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45 held under special drive CHANDIGARH, Nov 21 — In the ongoing drive against "anti-social elements", the Chandigarh Police has rounded up 45 persons from the southern parts of the city. The thrust of the drive, carried out under the supervision of the Deputy Superintendent of Police (South), Mr S.C. Sagar, was reportedly against people indulging in brawls after gulping drinks. Confirming the action against the "law breakers" in the City, DSP Sagar, when contacted, revealed that as many as 200 police personnel were deployed during the five-hour drive which started at 6 p.m. on Monday evening. Giving details, he said drunken drivers were apprehended at various barriers after the tests, while others were rounded up during patrolling. During the drive, 13 persons were arrested on the apprehension of breach of peace. Eleven others were taken into custody on the allegations of creating nuisance at public places after having drinks. Two more were arrested for consuming liquor at public places. Another three were apprehended for driving under the influence of liquor in the area under the jurisdiction of Sector 36 police station. One person was arrested for allegedly selling liquor near the roundabout of Sector 37, 38, 24 and 25. Personal search of the accused, identified as Kaka Singh of Kumhar Colony, reportedly revealed that he was carrying 150 liquor pouches. Raj Kumari alias Bulbul of Maloya colony was also apprehended on the charge of illegal selling of liquor. Twelve persons were challaned as neither the landlord nor the tenant had informed the Police. Sources said a First Information Report under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code was registered against them. The accused, say sources, included Dadu Majra Colony landlord Makad Ram and tenants Sai Bhadur, Pari Lal, Karan Parshad, Ram Parshad, Pani Dutt Acharya, Luxmi Dutt, Par Bahadur, Khadag Bhadur and Harak Bhadur. It may be recalled that the Chandigarh Police, during a similar drive, had earlier apprehended 12 persons from different parts of the city after conducting raids at pubs, discotheques, hotels and fast food joints. Raids were also conducted at the Sector 17 Inter-state Bus Terminus. |
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cuts into postal dept's clientele Chandigarh, Nov 21 — The spread of Internet has made the world smaller by bringing the people nearer to one another. But for the Department of Posts, the Internet coupled with private courier services has made its clientele go far away. The department’s postal delivery has been reduced by 40 per cent, mainly because of the spread of the Internet and private courier services, said the Punjab Circle Post Master-General, Mr A.S.I.S. Paul, while addressing mediapersons here today. He said even posting of greeting cards had come down substantially because greetings were now exchanged through the Internet. He, however, claimed that financial earnings of the department were breaking even, “rather more because of greater confidence of the people in our numerous other services”. Mr Paul announced the launching of a novel scheme of door-to-door service by the department for payments of telephone bills in Chandigarh from the current cycle of the bills after November 18. Under the scheme, Mr Paul said, telephone subscribers, instead of waiting in queues to deposit telephone bills, could deposit payment with beat postmen of their areas. For this a subscriber would be required to shell out a nominal service charge of Rs 10. Of this amount, the postman would get Re 1 as an incentive, he added. Chandigarh has about 1.7 lakh telephone subscribers and the Department of Posts is aiming at servicing about one lakh subscribers through the scheme to have bills collected through postmen. The success of this experiment would be extended to Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana and Patiala. The PMG said that telephone subscribers could open post office savings bank accounts with the cheque facility for payment of telephone bills. The postmen would accept cash up to Rs 1,000. Every postman collecting telephone bills would be given authorisation cards with the facility of issuing receipts. The city had 128 postmen, Mr Paul added. |
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Pedestrian killed CHANDIGARH, Nov 21 — An unknown pedestrian was killed while two cyclists were injured in separate accidents in different parts of the city during the past 24 hours. The pedestrian, aged about 15, was admitted to the Sector 32 Government Medical College and Hospital with serious injuries on November 19 after being hit by a scooter at about 12.50 p.m. According to sources in the police department, the pedestrian later succumbed to his injuries. The scooterist was, meanwhile, booked for causing death by rash and negligent act under Sections 279 and 304-A of the Indian Penal Code. Police officials, when contacted, said efforts were being made to trace the family of the deceased. In another incident, Mr Hem Raj of Mani Majra was admitted to the PGI with injuries after being hit by a car driven by a Sector 26 resident. Sources revealed that the mishap occurred near the housing board light point on November 17. Police officials said a case under Sections 279 and 337 of the IPC had been registered and the matter was being looked into. Mr Parbhat Singh, meanwhile, sustained injuries after the cycle he was riding, was hit by a three-wheeler being driven by Manoj Kumar on November 12 near the Inter State Bus Terminus roundabout. Sources revealed that the driver was arrested after a case under Sections 279 and 337 of the IPC was registered against him. The accused, sources added, was subsequently released on bail. |
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Hedges removed CHANDIGARH, Nov 21 — The Enforcement Wing of the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh (MCC) today removed hedges outside a row of houses in Sector 28-B. The team led by Inspector, Enforcement, Mr Kashmira Singh, carried out the drive to remove the hedges following a complaint by some residents of the area. The hedges outside house Nos 1355 to 1370 were extending 25 to 30 feet till the road berms. The residents, who were sore over these removals, pointed out that the about 18-inch hedges had only been grown to keep away the motor mechanics in that area and to ensure that people did not park their vehicles haphazardly, thereby blocking the road. One of the residents said that a few months back they had in a representation to the local MP, Mr Pawan Bansal, and the Chief Engineer, Mr Puranjit Singh, urged that the hedges provided a good cover to their houses and the same should not be treated as encroachments. The officers had given an assurance to them that they would not be removed. A liquor shop situated opposite house No 1370 was also posing problems for the people as drunkards kept lying there, besides dirtying the place. The staff, however, left three jhuggis of a dhobi in the open space adjacent to the row of houses. Meanwhile, the team also removed an unauthorised tent pitched outside Piccadily hotel in Sector 22 and picked up the stuff lying inside. The action was taken following a complaint that the same had been put on the municipal land without the permission of the corporation. Two challans were also presented. |
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Jagir Kaur summoned in defamation case CHANDIGARH, Nov 21 — The President of the SGPC, Bibi Jagir Kaur has been summoned to appear before the court on January 22, by the UT Judicial Magistrate (Ist Class), Mr Naval Kumar in an alleged case of criminal conspiracy and defamation. Another co-accused in the case, Jaspal Singh Dhillon, has also been summoned for January 22. Kulbir Kaur Dhami,the complainant, who is the President and Director of the Guru Asra Trust has alleged that Bibi Jagir Kaur and Jaspal Singh Dhillon had indulged in a criminal conspiracy against her and defamed her. In the complaint, she has alleged that the accused Jaspal Singh Dhillon and Bibi Jagir Kaur had circulated copies of material(a book published by Jasbir Singh Dhillon and a letter in which he had levelled false allegations against the complainant ) in India and abroad with criminal intent to defame her . The case of the complainant was that she is the president of a trust, which was a non-political organisation focussing on the educational and development of the children. The trust was set up in February 1997 to cater to those children, who had been orphaned due to police excesses in Punjab and the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. It was alleged that the accused,Jaspal Singh Dhillon, held the position of an executive secretary of the trust. Later Jaspal Singh Dhillon separated and floated another trust by the same name. The complainant said the trust was drawing a monthly grant of Rs 11,000,which was later raised to 16,000 from the SGPC President. It was alleged that the accused Jaspal Singh Dhillon published and released on November12, 1999 a booklet in Punjab titled “Zimmewar Kaun” and in this booklet he had levelled 18 false allegations against the complainant. The allegations included embezzlement of the Trust funds. The most serious allegation levelled against her was that of withdrawing Rs 90,000 from the bank account of the trust by forging the signature of Jaspal Singh Dhillon. It was alleged that after these allegations, the complainant stopped receiving grant. After the perusal of the complaint, the court observed that from the statements of the complainant and the witness it appeared that the prima facie case under section 500 and section 120 B of the IPC is made out against both the accused and they have been summoned for January 22. |
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The Bottomline CHANDIGARH, Nov 21 — Scanning newspapers for job opportunities is a habit with the unemployed youth. Besides, they also keep in touch with the job placement consultants who claim to hold the key to ‘a bright future’ for them. It is another matter that their hopes are dashed even after paying these consultants through their noses. The process starts when an unemployed youth enters the office of a job placement consultant. First, an arbitrary registration fee from Rs 150 to Rs 500 is charged from each candidate. Some even sell registration forms for Rs 10 to Rs 50 each. They charge extra for postage and courier service. In case a candidate gets a job through an agency, he has to pay 15 days’ salary in advance. “The employment exchange run by the government is rarely able to provide deserving candidates with jobs and if at all they do, the process is very slow. To get a quick response, there is no option except going to a job placement agency,’’ says Ms Meenakshi Gupta, a postgraduate in Economics. Ms Gupta started looking for a job after she had completed her studies, but after six months she started making rounds of placement agencies in the city and spent a good deal of money on buying and filling registration forms. Most of these job consultants have their offices in small, dingy cabins or they operate from their houses. “Most of these consultants are virtually looting the unemployed. Besides, they are preparing their data banks free of cost,” says Mr Sanjeev Sharma, a Chartered Accountant. The job consultants collect Rs 300 to Rs 500 as interview charges from each candidate, particularly those who may appear more needy and desperate. Mr Nitin Dogra, an unemployed mechanical engineer, said, ‘’A placement consultant in Sector 17 told me that a reputed company was looking for a mechanical engineer with five years’ experience. I had four years’ experience. The consultant charged me Rs 400 extra for sending me to that interview.’’ Mr Rajiv Vasudev, a resident of Sector 27, alleged that some of these consultants were hand-in-glove with some officers of big companies. They send candidates to such companies for “dummy” interviews for a fee. ‘’I was called thrice for an interview in the same company. The consultant charged me Rs 500 twice and later told me that the decision to fill the post had been postponed.” An executive working in a job placement agency in Sector 17 said business was low and they had the bio-data of less than 100 candidates. She, however, could not explain why they were charging Rs 100 as registration fee. There are some agencies that are fair in their dealings. They do not charge anything from a candidate. Instead, they charge one month to three months’ salary from the employer. Mr Arun Kapoor who is running one such agency in Sector 8 said : “We do not charge the candidates anything, neither a part of their salaries nor a registration fee. We charge the companies only.’’ The drawback with good job consultants is that they generally provide only high profile jobs. Although it is a legal requirement for a job consultancy firm to be registered and Labour Inspectors also undertake inspections periodically, but monitoring the performance of these agencies is nobody’s business. ‘’We can only challan an agency if it violates the rules, but how they are performing is not our concern,’’ says a Labour Inspector. |
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READERS WRITE THE Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh has decided to privatise the task of replacing defective water meters and charge the consumer for it. It is difficult to imagine how this decision can be called “consumer friendly”, as the corporation has claimed. In fact it is a blow to the consumer. Replacement of defective water meters has been done by the Water Supply Department since its inception, and it forms an integral part of the service provided to the consumer. To compel the consumer to replace a defective meter and also pay replacement charges is a downright punitive act. The corporation supplies water to the consumer on continuous basis against payment. The water tariff charged from the consumer is worked out on the basis of the expenditure incurred by the department and that includes replacement of defective meters. The consumer is given nothing free of cost. Initially, he is required to make a deposit of Rs 350 for obtaining a water connection and another deposit of Rs 30 has to be made, presumably for the meter. Subsequently, the consumer has to pay a monthly meter rent even when the meter remains out of order for long periods. By transferring the burden of maintenance of the meters to the consumer, the corporation will save a substantial amount. Therefore, a downward revision of the water tariff will be in order and should be notified immediately. The most objectionable part of the decision concerning replacement of defective water meters is that the corporation has resorted to it on discovering that the water meters supplied by it fail frequently. Instead of procuring better quality meters it has passed the buck to the consumer. If the corporation wants to stick to this decision, then it should also lower the water tariff and refund the security deposit taken from the consumers and also the meter rent charged illegally for periods the meters have not functioned. It will also have to retrench the staff employed for the maintenance of water meters. H.S. AHLUWALIA II The onus of replacing defective water meters has been put on the consumer. There are at present more than 40,000 defective water meters in Chandigarh which will have to be replaced within a period of two months from 30.6.2000, the date of notification. The consumer has to first purchase a water meter from the market, ring up telephone number 746118, then wait for someone to come, collect the meter, get it tested and install it back. Only one telephone number has been provided for 40,000 complainants. The result is that most of the time this telephone is found “engaged”. When it does ring, there is none to answer the call. If at all there is a response, and the complaint is recorded, the consumer is left in a state of uncertainty and confusion. There is no time table for further operations. The time and date of the collection of the meter from the consumer, and its return and installation after testing are not specified. It is imperative that a time schedule of these operations be set so that the consumer is saved from uncertainty and endless wait. Moreover, there should be more telephones at the complaint centre and these should work round the clock. K.L. ARORA |
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DISADVANTAGED CITIZENS SAS NAGAR, Nov 21 — A senior citizen of Phase II here has been running from pillar to post to get his LPG cylinder back from an Assistant Sub Inspector posted at the Phase I police station. In the past seven months, Mr Jagan Nath has approached many senior police officials in this regard, but no one has helped him so far. He says that senior officials are shielding the ASI, Parminder Singh. He said a colour Television and an LPG cylinder had been stolen from his house on March 28. “An FIR was registered by the police and a woman called Manjit Kaur of Palsora was arrested in this case. The stolen items were recovered from her,” said Mr Nath. He said the stolen items had been returned to him on supurdari by a Kharar court. He said, “After this, the ASI borrowed the cylinder for two days, but never returned it. I even had to shell out money to get the items recovered from the house of the woman.” He said repeated complaints in this regard to the ADGP (Vigilance) of Punjab, the Senior Superintendent of Police of Ropar and the Superintendent of Police of SAS Nagar had been forwarded to the Phase I police station with no follow-up action. Mr Nath has almost given up the hope to get his cylinder back. “I have spent too much money on filing the complaints. I could have bought a new cylinder with this money,” he said. The ASI was not available for comments. |
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Jewellers shun hallmarking CHANDIGARH, Nov 21 — The next time you walk into a jewellery shop, check the quality of the gold that you purchase. The possibility of getting duped while purchasing gold is increasing with every day. The 22 carat variety of gold no more exists and according to reports a lot of adulteration is done at the cost of the buyer. One way out for the buyer is to ask for a “hallmarked” (a licence which stamps the purity of gold) product, but the jewellers, at least most of them express ignorance about it. In Chandigarh, only one jeweller in Sector 22 stocks hallmarked gold. Mr V.K. Kapoor, Deputy Director-General of Bureau of Indian Standards of Northern Zone says: “Certification of purity of gold jewellery can be done in accordance with Indian Standard Specifications IS 1417”. However, there are misconceptions which keep the jewellers from taking out a licence for Hallmark. There is a feeling that more gold is required to bring it to 22 carat standard and also that obtaining a licence is a lengthy process. Most of the jewellers in the city maintain that they are interested in getting a licence but misconceptions keep them away from it. Mr Kuldeep Kapoor, a jeweller, says that he will go for it only when Government makes it compulsory. “The process is time-consuming, so there is no need for me to go for it. It does enhance the credibility of the product in the eyes of the customer, but in case of old customers it does not matter,” he says. Mr Narender Cheema, another jeweller opines that the credibility of a jeweller depends upon trust. “Trust increases when the customer is confident about the quality of the product. If the products are hallmarked then everybody will prefer it”, he says. Another jeweller, not willing to be quoted, says to ensure 22 carat purity, we have to follow some basic conditions like using more than 22 carat purity while manufacturing ornaments. To meet this, he says a jeweller has to increase the labour charges. Another problem hallmarking can cause to the jeweller is when a person goes for the resale of an ornament. The seller, he says, will be sure of the market price of the piece and the jeweller who buys it will not be able to make much profit. The sales have increased since they went for hallmarking, admits Mr Rakesh Talwar, a jeweller. “After going for hallmarking and licencing, the sale of our shop has really increased”, he says. Mr Samir Gupta, a retired teacher, says that the jewellers have always tried to dupe the customers with their own methods of checking the purity of gold. Now that an international standard is being used everywhere, why the jewellers of our city are hesitant to adopt it.
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‘Special group on corrosion problem’ CHANDIGARH,
Nov 21 — A group of experts will be constituted to look into the problem of corrosion in aero-engines and work out techniques to extend the life span of the engines and related accessories. Stating this on the conclusion of the 2-day seminar on Engine Corrosion and its Prevention, here, Air Officer Commanding, No.3 Base Repair Depot and chairman of the Chandigarh Branch of the Aeronautical Society of India, Air Cdre Arvinda Agrawal said besides Air Force engineers, the group would also include experts from the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory, National Aerospace Laboratory and civilian manufacturers. The Ministry of Defence had already approved the setting up of this group and the first meeting was expected to be held next month, Air Commodore Agrawal added. The average life span of an aero-engine is 4000 - 5000 hours and ways were being sought to extend this without compromising on performance and safety aspects, he said. Air Commodore Agrawal said even though problems concerning corrosion were known, solutions to them had still not been found. “There has to be a co-ordinated effort to resolve this problem,” he stated. “We, at 3 BRD, have found the corrosion problem on a large number of aero-engines. The cost of corrosion prevention and control programme is an interesting topic,” he added. Earlier, several research papers were presented and invited talks on the subject were delivered during a technical session. The need for corrosion prevention and control programme for Mi-8 helicopter and Il-38 aircraft engines was highlighted by Sqdn Ldr T Manoj and Sqdn Ldr G.K. Nair. Besides outlining the existing problems related to these engines, the paper aimed to evolve an effective and reliable corrosion prevention and control programme to reduce the high rejection of corroded parts and hence improve the longevity of aero-engines beyond the total technical life stipulated by the manufacturer. In his paper on Management of Corrosion in Aircraft and Aero-engines, Mr R C Sharma, Regional Director, RCMA, Kanpur, discussed the basic materials, protective treatments and design considerations to avoid corrosion, while a paper by Mr Benudhar Sahoo from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Koraput delved on coatings to combat corrosion on steel components of typical fighter class engines. User observations on the effect of corrosion on aero-engines, particularly those fitted on Mi-8s and AN-32s, were highlighted by Wg Cdr S N Murthy. Surface treatments to combat wear and corrosion of aero-engines were presented by Mr Indranil Chattoraj from National Metallurgical Laboratory, while Platinum-Aluminide coatings for high temperature applications were discussed by Dr H S Khatak and Dr U Kamachi Mudali from the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research. |
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Dining for a noble cause Chandigarh, Nov 21 — If you are planning to dine out tomorrow, you should visit the Hot Millions-2 where the Rotarians would be waiting on you between 6.30 p.m and 10.30 p.m., to contribute towards buying a mobile van which will be utilised as a dental ambulance for the slum dwellers. The eat and serve evening organised by the Rotary Club, Chandigarh, in collaboration with the Hot Millions-2, provides a unique opportunity to the city diners to enjoy an evening out for a purpose, said Mr Praveen Chander Goyal, president of the Rotary Club, Chandigarh, while addressing the media persons here today. About 40 per cent of the amount collected here and the entire tips accumulated during this period will go for this project , he added. "We are hoping to raise around Rs 2 lakh and will cover about 25 per cent of the entire project cost. The rest of the cost will be divided by the District 7090, USA and Canada, and the Rotary Foundation of the Rotary International," informed Mr Kewal Seth, Chairman of this project.The total cost estimated for this project is around Rs 10 lakh, he added. The mobile dental ambulance will have all the modern and sophisticated dental care equipments including a dental chair and operation theatre which will be providing service at the doorsteps of the slum dwellers of the city. Dr Josginder Singh, Director, Health Services, has directed the General Hospital, Sector 16, to monitor the smooth running of the van. Besides the doctors working in these areas will also generate awareness about dental hygiene among the illiterate people here. |
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Spreading the message of peace Chandigarh, Nov 21 — Starting from Karnataka and spreading the message of peace, brotherhood and communal harmony among people, Laxman M. Lamani is out on an expedition. “We must come out from the vicious circle of caste, creed and religion to form a human chain.We must follow human values and respect human rights,” he says emphatically. During his tour which started in June, he has visited Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir before reaching the city. Till now he has covered 8000 km on cycle. He also has plans to go to Nepal and Pakistan. Previously he tried to go to Pakistan but was not permitted to cross the border. He returned from the Attari border. I don’t always depend upon sponsorship. Laxman working as a casual labourer in Vijaya Bank, has been to nine states on foot, sprreading the message of peace and brotherhood. During his expedition tour on cycle, he was robbed of Rs 22,000 and a camera in Lakhanpur . He had number of good as well as bad experiences during his world tour. He is all praise for the city beautiful and its people. His stay in the city has been sponsored by the Kannada Sangha Chandigarh. He says: “We are all Indians and also citizens of the world. Integration does not only mean unity of caste, creed and religion but emotional integration which stands above all religious and linguistic bonds”. |
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Home gardening tips
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CITU observes strike CHANDIGARH, Nov 21 — Members of the Central Industrial Trade Union (CITU) today observed a strike and demonstrated against the Chandigarh Administration, in front of The Tribune office. They demanded that the minimum salary for the Industrial workers must be fixed at Rs 3,500 and facilities like attendance card, ESI and bonus be provided to them. The General Secretary of the committee, Mr Balbir Singh, said that the Administration has failed to fulfill its promises and has maintained an indifferent attitude towards the industrial workers. |
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Demand for train
to Kerala CHANDIGARH, Nov 21 — A delegation of the local unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) met the Union Minister of State for Railways, Mr O. Rajagopal, and urged him to look into the demand of having a direct train connection from Chandigarh to Thiruvananthapuram. At present the Keralites have to travel to Delhi and board a train to their home state. Keralites living in Himachal Pradesh also face the problem. The BJP delegation also demanded that a railway ticket booking counter needs to be opened at the Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT) in Sector 43. The minister reportedly assured the deputation that he would look inot the problem and get the needful done. |
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Man booked in cheating case CHANDIGARH, Nov 21 — On the complaint of an SAS Nagar resident, Balwinder Kaur, against a Sector 18 booth owner, Des Raj Chawla, alleging cheating during the sale of a shop, the Chandigarh police has registered a case under Section 420 of the IPC. In her complaint, she alleged that the accused had signed an agreement to sell the booth for Rs 8.80 lakh. She added that Rs 80,000 was paid as token money, but the accused neither sold the booth to her nor returned the money. Senior police officials, when contacted, said the case had been registered after an inquiry into the allegation was conducted. They added that further investigations were on. Theft case Theft of a spare wheel from the Panjab University Library parking lot was reported to the police by Sector 15 resident Ajay Sharma. He alleged that the wheel was stolen on November 20. The police has registered a case under Section 379 of the IPC. Moped stolen In a complaint to the police, Sector 41 resident J.R. Taneja has alleged that his Moped was stolen from his residence. Acting on his complaint, the police has registered a case under Section 379 of the IPC. Liquor seized The police today arrested Raj Kumar of Saharanpur on the allegation of carrying 200 pouches of liquor in a jute bag. According to sources, the accused was arrested from outside a school in Sector 26. In another incident, the police reportedly seized 150 pouches of whisky from the possession of Kaka Singh after arresting him. Commando booked The Chandigarh police has registered a case against a Punjab police commando, Varinder Singh, for allegedly firing three shots in the air. According to sources in the Police Department, a case under Section 336 of the IPC has been registered against Varinder Singh. Sources added that the Varinder Singh was posted at Kishangarh naka. Senior police officials, when contacted, said that the shots were fired at about 3 p.m. Scooter theft
in SAS Nagar Two scooters and a car stereo were stolen from in front of a house in Phase IX here last night. According to the information available, the police has registered a case under Section 379 of the IPC. Liquor seized in
Ambala The police has seized 2,300 liquor pouches from two different persons. While 1,800 liquor pouches were seized from Harjit Singh, a resident of Jagadhri, 500 pouches were seized from Suresh Kumar, a resident of
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Two cops
suspended PANCHKULA, Nov 21—The police has registered a case under Section 160 of the IPC against two Haryana Police constables, Satish Kumar and Sukhbir Singh, who were involved in a drunken brawl with a priest, Narinder, here today. All three have been apprehended and put behind bars following the submission of a medical report. Sources said that the two constables and the priest consumed alcohol at a dhaba in Majri Chowk in Sector 1 and, following an argument, entered into a brawl, resulting in minor injuries to them. The three were held by the public and handed over to the police. The case was brought to the notice of Dr C.S. Rao, Superintendent of Police, who referred them to hospital. A medial report presented to the SP confirmed that the two constables had consumed liquor. Meanwhile, the SP informed that no case of forgery had yet been registered in the case of Maxworld International Organisation, which was allegedly duping youth by promising them lucrative jobs. He added that a number of people had been rounded up and were being interrogated in this regard. |
Pirated cassettes
seized SAS NAGAR, Nov 21 — The police today raided at least three shops in the town and recovered a large quantity of pirated audio cassettes. The owners of the three shops have been booked under the Copyright Act, 1957. The police has booked Rajesh Kumar, a shopkeeper of Phase 7, Kuljeet Singh and Madan Lal, both shopkeepers of Phase 5, under Sections 420 of the IPC and Sections 51, 52, 53, 66 and 68 A of the Copy Rights Act in this connection. Two separate first information reports
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CMA programme CHANDIGARH, Nov 21 — The Chandigarh Management Association (CMA) is organising a half-day programme on “towards e-solutions” on November 24 in association with IBM India Limited. According to the CMA President, Prof SP Singh, the programme will provide an opportunity to reflect on the changes made possible by the online environment and assess the organisational and technological challenges faced by the Indian medium and small organisations to become part of the new economy. Mr Nipun Mehrotra, Vice-President, IBM India Ltd., and Mr Lalit Jagnik Director, E-business Software Centre, IBM Software Group, will address the programme, which will be inaugurated by Dr M.T. Zarabi, Chairman and Managing Director, Semi Conductor Complex Limited. The participation fee for CMA/AIMA members is Rs 750, while for non-members it is Rs 1000. Details can be had from Mr Vikram Hans, general secretary, CMA, Phone: 543783 email: deltanps@ch1.dot.net.in. |
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UTI bank branch
inaugurated PANCHKULA, Nov 21— The 70th branch of UTI Bank was inaugurated here today in Sector 10 by Mr P. J. Nayak, Chairman and MD of the bank. The bank has a network of 180 ATMs throughout the country and it plans to increase the number of branches to 100 and the number of ATMs to 300 by the end of the year. The branch at Panchkula will offer seven days banking, ATM facility and Internet banking apart from the other regular facilities. |
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