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Barnala sole spoke in Dhindsa’s wheel Project to conserve Punjab monuments Dang for action against BJP leader
Anti-encroachment
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Tributes paid to
Gurpreet Sohal
Water supply and sewerage project on
anvil Demolition of
historical buildings
stayed 75 donate blood
Prohibitory
orders in Ferozepore 95 ESI doctors
declared surplus
80
pilgrims hurt as truck falls into gorge
Teachers
oppose 40 hours’ stay norm Patiala students clear
NTSE
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Barnala sole spoke in Dhindsa’s wheel PATIALA, Sept 9 — The Shiromani Akali Dal may have received a shot in the arm with rebel Akali leaders returning to its fold yesterday, but the indifferent attitude of former Union Minister Surjit Singh Barnala to the candidature of the son of his rival, Mr Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa’s son may become a major hurdle in the election of the Akali candidate in the Sunam byelection. Mr Barnala remained absent yesterday when Mr Parminder Singh Dhindsa filed his nomination papers at Sangrur in the presence of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and other Cabinet members. Also absent was his close confidant Baldev Singh Mann who is at Administrative Member in the Punjab State Electricity Board. Mr Barnala is in Delhi. Close supporters of the former Union Minister say he is likely to remain indifferent to the candidature and may even provide covert support to Ms Shyam Kaur, sister of former Akali Dal President Harchand Singh Longowal, who has filed her papers as an Independent. The supporters, however, said there was no move to oppose the candidature of the SAD nominee openly. They said there was no move to put up a candidate from within the family, including Mrs Surjit Kaur Barnala. Mrs Barnala, when contacted, said she had no plans to contest the election. The Barnala camp feels their leader will not benefit by openly revolting against the party at this juncture. A revolt at this stage may result in Mr Parminder Dhindsa losing the assembly byelection, but will severely weaken Mr Barnala in the party and he will consequently have no say in deciding the party ticket for the forthcoming Assembly elections in the Sangrur parliamentary constituency. Mr Barnala may participate in party functions in the coming days if prevailed upon by the party leadership, but will do so with little enthusiasm. The strategy would be the same as adopted by Mr Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa during the last parliamentary elections when Mr Barnala was the SAD candidate. The constituency is agog with speculation that the Chief Minister will prevail upon Mr Barnala to tow the party line by promising him a gubernatorial post. This speculation has acquired widespread appeal after the SAD managed to get former rebel candidate Sanmukh Singh Mokha, who was instrumental in the defeat of Mr Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa in the last Assembly election, to join the party, besides others. However, camp followers of Mr Barnala point out that there is little trust between the Chief Minister and Mr Barnala. |
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Large turnout at SAD (A) rally SUNAM, Sept 9 — Even in the absence of its star campaigner, Mr Simranjit Singh Mann, the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) saw a large turnout of its leaders, workers and supporters at the first election rally here for the Sunam bypoll. The rally was organised in support of its candidate, Prof Sukhjinder Singh, who later filed his nomination papers before the Returning Officer, Mr Praneet Bhardwaj. Several issues were raised at the rally. The speakers criticised the SAD-BJP government, the Congress and the SHSAD leadership. The issues included the “threat” by Mr Gurdev Singh Badal, Punjab Agriculture Minister, to stop supply of cement for development works in Sunam if Mr Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa’s son was defeated, “false promises” by the Badal government and corruption. At the rally, the SAD(A) leadership presented a siropa (robe of honour) to Mr Karamjit Singh Sunam who allegedly fired on Rajiv Gandhi in 1986 at Raj Ghat at New Delhi and spent 14 years in jail. Addressing the gathering, Mr Karamjit Singh urged the people to vote for the SAD(A) candidate to ensure the release of Sikh youths who were languishing in jails in the country. Prof Sukhjinder Singh, appealed to Mr Gurcharan Singh Tohra, President of the SHSAD, to support him for the defeat of the SAD and the Congress candidates. He described Mrs Parmeswari Devi, Congress candidate, as an “illiterate” who would not be able to serve the constituency. He also said the Congress would not be able to win the seat merely on account of the sympathy factor caused due to the suicide of Bhagwan Dass Arora. Prof Sukhjinder Singh said if Mr Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa’s son won this byelection, it would be a “stamp on the policies of the Badal government.” He described the policies of the Badal government as “anti-people” and “anti-Punjab.” Mr Ajit Inder Singh Mofar, MLA of the SAD(A), alleged that Mr Badal had not allowed the implementation of his own party election manifesto. He also raised the issue of the Anandpur Sahib resolution. Mr Imam Singh Mann, son of Mr Simranjit Singh Mann, said he had come here with his father’s message who was on a foreign trip and would return in two or three days to campaign for the SAD(A) candidate. Among others who addressed the rally were Jathedar Bhag Singh Surtapuri, President of Dalit wing of the SAD(A), Punjab, Jathedar Harbans Singh Shaheedgarh, Mr Swarn Singh Panjgrian, Mr Dhian Singh Mand, all Vice-Presidents of the SAD(A), Mr Charan Singh Lohara and Bhai Ram Singh, both General Secretaries of the SAD(A); Mr Balwinder Singh Bains, president of Youth wing of the SAD(A), Mr Surinder Babbi, press secretary of the SAD(A), and Mr Jeet Singh Aloarkh, district president of the party. |
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Sukhbir confident of SAD’s victory PATIALA, Sep 9 — Former Union Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal yesterday said the all-round performance of the Akali-BJP government would be the deciding factor in the Sunam by-election. Talking to mediapersons here at the residence of minister Ajaib Singh Mukhmailpur, Mr Badal said the Akali-led government was the only one which had risen to the aspirations of all segments of society. He said the farmers community was behind the party due to some revolutionary steps taken by the government, including free power to the farmers and old-age pension. He alleged that the All India Shiromani Akali Dal was in league with the Congress and their common programme was to defeat the Shiromani Akali Dal candidate. He said there was no common front led by the AISAD against the Akali-BJP combine as only disgruntled elements among the fringe Akali groups had joined the so called front. Mr Badal claimed that there was no infighting within the SAD as was being projected by some people for their vested interests . He said Mr Parminder Singh Dhindsa had been chosen as the SAD nominee following consensus on his candidature in the Parliamentary Affairs Committee of the SAD. |
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Poll malpractices alleged in Sunam CHANDIGARH, Sept 9 — Mr Jasmer Singh Bala, a member of the Working Committee of the Sarab Hind Shiromani Akali Dal, today submitted a complaint to Mr M. S. Gill, Chief Election Commissioner, in connection with a statement allegedly made by Mr Gurdev Singh Badal, Punjab Agriculture Minister, with regard to the Sunam byelection. Mr Bala said that Mr Badal had warned the Sunam voters that no development work would be carried out in the constituency if they did not vote for the SADs candidate, Mr Parminder Singh Dhindsa. This was a corrupt practice and the commission should take action, he said. He said such a threat by a senior minister could create a fear among the electorate, forcing them to vote for the ruling party. Meanwhile, Mr Gill today held a meeting with electoral officers of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh. He told them that only those holding voter identity cards would be allowed to vote in the next general election and people should be educated in this connection. He said that the officers concerned should be told to issue cards to those who have not got them. In Sunam though 75 per cent of the voters have identity cards, efforts have been made to issue cards to the remaining voters by September 15. A camera team has been sent there for this purpose, it is learnt. Those who do not get their cards will be allowed to cast their vote only on submission of a proof like driving licence, ration card, electricity bill etc. |
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Project to conserve
Punjab monuments NEW DELHI, Sept 8 — The Cultural Resource Conservation Initiative (CRCI), a Delhi-based non government organisation, has taken the lead to conserve and protect monuments in Gurdaspur district. For almost a year, an inter-disciplinary team of conservation architects, art restorers and social scientists have been engaged in the conservation and restoration of the 200 year-old Krishan Mandir in Kishankot and the Guru ki Maseet at Sri Hargobindpur with the local community. Work on the third site, the Dargah of Baba Shah Badar Divan in Masania is expected to begin after a meeting of the evaluation committee in October. Kishankot was founded by Chaju Mal, a general in the time of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and the Krishan Mandir was built by his grandson Sahib Dayal in 1830s. The temple houses exquisite wall paintings that depict stories from Hindu and Sikh traditions. The Guru ki Maseet, a mosque, was made by. Guru Hargobind in 1680 to rot out the animosity between the Muslims and the Sikhs. The project was proposed to UNESCO by the CRCI and was being supported by UNESCO, UNDP-UNV under UNESCO’s Culture of Peace Programme for 2000. Apart from this, the projects was also being supported by the US-based Sikh Foundation and the Santmat Foundation associated with the Radha Swami Beas Satsang. The project titled Cultural Heritage and Promotion of Understanding in Punjab commenced in October last year. The sites were identified for restoration by the CRCI in 1992 and were unprotected by the Archealogical Survey of India (ASI) and the State Department of Archaeology, Punjab. The Krishan Mandir, according to the CRCI, has, however, got a grant from the ASI in the past. The response from the community has been overwhelming. Ms Gurmeet S. Rai, founder and Director of the CRCI told TNS here that the entire settlement of about 650 persons in Kishankot had contributed to the ongoing exercise. Similarly, in Sri Hargobindpur, schoolchildren had come forward to remove the soil deposits and vegetation in the Guru ki Maseet. Ms Rai said all three sites were within a radius of 15 km. She said the problem with most of the monuments was that the original materials had decayed. Ms Rai said the Guru ki Maseet had soil deposits on the ground and a lot of water had penetrated the walls. The plaster had also begun to disintegrate in large patches. In Krishan Mandir, water had penetrated the 19th century wall paintings and plants were coming out of the ceiling resulting in crevices and bird dropings. Ms Rai said the ASI and the State Department of Archaelogy had only protected 28 monuments. “We (the CRCI) have a list of over 1,500 historic buildings of which 10 per cent need protecion. As part of the Virasat festival organised by
SPIC-MACAY and UNESCO’s Peace Programme, the CRCI and the Punjab Chapter of
SPIC-MACAY are organising a two-day festival of Sufi Bhakti music linking up the aforesaid historic sites. The festival is scheduled to begin on September
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Dang for action against BJP leader AMRITSAR, Sept 9 — Mr Satya Pal Dang has sought to be ‘enlighted’by Inspector-General (Border Range) regarding an incident in which the police raided the premises of a hotel where a top leader of one of the ruling parties was caught almost red-handed with a woman. When the police found the VVIP, it beat a hasty retreat without searching other rooms of the hotel. Hence, no evidence was collected to launch prosecution. In a written statement, Mr Dang has said: “It is no surprise that the police should have developed cold feet. After all Clinton is the hero of rulers of today and we are all familiar with his exploits’. “We should all hope that our society does not go the way of the American society which seems to have enjoyed the sex exploits of their President when reported on the American television.” The CPI leader has alleged that a few weeks ago the police had started a campaign against prostitution houses under which a house in Kartar Nagar, Chheharta, was raided with the cooperation of residents. But hotel owners continued to escape prosecution. The District Congress Committee (DCC) today lambasted the police and the administration for shielding a senior BJP leader caught in “amorous activities” in a hotel room. The Congress leader, Mr Jugal Kishore Sharma, President, DCC, Dr Raj Kumar, Mr Harjinder Singh Thekedar, Mr Joginder Singh Dhingra, Mr Dharamvir Sareen, Opposition leader in the corporation, and about 13 Congress men, criticising the police and the administration in letting off the BJP leader during the raid, said the failure to act “would invite the wrath of the residents.” They said effigies of the leader would be burnt as the new “Ravana” during Dusehra. The Congress would hold protest marches for the removal of the leader. Dr Raj Kumar said Capt Amarinder Singh, President, PCC, had been informed of the incident. Citing the alleged incident, Mr Jugal Kishore said during the raid on the hotel, the raiding officer called up his superiors in the police and the administration seeking permission for action, but was refused permission and had to let go off the leader. The DCC demanded removal of the leader and action against him to restore the confidence of the residents in the law enforcing agencies and the administration. |
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Anti-encroachment drive angers BJP MOGA, Sept 9 — The anti-encroachment drive by the local Municipal Council here has created fissures in the ruling Akali Dal-BJP combine. The BJP leadership is complaining of having been kept in the dark, when the move was prepared by the council headed by an Akali Dal President. A section of the BJP is angry at the harassment caused to the traders — supporters of the BJP. Party insiders feel that there was need to intimate them about the drive in advance. Earlier, a move to auction the octroi collection contract was also stalled by the traders with the help of the BJP, although the Akalis favoured it to generate revenue for the council. Ironically, the district coordination committees of the two coalition partners were formed only recently to iron out differences between the two sides. The BJP is expected to raise this issue, whenever the committee holds its next meeting. Senior BJP leaders pleading anonymity lamented that the demolition drive was given green light without taking them into confidence. “We find ourselves into a tight spot. Being a part of the state government, we cannot even publically oppose the move”, remarked a senior BJP leader. Senior BJP leaders feel that the authorities continue to overlook their political interests in Moga that is represented by the Education Minister and an Akali Dal legislator, Mr Tota Singh. The Akali Dal has an upper hand in Moga as the party enjoys the blessings of the minister. The BJP is virtually reduced to the level of a second partner, a very senior party leader lamented. Their resentment also stems from fact that they were not given due representation on the local Market Committee allegedly at the behest of the minister, whom they also accused of being partisan in favour of the Akali Dal. BJP leaders feel that formation of coordination committees at the “fag end” of the state governments tenure many not succeed. Mr Tota Singh, who was away to Sunam, could
not be contacted for comment.
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Tributes paid to
Gurpreet Sohal AMRITSAR, Sep 9 — Paying tributes to Bibi Gurpreet Kaur Sohal, a former President of the All-India Sikh Students Federation, Women Cell (Pir Mohammad group) Sikh leaders belonging to different Akali factions emphasised the need of forging unity among various Sikh students federations. The speakers said this was the need of the
hour to bring about complete Panthic unity at this
juncture for furthering the cause of Sikhs. Dr Bachan
Singh Bachan, secretary, SGPC, Bhai Manjit Singh, senior
vice-president, Sarb Hind Shiromani Akali Dal, Mr Virsa
Singh Valtoha, a member, Punjab Subordinate Services
Selection Board, said disunity of the panth could not
deliver the goods. |
Water supply and sewerage project on
anvil PATIALA, Sept 9 — The Punjab Water Supply and Sewerage Board has prepared a Rs 27-crore project for extension and augmentation of the water supply and sewerage system in Patiala under HUDCO assistance. The project will be executed by the Sewerage Board on behalf of the Municipal Corporation with HUDCO advancing a loan equal to 80 per cent of the cost of the project. The loan will be repayable in 15 years, including the period of construction. The remaining 20 per cent of the project money will be raised by the corporation. The project is likely to be completed over a three-year period. Disclosing details of the scheme, corporation Commissioner K.S.Kang said provisions had been made for 10 additional tubewells in the city to augment the water pressure and provide water to new areas. He said besides this around 47 km of additional water lines would be laid in the city under the scheme. Mr Kang said under the scheme all new development in the town up to the Bhadson road would be covered. He said areas beyond the Bhadson road to railway line had not been covered under the scheme and that these areas would required separate sewerage disposal works which would be taken up in the next project. The Commissioner said under the extended sewerage scheme provisions had been made for the construction of new disposal works to cater to discharge from Guru Nanak Nagar on the berm of the Badi Nadi. He said additional land would also be acquired for laying additional disposal facilities. He said around 15 km of intercepting sewer lines would be laid under the scheme. Mr Kang said no provision had been made for establishing an effluent treatment plant under the project as the same required a heavy investment which was at present beyond the reach of the corporation. He said Patiala was also helped by the fact that there was very little industrial presence in the city due to which an urgent need for an effluent plant had not arisen. The
Commissioner said efforts were being made to ensure the
scheme was viable and economical. He said the citizens
would not be loaded with a heavy burden. He said,
however, efforts would be made to make the tariff such
that the cost of the scheme was recovered in a phased
manner besides paying back the interest on the loan
installments. He said this was the first major scheme
being executed by the corporation which would cater to
the long-term needs of the residents of the city. He said
besides this efforts were also being made to cover the
ganda nala in the city. |
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Demolition of
historical buildings
stayed SANGRUR, Sept 9 — Mr J.S. Khushdil, Additional Civil Judge, (Senior Division), Sangrur, has stayed the demolition of local historical government buildings, including old fort and Baghi Khana, till the disposal of the suit. The suit was filed by Mr D.S. Dalee, Mr Baljit Singh and Mr S.P. Sharma, all local advocates against the District Collector and the contractor to restrain them from demolishing the historical buildings. In his order, the Judge restrained
the defendants (District Collector) and the contractor)
from demolishing Qila Mubarak situated in the middle of
the city comprising the qila building. Senior Secondary
Girls School building, Girls Hostel building, computer
block, newly-built rooms for school, PWD office building
and the Baghi Khana building now used as CMO office till
the disposal of this suit. |
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75 donate blood PATIALA, Sept 9 — On the occasion of 21st death anniversary of Dasondhi Ram a renowned social worker, a blood donation camp was organised at Atma Ram Kumar Sabha Senior Secondary School, today. 75 students and teachers of the school donated blood. Mr Gagandeep Singh, Additional Deputy Commissioner, inaugurated the camp. A drawing and painting competition was also organised. On this occasion, the Birji Foundation
honoured Brig Sukhdev Singh, Maj Balwant Singh (retd), Mr R.G. Verma, Mr Gian Parkash Sharma, Mr Bhagwan Sarup
Goyal, Mrs Usha Sharma and Mr Vijay Goel. |
Prohibitory
orders in Ferozepore FEROZEPORE, Sept 9 — Taking serious
note of rise in cross border criminal activities, the
District Magistrate has issued prohibitory orders to keep
a check on anti-social elements. Mr Kulbir Sidhu, Deputy
Commissioner, has imposed night curfew from 7 p.m. to
5.30 a.m. in the villages falling within 500 metre of the
Indo-Pak border. Mr Sidhu said the order does not imply
to contractors and labourers who were on Army duty but it
should be mandatory for them to get proper identity cards
issued by the local Army authorities. In another order,
Mr Sidhu has restricted public movement along the 100
metre stretch of railway lines, rivers, distributaries,
and drains falling under his jurisdiction. Private boats
on the Satluj and the Beas had also been banned. The
District Magistrate, has directed all village panchayats
of the district to deploy well built youths for
“thikri pehra” near banks, post offices,
railway stations, canals, bridges and other government
establishments. He further said that such youths should
also keep an eye on the flood situation or any impending
danger and inform the nearest police station or the SDM
or DC concerned about any such happening. The District
Magistrate said no person without written permission from
SDM or DC concerned should use any equipment which might
produce noise pollution or whose sound was audible beyond
his house or complex limits. All authorised marriage
palace owners had been asked to seek written permission
for arranging functions and other parties. Carrying of
arms had also been banned in marriage parties and
functions. The orders would remain in force till October
31. |
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95 ESI doctors
declared surplus CHANDIGARH, Sept 9 — The Punjab Government and the Employees State Insurance Corporation today said they had decided to withdraw 95 doctors from the ESI hospitals and dispensaries and utilise their services elsewhere. At a meeting of the ESI Regional Board in which representatives of the ESI and trade unions were present, it was unanimously decided to take out at least 95 doctors from the ESI side and deploy them in the state hospitals and dispensaries. Therefore, the entire deployment of doctors on the ESI side was very carefully examined while declaring 95 posts of doctors as surplus. It was made sure that functioning of none of the ESI hospitals was affected. Since it takes time to create these posts in the parent department, the state government has made this temporary arrangement to facilitate the salary of these extra doctors now deployed in the state hospitals and dispensaries, for the time being, they will draw salary against these surplus posts. Mr P.K. Verma, Principal Secretary, Health and
Family Welfare, Punjab, added that the salary of these
surplus doctors in the ESI would be borne by the state
government. |
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pilgrims hurt as truck falls into gorge HOSHIARPUR, Sept 9 — At least 80 pilgrims, including women and children, who were going to the holy shrine of Chintpurni from Apra in Phillaur tehsil in a truck (PJE/567) were wounded when the truck ferrying them rolled into a gorge near Chohal village, 12 km from here, at about 4.30 p.m. on the Hoshiarpur-Dharamsala road today. Five seriously injured pilgrims, including one child, were admitted in the local Civil Hospital. They were identified as Surinder Pal, Raman Deep, Surinder Kumar and Dharampal. Mr Iqbal Singh Sidhu, Deputy Commissioner and Mr R.P. Mittal, SSP Hoshiarpur along with civil and police officers reached the spot soon after the accident. Surinder Kumar Chhinda, owner of the tea stall at Apra, who was buried under the tyres of the truck, was rescued through a crane of Punjab Roadways. Mr Bhushan Kumar, truck driver, told this
correspondent a Punjab Roadways bus coming from the
opposite direction hit the side of the truck which made
it roll down into the gorge. He said devotees of Apra
were on their annual pilgrimage to the holy shrines of
Chintpurni and Jawalamukhi. |
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2 killed in road
mishap JALANDHAR, Sept 9 — Two persons were
killed and one was injured in a head-on-collision between
a truck and an autorickshaw near Bidhipur railway
crossing today. According to the police, the truck was
coming towards Jalandhar from Kartarpur when it collided
with the autorickshaw killing Baldish Kaur (28) and Ashok
Kumar (26) on the spot. The driver of the autorickshaw
Ashok Kumar (32) was seriously injured. A case has been
registered.
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Poppy husk seized BARNALA, Sept 9 — The local police
seized six bags of poppy husk from a tractor-trailer on
the Barnala-Patti road. This was stated by Mr Ajaib
Singh Kaleka, SSP, in a press note issued here on Friday. |
Teachers
oppose 40 hours’ stay norm LUDHIANA, Sept 9 — College teachers in Punjab are up in arms against a new order by the state government making it compulsory for them to stay for 40 hours in a week on their college premises. The order was issued by the Director, Public Instruction (Colleges), some time ago and has now been circulated among all government and private colleges in the state. The circular says the step has been taken to ensure the presence of lecturers and other members of the staff of the colleges as desired by the Minister for Higher Education, Mr Mohan Lal, in his communication no. P.S./H.T.M./2000/15407 dated August 10. The circular directed an attendance register be maintained in every college in which all lecturers and other members of the staff should mark their attendance daily with the time of their arrival. Similarly, their time of their departure should also be marked. A monthly report about attendance by lecturers and other members of the staff should also be filed with the authorities. The Punjab and Chandigarh College Teachers Union has, however, urged the government to hold its order in abeyance till the full packge recommended by the University Grants Commission was implemented. The package included raising of retirement age from 60 to 65 years, re-employment up to the age of 65 years, housing, pension and group insurance schemes in addition to schemes for facilities to women lecturers. In an appeal to the minister, Prof K. B. S. Sodhi and Prof C. Chawla, president and general secretary of the PCCTU, demanded the provision of infrastrucutre, including furnished rooms equipped with departmental libraries stocked with journals, reference books, periodicals on the subjects concerned as a prerequisite for 40 hours’ stay in colleges for making the stay fruitful and beneficial to students and community. According to Professor Sodhi, as per the UGC
guidelines teachers are expected to teach 24 periods a
week and stay for some more time in college for research
work, preparation for teaching, administrative work,
supervision of extra-curricular activities and
self-improvement. Professor Sodhi said this purpose would
be hard to achieve if the above mentioned infrastructure
in colleges was not provided to the lecturers. |
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Patiala students clear
NTSE PATIALA, Sept 9 — Five students from Patiala have cleared the National Tallent Search Examination (NTSE) conducted by the NCERT in August. Out of the total number of 85 students from Punjab who appeared for the state-level written test, 54 qualified for the national-level test. A total of 35 students from Punjab qualified for the interview. Six students from Patiala appeared in the interview, out of which five emerged successful. Aashwit Mahajan, a former student of Our Lady of Fatima School, who cleared the NTSE this year, attributed his success to his hard work and the guidance he received from his parents. Regular study was the key word to tackle the tricky application-type questions in the exam, he said. Dr Subhash Mahajan and Dr Kusum Mahajan, the proud parents of Aashwit, said they tried to imbibe a hard-working attitude and honesty in him, which has made their son a confident person. Nitika Garg, the only girl from Patiala to have qualified this exam, said thorough study helped her in clearing the written tests. The hard-working former student of Lady Fatima aspires to be a doctor. Ankur Garg, a former student of St Peter’s Academy, said clear concept on subject matter was needed to clear the exams. He said except for the mental ability part, not much extra preparation was needed. Dr K.G. Goel and Ms Sangeeta Goel, parents of Ankur, said their son had never been a bookworm. Echoing the same viewpoint, Ashish Aggarwal said to prepare for the examination, detailed studies of the subject matter of classes IX and X were enough. Some of the books available in the market for NTSE were of not much help, he added. Taranjeet Singh Dua, who passed out class X
from DAV Public School, said self study was the best way
to prepare for such competitions. Mr Mahinder Singh Dua
and Ms Gurmeet Kaur Dua, parents of Taranjeet, said they
never encouraged tuitions. |
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