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86 kids fall ill after tetanus injections
Fatehgarh Sahib, July 22 Family members of the children and teachers of the school said 100 students of classes I and V were given tetanus shots with the help of government dispensary employees in the village. The villagers alleged that no trained doctor was present and only an attendant and lower-rung employees injected the medicine. School principal Kanhaya, too, said the paramedic staff and a female attendant administered the injections. The schoolteachers said the staff had told the children that they might experience fever after the injections. Some of the children were sent back to their home when they complained illness in the afternoon. But the children vomited and fell on their way to home. However, in the evening, many children complained of acute pain in their legs, vomiting and headache. As many as 45 children were rushed to the hospital all of a sudden and doctors and staff at the hospital too got panicked and contacted other doctors from the city. Doctors from nearby government and private hospitals and child specialists were also called in for help at the Civil Hospital. Sirhind MLA Didar Singh Bhatti too reached the hospital and inquired about the matter. The parents of the children said three children were made to lie on one bed due to the rush in the hospital. The number of sick children later rose to 86. Of these children, 85 were discharged later in the evening as they were declared out of danger. Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Reena Sandhu said the reason behind the illness would be inquired tomorrow. The DC has ordered a probe into the matter.
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Construction of dams to tame Ghaggar
Kalka, July 22 Projects pertaining to construction work on dams- Dakhrana (the cost of which was pegged at Rs 83.69 crore), Diwanwala (Rs 132.70 crore) and Chhamla (Rs 20.41 crore), had been sent for Central Water Commission’s approval. As the Ghaggar Standing Committee is yet to review the projects, construction work on these dams could not be started. Of the four projects, the Central Water Commission approved of only one project. Experts cited the delay in construction as one of the reasons behind recent floods in Haryana. They said after the completion of construction work, three dams, besides supplying potable water, would recharge the ground water table, which would be utilised by tubewells for supplying water to Pinjore and Morni blocks. Notably, senior administrative secretaries of the Haryana government on Monday had also put forth the matter before a four-member Central team headed by RP Nath, joint secretary, Central Home Affairs, who had come to take stock of the situation at flood-affected areas in Haryana. Vijay Bansal, president, Shivalik Vikas Manch, alleged that the government had not approved of the construction projects till date. He said they met Pawan Bansal, Central Minister for Water Resources, in this regard in February, and Haryana CM last year, but to no avail. He said they had also sent letters to Kumari Selja regarding the construction of dams on the Ghaggar.
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Encroachments removed in Kalka
Kalka, July 22 During the campaign the signboards, hoardings, generators etc and other articles were seized. Many shopkeepers were also challaned between Rs 1,000 and Rs 5,000. Notably, the local administration had already alerted the shopkeepers by public announcement not to make any encroachment outside their shops. However, the shopkeepers did not pay heed to the warning.
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Waterlogging
Ambala, July 22 Residents said the area was submerged in rainwater and they said despite repeated calls no official came to the area. The rain that started in the morning virtually brought the city life to a standstill.
A resident of the colony said rainwater was not drained from his locality. He said there was at least two feet deep water in the area, making it difficult for the residents to come out of their houses. He said the condition of nearby localities, including Mahesh Nagar and Raja Park areas, was no different. Rain came down hard on the Housing Board Colony, exposing the inefficiency of the local municipal corporation. Later, a fire tender was called by a municipal engineer for draining out the rainwater with the pumps and assured the people of the cleaning of the drains. The residents alleged that the machinery and workers of the corporation focussed only on main roads, ignoring small streets inside several residential localities, which remained submerged in rainwater and sewerage overflows.
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HC plunges into darkness
Chandigarh, July 22 The high court has already ruled that power failure in the courtrooms is nothing less than an interruption in the dispensation of justice. The power failure brought back the memories of dark days for the UT administration, when the then adviser, Jagdish Sagar, was asked to remain on his legs during the proceedings. Following power failure around noon, several courtrooms on the ground floor plunged into darkness. In some of the courtrooms, it was virtually impossible to even go through the documents. The advocates appearing before the Bench had to strain their eyes to read the print. The problem worsened due to cloudy weather as even pulling aside the curtains hardly made a difference. The situation was hardly any better in the Bar rooms. The power supply to the courtrooms was restored only late in the afternoon while it remained suspended to the Bar rooms till the court’s closure time. High court sources attributed the power failure to the snapping of a supply line. It was in 1998 that Justice THB Chalapathi had taken a suo motu notice of the inadequate lighting arrangements in the high court and held that the administration's failure to make adequate arrangements certainly amounted to obstruction with the administration of justice. Justice Chalapathi had also issued a notice to the Adviser to the Chandigarh Administrator and asked him to remain present in the court. When the counsel urged the court that the Adviser might be granted exemption from personal appearance as it would cause considerable inconvenience to the public, Justice Chalapathi had remarked: "Advise your Adviser to behave. Will he mend his ways?" And when the counsel repeated his request, the judge had further observed: "Does he (Adviser) want to stretch the issue to a breaking point?” The Chandigarh administration had then conveyed to the high court the decision to install generator sets on the court's premises to ensure uninterrupted power supply to the courtrooms.
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Education City
Chandigarh, July 22 As the case came up for hearing once again, Division Bench of Chief Justice Mukul Mudgal and Justice Ajay Tewari gave the administration a final opportunity. The Bench ruled: “Last opportunity is granted to the UT administration to indicate the latest status of the project in question before the next date of hearing”. The Bench also fixed September 13 as the date for further proceedings in the matter. In his petition, Dharaminder Singh Randhawa of Sector 43 had alleged that “vague criteria” for enabling the administration and other respondents to “allot land to parties of their choice, without reference to the provisions of All-India Council for Technical Education Act and the criteria framed by it”. Randhawa said the criteria left “much scope for ousting or favouring applicants”. Quoting an example, he said, “One of the conditions was annual budget of at least Rs 100 crore, which could be in any sector, apart from education also.” He added that the authorities concerned were in the process of “finalising the list of allottees in a pick and choose manner, that, too, secretly”. They may issue allotment letters in violation of the principles of natural justice and the laid down criterion, he expressed the apprehension. Randhawa also sought directions for quashing the expression of interest for allotment of sites for setting up world-class educational institutes. While elaborating, he asserted that the expression of interest was invited for Phase I of the education city at Sarangpur from eligible organisations desirous of setting up world-class educational institutes and running high-end courses. Plans, he added, had also been floated for Phase II of the city. The then, UT Administrator SF Rodrigues, had earlier asserted that education city project was conceived to create world-class educational infrastructure, with the main focus on empowering children and sharpening their skills to make them professionally competent as well as confident individuals. In October, 2008, the Chandigarh administration had paved the way for setting up of education city by signing a memorandum of understanding with three parties.
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Youths hurl stones at chasing cops
Chandigarh, July 22 It all began when the two who were riding a motorcycle robbed Budha Dev, a resident of Burail village, of his mobile phone and Rs 80 after waylaying him. The victim walked up to the Sectors 29-30 traffic lights and told the PCR team stationed there about the incident. Information giving a description of the suspects was immediately flashed and, within minutes, the PCR cops learnt two motorcyclists bearing resemblance to the description provided by the victim were seen in Sector 29. The cops spotted the suspects in a residential area gave chase. The motorcyclists tried to dodge them and in the process their bike hit a road berm. They fell down on the road and before the police could nab them they barged into a nearby house, running up to the terrace. On hearing the commotion a crowd gathered at the scene. The suspects began throwing down stones aimed randomly but were eventually caught by the cops. The SHO of the Industrial Area police station said the suspects had been identified as Pawan Kumar Negi, a resident of Burail. He was produced before a local court which remanded him to police custody till July 25. The other suspect being a minor was sent to a juvenile home. Meanwhile, DSP (PCR) Roshan Lal said acknowledging the efforts made by the PCR team, UT inspector general of police PK Srivastva had given commendation certificates to five members of the team who included a head constable, two constables and two home guard volunteers.
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Sec-24 man held for theft
Chandigarh, July 22 The police later arrested the accused and recovered the stolen articles from him after registering a case. Caught stealing
Mukesh Sharma, a resident of Sector 24-D, filed a complaint with the police alleging that Sagar, a resident of Sector 25, was caught red-handed while stealing a water meter from a house in his locality. A case has been registered.
Vehicle stolen
Dharminder Singh, a resident of New Delhi, reported to the police alleging that his Tata Safari (DL 10 C 0164) was stolen from Hotel Solitaire in NAC, Mani Majra, on the intervening night of July 19 and 20. A case of theft has been registered.
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25 booked for illegal sand mining
Mohali, July 22 An FIR under Section 4(1) of the Mining and Mineral Regulation Act, 1957, has been registered at the Sohana police station on the orders of the Mohali Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) RPS Walia who conducted a joint inspection of the site after the Indian Air Force (IAF) sent an SOS to the Mohali administration following a threat posed to the boundary wall of the Chandigarh Air Force base due to illegal sand mining. Walia has reportedly ordered strict action against the landowners. Among those who figure in the FIR are Ajmer Singh, Ujjar Singh, Karnail Singh, Ram Asra, Bhag Singh, Gurmeet Kaur, Raghbir Singh, Sohan Lal and Ujjagar Singh, all landowners. In their communiqué, the IAF has pointed out that the illegal sand mining around the Air Force base in Kandala village was threatening to pull down the boundary wall if no timely preventive steps were taken. In order to make a fast buck, certain landowners in the village have leased out their land in the area for mining. The unregulated activity has left over 30 feet deep pits in a large area close to the western edge of the Air Force base. Mohali SDM said all officials concerned had been asked to strictly comply with the instructions of the district administration. Recently, the Air Force authorities had also sought intervention of the Mohali Deputy Commissioner in removing illegal structures, including a number of cattle sheds around the boundary wall of the Chandigarh Air Force Station. The violators have been daring enough to raise illegal structures right next to the emergency exit gate of the Air Force station. On directions of the district administration, the regulatory branch of GMADA has given one-month time to the encroachers to remove the strictures failing which the same would be demolished. A structure or any other activity that poses threat to the air base was prohibited within 900 metres from its perimeter.
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Cheating
Chandigarh, July 22 The police said said four passports belonging to Jagmohan Singh of Ludhiana, Manmeet Singh of Jalandhar, Chaman Singh and Balbir Singh of Una were recovered from Phool. He was arrested yesterday after two cheques he had issued to two women were dishonoured.
Arrested
The police today arrested two persons and recovered 17 stolen LPG cylinders from their possession. The accused have been identified as Sandeep and Deepak, both residents of Palsora village. The police said that Sandeep was caught red-handed while stealing a LPG cylinder and his interrogation led to the arrest of Deepak, a shopkeeper. Deepak used to buy stolen cylinders from Sandeep. A local court remanded Sandeep to police custody while sent Deepak to jail.
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5 held for planning robbery
Chandigarh, July 22 A number of traders and merchants from the Sector 26 mandi take the road behind the Police Lines to go home and often carry cash with them. The SHO of the Sector 26 police station said a sharp-edged weapon, rods and toy pistol had been recovered from the accused. A case under Sections 353, 399, 402 and 34 of the IPC has been registered.
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Children’s Drowning
Mohali, July 22 On July 7, Deepak (15), Sanjay (14) and Navneet (11) drowned when they went to bathe in the rivulet. They slipped in the crater, that was filled with water. Officials in the mining department said the craters had been formed due to illegal and indiscriminate mining. The bed of the rivulet had a number such craters. After rain, these water-filled craters became death traps for unsuspecting victims. After probing the matter, mining officials found that the rivulet fell in Dhakora Kalan and the gram panchayat of the village had allowed illegal mining in the rivulet. A case under Section 4(1) of the Mining and Mineral Regulation Act, 1957, was registered.
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Junior Girls’ Football
Chandigarh, July 22 Manipur trounced West Bengal 8-0 at the PEC ground. The match started on an unruly note, as L Ashalata Devi of Manipur and Tina Das of West Bengal were shown the red card by the referee. The two players were sent off in the 19th minute of the game for unseemly conduct on the field. Soon after, Bina Devi opened the account for Manipur in the 20th minute. The forward took the possession of the ball and netted three more goals in the 40th, 68th and 78th minutes. Y Premi Devi contributed two goals in the 35th and 54th minutes, while E Bindya Rani Devi and S Binaroy Devi scored a goal each in the 21st and 23rd minutes, respectively, of the game. On the other hand, substitute deaf and dumb Bengal goalkeeper Rekha Soren made some fine collection of the ball. In another match of the same group, Orissa blanked Maharashtra 5-0. Keeping the ball in their possession, Orissa team scored the first goal in the 13th minute of the game through Deogi Murmu. She doubled the lead in the 22nd minute. Lochana Munda netted another goal in the 15th minute, whereas Jabamani Soren and Pratima Minz scored in the 36th and 47th minutes, respectively, to seal the victory for Orissa. Tomorrow’s fixtures: Quarter-final league: Group A: Haryana vs Sikkim; Puducherry vs Uttar Pradesh.
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Evian Masters Golf
Chandigarh, July 22 She finished overall tied second combined with the boys. A total of 15 countries were invited to send their junior teams for the prestigious event. Each team comprised two boys and two girls. Each day, the best three scores were to count for the team score. At the end first day's play, Gurbani, who shot a 3 under par, helped India to be at tied fifth position. Aditi and Subhankar carded 79 each. On the second and the final day, Gurbani shot a 74. She holed a birdie putt on the last hole to pip Casie for the best girls' prize by one stroke. Other team members could not perform to their expected level and India could manage a seventh position after the final round. While Subhankar carded a 77, Honey could manage an 81. Final team scores: France 431, USA 442, Austria 449, Spain 451, Japan 454, China 454, India 458, Czech Republic 462, Germany 462, Mexico 463, Switzerland 464, Sweden 475, Wales 481, Netherlands 483, Belgium 485. Final individual scores (top 10): Kenny Subregis 137, Johannes Schwab 143, Gurbani Singh 143, Casie Cathrea 144, Johannes Frahs 145, Shanon Aubert 146, Zecheng Dou 148, Neal Wodernhard 148, Daniel Becker 149, Carlos Leandro 149. |
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Another golf camp for kids
Chandigarh, July 22 “This programme will be held twice a week, every Wednesday and Thursday from 4 to 5 pm with a total of 18 coaching days over these two months,” said CGC Academy joint director and EGTF coach Ajay Gujral. Junior golf is receiving a boost in the tricity with the active participation of CGC president Birinder Singh Gill and CGC tournament chairman Capt GS Ghuman. The two-month Junior Golf Coaching Programme will train children in the 6-16 age group for both members as well as non-members of the club. All children in the coaching programme will be given a six-month complimentary subscription of Golf Plus magazine along with crystal golf trophies, which will be on offer as daily prizes for best performing student of each day. A comprehensive golf manual will also be given to each child and an EGTF certificate on the completion of the camp. To provide personalised attention to each child, the first 10 children will be enrolled on a first-come-first-served basis. More details can be had from Ajay Gujral at the Chandigarh Golf Club or at 9814356013.
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