Friday, June 22, 2001, Chandigarh, India




THE TRIBUNE SPECIALS
50 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE

TERCENTENARY CELEBRATIONS
R E G I O N A L   B R I E F S


REGIONAL POTPOURRI
  • Chinar tree at Fatehgarh Sahib!
  • 98 p.c. in Hindi
  • Facelift to hospital
  • Facelift to hospital

PUNJAB

ABOHAR
BURGLED: A sum of Rs 40,000 and 35 tolas of gold were stolen from the residence of Capt Baljinderpaul Singh (retd) at the Dhaani Bishesher Nath locality, near the Abohar-Sri Ganganagar bypass, here on Tuesday.

ASSAULTED: The police has registered a case under Sections 324, 506 and 34, IPC, against two persons, including a BSP activist, for assaulting Mr Aad Ram of Ramsara village.

AMLOH
ELECTION: The following have been elected office-bearers of the SAD, Bhadson circle senior vice-presidents — Mr Chajju Singh Mallewal, and Mr Gurpal Singh, sarpanch, Shahpur; general secretary — Mr Gurmeet Singh Simbroo, Mr Surinder Singh, sarpanch, Ranno Kalan, and Mr Netar Singh, sarpanch, Ghunder; vice-presidents — Mr Partap Singh Nanowal, Mr Jit Singh, Fatehpur and Mr Kuldeep Singh Ghunder; secretary — Mr Paramjit Singh, Faridpur; and press secretary — Mr Randhir Singh. 

AMRITSAR
PENSIONS: An official spokesman in a press note of the district administration issued here on Wednesday said persons who had been sanctioned various pensions by the Social Security Department, Punjab, and had bank accounts, should contact the Block Child Development Project Officer concerned at its block headquarters or the District Social Security Officer in Amritsar, with full details within seven days so that the process regarding the payment of their pensions be started at once.

BATHINDA
DIRECTED: Mr R. Venkatratanam, Deputy Commissioner, has directed district officials to ensure that various development projects were completed within the stipulated time. He said about 16 projects were in progress through various Panchayati Raj institutions and officers had been asked to complete the projects within two months. The beneficiaries under the Prime Minister’s Rojgar Yojna had been given loans worth Rs 2.97 crore, the Deputy Commissioner said.

GURDASPUR
SHOPS FOR UNEMPLOYED: Mr Kulbir Singh Sidhu, Deputy Commissioner, in a press note issued here on Wednesday said 22 shops at Dhar would be allotted to unemployed youths of the area by September 30. The construction of shops had started. The government had released Rs 20 lakh in this regard, he added.

HOSHIARPUR
IMPERSONATOR HELD: The Model Town police arrested an impersonator, Avtar Singh, a resident of Sandra village on Tuesday night. Mr Sanjeev Kalra, SSP, said on Wednesday that the accused used to wear police uniform and pose himself as a Station House Officer. A case under Sections 420 and 171 of the IPC has been registered.

2 KILLED: Dr Rajindner Kumar, a resident of Tanda, succumbed to his injuries at the DMC, Ludhiana, on Tuesday. He was wounded when a truck hit his car on June 18, near the octroi barrier at Tanda. The driver escaped with his truck after hitting the car. The police has registered a case under Sections 279, 427 and 304-A of the IPC. In another accident, Lalli (8), daughter of Golu of Rurka Kulara, was crushed to death by a car while she was crossing a road near Mandiala on Tuesday night.

BOOKED: On a complaint of Mahant Charanjit of Dera Nath Lachowal, the police has registered a case under Sections 406, 420 and 380 of the IPC against Gurdev Singh of Darapur, Mohinder Singh of Mohalla Milap Nagar and Darshan Singh of Nainowal Jattan on Tuesday. According to the police, the accused, under the pretext of performing akhand path bhog at his dera, took the keys of the dera on March 23 and later decamped with utensils, durees and a wooden door from the dera.

CASH LOOTED: Two car-borne youths looted Rs 2,43,000 at gun-point from Baldev Singh, a salesman of a petrol pump in Sector 4, at Talwara, on Tuesday. According to the police, Baldev Singh was going on a scooter to deposit the cash at the local branch of the Punjab National Bank when the youths hit the scooter, snatched the cash and escaped in a car not bearing a registration plate.

CASE REGISTERED: The Garhshankar police has registered a case under Sections 307 and 34 of the IPC against Sital Singh and his mother, Piaro, of Heyatpur village for allegedly burning Ranjit Kaur by sprinkling kerosene, on her on Tuesday. Ranjit Kaur, wife of Sital Singh, got serious burn injuries following the incident.

KHAMANO
RESULTS: Arshdeep Sharma of Guru Nanak Public High School, Khant Manpur, has bagged first position in Class VIII examinations in Khamano block by getting 540 marks.

MACHHIWARA
OFFICE-BEARERS: The following have been elected as office-bearers of the Punjab Electricity Board Employees’ Federation, Machhiwara sub-division: Mr Jagtar Singh Bajwa president; Mr Gian Singh vice-president; Mr Brij Mohan Sharma secretary; and Mr Gurdev Singh — cashier. 

DEPUTATION: In a press note issued here on Wednesday, Mr Karamjit Azad, press secretary, Punjab State Tubewell Corporation SC/BC Employees Federation, said a deputation comprising Mr Gulzar Singh Begowal, president, Mr Makhan Singh Jaspalwi, general secretary, Mr Prem Singh Preet, senior vice-president, and other office-bearers of the federation have met the Managing Director of the corporation regarding their demands. The deputation demanded not to close down the corporation. The Managing Director assured them that there was no such proposal to close down the corporation. 

MANDI GOBINDGARH
AGENTS MEETING: Mr Hardeep Singh, Chairman, Association of Life Insurance Corporation Agents, here and Mr K.K. Marabha, general secretary, Divisional Council, Chandigarh, disclosed at a meeting of agents that the meeting of the Chandigarh division of the association would be held in the Mandi Gobindgarh club here on Saturday which will be addressed by Mr Subhash Mishra, secretary-general, All-India LIC Agents Federation. 

URDU CLASSES: Mr Rajwant Singh, District Language Officer, while talking to mediapersons here on Thursday, disclosed that Urdu classes would start from July at Fatehgarh Sahib. He further said, interested persons may contact the said officer. 

PROCESSION: A procession headed by Mr Mohan Singh Bhagowalia, secretary, Bahujan Samaj Party, Punjab, was given a reception on its arrival here on Wednesday by a large number of workers. The processionists, who were nearly 150, were riding on bi-cycles, Mr Parkash Singh Salani, president, BSP, Amloh unit, said here on Thursday.

MANSA
MEDICAL CAMP: A three-day medical camp organised by the local Muslim Committee concluded on Monday, said Mr Habib Khan, president of the Committee, in a press note issued on Tuesday. The camp was organised with the help of the local Civil Hospital.

OFFICE-BEARERS: The following have been elected office-bearers of the Punjab Ayurvedic Colleges Association; Patron — Dr O.P. Aggrawal; president — Dr Naresh Puri; vice-president — Dr Balwinder Singh Walia; general secretary — Dr Zora Singh ; joint secretary — Dr Balwinder Singh; and cashier - Dr Amarjeet Singh.

MINISTER’S VISIT: Mr Rattan Singh, Minister for Animal Husbandary and Dairy Farming, visited the Kaljharani project of the Dairy Development Department on Tuesday. He was accompanied by the Director, Dairy Development, Punjab besides other senior officials. The minister said the visit was aimed at interacting with the beneficiaries of the scheme and solving their problems.

PATIALA
CELEBRATIONS: Poster making, collage making and project designing on computer contests marked the VIIIth anniversary of Aptech Computer Centre held here on Thursday. The other highlights of the two-day function were quiz related to information technology and general category, fancy dress, scrabble, zigsaw puzzle and other fun games. Speaking on the occasion, Prof R.K. Sharma, Principal, Government Bikram College, and the chief guest at the function, said computer has become the background of our everyday functioning.

WORKSHOP: A two-week long summer workshop held at Home and Heaven Public School, Urban Estate, Phase-I, concluded here on Thursday. A cultural programme comprising of songs and bhangra was presented by children between the age groups of 4 to 15 years. As many as 30 students from different schools were involved in drawing and pot-painting activities taught by Ms Paramjit.

RALLY: A massive rally will be held at New Grain Market, G.T. Road, Ludhiana, on June 24 to look into various matters related with increasing unemployment and corruption, providing maximum facilities to farmers and Dalits and other matters that require attention. This was stated during a meeting of the Lok Jan Shakti Party held here on Thursday.

TREKKING: A batch of about 40 students are taking part in mountaineering and trekking activities near Manali from June 15 to 28. The students are being guided by Himalayan Trekking and Mountaineering Club at Manali and being trained to understand the prevailing climatic conditions in the Himalayan regions.

ROPAR
BANKERS COMMITTEE: A quarterly meeting of the district bankers committee was held here on Wednesday. The Deputy Commissioner, Mr G.S. Grewal, directed various banks to ensure a timely disbursement of pension amounts to beneficiaries in the district.

SAMRALA
MEETING: Keeping in view the difficulties of the public, Ms Raghbir Kaur Khaira, SDM, has called the meeting of the Public Grievances Committee on July 3 at 10 am in her office, according to Mr Kuldeep Khullar, a member of the committee. 

ENCROACHMENTS: Encroachments in the town will be removed within seven days, if the shopkeepers do not clear the area, according to Mr Devinder Singh Grewal, Executive Officer of the Nagar Council, Samrala. Mr Grewal said the orders had been issued as directed by Ms Raghbir Kaur Khaira, SDM. 

TARN TARAN
COMPENSATION SOUGHT: Master Jagir Singh, Congress leader and Vice-Chairman of Agricultural and Farm Sector Committee, in a press note issued here on Wednesday has criticised the performance of the Punjab Government in the farming sector and demanded compensation for those farmers who had sold their paddy crop at rates less than those prescribed by the Union Government.

BOOKED: The police has registered a case under Sections 363 and 366, IPC, against Sukhdev Raj, alias Baga, and Gurdev Raj, alias Gudda, of the nearby Walipur village for abducting a teenaged girl of the same village. The father of the girl had lodged a complaint.

NOMINATED: Capt Amarinder Singh, President, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC), has nominated Master Jagir Singh, former minister, Punjab, as Vice -chairman of the 51-member committee constituted for agriculture and farm sector. Ms Lakhwinder Kaur Garcha, General Secretary, PPCC, in a press release issued here on Tuesday said that the first meeting of the committee would be held in Punjab Congress Bhavan, Chandigarh on June 23 and would be chaired by Capt Amarinder Singh.

ONE KILLED: Ranjit Singh (22), of Joura village died on the spot in an accident near Jandoke Sarhali village on Monday when the scooter he was riding hit a standing truck. A complaint under Section of the 174 Cr P.C. has been lodged. 
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CHANDIGARH

WORKSHOP: To create awareness about female foeticide and the declining sex ratio, the Voluntary Health Association of Punjab is organising a workshop and competition on poster making on June 30 and July 1 in the art museum in Sector 10. All the participants will be awarded certificates of participation. The selected participants will get an opportunity to work in the collage-making workshop . The association has invited applications from children in the age groups — eight to 12, 13 to 18 and 19 years onwards. The last date for registration is June 25.

CHANGE OF VENUE DEMANDED: The General Secretary of the Pushpac Campus Welfare Association urge for the change of the venue for the election scheduled to be held in the University Press Building in Sector 14. In a letter to the Registrar of the Cooperative Societies the association said there was no basis for holding the election 12 km away from the Pushpac campus, Sector 49-B. It will create a lot inconvenience to the senior citizens.

COMPLAINT: About 50 residents of the Sector 48-C sent a written complaint to the Additional Registrar of Societies alleging that the president of the Senior Citizen Welfare Association deliberately avoiding the election by one pretext or the other. The association come into existence vide registration no 42 of 1999-2000 under the Societies Registration Act informed the residents of the sector in a press release here on Thursday.

MEETING: A meeting of the local unit of the Lok Jan Shakti Party, held here on Thursday under the chairmanship of Mr Hem Raj, decided to join the Samata Party. According to a press note, the office-bearers of the party will join the Samata Party at a rally before Mr Krishna Rao, national President of the Samata Party, at Panchayat Bhavan, here on Friday. Meanwhile, Mr Rao will also address a press conference at a local hotel in the afternoon.
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HARYANA

FATEHABAD
FINANCIAL HELP: The Ministry of Tourism and Culture, under the Department of Culture, Government of India, will provide financial assistance to professional groups and individuals for specified performing arts projects related to theatre, dance, drama, music, rare and other traditional forms. This was stated by the Deputy Commissioner, Mr O.P. Indora, here on Wednesday.

HISAR
APPOINTED: The president of the district unit of the Lok Jan Shakti Party, Mr Anil Sihag, has been nominated member of the National Working Committee (youth wing) of the party. He has also been elected general secretary of the state unit.

ARRESTED: The police has arrested two persons, Om Prakash and Naphe Singh, for smuggling poppy husk and seized 5 kg of contraband from them.

PROTEST: Residents of the local Patel Nagar demonstrated in front of the Rajgarh road power station on Wednesday to protest against the disruption of power supply to the colony. The angry mob also gheraoed the residences of senior officials of the DHBVN located inside the station.

BANDH CALL: Traders of Barwala town have decided to close their business establishments on June 27 to protest against the deteriorating law and order situation in the town. They alleged that criminal activities were on the rise and the police had failed to check it.

LIVESTOCK SHOW: Addressing the concluding function of a three-day orientation programme for Master Trainers at the Haryana Veterinary Training Institute here on Wednesday, Mr H.C. Disodia, Commissioner and Secretary, Animal Husbandry Department, said the livestock and poultry breeders from Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, UP and Delhi would participate in a Regional Livestock and Poultry Show to be held in October.

JHAJJAR
SARPANCH SHOT: Azad Singh (35), sarpanch of Barahi village under Bahadurgarh subdivision, was shot by three assailants on Tuesday. According to the police, the three youths intercepted the car of the Sarpanch outside the village and fired at him. As he tried to escape towards the village, they again fired and killed him.

KAITHAL
CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED: A team of officials led by the Deputy Director, Agriculture, Mr B.S. Malik, took 12 samples of fertilisers, pesticides and seed here on Wednesday. Mr Malik said the department had launched a campaign to check the sale of spurious and substandard agricultural inputs as per the directions of the Deputy Commissioner.

LOOTED: A sum of Rs 2.35 lakh and jewellery were looted from a dera at Kakheri village on Tuesday. The robbers were reportedly armed with a pistol and a sword. A case has been registered.

SONEPAT
2 ELECTROCUTED: Samshar Singh, a dairy owner, and his relative, Mange Ram, were electrocuted at Garh Shahjahanpur village, 3 km from here, on Wednesday. According to a report, Samsher Singh was repairing the wires of a table fan when he accidentally touched a live wire. Mange Ram, who ran to help him was also electrocuted. The police has sent the bodies for a post-mortem examination.

SUICIDE: A young housewife, Sunita, reportedly committed suicide by consuming insecticide tablets in her house at Butana village, 40 km from here, on Wednesday. A land dispute was reported to be the reason behind the suicide.

1 KILLED: An aged man was hit and killed by the Shatabadi Express at the Ganaur railway station, 16 km from here, on Wednesday. According to the Railway Police, the victim was crossing a railway track when the accident occurred.

YOUTH ASSAULTED: A youth, Rajinder, was allegedly attacked by his two relatives at Bhainswan Khurd village, 40 km from here, on Wednesday. According to a report, he was hospitalised and stated to be out of danger.

NOTICES SERVED: The Country and Town Planning Department has served notices on the residents of five unauthorised colonies asking them to demolish their illegal structures on their own, otherwise the department would take action after the expiry of the stipulated period. According to sources, the colonies — Shiv Colony, Rajiv Colony, Vikas Nagar and a colony behind Atul Nursery — are situated on the Sonepat-Murthal road.

MEMORANDUM: Residents of Kheri Gujjar village on Thursday sent a memorandum to the Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, demanding a high-level probe into the alleged felling of trees, worth several lakhs of rupees, by a contractor. It alleged that the woman sarpanch of the village, to save herself from penal action, had imposed Rs 10,000 fine on the contractor.

CLEANLINESS DRIVE: A cleanliness campaign, launched by the Sonepat Municipal Council, continued for the fourth day in different parts of the city on Thursday. According to a report, the workers removed garbage and filth from the areas of the eight-marla colony, bus stand, subzi mandi, Jatwara Mohalla and Ashok Nagar. The Deputy Commissioner, Mr S.N. Roy, is monitoring the campaign.
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HIMACHAL PRADESH

BILASPUR
WARNED: Deputy Commissioner Joginder Singh Rana has warned the public that atrocities against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and a breach of the law protecting their rights would be dealt with sternly. He said this while addressing a district-level vigilance committee meeting regarding such cases here on Wednesday. He said 11 such cases were under consideration in courts, while four cases were under investigation with the police.

NAHAN
MEETING HELD: A meeting of the District Welfare Committee was held here on Wednesday. Mr Ravinder Singh Ravi, Minister of State for Technical Education, presided over the meeting. He said a sum of Rs 1.56 crore was to be distributed as old-age pension in Sirmaur district in the current financial year.

SHIMLA
URGED: The Resident Doctors Association, IGMC, has urged the government to upgrade and extend the specialised services and laboratory facilities to the rural areas at the state and district headquarters. They also urged it to improve the quality of health services at various levels.

SOLAN
SPECIAL DRIVE: The Deputy Chief Engineer, Solan circle of the State Electricity Board, Mr R C Katna, said here on Wednesday that he had launched a special drive to check power thefts and transmission losses throughout the circle. He appealed to the public to report any case of theft noticed by them.
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REGIONAL POTPOURRI

Chinar tree at Fatehgarh Sahib!

People think that chinar is confined to great heights only. Sometime ago a report published in The Tribune talked about the fact that foresters have successfully grown the majestic chinar trees in Shimla which sits at a height of 6,000 feet. The saplings were brought from Kashmir; the valley is the place where these beautiful trees have been confined all these years. Simranjit Singh Mann, MP, has sent us a picture of a chinar growing at his house in Quila Harnam Singh Tallania village, district Fatehgarh Sahib. According to Mann, his house at Quila Harnam Singh is situated at a height of about 800 ft above sea level. “I received a small sapling from Kashmir valley about 5 years ago,” says Mann. What’s amazing is that the chinar has successfully adapted itself to this change in its environment. In a short span of 5 years, the tree has gained a good height in the plains. As Mann informs, his Quila Harnam is also home to a beautiful walnut tree.

98 p.c. in Hindi

Having secured 98 per cent marks, highest in the country, in Hindi in the 10th class examination of the CBSE, Stuti Arya has fixed the target for herself to become an IAS officer after her higher studies.

Belonging to a literary family has also broken all previous records of the Central School, Shimla, by securing nearly 90 per cent marks in her overall result which got her the first position.

Although she plans to study medical subjects, but does not want to become a doctor. She says it was the sole effort and guidance of teachers which had made her earn the distinction.

She is not only excellent in studies, but also takes interest in sports and has represented the school at regional level in table tennis.

Facelift to hospital

The Central Khalsa Hospital run by the Chief Khalsa Diwan in Tarn Taran, was established in 1915. The hospital is a pioneer medical institution in the area. Between 1930 and 1990 people from places like Kapurthala, Ferozepore used to come here for free treatment. Earlier the hospital was known for eye surgery.

Regular donations enabled the hospital authorities to provide free services. After 1990 the institution faced acute financial and other problems.

The Chief Khalsa Diwan has decided to equip the hospital with facilities for carrying out laparoscopic surgery of galbladder, hernia, appendix, kidney stone and diseases of uterus and extra- carporeal shock wave therapy — TURP treatment of prostate and kidney stone.

Mr Harbans Singh Kairon, honorary secretary of the hospital committee, has said the management would organise Rs 40 lakh for the purpose. Donors were coming forward to contribute for the cause.

Contributed by A.P. Saxena, S.P. Sharma and Gurbux Puri
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