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Chandigarh: Political equations seem to be changing in Chandigarh with both the BJP and the BSP contemplating fielding their own candidates in the mayoral elections.

With the year-old alliance of BJP-SAD with the BSP headed towards a split, the Congress is suddenly finding itself in a comfortable position.

While senior BJP and BSP leaders have so far failed to reach any consensus on mayoral candidates, the Congress is all set to declare its candidate on December 25.

The differences in the BJP-SAD alliance and the BSP emerged after the latter projected Jatinder Bhatia as its candidate. Recently, two BJP leaders had met senior BSP leader Harmohan Dhawan, who had categorically told them that his party wants a BSP councillor to be the Mayor this time.

“Last time, we had supported BJP-SAD candidate Harjinder Kaur on the condition that they will support our candidate this time. But it seems they are backtracking on the promise and have made up their mind to field their own candidate,” said Dhawan.
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Chandigarh: A city-based NGO has stepped in to make life better for children who have fallen on the wrong side of the law.

Navjeevan Don Bosco has adopted a number of juvenile delinquents from the Sector 25 Juvenile Home and is working towards providing them with education and a livelihood.

“I committed a crime by killing my mother’s lover. She never wanted me and I spoiled my life for her, I don’t want to go back to her ever. I am very happy studying here and earning my livelihood,” says Ankush, who was sent to the Juvenile Home after he killed the man with whom his mother allegedly had illicit relations.

Seventeen years old, Ankush will be taking the Class V board exams next year.

Dr Aneesh, who is working with the NGO, has acquired special permission from DPI(S) S K Setia so that Ankush could appear in the boards.

Rohit, who had murdered an old woman in Sector 15 a year ago, too, has been adopted by the NGO. He is studying in Class X at an open school. Now Rohit, who was also a drug addict and had also escaped from the juvenile home once, says he has found a home in the NGO. “I know what I did was wrong.
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Chandigarh: The UT Education Department has issued a showcause notice to the principal of Government High School, Sector 25, Davinder Kaur Kang, after it came to light that she was promoted on the basis of a “wrong seniority list”.

Kaur was promoted as the headmistress in 2003 on the basis that she was appointed a Punjabi lecturer in 1975.

Her service book, however, stated that she was a JBT teacher in 1975, became a mistress in 1979 and was promoted as a lecturer in 1983. She was promoted as a head mistress in 2003 on the basis of a “wrong seniority list” that showed her as a lecturer in 1975.

Kaur is to retire in November next year.

DPI (S), while talking to Newsline, said, “We have issued a showcause notice to her asking her to explain why she did not approach the department to clarify her position about her wrong appointed as a head mistress.”

Clarifying her stand, Kaur said, “I do not want to comment on my promotion. All this is being done to tarnish my image, but I am prepared to answer the officials. I did not make the seniority list, so why am I being targeted.”
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Panchkula: With the tricity out to pay obeisance at the Nada Sahib Gurdwara on the occasion of Purnamashi today, traffic movement on Ghaggar Bridge was rendered to a crawl for more than 10 hours.

The ongoing repair work on the bridge near Nada Sahib, where traffic is plying on a single lane, too, added to the chaos.

“We are stuck in the traffic jam for over three hours now. The problem is worse around Sector 25 Ghaggar Bridge where the traffic jam could be seen as far as the main Kalka-Zirakpur Highway,” said Sukhjeet Singh, a resident of Mohali, who was on his way to Nada Sahib.

Another resident of the tricity said the traffic chaos at the Nada Sahib Bridge had a spill over impact till the Majri light point in Old Panchkula.

According to the PWD (B and R) officials, it would be another 20 days before the Nada Sahib-Ghaggar Bridge, which is under repair, will be opened to traffic.

Meanwhile, traffic personnel had a tough time managing the traffic on the bridge.
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