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Board staff allege misappropriation of govt funds Mohali, June 10 At a press conference organised by the general secretary of the association, Mr B.S. Bedi, the employees condemned the Education Department’s move to print its own books for the scheme when printing of textbooks was the prerogative of the board. Terming the notification issued by the Education Department to print its own books as illegal, Mr Bedi said: ‘‘We have filed a public interest litigation against the department and will take this to its logical conclusion.’’ Mr Bedi added that the Education Department claimed to have taken over the printing work in view of the sub-standard printing of books done by the board earlier. ‘‘But they have deployed the same private publishers to print the Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan books that the board deploys to print school textbooks. This is nothing but a way of misappropriating funds through the publisher,’’
said Mr Bedi. Mr Ranjit Singh Mann, the vice-president of the association, said the employees had held a gate rally this morning and demanded the transfer of Ms Tejinder Kaur and the Director-General (Schools), Mr Anurag Agarwal. ‘‘We want them to be shifted so that an independent inquiry into our allegations can be conducted, ’’ he said.
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Bar Association lays siege to police post Chandigarh, June 10 They raised slogans against the police department and demanded stringent action against Mr Rajinder Pal, the SI, who had allegedly detained advocate Rajesh Chaudhary in the Sector 22 police post for more than three-and-a-half hours on Tuesday night. They alleged that the SI falsely implicated Mr Chaudhary in a criminal case and used abusive language and misbehaved with him. A delegation, led by Mr Sajal
Koser, and Mr Amarjit Singh Gujral, president and vice-president, respectively, of the District Bar Association, also submitted a memorandum in this regard to Mr Subhash Chand Sagar, DSP. The delegation later also took up the matter with Mr Gaurav Yadav, SSP, and submitted a written complaint against the SI. Mr Chaudhary told Chandigarh Tribune that the problem started when he had gone to his friend Sanjiv ‘s house in Sector 23 following a call by his father, Mr Nand Lal. He claimed that Mr Nand Lal had called him for legal advice over a dispute with his neighbour Mr Prakash Chand. Following exchange of hot words both parties reached Sector 22 police post. Mr Chaudhary alleged that the SI misbehaved and abused him. The SI also forced Mr Prakash Chand to include his name in a complaint given by him against Sanjiv. Following which a case under Section 354, 506, 507 and 34 of the IPC was registered against them. “The SI directed the policemen to detain me. Since my friend advocate
Satyavert, was accompanying us to the police post, he informed the other advocates, including Mr Munish Jolly, secretary of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association”, added Mr Chaudhary. After the intervention of Mr Jolly, he was released at about 1.30 am yesterday. Earlier, Mr Prakash Chand, had complained to the police alleging that Sanjiv and Rajesh teased his daughter. Meanwhile, the police has resolved the case following the withdrawal of the complaint by the girl this evening. The girl had said she had wrongly identified the lawyer. |
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Former Naval officer ‘could have been saved’ Chandigarh, June 10 According to the report, J.K. Singh did not receive any fatal injury and could have been saved if the rescue operation was scientific and prompt. He was reportedly breathing when he was fished out of water but was declared brought dead at the GMCH. To take J.K. Singh out of the nullah, the rescue team tied a rope around his chest, increasing the chances of choking him. A member of the rescue team said even the ropes used to pull out the commander and his car broke thrice during the operation. The Police Control Room (PCR) vehicles are the first to reach such spots but the staff in this case lacked proper training. |
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Recruitment of 230 constables by July-end Chandigarh, June 10 The Chandigarh police is likely to place advertisements in newspapers next week to start the process of selection of candidates. This is the first time after the Supreme Court allowed persons from the reserved category from outside the city to benefit from the facility of quota in jobs in the city. The recruitment of constables has come after nearly one-and-a-half years’ with the last recruitment being done in December 2002. At that time, the matter of reservation was pending in a court for clearance. Seventyone of the posts are of backlog. From among the posts of backlog, two are from the SC category and 69 from OBCs. Twentyfour posts are for SCs, 112 for OBCs, 16 for ex-servicemen and 78 for general categories. |
Speedy treatment of mishap victims ‘must’ Chandigarh, June 10 As per the report released by the department of neurosurgery at the PGI today, in which the case of 276 accident victims with head injuries from the city, who were treated in the PGI emergency from April, 2003, to March, 2004, were studied, the doctors pointed out “significant delay in transportation of the victims from the accident site to the hospitals”.
Highlighting the importance of speedy treatment, the report reads, “The first hour after the injury is the golden hour and this should not be allowed to become a therapeutic vacuum. Timely and adequate medical and paramedical management during this hour is vital.” However, the delay in transportation has made the PGI doctors “disappointed” as despite the good roads and the short city distances, as many as 21 percent of the total victims reached PGI more than three hours after of the injury. Lack of adequate ambulance services in city hospitals and ignorance and reluctance on the part of the passersby are attributed to the delay in transportation of the victim to the hospital. With the police bringing in merely 14 per cent of victims in the hospitals, their role too has come under scanner.
The findings further substantiate the positive correlation between ignoring the safety measures and the increase in the number of causalities. As many as 56.8 per cent of the total victims received by the PGI did not use the required safety measures, including wearing helmets and wearing of seat belts. Specifically in case of two-wheelers, 58 per cent of the victims were not wearing helmets at time of accidents. However, the report puts the women riders in the dock as 80.6 per cent of the total women victims in PGI were not wearing helmets, while 50 percent of their male counterparts were guilty of ignoring the headgear. The reports also point out that the safety norms are being grossly overlooked in case of children below the age of 10, as out of 12 children who were admitted to the PGI with head trauma, safety measures were
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Chief Secy visits disputed site at ACC factory Panchkula, June 10 Mr Mathur was visiting the disputed site in Surajpur near here this evening. He asked Ms Kasni to form a committee comprising of officials from Revenue, Forests, Mining and Industries Departments to sort out the issue regarding the 23.269 acre land in Surajpur, which the Forest Department claims as their land. He asked the Deputy Commissioner to get the demarcation of the land done at the earliest. Mr
M.L. Gupta, Managing Director of ACC, was also present, and said that the factory had already given back 799 acre of land leased to it by the government in Mallah village. “The remaining 10 acres of land in this area, where we had a lime plant, will be returned when the court awards the ownership of machinery to ACC,” he said. |
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Panchkula Diary Panchkula, June 10 PNDT committee
meeting The Civil Surgeon and district authority under the Pre-natal Diagnostic Technique (Prevention) Act, Dr Satvir Chaudhary, today asked people to be vigilant against those indulging in sex determination tests. He asked them to inform the authority on telephone number 0172-2573907 in case they know of anybody conducting these tests or indulging in female foeticide. Dr Chaudhary was presiding over the PNDT advisory committee meeting today. Woman attempts
suicide A 23-year-old labourer, Asha, attempted suicide by consuming an insecticide at her jhuggi in Sector 5 around 8 pm tonight. It is learnt that the woman had an argument with her husband Shripal and in a fit of rage consumed the poisonous substance. She was rushed to the General Hospital and is stated to be out of danger. |
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HSEB Workers Union dharna ends Panchkula, June 10 It is learnt that the Assistant Executive Engineer, UHBVN, upon instruction from the Executive Engineer, UHBVN, Panchkula, Mr M.R. Murari, convened a meeting of leaders of the union and the SDO, Mr Chandan Singh. The President of the Union, Mr Bhagirath Singh, reportedly accused the SDO of being autocratic in functioning besides other irregularities. After a long discussion and hearing both sides, the SDO promised to decentralise powers, be more sympathetic towards the employees and give due consideration to the demands of the Union. As many as 100 employees of the UHBVN, including six junior engineers linemen and other staff, were protesting against the SDO, since yesterday. The protesting employees were on duty in Sectors 1,2,4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 12-A, 14, 20 and Fatehpur Kundi, Chotta Haripur Raily, Railla, Surajpur, Mallah, Khangesara, Kot Billa and Mandana villages in Morni. The cash counter in the UHBVN office, opposite Sector 15 had remained closed yesterday, though it was opened by the employees in the morning to save the public from inconvenience. They alleged that the officer was harassing his juniors by transferring them frequently, not delegating powers for changing damaged meters to his juniors and release of temporary power connections and not providing them equipment for repair etc. They had also accused him of getting the work of a MES feeder done from the employees, though the work was awarded on contract to a private party. Mr Chandan Singh had earlier refuted the allegations. |
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Cops find ‘lost’ boy in 1 hour Mohali, June 10 Meera, who works as a
domestic help, was going to Sector 71 this morning with her son. She
was offered help by a motor cyclist who said he would drop the boy at
the house where she worked. However, when she reached the house, her
son was not there. She tried to find him, but to no avail. Then she
went to the police. The SHO, Phase VIII, Mr Balbir Singh Tiwana, took
her to the place where she had met the motor cyclist. After searching
for the boy for about half an hour, he was found in a park in Sector
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Panels to protest against shifting of
dispensary Chandigarh, June 10 In a press statement issued today, the office-bearers of these associations urged that the proposed centre for state AIDS Control Society should also be shifted to some other place. |
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Awareness camp at Dhanas Chandigarh, June10 |
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Malaysian minister to
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Fake cloth issue: case registered Chandigarh, June 10 The case was registered more than a month after JCT Mills, Phagwara, lodged a complaint in Sector 17 Police station. The Chief Fire Officer, Mr G.S. Bajwa, approached the authorised dealer of the company, Gupta Textile Trading Company, in Ambala and selected the Royal King brand of cloth for the uniform of his staff. He brought a sample and handed it over to the National Cooperative and Consumer Federation (NCCF) to procure the cloth for the department. NCCF instead of buying the cloth from the authorised dealer gave the supply order to Upika Firm of Pardeep Bansal. When the cloth was supplied, Mr Bajwa got suspicious and approached the Ambala-based distributor to confirm if the quality of cloth supplied matched the one which was given as sample. The Ambala-based distributor expressed his doubts about the quality of the cloth and advised Mr Bajwa to send a sample to the Research and Development Wing of the company in Phagwara. Mr Bajwa sent a piece of cloth of the Royal King mark to the company’s R and D wing. The R and D wing confirmed that the cloth supplied to the department was not of the JCT company. After the report came to the department, the matter was reported to the JCT Mills saying that fake cloth had been supplied to the department with a stamp of the company. The complaint alleged that the NCCF never invited any inquiry for the purchase of the Royal King brand from the principal manufacturer and procured the cloth from the open market. On receipt and checking the consignment by the Chief Fire Officer, it was found to containing two types. The complaint said even the paper affixed on the product were also fake. The company said the stamp used on the cloth was also not found in the store of the company. The case has been registered under Sections 420, 511 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 78 and 79 of the Trade Mercantile Act 1958. |
Happy days are here again for potters Chandigarh, June 10 In fact, the colony had been a busy place during the past few days. Even in the absence of the bulk orders, the work has gained momentum in anticipation of the picking up of the demand for the earthen cups. Colony residents informed that Laloo’s order was expected to revive the pottery profession, which had fallen on bad days in recent years. The normally artisans had brisk business only during Divali festival when there was an upsurge in the demand for “diyas”. Of the total of over 200 Kumhar families, over 30 are engaged in the profession with only about 4 to 5 families making “kulhars”, Mr Sadhu Ram, a potter, informed. Another resident, Mr Manoj Kumar, said earlier the demand for the “kulhars” was limited to only catering business. Now with the introduction of earthen cups for serving tea by the Railways they expected a boost in the demand, he added. This is perhaps the reason that more families are taking to the making of the earthen cups following Laloo’s directive. Even as the potter stock the “kulhars” the bulk orders are still awaited. The price also continued to worry potters. Till now, the selling rate for a “kulhar” ranged between from Re 1 and Rs 2 depending upon the quality. However, the reported fixing of the price at 80 paise per “kulhar”, it seems, has not gone well with the kumhars. Artisans informed that they had already turned down the supplies at this price. |
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Market Pulse Chandigarh June 10 “Jo Beauty” is priced at Rs 29 for a pack of three. According to Mr Dinesh Nambiar, Deputy General Manager Marketing, VVF Limited, no other soap with similar quality is available at this price. Ceiling-suspended AC: Daikin has introduced ceiling suspended cassette models of air-conditioners. These are targeted for areas where ceiling heights are very low. Priced at Rs.1,04,400 onwards, the model is available in 2.2 to 4.1 ton capacity. Also on offer is a new range of floor and ceiling-type air-conditioners which are slim with rounded contours and can be installed from the ceiling or on the floor. In India, in residential segment of split-unit users, the only option available are wall-mounted units. This model has almost same features as a wall-mounted unit, comes with cordless remote and gives flexibility of installation in sync with the décor of the room. Price at Rs 38,400 onwards, these models will be available in 1.0 and 1.5 ton capacity. IFB’s dishwashers: IFB has launched its latest brand of dishwashers. The dishwashers’ with the latest technological framework, are soothing to the eyes with there delicate demeanor. The two models of the dishwashers, christened Neptune and Zephyr, promise to change the view of Indian women towards daily household chores. Neptune and Zephyr are priced at Rs 26,500 and Rs 21,500, respectively. The appliances boast of various attributes like double waterproof system, filter system, folding racks, steam drying and high adjustable upper basket. |
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Micro thin gloves launched Chandigarh, June 10 Addressing mediapersons here today, Mr Paul Virgo, Business Programme Development Manager, claimed that the company was the world’s largest manufacturer of surgical gloves, with a turn over of $ 800 million. The company at present controls 12 per cent of the total market share. However, the target was to acquire 15 per cent of the total market by the end of this year. Mr Virgo said 80 per cent of private hospitals and nursing homes were using these gloves, but government hospitals which deal with HIV AIDS and Hepatitis C cases were yet to take to these high quality gloves in a big way. Sanjay Gandhi, PGI, Lucknow and Nizam Institute, Hyderabad, were using the product besides all leading private hospitals in Delhi and Lucknow. Mr Paul Brenna, Group Product Manager, said the company which manufactures entire range of surgical gloves had in January this year launched micro thin gloves for ophthalmic surgeons. The cost of these gloves was Rs 20 per pair as compared to Rs 6 to 7 for the ordinary ones. Special gloves had also been designed for orthopaedic surgeons keeping in view their requirement, he added. |
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Small-scale industry staff
to be trained Mohali, June 10 This is the sixth training programme under the capacity-building project of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. More than 50 participants from small-scale industries across the country and resource persons from academia, industry and the Central Drug Standard Control Organisation will be attending the programme. A spokesperson for NIPER said the Centre had come out with the revised Good Manufacturing Practices (Schedule-M) guidelines, which are required to be adopted even by small-scale manufacturers by the end of this year. The issues related with the up gradation of analytical and quality control facilities will be thoroughly discussed. |
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