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Banker dies in car crash
The mishap took place at 1.30 am when the three were travelling in a white Indica Vista and took a turn near the Kisan Bhawan roundabout. The car, which was reportedly at a high speed, hit a road berm and then rammed into a tree near the roundabout. The impact of the accident was so strong that the car was completely damaged in the mishap. The police reached the spot and had a tough time removing the three injured from the mangled remains of the car. The injured, who were lying in a pool of blood in the car, were taken to the PGI by the police. Ginni Preet, a resident of Abohar, succumbed to his injuries at the PGI while his friend Sumit Pal was taken to Fortis Hospital, where he has been admitted. The condition of Swati was later stated to be out of danger. The three were identified on the basis of the identity cards recovered from them. Some water bottles, identity cards and packets of namkeen were found in the car. The police suspect that the driver was under the influence of liquor. The car was being driven recklessly and the driver probably lost control over it, resulting in the accident. Ginni had completed his graduation in Abohar and came to Chandigarh for a bank job two years ago. He is survived by his parents and a younger brother. Ginni's death has left his father, Gurpreet Singh, a hotelier, shattered. “My son had big dreams; everything has been lost now,” Gurpreet Singh said. The police have registered a case of causing death due to negligence under Section 304-A of the IPC at the Sector 36 police station against Sumit, who was driving the car.
Hit by truck, pedestrian dies
In another mishap at the PVR light point this evening, an unidentified pedestrian died after he was hit by a truck here. The police said the pedestrian, who appeared to be a beggar, was crossing the road when the mishap took place. The truck was coming from The Tribune roundabout towards the Industrial Area when the accident took place. The truck driver fled from the spot with the vehicle. The pedestrian, believed to be in his mid-fifties, was taken to the GMCH, Sector 32, where he was declared brought dead. The police have registered a case against the unknown truck person for causing death due to rash and negligent driving.
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Priest killed in road accident
He was shifted to the General Hospital in Sector 6 by an ambulance driver where he was declared brought dead. Indrajit, who was putting up in quarters at the Mansa Devi temple complex, was also a priest at the Kali Mata temple at Kalka. The victim had been serving at the Mansa Devi temple for the past 16 years. The Tata Safari driver fled from the spot. The police recovered a broken registration number plate from the spot. After a postmortem, the priest's body was handed over to his family, who took him to his native village in Kaithal, Haryana.
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Woman constable commits suicide
While no suicide note was found from the spot, "I am sorry" was found written on her left hand. The police said the constable was depressed as her family had refused to marry her to her lover. The police are also probing other angles in the case. Constable Sonam, who was earlier posted at the control room, was recently posted at the Dhanas police post. She was to join duty at 3 pm today. Sonam used to stay in a rented accommodation with her roommate Rekha, also a constable with the UT police. The incident came to light when Rekha returned home after completing her duty at 1 pm and found the front and the rear doors of the room bolted from inside. Repeated knocks at the doors elicited no response. Rekha finally managed to open the door by sneaking her hand through a side window. She was shocked to find Sonam's body hanging from the ceiling fan. The police was called, which shifted the body to the mortuary of Government Multi-Speciality Hospital in Sector 16 where the postmortem will be conducted tomorrow. The police are suspecting a love affair as the reason behind the extreme step. Priliminary investigations revealed that the constable wanted to marry someone, but her family was against her wishes. The police have initiated inquest proceedings under Section 174 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
‘I am sorry’ found written on left hand
While no suicide note was found from the spot, "I am sorry" was found written on her left hand. The police said the constable was depressed as her family had refused to marry her to her lover. The police are also probing other angles in the case. Sonam used to stay in a rented accommodation with her roommate Rekha, also a constable.
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Rapist father awarded 10 years in jail
Panchkula, February 13 The court had convicted him of the crime. Interestingly, the victim had turned hostile during the trial. Shankar was arrested in August last year. The victim, his eldest daughter, was rescued by the District Legal Services Authority after receiving a letter from her. Shankar was booked under Section 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code.
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Relief to power consumers
Chandigarh, February 13 The commission directed the department to pay interest at the bank rate on the amount of ACD charges from the date of implementation of the Electricity Act, 2003, or the date of payment of ACD charges by the consumers, whichever was later. The decision was taken by the commission following a petition filed by the Chandigarh Industrial Area Tenants Association (CITA). Recently, the department had levied ACD charges in electricity bills. Under the charges, the consumers of all categories were told to deposit the average of the past two bills, which ran from Rs 1,000 to Rs 5,000, based on the consumption. In its petition, the CITA had demanded the quashing of a public notice of October 10, 2013, issued by the department in which it had asked the consumers to deposit ACD charges. The association had also demanded 18 per cent interest on the security deposited by the consumers from the time of getting the electricity connection till the present assessment year and to frame a policy regarding the installation of prepaid meters. UT Superintending Engineer (Electricity) MP Singh said he was yet to see the copy of the order. He said they would follow the directions of the JERC.
UT told to frame policy on pre-paid meters
Recently, the JERC had issued directions to the Electricity Department to install pre-paid meters for willing consumers. Though the commission had issued the directions, there was no system in place to install the pre-paid meters. In the order issued today, the commission has directed the department to approve a list of manufacturers of pre-paid meters and get a software and frame policy on pre-paid meters within six months of the earlier orders, issued on November 20, 2013. The department has been directed to accept ACD charges from the petitioners' association in the form of a bank guarantee. There are 2,09,602 power consumers in the city.
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When it comes to love, age no bar
Chandigarh, February 13 Sona and Pukhraj is one such middle-aged couple who makes it a point to celebrate this special day. Sona Gupta (46), a resident of Phase XI, Mohali, has been celebrating Valentine’s Day with her better half since they got married. Pukhraj Gupta (51) also makes it a point to take her out and gift her something special. “We never miss a chance to celebrate this day in a special manner every year,” said Sona. Senior Advocate Mac Sarin (65), a resident of Sector 4, Chandigarh, believes that age is no bar to express affection and love. Even 40 years after their marriage, Sarin likes to express his love for his wife on such occasions. “Days like this are just an excuse to express love. Love of any form should be celebrated. Every alternate day should be an excuse to celebrate love,” Sarin said. Mohinder Kaur (90), a resident of Chandigarh, blushes when she shares a light moment with her husband, Kartar Singh Bawa (93) even after 70 years of being married. Their love story began before Independence and partition and they tied the knot on February 13, 1944. This year, their family
has decided to celebrate the journey of their love on their wedding anniversary. When we asked her about their inspiring journey, Mohinder replied nonchalantly, “During our times, everything happened by chance. Our marriage wasn’t purely an arranged one. Our families were related and we liked each other.” When asked about who proposed whom, Kartar laughed and said, “It’s always the boy who proposes.” They believe in unpredictability but agreed that efforts need to be made from both the sides for a happy relationship to blossom.
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Expressing love, the filmy way
Chandigarh, February 13 Abhishek, owner of the Dewsun, a gift store in Sector 11, said ‘Ishq Wala Love’ card is proving to be a great hit among the youths. “The famous dialogues from Bollywood imprinted on the cards have attracted many buyers. We are left with just a single card even though it costs Rs 895,” he said. Chetan, owner of ‘Jewels’ another gift shop in Sector 11, said the sales of heart-shaped pillows had also gone up in the past few days. “The pillows costing between Rs 300 to Rs 1,500 have attracted many
customers especially close to the Valentine’s Day,” he stated. The other items such as stuff toys, basket of gifts, including a coffee mug, card with a message of love, key chain and a teddy bear is also in demand. Rajesh, an employee at a gift shop in Sector 35, said the boys were even buying artificial rose sticks for the V-Day. The florists in the city are also making a brisk business by selling variety of flowers. Gurpreet Singh, owner of ‘Ferns N Petals’ a florist shop, said they had got roses from Bangalore especially for the occasion. “Usually, roses are purchased from Pune, however, this time we have brought it from Bangalore as they are bigger in size and looks more beautiful,” Singh said.
Rise in prices
In the past few days, roses have become expensive. A stick, which costs Rs 10, is now sold for Rs 50 and the prices are expected to rise on the Valentine’s Day.
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Security beefed up for V-Day
Chandigarh, February 13 Special duties have been deployed in front of school and departments in Punjab University, around PEC, markets, hotels, discotheques, parks, etc. Additional force will be used in if the need arises. PCR gypsies/motorcycles will be stationed near girls’ hostels, colleges and PU. In addition, a reserve force will remain on alert for mobilising in case of any contingencies. The internal barriers will be deployed from 6 pm to 9 pm by the staff of respective police stations. Patrolling will be done from 7 pm till midnight.Senior police officials said special emphasis would be on the Geri Route which includes Sectors 8, 9, 10, 11 and parts of PU. Barricades will be installed and challans will be issued for traffic violations.
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A ‘special’ day for civic body
Chandigarh, February 13 The permission granted by MC mentions that Valentine’s Day should be treated as a special case. BJP councillor Arun Sood, who was a member of F&CC in 2013, said how the MC officials could overrule committee’s decision when it was decided that no permission for cultural function would be given during weekdays. Sources said usually the permission to hold functions on weekdays were denied by the MC to various companies approaching them. Saurabh Joshi, a BJP councillor, said he would be taking up the issue in the upcoming house meeting. MC Joint Commissioner Rajiv Gupta said the permission to hold the function had been granted as one time exception.
Permission denied
While the Valentine’s Day has been taken as one time exception by MC, the request made by Traders Association to organise Sai Sandhya on February 22 at Sector 17 Plaza was denied on the basis
that religious functions are not allowed here as per the decision of the Finance and Contract Committee.
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Rain may play spoilsport
Chandigarh, February 13 Resultantly, the day temperature is expected to drop by five notches from the normal. As per the Met Department, the city today recorded 22.3 degree Celsius maximum and 6 degree Celsius minimum temperature which is below the normal. A Met official said on Saturday also there were chances of rain in the city.
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Students denounce hooliganism
True love is hard to find, and so are true lovers. With romance in the air, The Tribune correspondent Deepankar Sharda talks to some students on the Panjab University campus for their take on Valentine’s Day. Since long, I haven’t celebrated this day. Earlier, I used to accompany my friends and go for a long geri. This year, I am thinking of celebrating it in a different way. However, I am not sure how successful it would be — SATWINDER If you love someone truly then every day becomes a Valentine’s Day. The day is special for having fun. But for lovers everyday is full of romance and love — Shefali Valentine’s Day is just another day to feel happy about. To express love, if pure, one doesn’t need to wait for some special day. True love can be expressed at any hour, any second, and any day. So, I don’t see much craze on this day — Preet The plans would remain usual. Roaming around with friends and enjoying the day. I think the day should be celebrated in a good spirit without disturbing others. I will suggest to all the youngsters that one should enjoy the spirit of the day rather than spoiling it — Harvir Sandhu This is my first Valentine’s Day in Chandigarh and I am all excited to visit the Geri Route tomorrow. I have heard a lot about the V-Day celebrations in city — Amritpal Singh I will celebrate this day when I will meet my soul mate. I wish, I could meet her sometime soon, so as to enjoy the day meant for young lovers — Gurpreet Singh I will go by the saying, ‘when you love, love every hour’. Roaming around and encouraging hooliganism is not the right way to celebrate the day. True lovers always love with silent feelings. So, there is not much hype about the day — Kawaljeet I will like to sit and read books. Love is not roaming on roads with loud music on and troubling others. One should maintain the dignity, otherwise there is no use of celebrating the day. Valentine’s Day is special to feel, rather than celebrating — Sonika
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Govt should prioritise budget for health sector, says expert
Chandigarh, February 13 He raised this issue in one of the panel discussion held during the international conference on Nano Science Technology, ICONSAT 2014 “NanoSciTech 2014” at Panjab University
(PU). Expressing his concern, he said every year the government should focus on one area of the health and allocate funds for its development rather than generalising it. The Advisor to UT Administrator Kewal K Sharma inaugurated the three-day conference, being organized on the theme of nanotechnology in the services of health, environment and society: NanoSciTech-2014. The President of Insight Advance Solutions from USA, Dr Ajaz S
Hussain, was the guest of honour and PU vice-chancellor (VC) Prof Arun K Grover presided over the function. They also released e-souvenir of the conference. UT Advisor described nanotechnology as an emerging science. He said scientific breakthroughs and researches serve the humanity at large and also the people across the borders.
— TNS
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Duty invasion: 2 trucks impounded
Mohali, February 13 Abhishek Duggal, excise and taxation officer, who led the team, said the goods were meant being transported to New Delhi. “To swindle the tax officials, they prepared a fake computerised bill from Amritsar to Mohali under the name of Punjab Milkfood Company but instead of coming to Mohali both the truck drivers went to Mullanpur side to enter Chandigarh. They had another bill for the same goods from Chandigarh to Mumbai but the goods were meant to deliver at New Delhi,” said Duggal. He added that the due tax on the goods in both the trucks was around Rs 3.50 lakh. “Now the company would be penalised to pay a fine of Rs 22 lakh. The transporters had to pay Rs 25,000 each as fine for their trucks,” said Duggal.
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MBBS students hold strike
Chandigarh, February 13 The Medicos Legal Action Group (MLAG) has supported the strike by medical students and interns. Dr Neeraj Nagpal, convener of the MLAG, criticised the government and demanded the withdrawal of the notification about compulsory rural service. Students alleged that there were fewer than 2,800 vacant posts for MBBS doctors all over the country whereas more than 95,000 MBBS doctors appeared for the Postgraduate Medical Entrance exam. A false scarcity is being created and those already in service will reap the benefit at the cost of fresh graduates.
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Traders get coins, new currency
Chandigarh, February 13 Sanjay Bhatia, Deputy General Manager of the RBI, said more such exchange melas would be organised in the other parts of the city. Charanjiv Singh, president of the CBM, said young members of the Grain Market Association helped them during the event. Diwakar Sahoonja, chief patron of the CBM, said the centre must expedite the introduction of plastic currency so notes did not get mutilated in circulation. — TNS
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Nano-therapy brings hope for cancer patients
Chandigarh, February 13 Moreover, patients will also get rid of the traditional chemotherapy as nano therapy targets only the cancerous part of the body. Vinod Labhasetwar, Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, USA, stated the nano-therapy would be more effective in cancer patients whose body does not respond to the drugs due to blockage by the cells. He is in India to attend an international conference on nano-science technology, ‘NanoSciTech 2014”, which began at Panjab University (PU) today. He said, “This therapy will be helpful in those patients who usually do not respond to the drugs after the first medication due to change in the functioning of the DNA. The nano-therapy is the solution to reverse the patient’s system, which accepts the drugs”. Through the nano-herapy nano cells are developed near the tumour, which support the organ to absorb the medicine given to a cancer patient. He accepted even in India this therapy was yet to become popular.
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High drama at dispensary
Mohali, February 13 The patients even staged a dharna, demanding the running of the homoeopathic dispensary from the building. Notably, the homoeopathic dispensary was shifted to the Government Dispensary in 2011 with the government’s approval. The issue was settled following the intervention of senior officials of the Health Department, who ordered the continuance of the homoeopathic dispensary in the building.
— TNS
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Interactive session held
Chandigarh, February 13 Dr Gurinder Randhawa, Principal Scientist, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR); Dr Bharat Char, Lead-Biotechnology, Mahyco and Ritesh Mishra, Lead-Regulatory Affairs, Mahyco were key speakers. They focused on the current challenges faced by the agriculture sector, need for technology intervention to increase food production.
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SBI women’s branch inaugurated
To empower women, the State Bank of India, Sector 68, Mohali, was converted into a women’s branch today. Chairperson of the Punjab Women Commission, Paramjit Kaur Landran, inaugurated the branch. Madhukar Anand, regional manager (region-I), Punjab, and PK Srivastava, chief manager (administration) (region-I), Punjab, were also present at the occasion. This is the third branch in region-I which has been converted into a women’s branch. The staff at the bank includes women employees except a male guard. Kamlesh Devi will head the branch. PR for Canada made easy
Quebec Investor Program (QIP) is a program that will cater to the business category and is claimed to be the quickest way to get a Permanent Residence status in Canada and the US. Addressing a press conference here today, chairman-managing director, World Wide Immigration Consultancy Services (WWICS), Lt Col (retd) BS Sandhu said since English language proficiency is not mandatory for this program, and there is no age prescribed by the immigration authorities, seeking PR status is easy.
Sports portal on Vodafone
Vodafone India Limited today announced a strategic partnership with Star India, to create a distinctive multi-sports offering —Vodafone Sports Portal on Vodafone live. This is a first-of-its-kind service and allows customers access to a variety of creatively packaged prime sporting content on the go.
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Mime, folk dances mark cultural evening at PGGCG-11
Chandigarh, February 13 Students of the college showcased cultural items that made them win prizes in the PU Zonal and Inter-Zonal Youth Festival. The performances staged included dances, songs and skit. The symphony ofIndian orchestra enthralled everybody and Indian group song mesmerised the
audience. Orthodox and superstition as social evils were well-portrayed in the skit titled ‘Chakravyuha’. Histrionics, folk song, classical song, flute recital and gazal were also highly appreciated. Folk dances of Goa and Rajasthan were the highlights of the evening. The colourful attires and rhythmic movements of the dancing students made the audience swerving on their feet.
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Cultural extravaganza
Chandigarh: Hallmark Public School, Sector 15, organised ‘Resonanz 2014’- a creative cultural extravaganza to mark the Annual Day Celebrations of the school at the Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh. Highlight of the evening was ‘Gagan Damama Baajyo’, a play of 30 minutes which was scripted by Piyush Mishra, a well-known film and theatre actor, music director, lyricist, singer-scriptwriter. Its story revolved mainly around the great freedom fighter, Bhagat Singh, and others who took up cudgels against the oppressive British regime. Annual day
The finer nuances of drill and physical fitness were witnessed on the grounds of St Xavier’s Senior Secondary School, with their presentation of their 28th Annual day titled `Glimpse of Fitness’. The programme commenced with a mass drill of Classes IV to IX followed by the march past, which had all the houses and their leaders in synchronisation. School ranked number 1
Panchkula: Bhavan Vidyalaya achieved yet another glory by being ranked as the Number 1 school in North India (Haryana) for ICT by Digital Learning Magazine. A day-long School Leadership Summit was organised at Kempinski Ambience Hotel, New Delhi on February 8. Principal Dr Shashi Banerjee was invited as one of the panelist for discussion. The area of the discussion was ‘Role of Technology in Creating Excellence in School Education’. Session on table manners
Mohali: Tiny Tots Foundation School conducted a session on table manners and eating habits. Students of nursery, LKG and UKG participated in the session. Teachers of the school enacted a skit based on table manners. Children took part actively in the rapid-fire at the end of the session.
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Jyotirgamaya turns three
Panjab University celebrated the third anniversary of its community radio station 91.2 Jyotirgamaya on Thursday. School of Communication Studies, PU, organised a function to celebrate the occasion. IGP Chandigarh RP Upadhyaya was the chief guest whereas the Advocate General of Punjab, Ashok Aggrawal, was the guest of honour for the day. A new programme named Kanoon aur Aap, which seeks to educate the community about various laws, legal problems and remedies, was launched. A special three-hour show ‘Radio Rewind’ was also aired to take the listeners down the memory lane. Congratulating the radio team for the initiative towards Public service, Chandigarh IGP R P Upadhayaya said the show would definitely help in creating awareness amongst general public. Mathrix Fest
The Mathematics Department of Dev Samaj College for Women, Sector-45, organised Mathrix Fest 2014. The objective of the quest was to generate inquisitiveness and practical aspects of mathematics amongst the students. It seeks to shatter the view point of the students regarding its monotonous nature and its diverse application. Inter -college competitions was held in which Tricity colleges participated.
— TNS
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