29012024-CT-01.qxd 1/29/2024 12:39 AM Page 1 c m y b Chandigarh tribune ENROLMENTS IN HIGHER EDU INSTITUTIONS DIP IN CITY CSIO CHIEF SCIENTIST AMONG 2 LOSE ~5L TO CYBER FRAUDS 1 MORE HELD FOR FIRING AT BUSINESSMAN'S HOUSE Despite highest GER of 64.8 in the country, city has witnessed a decline in the ratio in past 5 years. P3 Two persons, including a scientist with the CSIO, fall prey to online fraud. Both have lost ~5 lakh. P3 The accused has been identified as 21-year-old Kashi Singh, alias Harry, a resident of Patiala district. P3 » » AIR QUALITY INDEX CHANDIGARH 313 PANCHKULA 92 MOHALI 298 401-500 301-400 201-300 101-200 51-100 0-50 SEVERE VERY POOR POOR MODERATE SATISFACTORY GOOD Lone rival Birinder Singh Gill polls 389 votes I66 per cent turnout witnessed Deepankar Sharda INBRIEF LANDLORD BOOKED FOR DEFYING ORDER Chandigarh: The police have booked a landlord for violating the District Magistrate’s order. The police said Mewa Singh (70), a resident of Hallo Majra, rented out his house to four persons but failed to get tenant verification done. A case under Section 188 of the IPC has been registered. TNS TRAINS CONTINUE TO ARRIVE LATE Chandigarh: Vande Bharat arrived here with a delay of 24 minutes at 9.02 am against it scheduled arrival of 8.38 am today. The New Delhi-Kalka Shatabdi was rescheduled and it reached the station at 3.54 pm, late by 4.55 hours. The Kalka-New Delhi Shatabdi reached Delhi at 10.55 am, with a delay of 40 minutes. The Jan Shatabdi also reached late by 1.13 hours. TNS WHAT’S ON CHANDIGARH APNI MANDI: Sectors 43, 45 and Maloya MOHALI APNI MANDI: Phase V PANCHKULA APNI MANDI: MDC, Sector 5 Clear sky likely after two days Chandigarh, January 28 The Meteorological Department has predicted partly cloudy sky over the next two days. Weather is likely to be mainly clear on January 31 and partly cloudy thereafter. Partial sunshine and no significant fog for the past three days have provided some relief to people from the biting cold. The maximum temperature was recorded at 17.9°C today, which is one degree below normal. The minimum temperature was 7°C — one degree below normal. — TNS Chandigarh, January 28 Fight for the top post of the Chandigarh Golf Club (CGC) ended in a one-sided result with three-time president Ravibir Singh Grewal defeating four-time chief Birinder Singh Gill by a margin of 401 votes. Voting started at 11 am and ended at 4.30 pm today. The election witnessed a record voter turnout. Of a total of 1,800 registered voters, 1,183 members cast their vote, which is the highest polling in the past five years. Grewal polled 790 votes and Gill managed to bag 389. Four votes were declared invalid. From politicians to international golfers, all turned up at the CGC to cast their vote. Gurbachan Jagat, former Governor of Manipur and trustee of The Tribune, along with golfers Jeev Milkha Singh (Padma Shri), Harmeet Kahlon (Arjuna Award), CEO of Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) Uttam Singh Mundy, city’s leading educationists RK Saboo (Padma Shri), Atul Khanna and HS Mamik, Patiala MP Preneet Kaur, Leader of the Opposition in Punjab Assembly Partap Singh Bajwa, former Punjab Cabinet minister Balbir Singh Sidhu and other dignitaries, cast his vote. Fourth time president Grewal was appointed acting president of the club in 201617 after then president Ishwar Partap Singh Mann HIGHEST POLLING IN FIVE YEARS 2023-24 1,183 2022-23 1,156 2021-22 1,171 2018-19 919 2017-2018 1,137 (No voting held for two years due to Covid) PREVIOUS HIGHS IN MARGINS Ravibir Singh Grewal (third from R) with his supporters after winning the election. TRIBUNE PHOTO: VICKY COUNTING FOR EXECUTIVE TODAY Former Governor of Manipur Gurbachan Jagat (in blue cap); and (right) presidential candidates Birinder Singh Gill and Ravibir Singh Grewal during polling. PHOTOS: NITIN MITTAL passed away. In the following year (2017-18), he won the election against Ravinder Singh Virk by just 94 votes. Grewal once again filed papers for the top post in 2020-21. But after the withdrawal of nomination by his opponent, he was elected unopposed. He also got ample support from his team, which included three former captains and some new faces — which attracted the young voters. His main team mem- bers — Kulbir Singh Brar, Dr Agnish Rajesh, Rohit Singh Dagar and educationist Gupreet Singh Bakshi — actively interacted with the senior members of the club to garner support for Grewal. His team also enjoyed the support of the outgoing management, led by former president Lt Col HS Chahal, former secretary Mohanbir Singh, former chairman (screening) Amarinder Singh Aulakh and others The counting of votes for picking the 12-member executive committee will start at 9am on Monday. who were also seen canvassing for Grewal today. His future plans After the landslide win, Grewal gave the credit to his team. “It was always the team’s endeavour to provide the club with clean, efficient, transparent and quality management. We contested the elections on the basis of what we delivered in the past,” said Grewal. While mentioning about his future plans, he said his prior- Tribune News Service Family members of former Union minister Harmohan Dhawan during his cremation at Sector 25 on Sunday. NITIN MITTAL don, incumbent chief Jatinder Pal Malhotra, city Congress president HS Lucky and AAP co-in charge SS Ahluwalia were also present. While the ruling BJP coun- cillors attended the cremation, those of the Congress and AAP were not spotted there. Dhawan was a senior AAP leader. Recalling his association with Dhawan since 1989, former councillor Devinder Singh Babla said, “He was my political guru. I was a college president when he asked me to join his Chandigarh Vikas Manch. He was an institution of politics in himself as he nurtured a large number of people who rose up to become councillors. “He was the one who got the continued on page 2 In death, 58-year-old saves lives of two kidney patients Tribune News Service Chandigarh, January 28 Dr Kamal, a physician from Patiala, has exemplified the essence of selflessness by opting for the donation of his father Nachhatter Singh’s organs, thereby saving two lives. Nachhatter Singh, a 58-yearold resident of Patiala, was admitted to the PGI on January 9 with an intra-cranial bleed. Despite exhaustive medical efforts, his condition deteriorated. He was declared brain dead on January 16. What followed was an extraordinary display of compassion by the grieving family. Informed about the irretrievable condition of Nachhatter Singh, Dr Kamal, along with his supportive HE LIVES ON Nachhatter Singh, a 58-year-old resident of Patiala, was admitted to the PGI on January 9 with an intracranial bleed. Despite exhaustive medical efforts, his condition deteriorated. He was declared brain dead on January 16. Exemplifying the essence of selflessness, his wife and son opted for the donation of his organs. LIVED HIS LIFE CARING FOR OTHERS So when the doctors broke the news of my husband’s irretrievable condition, I thought that he lived his entire life caring for others. It seemed right that it should be his final act as well. Nachhatter Singh’s wife ❝ mother, made the courageous decision to donate his father’s organs. This act, in the face of their own tragedy, 2016: Ishwar Pratap Singh Mann defeated Dr Avtar Khara by 582 votes 2018: Birinder Gill defeated Lt Col JS Panag by 400 votes 2009: Birinder Gill defeated Lt Col (retd) AP Singh by 502 votes Golfers Jeev Milkha Singh & Harmeet Kahlon, and ex-UT Adviser Dharam Pal. City bids adieu to Harmohan Dhawan Chandigarh, January 28 Former Union minister Harmohan Dhawan was cremated with state honours at the Sector 25 cremation ground here today. Mayor Anup Gupta, senior political leaders cutting across party lines, councillors, businessmen, officers and his supporters among others attended the cremation in large numbers. Former Union minister Pawan Bansal, former BJP MP Satya Pal Jain, former city BJP president Sanjay Tan- FACEBOOK/CHANDIGARHTRIBUNE Elected councillors to get personal security for 2 days Told not to engage cops from states MAYORAL POLL Sandeep Rana Tribune News Service ❞ underscores the resilience and altruism that define the human spirit. Prof Vivek Lal, Director, PGI, expressed gratitude to the donor family, stating, “The son, being a doctor himself, though knew about organ donation, yet taking a call for organ donation amid your own grief of losing your father is far more magnanimous than any eulogy or any words of gratitude. These are the people who instil confidence in humanity and make the PGI an inspiration.” In an emotional reflection on his decision, Dr Kamal remarked, “Losing my father is undoubtedly heartbreaking, but being able to contribute to the lives of others through organ donation brings a sense of purpose to this loss. My father’s legacy lives on in the lives he has saved.” c m y b Prof Vipin Koushal, Medical Superintendent at PGI and Nodal Officer, ROTTO (North), praised the donor family, emphasising their role in sustaining faith for the cadaver donation programme. “These families are the bedrock of the cadaver donation programme as they sustain faith for the cause. The donor’s story is a story of resurrection, of good coming a full circle,” he said. The kidneys retrieved from Nachhatter Singh were successfully transplanted on two patients suffering from endstage kidney ailments at the PGI, offering a renewed lease of life. The recipients, who are recovering well, expressed gratitude to the donor family. ity would be development of golf and welfare of the members. “Special attention will be given to the golf course to ensure the best possible golfing conditions for members through the year. We will also focus on improving the pace of play and discipline in general. Tournaments will be restructured to ensure minimum disruption for playing members and a fair handicapping system will be put in place,” he added. MAX 20°C | MIN 8°C YESTERDAY MAX 17.9°C | MIN 7°C SUNRISE TUESDAY 7.15 AM TWITTER/THETRIBUNECHD Grewal elected CGC president, wins by margin of 401 votes PARTLY CLOUDY SUNSET MONDAY 5.26 PM » MONDAY | 29 JANUARY 2024 | CHANDIGARH FORECAST Tribune News Service Chandigarh, January 28 To ensure peaceful mayoral elections, the UT police, for the first time, are going to provide personal security to the elected councillors for two days, while they have asked the latter not to have security personnel of any other state. A few councillors have received calls from the respective police stations in this regard. One of the councillors was informed by the police that he would get security personnel from 9 am on Monday till the polling concludes. “If we refuse security, we will have to give the reason in writing,” said a councillor. In his directions, UT Deputy Commissioner Vinay Pratap Singh has said, “The Chandigarh Police shall ensure adequate security to the councillors who would come for voting, in view of the fact that they will not be accompanied by any security personnel belonging to any other state. The police shall also ensure that neither any ruckus nor untoward incident takes place in or around the premises of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation office prior to, during or after the election process.” The DC has also stated that the councillors shall not be accompanied by any supporters or security personnel belonging to any other state at the time of voting. On January 16, high drama was witnessed outside the MC office after leaders of the JAN 16 INCIDENT High drama was witnessed near the MC office on January 16 when leaders of the ruling BJP and the Congress-AAP alliance came face to face over the loyalty of Congress nominee for Mayor’s post Jasbir Singh (Bunty). He was being escorted by personnel of the Punjab Police. The UT police objected to the presence of the Punjab cops and later took Bunty along amid high drama. ruling BJP and the CongressAAP alliance came face to face over the loyalty of Congress nominee for Mayor’s post Jasbir Singh (Bunty). He was being escorted by personnel of the Punjab Police. The UT police objected to the presence of Punjab cops and later took Bunty along amid high drama. “It is believed the councillors of AAP or the Congress, who are said to be in Punjab at present, may return here on the day of polling accompanied by the police of that state, which may cause jurisdiction issue,” said a councillor. Under the INDIA bloc, AAP and the Congress have a total of 20 councillors against 15 of the BJP The SAD, . which wishes to go for NOTA, has one councillor. Most councillors are out of the city fearing poaching and are unreachable.
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