C H A N D I G A R H

Anandgarh Authority’s liberal package for oustees
CHANDIGARH, Jan 14 — Attractive compensation for land acquired, setting up of special villages for rehabilitation of displaced persons, allotment of plots on reserve price to oustees, setting up of modern dairy farm for oustees, financial assistance to displaced persons, free and latest education facilities for children of displaced persons and a special cell to monitor rehabilitation process are some of the salient features drawn by the Anandgarh Authority before the process of land acquisition starts.

Students wait for buses outside their school in the afternoon in Sector 32 on a day when confusion and chaos prevailed following the UT Administration’s decision to announce Friday as a public holiday — A Tribune photograph

Chaos, confusion in city schools CHANDIGARH, Jan 14 — Some schools of the city remained open today while others remained closed in the wake of confusion and inconvenience over the announcement of a public holiday made by the UT Administration today under Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.

Constable lures, rapes minor
CHANDIGARH, Jan 14 — The police has registered a case against a constable of the local police for allegedly luring and raping a minor girl of Kharar.

COMMUNITY

Ex-servicemen, widows at the receiving end
CHANDIGARH, Jan 14 — With disability pension as well as other pensionary benefits not being revised even two years after the recommendations of the Fifth Pay Commission were implemented, ex-servicemen and several widows continue to be at a financial disadvantage.

No trace of cleanliness, hygiene
PANCHKULA, Jan 14—Cleanliness and hygiene are at their lowest ebb in the most frequented market of Sector 7 in the township. While stench from a choked sewer is all pervasive even as water gushes out of the small opening, nearby lies a heap of garbage in the absence of a dustbin in the area.

Section 144 till March 3
PANCHKULA, Jan 14 — The Deputy Commissioner, Mr S.K. Monga, said here today that Section 144 had been imposed in the district till March 3 in view of the forthcoming Assembly polls in the state.

Road not repaired for 6 months
PAPPRI (SAS Nagar), Jan 12 — The only approach road to more than a dozen villages, which was damaged last year due to breaches in the sewer nullah, is still crying for repairs.

Milkmen's strike on January 17
CHANDIGARH, Jan 14 — The supply of milk to the city and its periphery is likely to be affected on January 17 following a strike call by the Periphery Milkmen Union and the Sangharsh Committee, Punjab and Chandigarh.

CRIME

Pedestrian hit by car
CHANDIGARH, Jan 14 — An unidentified pedestrian was seriously injured when a white car, identified by the eyewitnesses as a Maruti Zen bearing a Punjab registration number, banged into him in Sector 42 tonight.

Only 1 cop for every 1,100 persons in Mohali
SAS NAGAR, Jan 14 — Striking by criminals is easy if one considers the imbalance of the police-population ratio in this township which has a porous border with Chandigarh. Things have been moving at a snail's pace regarding equipping the police force with more men, vehicles and equipment.

In-laws booked in suicide case
CHANDIGARH, Jan 14 — The police has registered a case against the in-laws of a young woman who reportedly committed suicide by hanging herself in Dadu Majra colony on January 12.

Security man causes nuisance
SAS NAGAR, Jan 14 — A security personnel of a private security agency, deputed at the entrance of the telephone exchange in Phase 4 here, presumably under the influence of liquor, today caused a lot of harassment to the subscribers who had gathered at the exchange to register their telephone-related complaints.

Charge against neighbour
LALRU, Jan 14 — A 35-year-old woman of Malikpur village has alleged that a 37-year-old man of the same village tried to outrage her modesty.

BUSINESS

Pay premium, get car instantly
CHANDIGARH, Jan 14 — Even as prices of almost all cars in the small car segment have gone up substantially in the past two weeks, a premium on instant delivery still prevails in this car segment as confusion over imposition of uniform sales tax is making buyers pay more for the same product due to the panic.

NIFD students display printing skills
SAS NAGAR, Jan 14 — A two-day exhibition-cum-fete organised by the NIFD concluded here yesterday.

EDUCATION

Surprise checks in hostels
CHANDIGARH, Jan 14 — The police will carry out surprise checks in the hostels of the city with the cooperation of the college and university authorities from next week.

V-C lays stress on‘inner cohesion’
CHANDIGARH, Jan 14 — Prof M.M. Puri, Vice-Chancellor of Panjab Univesity, inaugurated a seminar on ‘The making of a nation: culture, literature and politics”, organised by the Department of Evening Studies here today.

Step to make courses job-oriented
CHANDIGARH, Jan 14 — Entrepreneurial development has been added as a compulsory component of the three-year vocational course of the undergraduate courses of Panjab University.

COURTS

Jerath’s plea taken on record
CHANDIGARH, Jan 14 — The Punjab and Haryana High Court today took on record an application moved by Mr K.K. Jerath, a former Chief Engineer of Chandigarh, praying that he be permitted to place certain documents before the court in the interest of justice.

Anticipatory bail for seven
CHANDIGARH, Jan 14 — Granting interim anticipatory bail to seven Ropar district residents accused of subjecting a married woman to cruelty, the UT Additional District and Sessions Judge, Mr G.S. Sandhu, today asked them to join the investigation as and when required and not to leave the country without prior permission.

HUDA told to refund money to plot allottee
PANCHKULA, Jan 14 — The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has ordered the Haryana Urban Development Authority to refund Rs 79,725 deposited by Mr JP Suri, a resident of Chandigarh, as amount for a plot allotted to him in Faridabad along with interest at the rate of 10 per cent per annum.

CULTURE

ISKCON organises 'Food for life'
CHANDIGARH, Jan 14 — As part of the Makar-Sankranti festival celebration, the local unit of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness organised a programme "Food for life" at Kumhar Colony, Sector 25, here today.

Guru Gobind Singh's birthday celebrated
CHANDIGARH, Jan 14 — The calendar controversy notwithstanding, the birth anniversary of Sri Guru Gobind Singh was celebrated with traditional fervour and gaiety in the city today.

HEALTH

Conference on advances in oral surgery
CHANDIGARH, Jan 14 — The 25th Annual National Conference of Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons of India was inaugurated this evening at the CII Convention Centre, Sector 32.

SPORT

New mission of Col Courageous
CHANDIGARH, Jan 14 — Col Haripal Singh Dhillon, a winner of the Sena Medal, is a man with a mission to save the environment and train the youth in the mountain sport. Having served the Army for nearly 25 years, he now adopted these new goals in life.

ADMINISTRATION

Tatkal scheme for passports
CHANDIGARH, Jan 14 — People wanting to travel abroad urgently can now pay a fixed sum under a scheme to get passport quickly. The Regional Passport Office here has introduced a ‘Tatkal’ scheme for issuing out-of-turn passports.

Cable damage causes power cut
PANCHKULA, Jan 14 — The electricity supply to over 100 houses of Swastik Vihar remained suspended since past night and it was resumed today at 8.30 pm. The power supply to the commmercial complex in the vicinity also remained suspended on account of a damaged cable box.