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Pre-lok adalat held:A pre-lok adalat was held yesterday at the Districts Courts ahead of the lok adalat scheduled for September 19.
The case listed in various courts for the lok adalat were taken up in the pre lok
adalat. Both sides were called regarding these cases and attempts were being made to bring them close to a compromise.
Various cases relating to MACT, matrimonial disputes, bank recovery etc were taken up.
Youth Congress Day celebrated: The Chandigarh Territorial Youth Congress (CTYC) celebrated the Youth Congress Day in Sector 20, here today.
It was on this historic day that the Quit India Movement was launched which finally ousted the British from the country. All the Youth Congress activists gathered in Sector 20 and took a pledge to fight against all the evils prevailing in the society.
HS Lucky, president, CTYC, administered an oath to the activists to work for the common man.
Hockey meet from Aug 23:The SN Vohra Memorial Hockey Tournament for Under-14 will be held from August 23 to 30
at the Sector 42 hockey stadium.The tournament will be organised by the Rock Rovers Hockey Club,
Chandigarh.According to Anil Vohra, organiser of the tournament, the matches will be played on knock out-cum-league basis. The teams from Punjab, Delhi, Haryana and Chandigarh will participate in the tournament. Individual and team prizes will be distributed.
Mohali
5 held for running illegal lottery business:The CIA today conducted raids at various places in the city and arrested five persons for running illegal single digit lottery business. Approximately Rs 36,000 were seized from those arrested. A case in this connection has been registered at various police stations.
Mohali hospital empanels with
ESHC scheme:The Grecian Hospital, Sector 69, Mohali, has been empanelled with the Ex-Servicemen Health Contributory Scheme
(ESHC) for radiation therapy of cancer patients.
From now onwards, the hospital stands to serve the patients under the ESHC scheme offering them entire cancer treatment under one roof.
The hospital has now got empanelled for medical oncology (chemotherapy), surgery, gynae oncology and cancer pathology along with radiation therapy.
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Cong meeting on Aug 14: A special meeting of the general body of the state Congress will held here on August 14 to discuss the strategy to be adopted by the party for the next Assembly elections. Party spokesman Ved Prakash Vidrohi said on Sunday the meeting would be presided over by the party president Phool Chand
Mulana. It would be attended, among others, by a representative of the
AICC, Chief Minister, ministers, MP’s, MLA’s, state party office-bearers, district and block unit presidents, AICC and PCC members and presidents of front organisations of the party.KARNAL
Free medical camp: About 300 villagers benefited from a free medical check-up camp organised by the Karnal police at Shiekhpura Khalsa village under the community-policing programme on Sunday. The camp was held under the supervision of DSP Surinder Singh Bhoria from 8 am to 2 pm. There was a special arrangement for checkup of eyes, blood pressure, respiration and blood sugar. Medicines and spectacles would be provided free of cost to the needy persons and surgery would also be got conducted in suggested cases.
A doctor examines a patient at a medical camp organised by the police in Shiekhpura Khalsa village in Karnal on Sunday. A Tribune photographSONEPAT
Body found: The police on Sunday recovered a half-naked body of a 27-year-old unidentified woman from the fields of Palra village. Her body was put in a gunny bag. According to the police, she appears to be a Nepali girl and it was suspected that she had been raped before her murder. According to another report, Surender of Ahulana village and an ITI student died on the spot when his motorcycle was knocked down by a tractor-trolley near Bari village on Saturday. A case has been registered against the driver. SIRSA
Saplings planted: Navyug Nirman, an NGO headed by Kunal Bhadoo, son-in-law of the Chief Minister, planted 5,000 saplings in Chaudhary Devi Lal University here on Sunday. As many as 100 volunteers of the NGO were involved in the event. Bhadoo also addressed a seminar on environment, which was presided over by Vice-Chancellor KC
Bhardwaj.
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Jammu
CBI probe sought into Sahai’s death: The Rasa Javedani Memorial Literary Society (RJMLS) has mourned the death of Ram Sahai, president of the Chamber of Commerce and Industries (CCI) . The condolence meeting was presided over by RJMLS president and PDP leader Shohab Inayat Malik. PDP leader Malik sought a CBI probe into the death of Sahai saying that “the police theory of Sahai having committed suicide appeared to be ‘concocted’ and a ‘cover-up’. Only the CBI probe could bring out the truth.” Protesters threaten
indefinite fast: Members of the International Democratic Party, sitting on a relay fast at Samba against the killing of a local social activist and his wife last year, have threatened to go on an indefinite fast if a judicial inquiry into the killing was not ordered immediately. In a statement issued here, the party said the government was trying to hush up the case. Hoshiar Singh and his wife Shashi Bala were killed by unknown armed persons, it said. Sikh body opposes
bandh call: Though the Nirbhow Nirvair Organisation (NNO) considered the central varsity to be a vital issue and favoured that the institution should be opened in Jammu, it had opposed the call of Jammu Bandh on August 10. NNO president Harjeet Singh said: “We strongly support the cause but the call of Jammu Bandh on August 10 given by the Central University Andolan Samiti (CUAS) goes totally against the sentiments of the people.” SRTC driver electrocuted: A driver of the State Road Transport Corporation (SRTC) was electrocuted near Toph Bridge here on Sunday. Official sources said Durga Singh of Kothay Manhasan sustained critical injuries when he came contact with transmission lines of an electricity pole while climbing atopthe tool box of his bus. He was immediately rushed to the Government Medical College where he died. 2 jawans among 3 nabbed: The police on Sunday nabbed two CRPF jawans and a local from the Narwal area when they were allegedly trying to strike a deal for 150 litres of diesel. Official sources said a police party caught the CRPF jawans when they were allegedly trying to sell 150 litres of diesel to Rameem, local, in Transport Nagar of the Narwal area. The sources divulged their identity as havildar Mohammed Hussain of the 23rd battalion and havildar Jaipal Singh of the 73rd Battalion. An FIR has been registered and two vehicles have also been impounded. Drive launched: The Spirituality Awareness Welfare Environment Rural Art and Culture (SAWERA), an NGO, has launched a drive to protect the environment of Chhanni Himmat and its surrounding areas. SAWERA, which holds the credit to plant over one lakh ornamental and medicinal plants in 23 parks of seven sectors of this locality, held a function - 60th Vanmhotsav - on Sunday. Local residents joined SAWERA members and planted saplings at Channi Himmat in collaboration with the 72 Battalion of the CRPF and the Social Forestry Department. Work on highway reviewed: Jammu Divisional Commissioner Pawan Kotwal reviewed the progress of work on widening of National Highway (NH-AI) up to four-laning in Jammu province at a high-level meeting convened here on Sunday. Land acquisition is a big issue in widening up this highway. The main issues discussed at the meeting included no-objection certificates (NoC) for various land cases and the land acquisition case of the land which, comes under acquisition of NH-IA from Golden Gate to Lakhanpur and realignment of PWD link roads in conformity with four lanes of the national highway. Srinagar
Handicrafts meet: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has called for "recreating" international market links for Kashmiri handicrafts and said the revival of this sector was imperative for a turnaround in the economy. "Kashmir's brand name as the unique manufacturer of varied par-excellence handicrafts needs to be re-carved on the global map," Omar said while inaugurating a four-day Kashmir Handicrafts International Buyer-Seller Meet 2009 at SKICC on the banks of Dal Lake here on Saturday. The meet, organised by the Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industries
(KCCI) in collaboration with Union Ministry of Commerce, is second of its kind in the state and is expected to be attended by 64 high-end foreign buyers, besides scores from within the country. Calligraphists
honoure: The Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages has honoured four calligraphists. The awards were given away at a function here on Saturday. Mohammad Abdul Ghafoor of Hyderabad was given first prize, while Mohammad Shafi of Jammu and Kashmir stood second in the national-level calligraphy competition held by the
academy. UDHAMPUR
Meeting on traffic: To streamline traffic in Udhampur district, Deputy Commissioner Ajay Khajuria convened a joint meeting with officers of the Revenue, Motor Vehicle Department, Traffic police, Military police, GREF, PWD and transporters to take some initiative for smooth flow of traffic. Discussions on regulations of traffic and identification of parking slots were also done in the meeting.
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Tributes paid to martyrs: Disha, a social and cultural organisation, today offered tributes to martyrs on the anniversary of the Quit India Movement.
At a function held here, Sushil Virmani, president, Disha, recalled the sacrifices made by freedom fighters. He said Mahatma Gandhi’s call asking the British to leave the country was the last nail in the coffin of British imperialism.
Prabhat Dandriyal, Satish Kumar and Pankaj Negi also spoke on the occasion.
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Cremating unclaimed bodies gives him peace
Sham Lal (right) with an associate before immersing ashes of an unclaimed body in the Ganga at
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Sham Lal (54) has been performing last rites of unclaimed bodies and immersing ashes thereof at Hardwar for 35 years. Living in Idan locality, Fazilka, Acharya Sham Lal so far, claims having performed last rites of 2,400 unclaimed bodies and visited Hardwar 400 times. He carries three to 10 urns of ashes in one visit.
Sham Lal’s father late Shiv Dayal used to perform last rites at the cremation ground. After the death of his father in 1968 Sham Lal took over . He does not charge any fee for performing last rites of unclaimed bodies. Sham Lal and his family members bind books for a living . He performs “ puja” for the peace of the departed unclaimed soul. His late father Shiv Dayal, Late Bihari Lal Chugh, Late Vaidya Bindra Ban, Shiv Nath Makkar, Davinder Sachdeva MC and Banwari Lal Nagpal inspired him . For this purpose he gets help from philanthropists of the town. Sham Lal immerses the ashes of unclaimed bodies in the Ganga at Hardwar and offers ‘langar ‘ to the poor in memory of the departed souls. He also arranges cremation of bodies of poor persons by collecting donations from philanthropists. At times he spends from his own sources too. Besides this Sham Lal also arranges marriages of the poor girls. A man of simple habits Sham Lal says he feels at peace by doing “small” service by cremating bodies of those whose kin cannot do so. Honour for teacher
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Sukhvinder Singh Gondal has been principal of G A V public school , Kangra for seven years and dedicated to imparting quality education to children Several awards were given to him for serving the cause of education. Lifetime Education Achievement Award’ was given to him by the Health and Education Development Association on June 15, this year at New Delhi. Gondal says education is not making children pass examinations but drawing out the potential in them . He started tours , trekking, sports, games, environmental activities, health activities besides cultural activities for the schoolchildren. He inculcated among children the habit of reading newspapers besides school syllabus. He said nearly 300 students of his school read The Tribune in free time and become aware of what happens around them . He has been persuading school managements to introduce other activities besides academic routine in curricula for better results . Gondal is the first teacher of the state to be chosen for ‘Shikshak Shri Award’ on September 5, this year on Teacher’s Day by the Rashtriya Samta Swatantra Manch, New Delhi. He had been seeking help of NGOs to improve standard of education . The Indian International Friendship Society awarded him Shiksha Rattan Puraskar in November last year. Gondal was selected for the Rashtriya Gaurav Award’ in May this year. Contributed by Praful Chander Nagpal and Ashok Raina
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