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Mohali Auction Chitleen K. Sethi Tribune News Service
Mohali, February 8 The authority had earlier decided that the land be sold in three separate chunks with land use of each part defined. A proposal to this effect was also made at the regional planning and design committee. However, it was felt that a single chunk of land where the buyer is free to construct anything would prove a better attraction. But GMADA’s plans flopped. With only one bidder, LIC, appearing at the auction of the 9.6 acres site today, the authority was in a fix whether to go ahead with the auction or not. The auction was postponed by two hours to wait for other parties to deposit the one per cent fee, but when the situation remained unchanged, it became clear the bid amount would not cross much beyond the reserve price. Following much deliberation, including the nod from the Punjab Chief Minister, who is the chairman of the authority, it was decided that the single bidder be asked to offer the highest he could. When Mahinder Kumar representing LIC offered to pay one rupee more than the reserved price of Rs 1 lakh per square yard, the pandal broke out into peals of laughter. SAS Nagar DC H.I.S. Grewal, presiding officer, called the bidders to the stage and told them that the minimum bid amount was Rs 25 when the bidders increased it to Rs 10,00,25 at the fall of the hammer. The LIC representatives, Sunita Sharma, regional manager (Real Estate) LIC, refused to talk to the press when asked what the LIC planned to build on the land. “We have accepted the offer and a nod from the CM is awaited,” said chief administrator of GMADA Vivek Pratap Singh. He called the auction successful. “We have set a new benchmark. We have auctioned this large a site at Rs 10,00,25 per square yard. For Mohali this is a new record.” “The auction went into an unforeseen direction, but we are happy we have clinched the deal,” he said.
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Canadian in net for immigration fraud
Mohali, February 8 The three had allegedly gathered crores of rupees from people, who wanted to go abroad, by promising them jobs there but did not do so. According to the police, the complainant, Brig Jaswant Singh Siviya (retd), told the police that he ran an overseas consultancy in Mohali for which he had a licence from the Government of India. He alleged that he came in touch with Ravi Khanna and his father Vijay Khanna who claimed to be in touch with a Canadian Company, Career Source World, which employed persons in Canada. They also made Siviya meet, Kennedy and told Siviya that they would send persons to Canada to this company, which would then arrange for their jobs in there. From 2005, the father-son duo and the Canadian allegedly conducted a series of interviews of those desirous of going abroad at Siviya’s office in Mohali. They charged these persons between Rs 50,000 and Rs 5 lakh, Siviya told the police. However, when even after three years the three did not send anyone to Canada, Siviya tried to get more information about the three and came to know that the father-son duo were using false names. Their real names were Naresh and Ved Prakash Malhotra and were residents of Paschim Puri, New Delhi “We have booked the three under Sections 406, 420, and 120B of the IPC. Scott was arrested by the police and presented before a local court, which has remanded him in one day in police custody,” said SHO Mataur Harsimran Singh
Bal.
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UT does a coverup
Rajmeet Singh Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, February 8 Stumps of the felled trees, that stood testimony to the theft, have been dug out with the help of a JCB. Apparently, to save itself from embarrassment, the department decided to remove these. The trees, in area adjacent to the office of the DC, were felled in December last. The area is otherwise too in a bad shape. Over the years, the Chandigarh administration has not bothered to beautify it. The ongoing construction work at the TDI Mall (erstwhile Jagat Cinema) has added to the damage done to some of the trees.
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Two cops arrested
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, February 8 The scam last month rocked the Delhi and Chandigarh police. Hefty amounts were charged by those involved in leaking the question papers to aspiring candidates. The accused reportedly took the aspirants, who paid them, to their hideouts in Karnal for showing them the paper. The candidates were then dropped near the examination centre. DSP (CID) Satbir Singh said a team of the Special Crime Investigation Cell (SCIC) led by SI Harinder Singh Shekhon arrested constables Amardeep Singh and Shamsher Singh after registering a case under Sections 420 and 120-B of the IPC against them. Both constables joined the force in 2005. Shamsher Singh, who hails from Nizampur village in Delhi, in collision with a resident of his village, Joginder Dahia, and one Sanjay Rana contacted the candidates and charged huge amounts to show them the question papers. Dahia and Rana, wanted by the Chandigarh and Delhi police, are at large. Dahia was earlier booked in 1995 for leaking question papers for recruitment in the CBI. Satbir Singh said they received information that the question paper for ASI recruitment, held on December 23 last, “had been leaked before the exam.” As the Delhi Police was to hold an exam for recruiting SIs on January 13, the Chandigarh Police warned its counterparts that the question paper may also have been leaked. Meanwhile, the Delhi Police received a complaint from Hari Om Rana of Shahbad, New Delhi, and registered a case under Sections 420 and 120-B of the IPC. The Delhi police later arrested ASI Pale Ram of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and SI Ram Chander Ghuliyan and constable Rajesh Kumar. During a search at Pale Ram’s residence, a register with names of aspiring candidates, their posts, and the amounts paid by them was found. A team of the Chandigarh Police was sent to Delhi to join the probe. Shamsher Singh was to appear in the recruitment test for the post of SI with the Delhi Police. He had failed the physical test held by the Chandigarh Police. When he learnt about the probe, he did not appear in the test in Delhi. Thereafter, he went absent from duty from January 12 and was placed under suspension on January 23.
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Hit by bus, one more youth dead
Panchkula, February 8 Narinder, an employee with a hotel in Sector 5, was hit at the Sector 8 and Sector 17 roundabout at 8.30 am. He died on the spot.
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Cold Fury Lowest day temperature in a decade Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, February 8 Never in the past decade has the city recorded such low day temperature in February. In 1999, the day temperature had fallen to 16 degrees on February 9, said Chattar Singh Malik, director, Met, Chandigarh, adding: “Today’s maximum temperature is quite low. Only once has it dropped so low in the past 10 years. Again in 2000, it had fallen to 16 degrees on February 6; never did it fall to 15.4 degrees.” Today’s drop in the mercury brought back the chill which had abated a little yesterday as the maximum temperature had risen to 18.6 degrees. Today, it fell by 3.2 degrees, bringing back the biting chill. As compared to yesterday, the night temperature in the city also fell by 1.4 degrees and icy cold winds lashed the plains as well as upper reaches of Himachal Pradesh. Throughout the city and adjoining areas of Punjab and Haryana, the mercury registered a sharp decline, and hovered two to six degrees below normal. The Met department attributed the cold to the fresh spell of moderate to heavy snowfall in Himachal since last night. The city also had mild showers due to inclement weather conditions in Himachal Pradesh.
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Councillors urge govt to construct DAC at Sec 68
Mohali, February 8 Municipal councillors B. B Maini, Harmanpreet Singh, Gurmukh Singh Sohal, Harvinder Kaur Lang, Phool Raj Singh, Mohan Bir Singh Shergill, Amrik Singh, Sukhminder Singh Barnala, Paramjit Singh Kahlon, Baljit Kaur, Harpal Singh, Kuldeep Kaur Kang, Kuljit Singh Bedi held a meeting here today to discuss the issue. They said Sanetta village was 15 kms from the town and if the administrative complex was constructed there, residents would find it very difficult to reach that village to get their works done. As Sector 62 was centrally located, it was advisable to construct the complex here. The District Bar Association has also opposed the move of the administration to shift the court complex from Mohali to Sanetta village. The association thanked Kharar MLA Balbir Singh Sidhu, Morinda MLA Ujagar Singh Badali, Banur MLA Capt Kanwaljit Singh, Mohali municipal council president Rajinder Singh Rana, Punjab chief secretary and other welfare organisations for condemning the proposal of shifting the court complex from Mohali to Sanetta. They said the association would continue to oppose the move of the administration to shift the court complex to any place outside Mohali.
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Time to check global warming: Jagat
Chandigarh, January 8 In his inaugural address, former chairman of the Union Public Service Commission Gurbachan Jagat emphasised the need to take up the issue of global warming
seriously. He said it was important to rope in the youth and sensitise them
on the issue. Former advisor to the Planning Commission on forests and environment Shekhar Singh gave a presentation on the genesis and causes of global warming. Former income tax commissioner Ashwini Luthra said global warming would have wide impact on agriculture and water resources, and thereby affect day to day life. It was also brought out that population in the lower strata of society were very vulnerable to the impact of
climate change. About 56 per cent of the workforce is engaged in agriculture and
allied sectors. Most of them are dependent upon natural resources for food and shelter, which would further dwindle due to
climatic changes. A film on climate change by Al Gore was also screened.
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Order to close Chandigarh eateries by 1 am
Chandigarh, February 8 The orders ban the running of such activities by roadsides and public places between 1 am and 4.30 am for 60 days i.e. from February 11 to April 10. However, the order would not apply to coffee shops in hotels, hospitals, chemist shops and petrol stations. The restaurants, discos and clubs have been allowed to be opened up to 2 am on Saturdays and Sundays. Cyber cafes would be allowed to be opened up to 2 am on all days. The district magistrate has also prohibited the sale of correction fluid to minor children in the UT for 60 days, starting February 11. The orders have been issued as an emergency measure under Section 144 of the CrPC. The orders have been issued keeping in view the abuse of correction fluid (white fluid used by typists for making corrections on types) by minors, especially schoolchildren. There have been reports of crimes triggered by its abuse by juvenile criminals, which needed to be taken seriously, the order says.
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MC told to comply with lok adalat order
Chandigarh, February 8 The court granted the MC a period of 10 days for complying with
the order. Earlier, the adalat had decided in favour of Manjit Singh Dilawar, a resident of the PSEB officers society,
Sector 49. It was contended that the applicant was already getting electricity in his name at domestic rate. But the civic body was dilly-dallying on the release of a water
connection in his name and was charging him commercial rate.
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Rare breeds to be part of dog show
Chandigarh, February 8 L.T. Dawason from
the Philippines and N. Radhakrishnan from Mumbai would be the judges while the mayor would give away the prizes to the winners.
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Kansal
Chandigarh, February 8 In an affidavit before a division bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, comprising Chief Justice Vijender Jain and Justice Mahesh Grover, resident Swaran Singh alleged that the son-in-law of the petitioner organisation’s president had allegedly forged agreement to sell land measuring 25 kanal and seven marlas. He added that the members of the petitioner organisation were personally interested in litigation. As such, the same could not be treated as a petition in public interest.
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Ensure women safety
With rapid urbanisation, the safety of women is in question. Women are increasingly venturing out of home, taking up jobs, going for higher education. Time and again, they have to face harassment, be it verbal or physical. Companies employing women for late night shifts should take measures to ensure their safety. A majority of women experience teasing and molestation in public transport. So, provision should be made for exclusive buses only for women. Dr Shruti Kapoor, Panchkula Readers are invited to write to us. Send your mail, in not more than 200 words, at news@tribuneindia.com or, write in, at: Letters, Chandigarh Tribune, Sector 29, Chandigarh – 160 030
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Tribune employee bereaved
Chandigarh, February 8
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From Schools & Colleges Tribune Reporters
Mohali, February 8 INTRODUCED: St Soldiers’ International Convent School has introduced a bagless thematic curriculum - Edutainer - for students till class II reducing the burden of a heavy bag on them. Principal V. Tiwana said at a press conference here today that under the new curriculum, a child would only carry one small themelet fitted inside a pouch. All the accessories required for the curriculum would be supplied along with themelets so that the programme could be effectively implemented. These would include a video CD, an audio CD for parents as well as power point presentations, educational software, flash cards, masks stationery. CONFERENCE: “The society will always be in need of engineers who will provide solutions to the problems being faced in the modern era. Dr Pawan Kapur, director, Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, expressed these views while delivering the keynote address during a national conference on “Trends in Mechanical Engineering” organised at Chandigarh Engineering College, Landran.
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2 more teachers in soup
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, February 8 The DPI(s) has sent a letter to Pafna stating that after checking the certificates, DEO Kushinder Sharma had reported to him that Pafna has got govt. job on the basis of B.Ed. certificate from Maithali University, Darbhanga, bearing roll no. 239 of 1984 which is a fake university according to a circular issued by the University Grant Commission, New Delhi. Similar letter has been issued to Sukhjinder Pal Kaur, on the basis of the report of the headmistress of the same school stating that Sukhjinder Pal Kaur has got the job on the basis of a JBT degree from Gandhi Hindi Vidhyapith Allahabad, UP (Hindi University), which is again a fake university as per the circular issued by the UGC, New Delhi. DPI has directed these two teachers through a written letter to prove that their degrees, on the basis of which they have got employment in the education department, are genuine and duly recognised by the State/Central government by February 15 positively, failing which it will be presumed that they have nothing concrete to say in the matter and further action will be taken by the department without any further notice to them.
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Painting competition showcases winter charm
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, February 8 Transferred: After taking a stern action in a sexual harassment case, the education department has transferred the principal Dilbag Singh and Gyandeep, punjabi teacher of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 22. Farewell: Dance performances and musical items by students of class IX of St. Stephen’s School, Sector 45, marked the conclusion of the three-day farewell function, here today. The function began with a song sung by the students. Fusion and western dance performances by the students were some of the other highlights of the day. Various titles were also presented to the students of class X. Mr Stephenian went to Nirbhay Goel and Ankita Goraya was adjudged Miss Stephenian. Job fest: A job fest will be organised at MCM DAV College, Sector 36, on February 15. The job fest aims at providing a common platform to both students and corporates. KAIZEN: Students of DAV College sector 10, MBE (Masters of Business economics), formed a new club named, ‘KAIZEN’ with an aim to promote their students talent. Principal S. Marriya inaugurated the club.
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High Court Saurabh Malik Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, February 8 She is the first woman Army officer to face court martial and the high court orders allowing her plea are being seen as a major relief to her. In her petition taken up by a Division Bench of the high court, comprising Justice Hemant Gupta and Justice Mohinder Pal, Major Singla of the Army’s Judge Advocate-General Branch had earlier contended that the GCM had passed the impugned order without assigning any reason whatsoever. Seeking the quashing of the order, Major Singla had contended that the plea raised by her was rejected even without permitting her to lead evidence in support of her contention regarding lack of jurisdiction. Going into the background of the matter, Major Singla in her petition through counsel Sanjiv Bansal against the Union of India, the Chief of the Army Staff and other respondents had contended that she was commissioned in the Army’s JAG branch on March 8, 1997. On August 3, 2005, a news item appeared in which it was alleged that the petitioner’s husband used to influence the court martial proceedings in which she was deputed JAG. On August 5, same year, court of inquiry was convened. The same concluded on October 1, same year, without permitting her to conclude the cross-examination. On October 24, 2005, the court of inquiry was again convened and her statement was recorded. It was concluded on October 26. On April 15, 2006, the prosecution examined seven witnesses during the course of summary evidence. The petitioner also examined 11 witnesses, completely demolishing the charges alleged against her. In February 2007, she was given a charge sheet for holding the GCM. On April 14, 2007, the petitioner filed preliminary objection before the GCM, questioning the jurisdiction and authority to hold the same. On April 30, the prosecution filed a reply to the preliminary objection. In it, they raised “wholly false pleas” and did not refer to or produce any document in support of the plea raised by her, Major Singla added. Subsequently, on May 7, 2007, the GCM passed the impugned order rejecting her jurisdiction plea.
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Video, audio evidence produced in court
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, February 8 According to the recordings, the defence counsel claimed, investigating officer of case Ravi Kant Pawar had negotiated for a compromise. It took Lior’s fiancée Lada Svobodova two years to collect the evidence, which she claimed could prove Lior’s innocence. In the recording, Lada claimed, both NCB officials — Ravi Kant Pawar and Paramjit Singh — had demanded money to leave loopholes in the case. The counsel for Lior could not play the video and audio in the last hearing on January 31 due to paucity of time. The clippings were played in the court at 12 pm today. Thereafter, it was followed by cross-examination of Ravi Kant Pawar. Pawar denied all allegations levelled against him. The NCB had arrested Lior on February 9, 2005, for possessing 155.5 kg charas, along with his accomplice Jiri Andrew and Kullu resident Narender Kumar. Earlier, Lada had appealed before the High Court for re-investigation of the case by an independent agency in November that was dismissed. She claimed to have appealed before the Chief Justice of India, Prime Minister, President of Israel and Secretary General of United Nations, New York. She claimed that Lior was kidnapped from Sonepat while the case filed by the NCB claimed to have arrested him from a furniture factory in Industrial Area, Phase I, here the same day. According to Lada, the NCB officials had falsely implicated her fiancée in the drug-haul case.
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‘Fake’ doc denied anticipatory bail
Panchkula, February 8 The local police had sealed Shubham Hospital, a nursing home run by Sandeep Sharma, on January 30 on the complaint of Panchkula civil surgeon alleging that he was claiming to be a postgraduate in ophthalmology on the basis of fake certificates. The accused applied for an anticipatory bail in the Panchkula court on
February 2. Meanwhile, sources in the police said the accused managed to secure crores of rupees from two banks in Chandigarh and Panchkula on documents related to 23 flats in various societies of Panchkula. Investigations by the police, however, revealed that the papers of the flats were also found to be forged. Moreover, many eye patients who were operated upon by the ‘doctor’ in a free medical camp at Morni, allegedly lost the vision after the surgeries.
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Asst Prosecutors
Chandigarh, February 8 In the petition before the bench, comprising Chief Justice Vijender Jain and Justice Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, advocate-cum-chairman of Global Human Rights Council Arvind Thakur had contended that the number of APPs to assist courts was not adequate. Though the number of cases had increased, the number of APPS had not increased proportionately.
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Consumer Courts
Chandigarh, February 8 The petitioner, Amrik Singh Gill, had stated that two employees of the company called him for providing broadband facility on April 5, 2007. Thereafter, they came to his residence and charged Rs 340 for providing the service. Gill claimed that he was assured that the service would start around 7 pm on April 9. He said to have called the company several times but the Internet connection was not provided to him. The company argued that Gill was offered a refund of Rs 340, which he refused to accept. The forum observed that the company should not have accepted any fee till no wire links were laid. Thus, they were deficient in service, they claimed.
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11 designated senior advocates
Chandigarh, February 8
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CHB awaits relief for undertaking admn’s projects
Chandigarh, February 8 For projects like slum rehabilitation scheme and underpasses, the administration had decided to transfer different chunks of land to the CHB to compensate it for the expenditure incurred in the projects. The CHB was supposed to commercially exploit the land. Sources said the UT administrator had also approved a proposal to allow land presently occupied by slum colonies and allow retention of revenue from sale of sub-sector shops in Sectors 48, 49, 50 and 51. But the orders were yet to be implemented. The delay has been brought to the notice of the UT administration. It has also been pointed out that the estate office was yet to dispose of 138 car and scooter repair sheds, which were constructed by the CHB in 2001. Due to the failure in sale of the sheds, funds of the CHB had been lying blocked for the past six years. To compensate the CHB for the underpasses that was estimate to cost around Rs 200 crore, the administration had been requested to allot 10.80 acre land in Sector 38 (West). The request is still pending with the administration. |
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