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Correspondence courses in commerce a
boon CHANDIGARH,
The detailed chart of the department schedule says that the last date for receipt of enrollment form without late fee is September 15. The last date of admissions with a late fee of Rs 100 is October 5. With a late fee of Rs 500 is October 20; with permission of the Vice-Chancellor with a late fee of Rs 500 is November 20; and as a special case with the permission of the VC with a late fee of Rs 3000 is November 30. The fee will have to be paid in one go from this year onwards. The department has kept October 27 as the last date for receipt of application forms for concession. The last date for receipt of applications for assistance out of Students Aid Fund is November 30. A candidate whose result is published late or gets through in compartment or re-revaluation can seek admission within 10 days of the communication of the result. Students of home science, computer science and psychology will have to produce certificates of completion of practical work from the principal of any affiliated college. Under a decision taken by the university in regard to the compulsory paper in environment studies, students of the first year in arts, science and commerce can take chances in 2001, 2002 and 2003. The second year students can appear in 2001 and 2002. The final year students will have a chance in 2001 only. Students who attended the required seven lectures in the subject under the existing provision will have to get an entry made in the result card. Otherwise, they will have to take the annual examination. The department has underlined April 4, 2001, as the date for commencement of annual examination for first, second and third year in the arts courses for graduation. The commerce stream examinations commence from the next day onwards. The MA I and MA II courses examination begin on April 12. MFC examination is also scheduled to commence on the same day subject to any change by the university later. The list of fee to be paid the BA I student’s for correspondence studies shows an aggregate of Rs 3255. The second and the third year charges are the same at Rs 3135. The MA charges have been shown Rs 3155; diploma in statistics will cost Rs 2580; the MFC charges have been shown as Rs 6655; and the M Ed charges stand at Rs 5015. The fee aggregates cover the tuition fee; enrollment fee, admission fee, magazine fee, identity-card fee, special fee, and general development fee and registration fee among others. |
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80 get vocational course
certificates SAS NAGAR,
The students belonging to the 1999-2000 batch, had attended various courses, including those connected with tractor mechanics, refrigeration, tailoring and dress designing, the electrician’s work and turners course, at the no-profit vocational institute run by the Guru Nanak Vidya Bhandar Trust, New Delhi. Mr S.S. Dhaliwal, Director, State Urban Development Agency (SUDA), who was the chief guest, outlined the various schemes for self-employment of which most people were not aware. He said under the Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY), meant for those below the poverty line, loans up to Rs 50,000 could be given for self-employment after acquiring proper training. The subsidy amount was Rs 7,500 with the loanee putting in 5 per cent of the total amount. Mr Daliwal said under another scheme, Development of Women and Children in Urban Areas (DWCUA), if at least 10 urban poor women wanted to start a project the government would give a loan of up to Rs 2.5 lakh. In this case the subsidy would be 50 per cent. He said SUDA sponsored candidates for training in vocational courses in institutes such as the VBT polytechnic. The government gave an aid of Rs 2,000 per student in such cases. Persons who wanted to undergo training or get benefit from the schemes could approach the Municipal Council concerned. Students presented a cultural programme. The items included giddha, bhangra and presentations highlighting the proper utilisation of waster resources and controlling the growing population. |
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Interview schedule CHANDIGARH, |
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Steps to check ragging discussed CHANDIGARH,
Aug 4 It was decided that while the managements of the respective institutes would be responsible for the menace inside, cops would take care of things outside the premises. Out siders would not be allowed to enter the premises and for this, the beat staff and PCR vans had been alerted. Vigilance committees would be constituted and hostels raided every alternate month. The students would be asked to keep their identity cards with them, in the absence of which they would not be allowed to enter the premises. |
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Results
declared CHANDIGARH,
Aug 4 — The results of the following examinations held by the Panjab University in April-May, 2000, have been declared — M.Sc(H.S) 2nd year anthropology,
M.Sc (H.S) 1st year geology M.Sc (H.S) 2nd year geology, M.Sc (H.S.) 1st year botany, M.Sc (H.S.) 1st year bio-physics and M.Sc (T.Y.C) 1st year botany. Copies of the result gazettes are available at the enquiry counter of the university in the New Enquiry Building on all working days. Enquiries can also be made at Panjab University’s enquiry counter, on phones 534818, 784869. |
HC continues stay on Yog Raj's arrest CHANDIGARH,
Yog Raj Singh was apprehending arrest in a cheating case registered by the Chandigarh police on June 30 under Sections 420, 286 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code. According to the prosecution, the samples taken from the petrol station by Bharat Petroleum were found to be adulterated. The prosecution had added that Yog Raj Singh had also removed petrol from his pump to a farm. Claiming to have been implicated in the case, defence counsel had contended that offence under Section 420 was not made out against the accused. He had added that Yog Raj Singh, being a film star and a test cricketer, was enjoying a good reputation in society. |
Ruby might take to
politics CHANDIGARH, Aug 4 — " I believe in variety and change and cannot stick to one profession. I will accept a film only if offered a good comic role or a role which has substance, " claims Ruby Bhatia, Miss India-Canada. From her childhood, she has participated in stage shows and has also worked for channels in Canada. Speaking good Punjabi, she captures the hearts of Chandigarhians. Ruby feels at home with the city's clean environment. She claims it seems similar to Canada. She feels close to her foster brother and sister and has some friends. Talking about her future, she said she might become a politician at a later stage as she has an urge to work for the betterment of society. "I want to give a message to youngsters who indulge in smoking that it is no more a fashion now and is not considered to be a status symbol," says Ruby. She is in the city to anchor a Punjabi talk show, Let's talk with Ruby, to be aired on Tara Punjabi channel. The show is an interactive discussion with the audiences on social and personal issues like old age, joint family and death. Experts and counsellors are also called to give their views on the topics.
Kishwar Ahluwalia, executive of the Punjabi Channel said that Ruby being a Punjabi manages to strike a chord with both the guests and the viewers. |
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