22042024-CT-01.qxd 4/22/2024 12:27 AM Page 1 c m y b Chandigarh tribune EMPTY CHAIRS AT CM SAINI'S POLL RALLY IN RAIPUR RANI RAIN: CROP ON 2K ACRES DAMAGED IN DERA BASSI ACTOR RAJKUMMAR RAO ON HIS ROLE IN SRIKANTH Seats remain empty as Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini addresses rally in Raipur Rani. P2 DC Aashika Jain visited hailstorm-hit villages of Dera Bassi and asked farmers to send loss reports. P2 In the upcoming film, he plays the role of visually impaired industrialist named Srikanth Bolla. P4 » » AIR QUALITY INDEX CHANDIGARH 126 PANCHKULA 80 MOHALI 118 401-500 301-400 201-300 101-200 51-100 0-50 SEVERE VERY POOR POOR MODERATE SATISFACTORY GOOD INBRIEF MAN HELD FOR STEALING WIRE Chandigarh: The police have arrested a 51-year-old man for theft. In his police complaint, Sunil Dutt Dhiman had alleged that Arjun Jha, a native of Bihar, was caught while stealing wire at a cycle stand near the bus stop in Sector 31. A case has been registered at the Sector 31 police station. TNS WATER SUPPLY TO BE HIT CHANDIGARH Supply will be at full pressure from 3:30 am to 9 am and at low pressure from 6 pm to 8 pm WHAT’S ON APNI MANDI Chandigarh: Sectors 43, 45 and Maloya Mohali: Phase V Panchkula: MDC, Sector 5 MAINLY CLEAR SKY MAX 35°C | MIN 21°C YESTERDAY MAX 35.7°C | MIN 19.9°C SUNSET MONDAY 6.54 PM SUNRISE TUESDAY 5.48 AM » MONDAY | 22 APRIL 2024 | CHANDIGARH FORECAST TWITTER/THETRIBUNECHD FACEBOOK/CHANDIGARHTRIBUNE to increase in Cong campaign in full swing, Nodparamedical stipend for PGI students ally AAP missing from scene Tribune News Service No joint public gathering of two parties since ticket to Tewari Sandeep Rana Tribune News Service Chandigarh, April 21 City Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which was aggressive during the recent mayoral poll, is missing from campaigning for the city Lok Sabha election, while its INDIA bloc partner, the Congress’ canvassing is in full swing. The top leadership of the two parties have not held any joint public gathering or press conference since the Congress announced Manish Tewari as the alliance candidate for the city LS seat. The Congress claims all is well as many AAP workers are campaigning along with its leaders. However, AAP Mayor Kuldip Kumar Dhalor, councillors, party co-in charge SS Ahluwalia, Prem Garg, Pardeep Chhabra and other senior leaders are not seen campaigning with the party’s ally, raising doubts over its wholehearted support to the Congress. However, AAP senior leader Chandermukhi Sharma, who is personally close to Tewari, is seen with him on the field. After his name was announced for the city LS INDIA bloc candidate from Chandigarh Manish Tewari along with city Congress president HS Lucky during campaigning in Chandigarh on Sunday. TRIBUNE PHOTO BANSAL YET TO JOIN CAMPAIGNING Former Union minister Pawan Kumar Bansal, who was among the ticket contenders, has not joined the Congress’ campaigning yet. Leaders close to him, many seat, Tewari had held his first meeting with the city Congress. Senior AAP leaders, including Dr Ahluwalia, were also invited to the meeting held at the Congress Bhawan, Sector 35. But, the AAP leaders were conspicuous by their absence. Later in the day, the party held a separate meeting instead, to express its support to the Congress candidate. of whom have resigned from their posts, have been seeking the removal of city Congress president HS Lucky, as a precondition to four-time MP’s support to Tewari. A Congress leader had said AAP leaders had a few reservations such as sitting on a dais which had pictures of all senior Congress leaders in the backdrop. All these things will have to be sorted out before the two parties could come together for campaigning, he added. While AAP seemed to have reservations in going to the c m y b Congress office, the Congress leadership, including its councillors and president HS Lucky, had addressed joint press conferences from AAP’s office in Sector 39 during the mayoral poll, which the two parties contested under the INDIA bloc. Kuldeep Kumar become the first AAP Mayor. The support continued on page 3 Chandigarh, April 21 Standing Academic Committee has given the green light to a proposal to enhance the stipend for students pursuing paramedical courses at the PGI. The proposal entails a substantial increase in the stipend for paramedical students, both during their course and internship. Students enrolled in paramedical courses will receive a monthly stipend of Rs 500. During their one-year internship, students will now get a stipend of Rs 13,150 per month, the standard practice observed at the prestigious All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. The genesis of this proposal traces back to the concerted efforts of the Examination Section (Academic Section), which presented the idea during a meeting of the Education Committee on September 12 last year. Recognising the long-standing disparity in stipend provisions, the proposal gained traction as a means to address the financial challenges faced by paramedical students. It was highlighted that since 1992, the paramedical students had been paid Rs 500 continued on page 3 Tribune News Service CGC-Jhanjheri GM booked for data theft, extortion Panchkula, April 21 IAS officer Yash Garg, Managing Director, Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (HSIIDC); and Managing Director, Haryana Financial Corporation, has been posted as Deputy Commissioner, Panchkula. He will also function as Chief Administrator of the Shri Mata Mansa Devi Shrine Board. The transfer has come around 10 days after the continued on page 3 Mohali, April 21 General manager Vishavdeep Singh Chauhan and employee Hansraj Wali of Chandigarh Group of Colleges, Jhanjheri, have been booked on charges of theft, criminal breach of trust and extortion. The campus director, Dr Neeraj Sharma, in a complainant lodged with the police, has alleged that the general manager (administration and marketing), Chauhan suddenly stopped coming to the college and allegedly stole its data, passwords, laptop and a mobile Yash Garg new Panchkula DC phone. Chauhan, a resident of Gillco Valley, Kharar, allegedly called up an official of the college and “demanded Rs 1 crore in lieu of college data or he will sell it for Rs 5 crore to someone else”. “Hansraj Wali, a native of Sri Ganganagar, who was employed by Chauhan, too, stole data and a laptop from the college,” read the FIR. A case under Sections 379, 384 and 408 of the IPC has been registered at the Kharar police station. Both suspects are yet to be arrested, said the police. — TNS
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