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AmitSharmaTribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 19Age is not a deterrent for

59-year-old Govind Khan-

na, who toiled hard to pur-

sue a degree in law. His

efforts bore fruits and he

was the oldest yet enthusi-

astic student to be con-

ferred a degree during the

Panjab University convoca-

tion here today.

Not many would have

thought of a post-retirement

plan the way Khanna, a

banker, does. He now plans

to start his practice after his

superannuation.

Khanna, who is a banker

working in Ludhiana, said

that he pursued his lawfrom PUs Regional Centre,

Ludhiana. I was to retire

soon. So, I thought of doing

something new that would

keep me busy and joined

law in the evening shift.

Khanna further said that

after his retirement, he

would start practicing law.

I may be old but I am

young at heart, said the

elated new law graduate

posing with his degree.

Govind was the oldest but

not the only one to set an

example that age was no bar

for learning. Vibha Ray, prin-

cipal of DAV Senior Sec-

ondary School, Sector 8, was

another learning enthusiast

who was conferred a degree.

Ray, who is an alumnus of

PU, pursued her BSc in

Medical, then did BEd, MEd,

MPhil and PhD in education.

It was my love for learning

that motivated me to study

further after around two-

decades, Vibha said.

Vibha is presently pursu-

ing her LLM from Kuruk-

shetra University. Another

candidate to be conferred a

degree was Inspector

Kuldeep Singh, posted at

the CBI Office in Chandi-

garh. Singh said the curios-

ity to have a deep knowl-

edge of law made him

pursue the subject. Rajesh

Sharma, another local busi-

nessman, who had also con-

tested the Municipal Corpo-

ration Elections in 2011, was

also among those who got a

law degree.

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 19In a bid to make up for the

embarrassment it faced dur-

ing the MD/MS entrance

examination held last year,

where several decoy candi-

dates managed to sneak

into the exam hall, the

PGIMER put in place more

stringent security parame-

ters during the exam held

here today.

While t he insti tution had

introduced a foolproof

three-tier security system

during the rescheduled

exam last year disallowingcandidates to carry orna-

ments, bags and pens, this

time, it did not even allow

carrying of cash or belts

inside the centres.

Candidates had to face a

lot of inconvenience at the

exam centres as they were

forced to leave their valu-

able items like ornaments,

wallets and ATM cards out-

side the exam centres.

More than 9,000 candi-

dates appeared for the exam

across 12 different centres

in the city. The security

checks led to a panic among

candidates, as they had to

wait in long queues despite

reaching the exam centres

well in advance. Many can-

didates had to return from

the entry point to hand over

their belongings, including

nosepins, gold bangles, wal-

lets and baggage to their

guardians, waiting outside

the centre.

A similar situation was

reported during the

rescheduled exam in

December last year, but

chaos and confusion contin-

ued this time as well.

At GGDSD College in Sec-

tor 32, male students were

not allowed to enter the

examination hall with belts

on. Meanwhile, female can-

didates were forced to

remove nosepins and even

hair clutchers before

entering the premises.

The situation was similar at

DAV School, Sector 15, where

a majority of outstation

Continued on page 4

AmitSharmaTribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 19Residents of Sector 32 woke

up to lewd graffiti that was

spray-painted outside their

houses and number plates

of cars smudged with black

paint. The miscreants paint-

ed the walls of houses and

car windowpanes with vul-

gar words on them.

The miscreants targeted

the vehicles parked outside

the houses from House

Number 3,701 to 3,730 and

from House Number 3,600

onwards in the area.

JC Bhatia, one of the resi-

dents, whose cars were

spray painted with lewd

remarks, stated that he got a

rude shock after seeing the

lewd words written on the

windscreens of his cars.

Earlier, I thought that only

my cars have been soiled.

However, I soon realised the

miscreants had targeted

almost all the cars parked in

the locality, Bhatia said.

As the residents came to

know about the lewd

language painted on the

cars, everyone started clean-

ing the spray paint from

their vehicles.

The miscreants even man-

aged to enter the premises

Continued on page 4

Rajinder NagarkotiTribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 19Residents of the City Beau-

tiful should be ready to face

more power cuts this sum-

mer because the UT Admin-

istration will not receive 30-

MW power from Jammu and

Kashmir.

Two years ago, the Chandi-

garh Administration had

signed an agreement with

the Jammu and Kashmir

government to share

requirements of power dur-

ing the peaks hours (10 am

to 6 pm and 11 pm to 5 am).

As per the agreement, theJammu and Kashmir gov-

ernment was to provide 30-

MW power to Chandigarh

every day during summers

and the same would be pro-

vided to it by Chandigarh

during winters.

But this year, the Adminis-

tration will not receive 30

MW power from the Jammu

and Kashmir Government.

Confirming the develop-

ment, MP Singh, Superin-

tending Engineer (Electrici-

ty), UT Administration, said

that since the Jammu and

Kashmir government had

not cleared its dues with the

Ministry of Power, there-

fore, the Power Ministry

would not allow any power

exchange programme

between the two.

Now, the UT Administra-

tion would try to purchase

the required power from

other sources, he added.

Besides, the Chandigarh

Administration has not yet

got the nod from the Union

Power Ministry to purchase

additional 60-MW power

from other sources to min-

imise the demand and sup-

ply gap during summers.

Since the power purchase

cost is Rs 50 crore, there-

fore, UT requires permis-

sion from the Union Min-

istry of Power.

Last year too, the UT

Administ ration had a

tough time seeking per-

mission from the Union

Ministry of Power. They

had sought permission to

purchase power worth Rs

50 crore. UT officials had to

make several trips to New

Delhi to convince the

Union Ministry officials.

An official of the UT Elec-

tricity Department said that

since the UT did not have its

own power generation

plants, the Electricity

Department had to pur-

chase electricity from vari-

ous power plants and sign

agreements with them. He

further said that if there was

any shortage this time, the

department would be left

with no option, but to

enforce power cuts.

The Joint Electricity

Regulatory Commission in

its recent communication

to the UT ElectricityDepartment had allowed

the department to enforce

power cuts in the city if

the department found it

difficult to provide the

required power supply to

its consumers. The com-

munication reads, Power

cuts could be undertaken

by the department, keep-

ing equity among all con-

sumers of the Electricity

Department irrespective

of their status.

Brace for more power cuts UT not to get 30-MW power from Jammu & Kashmir this summer

POWER DEMAND TO SHOOT UP

As per the load studies conducted by the UT officials, the demand forpower is expected to reach 400 MW during summers, which wasmaximum at 353 MW last year. After tapping all its sources, theAdministration will have 310 MW power this summer, but will still fallshort of 90 MW power to meet the demand and supply gap. The UTAdministration is receiving 220 MW power from various sources. Itgets 47 per cent from Mohali (PSPCL), five per cent from BBMB,Dhulkote, and the remaining 48 per cent from Nalalgarh. The UTAdministration had also made arrangement to get additional 90 MWpower from three private power firms.

MORE FINANCIAL POWERS SOUGHT FOR UT ADMINISTRATOR

The UT Administration has demanded more financial power for the UTAdministrator from the Ministry of Power, to purchase power upto Rs100 crore. At present, the Administrator can only grant approval topurchase power upto Rs 8 crore, but if the power purchase costcrosses the limit of Rs 8 crore, then the UT officials have to seekpermission from the Union Ministry of Power.

MD/MS ENTRANCE

Candidates face the heatas PGI tightens security

Burning midnight oil

to pursue law at 59

Govind Khanna with his

degree at Panjab University,

Chandigarh, on Sunday.TRIBUNE PHOTO: PARVESH CHAUHAN

Sector 32 residents wake up to a shocker Find lewd graffiti spray-painted outside their houses and on cars

A resident shows the defaced number plate of his car at

Sector 32, Chandigarh, on Sunday. TRIBUNE PHOTO: PARVESH CHAUHAN

WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR?

The CBI had unearthed a cheating racket during MD/MS entranceexam held on November 10 last year by cracking down on 15candidates during the exam. Later, Gurivi Reddy, the main accusedin the case, was arrested by the CBI and was found to have planteddecoy candidates to benefit 10 other candidates. The case ispending in the District Courts.

MULTI-LAYER CHECKING SYSTEM

Students had to go through three-tier security check. First, they werefrisked, then scanned by hand-held metal detectors, followed by door-frame metal detectors and bug detectors.

CENTRAL ANNOUNCEMENT SYSTEM

A central announcement system was introduced to keep vigil even onthe invigilators. Biometric attendance system was put in place andvideography was also done inside the exam halls.

FINGERPRINTS TAKEN

Fingerprint samples of candidateswere also taken to later verify theirrecords during conuselling. Acontrol room was set up at each ofthe centres to monitor the footageof CCTV cameras.

FLYING SQUADA flying squad headed by the PGIRegistrar and comprising seniorPGI faculty members visited allthe examination centres.

Besides, the PGIs Chief SecurityOfficer made rounds of all thecentres during the examination.

72 HOMEGUARDS DEPLOYED

A total of 72 homeguards werehired by the PGIMER for securitychecks. As many as sixhomeguards, including threewomen and three men, weredeployed at each of the centres.A PCR van was stationed outsideeach centre. As many as 30 PGIsecurity personnel also assistedthe police.

JEWELLERY REMOVEDA number of female candidateswere seen removing theirearrings at the last moment.

A woman candidate removes her chain before entering the

exam hall at a school in Sector 15, Chandigarh, on Sunday.

TRIBUNE PHOTO: PRADEEP TEWARI

Chandigarh, May 19An 8-year-old unidentified

girl died after being hit by a

speeding luxury car near

Himachal Bhawan, Sector 28,

late this evening. A resident

of Sector 18, Chirag Sachdeva

(24), who was driving the

Audi car, rushed the girl to

Government Multi-Specialty

Hospital, Sector 16, where

she was declared brought

dead. The girl, reportedly,

was trying to cross the road.

The police is investigating

the case. TNS

Girl hit byspeedingcar, dies