23042022-CT-01.qxd 4/23/2022 12:37 AM Page 1 c m y b Chandigarh TRIBUNE SATURDAY | 23 APRIL 2022 | CHANDIGARH OVER A YEAR ON, 2 MAYORAL POSTS IN P’KULA STILL VACANT Cong claims ruling BJP fears falling short of numbers to win poll; saffron party says election to both posts soon. FORECAST MAINLY CLEAR SKY TRICITY COVID REPORT CHD P’KULA MOHALI POSITIVE 91,982 44,155 95,735 RECOVERED 90,793 43,729 94,565 NEW CASES 6 1 3 ACTIVE 24 12 22 CHANGE 2 1 1 DEATHS 1,165 414 1,148 NEW 0 0 0 AIR QUALITY INDEX CHANDIGARH 111 PANCHKULA 121 MOHALI 133 401-500 301-400 201-300 101-200 51-100 0-50 SEVERE VERY POOR POOR MODERATE SATISFACTORY GOOD INBRIEF NO FIREARMS AT MARRIAGE PALACES Mohali: Deputy Commissioner Amit Talwar has prohibited bringing firearms at marriage or other functions in marriage palaces in the district. If anyone brings a firearm to a marriage palace, the owner will have to inform the police. The order has been issued till June 19. In another order, Talwar gave directions that there was a complete ban on holding dharnas and rallies within 100 metres of the walls of the District Administrative Complex, Sector 76. The orders will remain in force till June 19. TNS GOLD CHAIN SNATCHED Chandigarh: A Maloya Colony resident reported that two unknown persons, who were on a motorcycle, snatched her gold chain near Valmiki Mandir, Maloya, on April 20. A case under Sections 379-A and 34 of the IPC has been registered at the Maloya police station. TNS PAGE 3 DENGUE WARY, CIVIC BODY STARTS FOGGING IN MOHALI MAX 38°C | MIN 22°C | YESTERDAY MAX 37°C | MIN 22.1°C SUNSET SATURDAY 6:55 PM PAGE 8 The plant, designed by CREST, has been installed in the outer parking area of the jail at a cost of ~1.78 crore. SUNRISE SUNDAY 5:47 AM TWITTER/THETRIBUNECHD FACEBOOK/CHANDIGARHTRIBUNE Big relief forCHB allottees Tribune News Service Chandigarh, April 22 In a big relief to allottees and buyers, properties of the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) can now be transferred without removing violations. According to an order issued by Yashpal Garg, Chief Executive Officer, CHB, the board has decided to allow transfer or mutation of builtup units without linking the issues of building violations or misuse, after obtaining an affidavit or indemnity bond that the transferee or purchaser will be responsible for all consequences, actions or penalty with regard to the existing or new building violations or misuses. It was a long-pending demand of allottees of CHB units as the owners were unable to get the property transferred due to building violations. Garg said now Six more found infected in city CHANDIGARH: The city logged six fresh Covid cases on Friday. The active caseload has reached 24. The death count remained at 1,165. Meanwhile, three people were cured of the disease. — TNS One fresh case in Panchkula PANCHKULA: The district reported one fresh Covid case on Friday, taking the active caseload to 12. The overall tally has reached 44,155. The death toll remained at 414. As many as 43,729 people have recovered from the infectious disease so far. — TNS Board allows transfer of properties with building violations AFFIDAVIT OR INDEMNITY BOND TO BE OBTAINED According to an order issued by Yashpal Garg, Chief Executive Officer, CHB, the board has decided to allow transfer or mutation of built-up units without linking the issues of building violations or misuse, there would not be any inspection of properties in connection with the applications for transfer or mutation. after obtaining an affidavit or indemnity bond that the transferee or purchaser will be responsible for all consequences, actions or penalty with regard to the existing or new building violations or misuses. The transfer or mutation applications would be processed on the basis of documents submitted with affi- davits or indemnity bonds in the prescribed format. “The properties where building violations are existing and proceedings are going on, the transfer or mutation will now be allowed,” he said, adding that the person in whose name transfer or mutation was being allowed would step into the shoes of the transferor for the purpose of ongoing proceedings or existing violations and would be liable for the same. All pending applications with the CHB for transfer or mutation would be allowed after obtaining a fresh affidavit or an indemnity bond, he said. “It is expected that this initiative will speed up the process of transfer or mutation and will bring more transparency in the working of the CHB,” he said. Hundreds of applications pending due to the issue of building violations would now be continued on page 3 Wearmask,saysMohaliadmn Education Dept Mohali, April 22 In view of an increase in Covid cases, the district administration today issued new directions regarding wearing of masks. District Magistrate Amit Talwar issued the directions using powers vested in him under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. As per the instructions, it is advisable to wear a mask in crowded places and also in closed places such as public transport, cinema halls, shopping malls, department stores, classrooms, office rooms and during indoor gatherings. Orders have been issued to ensure that masks are worn at all these places. continued on page 3 starts biometric attendance Three more contract virus in Mohali MOHALI: Three fresh Covid cas- es surfaced in the district in the past 24 hours, taking the tally to 95,735, while two patients recovered from the disease. No new death was reported on Friday. Of the 95,735 cases reported from the the district so far, 94,565 patients have been cured. There are now 22 active cases. The death toll stands at 1,148. — TNS 2 fake cops in police net 49. During checking, a Toyota Corola car being driven by a turbaned man was stopped. The person was wearing the uniform of a sub-inspector of the UT police, while a woman, sitting on the front seat, was in the uniform of a constable. On being questioned, they showed their ID cards, but these were found fake. The fake ID cards and documents were seized from them. — TNS Youth held with luxury car Chandigarh, April 22 The police have arrested a Sector 38 (West) resident, Manish Kumar (21), and recovered a luxury car from his possession. On April 21, the police got information that a person was roaming in a Cruize car bearing a fake ADVISER INAUGURATES SOLAR PLANT AT MODEL JAIL IN BURAIL Mayor Amarjit Singh Jiti Sidhu sends vehicles for fogging in four zones of the city and areas under the MC. DSP Davinder Sharma addresses the media regarding the arrest of the two fake cops (seen standing) in Chandigarh on Friday. PRADEEP TEWARI Chandigarh, April 22 The police have arrested Ambala resident Tejinder Singh (24) and Dera Bassi resident Kanchan (25) for allegedly impersonating as officials of the UT police near a gurdwara on April 22. A case under Sections 120 B, 170, 171, 419, 464, 465, 466, 468 and 474 of the IPC has been registered at the Sector 49 police station. A naka was laid near a gurdwara in Sector PAGE 3 number in Maloya. The police reached a car washing centre in Maloya. After a while, the Cruize came there. The driver gave his name as Manish Kumar, but could not produce any documents related to the car. On a search, an continued on page 3 c m y b Chandigarh, April 22 With Covid-19 cases on the decline, the Chandigarh Education Department ordered resumption of biometric attendance for all levels of its employees from April 21 onwards. However, the move has not gone down well with government teachers. “The UT Administration recently advised teachers and students to wear mask considering the cases in nearby states. At the same time, biometric attendance has been started in schools, which is contradictory to the advisory,” said a teacher on condition of continued on page 3 Colony No. 4 residents and AAP leaders protest against the UT’s decision to demolish the colony before marching towards the Governor’s house to submit a memorandum on Friday. TRIBUNE PHOTOS: RAVI KUMAR Colony No. 4 dwellers, AAP protest against UT’s ultimatum Submit memo to Administrator against proposed demolition Tribune News Service Chandigarh, April 22 Councillors and volunteers of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), along with hundreds of residents of Colony No. 4, Industrial Area, protested against the ultimatum given by the UT Administration to demolish the jhuggis of labourers in the colony. City party president Prem Garg, vice-president Vikram Dhawan, general secretary Vijay Pal Singh, colony cell in-charge Rajinder Hindustani, and councillors Neha, Prem Lata, Ramchandra Yadav, Jaswinder Kaur, Jasveer Singh and Yogesh Dhingra gave a memorandum to the UT Administrator, which was received by the SDM on his behalf. It was demanded that the colony should not be demolished till people got pucca houses or some alternative arrangements were made. AAP has demanded that hundreds of EWS flats, which are lying vacant in many localities in Chandigarh for years, should be allotted to residents of these colonies. Garg appealed to the Administration that the proposed demolition drive should be postponed and this issue should be resolved amicably by discussions with all stakeholders. Residents of the colony demanded that top officials of the Administration, including the Deputy Commissioner, should come and visit the colony personally for at least a day and try to understand the difficulties of these people and then take an appropriate decision. In a letter to the Deputy Commissioner, Garg requested to defer the demolition drive in Colony No. 4. Garg said these people had been continued on page 3