Tuesday, September 28, 1999
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CHANDIGARH, Sept 27 — The police has registered a case against Abex, a Delhi-based firm for attempting to cheat the local subsidiary of Quark India Limited, a software company with its headquarters at Netherlands, to the tune of Rs 1.50 lakh. According to police sources, Parminder Sehgal, Head of the local office of Quark India Limited, was to receive a consignment of computer parts valued at more than Rs 30 lakh from the IBM offices at Singapore. The firm specialises in developing software which it supplies to various companies. The company has its offices in India, since developing software is cheaper here than in developed countries. Jairam Seth, Managing Director of Abex, whose company specalises in customs clearance on behalf of the consignee after taking handling charges, was engaged to get the consignment cleared when it reached India. However, when the consignment reached here, Seth allegedly tampered with the invoice, prepared a bank bill of transportation and showed him as the sender. He also sent a bill for about Rs 1.50 lakh to Parminder Sehgal by adding old disputed bills to the handling charges. When Seth was asked about the inflated amount, he stuck to his stand and demanded the charges asked by him. Meanwhile, the consignment was not released by the roadways company which had brought the goods to the city. Following this, Sehgal lodged a complaint with the police which was investigated by the Special Crimes Cell and a case under Sections 406 and 420 of the IPC was lodged at the Sector 31 police station. Case against in-laws CHANDIGARH, Sept 27 — The police has registered a case against the in-laws of Subhma, who reportedly died after falling from the roof of her house in Dhanas village on April 13. According to police sources, Mr Subash Chander, father of the deceased, lodged a complaint and alleged that his daughter had been killed by her in-laws. An investigation in this matter was done and a case was registered. Following this, a case against Bhupinder Singh (husband), Laxmi Dass and Kalawati (in-laws), Sunita and Sulochna (sisters-in-law) and Rajinder Kumar (brother-in-law) has been registered under Sections 406 and 304-B of the IPC at the police station west. Signature forged: Ms Laxmi Rani, a resident of Mumbai, reported to the police that some one had withdrawn Rs 67,000 by forging her signature from the GPO in Sector 17. A case under Sections 420, 408, 467, 471 and 120-B of the IPC has been registered at the central police station. Cop obstructed: Constable Raghbir Singh reported that he was obstructed by Sarwan Kumar and Sukhdev Singh of Kansal village from performing his duty. They neither showed the documents of their scooter nor allowed the checking of the dickey. A case under Sections 186, 332, 353 and 34 of the IPC has been registered at the police station north. Man assaulted: Mr Ram Khilawan, a resident of Colony Number 5, reported to the police that he was assaulted by Hawin Ali and others over a minor issue. A case under Sections 32 and 34 of the IPC has been registered at the Sector 34 police station. 20 held: The police has arrested 20 persons for various offences. Four persons have been arrested for fighting at a public place. One person has been arrested for driving under the influence of liquor. Three persons have been arrested for creating a nuisance while under the influence of liquor at a public place. Seven persons have been arrested under preventive action. Four person have been arrested for roaming around under suspicious circumstances. KALKA Boy killed: A boy, Sachin, died on the spot, while Ashok Kumar was hospitalised with serious injuries after a jeep, due to rash and negligent driving on part of its driver, hit their scooter, PBJ-714, from behind in Kalka. The driver fled from the scene with his vehicle. A case under Sections 279 and 304-A of the IPC has been registered on a complaint by Mohan Lal. PANCHKULA Labourer killed: Ranbir Singh, a labourer, died after he was hit by a speeding vehicle at Burgh Kotia. The driver fled from the scene with his vehicle. A case has been registered under Sections 279 and 304-A of the IPC on a complaint by Nem Singh. One injured: Vijay Pal, a resident of Sector 14, has alleged that he was seriously injured when a car, HR-2D-13, hit him near Hot Millions. PINJORE Cheating alleged: Ramnath, in his complaint lodged with the Pinjore police, has said that Jogi Singh, a resident of Solan, has duped him of Rs 2,50,000. The money was to be sent abroad. ZIRAKPUR Car stolen: Mr
Vijay Jindal, a resident of Sector 12 of Panchkula,
reported to the police that his car was stolen from a
hotel near Zirakpur. |
CHANDIGARH, Sept 27 — Prof P.P Arya of the University Business School, Panjab University, has been nominated to the Panjab University Senate in his capacity as President of the Panjab University Teachers' Association (PUTA). His nomination has been done by the Chancellor, Mr Krishan Kant, Vice-President of India, in place of the outgoing PUTA President, Dr Satya Pal Gautam, as per previous practice. In a recently held general body meeting of PUTA, it was pointed out that the seats meant for the constituencies of Haryana before they were frozen should be given to the teachers of Panjab University and also to the college teachers. The members were of the view that the strength of teachers in the campus had increased more than six-fold since the time four seats were allotted to them. While expressing resentment on the neglect of university teachers in the Senate, they demanded that a minimum of four more seats should be given to the university teachers. They quoted from an agreement in 1978, whereby the university authorities and the representatives of Panjab University Teachers' Association had agreed to enhance the number of seats meant for the university teachers in the Senate to 18. They emphasised on the need for starting the process to fulfill that agreement by the year 2000, when the new Senate would be constituted. Meanwhile, the former General Secretary of the Punjab and Chandigarh College Teachers Union (PCCTU) and Senator, Prof Charanjit Chawla, has stated that as per the regulation contained in the Panjab University calendar, eight seats in the Senate are reserved for the college lecturers and the university lecturers had no right over them. He said that college lecturers in Punjab would contest for these eight seats in the Senate, for at the time of reorganisation of Punjab in 1966, these eight seats were reserved for the college lecturers working in Punjab and Chandigarh.However, he was in favour of additional seats for the university teachers in the nominated quota. They should demand the nomination of at least two university teachers among the nominated members of the Senate. Invited: Dr B.B Goel, Professor of Public Administration, Department of Correspondence Studies , Panjab University, has been invited to participate as a resource person by the National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad, in an "International Training Programme on Income Generating Activities for Rural Women: Identification, Planning and Implementation.'' Dr Goel has earlier been adviser to the Government of Mauritius for two years. Seminar: With a view to promoting knowledge regarding international humanitarian law, which deals with war and arms conflict, a seminar is scheduled to be held in the month of October/November this year in collaboration with the Department of Laws, Panjab University. Mr Umesh Kadam, Regional Legal Adviser, Advisory Services on International Humanitarian Law, met Prof V.K Bansal, Chairman of the Department of Laws, in this connection recently. The seminar will be
attended by academicians, representatives of armed
forces, international lawyers and former judges. |
CHANDIGARH, Sept 27 — A press conference to announce the production of a Punjabi tele-serial 'Lakeeran' for the recently-launched Zee Punjabi channel was held at a hotel in Sector 22 here today. The serial is being directed by Dayal Nihlani, who has Hindi films like 'Gambler' and 'Insaaf' and tele-serials like 'Ek Kahani' to his credit. The producer of 'Lakeeran' is Ajay Goswami, who also stars in it. He has produced the music album of the serial 'Amanat'. Most of the serial will be shot in and around Chandigarh and the cast includes a lot of talent from the city. The cast includes Mehar Mittal, Pankaj Beri, Kamal Tiwari, Vinod Sharma and Rimpy Gill. Local theatre person Gick Grewal is the costume designer. "This is a high voltage drama which revolves around two brothers, one a village dweller and another a city lawyer," said Goswami. "The story of the serial is good, the actors are talented and the project is technically sound, so I do not think language will be a problem. This is not just another bubble-gum kind of serial, which caters only to the cosmopolitan crowd," said Nihlani. He will direct a project in Punjabi for the first time. Talking to the media, Mehar Mittal, who called himself a 'fading star', commented on the subject of Punjabi films and serials and said, "Punjabis have the 'fire' in them to act and to take risks. But the number of viewers has decreased while costs have gone up. But I believe that Punjabi language and Punjabi music will rule the screen for times to come." The executive producer of 'Lakeeran' is Naresh Goswami. The cameraman is Shankar Vardhan, whose latest works include the serial 'Hasratein' and the film 'Insaaf'. The title song has been sung by Brijesh Ahuja. The make-up man is Anil
Barot, who has done the make-up for 'Zanjeerein'. The
music director is Parshant Samdar, assistant composer to
A.R. Rehman. The shooting of 'Lakeeran' starts on
September 29.
Good response to farcical comedy CHANDIGARH, Sept 27 — The CITI Entertainment Network staged the Hindi production of Russian playwright Anton Chekov's popular farcical comedy 'The Proposal' at Tagore Theatre yesterday evening. Directed by Shyam Juneja, who had earlier directed the Punjabi version of this same play in the late 80s, the play was a rip-roaring one-hour long affair. The play was based on the original National School of Drama (NSD) script, in which the anxieties of a father worried about the prospects of his unmarried daughter and the disquieting strains of the middle-aged neighbour who wants to marry his daughter is brought out well. The cast of the play had Shyam Juneja play the role of Makhan Lal, Arvinder Kaur as Sheela and Parvesh Sethi as Ram Lal. This play of Chekov's has not only been seen very often on the stage, but has also been always enjoyable because of its subject matter which holds relevance even today. The concerns of the society over an unmarried daughter in the household and the taboo over broaching the subject of marriage are issues which are pertinent in our society even today. And the hilarious way
that these problems have been presented by Chekov is both
clever and brilliant. |
PANCHKULA, Sept 27 — The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has ordered HUDA to hand over physical possession of the plot in Sonepat after development of the area, pay an interest of 15 per cent per annum, pay Rs 10,000 for mental agony and harassment and Rs 1,000 as cost of proceedings to Ms Sudershana Rani, a resident of Rampura Phul on account of delay in handling over the plot allotted to her. The complainant had said that she was allotted a residential site in Sector 23 of Sonepat for approximately Rs 1,76,334. Even after depositing an additional Rs 25,772, she was not given possession of her plot allotted in 1991. The forum bench comprising Mr R.C. Taneja and Mr B.S. Badhran observed that the plot was to be handed over to the complainant after completion of development works in the area within a reasonable period of time. However, this did not happen which amounts to deficiency of service on the part of HUDA. Order on fountain: The District Consumer Redressal Forum has ordered Denizen Fountains, a company in Delhi, to either replace a fountain, pay Rs 1,500 towards mental agony and harassment and Rs 500 towards cost of proceedings or refund Rs 3,500 with interest of 12 per cent per annum from the date of receipt till actual realisation to Mr Sunil Gupta, a resident of Sector 16, Panchkula. The order comes after the complainant alleged that he bought a water fountain for Rs 3,500 in 1998 from the company and was assured that it would not go out of order. However, immediately after installation, the fountain developed a snag which was brought to the notice of the company but to no avail. Upon notice, the company
did not appear and were accordingly proceeded against ex
parte. A perusal of the file and documents shows that the
company had organised an exhibition at Shivalik Hotel in
Sector 17 in March, 1998. Since the company had failed to
send its representative, the evidence produced by the
complainant was upheld and the complaint accepted. |
CHANDIGARH, Sept 27— The third divisional conference of the SC/ST Buddhist Welfare Association of the Life Insurance Corporation of India was organised in Sector 17 here today. The Mayor, Mr Kewal Krishan Addiwal, who was the chief guest, lauded the role of the the community in nation-building. He also pleaded for more concessions for the community on the pattern of SCs and STs. The Deputy Mayor, Mr Bachan Singh, and a member of the control committee of BAMCEF, was also present. Rally: The
Chandigarh Municipal Corporation Horticulture Workers
Union will hold a rally on October 8 in protest against
the decision of the corporation to lease out nurseries in
Sectors 23 and 26 to private parties.
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PANCHKULA, Sept 27 — prices of most vegetables here showed a marked decline in comparison to last week. The price of cauliflower came down by Rs 10 in the last two weeks. While a kg of the vegetable was available at Rs 25 a kg last fortnight with most vendors, the price came down to Rs 15 a kg this week while it continued to be available at its old price of Rs 20 a kg in Chandigarh. The price of cabbage, too, has gone down to Rs 10 in the Sector 8 market from Rs 20 a kg of last week. However, it was available for Rs 12 and Rs 14 in the vegetable markets of Sector 7 and Sector 6, respectively. Cabbage was available at the same price in Chandigarh also. Brinjal, which was higher by Rs 2 in comparison to its price in Chandigarh of Rs 12 a kg last week, came down to nearly half its price this week in the sector markets of the city and could be bought for Rs 7 in Sector 8 and 9.It was available at Rs 9 a kg in Sector 6, while a few roadside vendors were selling the same for Rs 6. The price of gourd came down from Rs 10 to Rs 8 a kg in most sector markets while that of tomatoes also went down by Rs 2, and a kg was available for Rs 10 in sectors 7,8 and 9. In Sector 6, however, a kg of the vegetable was available for Rs 12 a kg, the last week's price. A kg of carrot was
available for Rs 30 to Rs 35 in the sector markets while
capsicum continued to be sold for Rs 30 for the second
consecutive week. other vegetables which continued to be
available at last week's prices were lemons for Rs 32 a
kg and lady's finger for Rs 15 a kg. The price of
cucumber was Rs 10 a kg in Panchkula as well as
Chandigarh this week while spinach was still available
for Rs 5 a bunch. |
CHANDIGARH, Sept 27 — Sanjay Public School 'A' team won the Chandigarh Junior football League (under-19) for the SD Trophy by beating holders SD Public School, Sector 32, in a tie-breaker, 5-2, in the final played here at the Sector 17 Football Stadium today. Both teams were evenly matched. In the beginning, Sanjay School made some dangerous moves. These, however, did not prove fatal for SD School players who were on a defensive spree in the first half of the match. Kuljeet of SD School got a chance to score in the 15th minute of the match but missed it. He made another futile attempt in the 26th minute. In the second half, SD School boys played a more coordinated game. Kuljeet, the right striker, was unsuccessful for the third time in converting a chance into a goal. In this half, Sanjay School were playing defensive. Till the end of the stipulated period, no team could score a goal and the tie-breaker rule had to be applied. Sanjay School won in the penalty shootout, 5-2. Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers sponsored the meet and gave cash awards to players of both teams. Bhaskar shines: Bhaskar bowled a good spell and claimed five wickets for 17 runs which enabled Shishu Niketan School, Sector 22, rout Sharda Sarvhitkari School, Sector 40, by ten wickets today in the Chandigarh Inter-School Cricket Tournament for the Shivalik Trophy being played here at the Sector 16 Cricket Stadium. Brief scores: Sharda School-40 — 48 all out (Munish 17, Bhaskar 5 for 17, Rajesh 2 for 18); SN-22 (50 for no loss (Uday 23 n.o., Simant 18 n.o.) Sport meet: DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, under the aegis of the Arya Vidya Sabha of the DAV College Managing Committee in New Delhi, will organise the All-India Mahatma Hansraj Aryan Tournament in 14 sport disciplines. The tournament will begin tomorrow and continue till September 30, according to Mr Ravinder Talwar, Principal of the host school. In this three-day tournament, DAV institutions from all over India will take part in, athletics, basketball, badminton, cricket, handball, hockey, gymnastics, football, kabaddi, kho-kho, lawn tennis, table tennis, volleyball and wrestling. About 1,000 participants would be provided with free boarding and lodging facilities during their stay in the city, said Mr Talwar. Mr Mohan Lal, Secretary of the Arya Vidhya Sabha in New Delhi, will inaugurate the tournament. Senior soccer: The Chandigarh Football Association will organise the Chandigarh Senior Football League Tournament from October 1, according to Mr P.S. Brar, Secretary of the association (Bains group). Entries close with the Secretary at GMSSS-35 on September 30. Kho-kho tourney: The Sports Department of the Chandigarh Administration will organise a kho-kho tournament for schools in junior boys' and girls' (under-17) sections from October 1 to 3 at the department's coaching centre in the Sector 42 Hockey Stadium, according to Mr J.P.S. Sidhu, Joint Director for Sports of the Chandigarh Administration. Bonafide students of various schools will be eligible to take part in this tournament. Entries close with Mr D.S. Kohli, kho-kho coach, at the centre or Ms Triptinder Kaur, the SAI's kho-kho coach at Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Sector 23, before September 30. Winners and runners-ups will be given cash prizes. Junior pool: R.K. Duggal showed fine potting and excellent cue control to beat Narinder Kumar, 4-0, on the second day today of the first Chandigarh State Junior and Senior Pool Tournament being played here at SCO 224 in Sector 37 here. In another match, experienced Gurvinder Singh had a tough time against budding player Swaranjit Singh who came from behind after trailing in the fourth frame and won the match, 3-2. In the third match, Ashish Tuli defeated Akshay Sharma, 4-0. In the junior section, Vishal Juneja defeated Tinku, 3-1; Eroz Verma beat Nitin, 3-2; Anandit beat Preet Singh, 3-2; Eroz Verma b Dipin Dhingra, 3-0, Tushar b Gagan, 3-0, Pramod Kumar b Yuvraj, 3-1; Mohit Bajaj b Jugal Kishor, 3-1; Ricky Kala b Roshan, 3-0; Pramod b Jatin, 3-0; Prashant b Anuj Gupta, 3-2; and Atul Sareen defeated Rahul Khera, 3-0. Roller hockey title for St
Stephen's CHANDIGARH, Sept 27 — St stephen's School, Sector 45, bagged the under-14 boys' roller hockey title after beating Stepping Stone School, Sector 38, in the Chandigarh Inter-School Skating Tournament which concluded here today at Bhawan Vidyalya in Sector 27. St Stephen's boys were dominating the game from the beginning and gave no chance to the Stepping Stone boys to come back into the game. Earlier, in the under-19 boys section, Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 10, had beaten Government Senior Secondary School, Sector 40, to lift the title. This skating rink event has been introduced for the first time in schools of the UT. Ball badminton: On the second day of the Chandigarh Senior Ball Badminton Championship being played here at Shivalik Public School, Sector 41, Flankers Club-22, Chandigarh BB Acedemy, City Star Club, and GMSSS-21 entered the last eight in the girls' section. In the boys' section, Shivalik BB Club, SD Club-32, GSSS-38, and GMSSS-33 have qualified for the quarterfinals of the meet. TT titles for Nadia, Divya CHANDIGARH, Sept 27 — Nadia Saini and Divay Saini, both of DAV Public School, Sector 8, bagged the cadet girls' and boys' singles titles, respectively, today in the 12th Chandigarh State Table Tennis Championship being played here at the Sector 23 table tennis hall. In the girls' final, fancied Nadia had to struggle to overcome a spirited challenge from Gagandep Kaur of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 23, in three well contested games, 21-16, 16-21, 21-17. In the boys section, Divay Saini had no trouble in beating Sumit Kumar in straight games, 21-13, 21-12. Earlier, in the team championship, Coaching Centre (A) won the title by defeating Coaching Centre (B), 3-1 (Ramit b Varun, 15-21, 21-19, 21-17; Sumit lost to Mandeep, 21-18, 19-21, 11-21; Aditya b Sajal Kaushal, 18-21, 21-5, 24-22; Sumit b Varun, 14-21, 21-4, 21-6). The third place went to Bhawan Hawk who beat Manav Mangal School, 3-0. In the junior girls' section, Manav Mangal School b Natural Talent, 3-0. Later in the first semi-final match, Coaching Centre b Manav Mangal, 3-0. In the second semi-final, Chandigarh Coaching Camp b Bhawan Hawk, 3-2. In the men's team championship, PEC-12 defeated SGGS-26, 3-1; AG Audit Haryana b Coaching Centre (A), 3-0; and Coaching Centre b SGGS-26, 3-0. In the women's team championship, Coaching Centre b Top Gear, 3-0, and later Chandigarh Table Tennis Club, 3-1. Sector 35 school dominates CHANDIGARH, Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 35, clinched two titles while DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, won one title in the Chandigarh Inter-School Badminton Tournament for boys which concluded here today at GMSSS, Sector 23. In the under-14 section, GMSSS-35 defeated MRA School, Sector 27, 2-1 (singles — Narinder b Ankush, 15-3, 15-6; Gurkirandeep lost to Harish, 3-15, 1-15; doubles — Narinder and Gurkirandeep b Harish and Ankush, 15-4, 15-2). In the under-17 section, GMSSS-35 blanked out GMSSS-23, 2-0 (singles — Akash Sethi b Pankaj, 15-4, 15-7; Puneet b Ramandeep, 15-1, 15-2). In the under-19 section,
DAV School, Sector 8, defeated GMSSS-35, 2-0 (singles
— Akash Singh b Nitin, 15-1, 15-2; Manish b Varun,
15-1, 15-2). |
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