Chandigarh June, 15:-On June 24 this year, the oldest engineering college
of the north-west will, for the first time, award its own degrees. H.E.
Gen. (Retd.) S.F. Rodrigues, Governor of Punjab and Administrator UT
Chandigarh will be the Chief Guest on this historic occasion.
One of the most prestigious technical institutes of the region, the
Punjab Engineering College was established way back in November 1921 as
Mugalpura Engineering College at Lahore (now in Pakistan). The name of
the college was later changed to Maclagan Engineering College and it
started functioning under this name in March 1924. In the year 1931, the
college got affiliated to Punjab University, Lahore. After partition in
1947, it was shifted to Roorkee (India) and was renamed as East Punjab
College of Engineering. In the year 1950, the word East was dropped and
it came to be known by its present name – Punjab Engineering College.
In October, 2003 the Govt. of India notified the Punjab Engineering
College as a Deemed to be University under Section 3 of the UGC Act. As
such, the college is now managed by a Board of Governors and enjoys
complete autonomy regarding its academic programmes. The entire
curriculum has been revised and the college in its new set up has
introduced policies and programmes which are at par with those at IITs
and other best institutions in the world.
This is the first Convocation where the students will be awarded PEC
(Deemed University)s own degrees. The earlier convocations were held on
behalf of the Panjab University to which the college used to be
affiliated.
On June 24, about 500 students are expected to be awarded their
Bachelors degree in nine different disciplines of Engineering
Aeronautical Engineering; Civil Engineering; Computer Science &
Engineering.; Electrical Engineering; Electronics & Electrical
Communications Engineering; Information Technology; Mechanical
Engineering; Metallurgical Engineering; and Production Engineering.
Besides, around 200 students are likely to be conferred Master’s degree
in eleven different disciplines.
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Chandigarh June, 15:- The Chandigarh Administration has set up a Centre
for Traditional artisans under the name and style of KALA DARPAN at
Panchayat Bhawan, Sector 18, Chandigarh. This centre will encourage the
artisans of the Union Territory of Chandigarh to exhibit their products.
At this Centre, articles being manufactured by artisans will be exhibited
for sale without charging any amount from them and the artisans will be
paid the profit accrued on the sale of their products. In this regard,
Chandigarh Administration has also constituted a Committee to take
decisions regarding various issues which would be emerging from time to
time for the day to day functioning of the 'KALA DARPAN'.
Accordingly, the Chandigarh Administration has invited applications from
the artisans working in Union Territory of Chandigarh, who are interested
to exhibit their products for sale on the prescribed Performa available
in the office of the Director Industries, Plot No. 39 Industrial Area,
Phase II Chandigarh for registration of their unit. The application
complete in all respect should reach latest by June 30.

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Chandigarh June, 15:- Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Hotel Management Catering
and Nutrition, Sector 42-D, Chandigarh has created a unique record in
campus selections. 115 students of this prestigious institute have been
selected for various positions in different prestigious hotels. Out of a
batch of 149 students of final year about 130 students had appeared in
those campus recruitment interviews, the other 15 students are awaiting
final result of selection during the current academic year.
Institute students Kshitij Khurana and Shruti Sharma of Ist Year were
ranked 3rd and 9th respectively in the All India Merit List of National
Council for Hotel Management. The merit list for the other classes is
awaited. Kshitij Khurana scored 1066 marks out of 1200 while Shruti
Sharma got 1023 marks.
The Institute has built a very good reputation over the years, which has
resulted into a large number of reputed national and international level
hotels prefering to visit this Institute for selection of the students,
who are in final year. This year also about 23 top class hotels,
airlines, BPOs, fast food chains, hospitals, resorts visited this
Institute for campus recruitment while some other hotels called our
students to their hotels for selection. The position offered to the
students include management trainees, operational trainees, entry level
positions, team members, guest service associates, cabin crew members,
ground support staff etc. and the salaries offered varies from Rs.
30,000/- to Rs. 8,000/- p.m. plus perks. Some of their alumni have risen
to the level of General Managers, Executives Chefs, F&B Managers and
House Keepers in reputed hotels.
The institute conducts a course called the "3-year B.Sc. in Hospitality
and Hotel Administration". The intake year is about 150 students each
year and student hail from various parts of the country. The students are
selected on the basis of a Joint Entrance Test conducted by the National
Council for Hotel Management, Pusa, New Delhi on an all India basis.
These days, the Institute is among the top ranking ones in the country
based on its overall performance.
The Institute is housed in a newly built, well-maintained lush green
campus and is well equipped with ultra modern infrastructure and hostel
facility for 102 boys and as many girls. The faculty is well qualified,
experienced and committed.

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Chandigarh June 10:- The Chandigarh Administration will organise an
awareness camp at Palsora on June 12 to create awareness about various
welfare schemes for the weaker sections of the society. Mrs.Jean
Rodrigues, wife of Gen.(Retd.) S.F.Rodrigues, Administrator, U.T.,
Chandigarh, will inaugurate this camp.
The Administration is providing financial help under various
pension/welfare schemes for old persons/children and women/disabled
persons and weaker section of society. The Department of Social Welfare
in collaboration with Scheduled Caste, Backward Class and Minorities
Financial and Development Corporation and Chandigarh Child & Women
Development Corporation is organizing this function for wider publicity
and awareness of pension/welfare schemes. This function would be
organized at Govt. Primary School, Palsora Colony, Sector 56, Chandigarh
from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm.
The administration spokesman said, “the main aim of this camp is to make
people more aware regarding various welfare schemes for
children/women/disabled persons/old persons and about various schemes of
loans for self employment under national corporation schemes for SC/BC
minorities and dependent of safaikaramcharies etc.”
Hand Driven Tricycles to disabled persons, loan cheques to the
beneficiaries under self-employers schemes and Certificates of English,
Hindi and Punjabi Stenography Course will also be distributed on this
occasion.

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Chandigarh, June 10:- The Zila Sainik Welfare Office, U.T., Chandigarh has
launched various welfare schemes for ex-servicemen/widows and their
dependents who are residents of U.T., Chandigarh during the year
2006-2007.
The Zila Sainik Welfare Office will impart one time grant of 40
scholarships of Rs.3600 which will be awarded to the wards of
ex-servicemen/widows of UT, Chandigarh only. These scholarships would
be given to those, who have passed Matric and Plus Two examination
during March 2006 with minimum of 60 percent of marks and are studying
in the next higher class. The criteria will be on pure merit.
Similarly a computer course is also being initiated from August 1, at
DOEACC Centre (formerly Regional Computer Centre) Sector 17, Chandigarh.
A screening test would be held to select 25 candidates for the said
course. This test will be held on July 25. Minimum academic
qualification for this course is Matric pass.
The application forms are available at Zila Sainik Welfare Office,
Sector 21-D, Chandigarh. The last date for submission of duly completed
application forms would be July 14 and July 31 for Computer course and
Scholarship respectively.

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Chandigarh June 9:- The Chandigarh Housing Board(CHB) has today selected
Ms.Parsvanath Developers Pvt. Ltd. as developer for development of
Residential, commercial and other related Infrastructure facilities as an
Integrated Project at the Rajiv Gandhi Chandigarh Technology Park.
The project spread over 129 acres, aims at developing world-class
residential and commercial facilities, equipped with state-of-the-art
social infrastructure and other utilities, making it the finest example
of a public private partnership in the country. It is the first of its
kind in the country. It will be a prime example of an eco-friendly
project with almost 20% of land area being reserved for recreational
greens and another 10 acres reserved for development of water bodies.
Spacious apartments ranging from 1 bed-room to 5 bed-room flats, private
villas, shopping mall, shopping complexes, Schools, Poly-clinic,
Fire-Station, Bus Stand, Petrol Pump, Recreational Clubs, Stadium, Lakes
and Water sports facilities will make it a project of prestige for
Chandigarh.
The CHB developed a model of partnership wherein the successful
implementation of the project within a short period of time was the
central concern in view of the fact that IT firms have started
functioning in IT Park. The financial model which is the first of its
kind in the country was designed not only to get the present value of
land but also to capture the future value addition in the project. The
model envisages 30% share of revenue accruing on the sale of residential
units in addition to making upfront payment of land. The project
envisaged development residential facilities in 35-40% area, commercial
facilities in 2.5-3.5% of the area, Public Buildings/Social
Infrastructure in 10-12% and Recreation/Green Area in 15-20% of the area.
Circulation and electric corridors shall cover 25-30% of the project
area.
The unique financial model of the project has helped the administration
realize considerably higher land valuation for this project as compared
to several other similar projects all over the country, including some in
metro cities. Clearly, the market has voted for Chandigarh as the most
preferred development and investment destination.
The price bid opened today has revealed Ms.Parsvanath Developers Pvt.
Ltd., with a price bid of Rs.821.21 crore (Rs.621.21 crore for the
residential part and Rs.200.00 crore for the commercial area) as highest
bidder for this project. The next highest bidder, Ms. DLF Universal
Ltd. quoted a price bid of Rs.567.00 crore (Rs.402.00 crore for the
residential and Rs.165.00 crore for the commercial part). Accordingly,
Ms.Parsvanath Developers Pvt. Ltd. was selected as the private partner
by the CHB for this project. The selected developer shall deposit
Rs.100.00 Crore within 30 days and the remaining amount shall be
deposited within 18 months. The work on the project is expected to
begin very soon, and is expected to be completed within 3 years.
It is worth while to mention here that the CHB was nominated as the nodal
agency by the Chandigarh Administration for the execution of this project
through Public Private Partnership (PPP). The selection of the private
partner for development involved an extensive exercise by the CHB with
SBI Caps as its consultant. On 24th Jan 2006, CHB invited pre
qualification proposals through a Request for Qualification (RFQ)
document, which apart from all leading national dailies, was also
published in international journals, including the Economist. A pre-bid
conference was held on 7th Feb.2006, where the various concerns/queries
of the prospective bidders were addressed. A total of 10 Expression of
Interest were received of which 9 were pre qualified. The eligibility
condition included a minimum of Rs.500 crore turn-over over the last 5
years and experience of developing atleast 150 acres over the last 7
years in similar projects.
The nine pre-qualified developers were subsequently asked to submit
separate technical and price bids through a Request for Proposal(RFP)
document issued on 13th March 2006. Three developers namely, Ms.DLF
Universal Ltd., Ms.Emaar Properties PJSC and Ms.Parsvanath Developers
Pvt Ltd. submitted their bids upto the date fixed (26th May 2006).
On 6th June 2006, the technical bids were evaluated by a Technical
Committee, consisting of the Chairman and the CEO, CHB, and Officers of
Chandigarh Administration namely Estate Officer, Chandigarh, Jt. Secy.
Finance, Chandigarh, Chief Engineer Chandigarh, Chief Engineer CHB,
Chief Architect and the Principal, College of Architecture. The
evaluation of technical bids included presentations by the three bidders
about their vision, scope and development of their proposed work plan.
The evaluation committee decided that Ms.Emaar Properties PJSC did not
meet the prescribed objective and qualitative parameters in their
technical bid. Accordingly, their bid was rejected at the technical
evaluation stage. The remaining two applicants namely Ms.DLF Universal
Ltd.. and Ms.Parsvanath Developers Pvt. Ltd. qualified and their price
bids were opened today and Ms.Parsvanath Developers Pvt. Ltd. selected. Chandigarh June 9:- The Chandigarh Housing Board(CHB) has today selected
Ms.Parsvanath Developers Pvt. Ltd. as developer for development of
Residential, commercial and other related Infrastructure facilities as an
Integrated Project at the Rajiv Gandhi Chandigarh Technology Park.
The project spread over 129 acres, aims at developing world-class
residential and commercial facilities, equipped with state-of-the-art
social infrastructure and other utilities, making it the finest example
of a public private partnership in the country. It is the first of its
kind in the country. It will be a prime example of an eco-friendly
project with almost 20% of land area being reserved for recreational
greens and another 10 acres reserved for development of water bodies.
Spacious apartments ranging from 1 bed-room to 5 bed-room flats, private
villas, shopping mall, shopping complexes, Schools, Poly-clinic,
Fire-Station, Bus Stand, Petrol Pump, Recreational Clubs, Stadium, Lakes
and Water sports facilities will make it a project of prestige for
Chandigarh.
The CHB developed a model of partnership wherein the successful
implementation of the project within a short period of time was the
central concern in view of the fact that IT firms have started
functioning in IT Park. The financial model which is the first of its
kind in the country was designed not only to get the present value of
land but also to capture the future value addition in the project. The
model envisages 30% share of revenue accruing on the sale of residential
units in addition to making upfront payment of land. The project
envisaged development residential facilities in 35-40% area, commercial
facilities in 2.5-3.5% of the area, Public Buildings/Social
Infrastructure in 10-12% and Recreation/Green Area in 15-20% of the area.
Circulation and electric corridors shall cover 25-30% of the project
area.
The unique financial model of the project has helped the administration
realize considerably higher land valuation for this project as compared
to several other similar projects all over the country, including some in
metro cities. Clearly, the market has voted for Chandigarh as the most
preferred development and investment destination.
The price bid opened today has revealed Ms.Parsvanath Developers Pvt.
Ltd., with a price bid of Rs.821.21 crore (Rs.621.21 crore for the
residential part and Rs.200.00 crore for the commercial area) as highest
bidder for this project. The next highest bidder, Ms. DLF Universal
Ltd. quoted a price bid of Rs.567.00 crore (Rs.402.00 crore for the
residential and Rs.165.00 crore for the commercial part). Accordingly,
Ms.Parsvanath Developers Pvt. Ltd. was selected as the private partner
by the CHB for this project. The selected developer shall deposit
Rs.100.00 Crore within 30 days and the remaining amount shall be
deposited within 18 months. The work on the project is expected to
begin very soon, and is expected to be completed within 3 years.
It is worth while to mention here that the CHB was nominated as the nodal
agency by the Chandigarh Administration for the execution of this project
through Public Private Partnership (PPP). The selection of the private
partner for development involved an extensive exercise by the CHB with
SBI Caps as its consultant. On 24th Jan 2006, CHB invited pre
qualification proposals through a Request for Qualification (RFQ)
document, which apart from all leading national dailies, was also
published in international journals, including the Economist. A pre-bid
conference was held on 7th Feb.2006, where the various concerns/queries
of the prospective bidders were addressed. A total of 10 Expression of
Interest were received of which 9 were pre qualified. The eligibility
condition included a minimum of Rs.500 crore turn-over over the last 5
years and experience of developing atleast 150 acres over the last 7
years in similar projects.
The nine pre-qualified developers were subsequently asked to submit
separate technical and price bids through a Request for Proposal(RFP)
document issued on 13th March 2006. Three developers namely, Ms.DLF
Universal Ltd., Ms.Emaar Properties PJSC and Ms.Parsvanath Developers
Pvt Ltd. submitted their bids upto the date fixed (26th May 2006).
On 6th June 2006, the technical bids were evaluated by a Technical
Committee, consisting of the Chairman and the CEO, CHB, and Officers of
Chandigarh Administration namely Estate Officer, Chandigarh, Jt. Secy.
Finance, Chandigarh, Chief Engineer Chandigarh, Chief Engineer CHB,
Chief Architect and the Principal, College of Architecture. The
evaluation of technical bids included presentations by the three bidders
about their vision, scope and development of their proposed work plan.
The evaluation committee decided that Ms.Emaar Properties PJSC did not
meet the prescribed objective and qualitative parameters in their
technical bid. Accordingly, their bid was rejected at the technical
evaluation stage. The remaining two applicants namely Ms.DLF Universal
Ltd.. and Ms.Parsvanath Developers Pvt. Ltd. qualified and their price
bids were opened today and Ms.Parsvanath Developers Pvt. Ltd. selecteted

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Chandigarh, June 9:- The Chandigarh Administration is committed to provide
healthy and clean environment to the residents of all UT villages.
The Rural Development Department has already initiated preventive
measures to avoid the incidents of epidemics like Cholera and Malaria
etc., which break out almost every year during the arrival season of
monsoon. The Director Rural Development & Panchayats, Mr. Amarnath has
addressed a circular to all the Sarpanches and Members of the Panchayat
Simiti to take stock of the sanitary conditions in their villages and
carry out special cleanliness drive right now and continue the same till
the end of rainy season.

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Chandigarh, June 9:- The Sports Department of Chandigarh Administration
would shortly issue Sports Gradation Certificates to the players. The
trial/interview for issuance of Sports Gradation Certificates has been
fixed for June 29.
All eligible sports persons of U.T. Chandigarh have been asked to submit
their applications on prescribed proforma in the office of the Director
Sports, (Hockey Stadium, Sector-42 Chandigarh) latest by June 26. An
interview/trail would be held. All the candidates should report in
proper kit for the trial/interview at Hockey Stadium, Sector-42 on the
morning of June 29 alongwith their original sports certificates. There
would be no separate call letters for this trail/interview.

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Chandigarh June 2:- The Department of Environment and Forests, U.T.,
Chandigarh will celebrate World Environment Day on June, 5 at Kansal Log
Hut, Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary at 10 am, in which noted environmentalist,
Sh.Sunder Lal Bahaguna will be the Chief Guest.
The Administration spokesman disclosed that the Forest Department has
fixed a target of planting 1.21 lakh saplings in U.T. during the current
financial year to maintain the ecological balance and make the
environment pollution free. Around 90% of the target will be achieved
before September of this year. Government Departments, Panchayati Raj
Institutions, NGOs, Resident Welfare Associations etc. would also be
given 15,000 saplings free of cost. As many as 10 nurseries of various
departments would prepare different kinds of saplings.
To mark this occasion saplings will be planted followed by distribution
of awards etc. The function is being organized in collaboration with
the Environment NGOs, Yuvsatta and school students of Government and
private schools.

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ORDER UNDER SECTION 144 Cr. P.C.
Whereas it has been made to appear to me that certain groups of people are planning to organize ralies, dharnas and resort to their agitational methods near FCI, Office Punjab at bay no 34-38, Sec 31-A, Chandigarh and whereas there is every apprehension that such groups and organizations may cause obstruction, annoyance or injury to the person lawfully employed and endanger human life and property, disturbed public peace and tranquility and cause riots and affrays:

2. AND WHEREAS I, R.K. Rao, IAS, District Magistrate, Chandigarh am of the opinion that taking out processions, making speeches, raising slogans; assembly of five or more persons; carrying of Lathis near FCI Office, Punjab Region at bay No.34-38, Sector-31, Chandigarh would cause obstruction, annoyance or injury to persons lawfully employed, disturb public peace and tranquility and cause riots and affrays and that immediate action is necessary for the prevention of the same.

3. NOW THEREFORE, I, R.K. Rao, IAS, District Magistrate, Chandigarh, do hereby order that as a measure of emergency, the public in general or any member thereof is prohibited from forming an assembly of five or more persons, taking out processions, making speeches, raising slogans, sitting in dharnas, carrying of Lathis within 200 Meters radious of FCI office, Punjab Region at Bay No.34-38, Sector-31A, Chandigarh

Provided that the above order shall not apply to;
(I). The police or Para-military or military persons or any other Government Servant on official duty;
(II). The processions or meetings for which prior permission in writing of the District Magistrate/Sub Divisional Magistrate, Chandigarh, is obtained;
(III). The customary and ritualistic procession in connection with weddings and funerals.

4. This order shall come into force with effect from the zero hour on 02-06-2006 and shall be effective for a period of 30 days upto and including 30-06-2006.

1. In view of the emergent nature of the order, it is being issued ex-parte and is addressed to the public in general.

2. This order shall be promulgated by announcement through publicity vans and by affixing copies thereof at the Notice Boards of the Office of the District Magistrate as well as the District Courts, Chandigarh, and publication in the newspapers having circulation in the area.

8. Given under my hand and seal of the Court this 1st day of June, 2006.

 R.K.Rao

IAS,

District Magistrate, Chandigarh