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Cops brace for averting Sukhna suicides
Chandigarh, August 22
The orders were issued in less than 24 hours after the failure of Chandigarh Police to prevent suicides at Sukhna Lake was brought to the fore in these columns. A senior police officer said an observation post on the tower had been set up to keep a watch on those strolling. The observer would remain in constant touch with the beat staff and the officials deployed at the police post. For the purpose, additional wireless sets were being provided. For carrying out patrolling in a more effective manner four new bicycles with lights had been provided to the police personnel and their strength raised to 10. The officer added that the patrolling officials would carry along with them life jackets to save the people from drowning. This was not all. The police personnel were being provided with as many as four binoculars to maintain vigil of the area. They were also being given powerful torches and other equipment that would help them in carrying out the rescue operations. The officer claimed that the strength of police personnel at the lake had been increased from 15 to 21. The personnel deployed at the lake now included one additional head constable, a sub inspector, an assistant sub inspector, along with 18 constables and two home guard volunteers. Earlier, there were just 12 constables and no home guard volunteers, besides other officials. He added that young police officials trained in swimming had been deployed at the lake. Moreover, the beat staff had been instructed to act promptly and rescue persons jumping in the lake or sitting in a depressed mood. Though senior police officers were “enthusiastic about the steps being taken to make the Sukhna Lake a more secure place”, the sources in the police headquarters said they were not expecting much out of it. The binoculars provided to the police personnel were low-powered and “simple ones”. As such, these were useless after sunset. “The authorities should have provided them with night-vision glasses, had they been serious about the whole thing,” the sources said. They added that maintaining vigil at the lake was not an easy task. There were at least six entry points, besides the regulatory end. The problem had become acute due to poor illumination. “The problem cannot be solved till flood lights are installed all around the lake, specially around the seven staircases,” the sources said, adding that the lights would go a long way in detecting people approaching the staircases for jumping into the lake.
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12 children hurt in accident
Dera Bassi, August 22 The accident occurred when the bus with 35 students on board was heading towards the school after collecting them from Bahura-Bahuri, Pragpur and Ibrahimpura and surrounding villages. The driver reportedly lost control over the vehicle and it fell into a paddy fields. Those who were injured include Jatinder Singh (Class II) of Bahura village, Jaspreet Singh (Class III) of Pragpur village, Navjot Kaur (Class III) and her brother Karan (Nursery) of Ibrahimpura village. Over eight other students sustained minor injuries. The school authorities and the bus owner took the injured to private nursing homes and clinics in Dera Bassi township. Seriously injured Jatinder Singh was later taken to a private medical laboratory in Chandigarh for CT-Scan while the rest of the injured were discharged after primary medicare. According to villagers, the school management had hired a private bus (CH-01M-3237) from Mr Gian Singh, a resident of Pragpur village, for transporting the students. “The bus owner had been sending unskilled drivers with the bus to carry the student to school. Today, the driver was also driving with negligence which resulted into the accident,” claimed Mr Major Singh, an eyewitness. According to eyewitnesses, farmers working in their fields heard a loud thud and saw the school bus falling in a field. They rushed and extricated the students by breaking the vehicle panes. Gurjant Singh, a student of Class VII, who sustained injuries on his left hand, also joined the rescuers in rescuing his mates. Some of the farmers rushed to the village gurdwara and made an announcement. Hearing the “calls for help”, parents of the students and other villagers also assembled at the spot and rushed the injured to Dera Bassi. The bus driver, Mr Gian Singh, said that his son was driving the bus when it met with the accident. Mr Sunil Jain, chairman of the school, claimed that only one student had sustained head injuries.
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Businessman ends life
Chandigarh, August 22 Family dispute is stated to be the reason behind the extreme step. The sources in the police said the owner of the Rajasthan Springs, Anand Sharma, was found hanging from a ceiling fan in his rented accommodation in the plot number 24, Phase I, Industrial Area, by a worker this morning. The ‘suicide’ came to light when Renu, a worker, came at around 8 am and found the iron gate of the unit locked from outside. Even though the gate was locked she was surprised to find that the air-conditioner was on. She peeped through a window and found no one inside the office at which she went to the adjoining unit belonging to Vinod Sharma, the brother of the deceased. She climbed a ladder leaning against a common wall and found Anand hanging from a ceiling fan. Shocked at the sight, Renu raised alarm and people gathered at the spot. She informed Amarinder, foreman of the unit, about the incident and called the police. The police took the body into its custody. Later, it was sent to the General Hospital, in Sector 16, for a post-mortem. An employee working in the unit said Anand had come back to factory last evening at around 5 pm. Sunday being an off-day, the unit was closed yesterday. Mr Vinod Sharma told Chandigarh Tribune that in his suicide note Anand held his wife and in-laws responsible for his death. Mr Vinod alleged that Anand was being constantly being harassed by his in-laws. Anand had married in 1991 and had two sons, while his wife lives in Charkhi Dadri in Haryana. Anand had also moved a divorce application in a court. Anand was running his spring-manufacturing unit separately and was also living in his office in the factory premises. The court had issued an order barring the in-laws of Anand to enter into the factory premises after they had allegedly attacked him earlier, said Vinod Sharma. The police said a case of abetment of suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code has been registered in this regard.
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Playing on woman’s tragedy inflicted by Partition
Chandigarh, August 22 The story of Shehnaz is the theme of Pakistani theatre director Madeeha Gauhar’s new play called Dukh Dariyavan De. “What happened to Shehnaz is tragic and it also exposes the insensitivity of the two countries and the havoc the Line of Control (LOC) has played with human destiny. I felt it had immense dramatic potential and we have been working on the script of the play for the past year. We will stage it in Lahore in October and then we bring it to Amritsar in November,” says Madeeha, who was visiting the city after staging plays in Amritsar. Madeeha was at Amritsar mid-August and she staged a play with schoolchildren from India and Pakistan called ‘Border Border” in the city. “However, the real satisfying experience was of staging Manto’s Tobah Tek Singh in the Nanak Singh-Gurbax Singh Auditorium in Preetnagar village,” says Madeeha Coming back to the Shehnaz story, Madeeha says: “It is as ironical as any story of Manto’s written at the time of Partition. The police constable who raped Shehnaz was a Muslim. Her daughter was born in the jail in India, so she was an Indian citizen. The Pakistani authorities were willing to take Shehnaz back but not her child. It took the mother and daughter a long struggle to get back to Pakistan. Madeeha reveals that Shehnaz is living in her parental home with her daughter as the husband had remarried. Shehnaz is not mentally too well and suffers from bouts of depression. Madeeha adds, “I am weaving through the story of Shehnaz stories of women who suffered at the time of Partition in this drama which addresses the woes of the rivers.”
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Diesel scam: court of inquiry indicts two officers, JCO
Chandigarh, August 22 The COI, presided over by a Brigadier commanding a sub-area, has recommended disciplinary action against the three, sources said. This implies that they face trial by a general court martial for their alleged acts of omission and commission. Both officers, said to be of the rank of major, as well as the JCO are from the Army Service Corps. The officers were responsible for the receipt and despatch of tankers at supply depots. Last month, the military intelligence outfit of Leh-based 14 Corps had unearthed a massive scam, running in crores of rupees, to siphon-off oil supplies after several trucks were found to be ferrying water instead of diesel. Thereafter, Headquarters Northern Command had ordered a COI into the matter. The Army depends upon the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) for the bulk of its POL (petroleum, oil and lubricants) requirements. Tankers carry these supplies from IOC depots in Ambala, Pathankot and Jammu to Leh via National Highway 1-A through Srinagar or the alternate route through Manali in Himachal Pradesh. On receiving a tip-off about oil being siphoned-off from tankers en route to Leh, the Army, in collaboration with the local police, laid a trap and seven water-filled tankers were impounded and their drivers were arrested. The chief of the Jammu and Kashmir Petrol Tankers Owners’ Association, Mr Anan Sharma, had earlier been reported saying that there was a nexus between some Army officers, tanker drivers and middlemen to sell oil supplies and the racket has been going on since militancy erupted in the state in the early 90s. He was reported as saying that as much as 30 per cent of the supplies bound for Ladakh were siphoned-off. The illegal trade picks up around this time of the year when the Army stocks up on fuel supplies before the road link to Ladakh gets snapped due to snow. The IOC had launched its own inquiry into the matter and the government was also considering to handing over the case to the CBI for investigation. There were also reports that the pilfered diesel and petrol was being disposed of in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. Army sources said there were vast stretches of highways in Jammu and Kashmir as well as Himachal Pradesh where there were no petrol pumps. Yet, fuel is available in virtually all shops and dhabas en route. This fuel is thought to be pilfered military supplies.
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Fauji Beat
At the time of Partition of the country on August 15, 1947, the British Indian Army was split into the Indian Army and the Pakistan Army. This created a “divide” between the two armies, which had fought in unison during both World Wars, made unparalleled sacrifices and won a large array of gallantry awards. In World War II alone, the British India’s contribution was 2.5 million servicemen and women.
What cannot be denied is that one of the best institutions that the British left in India at the time of Partition was its army. But since British officers manned the higher echelon of the Army at that time, a vacuum was left in it. Incidentally, the senior-most Indian officer at the time of Partition was a Brigadier. To fill the vacuum, junior officers had to be catapulted to senior ranks. Notwithstanding this, the Army gave a good account of itself in the 1947 Jammu and Kashmir war, which Pakistan waged in October, 1947. Admittedly, even today the Army is the best institution in India. But what has gone to its disadvantage is that it has not got a fair deal from politicians and bureaucrats. This is because while politicians and bureaucrats had good experience of governance and administration, having formed ministries before the Partition, the Army comparatively suffered from inexperience in its higher ranks. As a result, the political hierarchy always took the Army for granted without caring for what was genuinely due to it.
Polyclinic upgraded The Chandigarh polyclinic, which is located in Sector 11, has been upgraded from type C to type B. This upgrade entitles the polyclinic to another medical specialist, a gynaecologist, one more dental officer and some other additional staff as well as another vehicle. The early placement of additional staff and equipment will help the polyclinic cope with the rush of work. The Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme authorities have effected some changes in the dental treatment in the empanelled hospitals as also in the entitlement for admission to these hospitals. The dental treatment, which was restricted to extractions and fitting of dentures, has now been enlarged to include restorative dentistry. In this, both root canalling and periodontia have been added. Thus, from now on, all officers, irrespective of their ranks, will be admitted to private wards. The JCOs (Naib Subedars, Subedars and Subedar Majors, including those who hold honorary ranks of Lieutenants/ Captains and their equivalents in the Navy and the Air Force) will be admitted to semi-private ward. The other ranks (sepoy to havildar, including those holding honorary ranks of Naib Subedars and their equivalents in the Navy and the Air Force) will be admitted to the general ward.
New-look TA canteen The CSD canteen of the Territorial Army (TA) Group, Headquarters Western Command, located in Sector 8, Chandigarh is quite popular among the ex-servicemen residing in the northern sectors. Most of them prefer this canteen to the Sector 21 canteen because of its proximity. Despite paucity of space, this canteen has undergone certain changes in the past two to three months. Two separate counters i.e. one for the officers and their families and the other for JCOs, other ranks and their families have been provided here. To save botheration to customers, majority of whom are in a higher age group, trolleys have also been provided to take their purchases to their vehicles. Besides, a customers’ lounge has been made by extending the plinth area and by the provision of blinds for protection against sun and rain. Some of the other new facilities added are installation of a TV, the display of a digital system to avoid queuing up by customers, provision of reading material and extension of the parking area. — Pritam Bhullar
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Determined to defeat disability
Chandigarh, August 22 Married on May 1, this year, Swati who had just completed her MBBS and was enroute to Jammu to complete her internship at a college there. With four months left to complete her training, Swati looked forward to joining her husband, a physician, based in Delhi. She attributes her recovery to her guide Dr Raj Bahadur, an eminent spinal injuries specialist at the Government Medical Hospital, Sector 32. “He has worked very hard for me, taking special interest, keeping me going when I was low. Swati believes that life has given her second chance. “He taught me to have faith. I knew I had to do it. I felt bad to put his strain on the in-laws.” What would have taken six months to a year, Swati has achieved in two! “My in-laws, my parents, have stood by me.” Dr Bahadur says that what he did was routine. “I told her family in the beginning that Swati might not be able to recover completely but she is walking today.” Despite zero power in her lower limbs, there was mild sensation on touching and Dr Bahadur worked hard on that. “We ensured that the treatment was both energetic and aggressive.” First he removed all the material pressing around the spinal chord to relieve the pressure. Then a titanium cylinderical cage was inserted which did the job of the vertebra. “The cage will be filled with the bone and within a few months it will be set,” explains Dr Bahadur. Swati does not remember for long she was alone at the site of the accident. Help came from another bus coming from Chandigarh its driver and conductor picked me up. Since I am a medico, I asked them to support my spine, instead of my head and legs. They took me to a hospital in Jammu.” The medical college recommended Dr Raj Bahadur to her. A surprise visitor soon after her accident was Bollywood actress, Preity Zinta, who is Swati’s sister-in-law. Swati is married to Preity’s “masi” (Ms Rama Shama) son. “All I said was hi, hello. I was not in a condition to speak to her, but she came and met me,” Swati said.
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Police awaits forensic report
Chandigarh, August 22 The cops have asked for the list of officials responsible for the maintenance of the area where the incident had taken place. A letter in this regard has been written to the Municipal Corporation’s Executive Engineer. They asserted that the police was in constant touch with the Municipal Corporation authorities, but they were not co-operating in the matter. Till late Monday evening, the list had not been provided by them to the police officers. Sources in the police headquarters say that the cops are more or less convinced of the fact that negligence on part of the Municipal Corporation authorities had resulted in the death by drowning. Sources add that the policemen would have by now fixed the responsibility, but investigations in the case were delayed following attempts by a Junior Engineer to demonstrate that the death was not an accident. He had used a sandbag in an attempt to prove that the body could not have traveled 11 km before surfacing in Phase XI. The sources added that the policemen were also in touch with the Medical Superintendent to get a detailed report about the 13 group of injuries detected on the body of Jaswinder Kaur and they wanted reports to confirm whether the injuries had been sustained due to fall in the manhole. The sources further added that the crime branch had today recorded the statement of one of the eye-witnesses who had helped Gurnam Singh on the fateful day, while he was crying for help. The police is also making efforts to contact the person who first reported the incident to the Control Room. The crime branch official said they had traced the person. They are also in touch with the fire department to link the sequence of events by matching the time of occurrence of events.
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Passengers slog it out as CTU, Punjab Roadways
Mohali, August 22 Passengers had to slog it out in the hot humid weather. Many of them were travelling with small children while others carried heavy luggage. All of them were compelled to get the buses at the barrier, near the Phase VI hospital, to board another bus for Chandigarh or for other destination in Punjab. Long queues were seen in the area which has been unofficially turned into a bus stand. People were getting into arguments and some of them turned violent when others tried to break the queue for tickets. The bus queue shelter was turned into a ticket counter. The buses of the Punjab Roadways were unable to take the entire load of passengers. Those who were not able to get into the buses climbed on to the roof. The area near the hospital was full of chaos. harassed passengers, carrying their luggage or small children in arms, had to walk across the Mohali - Chandigarh border trying to locate the buses they had to board. Local commuters also had to depend on autorickshaws as the CTU had been stopped from plying buses in Mohali and Kharar. However, the Punjab Roadways today started two buses - one on the Kharar route and another on the Landran route. To begin with the CTU employees had allegedly stopped Punjab Roadways buses from entering the ISBT, Sector 17, Chandigarh. The employees of the Punjab Roadways then staged a protest and stopped CTU buses from entering Punjab. The stand-off between the two sections of the employees started on August 17. Mr Jarnail Singh, general secretary of the Punjab Karamchari Dal, said that keeping in view the inconvenience caused to the public, two buses had been started on local routes. Moreover, long-route buses had also been directed to pick up all passengers on route to Chandigarh. There were
reports here tonight that CTU employees had started operating buses. However, this claim of a section of the employees could not be verified.
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Pits dug up by telecom firm bane of Mohali
Mohali, August 22 According to Mr
J.S. Bhatia, a senior citizen residing in Phase IV, his telephone and that of his neighbours (house numbers 433, 432, 431 and 430) have not been functioning for the past 10 days and the BSNL had not been able to locate the fault. He also alleged that the BSNL some days ago had dug up a part of the road in order to locate an underground cable line but did not fill the large pit dug next to his lawn. He said a private telecom company had dug up large parts by the roadsides and even in parks to lay wires. A visit to the phase showed that while the BSNL had dug up only a small corner of a lawn, a private telecom company had virtually dug up an entire park railing. Parts of the intra-sector roads had also been dug up at other places in the phase. Mr Bhatia further alleged that the MC had started a cleanliness drive a fortnight ago but the persons deployed for carrying out the drive in the phase had left the job incomplete. The municipal authorities did not supervise the work properly and workers had left heaps of garbage on the roadsides.
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Councillors seek cancellation of MC tenders
Panchkula, August 22 The Councillors- Mr V.K. Kapoor, Mr V.K. Sood, Ms Renuka Rai Walia, Mr R.K. Kakkar, Ms Amoljeet Kaur, Mr Monhinder Singh, Mr Randhir Malik, Mr C.B. Goel, Mr N.K. Rawal and Ms Manvir Gill - today met the Deputy Commissioner and urged that the tenders should be cancelled. They alleged that no rough costs were prepared for these tenders and proposed expenditure was on a higher scale in certain wards, while few wards were ignored. They alleged that the approval of the House had not been sought for the terms and conditions mentioned in the tenders. They have also alleged that some tenders have been floated for works which have already been undertaken or completed, and tenders for certain works which are under HUDA had also been floated. The DC reportedly marked an inquiry to the City Magistrate, Ms Vandana Disodia. Ms Disodia held a meeting with the Councillors in the afternoon and also sought explanation from the MC staff. She has reportedly filed her report to the Deputy Commissioner.
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Stress laid on value-based society
Mohali, August 22 This was stated by Mr Surjit Singh, ADC, Ropar, while speaking at a public function organised by Brahma Kumaris in Phase VII here. He said that disrespect was being shown to elders, poor were being neglected and a large number of youth were falling a prey to various type of addictions. The social set-up was shaking due to all such problems. Brahma Kumari Prem, in charge of the raj yoga centres of the Mohali and Ropar circle, said an individual’s will power had decreased and society was becoming more selfish. She laid stress on spirituality which could empower mankind to face all kinds of challenges. Mr M.L. Sharma, SDM, was the guest of honour at the function.
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Kidnapped youth’s father files police complaint
Mohali, August 22 According to the police, Mr Karam Singh, father of Makhan Singh and resident of Kumbra village here, complained that the kidnappers had demanded a ransom of Rs 15 lakh through a telephone call made to a friend on August 15. Later, the demand came down to Rs 7 lakh and the amount was to be paid today. He said the family, however, had not received any phone call from the kidnappers today. Mr Sukhdev Singh, brother of Makhan Singh, has gone to Delhi for getting a visa to South Africa in search of his brother. It is reported that Makhan Singh had gone to Durban about 11 months ago. The police is investigating the matter and action will be taken only after taking legal opinion in this regard.
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Nominations invited for Neerja Bhanot awards
Chandigarh, August 22 The awards were instituted in 1990 and are given in memory of Neerja, the brave 23-year-old Indian air hostess, who gave up her life while saving the lives of hundreds of others on board the Pan Am flight hijacked at Karachi airport on September 5, 1986. It may be remembered that Neerja is the youngest recipient of India’s highest civilian award for bravery, the Ashoka Chakra. The award is given in two separate categories. It consists of Rs 1,50,000, a trophy and a citation. In one category the award is given to an Indian woman who, when subjected to social injustice like dowry or desertion, faced the situation with guts and helped other women in similar social
distress. The other award is given to a flight crew member worldwide, who acts beyond the call of duty in a difficult situation.
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MC wakes up to maintain park
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, August 22 The heaps of earth, which were piled in the park after the repair of the surrounding roads and sewers, have been removed. Pits in the part were also filled and levelled. The non-functional streetlights around the park have also been replaced. The wild growth of grass and bushes has been also cleaned up much to the respite of the residents of the area. “The work was delayed due to the rainy season but now we have started the work to maintain and beautify all parks in the area”, said Ms Pushpa Sharma, Senior Deputy Mayor. Talking about the development and beautification plans for the park, she said, “Concrete tiles would be placed around the park very soon. The grills, benches and swings, which were not in good condition, would also be replaced immediately”. “The authorities concerned should check the parks at regular intervals as the children and elderly persons use these in the evenings for,” opined Mr Sanjay Kumar, a resident of the area. The park had been developed by the Area Ward Development Fund in 2000.
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Water, power bill format made simple
Chandigarh, August 22 This step has been taken to enable the consumer to properly understand the details of the consumption charges levied in the bills. The revised bill format includes details about electricity sundries, fixed charges and unsettled amount. It also contains the telephone number of respective Sub-Divisional Officer, who can be contacted in case of need. The new revised format is bigger in size and easier to read. The new electricity tariff rates have also been reflected in this new format while the irrelevant information has been deleted. The new format will be applicable to all categories of consumers and the bills in new format will be issued with an immediate effect.
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Hype gets the better of history
The movie generated more hype than the history books ever did! For the original Mangal Pandey, the deep interest in his short yet illustrious attempt at mutiny may well have come as a surprise but that has certainly not prevented Fun Republic at Panchkula from spawning several look-alikes and the display of heavy duty moustaches! See this look-alike clicked by a cut out of Aamir Khan by Tribune photographer Pankaj Sharma. Helping them cash in is their event management firm, Above and Beyond. Not only was a ‘mirror-image’ of Aamir Khan arranged, red coated staffers (a la Aamir Khan) and several contests
Party peril
The recent trend of even school kids organising the routine freshers’ and farewell parties in discos has caught on and how. The passes for these dos are distributed to outsiders as well, some of whom land up to act as troublemakers. Neither parents nor teachers have a clue to who’s going to pitch in case of any rowdy incident and there have been a couple of them in the past. Parents allow some, while others lie for an evening of smoking, boozing and partying. Those who prefer to stay away are called cowards but have the last laugh, as one 16-year-old puts it, “Who is going to bail me out if my drink is spiked and if someone misbehaves with me, my parents don’t even know where I am.” A few have the support of parents who think it is pointless fighting against the current, because as one parent puts it, “I’d rather my kids go with permission. Otherwise they will sneak out or tell lies, which is worse. It is best to pick and drop them.” Most kids do not have parents who are so liberal. They have to wear their halter necks and spaghetti straps under the school uniform to party outside, sometimes not without peril.
Monkey tales
Ravi and Radha are busy dancing to the zesty beats of the dumroo. They are no ordinary performers, having been trained by their master to play out ‘human’ antics at which assorted gatherings gawk in surprise and astonishment. These are talented simians at work, braving the sun, hunger and often cruelty to help stave off the abject poverty of their owner—Moti, who travelled all the way from Uttar Pradesh 12 years ago in search of a livelihood. The highlight of their routine is a dance emulating Shahrukh Khan and Kajol in the romantic saga, ‘Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge’. For a good performance, they get chanas and gur to eat and for acting up on the occasional day, they get nothing as punishment. For these animals anything goes in a day’s work.
Gatekeeper
While talking of monkeys, it is all right to watch those who go a dancing with their keeper but the real menace comes from the stray ones who cause a lot of havoc all round. There are stories of monkeys walking into homes and polishing off the food. In one home a monkey actually walked in, opened the fridge and walked away with a packet of green pees (not peace). But one of the funny monkey antics was captured by Tribune photographer Manoj Mahajan when he saw one brave one posted at the gate of the UT Secretariat in Sector 9. It sure has the airs of a newly appointed gatekeeper.
Love letter
Adolescence is the time for penning letters of love. More often than not this art is learnt while still at school. But one such letter caused a major hassle in a local school. A senior schoolgirl took a love note written by a boy with a complaint to the principal. The Principal was quick to take action. The boy was summoned but he plainly denied having penned this rather risqué expression of love. “I am a medical student, where would I get the time from tutorials and classes to write such a letter. In fact the girl has been pestering me with telephone calls but I have not been responding,” the lad sobbed. Investigation revealed that the girl had written it herself to fix the boy who had not been responding to her overtures. Some vendetta this! — Sentinel
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Couple killed in car-truck collision
Panchkula, August 22 According to the police 42-year-old Gurdeep Chand, a Municipal Councillor at Baddi, his wife, Kanta, 40, and daughter Poonam were on their way to Chandigarh, when the accident took place on the Baddi-Pinjore road this morning. The truck (CH-01 R- 2849) was carrying waste paper and was being driven at a high speed. According to the police the front portion of the car was completely crushed and Gurdeep Chand died on the spot. Injured Kanta and Poonam were rushed to Kalka Civil Hospital, where Kanta was declared as dead. Poonam was discharged from the hospital after first-aid. Police has registered a case against the truck driver who fled after the accident.
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2 tricksters held
Mohali, August 22 According to reports, two persons approached the banana seller with a sealed packet claiming that there were currency notes in it. Saying they had found the packet somewhere, they asked him to give them Rs 2,000 in exchange for the packet. The banana seller got suspicious and raised the alarm. According to the police, there was only one currency note in the packet and the rest of it was filled with waste paper.
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Mount View gets five stars
Chandigarh, August 22 A formal communication in this regard from the Ministry of Tourism has been received by the Chandigarh Industrial and Tourism Development Corporation. Confirming the receipt of the fax message with regard to the new status, Mr Jasbir Singh Bir, the Managing Director of the CITCO, said, “We have always tried to ensure quality service for customer satisfaction and our efforts have paid us back. Our first priority now will be to get at least the four-star status for Hotel Shivalik View”. The classification committee of the Ministry of Tourism had visited the hotel last week and expressed satisfaction with the facilities available. Mr Bir said the new status would facilitate the hotel to import hotel-related equipment and other items at special rates. He said the ‘five-star status’ would entail the hotel to be on the international map and give an opportunity for nationally and internationally established chains to tie-up for enhanced facilities.
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Accounting software launched
Chandigarh, August 22 Talking to mediapersons, Ms Deepti Mahajan, Executive Director (Corporate Affairs), said the new software was simple, easy to operate, does not require any strenuous training and comes bundled with online help feature and user manual. `Softaxing’ was designed using the latest. NET technology as front-end and MSD component of SCL database as back-end. It is installable on a P-III /Celeron or higher PC with windows 98 SE or higher operating system, she added. ‘Softaxing’ can be used to record data in various fields of sale, purchase and accounts and generates various reports on inventory, excise and accounts to keep you continually updated. The software also provides facilities of a sale/purchase ledger and all accounts are updated simultaneously with a sale or purchase.
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Canara Bank shifts to Sector 34-A
Chandigarh, August 22 The General Manager of the bank, Mr Y.L. Madan, said the branch was initially opened in the Bank Square at Sector 17-B as a consumer finance branch to cater to the financial needs of the city residents. But it will now be able to cater to the requirements of corporates, offices, salaried class and residents of sectors close to the upcoming commercial hub from its new location, he added.
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