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Class XI application submission deadline extended Chandigarh, June 26 The earlier deadline for submission of forms ended today. A senior officer in the Education Department said all candidates, other than those from the Punjab School Education Board, could also apply. The department has sold around 11,500 application forms. According to the officials, around 9,000 application forms were submitted till 2 pm to Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 23, here today. There are around 8,700 seats in different streams in city schools. The total number of seats in science, commerce and arts streams were 2,700, 1,230 and 3,940, respectively. From this year, the Education Department has increased around 430 seats in science and commerce streams, depending upon the are-specific demand for the subjects. The department has also added a number of subjects in vocational stream in schools where the demand of the surrounding population was for such subjects, said a senior official of the Education Department. The move to increase the number of seats for Class XI has also been propelled by the rising cut-off percentage. Last year, the cut-off percentage for commerce and science streams touched 71.2 per cent and 84.4 per cent, respectively. The cut-off percentage for the two streams has been going higher in case of Government Model Senior Secondary Schools of Sectors 16, 33, 35 and 37. |
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Panjab varsity BA II results out Chandigarh, June 26 |
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Congenial family environs stressed to treat drug addicts Chandigarh, June 26 The Head of Department of Psychiatry, PGI, Prof P. Kulhara, stated that in a three-level treatment of de-addiction of drug abusers, the medicine was effective only for the 10 per cent treatment, the rest depended on the psychology and psycho-social treatment of the patient. Talking to The Tribune during the observance of the day, Dr Jaspreet of the Department of Psychiatry, said when compared to the earlier years, the awareness level among the patients about the efficacy of the de-addiction seemed to have risen. The OPDs at the PGI had seen an increase of 5 to 10 per cent in the rush of patients over the years. “Drug addiction is curable like any disease. Only the awareness levels need to be increased among the people. On an average we get nearly 20 patients daily in our OPDs,” he said. According to the PGI doctors, alcoholics marginally overshadow the abusers of the other drugs, as nearly 60 per cent of those coming to the PGI are fighting to get rid of their habit of consuming liquor. The treatment of drug de-addiction, including the medication, lasts for two or four weeks depending upon the individual requirements. “Even after the treatment there could be the chances of relapse if the treated patients do not find the right environs within the family. That is why we are emphasising not only an awareness about the treatment but also about the right kind of treatment for the addicts,” said a senior doctor. On this special day, the patients undergoing treatment at the PGI drug de-addiction centre, along with former patients at the centre, highlighted how the over-consumption of liquor and other narcotic drugs had played havoc with their lives. Meanwhile, a team of doctors from the Department of Psychiatry, PGI, organised a drug de-addiction awareness programme and free treatment camp at Gharuan village in Kharar. The programme included screening of videos related to drug awareness and treatment. As many as 45 patients of alcohol and opioid dependence were checked and given medicine free of cost. A street play depicting the dangers of drug abuse and alcoholism was staged by young artists from the Yuva Jagriti Manch, an associate body of the Servants of People Society, at the Plaza, Sector 17, here to mark the day. |
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Fight drug menace,
says DC Panchkula, June 26 The DC also administered oath to the gathering with regard to fighting drug menace. Speaking on the occasion, the City Magistrate, Ms Vandana Disodia, informed that the District Drug De-addiction Centre had treated over 100 patients and rehabilitated them. A puppet show was presented and the children of Bal Bhavan has also presented a cultural show on the occasion.
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Tobacco, liquor
ads to be videographed Chandigarh, June 26 Mr Goswami added that smoking and alcohol consumption is the first step towards drugs and substance abuse. It is important to pay attention to the basic prevention, i.e. taking care that youngsters do not take up the habit of smoking or drinking, stressed Mr Goswami. |
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Drug de-addiction
programme Chandigarh, June 26
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Flesh trade racket busted, 6 held Panchkula, June 26 A decoy customer was sent to the house around 7 pm today and as soon as a deal was struck, the police party, led by SHO, Sector 20, Mr Sultan Singh, and Inspector Preetam Singh, raided the house. The police said that the racket was being run by Ram Mehar, his wife Pooja and sister Rajbala. While Pooja and Rajbala managed to escape, the police arrested Ram Mehar and five girls. The girls involved in the flesh trade hailed from Delhi, Kolkata, Uttar Pradesh and Jind. The accused have been booked under various Sections of the Prevention of Immoral Trafficking Act. |
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Ministry panel for revision of syllabus Chandigarh, June 26 Talking to The Tribune, Prof J.S.Grewal, a Chandigarh-based member of the committee, said due to the commencement of the new academic session it was not possible for revision of the history syllabus at this juncture. As an alternative, the members were going through the books available in the market and also the NCERT's textbooks which had been discarded at the instance of the BJP-led NDA government. He said the committee was likely to recommend an approach which was more liberal to include historical facts about all people, irrespective of their caste, creed and colour. The members, including the two others, Prof Barun De and Prof S.Settar, are scheduled to submit a list of alternative books to the HRD Ministry on July 5 and 6. On being asked about current history textbooks, he said " the committee found that there was no possibility of revision as there were factual errors that had been injected in terms of an ideology. The interpretation of facts made it appear that the invaders were responsible for the ills in the Indian society". There was lopsided presentation of historical facts. He clarified that the members of the committee had an open mind while making the recommendations. The old textbooks, prior to the move by the BJP led-NDA government to saffornising the books, do not stand rejected. They had been authorised by some of the eminent historians, added Prof Grewal. For classes VI to Class X, there was no possibility of going to the earlier books as the content in the subject of social studies (which includes history) has been reduced. It calls for complete revision, he added. Prof Grewal, who is a former Director of Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, did no rule out the possibility of the old textbooks being referred to while recommending new books for Class XI and Class XII. To ensure that the teachers and students were not inconvenienced during the current academic session, he said in the middle of August, the government would be asked to conduct a series of workshops to avoid confusion about the syllabus. The NCERT would be asked to prepare a set of model questions and answers to guide the students, he added.
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Mob attacks cops, court official Chandigarh, June 26 The officer — Hemant Singh Walia — and the police personnel accompanying him were reportedly attacked by an angry mob as they tried to carry the young innocents to safety. The crime syndicate reportedly surrounded four armoured vehicles, the cops and were travelling in after emerging from the nearby fields. The vehicles were damaged in stone pelting that followed. The police had to fire in the air for dispersing the mob armed with batons and other weapons. Mr Walia, along with the children and their mother, reached Chandigarh late Friday night. Their eyes, filled with apprehension, narrated the tale as fear prevented the children from uttering even a single word. Huddled together in a temple in Sector 8, the three — aged between 20 and 10 — looked at their mother for confidence. Operation rescue started with the filing of a habeas corpus petition in the High Court here on June 23. Seeking directions for the appointment of a warrant officer for releasing Jafra, Aabrun and Azhrudeen, the petitioner — a resident of Mundeta village under Phingwan police post — had asserted that her children were picked up from her house on May 8 by the respondents, including her alleged rapists without any reason. She had asserted that the police had simply failed to take action on her plea even though the Station House Officer (SHO) of Punhana Police Station was informed about the incident. The reason, she had alleged, was not hard to see. The SHO had connived with the respondents and was pressuring her to hand over money to the alleged detainers. Going into the background of the case, the petitioner had alleged that she was raped by two of the respondents and mercilessly beaten by some others. But the case was not registered, forcing her to file a criminal application in the High Court for the registration of a case against the accused. Soon after the issuance of notice on the application, a case was registered by the police. Taking up her habeas corpus petition, Mr Justice Surya Kant Sharma of the High Court had directed the appointment of a warrant officer. The Judge had added that the officer "shall search for the detainees in Mundeta village or any other place pointed out by the petitioner. He will also make an endeavour to liberate them if they are found in illegal custody". Gurgaon's Superintendent of Police, besides the Deputy Superintendent of Police posted at Ferozepur Jhirka, were also asked to render help to the warrant officer for enabling him to execute the court's order. The case will now come up for hearing on July 2.
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General Sangra appears before GCM Chandigarh, June 26 The defence in the case had sought to examine Lieut-Gen Surjit Singh Sangra and Lieut-Gen Shamsher Singh Mehta and summons had been issued to them by the court for June 25. While General Mehta had expressed his inability to depose before the court yesterday due to prior commitments, General Sangra, contrary to earlier reports, appeared before the GCM yesterday. Owing to some administrative issues cropping up during the course of the GCM's proceedings, sources said the witness could not be examined. The court, thereafter, decided to adjourn till July 3. |
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Panchkula to look for another site Panchkula, June 26 The Deputy Commissioner, Ms Neelam P. Kasni, has reportedly asked a three-member committee of officials to look for a viable site for the purpose. Earlier, approximately 12 acres, on National Highway 73, near the road that leads to Morni, was earmarked for setting up the garbage dump and the plant. However, this site was part of the Forest land, and the district administration required to get the site denotified, before it could be used as a garbage dump. Other than the cumbersome formalities, which were delaying the acquiring of this land, the administration would have to pay a huge compensation for the land. Ms Kasni, said she had directed the officials to look for an alternative site for the garbage dump and the plant. The authorities have been on the look out for a suitable site for waste disposal and the plant. Till date, there is no systematic disposal or treatment of solid waste in the township. This is dumped in vacant plots on the periphery or reportedly in the Singh Nullah, passing through various sectors of the township. According to a survey conducted by the Municipal Council, 400 grams of solid waste is generated by a single person in a day. With a population of around 2.5 lakh, as much as 100 tonnes of solid waste is generated in the township per day. |
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New route between city, Panchkula Panchkula, June 26 Senior officials in HUDA said the work on the new route would begin by the end of July. Tenders for laying the road between Sector 3 and Sector 6, Mansa Devi Complex
(MDC), have been reportedly floated. To ensure smooth flow of traffic on the route, a railway overbridge would be constructed near Swastik Vihar. A survey as regards the number of vehicles crossing the level-crossing and the frequency of trains on the rail link, was recently done and report sent to the Railways authorities. Officials said the authorities had now agreed to construct an overbridge. HUDA officials have been working in collaboration with the Chandigarh Administration on creating three other alternative routes. The work on these routes is far from complete, except on the road separating Sectors 17 and 16, and joining Mauli Jagran in the city. While HUDA has already constructed the road and built a culvert over the seasonal rivulet flowing near Rajiv Colony, the Chandigarh Administration is working on the portion of the road that falls in its jurisdiction. A small rotary will also be constructed on this route to ease the flow of traffic. However, there has been little headway on the other linkages planned between the township and Chandigarh. The Union Ministry of Road Transport has approved two more alternative linkages between the township and Chandigarh. It is proposed to extend the road separating Sector 16 and the Industrial Area Phase I, so that it joins Makhan Majra in UT and then to the Dakshin Marg, after a road is carved between the BEL factory and Rajiv Colony. The third linkage to Chandigarh is proposed by extending the road separating Sectors 16 and 17 through Rajiv Colony, and connecting to Darua in Chandigarh through a railway overbridge. Though Panchkula has been into existence since 1972, it has only one road link with Chandigarh. The township has a vehicular population of over 50,000. The peak hours in the morning and evening witness a heavy flow of traffic from the Housing Board crossing to the Transport Chowk light point. Though the road has been widened from four to six lanes, creation of alternative routes has become necessary. |
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Tree branch comes crashing on house Chandigarh, June 26 The incident took place around 8 pm, said Mr Sham Lal Katia, owner of the house. The fallen branch blocked traffic on the road and brought down telephone wires. The high-tension electricity wires were just 20-foot away. Mr Katia and his family live in house number 3017 in Sector 20-D. Mr Katia said they had been writing to the Administration and the Municipal Corporation for the past decade that they faced threat from the huge trees in the area. Eucalyptus trees in the area at present have a height of about 100 feet. Mr Anil Katia, son of the owner, said this was not the first time that a tree had fallen in the area. The trees need to be pruned, he added. |
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Down with disability, Anuj is high on spirits Chandigarh, June 26 But his zeal for life remains enviable as ever. Not only is he living with confidence, he is also trying every new thing he can, including entrance tests to CAT, banking and the Railways. And for preparing himself, he does not mind crawling up the stairs of his coaching centre located on the first floor in Sector 34. Anuj recently came to Chandigarh from his hometown Panipat, where he spent prime youth learning to cope with disability. With the help of his father S.P Tandon, Anuj started with learning to write with his dysfunctional right hand. Gradually he began walking with crutches, but high levels of stress at school defeated his purpose. Unfazed by the several falls he had at school, Anuj began another journey on his wheel chair. Then came the day when he proudly rode the Kinetic Honda, in which his father has fitted a special seat so that his spine does not hurt. The disease that struck Anuj in his childhood left his spine entirely deformed. The scoliosis was so severe that his back bone registered a permanent tilt towards the right side. Despite the travails, the young man is going on with grace. As we talk to him about his fight against disability, he begins by telling us that he is the only patient to have remained in the AIIMS ICU for seven months. Proudly, he adds, "I had a special oxygen and food delivery system which I shared with the former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. She was brought to the same ward as I. My hi-tech system was immediately administered to her. So I shared some medical treatment with the iron lady." It was Anuj's will to survive which brought him back from the state of complete unconsciousness that lasted seven months. Admitted to the ICU literally as a vegetable, Anuj began mustering strength after returning to Panipat. His father recalls, "Those affected by this syndrome regain energy within two years of the disease. In that sense this ailment differs from polio which is untreatable. Anuj regained strength, only to lose it later. His bones weakened and he was confined to the wheel chair." Letting bygones be bygones, Anuj says he can handle his problems well. He now keeps busy preparing for CAT. And though he has a relentless spirit, Chandigarh does cow him down sometimes. "Chandigarh's markets are not disabled-friendly. In Panipat, most shops are located along roads, and purchasing is not a problem. But here I see footpaths all over. Access to shops is thus a hassle." Yet another regret Anuj has is that during his month-long stay here, he has not been able to locate the office of the Handicapped Welfare Association. He says, "I spent time in the scorching sun, trying to find out details at GMCH, Sector 32. I want to join the association to be aware of achievements in the field of the handicapped. I have not succeeded so far, but I swear one day I will." |
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Police to probe bribe charge against councillor Chandigarh, June 26 Mr Singla has alleged that Mr Balraj Singh had demanded a bribe to allow him to continue with his business on the government land. About three days ago, Mr Singla had shown a CD in which it was purported that Mr Singh was receiving a bribe. Mr Singh had denied this saying “Singla owed me money and I had gone to collect the same.” |
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National Commission for SCs to hold review meeting Chandigarh, June 26 According to Mr Fakir Bhai Vaghela, Vice-Chairman of the commission, the five members of
commission, were touring different states to prepare for the meeting. The feedback from the regional offices would be taken into account while formulating various policies for the welfare of the SCs. The commission, headed by Mr Suraj Bhan, presented its annual report to the President directly which was laid on table of both the Houses of Parliament, he added. |
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Car hits scooter, 2 hurt Chandigarh, June 26 Both were wearing helmets and escaped fatal injuries. The incident occurred around 12 noon. The two were taken to the hospital and were discharged later in the evening. Ms Sudha Jalota’s husband, who works in Ambala City, was informed about the mishap. He said the family was yet to approach the police in the matter. |
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Bank dupers still at large Panchkula, June 26 The police had raided the house in Sector 21 yesterday. All accused had made good their escape before the police reached the house. A complaint was made by a representative of a company that his company had financed a Bullet motor cycle to one of the accused and found certain discrepancies upon verification of the accused's residential address and nature of business. He had alleged that the accused had submitted fake documents regarding their occupation and address. They had claimed that they were diamond merchants and running a company by the name of Sun Paradise at the IG's house. He alleged that the craftsmen hired by the accused did not look genuine, and instead of dealing in diamond and gold jewelery, they were dealing in fake jewellery. Upon reaching the house, a team from Sector 5 police station found the main gate of the house locked from outside, and the main door locked from inside. A team of CIA Staff was also called in and as the police entered the house, they found a computer, some CDs, photographs of the youths and some bank documents and hire and purchase agreements. Senior police officials say the accused had got several vehicles financed by submitting fake documents, and HPA documents with ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and ABN Amro Bank have also been recovered. |
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AK-47 magazine, cartridges found from plot Mohali, June 26 The ASI, whom the police did not name, had sold the plot to a government official, Mr Dhanna Siingh. Mr Dhanna Singh is to retire on June 30 and was planning to use the plot as a venue for his retirement party. Mr Dhanna Singh had come to the plot today to get it cleaned, during which first the empty magazine was found and a few steps away, the live cartridges. Mr Aggarwal said the ammunition could have been planted to harass the police officer to whom the land belonged earlier. “But the exact picture will be clear only after a report is filed in the matter by the investigating officer,” he said. While some of the live cartridges were of AK 47, the rest were of SLR, he added. |
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Four vehicles stolen Chandigarh, June 26 The car contained Rs 8,000 in cash and keys to the banks’ chest in Takhtgarh. Another car (CH-01-U-6585), owned by Mr Rajesh Kumar of Sector 20, was stolen from the market in the same sector. Mr Kewal Singh of Sector 22 reported to the police that his Gypsy (CH-01-H-8080), was stolen from his house. In another incident, Mr Sunil Narula reported that his Gypsy (HP-03-A-2763) was stolen from his house. |
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Stress laid on security of computer networks Mohali, June 26 Inaugurating the first such workshop today, Dr K. Subramanium, DDG, NIC, Delhi, and Advisor to CAG on information security, told the participants that security facilities were now available for various computer networks being used worldwide. He listed the importance and need for information security policies at workplaces. Dr Balbir Singh, Director-General, Army Institute of Law, delivered a lecture on cyber laws. A representative of Satyam Safe Script, a certifying agency, spoke on cryptography, public key infrastructure and the importance of digital signatures. Mr Rakesh Sehgal of CDAC spoke about computer fire walls and intrusion detection systems. Mr G.S. Bedi, Principal Design Engineer, CDAC, spoke about security policies.
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More facilities for pre-paid customers Chandigarh, June 26 With this new feature, the customers can now not only recharge their prepaid connection from anywhere in India but can also know the last call charges besides checking the balance and validity. To check the balance and validity dial *771# and the customer will receive a flash SMS with the details· To check the last call charge dial *775# while for recharging dial *777 * followed by the recharge code then ‘#’. |
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