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Priest kidnapped, 1 lakh paid, let off SAS Nagar, October 8 According to a complaint received by the police, victim Jeet Dass was attending to a relative of his brother in the morning at his dera when two men in their early 30s came in a blue Maruti car and asked them both of them to sit inside the car. The two allegedly told Jeet Dass that they had come to take him to the police station as they had a complaint against him. “According to what Jeet Dass has told us, they took him and his relative Maya Dass to Sohana and on the way showed him a photograph of his with a woman. Then they scared him saying that a case is being registered against him soon and if he wants to save himself he should give them Rs 1 lakh immediately,” said Mr Harcharan Singh Bhullar, SP, SAS Nagar. The victim agreed to give the money and took them to his bank in Sohana and gave them the money. After which they left the two at Sohana. Jeet Dass along with his brother Arjun Dass complained to the police in the evening who registered a case under Sections 341, 419, 420, 120-B and 170 of the IPC. Mr Bhullar said “We will verify the statement given by Jeet Dass tomorrow from the bank.” |
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Mega screen set to lure spectators at PCA stadium SAS Nagar, October 8 Mr M.P. Pandove, honorary secretary, PCA, said today that the screen, which was 9x6 metre in size was going to be an added attraction at the stadium. ‘‘This screen, which has cost us Rs 1.55 crore, is expected to recover its cost through various usages in the next three years. Other than airing of advertisements during the screening of matches being held in the stadium, we intend to use it for screening world sporting events for the members and even films or entertainment shows. Once we have a screen of this variety functional, the possibilities are enormous,’’he said. ‘‘For this particular match, we will be taking a lead from one of the cameras covering the match for any TV channel and showing it on this screen. But during the TV channel’s commercial break we will be showing our advertisements,” he said. The screen in itself will be an advertisement hoarding, with companies being given space around the screen for pasting their advertisements. ‘‘The side panels have already been booked by a leading cellular operator,’’informed Mr Pandove. The once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see an international match, however, will be for the students of the region. ‘‘Priced at Rs 25, probably the lowest ever, a student ticket is all that is required for entry into the stadium. We will be losing almost Rs 3 lakh selling the tickets so cheap but with more crowd inside we stand to gain from advertising. We are expecting a crowd of over 30,000, almost 80 per cent of the stadium’s capacity,” Mr Pandove said. Last minute nicks and repairs are on inside the stadium. The teams will arrive in Chandigarh on October 13. ‘‘We have some of the top quality ground maintenance equipment here at the PCA and that is what gives the ground well kept look,’’said Mr Daljit Singh, ground curator. ‘‘The pitch we have here is one of the three best pitches in the world and considered among the fast pitches. We are expecting a good match here,’’
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Gurdwaras provide langar
to Badal men
Chandigarh, October 8 The Nada Sahib Gurdwara of Panchkula and Alamgir Gurdwara of Ludhiana had brought six tractor-trolley loads of food to the official residence of the Leader of the Opposition. Jasbir Singh, who had brought a tractor-trolley of food, said, “We bring food only when there are Akali Dal functions and not when farmers agitate in the city”. The scene is likely to be repeated tomorrow as supporters of Mr Badal have stayed back, putting up in gurdwaras to accompany Sukhbir Badal when he visits the Sector 17 office of the Vigilance Bureau. As it was “parsad” supplied by the gurdwaras, there was no differentiation between the activists of the party and the policemen, who were kept ready to meet any untoward incident. Nobody was denied food at the “langars”. But the food supplied by the gurdwaras affected the business of the “kulcha-chole” vendors present there. Six tractor-trolley loads of “chapatis” and “dal” had been supplied to the activists by 1 pm. Jasbir Singh told Chandigarh Tribune that at least 12 more tractor loads of food were ready to be brought to the site of the massing of the crowd. The crowd had gathered at the official residence of Mr Parkash Singh Badal in Sector 2. Jasbir Singh said food for around 20,000 persons had been prepared by 2 am by labourers employed by contractors. The wheat, vegetables and “dal” were supplied by the SGPC. Activists of the party kept shouting slogans, sometimes abusive, till the officers of the Vigilance Bureau questioned Mr Badal in a secluded room between 11 pm and 2.30 pm. A large number of water tankers were at the place. Hundreds of cars, Tata Sumos, Toyota Qualis and Safaris were parked in the open areas outside the residence of the Mr Badal. Policemen, who generally go hungry during the agitation duties, were seen eating with the activists in the open lawns outside Mr Badal’s residence. A policeman said, “We were on duty since 8.30 am and it was the ‘parsad’ that was a great relief”. Plastic tumblers and leaf bowls were spread across the area, including inside the residence of Mr Badal, where a special langar was arranged for party leaders.  |
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Tight security plan for today Chandigarh, October 8 Sources, meanwhile, predict trouble for tomorrow when the supporters plan to accompany Sukhbir Singh Badal to the Sector 17 office of the Punjab Vigilance Bureau. If the crowd of today were to reach the hub of the city tomorrow, there is likely to be problem of traffic management, it was pointed out. The location of the tomorrow’s activity has put the police at a disadvantage, as it is already a crowded place. Meanwhile, the Vigilance Bureau is believed to have approached the Chandigarh Police to make security arrangements tomorrow around the Bureau’s office. The Chandigarh Police today had to deploy around 1,000 personnel to maintain law and order in the wake of the Shiromani Akali Dal activists thronging the official residence of former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal. DSP S. C. Sagar said he would lead a posse of 150 police personnel to arrange security near the Vigilance Bureau office near the Bridge Market in Sector 17. |
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Women Akali workers turned up in big number at Mr Parkash Singh Badal’s residence. They protested in traditional Punjabi way to mourn somebody’s death. “We are mourning the Congress government’s death here”, said one of the women. * * * Former SGPC Chief, Ms Jagir Kaur, who had a confrontation with the police, was stopped for an hour from reaching Mr Badal’s house. She eventually pleaded that she be allowed to reach Mr Om Parkash Chautala’s house. By doing so, she managed to dodge the police and reache * * * All present at the venue including Akali workers, mediapersons, policemen and even Vigilance Officers savoured food from community kitchen. The Akali hospitality was its best both in terms of “sewa” and mannerisms. * * * Though Akalis descended on Chandigarh in big number and continued to raise slogans throughout the questioning, they were by and large peaceful and well behaved. They trampled on front lawns of Badal’s residence and also broke the flower pots. * * * It was the biggest-ever turn of media at the venue. It became difficult for Mr Parkash Singh Badal to come out of his house because the media people blocked the main entrance to the house. At last, he had to go to the rooftop to address party activists. * * * Slogans like “Badal teri soch mein, pehre denge thok ke”, “Parkash Singh Badal, Zindabad”, “Capt sarkar murdabad” rented the air as hundreds of Akali workers and their leaders from various parts of the state descended on the city. * * * Addressing party workers from the fooftop, Mr Parkash Singh Badal said that all sections of society, including farmers, traders, students, doctors and even ministers and bureaucrats in his government, were unhappy with him. Except for a few persons, namely, Home Secretary, Mr Sanjit Sinha, Rana Gurmeet Sodhi and Mr Bhartinder Chahal, even his wife was not very happey about his functioning, he said. * * * The vigilance team, which arrived at 10.15 a.m. and left at 2.20 p.m., was welcomed by the sitting Rajya Sabha MP and Mr Parkash Singh Badal’s son, Mr Sukhbir Badal. * * * Mr Sukhbir Badal was seen requesting mediapersons to turn up in big number tomorrow. It will be my D-Day tomorrow. So, please come in big number as you came today. Most of Akali workers will be staying in local gurdwaras to follow Sukhbir Badal to Vigilance Bureau’s office tomorrow. |
Shopping
mania grips city residents
Chandigarh, October 8 With the onset of the festival season, the residents of the city and surrounding towns are thronging the markets to make all sorts of purchases. One could see a never-ending smile on the faces of traders and wholesalers, who are finding it difficult to deal with the increasing rush of customers. The Traders’ Association of India’s largest shopping complex in Sector 17 has announced a bonanza of lucky draws worth Rs 30 lakh. It is targeting a sale of Rs 130 to Rs 150 crore by Divali, about three times as against the sales figures achieved last year. The shops of jewellery, textile, readymade garments, shoes and gift items are attracting large crowds. Says Mr Subhash Kataria, president, Traders’ Association of Sector 17, “we are hopeful that the customers from Punjab, Haryana, HP and parts of J&K, apart from city residents would come in big numbers. Unlike other markets, we are offering latest and wide range of products at a competitive rate with assured quality, besides a lots of prizes.” He says one could get a lucky coupon on the purchase of an item worth Rs 500 and gold items worth Rs 1000 that can give him a chance to win one of the prizes. The prizes include Scorpio and Hyundai cars, 3 kg gold and number of other items. The draw would be announced near Divali. Interestingly, the Jewellers’ Promotion Council of Sector 17 has announced separate assured prizes on the purchase of gold, silver and pearl items. The Sector 22 Market Association has also announced to give away four Maruti cars including one Maruti Esteem and a number of other items through lucky draw coupons. Mr Ramanjit Singh, an NRI, who had come with his family from Moga, said, “We have come to the city to buy clothes and gold. No doubt, the prizes also attracted us to the market which include a 29” Samsung TV on the purchase of jewellery worth Rs 5 lakh.” However, some customers lamented that unlike heavy discounts offered during previous year, the shopkeepers were merely offering lucky coupons. Most of the shopkeepers have already withdrawn discount schemes. In fact, the lucky coupon schemes, which were started by Sector 17 and 22 markets last year, have been adopted by other markets as well. For instance, the Market Association of Sector 19 D and 18 C have jointly announced to offer lucky coupons to customers on every purchase of any item worth Rs 400 and gold items worth Rs 1200. Prizes worth Rs 4 lakh, including a Maruti car and refrigerators would be announced through lucky coupons. Mr Rohit Peshawari, a trader in the market, said: “We are expecting a large chunk of customers coming from other states, apart from more purchases by traditional customers.” Mr Rajbir Sodhi of Mani Majra market said: “We have realised the potential of lucky coupon schemes to boost sales. Further, the fall in 22 carat gold prizes from Rs 5680 to Rs 5700 per 10 gram to Rs 5480 over the past one week has already began to show results.” |
City’s stepmotherly
treatment to tribals Chandigarh, October 8 A direct fallout of this is that reservations meant for Scheduled Tribes no longer exist as the census did not register any tribals in the city. The Chandigarh Housing Board virtually bypasses the tribals when houses are allotted. “There was a roster system being employed in the past. But this has been stopped as a result of which no tribal now can get a flat allotted to him. As far as I can ascertain, there has been only one tribal who has been allotted a flat by the housing board in the past 50 years of Chandigarh’s history,” Mr Pamei said. Besides, tribal students are also facing difficulties in reservations for hostel seats. In order to circumvent this difficulty, the tribal students association has been trying to get hostels constructed for tribal students at Panjab Univeristy. The trouble arises here again as the Ministry of Tribal Affairs is not releasing sufficient funds. When the idea was first mooted to Jual Oram, Tribal Affairs Minister in 2001 by the AITSA, the ministry was not averse to constructing a hostel for tribal students. However, the UT Administration could not provide land for the hostel building free of cost. The problem was solved when Panjab University agreed to provide plots for the hostel on its campus. When a proposal for Rs 5.9 crore to construct the hostels was given to the ministry concerned by the university, the former baulked at this and said it could only provide Rs 1crore. Since this was less for constructing hostels, Panjab University came up with another proposal in which some of the existing hostels could be extended to accommodate at least 100 tribal students with the money available from the Tribal Affairs Ministry. While this was okay with the students, they still felt that a separate hostel, at least for girls, should be constructed. According to Mr Pamei, they would rather have a hostel for girls constructed with the money available and named after a leading luminary from the tribal community in the country. One name which has been suggested is late Padma Bhushan Rani Gaidinliu, a Naga from the North-East, who was a freedom fighter. “We want Panjab University to understand that instead of extending hostels for us there should be a single hostel for girls so that we can name it after one of our tribal community leader like other hostels in the university have been named,” Mr Pamei added. |
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City Vignettes MEMBERS
of the royalty were great patrons of art and architecture. Their education and training put them in a special position to promote art and culture. Great schools of architecture, like the Mughal and the Rajasthani, flourished under their patronage. With the demise of royalty, the profession of architecture has been orphaned. A vacuum has been created, only to be filled by the bureaucracy. The history of Chandigarh provides an interesting insight into the role played by the bureaucracy in promoting this profession. Chandigarh had its first patron in Pt Jawaharlal Nehru. It was his capacity to visualise that gave birth to the city. His vision was ably supported by Partap Singh Kairon, another progressive leader. The city has had its share of progressive bureaucrats. Notable among them were P.N.Thapar, Dr M.S. Randhawa and P.L. Verma. The three, along with Le Corbusier, formed a high-level advisory committee which oversaw the development of the capital project. With the exit of these personalities, bureaucracy became synonymous with a negative mindset. In 1963, Le Corbusier’s contract as the adviser for the city was not extended. Rather, he was asked by the government to complete the ongoing projects — the Museum of Knowledge and the Arts Museum — without charging any fees. Earlier, the then Secretary (Capital) refused to send a car to the Delhi airport to fetch Le Corbusier. Le Corbusier’s biography mentions that he often became depressed on his return from India. He once wrote to Nehru, “The future of Chandigarh is menaced due to lack of blood (a certain kind of spirit) and due to absence of useful persons at the right place.” Le Corbusier further said, “The Secretary (Capital) intends to reduce the staff in the architect’s office of Chandigarh, and finally suppress this office so as to curtail expenses.” Jeanneret, too, had his frustrating experiences. He felt so harassed that he finally had a nervous breakdown. The then Secretary (Capital) wanted to drastically reduce the number of architects for economy and gave Jeanneret two days’ time for the purpose. It was at Dr Randhawa’s intervention that the matter was dropped. In a letter to Dr Randhawa, Jeanneret complained, “I have no confidence in the Secretary’s sincerity”. He further said, “All these difficulties have made me ill and the doctors have told me to go for a holiday and change of environment to France.”
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Ratwara Sahib samagam venue shifted SAS Nagar, October 8 The three-day samagam, to be held from October 10, is expected to attract the personal followers of the Baba, who along with his supporters has shifted to a vacant factory premises at the village. Baba Lakhbeer Singh had ‘left’ the gurdwara-cum-dera at Ratwara earlier this year following a public notice issued by the wife of the founder head, Baba Waryam Singh, denouncing him as the chairman of the Vishav Gurmat Rohani Mission Charitable Trust, the body managing the gurdwara, the dera, IT colleges, hospital and other institutions. Announcing this at a press conference held at the newly-chosen venue in Badh Majra today, Baba Lakhbeer Singh said he would not be attending the samagam being organised by the opposing group on October 30. “But the samagam that we are organising on October 10 is not a show of strength. It is an annual feature which will take place here instead of Ratwara Sahib,” he said. Stating that he was not against anyone, Baba Lakhbeer Singh pointed that his aim was to spread the message of God irrespective of religion or sect and “if I cannot do it there I will do it wherever I can,” he said. Meanwhile, sources also informed that efforts are on to end the on going stalemate between the two groups of the managing trust. While one group has showed its allegiance to the Baba who had been chosen as the chairman of the trust with Mr Karnail Singh as the senior vice-chairman-1 and Mr Harpal Singh as the senior vice-chairman-2, the other group allegedly led by Mr Harpal Singh claims to have the support of Ms Ranjit Kaur, wife of the founder head Baba Waryam Singh. Supporters of Baba Lakhbeer Singh have in various complaints to the Ropar police and administration alleged harassment and victimisation at hands of the supporters of the other group. |
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Tearful adieu to Kaveri
Chhat Bir (Patiala), October 8 The carcass of Kaveri was buried in the fodder farm of the zoo after its postmortem was conducted by a team of four veterinary doctors — Dr Nirmaljit Singh, Dr Jaipal Singh, Dr Raj Kumar and Dr M.P. Singh. The doctors took about two hours in removing pieces of heart, lungs, liver and spleen of the animal for examination. The carcass of the elephant was lifted with a crane and a tipper, last night and was preserved on big ice-slabs in the farm. It took three hours to shift the carcass. By the time the doctors took organ samples, an earth-mover dug a 15-feet pit on the ground. Twelve bags of salt were used by the zoo authorities for making a layer of salt at the bottom of the pit before the carcass was pushed into it. Another 13 salt bags were put on the carcass before refilling the ditch with soil for early decomposition. Giving due respect to the traditions of mahouts, the zoo authorities buried the carcass after a postmortem. Mr Dibru, who used to look after Kaveri for the last 50 years, buried a piece of the particular chain used to tie the elephant during her life span. To pay her last respects the zoo mahouts also used a bedsheet on the carcass. Kaveri was brought to the zoo after a renowned circus — Kamla Circus — wound up in 1977. She had successfully performed in the circus for many decades. After entertaining spectators with her antics in the Circus ground for almost 25 years, Kaveri became the prime attraction for the visitors thronging the zoo and led a herd of elephants here for the next 25 years. In the zoo history she was the second tusker which was brought along with Mr Dibru, her mahout, by the Punjab government. While talking to The Tribune Mr Dibru said that Kaveri’s arrival not only added to the attractions at the zoo but also provided him government job. ‘‘Since I had been taking care of the animal in the Kamla Circus for 25 years, the government appointed me as Kaveri’s keeper at the zoo. I brought her up as my own daughter,’’ said Mr Dibru with tears rolling down his cheeks. Mr Kuldeep Kumar, zoo Director, said that the health of the old tusker deteriorated a fortnight ago and she started loosing weight. Kaveri had also left taking fodder for the last over two days. ‘‘Since the elephant is a sensitive animal, it shares every pain of other animals of its species. Kaveri was segregated from other elephants by putting plastic sheets around her shed. Moreover, the other elephants were chained at a corner away from the present sheds of the elephants in the enclosure and the carcass was lifted in the dark to keep them unaware of Kaveri’s death’’, he claimed. |
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Park bench purchase SAS Nagar, October 8 The SDM, Mr M.L. Sharma, had been directed to hold the inquiry after the Deputy Commissioner was surprised to see a council estimate of more than Rs 9 lakh for the purchase of benches. The civic body has so far not received a supply of 190 benches ordered by it from a firm. The work order for these had been given on February 24 and the supply was to be made within a period of four months. Keeping in view the demand for park benches made by councillors from time to time, the General House of the council had cleared a proposal to buy benches at its meeting held on June 27 last year. The tenders for the purchase were then called on December 31 to which three firms had responded. After comparing the rates of the three firms, the work of supplying benches was allotted to Rashtriya Industries, which had quoted a rate of Rs 3,640 per bench against the estimate of Rs 4,950 prepared by the council. The council had prepared a total estimate of Rs 9.94 lakh for the benches, but the work had been allotted for Rs 7.09 lakh. The firm was to supply the benches within four months after taking the work order (February 24), but it failed to do so. Sources say that the firm had written a letter to the council authorities on August 5 in which it had stated that the supply of benches could not be made within the stipulated period as it had set up a new unit. Interestingly, the period for the supply had expired earlier on June 24. The firm requested the civic body to extend the date for supplying the benches to October 24 which was accepted by council authorities. Sources say that the council officials concerned had failed to ensure the delivery of the benches on time and this could invite action against them. |
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Shobha yatra taken out Chandigarh, October 8 As the yatra progressed with schoolchildren holding banners followed by a “band” playing music marching in front of vehicles bedecked with flowers, more and more residents joined in. It culminated at Ram Darbar Valmiki Ashram. Bhandara was also organised and prasad distributed among residents. |
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Employees stage dharna Chandigarh, October 8 Addressing the gathering, Mr Ramesh Kumar Chandolia, president of the federation, alleged that the Administration was not taking up their demands seriously. He asked the Administration to release the bonus as it was not a service condition and should be released on the central pattern. Mr Sant Singh Saini, general secretary of the federation, criticised the Administration for not conceding the demands of the employees despite repeated memorandums and thus compelling the employees for intensifying their agitation. The federation later a submitted a memorandum to the DC. |
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TA’s Raising Day today Chandigarh, October 8 As part of the celebrations, a 440-km cycle expedition from Chandigarh to Puh in Himachal Pradesh will be flagged-off tomorrow. A canoeing competition, in which infantry battalions of the Western Command TA Group will be participating, is also scheduled to be held tomorrow. Besides, the Governor of Haryana will be interacting with officers and other ranks of the TA over a cup of tea at the Raj Bhavan tomorrow. A social get-together, which is expected to be attended by a large number of military officers and senior dignitaries, will be held tomorrow evening. This is perhaps for the first time that such events are being organised here to mark the TA’s Raising Day. Raised on October 9, 1948 by an Act of Parliament, the concept of the Territorial Army revolves around “citizens in uniform”. Gainfully employed citizens can enroll as members of the TA, who can be called for military service at the times of national emergency. |
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Readers Write WORK is worship is not only an idiom but a fact in today’s world. Work is a great stress remover. If one is under tension then work of any kind will prove to be a great stressbuster, be it of any kind other than your routine professional work or exercise of any kind, long walk, gardening, music, etc. it is seen that after retirement people go into depression. This can be checked by doing social work which will relieve one of depression and give a sense of achievement, happiness and peace. In advanced countries there is a great emphasis on work and they have a work culture. They follow the hire-and-fire policies. If you are late by 10-15 minutes for the first time you are given a polite hint. If it happens again salary is deducted for whole day and if it is repeated again then you are handed over an envelope containing one-month salary, which indicates that your service has been terminated. In India, an employee leaves home at 9 a.m. (if office time is 9 a.m.) and leaves the office at 4.30 p.m. (if closing time is 5 p.m.). The tea break, etc which are fairly long and frequent, are an additional bonus. In developed or advanced countries there is no leave on medical grounds (even if a medical certificate is produced) and no overtime. Moreover, there are no hassles in removing a bad worker. While in our country once a persons is confirmed in service it is next to impossible to even think of removing even if he is indisciplined. In advanced countries they pay you well but they make you work real hard. This reminds me of a senior engineer, son of a Vice-Chancellor, who is living in the USA and had come to India. Two days prior to his departure he fell sick. When told to postpone his departure on medical grounds and that he should send a medical certificate, he stated that this cannot be done in the USA. Similarly there was a computer engineer with a multinational company who had jaundice and had to join duty against medical advice. Whereas in similar cases here this would have never happened. Dr Harish Khanna Of power cuts,
fluctuating voltage Residents of Sector 18-D, Chandigarh, continue to face inconvenience on account of frequent and unannounced electricity cuts accompanied with fluctuating voltage. This has affected the functioning of electrical gadgets like microwaves, TVs, refrigerators, etc. causing serious damage to them. When a transformer of an area develops a snag the load of that area is shifted to the nearby transformer, resulting in very low voltages. I am sure our engineers can devise some better means to tackle this. D.B. Singh Heaps of garbage It seems that there is a tug of war between the Congress and the BJP in playing havoc with the health of residents as no steps are being taken to remove heaps of garbage lying on roads opposite house Nos. 2501 to 2550 in Sector 22-C, Chandigarh, for the part over two months. Moreover, water coming from the SCOs through outlet pipes mixes with the garbage and the whole area stinks. The authorities concerned are requested to save the situation from further deterioration. D.R. Sharda CTU bus service With reference to your news item “Commuters dissatisfied, CTU running into losses”, which appeared in Chandigarh Tribune recently I have a few suggestions to make in this regard. Though CTU buses are in a good condition, people are a dissatisfied lot with the service. The transport authorities are also facing losses. I have lived in Jammu and Bangalore and they have the best and cheapest local bus service. The UT Administration should depute a team to study their local bus service. Some more suggestions are that big buses should be replaced by small ones, matadors be given permits and the time gap be kept at 30 minutes initially, which can be brought down to 15 minutes later on. Auto-rickshaws should be encouraged on non-profotable routes. And lastly, CTU buses should be withdrawn from local routes after allotment of multiple permits to private operators. Pawan K. Bansal Address change in RCs The directive of the Chandigarh Administration with regard to the change of address in registration certificates (RCs) of vehicles has placed people in a quandary. The ordeal is more for those who are employed in government departments and other organisations in Chandigarh but reside in SAS Nagar or Panchkula. Students, lawyers, doctors, engineers, government employees, businessmen and other workers come daily from the two towns to their work place here. Their vehicles bear Chandigarh registeration numbers and they are eager to retain them. But one fails to understand the hurry to implement the decision regarding RCs of vehicles. The proposed measure will create problems not only for vehicle owners but also for the UT Administration. Moreover, the registration authority of UT, Chandigarh, has taken one-time road tax. How will that be refunded along with NOC or adjusted if one belongs to other states or towns is not understandable. The best thing for the Administration to do in this matter is to devise and design an RC which should contain two addresses of the owner— one address recorded at the time of initial registration and the other his present address. O.P.Chhabra Troublesome site For the past few years the construction of Bradlaugh hall on a site adjacent to the Congress Bhawan, Sector 15, Chandigarh, has been stopped for
reasons unknown. With wild shrubs and bushes growing around and no caretakers it can prove to be a good hiding place for criminals. During monsoon the dug-up areas get filled with water and become a breeding place for mosquitoes. Monkeys have also increased in number proving to be a menace for residents of house Nos 498 to 516. Moreover, an underground illegal water connection has been taken from the above site through a leaking pipe. I had complained to the water works office in Sector 23 but they said it was not their job. Another water pipe on the bridge, next to Sector 15 petrol station is also leaking. Gurmeet Anand |
7 officials booked in land dispute case Raipur Rani (Panchkula), October 8 The public health and the revenue officials were booked under Sections 409, 379, 420, 471, 463 and 466 of the IPC on the complaint of Mr Kuldeep Kumar, a former sarpanch of the village. In his complaint to the police, Mr Kuldeep Kumar had alleged that a piece of about 7 kanal land, which was donated by Mr Rao Prithvi Singh to the department for setting up a tubewell, was first sold to some property dealers in connivance with the government officials. Moreover, the property dealers started selling the land after developing it in the shape of plots. They had also removed the structures of the tubewell from the said land, the complainant said. The police has made no arrests in this connection so far. |
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Wallet snatched Chandigarh, October 8 Meanwhile, another resident of the village, Mr Manohar Masih, reported that a pair of gold earrings and cash were stolen from his residence yesterday. A case under Sections 380 and 454 of the IPC has been registered. Dr Ajay Sharma of the PGI has reported that his white Maruti car (CHK 8947) was stolen from a parking lot in the PGI on October 3. A case of theft has been registered. Injured Accident Panchkula Scrap dealer remanded Lalit Kumar surrendered before the police yesterday. He was booked under Section 302 of the IPC and under provisions of the Explosive Act. Charas seized A case has been registered against him. Immoral trafficking The arrested men have been identified as Sanjay, Lalit, Paramjit and Drish. A case has been registered . |
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