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Rs 60-cr campus for law varsity soon
Patiala, May 28 The project of the new building, estimated to cost Rs 60 crore, is likely to take off with the foundation stone laying ceremony scheduled for next month. Vice-chancellor of RGNUL Dr Gurjit Singh said the new campus would have all hi-tech facilities and state-of-the-art amenities. On September 8 last year, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal had donated 50 acres of land at Sidhuwal village to the university. The VC said RGNUL was established by an act of the Punjab Government in 2006. It is presently housed in the historical Mohindra Kothi on the Mall. The act incorporated a university of law of national stature in the state of Punjab, thereby fulfilling the need for a center of excellence in legal education. Dr Singh further said the university had opened new avenues for young law aspirants. The university offers a five-year degree course in BA LLB (hon). It would admit the third batch of students in July next on the basis of an entrance test. The admission to the five-year integrated course is based on the performance of the candidates in the common law admission test (CLAT) conducted by National Law School of Indian University (NLSIU), Bangalore. In the next few years, the university plans to start a distance education programme under which it would offer courses in corporate laws, cyber laws and financial laws. The total number of seats in the university is 80 out of which one is reserved for residents of Sidhuwal village, which had donated the land for the new campus. The university also offers LLM programme with specialisation in business law, criminal law and human rights law, he added.
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Protest by BSNL staff
Patiala, May 28 The dharna was held in support of their demands and was addressed by union leaders. The primary demand of the employees is immediate merger of 50 per cent IDA with basic pay from January 2007. The Sanchar Nigam Executives’ Association, Patiala, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited Employees’ Union and National Federation of Telecom Employees affiliated to Joint Forum of BSNL Unions of Non-Executives and Executives also decided to intensify the agitation if the issue was not settled immediately. |
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Coal loading irks residents
Rajpura, May 28 A large number of residents from Ganesh Nagar and Islampur village gathered near the railway line where coal was being unloaded from a train. "We are forced to bear with the pollution from coal residue after it is unloaded from various trains near our house. We have pleaded before the railway authorities umpteen times to shift the venue of loading and unloading the coal but to no avail," said area resident Santokh Singh. He lamented that the area residents even met the SDM in connection with the problem but got nothing except assurances. Other residents pointed out that children and elderly were the worst hit as they were unable to breath properly whenever the railway authorities loaded the coal. "Situation worsens when the wind carries dust particles emanating from the coal and fills the entire locality," he said. “Heated arguments take place between the railway authorities and residents during such situations and the RPF officials have to intervene to save the situation,” said the residents. "The harassed residents have also tried to disrupt rail traffic twice during the past," said Shyam. He pointed out that earlier, the railway authorities were loading and unloading the coal at a far off place but now some businessmen had found this place. It saved them a few pennies, he said. When contacted, the railway officials refused to comment on the issue.
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Free for all at PCA stadium
Chandigarh, May 28 Hundreds of spectators gained free entry in the absence of any stringent checks at the gates, barring VIP and VVIP stands, resulting in a generous turnout. The Punjab Police, which was present in same strength as in previous matches, seemed least bothered about ticketless spectators trying to enter the stadium. Even bouncers deputed at the gates could not stop youngsters from making the most of the opportunity. The fireworks, by Punjab Kings players, including Shaun Marsh, James Hopes and Yuvraj Singh, provided enough entertainment to the spectators, which were over 20,000 in number. If the inside atmosphere was electrified by top-class batting, the outside ambience was equally stirring with protests by various religious groups against Ness Wadia and the PCA authorities. Members of groups, including Kalgidhar Sewak Jatha and Bajrang Dal, opposed the statement issued by the PCA president over providing police cover during religious conglomerations free of cost. “How can Bindra equate religious proceedings with cricket?” they said.
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Ranjit fires 65 to equal course record
Donald Banerjee
Chandigarh, May 28 Placed 25th in the PGTI’s order of merit, Ranjit could not have asked for a better start as he and two other city players, Harmeet Kahlon and Gurbaaz Mann, finished among the top five along with Vinod Kumar from Delhi and Kapurthala’s Gaganjeet Bhullar. Finishing two strokes behind the leader were Harmeet Kahlon and Vinod Kumar. And just one stroke behind the tied second duo were Gaganjeet Bhullar and Gurbaaz Mann. Ranjit made the most of the home course as he started with a hat-trick of birdies on the first three holes. He parred the fourth and sank birdies on the fifth and sixth to build up a five-under score after parring the seventh hole. But back to back bogeys on the eighth and ninth saw him take the turn at three under par 33. On the eighth hole Ranjit made a three putt from 8 ft. The home turf beckoned the city lad again as he struck another hat-trick of birdies on the 12th, 13th and 14th. It was great going. But there was more to come. Yes, a birdie on the 16th was the icing on the cake as Ranjit romped home equalling the course record of seven under par 65. “Everything fell in place for me today. I am happy about my chipping and putting,” said Ranjit who is yet to have a top-10 finish in the seven PGTI events this season. Harmeet Kahlon’s bogey-free 67 was highlighted by birdies on the first, second, seventh, eighth and 13th. Vinod Kumar also fired 67 to join Kahlon in second place. Vinod’s round included birdies on the second, seventh, ninth, 12th, 13th and 18th and a lone bogey on the fifth. Hard-hitter Gurbaaz Mann and 20-year-old Gaganjeet Bhullar returned scores of 68 to be tied fourth. Gaurav Ghei, Mukesh Kumar, Rahul Ganapathy, Shaurya Singh, Shankar Das, A.S. Lehal and Vijay Kumar carded identical scores of 69 for tied sixth place. Ashok Kumar, the 2006-07 PGTI Order of Merit winner, was a further stroke behind in tied 13th. Arjun Singh’s 71 helped him finish the day in tied 17th place while Digvijay Singh was tied 45th after firing 74 in the opening round. Scores after first round: Ranjit Singh 65; Harmeet Kahlon and Vinod Kumar 67; Gaganjeet Bhullar and Gurbaaz Mann 68; Shaurya Singh, Gaurav Ghei, Mukesh Kumar, Rahul Ganpathy, Shankar Das, A.S. Lehal and Vijay Kumar 69; Ashok Kumar, Sajjan Singh, Harendra P. Gupta and Anura Rohana 70. One hundred and twenty-three golfers teed off for the biggest prize money golf championship to be played in Chandigarh. The car for hole-in-one is yet to be netted by any of the golfers. The president of the Chandigarh Golf Club, D.S. Bains, said the Chandigarh Golf Association had helped them in the conduct of the big event.
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16 malaria clinics set up
in Mohali
Mohali, May 28 This was stated by civil surgeon P.K. Mittal at a meeting held under the chairmanship of deputy commissioner Rahul Bhandari here today. Mittal informed the DC that 148 teams of health workers were constituted for treatment of patients suffering from malaria. District health officer Dr S.P. Surila said June would be observed as anti-malaria month while July as anti-dengue month. The DC told the officials to urge residents to take necessary preventive measures to keep themselves protected from the two diseases and also to take free medicines from government hospitals instead to taking costly medicines from private practitioners. At another meeting, Bhandari directed officials of the district flood control committee not to allow students to make use of unsafe school buildings during the rainy season. He asked the officials to identify flood prone areas and prepare estimates for the works to be carried out so that the required funds could be asked for. He said flood control rooms would be set up at district headquarters from July 1. |
Four vehicles stolen
Chandigarh, May 28 In another incident, Praveen Chopra, a resident of Sector 41, reported to the police that his car (CH 03 S 8057) was stolen from outside his residence on Saturday. A case under Section 379, IPC, has been registered at the police station-39. Similarly, Mukesh Sharma, a resident of 22 reported that his motor cycle (CH 01 S 6159) was stolen from Sector 33, while Shoab Beg of Sector 41 alleged that his motor cycle (RJ 14 U 6405) was stolen from outside his residence. Two cases under Section 379 of the IPC have been registered in this regard. In-laws booked
Manjit Kaur, a resident of Mohali, lodged a complaint against her daughter Hardeep Kaur’s husband Harpreet Singh and her in-laws for allegedly locking her in a room and threatening to kill her. A case under Sections 342 and 506 of the IPC has been registered against the in-laws at the police station-34.
Arrested
Suresh Kumar and Sonu, both residents of Kishangarh, have been arrested on charges of stealing a motor cycle. The stolen property has been recovered from them. According to the police, the accused were nabbed at a checkpoint. The motor cycle was stolen from Sukhna Lake on May 16.
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Youth commits suicide
Panchkula, May 28 According to information, Naresh’s body was found in Bheema Devi Complex near the museum in the morning. Naresh was missing from the home since last night. A suicide note was also found on the body. The police has sent the body for a postmortem after registering a case. Meanwhile, body of an unidentified youth was found at Ramgarh this evening. The police suspects it to be a case of poisoning. The youth, who was found in an unconscious condition, was shifted to the Panchkula Civil Hospital, and from there he was referred to the PGI where he later died.
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Auction of commercial sites Our Correspondent
Mohali, May 28 An SCO site in Sector 69, measuring 242 sq yards, was sold for Rs 12.75 crore against the reserve price of Rs 4,75,30,010. This was the highest price offered at the auction. The sites that went under the hammer were located in Sectors 56, 67, 69, 70 and 71 and were of different sizes. There were booths sites as well as sites for SCOs, SCFs and SSS (single story shops). GMADA estate officer Sukhjit Pal Singh said the response to the auction was very encouraging which was held after a gap of nine months. He said sites located in Sector 69 were more in demand and attracted higher bids. Another SCO site in Sector 69, measuring 242 sq yards, fetched Rs 12.31 crore against the reserve price of Rs 4,75,30,010 while one more SCO site of the same size in the same sector was sold for Rs 12 crore. The reserve price in this case was Rs 4,76,00,000. Similarly, an SCO site in Sector 69, which measured only 121 sq yards, fetched Rs 5,37,50,000 against the reserve price of Rs 2,80,00,000. However, an SCF site in Sector 56, measuring 121 sq yards could be sold only for Rs 2,01,50,000 against the reserve price of Rs 1,29,85,720 while another SCF site measuring 126 sq yards in the same sector fetched Rs 2,07,50,000 against the reserve price of Rs 1,49,33,578. An SCO site in Sector 67, measuring 177.77 sq yards, was sold for Rs 5.37 crore against the reserve price of Rs 3,14,23,514.
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Theatre for Theatre Group Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, May 28 He wrote, directed and presented a play on the Chinese aggression, in an open-air theatre at Subathu, (Himachal Pradesh). He has also penned six serials, three tele films, three documentary films and a film titled ‘prayashchit’ produced by Late Kanwar Shourie for the film division. He has also written books and short stories.
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Devotional delight for elderly
Chandigarh, May 28 A spiritual fervour pervaded the ambience as Kumar Bandhus commenced with a shloka 'Vakar tund..' in laudation of Lord Ganesha. Be it Meera's ‘Rakho laaj’ in raga Todi, ‘Mein toh saanvre ke rangh rachi’ in raga Charukesi, ‘Natawer nagar’ in raga Kalawati or ‘Baso mere nayanan mein' based on raga Malahar, the artistes brought alive the spiritual bliss in calm contemplative mood. Dedicating their performance to the memory of M.L. Koser, they doled out more bhajans as the devout audience joined them with claps. Prof Murlidhar Soni and Anil Sharma led the set of master musicians, including Vijay, Parkash Nepali, Prem Kumar and Dharampal. Chief guest Sajal Koser and Kathak guru Shobha Koser honoured the artistes. Theatre Arts director Rajiv Mehta expressed gratitude to the artistes for their contribution towards a noble cause of entertaining the old inmates. Arpana compeered the programme.
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‘Chandigarh on Canvas’ unveiled
Chandigarh, May 28 The exhibition is a collection of 100 paintings, selected during a painting competition, “Chandigarh in April”, organised last month. In his inaugural address, Rodrigues called upon young artists to continue with their creative endeavour, and to work with commitment and dedication to achieve excellence. Rodrigues also gave away prizes to the winners of the competition. While Sahil Aggarwal of Government Model High School, Sector 28-D, Chandigarh, got first prize in the school category, Jagjit Singh, Government College of Art, bagged first prize in the college category. Shikandar Singh of Sector 15-B got first prize among professionals. The special feature of the competition was the participation of children from Juvenal Home, including Rahul, Faizal, Karam Singh, Gautam and Sukhwinder Singh of Government Model High School, Sector 25, Chandigarh. |
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Movies can wait, says Mahima
Chandigarh, May 28 Taking a sabbatical from her film career to take care of her home, the charming lady says that she is not ready to face the arc lights yet. “I have always strived to be the best in whatever I do. Right now I am giving my best shot at being a good wife and mother to my daughter, Ariana. Movies can wait,” she says, beaming in a grey dress that accentuates her figure. In the city to buy an apartment in Bollywood Heights, a group housing project coming up on the periphery of Panchkula, Mahima says she has some projects in hand and is considering them. “I would sign these projects only if these do not keep me away from home for too long. Right now I am studying some proposals for hosting chat shows on television,” she says. The actor, who was once in the top league in Bollywood, says she does not miss the arc lights, but revels in doing little things for her daughter. “I cook for her and play around with her, which I find very fulfilling. The pleasure of being in her company and doing simple things for my hubby do not make me miss being in the limelight,” she adds.
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