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Chandigarh: Parking vehicle at Sector 9 parking lot turned into a nightmare for a Sector 11 resident whose car stuck into a ditch. After struggling for a while the poor resident called the traffic cops for help. The cops pulled out the car with the help of a crane.

Narrating the incident, Gurleen, a resident of Sector 11, told Newsline that today evening she had gone to Sector 9. As she entered the backside of the parking lot at Sector 9 her car stuck into a ditch as she looked for help the parking attendants were no where to be seen.

“It is suprising that they charge money from the commuters but they do not care to cover the potholes which creates problem for the commuters. Had the traffic police not reached on time to help me I would have continued to suffer for hours together,” she added.

All praise for the traffic cops who pulled her car out of the ditch, Gurleen said while the corporation is charging parking fee from the commuters, the better parking facilities should be provided to the commuters.

This is not the first time that commuters have complained about the poor management of parking lots. While the residents continue to suffer at the hands of contractors, the authorities concerned fail to take strict action.

Source: Express News Service

Chandigarh: When emergency contraceptive or ‘morning after’ pills were launched in India in 2003. They were heralded as miracle pills. However, four years later, awareness and use of emergency contraception is abysmally low in the region.

In a recent study published in the of Indian Journal of Medical Sciences, a survey among college students of Panjab University showed that less than eight per cent of the 1,017 girls surveyed from various colleges knew about EC pills. Out of these 74 students, only 10 knew about the correct time of usage of EC.

“The average age for first sexual encounter in India is 17.4 years for boys and 18.2 years for girls. However, majority of college students lack awareness of the harms of unsafe sexual encounters,” said Dr Sonia Puri, gynaecologist and chief author of the study. “Most of them resort to quacks or untrained doctors for abortion when they get pregnant, leading to unnecessary complexities,” she said.

Even the government outlet at Sector 22 Polyclinic, where EC pills are provided free of cost, does not have many takers. “The response is very poor. We get two to three patients in a month, most of them recommended by the doctor,” said a social worker on conditions of anonymity.
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Chandigarh: Chandigarh Police personnel’s wards will be given relaxation in the police recruitment and the welfare fund loan amount has been increased from Rs 20,000 to Rs 30,000. The benefit of insurance has also been extended and now the jawans will be benefited in case of grievous injuries and permanent loss of limbs.

The honorarium of band-staff has also been increased. These were some of the announcements made by the UT Inspector General of Police S K Jain, during the Sampark Sabha, held at Police Lines in Sector 26 today.

More than 800 police personnel of Chandigarh Police force attended the meeting, which lasted nearly two hours, during which the police personnel narrated their problems to the top brass of the force and request speedy redressal of their complaints.

The wards of police personnel, who have completed basic computer education, introduced by the Chandigarh Police for the welfare of its members, were awarded certificates by the IGP S K Jain. Various basic courses, such as, English speaking course, computer course, beauty parlour course, etc. shall continue for police personnel’s wards.
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Chandigarh: There has been a constant resentment and dissatisfaction among the government school teachers regarding National Award been given to a principals and teachers on deputation from Haryana cadre. The resentment has made the UT Education Department; make a proposal of restricting the State award this year to the teacher from the UT cadre and maintaining a balance between the teachers/principals from UT cadre and those on deputation from Punjab or Haryana from next year.

Talking to Newsline, a senior official of UT Education Department said, “Every year the teachers from UT cadre resent if a Haryana cadre teacher/lecturer is awarded either of the two awards. So taking note of the situation we have decided to specifically give the State Award to teachers from UT Cadre.” The meeting regarding finalisation of the proposal will be held tomorrow under the chairmanship of Home Secretary, Krishan Mohan.

Several times Black teacher’s day has been celebrated where the teachers from government schools along with the union members have boycotted the celebrations.
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SAS Nagar: Omvir Singh, a wrestler and resident of Phase-I Mohali, was found dead cockroaches in a box of curd (dahi) of a reputed company, which he purchased on August 24 from a confectionery shop in Phase-I. According to Omvir, when he went to the shopkeeper, the shopkeeper said that it is the fault of the company, when he reached the police station to register complaint, he was told to go to health authorities and when he went to the health authorities, he was again asked to consult the police. According to Omvir he met DSP Mohali yesterday, who directed the Phase-I police to register a DDR in this regard and to seal the box for sending it to the scientific lab for testing.

Omvir and his friend Varinder, told Newsline that they purchased two boxes of curd (Nestle) from Today Confectionery in Phase-I on August 24. After eating curd in the first box, when they opened the seal of the second box, they found two dead cockroaches stuck to the upper surface. They said that they went from pillar to post requesting the authorities to take action against the company but nothing was done. However after the intervention of DSP Mohali today a DDR was registered in the police station Phase-I.

When contacted, Phase-I SHO Rajwinder Singh said that after the registration of DDR, the box was sealed and immediately sent to the scientific lab in Chandigarh for testing the sample of the curd. He said that action would be taken after getting the lab report.

Source: Express News Service

Chandigarh: Ravi, a ten-years-old child of House No. 9, Sector 23-C Chandigarh, is suffering from aortic stenosis, a complicated heart disease and a small muscular VSD needs a cardiac surgery but is falling short of funds needed for it. The Grecian Multi Speciality Hospital has offered over 50% concession in the cost of surgery however, the child still needs a big amount.

What compounds Ravi’s problem further is that he needs replacement of a valve, which increases the surgery cost by about Rs 40,000.

Grecian Hospital Director Dr Shivpreet Samra, today said that the actual cost of cardiac surgery is approximately Rs 1.50 lakhs. “However, with the on going special discount scheme being offered to the poor and underprivileged patients and children by the hospital, the cost of Ravi’s surgery stands further cut down to Rs 65,000,” he said.

Dr Samra said that the hospital has decided to waive off Rs 25,000 from the cost of valve replacement which costs Rs 40,000, but Ravi would still need Rs 80,000 for his surgery.

Ravi’s father Raj Bahadur, a gardener, has arranged Rs 20,000, still falling short of Rs 60,000. Grecian Hospital has urged the general public to donate generously for raising Rs 60,000 for the child.

Source: Express News Service

DGP to give report on taking photographs and public confessions of the accused

SAS Nagar: The State Human Rights Commission has issued directions to the Punjab DGP, on the petition filed by the Chairman Global Human Rights Commission Arvind Thakur, asking a detailed report on the matter of producing the arrested persons before the media for taking photographs and making confessions publicly. Thakur today distributed the copies of the orders in front of SSP office in Mohali to the mediapersons.

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Thakur filed a petition in the Commission, saying that while the Supreme Court and even the PSHRC itself has issued the guidelines, “The dignity of the persons being arrested should be protected. Public display or parading of person arrested should not be permitted at any cost.”

Thakur in his petition submitted that on August 20, Kharar police arrested two persons from Kurali on suspicion of their being drug peddlers and registered an FIR against them. “It is very surprising that on the basis of the FIR, the police in the news article accused them in the case and their photographs with DSP Kharar were published in the papers.” he said.
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