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Re-employment is the word in MC
Chandigarh, July 31 Interestingly, even an employee above the age of 75 is considered fit by the corporation for employment. Due to such appointments, in most of the departments, promotions and fresh recruitments are adversely affected. Sources revealed that those employees who were nearing retirement in Punjab and Haryana, looked for an opportunity to get employment in the CMC. Sources said it was very strange that those employees who were reemployed in the corporation claimed DA from both, their parent department as well as the corporation. As per the draft recruitment rules of the corporation, the appointment of retirees is a temporary arrangement of the corporation to run their work smoothly. In a recent house meeting, MC commissioner Dr Roshan Sunkaria had clarified that the corporation was only appointing retired people on those posts for which the department did not have experienced employees. He said no promotion was pending due to the appointment of retired personnel. He justified these appointments with the plea that the retired employees were more experienced and had full knowledge about the ongoing projects of the corporation. A senior officials of the corporation opined that there is no need of fixing retirement age in the corporation if retired employees are to be employed in the same department. “When juniors are not given an opportunity to do work of senior posts, how will the corporation judge their efficiency? Why has the corporation not fixed the age of retirement of the retired employees also for reemployment in the department?” he asked.
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CAT directs admn to review K.B. Sharma’s promotion
Chandigarh, July 31 The CAT directed the administration to review the case of Sharma wherein he had challenged the appointment of chief engineer V.K. Bhardwaj. The CAT held that there were two posts of chief engineer in UT and the applicant could have been adjusted without disturbing the appointment of Bhardwaj. Interestingly, both, the applicant and the respondent have retired. Sharma as well as Bhardwaj were to be considered to be promoted to the post of chief engineer of UT. As a criminal case was initiated against the applicant in 1998, he was placed under suspension at that time. He was re-instated in March 2003. Following the order dated September 27, 2003, both, the applicant as well as V.K. Bhardwaj, were given the charge of UT chief engineer and chief engineer of municipal corporation (MC), respectively. The DPC held a meeting on May 19, 2005 and Bhardwaj was given the post on officiating basis. The applicant had also sought promotion from this date. Pronouncing the orders, the CAT observed: “The
applicant’s name was rightly kept in sealed cover at that point of time. We are also of the view that once the administration has followed the instructions with regard to sealed cover procedure, it should have also followed the other part of guidelines which have been issued to take care of promotions with regard to officials against whom departmental and criminal proceedings are delayed. Admittedly, there were two posts of chief engineer in UT, thus even if the appointment of Bhardwaj was not disturbed, both of them could be adjusted against their posts from the due date. The respondents are, therefore, directed to review the case of the applicant. If the respondents decide to promote the applicant, they must consider him on ad-hoc basis and he should be given consequential benefits of pay and allowances.” Sharma retired from service on April 30, 2007 and filed a miscellaneous application for issuance of directions to the UT administration for release of retrial benefits. The administration stated that provisional pension had been issued. Commenting on the arguments, the CAT stated that though pleadings are lengthy, but are of very narrow compass. The applicant had sought promotion to the post of chief engineer in DPC meeting held on May 19, 2004. It was mentioned in the application that the name of the applicant K.B. Sharma was on serial number one to be considered for the post of chief engineer. As a criminal case was pending against him, he was not considered and V.K. Bhardwaj, who was at serial number two, was promoted to the post.
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Eating out can be fraught with risk
Chandigarh, July 31 According to the records available with the UT health department, of the 4,200 estimated eateries, only 2,200 have a licence. Add to it countless other vendors and shopkeepers, who are also running their businesses illegally, and your chances of munching hygienic food could decrease manifold. "Every eatery owner is supposed to get a licence, which is provided after through inspection of his place. If any deficiencies are found, the defaulter is liable for punishment under the PFA Act,'' says Dr Suryakant, local health authority, who is also the functional licensing authority. But the fact that 2,000-odd eateries are operating without licence, as admitted by Dr Suryakant, it’s a poor reflection on the working of the UT health department and its enforcement wings. Though Dr Suryakant claimed that many such shop owners had applied for the licence and these were “under process”, how they are being allowed to function without the licence is questionable. Notwithstanding Dr Suryakant’s claims, the truth is that the department is in disarray due to several reasons, including severe staff crunch. The department has also been plagued by allegations of corruption. According to norms, there should be one inspector for a population of 30,000 to 50,000 people to keep tabs on the eateries catering to them. Though the city has a population of 10 lakh and according to the norms requires 20 food inspectors for proper quality control, the department has a sanctioned strength of only eight. However, the effective strength is only four as one inspector is under suspension and three posts are lying vacant, said director, health service, Dr M. S. Bains. Moreover, there is confusion on the issue of the “legality” of the three food inspectors as they were re-notified after a trial court raised a question mark on their training in 2003. The court had taken exception to the fact that these inspectors had been working without any “sampling” training and were, thus, unauthorised to work.
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Road safety caves-in in Mohali
Mohali, July 31 The worst hit are the roads where repairs have not been carried out at all and Mohali has become the “city of potholes and road cave-ins.” Engineers at Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) and the municipal council seem to be blind to the way commuters suffer while driving on these roads. There are potholes as big as the entire length of a scooter or a bike on almost every road in the township. The situation worsens when heavy rains leave the city dotted with potholes that, combined with missing streetlights, end up becoming death traps. And what can only be called Mohali administration’s crowning shame is the one-year-old road cave-in opposite the Punjab School Education Board office here. As wide as a small truck and deep enough to swallow a car, the cave-in has been lined with a small brick wall by the board employees so that no one falls into it. For the past one year, neither GMADA nor the MC has been able to decide as to who will fill the cave-in. Another similar cave-in continues to pose a serious threat to commuters who use the Sector 49-Phase 10 dividing road. The cave-in is on a side at the point where this road opens on to the Phase 10-11 dividing road.The two-month-old cave-in has now become a dumping point for garbage. The road has no streetlights and for a commuter who does not know the road like the back of his hand, he can easily become prey to the cave-in. Another death trap is near the YPS roundabout. One of the busiest points in the township, a massive cave-in here was repaired some weeks ago. It was filled with loose earth and following today’s rain, the loose earth got washed out. There is no sign on the road that diverts the traffic away from the spot. The regular users of this road are taking a diversion from the point but it’s just a matter of time before an accident takes place.
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Dimpy Murder Case
Chandigarh, July 31 Sources in the crime branch revealed that most likely the team would leave for Meerut tonight as it had some positive leads on the whereabouts of the suspects. The Chandigarh police, while seeking police remand of Jaswinder Singh Rocky on July 29, had claimed that he had named two Meerut-based shooters Sunil and Surinder Kumar Vakil to be the hit men who shot Dimpy. Notwithstanding these claims, it appears that the police has yet not got any major breakthrough from Rocky’s interrogation in the past three days. “Though Rocky has made several claims, he is still hiding a lot,” said an officer who was privy to the questioning conducted by senior UT officials. The senior police officers are silent on the issue and are refusing to divulge any details even “off the record”. A senior police officer admitted that it was hard to trace the shooters from Meerut as two years had lapsed and such criminals kept changing their hideouts and even their gangs. Moreover, the shooters
were said to be members of Ravinder Bhura’s gang who was killed in an encounter in Uttar Pradesh in October 2006. DSP (crime) K.I.P. Singh said besides narco and brain mapping tests, the call records of mobile phones used by Rocky and his accomplices during the time of Dimpy’s murder would be matched. Police sources said the investigations were moving at a snail’s pace primarily due to lack of coordination between various police cells. An inter-personnel rivalry is being dubbed as the cause for the investigations reaching a “dead end” as of now. Denying any such differences, UT SSP S.S. Srivastva said the entire police force was working in unison and they were waiting for the Central Forensic Sciences Laboratory reports of the examination conducted on the pistol recovered from Rocky. He added that the officials were questioning Rocky and investigations were on.
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Solar eclipse today
Mohali, July 31 The eclipse would be visible in many parts of India, including Chandigarh, on August 1. However, in India, observers would only be able to see a partial eclipse. R.C. Verma and Tejbir Singh Sandhu at the parallel processing laboratory of the university said the eclipse would be visible in Chandigarh from 3.58 p.m. It would reach the maximum band width at 4.58 pm and end at 5.54 pm. “At the maximum 57 per cent of the Sun will get eclipsed as seen from Chandigarh,” said Sandhu. Total solar eclipse will start from Canada and pass through North Greenland, the Arctic, central Russia, Mongolia, and China.However, partial solar eclipse will be visible from northeastern North America, most of Europe and Asia. The maximum duration of the eclipse will be of 2 min 27 seconds and its maximum bandwidth would be 237 km. Goraya and Sandhu have also made arrangements for the public to observe the eclipse from the department’s observatory. “Just wish that there are no clouds,” added Sandhu. A total solar eclipse is very important from scientific point of view, as it provides a rare opportunity for studying solar corona, which remains hidden due to intense sunlight. “Study of solar corona helps in understanding Sun’s magnetic field, solar flares, magnetic storms. The study of magnetic storms are very important as they effect the communication, networking and electric grids on the earth,” added Sandhu. Glenn Schneider from the University of Arizona's Steward observatory would be chasing this solar eclipse with Airbus A330-200 twin-engine long-range aircraft.
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HCS officer joins UT
Chandigarh, July 31 Meanwhile, the special secretary, finance, is likely to join as director, census, Punjab. It is, however, not known when would she be relieved by the already officer-starved Chandigarh administration.
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Granting of Loans
Chandigarh, July 31 The CBI had registered a case of cheating and criminal conspiracy against Ashish Kapoor and his mother Seema Kapoor, directors of the A.B. King Oak Hotel and Resort Limited, and a bank official, S.B. Gupta. The CBI had conducted a raid yesterday at the home of the manager of the bank. Senior officials of Punjab National Bank allegedly sanctioned a construction loan of Rs 2.20 crore, even though no construction was done with the loan amount. According to reliable sources, Ashish Kapoor’s father had not repaid a loan of Rs 1.25 lakh to the bank; still another loan of Rs 2.2 crore was sanctioned in his name. According to the policy of the bank, if the loanee doesn’t pay the loan instalment in the first three months, his name is listed in the non-performing assets (NPA) accounts — to keep track of defaulters. On May 8, the CBI booked B.P. Chopra, the then general manager of Punjab National Bank, and about half a dozen other officers of the bank on the charge of violating the norms of the bank in granting a loan of Rs 30 crore. It was learnt that officials of the CBI had seized certain documents pertaining to the records of the loan granted. The CBI officials had then raided different branches of the bank and searched the PNB house in Sector 8. Monoj Goyal and his wife Neeru Goyal of Dehradun had applied for a loan of Rs 30 crore for setting up a plant (Bala Ji Magazines) in Una district of Himachal Pradesh.
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GMADA axes trees
Mohali, July 31 “Trees on the roadside are being chopped in order to widen the road,” said the contractor’s men who remained busy through the day felling trees. The road behind the Fortis Hospital was carpeted with leaves and the fallen trees disrupted the flow of traffic on the road. Only a single vehicle space was left on one side of the road for to and fro movement of traffic.
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Haryana govt to allot Type-IV houses
Chandigarh, July 31 Stating this here today, the secretary of the House Allotment Committee said only those employees who were drawing basic pay of Rs 8,000 or above as on January 1, 2007, were eligible to apply for the allotment of these houses. Applications in Form “A” along with form “D” should reach to the office of the House Allotment Committee by August 18.
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Education office sans ladies toilets
Chandigarh, July 31 The lady staff of the Chandigarh Education Department have to run either to their homes or nearby buildings during duty hours. Reason: There is no proper facility of toilets for women in the building. This additional secretariat building from which this office is being operated is known as ‘deluxe building’, which, otherwise, means a plush or luxurious building. The toilets here are in shambles. In the absence of any regular sweeper, the toilets are stinky and the seats and bulbs are broken. Leave alone the provision for proper water. To top it all, the toilets have been designed with urinal pots meant for men only. A lady official, who works in the DEO office on the third floor, said, “We have brought this to the notice of the engineering department many a times, but in vain. We were rather told that these toilets are meant for dual purpose so we should not hesitate to use them.” “How can we feel free to use them when the same toilets are being used by men and that too outsiders? This is something beyond our understanding,” rued district education officer Khushinder Sharma, who has her office on the third floor. This building has four floors and apart from the office of director public instruction (schools), the other offices that run from this part of the building includes, Sarv Shiksha Abhiyaan, vocational, adult education, besides engineering wings of Chandigarh administration. There are around 30 lady staff members working in the DPI (S) office on the first floor, and approximately 50 each on the second, third and fourth floor.
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MC violates rules, shopkeepers bear the brunt
Chandigarh, July 31 Shopkeepers alleged that the digging work being carried out from Chhuttani Medical Centre (CMC) to the bridge market ran counter to a decision of the MC house that resolved that the pavement would not be uprooted. "When the shopkeepers asked the civic body to install streetlights, officials reasoned that the pavement could not be uprooted as per the decision of the house," alleged J.P.S. Kalra, a shopkeeper. Shopkeepers and shoppers are facing difficult times for the past couple of days since the digging work started. The digging is being done to provide a water supply connection to a building housing an office of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. This is despite the fact that the building already has a water connection. If an additional water connection was required, it should have been provided from the water supply line near the bridge market. There was no need to dig the whole stretch, Kalra contended adding that the MC would incur loss of thousands of rupees on the project. Mayor Pardeep Chhabra, who is also the area councillor, claimed that the water connection was duly sanctioned by the public health wing. The provision of the underground services such as laying of the water supply lines needed digging of the area, he added.
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Senators in Catch-22 situation
Chandigarh, July 31 The confusion prevails because in case PU is awarded the central varsity status one of the implications would be that the number of senate would decrease manifolds. The senators have demanded an emergency senate meeting to have a dialogue on the issue. The decision would most likely be taken in the forthcoming senate meeting to be held next month. The senate members argued that there were different kinds of central varsities status where some have a full-fledged senate while others might not have at all. Explaining further, PUTA secretary Prof Manjit Sigh said, “We have sought legal directions on the issue. Even if the senate body is reduced, it would be applicable only for the senators who are in fray for next term, which is after three years.” The senators state that in case the senate would be reduced after the central varsity status is awarded, what is the need to fight the elections. One of the senators Tarsem Bahia said, “To know the exact picture, a communiqué either from the MHRD or any other competitive authority shall be needed. A proper discussion in
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Heavy rush marks last day of filing IT returns
Chandigarh, July 31 Special counters were opened to receive the return forms at all income tax offices. As many as 22 IT returns “preparators” were deployed in the city to help taxpayers submit their forms. “This is besides the helpdesk that was set up to provide assistance,” said senior income tax official. “As per our knowledge, there is not any extension of the July 31 deadline to file IT returns for service class assessee,” said IT officials.
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Ishmeet’s death condoled
Chandigarh, July 31 Yadgar Mohammad Rafi Society chairman B.M. Kalia stated that the society passed a resolution on the sad demise of Ishmeet, who was also a three-time winner Kamal Arora, vice-chairman, Chandigarh Sangeet and Natak Academy, said soon the academy would have mourning in memory of the singer.
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Mishap victim dead
Chandigarh, july 31 Nitesh was riding pillion on a bike being driven by his friend, Sachin. The bike had rammed into an electric pole and Sachin had died on the spot. Nitesh who was admitted to the PGI died this morning.
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Musical tributes to Mohd Rafi
Panchkula, July 31 The couplet, eulogising the genius of peerless singer Rafi and music director Ravi is indeed a veritable salutation to their epoch making era in film music. The creator of timeless melodies Ravi was the chief guest at a specially designed musical tribute programme “Mujh ko mere baad zamana dhunde ga” organised by the information and public relation department of Haryana to commemorate the 28th death anniversary of the legend at Inderadhanush Auditorium here today. IAS PSCM M.L. Tayal, accompanied by IAS K.K. Khandelwal, Haryana DPR, felicitated Ravi who lighted the traditional lamp and shared memoirs of Mohammad Rafi. Serenity pervaded as a recorded musical tribute to legendry Mohammad Rafi in the voice of Ravi was played. The musical evening got off to a melodic start with Ankit Balhara spelling spiritual fervour in the opening song “Badi der bhayi Nandlala” from film ‘Vachan’, the maiden musical venture of Ravi. Ankit excelled in songs with diverse moods like ‘Bhari duniyan mein’, ‘Teri jawani’ and ‘Dil ka soona saaz’ virtually eclipsing the performance of other singers. After soulful rendition of ‘Chho lelne do’, Viday Sagar teemed up with Saroj to dole out ‘Tumahri Nazar’.
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Woman accuses gym owner of blackmail
Chandigarh, July 31 The woman told the mediapersons that she had left the job a few days before her marriage in November, 2007. Thereafter, her husband got her employed at IVY Beauty Institute in Sector 17. She claimed that as she had not been given the salary by her previous employer, she served a notice on him after which he started blackmailing her. She stated that Amritpal even complained against her at the police post in Burail and some police personnel started harassing her by giving her calls late in the night. Thereafter, she took the matter to the SSP who marked an inquiry to ASP Madhur Verma in April this year. However, she claimed, Amritpal sent the MMS to her husband in order to blackmail her. Talking to The Tribune ASP Madhur Verma said: “No case was registered on the woman’s complaint as no evidence was produced to establish the allegations. The said MMS was also not given to us by the complainant.”
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Forum urges DC to check cable operators
Mohali, July 31 President of the forum N.S. Gill said the cable operators were violating a notification of the Government of India (dated October 4, 2007) which stated that the operators had to charge the notified rates. He said the DC was also requested to ensure the sale of good quality vegetables at reasonable prices in apni mandis and quality bakery items and sweets in the market. It was also requested that a number of chemists, who were selling medicines according to the MRP which was generally higher than the actual price, should be stopped from doing so. Gill also urged the DC to ensure that the PG facility was provided only by those owners who themselves lived in the house. Hostels should be constructed for students and working people, he demanded. As the condition of roads, streetlights, parks and sanitation was in a state of neglect, GMADA and the municipal council should be directed to work effectively to keep the town clean and also to provide the basic amenities, he urged.
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Two fall into sewer line
Mohali, July 31 According to reports, the two persons were waiting for a bus near the Verka milk plant roundabout to go to their village, Chanalon. One of them went to ease himself in an open space, but accidentally slipped into an open sewer line. While falling he made some noise and the second person went to look out for him. As it was dark and the area had lots of wild growth, the second person also slipped into the sewer line. The two then raised the alarm, which was heard by two employees of the government printing press, who were on security duty at that time. They tried to locate the two persons who had fallen to a depth of about 10 ft. The security employees initially threw down a turban so that the two could be pulled up. Later, they arranged a ladder with the help of which the two persons came out. An official of the public health department said the open line would be covered tomorrow. He said the line was passing through a secluded area, which was full of wild growth and nobody expected anyone to move about in an area near the outfall sewer.
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Dainik Tribune journalists retire
Chandigarh, July 31 He joined Dainik Tribune in 1996 as sub editor. Kalyan Singh, a reviser, at Dainik Tribune, also retired after working for more than 30 years. He joined the newspaper in July, 1978 as proof reader. Both were given a warm farewell by their colleagues. They were also given mementos. Besides the families of Bhatnagar and Singh, Editor, Dainik Tribune, Naresh Kaushal, and other senior colleagues were also present on the occasion.
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Tribune senior foreman retires
He was given a warm send-off by his colleagues. His services to the institution was lauded by Navneet Kumar, Printing Manager. —
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Letters
Chandigarh currently exports all its garbage out of city for burial. But it cannot be a long-term solution for the city’s garbage problem as it burdens the administration with transport costs. The value of the waste, in terms of both energy and discarded metals that it contains, is also given up this way. Our city is badly in need of a committed planning, waste reduction, recycling and innovative waste disposal solutions. UT administration should realise that recycling can help us resolve a host of environmental problems. It is easier than reducing petrol consumption, switching off air-conditioners, and transporting our garbage elsewhere. Apart from recycling, the city needs to espouse waste-to-energy projects and materials recovery programme. Rajesh Krishan, Chandigarh 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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Ragging at PU
Chanidgarh, July 31 The expelled students were Kunal, Avinash and Abhinav, who were second and third year students of the chemical engineering and technology department. Confirming this, dean (social welfare) Prof Naval Kishore said, “I received a complaint from first year students of the chemical engineering department stating that they have been ragged. The three students have been expelled from the hostel for the entire session and from the department till further notice,” he said. The ragging incident happened on the intervening night of July 28 and 29 when around five students of first year were made to walk around till 3.30 am. The students were compelled to smoke and eat eggs at the roadside vends opposite to PGI gate. It was only today when the victimised students submitted a written complaint to the PU authorities. Taking cognisance of the situation, an emergency meeting of the anti-ragging committee was called. The members reached to this conclusion unanimously. “We have also summoned the parents of the guilty students,” told a committee member. The committee members state that they have made necessary provisions and claim that no further ragging incidents would take place. Prof Naval Kishore said, “We shall be taking strict action against those found guilty of ragging and are thinking of getting the guilty students arrested. So, we appeal to the students not to indulge in this wrong practice.” Earlier, as many as 11 students of second year from the UIET department were suspended from the hostel after being found guilty of ragging the juniors.
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Maths teacher presents paper
at global conference
Mohali, July 31 Dr Harvinder Kaur,who returned home recently from the USA, heads the Mathematics Department at Government College , Barwala, and was invited to participate in the 7th AIMS International Conference on Dynamical Systems, Differential Equations and Applications ( May 18 - 21 ). \Her research paper titled “ Thermal effect on vibration of clamped visco-elastic rectangular plate with exponentially thickness variation in both directions” drew appreciation on presentation of 30-minute talk at one of the special sessions of the conference. Dr Harvinder Kaur represented India at the conference which drew around 700 researchers from all over the world .
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PU Notes
Chandigarh, July 31 The issue was discussed by prof Daljit Singh, former chairperson and dean, department of chemical engineering and technology, Panjab University, during a lecture to the delegates of the AICTE programme on “Strategic Management for Excellence”. The programme was held at the National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chandigarh. Dr Singh emphasised that Indian technical education does not promote critical thinking. Compared to the US education system, the Indian education system restricts thinking and stifles creativity. The curriculum and programmes are highly structured, leaving little opportunity for lateral thinking. And the teachers make very little efforts to stimulate independent thinking, creativity or innovation. The delegates comprised of principals, HODs and faculty members from professional institutes across the country. The programme was coordinated by prof Y.K. Anand, head, media centre, NITTTR, Chandigarh. LLM admission: The interview for admission to LL.M. Part-I for the session 2008-09 for all categories (general and reserved) will be held on Monday, August 4, at 12.15 pm in the department of laws, PU. The candidates have been advised to come with their original documents. The selected candidates will have to deposit their fee on August 5. Results: The results of M.A. Part-II (economics), M.Sc. Part-I (mathematics) and M.Sc. 2nd semester (solid waste management), held in April, have been declared. Meanwhile, the result of M.E. (computer science and engineering) entrance test conducted by the university on July 26 has also been declared. The enquiry can be made on all working days from the PU enquiry office personally. The result is also available on the university website www.puchd.ac.in. For admission purposes, the director of University Institute of Engineering and Technology may be contacted.
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Custodial death: Statements recorded
Chandigarh July 31 Sources revealed that Lal recorded the statements of the residents of Colony No 4 and police officers who were present in the police station at the time of the incident. Even as the victim’s father Sudama claimed that Inderjit never wore a belt, a senior police officer claimed that the victim hanged himself with his nylon belt. When asked how could Inderjit, who was about five-feet tall, was able to hang himself from a grill in the window, the police officer maintained that the height of the grill was over five feet and five inches and suicide was possible from this height. The nylon belt had caused the 3-cm long ligature mark on the victim’s neck. On being asked why the body was removed from the spot, a senior police officer revealed that when the victim was lowered from the grill, his body was warm, thus, the cops on duty shifted him to the hospital to save his life. The police claimed that Inderjit was brought to the police station at about 3 pm and his arrest was affected in the case at 6 pm. The police maintained that the investigating officer was busy in completing the paper work when, finding himself alone, Inderjit took the extreme step. Citing the CCTV footage, a police officer revealed that Inderjit was demanding a biri at 6:15 pm to which the cops on duty objected. As per the footage, Inderjit demanded water and the same was given to him at 6.28 pm. As the inquiry is in progress, the higher officials of UT police have sealed their lips and have refused to comment on the plea that it won’t be right to comment at this stage while the magisterial inquiry is on. The magistrate will submit his report in a day or two, said sources in the court. Sources in the police headquarters said though a departmental inquiry was underway, the report would be most likely presented following the magisterial inquiry. The police officials still have no answer as to what made Inderjit commit suicide if he was not tortured.
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Airmen’s appeal dismissed
Chandigarh, July 31 The high court had ruled: “If the members of the disciplined force are permitted to behave according to their own wishes and desires, it is surely to disturb the public order in the force and may create chaotic conditions.” Aaftab was not supporting a beard when he joined the air force. But in January 2005, he informed his superiors that he wanted to support a beard. The other airman Zubair also moved the court, challenging October 26, 2005, order of the Air Force asking him to shave his beard. The petitioners had contended as per the Muslim religion they had to grow beard. The contention was strongly contested by the Union government.
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Thieves remanded in police custody
Panchkula, July 31 The accused were identified as Sher Singh, Rampal, Vinod and Surender from Uttar Pradesh. Meanwhile, the four accused of kidnapping an auto rickshaw driver were also sent to police custody for a day by a local court here today. The four had allegedly kidnapped Mahender, an autorickshaw driver, following an altercation yeserday.
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