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February 10, 2002, Chandigarh, India
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Check quality of drinking water: HC Chandigarh, February 9 Delivering the verdict in the open court, the Bench comprising Mr Justice G.S. Singhvi and Ms Justice Bakhshish Kaur, also asked Haryana’s Deputy Advocate General to “make a statement as to why the state government had not sanctioned the prosecution of authorities of the Municipal Councils and committees guilty of polluting Ghaggar river”. The Bench also directed the Chief Engineer of the Public Health Department to “issue written instructions to all officers concerned for extending full corporation to the officers of the Haryana State Pollution Control Board in collecting samples from the water supply schemes and tube-wells operating in the cities, towns and villages”. The Bench further directed the filing of an affidavit on the functioning of the sewage treatment plant “said to have been made operational in Panchkula”. In their detailed order, the judges observed: “We have gone through the status report filed by Haryana’s Deputy Advocate General and are not at all satisfied with the steps taken by the Haryana government to stop the discharge of effluents in Ghaggar river. However, before passing an order for stopping the discharge of effluents in the river by private individuals, bodies, organisations and public authorities, we deem it proper to call upon the Haryana State Pollution Control Board to undertake a survey of water supply schemes which are in operation in the various cities, towns and villages situated alongside the river in the state of Haryana.” The judges added: “The Board Chairman should immediately instruct environmental engineers concerned to contact their counterparts of the Public Health Department and take samples from water supply schemes and tubewells in all the cities, towns and villages, and to get the samples analysed in board laboratories and submit a status report about the quality of drinking water being supplied in the cities, towns and villages.” |
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PGI Governing Body
meeting postponed Chandigarh, February 9 Sources in the PGI have said no new date of the two meetings has been fixed as yet. The reason of postponement of these meetings is being attributed to the inability of the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr C.P. Thakur, to arrive in the city. Other than presiding over these meetings, Dr Thakur was scheduled to lay the foundation stone of the Advanced Cardiac Centre at the PGI which also stands postponed now. |
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Cops ‘deck up’ to receive tourists Chandigarh, February 9 The TSI office at the recently renovated Sukhna police post, that now has carpets, chairs, wall paintings, tourist-information notice-board, brochures and a visitors’ book. In his address on the occasion, the Administrator said tourism had become a big industry world over, but Chandigarh had not received its due share in this sector. “The TSI is one steps by the Administration to promote tourism here.” The UT Inspector General of Police, Mr B.S. Bassi, said, initially one inspector and five constables of regular police, besides one head constable and two constables of the traffic Police have been deployed for this purpose. If the TSI proved successful here, the initiative would be extended to the other places of tourist interest in the city, he said. The TSI personnel would assist tourists and provide them with information about the places of tourist interest, accommodation, transport, food and other essential services.
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Truck hits cyclist, rams into power transformer Chandigarh, February 9 According to eye-witnesses, the cyclist, whose identity is yet to be ascertained, was turning towards the village when the truck knocked him down. The driver of the truck lost control on the vehicle, thereby jumping over the median. It rammed into an electricity transformer on the other side. As a result, the transformer bust and the cables snapped plunging the area into darkness. The driver fled the scene, leaving his vehicle (HR-37-2563), which has been impounded by the police. |
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New remote-sensing instruments Chandigarh, February 9 Under a project taken up by the Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO) for the Snow and Avalanche Studies Establishment (SASE), a laboratory under the Defence Research and Development Organisation engaged in the study of the snow pattern and avalanches along major road axes in the mountains, a number of other sensors are also being developed. The project is being funded by the DRDO. According to Dr M.A. Shamshi, head of the CSIO’s Geo Scientific Instruments Division, some of the instruments developed here have undergone successful user trials in snow-bound areas. These include a snow depth measuring probe using the ultrasonic technique, a snow surface temperature measuring probe based on infrared sensors, an intelligent snow data logger and a multi-point snow temperature profiler. Dr Shamshi said that the CSIO and the SASE were also collaborating to develop other advanced sensors and instruments for detecting roads buried under a thick snow cover, besides meeting other needs in the future. Seven such units have already been delivered to the SASE, with nine more to be provided in due course. The sensors along with the associated electronics have been developed by using microprocessors and are controlled by laptop computers. The sensors will help in compiling accurate and comprehensive data about snow and avalanche patterns, resulting in avalanche forecasting and warning being more area-specific and timely. The project was initiated about three years ago and Dr Shamshi termed the national requirement for such instruments to be “large”. While only a few instruments have been supplied for military use only, these may also find their way to the Department of Glaciology besides other agencies engaged in snow studies and allied activities. Such sensors, besides proving invaluable in areas like Kargil and Siachen, which are prone to avalanches and where troop movements are high throughout the year, could also be used by Indian expeditions in Antarctica for research work. |
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NIFD
students’ date with Miss India Chandigarh, February 9 The Annual Convocation of NIFD to be held at Chandigarh on February 11, will have Mr B.S. Bassi, IG Police, Chandigarh, as chief guest and Mr Vinod
Banga, Vice-President, Jagatjit Industries, as the guest of honour. Neha Dhupia the gorgeous beauty with the outstanding achievement of featuring in an Indo-Japanese film is also a leading model with prestigious modeling assignments
Palio, Fa, Reebok, Airtel, Maruti. Neha Dhupia has been integrally associated with
NIFD. She has displayed the designer creation of NIFD students in various NIFD Fashion Shows, including the recently held annual passing out Fashion Show of NIFD Chandigarh Centre and the ones at Jaipur,
Nagpur, Ahmedabad and other cities, which were choreographed by Priyanka
Singh. NIFD Corporate, which has a network of 120 centres in India and abroad, will present ‘Awards of Excellence’ to centre heads from all across the country will be specially coming to the city to receive this prestigious honour. The following centres has been awarded in different categories. Overall Beat NIFD Centre (in India and abroad):
Kolkata Best Overseas Centre: Dhaka (Bangladesh) Bigger Centre Category: Best Centre — Hauz
Khas, New Delhi; Most Enterprising Centre — Jaipur; Most Result Oriented Centre — Ahmedabad; Best Academic Performance — Ludhiana and Best Garments Fashion Show —
Indore. Smaller Centre Category: Best Centre — Gandhinagar; Most Enterprising Centre —
Raipur; Most Result Oriented Centre — Ambala; Best Academic Performance — Nagpur and Best Newly Launched Centre —
Beawar. Keeping in tandem with tradition, NIFD has decided to honour Neha Dhupia during their annual convocation for which she is specially coming from Mumbai to hand over Diplomas to NIFD’s Class of 2001. |
Panic withdrawals decrease Chandigarh, February 9 News reports in all newspapers with the RBI saying the bank was safe were displayed outside all branches and depositors went through them carefully and could be seen discussing with each other. The BoP management had even ordered for a public address system for its managers to answer questions from depositors. By the evening (about 9.30
p.m.) there was not single person outside the ATM machines. The branches of the banks also remained open beyond closure time to pacify depositors. Panicky city residents could be seen holding animated discussions with managers and staff who took pain to repeat each time that not a single encashment of FDR or cheque had been refused by the bank to anyone and this meant the bank had enough cash. |
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Workshop on efficient disaster management SAS Nagar, February 9 Mr Shami, who was here to attend a three-day workshop on “developing course material on search and rescue for first responders”, which ended today said SAS Nagar, had been chosen as a venue for the workshop as it fell in an earthquake-prone zone. It was, therefore, necessary to create awareness about disaster management in the town. Mr Shami said some of the necessary rescue equipment was available with the local fire station. Experts also wanted to interact with Mr Bhupinder Singh Sandhu, local Fire Station Officer, who had achieved the distinction of joining an elite group of international disaster management experts by attending important courses organised by the Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre, Thailand. Mr Shami said a model course had been conducted earlier in Karnataka. Based on the difficulties and experiences gained from that course the “beta version” of the relevant course material was now being developed. More than 500 copies of the material would be circulated among the Chief Secretaries, DGPs of the state police and paramilitary forces and the heads of fire services besides other senior officers. There were 15 courses for first respondents like police personnel, the fire services, civil defence personnel and personnel of the paramilitary and military forces. The present workshop was associated with the first course of its kind. Among those who took part in the workshop were Mr G.N. Khan, Assistant Director, National Fire Service College, Nagpur, Mr Rajesh Choudhary, Assistant Director, National Civil Defence College, Nagpur, Mr Suresh Kumar, Station Officer, Delhi Fire Service. |
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Dalai Lama in city Chandigarh, February 9 The Dalai Lama was recently hospitalised in Mumbai and prayers were held across the country for his well being. |
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Show that will ‘hound’ you Chandigarh, February 9 If you are interested, just reach the valley anytime after 9.45 am. You will not only see “man’s growling best friend”, but also be able to buy dog food, bowls, utensils and the other items for your “furry and not-so-furry ones”. According to organisers, more than 300 entries have been received for the show and about 35 dog breeds will be participating in the competitions. This is not all. Over 30 dogs from foreign lands and 40 champion dogs are expected to participate. |
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‘Explore Sufi
ideology’ Chandigarh, February 9 |
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Protest rally Chandigarh, February 9 The rehri market was gutted in a fire and pucca booths were promised on payment. A survey was conducted in which 128 persons were identified as fire victims. All were given temporary sites compensation of Rs 3,000 each. |
Death in pursuit of
life Chandigarh Chances are you didn’t. How could you when there was no such movie as “Behind Enemy Lines” (Kiran) to make you experience such moments? Coming as it does in the aftermath of the war in Afghanistan and in the midst of the standoff on the Indo-Pak border, the movie is a grim reminder of the horrors of war. How it is like to live in bellicose times. Landmines strewn all over the killing fields. Mutilated corpses of innocent civilians bearing testimony to atrocities of rampaging troops. Burnt houses. Snowy graveyards. It is a chilling audience-experience with the viewers having a rollercoaster ride of shocking discoveries. They see with bated breaths a plane on a routine reconnaissance mission photographing the brutalities of ground troops in Bosnia. The plane being shot down by missiles and one of the pilots being captured and executed by hostile soldiers. The fight against odds of the surviving co-pilot who is being hunted down like an animal by the uniformed predators. And the grit and determination of his boss to bring him back from hostile territory. Forget its hip-hip-hooray tone. Lower its hyped-up patriotic volume. What you get are outstanding performances from the lead actors, including Gene Hackman, who, as the Admiral, eggs on the pilot to fight till the end and eventually defies all orders and pressures to embark on a rescue mission. Owen Wilson has come a long way from his brush with horror in “The Haunting”. His portrayal of the surviving co-pilot of the downed plane is stunningly realistic and is devoid of any dash of bravado. The mind-boggling array of special effects may be taken as a war on nerves by some. But then which other movie will have pyrotechnics in abundance than a war film? |
Man held for cheating brother Chandigarh, February 9 However, on his return Avtar Singh discovered that Darshan had got a fake general power of attorney made, under which the said land was given on a 99-year lease to Darshan’s son. Avtar Singh then moved court, which directed the UT police to register a case and investigate the matter. The documents were also sent for handwriting analysis. Thefts Rupinder Singh, a Sector 7 resident has reported that cash worth Rs 8,000 has been stolen from his shop in Sector 46. A case has been registered. Mr Narain Das, a resident of Mani Majra, has reported that his jeep (CH-03-D-6087) has been stolen from his residence. The police has registered a case. Booked for abduction Cheating case A resident of Kumhar Colony reportedly running a lottery business has been booked after a resident of the same colony, Mukesh Kumar reported that the accused had refused to hand over a scooter won by him in the lucky draw and has also not returned his money. The complainant had been paying the accused Rs 200 monthly and had won the scooter on the eighth draw. The police has registered a case. PANCHKULA 16-yr-old raped According to information the incident took place in Aasrewali village in the Chandimandir area. It is learnt that the victim had gone to relieve herself, when a fellow villager, Taj Mohammad, followed her there. He reportedly threatened to kill her with an axe and then molested her. He also threatened to kill her if she reported the matter to anyone. The Chandimandir police has registered a case under Section 376 of IPC. Stolen Minor raped It is learnt that the girl was staying here with her paternal uncle. She had gone for karsewa to the Gurdwara on the fateful day when the accused, Ravinder, went up to her and brought her to his residence on the pretext that his sister, had some urgent matter to discuss with the victim. The girl went with the accused to his house, where the accused raped her. He also threatened her against reporting the matter to anyone. The police has now registered a case on the complaint of the girl’s uncle.
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PNB to enter insurance sector Chandigarh, February 9 The bank is also implementing a “centralised banking solution”, under which about 1500 branches will be inter-connected to facilitate anytime-anywhere banking. As a pilot project, four branches in Delhi and three in Mumbai are being inter-connected this month to assess the effectiveness of the system. The number of automated teller machines (ATMs) is expected to be increased from the present 130 to 300 by March. Already the bank has computerised over 2221 branches,, capturing over 70 per cent of its business through computerisation. PNB has taken the lead in introducing fresh delivery channels like ATMs, credit cards, tele-banking and inter-net based banking, Mr Bhargava claimed. Another initiative taken by the bank is setting up “signature branches” with a standardised layout and improved ambience to bring them at par with international banks. The bank has adopted the ISO 9002 Quality Management System standards, with 365 offices, three head office division and one subsidiary bank having obtained ISO 9002 certification. |
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