SGGS holds IT competitions

Chandigarh: TechMates, a student club of the Computer Science Department at Sri Guru Gobind Singh (SGGS) College, Sector 26, conducted a series of events this week. “Reverse Gear”, a competition in which students were asked to make an animated solar system in graphics under “C” was held for BCA-III. Taranjot Singh and Ankit stood first followed by Shrey and Anshum. A debugging competition for BCA-I was held on November 15, in which Shubham and Rohit stood first while Sukhchain and Roshan Horo stood second. On Friday, an IT quiz for BCA-II was conducted in the department, in which Pankaj and Sumit Sharma stood first and the team of Dhananjay and Ajesh bagged the second position. TNS

Respects paid to CRRID Prof 

Chandigarh: Umesh S Rangnekar, former Associate Professor at the Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development (CRRID), Chandigarh, died of cardiac arrest. At CRRID, he worked in a number of important socio-economic studies. As an associate editor of Political Economy Journal of India, Rangnekar contributed to research and policy-making. He is survived by son Rohin, daughter Devika and wife Amita Rangnekar, who recently retired from KB DAV School, Chandigarh. His father Prof SB Rangnekar was a renowned economist and the head of the Department of Economics at Panjab University. A condolence meeting was held at CRRID to pay respect to him. TNS

Cyclothon for legal awareness 

Panchkula: To spread awareness about the availability of free legal aid, the Haryana State Legal Services Authority (HSLSA) will organise a cyclothon, which will be flagged off by Justice Ajay Kumar Mittal of the Punjab and Haryana High Court at the administrative building of the authority in Sector 14 here on Saturday. While giving information, Nidhi Bansal, CJM-cum-Secretary, District Legal Service Authoirty, said in the programme, judicial officers, students of various schools, panel advocates and paralegal volunteers of the District Legal Services Authority, Panchkula, will participate. TNS

‘India stands for arguments’ 

Chandigarh: “India is known for arguments. We are seekers and not believers. There is no finality,” said Prof Aswini K Mohapatra, council member, Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), and faculty at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). He was at the Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development (CRRID) for a lecture. He talked about the dominant western intellectual tradition. He said the theoretical premise as well as analytical vocabulary employed in social science remained west-oriented.  He concluded that we needed to develop an alternative analytical framework rooted in Indian systems of thought and values with a focus on the ‘whole’ rather than fragments. In reply to a question of Prof Ashutosh Kumar, he said, “The western and Indian approaches in research cannot be complimentary. They see society in fragments but we see it as a whole.” He added, “Hinduism is not a religion but a philosophy...We have created practices like untouchability because it suited some...Misconceptions need to be addressed.” TNS  

Theft at house in Sec 27

Chandigarh: A theft was reported at a house in Sector 27 here. According to the police, complainant Sunil alleged that someone had stolen gold items and clothes from his house. A case of theft has been registered and an investigation has been initiated. TNS