Monday, October 11, 1999
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C O M P E N D I U M Monday, October 11, 1999 |
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CHANDIGARH, Oct 10 — An employee of the UT PWD Department died in an accident here today. According to police sources, 25-year-old S. Mani of Chennai, who was working with the department as a driver, died when he lost control of the tractor he was driving, which fell into a ditch near the Sector 31 petrol pump at about 6 pm. The police is investigating. The body has been sent for post mortem. Nigerians held Though they had registered themselves with the Patiala FRO, the had not intimated the local police. A case under Section 14 of the Foreigners Act has been registered. Liquor seized Car stolen |
CHANDIGARH, Oct 10 — Curious circular shapes, an abundance of verdant leaves and rippling water are some of the images captured by the lens of Rajinder Bhandari, whose exhibition of photographs is on at Alliance Francaise Gallery, Sector 36. Titled 'Studies in Colours, Shapes and Textures', Bhandari has exhibited 26 of his works which he clicked in the USA and Canada recently. "I was struck by the immense natural resources as also the technological progress, the influence of which is manifest on the life and the environment of the people over there," he says about his photographs. So, if there is a photograph of a dome reflected on another glass building, there is also the bark of a tree and the sheer blue of the water. Meanwhile, a group show of about 28 students of the Bama Academy of Fine Arts, Panchkula, was inaugurated yesterday by Mr N.K. Jain, Home Secretary, UT, at the Government Museum and Art Gallery. More than 90 works by
amateur artists in the age group of 14 to 55 years is on
display in this four-day exhibition. The exhibition
includes paintings, drawings and works in mix-media. A musical evening CHANDIGARH, Oct 10 — The Swar Saptak club, a music organisation for providing a platform for music talent in the city, held its 19th musical evening, ‘Sarsarahat’, of non-filmi songs at Tagore Theatre here today. The programme, was based on non-film penned and composed by S. Rakesh. The first song of the
evening was ‘Badi Door-Door Pendon Ke Tale’
sung by Veenu Kautish, followed by Brijesh Ahuja’s
‘Surat Tumhari Mainne’. Other songs included
‘Pyar Dilon Ka Sangam Hota Hai’ rendered by
Kanchan Kulkarni, and Neelam Chauhan’s Pal Pal
Sham-O-Sahar’. The first duet of the day, ‘Aaja
Aa Bhigen Barsat Mein’, was presented by Rinku Kalia
and Rajarsh, which was followed by another duet
‘Kabhi Tum Ko Gila Hum Ko Gila’, by Brijesh and
Kanchan. The compering of the show was done by Vijay
Vashishth and the music arranger was Tarsem. |
CHANDIGARH, Oct 10 — The prices of capsicum and peas have shot up in the local market during the past four days. A kg of peas, priced at Rs 40 two days back, could be purchased today for Rs 60. The wholesale price has jumped from Rs 170 to Rs 250 per 5 kg. The price of capsicum has shot up from Rs 40 to Rs 48 a kg. The wholesale price has jumped from Rs 170 to Rs 200 per 5 kg. According to traders, the price of capsicum has increased due to non-arrival from parts of Himachal Pradesh, while peas have become costly as its crop in the hill state is almost over. The rate is likely to come down within a fortnight with the arrival of local crop in the market. Cabbage has also become costly during this period. A kg of the vegetable, priced at Rs 10 just four days back, could be purchased today for Rs 15 and in the wholesale market, the price has increased from Rs 40 to Rs 60 per 5 kg. Cauliflower was, however, priced at Rs 15 a kg, its old price. Similarly, one could purchase carrot for Rs 40 in the retail and for Rs 170 per 5 kg in wholesale market. The price of cucumber has also increased from Rs 10 to Rs 15 a kg in the retail and from Rs 40 to Rs 60 per 5 kg in the wholesale market. Gourd was stable at Rs 10 a kg in the retail and for Rs 40 in the wholesale market. Lady's finger, too, was a bit costly today as instead of Rs 12 a kg, it was available for Rs 15 in the retail and for Rs 60 per 5 kg in the wholesale market. One could purchase tomato for Rs 10 a kg and for Rs 40 per 5 kg in wholesale market. There was no change in
the prices of lemon, ginger and beans as these were
available for Rs 40, Rs 30 and Rs 20, respectively, in
the retail market. |
Thorny charm What is the most attractive thing which is adding to the charm of the City Beautiful and its satellite townships these days? Bikini clad girls on ramp? Certainly not! It is some thing straight out of nature's bounty. Different species of cacti are in full bloom these days. One of these is Yucca Filamentosa with loads of beautiful creamy white flowers in receems on a five-foot straight green shoot. One such huge plant grown by Mr Avtaar Singh of Phase X in SAS Nagar in his backyard has become the ‘‘star attraction’’ (see picture) for residents, who, according to Mr Singh, keep pouring in even during odd hours with queries about the plant, which is not commonly found in the city and adjoining areas, inhabited by a large number of cacti-lovers. Bakery on
wheels! An early bird, Hira Lal’s day starts at the first crow of the cock. He makes the dough of maida, besan, sugar and salt, a pinch of baking powder and ghee. He does not make use of any essence or preservatives. He bakes a brimful of tin-box having a capacity of 7-8 kg to meet the demand of an inpromptu customer. Going places along with his mobile bakery, the first of its kind in Chandigarh, SAS Nagar and Panchkula, he claims that the sale of salty-n-sweet cookies and cakes — he does not use eggs — is picking up, steadily. ‘‘The fad for fresh and hot confectionery items and, of course, the economical rate have given an upward swing in the sales’’, says Hira Lal. He is virtually deluged with orders, ‘‘which, I shall be able to meet only by working round the clock’’. The only two varieties of cookies he bakes are priced at Rs 40 a kg. Abandoned chicks These ducks were abandoned by their owner and later by their mother on August 24 near the Labour Bureau (43), Sector 17, Chandigarh. Mr N.K. Jhingan an activist, invited representatives of GOs and NGOs to this scene who stated that ‘‘these chicks are of the family of domesticated ducks.’’ These chicks are now about one-and-a-half-month old. Their present masters have created small water ponds and small shelters for these chicks and feed them with bajra and bread. In the absence of their mum, the senior chicks in both groups are seen teaching the youngsters how to catch insects and worms. Smart that these chicks are, in the next few days they will be ready for adventurous jumps but will miss the acquatic life in the small ponds. For such birds mini zoo ponds in Sector 6 would have been an ideal place to live and develop. Separate entry The discrimination is evident when rude , or rather semi illiterate, gate keepers direct a casual visitor to the side entry. However, this is relaxed between 3 pm and 4 pm — the official public visiting time. An old-timer commented that this reminded him of the bad days in Punjab when entry to government buildings was restricted or the public had separate gates for entry due to security reasons. Apart from the discrimination the old, the handicapped and the infirm face another problem. The only lift in the building is at the main entry. Those coming from the side entry have no access to the lift. ‘‘Don’t
talk to media’’ Though the controversy over the appointment of the Controller of Examination appears to have died down with the officiating charge of the post being given to a Deputy Secretary (Examination), the officials refuse to comment on the issue citing the order issued by the Chairman not to talk to mediapersons. Award for
lecturer For the Kargil
heroes Mr Joshi, started contributing to the Central Army Welfare Fund as soon as the Kargil conflict started and has already donated three equal monthly instalments of Rs 5100 each so far. And what is more he has resolved to continue to do so in future also. He is of the view that serving those who are guarding our borders is the best thing one can do to serve one's motherland. Tailpiece And with a genuine
disbelief on his face, the cop said "Madam, these
VIPs are ministers and IAS officers, while you happen to
be just a reporter’’. |
Chandigarh, Oct 10 — "Indians need to be tougher, physically and mentally, in order to give optimum performance," said Baraldi Aldo, Italian roller hockey coach, who has come to train the Indian team which is attending a camp at the KB DAV Centenary School skating rink in Sector 7. Baraldi who came some days ago, has been giving tips to players on the game and the stress is on the basics. Aldo who understands only Italian and French, uses body language to communicate with the trainees. Gradually, he was succeeding in talking to the players, said Ms Madhu Bahl, Principal of the school. Nearly one thousand children of the school, besides other invitees welcomed the coach. After the 'tilak' ceremony of the 60-year-old coach who was accompanied by her wife, he was honoured at the rink. Ms Madhu Bahl thanked the Roller Skating Federation of India for allotting this camp to the school. The team will leave on October 11 for the Asian Skating Championship in China. On being asked about his other assignments, Baraldi who belongs to Modena in Italy, said this was his maiden visit to India and earlier, he had trained teams of Spain, Germany, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Portugal and Denmark. Since 1976, Aldo is coaching youngsters and for the past four years, is the coach of Anatori Club Reggio Emilia in Italy. On the status of Italy in roller hockey, he said Italy stood fourth in the world, whereas, Argentina was number one. He said Italy was at the number two position in Europe. Mr Mangat Dhani, known as the father of skating activities in Shimla and founder of the Roller Skating Federation of India, said he was happy at the arrival of the Italian coach whose visit was long overdue. Mr Dhani who will be the Deputy Chief de Mission of the Indian team said the SAF Ice Skating Tournament would be held in January next year at Shimla. Mr Inder Pal Singh, Adviser to the President of the RSFI, said the next world skating championship for B group had been allotted to India. It is to be held sometime in 2000. On his further tie-up
with the RSFI, the Italian coach refused to comment. He
said as he was a professional, it all depended on the
RSFI to think and plan. Puneet, Anu win carrom titles CHANDIGARH, Oct 10 — Puneet Lamba and Anu Papneja of St Stephen's School, Sector 45, won the finals of the girls' and boys' individual sections, respectively of the ICSE Inter-School Carrom Championship which concluded here today at St Stephen's School. Puneet Lamba defeated fancied Nabhi Sahni, her team mate, in straight games, 24-10, 22-09. Anu Papneja faced no difficulty in beating Deepak Bishnoi in straight games, 25-13, 19-09. Semi-finals: Girls — Puneet (St Stephen's) b Bhavneet Rana, 24-04, 20-08; Nabhi Sahni (St Stephen's) b Poonam Jain (St Stephen's), 25-0, 25-0. Boys — Deepak (St Stephen's) b Harkirat Tiwana (YPS), 25-00, 22-21; Anu Papneja (St Stephen's) b Money Bansal (St Stephen's), 24-10, 25-00. Cricket tourney In the second match, Shishu Niketan School, Sector 22, beat Stepping Stone School-38 by 50 runs. Nikhil of SN-22 scored 39 runs and Bhaskar took four wickets for 21 runs. In the third match, SD Public School, Sector 32, defeated Vivek High School, Sector 38, by 29 runs. In the last match of the day, Government Model School, Sector 44, defeated Satluj Public School, Panchkula, by 80 runs. Yesterday, Bhavan Vidyalya, Sector 27 had defeated Manav Mangal School, Panchkula, by seven wickets and St Anne's Convent School, Sector 32 had beaten Government Model School, Sector 46, by ten wickets. City triathlon Results: Sub-Junior boys — Arvind Sehdev 1, Gurbir Gill 2, Abhimanyu Tiwari 3; Junior Boys — Harsimran Brar 1, Vivek Kapoor 2, Avinash Mishra 3. Junior Girls — Gurpreet Kaur 1, Chetna 2; senior men — A. Kalandivel 1, Vitul Sharma 2, Vijay Yadav 3; senior women — Kirandeep Kaur 1. Gaganpreet Singh, a ten-year-old triathlete was given a special medal. Kabaddi tourney Bhangra was also presented by the Punjab police personnel. The three-day meet was organised by the Chandigarh Kabaddi Association in national style. Results: Men — Chandigarh police b Coaching Centre by eight points (35-27). Balinder and Bobby performed well for the winners, while Satbir and Jagdish fought well for the losers. Women — CC-42 b GGS-26 by 19 points (74-55). Anita Lali and Rajni scored 16 and 18 points, respectively, for the winners. Boys (u-18) — CC-42 b GSSS-38 (west) by 40 points (47-7). Ramesh Kumar scored the maximum points for winners. Girls (u-16) — GSSS, Dhanas b GHS-40 by 16 points (73-57). Neelam and Kavita excelled for the winners, while Kiran and Meena played well for the losers. Karan, Pooja swim to victory CHANDIGARH, Oct 10 — Karan Bhai in the under-8 boys' section and Pooja Chauhan in the under-14 girls' section, cornered glory on the concluding day of the 13th Chandigarh Open Swimming Championship held in seniors, juniors, sub-juniors Under-12, under-8 and under-10 categories at the PU swimming pool today. Ms Vinita Rai, IAS and Adviser to the Chandigarh Administrator, was the chief guest, and gave away the prizes as well. The two-day meet being organised by the Chandigarh Swimming Association was inaugurated yesterday by Mr Asad Farooqui, IPS and President of the association. Results: under-8 (50 m butterfly) — Karan Bhai 1, Parvinder Singh 2, Raghvinder Rawat 3; girls (50 m breaststroke) — Chitrangen 1, Himanshi 2, Harsimran 3; boys (50 m back stroke) — Parminder Singh 1, R. Rawat 2, Gaurav Chawla 3; girls (50 m backstroke) — Harsimran 1, Chitra Sharma 2, Amardeep Kaur 3. Under-10 boys (100 m breaststroke) — Sumit Heer 1, Aaspreet 2, Vivek Yadav 3; girls (100 m butterfly) — Shruti Sharma 1, Kalyani 2; girls (100 m breaststroke) — Kalyani 1, Shruti Sharma 2. Under 12 boys (100 m breaststroke) — Sidharth 1, Anupreet Singh 2, Yadvinder Rawat 3; 100 m butterfly — Sidharth Sehdev 1, Gaganpreet Singh 2, Yadvinder Rawat 3; under-14 boys (100 m buttterfly) — Arvind Sehdev 1, Pankaj Chauhan 2; 100 m breaststroke — Arvind 1, Vishav Pratap 2, Rohit Kaushal 3. Girls 100 m freestyle — Pooja Chauhan 1, Aastha Monga 2; 100 m butterfly — Poja Chauhan 1, Aastha Monga 2; 100 m breaststroke — Pooja Chauhan 1, Aastha Monga 2; 100 m breaststroke — Aastha Monga 1, Pooja Chauhan 2, Charu Singh 3. Under 17 girls 100 m buttterfly — Kirandeep Kaur 1, Ritu Kashyap 2, Chetna 3. 200 m breaststroke — Kirandeep Kaur 1, Ritu 2, Chetna 3; boys 200 m breaststroke — Vivek Kapoor 1, Mandhir Singh 2, Rahul Sharma 3; 100 m butterfly — Vivek Kapoor 1, Kanwaldeep 2, Rahul 3. Above-17-year girls 100 m butterfly Kriti Rana 1, Rajni Garga 2, Kanchan 3; 100 m breaststroke — Arti Mehta 1, Kriti Rana 2, Kanchan 3; 50 m freestyle — Kriti Rana 1, Navneet Sandhu 2, Manreet Kaur 3. Boys 100 m breaststroke — Pardeep Upadhya 1, Ajit Sharma 2, Rakesh Kumar 3; 50 m freestyle — Munish Sharma 1, Ajit Sharma 2, Pardeep Upadhya 3; Karan Bhai was declared the best swimmer of the meet. Boys 50 m freestyle (under-8) — Raghvinder Rawat 1, Karan 2, Parwinder Singh 3; 100 m breaststroke (under-8) — Karan Bhai 1, Raghvinder Rawat 2; 50 m freestyle (under-10); Sumit Heer 1, Eshaan 2, Shruti Sharma 3. 100 m breaststroke (under-10) — Sumit Heer 1, Eshaan Bakshi 2; 100 m breaststroke (under-12); Aman Sharma 1, Yadvinder Rawat 2, Kanav 3; 50 m freestyle; Yadvinder Rawat 1, Aman 2, Kanav 3. 100 m breaststroke (under-14) — Vishav Pratap 1, Pankaj Chauhan 2, Bhuvan Thapa 3; 200 m breaststroke (under-17) — Kanwal Deep 1, Avinash Mishra 2, Mandhir Singh 3; 100 m freestyle (under-17) — Vivek Kapoor 1, Robin Kataria 2, Mandhir Singh 3; 100 m freestyle(above 17 years) — Ajit Sharma 1, Munish Sharma 2, Pardeep 3. Girls under-10 50 m breaststroke — Kalyani Kaushal 1, Shruti Sharma 2; 100 m breaststroke — Kalyani Kaushal 1, Shruti Sharma 2; under-14 50 m freestyle — Pooja Chauhan 1, Aastha Monga 2, Charu Singh 3; 100 m freestyle — Kirandeep Kaur 1, Ritu Kashyap 2, Nidhi Kashyap 3. Above 17 years — Navneet Sandhu 1, Kanchan 2, Mandhir Singh 3. Soccer title St Xavier's Senior Secondary School, Sector 44, won the ICSE Inter-School (Chandigarh region) Soccer Tournament which concluded yesterday at Yadavindra Public School, SAS Nagar here yesterday. Five schools of the region, YPS, SAS Nagar; St Xavier's School, Sector 44; St Kabir School, Sector 26; St Stephen's School, Sector 45; and Minerva Public School took part in the tournament. Results: (league basis) — St Xavier's School, Sector 44, b Minerva Public School 3-0; St Stephen's Sector 45, 3-0; St Kabir, Sector 26, 1-0, and drew with YPS, SAS Nagar, 0-0. St Xavier's School were
declared the winners on the basis of best performance in
the tournament and were awarded the trophy by the chief
guest, Mr Harold Carver, Convener ICSE schools,
Chandigarh region. |
Apropos of news item ‘11 teachers awarded’ ( Chandigarh Tribune, dated 27.9.99). The item contained some observations of Vice-Chancellor of Guru Jambeshwar University, Hisar. The Vice-Chancellor brought into focus the hidden harsh fact of the college management vis-a-vis teachers employed by these. What private colleges do is to appoint qualified or semi-qualified young lot of men/women on either a contract basis or on a leave vacancy or ad hoc basis and pay them a meagre ‘‘negotiable’’ sum. This fact has rightly been highlighted by the Vice-Chancellor. Imagine with what spirit a teacher will teach his/her students with a paltry salary. The salary is lower than that of a regular clerk who is matriculate or BA with no specialisation in any field. This leads to frustration. It has been pleaded that only the UGC qualified be appointed to the posts of lecturer. But if other qualified men are taken for teaching assignments, they should be paid graceful salary. The only thing that should be ensured is that unless these teachers qualify the UGC test, their services should not be regularised. Unless teachers are paid reasonably, they will not teach with the spirit they are supposed to. This will make teachers jump from one job to another and the college will remain in the process of recruiting teachers and the loss will be of students. Teachers, too, will get encouraged if they are paid well. They will stick to one college / institution and teach sincerely. They will also feel financially more secure. Privately-managed educational institutions should pay their teachers good salaries and avoid recruitment drive every other day. These institutions charge hefty sums from their students. Ujagar Singh PUDA demolitions I wish to bring to notice double standards adopted by PUDA. PUDA recently and in the past resorted to demolishing unauthorised structures as per its bylaws around SAS Nagar, but surprisingly there exist no rules/bylaws in other urban estates. Structures beyond lal dora, too, have been razed to ground, said to be against rules. At Ludhiana Urban Estate (Dugari Road), allottees have constructed and covered almost full plot areas, built regular shops and showrooms in houses in violation of all rules. Similar situation prevails in other urban estates at different stations. PUDA has violated rules by constructing temporary galvanised sheets shed in front of its SAS Nagar head office, phase I. PUDA morally has got no right to demolish any structure in any urban estate, beyond lal dora etc. If one looks towards PUDA head office from the Chandigarh side, this structure presents an irritating sight. Instead of improving the surroundings near head office and barrier crossing, the authorities are creating inconsistent, unlawful and architecturally poor outlook of SAS Nagar. The barrier crossing is full of pot holes, flowing drain water, bumpy road and cow dung on both sides of road. A liquor vend near barrier on the Chandigarh side makes it accidentprone. No vend should be allowed within 200 m of barrier on either side. This should be applicable to all barriers. Manjinder Pal Singh Building violations There has been a tremendous increase in building violations by house-owners in Chandigarh. Violators are vying with one another in making big changes in their buildings, such as covering almost the entire backyard with additional rooms by raising high walls, blocking fresh air and sunshine, removing inner walls for making rooms spacious, constructing stair cases on top floor, and making material changes and alterations, seriously affecting the structural stability of buildings. The fronts of houses have been enhanced to the edge of metalled road by encroaching upon government land with permanent car sheds, swings, lawns and hedges, ceiling fans etc. This is being done with impunity. Guest houses and shops in residential premises are common. The worst sufferers are the law-abiding house-owners who get sandwiched between the adjacent houses of violators. Will the Chandigarh Administration wake up and deal with the situation? R.S.Sharma Health services Every now and then, we read about sad affairs in the health services of the local university Wouldn’t it be worthwhile to convert it into a department as was done in case of Evening College and the Directorate of Correspondence Courses with rotation of headship. Earlier there were no complaints about the health services and it was considered to be one of the best in the country. At present, it is nobody’s baby; neither of teacher’s union nor the non-teaching staff owns it. Further, there should be an advisory or monitoring committee consisting of persons conversant with university health services including some from neighbouring universities. Mrs Vimal and Manohar
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