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POWER DEMAND TO SHOOT UP
As per the load studies conducted by the UT officials, the demand for power is expected to reach 400 MW during summers, which was maximum at 353 MW last year. After tapping all its sources, the Administration will have 310 MW power this summer, but will still fall short of 90 MW power to meet the demand and supply gap. The UT Administration is receiving 220 MW power from various sources. It gets 47 per cent from Mohali (PSPCL), five per cent from BBMB, Dhulkote, and the remaining 48 per cent from Nalalgarh. The UT Administration had also made arrangement to get additional 90 MW power from three private power firms.

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Brace for more power cuts

UT not to get 30-MW power from Jammu & Kashmir this summer
Rajinder Nagarkoti
Tribune News Service

Candidates face the heat as PGI tightens security

Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, May 19 In a bid to make up for the embarrassment it faced during the MD/MS entrance examination held last year, where several decoy candidates managed to sneak into the exam hall, the PGIMER put in place more stringent security parameters during the exam held here today. While the institution had introduced a foolproof three-tier security system during the rescheduled exam last year disallowing candidates to carry ornaments, 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 valuable items like ornaments, wallets and ATM cards outside the exam centres. More than 9,000 candidates 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 candidates had to return from the entry point to hand over their belongings, including nosepins, gold bangles, wallets 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 continued this time as well. At GGDSD College in Sector 32, male students were not allowed to enter the examination hall with belts on. Meanwhile, female can-

Chandigarh, May 19 Residents of the City Beautiful should be ready to face more power cuts this summer because the UT Administration will not receive 30MW power from Jammu and Kashmir. Two years ago, the Chandigarh Administration had signed an agreement with the Jammu and Kashmir government to share requirements of power during the peaks hours (10 am to 6 pm and 11 pm to 5 am). As per the agreement, the Jammu and Kashmir government was to provide 30MW power to Chandigarh every day during summers and the same would be provided to it by Chandigarh during winters. But this year, the Administration will not receive 30 MW power from the Jammu and Kashmir Government. Confirming the development, MP Singh, Superintending Engineer (Electrici-

MORE FINANCIAL POWERS SOUGHT FOR UT ADMINISTRATOR

The UT Administration has demanded more financial power for the UT Administrator from the Ministry of Power, to purchase power upto Rs 100 crore. At present, the Administrator can only grant approval to purchase power upto Rs 8 crore, but if the power purchase cost crosses the limit of Rs 8 crore, then the UT officials have to seek permission from the Union Ministry of Power.
ty), UT Administration, said that since the Jammu and Kashmir government had not cleared its dues with the Ministry of Power, therefore, the Power Ministry would not allow any power exchange programme between the two. Now, the UT Administration 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 minimise the demand and supply gap during summers. Since the power purchase cost is Rs 50 crore, therefore, UT requires permission from the Union Ministry of Power. Last year too, the UT Administration had a tough time seeking permission 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 Electricity Department said that since the UT did not have its own power generation plants, the Electricity Department had to purchase electricity from various 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 Electricity Department 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 communication reads, Power cuts could be undertaken by the department, keeping equity among all consumers of the Electricity Department irrespective of their status.

MD/MS ENTRANCE

A woman candidate removes her chain before entering the exam hall at a school in Sector 15, Chandigarh, on Sunday.
TRIBUNE PHOTO: PRADEEP TEWARI

MULTI-LAYER CHECKING SYSTEM

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

CENTRAL ANNOUNCEMENT SYSTEM

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

FINGERPRINTS TAKEN
Fingerprint samples of candidates were also taken to later verify their records during conuselling. A control room was set up at each of the centres to monitor the footage of CCTV cameras.

72 HOMEGUARDS DEPLOYED
A total of 72 homeguards were hired by the PGIMER for security checks. As many as six homeguards, including three women and three men, were deployed at each of the centres. A PCR van was stationed outside each centre. As many as 30 PGI security personnel also assisted the police.

Sector 32 residents wake up to a shocker

Find lewd graffiti spray-painted outside their houses and on cars
Amit Sharma
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 19 Residents 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 painted the walls of houses and car windowpanes with vulgar 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

A resident shows the defaced number plate of his car at Sector 32, Chandigarh, on Sunday. TRIBUNE PHOTO: PARVESH CHAUHAN onwards in the area. JC Bhatia, one of the residents, 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 cleaning the spray paint from their vehicles. The miscreants even managed to enter the premises
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Girl hit by speeding car, dies

Chandigarh, May 19 An 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

FLYING SQUAD
A flying squad headed by the PGI Registrar and comprising senior PGI faculty members visited all the examination centres. Besides, the PGIs Chief Security Officer made rounds of all the centres during the examination.

JEWELLERY REMOVED
A number of female candidates were seen removing their earrings at the last moment.

WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR?

The CBI had unearthed a cheating racket during MD/MS entrance exam held on November 10 last year by cracking down on 15 candidates during the exam. Later, Gurivi Reddy, the main accused in the case, was arrested by the CBI and was found to have planted decoy candidates to benefit 10 other candidates. The case is pending in the District Courts.
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
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Burning midnight oil to pursue law at 59

Amit Sharma
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 19 Age is not a deterrent for 59-year-old Govind Khanna, who toiled hard to pursue a degree in law. His efforts bore fruits and he was the oldest yet enthusiastic student to be conferred a degree during the Panjab University convocation 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 law from 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, principal of DAV Senior Secondary 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,

Govind Khanna with his degree at Panjab University, Chandigarh, on Sunday.

TRIBUNE PHOTO: PARVESH CHAUHAN

MPhil and PhD in education. It was my love for learning that motivated me to study further after around twodecades, Vibha said. Vibha is presently pursuing her LLM from Kurukshetra University. Another candidate to be conferred a degree was Inspector Kuldeep Singh, posted at the CBI Office in Chandigarh. Singh said the curiosity to have a deep knowledge of law made him pursue the subject. Rajesh Sharma, another local businessman, who had also contested the Municipal Corporation Elections in 2011, was also among those who got a law degree.