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University teachers discuss retirement age issue
Chandigarh, October 20 In a faxed letter sent to the Chief Minister of Punjab today they put forward their demands. The letter said their agenda had been kept at abeyance. It further said in case no decision was taken up on the enhancement of retirement age of university teachers, the executive committee would again meet soon either at Chandigarh or Ludhiana and decide the course of protest against the Punjab Government. The copies of the letter was also sento to the Finance Minister, Mr Surinder Singla, and the Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab.
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PU booklet on admission trends soon
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, October 20 This year (2006-07 session), the bureau has decided to include other institutions/colleges of Chandigarh as per previous year imparting academic/ professional/ vocational/add-on courses (full time/part-time) etc. A booklet on the admission trends of the university and other institutions of Chandigarh is due to be published for the academic session 2006-07. The desirous institutions/ colleges can supply the information at parmards2000@yahoo.com well before the commencement of admissions for the session 2007-08. Interviews for admission to M.Phil (Punjabi) /M.Phil (SGGSS) in the Department of Punjabi for the session 2006-2007 have been re-fixed (due to the new merit criteria) for October 26. Timings of interview will be as follows: M. Phil (Punjabi):9am to 12 noon; M.Phil (SGGSS):12 noon to 2 pm. Those candidates who have applied for M.Phil (Punjabi) and M.Phil (SGGSS) are advised to appear before the Board of Control in Punjabi on October 26 as per the schedule mentioned above in the Department of Punjabi (Arts Block I, 1st Floor) along with original certificates of matric, intermediate or equivalent exam, B.A. I, II and III D.M.C., M.A. I and II DMC, date of birth certificate, character certificate of last institute, gap year affidavit and others (if any). Attested copies of the same also submit in the office before October 24 for calculation of merit according to the Chairperson, Department of Punjabi. The interview for admission to M.Phil English will be held on October 27 at 10am in the Department of English. All candidates who appeared for the interview on October 17 are advised to be present again on October 27. Lecture on OBCs: Prof Sudha Pai from the Centre for Political Studies in Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, delivered a lecture on ‘Understanding Backwardness for Affirmative Action’ in the Political Science Department.In the context of the current debate on reservation for OBCs in higher education and employment, she stressed the need to have a clear concept of backwardness and also the need to identify both the castes that can be understood as backward as well as the people within the backward castes who are most in need of affirmative action. She suggested that the backward castes could be broadly categorised as agrarian and artisan castes. While the former have been beneficiary of Green Revolution and some limited land reforms as well as agribusiness opportunities, the artisan castes remain on the margins of society. The seminar was well attended by the students and faculty of the political science and sociology department. Information cell: Prof. R.C. Sobti, Vice-Chancellor, inaugurated the first phase of the Students Information Cell to streamline the work of various branches of Administrative Block here today. The first phase involves the collection of forms and generating the database for smooth conduct of examinations and declaration of results.Multiple counters will be provided for the collection of forms and issuance of computerised receipts. The processing of forms will be immediately started after receiving it from the students. It will help in great way for improving efficiency of various sections involved till the declaration of results as the same data will be available through computerised network, said Mr Sudesh Kumar, System Manager, in charge of total computerization of Administration Block. In the second phase, students’ registration of all affiliated colleges, their results and deficiencies in various forms shall be available under the single window system. Specific information will also be available to the students and to the colleges through the website of Panjab University after the completion of the second phase. Workshop ends: The two-day workshop organised by the Population and Development Education Cell in RRC, Panjab University, for District Coordinators of Punjab concluded here today.Mr Bilal Ahemed, Consultant, NACO, New Delhi deliberated on issues relating to youth and HIV/AIDS, project development, advocacy and training. He also emphasised on addressing stigma/discriminations and role of participants and also to support national efforts on awareness building in regard to services available on HIV/AIDS such as integrated counselling and testing centre including prevention of parents to child transmission CPPTCT Centres and ART Centres. Dr Sangeeta Bhalla, Reader, Department of Law, PU, deliberated on the issue of human rights, ethics and HIV/AIDS. The denial of human right was particularly focused on testing policies as well as the malady of stigma and discrimination. The thrust of her presentation was on the measures to raise public awareness.
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No teaching at PU on Oct 23, 24
Chandigarh October 20 According to Dean University Instructions, Panjab University, in order to ensure that there is no loss of class teaching, two forthcoming Saturdays — October 28 and November 4 — shall be working days and the teaching schedule of October 23 and 24 shall remain operative on October 28 and November 4, respectively Meanwhile, Prof R.C. Sobti, Vice-Chancellor, has extended Divali greetings to the staff and students of the university.
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Fresh Indo-Global students welcomed
Mohali, October 20 Rano, a student from architecture, and Prabhjot from the engineering wing impressed the
gathering with their dancing skills while Vilphin and Ankush memerised the listeners with their melodious voices. The highlights of the function were the
giddha and bhangra performances. The function was inaugurated by Mr Sukhdev Kumar Singla, chairman, Indo-Global Colleges. Mr S.S. Sekhon, director,
PEDA, was the chief guest on the occasion.
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Students celebrate Divali with the blind
Mohali, October 20 These children from the Society for the Care of the Blind were brought to the GJIMT campus where each student shared his celebrations with a blind child. The children were taken around the campus and the students described in detail everything they saw to them. The children were made apart of the colourful and bright mood of festivity that came alive on the campus. Dr JS Bedi, Chairman of
GJIMT, welcomed and congratulated everyone for celebrating the festival with those whose lives were not as gifted as theirs. He said it was an important day for everyone since while it gave moments of happiness and joy to the blind children it was a big learning experience for the students. “Only by holding the hands of those who are not as lucky as we are can we feel their pain and helplessness. And it is this feeling of empathy and not sympathy which needs to be inculcated,” he said. |
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Students hold anti-cracker rally
Chandigarh, October 20 For the past one week, the students have been delivering speeches in the morning assembly on anti-crackers movement and different types of pollutions caused by it. Charts were put up by the students to spread awareness among children on the hazards of crackers and encouraged them to celebrate safe Divali. KV celebrates Divali
Meanwhile, Divali was celebrated with great fervour and enthusiasm at Kendriya Vidyalaya, AFS High Grounds today .The Principal Ms S.K. Bhatia wished the staff and students a bright and prosperous Divali. A special assembly programme was conducted by the students of Class IX-A. Ketan Mishra delivered an impressive speech highlighting the significance of Divali and urged the students to ‘say no to crackers’: He stressed that people should celebrate Divali in an eco-friendly environment. The choir of the class sang ‘Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram’, which was enthusiastically joined by the rest of the school. An inter-house pageant competition based on ‘Ramcharitmanas’ was educative and fascinating. The participants of Shivaji House emerged as winners. They got a standing ovation by audience.
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Students say no to crackers
Chandigarh, October 20 She told students about the importance of Divali and also the ill-effects of crackers. Motivating them to say no to crackers, she administered a pledge to around 200 children present there to observe a cracker-free Divali.
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Divali celebrated at Shemrock
Tribune News Service
Mohali, October 20 Ramlila staged: Students and staff of Golden Bells Public School, Sector 77, here celebrated Divali. The children brought alive the good and evil characters of the Ramayana and also presented a fancy dress show. Mrs Gurjeet Bawa, Principal, addressed the students. Various competitions of candle and diya making were also held. The winners were Gagandeep Singh, Amanpreet and Nirdosh,, Harpreet, Ruchi, Sahiba, Mehak, Arshpreet Kaur, Ishita, Aadi, Devinder, Prabhnoor, Simran, Avinash, Kulraj, Navneet Sodhi, Chandni, Simarpreet, Yuvika and Navneet Kaur Gill.Competitions held: A Shastri Model School here also hosted a number of competitions. Students made greeting cards, decorated candles and diyas. The winners were Preeti, Simranjit, Chanpreet, Shweta, Aayushi and Kritika.Hemkunt school: Students and staff of Hemkunt Public School, Sector 71, here celebrated Divali with enthusiasm. Students took out a march against bursting of crackers. The school director, Dr G.S. Bhalla, spoke on the occasion.
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Divali celebrated in school
Mohali, October 20 The winners include Gagandeep, Vikram, Mandeep Singh, Gurpreet Kaur, Deeksha, Manpreet Singh and Sonali. The students also celebrated Divali. A cultural programme was also organised. A number of speakers highlighted the significance of Divali and cautioned the audience against the dangers of crackers. The Principal, Mr D.S. Bedi, urged parents to impart first-hand knowledge to students to enable them to comprehend information fully and sensibly. The following students were given prizes: Simran Kaur, Arshit, Supreet Kaur, Ramandeep Saini, Rahul Dogra, Gagandeep Singh Varneet, Gurpal, Shareen, Jaswinder, Vivek Mehta, Syanatan, Manpreet, Mandeep, Harleen, Sukhmeet, Jaskaran and Debzyni.
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Contests mark Divali celebrations
Dera Bassi, October 20 A member of the SGPC from Dera Bassi, Mr Nirmail Singh Jaula Kalan, and office-bearers of the Chandigarh-Punjab Union of Journalists were also present on the occasion. |
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Inter-house play contest at YPS
Mohali, October 20 Aitchison house put up "Aji Aapke Hath ki Chaye" which portrayed how a newly married couple took time to adjust with each other. "Charandas Chor" enacted by Tagore house was a powerful comedy with a social message. Ranjit house staged "Char Kisse Choupal Ke" that conveyed the message that education was an integral part of one's life and could be received at any age. Nalagarh House enacted "Refund", showing that education was not only about passing exams and getting degrees, but also learning manners and discipline. The results are as follows: First: Ranjit house, Second: Patiala house, Third: Tagore house. Individual positions holders are: Ramandeep Neetu, (1) Jaikar Singh, (2) and Rohin Singh (3). |
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HARTRON annual function
Chandigarh, October 20 The programme commenced with the
lighting of the traditional lamp and Saraswati Vandana. The fashion show put up by students had three rounds of traditional, western and formal attires. A special dance by eight couples from the Army, who are getting training at the institute, drew applause. Lieut Col R.P.S. Roy and his wife were adjudged the best couple.
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Students given cash awards
Chandigarh, October 20 The executive Director of Doaba Group of Colleges, Mr Manjit Singh, said Doaba Polytechnic, Raipur, had won the first position in the table tennis in the Punjab Technical Institutes Sports Meet. Megha Manchanda was declared Miss Fresher while Mr Aditya Verma was declared Mr Fresher.
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CAT reserves order on dismissed IT inspectors
Chandigarh, October 20 The applicants had made the Union of India, Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, North Western Region and Secretary, Staff Selection Commission as the respondents. Challenging the order, the applicants stated they had been removed arbitrarily without complying with the principles of natural justice. Earlier, when the applicant had moved the tribunal in 2001 and 2003, the tribunal had directed the department to conduct an inquiry. The department terminated their services following an inquiry. After this the applicants have moved a civil writ petition in the Punjab and Haryana High Court in May 2005. The high court had directed the applicant to approach the tribunal. The applicants have stated that they joined against the post of inspectors advertised in 1989. The selection was made on the basis of written test and interview. The former Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, North West Region, Mr Vijay Khanna, in an order dated November 10, 2003, stated that the Staff Selection Commission had intimated the department that no nomination letter had been issued in the name of the candidates. The Income Tax Department had stated that a written test for the non-gazetted posts was conducted by the SSC followed by an interview by an independent panel of experts. The recruitments of the candidates were made during 1990-92 when the office of the Chief Commissioner of Income Tax was at Patiala. It was alleged that a number of candidates, who were later posted as Inspectors, Lower and Upper Division clerks and stenos, had allegedly forged documents for getting the jobs. Following the expose, the CBI has registered cases against them under Sections 420, 468, 471 and 120-B of the IPC. The trial is going on the CBI Special Court here. Those accused in the case have sought transfer of the case to Patiala.
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Youth sentenced for molestation
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, October 20 The accused had waylaid the victim in Sector 20 on April 19, 2004 and had outraged her modesty. A case under Sections 354 and 506 of the IPC has been registered at the Sector 9 police station. The accused was employed in the Punjab Health Department. Bail rejected: The Chief Judicial Magistrate, Mr Y.S. Rathore, today rejected the bail of Gursharan Singh Gama, a terrorist, who was arrested by the CBI from Ropar in case of giving false information to procure a passport.Gama was declared a proclaimed offender in a case of dacoity. The bail application was opposed by the CBI. Witness declared hostile: In the ongoing case of disproportionate case against K.K. Jairath, a former UT Chief Engineer, the CBI today declared a prosecution witness, Kamboj, as hostile. The witness was among the 12 witnesses who had been summoned by the CBI Special Judge to record their statement.Another witness, Narian Dass, who had sold an industrial plot to the accused, his statement was also recorded. A total of 126 witnesses have been mentioned by the CBI. Yesterday, four material witness — Swaran Singh, Jaspal, Harjinder and his brother — had turned hostile.
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Bazm-e-Afsana organised
Panchkula, October 20 At the conference hall the literary creations represented the cultural ethos of contemporary life in its varied manifestations. An author of 67 books and former Joint Director, Health Services from Punjab, Kewal Dhir, juxtaposed the chinks in the establishment with a special reference to the role of the police administration in his story titled ‘Badchalan’. The winner of the National Sahitya Akademy award Mohan Bhandari reveled in universal love in his story ‘Som Nath da Mandir’. He has hailed and articulated the power of love governing the cosmic objects and mortal relationships. Another captivating piece of literary creation ‘Maano na maano’ came from Indu Bali, which was indeed a salutation to the inner strength, courage and conviction of a daring crippled girl. The protagonist of Farzana Naseem’s story ‘Insaaf’ was a proponent of woman empowerment who was subjugated and exploited in the male dominated society. Renu Bahl brought alive the anguish of an unborn baby—a victim of female foeticide —in her story ‘Khushboo Mere Aangan Ki..‘Kedar Nath Shama and others also read their stories. The noted literary personality and critic Irteza Karim of Delhi University appreciating the felicity and growing popularity of Urdu language. He said the Urdu ghazal singers like Jagjit Singh, Pankaj Udhas had popularized Urdu more than the official organisations. The akademy secretary Padmashri Kashmiri Lal Zakir shared the expertise of story writing.. |
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A modern clowning around
Chandigarh, October 20 Brought to the city by the Alliance Française de Chandigarh and the French Embassy, Meli-Melo’s ‘What are you leaning on?’ drew upon traditional circus frolics—aerial acrobatics and juggling—along with elements drawn from theatre, dance and even musicals to produce a show that was lively, cheery and fun. The theatrics provided the perfect foil to the acrobatics through the exaggerated portrayal of emotions which flitted across the faces of the performers even when they were not occupying centre stage. The music which ranged from tuneful ditties to sounds strung together helped not only to highlight the emotions played out on stage but to also enhance the juggling and acrobatics. The ‘narrative’ weaves through five characters that play their lives out around each other, meeting, juggling, bouncing and swaying in a lively interplay of relationship building and the whole process of story-telling was supported ably by a series of props that were not only the objects for some nifty juggling, but also helped to move the story along. ‘What are you leaning on?’ is an enchanting tale of growing up, from the magic and mystery of childhood to the inevitable but not always straightforward transition to adulthood. The ‘growing up’ takes place around a gigantic swinging ladder which is right through by the five performers on stage—sometimes as a see-saw, sometimes a swing and even sometimes as an object that is at the receiving end of their emotions but it is always there, grounding them, keeping the focus on what is being played out. This coupled with chasing and escaping, colliding and playing together with props ranging from unlikely pillows to a ball, umbrellas, devil and walking sticks and even a children’s cart, the show comes together in a playful and quirky way. While Meli-Melo’s five talented artists insist that there is an underlying message to their antics yet it did not bear down heavily on the show. However with allusions to the wildness that exists within all of us (through a monkey-like character played with gay abandon) to delightful childlike nuances in each of the characters to the bashfulness associated with growing up and coming together, the act surprised, delighted and most of all made people smile. |
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Divali gift for PGI patients – fruits with love
Chandigarh, October 20 He further said Punjab Red Cross had given free medicines worth more than Rs 1.75 lakh during the last six months. Blankets, bed sheets and a tricycle were also presented to some patients on the occasion. Also present was Ms Manjit Sodhi, honorary secretary of State Red Cross who said a poor patient was soon to be fitted with an artificial arm costing Rs 75,000. |
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Respecting special athletes, Punjab style
Chandigarh, October 20 These five special sportspersons, who were selected for the forthcoming 9th Fesipic Games (Para-Asian Games for the Disabled) to be held in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) from November 25 to December 1, received a letter duly signed by M. Mahadva, secretary-general, Paralympic Committee of India, asking them to incur the proposed expenditure of Rs 40,150 (entry fee Rs 21,150 in addition to transport expenditure of Rs 19,000). Rajinder said, “What can be expected from this government. I was the happiest person on earth when I received the letter which read that I will be again representing my country for such a coveted meet. But as soon as I read further it asked us to bear the expenses of the tour, which shattered my faith into pieces.” Belonging to a poor family, Mehsampur (Jalandhar)-based Rajinder is not in a position to afford the expenditure. “When the state government can shower lakhs of rupees to promote other games like shooting, weightlifting for normal persons, is it right on their part to ask for entry fee and travelling expenses from us”. A five-time national gold medallist in general category and three-time national gold medalist in disabled category, he was conferred with Arjuna Award by President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam for winning bronze medal in Paralympics Games, Athens, in 2004, but he was denied the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award earlier this year on the pretext that there was no provision to confer the award on disabled persons. “When we go to any blind school or institute, children ask us what we got for playing for the country to which we are answerless,” said Vivek Monga, an 80 per cent blind athlete from Ludhiana, who was a gold medallist at the British Open Athletics Championship held at Manchester in 2005. “When we look at our senior colleagues’ apathy we can imagine what treatment will be meted out to us. In my opinion if our games are not being recognised and there is no gradation or recognition policy, then I must say there’s no point holding the tournaments,” argues another Ludhiana-based national gold medalist athlete Balwinder Singh, who has 90 per cent eye disability. Mr Sukhmanpreet Singh Sidhu, secretary-general, Paralympic Committee of Punjab, said, “The rehabilitation of the disabled persons shall be the prime concern of the government in order to foster their capacity to attain a more meaningful, productive and satisfying life. It is the duty of the state to support the total well-being of disabled persons so as involve them in the mainstream of society.” |
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St John’s beat St Kabir by 10 runs
Chandigarh, October 20 Brief scores: St John’s: 46 for 7 in 15 over (Vaibhav Kaushik 15, Amrit 3 for10) St Kabir: 36 all out in 13.3 over(Sarthak 10, Akhil 2 for 10, Aman Cheema 2 for12, Arjun 2 for15, Dilipinder 2 for 16) In an under-16 match of the same tournament YPS, Mohali, and St Stephen’s teams shared points as the match was abandoned due to rain. Brief scores: St Stephen’s : 146 for 9 in 25 overs(Gaurav 47, Hitesh 40, Harprateek 4 for 20) YPS: 98 for 3 in 18 overs (Arshdeep 40, Jotvinder 40,) In another u-16 match Shishu Niketan beat Hansraj Public School by 42 runs. Brief scores: Shishu Niketan: 152 for 3 in 20 overs (Neeraj Joshi 71, Vinod 23, Amit 19 n.o., Tanveer 1 for 27) Hansraj: 102 all out in 19.2 overs (Tanveer 51, Amit 4for 20,Ashish 2 for12). Tomorrow will be a rest day. The matches to be played on Sunday in u-16 category are St John’s v/s St Kabir at 9 a.m. and Satluj Public School v/s St Anne’s at 1p.m. In the u-10 category St John’s B team will meet YPS at 12 noon. |
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