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Special concessions for PU students Chandigarh, March 27 Students who could not pass the honours subject examination in the second and third-year classes can avail of the chance from the forthcoming examinations. Students opting for the honours school in affiliated colleges offer the subjects only in the second and third years. The university will give a special chance to students of arts, science and commerce streams. The students, however, need to have secured at least 50 per cent in aggregate of the papers in the regular course. Students will be required to deposit an examination fee of at least Rs 5,000 per examination form and the required late fee as per university rules. Importantly, the chance can be availed of by the students only in the year succeeding the chance in which they clear their regular examinations. The matter comes up for formal clearance by the Senate and will be done in anticipation of the approval by the Centre Government. In another decision, candidates who have passed the honours school examination in science from the university will be allowed to reappear as private candidates in theory papers in which they wish to appear with a view to improve the previous result. The candidates will be allowed to reappear in the first, second or third-year examinations, simultaneously or separately. A candidate will be given two chances within three years from the year of passing the BSc (honours school) examination. The candidate will appear in the annual or the semester examination along with the regular examination. A candidate who has passed M Sc (honours school in semesters) will also be given chances to improve his previous performance on a pattern as applicable for the MSc (annual examination) classes. The change will be applicable from the forthcoming annual examinations onwards. Another concession is planned exclusively for wards of employees in affiliated colleges on the pattern of concession for university employees. According to the proposal of Dr Dinesh Talwar, “ half-fee concession provided to wards of university employees may also be extended to wards of teachers of affiliated colleges on a par with university employees.” Dr Amarjit Singh Dua, Principal Harmit Kaur and Principal B.D.Budhiraja have added to the resolution of Dr Talwar and the same comes before the university house for clearance. It has, however, been clarified that the concession will be extended to wards only of in-service and confirmed employees of the university and its affiliated colleges. Employment certificate for the purpose will be issued by the heads of departments in case of university employees and principals in case of college employees. The funds on this account in the case of wards of employees of the affiliated colleges should be charged out of the College Development Council Fund. |
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DISADVANTAGED CITIZENS Chandigarh, March 27 The Estate Office, due to some miscalculation, has demanded that Mrs Phula Devi deposit Rs 17. 82 lakh as fee for re-transfer. Mr Kashmiri Lal said, ‘‘We have not applied for transfer of ownership to anyone, not even in the family. We have even abstained from transferring the rights to our sons as to avoid any levy on an unearned increase. How the Estate Office reached this conclusion that the property has to be re-transferred is a mystery,’’ he added. The couple had got a notice from the Estate Office asking for the money. Mrs Phula Devi had bid in an open auction for SCO number 35 in Sector 31 in 1975. Then it was auctioned off for Rs 51,000. Now the Estate Office in its notice has told the couple that they faced eviction from the SCO. The old couple has no way of depositing the huge sum of money as they run the small SCO selling goods of daily needs. The earning is just enough for the old couple to survive. No portion of the SCO is on rent which could enhance earnings, said Mr Kashmiri Lal. He demanded intervention from senior officials of the Chandigarh Administration saying they should at least read the file of the case and see who was behind it. |
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OSD to Sushma in great demand Chandigarh, March 27 The office of the OSD, Mr Rajinder Sikka, located at PGI’s Advanced Paediatric Centre, is the place for all those seeking personal favours , be it for their promotion, selection, seniority or any such matter. Mr Sikka, a junior official in the Haryana PWD, had remained attached with her even during her stint in the Information and Broadcasting Ministry. ‘‘No doubt previous health ministers have also had their OSDs, who would come here on and off but it is for the first time that one of them is running a permanent office located at the PGI,’’ said PGI sources. In fact, Mr Rajeev Lakhera, OSD to the previous Health Minister, Mr Shatrughan Sinha, used to visit the PGI once in two months for a day or two. ‘‘Stationing a man permanently at the PGI, when everyone knows that he is the minister’s man, will only embolden the disgruntled elements, who are looking for personal favours and hitting out at people for their own vested interest,’’ remarked a doctor. PGI sources said any serious issues which need the attention of the minister, could be sent to her by the Director Office directly. ‘‘I fail to understand why my appointment should fuel this kind of speculation, as an OSD to the minister also sits at AIIMS in New Delhi,’’ he said. The minister, apart from presiding over the convocation at the PGI would also inaugurate the National Institute of Nursing Education. Being her first visit issues like appointment of the Dean could be discussed. Though the PGI is running Evening OPD, but majority of the faculty members feel that the difficulty being faced in keeping the show running should be brought to her notice. |
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Minister arrives Chandigarh, March 27 Ms Swaraj was received at the railway station by the BJP National Executive member Satya Pal Jain, BJP local President Yashpal Mahajan and Party General Secretary Purushottam Mahajan, amongst others. PGI Director Professor
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Outcry against Bush war Chandigarh, March 27 |
Jacob asks Admn to update emergency services Chandigarh, March 27 Attendants of the patients at the Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, narrated this problem to General Jacob when he made an unannounced visit to the hospital last night. At present besides hospitals various NGOs also run ambulance services. All these services have separate telephone numbers. At a coordination meeting today General Jacob asked the Engineering Department to properly maintain the roads dividing Sector 38 to Sector 40 within one month. These roads were in bad shape with non-functional streetlights. These roads were earlier with the Municipal Corporation and had now been handed over to Chandigarh Administration for maintenance a few weeks back. The General had also visited the Sector 39 police station where he found wireless system operators were not well trained to use the system. The Inspector General of Police was asked to arrange for their proper training. The IG was also asked to ensure proper maintenance of all police stations and their wireless and telephone logbooks Finding low computer usage in police stations the General also asked the IG asked to train more cops on computer as last night the Administrator had found the computer room to be locked. Also the General asked the Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, to devise a disaster-preparedness training programme for firemen working in the Chandigarh Fire Department. At present firemen are only trained in fire fighting programme. The disaster management would include the things like handling victims of earthquakes, stampedes and major accidents. |
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Liquor goes cheap Chandigarh, March 27 Each year, in the last week of March, liquor traders offer liquor on low rates, aimed at clearing stocks at the end of the financial year, when annual licences expire. Traders who are unable to sell their stocks go in for distress sale as the trader who gets the licence for the next financial year does not have the capacity to lift the entire stock. In the trade, inventory is also very high. Sources in the trade say consumers, while buying beer, should see the dates of manufacture as beer which is more than six or eight months old loses its taste. Beer is being sold at a discount of Rs 15 per bottle. The price of light beer has dropped from Rs 45 to Rs 30 per bottle. Prices of strong beer and some premium brands have dropped to Rs 35 and Rs 40, respectively. Effectively, the price of premium brands of whisky has come down by Rs 100 a bottle, while medium and lower brands have seen a drop of Rs 75 to Rs 85 a bottle. In the lower brands, the drop per bottle is about Rs 70. Traders are cutting costs and offloading stocks, says a source. All major vends in the city have put up big banners, announcing the new prices. Another source says buying a full case of whisky will fetch extra discount. |
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City dodges VAT for a while Chandigarh, March 27 Well placed sources told Chandigarh Tribune that VAT will not be implemented in Chandigarh from the scheduled date. However, this does not mean that implementation of VAT has been put off indefinitely, they added. Under the Reorganisation of States Act, 1966 Chandigarh Administration is bound to follow all rules and Acts of Punjab. In this case also, it has been decided to wait for Punjab to notify its Act on VAT, confirmed the Finance Secretary, Mr Karan Avtar Singh. Once Punjab does it, we will adopt it, he said. Under the normal practice, once Punjab passes the Act through its legislature, Chandigarh can adopt the same for implementation here. Since Chandigarh has no legislature of its own, it has to adopt Acts from other states for implementation. In Punjab, the bill for VAT is scheduled to be introduced in the Assembly but this needs to be passed followed by an approval by the Governor. |
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HUDA nets over Rs 4 cr in auction Panchkula, March 27 The auction of these booth sites, built-up booths, double-storeyed shop sites, shop-cum-offices and showrooms in Sectors 16, 19, 20, 21 and 26 and Mansa Devi Complex, Sector 5, got a lukewarm response. Twenty sites were auctioned, fetching HUDA Rs 4.624 crore, compared to the total reserve price of these sites of Rs 4.025 crore. The auction of sites in Sector 19 got a good response, as did the sites in Mansa Devi Complex. The sites in Sectors 16, 20, 21 and 26 fetched between Rs 1 lakh and Rs 3 lakh more than the reserve price. |
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Construction stopped on IAF request Chandigarh, March 27 He said the state government had set up a high-level committee to examine all aspects of the matter. Appropriate action would be taken on the basis of the committee’s report, he said. He said demolition of any building had not been ordered. The Air Force had asked the Punjab Government to stop construction within 900 metres of the local Air Force Station. Meanwhile, the discussion on the SYL canal would be held in the House on April 1 for two hours. The Budget session had been extended till April 2. |
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MC order on clearance of debris Chandigarh, March 27 Residents may contact the corporation at phone numbers 711672 or 710670 extension 414. Complaints or demand for the lifting of the debris can also be sent to the Complaint Centre, Municipal Corporation Building, Sector 17. A specialised complaint centre has come up after the corporation’s suggestion to create such a centre before starting a crackdown on the people to ensure cleanliness in the city. The corporation has appealed to the people to come forward voluntarily and cooperate with the authorities to keep the city clean and avoid penalty. |
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Passport makes 23-yr-old an infant Chandigarh, March 27 On January 24 this year, Mr Mukesh Chauhan was issued a passport (E 3911708) that showed his date of birth as August 26, 2002. Thus, he has been shown as seven months old and, as per the passport, when the passport was issued he was just five months old. Ironically, the same page carries the recent photograph of him. The Yamunanagar lad, whose original date of birth is August 26, 1979, says he has visited the office at least five times but to no avail. |
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Treasury
to open tomorrow Chandigarh, March 27 Income tax authorities will decide tomorrow whether to remain open on Saturday. |
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Visit by CISF Director-General Chandigarh, March 27 The Director-General took a round of the secretariat and also reviewed security arrangements. As per a press note issued by Mr Ajit Singh, Senior Commandant, Mr Mishra informed that a proposal had been sent to the Ministry of Home Affairs to change the name of the CISF since it was performing multi-dimensional duties. A sapling was also planted by him.
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BSNL notice Chandigarh: The BSNL, in a press release issued here on Wednesday, has informed that all cash counters in Chandigarh circle will remain open on March 29 for the collection of telephone bills.
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Man succumbs to injuries Mullanpur-Garibdass, March 27 The police has registered a case of murder. All the accused are said to be at large. The body has been sent for post-mortem examination. The police had earlier registered a case of assault, but when Hari Singh died, Section 302 of the IPC was also slapped on the accused. Police sources said there was old enmity between the two families and the two were engaged in a legal battle over a piece of land. However, the family members of the victim could not give any immediate reason behind the murderous attack. As per information available, Hari Singh, who had gone to his fields to collect grass last evening, was attacked by the four persons with sticks and batons. Hari Singh received injuries on his arms, legs and lower abdomen and was rushed to the Kharar Civil Hospital in a serious condition. Mr Darshan Singh and Mr Charanjit Singh, sons of Hari Singh, claimed that they were eyewitnesses to the alleged attack. “We saw that our father was being brutally beaten up by Swaroop Singh, Surinder Singh, Sucha Singh and Tejinder Singh,” alleged Mr Darshan Singh. He added, “When we tried to intervene, they started threatening us and later fled.” Mr Darshan Singh and his brother Mr Charanjit Singh had gone to the fields to bring back the grass which their father had collected. Ms Naseeb Kaur, widow of Hari Singh, said, “When we took him to the hospital, he (Hari Singh) was unconscious, but we never knew that he was going to die”. The deceased is survived by his wife, three sons and two married daughters. |
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Three booked Panchkula, March 27 Two arrested: The police has arrested Ashok Kumar and Ami Chand from Bagwali village and seized 40 bottles of liquor from them. Seven booked: The police has booked seven persons — Paramjeet Singh, Surinder Singh, Joga Singh, Dharampal, Rajinder Singh, Lakhbir Singh and Kuldeep Singh of Basaula village — on the charge of assaulting Dalel Singh. 1 lakh stolen: A resident of Chandigarh, Mr Dinesh Kumar
Rathore, has reported that Rs 1 lakh was stolen from his car on
Wednesday. According to his complaint filed with the police, he had
gone to the HUDA office in Sector 6 to attend an auction of commercial
sites and had left the money in a bag in his car. When he returned, he
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Ex-Mayor’s mobile snatched Chandigarh, March 27 “I stopped on the way to ring up a friend to find out a shop and two persons came on a scooter and snatched my Panasonic mobile phone,” Ms Harjinder Kaur told Chandigarh Tribune tonight. She said one of the scooterists kept the engine running while another leapt upon her phone and rode away on the scooter. She said she gave a call for help to catch the thieves who ran away taking advantage of darkness as V-6 lights were not functioning. |
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Rs 3 lakh
stolen from car Chandigarh, March 27 As per information available, accompanied by his two nephews and a son, Mr Kulwant Singh collected the money from his agents in the Industrial Area. At around 9.30 p.m., they all went to the Sector 30 market to buy some sweets. The briefcase containing the money was lying on the seat of the car. When they returned, the money was missing. A case has been registered. |
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Four AWOL commandos
arrested SAS Nagar, March 27 Police sources said Satpal, Kashmira Singh, Paramjit Singh, and Ramcharan Singh, along with Nirmal Singh, who was arrested earlier, were put on election duty in Gujarat but failed to show up for duty. They were produced before a court in Kharar and remanded in judicial custody.
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MARKET PULSE
Chandigarh Super-flat tubes: Samtel Colour has become the first Indian picture tube manufacturer to produce and launch super-flat tubes. It is also the largest exporter of colour picture tubes in the country. Its clients include BPL,
LG, Onida, Panasonic, Philips, Samsung, Sharp, Thomson and Videocon. |
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