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Unsuccessful college students in a fix PANCHKULA,
“We have disowned these students,’’ said the Principal, Mr RL Madan. He added that the college was not able to accommodate the students this year since there were a lot of new admissions, leaving no vacancy for the failed candidates. “Moreover, we are not bound by any rule to accept them and if students with pass marks are seeking admission to college, we will prefer to adjust them in the classes rather than giving failures a second chance. We are authorised to take in new students if they are willing to join college,’’ he informed. Sources said that the problem of adjusting these students crops up year after year and the principals are known for adopting a harsh stance only to mellow down later on. “Invariably, these students are denied admission to the college at the beginning of the session since students from all over the state try admission in a number of colleges. This creates the impression that there are no seats. However, after a month or so, most of the new admissions fail to turn up and this make way for the failures,” a teacher contends. Another teacher informs that last year as well the Principal declined to oblige these students but was forced to take them in after a number of seats fell vacant. This year was going to be a repeat of the situation, he said. Meanwhile, the students who have not passed the examination are visiting the college everyday in the hope that they will be accommodated. Harassed parents have repeatedly complained of the treatment being meted out to them. In other colleges of the district, the failed students have been given admission in their respective colleges irrespective of the performance. The Principal of Government College in Barwala, Mrs Harjit Kaur, contends, “Though we take our students who have failed to clear the examination, new students without pass marks are not taken. It is our moral duty to adjust these students and we do so without causing any inconvenience to them.” Presently, the college has shut its doors on these students and directed them to appear as private candidates for the next examination after which they will be adjusted in the following year depending on their performance and vacancy. |
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350 SC/ST
students admitted to B.Ed CHANDIGARH,
A few seats for the girls and boys in the science stream in the SC/ST stream are still available. A few seats for the girls in Social Studies combination are also available. Today students with 117.50 marks were called for
counselling. All eligible candidates for science in the SC/ST category have been called on for counselling on August 22, according to the Principal Satinder Dhillon. She added that all eligible in the category 7,9,10,11,13 for all subject combinations have also been called tomorrow at 2.00 p.m, along with students opting for physical education, music, fine arts and home science. |
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Minister outlines
HUDA’s projects PANCHKULA,
Addressing a press conference, the minister said an auditorium at a cost of Rs 10 crore would be constructed at Panchkula, besides which, Rs 12.5 crore would be spent by HUDA for the construction of eight primary schools, three senior secondary schools, eight dispensaries, ten police posts, three police stations and 11 community centres. Apart from this, HUDA would also construct a club at Hisar at a cost of Rs 70 lakh. He said that the construction work of the sports complex at Panchkula and Gurgaon was under progress at a cost of Rs 18 crore. Earlier, the Minister planted a sapling of ‘bahera’ in Sector 3 here. He said tree plantation was necessary for providing a clean environment to the people. He also informed that HUDA had planted 800 medicinal plants on an area of three acres and it had set a target of planting 1500 plants during the current monsoon season. The Deputy Commissioner, Mr S.K Monga; Chief Administrator, HUDA, Mr N.C Wadhwa; Administrator, HUDA, Mr Sandeep Garg and the Chief Engineer, Mr Krishan Kumar Bhugra, also planted saplings on the occasion. Students of Satluj Public School, Sector 4, also participated in the sapling plantation drive. As many as 60 students carried placards with slogans of “Each one, plant one’’, “Grow more trees’’, and “Keep Panchkula Clean and Green’’. |
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NIIT launches new
courses for students CHANDIGARH,
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Seats for B. Com (II)
increased CHANDIGARH, The committee included Mr S.C. Vaidya, Mr Charanjit Chawla, Mrs Sneh Mahajan, Mr Dinesh Kumar, Mr Satish Kapoor and was constituted on the decision of the Syndicate’s meeting held on August 4. The committee has decided to keep the decision regarding increase in seats to B.Com (III) pending. The number of seats will go up from 60 to 70 in case of colleges which have a single unit in commerce and from 120 to 140 for those who have two units in commerce. This decision will affect more than 70 affiliated colleges of Panjab University and almost 700 seats in total have been
increased. The recommendations of this committee will go to the VC for implementation. |
Notice on
contract appointment issued CHANDIGARH,
In his petition taken up by Mr Justice R.S. Mongia and Mr Justice K.C. Gupta, member of the Lawyers Initiative, Mr Ranjan Lakhanpal, stated that Dr Joshi was not eligible for holding the “public post of a professor” as he lacked 12 years recognised teaching experience. He added that Dr Joshi was appointed after he concealed the fact regarding his termination from service. Going into the background, he stated that the Himachal Pradesh Government had terminated his service due to wilful absence from duty after Dr Joshi left the country for Africa without getting leave sanctioned from competent authority. |
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HC asks MC to file
report on roads CHANDIGARH, The order was passed on a public interest
litigation filed by an advocate of the Punjab and Haryana High Court
Mr Kapil Kakkar. He had asked for directions to the UT Administration
and the MC for keeping the city roads in “proper condition”
essential for avoiding the danger of accidents. |
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Take sterner action against errant
drivers CHANDIGARH, Aug 21 — Issuing notices to the Advocate-Generals of Punjab and Haryana, besides the standing counsel for Chandigarh, after taking notice of a news report appearing in The Tribune on dangers faced by bus commuters, a Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that “circumstances may warrant more vigorous action” against drivers involved in cases of extreme recklessness. The Bench, comprising Mr Justice H.S. Bedi and Mr Justice A.S. Garg, observed: “We have taken note of the news item ‘Tipsy crew put passengers in driving seat’ in the edition of The Tribune dated August 10. A reading of the news item reflects very clearly on the dangers that travelling public is exposed to”. They also observed: “The number of accidents involving government transport buses have reached alarming numbers. Equally reckless are other drivers, who without caring for others using roads, drive their vehicles in a manner which expose everyone to danger”. The Judges added: “We have also seen that even in accidents arising out of the most reckless driving leading to death, the charge is mechanically framed by the trial magistrate under that section”. In their detailed order, the Bench held: “We are prima facie of the opinion that in cases of extreme recklessness, a driver cannot be said to be guilty of committing merely a rash and negligent act only as in certain cases his act may amount to culpable homicide not amounting to murder and in most extraordinary cases may even amount to murder”. “We are of the opinion that Section 304-A, IPC, (causing death by negligence) would have to be read along with Section 299 which defines culpable homicide and Section 300 which gives the conditions under which culpable homicide may amount to murder”. It concluded: “We are prima facie of the opinion, in the light of the news item and in similar cases which come to our notice time and again, that a prosecution for an offence punishable under Section 304 -A IPC may not be in order and circumstances may warrant more vigorous action which may fall within the rashness or negligence visualised in court orders”. Kamaljeet’s plea for transport dismissed The High Court today dismissed a petition filed by Mr Kamaljeet Singh, “husband” of Harpreet Kaur, daughter of SGPC chief Bibi Jagir Kaur, for providing suitable mode of transportation. Mr Kamaljeet Singh’s petition taken up by Mr Justice V.M. Jain had earlier stated that transportation was required for him and his family for attending necessary duties and functions including court dates. The High Court, on Kamaljeet Singh’s petition, had directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to conduct investigation into the circumstances leading to Harpreet Kaur’s death. Mr Justice Amarbir Singh Gill had also ordered “necessary police protection” to petitioner Mr Kamaljit Singh. The continuation of an earlier order extending protection to “the life and limb” of the petitioner’s family was also ordered. |
Purity of expression in Mamta’s
works CHANDIGARH,
Aug 21 — The first thing that strikes an unbiased observer about the works which were inaugurated here yesterday at the IndusInd Bank Art Gallery is their purity. Purity in the sense that the works by Jaipur-based artist Mamta Mathur are clearly and perhaps consciously devoid of any kind of modifications. There is a lot of honesty in her expressions which almost transforms nature on the canvas to the true colours in which the artist saw the original image. Junoon, as the exhibition is titled, reveals how passionately the artist feels about her creations. Landscapes dominate the collection of 22 works; and had the artist had her way, there would have been more landscapes. “Ever since I took up of brush, I have loved to paint nature in its pure form. And I think the best way to be close to nature is to paint landscapes.” A postgraduate in fine arts from Rajasthan University, Mamta has been helped in her artistic pursuits by the fact that she got to travel far and wide due to her husband’s job. “He is working with the CRPF. In that capacity he was posted in the North East, Pune, Jammu and Kashmir. Whenever I accompanied him to these places, I tried to capture the landscapes everywhere I went. The present works stem from my travels,” she said. In her works, there is an undertone of her desire to preserve nature. “I have tried to convey some sense through my works. I wish we could be more sensitive to the wants of nature. That will go in our own interest,” she said. Among the works there are village scenes and landscapes from Assam, Pune and Rajasthan. The works titled Gordhan eulogises the cow which is worshipped in the desert land of Rajasthan in a special festival held right after Divali. “We have a fair in Rajastan in which cows and bulls are decorated and then worshipped. This particularly work is inspired by the gau pujan,” informed Mamta. Yet another work shows Godhuli (the dust which is left behind when the cattle return home in the evening). Then there are works which reflect the artist’s affiliation with nature.These include — Blossom, Temple Road, Darya, Parvat Bhala and Horizon. The wooden bridges of Assamese villages, where the entire life of the rural people revolves around the nullahs, have also been painted with depth. While the artist was based at Jaipur, it was difficult for her to decide upon the place of her second solo exhibition. “But my husband who is currently posted here was very supportive. All my success is credited to him,” she said. The works were inaugurated by Mr Mehar Singh, president, Punjab Lalit Kala
Akademi. |
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