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Doubts over validity of PSIEC scheme Mohali, January 25 While sources have gone to the extent of alleging that the PSIEC is not competent to sell its industrial estate as residential property, authorities in the PSIEC have clarified that the industrial housing scheme of the PSIEC has been approved by the Government of Punjab which had allowed it to sell 20 to 30 per cent of its estate for residential purposes. This approval was duly notified by the Punjab Government in 2001. According to PSIEC authorities the industrial housing scheme had been launched only after a large number of industrial welfare associations across the state gave representations to the PSIEC asking for residential plots near their industries. Similar schemes had been launched at the PSIEC focal points in Amritsar, Pathankot, Jalandhar, Bathinda, Ludhiana, Nangal, Goindwal Sahib. However, sources pointed out that the PSIEC, discouraged by the failure of its Industrial focal points in certain areas, was now getting into housing in the garb of industrial housing to earn money and majority of applicants in the scheme were in fact non-industrialists. Quoting figures, a source in the PSIEC confirmed that for the Mohali scheme, approximately 3,500 applications were received out of which only about 100 were from those who owned industries in the areas and the rest were from the general public. The PSIEC authorities reiterated that first preference was being given to the owners of running industries in the specified area followed by owners of industrial plots in the area and then to those
who were employed in industries in the area. Only when this demand was exhausted would the plots be allotted to non-industrialists, said a PSIEC official, adding that only 280 out of 430 plots that had been carved out by the PSIEC for sale, had been initially advertised. Questions have also been raised regarding the cutting of residential plots in the middle of large-scale industries. ‘‘When it comes to our industries, questions are constantly raised about the presence of hazardous industry in the middle of residential areas. And here the PSIEC is selling houses, even as large as 500 square yards, in the middle of big industries like Ranbaxy, ICI Paints,’’ pointed out an industry manager on condition of anonymity. The scheme was announced by the PSIEC on December 20, 2003, for 280 freehold residential plots of 250, 400 and 500 square yards at the reserve price of Rs 3,700 per square yards. By the time, the scheme closed on January 7, 2004, about 3,500 applications had been received by the PSIEC in response to the opening of the scheme and more than Rs 40 crore has been collected as ernest money from the scheme, it is reliably learnt. In 2002, PSIEC had sold 200 similar plots under the scheme. ‘‘The kind of response that this scheme has always fetched both from industrialists and the general public proves that the apprehensions of big industrialists are ill-founded,’’said a PSIEC official. |
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Hoodas cross all limits of decency: Geeta Panchkula, January 25 Addressing a press conference here, she accused the Hoodas of crossing all limits of “human decency” and casting aspersions on her character in their complaint against her family with the Delhi Police. In his complaint, besides other allegations, Mr Hooda had alleged that the Grewals had demanded Rs 60 lakh for a “mutual” divorce. Regarding the case against her family, Dr Grewal claimed that the case was filed on January 7 last year to “safeguard” the interests of the Hooda as January 8 was the first date of hearing of the case for “mutual” divorce. She was never taken confidence while filing the “mutual” divorce case, she added. Saying that she had already forwarded her complaints to the Deputy Prime Minister, the National Commission for Women, and senior AICC leaders, Dr Grewal said a senior Congress leader, Mr Oscar Fernandes, had promised to fix her appointment with the Congress chief, Ms Sonia Gandhi. Alleging that the police was trying to “double-cross” her, she complained that the SHO concerned had not investigating the case properly. Expressing surprise at the reported remarks against her family by Mr Ranbir Singh, father of Mr Hooda, she said the senior Hooda never tried to listen to her grievances though efforts were made to contact him. Urging the NGOs to support her, she made it clear that there was no political motive behind the case and it was a simple case of a daughter-in-law being harassed for bringing more dowry. When quizzed whether the case had inadvertently damaged the political career of Mr Hooda, she replied in the affirmative. |
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Lawyer Walia,
ex-militant get notices in jailbreak case Chandigarh, January 25 “Notices have been issued to them under section 160 of the CrPC to join the investigation on January 27 after an evidence of their alleged links with the escaped terrorists surfaced, sources told The Tribune here today. The police has also sought information from the jail authorities about the meetings with the escaped terrorists. The police is likely to question these two on funding the escapes. The connivance theory of the police today got a boost with the arrested jail officials confirming that the arrested terrorists had been given a 1000 litre water tank. The other prisoners are not allowed water tanks of more than 200 litres capacity. The police, during the interrogation, is believed to have zeroed in on the timing of exit of the terrorists between 2.30 and 3 am and suspect that the arrested jail authorities might have removed the tools that were used in the digging of the tunnel. The sources said the arrested jail officials have denied that they had connived with the terrorists and conceded that the escapees had threatened them and warned them of dire consequences regarding their children. The sources said it would be difficult to trace the removed tools unless the arrested jail officials reveal themselves as the tools might have been mixed with the remaining ones stored on the jail premises. Arrested Deputy Superintendent of Jail D. S. Sandhu had reportedly told the investigators that he always had a gut feeling that Hawara, Jagtar Singh Tara and Paramjeet Singh Bheora would flee from the jail Mr Sandhu reportedly said because of the fear the curtains that should have been allowed from outside were hung from inside the barrack. Mr Sandhu was quoted as saying that he even that thought a helicopter might take them away or there could be a bomb blast to get Hawara released. The Chandigarh Police has identified the area where the alleged sympathisers of the Babbar Khalsa International live and has sent parties to trace them. The Yamunanagar belt of Haryana is one such areas. The sources said the theory of the connivance of the jail staff was strengthened as the iron lid was planted from outside and covered by soil by growing carrots on them. Forensic experts, however, have a strong suspicion that the quality of the socket in the tunnel indicated that the escaped terrorists might have an electrical drilling machine, either taken away by them or somewhere hidden inside the jail. The jail factory, only few feet away from the escaped militants barrack, could have such tools. The sources said the tunnel had been dug up sometime back and the rain might have advanced the plan of terrorists to escape as the tunnel might have caved in due to the rains. The soggy ground also delayed the forensic experts in gathering the evidence and they are waiting for the weather to get dry. |
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Get the latest on pension
through response system Highlights
Chandigarh, January 25 Information on the response system
(IVRS) could be accessed 24 hours a day by dialling 0172-2615555. The information can also be accessed through an official website of the Haryana Accountant -General, said Mr Ajaib Singh, Senior Deputy Accountant -General (Administration), Haryana. To ensure secrecy, each of the GPF subscriber and a pensioner was being given a confidential personal identification number (PIN) to access the information. All the user would have to do give his GPF account number preceded by a department series code and followed by a secret four-digit PIN code ,said Mr Ajaib Singh. The PIN numbers are being distributed through the DDOs starting with Chandigarh and Panchkula district. On the website
www.aghry.nic.in, ther are features like information for exclusive use of drawing and disbursing officer
(DDOs), easy downloading of forms by GPF subscribers and pensioners. The status of recoveries of loans and advances availed by All -India Service (AIS) officers of the Haryana cadre could also be seen on the net. The subscribers can also lodge their complaints online. The complainant would be given a token or a reference number to get the feedback. The website would also display information on different audit reports prepared and presented by the Haryana office of the Comptroller and Auditor -General of India . The Accountant- General (A and E), Haryana, Mr Deena
Dayalan, would be dedicating the service to the subscribers at a function to be held tomorrow at the Chandigarh office on the Republic Day.
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Human rights can be a career option Chandigarh, January 25 She will be conducting an interactive session at Panjab University's Law Department for students of psychology and law departments, besides those of the Army Institute of Law on January 30. The students are required to register for the session a day in advance. Talking to The Tribune, Ms Sharma said, "As of now, most students are of the opinion that human rights cannot be taken up as a career. No wonder, it is low on the agenda of young advocates". Giving details, she asserted, "This is a phenomenon prevailing throughout the world. Sadly, most of the law schools are concentrating on the commercial aspect of the subject. In the process, they are becoming more of business schools and are removing human rights from the curriculum. This is leading to a kind of imbalance". Describing it as "unfortunate", she said, "Human rights should, in fact, be taught to the students from the first year itself, along with the science of law, as both of them are closely linked." Ms Sharma did her initial education from Stockholm University in Sweden before moving to London on a Chevening fellowship. She did her master’s thesis on death penalty in India before taking up a job with the Swedish Embassy as a political reporter. She later joined the European Commission and is currently working with the Human Rights Law Network — an organisation with 15 centres across the country. Regarding the workshop, she said, "For the first time, perhaps, about 50 students each of psychology and law would be encouraged to sit together and perform free mind exercises. |
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First phase of Law Bhavan by Feb-end Chandigarh, January 24 Land measuring over 2665 square yards was allotted for the construction by the Chandigarh Administration in May 2002 for over Rs 1.5 crore. According to Punjab and Haryana Bar Council members, the administrative block and the guest house were about to be completed. They said the construction of the banquet hall and the auditorium was, however, going on at a slow pace because the money promised by the Haryana Government on October 15, 2002, had not been received. The Chairman of the Construction Committee Dr Anmol Rattan Sidhu asserted that a cheque of Rs 25 lakh was given on behalf of Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on January 1 at a special function presided over by Mr Justice V.K. Bali of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. |
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However, with the end of the affair, a week later, the crockery sets stand withdrawn and the uniforms for the mess staff have gone missing. A hosteller, witness to the hospitality extended by the university during that week to students and delegates alike, remarks: “We wish such events keep happening on the campus. They are a blessing in disguise and benefit the students more than just putting demands before authorities.”
Bowled over Visiting the city for the first time on account of a special lecture at Panjab University, Dr Gonul Pultar, a professor from Turkey, was bowled over by the city, its layout and greenery. “In Turkey, though we are very organised, we have nothing quite like this city. It has been love at first sight for me. The Sukhna Lake is splendid and so is the university campus. I am fascinated with everything about the city, especially the roundabouts dotted with shrubs and trees, lending colour to the concrete structures all around,” she said. Lectures galore Guest lectures, visiting professors and talks on subjects ranging from privatisation of water systems and Iraq war to philosophy and literature to culture and economics of the Mid west and Central Asia, last week at Panjab University was an enlightening one. Speakers from India and abroad gave analysis on the world politics, debated on issues and spoke on diverse subjects complete with statistics for support. All these attracted few teachers and hardly any students from the departments for whose benefit the lecturers were organised. Chautala speak For the Haryana Public Relations people, the occasion of formal inauguration of the British Library’s new complex in Sector 9 came in handy. Even while Chief Minister Om Parkash Chautala got busy interacting with the gathered British officials, PR people were on the job distributing copies of the speech of the Chief Minister, who swore to take Haryana to great heights. Not missing a single opportunity of gaining political mileage out of the occasion, the agile workers of the government’s public relations sector covered almost everyone present at the gathering. Even later Mr Chautala gave a rather interesting speech, underlining the significance of education. While admitting that he hardly got any time to read books, the candid CM said: “The last time I read was when Emergency had been imposed in India.” He later made a detailed reference to a certain institute which is coming up in Haryana, to impart education to children of the poverty-ridden. Of libraries and barks... Art historian Dr B.N. Goswami always has the last word, whenever he is asked to speak on formal occasions. After everyone, including the gathered British dignitaries, had spoken on the inauguration of the British Library, Dr Goswamy took on the dais and gave everyone an insight into the concept of “library”. Narrating his experiences at some of the best libraries in the world, he informed the gathering about the derivation of the term from the Roman “liber”, literally meaning bark of a tree. “In ancient times, books were written on barks of trees. It is from this concept that the term library emerged,” he said. SMS blues After Airtel, it is now the turn of Reliance Infocomm to be at the receiving end of a hoax SMS asking its subcribers to avail themselves of “100 free calls” as a part of its anniversary celebrations. Both the SMS’ were similar which forced Airtel and Reliance to issue urgent clarifications and warnings to all
subscribers against the “false and misleading SMS” being circulated on sections of their network. The misleading SMS read as follows: “...celebrates its anniversary by giving a special offer. Just forward this message to 5 more subscribers and make 100 free calls.” Both cellphone operators clarified that “this message is a hoax and that no such ‘offer’ is available from their company. This is clearly the handiwork of mischievous elements seeking to confuse our customers.” “Guide to Healthy Eyes”, a book written by Dr R. Kumar, senior consultant eye specialist and well known writer on eye health, which was released at Punjab Raj Bhawan by the Governor, Justice O.P. Verma (retd), last week is a mine of information. The book covers basic facts about the functioning of eye, normal and abnormal vision, color vision, refractive errors and their correction with spectacles, contact lenses, and surgical modalities, including lasers. It has covered most commonly encountered eye problems such as red eyes, allergic eye diseases, eye injuries, cataract, retinal disorders, and has highlighted prevention of eye diseases. The eye problems affecting different age groups such as children, adults and ageing individuals are discussed in detail. Frequently asked questions and their answers are provided on various eye diseases, which will be easy to understand and hence very useful to readers. Dr Kumar is a well-known eye-surgeon of the city for the last 30 years. He has been holding free eye camps for the benefit of the rural poor and also giving free treatment to poor patients coming to his clinic in Sector 16. He offers honest professional advice to all his patients without any commercial temptation. His books and articles have been read in the length and breadth of the country. He regularly writes for the health columns of the Tribune and other dailies of the region. Besides eye health, he has written many books on other aspects of health as well.
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Special security for Republic Day function Mohali, January 25 The function organised by the SDM’s office is scheduled to be held at Government Senior Secondary School, Phase 3B1. It will begin with the arrival of the chief guest at 10 am followed by the unfurling of the National Flag by the chief guest, Mr Bir Devinder Singh, Deputy Speaker, Vidhan Sabha, Punjab. The DSP informed that no change in route had been made for the function except that two check posts have been established to divert the traffic for the duration of the function and arrange parking outside the venue. More than 500 students from 15 schools in the township will participate in the Republic Day celebrations this year where the chief guest will honour 44 residents for their extraordinary achievements.
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Security arrangements for R-Day function Panchkula, January 25 Meanwhile, the police has asked the general public coming to the ground to park their vehicles at the Sector 4 Kisan Mandi site. The vehicles coming from Ramgarh and Kalka have been directed to pass through Shankla Chowk to Shakti Bhavan Chowk. The vehicles coming from bus stand and bound for Ramgarh, Naraingarh, Ambala, and Kalka have been advised to use Tava Chowk and get out of the town through the Sector 4-11 dividing road.
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Curbs on traffic today Chandigarh, January 25 The general public can park their vehicles in the parking area opposite Sector 22-B, near Blood Diseases Hospital, Sector 23-A, rear side of Neelam cinema and Football Stadium and the circus ground in Sector 17. The road stretch from the roundabout of Sectors 5, 6, 7 and 8 up to the T-point, near Punjab Raj Bhavan, will remain closed to the general public from 2 pm till the “At Home” function at Raj Bhavan is over. Invitees to the function with pink car parking labels shall park their vehicles in the parking lot on the rear side of the Adviser’s residence. Alighting facility shall be provided in front of the entry gate of Raj Bhavan. Self-driven cars of the senior citizens with pink labels shall be allowed parking in the parking area towards the mini zoo. Invitees with green car parking labels should use the road from the Sectors 7-8 turn for parking their vehicles in the parking lot adjacent to the Adviser’s residence in Sector 7. Members of the Golf Club are requested to use the road from the SGGS College, Sector 26, for going to the club after 2 pm.
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Students celebrate spirit of freedom Chandigarh, January 25 While on the one hand, was Saraswati vandana which featured children singing in harmony, on the other were special presentations like the folk dance of Tamil Nadu which showcased the earthy charm of the South Indian state. Traditionally dressed up girls of Government Model Senior Secondary School (GMSSS), Sector 21, made this presentation, much to the delight of the audience. Qawwali, as usual, kept its date with the cultural celebrations on the eve of the big day. Huddled together in great numbers, the students of GMSSS, Sector 19, doled out patriotic lyrics, enhanced by good music. The lyrics, “Bulbulen qurban hoti hain vatan ke vaaste...” sounded familiar but the style of presentation and the pace was different than the last year. The team was more synchronised, so was the orchestra. Breaking the custom of repetition, the cultural show was made special with interesting inclusions like the action dance presented by the students of KB DAV, Sector 7, and the gypsy dance by the girls of GMGSSS, Sector 18. While the former was set to vigorous beats, the latter was all about feminine grace. Girls danced on racy tunes, celebrating freedom in their own way. The costume added beauty to the entire presentation which turned out to be among the best sequences of the day. Another striking contrast from the past years was that there were fewer items on the list of presentation. Perhaps this was why the show was more coherent and impressive, with every presenter getting enough time for self-expression through performance. The strong quality of presentation drew applause from the chief guest, Mr Lalit Sharma, who struck a patriotic note himself, by remembering the sacrifices on which the sovereign nation was built. He lauded the children for their power to make things happen in beautiful ways and said, “Let us not forget that we have a responsibility to fulfil — a responsibility earlier fulfilled by those freedom fighters who laid down their lives so that we could all celebrate the joy of freedom and sovereignty today.” Mr Sharma also announced Rs 31,000 as appreciation money for the children. Also present on the occasion were the Home Secretary, Mr R.S. Gujral, and DPI (Schools), Mr D.S. Mangat. The show was compered by Ms Ebinesia Khan from GMSSS, Sector 16 and Mr Anil Sharma from GMSSS, Sector 20. |
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Rain may not play spoilsport on R-Day Chandigarh, January 25 Explaining the phenomenon, an official at the local weather office said the sky would be partly cloudy. Chances of intermittent rain followed by thundery development towards the evening have not been ruled out by the Met Office. |
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Ganeshi Lal to launch BJP campaign Panchkula, January 25 Stating this here today, the state BJP treasurer, Mr Gian Chand Gupta, informed that the three-stage campaign of the party would be on February 5. Under the campaign, padayatras and scooter and car rallies would be organised in the district. Mr Gupta, who was evasive on most of the questions on the future of the alliance with the INLD, said the core committee of the party would apprise the party president, Mr Venkaiah Naidu, of the status of the alliance and people’s dischanment with the Chautala regime during his visit to Chandigarh on February 1. Apparently going soft on the Chautala regime, Mr Gupta, however, conceded that all sections of
society had adversely been affected by policies of the Haryana Government. He, however, hastened to add that the alliance partner, BJP, was not responsible for various acts of omission and commission of the Chautala regime. Mr Gupta said that a state-level BJP’s “Sankhnad rally” would be held at Gohana (Sonepat) where Mr Naidu would be the main speaker. Meanwhile, a training programme for the gram and nagar kendra volunteers of the party was organised at the BJP office in Sector 2 here in which 62 of 74 volunteers participated. |
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MC to consider redrafted proposal about ward panels Chandigarh, January 25 Envisaged as a fora for greater citizens’ participation in managing the affairs of the city for their own welfare, the ward committees are yet to see the light of the day here more than eight years after the inception of the municipal corporation. The redrafted constitution of the ward committees provides that: the Administrator will constitute ward committees; each ward committee will consist of 11 members, including the elected and nominated councillors and two representatives of any Resident Welfare Association of the ward concerned; and the councillor will be the Chairperson. The ward committees will act as an advisory body on matters pertaining to water supply, sanitation and drainage, removal of accumulated water in streets and public places, collection, removal and management of solid wastes,
disinfection, provision of health centres, immunisation services in slum areas, streetlighting, planning and maintenance of roads, maintenance of parks and informal markets. The ward committees are also expected to work for the removal of encroachments, saving defacement of public property and reporting on damage to the municipal property. The ward committee will be allotted a room for office in a community centre of the ward concerned; meeting of the body will be held at least once in a month; and the meeting of the ward committee will be held on a public holiday(if desired by the members). The draft of bylaws of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation were placed before the House on December 23, 2002 which were approved by the general house. At the time of confirmation of the minutes of the meeting in January 2003, some of the councillors pointed out that the amendments made in the draft bylaws were not in accordance with the decisions taken in the earlier meeting. The Mayor informed the House that he would go through audio and video recordings and make necessary amendments. The corporation would consider the “redrafted” constitution.
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General Mehta visits rehabilitation centre Chandigarh, January 25 There are presently 28 inmates at the centre. General Mehta also gave them presents. He also announced that physiotherapy equipment worth Rs 3 lakh, for which a demand was projected, would be provided to the centre. He also went around the centre to see for himself the rehabilitation and vocational training facilities available there. The centre Director, Col Jaswant Singh (retd), as well as officers from Western Command Headquarters were also present. The centre was established in 1978 for rehabilitation of paraplegic and tetraplegic ex-servicemen with a view to motivate them to become self-supporting citizens by providing them suitable vocational training and medical care. The outgoing Army Commander also paid a visit to the Defence Veterans Clinic, adjoining the
centre, where he interacted with retired soldiers. General Mehta also drove down to the Army Institute of Law in Mohali, where faculty and students of the institute organised a function in his honour. |
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conducts raids on two companies Chandigarh, January 25 Ms Renuka B. Salwan, Deputy Director ( Public Relations), BIS, informed that as per the Act, the use of ISI mark without a valid licence was punishable with imprisonment up to one year or fine up to Rs 50,000 or both. She said in its efforts to curb the misuse of ISI mark, a team of the bureau conducted raids on the premises of Jyoti Chemicals and Allied Industries. The investigation team was accompanied by the local police. The officials found that the Jyoti chemicals was violating the provisions of the BIS Act by illegally manufacturing Eagle and Jyoti brands of phenyl with ISI mark. The officials have sealed the material with ISI mark. Another team of the bureau had earlier raided the premises of Nehra Pipe Industries, Panipat, on January 22, she said. This company was also found using the ISI mark on PVC rigid conduit pipes without having a licence from the BIS. It was found illegally selling the pipes in the market under Shri Ram brand. The officials have seized about 700 pipes marked with ISI mark. |
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Thrilling experience for senior citizens Chandigarh, January 25 Nearly 120 senior citizens from Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali attended an interactive workshop organised by the Burning Brain Society in association with the Society for promotion of I.T. in Chandigarh on the basics of internet and its use. The workshop was sponsored by the Unit Trust of India. Dr J. K. Suri gave an interactive presentation on the basics of the Internet and its use in a very lucid and interesting way. He introduced the concept of surfing the Internet, opening e-mail accounts, searching for information and all basics related to Worldwide web. For all of them it was the first introduction to computers and the Internet. All were thrilled to learn a new technology. The excitement reached its zenith when each senior citizen present was given a separate Internet-enabled computer to work on. Each one was backed by one volunteer of the society. Many senior citizens opened their e-mail account and used the opportunity to send their first e-mail to their loved ones. Many preferred to search health-based sites and some even logged on to the Government of India site to lodge their long-pending complaints. Mr R. C. Tandon of Sector 9, Panchkula, said: “Learning Internet is quite helpful for them as with age the mobility is reduced which makes it difficult to physically go everywhere, the Internet can help in such cases”. Mr Gujral of Sector 46, who attended the workshop with his wife, said “It was a thrilling experience for me, my introduction and initiation into computers which I hope to continue.” Mr Hemant Goswami, chairperson of the society said: “The purpose of the workshop is to introduce the basic concept of the Internet and break the inertia felt by the senior citizens in using it”. He added that the senior citizens by understanding the use of the technology like Internet and computers could help narrow the generation gap. He asked the senior citizens not to feel shy or hesitate in asking questions about the technology and its use even from people much younger to them as ultimately it will help them learn and understand the use of technology faster and in a better way. Mr Vivek Atray, Director, Information Technology, who was the guest of honour lauded the role of the society.” He assured the full support of his department in helping the senior citizens learn the use of information technology Mr Atray also announced a free 10-day course at SPIC centre on the basics of computers and Internet for all senior citizens who attended the workshop. |
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Maryada Mahotsava Chandigarh, January 25 He said that Punjab had been the birthplace of many saints and great Gurus. Yuvacharya Mahapragya, the head of the Jain Terapanth Sangh, sent a message which was read out on the occasion which said that without the code of discipline in life, man cannot achieve success. Forty workers were honoured on the occasion. Those honoured included the president of the Jain Sabha, Mr P.C. Singla, Mr R.R. Aggarwal, Mr SP Gupta, Mr BL
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Malyalees’ directory released Mohali, January 25 A cultural programme was conducted in which members and their families participated. On-the-spot competitions like cake eating were organised for children.
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Sambhar strays into village Panchkula, January 25 The police was informed and wildlife officials are being sounded for taking care of the animal, a witness said.
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Gang of auto-lifters busted Chandigarh, January 25 Surinder Singh, alias Kaka, of Ropar district and Lakhbir Singh, alias Lakha, of Fatehgarh Sahib have been arrested. Another member of the gang, Gurpreet Singh of Ropar district, who is mechanic by profession, has absconded. The police was also on the lookout of another resident of the district, Sarbjit Singh, who allegedly used to fix fake numberplates on the vehicles stolen by the gang. The two-wheelers which the police claimed to have recovered from the possession of the arrestee are two Hero Honda Splendor motor cycles (HRO5-H-3941) and (PB-12D-2374), a Yamaha motor cycle (CHO1-S-4388) and a Bajaj Chetak scooter (CHO3-F-6410). A spare tyre of LML Vespa scooter (PB15-A-8060) was also recovered from their possession, said the police. |
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Major power theft Panchkula, January 25 According to a press note, the team conducted a surprise checking at a steel industry in Samalkha and found the meter seals tampered with. A penalty of over Rs 75 lakh has been imposed on the defaulter and the power supply to the unit has been discontinued. Earlier, the team had detected a major power theft at Panipat and imposed a fine of Rs 70 lakh on the defaulter, the press note added.
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The hosting of the Indian Science Congress which gave a facelift to the students’ hostels, also made available sets of new crockery to cater to the delegates in style. The hostel mess, too, was polished to give a clean look and the contractors were given uniforms.
