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Cong not to move
confidence motion Jagir Kaur, Pannu may cross swords GHTP unit may be closed today Fake cough syrup factory found Lecturers not given pension |
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Roads in Bet area in poor shape Stranded labourers forced to beg 8,000 families
still await shagun New complex for old-age home Census-2001
from Feb 9 Minister eulogises
judiciary’s role Plea to help preserve monuments Sub-soil water
level drops
1 killed as truck,
bus collide
Journals decreasing in
university library Workshop on computer education PCCTU rally
on Oct 18
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Cong not to move
confidence motion JALANDHAR, Oct 15 — Even as the Bahujan Samaj Party has withdrawn its support to the ruling BJP-SAD alliance in the local municipal corporation in protest against the Mayor’s move to remove two roundabouts named after Dr B.R. Ambedkar and Bhagwan Balmiki yesterday, there is virtually no threat to the Mayor, Mr Suresh Sehgal, with the 22-member Congress group in the House deciding not to bring a no-confidence motion against him. Mr Mohan Singh Phallianwala, BSP state convener, along with four party councillors, has claimed the the BJP-SAD alliance is in a minority with the withdrawal of its support in the 60-member House. “The Mayor should either quit or prove his majority on the floor of House,” Mr Phallianwala said. Mr Raj Kumar Gupta, leader of the 22-member Congress group, however, said the Congress would not bring a no-confidence motion against the Mayor in the present situation. “Our party has decided not to bring a no-confidence motion against the Mayor. Let the Akali Dal, the coalition partner, bring the motion and we are ready to support it,” he said. The 60-member House includes 22 councillors belonging to the Congress, 14 to the BJP, 10 to SAD (B), four to the BSP, five independents and five MLAs — three of the Congress and two of the BJP. Though the SAD councillors were feeling humiliated after the BJP Mayor unceremoniously removed an Akali Councillor, Mr Gurcharan Singh Narula, from the post of Senior Deputy Mayor with the help of the Congress in the House three months ago, they could not bring a no-confidence motion against him due to their alliance at the state and national levels with the BJP. The SAD group is already a divided lot with seven councillors already having held a dharna against the Mayor demanding his removal on the charges of corruption and ignoring development works in the wards of Akali councillors. “The District SAD-BJP Coordination Committee has assured us that all grievances with the Mayor will be sorted out by October 18. The next course of action will be decided in consultation with the Punjab Chief Minister, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, if the committee fails to address our problems,” Mr Narula said. The Bachan Lal, a BSP Councillor and Deputy Mayor, said he would not resign from the post in the wake of the withdrawal of support to the BJP-SAD alliance by the BSP. He said the party had yet not to decided bring no-confidence motion against the Mayor. The Mayor, however, claimed that all councillors were supporting him irrespective of their political affiliations. |
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Gumtala SAD candidate AMRITSAR, Oct 15 — The BJP is in a fix over the outright dissidence shown by its coalition partner, the SAD, regarding the election to the post of Mayor with the SAD announcing its own candidate for the coveted position. The election to the post of Mayor, Amritsar Municipal Corporation, is scheduled for October 18. Mr Lakha Singh Gumtala, acting Mayor, was announced the SAD candidate at a meeting of eight Akali councillors as well as eight Independents in a house of 60 councillors and six MLAs. He said felt the SAD must field its candidate least the Congress won the seat in the absence of a decision by the BJP on its candidature. Claiming that the SAD could win the seat of the Mayor with the support of the BJP, Mr Gumtala said a chance should now be given to the SAD as the BJP has held the seat for the past more than three years. Alleging that the BJP Mayor had ignored the interests of SAD councillors leading to inadequate development works in their respective wards, he said in case the BJP fielded a candidate, he would personally abstain from voting. Akali councillors present at the meeting criticised the BJP for not being invited to a meeting held yesterday to decide on the candidature for the Mayor’s post. Yesterday, Capt Amarinder Singh, President, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, issued a whip to its councillors to vote for the party candidate, Mr Sunil Datti, failing which action would be taken against the erring councillor. The whip came in the wake of Mr Om Parkash Soni MLA, announcing his candidature, bypassing the party decision to field Mr Sunil Datti for the post. He claims the support of 14 Congress councillors. |
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CPI notification
on Mayor’s election AMRITSAR, Oct 15 — A notification issued by the Secretary of the District Urban Council of the Communist Party, Mr Amarjit Singh Asal, today discounted support to any political party for the election of Mayor to be held on October 18. The press note said the CPI had not taken any decision in this regard. The party’s executive meeting was scheduled for October 17. |
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GHTP unit may be closed today LEHRA MOHOBAT, Oct 15 — Even as the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) authorities are yet to commission any unit of the Ropar Thermal Plant, a unit of 220 mw of Guru Hargobind Thermal Plant (GHTP) here is likely to be closed tomorrow if the stock of coal is not replenished. Running with two and a half days of stock of coal, the GHTP authorities have decided to close one unit tomorrow so that the other unit can be run for a longer period. Mr Subash Chander Bansal, Chief Engineer, GHTP, said only one rake had reached the plant premises late last night which was inadequate for both units of the plant. He said the GHTP officials along with senior police officials today held talks with agitating farmers at Tapa Mandi to persuade them to allow goods train carrying coal for the plant to run but without any result. Mr Bansal said the PSEB authorities had been apprised of the latest situation and the matter was in the knowledge of the state Power Minister. The PSEB higher authorities were trying to get rakes of coal for the plant through the Bathinda-Rewari rail section. |
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Jagir Kaur, Pannu may cross swords AMRITSAR, Oct 15 — Bibi Jagir Kaur, President of the SGPC, and Mr Balbir Singh Pannu, its senior vice-president, may cross swords at the executive meeting of the committee which is likely to take place next month as both have started collecting facts against each other. While Mr Pannu has announced that he would join hands with Mr Puran Singh Josh, a senior SGPC member, to launch a mass movement if Bibi Jagir Kaur fails to tender in her resignation in the wake of registration of a CBI case against her, the SGPC chief might table the report of an inquiry conducted by Mr Kashmir Singh Gandiwind and Mr Harsimrat Singh Gill, both SGPC members, indicting Mr Pannu for nepotism and favouritism while recruiting staff for the SGPC-run Maharaja Ranjit Singh Public School, Tarn Taran, causing huge financial loss to the Shiromani Committee. The inquiry report, which has not been tabled in the executive so far, has also called for immediate resignation of Mr Pannu for recruitment of his own daughter and other relatives in the school. The supporters of Bibi Jagir Kaur may also table the report of Dr Gurbachan Singh Bachan, SGPC secretary, which had alleged that Mr Pannu and Mr Hardalbir Singh Shah, general secretary, had misused official vehicles. However, Mr Pannu, and Mr Shah would emphasises the implementation of the three-member committee inquiry report on which had demanded removal of Dr Bachan as secretary, who was indicted for ‘pilferage’ of SGPC funds. Talking to TNS, Mr Pannu said the decision of a senior SGPC member, Mr Josh, to launch a mass movement against Bibi Jagir Kaur was justified as she should not hold the post of SGPC chief after the registration of a CBI case against her in connection with the mysterious death of her daughter, Harpreet Kaur. He, however, hastened to add that he would not take any step which might embarrass Mr Parkash Singh Badal. He said before raising the points at the forthcoming executive meeting, he would submit detailed report on alleged misuse of powers by Bibi Jagir Kaur and her supporters. He suggested to Mr Badal not to announce the candidature of Bibi Jagir Kaur for the election of president as she had caused ‘much damage’ to the SGPC. On the other hand, the inquiry report against Mr Pannu reads, “The inquiry committee has drawn the conclusion that Mr Pannu being a member of an education trust had misguided the SGPC president while making recruitment for the Mahajara Ranjit Singh Public School. By keeping Bibi Jagir Kaur in the dark, Mr Pannu got his daughter and near and dear ones jobs, causing colossal financial loss to the SGPC”. The inquiry report had alleged that Mr Pannu had misused his powers as his relatives had given false affidavits that none of their relatives were in the SGPC. The report has also sought immediate resignation of Mr Pannu as senior vice-president. However, Mr Pannu claimed that it was ‘unprecedented’ that ordinary members of the SGPC had conducted an inquiry against a senior vice-president. He alleged that inquiry report was ‘motivated’ and aimed at tarnishing his image. He claimed there was no ban on the recruitment of SGPC office-bearers’ relatives in the SPGC-run institutions. Our Correspondent adds: Meanwhile, Ms Laxmi Kanta Chawla, BJP MLA, talking to newspersons, has called upon Bibi Jagir Kaur to resign as SGPC chief on moral grounds. She stressed that Bibi Jagir Kaur, in view of her position, should resign till she is absolved of all charges. |
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Fake cough syrup factory found BATHINDA, Oct 15 — Another factory making fake cough syrups in this town has been detected. The accused Sital Kumar, who was running the factory in the Partap Nagar area, has been making two types of fake syrups under the popular brand name of Correx. One type of cough syrup was being manufactured especially for drug addicts while the second type was being prepared for genuine patients. Dr Jatinder Kumar Jain, SSP, said the accused was running the factory without any valid licence under the name of Unitech Pharmaceuticals. India and selling the drug under different lables and without labels. He added that the accused had given wrong address on the wrappers which he would paste on the box of the caugh syrup as instead of Partap Nagar, Bathinda, he had written Bharat Chambers, Baroda Street, Mumbai. The accused had prepared seals and impressions of other manufacturers and prepared the drug labels of other drug manufacturers. Even the accused had been selling the fake cough syrup by pasting different lables on them. During a raid on the premises of the factory, 488 bottles of cough syrup named Correx, some with labels and some without, two seals and an impression plate of Hitech Laboratories, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, and 180 wrappers were seized. The wrappers recovered from the premises were of different address, including Unimox, Hitech and Unitech. The accused had been selling the fake drugs in Punjab, Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir. Earlier, the police had unearthed the factory making fake paints, filter pumps, watches, vegetable oil and audio cassettes. A case in this connection has been registered under Sections 420 and 472 of the IPC and Section 18 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act. |
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Lecturers not given pension MANSA, Oct 15 — As many as 10 lecturers of the local Nehru Memorial Government College who have attained the age of superannuation in the past few months have been facing pecuniary difficulties due to the alleged indifferent attitude of the state government. These teachers have been facing financial difficulties as they have not been given any pensionary benefit after retirement. The teachers of this college have been running from pillar to post to get post-retirement benefits, as per the state government policy, but without any positive response from the authorities concerned. Official sources said that though the Punjab Government had taken over the college in March, 1994, it had failed to give pensionary benefits to its staff members despite the fact that the Punjab Government was bound to give the same to the staff of non-government aided colleges. The teachers in a representation made to the Principal Secretary, Education, Government of Punjab, pointed out that the state government decided on April 26, 1999, by issuing a notification that all employees of non-government aided colleges covered under the 95 per cent grant-in-aid scheme were entitled to pensionary benefits. They said that before taking over of the college affairs by the Punjab Government, all staff members were covered by the provisions made in the above mentioned notification. Even the Punjab and Haryana High Court had also held the same view. The high court had even held that the benefit of service for the period before the taking over of the college by the government may also be given for pension and all other purposes to the retirees of this college. The teachers alleged that they first made a representation for pensionary benefits to the Punjab Government in 1996, then in 1997, 1998 and 1999. Many reminders were also sent to the authorities concerned but they had failed to get any positive response so far from the Punjab Government. The teachers have also approached the Chairman, Punjab State Human Rights Commission, apart from writing to the Chief Minister, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, and other authorities for the redressal of their grievances. |
Roads in Bet area in poor shape GURDASPUR, Oct 15 — Roads in Bet area, Beas are in poor shape and affect more than 200 villages. Moreover the area suffers from neglect and no funds have been spent in the area in this regard since the inception of current SAD-BJP government. Roads connecting Gurdaspur-Pandori, Baupur, Fattowal, Kaleelpur, Gulelra, Kot Bhalla, Lari, Sunder and Cheena Bet are in a state of dilapidation. Potholes have come up on these roads and many accidents have been reported from time to time in this area. Roads connecting Purana-Shalla-Gunnopur, Chacksharif-Ghorewal, and Tugalwal which extend to 18 km were washed away during rains. At places there is no road as such. During rains what to talk of vehicular traffic, it becomes even difficult for pedestrians to have smooth walk. You are only sure to have reach these villages after actually reaching there. People of the area in a bizarre language call these as messengers of death. Roads from Noon Barkat, Munankhurd and Budha Bela are equally difficult terrain. Repair of roads connecting Sullopur, Kotli Harchandan , Mere, Gursian, Narwan, Bagarian, Kottowal and Kaleejpur were undertaken for repair by the authoriies but were left in the lurch and have now assumed the shape of traffic hazards. When the department concerned was contacted to comment in the matter, they said that unavailability of funds was the reason behind abandoning repair of the roads. As and when funds are received, the repair of the roads will be completed. There is shortage of bus services in the area. It is difficult to transport produce of the area to nearby grain markets because of the absence of the pucca roads in the area. The villagers said that no road has been made pucca and carpeted with pre-mix during the present tenure of the SAD-BJP government. There is a Sem Nehar in the area and a bridge on this opposite Kotli Harchandan was started to be constructed but has been left unfinished. The reason for the lapse has also been attributed to paucity of funds. A girls’ college of which foundation stone was laid by the SGPC president, but it continues to function without any building at Jhanda Lubana. People have apprehensions whether the college will make any progress in view of involvement of SGPC President in her own affairs. Similarly ITI building at Nainakot is lying vacant since long.  |
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New complex for old-age home FARIDKOT: The district Red Cross Society, with the assistance of the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, has set up an old age home at a rented building here to take proper care of elders. Board and lodging, medical aid and entertainment facilities are provided free to its inmates. Initially 21 persons had been admitted to the home and the strength of the members will be raised in the near future. Their daily routine starts with walk, yoga, prayer and meditation followed by games, reading of books, newspapers, periodicals and kitchen gardening. Efforts are also a foot to launch vocational activities like bee keeping, caning of chairs, candle making and horticulture to make them more busy. According to Mr A.Venu Prasad, Deputy Commissioner, who heads the society, the Union Government allocated Rs 35 lakh to construct a new complex for a old age home. The first instalment of Rs 15 lakh had been received. A 1.5-acre plot had been acquired near MGM Senior Secondary School and construction work started. The building, which will consist of 16 rooms, a library, a prayer hall, vocational room, indoor game hall, medical checkroom-cum-dispensary and reception centre, will be completed next year. It will provide residential facilities to 60 inmates. The Deputy Commissioner said the society had spent Rs 60 lakh to give artificial limbs, hearing aids and callipers to 3000 handicapped persons over the past few years. A physiotherapy centre, a school for the deaf and dumb and mentally ill and a de-addiction 15-bed centre were also functioning. |
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Stranded labourers forced to beg BATHINDA, Oct 15 — Labourers at the local railway station waiting for trains to Bihar and Uttar Pradesh for the past three days started begging for meeting daily requirements. Kailash Mandal, who worked as a field labourer in Faridkot district and now sits at the local railway station awaiting a train to Bihar, told TNS that he along with 11 members of his family had been waiting for a train to Jind. Empty-pocketed he had to approach villagers for money to arrange for food for himself and his family members. Jamun Dass, another labourer, who along with 16 others have been waiting at the railway station for the past three days to catch a train to Samstipur, said he had made the waiting room his temporary abode. In the past three days, he had spent a major portion of his earnings on food and eatables. The railway authorities, too, have incurred monetary losses due to cancellation of trains. The rail traffic on the Bathinda-Delhi and the Bathinda-Ambala sections has come to a halt. Official sources said the railway authorities here had to refund Rs 40,000 to passengers due to cancellation of trains. Sources said so far nine trains running on the Bathinda-Delhi and the Bathinda-Ambala sections had been cancelled. Other trains running on these sections had been diverted. Even these were running four-six hours behind schedule. The sources said the trains which had been cancelled were 344 Sirsa-Delhi, 4722 Sriganganagar-Delhi, 342 Ferozepore-Delhi, 346 Ferozepore-Jind, 2UB Bathinda-Ambala, 4732 Bathinda-New Delhi, 4 UB Bathinda-Ambala, 6 UB Bathinda-Ambala and 4887 Jodhpur-Kalka. Farmers blocked rail traffic at Budhlada in Mansa district and Rampura in this district on the third consecutive day today. |
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8,000 families
still await shagun AMRITSAR, Oct 15 — Belying the claims of the government, families qualifying for the “shagun” scheme have decried the callous attitude of the government. They said if the scheme was not being implemented it should be done away with. In anticipation of Rs 5,100 as gift for the marriages of their daughters, some families have taken loans to be repaid after they got the money from the government. “But this was not to be, says Mr Fateh Shah Bukari whose daughter was married in 1998. He has not yet received the “shagun” money. His is not a solitary case. About 35 families awaiting the “shagun,” met mediapersons yesterday. Ms Laxmi Kanta Chawla, BJP MLA, alleged that since the past one and a half years, none of the families present got the “shagun”. She said about 8,000 families of this district were awaiting the promised financial help from the government. Sonu who got married last year and has a son is still awaiting the “shagun”. Breaking down in tears, she said her brother had taken a loan from her paternal uncle for her marriage but was unable to repay as the “shagun” from the government never came. “My brother keeps visiting the Social Welfare Department but is turned away every time,” she said. Mrs Krishna whose daughter was married on April 15 last year, starts the day with a visit to the welfare office. She too had taken money on loan and had been waiting for the “shagun”. “The government has been lying to us”, she said. Mrs Chawla alleged that the scheme was discriminatory as Hindu Dalits had received less in comparison to their Christian counterparts. She said the scheme should be based on the poverty level. |
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Census-2001
from Feb 9 MANSA, Oct 15 — Census-2001 will be conducted from February 9 to 28, 2001. This was stated by Mr Inderjit Singh, Director, Census, Government of India. The director said census would include information about the profession and economic status of individuals. Mr Inderjit Singh has come here to train the census officials. Giving the details of the programme he said the smallest unit for census would be a block. He said a sum of Rs 3 crore had already been sanctioned to pay the salaries of the employees doing census. The director said the state governments had been asked not to transfer those engaged for census duties between November 2000 and March 2001. He said all examinations and elections would be postponed during census. Mrs R.P. Srivastava Deputy Commissioner, said 1,260 employees would be assigned the duty of census in the district. |
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Minister eulogises
judiciary’s role BATHINDA, Oct 15 — The Law the Justice Minister, Punjab, Mr Chiranji Lal Garg, yesterday said the sentence awarded to the former Prime Minister, Mr P.V. Narasimha Rao and the Union Home Minister, Mr Buta Singh, in the JMM payoff case had proved that the judiciary was the saviour of democracy. Talking to mediapersons here yesterday, Mr Garg said the judiciary had always come to the rescue of people when their rights were violated. He pointed out that only independent judiciary could take to task those politicians who were indulging in corrupt practices while enjoying public offices and amassing wealth disproportionate to their source of income. He said the independent judiciary also protected rights of the people who suffered during emergency. The judiciary had taken to task the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Ms Jayalalithia, for her misdeeds, he remarked. He appealed to the politicians to make sure that the judiciary of the country always remained independent. Mr Garg, also Science and Technology Minister of Punjab, after inaugurating an eye operation camp, said the non-government organisations could play significant role in motivating people to donate their eyes after death. An eye operation camp was organised by Mahavir Dal Hospital. |
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Plea to help preserve monuments AMRITSAR, Oct 15 — Facing unprecedented financial crunch, the Department of Cultural Affairs in Punjab, has sought cooperation from public for maintaining Punjab’s rich historical monuments. The Principal Secretary, Cultural Affairs, Mr G.S.Cheema, yesterday admitted that due to serious funds constraints, his department was unable to undertake the preservation work of a large number of museums, archives, monuments and other historical sites. Mr Cheema said that the government had failed to transfer Rs 4 crore allocated to the department in the current financial year. He rued that the ceiling of its archives building, situated in an old palace in Patiala, that caved in last year was yet to be repaired. Mr Cheema added that the repair works required an estimated amount of Rs 22 lakh but a paltry sum of Rs 2 lakh was disbursed as such the repairs could not be completed. The sorry state of affairs of the Department of Culture reflects the present condition of various forts of religious and historical importance. To overcome the financial crunch, the department has sought the help of NGOs. The Feteh trust of New Delhi that offered to repair its archive building at Delhi had also offered to repair its building at Patiala. Earlier, addressing a symposium Mr Cheema said the historical Ram Bagh gardens popularly known as Company Bagh had been declared as a protected area, but various clubs occupying large portion of the garden continue to construct building in violation of the notification issued by the Punjab Government on April 10, 1997. But the dilly dallying approach of the district administration has added to the woes of the people. The Principal Secretary said though the district administration had assured the committee to look after the gardens but the club continues to add new structure to its present building. Interestingly, the Deputy Commissioner is the President of one of these clubs. Mr Cheema said the corporate houses, individuals and NGOs must come forward to help the state government to undertake the repair work of neglected monuments in the state. Mr Cheema suggested that the local voluntary organisations should approach the national cultural funds started by the Central Government for the allocation of funds for heritage projects. Such schemes should be properly drafted, and the state government could offer all possible help in the execution of such projects, he added. The members attending the symposium presented a six-point memorandum to the Principal Secretary. They urged him protect Ram Bagh gardens and convert the Gobindgarh fort presently in occupation of the Army into a war museum. |
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Seminar on women’s
problems held PHAGWARA, Oct 15 — Addressing a seminar on women’s problems on the occasion of “Aurat Natak Mela” here organised by the Aurat Jagriti Manch, Gursharan Singh, President, Punjab Lok Sabhyacharak Manch, demanded that female foeticide be treated as murder and the guilty be booked under Section 302 of the IPC. He further said eve-teasing should also be made non-bailable offence and severe punishment be given to eve-teasers. |
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Sub-soil water
level drops MOGA, Oct 15 — The underground water level in the district has gone down from 12 feet during 1960 to 160 feet. According to reports this is due to continuous sowing of paddy in the region. According to experts, the sowing of paddy is continued in the district for another two of three years, the ground level or water would go down even further. It may be recalled that residents of the district have decided not to install hand pumps in their villages as these had been rendered useless. |
1 killed as truck, bus collide SUNAM, Oct 15 — One person was killed and other wounded when a PRTC Sangrur depot bus coming from Patiala collided with a truck yesterday at Bhawanigarh, 26 km from here. The deceased has been identified as Joginder Singh, resident of Balad Kalan village. A case has been registered. |
Journals decreasing in
university library PATIALA, Oct 15 — The number of journals and circulars in Punjabi University here has decreased substantially over the past few years. The count has fallen from 750 journals to 513 journals, including non-academic ones, and newspapers subscribed untill a few years ago in the magazine section of the library. Official sources reveal that every year there is an approximate 15 per cent hike in the subscription cost due to inflation and increase in the exchange rate. The rate of the pound and the dollar increases, which leads to the hike in subscription rates. Despite this the library fund remains more or less constant. “A finanacial crunch exists in the library. An effort is being made to strike a balance. Only the important magazines required by the research scholars are subscribed for,” informed the library staff. On the contrary the students complain that even the basic required material for research work is not available. “American Economy Review, is a very important journal for all those studing economics and related subjects. It is a set of three journals and if we subscribe for one, two are free. It was a regular for the last 30 years. New the subscription has been abruptly stopped”, complains Amarjit Singh, a regular visitor to the library. “Journal of Political Economy is another such journal vital for the students that is not available in the library”, adds his companion. Furthermore, the non-priced circulars published by the Health Information Department of Punjab and Punjab State Planning Board, too, are not a regular feature in the magazine section of the library. Sources said, in case of foreign journals , various department heads needed to identify the journals they wanted subscribed, by September . They said this process was invariably delayed resulting in the late placement of orders and sometime even non-receipt of the journal. The head of a department suggests, “If all the deparments are connected to each other through local area networking and computer catalouging is done, the process of accessing will become easier and time saving. The infomation about the books and journals present in the library will be available on the net. Also decentralisation should be done.” The authorities claim that most of these journals are now available on the net, hence there is not much need to subscribe to them. This decision offers multiple problems to the students. Most researchers in the campus are not net users. In addition the varisity does not have a cyber-cafe. Those departments that have computers and an internet connection have terminals that are outdated. “Even if you connect to internet you cannot download a single page even after spending five hours in continuity. The systems move very slowly”, revealed a senior professor. Another major hinderance in this regard is that the paid journals cannot be accessed for free on the net. The library authorities will have to subscribe to these by paying in advance. Even then only those who are aware of the subscription number will be able to read that journal on the screen. Consequently, if the authorities are getting some journals on e-media, then the subscription number should be made public. The senior authorities in the library say, “We will see to it that all the genuine demands are fulfiled. The number cannot be declared as such, but the deserving student will be scrutinised and helped.” However if the journal is received in print anybody interested in reading it can visit the library. |
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Workshop
on computer education AMRITSAR, Oct 15 — Information Technology (IT) has not only brought revolutionary changes in almost every field, it has also posed challenges before the scientists. This was stated by Dr Soch while inaugurating a two-day workshop for teachers imparting computer education in the colleges affiliated to Guru Nanak Dev University, here yesterday. The workshop was organised at the conference hall of the Guru Nanak Bhawan of the university. The workshop was organised jointly by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (DCSE) and the College Development Council of the university. Dr Soch said the university had accepted the challenges posed by information technology (IT) by introducing bachelors degrees in computer science, computer application, information technology, master of information technology and postgraduate diplomas in computer application in its affiliated colleges. He said 70 per cent of the colleges had included computer education in its
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PCCTU rally
on Oct 18 PHAGWARA, Oct 15 — The Punjab and Chandigarh College Teachers Union (PCCTU), the apex body of about 6,000 teachers working in nearly 170 non-government colleges, has given to its rank and file a call for “Chandigarh chalo” on October 18 to stage a state-level demonstration outside the office of the DPI (C) after resorting to mass casual leave strike in colleges that pay. Prof Charanjit Chawla, general secretary, PCCTU, today alleged that the Finance Department was disposing of everything that the SAD-BJP government and the Chief Secretary, Mr R.S. Mann, were proposing vis-a-vis the teachers issues. The department had jeopardised the April 10 settlement negotiated with Mr Mann regarding the Rs 4.20-crore pay cut of the 26-day strike, Rs 10.20-crore salary grant for January-February, besides stalling the career advancement scheme and lecturer’s designation to DPEs cleared by the Higher Education Minister, Master Mohan Lal, Mr Chawla alleged. |
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