18062024-CT-01.qxd 6/18/2024 12:15 AM Page 1 c m y b Chandigarh tribune MC OFFICIALS TURN BLIND EYE TO RISING DOG BITE CASES NEW MOHALI SECTORS NEED RESOURCE MGMT CENTRES THREE PEDDLERS BOOKED AT FATEHGARH SAHIB Around 12 cases of dog bite are reported daily in government hospitals of Zirakpur. P2 Absence of resource management centres causes problems in waste management in Mohali. P2 The police conduct a cordon and search operation at suspected drug hotspots and vulnerable areas.P2 » » AIR QUALITY INDEX CHANDIGARH 123 PANCHKULA 108 MOHALI 116 401-500 301-400 201-300 101-200 51-100 0-50 SEVERE VERY POOR POOR MODERATE SATISFACTORY GOOD INBRIEF SEC 49/46 ROAD CLOSED TODAY Chandigarh: In view of work to connect a major water supply line on the Vikas Marg, the roads leading to the Sector 49/46 stretch would remain closed on June 18 from 10 am to 10 pm. TNS CAR TYRES STOLEN Chandigarh: A resident of Mani Majra, Devinder Kumar, reported that four tyres of his car were stolen from the Shanti Nagar parking lot on Saturday night. A case has been registered at the Mani Majra police station. TNS WHAT’S ON APNI MANDI Chandigarh: Sectors 29, 56 and Dhanas Mohali: Sector 71 Panchkula: Sector 15 LIGHT RAIN MAX 44°C | MIN 30°C YESTERDAY MAX 44.5°C | MIN 31.5°C SUNSET TUESDAY 7.27 PM SUNRISE WEDNESDAY 5.20 AM » TUESDAY | 18 JUNE 2024 | CHANDIGARH FORECAST TWITTER/THETRIBUNECHD FACEBOOK/CHANDIGARHTRIBUNE No check on sale of hookah, 10 UT heritage items sold for ~88 lakh in US auction charcoal at PU campus shops Tribune News Service Deepankar Sharda Tribune News Service Chandigarh, June 17 Hookahs and charcoal discs (polo) are being sold on the Panjab University campus right under the nose of the authorities. A shop located on the Sector 14 campus is selling hookahs for prices ranging from Rs 700 to 1,000 and a 10-piece charcoal disc pack for Rs 55. Hookahs were displayed at a shop, which is located a stone’s throw from the security staff’s booth (Gate No. 2). While admitting that they sell hookahs, a man at the shop denied selling charcoal. “We have kept hookahs, as it’s a gift item. However, we don’t sell charcoal,” replied the man at the shop when this correspondent made an inquiry over the phone on Monday evening. When asked if it’s legal to sell hookahs or charcoal on the campus, he said, “We are not selling flavoured tobacco. It (hookah) is a gift item and also used for decoration in homes.” While the man claimed they didn’t sell charcoal, this correspondent had purchased a hookah (small size) and a pack of charcoal discs (polo) from the shop in the after- A hookah and charcoal bought from a shop on the Panjab University campus; and (right) the invoice issued against the purchase. HOOKAH SALE NOT ALLOWED: VICE-CHANCELLOR When asked about the availability of hookahs and charcoal at shops on the campus, Vice-Chancellor Renu Vig said, "It is not allowed (selling of hookahs). Shopkeeper's eviction is also a possibility, if the claim is found to be true." noon. A bill was also issued against the purchase. The invoice (No. 002252) clearly mentions the purchase of “coal” and “hooka” (hookah) for Rs 775. The university authorities were caught unawares when questioned about the availability of hookahs on the campus. “I have asked the officials concerned to check and report. We will initiate action, including eviction of shop- *Terms and conditions apply c m y b keepers, if the claim was found to be true,” said Yajvender Pal Verma, Registrar, Panjab University. Vice-Chancellor Renu Vig said, “It is not allowed (selling of hookahs). continued on page 2 Chandigarh, June 17 In yet another auction of UT’s heritage items, 10 artefacts were sold for Rs 88.03 lakh in the US on June 6. Ajay Jagga, a member of the Heritage Items Protection Cell, Chandigarh Administration, said the artefacts designed by Swiss architect Pierre Jeanneret — cousin of Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier, who planned Chandigarh, included a pair each of advocate chairs and easy armchairs, a set of a desk and chair, a pair of committee armchairs, a public bench, a set of three high stools, a pair of senate armchairs, a rare lounge armchair, a desk and office armchair, and a linen chest. He said the pair of advocate chairs, designed by Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret, fetched the highest amount of Rs 15.79 lakh during the auction held by Wright on June 6. Seeking protection of heritage items from Chandigarh which continued to be auctioned all over the world, Jagga, in a letter to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Minister of Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, has stated that in response to his last A desk-chair set auctioned in the US. PREVIOUS BIDDINGS ■ April 30: Six artefacts went under the hammer in the US fetching a total of ~50.92 lakh ■ April 11: Seven articles were sold in the US for ~69.18 lakh representation on this topic, the Ministry of Culture took action and asked the agencies such as the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to look into the matter. “However, the MEA is yet to take cognisance of this matter,” he said. In fact, the heritage articles are being auctioned regularly in foreign countries without any resistance from the Government of India, he adds. The ongoing auctions can be stopped only through diplomatic channels and brought back, as these were taken out of the country in an illegal manner. As such, it is requested that the all Indian ■ March 24: Four pieces of heritage furniture were auctioned in Luxembourg, Europe, for a total of ~23.46 lakh Embassies in foreign countries should be made aware of these matters and necessary guidelines issued to them, he said, adding that the Ministry of Home Affairs had banned the export of such items in 2011. Despite consistent efforts being made by the UT Heritage Items Protection Cell, the smuggling of the city’s prized possession continued. In April last year, an unidentified person stole a piece of heritage furniture from a laboratory of Panjab University. The suspect casually walked into the laboratory and asked a student for a heritage stool. continued on page 2
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