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Toppers want to fight
corruption, serve nation Mohali, June 27 Navreet Kaur of Vikram Public High School, Kharar, along with her class fellow Gurpinder Kaur, is bracketed for the third position in the district. Both of them are 21st in the state. Bhupinderpal Singh of Bhai Nand Lal Public School Anandpur Sahib is 24th in the state and fourth in Ropar district. Jaspreet Kaur of Government Senior Secondary School,Gharuan, is 25th in the state and sixth
in the district. Kuljinder Kaur of Government High School, Dasgrayi, is 27th in the state and seventh in the district. Bandana Sharma Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Roopnagar is also 27th in the state and shared her district position with Kuljinder. Ravneet Kaur, the Ropar topper, said that she wanted to be an IAS officer and would work for women rights.‘‘I also want to fight corruption in India,’’ she said. Ravneet’s father, Mohan Singh is teaching in the Department of Geography, Panjab University Chandigarh, and her mother Jaswinder Kaur is a schoolteacher. ‘‘I do not believe in tuitions and try to study hard on my own. Also I am very interested in extra-curricular activities,’’ she said. Gurpinder Kaur also wants to join civil services but wants to do engineering first. ‘‘I want to help the poor’’. A cricket buff, she says that had she been given an opportunity she would have been a cricketer today. Daughter of a mechanic, Gurpinder wants to serve the nation. Navreet Kaur wants to be a doctor and serve poor patients. Daughter of a farmer, Navreet says she is also interested in sports. |
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Students protest against ‘exam’ postponement Chandigarh, June 27 The test was cancelled after the Education Department of Punjab found that it had forgot to mention about the reservation quota in an earlier advertisement to call applications for the test. The candidates lamented that no prior notice about the cancellation of the written test had been given. Officials of the Education Department claimed that a public notice about the cancellation had been given in newspapers. The department had hired a Delhi-based private agency, National Educational Consultants India to conduct the test. On the evening of June 25, the agency called up the authorities at GGDSD College, Sector 32, one of the examination centres to convey about the cancellation of the test. Dr A.C.Vaid, Principal of the GGDSD College, told the Tribune that he had no option but to put a public notice about the cancellation outside the main gate of the college. He said it was unfortunate that the paper had been cancelled. Many of the candidates from Amritsar and Bathinda, who had gathered at GGDSD College told The Tribune that they reached the city last evening as they could not have reached the examination centres on time today due to long travelling distance. The Secretary ( Education), Punjab, Ms Tejinder Kaur, said the government had postponed the recruitment test as information about the quota for the reserved categories could not be publicised. The advertisement was given in newspapers on June 26, a day before the date for the written test. A candidate from Amritsar, Gagandeep Singh, said the paper should had been postponed due to the fault of the department. The notice about the postponement should have been widely publicised some days in advance as thousands of students were scheduled to appear in the test. The department is not going to compensate for the bus fares spent by the candidates to reach the examination centres, added Harshdeep, another candidate from Barnala. The agitated candidates lamented that address of the examination centre had also not been mentioned correctly in the admit card issued by the Education Department. The department has now invited applications from the candidates of reserved category within 21 days of publication of a fresh advertisement. The candidates who have already been issued admit cards need not apply. The fresh date of the examination would now be notified late on, said an officer of the department. |
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Fake certificate racket busted, 2 held Mohali, June 27 Police sources said that they had information about a fake certificate racket in Mohali and were on the look out for a lead. The two arrested today, Kanwar Ajit Singh and Sanjiv Kumar, both residing in Phase VII, are expected to give more information to the police about their possible links in Panjab University. The police said that even those who had approached the two for the fake certificates would be traced and booked. Other than a fake certificate, the police has recovered a CD that contains designs of various certificates of Panjab University, the Punjab School Education Board and some private computer centres. The two also had a printing machine at home. The police said Sanjiv was from Himachal Pradesh while Kanwar Ajit Singh was based in Mohali. The two were presented before a court in Kharar today and have been remanded to police custody till June 29. Last year, on November 27, the Mohali police had arrested two persons, Manikaran and Ashwini Goswami, on charges of producing fake certificates of the PSEB. Some board employees were also arrested
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Revise policy on giving tax sops: Sampat Panchkula, June 27 He said that instead of declaring an entire state as backward and granting sops, the policy needs to be revised so that an area is declared as backward and benefits and concessions can reach the backward pockets in each state. Prof Sampat Singh said that the state government had taken up this matter at the small scale industries meeting held in Delhi recently. The Finance Minister said that the state government had announced a common minimum slab for power tariff for tubewell connections, instead of having different slabs for farmers in the state. He said the system of having different slabs was introduced by former Deputy Prime Minister, Devi Lal in 1978. He had made two different slabs for farmers in different parts, depending on the water bearing strata in the area. Later, Mr Bansi Lal, in his tenure as Chief Minister had made four different slabs. He said that the people’s mandate in the recent Lok Sabha elections was fractured, as people had voted against the National Democratic Alliance, and not against the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD). We suffered at the hustings because we were part of the NDA Government. “We are now trying to find reasons for our defeat, and efforts are being made to rejuvenate the party’s position,” he said. Prof Sampat Singh said that highway patrol had been introduced on the National Highways running through the state, and only the highway patrol was authorised to put up barricades. The Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, has already given instructions to the Deputy Commissioners and Superintendents of Police to ensure that the district police do not put their nakas on the highways. The Finance Minister earlier chaired the monthly meeting of District Grievance Committee meeting at the HSIDC complex in Sector 6. As many as 14 complaints were put up in the meeting, and 10 were solved on the spot. Prof Sampat Singh gave directions to the concerned officials for solving the other complaints. |
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Contractor warned for visiting General’s house Chandigarh, June 27 It is learnt that a contractor supplying certain edible items to the Army Supply Corps establishments in 2 Corps, had visited the residence of a Major-General earlier this month. The officer, however, is said to have declined to interact with the contractor and asked him to leave. He reported the matter to the authorities concerned the next day. Following the general's disclosure, the Deputy Director, Supply and Transport, 2 Corps, issued a written warning to the contractor on June 11. The matter, thereafter, was referred by 2 Corps to Headquarters Western Command, Chandimandir, for further investigation and necessary action. Sources said that an inquiry could be instituted into the matter to ascertain the conduct of some contractors while dealing with military formations. A copy of the warning letter issued to the contractor, along with the recommended action to be taken in the case, has already been forwarded to Command Headquarters. |
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Vij gets collar of Rotary
Distt Governor Panchkula, June 27 The collar was presented to him by the outgoing district leader, Mrs Kawal Bedi, at ‘Samman Divas’ held at Hotel Marc Royale, Zirakpur, here today. The function was held to honour and recognize the efforts of the Rotarians during the current Rotary year 2003-2004 under the leadership of Rtn. Kawal Bedi, who was the first woman from the Asia Zone 5 to hold this position, controlling 75 clubs spread over a vast geographical area covering Chandigarh, parts of Panjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttranchal. Rotarians recognized the exceptional services rendered to the society by Mr Arvind Kumar, IPS, Regional Passport Officer, by conferring upon him the Rotary Foundation recognition of Paul Harris Fellow. A medallion and a citation signed by the Rotary International President was presented to him. In the category of having more than 100 members, Rotary Club of Chandigarh won the Best Club Award, while its president, Rtn. Vijay Wadhawan, was adjudged as the Best Club president. Rtn. Vijay Wadhawan also received the Award of Excellence in the district for overall outstanding performance. The best club award for the clubs having 50-100 members went to Yamunanagar, in 25-50 category to Chandigarh Shivalik, and up to 25 members to Rotary Nalagarh. Rtn. Naveen Gulati of Panipat Midtown, Atul Chopra of Panipat Central and Samir Ghosh of Nalagarh were the other three who received the Best Club president awards in their respective categories. Rotary Club of Chandigarh also received the best project award for its Rotary Peace City, while the club also received the Rotary International Award for Best Public Relations. Mrs Kawal Bedi informed that the district had achieved a distinction of contributing over $ 75,000 to the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International, an all time high in the District. Rotary Club of Chandigarh topped the list of contributors to the Rotary Foundation this year, followed by Rotary Club of Yamunanagar. The best club secretaries awards were won by Rtn. Pradeep Jain of Ambala, Rajiv Vasudeva of Yamunanagar, J.S. Lamba of Chandigarh Central, and Jai Pal Bansal of Nalagarh. Rtn. Ramesh Bajaj and Rtn. M.R. Lamba were adjudged the Best Assistant Governors of the District this year. Rtn. Sandeep Luthra, an architect of Chandigarh was awarded the ‘Rotarian of the Year’ award. From among the District Secretariat, the Best District Officer Award went to Rtn. Charanjit Singh. |
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Punwire staff resume protest Mohali, June 27 They added that the Congress government had promised to revive Punwire, but had failed. They appealed to the government to stay the liquidation process of the company so that it could be revived. On May 7, the union ended a relay fast by its members on the 992nd day on an assurance by the Punjab Deputy Speaker, Mr Bir Devinder Singh, that the industrial unit was likely to be made functional in about a year. Mr Bir Devinder Singh had said members of the core committee would meet on May 15. However, the meeting never took place. Instead, the liquidation process was continued. On June 25, the company was put up for sale for Rs 38 crore. Lying closed for the past five years, the company owes over Rs 600 crore to its various creditors. |
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Councillor alleges harassment by DSP Ropar, June 27 If this was the treatment meted out to the elected municipal councillor what could the general public expect from the police, Mr Harvinder Singh alleged. The municipal councillors led by president, Mr Ashok Vahi, went today to the office of the SSP, Ropar, to protest against the alleged behaviour of the DSP with the elected councillor. The SSP was, however, not present in his office. The councillors also faxed their complaint to the Chief Minister and DGP Punjab. The DSP, Mr Sarabjit Pandher, when contacted, however, denied that he had harassed the councillor. He said he received a complaint that Mr Harvinder Singh, who was a municipal councillor, was earlier involved in incidents of theft and other criminal activities. The councillor was called to investigate the complaint. |
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Cong councillor’s
effigy burnt Chandigarh, June 27 After the protest, local leaders of the BJP addressed residents of Mauli
Jagran. They alleged that while some Congress councillors were collecting money from sanitation contractors, others had encroached upon government land in their respective wards. They also demanded that a case of corruption be registered against Mr Balraj Singh and that the UT Administrator should dismiss him from the membership of the corporation. |
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Antecedents of 931 servants verified Chandigarh, June 27 However, the response seemed to be poor in most of police stations except in Sector 26 where more than half of the total number of servants were registered. The Sector 26 police station registered 457 new servants in its campaign in Sectors 26, 27, 28, 7 and Bapu Dham. Most of the police stations had been instructed to carry out the day-long campaign but police stations of Sectors 34, 3 and 11 did not participate in the drive either because they had not been given a schedule or they were not informed about it. The police, however, did a major job sending its beat staff to each house to inform its occupants about the day-long campaign. Certain people, however, said the response would have been better had the police announced the programme in newspapers. The police, however, gathered information from each house through the movement of the beat staff. |
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Move to decongest roads
near fruit market Chandigarh, June 27 Everyday around 200 trucks, laden with apples, come to Chandigarh where agents purchase the apples for further supplies to various parts of the country. The apple season will start in the second week of July. The land identified now is being levelled and the Deputy Commissioner, Mr Arun Kumar, visited the area today. A makeshift parking lot will be created where trucks can be parked even during monsoon, said the DC. To provide security the market committee will deploy police as well as private security personnel. Last year, trucks carrying apples had created a major traffic hazard as they were parked on both sides of the road right till the Golf Course in Sector 6. The trucks had also hampered movement of traffic onto three major schools — Saint Johns, Saint Kabir and Sacred Heart. Two colleges — The Khalsa College for Men and the Khalsa College for Women, were also affected. |
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Clean chit to EO Panchkula, June 27 The complaint had been filed by the Founder of Peoples Voice Gods Voice Group, Mr B.L. Tandon, who had alleged that there were several financial irregularities in the working of the MC, Panchkula. Mr Tandon, had alleged a fraud worth several lakhs in work relating to removal of congress grass from internal roads and vacant plots. |
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Parents’ trauma over missing son Chandigarh, June 27 Mr Suraj Kumar, a resident of house number 3206 in Sector 27-D, had not returned home since June 25. A complaint had been lodged with the Sector 26 police station. Last night, the family members got a phone call at a neighbour Amrik Singh’s house that their son was seriously injured on the Karnal by-pass. The parents of Mr Suraj Kumar rushed to Karnal and searched for him in all hospitals but could not trace him. There is no information from any official channel also about the whereabouts of Mr Suraj. |
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Scooterist dies
in mishap Mohali, June 27 The victim, Shamsher Singh, was going from his village to meet a relative at Saholi on his scooter (PB 39A9790) while he was on his way, he was hit from behind by a Tata Sumo. Shamsher Singh died on the spot. The Sumo was going from Chandigarh to Manikaran. The occupants of the vehicle also received injuries. The driver, Ramesh Kumar, was arrested. |
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Man falls from
stairs, dies Chandigarh , June 27 |
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3 two-wheelers, 2 cars stolen Chandigarh, June 27 One car which was stolen last night from Sector 40, was traced in Sector 17. Subhash Sharma of Sector 37-D reported that his car (HP-12-7113) was lifted from outsides Jugnu Ahata in Sector 35. Aman Gupta of Sector 38-C reported that his Maruti car (CH-O1-6381) was stolen from his house. Rajiv Goel of Sector 40-C said his car (CH-01 P-0680) was stolen last night but the police informed that it was found deserted in Sector 17. Ankush Pahwa of Sector 49 complained that his Hero Honda (CH-03 F 4331) was stolen from Sector 35 market. D.P. Thakur of Sector 52 reported that his Yamaha motor-cycle (CHT-7098) was lifted from the back of the Piccadilly Hotel in Sector 22. Manoj Kumar of Sector 40-A reported that his Bajaj Chetak (CH-01 P 6520) was stolen from his residence between June 22 and June 26 when he was away. |
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Train passenger robbed Chandigarh, June 27 The theft of the suitcase came to Mr Vohra’s notice when the train neared Chandigarh. The coach attendant expressed helplessness in the matter. |
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