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42 city schools
get prizes CHANDIGARH, Feb 6 — As many as 42 city schools received prizes at a function organsied in connection with the State Science Exhibition — 2000 at the State Institute of Education, Sector 32, today. Prizes of the maths and science quiz competition held today was also distributed. Ms Madhvi Kataria, Director of Public Instructions (Colleges), in her presidential address emphasised the significance of the science exhibitions. Dr M.C. Sharma, Director of the institute, appreciated the skill, creativity, bold experience and confidence of the participants. A total of 67 schools participated in the exhibition. The following schools were declared over all first in various categories: Model Senior Secondary — Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 10, Sector 16 and Sector 37; Urban Senior Secondary — D.A.V. Senior Secondary School, Sector 8; Rural Senior Secondary — Government Senior Secondary School, Mani Majra town; Model Secondary — Government Model High School, Sector 36; Urban Secondary — Government Senior Secondary School, Sector 47, and Government High School, Sector 38; Rural Secondary — Government Senior Secondary School, Dhanas and Government High School, Sector 25. |
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No equipment in school lab CHANDIGARH, Feb 6 — Science students of Government Model Senior Secondary School for Girls, Sector 18, are going without equipment in the chemistry laboratory. Many students contacted by Chandigarh Tribune said instruments in the laboratory were inadequate. They added that about 40 students in each section had to work without heaters, gas plant and burner to heat the test tubes. They had been heating the test tube by rubbing it with their hands. One of the students alleged that the burettes were not intact. The solution kept leaking, said another student. They added that flasks, beakers and most of the test tubes were broken. The capacity in the laboratory was less and the classes XI and XII were currently using the laboratory on alternate days. No teacher of the school, was available for
comment. IT seminar held at Sector 18
school CHANDIGARH, Feb 6 — A seminar on career guidance in IT and a quiz was held in GMHS, Sector 18 Chandigarh, today. The seminar was organised by Lions Club Rose in collaboration with ANWAYZ. The students from different schools participated in the seminar and the quiz. The key note speaker, Ms Ranjana Sharma,one of the 27 engineers solving online queries for Microsoft, discussed various IT -related topics. The winners of the quiz were Vidushiand Ruchi Garg (GMHS, Sector 18), Sarabjeet and Mamta (Shishu Niketan, Sector 22). |
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Mushirul Hasan
delivers lecture CHANDIGARH, Feb 6 — There is need to situate family histories in the broad context of contemporary social and cultural lifescape. This is not an easy task because family records and private papers were destroyed by the police at the height of the Non-Cooperation Movement. Prof Mushirul Hasan said this here today while delivering the seventh Hari Ram Gupta memorial lecture at the Department of History, Panjab University. He quoted the case of Kidwais of Masauli village in Barabanki district. Prof B. N. Goswami presided over the lecture. He explained the significance of satirical writings for understanding the past. Quoting Swinburne, he said “satire in earlier times had changed her rags for robes; Juvenal clothed her with fire, and Dryden with majesty, that wandering and bastard Muse”. Professor Goswami said Fikr Taunsvi used to write a popular satirical column called
Pyaaz ke chhilke in an Urdu paper. Dr J.S. Dhanki, Head of the Department of History, Panjab University, thanked the guests. |
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Forum directs RBI to pay compensation CHANDIGARH, Feb 6 — The UT District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum II,has directed the Reserve Bank of India, to pay compensation to a Lecturer belonging to Ludhiana. The complainant, Mr Ashwani Sayal, had moved a complaint in the forum that he was serving in Teheran in 1988-1989 and had been issued two drafts of Rs 5,527 each on December 8, 1988 and January 9, 1989 by the Indian Embassy at Teheran. The complainant sent these two drafts to the State Bank of India, branch at Panjab University, Chandigarh, for crediting the amount in his savings account. On getting the information that the amount had not been credited in his account, the complainant contacted the embassy. The Indian Embassy in Teheran informed the complainant that the drawee bank vis Reserve Bank of India, New Delhi, had given the information that the drafts had been paid through clearing channel. The complainant then took up the matter with Assistance General Manager of the State Bank of Chandigarh, who maintained that the amount under the drafts had not been credited in the complainant’s account. Then the complainant took up the matter with the Governor, RBI, when the complainant failed to get justice form the RBI, then he moved complaint in the forum. The Bench comprising President R.P. Bajaj, and members Mr H.S Walia and Mrs Urvashi Agnihotri observed that there was deficiency in service by the RBI and held it guilty. The Bench directed the RBI to pay the amount of the draft worth Rs 11,054 each to the complainant along with the interest at the rate 12 per cent per annum from January 16, 1989 till the payment of amount. The bench also directed the RBI to pay Rs 5,000 as a compensation to the complainant, including compensation for harassment. |
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DISTRICT COURTS CHANDIGARH,
Feb 6 — The UT Chief Judicial Magistrate, Mr Sant Parkash, today awarded a sentence of six-month rigorous imprisonment to a resident of Mani
Majra, Mehta Ram, in a case under the Food Adulteration Act. It was alleged that a food inspector had inspected the premises of M/S Satnam Ice Candy on May 23, 1995 at 9 a.m. The accused was having in his possession, strays of 100 ice candies, for public sale. The inspector purchased candies worth Rs 18 as a sample. The sample was sent to public analyst for analysis. As per report the sample was found adulterated. The accused was sentenced to six-month rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1000. Bail granted The complainant, Mr Shailesh
Yadav, had alleged that the accused had taken a loan from the ANZ Grindlays bank limited, Sector 8-C, to purchase a car. The loan was given to him on October 28, 1998, but thereafter the accused failed to pay any
instalment. The cheque issued by the accused was dishonoured by the bank. It was further alleged that the accused had forged some documents and prepared a new file of car and had even changed the car number. The accused was arrested by the city police on December 12. The police had recovered forged documents including forged RC from the accused. Remand in theft case The complainant, Mr Manoj Kumar, had alleged that the accused along with others had broken the lock of his shop, in a rehri market of Sector 40, and taken away some of the articles. Case adjourned The petitioner, North India Television Limited, through its director had filed a petition under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996, before the court to issue an ad interim injunction restraining the SGPC from interfering with the execution and performance of the contract and functions assigned to it and from allotting the contract irrevocably for six years assigned to it, to any other, pending the arbitration proceedings. It was alleged that the SGPC had entered into an agreement with one petitioner on August 18, 1999. As per the agreement the petitioner had exclusive rights of taking photos, making recordings for telecast and to telecast live Gurbani kirtan from Golden Temple and other holy shrines. On January 27, the SGPC, had filed a reply before the court that the agreement between the SGPC and Petitioner had been cancelled on December 9, 1999. The petitioner had failed to conduct itself as per the term and conditions of the agreement. The SGPC reserved the rights to terminate the agreement if it felt or came to the conclusion that the company was failing in fulfilling any conditions of the agreement. The ETC company, which was telecasting Gurbani from the Golden Temple had also filed application on January 27, to become a party in the case. |
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Police told to
produce accused KHARAR, Feb 6 — Mr Roshan Lal Chauhan, Judicial Magistrate, here today ordered that Mr Bhupinder Pal Sood, who was taken into custody by the SAS Nagar police from Ludhiana yesterday, should be produced in his court immediately. The Judge passed the order on an application moved by the wife of the accused. She alleged that her husband was taken into custody from Ludhiana at 11.30 a.m. on the basis of a DDR lodged yesterday. She said so far he has not been produced in the court. Mr Ranjit Singh, ASI, and Mr J.S. Punn, Assistant Public Prosecutor, who appeared in the court, said a case had been registered against him under Section 420, IPC and he could not be produced as he was admitted to a hospital. The court keeping in view the aspects ordered that the accused should be produced in the court immediately. |
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Petition seeking
poll observer dismissed CHANDIGARH, Feb 6 — An application seeking the appointment of an observer for supervising the conduct of elections to the posts of president and vice-president of Panchkula Zila Parishad tomorrow, was today dismissed as withdrawn by the Punjab and Haryana High Court here. In their application, the petitioners — Zila Parishad member Ms Upinder Kaur and others — had earlier expressed the apprehension that the elections would not be conducted in accordance with the law on account of political pressure. The petitioners had added that they were even willing to pay the fee for appointing the observer. Going into the background, the petitioners had stated that the Indian National Lok Dal was “determined not to allow free and fair elections as the officer-bearers of the Zila Parishad belonged to their party”. They had added that a member, Prem Singh, was illegally detained to prevent him from attending a meeting to be held on May 5 last year “thereby ensuring the election of INLD candidate Shimla Devi”. The petitioners had further added that the High Court, taking up their petition, had, on December 22 last year, directed the holding of fresh elections within a month of receiving the copy of orders. |
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