from Tarn
Taran, he was posted at Batala, Hoshiarpur, Patiala and
JD (Vigilance), Punjab, at Chandigarh. |
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"No regrets," says Mr C.S.R. Reddy, who relinquished charge as SSP after a five-year innings today. He said he had not only gained a rich and varied experience but also had opportunity to work closely with three seats of government and various offices of the Central government. Relaxing at his residence inside the well fortified Sector 39 ministers' complex, he said Chandigarh Police was a leadership-oriented force, though plagued by local influences since almost everyone had spent their tenures here itself. That was a reason why some of the community-oriented schemes were not well-received by the rank and file of the force. "On the whole, I got the maximum cooperation from everyone", he commented "The growing neighbourhood insensitivity would be a major problem to tackle now, along with crimes by youngsters and migrants. White collar crimes and traffic management are the other areas that would need greater focus in the days to come", he opined. "I am looking
forward to a posting at the headquarters after having
served in field postings since 1987. I think it is time
to unwind and spend some quality time with the
family," he added in lighter vein. |
2-yr RI
for abducting student CHANDIGARH, Nov 9 — Two city residents, accused of abducting a class VIII student, were today sentenced to one-year rigorous imprisonment each and fined Rs 1,000 by the Additional District and Sessions Judge, Mr G.S. Sandhu. The convicts, salesman Sher Singh and courier agent Suraj, were further directed to undergo rigorous imprisonment for another three months in default of payment. The two were earlier booked by the Chandigarh police under Sections 363 and 366, IPC, on the complaint lodged by the prosecutrix's father on October 2, 1996. According to the prosecution, the prosecutrix was taken to the courtyard of her house after being woken up by Suraj while she was sleeping with her family. The two, after scaling the wall, met Sher Singh who was standing outside, the prosecution stated. It was further added that the three boarded a bus for Delhi after reaching the bus stand on a bicycle. They returned to the city by another bus when the prosecutrix started crying at Delhi. Convicting the accused, the judge observed: "I am of the view that the prosecution has succeeded in proving its case against the accused beyond any reasonable shadow of doubt. Accused Sher Singh and Suraj are accordingly convicted under Section 363 of the IPC". The judge also observed: "Offence punishable under Section 366 of the IPC is not made out against both accused. They are accordingly acquitted of the charges framed against them under Section 366 of the IPC". After hearing the arguments on the quantum of sentence, the ADSJ observed: "It is an admitted fact that the accused did not make any sexual advances towards the prosecutrix during the tenure she remained with them and she was not molested". The judge further
observed: "She was not dishonoured. She was treated
well and was brought back to Chandigarh by the accused
themselves. I am hence of the view that the offence is
technical in nature and a fit case where a lenient view
can be taken while awarding the sentence". |
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personators in CET get RI CHANDIGARH, Nov 9 — Convicting three ex-students who are facing trial after Panjab University's Registrar alleged impersonation and cheating during the 1992 Common Entrance Test, the UT Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Mr H.S. Maddan, today sentenced each of them to rigorous imprisonment of two-and-a-half years, besides imposing a fine of Rs 1,000. The convicts — Manjit Singh of Ferozepore district, Navinder Singh of Gurdaspur district and Atul Thatai of Ambala cantt — were earlier booked by the Chandigarh police for cheating by personation, cheating, forgery for the purpose of cheating and criminal conspiracy. According to the prosecution, PU Registrar, in a letter to the UT Inspector-General of Police, had stated that several cases of impersonation, cheating and use of unfair means were detected by the staff on duty during the common entrance tests for admission to engineering, architecture, medical, B. Pharmacy, BSc (honours) and BAMS in June, 1992. In an application enclosed along with a list of cases, directions to the Station House Officer concerned for registering criminal cases against the alleged impersonators had been sought, the prosecution had added. For proving the case, 18 witnesses were examined. The accused, when confronted with the incriminating evidence against them, had, however, denied the allegations. Claiming to have been implicated in the case, they had asked for a trial. Convicting the accused, the ACJM observed, "The prosecution has been successful in its endeavour to slap criminal liability on the accused conclusively and affirmatively and bring home the guilt of the accused for the charges framed against them. The accused are convicted accordingly". After hearing arguments
on the quantum of sentence, he further observed,
"Keeping in view the nature and gravity of the
offences, the benefit of probation cannot be granted to
the accused/convicts. However, considering the
circumstances explained by them and the fact that no
previous conviction is alleged or proved against them, I
take a somewhat lenient view...." |
Beant
case: accused threaten prosecutors CHANDIGARH, Nov 9 — Raising pro-Khalistan slogans, accused in former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh's assassination case today threatened the prosecutors with liquidation on the jail premises for "intimidating" the witnesses in the court. The threat was issued soon after the Central Bureau of Investigation's special prosecutor, R.K. Handa, and counsel, Rajan Malhotra, asked prosecution witness Chamkaur Singh to clarify his stand on his and his father's alleged custody with the premier investigation agency and also regarding accused Gurmit Singh and Lakhwinder Singh's arrival at his place before the blast. Even before the witness could answer, accused Balwant Singh started raising pro-Khalistan and pro-Dilawar Singh slogans. He was subsequently joined by some other accused in the case. The slogans continued for over five minutes. Chamkaur Singh's statement is significant as he was believed-to-be human bomb Dilawar Singh's brother. In his earlier statement before the court, he had said that Dilawar Singh, along with another accused, had visited his residence in an Ambassador car just before the blast. Beant Singh was killed in a blast outside the Civil Secretariat on August 31, 1995. While Dilawar Singh died in the explosion, the other accused in the case are facing trial. Today, deposing before
the UT District and Sessions Judge, Mr. B.S. Bedi, in a
makeshift courtroom at Model Jail in Burail village near
here, the witness, denying being in the CBI's custody
from September 5 to September 25, 1996, stated that he
and his father had been permitted to go to their village.
The witness added that they used to come as and when
called by the investigating agency. |
Challan submitted in blast case CHANDIGARH, Nov 9 — The Sector 34 blast case trudged ahead with the police today submitting challan against two accused before the UT Judicial Magistrate (first class), Mr A.K. Bishnoi. The challan against two accused — Sher Singh of Jind district and Gurbax Singh of Kurukshetra district — was submitted under Sections 307, 323, 427 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, besides Sections 3, 4 and 6 of the Explosives Substances Act. The two were earlier booked by the Chandigarh Police after a resident had sustained injuries following a powerful blast outside the Sector 34 Milkfed office. As many as 14 vehicles had also been damaged. The explosion, it may be recalled, had occurred around 12.35 p.m. on June 30 in an unmanned parking lot in the sector. The impact had been so powerful that window panes of several multi-storeyed buildings in the sector were shattered. Panic had gripped the staff of the organisations housed in the commercial centre as the people had rushed out of the buildings. A team of experts from
the Central Forensic Sciences Laboratory in Sector 36 had
soon reached the site for collecting samples and parts of
the damaged vehicles for ascertaining the nature of the
explosive and the intensity of the blast. |
Marigold director gets remand CHANDIGARH, Nov 9 — The Director of Marigold Forests, Rajesh Syal, accused of duping investors, was remanded to police custody till November 15 by the UT Judicial Magistrate (First Class), Mr Naval Kumar, after he was produced before the court today. He was earlier booked by the Chandigarh police after several investors had complained that the company had not been honouring its commitments by either paying the interest on their money or the deposits which had matured. A case was registered after the matter was investigated by the Special Crimes Cell. The department had written to the Ministry of Home Affairs and the External Affairs Ministry to seek the help of Interpol in arresting the accused. A request in this context had also been sent to both ministries. Police sources had said
that the accused had been siphoning funds from the
company for the past many years and had taken away a
large sum. |
Bail plea rejected CHANDIGARH, Nov 9 —
The UT District and Sessions Judge, Mr. B.S. Bedi, today
dismissed the bail application of an Industrial Area
resident, booked under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention)
Act. Seeking Reshma's release on bail, her counsel had
stated that the accused was being implicated in the case.
Claiming the accused to be innocent, he had added that as
per the challan, there was no confessional or disclosure
statement by the alleged prostitutes. |
Allergy
experts to discuss asthma CHANDIGARH, Nov 9 — Eminent experts from India and abroad will discuss a wide range of issues, including the alarming increase in the number of asthma cases all over the world during the 33rd National Convention of the Indian College of Allergy and Applied Immunology from November 12 to 14 at the PGI. Addressing the media persons here today, Prof Lata Kumar, Head of the Paediatric Department, said the academic programme for the convention had been planned in an innovative manner. A continuing medical education (CME) programme would be organised on the inaugural day. The highlight of this would be a hands-on-training workshop on bronchial asthma, where doctors would be provided practical training for the management of this condition. Special focus will be on the correct way of diagnosis and treatment, besides looking into the latest research to fight it worldwide. She pointed out that it is the commonest cause of school absenteeism and childhood morbidity. The practical training
session would be followed by an interactive session on
bronchial asthma where delegates would be encouraged to
clarify their doubts and discuss controversies. This
session would be chaired by Dr D. Behera, Additional
Professor, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, PGIMER. |
Learning
lessons from Kargil war PANCHKULANov 9 —"India has a lesson to learn from the Kargil episode—the message that talks are no good and will not serve any purpose in resolving the tension between India and Pakistan is loud and clear,'' Lt-Gen J.L. Malhotra (retd), former Chief of Staff, Northern Command, said while addressing a gathering at a seminar on ``Kargil Problem—Who is Responsible'', here today. While explaining the location of Kargil, its background and why it was targeted, Lt-Gen Malhotra went on to inform the audience of the effects of the conflict on the country as a whole and finally dealt with the question of responsibility for the same. He said that Pakistan's motive behind choosing Kargil lay in completely cutting off the area from the rest of the country and establishing their positions on dominant peaks in the area, which was made easier by the absence of a stable government in the country.``The Pakistanis were under the impression that a caretaker government would not be in a position to take major decisions like attacking them and that they would have an opportunity to strengthen their bases in the mountains,'' he remarked. Lt-Gen Malhotra added that the other political parties played dirty in condemning any action taken by the government even though the whole country stood united against the attack.``Each Indian spared a thought for the soldiers braving the bullets in such an inhospitable terrain and contributed their mite in whatever way they could. this proved a big morale-booster for the soldiers who fought tooth and nail and successfully drove out the infiltrators from our area,'' he said. However, the other side of the Kargil conflict was that the expenditure on defence had increased manifold and more and more men were being deployed in the Kargil-Dras sector, he said. ``In place of Rs 2 crore, the country is incurring an expenditure of over Rs 10 crore in maintaining the force in that area. The deployment along the Line of Control has been increased from the earlier one brigade to four brigades and the fight is certainly not over. Only, it is being given less publicity or else there would be no need to increase the forces along the border,'' he opined. He emphatically stated that the government must wake up to the clarion call and be prepared for any eventuality if it really is interested in solving the conflict.``The gains for Pakistan could have been tremendous. However, that was not to be. Instead, India must learn a lesson and understand that Pakistan will never forgive us for taking over 93,000 prisoners of war or forget its humiliating defeat in 1971. Till the army is in power in Pakistan, which it is likely to be for a very long time, there can be no amicable solution. A tooth for a tooth and a nail for a nail is the only policy that is likely to work with them and we might as well explain it to them in their own language,'' he said. On the question of fixing responsibility, Lt-Gen Malhotra admitted that it was an intelligence failure since infiltrations in the sector were not a day's work but pointed out that the system of transfer of information itself was defective.``We have three agencies monitoring cross-border movement — the Research and Analysis Wing, the Intelligence Bureau and Military Intelligence. If any information of possible infiltration is received by RAW, it will first go to the Cabinet Secretary from where it will be passed on to the Ministry of Defence before coming to the Army. It helps in adopting the straight path rather than going about it in a roundabout manner,'' he said. A former News Editor of Dainik Tribune, Mr Radhey Sham Sharma, said that the Kargil problem was only a small part of the larger Kashmir issue and the political set-up of the country was responsible for the conflict. The Deputy Commissioner, Mr S.K. Monga, was the chief guest at the seminar organised by the District Patrakar Parishad. He said that solution to the Kargil problem was not easy and if the country wanted peace it must always be prepared for war. He also appealed to the gathering to muster support against bursting of crackers and make it a mass movement. A two-minute silence was observed for the victims of the Orissa cyclone which left thousands devastated. Mr S.D. Sharma,
President of the Parishad, presented the vote of thanks
while the programme was coordinated by Mr Surendra
Dhiman, General Secretary. |
2 killed,
4 hurt in mishap KHARAR, Nov 9 — Two members of a family were killed and another four were seriously injured when the car in which they were travelling was hit by a truck near Sahoran village on the Kharar-Kurali road today. Mr G.P. Singh, SHO of Kharar, while talking to reporters today, said Inder Mohan (44) and a girl, Nindi (7) died on the spot when a truck (PJQ-7159) collided with their car (CH-01-Z-1784.) The other members of the family Romesh Chand, Vijay Kumar, Reeta and a child Shivam were seriously injured. All of them have been admitted to the PGI in Chandigarh. The SHO said a case
under Section 304-A, has been registered against the
driver of the truck. |
Colourful
show by children CHANDIGARH, Nov 9 — Students of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Senior Secondary School, Sector 35 B, presented a colourful function during the two-day annual function at Tagore Theatre today evening. Justice Kuldip Singh, a retired Supreme Court Judge, presided over the function. The programme commenced with a shabad "De he Shiva var Moheh hain" . Attired in bright colourful clothes, the tiny tots of the school danced their way on a medley of nursery rhymes. The highlight of the evening was the `Dandia' dance based on the Radha Krishna story and a Punjabi play `` Jabe Baan Lageyo, Tabey Ros jageyo' depicting the society of the olden times. Students also staged an impressive ballet ` Mirja Sahiba' and their dancing skills were reflected in the western dances and the `sapera' dance. However, the Punjabi folk dances `Gidda' and ` bhangra' at the end had the audience swaying to the beat. of the `dhol'. The school principal, Mr
Jaswant Singh read out the annual report highlighting the
achievements of the students in academics, sports and
extra -curricular activities. Earlier, the Chairman, Mr
Joginder Singh Sawhney welcomed the chief guest and
highlighted the growth of the school. |
Relief
for cyclone hit PANCHKULA, Nov 9 — The District Administration will despatch a consignment of items for the victims of the Orissa cyclone which left behind a trail of devastation. The Administration has collected medicines, dried milk, bandages and injections which will prove beneficial during the prevailing epidemic with the help of the organisation of the chemists of the district. Some residents' welfare associations have contributed clothes and shoes for the victims. The sealed bags will be dispatched to Ambala from where these will be flagged off to Orissa by the Chief Minister. Help for Orissa cyclone victims from the region has started moving with a truck full of milk powder was sent by the Dera Bassi Sub-divisional Magistrate to Patiala, today. According to Mr Sher
Singh Sidhu, some of the industrial units of the
subdivision had contributed Rs 5.40 lakh to purchase milk
powder. The contributors include Ms Kamal Oswal, Punjab
Chemical Private Limited, Lalru Mandi, the Zirakpur Nagar
Panchayat and Dera Bassi Industrial Association. Milktime
gave a major discount on purchasing milk powder for a
noble cause. |
'Empower' DPRO to grant
accreditation PANCHKULA, Nov 9 — The Zila Patrakar Parishad presented a list of demands to the Deputy Commissioner, Mr S.K. Monga, here today. In its representation, the organisation demanded that the District Public Relations Officer be authorised to grant them accreditation instead of sending their applications to the screening committee at the state level. The members of the association also demanded that the office of the Assistant Public Relations Officer be opened at Pinjore to communicate any happenings in the district. They stated that this was operational some time ago. Meanwhile, they demanded that all press notes issued by the officers at the Mini Secretariat must be made available to them also. The other two demands include doing away with the discriminatory policy with regard to advertisements followed by the government and the implementation of free bus travel and other facilities to those working at the desk in newspaper offices. Mr Monga assured them
that their demands would be looked into and forwarded to
the authorities concerned.
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SNIPPETS UNI ex-engineer dead CHANDIGARH, Nov 9 — Mr Puran Chand, who retired as an engineer from the local office of the United News of India, died here last night. He was suffering from jaundice. He was 61. He is survived by his wife, three sons and two daughters. Sachdeva takes over today CHANDIGARH, Nov 9 — Mr J.N. Sachdeva will take over as Superintending Engineer, Electricity Operations, Chandigarh Administration, here tomorrow. Mr Sachdeva got his formal orders placing his services at the disposal of the Chandigarh Administration at Ludhiana by fax this evening. Before his new appointment, he was Superintending Engineer, Protection and Management, Ludhiana Circle. Though the Chandigarh Administration was keen that Mr Sachdeva should join before Divali, delay on account of series of holidays held back his orders in his parent organisation, the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB). He will replace Mr P.S.
Chawla who will return to PSEB for fresh posting. |
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