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KFC, Gulati emporium issued demolition notices
Chandigarh, May 6 The sources said that the KFC has not built the building as per building plans nor has it got the first floor converted for change of use. There are couple of other violations in the building. There is a temporary shed in the building. The Gulatis in Sector 22 have carried out new constructions in the shop without getting changes in the building plans
approved. The Gulatis have made changes in the internal design of the shop. Uphaar Emporium in Sector 17 has carried out changes in the building without accommodating objections in their building plan submitted for new construction. The Estate Office also demolished violations in house number 2542 in Sector 37. A cantilever and a room were demolished today. The violations in this house had been hanging fire for long time. The Estate Office has also issued a notice to house number 585 in Sector 16 for carrying out constructions in less than 10 feet from the boundary wall of the house affecting neighbours. This house has been taken by builders. A water tank and sun shade have been made within 10-feet of the boundary wall in this house.
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Society cancels allotment of flat to Sharma
Chandigarh, May 6 At meeting here under the presidentship of the society president, Mr N.S. Minhas, the committee cancelled the allotment. Copies of the letter cancelling the allotment have been forwarded to the Office of the Registrar of the Cooperative Societies (RCS) and Mr Sharma, Mr Minhas said. Mr Sharma, a close associate of the local MP, Mr Pawan Bansal, was recently arrested by the police on the charge of filing a false affidavit to secure a flat in a cooperative housing society in Sector 49 here. The RCS had directed the society yesterday to revoke the membership of Mr Sharma. The vacancy caused due to the cancellation shall not be filled till further orders, the communication added.
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Pawan Sharma allowed bail
Chandigarh, May 6 Sessions Judge, MMS Bedi, who had issued a notice to the state in the case yesterday, granted bail to Pawan Sharma. Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Ms Neerja Kulwant Kalson, had rejected the bail application of accused yesterday since he was booked under the non-bailable Sections of the IPC—420, 467, 468 and 471. Counsel for Pawan Sharma moved the Sessions Court under Section 439 of the Cr PC pleading that he had been “wrongly” denied bail by the CJM.
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YC chief Lucky fears arrest, flees to Delhi
Chandigarh, May 6 Talking to the Tribune Mr Lucky said “I apprehend arrest by the UT police on fictitious complaint tailored by the Deputy Commissioner. He had done the same in case of Mr Pawan Sharma, president of the District Congress Committee, who was arrested on Wednesday for submitting a fake affidavit for his flat in a society.” Mr Lucky said that “the DC had turned vindictive against them because of certain questions the Congress had raised over his role in the ouster of Mr Bhupinder Singh Badheri as the chairman of the Market Committee”. Mr Pawan Kumar Bansal, MP to whose group Mr Lucky belongs, while speaking to Tribune from Delhi said that he had come to know about the development late in the evening. “I cannot say anything till I evaluate the proceedings”, he added. Once Mr Sharma and Mr Lucky shared cordial rapport with the DC.
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MC to spend Rs 13.30 lakh on sanitation
Panchkula, May 6 The sanitation services in the township have again been divided into four zones and tenders for all these zones have been
allotted to different contractors. The MC earlier floated these tenders by dividing the total area under two zones, but there were no takers. Hence the area was divided into four zones — as during the previous year. Last year the tender was
allotted for Rs 11. 80 lakh a month for maintaining sanitation in all the four zones, as compared to Rs 3.87 lakh per month in year 2003-04. However, the sanitation services remained dismal. Though about 420 sanitation workers were to be employed by the contractors, the number of sanitation workers working in the field were about 40 per cent less. Now, the total sanitation workers who will working in Panchkula are 300.
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Father doubts Army claim
Chandigarh, May 6 Major Randish Dogra, serving as the Brigade Major of 123 Mountain Brigade in Jammu and Kashmir, was found dead in his room on August 27, 2003. An AK-47 was found lying on the deceased’s chest and an empty cartridge was recovered from the room. In a fresh representation forwarded to Army Headquarters and the Ministry of Defence a few days ago, a copy of which was also made available to The Tribune, Mr J.L. Dogra has stated that there were signs of a scuffle and marks on his son’s neck and wrist when the body was handed over to the family. The receipt for the body specifically mentioned the words “without any marking on the body”, to which he had objected. He claimed that the Army delayed informing the family about the incident. Prior to getting posted to 123 Brigade, Major Dogra, an artillery officer, was serving with the United Nations Military Observer Group in Congo. He had returned from Congo just two months ago and was due for promotion. He had planned to come home on leave a few days later to take his father to Delhi for surgery. In a signed statement, Mr Dogra’s brother, Dr V. K. Dogra, a retired Civil Surgeon has raised several points. He has contended that in this case, there was no cadaberic spasm in the right hand and the gun was not found to be grasped in any hand, which in his contention was necessary had the firing been ante-mortem. The deceased’s tongue was protuding from the mouth and bitten, as was evident from photographs. This according to Dr Dogra, could not have happened had the deceased died from gunshot injuries. Further, there was no clotted blood near the wounds. His contention is that he was strangulated and died from asphyxia and the blood remained fluid and uncogulated. Dr Dogra has also claimed that the post- mortem report was cooked up. The report, according to him, stated that the body contained semi-digested food and urine. However, the body was not at all opened up for examination as was evident from the photographs, he added. The deceased’s neck also had a 5-cm-long slash, which apparently could not have been caused by an AK-47 bullet but by a sharp-edged weapon. What is more intrugingly is the Amy’s statement given to the family that the weapon involved in the incident had been issued to two officers at the same time. Though the deceased was wearing his uniform at the time of the incident, blood spots were also discovered on a pair of walking shoes and a torch. The bullet which allegedly killed the Major was supposed to have entered his body below the chin and exited from the rear of the skull while he was sitting on his cot. In such a case, Mr Dogra has questioned how did the bullet hit the room’s roof. The representation also mentioned that none of the guards posted at the complex heard a gunshot at the time the incident was supposed to occur. One sentry post was just a few feet away from the deceased’s room.
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Nod likely to more commercial flights at city airport
Chandigarh, May 6 The Chandigarh Administration’s plan is to have an international airport and also develop the city as a major hub to export vegetables, fruit and flowers grown in Punjab, northern parts of Haryana and the nearby areas of Himachal Pradesh. Chandigarh is a major base for transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force and giving slots to commercial aircraft for landing and take off needs scheduling of IAF flights and commercial flights. The Chandigarh Administration had pleaded with the Defence Ministry that the city was emerging a major regional hub. Therefore, more air connections were needed. At present Indian Airlines and Jet Airways fly one flight every day. On May 9, Air Deccan is starting its services, making it three flights per day. The UT Administrator, Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd), who is a former chief of the Indian Army, has personally spoken to the Union Defence Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, said officials, adding that the proposal was all set to sail through. The Defence Ministry had been impressed upon that the air strip at the Chandigarh airport could handle bigger planes like the Boeing 747. This has been said on the basis of the huge Russian-built IL 76 of the IAF landing here with ease. The airbase already has night landing facilities. It will not require any upgradation on that front. For the terminal building, the ministry has been asked to allow an additional building. Separate storage facilities are required for vegetables and fruits. This facility need not be close to the airport and can be a distance of 5 to 6 km from the airport.
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Police moots proposal to book drug addicts
Chandigarh, May 6 Senior Superintendent of Police Gaurav Yadav wrote a letter to the Director, Health Services, around six months back asking the health services chief to start a medical test facility in the city hospitals so that drug addicts could be booked for consumption. The letter was followed up with personal visits of Inspectors, Sub-Inspectors and Assistant Sub-Inspectors of the Crime Branch but to no avail. The sources said the DHS called a meeting of doctors to respond to the request of the SSP but ultimately doctors revealed that the hospitals did not have a medical test facility for a drug addict in the entire city. The hospitals do not have equipment to medically test a drug addict. The facility is already available in de-addiction centres but their results could be presented before a court as evidence against an addict. The police sought the cooperation of the health authorities to start booking drug addicts under Section 27 of the Narcotics Drug and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS). An addict, if proved guilty, could be imprisoned for a year. The sources said they expect that the health authorities will soon acquire equipment and designate a wing for this test to help the police join its fight against drug addiction and crime. With the medical test facility not being available in the city, a drug addict could not be booked and chargesheeted by the police giving anti-social elements freedom to go on the rampage in the city. The step was taken after the Chandigarh Police found out that most of the chain-snatchings, vehicle and petty thefts were committed by drug addicts. The sources in the police said booking drug addicts will serve twin purposes of sending addicts behind the bars to curtail drug-related crime as well as medically treat the addicts during their imprisonment. With snatchings becoming order of the day in the city, the Crime Branch has chalked out a strategy to crack down against snatchers, drug peddlers and addicts. The month of April has seen more than 10 reported incidents of chain-snatching in the city. The city had last year witnessed 24 reported cases of snatchings. The SHO will soon be ordered to mention names and addresses of drug addicts, peddlers, auto-thieves and snatchers in the beat books carried by constables. As soon as an incident of snatching takes place, beat constables of the entire city will raid houses of the listed snatchers and drug addicts in their respective areas across the city. Mohali and Panchkula police will also be asked to join in the joint effort. The DSP (East) will coordinate with Panchkula and DSP (South) with Mohali in this regard. The raids will also be carried out at the houses of the accomplices of snatchers, addicts and peddlers. This was successfully used in fighting terrorism in Punjab, the sources said. According to the Chandigarh Police, there are 69 reported snatchers in the city, 35 drug peddlers and addicts in thousands. Director, Health Services, Dr
C.P. Bansal, said he had written back to the police that he did not have any testing facility and GMCH could be contacted in this regard.
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4-year-old boy crushed to death
Panchkula, May 6
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Passing Thru
Are you satisfied with your team’s performance in this tour of India?
Though we lost the series by 2-3 to India yet I am satisfied and happy over the performance of my team here. Other reason of my happiness is that I have been married in Jaipur and I met my in-laws’ family for the first time after my marriage during a match there. Is this game popular in Pakistan? Being a new game, this is not quite popular there but now students of schools and colleges started evincing interest in the game. Now one can see this game being played at many places in Pakistan. So I can say that it is gaining popularity among students and children of Pakistan. Do you see a bright future for the players of the game? Players of this game have bright future as status of the sport is improving. This is the second foreign tour of our team in this year. With this kind of tours, the players get good exposure and experience besides good money. — Akash Ghai
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Encroachments removed from markets
Panchkula, May 6 Led by five Junior Engineers of HUDA, the anti-encroachment staff of Estate Office today cleared encroachments by shop owners in the markets in Sectors 17, 16, 11, 12, 12-A and 7. The verandahs and pavements in these markets were cleared and at some places, the goods kept outside the shops were also confiscated. It may be noted that the shopkeepers have not just encroached upon the corridors constructed for the benefit of shoppers, but have also extended their ‘shops’ to the parking spaces in front of these shops. From daily needs goods like buckets to racks of chips and other ready-to-eat foods, setting up of stalls of eats by sweet shops to racks of shoes by shoe shop owners - the wares are displayed right till the parking area. In Sector 11, tea stall owners and tent houses have encroached upon the corridors. The tent houses display their durries, carpets and poles on the roads, and the already constricted parking space is further reduced
because of the encroachments. Other than the market places, encroachment by scrap dealers on the newly constructed road dividing Sector 17 and Rajiv Colony were removed. HUDA staff also to wed away the tractors parked at the labour chowk. For the third time during the past 10 days, HUDA staff also removed encroachments by motor mechanics in the service lane of Sector 11 market. Though these encroachments have been cleared by HUDA staff thrice, these resurface within a short time. The two dhabas that had again come up near Sector 10-11 chowk after it was razed yesterday, were demolished again today.
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Cancer-affected children learn to make paper bags
Chandigarh, May 6 In a workshop conducted by Ms Shalini Dhar at the Advanced Paediatric Centre (APC) at the PGI here today as many as 65 children with the disease learnt to make paper bags. Sahatya Cancer Sahyog, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) working for the cancer affected persons in the region, organised the workshop. Among the group of zealous children, four-year-old Tanveer performed brilliantly in the execution of the craft he had just learnt. Suffering from urinary track cancer, Tanveer seemed oblivious of his severe ailment. So was the Payal from Kapurthala, who too fought with the disease at such a young age. “Even though the children have to battle cancer so early in their lives, we always tell the parents that they should try to make the lives of their children as normal as possible,” said a Sahatya volunteer. Though the children are yet to grasp the gravity of the situation, the parents are generally heart broken on learning about the dreaded ailment that struck their children. “At that time, not the children alone but the parents too need counselling and emotional support,” added the
volunteer.
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Farmers advised to check soil erosion
Mohali, May 6 This was stated by Mr Gurinderjit Singh, Financial Commissioner, Department of Rural Development and Panchayats, Punjab, while addressing a gathering of sarpanches, panches, lambardars and others at Shivalik Public School here today. A visual presentation of the computerised data of 34 villages falling in Majri block was made at the function. The geographical maps of the villages were digitised by Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh, for the Ropar administration under the Budhki ki Rao Watershed project. Mr Sandhu said 90 per cent of the grant for the project was provided by the Central Government and the state government had to pool in only 10 per cent of the amount. He said erosion in the Kandi area had to be stopped and for that there was a need to keep the ecology of the belt right. New plantation should be done and this would help in creating employment opportunities apart from development the area. Earlier, Ms Seema Jain, Deputy Commissioner, Ropar, said the revenue record of 34 villages had been computerised. Maps were prepared with the help of an aerial survey and the entire data was later fed into the computer. This data would prove to be of great help to village panchayats and other departments. The digitised maps of the villages were prepared by Dr S.P. Dhawan, Head of the Computational Engineering Laboratory, PEC, along with Mr Rajiv Sehdev, coordinator. The revenue data was supplied by the district administration and the aerial photograph was done by the Department of Town and Country Planning. The project was coordinated by Mr Gurpreet Singh, District Town Planner.
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Seizure of refrigerator condemned
Chandigarh, May 6 The shop owner, Jagjit Singh Oberoi, alleged that the staff had picked up the refrigerator from a part of the verandah where all shopkeepers had been keeping their goods on display. Jagjit Singh alleged that he was specifically targeted as he refused to oblige inspectors of the enforcement staff. He claimed that the refrigerator was kept in line with a pillar close to the shop where it is allowed to display. Jagjit Singh also said that the enforcement staff wanted to harm him financially as they did not seize another displayed item kept at the same place. Shopkeepers in the area were agitated and said that they would put down the shutters tomorrow. The enforcement staff also picked up a scooter parked at the pavement. However, Additional Commissioner of municipal corporation O. P. Popli refuted the charges saying nothing wrong had been done by his staff. He also said that the allegation of demand of bribe were also baseless.
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Move to ban blowing of hooters, sirens
Chandigarh, May 6 The notification has been issued to amend the Chandigarh Motor Vehicle Rules 1990. The objection could be sent to the Home Secretary with the fifteen days of the publication of the notice.
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Admn ignoring own laws and norms
Ajay Jagga The post-independence era has witnessed the development of several planned towns, but so far Chandigarh is the best. Dividing the houses into apartments is a real threat to the city’s basic character and it should not be allowed. No city like the City Beautiful has come into existence in India, which clearly means that it is a hard task to build another such city in India. The concept of the legendary Le Corbusier, French architect, is beautiful in itself and no one has been able to repeat the effort in any of the states in India. Developments witnessed in the city from the late eightees until now have spoiled the character of the city. The biggest blow to the city has been the formation of the Chandigarh Housing Board. It has created a situation where the population pressure is far more than its capacity to handle it. Both Punjab and Haryana have shown scant respect to the Periphery Laws. The reason is that the Chandigarh Administration itself is not implementing its own laws and norms strictly. Each sector has been designed with the basic infrastructure, i.e. markets, schools, roads, provision for electricity and water facilities etc — keeping in view the number of houses in a sector. Allowing apartments to come up will blast the facilities and put pressure on infrastructure. The pressure on sewerage among other things, is going to be tremendous and drainage will be a major casualty. Pressure of population will stretch the system to the breaking point. Even the dispensary facilities have been provided in view of the population of a sector. Apartments in residential houses will lead to litigation among the owners. Sectors 1 to 12 will virtually collapse. The apartments are unwanted and uncalled for as the city has the full range of accommodation. Trading of property will become like trading of stocks. Allowing apartments in houses without a careful study of the existing infrastructure and the present laws would be nothing less than rape of the city. In the marla houses, however, apartment wise ownership will not create any additional pressure on the existing structure. Looking at the legal angle, if we look at the Chandigarh Leasehold of Sites and Building Rules, 1973, the apartments are not legally possible in the properties which are sold on a leasehold basis, as according to general conditions of the lease, i.e. Rule 17 Sub Rule 2, the lessee shall not be entitled to sub-divide the site or to amalgamate it with any other site. More problems will be there when we look at the Capital of Punjab (Development and Regulation) Act, 1952, which is the principal Act. In this, site is defined as any land which is transferred by the Central Government under Section 3. Accordingly when the plots were sold as sites, they were actually lands and not buildings and the conveyance deed is also for the same. So how can the Administration issue a conveyance deed for roof or otherwise where site\land has been sold. The writer is a tax consultant.
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Traffic restrictions on account of martyrdom
Chandigarh, May 6 The procession will start at 9 am from Sector 38 and will pass through the Sectors 39 and 40 dividing road, the Sector 40 market, Sector 40 gurdwara, the Sectors 40 and 41 dividing road, Badheri, left turn on outer road up to Sectors 45, 46, 49 and the 56 lights point, dividing road of Sectors 45 and 46, the Sectors 45, 46, 32 and 33 roundabout, the Sectors 20, 30, 32 and 33 roundabout, light point on the same road, Sector 20-C market, the Sectors 20 and 21 light point, right turn to the Sectors 18, 19, 20 and 21 roundabout, light point of Sectors 18 and 19, to the crossing of Sectors 7 and 8, left turn, behind inner market of Sector 8 and Sectors 9, the Sectors 4, 5, 8 and 9 roundabout, dividing road of Sectors 4 and 5 up to the lake road and finally it will culminate at Gurdwara Gursagar Sahib.
— OC
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Bangalore MC councillors in city
Chandigarh, May 6 Ms Amuda, chairperson of the committee, said that the aim of the team was to have a look at the primary education in the city schools. Mr M. Nichala, Education Officer accompanying the team, said the corporation there was looking after the educational requirements of more than 20,000 children from families below the poverty line.
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Rally by CTU conductors
Chandigarh, May 6 The rally was organised on the call of the Co-Ordination Committee of the Municipal Corporation and Union Territory employees and workers. Speaking on the occasion union leaders said demands like release of overtime for 1996-97, grant of festival leaves to the drivers and conductors, degradation of bus service in the city by purchasing the low floor buses in the CTU fleet, non payment of the arrears for the past 18 months, continued termination and suspension of workers by the management of the CTU on the flimsy grounds, taking no action against the private buses and auto-rickshaw in the city etc. The leaders stated that despite their efforts to have a meeting with the Home Secretary they have not been granted an appointment for the past one and half month. President of the Federation of UT employees and Workers, Bal Krishan addressing the rally accused the administration of not accepting the genuine demands like to release of bonus for the past five years etc.
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Venod Sharma to address media
Chandigarh, May 6
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High Court employee booked for tampering order
Chandigarh, May 6 Subhadra Rani, a resident of Sector 28, was booked by the police under various sections of the IPC after her involvement in the High Court orders was established during the investigation, said Mr Kulwant Singh, SHO of the Sector 3 police station. He said Subhadra Rani had made certain additions in the High Court order. The police has already arrested the main accused, an advocate Satish Kumar and his wife Dr Reena Bala, from Dhakoli in Patiala district in this regard on March 17. It may be recalled that the couple had moved an application in the High Court for an anticipatory bail on May 28, 2004. The couple was reportedly involved in a civil dispute at Jagadari in Yamuna Nagar district. Mr Justice S.K. Mittal had dismissed their application for anticipatory bail maintaining that it did not fall under his jurisdiction. The Judge had also directed them to move the District and Sessions Judge concerned for anticipatory bail. The couple allegedly tampered with the order by making an addition “arrest stayed” and produced the same to the court in Jagadhari. The Jagadhari court got suspicious of the orders and started an inquiry. The matter was brought to the notice of the High Court and the Mr Justice Mittal confirmed that his orders were tampered with by the couple.
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Car, motor cycle stolen
Chandigarh, May 6 Mr Rajinder Manocha of Sector 17 Panchkula reported to the police that his Maruti car (CH-01-X-0535) was stolen from CMC Parking in sector 17. In another case, Mr Raman Dutta of Dasmesh Enclave, Karar reported that his Hero Honda CBZ (PB-54-A-1200) was stolen from out side the Tribune Office. Two separate cases of thefts have been registered in the different police stations of the city.
Smack seized
The local police arrested Ram Narian of Sector 25-D with 1.7 grams of smack from near Sector 44 and 45 turn, yesterday. the accused was booked under Section 21 of the NDPS Act in the Sector 34 police station.
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