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Inspector quits
Chandigarh, May 23 Senior police officers are yet to take a call on his resignation. While the UT SSP, Naunihal Singh, termed the resignation as unfortunate and said they would not succumb to pressure tactics, UT Inspector-General of Police (IGP), PK Srivastava, said no such indiscipline in the force would be tolerated. The IGP is returning from Delhi to take stock of the crisis. He had gone to Delhi to attend a meeting of the Planning Commission. “There are over 200 police personnel facing departmental inquiries and the officers are given a chance to plead their side of the story. If we succumb to blackmailing, it will set a bad example and tomorrow all those facing inquiries will start following his footsteps. The Inspector has taken a hasty decision by resigning and has acted emotionally. We received a report against his insubordination from an IPS officer and acted as per rules by initiating a departmental inquiry,” the SSP said. The ASP had alleged that the Inspector had refused to obey his orders when he was asked to take stock of the situation during the Vice-President’s visit on May 5.
Name had been recommended for gallantry award
Inspector Amanjot Singh, whose name has recently been recommended for the gallantry award, is credited with cracking the NRI kidnapping case last month. He has also received various medals and commendation certificates during his 15-year stint and is credited with solving major sensational cases of the UT police, including the siblings double murder case reported last year; arrest of two Australians for kidnap bid; Pakistan spy Kashif Ali case; Joshi kidnapping for ransom case; Dimpy murder case; Bapu Dham child kidnapping for ransom case; and many others. “I have no doubt he is a good officer. I have always lauded his work,” the SSP said.
DSPs back police officer
A number of DSPs, both serving and retired, came out in support of the Inspector and were trying to convince him to withdraw his resignation. The issue was the hot topic of the day, with talks of what further action will be taken up being discussed everywhere in the police fraternity.
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Impose house tax, Planning Commission tells UT
Chandigarh, May 23 The house tax issue was discussed at a meeting of the Planning Commission today under the chairmanship of Arun Maira, member of the commission. UT Adviser KK Sharma, Finance Secretarty VK Singh and Home Secretary Anil Kumar attended the meeting. The commission emphasised that cities must generate resources for development and maintenance. It was felt that Chandigarh should raise resources from all possible sources. Meanwhile, the commission agreed to approve the plan allocation of Rs 737.23 crore for the UT Administration for the financial year 2012-13. It also agreed to all the plan schemes envisaged therein. Maira appreciated that Chandigarh had projected a comprehensive vision for the future as per the guidelines issued by the commission and suggested that the Administration should now conceptualise newer schemes with at least a 10-year vision in mind by taking into consideration the requirement of the urban growth, aspirations of all sectors of society and capacity building as well.
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PIL in HC on stray dog terror
Chandigarh, May 23 Acting on the petition, the Bench of Acting Chief Justice MM Kumar and Justice Alok Singh issued notice of motion to Punjab, Haryana and the UT. In his petition, Kuljit Singh Bedi, former councillor of Mohali, claimed that stray dogs had created terror in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh and were “endangering the human lives of all age groups”. “In case the stray dog menace is not possible to be controlled by the way of sterilisation, they can either be put in four walls of the cattle/dog pounds or even be destroyed in the legal chambers,” he said. The petitioner also enclosed along with the petition clippings of news reports carried in these columns. The Bench fixed July 17 as the next date of hearing for the states of Punjab and Haryana, and the UT, to submit their response. The Tribune had quoted the Municipal Corporation as saying that in the 2007 census, the city harboured 13,425 dogs. Out of these, 7,712 were kept as pet dogs and 5,713 were stray dogs. The census had also revealed that even in the old sectors of the city, the stray dog figure was more than 100. There were 113 stray dogs in Sector 7, 115 in Sector 15 and 220 in Sector 20. In the newer sectors, the figure was even higher. The report revealed that Sector 44 had 215 dogs, Sector 47 had 160 and Sector 45 had 143 dogs.
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Petrol, power, water present stories of dismay
Chandigarh, May 23 "Going by the rate at which companies are increasing prices, we will have to walk to office very soon," fumed Shiv Kumar, manager with a branch of the HDFC Bank, who was on his way back from office when he learnt about the hike. Narinder Singh, assistant manager with the P3 restaurant at Panchkula, said he was heading home, but when he got to know about the hike from midnight, he headed to the nearest filling station. Rakesh Dhiman, a Panchkula-based industrialist, said he was upset when he heard about the hike. "This is getting too much to bear. I have to drive between 80 and 100 kilometres a day. With petrol prices shooting up to around Rs 74 a litre, the situation has become unacceptable. Does the government care about the common man," he asked. Himani Rawat, a college student and resident of Sector 45, said her parents were planning to gift her a car, but now it seemed that they would postpone the plan. There was a heavy rush at most filling stations, with the traffic police called at a few to control the rush.
Customers harassed
Customers waiting for their turn at the Sector-56 CITCO filling station were a harassed lot as employees stopped vending around 10:15 pm. Irked at this, they started raising slogans against the filling-station authorities. CITCO general manager AK Malhotra said the filling station was closed as per schedule and this had nothing to do with the price rise. He said CITCO filling stations at Sectors 38 and 56 were closed at 10 pm while the Sector-9 filling station was functional till midnight.
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Third day of sweat in a row
Chandigarh, May 23 Bearing the brunt of the scorching heat, people were gasping for relief from power cuts and voltage fluctuation for the third consecutive day, with no improvement in sight. Power cuts were reported from Sectors 16, 22, 23, 29, 30, 32, 45, 46 and 52 and Dhanas. As per the electricity department, there was no gap in demand and supply, with power being surplus. The department said faults in power supply lines led to the power crisis in the city. claimed carrying out regular maintenance work to supply uninterrupted power, but the city plunged into darkness for hours every day. Vijay Kumar of Dhanas said power cuts were imposed at night. He pointed out that the authorities should have back-up power in case of fault in supply lines. Karnail Singh of Sector 20 said the sector was facing power cuts for the last one week and they were also facing low voltage. He added that his wife was finding it difficult to manage their children in the absence of proper power supply. An official with the electricity department added that a reason for the breakdown in supply lines was that consumers were not coming forward to declare actual load. He added that domestic and commercial consumers had increased from 1,30,000 in 1991 to over 2,20,000 at present. He said the load had also increased as the people had started using air-conditioners instead of coolers in summer. He further said there was no corresponding increase in the number of transformers as the Administration did not have power-load details, resulting in frequent tripping.
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Supply is irregular, pressure remains low
Chandigarh, May 23 He added that one had no option but to use the water stored sparingly. Since the water pressure was low on the second floor, tanks were not filled, he
further said. "With the authorities installing a tubewell in
the area, the supply may improve in the next few months," he said. He further said a majority of women residing in the sector had to wake up early every morning to fill water in buckets and utensils as they hardly got any supply till 7 am. One had to wait for the evening supply to wash clothes and utensils, he further said. The problem worsened when guests arrived as the water stored was not enough to wash utensils every now and then, he added. He feared that women might have to fetch water from downstairs for
daily chores in the next two months. "The pressure starts decreasing after 8 am. One cannot think of watering plants as the water is just enough to be stored for drinking and washing. The authorities should take steps to increase the supply of drinking water," she said.
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Rs 60,000 fine slapped on Pepsi
Chandigarh, May 23 The district forum comprising president PD Goel and member Rajinder Singh Gill observed, "The loss to the complainant may not be that much, but the actual loss to the society and the consumers at large is considerably much." "Everybody expects that the contents thereof would be free from foreign objects and the same would have been manufactured and filled-up under proper hygienic conditions. If a foreign substance is found in a cold drink bottle, it gives a great shock to the purchasers/consumers. In the given case, admittedly the sample of Slice bottle contained a dead housefly and it was unsafe for human consumption. Thus, it can legitimately be concluded that it has been manufactured and filled-up under improper hygienic conditions," the forum observed. The forum directed both the manufacturer and the distributer to pay Rs 50,000 as compensation, out of which Rs 10,000 should be paid to the complainant and Rs 40,000 should be deposited with the State Legal Services Authority, Chandigarh. The forum also directed the opposite parties to pay Rs 10,000 as the cost of litigation to the complainant. The complainant Himanshu Sharma, a resident of Sector 15 had purchased a crate of soft drinks which included Pepsi, Slice, Coke, and Mazza, from a retailer Sharma Confessionary and Juice Bar, Sector 15, (opposite party no 3). He averred that in the bottle of Slice (a Pepsi product) a housefly was found which was brought to the notice of Quality Control Manager of Pepsi Company at Chandigarh without any result. He then sent an e-mail, followed by reminder, to the company which replied saying that it may be a bottle not manufactured by their company. The counsel for soft drink manufacturer, Aradana Soft Drinks Company, Panipat, Haryana (opposite party no 1) submitted that the complainant failed to provide any proof of purchase of the soft drink in question. The complainant purchased one crate of Coke as per Ann. C-2, while as per the allegations, the alleged bottle is of Slice. The submitted bill is of purchase of coke, which is brand of Coca Cola. It is also submitted that the story narrated by the complainant is false, frivolous and concocted and it cannot be believed as true.
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Dog sterilisation project hits a roadblock
Panchkula, May 23 Sources said a survey conducted by the municipal corporation revealed that there were around 3,000 to 4,000 stray dogs in the city. The corporation had hired a private contractor for catching the dogs for sterilisation at Government Pet Clinic, Sector 3, here. But he stopped the work, citing personal reasons. The sources added that five to six rabies patients visited the General Hospital, Sector 6, everyday. Most of the patients came from rural areas, urban slums or the adjoining towns such as
Dhakoli, Zirakpur and Baltana. So far about 937 cases have been reported as compared to 2,176 cases reported last year. With a rise in the dog bite cases in 2010, the corporation authorities had swung into action and decided to sterilise the dogs so as to control their population. The sources said seven to 10 animals were taken to the pet clinic for sterilisation everyday. A total of Rs 775 was being paid to the clinic for sterilising a dog. Apart from the surgical procedure, the clinic has been tasked with administering anti-rabies and dermatitis vaccines without charging any extra fee. Executive Officer of the municipal corporation said the contractor had stopped the work. He said they were now trying to convince the contractor to start the project again so that each and every stray dog in the city could be sterilised in order to check their population. Civil Surgeon Dr VK Bansal said the hospital had sufficient number of anti-rabies vaccine
"Rabipur". He said they were providing free treatment to BPL families and patients residing in urban slums. He said general patients were being charged Rs 100 per injection. He added that depending upon the condition of a patient, four to five anti-rabies injections were given. Dr Bansal said anti-rabies injection was the cheapest option as chemists were selling these for Rs 500 or more. He suggested that in case of a monkey or a dog bite, a person should immediately wash the wound with running water and detergent soap for about 12 to 15 minutes. An antiseptic cream should be applied on the wound and the victim should be rushed to a doctor for the administration of anti-rabies vaccine.
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MC may outsource parks to RWAs
Chandigarh, May 23 In the policy drafted, the authorities have proposed the MC will pay Rs 1.50 per square metre to the RWA or the maintenance authority for the maintenance of parks. They have referring to the policy adopted by GMADA, under which parks are outsourced to local committees, reduced the financial burden on it. At present, the authorities are paying around Rs 2.22 per square metre to contractors for maintaining parks. The MC has about 1,600 parks, transferred to it in1996. If the maintenance of these parks is given to RWAs, it will help in upkeep and there will be no need to hire extra labour. F&CC member Subhash Chawla said a few queries had to be answered by the department concerned before adopting the policy. He said the authorities would have to clarify the involvement of area councillors. If the expenditure on parks was increased, would parks be outsourced to RWAs, he asked. The MC would have to impose some cess, he added. What would be the contribution of RWAs in financial matters, he asked. MC records revealed that a similar memorandum of understanding was signed between the RWA of Sector 11 and the MC in 2007 for the maintenance of parks by by charging a nominal fee, but it flopped as the grant was nominal. The RWA had urged the authorities to increase the grant if they wanted the services to be continued, but no action was taken.
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System for semi-automatic parking lots installed
Chandigarh, May 23 Two months ago, the finance and contract committee had approved that all parking lots at Sector 17 would be made fully automatic. The committee has also asked the authorities to work out the modalities
of fully automatic parking lots. In October last year, four semi-automatic systems had been set up, at the parking lots near the Sahib Singh store and the Empire Store in Sector 17 and in Sectors 22-B and 35-B, but those were not functional due to delay
in handing over those to contractors. MC sources said the electricity wing had, after the decision of the General House, set up four parking lots which were later to
be handed over to the contractors. The sources said two reminders had been sent, after the installation of the systems, to the parking-lots department to take over infrastructure and utilise it, but no response had been received. Officials said it was found during inspection that there were a number of defects in the systems and so, the infrastructure had not been handed over to contractors. They said it was found that the automatic system had been installed at one entry to the parking lot while each parking lot
had two entry points, one for four-wheelers and the other for two-wheelers. The team remarked that there was no security for computers in glass cabins at the entry. The team stated in its report that the semi-automatic system at one point would result in long queues. The team further pointed out that though the authorities were all set to start the semi-automatic system, contractors did not have trained staff to handle computers.
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Murder outside district courts Tribune News Service
Mohali, May 23 The police claimed that it had got vital clues about the hideouts of the criminals and they would be in police net by tomorrow morning. "We have constituted several teams, which are conducting raids at the possible hideouts of the murderers. We have also rounded up several associates/relatives of the criminals. We will nab them soon," said GS Bhullar, SSP, Mohali. Notably, Jatinder, Harsimran and Satnam Singh, who came to give alibi in an attempt to murder case involving Suadagar Singh, had allegedly hacked him to death following an attack on them by Saudagar and his accomplices yesterday.
Security stepped up outside complex
Meanwhile, the police today beefed up security at the district courts here. Besides setting up a metal detector at the main gate, a quick reaction team has also been deployed outside the courts. The patrolling has also been intensified in the
area — Harpreet Singh, SP (City)
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Industrial policy for UT sought
Anil Kumar, Home Secretary-cum-Secretary-Industries, Chandigarh Administration, has urged the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) to draft an industrial policy for Chandigarh. “Let’s focus on a few key areas and draft a policy to give a vision and guidance to the industry in Chandigarh. The Draft Industrial Policy 2009 has become old now and we need to come up with a fresh draft. Like every business entity, cities need to change and innovate constantly,” said Kumar while interacting with the industry representatives at a session organised by the CII Chandigarh Council. Sameer Goel, chairman, CII Council, shared the issues of concern to the industry with Mr Kumar. These include implementation of the MSMED Act in totality in Chandigarh, the growth of IT/ITES sector, simplification of procedures, infrastructure development, better connectivity and allowing need-based changes in the industrial areas. No tobacco
day
Sahayta Cancer Sahyog, along with Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36, organised a seminar on the harmful effects of tobacco, gutka and kheni on the occasion of "No Tobacco Day". Posters were put up and pamphlets were distributed by the Sahayta volunteers during the event. A question-answer session was held with the students and a power point presentation was given on various types of cancers. Principal Grewal also spoke on the occasion.
Lecture
The Department of Guru Nanak Sikh Studies, Panjab University, will hold a special lecture on “Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev” by Dr Kirpal Singh, retd professor, Punjab Historical Studies, Punjabi University,
Patiala, and director, Project Editing Sikh Historical Source Material, on May 24 in the library hall of the Institute of Educational Technology and Vocational
Education.
NSS camp
The third day of the NSS special camp opened with a brain storming session on "Human Rights - A Perspective’. The workshop was carried out in a phased manner and started with an interaction on the fundamental rights enjoyed by citizens of all countries, belonging to any caste, creed or
colour. Students were informed of the 25 rights chartered by UN. The students also worked in groups on real life cases and tried to identify victims, culprits and the infringement of rights, if any. Principal Madhu Bahl lauded the efforts and enthusiasm of the volunteers.
Vehicle donated
Keeping in view the decision of the executive body of Sidh Baba Balak Nath
Mandir, Sector 29A, Chandigarh, Ram Para Chhokar, president of the sabha, donated a funeral van to the Indian Red Cross Society here on Tuesday.
Federation formed
A joint meeting of the residents welfare associations of six societies located in Kansal village of Notified Area Committee
(NAC), Naya Gaon, announced the formation of a Federation of Residents Welfare Associations of Kansal
(FORWAK) on Sunday. The Federation comprises of six resident welfare associations and three councillors representing Kansal village in the Notified Area Committee
(NAC), Akhil Gautam, president of the federation, said. The formation of the FORWAK assumes significance in view of the continued neglect of development activity in the area, even six years after formation of the
NAC.
Elected
The following have been elected office bearers of Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh
Sabha, Sector 19 D: Avtar Singh-president; Tajinderpal Singh-senior vice president; Satnam Singh-vice president; Paramjit
SIngh-general secretary; Inderbir Singh-secretary; Baldeep Singh-secretary;
Baldeep-treasurer; Harpreet Singh-assistant treasurer.
Magic show
A magic show was organised for the students of Shemrock Senior Secondary School, Sector 69,
Mohali. The kids were thrilled to see a bird coming out from a piece of cloth, papers turning to flowers and water pumping out of the ears of their fellow students. School principal Air Commander SK Sharma said that such activities serve as stress busters in the hectic school curriculum. “The magic show was a very nice way of befriending children and luring them to science”, he added.
School
event
Lawrance Public School, Sector 51, Mohali , celebrating last day before summer vacation, held various competitions including paintings, making models, playing chess etc at its premises.
Blood donation camp
More than 60 people donated blood during a camp organised by the community
centre, Sector 12, here today. The camp was organised in association with the red cross society and midtown lions club under the
supervision of Dr Seema Ghai, general hospital, Sector 6, Panchkula. Rakesh
Aggarwal, general secretary of the association expressed his gratitude to former councillor Lily Bawa and Ram Mehar of Government
Collge, Panchkula, for motivating people, especially the youth for donating blood.
— TNS
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Punjab has highest illegal migrants
in UK, says British High Commissioner
Chandigarh, May 23 Bevan said that there are a large number of illegal migrants from this region, mainly Punjab and Haryana. "We are working very closely with the Indian authorities to deal with the problem," Bevan said. Speaking about the new deputy high commission office in this city, Bevan said it would start services by the end of the year. British High Commissioner, stating Chandigarh as a place of immense potential, said that they are looking for a suitable building to house the mission's office. Speaking about the potential areas, Bevan said that besides trade and investment they also like to work in the fields of infrastructure, health care, biotechnology, life sciences, research, solar energy and agriculture. In addition to the British High Commission in New Delhi, the UK already has four Deputy High Commissions elsewhere in India - in Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and Bangalore. The Chandigarh office will act as facilitator between the two countries. Speaking about the new rule requiring people to go through TB tests, Bevan said that there are 15 countries where one requires to go through the TB tests and other countries would also be introducing the same. "It would only affect the people coming to the UK for longer stay for studies etc," he said.
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Electronic benefit transfer in Mohali
Mohali, May 23 This was announced in the 24th district-level consultative committee meeting, which was headed by Pardeep Singh Kaleka, Additional Deputy Commissioner (development), at MC Bhawan, Sector 68, here today. For this, Punjab National Bank has been assigned the task. The deadline is July 15.
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Army commander’s commendation for law institute principal
Chandigarh, May 23 The award was presented to her by the GOC-in-C, Western Command, Lt Gen SR Ghosh, at Headquarters Western Command at Chandimandir today. It is a rare occasion for a civilian to be awarded an Amy Commander’s Commendation. Affiliated to Punjabi University, Patiala, the AIL was set up in 1999. Several students of the institute have topped in judicial services examinations in various states and have also joined the armed forces. The institute has enviable record of 100 per cent placements.
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Haryana to impose house tax
Panchkula, May 23
The state government is planning to impose house tax in towns in the state and a Cabinet meeting in this regard will be held on May 30. The decision on whether to impose the tax from April, 2010, or 2012 is also likely to be taken during the meeting. Those owning houses up to 500 square yards will have to pay the tax at Re 1 per square yard, compared to those owning houses up to 250 square yards earlier. Most houses here are 10 marlas or less in size. It will be the first time residents living in own accommodation will pay the tax. The tax is being levied on commercial, industrial, institutional and rented property.
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Notice to MHA on travel facilities to freedom fighters
Chandigarh, May 23 In the petition, advocate HC Arora is seeking the quashing of the order dated July 27, 2011, issued by the MHA, declining to grant free air travel, or even air travel with 75 per cent concession, as is being extended to the war widows, war heroes, gallantry award winners, handicapped and injured
soldiers. — TNS
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CBSE: Class X results
According to sources in the CBSE, Delhi, the city has more or less maintained a status quo on last year’s pass percentage of around 98.74 and the number of students hitting a perfect 10 CGPA has increased by almost 100. “The Panchkula region, comprising of schools from Haryana, Punjab, Chandigarh, Himachal, and J&K, has not registered any hike or dip in the overall percentage but the quality of result has improved noticeably. The number of students getting CGPA 10 has increased and it is the tricity which seems to be leading the performer’s bandwagon,” said this official. Last year it was 300 students who had secured a CGPA of 10 while over 450 had scored above CGPA 8. The result, though expected to leave many celebrating, will increase the class XI admission cut offs; and if experts are to go by almost 50 per cent of students will not get their preferred stream in their preferred school. “I will not give any figures, but I think the fact that there is no tension or stress is our real success. If the quality of performance has improved then we have finally achieved what Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation aimed at. Rather than figures we need to celebrate the overall achievement of all students,” said RJ Khanderao, Regional Director, CBSE.
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PU students to evaluate
teachers
Chandigarh, May 23
After over four years of struggle by the students, evaluation of teachers has been introduced in the university in the form of teacher’s feedback. The nod to the proposal was given today. The parameters on which the teachers would be evaluated are communications abilities, punctuality, response to queries and class behaviour. Panjab University Campus Student Council (PUCSC) president Pushpinder Sharma said that the students will evaluate their teachers on these parameters and let them know of their weaknesses and strengths. “Students will be not be grading the teachers, but will give their views about the teachers over the defined parameters,” Sharma said. SOPU leader Manoj Lubana said that they will be distributing the feedback forms among the outgoing students in the coming days and students will be asked to drop it in the offices of their departments. Dean Student Welfare (DSW) AS Ahluwalia said that forms will be available in the department office and the PU’s website. “Only the students having at least 75 per cent attendance would be eligible to give the feedback. Moreover it would be at the discretion of students whether to mention their names on the forms or not,” the DSW said. He also said that the final draft of the feedback form has been sent to the Dean University Instructions (DUI) and with his approval the form would be uploaded on website.
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BEd colleges told to set things right
Chandigarh, May 23 The move comes after The Tribune highlighted the special inspection report which found these colleges guilty of having unqualified staff and temporary principals, pay scale as low as Rs 10,000, non-existent libraries and medical rooms. All these colleges have been asked to make regular appointments and replace unqualified staff members appointed on the ad hoc basis without seeking mandatory approval from the university. The number of such staff members varied from college to college and in some cases, was as high as 70 per cent. Over 35 colleges have been asked to start paying UGC recommended salaries in addition to paying DA and deducting PF. The PU has raised questions on regular inspection process as inspection committees, including officials of the Education Department, gave a clean chit to many of these colleges. Former DPI Jaswinder Singh said, “It is the university which has been shielding the miscreants.” The Education Department had time and again written to the PU authorities against many of the colleges but nothing happened, he said. Refuting the claims, PU’s Dean, College Development Council, said, “The colleges have been nailed by our efforts. Things may have been awful earlier but no norm or law has been compromised with ever since I took charge of the office.”
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PU rolls back hike in hostel charges and fines
Chandigarh, May 23 In a communication sent to the PU, Vice Chancellor RC Sobti, who is presently out of the country, stated that no fee hike as proposed by the Dean Student Welfare (DSW) office will be introduced. Official sources said that the Vice Chancellor cleared that no financial burden would be put on the students. DSW AS Ahluwalia said that as per the university directions the decision to introduce the revised rates has been put on hold. Recently, a hike in around 17 different items was proposed. The university had planned to increase the fine for late entry in girls hostel from Rs 100 to Rs 250. The electricity charges in both boys and girls hostel was also hiked to Rs 350 per month from Rs 290. Also, the students willing to install coolers in their room were to pay Rs 250 per month instead of Rs 200. The university had also decided to introduce a minimum fine of Rs 1,000 if any student failed to vacate the hostel room within three-days after the ending of their exam. A hike in rent on the rooms allotted on a daily basis was also proposed.
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There was a power cut in the sector from 5 pm to 9 pm today. It is difficult to manage children during power
cuts.
Vijanyanker Manocha, staying on the second floor of a house at Sector 44, said the situation had worsened in a fortnight as there was hardly any supply in the morning, with none in the afternoon and just a little after 8 pm.
The situation was no better at Sectors 21. Baljinder Singh said water rarely reached the top floor and consequently, tanks remained empty.
Divya Bhatia of Sector 49 complained of low pressure.
Chandigarh, May 23
Will give feedback over four parameters; only students with at least