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Ankur sixth in AIEEE Chandigarh, June 17 Ankit Singla, who secured 61st rank in the IIT, has got 36th rank. Ankit Gupta of Chandigarh has secured fifth rank in the city and 86th overall in
AIEEE. He secured 1376th rank in the joint entrance examination of
IITs. Brahm Kiran, who has secured 64th rank in IIT, has got 277th rank in
AIEEE. Sumeet Khullar, who is placed 156th in IIT, has 125th rank in the
AIEEE. |
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Sahil is 11th in reserved category Chandigarh, June 17 |
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Unrealistic collectors’ rate causes heavy losses to UT Chandigarh, June 17 Now the situation is such that the Estate Office wing of the Administration auctions a 10 marla property for Rs 65 lakh and at the same time the Sub Registrar is accepting that the value of a 10 marla house is Rs 12.50 lakh when an individual is selling it to another. In the latter case the Sub Registrar levies a stamp duty at the price which is five times lower than the market price. The Sub Registrar has been asked by the Administration to ensure that nobody gets property registered without paying the stamp duty. The collectors’ rate is fixed to prevent under cutting in sale of property and deposition of less stamp duty. Now this collectors rate is nowhere near the market price, which is usually taken from the latest auction. At present the collectors’ rate is just one third of what is the auction price, thus making a mockery of the entire process. Sources in the Administration say there is a move to enhance the collectors rate but the final decision is pending. Officials refuse to come on record when asked if the huge difference between the market price and the Administration formula of valuation is causing losses. It may be recollected that the collectors’ rate was fixed about two years ago. Even then it seemed to be on the lower side as prices of property in Chandigarh had been rising. The argument given then was "it will be reviewed from time to time". It started when in July 2002 the Administration decided to bring down stamp duty from 12. 5 per cent to 6 per cent to bring it on a par with the duty structure in Punjab. It was then claimed that the valuation of property would be reduced. |
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Abduction accused held, brought to city Chandigarh, June 17 The accused, Surjeet Singh, denied that he had molested or raped the sister of the rickshaw-puller, Nirmaljeet Singh from Punjab, the police said. It said his denial follows the statement of the girl, who said the man had not misbehaved with her when he took her away. The girl had refused to go in for a medical examination to confirm if she was raped when she was brought to Chandigarh last month. Surjeet Singh, who had identified himself as Pargat Singh when he cheated Nirmaljeet Singh and others, revealed that he had taken the girl to a Panchkula court for getting an affidavit for a housing loan, but from there he went along with the girl to Punjab. Surjeet Singh said on the way he asked the girl to board a bus to Sahali. The girl had reached her home after two days. Surjeet Singh, a draughtsman, was dismissed from the Punjab State Electricity Board, Patti, in 2001 and had been cheating people since then. He was brought to Chandigarh on production warrant after an auto-rickshaw-driver identified him as the person who had cheated Nirmaljeet, a few women and others. The auto-rickshaw-driver had been helping the police in identifiying another auto-rickshaw driver who had taken Surjeet Singh and Nirmaljeet Singh’s sister to Panchkula. Surjeet Singh, who is from Payal in Ludhiana, boarded the same auto-rickshaw a couple of days back when he came along with a person from Faridkot to Mohali. The auto-rickshaw-driver, an eyewitness in the case registered in Chandigarh,
instead of going with Surjeet Singh and the person from Faridkot, went to a police station in Mohali and told them about the incident in Chandigarh. The police said the person, who had three cases of cheating against him, had been bringing people from Punjab to Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula with promises of getting them jobs and housing loans and cheating them. |
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Uphaar cinema fire
victim’s father finally gets family pension Chandigarh, June 17 Seven years after the death of his only son Captain Manjinder Singh Bhinder in the Uphaar cinema tragedy, the President of India has accorded sanction for the grant of "special family pension" to him and his wife Gurnam Kaur. In a letter issued to the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (PCDA) at Allahabad, Additional Directorate of Personnel Service in the Union Ministry of Defence has stated that the special pension was being sanctioned with effect from June 14, 1997. This, the letter added, was "in pursuance of the directions issued by the Delhi High Court". It further stated that the parents would get interest at the rate of 9 per cent. Taking up a petition filed by the parents, the court had declared that Captain Manjinder Singh Bhinder's death was attributable to military service in its judgement pronounced on January 13. The case was filed as a public interest litigation through the Chairman of the All- India Ex-servicemen Welfare Association, Mr Bhim Sen Sehgal. Captain Manjinder Singh Bhinder had made his final exit from the world, along with his wife and son, while saving the lives of movie buffs enjoying "Border" at Uphar Cinema in New Delhi. The Captain had gone to watch the movie, along with his wife and son, on June 13, 1997, when dense smoke rising from a blazing inferno had caused complete chaos in the hall. Showing exemplary courage and presence of mind, Captain Bhinder had done "a wonderful job in controlling and guiding the cine-goers". Ignoring his own safety and that of his family, the Captain had saved over 150 lives after breaking open the exit door and asking his companion to muster help from the army authorities. In the end, he, along with his wife and four-year-old son, had perished in the fire. Soon after the incident, the bodies of the late Captain, his wife and son were cremated with full military honours. Armed with the Delhi High Court order, Captain Vardeep Singh is now struggling to get a memorial constructed in his child's memory. In a notice of demand, he has asked Punjab Chief Secretary and other authorities to vacate stay orders, restraining them from setting up the memorial, in view of the Delhi High Court judgement. The orders, he has asserted, were passed without assigning reasons. Going into the background of the case, Captain Vardeep Singh stated that Punjab's former Chief Minister, Parkash Singh Badal, in Amritsar to console the bereaved family, had announced the construction of the memorial, including a life-size statue, a gate and a stadium. Though
two kanals were handed over for the purpose, the gate's construction
was reportedly stayed by the authorities. Representations were
addressed to the "present government, but nothing was done". |
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Golden
Forest scam: liquidator found many Chandigarh, June 17 On September 12, 2003, the Supreme Court had ordered that all pending cases in various courts across the country will be heard by the apex court only because if different courts entertain different proceedings in the cases concerning the company, the possibility of different orders being passed could not be ruled out. Following this order, the five applications moved by Justice Aggarwal before the Punjab and Haryana High Court in the matter, were also sent to the Supreme Court for orders. In the status report, Justice Aggarwal has sought appropriate directions to allow him to continue his work properly. He has informed the Supreme Court that examination of balance sheets of Golden Forests (India) Limited and its subsidiary companies, revealed "grave manipulations and financial irregularities involving crores of rupees". The Provisional Liquidator also found that R.K. Syal and his family, which allegedly cheated lakhs of investors of thousands of crores of rupees, carried out many highly questionable transactions between Golden Forests (India) Limited and its subsidiary companies, particularly Golden Projects Limited. Justice Aggarwal has also pointed out that the balance sheet of the companies showed that between 1998 and 2000, crores of rupees were collected by the Syals by way of deposits against allotment of land, but without delivering possession of the land to the investors. He has also pointed out that even though it started defaulting on re-payment of money to the investors in October, 1999, the Syals continued to accept deposits in the name of their companies. Neither the shares were allotted to the investors nor application amounts refunded. In fact, the Provisional Liquidator adds, in some cases, the accused collected deposits in excess of authorised capital. Further, nothing is known about application money that was given to various group companies. Justice Aggarwal has also informed the Supreme Court that when he tried to take possession of the properties of the company, he was not allowed to do so. He
has requested the Supreme Court to order an independent probe into the
scam. |
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Cable
operator’s killing: in-laws rue daughter’s role Chandigarh, June 17 Jagir Dass,
elder brother of Om Prakash, told Chandigarh Tribune that sons of Om
Prakash had not been told about their mother Meena’s alleged role in
the murder of their father. He said the entire family of Meena had
joined them in mourning the death but was in disbelief about Meena’s
hand in the murder. Murder accused, Jaswant Pal’s wife who was a
regular visitor to the family, however, stayed away from the
cremation. Jagir Dass, however, refused to comment about Meena’s
alleged role in the murder. He said initially he and the police
thought the death to be due to an accident. He alongwith Meena had
also agreed not to go in for a post-mortem. |
Workshop for NGO volunteers
Mohali, June 17 Inaugurating the workshop, Dr G.L. Goel, Director, Health and Family Welfare, Punjab said the Health Department was trying its best to make the RCH programme successful. “No programme can succeed without the assistance of volunteers,” he said. He congratulated the SOSVA for its achievements in promoting voluntary action in the health sector. Earlier, Mr P.H. Vaishnav, a former Punjab Chief Secretary and chairman, SOSVA, said all NGOs in the state were being networked under the aegis of the SOSVA. Mr Vaishnav added that intensive training in project formulation, advocacy and consultancy was being regularly imparted to small NGOs all over the state. The DHS released a book published by the SOSVA for adolescents, Aap ki kahani, authored by Dr Kamal Gupta and Dr Tejinder Singh. The book has been translated by Ms Manjula Sharma.  |
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Admn invites applications from NGOs
for grant Chandigarh, June 17 A spokesman of the Social Welfare Department said organisations interested in availing the grants should have been involved in the field of social welfare activities for at least a period of three years in Chandigarh. He said the last date for submitting the applications forms along with requisite documents was July 31. The prescribed applications could be obtained free of cost from the office of the Director Social Welfare, Chandigarh Administration, Town Hall Extension Building, III floor, Sector 17-C Chandigarh. The concerned persons could also be contacted for details on phone numbers 0172- 2707527, 0172- 2714292, the spokesperson added. |
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Honour for Chandigarh police Chandigarh, June 17 The honour has been decided by police chiefs of different countries. The award will be presented by the International Association of Chiefs of Police based in Washington. The award is given to law enforcement agencies specialising in community policing. The unit is the first in the country to have got ISO 9001 in quality management system certification. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, the New York Police Department, London, the Metropolitan Police, the Tokyo Police, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Police Departments of various states of the USA and county police forces of England participate in this prestigious award race. The Bureau of Police Research and Development has appreciated the unit for the ISO certification and nomination for the international award. |
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Selandia
to open office in city Chandigarh, June 17 He said Capt Navjeet
Sandhu had been appointed general manager of the Chandigarh
office. |
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PFA offers animals for adoption Chandigarh, June 17 It is offering three male puppies, which are one-month-old each, for adoption from its animal shelter, Basera. It is also offering one three-and-a-half-year-old female dog for adoption. Two one-month-old kittens and two female calves are also on offer for adoption. — TNS |
Youths snatch purse Chandigarh, June 17 Ms Jaslavleen Kaur complained that the youths snatched her bag containing Rs 4,000 in cash, a PNB passbook and some documents when she was passing through the Verka Milk Booth in Sector 18. She was going to the Panchayat Bhavan in a rickshaw. The woman from Jammu complained that Manu, alias Ali, and Sanjay, both from Naya Gaon, were caught red-handed while allegedly stealing Rs 16,000 from her bag. Both have been arrested. |
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Food vendor stabs customer Mohali, June 17 Jarnail Singh and Lakshman Lal had an argument over payment. In a fit of anger, Lakshman took a vegetable knife and stabbed Jarnail. The victim was rushed to a hospital while Lakshman was arrested after the
registration of a case.
Scooterist hurt A scooterist, Sonu, resident of Phase 11 here, was injured when he hit another scooterist, Sagar, near the Phase VII scooter market. According to eyewitnesses, Sonu was not wearing a helmet and he suffered head injuries. He was taken to a private nursing home, from where he was shifted to the GMCH, in Chandigarh. |
Plea to stall Punwire’s
liquidation Mohali, June 17 A meeting of the core group was held on April 12 and a revival plan proposed by Mr Baidwan was discussed. A viability study of the proposal undertaken by the Punjab State Industrial Development Corporation (PSIDC) was completed in May. The recommendations of the viability study have to be placed before the core group. Mr Baidwan pointed out that neither the official liquidator nor the secured creditors of the company had received any official communication from the PSIDC that the Punjab Government was considering revival of Punwire, as a result of which financial institutions were continuing with the liquidation proceedings. ‘‘In case immediate steps are not taken to stall the liquidation proceedings, the entire efforts being put in by the government may not yield desired results and the official liquidator may sell Punwire’s property. I request you to instruct the PSIDC to move an application to the official liquidator and to the Punjab and Haryana High Court, informing them that a possibility of revival of Punwire is being examined. Thus the sale of assets of the company be stayed for six months,’’ wrote Mr Baidwan. He added that the response of banks and financial institutions was encouraging and the revival of Punwire, though difficult, was possible. |
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Reebok
to expand business in city Chandigarh, June 17 Mr Subhinder Singh said people were becoming more aware. Especially foreign-returned consumers demanded latest international style and comfort. Catering to their changing demand meant continuous upgrading of technology. He said there was a move to expand business and open more showrooms in Chandigarh. He said the company had come a long way after Reebok started its operation in India in 1995. Through its 85 exclusive showrooms, Reebok had emerged as the leader in quality. “Rockfort’s imported casual and imported footwear are waterproof. Then there are hiking shoes which are waterproof. These are good for trekking. In the new range there is Premier, NFL shoes,” he said. Asked about the high prices of its product, Mr Subhinder Singh, replied that the company catered to consumers of every section. The price range of its products starts from Rs 999. “Its hexalite technology provides a lightweight cushioning material, which acts as a shock absorber. While DMX uses an air transmission system based on air flow principle where air flows back and forth between the chambers to give a fillip to sportspersons’ stride.” “Ultralite is an extremely lightweight rubber and it reduces the number of layers between the athlete’s foot and the ground. Reebok’s apparel range is equally popular. It mainly consists of specialised sportswear like T-shirts and jackets and trousers. Its cotton T-shirt in gray, white, red and black are always in demand,” Mr Subhinder Singh said. “A latest introduction is apparel dry, a moisture management technology. The concept is based on thermo-regulation. It allows body heat to perspire through the fabric for rapid evaporation. The athlete stays dry and it helps him to improve his performance. The acquisition of its Yoga mats, fitness belts, socks and wrist band is considered a fashion statement by youngsters. In women’s apparel, gymn tops and capris are the hot favourite,” he said. |
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Boring — is how
Nikhil describes remixes Chandigarh, June 17 Waving his hand with
ringed fingers, he says, “well, it is my personal opinion. A lot of
people may not agree with it. In any case, it is just a matter of
choice — there is a wide variety of music available in the market”. Clad
in a cool white T-shirt over denims, he was in city to “woo his fans”.
These days he is busy mixing music for movies. Though he has not
undergone any formal training, the VJ believes he is good at it. “Music
is a passion,” he says. “I have done mixed European music with
Indian touch. Right now, I am busy with music of movies “Musafir”,
“Stop” and “Chehra”, he adds. Nikhil is associated with MTV from 1997. An architect, he has done a thesis of hospital designing. Nikhil will be moving to England by the end of this month to finish his song assignments. In July, he will go to Phillipines for an MTV shoot. Initially, he was working as a compere in Bangalore. He has also worked with All-India Radio for about 18 months besides being associated with Theatre Arts in Bangalore for four years as a sound engineer. He
was selected during MTV’s VJ hunt. “Everything happens in an
accidental manner in my life. “I never plan for the future as things
do not happen the way you want them to”, he says. Talking about
his future plans, he says, “Acting is a big no for me. A good look
in the mirror tells me that I am not suited for movies I have been in
love with music since my childhood. I grew on a dose of heavy metal.
Hindi music was rarely a liking for me”. During his stay in the
city, Nikhil went for the Kinetic road show — “Chaabi lagao naya
zing 80 le jao”. Giving details of the show, an organiser said, “keys
were given to about 500 persons. Only key of one lucky winner matched
the lock of Kinetic Zing”. This time, Neha Grover’s key opened
the lock to success. As applaud filled a showroom in Sector 35 as Neha
was handed over the vehicle. “I had never expected the lady luck to
smile at me,” she says. “I considers myself quite lucky. Though I
don’t know how to ride it, the vehicle will be useful for my
husband.” |
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Industry seeks rollback in
steel prices Chandigarh, June 17 |
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The rates of stamp duty is presently pegged at 6 per cent of the sale price of property. Usually the buyer pays stamp duty at the collectors’ rate even as the market price is three or four times of the collectors’ rate. This means a more realistic collectors rate can bring in more money. 
