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AMRITSAR BALACHAUR BATHINDA COMPLAINED: Mr Parkash Chand, a local resident, has complained in a letter written to the Chairman of the Bar Council of the state that his registration certificate had not been issued even after repeated reminders to his office. He said he applied for his enrolment in September last year but he had not received his certificate till date. HEART CAMP: The local Goodwill Society will organise a heart check-up camp on March 4 at the Goodwill Centre, Paras Ram Nagar, of the city. This was stated by Mr K.R. Jindal, general secretary of the society. URGED: The Punjab National Bank Workers Union has urged the government not to shift the Children and General Hospital to the building of the new Civil Hospital. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the union held here on Tuesday. GURDASPUR RESENTMENT: Resentment prevails among residents of Nabipur Colony, 2 km from here, over the demolition of some structures. Mr Baldev Singh, Block Development and Panchayat Officer (BDPO), had issued a notice two months ago to the owners of the structures to remove these within 15 days. Later, the structures were demolished by the BDPO on Friday. HOSHIARPUR BODY FOUND: The body of an unidentified man, about 30, was found in the forest area of Shahpur on Tuesday. The police has sent the body for post-mortem. JAGRAON LUDHIANA ORGANISED: Dr Paramjit Singh, A veterinary doctor, of Jagraon, has been declared first in the poster presentation at the VIIth Annual Conference of the Indian Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Research and National Symposium on “Animal health and production in new millennium” and Indian Veterinary Congress organised recently by the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Punjab Agricultural University. Dr Paramjit Singh is the only scientist of the Animal Husbandry Department, Punjab who has got the award. According to a press note, about 400 scientists from all over the country participated in the congress. NAWANSHAHR SAMRALA TARN TARAN OPIUM SEIZED: The police has arrested Mangal Singh of Dehlawala village and Paramjit Singh, a local resident, and seized 1.25 kg of opium from their possession. Mr Jagdish Kumar
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AMBALA PRIZE DISTRIBUTION: Students should display their talent in every field as they are the reservoirs of energy, the Deputy Commissioner of Ambala, Mr D.D. Gautam, said on Wednesday at the prize distribution ceremony of inter-college competitions organised by the Home Science and Fine Arts Association of S.D. College, Ambala Cantonment. The trophy was won by Guru Nanak Girls College, Yamunanagar. The Principal of S.D. College, Dr Deshbandhu, highlighted the achievements of the college in the field of academics, sports and cultural activities. Ms Neelam Ahuja, In charge, Home Science Association, coordinated the function. In card making, Swachhla was first and Veenu was second. In Mehandi, Nazma was first and Suruchi was second. In flower arrangement (fresh), Rupinder was first and Barkha was second. In flower arrangement (dry) Barkha was first and Priyanka was second. In Rangoli, Shikha and Shweta were first and Yosha and Neha were second. FOREIGNER HELD: The Ambala range police nabbed a foreigner for trying to cheat a bank. The police has arrested Kajina Toruk for trying to misuse three travellers cheque worth Rs 40,000. The foreigner had allegedly changed the numbers of the travellers’ cheque and tried to deposit it in a bank at Yamunanagar. The bank manager spotted the changes and informed the police. The police is investigating the matter, a release said. SANSKRIT COMPETITIONS: Sanskrit competitions were held in Diwan Krishna Kishore S.D. Sanskrit College, Ambala Cantonment on Wednesday. A number of Sanskrit students from different regions participated in the competitions. Among others, Mr Ashok Shastri, Mr Rajeshwar Prasad, Dr Vishnu Datt Sharma, Dr Bhim Singh Vedlankar, Mr Ajay Krishna Sharma, Mr Ram Narain Shastri, Mr K.L. Nagpal, Mr Reshmanand Shastri and Mr Subhash Chandra Shardacharya were present. In debate, Santosh Jha was first, Prem Chand was second and Devi Singh was third. In ‘Shlokocharan’, Neetu Sharma was first, Archna and Rajiv Verma were second, Prem Chand was third and Om Pal got the consolation prize. In ‘Shlokantakshari’, Umesh Narain Das was first, Vipin Sharma was second and Prem Chand Sharma was third. In ‘Sutrantakshari’, Jitendra was first, Kavita was second and Sonia was third. ARRESTED: The police has arrested the two youths who had allegedly fired at a girl in Jandli near Ambala city on Monday. The girl had sustained bullet injuries and was admitted to local civil hospital. The police recovered a country made pistol from their possession. JUDICIAL CUSTODY: Two of the accused, alleged involved in several incidents of theft and looting cases in the district, were arrested by the police on Tuesday near Naraingarh were sent to judicial custody for 14 days. They were produced in a local court today noon. According to police the accused Bal Kishan and Awtar Singh have admitted during interrogation that they have snatched a motorcycle and car on gun point at Jagadhari and Naraingarh. Mr Sandeep Khirwar, SP, Ambala, said that the accused were also found involve in several cases in Punjab. JIND KILLED: A person was killed and six were injured in a collision between a jeep and a tractor-trailer on the Jind-Narwana road on Monday. The injured persons have been admitted to the local General Hospital. KAITHAL NARNAUL SHAHBAD MARKANDA SONEPAT CONDOLENCE MEETING: The district unit of the CPI organised a condolence meeting here on Tuesday to pay tributes to departed CPI leader Inderjit Gupta. Leaders of various Leftist parties addressed the meeting. HELD: The police arrested Virender and Shamshad of the Ram Bazar area as they were found under the influence of liquor at Mamoo Bhanja Chowk here on Tuesday. According to the police, both youths sustained injuries when they clashed with each other and they were medically examined . ARMS SEIZED: The Baroda police arrested Harinder and Upinder on Tuesday and seized two country-made pistols and a live cartridge from their possession. A case under the Indian Arms Act has been registered. |
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Potpourri THE various schemes launched by the Shimla Municipal Corporation to restore the glory of the “queen of hills” is being appreciated by one and all. Over the years, the city has witnessed a sharp decline in civic amenities with the burgeoning population. The dense green cover in and around the town has eroded to unbelievable levels as a result of unauthorised constructions, encroachments and vehicular traffic. In such dismal conditions, the SMC under the aegis of the Shimla Saundaryakaran Samiti, started an ambitious drive to spread greenery and boost floriculture as part of the beautification drive by planting different saplings. Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal, too, planted a chinar sapling to make a beginning along with his ministerial colleagues. But, the hitherto-closed Daulat Singh Park, where the whole show was performed, has left behind a trail of ruination. After the park was thrown open to the public, the pretty, symmetrical flowerbeds, prepared by malis after nearly two months’ of hard toil, were trampled by the gathering at the function. Thus the entire process of beautifying Shimla has come to a nought by this single instance! One of the gardeners who prepared the flowerbeds was in tears. ‘‘We nurture these plants like our own kids and only I can feel the agony of watching them being crushed right before my eyes,’’ he said crestfallen. The environmentalists and those deeply concerned with the upkeep of the town firmly hold the view that the commissioner, Mr H.N. Kashyap, who took over a few months ago, has initiated some welcome moves to ameliorate the lot of the town and that no drastic changes can be brought about overnight. But, he and his subordinates in the SMC should be a little more imaginative, and prevent such occurrences in the future. They must ensure that positive action for common good does not end up in a ridiculous outcome! As Mr Lalit Kishor Sood, an old Shimlaite, said: ‘‘The first priority of the SMC right now should be to undo the damage by making sure that flower-beds at Daulat Singh Park are restored by colourful swaying flowers by mid-April, when the park is a riot of colour. German honour for physicist Dr Ramandeep Singh Johal, a lecturer in physics at D.A.V. College, Jalandhar, has been awarded the prestigious fellowship of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation of Germany. The foundation, established in memory of the eminent scientist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt in 1860, grants fellowships to qualified foreign scholars holding doctorates. He will be working at an institute in Dresden on problems related to fluid turbulence. Turbulence is a major unsolved problem in physics and understanding this phenomenon is crucial for many applications in aerodynamics and engineering. Dr Johal did M.Sc. Honours from the Physics Department, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. He did Ph.D in theoretical physics from Panjab University, Chandigarh, in 1999. He is also a recipient of the Young Scientist Award conferred by the Centre for Promotion of Science, GND University. He has 17 research publications to his credit in international journals and is currently working on different aspects of non-extensive statistical mechanics, a fast-emerging field. Apart from this, he works on fundamental problems in quantum mechanics. He has contributed many science articles and book reviews to The Tribune. Big rise in ST collection A 24 per cent increase in the sales tax collection has broken all records in Yamunanagar district. According to statistics collected till January 31, the sales tax collection was to the tune of Rs 41.60 crore as against Rs 33.62 crore collected last year — an increase of 24 per cent. Intensive road checks conducted by the Excise and Taxation Department in Yamunanagar have proved to be a boon for the state government. From April 1 to January 31, penalties amounting to Rs 1.24 crore were imposed after road checks on tax evaders who did not have proper documents. Yamunanagar — Jagadhri is hub of the plywood industry. During the last decade, this industry has come up in a big way. The plywood industry has replaced those in Assam and more than 200 units have been established here. The government introduced form ST 38 in last July, which was opposed by manufacturers as well as traders. The scheme has paid rich dividends to the Excise and Taxation Department. The Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, constituted a seven-member committee, which included traders, to resolve the issue and to suggest ways and means to revamp tax collection. The committee was headed by Mr Niranjan Lal Bansal Chairman of the Haryana Warehousing Corporation, As a gesture of good faith, Mr Chautala also introduced a self-assessment scheme up to a turnover of Rs 1 crore to help traders file returns. When contacted Mr Ashok Sharma, Deputy Excise & Taxation Commissioner, Yamunanagar, he confirmed that introduction of the self-assessment scheme which had been appreciated by the business community. Cases were finalised without delay and repeated visits by assessees. He also informed that during road checks a penalty of Rs 7, 38, 156 was imposed in April last year whereas in November it was highest at Rs 22, 27, 291. He said this month also the flying squads had been working round the clock to curb tax evasion. He stated that there was an increase in large tax-payers whereas it was 49 per cent in other categories during January. He saves those
in distress Mr Ashwani Sona, a resident of Dhariwal, is a keen footballer and has interest in social service. But above all he has risked his life to save others a number of times. Sona saved Narinder Kaur of Theh Trikha village and her two children when they were about to be run over by a train while crossing the railway crossing near Model Town, Dhariwal, on June 6 last year. Unmindful that the train was fast approaching them, he pushed them away from the rail track. All the three received minor injuries but were saved. In October last year he moved a youth who was hit by a train, about 2 km from Batala, and brought him to the Civil Hospital for treatment. On December 28, Rajesh Kumar of Gurdaspur fell from a train near Kathunanga and Sona who happened to be travelling in the same compartment stopped the train and with the help of co-passengers rushed him to Madan Hospital, Majitha Road, Amritsar. Sona was awarded a medal of bravery at the Republic Day function at Dhariwal on January 26. Contributed by Som Kirti, Devesh Anand, Ashwani Dutta and Tilak Raj Gupta
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