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All CHB records to be computerised by I-Day
Chandigarh, July 7 It is worth pointing out that the data transfer pertains to at least 115 schemes of the CHB floated since 1976. The data compilation is being done by the UTI Bank on the programme prepared by the SPIC. There are at least 45,000 CHB flats whose data is under process. Although only a little more than half of the data requires active perusal of the board, yet all the data is being transferred to help in property related cases to old flats, Mr Amar Nath, Chief Executive Officer of the CHB, said. The bottomline of the entire programme is easier accessibility for instant results at the click of the mouse. At the moment, while answering to a query related to payment or other details of any flats, the clerk has to dig up old files. “One of the noticeable problems is working out interest in case of delayed payments. The entire data had to be managed manually. This led to lesser cases being handled in an entire sitting by the clerk. Explaining the details, Mr Nitin Aggarwal, Deputy Manager of the UTI Bank, said: “”First the entire data from the Personal Ledger Accounts (maintained separately for each case) is put on the computer and each entry checked. In case of any doubt, the case is sent back to the dealing hand and for correction. The corrected data is then put on to the special account of each customer”. Mr Aggarwal said: “The data is being worked out on 400 different parameters, including date of the payments, due dates, addresses and other related details. Very importantly, the master details of the flats are also to be digitised . The letter of allotment and also of possession, along with demand letters and other details, will be put on the customers’ file account on the computer”. This innovative process features digitisation and reconciliation of Personal Ledger Accounts (PLAs) of all allottees, for providing them online and real time status of their accounts, including pending payments, case readiness for getting No Dues Certificate and correcting mistakes, if any, in the manual PLAs.
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CHB chief shifted
Chandigarh, July 7
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Admn to temporarily relocate slum-dwellers
Chandigarh, July 7 About 50 acres would be required to rehabilitate the encroachers, said a senior official. The land to be freed from the slum-dwellers would either be given to the allottee or would be used for the designated purpose. It is learnt that the land was being vacated on the directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The Deputy Commissioner, Mr R.K.Rao, along with other officials, today inspected the probable sites for the temporary rehabilitation plan. Some sites in sectors 52 and 53 were inspected where certain basic amenities would be provided. Sources said the slum-dwellers were only being given temporary tenements. Ultimately, they would be given flats under the ambitious plan to provide 22,000 one-room tenements to all slum-dwellers on a rental basis in Maloya and Dhanas villages. The names of the dwellers have been included in a recently concluded bio matrix survey of 18 slum clusters in and around the city. Initially, the slum clusters at three different places were being relocated. The scheme could be extended to other slum clusters. The sources said a large chunk of land in Sector 25 had been allotted for a dental college to Panjab University. Already, about 2,800 slum-dwellers (as per the 1996 cut-off list) had been shifted. The remaining 2,500 slum-dwellers would now be relocated at the new site being identified. In another case, about 750 sites allotted to industrialists near Colony No. 4 had been under illegal occupation of slum-dwellers. Another cluster of slums in Madrasi Colony near Bapu Dham Colony in Sector 26 will also to be shifted. About 5,000 hutments of slum-dwellers are to be relocated at the new site, said the official.
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HUDA draws biggest response ever for housing scheme
Panchkula, July 7 This housing scheme, floated by HUDA in January this year, has drawn the biggest ever response among various government housing schemes floated in the region. This means that there are 542 applicants vying for allotment of each plot ( of varying sizes : 1 kanal, 14 marla, 10 marla, eight marla and six marla). This scheme has broken all records for the maximum applications received by HUDA for a housing scheme. Earlier, in the Mansa Devi Sector 2 and 6 housing scheme, floated in April 2004, 33, 938 applicants had applied for 537 residential plots. HUDA had received Rs 465.103 crore as the earnest money from the 34,000 odd applicants. Considering the huge response that the scheme has received from investors, HUDA has now started the mammoth task of scrutinising applications. As many as 20 officials have been divided into 10 teams and put on the job to scrutinise forms. Official sources informed TNS that together all teams are able to scrutinise about 800 applications a day. “At this rate, we will be able to scrutinise all the forms by August 10. This will ensure that we are able to hold the draw by the end of September - within six months since the scheme closed in March 2006,” remarked a senior HUDA official. Interestingly, HUDA had earlier floated a housing scheme in Sector 27 and 28 in the year 2003. Earlier,
Even after the master plan was changed and the group housing sites were converted into residential plots, the response was very poor as there were less applicants than the plots advertised for in the scheme. As a result, all those who had applied for the plots were allotted the same during the draw held in year 2004.
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Be ready for power cuts
Chandigarh, July 7 The UT has no power generation of its own and is entirely dependent upon the allocation from the BBMB and various Central-generating stations. During mid April, there was a steep reduction in allocation of power and the Chandigarh Administration was “forced to impose power cuts in the city for about a month”. The schedule of power cuts was released in a press note. The administration then managed to arrange power from trading companies, states and MoP at a higher rate varying from Rs 5 to Rs7.50 per unit, which helped in easing out the power situation to some extent and the imposition of power cuts was stopped. However, the prevailing humid weather has resulted in sharp increase in consumption leading to shortage of power in the city. In order to maintain grid discipline, the North Region Lead Dispatch Centre (NRLDC) does not allow overdrawing of power from the grid. As earlier, incase of over-drawals, the NRLDC would switch off the main circuits feeding Chandigarh there by effecting power supply to major portions of Chandigarh.
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PMET leak: remand for four accused
Chandigarh, July 7 Sources in the Sector 17 police station said Dr Anil Bhelia, Kumar Ranjit Singh, Devinder Singh and Pankej were produced before a local court, which further sent them to police custody till July 10.
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Admn fails to clear Nek Chand’s medical bills
Chandigarh, July 7 After waiting for his due for over 11 months, the world-famous environment sculptor lost his patience today. Anxious and agitated, he voiced his concern over the bureaucracy’s attitude, which smacked of total indifference, or so he said. “The outstanding amount is close to Rs 1 lakh, and I have been waiting for the bills to be cleared since August last year when I first fell ill. I am suffering from a heart ailment and I am unable to handle such stress and pressure. I only wish the Administration should make my life a little easy by at least giving me what is my due. I have not even heard once from them on this issue,” said Nek Chand, during an interaction at Rock Garden today. The event appears most ironical when viewed against the backdrop of Nek Chand’s recent accomplishments. Not that the master sculptor has not achieved feats in the past, but the new ones are even taller and worthy of repeated mentions. Where on the one hand Swiss authors Lucienne Peiry and Philippe Lespinass have published the first ever pictorial account of Nek Chand’s life and works in the form of a book titled “Nek Chand’s Outside Art”, world famous publishing house Phaidon has honoured him by featuring him prominently among the 50 most influential garden makers of the world. Humble in his inclusion in the prestigious “The Garden Book” that serialises landscaping feats across the world, Nek Chand has just one reigning worry - the UT Administration may further delay the payment of his bills, bringing him to greater distress. The paradox is truly disturbing. While the UT Administration attaches little importance to Nek Chand and his affairs, ‘The Garden Book’ published in the UK celebrates the man’s genius by writing - “Frozen in the rigidity of their steel armature, coated with tightly packed rags, crowd of statues and herds of animals populate the clearings, waterfalls and temples of the Rock Garden at Chandigarh, one of the world’s most poignant and spectacular visionary environments.” Never mind the significance the world attaches to Nek Chand as a master craftsman, those handling his medical bills from Escorts Heart and Research Institute and Fortis will take their own time to do the needful. As long as they deliver, the sculptor does not mind. His art has lent him enough patience to handle tough situations. But he rushes to add: “Even patience wanes.” Nek Chand’s outstanding bills total Rs 52,270 from Escorts and about Rs 38,000 from Fortis hospitals.
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Illegal constructions demolished
Mohali, July 7 The enforcement team headed by Mr Surinder Singh, Sub Divisional Engineer, demolished 14 constructions in Jagatpura village, 19 in Kandala, six in Mullanpur and six in Togan village. It is reported that in Mullanpur village some influential persons had carved out a colony in about two acres which was demolished despite pressure on the enforcement team. Heated exchanges took place at some places when structures were being demolished. According to information available, the team had to face a lot of resentment at Jagatpura village when it moved to demolish construction carried out by an Army officer. It is reported that the wife of the officer tried to stop the JCB machine from carrying out demolition by trying to block the way of the vehicle. Some Army personnel also reached the scene but soon left the area fearing some action against them. It is learnt that the Army officer had constructed 18 rooms which were given on rent to migrant labourers. The enforcement team was accompanied by the police as well as security personnel of PUDA. All the constructions demolished were carried out after November 1, 2005.
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Kohli installed as Rotary president
Chandigarh, July 7
Mr. Surinder Singla, Finance Minister, Punjab, was the chief guest on the occasion.Mr Charanjit Singh presented detailed report of club activities, and pointed out that the Club has got the Rotary Foundation matching grants approval for doing 20 heart surgeries on children suffering from congenital cardiac disease, from Pakistan, at a cost of US$ 30,500, and also for supply of 10 dental chairs for the Institute of Dental Studies of Panjab University, Chandigarh at a cost of US$ 22,000. The Club has already started a major renovation work at the cremation ground and has made electric crematorium functional, which was the dream project of late Col. A.B. Singh, besides providing books of over Rs.45,000 to the needy children, uniforms and shoes to nearly 600 children in 8 anganwadis in the city. The new president said that looking at the growing need for skilled manpower in hospitality industry, the Rotary Club this year, is working out a proposal to put together a joint project along with the Ministry of Tourism, Govt of India, Tourism Department of Chandigarh Administration, and Institute of Hotel Management, to train the young boys and girls belonging to ‘collective cluster living’ (slums), and roadside vending units in housekeeping and other food beverages skills, in which the Club shall provide employment assistance too. Manmohan Singh later introduced his team on the Club’s board of directors. Former President of Rotary International Rajendra K. Saboo congratulated the outgoing and the incoming team.
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W. Command creating network of polyclinics
Chandigarh, July 7 “All polyclinics and hospitals are being interlinked through data lines and a website is being created to provide the clientele real time information on the availability of specialist services and beds at various places,” Lt-Gen Daljeet Singh, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Command, told The Tribune at Chandimandir today. Software for the project is being developed in-house by the Army at Delhi and is expected to be completed by September. The cost for the project will be borne by Headquarters, Western Command. At present there are 40 polyclinics operating in the Western Command area, besides the Command Hospital in Chandimandir and military hospitals in several major cantonments. Once the network becomes operational, patients will no longer have to take the chance of shuttling between polyclinics and military hospitals only to find that the hospital does not cater to a particular specialty or vacant beds are not available, General Daljeet Singh said. At the click of the mouse, polyclinics would know the availability of specialists in military hospitals and their current bed occupancy state and advise patients accordingly. Patients would be referred to empanelled civilian hospitals directly where the required specialist is not available. The Army Commander said the process is on to acquire land at 17 places in the command area to set up polyclinics. These would cater to ex-servicemen residing in areas where there are no military stations or medical establishments within easy reach. Land is being procured from the government and the feasibility of setting up CSD canteen outlets alongside the polyclinic would also be explored. The Army is also seeking voluntary services of retired service personnel to help process the paper work at ECHS clinics where there is heavy workload. Also being considered is allowing ECHS members to avail treatment at any polyclinic instead of depending only upon the polyclinic where the person is registered.
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Phase IX water shortage problem eases
Mohali, July 7 An official of the DPH said the town was facing problem of water shortage as long power cuts were being imposed. He said earlier a power cut was imposed from 8 a.m. to 12 noon but today a cut was imposed from 7 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. at the Sector 57 waterworks which was the main source of water. He said the position was likely to get worse in the coming days. Under such circumstances it was very difficult to supply adequate water to different parts of the town. An official of the Punjab State Electricity Board, however, said if the DPH was facing problems due to power cuts they should have standby arrangements. Power cuts were being imposed through out the state as there was a gap between the demand and the supply. Residents of Phase IX, who have been facing water shortage for a long time, had not only staged a protest against adequate supply of water yesterday but had also written letters to the Punjab Chief Minister, Minister for Public Health and the Deputy Commissioner stating their plight. In the letters the Residents Welfare Association, Phase IX, had written that the area was facing scarcity of water. Water was provided only for two hours and at times the water was even muddy. The problem was highlighted by the Chandigarh Tribune today.
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Residents gherao power station
Lalru, July 7 The protesters alleged that for the past over three weeks, power cuts have made their lives
miserable. The disruption in power supply had also affected the water supply and the running of tubewells, having an adverse effect on irrigation. Residents of several villages, including Bhukri, Tahakar, Syoli and Jandli, have been at the receiving end of power cuts, virtually throwing their lives out of gear. A farmer leader, Mr Ajmer Singh Tahakar, alleged that transmission lines had become old with the result that trippings were common.
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Cops do care for you
Chandigarh, July 7 Talking to the Chandigarh Tribune, Mr M.P. Ahuja of Sector 70, Mohali said, “ I lost my purse on road dividing Sector 43 and 44 early this morning. I came to know about the loss when I reached home and despite my best efforts I failed to trace the purse. It was after two hours, two cops from Sector 34 police station came to my residence to hand over my purse, which they said
they had found lying on the road. Going all praises for the act of the police, Mr Ahuja said, the cops not only refused to accept an
honorarium but also did not tell their names to avoid publicity.
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Rural tourism: 7 guides given ID-cards
Chandigarh, July 7 The Administration had last year announced the village as the site for the pilot project in the city. Mr Vivek Atray, Director, handed over the ID-cards, which have come after a session of classroom teaching with department officials. The department had earlier issued nine cards for guides in the city area alone which was also followed by a classroom session. The department has set up three information centres at the railway station, the Inter-State Bus Terminus, Sector 17, and the airport. Guides can be traced at the information counters. Mobile numbers of the guides are available at the counters. A guide charges Rs 500 for eight hours (full day) service, Rs 300 for half day (four) and Rs 100 for an hour. A senior official said: “There are few takers for full-day guides. Rock Garden continues to be the favourite spot for availing the services of guides. Few tourists are interested in knowing the architectural details of Le Corbusier’s plan. We are thinking of new innovations to make the guided trip more interesting.”
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DC’s directive on building plans
Mohali, July 7 It was brought to the notice of the Deputy Commissioner at a monthly meeting here today that some colonisers were carrying out constructions which would adversely affect the natural flow of water. This would lead to flooding in some areas during the rains. It was pointed out that Chapparchiri village feared flooding as the natural route of rainwater had been obstructed by some colonisers in that area. Mr Tejveer Singh directed officials of the Health Department to hold medical camps for examining schoolchildren. He said campaigns should be carried out in slum colonies so that diseases like malaria and gastroenteritis did not spread during the monsoon. He said awareness about traffic rules should be created among the public and traffic awareness camps should be organised in schools for students of Class X onwards.
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Residents rue power cuts
Chandigarh, July 7 Mr Gurdev Singh, a resident of H.No 2071/3 in the locality, said power cuts were so frequent that even with a slight rain it went off. The residents were having tough time especially during night, he added. The residents allege that they had complained several times but in vain. The authorities paid no heed to this severe problem of the residents even when no such problem persisted in the neighbouring areas.
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Devender Singh is KVSK chief
Mohali, July 7
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Electrocution: PSEB, MC busy passing buck
Mohali, July 7 Hukam Singh, who was employed with the Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, got electrocuted yesterday when he was trying to cross a metal railing near his house. He was rushed to the PGI, Chandigarh, where he was declared as having been brought dead. A senior official of the PSEB said some employees of the power board had been deputed with the civic body to maintain streetlights in the town. The maintenance work of junction boxes which were lying exposed in some parts had to be done by the council and as such the PSEB was not responsible for the incident, he added. However, Mr Amarjit Singh Sekhon, Executive Officer of the council, said the civic body had an agreement with the PSEB according to which material for maintaining and running streetlight points was to be provided by the council but the maintenance was to be done by the PSEB staff only. He said the council was paying Rs 13 per point for maintaining streetlights in addition to the material that was being provided. Moreover, according to rules, only PSEB staff could maintain such points and nobody else was allowed to touch these, he said.
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Midwife arrested on charge of negligence
Chandigarh, July 7 The police said the victim, Nisha, delivered a male child on Thursday night. the delivery was assisted by Nirmala Thakur, who ran a clinic in Darua village. later in the wee hours today, Nisha complained of uneasiness and devolved complications. As her condition continued to deteriorate further, she was rushed to the hospital, where she was declared “brought dead”. Nisha's husband is a labourer and following a complaint the police has registered a case of causing death due to negligence under Section 304-A of the IPC in this connection. The police said earlier, Nirmala was also booked on similar charges in May this year. The police said, following the earlier incident of death, a recommendation was made to the District Health Services regarding cancellation of Nirmala's license, but no action had been taken in this regard as yet.
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Cops crack robbery case, 1 held
Chandigarh, July 7 Giving details, the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Mr KIP Singh, said Mr Pappu Singh of Raipur Khurd village had lodged a complaint with the police alleging that two unidentified scooterists had robbed him of his mobile phone and Rs 13,600 from near the T-Point of Sector 29, during the night of June 13, when he was on his way back home. The DSP said acting on the complaint, a team was constituted, which traced the accused with the help of the IEMI number of the stolen mobile phone and subsequently arrested the accused. The police recovered the mobile phone from his possession. The accused, Rajinder Singh, was arrested from Mauli Jagran this morning, while his accomplice Resham Singh of Kapurthala is still absconding. Sources in the Sector 31 police station said the accused were released from jail just four days ago before they robbed the victim. Rajinder was produced before a local court later in the day which remanded him in police custody till July 9.
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One held on theft charge
Chandigarh, July 7 Giving details, SHO of the Sector 19 police station, Inspector Sukhdev Singh Bhullar, said the accused, 25-year-old Nazir, was arrested from a naka on a road dividing Sector 20 and 21 on Thursday night following secret information. A search of his residence led to recovery of a gold set, two gold bangles, four rings and other gold and silver ornaments. The police said Mr Monu Sharma of Sector 21 had lodged a complaint alleging that a theft was committed at his residence during the intervening night of June 30 and July 1. Nazir used to live in Monu’s neighbourhood and had left the place a few days prior to the theft. During investigations the needle of suspicion pointed toward his involvement in the case, which was later proved, said Mr Bhullar. Vehicles stolen:
Two separate cases of theft were registered in the various police stations in the city. Liquor seized:
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Laptop, gold stolen
Mohali, July 7 According to information available, when Mr Gurcharan Singh came back to his house he found the lock on the metal grill intact but when he went to open the lock on the main door he found that it was lying broken. A case has been registered in this regard and the police is investigating the matter.
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Now, bike tourism in city
Chandigarh, July 7 As a clean and green city and one of the most pollution-free tourist cities, the city has an added advantage due to its specially-laid track for bicycle and tricycle. Its wide roads with demarcated cycle tracks will be a boon for tourists using the cycle tracks and will contribute towards the smooth management of traffic, including movement of the tourism bicycle, a press note said. Bike tourism is to be introduced in the city because a majority of the international tourists like to enjoy the natural beauty and Chandigarh has the potential to provide a rich and enjoyable experience in a clean and green environment to its tourists, the Managing Director, CITCO, Mr Jasbir Singh Bir, has said. Mr Bir added that CITCO was specially designing colourful bicycles with yellow fiber glass attachment to make it an added attraction on the road for residents of the city as well as tourists. The bicycles will be available on a hire basis at the Sukhna Lake and at Tourist Information Centre, Inter-State Bus Terminus, Sector 17. The charges for the bicycles have been kept reasonable so as to entice the tourists to have a memorable experience by using attractive and colourfully-designed bikes so that the bike tourism can be promoted.
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CII mission visits UK
Chandigarh, July 7 The mission focused on information technology, business process outsourcing (BPO), embedded technologies, education, insurance and healthcare besides exploring potential areas for bilateral trade. The members also visited Wales, London and Cambridge. Considering the fact that the UK is India’s second largest trading partner and the largest market for Indian IT services, the mission held deliberations and meetings with representatives of premier business associations to promote investment in India and the UK. The mission visited Cardiff in Wales and had discussions with senior representatives of International Business Wales on “Doing business with Wales”. One-to-one meetings with representatives of business houses from Wales were also held. The deliberations concluded on a positive note. The members of the delegation also held meetings with representatives of Heathrow City Partnership focusing on business opportunities in West London, and with representatives of the UK National Outsourcing Association (NOA). The members of the mission comprised Mr Bidyut Kumar Das, CEO, BBI Consultants Private Limited, Kolkata, Mr Vinay Johar, Director, Connoisseur Infotech Private Limited, Mohali, Mr Puneet Vatsayan, Director, Mobera Systems Private Limited, Mr Rajan Vasudevan, CEO, Safaltek Software Private Limited, Chandigarh, and Maj C.S. Bachhar, Director, CII (northern region).
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Seminar on govt schemes
Chandigarh, July 7 The seminar was organised jointly with the National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC, Government of India enterprise). It was discussed how lack of adequate and timely credit was a frequent complaint of the small industry. Banks insist on collaterals, which the small industry with limited resources are unable to furnish, said Mr S.K. Sarkar, Chairman SME Committee, PHDCCI. It is thus that NSIC itself helps the small scale industries in marketing their products, in providing information on business leads, tenders, technology up-gradation and assistance in procurement of raw material.
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Plea to rename Industrial Area
Chandigarh, July 7
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