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Pushed on road to crime by dad
Chandigarh, September 29 The father, Pradeep Kumar of Ram Rarbar, has been arrested along with his 14-year-old son and 16-year-old accomplice by the Sector-31 wing of the Chandigarh Police. The juveniles robbed a labourer, Ashok Kumar of Hallo Majra, at Phase II of Industrial Area the previous night. The duo threatened to hit him with a stone, forcing him to part with his purse. As the two minors tried to flee with the purse and Rs 3,000, one of them slipped and was nabbed by passersby. The police arrived subsequently. During interrogation, one of the minors disclosed that his father had forced them to commit the crime. He added that his father took money from them and spent it on drinking as he was an alcoholic. He also said his father beat him up regularly, asking him to get more money. “The only way was robbing people,” he said. While the investigation was under way, Pradeep came to the police station and started making enquiries, pretending as a passerby. Intending to get the police let off the offenders, he said, “They are small children and should be let off after a strict warning.” Sensing something, the cops arrested him, following which his identity was confirmed. One of the minors had been nabbed twice earlier on charges of robbing people. “Being minors, they are not tried like criminals. He was let off after a little while,” police sources said. “Preliminary investigations have revealed that the father was the mastermind behind the entire activity. He used to goad his son to go for a snatching or sometimes even beat him up, forcing him to get cash for his evening drinks. The youngster said he was very scared of his father and could not dare to say no to him. Youngsters were let off after minor punishment and so, despite being caught twice earlier, the juvenile was back to robbing people. He had found an accomplice, a 16-year-old from the same area, said inspector Jaspal Singh, SHO of the Sector-31 police station. A case under Sections 392 and 34 of the IPC was registered.
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Family tradition in epic rendition
Chandigarh, September 29 They have been adorning robes of characters from the Ramayana year after year for the past more than 42 years, regaling city audiences at Sector 28 here. The Bisht family is not the only one whose third generation is participating in city
Ramlilas; there are also families of Rajan Sharma, Rajinder Bagga and Bhagwati Prasad
Gaur. Seventyfive-year old Savitri Devi said, “These days, when it is impossible to expect children to follow family traditions, it is heartening to find that there are families carrying these
forward.” Sardar Singh Bisht was one of the founder-members of the Garhwal Ramlila
Mandal, Sector 28, and played the role of Hanuman for several years. After his death, his son, Vikram took the family baton and carried it forward. Vikram said he started participating in Ramlilas when he was just eight years old. His son Milan said he was happy following in the footsteps of his
family. Rajan Sharma, a Panjab University employee, had been playing the role of Rama for the past 16 years. “Emulating my father Shanti Prakash Sharma, I grew up in the vicinity of the Ramlila ground, where he rehearsed,” he
said. Rajinder Bagga, assistant director of the Sri Ramlila Committee, Sector 17, said his father Sohan Lal Bagga performed the role of Rama from 1961 to 1981. After his father’s death, he started portraying the character in 1981 and carried it on for 26 years. His 22-year-old son Gaurav had joined the group and had performed various roles. The family of Bhagwati Prasad Gaur, general secretary of the Kendriya Ramlila
Mahasabha, had started performing in Ramlilas in 1960. His sons Ajay and Vijay had also played the roles of Rama and Laxman for many years. Ajay was now the director of the Garhwal Ramlila and Sanskritik
Mandal, Sector 22. He said he had started portraying Laxman from the age of 18. He further said the task required one to follow many restrictions during this period. He added that his two-year-old son Raghav was now playing the role of Rama as a child.
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33 local TDS defaulters to face I-T heat
Chandigarh, September 29 These 33 are part of a list of 173 TDS defaulters in the north-west region against whom proceedings have been initiated. The list of defaulters from the city includes the Punjab IAS and PCS Officers House Building Society, AK
Vidyamandir, Maxtel Infosystem, Lancer Pharmaceuticals and Ropar Properties and Builders Limited. Confirming the move, Commissioner
(TDS) HC Negi said, “Show-cause notices are being issued to defaulters as to why prosecution proceedings should not commence against them.” He said nearly 75 show-cause notices had already been issued, of which 15 were to assessees from the city. Officials revealed that at least 15 assessees from the city had dues of over Rs 1 lakh pending for more than a
year. Negi said most of the assessees had requested to get their offences compounded rather than contesting the cases. He said while compounding offence for dropping prosecution proceedings, the department would charge a compounding fee of five per cent per month, a whopping 60 per cent per annum, in addition to the mandatory 12 per cent annum interest on the amount. The interest was prescribed under Section 201 (1A), said an I-T official. According to the department, defaulters who had been issued show-cause notices included AK
Vidyamandir, an institute for preparation of engineering and medical competitive examinations, which had an outstanding amount of Rs 3.43
lakh, and the Punjab IAS and PCS society, with dues of over Rs 1 lakh. Others on the list included Jaycon Infrastructure
(Rs 11.29 lakh), Ropar Properties and Builders Limited (Rs 13 lakh), Stand Saloon
(Rs 3 lakh) and Lancer Pharmaceuticals (Rs 2.48 lakh). These companies had dues outstanding for over a year.
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Just walk into UT Secretariat!
Chandigarh, September 29 The communication follows recent blasts at the Delhi High Court, underlining the susceptibility of the UT headquarters. Superintendent of Police RS Ghumman, in his letter, has pointed out the absence of CCTV cameras, which have become a dire necessity these days. The entire set-up has no mechanism in place for recording the number of vehicles or anything unusual about vehicles visiting the buildings. It has been reliably learnt that the UT is asking for more manpower, latest crime detection and prevention gadgets, warning systems and latest ammunition. Though Ghumman has termed the sending of the communiqué a routine affair, sources say the local police had started to work out details of drafting “professional approach” to different aspects of city security. At the moment, security at entrances to different buildings along the entire length of the UT Secretariat is often missing at the points where metal detectors have been installed. This correspondent did not come across any security at the entrance to the UT Secretariat, twice within two hours, before noon today. “I do not know why we react only after an incident occurs. Even after the recent blasts at the Delhi High Court, I am appalled to see that even in a city like Chandigarh, the administration has done nothing to spruce up security at its own buildings, what to talk about rest of the city,” said Ravinder Pal, a visitor to the office. Home Secretary Satya Gopal said he had not seen the communique yet. “But if something is missing in security, it is the responsibility and duty of the police,” he said. On CCTVs, he said it had been finalised, but had to be installed by the police. “I will look into the matter,” he added.
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Fourth accused, a juvenile, held
Chandigarh, September 29 The fourth accused was a juvenile and a student of the school. He was absconding while his three accomplices were arrested on the day of the murder. He was arrested and sent to the juvenile home. The three other accused, who were students of the same school, were in judicial custody. Pushkar was stabbed as he tried to save his friend Shalender, who was being beaten up by the accused.
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13 lakh Indians die of cardiac arrest every year: US statistics
Chandigarh, September 29 As the world celebrated the World Heart Day today, doctors said such deaths could be prevented with the help of ICD (Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator) implant devices. Recently, PGI cardiologists had implanted an ICD on cricket coach DP Azad (coach of former Indian captain Kapil Dev). Talking to The Tribune, Azad said though he was healthy, he had fainted in Amritsar recently and an ECG conducted on him also revealed no signs of a cardiac problem. However, doctors had detected that his heartbeat was exceptionally high, 180 beats in a minute. He said the doctors advised him to get an ICD implant to prevent sudden cardiac arrest. Azad, who underwent the surgery, said he was happy as his quality of life had improved and he no longer lived under the fear of having a sudden heart attack. Dr Rohit Manoj, additional professor in the cardiology department, PGI, who examined Azad said even he had not found anything wrong in the ECG but the high heart beat was a cause of worry. He said Azad's high heart rate was in a condition called ‘Ventricular Tachycardia, in which ventricles did not get sufficient time to fill up with blood and hence pumped out lesser quantity of blood to the body. Insufficient blood supply to the brain caused syncope (fainting), he said. Dr Manoj said SCA (sudden cardiac arrest) was not a heart attack and it might occur in a person with a known cardiac disease or an apparently healthy person. While no figures are available on the condition in India, the US statistics indicate that more than 13 lakh Indians die of the SCA every year in India.
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EC to meet UT officials
Chandigarh, September 29 Sources said during a meeting last month, the commission had directed census department officials to prepare a data of city’s population so that a decision could be made on the number of wards for the forthcoming elections. An administration official said the commission might finalise the date of elections
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Wildlife Week from October 1
Chandigarh, September 29 The main attraction will be an eight-km trek from Nepli to Kansal on the inaugural day. Other events to be organised are a ‘Run for Environment’ from the Parade Ground at Sector 17 to the Panjab University campus on October 2, an inter-school painting competition at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 46, on October 4 and an inter-school debate at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 33, on October 5. “Around 100 students from various local schools and colleges have been invited to take part in the trek. We expect around 3,000 participants in the run,” said UT Chief Conservator of Forests Santosh Kumar.
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PSEB employee jumps from second floor
Dilbagh Singh being taken to a hospital after he jumped from the third floor of the Punjab School Education Board building at Phase VIII, Mohali, on Thursday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
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75 encroachers challaned
Chandigarh, September 29 The drive was conducted following the orders of Additional Commissioner Lalit Siwach. It was assisted by enforcement inspector Kashmira Singh along with five other sub-inspectors and supporting staff of the enforcement wing. Team seized five truckloads of various items displayed on the passages of marketplace and rehri and “pharis” from these sectors.
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Spiralling prices may send your pulse racing
Chandigarh, September 29 While chickpea (white chana) has registered a nearly 100 per cent jump in its prices to Rs 110 per kg, the prices of black gram and rajmah (kidney bean) have also gone up by 50 per cent. The white chana was being sold for Rs 60 per kg till last fortnight, said Gopal, a shopkeeper in Sector 38. Its wholesale price has now touched Rs 93, he added. Similarly, the price of rajmah, which was earlier available for Rs 48 a kg, has gone up to Rs 60 in the retail market. Prices of both black gram and gram dal have seen a jump from Rs 36 a kg to Rs 56, thereby pushing the prices of gram flour to Rs 70 a kg. The flour was earlier being sold for Rs 50 per kg. Green vegetables, an alternative to the pulses, have also failed to bring any relief to the common man. The price of green pea is hovering around Rs 100 a kg and cauliflower around Rs 30 a kg. Even good-quality potato is being sold at Rs 20 a kg. Making a further dent in the budget, Milkfed has increased the price of 1-kg paneer by Rs 10, while its pure ghee will now cost Rs 320 a kg, registering an increase of 25 per cent. It was earlier being sold for Rs 260. The hike in the prices of essential commodities has put an extra burden on households and has made it difficult to manage the kitchen expenses, said Renu, a resident of Sector 47.
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DAV management appoints officiating principal
Chandigarh, September 29 While Professor Gupta, who was appointed as the officiating principal by the DAV management, went on medical leave, the management, not in a mood to handover duties to Josan, appointed another associate professor from the commerce department as the officiating principal. However, the development failed to deter Josan, who continued with his “open darbar” for the third day. The DAV row took another turn today with the management fielding another officiating principal against BC Josan who is relentlessly trying to take the charge as a principal after Panjab University revoked his suspension. Pawan Jain said his priority would be to change the college’s image that was in news for all wrong reasons by maintaining discipline in the college. Jain has decided to operate from the staff room till the time DAV management sorts out the issue with Josan, who is discharging his duties as a principal from the lobby outside the locked principal’s office. “I have requested the management to resolve the issue at the earliest so that I could operate from the principal’s office,” Jain said. Since the time Shashi Gupta had taken the charge, the financial matters pertaining to purchases suffered a setback, leaving students at the receiving end. “I would expedite all pending works as all financial matters will be taken care by me,” Jain said. Josan, who is adamant over his stand, said he would continue coming to office and discharge his duties as a principal. Josan’s ‘open darbar’ continues The DAV management fielded another officiating principal against BC Josan who is relentlessly trying to take the charge as a principal after Panjab University revoked his suspension. However, the development failed to deter Josan, who continued with his “open darbar” for the third day. Reputation at stake The ongoing tussle between DAV management and BC Josan has adversely affected the college reputation. As compared to last year when 5,407 students took admission in the college, the number went to 5,155 in 2011
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Chandigarh: Students of Vivek High School, Sector 38, will proceed on a weeklong workshop in still photography to the Objectives Centre for Filmmaking and Photography, Singapore. The workshop, according to school director HS Mamik, is one of school programmes aimed to give global exposure to students. Anniversary celebrated
The Desh Bhagat Group of Institutes celebrated the birth anniversary of Shaheed Bhagat Singh by organising a cake-cutting function on the campus. Rajinder Bitta, vice-chairman, Forest Corporation, Punjab, was the chief guest and Rajesh Bagga, general secretary, BJP Punjab, was the guest of honour, who emphasised on imbibing values professed by Bhagat Singh. World Tourism Day
Students of hotel management of the Sri Sukhmani Institute of Hospitality and Management, Dera Bassi, celebrated the World Tourism Day with fervour. Students visited the Chandigarh Airport where they greeted tourists with flowers and spread the message of “Atithi Devo Bhava”. They also visited various CITCO hotels as an industrial visit. CGC-Gharuan
First hospitality chapter of the state opened up at the Chandigarh Group of Colleges (CGC), Gharuan, on the World Tourism Day by AIESEC, providing students an opportunity to train in the best international hotels and airlines. Declamation contest
The Environment Protection Society, SAS Nagar, on Thursday organised a declamation contest on depleting effects of ozone layer at Golden Bells Public School, Sector-77. Indian Foreign Service Ambassador (retd) and founder president of the society SR Chaudhari was the chief guest on the occasion. Col CS Bawa (retd) presided over the function. The society members also planted saplings of medicinal values and fruits. Freshers’ party
The Gian Jyoti Group of Institutions organised a fresher’s party to welcome freshers of BTech and MBA. A cultural extravaganza “Aaghaz” was organised —TNS
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PUTA threatens to launch agitation
Chandigarh, September 29 Raising concern over lukewarm pace of the progress of promotions and frequent postponement of interviews, the association claims that teachers have had enough. “The Vice-Chancellor promised to complete CAS promotions by October end, but if he fails to do so as apparent then we would sit on a dharna outside his office on November 1 and intensify our stir further. In the last five years’ interviews, important meetings or set calendar The non-seriousness of the administration has attained comical proportions. The Vice-Chancellor proposed October 31 as the deadline for the completion of the process of promotion of teachers under CAS at a meeting on September 6. The teachers seeking promotion under CAS have been waiting for their interviews for the last three-four years and each time the administration has delayed their interviews,” said Akshay Kumar, PUTA president.
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