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Election deferred again
Bassi Pathana, July 25 All the 13 members were present for the meeting at 11 am sharp, but K. B. S. Mann, GA to DC and convener to conduct the elections, left the venue five minutes before the schedule. The councilors continued to wait for the convener till 1 pm but he did not turn up. Didar Singh Bhatti, MLA, who was also a member, was conspicuous by his absence. While talking to The Tribune, eight councilors, owing allegiance to Lalli-Bhatti group, said they had been deceived and called it a mockery of democracy. They said there was peaceful atmosphere and the convener left the venue without informing them whether the meeting would held or not and switched off his cell phone. The lady councilors continued to wait at council office till 2 pm. The eight councilors went to deputy commissioner's and convener's office to lodge protest. Deputy commissioner assured them to call the meeting again at the earliest. Election convener K. B. S. Mann said he postponed the meeting as there were reports that there could be law and order problem. He said agenda had been issued again and the election meeting would held on July 28 at 11 am. The sources said the eight councilors hold meeting with Didar Singh Bhatti who escorted them but disappeared on the way to venue. The councilors tried to contact him but failed. The sources said two warring SAD(B) faction leaders, Cheema and Bhatti had met Sukhbir Badal and he had made rapprochement between them. The speculations were being ripen that the office-bearers of Bassi Pathana council would be elected as per the wishes Cheema. But since Cheema group did not have required strength, they succeeded in getting the election postponed second time. |
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Thapar varsity inks pact with Wipro
Patiala, July 25 A team of four members led by Wipro Technologies’ Talent Acquisition vice-president Pradeep Bahirwani visited the university for the purpose. Bahirwani presented various items under the MoU like faculty development, event sponsorship, technical talks, contribution to library, soft skill workshop, interviews facing skills workshop, internship, awards and industrial visits. Other members of the team, including general manager Priti Rajora, senior manager Kannan Ramaiah and assistant manager Parul Gupta, highlighted the benefits of the MoU to the student community. University deputy director Dr K.K. Raina highlighted various steps taken by the university in enhancing industry-institute interaction. He also lauded Wipro Technologies for being the leading campus recruiters. |
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Journalists denied access to election meeting
Ropar, July 25 Police personnel deployed at the entrance to the committee room prevented mediapersons from going inside. When they approached ADC Thind, he too refused to allow mediapersons to go inside the meeting room. Irked, mediapersons then sat on a dharna at the entrance to meeting room. The district SAD and BJP units have been having differences for some time and the election meeting had to to be postponed on two previous occasions. Today’s was the third meeting. The newly elected representatives of zila parishad and other officials had to wait for an hour before Punjab agriculture minister Sucha Singh Langah arrived. After the meeting, Langah sought an apology from mediapersons and requested them to come inside the room. However, mediapersons refused to go inside and decided to boycott the ADC.
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Waste management plant inaugurated
Ambala, July 25 She urged people to cooperate with the government to help make the project a success. Local MLA D.K. Bansal congratulated the government for having finished the project in time. Speaking on the trust vote, the minister said there was never any doubt that the government would win the vote in Parliament. She said though many BJP MPs were upset with their win, most came and congratulated them for their victory. She said it was unfortunate that Speaker Somnath Chatterjee was expelled from the CPM. He was above party politics and it was sad that the Left had put the government through the crisis in the first place.
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Amit, Joginder set up final clash
Chandigarh, July 25 Amit got the better of Jaswant Gangta of AG, Himachal Pradesh 11-2, 11-4, 8-11, 12-10, 13-15, 11-7 in a well-contested match whereas Joginder showed the doors to Prasant Bhambri by 11-8, 11-9, 11-9, 11-6 in the semifinals. In the women’s single category, Gurvinder Kaur of Accountant General Punjab will take on Leena Khare of AG Uttar Pradesh. Gurivnder beat Prativa Srivastav of AG, UP by 11-5, 11-6, 11-5, 11-3 in the first semi-final encounter while Leena moved her way to title clash after facing tough resistance from her opponent Sikha of AG Haryana (11-9, 11-8, 4-11, 11-3, 9-11, 11-3). Leena won the first two games at 11-9, 11-8 with a close margin before losing the next set by 4-11. Sikha again won the fifth set but in the decider Leena did not give any chance and drubbed her tough opponent by 11-3. The team championship final between AG Haryana and AG Uttar Pradesh will commence tomorrow at 10 a.m. followed by
individual finals. Results: Women’s singles (Ist round): Prativa Srivastav (AG UP) bt Saroj Choudhary (AG Haryana) 11-2, 11-3, 11-6. Semi-finals: Gurvinder Kaur (AG Punjab) bt Prativa Srivastav (AG UP) 11-5, 11-6, 11-4, 11-3, Leena Khare (AG UP) bt Sikha (AG Haryana) 11-9, 11-8, 4-11, 11-3, 9-11, 11-3. Men’s singles (Q-finals): Prasant Bhambri (Delhi Audit) bt Harish Kumar (AG Haryana) 7-11, 11-5, 8-11, 11-8, 11-5, 11-9, Joginder Bisht (Delhi Audit) bt Anamik Sood (AG HP) 11-7, 11-8, 13-11, 11-9, Amit Srivastav (AG UP) bt Vikash Sharma (AG Punjab) 13-11, 4-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-2, Jaswant Gangta (AG HP) bt SP Singh (AG HP) 4-11, 9-11, 11-8, 11-5, 15-13, 11-13, 11-6. Semi-finals: Joginder Bisht (Delhi Audit) bt Prasant Bhambri (Delhi Audit) 11-8, 11-9, 11-9, 11-6, Amit Srivastav (AG HP) bt Jaswant Gangta (AG HP) 11-2, 11-4, 8-11, 12-10, 13-15, 11-7. Veterans singles (semi-finals): Somnath Parmanik (AG HP) bt Anil Sharma (AG Punjab) 9-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-6, Patanjali Kumar (Haryana) bt SK Srivastav (AG UP ) 9-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-9. |
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Sepak takraw: 14 boys' teams to take part in state c'ship
Chandigarh, July 25 The championship will start at Mount Carmel School, Sector 47, from July 26 to 28. The teams will be divided in two pools. The following teams have confirmed their participation: Boys: Defending champion DAVSSS-8, runners-up GMSSS-19, third-place holder St Joseph's School 44-D, forth-place holder Mount Carmel School, Sector 47-B, AKSIPS-41, Shishu Niketan School-22, Flankers Club, City Star Club, GSSS Khuda Lahora, St Joseph's 'B' team, Mount Carmel 'B' team, GSSS-Khuda Lohara 'B' team, GMSSS-20-D and Gem Public School. Girls: Defending champion St Joseph's School, Sector 44-D, runners-up Mount Carmel School, Sector 47-B, third-place holder GSSS, Khuda Lahora, GMSSS 20-D, Gem Public School, St Joseph's 'B' team, Mount Carmel 'B' team, Flankers Club. During the meet, a team will be selected to represent the city in the 12th Junior National Sepak Takraw Championship to be held in Bangalore (Karnataka) from August 8 to 11. |
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10-wkt win for GNPS
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, July 25 GNPS elected to field after winning the toss. St Anne’s team could put on meagre 52 runs losing all wickets in just 23.3 overs. Naveen was the wrecker-in-chief with his six-wicket haul while Hitesh claimed three wickets. Only Pukhraj could reach the double figure with his 15-run knock. In reply, GNPS reached the target in just 7.4 overs. The team did not lose a single wicket during the course as the openers Jaskaran (23 n o) and Manan Vohra (22 n o) helped the team to set in the journey on a winning note. In another match, between DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, and St Stephen’s School, Sector 45, the latter won by three wickets. The match was held at the DAV school ground. DAV team set the target of 130 for St Stephen’s team which they achieved in 33 overs. Brief scores: St Anne’s: 52 all out in 23.3 overs (Pukhraj Singh 15, Kshitij 9); GNPS: 53 for no loss in 7.1 overs (Jaskaran 23, Manan Vohra 22). DAV: 129 for all out in 32.3 overs (Adiye 40, Akshay 25, Harsank 3 for 34, Harmanjit 2 for 17); St. Stephen: 133 for 7 in 33 overs (Talwinderjit 38 n o, Abhilash 21, Vishal 2 for 24, Adiye 2 for 18). Tomorrow’s schedule: St. Stephen vs St. Anne’s at DAV, Sector 8, and DAV-8 vs GNPS at GNPS, Sector 36.
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Shivalik lads hockey champs
Chandigarh, July 25 The team registered 1-0 victory over Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 44. The sole goal was netted by Hartaj in the 33rd minute. Though the GMSSS-44 team tried hard to be in the fray, the alert defence line of the SPS team thwarted all their moves. The third place was secured by St Stephen’s School which defeated GMSSS, Sector 35, by 3-1 through penalty strokes. Earlier, both teams scored 2-2 in the stipulated time. For Stephen’s Kunal netted both goals (24th and 41st minutes) while for GMSSS-35, Amarjot and Karanveer scored in the 45th and 47th minutes. |
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Cricket trials tomorrow
Panchkula, July 25 According to CFH president P.K. Ruby, the selected players will represent Haryana in the Inter-State National Under-15 Cricket Tournament being organised by the Cricket Federation of Tamil Nadu in Chennai from August 13 to 17. Interested players should report to joint secretary Sukwinder Singh (mobile 9815499904) in proper kit with original date of birth certificates. The selected players will undergo a coaching camp before the nationals. |
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Eating out can cost you your health
Chandigarh, July 25 “I had taken my two-year-old son, who had eaten a sizeable portion
of the biryani. I felt disgusted and complained to the manager. Though he apologised and offered not to charge me, I paid the bill and without creating any scene, walked out,”
he said. This is not a stray incident. Considering the poor sanitary and unhygienic condition in most kitchens of eateries in the city, the presence of insects is quite common. With the district health authorities failing to carry checks on these eateries on a regular basis on account of a staff crunch, most eateries have failed to maintain hygiene standards. No wonder, doctors in the city say that cases of cystisergosis, an infection caused by eating unclean salad (infested with tapeworm) is also on the rise. “In most cases, people have generally consumed salad in a hotel or at weddings, which leads to this infection,” Dr Jitender, a doctor posted in Sector 19 dispensary. A visit to the service lane in Sector 35, which houses various eating joints, reveals the poor sanitation being followed by hotels. A number of hotels have set up their stoves outside the kitchen and gravies and dals are cooked here, unmindful of the dust and dirty water and cement particles suspended in the air, because of construction work in progress. Vegetables are stacked outside and the sacks of floor are placed on wet floors of the service areas in the kitchens. A sneak peak in the kitchens of two hotels by a Chandigarh Tribune team today showed that the floors were wet and rodents and insects moving around. In one of the restaurants in Sector 35, famous for its dishes and ambience, vegetables were littered on the floor. The chefs were standing and drops of their sweat were falling on the raw vegetables that were being picked up from the floor. These vegetables were cut and put in a cooking vessel without being washed. However, in spite of all this, all these eating joints do a brisk business and the flow of customers is always on the increase. With the health authorities allegedly turning a blind eye to the filth in and around these joints, no one other than the
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2 cars stolen from city
Chandigarh, July 25 In another incident, Hasandeep Singh of Sector 15 lodged a complaint alleging that his car (PB-29-0322) was stolen from outside his residence on July 22. A case under Section 379 IPC has been registered in police station, Sector 11. Vishal Sharma, a resident of Sector 45, lodged a police complaint alleging that his car (CH-03-L-1964) was stolen from Sector 46 on July 24. A case under Section 379 IPC has been registered in police station, Sector 34. Anu Singh, a resident of Sector 27-B reported that some one has stolen cash Rs. 70,000 from her residence on July 24. A case under Section 380 IPC has been registered in police station, Sector 26.
Arrested
Darshan Singh, a resident of Haryana, was arrested on the charges of stealing mobile phone from Industrial Area. The accused was arrested on the complaint of Naresh Kumar, a resident of Industrial Area. A case under Section 380 and 411 of the IPC has been registered in this regard. The mobile has been recovered from the possession of the accused. In another incident, Shashi Kant Sharma, a resident of Sector 20, was arrested while trying to steal iron grill from Government College of Education, Sector 20. According to the police, the accused was arrested on the complaint of Mukhtiar Singh, in charge of the boys’ hostel of the college. Shashi was caught red-handed with four iron grills.
Attempt to suicide
Jeewan Singh, a resident of Sector 21 was arrested on the charges of attempt to suicide at his residence here afternoon. According to the police, Jeewan was under depression due to family problems. He tried to stab his right hand with the help on a knife. Jeewan was rushed to the Multi-Specialty Hospital, Sector 16, where his condition was said to be stable.
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3 killed in road mishap
Dera Bassi, July 25 The incident took place around 12 am, when their car rammed into a stationary truck. The truck was parked along the national highway. All three died on the spot, said the police. The bodies of the victims have been handed over to the family members after a post-mortem examination.
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Govt takes steps to make banking easy
Chandigarh, July 25 This was disclosed by the deputy secretary, ministry of finance, Dr Tarsem Chand, in an exclusive interview with The Tribune here today. Talking to TNS after inaugurating two branches of Dena Bank at Panchkula and Mohali, he said this would be a revolutionary step in bringing about financial inclusion, especially for the mobile (migrant population) and students. “The government has initiated several steps to bring about financial inclusion. With the KYC norms, which among other things require a person to give a proof of residence, a lot of people were not able to become part of the banking net. Now, the RBI has suggested that the government announce the self-certification of documents be allowed for opening a bank account, thus bringing more customers in the banking fold,” he said. As per the guidelines on KYC, banks are required to carry out due diligence of customers before opening any deposit account. This was a step taken to combat money laundering and financing of terrorism in the country. In August 2002, the RBI advised banks to complete an appropriate KYC procedure for establishing identity by means of suitable documents. Though banks were asked to ensure that adoption of such a procedure does not lead to denial of access to banking services for the general public, some of these norms like furnishing a proof of residence (electricity bill, telephone bill or passport) and PAN number have been desisting a number of customers for financial inclusion. He also said the government was making efforts to promote business correspondents so that the banking services were available to all. “We are also promoting technology-aided banking in the form of biometric cards so that banking can be provided to the migrant population and rural population at their doorsteps,” he added.
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Dabba wallas roll in money
Chandigarh, July 25 The clients largely include people with a corporate profile and youth living as paying guests. “Major chunk of the business comes from the corporate sector. We cater to BPOs, banks and private companies. The PG clients follow next,” says a tiffin business regulator in Sector 18, who caters to over 230 clients. The city has seen a tremendous rise in the tiffin business in the past few years. With the work culture changing and a lot of students choosing the city for higher studies and coaching, Chandigarh is attracting crowds from all over the country. “With a monthly investment of Rs 1-1.5 lakh per month, we are able to generate 20 to 30 per cent profits. The turnover boils down to something near Rs 15 to Rs 20 lakh,” another caterer said. With the growing number of players in the business, the menus are getting fancier and more diversified. Every one is trying to offer clients hygienic food and a reasonable deal. “The prices vary from client to client. For corporate clients, we charge about Rs 40 to Rs 50 a meal while it is not feasible for students, so for them, the tiffin rates are Rs 20 to Rs 25 a meal,” says another tiffin manager. “You can’t survive on fast food all your life. It makes sense with the tiffin budget coming to Rs 1,500 per month for everything - from the morning paranthas to dessert at night,” said Bharati, who stays in a PG accommodation. Those in the industry feel that the tiffin business has more potential and a number of small caterers coming up in the tricity are diversifying the field. “There will be nearly 20 to 25 major tiffin walas in the tricity with a client profile of nearly 200 to 300. Rest are small caterers which limit themselves to specific sectors and cater to 30 to 50 clients,” a leading tiffin manager from Mohali said.
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Special offer for BSNL customers
Chandigarh, July 25 An official press note stated that customers having broadband plans with usage of up to 10 GB could migrate to Home 1800 Plan (with a monthly rental Rs 1,800) and customer with usage of more than 10 GB could migrate to Home 3300 Plan (monthly rental Rs 3,300). For this retrospective migration, a customer would have to pay for the higher broadband plan for at least three months. With this special offer customer can settle their old pending bills by paying lesser amount than the actual bill. This option can be exercised by a customer only once, said Naresh Sharma, GM (Telecom), Chandigarh.
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Rafi finals tomorrow
Chandigarh, July 25 This time the society is paying tribute to the legendary music directors of yesteryear like S.D. Burman, Shankar-Jaikishan, Madan Mohan etc. Nearly 23 singers from different regions will present the colourful songs sung by Mohd Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar and composed by these music directors. Mr V.S. Kundu, IAS, Director Hartron, will preside over the function and Capt Kanwaljit Singh, Minister for Cooperation, Pensions, Removal of Grievances, Punjab, will be the chief guest of the evening |
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