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PU looks the other way while colleges overcharge
Chandigarh, November 2 A study of the prospectuses of these colleges throws up interesting facts on charges being levied by them to cater to the deficit in grants received for education. Against a university-approved fee structure of Rs 3,581per annum per student, colleges are charging students anywhere between Rs 5,600 and Rs 7,800, overcharging them to the tune of Rs 3,000 on an average. The President of the Principal's Federation, Principal PS Sangha, while admitting that it is wrong to charge funds and fines from students under various heads with utility elsewhere, says the colleges have no other source to generate finances, especially when they are providing a number of facilities. "We have a number of unaided posts in all private colleges which are not covered under the 95 per cent grant-in-aid scheme. Their salaries, the gratuity of staff retiring are all our responsibility. Neither the government nor the university has come forward to bail us out. The managements don't have enough money to take care of the deficit. Therefore, we turn to the students," he explains, claiming that the university should make a provision in its rule book and set aside a fund for the same. While DAV College, Sector 10, works out to be the most expensive, levying a fee of over Rs 7,500, GGDSD College, Sector 32, is the least expensive in comparison to the other six colleges of the city at over Rs 5,600. The fee of all other colleges is in the Rs 6,000 range. Interestingly, all these colleges are not only charging funds over and above those approved by the university for various purposes but also "burdening" students with additional funds under various other heads. To name a few, DAV College is charging Rs 660 per annum as campus maintenance fund, not approved by the university, in addition to Rs 660 as development fund against Rs 200 prescribed by the university along with many other such funds. At GGDSD College, students are paying Rs 360 as dilapidation charges against Rs 180 while Rs 250 is being taken as building fund which does not have the approval of the university. The college also levies Rs 1,851 as annual charges details of which were not available. The Dev Samaj College for Women, Sector 45, charges Rs 120 and Rs 6-00 for maintenance charges and campus maintenance, Rs 600 under the head of additional staff fund, none of them approved, along with many other such funds. The college has a general public education fund of Rs 600 as well. While MCM DAV College, Sector 36, Guru Gobind Singh College for Women and SGGS College, Sector 26, are all charging fee in excess of what is prescribed by the university, these colleges are collecting a number of other funds as well. Justifying the high charges at DAV College, Principal S Marriya said providing facilities, educational and infrastructural, was just
It gives the impression of an expensive education,” he holds. The Principal, Dr AC Vaid, said after 1982 the strength of students had increased three times and strength non-teaching staff had also doubled. “The university and the government want their share according to the number of students admitted. Either they should give grants in consonance with the staff strength at present or charge us according to the number of students prevailing in 1982 when the grants, based on the staff strength then, were fixed.
We have a unique insurance scheme of Rs 50,000 and Rs 62,000 for students,” he asserted. The President of the Panjab University Campus Students Council, Malwinder Kang, said the hike was not acceptable even if it was nominal.” While the hike should be rolled back with immediate effect, we will also give a memorandum to the Education Secretary and the Vice-Chancellor seeking refund of excess charges in private colleges on account of funds and fines charged by the various colleges in the recent years,” he said. This issue of “exploitation by overcharging” was raised by Mr Ashok Goyal at a special meeting of the university Senate convened in July this year after the fee hike notification by Punjab which was withdrawn later on. “If the colleges have any justification for overcharging, it should not be accepted unless the same is ratified by the university.”  |
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Students unclear about
their demands Chandigarh, November 2 On the one hand they are demanding a rollback on a 20 per cent fee hike announced by the university recently from next session onwards, on the other they want a rollback on “sizeable” hike charged by local colleges. A new angle has been added to the issue with allegations of “astronomical gaps” in the existing fee structure of different colleges. On October 30, the agitation was announced against the university for a fee hike of 20 per cent from the next session. Later the Union Territory Administration became the target of agitation for the “sizeable” hike, which has already been implemented from the current session. The hike was implemented largely in government colleges. Students are now pointing out the “very big” disparities in the fee of private colleges under the existing fee structure. Leaders of majority of the local colleges are associated with the agitation. However, neither do they have a clear picture of the details of the issue nor any set of unified demands. “We will start the work of assimilating data and then launch an indefinite agitation to streamline the fee structure in all colleges”, said Karanbir Singh Kaler, president of the student council of Government College for Men, Sector 11. The latest to join the agitation will be the Panjab University Student Union, which holds the office of the Panjab University Campus Students Council. Malwinder Singh Kang, president, said: “I am amazed at the university announcing a hike of another 20 per cent. I can ensure that I shall resign from the post of president and lead a protest to ensure the streamlining of the fee structure by the university.” He said: “The fact about very big gaps in the fee has been brought to the notice of the university senate. However, there has been no action. Let the university at least announce its decision over the fee. The issue of the UT Administration will be handled subsequently”. The agitating students in a press note sought clarification saying “that in the issue of the 20 per cent fee hike in tuition fee by the university, students want to know whether the hike would be applicable to the old fee structure or the new one”. A senior teacher said: “If students were agitating against the fee hike from the current session, why were they silent for so long, particularly when students from Punjab had staged an agitation forcing the government to announce a roll-back?”. A student said the university first needed to clarify its position on the financial control. There were nearly as many fee structures as there were colleges. There was no similarity. At one place the government announced a fee hike, while at the other it was the university. Kaler said all colleges affiliated with a university should maintain similar standards and norms. The agitation is being led by Gurparvez Singh Sandhu, president of the Panjab University Student Union
(Shailey). He has been joined by representatives from other organisations, including the Student Organisation of Panjab University, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad and the National Student Union of India. |
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SHO, munshi placed under suspension SAS Nagar, November 2 The DIG had conducted a surprise check at the police station in the wee hours today following complaints that some of the high-profile accused in various vigilance cases registered at the VB police station in SAS Nagar were being given VIP treatment at the police station during their custody. Talking to Chandigarh Tribune, Mr Chattopadhyaya confirmed that he had conducted a surprise check at the police station where he found that a close relative of the Badal family, Gurpinderjit Singh Grewal, who was being held at the station, was resting in a well furnished room next to the SHO's office instead of the lockup with only one guard on duty. “The SHO and the munshi have been suspended on three grounds — First, the accused was out of the lock up; second, the accused was being given VIP treatment; and third, the requisite police station guard was missing.” Taking a serious note of the situation, the DIG called the SSP Ropar and the SP Mohali to the spot and ordered them to be suspended. “We have information that some high-profile accused in the Badal case and other political leaders have been given a similar preferential treatment at the ‘thana’,” said Mr Chattopadhaya. “The accused had been given a proper bed, fan, etc. Moreover, the norms to guard the station were also not being followed. There have to be four sentries on duty at the police station. But last night all barring one were missing,” said Mr
Chattopadhyaya. The SHO, Ramandeep Singh, has been order to be sent to the Police Lines, Ropar, and Gurmeet Singh, in-charge special task force, Mohali, has been posted as SHO Phase VIII police station from today. |
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Buddhist festival draws Thai monks Chandigarh, November 2 All this day, the temple in the serene locales of Khuda Ali Sher witnessed spiritual donations of robes to 11 Buddhist monks who had especially descended upon the small and sleepy Chandigarh village from Thailand. Heading the monk fraternity, which sojourned in Chandigarh on its way to Buddhist centres like Bodh Gaya, Sarnath, Varanasi, Lumbini and others in Nepal, was none other than the renowned Buddhist scholar Dr Dech Sala, who heads the Thai Temple in Bangkok, besides being Deputy Dean of Maha Mukut Buddhist University in Bangkok. A PhD in Buddhist Studies from Panjab University in Chandigarh, Dr Dech Sala has been extensively associated with the propagation of Buddhism in the city. That he has plays a key role in the planning and expansion of the Ashoka Buddha Vihar in the village was evident from his donation of Rs 20,000 to the temple authorities, who also got the Buddhist scholar to lay the foundation stone of the much awaited Buddhist Library in the temple precincts. Happy that the temple authorities had chosen the opportune occasion of Katin Chivra Daan to execute the noble task of starting the library, Dr Dech Sala, in an interview with Chandigarh Tribune, said the library would house Hindi and English translations of the best works available in Buddhism. "We will concentrate on both religion and philosophy so that the knowledge-hungry Referring to his religious voyage to Bodh Gaya, Sarnath, Varanasi, and
other places of significance in the Buddhist religion, Dr Dech Sala said Chandigarh was his first and favoured destination because it was here in this city that he acquired the knowledge of the religion that dates back to over 2500 years. After offering prayers on the occasion of Katin Chivra Daan at the Ashoka Buddha Vihar this morning, the monks from Thailand also went to Dr Ambedkar Bhavan in Sector 38 where they repeated the ritual that spells warmth and richness. The Katin Chivra Daan is a ceremony that is held after the three months of rains. Where normally the monks, after collection of alms, are supposed to return to monasteries, Katin Chivra Daan allows them the liberty to stay outside overnight. That is why the Buddhist monks have undertaken their religious journey during the season of this festival. As for worshippers, they were more than happy that Dr Dech Sala was present in their temple to hold prayer meetings. Informed Meenal Barua, general secretary of the Buddhist Association, Chandigarh, which looks after the temple in Khuda Ali Sher, "It was an honour to have the monks to grace this occasion. We had
dharma discourses by Dr Dech Sala, who inspired goodness and generosity among us all." There was also lunch for the ‘bhikshus’, followed by a special quiz competition in which children between six and 20 years of age answered questions related to Lord Buddha's life. |
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Gorkhas to relive days of glory Chandigarh, November 2 A regimental reunion is organised every five years. "It is a time for all serving and retired soldiers to recall the historic events and sacrifices, celebrate achievements and rejuvenate themselves for the tough tasks that constitute our everyday responsibilities," the centre Commandant, says Brig Raghuvinder Kapoor. "Such reunions are a valuable part of the regimentation that goes into producing soldiers of the exacting standards required to go into combat. The old meet the young, tradition is passed on and the regimental ethos is kept alive," he adds. Over two weeks, first from November 7 to 9 and then from November 14 to 16, the picturesque hills around the sleepy little town of Sabathu will echo with the sounds of martial music and melodious tunes, of laughter and bonhomie as the 4GR and 1GR hold their reunions. One of the oldest regiments of the Indian Army, 1GR was raised on April 24, 1815, at Sabathu from the remnants of General Amar Singh Thapa's forces. The regiment has won 34 battle honours and three unit citations. Raised in 1857, 4GR has 35 battle honours and three unit citations to its credit. Both have served with distinction in Europe, the North-West Frontier Province, West Asia, Africa as well as in Kashmir and the North-East. Steeped in history, the home of both the regiments, 14 GTC, which was moved to Sabathu in1960 after journeying across Dharamsala, Chakrata and Dehra Dun, boasts of a number of heritage buildings. The most prominent among them is the Officers Mess, called Kennedy House, constructed almost 200 years ago by Capt Charles Pratt Kennedy, who "discovered" Shimla. It has, perhaps, one of the finest collections of skins, hunting trophies, gold and silver pieces in the Army. The Regimental Museum, the entrance to which is flanked by the Guns of Malaun, used by the British in 1814. Each gun weighs over four tonnes. The enviable collection of the museum is a tribute to the regiments' heritage and history, with some of the artefacts dating back hundreds of years. The Colonel of 1GR, Maj-Gen Basant Singh, and the Colonel of 4GR, Lieut-Gen Ashok Chakki, will be among those attending the functions. A prominent feature would be meetings of "burhos" (Gorkha elders) from Nepal and India, many of whom would travel all their way from villages nestled deep in the mighty Himalayas. |
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CHANDIGARH
CALLING ENTHUSIASTIC about campus interviews at the college, students of Sri Guru Gobind Singh College, Sector 26, came smartly attired to try their luck. In blazers and business suits, the students oozed confidence as they awaited their turn to face the interview panel. Organised by the placement cell of the college, the authorities, too, were on their toes till the panel from GE Capital International Services was at the campus, keeping their fingers crossed in hope of tasting success. Standing on call, the authorities left no stone unturned to ensure a comfortable setting for the panel during their visit. Finally, a word from the company just before Divali brought in the good news that eight students of the final year of B Com had been hired for Business Management Services after various rounds of personality tests and interviews. A corporate gift for
Divali, wasn’t it?
Celebrations galore Most schools, it seems, are on the lookout for celebrations if the number of invitations are any proof. And, when it happens to be the festival season, they are not the ones to be left behind. Be it a break from the monotonous school work or an opportunity for publicity, schools never seem to miss a chance to present a song and dance show, with select students entertaining the rest. If it is not a cultural programme, the school does, at least, have an invitee ready for a fancy dress contest. If that is not all, the schools have, departing from convention of one annual day, split celebrations for the junior and senior wing. Having witnessed a sudden spurt in the celebrations, some schools have started, separately, observing Science days and History days to be in the news and make their presence felt in
newspapers.
Shihan’s magic Chennai-based art student and karate champion Shihan
Hussaini, who took the city crowds by storm by allowing 111 cars to pass over his hand during the past week, surprised everybody when he declared that he was 65 years old. With no semblance of so much age on his face, Shihan had a long time convincing the astounded youngsters that he actually had 65 years behind him. “It is the art of karate which forces age to retreat from my face. Wherever I go people refuse to believe that I am that old. But that does not keep me from telling the truth. I know I don’t appear old, but the reality is that I have been teaching karate for the past 27 years and I am 65 years of age.” Elaborating upon the fine art of karate, which he seemed to be thoroughly in love with, Shihan
Hussaini, after setting his record, came up to the stage to share with the students of Government College of Art some of the finest tactics of karate. Zeroing down on the most sensitive places in the body of a human, he told the youth, especially girls, to hit straight at the target in case they have to ever defend themselves. He also exhibited how he could paralyse a person just by touching a single nerve in his body. Towards the end of the show, Shihan made it a point to admonish everyone, “The knowledge I give you must be essentially used for
self-defence, besides defence of your friends. You must remember that art, whether that of karate of that of painting, is sacred and must always further sincere motives.”
Very few people take care to make an elegant and graceful conversation. Thespian Aruna Ahluwalia, who is in the city to direct a play for the founder’s of Vivek High School, ensured that she used conversation as nothing less than a fine art. Even while she introduced her play, “My Fair Lady”, punching the details passionately, she chose words with exquisite delicacy, taste and accuracy. With a refined diction and facility of expression, she charmed the gathering with her manner of speaking. And as she expressed her subject eloquently, one was reminded of the power of simple, straight, sensible language which is the first and the best tool we all have. It is another matter that most of us have forgotten how we could benefit from language, by making an easy, witty conversation and holding the listeners in spell.
Cellular wars The cellular wars seem to be getting hotter. Recently when one of the Tribune employees called a senior official in Airtel for some problem regarding a connection, he assured that he will get the problem fixed in a minute and will get back to inform that the work has been done. ‘‘But which number should I call you back?’’ he asked. The Tribune employee started giving a Spice number but was cut short. “No no no, I will not call you on a Spice number. Give me any other number,” he quipped.
Grand start The opening of the fourth CBSE National Roller Skating Championship at Kailash Bahl Centenary DAV School, Sector 7, was a visual treat. A lot of hard work having gone into the preparation of the grand inaugural ceremony was evident from the way the show took off in an organised manner as lights lit up the entire skating rink. Much to the delight of the guests, skaters of the school rolled out the extravaganza on wheels, balancing and performing their act to perfection. If the inaugural ceremony is anything to go by, the conclusion promises to be an even more lavish affair.
Studded shoes The adage that diamonds are a woman’s best friends is going to change. No, it’s not chocolates. It’s shoes. With some shoe companies coming up with varieties studded with diamonds and gold buckles, these shoes are priced anything between Rs 5000 and Rs 10000. And while the harried husbands are shocked at the cost of something as innocuous as sandals, the wives are in love with these “feet comfort luxuries”, as they are referred to by the shopkeepers.
— Sentinel
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Police inquest shifts to Bangalore Chandigarh, November 2 A team of the Crime Branch, led by Inspector K.I.P. Singh, today left for Bangalore along with the kingpin of the trade, Muralidharan, and two of his local agents. The Sector 19-based Musical Group company’s owner Rakesh Batalvi, who allegedly sent 30 girls to Bangalore, has also been taken along. The accused told the police that 21 girls taken from the city had already returned Chandigarh during the Divali festival and 14 of them were still working in Bangalore. The police had yesterday procured a 10-day remand of the five accused arrested in connection with the trafficking of girls. The police would first contact the 14 girls from the city who are working in “Topaz” and “Waves” pubs in Bangalore and then question them. If more girls are found working in pubs they would also be approached. During the investigation, the police is likely to stumble upon a bigger racket of trade of girls, as it was informed that girls from Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh were now preferred in around 40 pubs in Bangalore. The police said the kingpin told them that his pubs used to get a tip of Rs 1 lakh per day through girls. The girls used to be followed by bouncers who collected the money given to girls in the pubs. The accused told the police that the girls were locked for fear of being lured by other 38 pubs in the city, which are run by separate private parties. The police was further told that the girls were taken to pubs in the night and brought back home around 3 am in a vehicle of the company running the pubs. Rakesh Batalvi used to get girls to dance at his Sector 19 office as part of their screen test exercise. The police would inquire if the girls were forced into the profession without their consent, as they were initially recruited for music albums but sent as dancers to pubs. The accused had already conceded that Rajni was still working with them in Bangalore and Simar had run away from the pub. The racket was claimed to have been busted on the complaint of mother of Simar, Anoop Kaur. The two wanted women, Komal and Asha from Daddu Majra, are still at large and the Daddu Majra police post has been asked to keep a track of any information on them. The main accused in the case, Muralidharan, had revealed that each of the 40 pubs in Bangalore employed around 35 girls and preference for the girls from the region had increased drastically. Members of the investigating team said during the questioning of the girls it might come to know about more city girls and would like to bring them back if they complained of any use of force. The police also has to find out whether the pubs have licences for dance shows. The accused revealed to the police that they had been paying between Rs 15,000 and Rs 25,000 to each girl per month according to their appearance. |
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Chennai-city train arrives Chandigarh, November 2 The weekly link express becomes the third long distance train to connect the city with the metros of the country after the Chandigarh-Mumbai Paschim Express and the Kalka Mail, running between Kalka and Howrah. An officer travelling in the train said people were not aware of the train as there were only 10 passengers from Chennai. Rest of the passengers had boarded it at other stations enroute. An officer manning the booking reservation counter said seven seats in a second class sleeper coach and three in three-tier AC had been booked till this evening. When the train from Chennai to Chandigarh (6033 A), consisting of 11 coaches — one two AC tier, one AC three-tier, four second class sleeper, one luggage van, and remaining general second class — arrived at the station, no senior officer of the Northern Railways was present on the spot. The train was received by the Station Superintendent. The train arrived one-and-a-half hours behind its scheduled time as an hour was lost at the Saharanpur station to split the train in two pairs for onward journey to Chandigarh and Dehra Dun. A railway official said the train coming from Chennai would travel up to Saharanpur via Delhi. At Saharanpur, half of the coaches were dispatched to Dehra Dun and the remaining to Chandigarh. On way back, the bogies from Chandigarh and Dehra Dun, respectively, would join at Saharanpur to form one train and then move to Delhi for onward journey to Chennai. The Link Express was announced in the Union Railway Budget in February this year. |
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Unplanned malba dumping irritate residents Chandigarh, November 2 A visit to the sites revealed that the practice of the truckers to off load the malba along road sides was not being checked by the corporation staff. Most of the times the waste material was emptied from trucks after sunset. In Sector 45-D residents complained that the road leading to certain flats, opposite the government school, remained virtually blocked due to dumping along the road. A temporary approach road to reach the dumping site, located a few yards away, was not being used. An elected councillor from Burail village, Mr Vijay Singh Rana, said on a number of occasions a JCB had to be called to clear the road. Due to regular dumping the Sector 45-D road has developed potholes. In another case the dumping site near the Tribune office in Sector 29 had been extended by the violators to an open ground. Residents of the area lament that since the open ground was easily approachable from a road, the malba was being dumped there. The low-lying area earmarked for dumping was not being used. |
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Expert backs ASI findings Chandigarh, November 2 Dr Gupta said the Babri Masjid was built in 1528. The site has pillars which have images of ‘yakhas’. There are other images also which clearly show the influence of Hindu architecture. Dr Gupta said following demolition of the structure, certain inscriptions were found in the structure which dated back to 11th century AD. He said there was plenty of other evidence to prove his point. The lecture was presided over by Prof Ashvani Aggarwal of the Department of Ancient History and Culture, Panjab University. Earlier, Mr Shyam Khosla, director of the institute, welcomed the guests. |
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Havan organised Chandigarh, November 2 The President of the committee, Mr Tilak Raj Sharma, and committee members thanked residents for extending their help on the occasion. Ms Pushpa Sharma, ward councillor, was the chief guest. Mr L.K. Khurana, President, Lions Welfare Association, Sector 30-B, Mr Sanjeev Kumar Gupta, President of the Chandigarh Weights and Measure Association and Mr Narinder Pandey were honoured on the occasion. |
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4 booked in land
grab case Zirakpur, November 2 Reacting to a complaint filed by a Chandigarh resident, Ms Jaswinder Kaur Mann, the police booked Col G.S. Guraya (retd), his brother-in-law B.S. Bedi, chairman and managing director, respectively, Colonel Guraya’s son G.S. Guraya, along with another employee of the company under Sections 352, 341, 506, 323 and 34 of the IPC. Meanwhile, Ms Jaswinder Kaur Mann, sister of Colonel Guraya, while addressing mediapersons at Zirakpur today claimed that she was the legal owner of 3.11 bighas of the 6.9 bighas of disputed land. She said her brother and B.S. Bedi had taken possession of their share of land by constructing the workshop and had been running it for the past seven to eight years. “Before selling my share of the land, I had approached my brother to know whether he wanted to purchase it. But he refused saying that he did not have the money to buy that piece of land,” claimed Ms Mann. “I have entered into an agreement for selling the my share of land with Mr Puneet Bhardwaj and even received a sum of Rs 55,000 as initial payment. I have also given Mr Bhardwaj rights to inspect, measure and do any other activity on the land. So Colonel Guraya and others should not have any problem with this,” she added. Ms Mann also alleged that Colonel Guraya wanted to grab the land and it was with this intention that he along with his relatives had been camping at the site with arms and ammunition. While talking to our correspondent, Colonel Guraya rued that the land was undivided and he with the consent of Jaswinder’s late husband Surinder Singh Mann had started a workshop at the rear portion of the land. It was done since they had proposed to run a petrol station from the front portion, he added. Colonel Guraya further said he had no objection to Ms Mann getting her share of land after proper demarcation. She had been staking her claim to the front portion of the land and wanted to sell it to Mr Puneet Bhardwaj, son of Mr R.R. Bhardwaj, Deputy Chairman of the Punjab State
Planning Board. Mr Bhardwaj was willing to purchase this piece of land to set up a petrol station, which would affect their business adversely, he pointed out. Colonel Guraya alleged that the police had registered a criminal case against them on the directions of Mr R.R. Bhardwaj and ignored their repeated representations to senior police officers. “The complaint made to the Punjab Chief Minister, the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, the Chairman of the Punjab Human Rights Commission, and the leader of the opposition, Punjab had turned futile. Instead of knowing the facts, the police conducted a raid on my house last night,” claimed Colonel Guraya. When contacted, Mr Balwinder Singh Brar, DSP, Dera Bassi, denied the allegations and said the case had been registered after verification of facts. |
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Man arrested on charge of rape Chandigarh, November 2 The police arrested Ramesh Kumar, 35, on the basis of a statement of the victim and booked him for allegedly raping the woman. Later, the police got the woman medically examined which confirmed her allegation, the police said. The incident happened when the woman came to the house of her employer at around 7.30 am as usual. Ramesh Kumar, who is unmarried, was alone at home when the maid servant reached there in the morning. Parents of Ramesh Kumar were away from home when the alleged incident took place. Ramesh Kumar allegedly took advantage of the situation and raped the woman. The victim was married four months ago, the police said. The woman narrated the incident to her husband who approached the police along with his relatives. The husband of the woman is a rickshaw-puller. A resident of Kajheri, the
victim had been working at several houses for the past three years. Ramesh Kumar had allegedly been making passes at the woman, who started working at his house a year ago. A senior official of the Electricity Department said the police had not yet informed the department about his arrest but he would be suspended when the department was intimated about the arrest of its employee. |
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Teenaged girl crushed to death Chandigarh, November 2 While Anita died on the spot, Babita and the rickshaw-puller, Babu Lal, were admitted to a hospital where they were stated to be out of danger. Their rickshaw was hit by the truck and Anita fell off the rickshaw and was crushed to death. The accident occurred when the rickshaw-puller took a sudden turn towards the railway station and the truck driver following it could not control the vehicle. The driver of the truck, Bahmdass, has been arrested by the Industrial Area police station. Parents of Anita, who work with the Railways, were reportedly out of station. Her neighbours were brought to the accident site to identify the body. The driver of the tipper, going from SAS Nagar to Chandi Mandir, said the accident happened as the rickshaw-puller took a sudden turn towards the Industrial Area without giving any signal. |
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Gang of thieves busted, five held Panchkula, November 2 The members of the gang have been identified as Rajan Dyal of Burail in Chandigarh, Sunil of New Indira Colony in Chandigarh, Prabhjot, alias Dimple, of Bartana near Zirakpur, Kuldeep Singh of Shahshod near Dera Bassi, and Mehar of Indira colony in Panchkula. Mr Ranbir Sharma, SP, said the criminals were arrested from a Pir Baba Mazar in Sector 23 when they were hatching a plan to commit a major criminal activity in Sector 26. The police also recovered a knife, tridents and iron rods from their possession. He said during interrogation the gangsters admitted to having stolen a car from the Chandigarh Golf Club, motor cycles from Sector 6 and Sector 9 and another car from Sector 12-A. The stolen vehicles were further sold to customers at less price, he added. They were produced before a local court and were remanded in police custody for three days. |
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TDS a tedious process, says Khanna Chandigarh, November 2 He said the workshop had been organised to make the participants aware about the procedures and provisions on tax collection. Mr Sanjay Verma, Additional Commissioner of Income Tax (Computer Operations), who made a presentation on the subject, said from next year all corporate houses would have to file TDS through a compact disc or a floppy. He said the institutions should not use the money collected through TDS for other purposes. The TDS collected should be remitted on the day of collection in the form of a book entry, he added. The Commissioner of Income Tax (Computer Operations), Mr P
Sahi, and Commissioner of Income Tax, Chandigarh, Ms Manju Lakhanpal, were also present. |
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