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Rs 10 lakh seized from high-profile gamblers
Chandigarh, September 27 With this, the police claimed to have busted one of the major gangs of gamblers operating in the city. A team led by the SP (city and crime), Madhur Verma, conducted a raid on House No. 202 of Sector 19 and arrested high-profile persons, including DN Bhasin, his wife Neena, Paramjit Sethi, Inderjit Singh, Vinod Khanna, Rakesh Sharma, Kanta and Mamta. Scores of cars were found parked outside the house. Madhur Verma claimed that more than Rs 10 lakh in cash were seized from the spot and all the accused were under the influence of liquor. The currency was in the denomination of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000. Till the filing of the report, the raid was still in progress.
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DPI’s SMSes to be scrutinised
Chandigarh, September 27 It is being stated that the phone details confirm that the DPI had stayed in regular touch with the accused, Jolly. The SMSes could provide more details. Confirming the development, a senior official said: “The inquiry report, still pending with the police, had been delayed for want of more authentic information on the content of dialogue shared between the DPI and Jolly. The details could be authenticated with the SMSes exchanged, if any. We have hired the services of a a software firm specialising in this service to help us retrieve the data.” He said no compromise would be made on the action against the DPI if he was found guilty. “He deserves a fair chance to be heard impartially. He has filed a reply and might have to say more if we got additional information through the SMSes,” he said. A vigilance team arrested Jolly, a local resident, for promising the job of a teacher to Kamalpreet Kaur in return for a cash payment of Rs 4 lakh earlier this month. Tracing the call details of Jolly, the police zeroed in on the DPI, who was in touch with the accused on his cellphone. The DPI had admitted to having conversations with Jolly, but with regard to matters pertaining to the tourism department which he also headed. Sources in the administration have pointed out discrepancies in the original replies of the DPI and his written replies later. The administration has taken away all “powers and responsibilities” from the DPI. All major decisions pertaining to his office would be looked after by the Home Secretary until further orders.
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PU Syndicate okays instant re-evaluation
Chandigarh, September 27 Relief to the students has also come in the form of reduction of examination fee for those who had to appear for the compartment examinations. Even as the meeting witnessed heated arguments between the members and the Vice-Chancellor, a key issue of increase in pension of retired teachers of the university was also addressed. “After the increase in payscales of teachers as per UGC norms, the Syndicate decided to design a formula to increase the pension of the teaching staff as well,” senator GK Chathrath said. “In an important decision to end the exploitation of contract teaches by colleges, following several such complaints, the Syndicate has decided that the contract teachers could now be appointed only for six months,” another member said. In addition to this, their minimum salary had been fixed at Rs 25,000, the same as regular teachers. In another decision, Prof Manjeet Singh of the department of sociology was barred from participating in any non-teaching activity after a committee found him guilty of setting a year-old paper in the examinations. On the issue of minimum fee for students in colleges, no decision was taken and the matter was referred again. But on the issue of fee reduction for LLM students from Rs 2,200 to Rs 1,300 per semester, it was decided to form a committee to look into the matter. The meeting witnessed a war of words between the VC and Syndicate member Prabjeet Singh. The argument pertained to the shifting a woman lecturer from a department where there were barely five students. The VC insisted on the withdrawal of allegations against him, which was refused by the member who accused him of “misleading the Syndicate”. Prabjeet Singh had raised the issue of salary of daily- wage earners, which had not been increased till date. “The treatment meted out to these workers at the PU is inhuman and must be stopped,” he said.
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Retired IG assaulted, robbed
Panchkula, September 27 He said someone hit him on the head with a stick and took away Rs 2,000 from his pocket when he was sitting outside his farmhouse at around 8.30 pm. “I was taken to a hospital at Raipur Rani, where I received five stitches. I went to the Raipur Rani police station, but no one listened to me,” he said. He was later taken to the GMCH at Chandigarh. “I have worked in various states as a senior police officer and have received police gallantry medal, still the Raipur Rani police is not ready to lodge my complaint. The callous attitude of these officials adversely affects the image of the police,” he stated. Sharma claimed that earlier too thefts had taken place at his farmhouse, but the police had no time to come and investigate the matter. He said he was living alone at the farmhouse, which was in a deserted area. However, Deepak, in charge of the Raipur Rani police station, claimed that they had not received any phone call or written complaint about the matter.
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World’s highest biogas plant commissioned
Chandigarh, September 27 Biogas technology is a suitable energy alternative as the technology is based in utilisation of locally available solid waste. The electricity generation using biogas has proved to be both cost-effective and ecofriendly. DRDO scientists said the technology, however, would have to be customised for effective utilisation in high altitude areas. They pointed out the need and search for renewable energy sources was imperative due to exhausting stocks of fossil fuels and related climatic issues, including global warming. Meanwhile, DIHAR, which is actively engaged in R&D in renewable energy sources, organised a three-day national conference on ‘Seabuckthorn & environment: High altitude perspectives’ that concluded in Leh today. The event, inaugurated by the minister of state for defence MM Pallam Raju, was aimed at providing unique tools and insight for optimising and streamlining Seabuckthorn research from its cultivation and postharvest management to drug development through multidisciplinary sessions. Seabuckthorn is a thorny bush widely spread across the harsh terrain of Ladakh and commonly used in fencing and as animal fodder. Until 2001 it was left unattended and locals wanted to get rid of it by whatsoever means. DIHAR has discovered that Seabuckthorn is a novel wonder plant having high medicinal properties, especially for high altitude regions, and rich in antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. A notable achievement of the institute is the development, patenting and subsequent commercialisation beverages from Seabuckthorn berry, which are now widely available.
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IAF all-women team to scale Mt Everest
Chandigarh, September 27 Mount Everest is 8,848 meters. About four years ago, an all-women Army team had conquered the peak. The National Cadet Corps is also preparing for a similar expedition. Seven members of the proposed IAF team have scaled the 6,123-meter-high Mount Stok Kangri in Leh on August 11. Consequently, a 20-member team led by Wg Cdr Bhavana Mehra has launched an expedition to scale Mount Bhagirathi-II (6,512 mts) in Garhwal region of Uttarakhand. Further expeditions for this core group of women IAF officers will follow with increasing difficulty of climb and height. In the pre-monsoon climbing season of 2010, an expedition to Mount Satopanth (7,075 mts) is planned, while Mount Kamet (7,757 mts) would be scaled during the post-monsoon season next year.
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Residents seek work on parking areas
Mohali, September 27 Kuljit Singh Bedi, Municipal Councillor, along with Gian Chand Aggrawal, councillor, and president of the Phase III B 2 Market Association Harnek Singh Katani met Deputy Commissioner Prabhjot Singh Mand here recently and apprised him of the situation. A letter was also handed over to the DC in this regard. Bedi said most of the parking areas in the markets needed repair. He said, “The lights in the parking areas are in a state of neglect and sanitation is also poor.” Garbage bins, which were placed by the civic body in various areas, were not cleaned on a regular basis. The condition was worse in Phase III B2, where a private advertisement company had turned an area of the market into a dumping place. As the the area was not kept clean, passersby had to bear a foul smell. Bedi said the civic body officials had been blaming GMADA for handing over these areas to the council without carrying out the necessary repairs. The council had sought a proposal in which parking areas were handed over to private parties for maintenance. The parties were allowed to display advertisements in lieu of the work they did for the civic body. The proposal had so far not been implemented and the condition of parking lots had worsened with the passage of time, Bedi added. He said shopkeepers of the town were paying taxes to the government but the authorities concerned were not even bothered to provide the basic facilities in these areas.
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CityScope Letters This is with reference to the article, “Cashing in on ‘hurt sentiments” by Raveen Thukral in Chandigarh Tribune on September 21.The freedom of speech and expression is guaranteed by the constitution to every Indian as the right but this does not mean one can say, write and paint, which can hurt the sentiments of the larger segment of society. Can we accept that only depicting a nude picture is the right way to express art? Can we depict Gods and Goddesses, where the religious sentiments of different communities are attached, as nude or semi-nude? Such acts of an artist are bound to invite a sharp public reaction and anger in the shape of violent acts and to create a public disorder. Should we encourage such expression of speech, writing and painting, which are bound to create ill will, hurt sentiments of others, create unavoidable situation of violence and torching public and private properties? Any reaction of people in such circumstances cannot be taken as a popularity gimmick; it is the genuine anger and anguish, which should be taken seriously. Capt Amar Jeet Kumar,SAS Nagar Kudos to writer
“Frankly they are no different from those ignorant and intolerant persons who get incensed by someone dressed up as a revered spiritual leader of a particular community or by some cartoons or those who go digging cricket fields to disrupt matches.” Bravo, taking on loonies from three different religions at the same time. Amarpreet Singh
High Court decision welcomed
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has done well in disapproving the lower courts for entertaining frivolous and baseless complaints. This should serve the purpose of reducing the burden of unnecessary litigation at the lower level. What happens these days is that in their zeal to get noticed and extract undue mileage in terms of publicity or sensationalism, the so-called human rights and moral policing activists file complaints in the lower courts and ever-so-ready magistrate sets the criminal process in motion by issuing summons without recording any satisfaction about the genuineness of the complaint. By doing this, the court has sent a message to all religious zealots not to rake up issues, which lack substance and seriousness and curtail the freedom of speech and expression of other citizens guaranteed by the constitution of India. Lajpat Rai Garg,Panchkula
Media needs to be discreet
Raveen Thukral has done society a great service by exposing high handedness of the litigation sharks thriving on our liberal justice system. Crores of cases pending in the courts tend to erode public faith in the judiciary. The courts are fountains of justice and not the cause of harassment of the poor. However, if anything deemed to be hurting the sentiments of someone appears in the media, the remedy lies in presenting his version by the aggrieved in the media only and let the public know the truth. The media should also be more discreet in reporting the court cases so that the rabble-rousers do not get undue publicity for which they go to the court. SS Beniwal
Cheap publicity
The filing of a complaint by Arvind Thakur and Vinod Singh Bhardwaj against Bhajji and Mona Singh in their alleged hurt feeling on the role performed by the actors in a reality show was a gimmick to extract money from the actors being affluent by recourse to such a vituperative act. It seemed a slanderous attempt to sully the solid worth of the reality stars just for gaining cheap popularity. As the court rightly observed that the show was, in fact, a parody to create humour among the spectators for entertainment, not any insult to deity. Justice Grover of the High Court did an exemplary thing by cautioning the lower court against admitting such complaints that are based upon flimsy and cynical grounds as per his domain, but penalising the complaints by Rs 10,000 is worth applauding. Gurmit Singh Saini,Mohali
Tolerance needed
Humans are vulnerable and there is breed that acts quickly to exploit the human nature, In the light of this when certain acts of renowned persons are highlighted as hurting the sentiments of people, the matter gets ballooned. Television channels take the lead and run the stories round-the-clock. Incidents referred by Raveen Thukral in his article depict the same mad race. Issues rose on hurt sentiments against MF Hussain, Bhajji, Mona and Viren Talwar can be attributed to the vulnerability of the people. We need to ponder whether this exploitation could be allowed? The judiciary has clearly defined that such attempts are merely to seek cheap publicity. Need of the hour for the society is to remain forewarned of such elements that are out to encash upon the vulnerability of the people. Judiciary has played its role and has given us reference for the future. It is time we live as Indians and not remain divided on communal classifications. It is time to develop sense of tolerance, which shall lead us to come out of the turbulent times. Only then, we will be judiciously enjoying the freedom of speech and expression. Satish Chandra Sharma,Chandigarh
Punish the guilty
Mr Thukral has nicely dwelt on certain human acts such as an urge to seek cheap publicity or being hyper-sensitive over religious sentiments or to show insensitivity towards others feelings inadvertently or otherwise in the name of fun/entertainment or art. There is no standard method to quantify or measure these acts. Only the civilised society, we claim and boast to be living in, has evolved a relative scale, which is averaged over our acceptable behaviour towards others in general. We have many standards and use different yardsticks for others and for ourselves. While deciding the issue of whether the grievance of a complainant was foolish and lacked seriousness, difference of opinion would be there. But once it is established that the profile of a person or persons filing the complaint indicated the motive to exploit religious sentiments of innocent masses for cheap publicity, it must be condemned and punished, as has been done in this case. But, ironically, the conduct profile of the accused/defendant here has never been above board. Have we forgotten the slapping of Indian bowler Sreesanth by Harbhajan Singh, a few other incidents that were avoidable and now his “Ravana” act shows his compulsive scene-creator behaviour. IM Joshi
Blown out of
proportion
Sometimes eminent persons caught in a piquant situation in which they are depicted as villains of the society. One solitary act is enough to land such people in this sorry state. The cricketer Harbhajan Singh and Mona Singh remained in controversies last year on a TV show. MF Hussain was also dragged into slugfest for having portrayed a Hindu diety. The acts could have gone unnoticed but were highlighted by electronic and print media. Bhajji-Mona jig has been an act of this morass. Harbhajan remained in headlines by way of such incidents. Some religious activists chased Mona for delivering court order and disrupting her event was wrong. They should not be spared for hurting the sentiments of others in future. ML Garg,Chandigarh
Punish ‘custodians’ of art, religion
I compliment Raveen Thukral for writing a bold article against the “quacks” in the garb of the custodians of arts and religious matters. The High Court deserves all praise for its judgment in giving clean-chit to Bhajji for his role as “Ravana” in a TV show last year. The High Court judge has rightly cautioned the lower judiciary that “such frivolous complaints should not be entertained.” Who gave these people the right to act as the guardians of society and indulge in illegal acts of dragging actors, artists, writers, sportspersons, etc. to the courts of law on false grounds and tarnishing their reputation? These custodians of culture must be given severe punishment and their bogus organisations should be banned immediately. RK Kapoor,Chandigarh
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Dandiya, puja mark Navratri celebrations
Chandigarh, September 27 The youth not only participated in the dandiya but also blissfully sat through the puja for all nine days. “Hearing old age Vedic chants was a treat for all youngsters,” said Tanushree, a senior member of Yesplus Club. “I sat through the Navratri Puja for the first time in life. I could not have imagined that ancient Vedic traditions and rituals are a scientific way of living and not just confined to any religion,” said Nishi Philip, a physician. Kashish Chadha who has been instrumental in organising the mega dandiya dance at Kalagram each year choreographed the dandiya. Richa Gupta, a gold medallist in PU, said, “For me sitting through the puja is a wastage of time. This time, on the contrary, not only did I thoroughly enjoy sitting through the yagnas but I am much more focused and relaxed now.” Breaking the stereotypes, the youth from Panjab University, PEC University of Technology and Thapar University, Patiala, actively participated in the celebrations.
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Rakesh Bedi steals limelight at theatre fest
Chandigarh, September 27 The star attraction being the versatile Bollywood and TV stalwart Rakesh Bedi, who seemingly had given a new dimension to the classic comedy in films and dramas. He featured in all three IPTA plays except the opening play “Taj Mahal ka Tender” presented by Kuldeep Sharma. However, Rakesh Bedi was at his best in his two-act monologue play, “Massage”, written by Padmabhushan Vijay Tendulkar. Bedi portrayed as many as 24 characters in the play with adroit mastery over the emotional expression in varied acting spells. He excelled while bringing alive the character of film producer IM Kohli, depicting his rescue operation of a girl being kidnapped by anti-social elements and his experiences at the “Ladies Gym”. Bedi remained an epitome of perfection in a rare theatre spectacle witnessed by city audience. Earlier the star-studded cast of the IPTA, Mumbai, presented “Shatranj ke Mohre” directed by Ramesh Talwar yesterday. The play though weaved in subtle satire and crisp comedy brought into focus divergent views on the philosophy of life and living. Playwright PL Deshpande had employed two contrasting characters of Kakaji Bakshi (Raman Kumar), the protagonist holding the view that “life is not a riddle to be solved but celebrated and sung about”, and the antagonist, Acharya ji (Anjan Srivastav), who believed seeking salvation through strict religious rituals, penance or fasting. The main characters of Pappu (Rakesh Bedi), Dr Satish (Bharat Kapur), Usha Bakshi (Rashmi Sharma) and Gita (Nupur Srivastav) surface during the clash of opinions and beliefs. Rakesh Bedi again maintained his tradition of excellence melting into other characters with immaculate versatility to match Anjan Srivastav. Awatar Gill, Raman Kumar and play director Ramesh Talwar enlivened their roles. Bollywood music director Kuldip Singh, who scored music for the IPTA plays, too lauded the warmth of the city audience. Dr RS Verma, DPR, expressed gratitude to the audience and officials for making the fest a grand success. Festival coordinator, Dr SK Punia, conducted the stage on all days.
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Savita excels in poster-making contest
Chandigarh, September 27 The competition was organised to celebrate the World Tourism Day, 2009. The following are the results of the competition: Savita Tripathi of Dev Samaj College of Education won the first prize. Simranjit Kaur of Government College of Girls, Sector 42-D, got the second prize. Gajender Singh of Imperial College IHM and Vibhuti Kain of SD College, Sector 32, won the consolation prizes. Prem Jindal, a senior artist, and Madan Lal, deputy director, Punjab Design, were the judges on the occasion. The prizes were awarded to the winners by principal TK Razdan. Another activity of the day was a satirical play, “Sadak hamare baap ki”, directed by director Rajeev Mehta. It was a blend of humour, pathos and instruction performed by 13 artistes from the Theatre Arts, a well-known theatre group of north India. It depicted the repercussions of those who do not care for the traffic rules.
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Sector 76-80 Plots
Mohali, September 27 However, the draw of lots for the remaining category of plots has been kept pending. GMADA had been delaying the draw of lots after applicants under the oustess’ quota had gone to court, demanding that all shareholders be treated as individuals while allotting the plots. “In different cases, the court has directed GMADA to reserve plots for the applicants till the case was decided. After reserving the plots, the draw would be held,” a GMADA official said.Around 180 plots for oustees have been reserved and the draw would be held for the 200 sq yard and 500 sq yard plots. The plots under the 100 sq yard category had reportedly been reserved. The plot allotment sangharsh committee, Sectors 76-80, has been protesting against GMADA for failing to hold the draw of lots for the remaining plots. It had urged the authorities concerned to fix a date for the draw, failing which it would hold protests outside the houses of GMADA officials. In the draw held in February, GMADA had allotted 427 plots that were free of any litigation, but development work in the area has not been completed. This would be the third draw for the plots falling in these sectors.
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Residents seek information against GMADA
Mohali, September 27 Based on the complaint, the information officer of GMADA has been asked to appear before the commission on October 6. KNS Sodhi, secretary general of the manch, said around 50 applications had been filed under the RTI Act with GMADA. Details ranging from definition of allottee, concept of transfer fee, variation of rate chargeable on transfer fee 2.5 per cent for commercial plot, residential plots and built up houses. Instead of giving information, incomplete inconclusive and evasive information has been given. —
TNS
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Residents’ body raps MC for poor amenities
Chandigarh, September 27 The representation alleged that the MC had failed to tackle the increasing menace of stray dogs in the city. Besides, the corporation had turned a deaf ear to the maintenance of back service lanes of houses in phase-I sectors of the city in spite of repeated complaints from the RWAs. The corporation has ignored the regulation of door-to-door collection of garbage and disposal of the same at sehaj safai kendra (SSK )or any other designated place in consonance with the new Municipal Solid Wastage Management Rules, 2000.
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Sept 29 general house meeting
Chandigarh, September 27 In the last house meeting held in August, MC Commissioner Roshan Sunkaria had said the corporation would have to enhance water tariff and impose house tax if it wanted to get financial help from the Union Government as per the norms of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). He stated that the corporation had two major projects in hand under the JNNURM scheme and more funds would only be allocated if the terms and conditions of the scheme were complied with. Dr Sunkaria further said there were clear instructions under the scheme that to get any subsidy, the beneficiary had to generate their resources also. Till the house gave nod to these two issues, they would not get any subsidy from the Centre for these projects, he stated. Sources said both agendas were sent to the Mayor for approval, but she rejected them without giving any reason. Even the issue to install water meters for 19,296 consumers in colonies and villages, who are still paying flat rates, also does not find any place in the agenda. Though the finance and contract committee of the corporation had passed the agenda and referred it to the house three months ago, being a policy matter, it is still hanging fire as the Mayor is not allowing it to be tabled in the house for discussion. Ironically, she cleared this agenda at the committee meeting as she is the chairperson of the committee. The agenda clearly stated that the corporation had to go in for100 per cent water metering in the city, as according to the memorandum of agreement between the Government of India and the Chandigarh administration in 2006 under the JNNURM projects. There is a condition that the MC has to convert all flat rate water connections into metered ones. A senior official stated that it was strange that the Mayor was not taking any interest in those projects which would add funds to the kitty of the corporation. He said the Chandigarh administration was also exerting pressure to get the agenda passed. Officials said earlier also the administration had forced the corporation to impose parking fee and it seemed that this time also, the elected representatives would have to pass the agenda.
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Admn to allot 113 built-up booths to disabled
Chandigarh, September 27 The area of each booth will be about 7.36 square yards. The Estate Office had called applications from eligible applicants after the UT Administration okayed the proposal on July 31. The screening committee headed by the Additional Deputy Commissioner will include director, social welfare, assistant estate officer and a representative of the finance department. It would screen the applications. If the number of eligible applicants is more than the available booths, the licence will be granted by draw of lots. Initially, the licence will be issued for a period of 15 years and the licencee will pay Rs 500 per month as the licence fee, which would be increased by five per cent every year. After 15 years, the licencee will be allowed to either get the booth/site transferred in his/her favour on the terms and conditions as specified by the administration or get the licence renewed on the terms and conditions mutually agreed upon between two parties.
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Dealer penalised Rs 500
Chandigarh, September 27 The complainant, Ravi Shankar Tiwari, a resident of Sector 23, purchased a new refrigerator on April 11, 2009, from the Modern Sales for Rs 14,500. He alleged that there was a sticker on the refrigerator, which was shown to him at the time of purchase but when the same was delivered to him at his residence, it was dented. The matter was immediately brought to the notice of dealer, but they did nothing to redress his grievance. In their reply, the dealer stated that when a demo was given to the complainant, he did not pinpoint any dent or defect. After a gap of 13 days he made a complaint regarding the dent, which was due to mishandling by him. The forum observed that the dealer and the company had rendered deficient services and had been negligent in performing their duties. They were also indulged in adoption of unfair trade practice, as they had put a sticker at the place of dent on the refrigerator with ulterior motive to hide the dent at the time of its sale.
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Air India Strike
Chandigarh, September 27 On the second day of the strike today, the airline’s only flight from the city to Delhi stood cancelled, leaving at least 80 passengers stranded at the airport. Although on the first day of the strike yesterday, the flight remained operational and flew almost 168 passengers to Delhi, things were different today as the flight from Chandigarh could not leave. As many as 120 passengers were booked on the cancelled flight, which was scheduled for departure at 3.40 pm. While some claimed refund, nearly 70 to 80 passengers showed up at the airport hoping to board the flight. Air India officials and ground staff accommodated maximum passengers with other private carriers, including Jet and Kingfisher. Taxis were arranged for others to facilitate road travel. Confirming the cancellation, Air India officials at the airport claimed that maximum efforts were being made to avoid inconvenience to passengers. However, on the status of the flight tomorrow, they refused to divulge anything but assured that “alternate action plan” would be ready in case the flight didn’t take off. Three weeks ago, Jet Airways had to cancel both its flights from the city for five days leaving passengers in the lurch.
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Dasehra celebrations live on cable TV
Chandigarh, September 27 Addressing mediapersons here today, Jatinder Bhatia, chief patron of the committee, said people of surrounding areas like Mohali, Kharar, Zirakpur, Mani Majra and Panchkula would also be able to watch the celebrations live on Citi Cable and Digicable. Bhatia said keeping in view heavy rush witnessed last year, as over one lakh persons had thronged the Dasehra ground in Sector 46 to watch the celebrations, elaborate security arrangement had been made. To maintain order at the arena, iron grills and sheets had been installed at the venue. Private security guards along with the police would keep a vigil to avoid any untoward incident besides making special arrangements of ambulance, fire brigade and drinking water. He added that this year they had increased the distance between the effigies of Ravana, Kumbhkaran and Meghnath. The height of Ravana’s effigy would be 70 feet, while that of Kumbhkarna and Mehnath 65 feet each. Various religious tableaux, arranged by the Sector-46 temple and Badri Kedar Ram Leela Committee, would also be displayed. Eminent bhajan singer Sunil Dhyani would regale the audience with various devotional songs. The committee would create awareness among people against social evils like female foeticide. He said the committee would also honour Prof Purshottam Lal Mehra, a retired government college lecturer, and Manju Bhardwaj, principal, SD Public School, for their contribution towards promotion of art, culture, education and social harmony.
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Swine Flu
Chandigarh, September 27 Of the two, one is a 26-year-old senior resident (SR) in paediatric department of the PGI. UT nodal officer for swine flu HC Gera said: “As she moved to Ludhiana yesterday, the health officials there have been informed to quarantine her along with her family members.” The other person is a 19-year-old MBBS student of GMCH-32.
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CHB Demolition Drive
Chandigarh, September 27 Jatinder Bhatia (BSP), Harjinder Kaur (SAD) and JS Kang (Congress) addressed the rally and appealed to the authorities concerned that the demolition campaign should be stopped as it was only draining the resources of the board and compounding public misery without permanently solving the problem of encroachments. They reminded the CHB authorities that while undertaking demolition campaigns, they should not ignore the understanding between the board and the residents that was arrived at after the massive rally of 2001. It was agreed that the board should not demolish old structures within the plot area while clearing encroachments on public land. If the land on which need-based residents of EWS or one-room units have built some necessary facilities which do not interfere with the public utility system, then these should be regularised through compounding. If slum-dwellers can get land, bona fide CHB residents can also be given small patches of spare land. In cases where encroachments create obstacles of any kind, while removing them, a plan of paving or beautifying the cleared land should be implemented. Some speakers also said it was time the board changed old rules in the transfer of ownership procedur — one case being the difficulty faced by owners when they want to transfer the property to more than one son or where they wish to buy two CHB houses for their sons by selling an old CHB house.
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Compartment examination fee to be
cut
