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May 4, 2001, Chandigarh, India
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PEC hostellers san water
for six days Chandigarh, May 3 There is no water in the hostel due to a blockage in an underground pipe in the hostel, the location of which, the residents say, the Engineering Department has not been able to find. But as the engineers struggle with the fault and days pass by, the patience of the students seem to be at tethers’ end. The students marched to the Principals’ office yesterday with towels on their shoulders shouting slogans to draw the Principal’s attention to the severity of the problem as the class is having its annual final examinations. ‘‘We are living here in a rural like setting. Early in the morning we take our lotas to neighbouring hostels for our daily ablutions. Then if we have an exam, we rush back to our hostel and get ready for the exam. Moreover the whole day we are moving around in the corridors with buckets trying to manage some water for using later”, says a resident. And the students have been in this condition for the last six days. ‘‘After we marched to the Principal’s office the situation did improve slightly. First we would always be on the lookout for the tanker to arrive. We would call the Municipal Corporation at least 10 times before the MC send a tanker. Now we have a tanker standing the whole day in the hostel for us which is better.’’ ‘‘But for how long can we live off on the tanker water? No one is using the first and second floor bathrooms as these have not been cleaned for a week. The sweepers say that till water is filled in the overhead tanks these bathrooms cannot be cleaned as there is not enough pressure in the tanker pipes to be able to supply water to these floors.’’ says another resident. In the hostel which is home to the B.E. III year students of the college, the problem of sanitation is not the only one. The students are getting more and more wary of the food being cooked in tanker water and the potability of this water. ‘‘Its exam days and we cannot afford to fall sick. But we cannot keep rushing off to other hostels all the time for food. It simply wastes enough time to hunt for water and store it.’’ The water problem started on Saturday when an underground pipe in the hostel got blocked and ‘‘since then the engineers from the department have been at it trying to repair it. But they have dug at various places and are still unable to locate the place where the pipe is blocked. They have no pipe maps of the hostel which has delayed the process further.’’ inform the residents. While the hostel warden Mr Balwinder Singh, claimed that water supply would be started by today evening and he had overlooked the repair operations. The students say that the hostel warden has even not been regularly visiting the hostel to get the problem solved at the earliest. In fact the warden of Kurukshetra hostel has been here since the last six days overlooking the complete repair operation. He listens to every problem we have and tries to find a solution.’’ say the residents.  |
Lab staff body office-bearers Chandigarh, May 3 Mr Gurmeet Singh, Mr Shashi Kamal, Ms Bhavna and Mr Sri Niwas Sharma are the executive members from Government College for Men, Sector 11. Mr Krishan Chand Sharma is the executive member from Government Home Science College, Sector 10. Mr Gurdev Singh is the executive member from State Institute, Sector 32. Mr Ram Avtar is the executive member from Government College, Sector 46.
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Essay writing contest held SAS Nagar, May 3 About 500 students from 15 schools of SAS Nagar and Chandigarh took part in the competition. The participants had been asked to write an essay on one of the four topics given. The topics were “Impact of cigarette advertising on children”, “Health consequences of tobacco use”, “Tobacco — a fake energiser” and “passive smoking”. Mrs Amteshwar Kaur, president of the association, said the
participants had been divided into three groups and each group would be given four prizes. The prize distribution function would be held on May 31, World No — Tobacco Day at Panjab University. |
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Favouritism alleged in recruitment
test SAS Nagar, May 3 Questioning the move by the board to issue an advertisement in papers stating that result of typing test of 62 candidates had been cancelled on the basis of complaints, the employees said the board had cancelled the result of typing tests held in 1996 when there were complaints against 25 candidates then. Sources in the board said a personal assistant of a senior board official, whose named had figured in the 1996 test for filing posts of clerks, was again in charge of the typing test held on the board premises here. They demanded action against the employees of the board who had taken the typing test. Around 1098 candidates had cleared the written test and the typing test was held at the board headquarters here. The daily wagers sought
regularisation of their services in light of the notification issued by the government. |
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PTA to honour meritorious students Chandigarh, May 3 Felicitating the Principal, Mrs Khushinder Sharma and the teaching staff for the excellent results in the Middle Standard examination conducted by the UT Education Department in March, Mr K.K. Anand, association president, said the school got four merits. He said 124 students secured the first division, 33 second division and two were placed in he third division. Thirtythree students obtained more than 80 per cent marks. |
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PUTA submits
memorandum to Jacob Chandigarh, May 3 The three-page memorandum said the PUTA executive committee took a serious note of the vilification campaign launched by the “now voted-down PUTA executive members” against the Vice-Chancellor and the management. The Syndicate, at its meeting held on April 25 also flayed their activities which flouted conduct rules by going to the press, instead of following the prescribed channels of redressal of demands. The memorandum said that those who has ganged up against the present Vice-Chancellor were mostly those elements, who, on an earlier occasion had manhandled the former Vice-Chancellor, Mrs Inderjit Kaur, at the Syndicate meeting. The memorandum said the General House also nullified and condemned the memorandum submitted to the Governor against the Vice-Chancellor “as it was only baseless and motivated”. Mr Manjit Singh, president of PUTA, said the order of Master Mohan Lal, Minister for Higher Education, Punjab, recommending to the Chief Minister to institute an inquiry against the Vice-Chancellor obviously had malafied intentions. |
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PU postpones auction of
shops Chandigarh, May 3 Dr V.K.Bansal, Dean Student Welfare, and Dr M.R. Aggrawal could be seen arguing with the bidders. It was asked by the bidders that the university should first present a list of proposed prices to the bidders, who could study their prospects before bidding. Loud voices of protest could be heard from the bidders, which subsided after the postponement of the auction. A group of students, including Bhupinder Singh Bhuppi, president of the Panjab University Campus Students Council, proceeded to the university market. Shutters of all shops went down. The main reason for the protest was alleged exploitation and overcharging by certain shops, which needed to revise their rates at the earliest. Students also drove a couple of buses of the Chandigarh Transport Undertaking to the Students Centre. Mr Chand Singh Madaan, a former chairman of the HSA, said students wanted CTU to stop plying the buses on the campus. There were no special facilities or counters of the CTU at the university. |
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Workshop for kids opens Chandigarh, May 3 Called “Srijana”, the workshop was inaugurated by Dr Gernald John Mathais of the Shimla-Chandigarh diocese. Children from various institutes of the city participated in the workshop. The children would take part in imparting of skills like screen printing, bookbinding, personal grooming, music training and preparation of other art and craft items. Students and teachers of the college would help the children in these activities. Speaking on the occasion, the Bishop said the special children needed special attention, besides love, appreciation and encouragement, rather than pity. “It is our social obligation to reach out to people in need,” he added. He also praised the role of the college in promoting social awareness. |
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Golden Forest case: bail plea dismissed Chandigarh, May 3 The plea of the three — Pamila Syal, Neena Syal and Hritish Kumar Sinha — was dismissed by the UT Judicial Magistrate (First Class), Mr Pushvinder Singh. Jerath’s case |
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