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Record number of city students make it to
IIT CHANDIGARH, That's what it took for a record number of
city students to make it to the coveted Indian Institute
of Technology (IIT) this year. With about 120 students
from the region taking the great leap into the world of
technology, the city is sure to stand out more on the
international scene. The stories behind their successes,
as told by all toppers, were almost the same — of
diligence, perseverance and faith playing the trick. Our
list begins with Dhruv Mahajan, a DAV College product,
who has got the 10th rank. With this rank, he will surely
get the computer engineering course at the IIT in Delhi.
He says, "It's not that we are any different. The
only thing is that we view things differently. All the
time, we know where we stand." He also says,
"In Class XI, one should experiment. In Class XII,
one should already have judged if he or she is an IIT
stuff or not. Time management is the key and guidance is
as important. It is also essential to maintain your cool
during the test." Dhruv owes his success to a
sustained coaching schedule at the Chitkara Institute and
the places of other private tutors of the city.
"Blessings of parents are always there," he
says. The all-India girl topper of the IIT JEE this year
also hails from the city. She is also below the age of
17. Aastha Jain, a product of Sacred Heart Senior
Secondary School, was not in here to share her success
with her proud parents, Mr K.C. Jain and Ms Sunita Jain.
They told us that Aastha had gone to Mumbai for
participating in the Physics Olympiad. "It took her
a two-year consistent effort to make it to the IIT and
she was always confident," said Mr Jain. At the
34th and 36th positions are Gagan Goyal and Rishi Kumar,
respectively, who could not be contacted. The fourth on
the list is Sachin Bansal, who gave the test for the
second time in order to improve his rank. Happy at the
49th position this time, he told us, "Last time, I
was ranked 2470. It was then that I regularised my
schedule even more. It took me a lot of hard work and a
steady study schedule." Next comes Nipun Kwatra,
ranked 56, who is also in Mumbai for the Physics
Olympiad. Apurv Anand of Panchkula closely follows Nipun
with the 57th rank. A student of Government Model Senior
Secondary School, Sector 16, Apurv dedicates his success
to two years of struggle. Though born to doctor parents,
he preferred to join the non-medical stream, as he knew
where he wanted to reach. "Guidance is a must in
these two years," he said. At the 68th rank is
Sumit Jain of DAV College who wants to go abroad for
getting a masters degree. "I may also join the IIMs.
There is no better combination than an IIT-IIM," he
said. About the preparation for the test, he said he had
never counted the number of hours he had put in. "I
always concentrated on quality," he said. Bhavjit
Singh, ranked 69, has put off his plans to immigrate to
Canada after this success. "I was keeping my fingers
crossed. Now, I know I'll have a say in a foreign land. I
may get my visa extended because I am sure that I don't
want to miss studying in the IIT." Vinay Tandon was
not happy at his 74th rank. "I could have done
better, but, this is fine as well. After so much of
labour, this success tastes very sweet," he says. He
said his school days at St John's were full of
motivation. "In college, though you get more serious
about life, school matters a lot as far as the foundation
is concerned," he says. Nidhi Bansal of Sacred
Heart was too happy to be placed at the 90th position.
"I took correspondence courses from Apex and FITZEE.
Further, I kept a close watch on my time table. I don't
say that I was putting in a whole-day effort, but, I was
never wasting my time. That's what paid." Anish
Bansal, who secured the 212th position, said, "I
give the credit to constant emotional support at home and
a proper coaching at the tuition centre. This is my first
attempt." Vibhu Garg of DAV College is ranked 334
and he is all set to take up the electronics engineering
course in IIT Delhi. "Delhi is my first preference,
but, any IIT centre will do as well," said
Vibhu. Mathew P. Thariyan, ranked 623, was not sure that
he would get the electronics engineering course. "I
will join the IIT even if I get the mechanical
engineering branch. Otherwise, I will take the second
attempt," he said. Other qualifiers from the region
who trained at the Chitkara Institure are Shraveen Garg
(92) and Pankaj Garg (117), both of Patiala. Harsh Dhand
of the city got the 133rd rank, but, could not be
contacted. The other successful students are Ram Singla
(202), Vipul Chawla (222), Varun Munjal (245), Ishwardeep
(262), Rupinder Goel (377), Swati Jain (466), Abhayjeet
(520), Saurabh Sen Gupta (727), Sonam Mahajan (899),
Ankur Dhingra (958), Aditya Aggarwal (1311), Nikhil
Marawa (1697) and Gaganpreet Singh (2390). |
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Major land-grabbing racket in city CHANDIGARH, Sources say officials of the
Chandigarh Administration are allegedly “soft
pedelling” the issue of cleansing the area totally.
As a result a large number of migrants continue to live
in the slum that was demolished a month ago in one of the
biggest anti-encroachment operations in recent years.
After that, laxity on the part of the Chandigarh
Administration allowed the illegal settlers some lee way.
A large number of those evicted from land owned by the
Chandigarh Administration and the Air Force just managed
to stay on illegally — and all this with stolen
power, free water, luxury of desert coolers, fans and
all. From day one after the eviction drive close to 50
families continued to stay on and now their number has
almost doubled in the hope of some kind of dole from the
Chandigarh Administration. Sources in the police, who
have been deployed in the area say that each day they get
to see new faces among the protesters and some were not
even residents of the demolished slum colony. Actually,
now several fake people will also come forward with
claims in the hope that the Chandigarh Administration
will relent on some account. The delay in cleaning up the
whole area is creating confusion in the minds, said
another source, who has been associated with
rehabilitation schemes for the jhuggi dwellers. Though
no political party has come out in the open in favour of
these encroachers, the affected persons themselves have
been inviting politicians at a lower rung in political
circles to come to their rallies organised under the
banner of “Colony Vikas Samiti Sector 31-C”.
Occasionally representatives of the political parties
drop in. Rallies by the evicted settlers helped by small
time local level leaders are held daily with a lot of
slogans shouting on the busy road. |
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Lake Club all set to be restructured and
revitalised CHANDIGARH,
May 29 — The Chandigarh Lake
Club is all set to be revived, restructured and
revitalised. A decision to this effect was taken at the
general body meeting of the Chandigarh Sports Council
held here today under the chairmanship of the Adviser to
the Administrator, Mrs Vineeta Rai. Also present at the
meeting were the Sports Secretary, Mr Rakesh Singh; Home
Secretary, Mr M.P. Singh; Inspector-General of Police, Mr
S.K. Singh; Deputy Commissioner-cum-Director of Sports,
Mr M. Ramsekhar; Senior Superintendent of Police, Mr Ajay
Kashyap; Chief Architect, Mr Sarabjit Singh Sandhu; Chief
Engineer, Mr R.K. Jain; DPI (Schools), Mr D.S. Saroya;
Subdivisional Magistrate, Mr Prithi Chand; and Chief
General Manager of CITCO, Mr P.S. Gill. Among the
non-official members present at the meeting were Mr Pawan
Bansal, MP, Olympian Ajmer Singh; international hockey
player Ajinder Kaur; and Dronacharya award winner Desh
Prem Azad. The general house considered the report
submitted by Mr Rajan Kashyap on reviving and
revitalising Chandigarh Lake Club. At the outset of the
meeting, Mr Pawan Bansal said that new big lights being
put at Sukhna Lake were jarring and looked very odd. It
was explained that since Sukhna Lake is visited by
hundreds of visitors besides the early morning and late
evening strollers, it was considered that illumination
should be improved so as to give sense of security to
visitors. It was agreed that exposed bulbs and big lights
would not be there and some ways would be found out to
improve illumination without compromising the serene and
sober environs of Sukhna lake. It was also pointed out
that a couple of liquor sub vends have been opened near
the regulator end of the Lake to which the Deputy
Commissioner-cum-Director Sports, who is also the Excise
and Taxation Commissioner promised to examine the
case. After Mrs Vineeta Rai talked about reviving and
revitalising the Lake Club, Mr M. Ramsekhar said that
the Rajan Kashyap committee had submitted its report and
recommendations suggesting various categories of members
to be enrolled for the club. The initial target of
membership was fixed at 1,000 of which as many as 240 are
already members. It was agreed that sportsmen and women
of international level in various sports and national
level players in water sports would be trated at par with
class II employees of the Chandigarh Administration. The
accredited journalists would also be considered at par
with this category. Government employees of other states,
retired government employees, general public, corporate
members, casual members, part time members would comprise
other categories of members. The general house also
decided in general to construct a club house with
facilities like club lounge, dining room, kitchen, squash
court, table tennis room, health club and billiards room
besides a yoga room and gym. It was decided that a sub
committee of the Council, including Chief Architect and
Chief Engineer and a few other members would visit the
site before taking a final decision. It was suggested
that camping sites under occupation of central reserve
Police Force may be considered for the Club House. The
general house also agreed that the Executive Committee of
the Chandigarh Sports Council will have the veto power
over the administration of the club. The general house of
the council would comprise the governing body of the Club
and its Executive Committee would be headed by the
Secretary, Sports, and would include some members of the
general house. The managing committee of the Club would
be nominated till a full fledged house takes form and
then the other option of holding elections to the
managing committee could be considered. The general
house also decided and approved charges for use of front
lawn for parties upto 500 guests of members. The charges
were fixed at Rs 7500 on the condition that lighting
would be subdued, there would be no loud music and
adequate arrangements would be made for the removal of
the litter of the party. For the rear lawn which can
accommodate upto 1,000 people, the charges have been
fixed at Rs 10,000. It was also decided to sign a
contract with CITCO for provision of catering facilities
for the time being. Besides, it was decided that four to
five caterers be put on panel for looking after the
parties at front and rear lawns of the club. |
Hectic flying
tells on pilots CHANDIGARH, May 29 — During Operation Vijay last year, transport pilots were the unsung heroes of the war — flying day in and day out to maintain an uninterrupted air-bridge to the world’s highest battle zone. The war may well have ended, but their task continues. Post-Kargil, it is not just the foot soldiers slogging in hostile terrain and in inclement weather conditions along the Line of Control who are finding the going tough. Sustained airlift operations are taking their toll on the men in blue flying overalls — both physically and psychologically. While increased operations are beneficial for pilots, particularly the younger lot, from the professional point of view as they can log more flying hours, and at the same time gain valuable experience, the fallouts too need to be considered. Pilots spoken to said the increase in the frequency of exposure to extreme temperatures vis-a-vis pre-Kargil days and that too at increasingly short intervals is resulting in physical as well as medical disorders among them. Further, a significant increase in air operations with no additional manpower and equipment means a relatively hectic schedule. The difference in temperature between Chandigarh, the base responsible for all air maintenance operations to the northern sector and forward airstrips, some located as high at 10,000 metres above sea level can be as wide as 40 degrees. ‘’When we land at Leh or Thoise early in the morning, we are exposed to temperatures below zero degrees. The temperature in the cockpit too is different and on touching down at Chandigarh later in the day the temperatures are again different,’’ a pilot explained. ‘’This is leading to physical problems such as back-aches, body disorders and tiredness, not to mention the psychological fallout of the situation,’’ he added. Also, the increase in the number of sorties means that pilots are flying daily, with days-off being few and far between. Even though, the aircraft and crew strength in the squadrons here is more or less as per the authorisation, there is no break for pilots. Another factor to be taken into account is the operational ratings of pilots in a squadron. According to sources the current status of ‘’fully operational’’ pilots in transport squadrons — those cleared to fly in any weather condition or on any mission — is on an average about 50 per cent. Ideally 75 per cent pilots in a squadron should be fully operational. For some the day begins as early as
three in the morning and depending on the task, flying
parameters and additional requirements may stretch on.
‘’There are basically two type of sorties
— Transport Support Role (TSR) and Route Transport
Role (RTR). While TSR involves air maintenance to provide
logistical support to army formations, RTR is concerned
with other communication and routine task-based sorties
to other parts of the country, an IAF officer explained.
‘’At times aircraft flying TSR sorties are
directed for additional RTR duties, heading directly to
another part of the country,’’ he added. |
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Bus drivers block traffic for two hours PANCHKULA, According to
commuters of the local bus, HR-37-4420, the two CID
personnel, as claimed by the driver of the bus, got on
from Sector 19. However, instead of climbing on to the
bus from the back door like other passengers, they made
their entry through the front door. The 40-year-old
driver, Sham Lal, objected to this which ended in an
argument. One of the commuters informed that the two
told him categorically that the bus belonged to the
government and that they were part of the government
machinery and he was nobody to inform them of the rules
of boarding buses. The verbal duel between the police
personnel and driver continued till they came to the stop
near the Shakti Bhavan roundabout where the two got off
the bus. Much to the surprise of everybody, they made
there way to the driver’s side, picked up two stones
lying on the berm and hit him beneath his rib cage for
“challenging their authority.” Consequently,
the driver sustained injuries on his head and torso,
besides falling unconscious after which he was rushed to
the General Hospital in Sector 6. Though no serious
injuries to vital organs have been reported, a detailed
report is still awaited. Meanwhile, the police took his
statement after he regained consiousness late in the
evening. However, following the incident, the drivers of
all buses in the Sector 5 sub-depot called for a traffic
jam. Traffic was blocked at the spot of the crime and at
the T-junction leading to Mansa Devi. Buses from the
local bus stand blocked the traffic and agitated drivers
refused to relent and give way till justice was given and
the two accused arrested. Later, the police arrived on
the scene and assured the protesting drivers that a
thorough inquiry would be conducted into the matter and
the guilty would be punished. With the assurance from
the SP and DSP, the drivers suspended the flash strike
which held up traffic for about two hours. However,
without any clue to the identity of the two “CID
personnel”, the police has very few leads to follow.
The driver also admitted that he did not know exactly
who they were but could recognise them if they were
brought in front of him. Police sources informed that
one theory, as believed by the driver, was that they were
from the CID while another theory was that they could
have been from the CPO in the Police Headquarters.
Also, with many offices including the Forest
Department, the Haryana Urban Development Authority, the
Wildlife Department in the vicinity, the two could be
working in any of these offices. In another similar
incident last week, a driver, Ranvir Singh, was beaten up
by police personnel at the police post in Barwala for
objecting to the wrong entry made by him. “Since
he was in plain clothes, the driver did not have a clue
to his identity and objected. He went to the police post
to complain where he was beaten up. Then also we held
up traffic for over three hours and police personnel
intervened. The constable was suspended and we returned
to work,” Mr Sumer Singh, a driver, claimed. |
Fake
votes: ADC to probe complaints SAS NAGAR, May 29 — Even as the state Election Commission has directed the Additional Deputy Commissioner, Ropar, to enquire in to the complaints of fake votes in ward no. 7 of the SAS Nagar Municipal Council, residents of ward no. 9 have written to the Election Commission seeking deletion of a large number of bogus votes in their ward.Citing several cases Mr Arvinder Bedi, a resident of the Phase 3B1, said inspite of bringing the fake votes to the notice of the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) on April 24, the name of voter continues to exist in the revised list. Some cases of duplicate votes has also been brought to the notice of the commission. For example there is duplicity of votes against serial no. 333, 334, 370, 571, 961, 963, 2271, 2272, 2273 in the fresh list. Existence of fake votes against house no. 243, 250, 272, 276, 285, 382, 440, 652 have also been brought to the notice of the election commission. In another case deletion of valid votes of Madanpur village have also come to light. A delegation of members of gram panchayat of the village had earlier met the SDM regarding the removal of valid votes of the village but the error remains in the revised voter list. Mr Bedi has urged the election commission to enquire about the officials involved in cancelling the valid votes and not removing the fake votes. In a separate case the Housefed Complex Residents Welfare Committee has complained about fake votes in Phase X. The committee has cited several cases of fake votes. Only few days back, Ms Harbans Kaur, a former Municipal Councillor, had claimed that 111 fake votes were existing in ward no. 23. Meanwhile, in the revised voter list there were as many as 88,307 voters excluding the voter list of ward no. 7 — against which the state election commission had sought a report from the Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC), Ropar, regarding existence of fake votes. In a draft notification of the voter list issued by the local administration there were 81,609 votes and there were 15,458 claims. As many as 10,863 new votes have been made and 4595 votes had been cancelled. If the voter list of ward no. 9 were included the total number of voters would go up to 92,472.  |
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Pucca booths demanded CHANDIGARH, Raising slogans against the
Chandigarh Administration, the protesters demanded pucca
booths for the 107 affected persons. The traffic
blockade, which lasted for about half an hour, ended
peacefully. The pucca booths were the only guarantee
against the fire hazards in future, the president of the
market, Mr Sat Pal, demanded in a memorandum to the
Assistant Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation of
Chandigarh. |
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Duststorm
lashes city CHANDIGARH,
The trees swayed wildly as the storm picked
momentum at about 10. 15 p.m., forcing the late night
walkers to stay indoors. In several parts of the City,
major power breakdowns were also reported. Power supply
to parts of S.A.S Nagar and Panchkula was also disrupted.
No major accident was, however, reported. |
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Journalists oppose
Bill on
terrorism CHANDIGARH,
The proposals of the Bill that journalists should
report to the police all that they know about terrorists
and that the police can demand any information regarding
terrorists from journalists are blatant attempts to curb
the freedom of the Press, the JAC president, Mr Pradeep
Saurabh, said in a statement here today. He said the
provisions of the Bill provided for jail for journalists
from one year to three years if they failed to provide
information regarding this. |
Youths
take away car after making man unconscious CHANDIGARH, May 29 — The police has registered a case against three unidentifed youths who drove away the car of a Bassi Pathana resident after making him unconscious.According to police sources, Mohinder Singh lodged a complaint that he had come to the city from his native place to meet someone in the Industrial Area. Since he did not know the way, he asked for directions from three cleanshaven youths standing near the Sector 33/34 roundabout. The three reportedly told him that they, too, wanted to go to the Industrial Area and would guide him. Unsuspectingly, he gave them a lift and after they had gone some distance one of the youths put a handkerchief soaked in some substance, following which he lost consciousness. He woke up only to find himself, sans his car PB-43-A-6080, dumped near the Sector 17 IBST. The police has registered a case under Section 420, IPC, at the Central police station. Bigamy case: The police has registered a case of bigamy against a Sector 22 resident. A case under Sections 420/494/471/120 - B, IPC, has been registered on the complaint of Sneh Prabha, a resident of Kullu, and the second wife of Hardev Brahmi.According to the complainant, who is a government school teacher in Kullu, she was married to the accused on May, 1979, at the Sector 18 Panchayat Bhavan. She subsequently gave birth to two sons in 1980 and 1981. When she came to know of the first marriage of her husband to Kapurthala resident Seema, she filed a case under Section 13 of the HMA. It seems that her husband was first married in 1973. Arrested: The police has arrested Sector 7 resident Sukhdev Singh on the charge of pick pocketing from the ISBT. A case under Section 379/411, IPC, has been registered.Held for gambling: The police has arrested Bhima Mandal and Raj Kundan Gupta on the charge of gambling from the Sector 18/19/20/21 crossing. A case under Sectiona 13-A/3/67, IPC, has been registered.Motor cycle stolen: Mr Balwinder Singh, a resident of Sector 37, reported that his motor cycle, CHM 3210, had been stolen from the Sector 17 MCC office. A case under Section 379, IPC, has been registered.PANCHKULA Dowry cases: In a case pertaining to harassment for dowry, Preeti, a resident of Sector 17, alleged that her sister-in-law had been beating her up for dowry for eight years. Accompanied by her two six-year-old sons, she met the Superintendent of Police, Mrs Kala Ramachandran, who ordered a medical examination, which was conducted at the General Hospital in Sector 6, here today.With bruises all over her body, Preeti said that she had managed to get out of the house only around afternoon and was scared to go back because they would beat her again if they suspected she had gone to the police. She claimed that her in-laws had threatened to throw her out of the house, especially at night. “I come from a family with poor financial resources. My father died some time back and my old mother does not have enough for herself. She cannot meet the demands made by my in-laws, which has meant trouble for me ever since I got married,’’ she added. An inquiry is on, though a case is yet to be registered. In another incident, a case under Sections 406 and 498-A has been registered against Jagtar Singh and Kaushalaya Devi, residents of Bapu Dham Colony in Sector 26 of Chandigarh, on the complaint of Kiran Chauhan, a resident of Sector 14. In her complaint, she has stated that her husband and mother-in-law began beating her up and demanding making constant demands for dowry.
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177 vehicles challaned CHANDIGARH, Major violators were
those who were using sun-control films or curtains on
their vehicles without requisite permission from the
authorities. This was followed by those plying their cars
without number plates, besides those jumping red
lights. Other violations related to non-use of safety
helmets and pollution. Those challaned for using a red
light without permission included a doctor attached with
the Punjab Chief Minister. As many as 64 persons were
challaned for using curtains and sun control films, 31
for jumping red lights, 26 for not displaying
registration numbers, nine for red/blue lights atop their
vehicles, nine for not wearing helmets and 35 for
miscellaneous offences. |
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Couple beaten up, robbed in village ZIRAKPUR, According to sources, the
couple sleeping along with their children on the terrace
of their house was attacked by the robbers who were armed
with sticks and other weapons. The miscreants, three in
number, climbed on the house through back window and
attacked Mr Malkiat Singh and his wife Daljit Kaur and
snatched the earrings of the woman. Mr Malkiat Singh
raised the alarm and jumped from the terrace. He was
again caught by the robbers who had taken up positions
around the house, sources added. The robbers beat him
brutally resulting serious injuries on his head and on
the body, while Ms Daljit Kaur sustained minor injuries.
In the meantime the neighbours switched on their lights.
The miscreants fired in the air and fled from the spot
without hurting the children. Panic gripped the village
and the residents did not dare to come out of their house
to help the victims. Later Mr Jagtar Singh, sarpanch of
Bishangarh village, came along with some other villagers,
informed the police and took the injured to Government
Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32 of
Chandigarh. Mr HS Bhullar, DSP, was not available for
his comments. Lohgarh chowki in chagre refused to give
any statement. It may be recalled that the area has
witnessed more than five similar incidents for the past
six months. Robbers beat up three family members of MS
Enclave in Dhakauli village in November, who were
Kashmiri migrants. |
MIA
awareness workshop SAS NAGAR,
As many as 60
entrepreneurs from the SAS Nagar, Patiala, Gobindgarh,
Dera Bassi and Fatehgarh participated in the workshop. Mr
GS Gosal, Industrial Advisor, Punjab, inaugurated the
workshop. While addressing the participants, Mr SS
Sandhu, President of the MIA, said the workshop would
help the entrepreneurs to save raw material and energy,
and increase productivity. Mr PK Gupta, Director of
National Cleaner Production Centre, New Delhi, spoke on
the need to introduce cleaner production process in
various industrial units. Mr Harbhajan Singh, General
Manager, DIC, SAS Nagar, Mr Inderjit Singh, Project
Manager and Mr BS Baidwan, Vice-President of the MIA,
also spoke on the occasion. |
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Bankers donate shoes
to school kids CHANDIGARH, The
shoes were distributed to the children by bank Deputy
General Manager G. Narayanamoorthy. Other executives of
Canara Bank and staff members were present on the
occasion. Mr S.S. Trikha said the bank has been
undertaking many programmes for assisting the poor and
needy and for promotion of education in the country ever
since its inception. The headmistress of the school,
Mrs Gurpreet Sachdeva, conveyed her thanks to the bank
for assisting the poor children of the school. The
activity was undertaken under the "tram
campaign" in which the employees voluntary pool
money every month for such social welfare activities. |
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Students display
creative skills CHANDIGARH, Glass
paintings, floor designs, interior designs and fashion
designer products, including formal and casual wear,
intended to prepare the students for self-employment,
were at display in the exhibition, which concluded today.
According to Rashi, an exhibitor, "We have worked
hard and are hoping that our efforts come up to the
expectations of all." Ruby says, "I feel
confident after completing the interior designing course
and am sure that I will succeed in future."
Meenakshi, a teacher in a Sector 21 school — Tiny
Turner School — was of the view that she had learnt
something different which she hoped would help her
teaching the students in a better way. Today, the
students interacted with Canara Bank officials and
cleared various doubts regarding financial support from
the bank. Ms Shashi Aggarwal, Principal, also addressed
the students and motivated them to set up their own
ventures. |
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‘Economic
policies anti-workers’ CHANDIGARH,
In his inaugural address, Prof Balwant Singh,
President of Punjab State Committee of the CITU, urged
the working class to unite to defeat capitalist forces.
"The working class should take this fight to its
logical conclusion," he said. The local MP, Mr
Pawan Kumar Bansal, criticised the government for its
attempts to downsize the Audit and Accounts Department.
He said there adequate staff was needed for greater check
on malpractices of the other departments. Mr Kutty,
Secretary-General of the Income Tax Employees Federation,
alleged that the 1993 rules of the government were to
dismantle the strong working class movement. Mr S.K.
Vyas, Secretary-General of the Confederation of the
Central Government Employees, alleged that these rules
were meant to "sell" the nation to the
MNCs. Prominent among those who spoke on the occasion
were Mr T. Narayanan and Mr A.B. Sen, President and
Secretary-General, respectively, of the All-India Audit
and Accounts Association, and Mr Keshav Kapoor, Convener
of the Coordination Committee of the Audit and Accounts
Employees. Over 300 delegates from all over the country
are participating in this four-day conference being held
in this part of the country for the first time. |
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