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Ailing MC chief offers to step down
Kharar, May 28 He said a meeting of all councillors would be convened soon wherein a decision would be taken on Sukha’s plea. Badali said word of the party high command would be considered final. Sukha had been suffering from hepatitis for the past around one year. MC Himmat Singh is presently taking care of his office. Brother of MLA Charanjit Singh Channi, Sukha had come to power with initial support of mere five councillors, which later grew to the majority ensuring his presidentship. Meanwhile, resolutions on ensuring provision of potable drinking water to Kharar residents was ensured during the MC meeting held today. Ten tubewells will come up in ward numbers 4, 5, 6, 7, 11 and others at a cost of Rs 26.31 lakh of each tubewell. MC Kharar has sent this proposal to local bodies Punjab for approval. It was decided that people having illegal water connections be issued notices and asked to remove the same. This is being done owing to water scarcity in the area under municipal limits. Owner of illegal taps, who do not comply with the order, will be sent bills and penalty since the day of inception of their houses. Similar directions have been passed to those who have directly connected their sewer lines without submitting requisite fees. |
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Fire-fighters struggle against windy weather, staff shortage
Kharar, May 28 The district fire department has six fire tenders, but just four drivers. Time lag in bringing one fire tender after another and strong winds spread the fire to far off distance. Villagers said a lot of damage could have been prevented had fire tenders come in time. Temporary hutments constructed to store seeds for the next season were gutted along with agriculture waste that was used as fuel. Fire department officials said it had sent a requirement for 44 employees to the local bodies department. Presently there are four permanent employees, eight contract employees and four drivers. The department last recruited permanent employees in 1985 and those on contract basis in 2000. |
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MC holds meeting after
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Dera Bassi, May 28 Nine councillors out of total 13 had given an ultimatum on May 15 for convening a monthly meeting of councillors regarding development works. Councillors had alleged that not even a single such meeting was convened in the past three months. Setting up of four tubewells in different wards of the city was proposed today. A demand was raised through a resolution that an overbridge should be constructed at bus stand on the Ambla-Chandigarh road to avoid accidents. All 13 councillors took part in the meeting. |
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ADC injured in accident
Ambala, May 28 ADC sustained minor injuries, while driver Bachan Singh and gunman Pardip Kumar had to be rushed to the Civil Hospital. Occupants of the other car also sustained injuries in the mishap. The injured have been identified as Maya
Devi, Jagiro Kaur, Nakshjtro Kaur, Amarjit and Charnjit. According to information, the car, in which the ADC was
travelling, collided with a private car near Karn Palace. A case has been registered in this regard. |
High Court Saurabh Malik Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, May 28 Justice Ranjit Singh ruled: “Lease of panchayat land for setting up a golf course certainly would not advance the cause of the farmers”; and “some considerations have gone to some pockets”. Justice Ranjit Singh also issued notice to the state chief secretary, along with secretary, Rural Development and Panchayat, “to explain the reasons behind the decision to lease out the land to private builders”. He has also asked them to explain “whether the government has any authority to do so”. In his three-page order, Justice Ranjit Singh observed: “Earlier on May 18, the Tribune had carried a news-item, “DLF to set up golf course on Panchayat land”, revealing that 230 acre panchayat land was leased out to DLF for setting up a golf course. Earlier, DLF and now it is Omaxe to receive this largess of the benevolent state. “At stake is huge chunk of panchayat land - 230 acre - which has been doled out to the DLF under the garb of lease and ultimately may turn out to be a permanent transfer. The private companies would be able to grab this valuable land without spending a penny. Who would not be interested in such benevolence? “The panchayat members and the farming community may not even be in a position to buy a golf stick, what to talk of golf set. What public purpose would be achieved in leasing this land to the private builders who have vast resources to buy land in and around the periphery of Chandigarh? “A question may also arise if the government would have the power to lease panchayat land to private builders? The government cannot deal with the panchayat land? Setting up of a golf course is neither an agriculture purpose or purpose subservient to agriculture. Except for enhancing the value of real estate of private builder, the lease of the panchayat land would not serve any purpose. Such largess could not have been innocently allowed and there apparently is quid pro quo of some high ups in this regard…. “Public interest, the interest of panchayats concerned and the people in the area would certainly suffer and benefit would accrue only to the private companies. They will make a mega bucks at the cost of public. Such blatant misuse of public property cannot be permitted. It would be, thus, in public interest to know as to how and under what provision the government has decided to distribute these largess to private operators, ignoring the interest of panchayat, public and the poor farmers. Such a land, if leased to farmers, would make them earn their livelihood and must have been so used for generation.”
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Nari Niketan Case: Admn told to open child’s bank account
Chandigarh, May 28 Justice Surya Kant directed that the administration, being the principal guardian of the victim and her child, would open an account in the name of the child in a nationalised bank and inform the particulars to amicus curie in the case — senior advocate RS Cheema and Tanu Bedi. Notice over quota for poor kids in schools
Taking up a petition filed by the Independent School Association, Vivek High School-38, through president HS Mamik, challenging the requirement of reserving 15 per cent seats for children from economically weaker section, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued notice of motion for July 13. In its petition, the association had sought the quashing of clause 18 of “the Allotment of Land to Educational Institution (School) on lease-hold basis in Chandigarh scheme of 1996” as “amended from time to time whereby the allottee schools under the scheme are required to reserve 15 per cent seats from children from the EWS”. The association contended that the administration had also been empowered to interfere in the day-to-day functioning of private schools. Challenge was also thrown to the show-cause notices issued to the “member schools”. The petition is expected to taken up for hearing on Friday. In has also been stated that the action of the administration under these provisions is illegal, arbitrary and without and sanction of law. The UT education secretary, the DPI (schools) and the UT estate officer have been impleaded as parties by the petitioners in their writ.
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KB DAV school told to refund Rs 7,495
Chandigarh, May 28 The forum has also directed school to pay Rs 5,000 to the complainant for harassment and mental torture and an equal amount against the litigation charges. Rakesh Kumar, a resident of Sector 27, in his complaint with the forum had stated that on March 10, last year he had applied for a school leaving certificate for his son Paras Garg, a student of class IV who had got admission in another school. While school did not issue the school leaving certificate in spite of his repeated requests, he was compelled to pay Rs 7,495 against annual charges and tuition fee for the new session from April to June, 2009 and the school leaving certificate was issued on March 31, it was alleged. A court notice was sent to the school authorities but no one appeared on behalf of the school and the case was proceeded ex parte. “The school authorities should not have asked the complainant to deposit the fee for three months of the next session at the end of March, 2009, especially when the complainant got admission in another school for that session,” observed the forum, while disposing of the complaint.
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HC notice to admn over parking chaos
Chandigarh, May 28 Arguing the case, Reeta Kohli said vehicles were lined up along roads and even green parks had been converted into parking areas. The parking space within the compounds of houses was now inadequate, as in many cases families had more than one car. The parking problem had even become a bone of contention between neighbours. The NGO stated that there were nine lakh vehicles in a city with a population of 11 lakh. This had resulted not only in an increase in pollution levels but also conversion of green belts into parking areas after stripping these of fully grown trees. The petitioner suggested that the Chandigarh administration should take steps for improving the mass transport system. Further, the vehicles should not be allowed to be parked on main roads. Rather, paid parking zones should be developed for parking of vehicles during night. Directions have been sought to the administration to ensure sufficient private parking space or payment of annual paid parking charges before the registration of four-wheelers. Directions have also been sought for imposing surcharge of 20, 30 and 40 per cent on the value of the car for second, third and subsequent purchase of cars.
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Graft Case
Panchkula, May 28 The Haryana vigilance department had arrested Rakesh Goyal for accepting bribe of Rs 2,000 for releasing the loan papers of complainant Subhash
Chand. On information supplied by Subhash Chand, the vigilance department sleuths arrested the development officer while accepting the bribe and registered an FIR on September 28, 2006. However, another accused in the case, Navin
Kaushal, was discharged by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, said the public prosecutor. Sources said when the court held the accused guilty this morning his condition started deteriorating. He started complaining of stomach pain, but later in the afternoon the court awarded him quantum of sentence.
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Theft of Animals Ramanjit Singh Sidhu Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, May 28
The villagers alleged that the two had been active in the city for some time and that they had lodged frequent complaints with the police, which often went unheard. Today, they decided to constitute teams and position them on the area bordering the city. Around 3.30 am, they found that 12 buffaloes had gone missing from the village. One of the five teams on motorcycles spotted two persons — later identified as Raju, a resident of Ambala, and Ramesh, a vagabond, who hailed from Nawanshahr — herding the buffaloes near a green belt in Hallo Majra village. Raju told the police that he used to sell a healthy milch buffalo for anything between Rs 30,000 and Rs 50,000. The owner, Pawan Kumar, a resident of Kajeri village, swooped down on the two after identifying his animals. After beating the two up, they took them to the nearby Industrial Area police station, from where the matter was referred to the Sector 36 police station. SI Maninder Singh told the TNS that a case of theft had been registered against the two and animals taken into custody. A fortnight ago, two buffaloes and three calves owned by Shakuntla, a resident of Kajheri village, had been stolen in a similar fashion. On Shakuntla’s complaint, another case of theft has been registered against Raju, who admitted to having stolen the animals and selling them at a cattle fair near Karnal. Fodder was provided to the animals at the Sector 61 police post, as they remained in police custody till late in the night. Accusing the local police of inaction, another diary farmer, Suresh Babu, a resident of Faidan village, alleged that his two buffaloes had been stolen on March 10. The matter was reported to the police, which registered a daily diary report and a case after a lapse of a month. “After that, the police did nothing even as I had lodged a complaint by name against the accused,” he rued.
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Police finally arrests 3 in mob attack case
Chandigarh, May 28 Industrial Area police station SHO Dilsher Singh said Lalan and Parmod, both residents of Colony No. 4, and Dr Vikram, a resident of Sector 29, were arrested late last night after the police conducted raids on their residences. The accused were part of a mob that pelted the police station with stones on July 29, 2008 after a horse-cart driver, Inderjit Singh, a resident of Colony No. 4, committed suicide there. Sources said the case had remained buried so far and no efforts had been made to arrest the accused. The police swung into action only after senior police officers issued directions to arrest the accused involved in the case, which had been pending for years. The SHO said the matter had been under investigation since then and that they had been gathering evidence to nail those involved in the incident. A case of rioting, causing hurt, damaging public property, criminal intimidation and assaulting public servants on duty had been registered against Lalan, Daya Nand Yadav, Hari Chand, Ballu, Lalji and other unidentified persons. The police identified Parmod and Vikram from the footage available. The accused were produced in a local court today and were remanded in judicial custody.
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Girl hangs self after failing in class XII
Chandigarh, May 28 Navdeep was a student of medical stream and the result was declared on May 21. She had appeared as a private candidate in the examination and had reportedly failed in class XII examination last year also. The police said the death came to light around 4 pm when the family’s servant failed to elicit any response from the victim despite his repeated knocks at the door. He peered into the window and found Navdeep’s body hanging from a ceiling fan, as her one and half-year-old brother played on the floor. He broke open the door and informed the police about the incident. Police station-34 SHO Udeypal Singh said Navdeep’s father had been undergoing treatment for acute kidney failure at the PGI. He was earlier admitted to the Government Multi-Speciality Hospital, Sector 16, and was referred to the PGI yesterday. Her father, who runs a chicken shop, had remarried in March after her mother died seven months ago in a road accident. The family had gone to the PGI to attend to him. The police said though the victim did not leave any suicide note behind, she was reportedly upset over her examination result and the problems in the family. The police added that the body had been sent to the hospital for a post-mortem examination and inquest proceedings had been initiated into the death.
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Rs 2 lakh, jewellery stolen from house
Chandigarh, May 28 Shubash Chander, a resident of Phase II, Ram Darbar, reported to the police that he had gone to a congregation last night with his family. On returning home around 5 am, they found the locks broken and the entire house ransacked. Chander claimed that Rs 2 lakh in cash, two gold sets, four rings, 40 silver coins and other ornaments were stolen. The matter was reported to
the police. In another incident, Habeeb Ahmad, a resident of Bapu Dham Colony, Sector 26, filed a complaint with the police alleging that two gold rings and two pairs of gold earrings were stolen from his residence last night. A case has been registered.
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Two held with 7 kg ganja
Chandigarh, May 28 Dowry
Kusham, a resident of Indira Colony, Mani Majra, reported to the police that her husband Sunil Kumar, a resident of New Delhi, demanded dowry and harassed her. A case has been registered.
Gambling
The police on Tuesday arrested Bhupinder Singh, Bholla and Rajiv, all residents of Sector 9, from Sector 9 market, while indulging in gambling and recovered Rs 400 from their possession. A case under the Gambling Act has been registered.
Theft
Sunita Devi, a resident of Sector 20-C, filed a complaint with the police that someone had stolen Rs 50,000 in cash, a gold chain, four gold earrings, a gold ring and two wrist watches from her residence on Tuesday. A case of theft has been registered.
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Manan Vohra hammers 157
Mohali, May 28 At the end of the first day’s play, Chandigarh were at 275 for 3 in 95 overs. Earlier, Patiala chose to field first. Chandigarh got off to a good start with their openers Amit Prashar and Manan Vohra scoring 67 runs in 17.2 overs. Prashar was caught by Himanshu Chawla for 32 off 62 balls. Skipper Simrat Bawa joined Manan and they added 142 runs for the second wicket before Bawa gave a return catch to Himanshu Chawla. Bawa made 55 runs off 180 balls. Ankit Kaushik was trapped by Jeevanjot. Meanwhile, Vohra remained not out at 157 off 258 balls, studded with 12 boundaries and two sixes. Anil Sihag was at 6, when the day’s play was called off. For Patiala, the bowling honours were shared between Amaninder Singh (1 for 50), Jeevanjot (1 for 20) and Himanshu Chawla (1 for 43). Brief scores: Chandigarh (first innings): 275 for 3 in 95 overs (Manan Vohra 157 n o, Simrat Bawa 55, Amit Prashar 32, Amninder Singh 1 for 50, Jeevanjot 1 for 20 and Himanshu Chawla 1 for 43). In the second semifinals between Ludhiana and Jalandhar, Ludhiana were at 255 for 5 in 95 overs at the end of day’s play. Gitansh Khera hit 91 with the help of 13 boundaries, while Sunny Pandey made 59. Ludhiana (first innings): 255 for 5 in 95 overs (Gitansh Khera 91, Sunny Pandey 59, Bharat Malhotra 35 n o, Yogesh Kumar 2 for 62 and Taruwar 1 for 39). |
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