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April 10, 2001, Chandigarh, India
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Examinees’ ‘hard work’ goes waste! Chandigarh, April 9 Sources state that in a single local college, three bags full of these chits were collected before the start of the examination by the members of the inspection teams. These members announced to the students that anyone who was caught with these chits on his/her person would have a case of use of unfair means registered against him by the university inspection team. This announcement prompted most of those who had planned to pass these exams the easy way to handover the chits. These students had made “great efforts” to write these chits or in many cases had pages of books micro photostat to fit into small nooks. Going by the rule book, most of the inspection team members also found that few invigilators present in the examination hall were aware that no written material of any variety could be kept in the examination hall. These teams asked the principals to ensure that the invigilators did not ask the students to keep their books, bags etc in the examination hall and these were kept outside the hall. Even the seating arrangement in many colleges was not in accordance with the rule laid down. The students were seated close to each other from where they could easily peek into the neighbouring student’s copy and in some cases candidates of the same subject were sitting next to each other. In a specific case, a question paper of a particular subject also arrived 15 minutes late and it was decided that the concerned examinees be given extra time after the end of the examination.
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CAMPUS
BEAT Chandigarh, April 9 Library membership The Panjab University Students Union has threatened to launch an agitation if the recent hike in the membership fee of library was not withdrawn immediately. According to president Malwinder Singh Kang, the fee has been increased from Rs 60 to Rs 500 for general students and from Rs 250 to Rs 1000 for M. Phil, Ph.D., ME and certain other categories of students.
Dev Samaj function The “exemplary” work done by the employees for the smooth functioning of the college was lauded during the “Employer Employee Day”, celebrated at the Dev Samaj College of Education. According to college Principal Dr Satinder Dhillon, the celebration was part of the Dev Samaj philosophy of promoting human relationships. |
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Super civilisations may be existing:
Narlikar Chandigarh, April 9 Starting his lecture with a detailed backgrounder of developments in cosmology, Prof Narlikar talked about the early theories about the universe, the Hubble telescope discovery, Hubble’s observations on the constant expansion of the universe leading to the Big Bang theory of the origin of the universe. But there are some contradictions in the theory like the age of some stars being more than the age of the universe etc. “This brings us to the Quasi Steady theory that the universe is in a steady state, such a universe will have no beginning, no end. It will have periodic explosions of formation of matter. There is in fact such a large amount of information available that there are not enough theories to assimilate all this information”, he said. While answering questions from the audience, Prof Narlikar informed that Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) using Radio signals is an international programme which anyone at the individual level get involved in. Talking to newspersons, Prof Narlikar stated that the issue regarding the origin of the universe will be settled in the next few years depending upon availability of fresh data and reinterpretation of the data already available. “In fact for a research of this variety which is opposing a well established theory it is easier to get funds in India than the USA. And as far as astrology is concerned, I really feel depressed and uncomfortable as there is a huge gap between what is confirmed by science and what is taken for granted by the people. What is needed is a campaign for scientific temper.” he said. |
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142 teacher graduates
receive degrees Chandigarh, April 9 Delivering the convocation address, Ms Nanda congratulated the students on having entered the portals of the profession which had universal commonalities. She further stated that education has manifold roles to play in the age of information. Teachers have to play many roles in order to make the social order of high standards. She asked the teachers to work hard with dedication and hope the best in their social life. While 122 degrees were awarded to those who had graduated in education, 10 students were given the M.Ed degrees while 10 students received the B.Ed (yoga) degrees. Ms Nanda also gave away prizes to the toppers of the current session of the college. These included Vandana Vashist, Prabhjot Kaur and Rajinder Kaur who stood first, second and third, respectively in M.Ed. Shikha Marken was given a prize for standing first in B.Ed., Neha Arora was second and Rupinder Kaur and Shallu were third. Ms Rakhi Manchanda received a prize for standing first in B.Ed. (yoga) while Dimple and Rajesh came
second and third, respectively. Earlier, Ms Surinder Kaur Tangri, Principal, read out the annual report of the college highlighting various achievements during the session. |
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Anshul excels Chandigarh, April 9 Anshul Garg scored 94 per cent marks in the examination held in February. Seven other students of the school have scored over 90 per cent marks. Bhavya Aggarwal stood second with 93.17 per cent marks. Garima Sharma of Kailash Bahl DAV Centenary Public School, Sector 7, Chandigarh, has topped the list of students belonging to the City Beautiful by scoring 92.8 per cent marks. |
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Board seeks clarification from HC SAS
Nagar, April 9 An official of the board said a Division Bench of the High Court in an earlier judgement had directed the board to dismiss the daily-wage and contractual employees after filling the vacant posts of clerks and helpers through proper procedure by March 31 last. Following this the board had conducted a test for the vacant posts and result was about to be declared. In the meantime, another Bench of the High Court while disposing off a writ petition filed by certain
daily wage employees last month directed the board to examine their case in light of a notification of the Punjab Government for regularisation of services of the employees. The board was directed to regularise the services of the employees within three months if they meet the conditions as per the notification of the government. Two similar orders had been passed by the court in two separate writ petitions filed by the clerks and helpers, respectively. Around 200 daily-wage and contractual employees are working as clerks, helpers and restorers with the board and around 160 regular posts of clerks and 80 posts of helpers were lying vacant in the board. Acting on the earlier judgement of the Division Bench, when the board authorities were about to declare the result last week, the daily-wagers got a stay on declaration of result till August. The official said the board will proceed only after getting clarification from the High Court. Meanwhile, the Punjab School Education Board (non-teaching) Karamchari Association has urged the Chief Minister to regularise the services of the daily-wage and contractual employees in light of the Punjab Government’s notification. Mr Jagmohan Goel and Mr Raghbir Singh Toki, President and General Secretary of the association, said they would continue to press upon the board authorities to give relief to the daily-wage and contractual employees. Mr Goel thanked the Education Minister for not allotting land of board to the Education Department for construction of the education directorate. |
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Manisha Attri death case Chandigarh, April 9 In their petition, the three accused, all residents of SAS Nagar, had earlier sought directions for setting aside the orders dated September 18, 1998, passed by Chandigarh’s Additional Sessions Judge Mr S.S. Lamba. The court had charged the accused with having entered into a conspiracy and having caused the death of Manisha by hitting the scooter with a car and, in furtherance of common intention, to attempt the murder of her mother, riding on pillion on the scooter. Manisha, it may be recalled, had died on March 12, 1996. Initially a case under Section 304-A of the Indian Penal Code was registered by the Chandigarh Police. However, Section 302 of the IPC was added after fresh evidence was reportedly unearthed. Pronouncing the orders, Mr Justice Garewal observed that it was for the trial court to find out the truth although there had been frequent and consistent improvements in the prosecution case. The accused, Mr Justice Garewal added, shall have every opportunity to defend themselves. |
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DISTRICT
COURT Chandigarh, April 9 Jerath was arrested by the UT Vigilance Department on April 5 on the charge of alleged misuse of official position in utilising the services of 15 workers of the Engineering Department at his official residence, besides using two official vehicles for personal work. The accused was remanded in police custody till April 9 by a local court on April 6. Syal case The UT Judicial Magistrate remanded the Managing Director of the Golden Forest, R.K Syal, in 14-day judicial remand in a case of a criminal breach of the trust and cheating. The Magistrate also issued a notice for April 11 on the bail plea moved by the accused. Acquitted The UT Judicial Magistrate acquitted Ravinder Goswami, a city resident, in a case of rash and negligent
driving. The case against the accused was registered under Sections 279 and 304-A on February 10,1998. It was alleged that the accused, who was driving a Maruti car, had killed the victim, Om Parkash, on February 10, 1998, in Sector 23. The accused was acquitted as the only witness in the case, Mr Munshi Ram, turned hostile.
DHBVN scheme for out-of-court
settlement Chandigarh, April 9 An official spokesman of the nigam said under the scheme, the DHBVN would agree on payment of two-third of the penalty and a simple interest of 15 per cent per annum instead of the surcharge. The defaulting consumers on account of unauthorised extension of load may have to deposit only 50 per cent of the normal penalty rates and the interest at the rate of 15 per cent per annum instead of the surcharge. The spokesman said the scheme would remain in force till May 31 for consumers of those categories whose theft cases were pending in courts up to December 31, 2000, and whose cases of unauthorised extension of load were pending in courts up to March 31, 2001. |
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Lawyers protest against
chambers’ demolition Chandigarh, April 9 Earlier, the rally was addressed by leaders of various unions and members of the District Bar Association. Leaders of some unions, Mr Pawan Kumar Sharma and Mr N.S Minhas, alleged that the chambers were demolished in view of the District Bar Association election. However, the District and Sessions Judge, Mr H.S. Bhalla, also inspected the demolished chambers along with the advocates and members of the Bar Association. Mr Bhalla later assured to the advocates that he would discuss the problem of chambers with the UT Administration. He also assured the members of the bar that all effected advocates would be allocated a suitable place in the district courts. |
Such a long journey for Dara Singh Chandigarh, April 9 Dara Singh, who is optimistic about the success of this particular movie, says the storyline conveys a strong message on humanity which is above all religions. Talking about his role in this picture, Dara Singh said he played the role of a retired ‘fauji’ who helped to maintain communal peace and harmony during the partition as well as during the period of Operation Blue Star. Talking about the deterioration of Punjabi cinema, Dara said the initiatives taken by the Beant Singh government towards the uplift of the Punjabi film industry were withdrawn by the Akali government, causing a major setback to the industry. Lack of audience, coupled with the intrusion of Hindi movies, proved to be the last nail in the coffin of Punjabi cinema, he added. Dara Singh, who owns a studio in Mohali, feels that given proper patronage, the studio can take the lead role in bringing about a revolution in the Punjabi film industry.” However, its potential has never been explored to the optimum level.” This seems to be an understatement as the studio has been rented out in bits and pieces to a college, a TV channel and a part has been converted into a marriage palace. Talking about his rising popularity as a comedian, Dara Singh said he was not fussy about any type of role as long as the character conveyed some meaningful message. After the success of Had Kar Di as a comedian, Dara is featuring next in another comedy serial Beta Numberi, Bap Das Numberi, which is to be telecast soon. Besides, he is also working for a movie, Shararat with Abhishek Bachchan. “Despite spending a major part of my life working for the make-believe world on the celluloid screen, wrestling will always remain my first love”, says Dara Singh, recalling the nostalgic moments when he was crowned as Malaysia Champion in 1951, Indian Champion in 1954, Commonwealth Champion in 1959 and finally the World Champion in 1968. “When I switched over to cinema, my fans were disappointed. So I kept wrestling in a professional capacity till 1983, after that I was forced to give it up for health reasons,” he added. Dara Singh, who is planning to produce a Punjabi serial, Bapuji, showing the Punjabi culture followed by the Punjabis living abroad, is disappointed in the quality of serials being produced here.” Despite the fact that there is no dearth of talent here, the financial constraints kill the zeal to work among the directors and artistes alike,” he said. Mittar Piyare Nu —— is being directed by his brother-in-law, Ratan Aulakh. Dara Singh’s son, Vindoo, is also going to play a major part in the movie.  |
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Renowned musicians to perform today Chandigarh, April 9 Born in Calcutta into a family with a rich music background, Indira Mukherjee’s formative years were deeply influenced by music. She started learning Hindustani classical music from A.T. Kanan of the Kirana gharana at a very early age. Currently, she is a disciple of Savita Devi, eminent exponent of thumri, dadra, hori, kajri, chaiti and bhajanas of the Benaras gharana. She perfectly blends imagination and artistry. Subrata De was born in 1970 in Jamshedpur and is known in music circles as one of the very talented sitar players. He was initiated into the art of playing the sitar by the legendary Sri Amarjeet Bhubaneswar. Subrata is a master of drupad and gayaki styles, tantarkari, alapang, and gatkari. He has given numerous performances in almost all major festivals of India and abroad. |
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