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Syndicate to give form to panels CHANDIGARH, Jan 25 — In a significant move, the Panjab University Syndicate is likely to give form to nearly all major procedural committees of the university shortly. The move includes composition of house for all major controlling hands of the varsity, including Revising Committee, Standing Committee, Research Degree Committee, Board of Finance, Regulation branch and Joint Controlling Machinery (JCM). Two Syndicate members will be added to the Board of Finance. The committee for regulation has four Syndicate members, the Controller of Examination (CDE), the Registrar and one as Chairman. The Standing Committee has three members with equal powers. Revising Committee features the Vice-Chancellor, Dean University Instruction, four members of the Syndicate and the COE. Sources pointed out need to carefully study the functioning and academic role of committees.The JCM had very few meetings over the past few sessions, which needed to be enhanced. A debate is likely in the house. Also on the agenda is the appointment of inspection committees for colleges of the university. Approximately 25 colleges feature on the list for the current session. The agenda also features a letter of the Punjab Government on allowance for university employees on family planning. The scheme will not provide personal benefits, HRA or special rural area service benefits on individual basis.The benefits are planned at the level of family at large. Delay in submission of applications by colleges for affiliation in subjects is likely to be cleared.This includes five colleges. In another development, the Syndicate is likely to cancel recognition for Bachelor of Business Administration Industrial Chemistry and Agro Services and Bachelor of Computer Application courses in three colleges. These are Government College of Chemistry, Jagraon, Guru Nanak National College, Doraha, and DM College, Moga. The local Dhanvantry
Ayurvedic College also comes for provisional recognition
for 40 seats on several conditions. These include
appointment of a permanent Principal, checking mode of
paying fees, qualification of staff and payment of their
salaries. “There are reports of the college
manipulating inspection committees during
inspection,” a senior fellow said. There is also a
move for annual inspections |
Students’ fast enters 4th
day CHANDIGARH, Jan 25 — The fast unto death started by two students of the Sector 26 Homoeopathic Medical College entered its fourth day today. In a release issued here today, it has been stated that a team of doctors headed by Dr Vadhera examined the two students and said that Mr Prabhjot Singh’s condition, who has lost 7 kg, is getting worse. Ms Priya Sareen, Joint Secretary of the ABVP, appealed to the Governor to intervene in the matter and resolve the issue at the earliest. Meanwhile, the inquiry committee constituted by the State Council of Homoeopathy to look into the charges against the Principal today came to the college and recorded the statements of management members and the students. The committee will submit its report within a week. In the meantime, it has asked the students to discontinue the agitation and has also asked the management to send away the Principal till the report comes. However, the students
have decided to continue their agitation till their
demands are accepted but would not raise any slogans on
the Republic Day. |
School board exams in March SAS NAGAR, Jan 25 — The examination of the Punjab School Education Board for the current academic session (1999-2000) will commence in March. The examinations are to be held for middle, matriculation and senior secondary classes. The examinations will be 15 days behind the schedule followed in the past years as the Punjab Government has issued directives to the board to hold examinations in March instead of February. Though the examination
schedule was yet to be announced by the board
authorities, sources in the board confirmed that the
tentative date for the commencement of the middle class
examination was March 3. For the matriculation and senior
secondary class examinations the tentative dates were
March 13 and March 18. |
School activities on CD-ROM PANCHKULA, Jan 25 — Hansraj Public School, Sector 6, here has come out with a CD-ROM as part of its prospectus. This will detail all school activities, facilities and academic structure. The prospectus, accompanied by a CD-ROM, enables parents not only to go through the details of the school but to see for themeselves the functioning of the school. “This has been primarily done to ensure that the parents are not left wanting for any sort of information regarding the school. Year after year, we have been requested by parents to show them the school-functioning,” Dr Rajni Thareja, Principal of the school, said. Through the
presentation, the parents have the option of checking out
all information through picture icons. |
Dharna by PU teachers CHANDIGARH, Jan 25 — On a call of PFUTA, teachers of Panjab University staged a dharna in front of the Vice-Chancellor’s office here today. The main demands include implementation of the UGC guidelines on pay revision, a viable pension scheme, enhancement of PU teachers in the Senate construction of more houses for the faculty and removal of anomalies in the pay fixation. Nearly 100 teachers
could be seen at the dharna site. |
Sekhon, Tiwari, Uppal share
award CHANDIGARH, Jan 25 — Harshit Sekhon, Juhi Tiwari and Lippi Uppal shared the C. Subramanium award for excellence in character at the annual Republic Day-cum prize distribution function of the sector 27 Bhavan Vidyalaya here today. The best outgoing student Diwan Niranjan Prasad award was won by Bhupesh Saini. Yet another prestigious award— the Pranlal Devkaran Najee award for most ethical and moral values was won by Sachin Kaushik. Mandeep Singh and Prapti Mittal shared the Samrat Abhishek Mukherjee award for congenial behaviour and all round performance in sports, academics and cultural activities. The parents of Major Sandeep Sagar (Kargil martyr) have instituted an award in the memory of their only son for an allrounder in cricket which went to Rahul Kumar of class X this time. The best athlete award went to Sabiha Dhillon who has been selected for a shooting championship in Germany and Gurbaaz Mann, who has been selected to participate in the National Golf Junior Championship. Five students from a special cell also received trophies for showing progress in allround development. Earlier, students presented a variety programme to mark the Republic day celebrations. Mr Chander Mohan, Vice-Chairman, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, who presided over the function, said that the schools were the best places for the birth of ambitions and goals. The responsibility of steering the country on the path of progress lay on the shoulders of the young generation. Later, he gave away a number of sponsored and school awards to students who excelled in academics, sports, extra curricular and personality development activities. The Principal of the school, Mrs Meenakshi Mohindra, presented the report highlighting the achievements of the schools in various fields.
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6-month jail term for two CHANDIGARH, Jan 25 — Convicting two persons of trespass, the UT Judicial Magistrate (First Class), Mr Mahender Singh, today sentenced them to simple imprisonment for six months, besides imposing a fine of Rs 500 each. Pronouncing the orders, the Judicial Magistrate further directed the two — Jagtar Singh of Chandigarh and Parduman Singh of Ropar — to undergo simple imprisonment for another 10 days in default of payment. They were earlier booked by the Chandigarh police under Sections 447, 120-B and 34 of the Indian Penal Code. According to the prosecution, Jagtar Singh's brother-in-law had tried to dump wheat husk on land sold and handed over to the complainant. The accused, when confronted with the incriminating evidence against them, however, denied the allegations. Claiming to have been implicated, they had asked for a trial. The Judicial Magistrate,
after hearing the arguments, observed: "From the
perusal of the oral as well as the documentary evidence
in the present case, the prosecution has been able to
prove beyond doubt that though the possession of accused
Jagtar Singh on part of the land in question was lawful,
however, under the second paragraph of Section 441 became
unlawful when he failed to evict the property when called
upon to do so by the complainant and rather in
furtherance of common intention both accused dumped wheat
husk there by removing the vehicles of the
complainant." |
Shifting of meat market CHANDIGARH, Jan 25 — On a civil suit seeking directions to the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh and other defendants for shifting the meat-cum-poultry market from Sector 21 here to “some other place outside the residential area”, the UT Civil Judge (Junior Division), Ms Paramvir Nijjar, today issued notice for February 25. Seeking further directions for restraining the Meat, Fish and Poultry Association from causing “unhygienic conditions and public nuisance” by slaughtering animals and throwing the waste in the open, the plaintiffs — Lawyers for Social Reforms and another — also asked for directions against “encroachment upon public land for the sale of birds and fish”. Claiming the place to have become a “virtual hell” for the residents, the plaintiffs further stated that animals were being slaughtered “in full public view”, against the bylaws. Expressing apprehension regarding the outbreak of an epidemic, the counsel for the plaintiff added that feathers of the slaughtered birds remained scattered for days together. He further added that the drains were also getting clogged due to the accumulation of feathers. Accusing the shopkeepers of encroaching upon the “public land”, the counsel stated that “plastic, iron and wooden crates, carrying live birds, were kept in front of the shops, obstructing the public way”. He added that the
corporation and other defendants, responsible for the
maintenance of basic amenities, had “virtually
closed their eyes”. Quoting the residents, the
counsel further added that for days together the area was
not cleaned by sweepers. |
Case against SDM closed CHANDIGARH, Jan 25 — Mr Justice T.H.B. Chalapathi of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today closed the complaint of Sinhasan Singh against Ms Geetangli Kundra, SDM (East) Chandigarh, for sending his son Mukesh Kumar to Burail Jail allegedly in violation of the Juvenile Justice Act. The judge had yesterday directed the production of Mukesh Kumar in the court today. His father told the court that his son was under treatment in the PGI. In view of the fact that son of the petitioner had been released and was in the custody of the petitioner, the judge closed the case. Yesterday Ms Geetanjli Kundra, SDM, in her affidavit rebutted all allegations made by Sinhasan Singh in his complaint against her and stated that because Mukesh had him-self admitted that he was 17 year-old she had not violated the Juvenile Justice Act and that he was rightly sent to judicial custody for not furnishing bond for Rs 5000/- and later because he had no relative or acquaintance in Chandigarh, he was released by her on personal bond.
Bail refused in dowry case CHANDIGARH, Jan 25 — The bail application moved by a Dadu Majra Colony resident, accused of being involved in a dowry death case, was today dismissed by the UT District and Sessions Judge, Mr B.S. Bedi. The accused, Roshan Lal, was earlier booked by the Chandigarh police under Sections 304-B and 498 of the Indian Penal Code after his daughter-in-law allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself. Seeking the grant of bail, counsel for the applicant had stated that the accused had nothing to do with the commissioning of the crime. He had added that the applicant himself was shocked over the incident as there was no reason for the daughter-in-law to commit suicide. Opposing the plea, the
prosecution had stated that according to complainant Ram
Kishen, the in-laws, including the petitioner, had been
harassing his daughter for dowry. The accused, if granted
bail, might hamper the investigations, it was added. |
Cultural bonanza by kids CHANDIGARH, Jan 25 — It was a day of bindis, bangles, marigolds and the three colours of the Indian tricolour — green, white and saffron — at the cultural bonanza on the eve of Republic Day at Tagore Theatre, Sector 18, today. The cultural evening was organised by the Chandigarh Administration. The evening, which had various items presented by the government schools of the city, began with Vande Mataram. A small skit — Kala Pani — interspersed with songs, was also staged. The atrocities of the British on Indian prisoners was well portrayed by young boys and girls. The qawwali Aye Kahiye Watan, with young girls dressed in white, red and gold, was the highlight of the show. Another interesting item was an action song based on Fundamental Duties. The song Karo Palna Desh Wasiyon was inspiring, with its easy-to-understand lyrics and boisterous dance. A dance on Bollywood's singer-composer, Anu Malik's number Kasam Li Hai Hamne was also lively, with girls and boys frisking around, dressed in the colours of the tri-colour. Other hits with the audience were an animated Marathi folk dance, which had girls dressed in bright green and red Maharashtrian saris, and a lively giddha performance. Prof M.M. Puri, Vice-Chancellor, Panjab University, was the chief guest. Also present were Ms Vineeta Rai, Adviser to the Administrator, UT, Mr N.K. Jain, Home Secretary, UT, Mr D.S. Saroya, Director Public Instructions (Schools), and Mr S.P. Arora, Director, Public Relations, UT. Speaking on the
occasion, Professor Puri lauded efforts of the students
and called upon them to make this a kinder society, which
was not intolerant, insensitive or aggressive. He added
that the programme had touched the hearts of all. He was
sure that future generations would pave the way for
prosperity and progress of the nation. |
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