Monday, November 29, 1999
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Slums on UT periphery a
bane for SAS Nagar SAS NAGAR, Nov 28 — A strategy adopted by the Chandigarh Administration to get its prime land vacated from slum dwellers by rehabilitating them on its peripheral areas has become a bane for the residents of this town which was planned as an extension of Chandigarh. Equally unhappy is the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA), the nodal agency developing this town, over lack of vision on part of the Chandigarh Administration to check the mushrooming of unauthorised shanties in its areas bordering SAS Nagar. Unauthorised slums and rehabilitation colonies dot almost the entire belt of the third phase sectors bordering this town — from Sector 56 to Sector 65. The worst affected are residents of Sector 56 ( Phase 6), Sector 55 (Phase 1), Sector 54 (Phase 2), Sector 53 (Phase 3A), Sector 63 (Phase 9), Sector 64 ( Phase 10) and Sector 65 (Phase 11). The plight of the residents of Sector 53, facing Nehru Colony in Chandigarh, can be gauged from the fact that every morning they are greeted by slum dwellers easing themselves in the open. As the day starts, milch cattle and pigs reared by jhuggi dwellers are left to feast on greenery and plants being maintained by the residents. Incidents of crime allegedly committed by slum dwellers add to the woes of the residents, who accuse the Chandigarh Administration for moving the jhuggi dwellers to areas neighbouring this town. To discourage the residents of the colony from creating nuisance, PUDA had constructed a six-foot high wall to separate the slums from the adjoining residential area of this town. But it had not solved the problem, said Mr Ajit Singh Sohal, President of the Resident Welfare Association of the Sector 53. Now the jhuggi dwellers have made a thoroughfare by breaking sections of the wall. Adding to their woes, the Chandigarh Administration has rehabilitated the slum dwellers evicted from Sectors 31 and 47 in Sector 52, adjoining the sector. Mr B.S.Tej, President of the Citizens Welfare Council of SAS Nagar, said they had been knocking at the doors of the Chandigarh Administration since the past many years, seeking a check on the mushrooming of unauthorised structures. Its apathy was now hampering proper implementation of integrated planning and development of its third phase sectors, which partially fall in SAS Nagar. Unauthorised slums are, in fact, coming in way of the missing road links between the two urban conglomerates. An official of PUDA, on the condition of anonymity, says PUDA has been stressing upon the planners of Chandigarh not to relocate slum dwellers in the areas bordering SAS Nagar but to no avail. Several acres of prime land, which could have been put to better use, now come under either unauthorised slums or rehabilitation colonies. Guru Nanak Colony, which partially falls in this town, is another source of nuisance for residents of Sector 64 (Phase X). Fights between residents and the slum dwellers are frequent. Now a boundary wall has been raised by PUDA to relieve the residents of their plight. The Executive Officer of
the local municipal council, Mr K.S.Brar, said he had
taken up the issue with the Sub-divisional Magistrate. Mr
H.S.Billa, President of the council, said they had
suggested that PUDA should allot commercial sites all
along the belt. He said he would write to the Chief
Minister of Punjab in this regard. |
Investors duped of crores DERA BASSI, Nov 28 — Hundreds of investors have been allegedly cheated by Incan Mutual Benefit Limited, a para-banking company to the tune of crores of rupees as officials of the Adarsh Nagar branch of the company, near here, fled last night. The branch manager, along with eight persons, reportedly broke into the office at about 7.30 pm and collected the goods, including the records of the company, and loaded them into a jeep and a car parked outside. As they broke the lock of the rented store and started gathering the items, neighbours informed the landlord about their activities. But they fled before he could come, leaving behind a television set. A neighbour alleged that H.S. Sidhu, the branch manager, along with some persons, entered the office by breaking its locks. According to Ms Daljit Kaur, the owner of the property, the company had hired the shops in March, 1997, and had not paid the rent for the past eight months. Though a case under
Sections 457, 380 and 511 of the Indian Penal Code has
been registered by the Dera Bassi police on the complaint
of Ms Daljit Kaur, the cops on duty refused to give
details of the case. Mr Sampuran Singh, SHO, was not
available for comments. |
Madhvi crowned Mega Model
’99 CHANDIGARH, Nov 28 — At a glittering beauty contest — Mega Model '99 — held on Saturday at Chandigarh Club, Sector 1, Madhvi was crowned the Mega Model for this year, winning a one-year modelling contract with a city-based fashion institute, a diamond ring and tickets for two to any destination abroad. Out of the 18 contestants, Naina Rana was crowned the first runners-up and Gurleen the second runners-up. The girls were crowned amidst a brief display of fire-works. The fashion contest started off with a resplendent Arabian dance.This was followed by a frisky Russian dance by Raduga, a Russian troupe from Delhi, which filled in various periods in between the rounds.With their long flared skirts and bright-coloured shirts and rollicking steps, the dancers stole the hearts of all those present. In one of their later appearances on the stage, the dancers dressed in traditional Punjabi dresses, danced to the tune of Punjabi singer Sukhbir's 'Ishq', and some of them even managed Punjabi lyrics! In the second round of the contest,15 short-listed girls carrying umbrellas sashayed down the ramp in colourful slip dresses.The third round, called the 'Shoot-at-sight' round was interesting, with the girls dressed in tiger-skin dresses, cavorting in front of a highly excited audience. Out of the 15, the judges then narrowed down this number to 8, who then appeared on the ramp dressed in saris.The girls at this semi-final stage appeared not only comfortable, but also quite adroit at handling both stage and clamouring crowd. It was in the final round, in which six finalists made it to the stage, that the question-answer session with compere Pallab Bose, seemed to unnerve these girls. Accompanied by male models, these six finalists appeared on the stage in grey sequinned gowns and head-dress, and were asked to act like television VJs. results of eight sub-contests, held over a period of two days, were also announced. The following were the results of these contests: Beautiful Hair-- Madhvi; Best Smile-- Neha; Beautiful Eyes-- Manpreet; Body Beautiful-- Naina Rana; Miss Talented-- Shweta; Beautiful Skin-- Naina Rana; Miss Catwalk-- Khusboo; Miss Photogenic-- Madhvi. Meanwhile, advocate
Rajinder Mahajan had been appointed as an observer for
the evening's contest by UT Sub Judge (Junior Division),
Mr Jasbir Singh, in the civil suit filed by two social
organisations along with a Panchkula resident, for
restraining the organisers from holding the show. |
UT employees demand bonus CHANDIGARH, Nov 28 — Grant of bonus for 1997-98 and 1998-99; regularisation of services of daily workers and work charged employees; payment of dearness allowance, house rent allowance and city compensatory allowance to all employees; filling of vacant posts, abolition of contract labour system and stoppage of privatisation of public sector undertakings were the major issues discussed at the annual delegate convention of the Federation of UT Employees and Workers at the Sector 23 Bal Bhavan here today. More than 200 delegates representing various trade unions and organisations of employees of the Union Territory of Chandigarh attended the convention which was presided over by a presidium comprising Mr Kasturi Lal, Mr Ram Gopal and Mrs Paramjit Kaur. Mr Bhag Mal Rana, General Secretary of the federation, conducted the proceedings besides presenting the annual report of the federation. Mr Baldev Singh, Convenor, Trade Union Coordination Committee, inaugurated the convention. Among those who addressed the delegates were Mr Kanhiya Lal, Mr Kasturi Lal, Mr Ram Gopal, Mr Bihari Lal and Mr Inderjit Singh Grewal besides others. The speakers criticised economic and industrial policies of the Union Government.They wanted the employees to stay together and strengthen the trade union movement so that a strong struggle against privatisation could be carried out.It was also resolved to launch a stir against the "anti-employees" and "anti-workers" attitude of the Chandigarh Administration as "nothing had been done to concede the demands of employees and workers of the Administration". Meanwhile, the following
have been elected office-bearers of the federation:
President - Mr Sat Pal; Vice-Presidents - Mr Ram Gopal
and Mr Vijay Singh; General Secretary - Mr Bhag Mal Rana;
Joint Secretaries - Mr Gopal Dutt Joshi and Mr Kanhiya
lal; Senior Vice-President - Mr Kasturi Lal; Organising
Secretary - Mr Bihari lal and Mr Sushil Kumar Rana;
Secretary - Mrs Paramjit Kaur and Mr Shamsher Singh;
Cashier - Mr sarup Singh and propaganda secretaries - Mr
Akhileshwar, Mr Ram Jiyawan and Mr Kanta Prasad. |
400 rejected for JBT jobs PANCHKULA, Nov 28 — The district primary education authorities, today refused to accept the candidature of over 400 persons who had come from distant places to submit their application forms for the posts of junior basic teacher (JBT). The applicants had come in response to an advertisement issued by the department concerned, inviting candidates for the posts of primary teacher. B.Ed degree holder candidates were also eligible for the post, as per the advertisement, said an applicant. A notice displayed at Government Senior Secondary School, Sector 7, where forms were to be submitted, however said all B.Ed applicants had been disqualified. Following this, the candidates raised slogans against the mismanagement of the department concerned. "This has caused
immense harassment to us and we should be adequately
compensated for it," said an applicant. There was no
prior intimation to any of the candidates regarding any
change in the eligibility criteria, he said. Officials of
the District Primary Education Department were not
available for comments. |
No FIR in dogs' death case CHANDIGARH, Nov 28 — Tall claims of the UT police of being a 'humane faced' and 'citizen friendly' force notwithstanding, it is yet to register a first information report (FIR) in the infamous dogs' death case even after about one month since the incident. Six dogs were allegedly poisoned to death by a Health Department team led by Dr S.S. Cheema, Medical Officer of Health of the local Municipal Corporation, on October 9 in Sector 16. Four of these dogs belonged to Ms Nandini Kakar and were duly registered with the civic body and even wore the collars issued by it. While the MOH kept silent over the issue, the incident had raised a big controversy as a number of eyewitnesses had said the dogs were poisoned to death by the MOH staff and the action violated the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. However, in spite of
protests by residents and complaints by Ms Kakar and
other eyewitnesses, no case has been registered by the
Sector 17 police station authorities so far, apparently
under pressure from the administration. Certain
high-level police officers and officials, including Mr
Alok Kumar, ASP (Central), had admitted that those
responsible for the killings were not being booked as
"there was a lot of pressure from the
administration". "Despite a number of requests,
the police station authorities were not even providing a
copy of the daily diary report (DDR)," said Mr
Bhupinder Kakar, father of Ms Kakar. |
UGC seeks names for
fellowships CHANDIGARH, Nov 28 — The University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked universities to supply names of aspirants for the prestigious Commonwealth Fellowship Award in England for the year 2000. The fellowships are intended to help universities and colleges in developing Commonwealth countries in enhancing their experience in universities or similar institutions in England. The fellowship is tenable in any academic subject, including medicine and dentistry. The fellowship seekers are expected to be doctorates and having at least two years experience as a permanent member of staff of a university or college in India. A UGC communication says scholarship should be applied for only by young established teachers who require in-depth knowledge about the subject or hope to carry out research. The note clearly specifies that 'these awards are not available for study for a higher degree'. It further specifies that 'candidates for scholarship must have completed their doctorate (or relevant postgraduate qualification) not less than 5 and not more than 10 years on the date of their taking the award. Fellowship will not be offered to candidates above 50 years. The Commonwealth scholarship is tenable for either 6 or 12 months. Exceptionally, a fellowship may be made available for two six-month periods, with not more than 12 months elapsing in between. The note to referees of the scholarship clarifies that academic referees should give special weightage to the personal and academic qualities and background of the candidate as a preparation for the intended study. Non-academic referees are asked to give special weightage to the candidate's general ability and social qualities as a representative of the country overseas. The commission underlines that statements from the candidate's selected referees form a major part of the evidence required for judgement of the applicant's ability. The commission also requires reference from the candidate's head of department or the dean. An important necessity before selection for the award is candidate's plan of action in the proposed study course. The candidates provisionally selected have to outline, in about 200 to 500 words, the plan of study and research. Candidates are expected to be as specific as possible and relate it to the background and the future aspects of study. The UGC says the
commission's awards are intended to recognise and promote
good international relations and international exchange
of people and ideas. The awardee also gives an
undertaking to work at the home institution after
completion of the tenure of the fellowship. |
Villagers seek NAC CHANDIGARH, Nov 28 — Residents of Naya Gaon and other surrounding villages, today staged a protest rally to press their long pending demand of establishing a notified area committee (NAC) for the area. The protesting villagers demanded the regularising of all construction activities. Addressing the rally at the Chandigarh-Naya Gaon barrier, the speakers criticised the Punjab Government for its alleged indifferent attitude towards development of the area. They accused the sate government of following double standards. Mr Surjit Singh, Chairman of the Ghar Bachao Committee, alleged that on one hand, administration was harassing the residents in the name of the Periphery Control Act, 1952, while it had permitted a religious leader to construct a place near Seonk village. The protesters demanded that the state government should withdraw all cases filed by PUDA in different courts and urged it to look after the development of the area. Residents of Naya Gaon, Janta Colony, Kansal, Chhoti Karaur and other surrounding areas demanded an NAC for the area on the pattern of Zirakpur. The speakers also demanded electricity connections and proper waste water disposal facilities to avoid any epidemic. Mr H.S. Bajwa, Sapanch
of Naya Gaon, and Mr Arjan Singh were among those who
spoke on the occasion. |
'Licences needed to procure
morphine' CHANDIGARH, Nov 28 — Experts deliberated on various interesting topics on the fifth day of palliative care-cum-workshop at the PGI here today. Dr Anuradha Sowani in her talk on ''symptom update'' discussed the causes and management of obstructive features such as constipation, vomiting and nausea. She pointed out that 60 per cent of the advanced stage cancer patients had to face one or more of these symptoms which were on a long-standing basis frustrating and debilitating. Hence, in palliative care settings, it was important to be able to control and prevent these symptoms. She also talked about cough, dyspnoea, haemoptysis. Dr Rajagopala, President of the All-India Palliative Care Association in his talk on ''morphine procurement'' revealed what licences were required to procure morphine and how to go about it. Possession licence, import and export permits across state borders and transport permits within each state were required the most. He said that licences needed to be renewed frequently. He lamented that unrealistic fear of addiction had resulted in complex licensing regulations, which in effect made morphine unavailable to the needy millions. Recognising the problem and its importance for relieving pain, the Government of India in 1998 asked the states to amend the regulations. The amendment sought to exempt ''recognised medical institutions (RMIs)'' from the need of licensing. They would be allowed to hold a pre-assigned quota of morphine for the needy patients. And that only the drug controller will be involved in the licensing process. Mrs Val Hunkin, a trainer from the UK, disclosed as to how to deal with patients who were withdrawn and how to deal with collusion. She took the participants in smaller groups and made special references to the problems being faced in India. Dr Rajiv Aggarwal, a surgeon from Delhi, gave a few instances where palliative surgery could be done to make the patient comfortable. In palliative care setting, palliative surgery means procedures aimed primarily at the treatment of symptoms or complications associated with tumour. Discussing complementary
therapy, Mrs Aruna Tole, an occupational expert from
Mumbai, showed slides to illustrate as to how they could
overcome their disabilities and suggested remedial
measures. She also demonstrated some breathing exercises
and yoga. Later, she gave lymphoedema demonstration on
two patients to show how the massage is to be done. She
gave a comprehensive management programme and the
precautions to be taken. |
'J&K handed over to Farooq' CHANDIGARH, Nov 28 — Alleging that "all governments at the centre have been handing over the state of Jammu and Kashmir on 'contract' to 'Farooq Abdullah and company", Mr Bhim Singh, National President of the Jammu and Kashmir Panthers Party has said the restoration of a 'true' democratic set-up in the trouble-torn state was the only solution to the vexed problem. Mr Bhim Singh is in the city in connection with 'Rashtra Chetna Yatra' initiated by him from Kargil to Kanyakumari to create awareness among people about the problem. Addressing a press conference here today, he said none of the governments at the centre had been able to come out with a long-lasting solution to the problem.Rather, these have been handling the situation in a 'childish' and immature way. "The only treatment given by them is to pick up somebody, particularly Farooq Abdullah and his men and give the state to them on contract, without caring about the sentiments of people. Has anybody ever realised why people who stood firmly with India turned against it? It was nothing but callous attitude of the Centre and Pakistan took full advantage of it," he remarked. He said the major cause of discontentment and restlessness among the people of valley was that except in 1977, there had been no fair elections in the state and state governments were given a free hand to manoeuvre the polls. Mr Bhim Singh demanding that justice should be done to people of valley, who had been neglected in all respect. "We don't need subsidies but justice, that 's all," he said. He said nobody had discussed about the plight of nearly 40 lakh people living in Askardo and Gilgit, which according to Indian Parliaments' resolution was a part of India. "So much so, that no election of panchayats there have been conducted since 1952, but none of Indian governments dared to take up this issue. As this was not enough, a chunk of nearly 4000 square kilometres of land of the PoK was given by Pakistan to China, but the Indian side remained a mute spectator and I was put behind bars when I made an effort to raise the issue," he said. While saying that he will undertake a similar 'yatra' from Kargil to Islamabad soon, he has resolved to create a 100-strong youth brigade committed to sacrifice their lives for the unity and integrity of the country and who would go around the world with a message of peace. Meanwhile, the yatra was
flagged off by the local MP, Mr Pawan Bansal, for
Kurukshetra. |
Demand to set up ayurveda
hospital CHANDIGARH, Nov 28 — Dr Harjit Singh, Special secretary, Health-cum-Ayurveda, Punjab, has emphasised the need to promote ayurveda in the Union Territory and called upon the Administration to set up an indoor hospital. He was addressing ayurvedic practitioners at Dhanwantri Jayanti celebrations, organised by the local branch of the Akhil Bhartiya mahasammelan yesterday. More than 150 private and government ayurvedic practitioners participated in the programme. Dr Madan Gulati, Joint Director, Ayurveda, UT Administration, in his key note address stressed the need to inculcate modern concepts in the research of ayurveda to find answers to big challenges like AIDS, cancer, tuberculosis. While discussing the problems being faced by the ayurvedic practitioners, some resolutions were passed including establishment of a separate office of Registrar Ayurveda, regularisation of the practice of ayurveda,filling of senior posts lying vacant in the department of Ayurveda. The house, by another resolution, condemned the practice of quackery in the name of ayurveda by unauthorised and unregistered medical practitioners. The meagre budget allocation for UT and Punjab ayurvedic departments was resented and there was a demand to increase the same by at least 10 times. Speakers pointed out that while allopathy gives only temporary relief and has multiple side effects, drugs in ayurveda cure diseases completely with no side effects. They also lamented the decreasing importance of ayurveda in the field of medicine. Dr Karanveer Singh, president of the local chapter of the Congress, highlighted the glorious past of ayurvedic science and inspired the participating delegates to serve the ailing humanity with dedication and devotion. Among the speakers were
Dr R.K. Malik, Deputy Director, Ayurveda, Haryana; Dr
Jagjit Singh, Member Central Council of Indian Medicine,
Dr Sanjeev Goyal, Registrar Board of Ayurveda, Punjab. |
Corporation earns record profit CHANDIGARH, Nov 28 — The Chandigarh Scheduled Castes, Backward Classes and Minorities Finance and Development Corporation has disbursed a record number of cases of direct loan, extended to enable people belonging to these classes to enable them to be self-employment. These loans were extended by various national organisations during the current financial year. Besides, the corporation has earned a record profit this year. Soft loans are arranged by the corporation from various national organisations engaged in the welfare of weaker sections such as the National Scheduled Castes Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NFDC), the National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation, the National Minorities Finance and Development Corporation and the National Safai Karamchari Finance and Development Corporation. These loans are granted by the Chandigarh Scheduled Classes Backward Classes and Minorities and Finance Corporation on low interest rates to members of these classes to encourage them to be self-reliant after starting their own ventures, including opening up of provisions stores and for purchase of taxis and other light commercial vehicles. These loans, most of which are direct loans from different national corporations, are extended to applicants after proper scrutiny, interview and checking of viability by a three-member committee set up by the corporation for this purpose. A subsidy of 25 per cent of the loan amount, but not exceeding Rs 6000, is also given by the corporation as an incentive. According to official sources, there has been a two-fold hike in the disbursal rate of such cases in the past one year alone. If the corporation cleared just eight cases in 1996-97 against a target of 75, the number of cases rose to 43 cases in 1997-1998 and to 81 cases in the 1997-98 financial year. But the major leap was recorded in the current year as during a period of seven months from April onwards, as many as 150 cases have already been settled and loans have been extended to all of these applicants, said Mr Pirthi Chand, Managing Director of the corporation. If the amount of loan extend to people in 1996-97 was just Rs 3.1 lakh, the amount jumped to Rs 1.17 crore this year, he added, saying that the recovery rate of the corporation was over 70 per cent. According to Mr Pirthi Chand, the profit of the corporation has also increased during this period. If the corporation was able to earn a profit of Rs 9.61 lakh during the financial year 1994-95, it swelled to Rs 15.23 lakh during the year 1998-99. Talking about the
preference of applicants as far as bank loans and direct
loans were concerned, Mr Pirthi Chand said direct
corporation loans were preferred by people as the
procurement of bank loans was cumbersome as compared to
direct loans, the acquisition process of which was much
simple, he added. |
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Show for cops'
kids Over 150 children under the age of 5 participated in the show. A team of doctors of General Hospital in Sector 6, led by Dr S.C. Bhardwaj, examined the children on various health aspects. Prizes were given to children on the basis of health and hygiene. In all 113 children were treated for general health and hygiene. Hepatitis-B vaccine was given to 40 children. General vaccines were given to 11 children. The Additional Deputy Commissioner, Ms Sukriti Lekhi, and the Judicial Magistrate Class-I, Ms Aradhana Sahni, were the guests of honour. The Superintendent of Police, Mr Sudhir Chaudhary, said the families of the police personnel were often neglected due to their job constraints. Such shows not only helped in achieving a high morale of the police force, but also ensured proper hygiene among their children, he added. In the category of children up to the age of one, Mandeep got the first prize, followed by Anju. Paras came first, followed by Tushar, in the category of children between the ages of one and three. In the age group of between three and five, Shivani stood first, followed by Puja. Award
money not given He said he had thrown a birthday party at the hotel on August 22, and was asked to fill a coupon for a lucky draw by the hotel staff. Later, he was informed that he had won a Rs 5,000 prize. However, in spite of a number of promises, the prize has not been given to him by the management of the hotel. Co
selling underweight bread A number of bread loaves manufactured by Modern Food Industry India, located in the Industrial Area here and being sold in the local market, have been found underweight. Though the weight is not less as far as a 300-gm loaf is concerned, what concerns the consumer is less weight of the 400-gm loaves. When this correspondent weighed a number of loaves, some 400-gm loaves weighed only 370 to 375 gm. According to Mr Santosh Chaudhary, a dealer, this has been happening for the past many days and sometimes the loaf weighs only 350 gm. "Consumers come to us and complain and we cannot explain anything but have to take back the bread," he says. Mr J.S. Bindra, General Manager of the company, says the less weight in some cases may be due to a technical snag in the cutting machine which cuts an 800 gm ''peda'' into two, but sometimes, for want of proper setting, there may be some variation. A variation of 5 per cent is allowed under the law, he explains. "It is a government organisation and profit does not go to my pocket," he says, adding that he will look into the matter. Dirty
water supply in Sec 18 Mr Jaiswal, a resident of house 1146, said even after keeping the taps on for more than 90 minutes, there was no improvement in the supply as the muddy, black and stinking water still poured in. Prize
distribution function held The function started with “Saraswati vandana” followed by a skit, “Rangeela Shah”, on the importance of education. A group song, “Apni zameen, eh apna watan”, by children stirred patriotic feelings. Children presented a large number of items, including dances. A dance by nursery pupils, “whether you are big or small”, the item “clap your hands” and “Tim tim neel gagan ke tare” were among those which drew applause. The Gurparampal memorial trophy and Rs 5,000 in cash were given to Gurvir Kaur who secured the third position in the matriculation examination in Ropar district. The Jatinder Pal Singh memorial trophy went to Jatinder Singh for standing first in class VIII. Dr Kehar Singh, Chairman, Punjab School Education Board, presided over the function. A souvenir was released by Mr O.P. Popli, SDM. Garbage
in park irks residents "We have complained to the authorities concerned a number of times, but nothing has moved the things and we have to suffer for that," said a resident. He demanded that arrangements should be made to remove garbage from the place. Cheques
reach owner Taking possession of the cheques, Mr Bhardwaj thanked The Tribune and Mr Bhandari who received the cheques and brought them to The Tribune. He said had the cheques been lost he would have had to wait for another six months to get fresh cheques from the UTI. He was wondering what would be the fate of another cheque which had matured two months back. It may be recalled that Chandigarh Tribune had published about the wrong delivery of the two UTI cheques on Saturday. Residents
complain of insanitation Repeated attempts by the residents to bring their plight to the notice of senior officials of the municipal council had gone futile. Most of the residents of housing board flats complain that sweepers have not removed the garbage for months together. A municipal councillor of the area, Mr S.S. Barnala, said garbage from trash bins had not been removed for a long period, thereby attracting stray cattle. At some of the spots stench from the scattered garbage had become a nuisance. He claimed that when the problem was brought to the notice of the Executive Officer of the council, he instructed the sanitation wing to redress the grievances of the residents at the earliest. But nothing had happened so far. The proposal to privatise sanitation of the town had been hanging fire due to reluctance of the President of the council to do so, he alleged. Gurpurb
celebrated The sabha organised recitation of Gurbani and "shabad kirtan" by students of Sri Guru Harkrishen Public School, Sector 40-C. A community kitchen was also organised. Among those who participated in the celebrations were Mr Satya Pal Jain, a former MP from Chandigarh, Mr Kewal Krishan Addiwal, Mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh and Mrs Kamla Sharma, Chairperson, Chandigarh State Social Welfare Advisory Board. 40 kids take part in fun races The winners of the competitions are as follows: Lemon-and-spoon race: Svati Saggi, Sumegha Sharma and Diksha Kalucha; ballon Race: Prateek Sharma, Pranav Sehgal and Surabhi Mallik, and sack race: Isha Jain, Arjun Goel and Twinkle Arora. The club director, Ms Anu Vala, distributed the prizes. Four
elected panches Mr Gurmeet Singh won the contest by 54 vote from Dappar village. Ms Angraj Kaur defeated her opponent Ms Jasbir Kaur by a margin of 147 votes and was elected panch of Jolli village. There was a neck and neck fight between Mr Jaswant Singh and Mr Mehma Singh in Ramgarh Rurki village. Mr Jaswant Singh got 358 votes and won the contest by a margin of five votes only. There was an incident of scuff, which was settled by the Block Development Officer and the Naib Tehsildar. In Jaroth village, Ms Jassi Devi was declared winner. The panches of six villages who have already been declared elected unopposed include Ms Maya Devi (Bassi), Ms Paramjit Kaur (Chadiala), Ms Fool Vati (Rajpura), Ms Angrejo Devi (Mubarikpur), Mr Ramprakash (Nagla) and Mr Hazara Singh (Behra). Elections in four villages, Kheri, Tofanpur, Brana and Karkaur, had been cancelled because of some irregularity in filing the nominations by the candidates. Youth
exchange scheme launched Sandeep said the programme was an attempt at reminding youth of their responsibilities towards the society, involving NGOs, schools and developing sectors. At the preliminary stage, NGOs and schools had shown signs of having benefited. Bhrigu Pankaj Prashar, Vice-President of the Youth Development Exchange Programme, said a programme would be launched to ensure that corporate sector units adopted schools and other social issues which needed uplift programmes. AIESEC is backed by more than 50 years of experience, members in 84 countries and recognition of at least 714 universities all over the world. It has consultative status with the United Nations and the International Labour Organisation. The core area of concentration is an international exchange programme in which students work on traineeship basis in the development sector and the corporate world which gives them work experience and a world perspective. Certain students covered under the international exchange scheme who were present on the occasion included Manu Bhardwaj who was to go to Germany, Thomas who was here from Germany, Sanjay Prasad of Netherlands and Ruth of Scotland. Cardiovascular
symposium Prof S.D. Seth, a former head of the Department of Pharmacology, AIIMS, New Delhi, will deliver the keynote address. Dr C.L.Kaul, Director of NIPER, said each year cardiovascular diseases took lives of over 15 million people and majority of the patients were from the developing world. He said the symposium would focus on prevention rather than treatment. Besides emerging trends
and technological breakthroughs in cardiovascular
pharmacological research, other topics like vascular
re-modelling in cardiac hypertrophy, novel agents
inhibiting atheroschlerosis, modulation of cardiac
function, useful anti-hypertensive and concept of gene
therapy would also come up for discussion. Eleven
internationally renowned researchers are expected to
participate in the symposium. |
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