Jalandhar, October 26
Coming as a major boon to the litigants and lawyers, all decisions of the local District and Sessions Court are being uploaded on the web the same day.

Log on to ecourts.gov.in and search for any judgment via case number, court number, party name and order date and one can retrieve the copy of the same. While earlier only the daily case list was being uploaded, now even the case status and interim orders can be had by searching via FIR number, party name, advocate name, case code, Act or case type.

The link to the page can also be had from the official website of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, www.highcourtchd.gov.in and then clicking on the "national data grid" button on the right side of the page.

After clicking on any search options such as court number, one has to choose the Punjab state and Jalandhar district, after which other options open up such as Chief Judicial Magistrate, Civil Judge Senior Division, District and Sessions Court, Taluka Court Nakodar, Taluka Court Phillaur. On clicking on any of these options, for example, District and Sessions Court the list of names of judges, including District and Sessions Judge JS Klar, Additional District and Sessions Judges also pop up. On choosing the name of the judge, all judgments passed by him open up datewise going backwards.

Officials of the National Informatics Centre (NIC) said the courts had been provided with a server room and server managers to keep uploading the work. Training had been provided to the judges and their supporting staff.

President of the District Bar Association Mandeep Singh Sachdev said while earlier the judgments were being uploaded and sent to the Supreme Court daily, it was now that the portal had been made public. “It, of course, will be of big help to our entire community and public for quick references,” he said. 

Bathinda, October 26
The BKU (Ekta-Ugraha) today announced to hold a 'rail roko' on October 28 in protest against the meagre price of paddy offered by arhtiyas (commission agents) and rice mills allegedly in connivance with the government procurement agencies across the state.

General secretary of the union Sukhdev Singh Kokrikalan said it was decided that all the Delhi-bound trains in Majha, Malwa and Doaba regions of Punjab would be stopped for four hours.

Sukhdev alleged that the private and government agencies were cheating paddy growers by giving them Rs 200 to Rs 300 less than the price fixed by the government. He claimed that the farmers were being cheated by declaring that their produce was full of moisture and discoloured. The BKU general secretary demanded that the procurement agencies should allow an increase from 4 per cent to 10 per cent in case of discoloured grains while the permissible moisture content be increased from 17 per cent to 22 per cent.

Also, the monopoly of private traders on purchase of cotton should be eliminated by allowing the government agencies, including the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) and Markfed, to make purchases, he added. It was also demanded that the rate of 'dogli basmati' (dual basmati) and 'desi basmati' should be increased to Rs 4,000 and Rs 4,500, respectively. — TNS

Bathinda, October 26
Photographs and portraits of historical figures lining the four walls; phulkari, pakkhis and decade-old hand-made artefacts piled up on a huge table; and broken corners of several replicas of the archaeological finds. These are some of the things that one is bound to notice during a visit to the museum at Government Rajindra College here.

“Several times, we thought of expanding the museum but lack of funds stares us in the face. Space crunch is another problem. Several development works are going on simultaneously in the college. We will see if something can be planned for the museum as well,” said college principal Vijay Kumar Goyal.

History professor Sukhdev Singh said, “The Archaeological Survey of India sent us replicas of the articles which were excavated in different parts of the country. They have been kept on open shelves. The cleaner has dropped the items several times. We need a glass enclosure to safeguard these.”

Sukhdev Singh added that the replicas were of great significance since they showcased the history of civilisations. The museum has replicas of articles found during excavations in Alwar, Gwalior, Sarnath, Kanchipuram, Nalanda, Madhya Pradesh, Hampi in Mysore, Kolhapur and other places.

The museum also has a collection of originals like iron weights, iron 'chakla belan' and coins from medieval India. "All these items have been contributed by the students of the college. The Malwa region of the state has many historical villages where such things keep on being unearthed during digging. On finding them, students give them to the museum. Whenever we get an article, we send it to a historian to ascertain the time it dates back to and then place it in the museum," Singh said.

The museum also has two very interesting photographs. One of them shows a handcuffed Uddham Singh being taken out of the Caxton Hall in London after he assassinated Michael O' Dwyer and injured others. Another photograph shows Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru addressing mediapersons in Delhi only hours before India was declared free. 

Bathinda, October 26
The three-day international conference on 'Information & Mathematical Sciences', being organised at the Baba Farid Group of Institutions (BFGI) concluded with a valedictory function today. Deputy Commissioner, Bathinda, KK Yadav was the chief guest on the occasion and the chairman, BFGI, Gurmeet Singh Dhaliwal, presided over the function. The chief guest was felicitated by the chairman.

Speaking on the occasion, the chief guest said such conferences shall make the future of India bright in the field of research. "Research never goes waste. So many areas are there in which research can be initiated," he said.

The third day of the conference started with a plenary talk, chaired by Prof GC Sharma, former pro-vice-chancellor of Dr BR Ambedkar University, Agra. Dr Roger Marshal addressed the audience and shared his views on the topic "Atomic and molecular level modelling of elementary and composite DNA strings". He explained the DNA structure and spoke about the applications of DNA strings of mathematics. He further explained the nucleotide structure, the genetic code and transcription as the basics of the model.

Dr Marshal was introduced to the audience by the convener of the conference Manish Goyal. Goyal stated that Dr Marshal was a professor of computer science and taught at various universities of the world and had published 120 research papers in the international journals. Dr GC Sharma thanked Dr Marshal for enlightening the audience with his invaluable views.

The delegates reviewed the whole proceedings of the conference and identified path-breaking observations and recommendations as the outcome of information technology and mathematics.

The delegates appreciated the conference and the value that it added to their learning and research. The conference concluded with a valedictory function applauding the delegates.

Thanking the delegates and the faculty members of the institute, the chairman said, "I am extremely happy with the success of the conference. I wish to see more delegates, not only from India but abroad too, participate in the conference next year. The students should make the most of such opportunities since it is a good learning ground for them."

He further said the presence of delegates on the second and third day was much more as compared to the first day. The chairman said he had gained a lot from the conference and sanctioned Rs 7 crore for research and innovations at the BFGI. He declared that the BFGI would recruit a senior and experienced professor in every department for research purposes and would give scholarships to the JRF students from the BFGI for research.

On Day III of the conference, delegates presented their research papers and encouraged the audience to think beyond the existing facts in maths and information technology.

Dr GC Sharma thanked Gurmeet Singh Dhaliwal for conducting such a wonderful conference at the BFGI and applauded their hospitality and promptness. He said that after retirement also, he had been conducting research and wanted to work for the welfare of society. He presented his mathematical model of cancer, malaria and HIV which would be very helpful for medicine.

Dr Munish Gupta, the organising secretary, read the report of the conference and said that around 300 delegates came, among whom 40 per cent were from other states of India, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), NITs and IITs.

Dr Rajiv Kumar, professor of mathematics at MDU, Rohtak, applauded the hospitality and positivity of the BFGI and hoped to see such conferences in future also. He also appreciated the vision of the managing director S.Gurmeet Singh Dhaliwal. Dr Roger Marshal also appreciated the hospitality accorded in Punjab.

All the delegates were felicitated with mementos and certificates by the DC. Dr Rajiv Kumar thanked the BFGI on the behalf of ISITA. He said he had been to 35 international conferences in India but never of such kind.

Munish Goyal, convener of the conference, delivered a vote of thanks. He thanked all the sponsors and collaborations, staff, students and the entire BFGI for their support.

The conference was attended by Prof RK Tuteja, ISITA president and Dr Jaskaran Singh Bhullar, director, Administration and the principals of various colleges.

Bathinda, October 26
On behalf of the Bathinda Sahodya Schools complex, a seminar on 'Pedagogy, education and life-long learning' was organised at the RBDAV Senior Secondary School here today. The chief guest on the occasion was the regional officer of the CBSE, Panchkula Zone, RJ Khanderao.

He brought to light the flexible relationship between the education policies and the changing times. He added that every era needs new pedagogy. As per the requirements of the new generations, the system has to be updated as pedagogy needs to be explored through thinking and practice.

Principal of DAV Public School, Haripura, stated that education is a deliberate process of drawing out learning, of encouraging and giving time for discovery. He added that it was an intentional act and a process of living and not a preparation for the future.

Principal of PKS International School, Bathinda, Fateh Singh. said to educate is to create and sustain informed, hopeful and respectful environment where learning flourishes.

Principal of RBDAV School said lifelong learning is an ongoing and voluntary pursuit of knowledge. It enhances social inclusion, active citizenship, personal development, competitiveness and employability.

Bathinda, October 26
St. Xavier's School, Bathinda, today organised a closing ceremony for the exhibition of models. A dance, to welcome the guests, was also presented by the students. The students also staged an English musical play, 'My Fair Lady'.

Another student, Abhinav Jindal, sang an old melodious number. To showcase the evolution of mankind, a Hindi skit 'Aadi Se Aaj Tak' was enacted by the students. The students also presented a Punjabi skit.

The chief guest on the occasion, Naveen Singla, addressed the students and told them that attitude makes a lot of difference in life and urged them to have a positive attitude. He also told the students to derive pleasure from simple things in life, love their country, parents and friends besides respecting their teachers.

The guest of honour Rupinder Sra remembered her childhood days spent in St. Xavier's and thanked all the teachers for shaping her career. She also motivated the students to be a part of extra-curricular activities along with academics so that they can develop a well-rounded personality.

Principal of the school Father Eulalio Fernandes thanked the chief guest and the parents for sparing their precious time from their busy schedule to witness an innovative exhibition.

Bathinda, October 26
Under the guidance of Gurmeet Singh Dhaliwal, chairman of the Baba Farid Group of Institutions, the Social Welfare Department of the institution, in collaboration with the District Red Cross Society, organised a seminar on basic first aid on the college premises.

As many as 200 NSS volunteers actively participated in the awareness programme. Guest speakers from the local Red Cross Society, Naresh Pathania and Maan Singh, educated the volunteers about various first aid techniques.

Pathania explained that a sound principle when assessing an accident situation, is to stay calm, reassure the injured and give appropriate on-the-spot first aid to the victims immediately.

Coordinator of NSS camp, Arminder Singh and programme officer Ranbir Kaur, appealed to the volunteers that they should learn life saving first aid techniques to save human lives in case of contingencies.

Deputy director (academics) Dr Pardeep Kaura, deputy director (activities) BD Sharma and deputy director (facility management) Harpal Singh thanked the team members for giving valuable knowledge about first aid to the students.

Bathinda, October 26
A head constable accused of rash driving and seriously injuring another policeman has been given a clean chit by the investigating officer.

In a complaint to the police, Narinder Saini, deployed as Special Police Officer (SPO) at Kotfatta police station, was hit by a speeding car driven by Gulzar Singh who was accompanied by head constable Kuldeep Singh.

Bike snatched