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BKU (U) organises farmers’ conference Doraha, May 24 The conference was presided over by Mr Pishora Singh Sidhupur, president, Punjab, Mr Sadhu Singh Ghaloti, district president and Mr Bhupinder Singh, former sarpanch of the village. The conference was addressed by Mr Darshan Singh Kohli, press secretary, Mr Pritam Singh, senior vice-president and Mr Sadhu Singh Panjeta, finance secretary. Mr Sukhdev Singh Kokri, vice-president, Punjab, discussed the ill-effects of WTO treaty on the farming community. Mr Ruldu Singh Mansa, senior vice-president, Punjab, blamed the government for the heavy burden of debts on the farmers. He said: “The wrong policies of the government have sounded the death-knell for poor farmers.” If the government can relieve the industrialists from a debt of crores, why can’t the farmers also get this benefit. Mr Gurmit Singh, general secretary, Dittopur, urged the government to accept their demands. Earlier too, in a meeting held at Karamsar Rara Sahib, under the presidentship of Mr Sadhu Singh Ghaloti, it was decided that farmers’ conferences would be organised at district levels for which block level teams have been formed that would in turn prepare the farmers to be united for a common cause and pressurise the government to pay heed to the demands of the farming community. |
PAU may have Pro-VC shortly Ludhiana, May 24 Although the issue does not figure in the agenda of the meeting of board of management of the university, scheduled to be held in Chandigarh on May 28, it is expected to be taken up at the meeting. A senior official of the university told Ludhiana Tribune that the matter was not on the agenda, but there was every possibility that it could be taken up at the last minute. He said the Vice-Chancellor had to decide about the same. The Vice-Chancellor, being out of station, was not available for comments. Sources close to the university authorities disclosed that political pressure was being mounted on the Vice-Chancellor for filling the post. Two persons were said to be trying to get the post. It was being said whose case was being supported by the Chief Minister would be the next Pro-VC. While delivering the verdict on the petition against the pro-VC, Mr Justice R.L. Anand had
observed," It is conceded case that by virtue of an order dated March 16, Dr Aulakh is no longer discharging the function of the Pro-Vice Chancellor. In these circumstances, the writ petition has virtually become infructuous.” The post was vacated by Dr Aulakh when he joined as the Vice-Chancellor of PAU in April. He had submitted his resignation at that time from the post of Pro-VC. Speculations were doing rounds of the campus at that time, but the university authorities had decided not to fill the post. The university authorities had come round to the idea that it would not be proper to fill the post at that juncture as the case was in court. It was agreed that it would be embarrassing for the university as well for the incumbent if the High Court decided against the university in the case. Dr Balwant Singh, a retired professor of the university, had filed a writ petition in the High Court, arguing that the post created in November 1999 was in violation of the university statutes. He had alleged that the former Vice-Chancellor, Dr G.S. Kalkat, had got this post created to facilitate the progress of his relative, Dr Aulakh, who subsequently was elevated to the post of the VC. The university statutes did not include such a post. No one else than Dr Aulakh was appointed Pro-Vice-Chancellor ever since the university came into being in 1962. |
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applicants for principals’ posts Ludhiana, May 24 On Sunday last, interview was held for the post of principal at Sant Darbara Singh College, Lopon, where only two candidates appeared. The selection panel had no choice but to select one of the two candidates, Dr Neena Garg. Her 10-year work experience was being taken as doubtful as during her service, she had been on leave without pay for nearly two years. At Master Tara Singh Memorial College for Women, just three candidates appeared for the post on April 21. The selection panel did not approve of any of the three candidates and the college authorities had to readvertise the post. Just six candidates applied for the post in response to the second advertisement, the last date to respond being May 15. Two of the total six candidates who applied for the post were those who had appeared for the same post earlier and were disqualified. Such candidates were probably looking for a fair chance this time with the change of the selection panel. The State Council of Higher Education, Punjab, held a meeting at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, last month and proposed that senior lecturers who were not PhD, but have an experience of more than 25 years, be also considered eligible for the post. This proposal would be put before the Punjab Cabinet for consent at its next meeting. The Punjab and Chandigarh College Teachers’ Union had written to all colleges with vacancies for principals to postpone the interviews till the proposal was finally approved by the Cabinet. The president of the union said he had written to the Vice-Chancellors of Panjab University, Punjabi University and Guru Nanak Dev University to wait for the approval of the proposal by the Cabinet before conducting any interviews. He said with this approval, there would be more candidates and the colleges could expect more suitable candidates for the post. He added that with a PhD degree, lecturers could get specialisation in a particular branch of the subject, but could not enhance skills of a better administrator. |
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Aulakh refutes
NCP allegations Ludhiana, May 24 A communique by him today said the dairy farm in question was being run by his wife, Ms Jasbir Kaur, and she had been regularly filling income tax returns on the income from this farm. He said his wife had every right to pursue her independent career. Dr Aulakh denied that any employee of the university was working on the farm. The rebuttal came in the wake of allegations levelled by Dr Balwant Singh, convener of the NCP, that the Vice-Chancellor was doing private business in violation of the rules of the university. The NCP convener had further alleged that the Vice-Chancellor had been carrying on with the business of selling milk for the past many years. He had alleged that some teachers of the university were deployed by him to market the milk. Dr Balwant Singh had also addressed a letter to the Governor of Punjab, Lieut-Gen J.F.R. Jacob (retd) to initiate action against him for violating clauses 16 and 17 of the statutes concerning the conditions of service of the university employees. |
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Village
politics hits
work in school Ludhiana, May 24 Several residents of the village led by Mr Gurmeet Singh Basi, of the Sports Club, Lalton Kalan, today approached the Deputy Commissioner and urged him to restrain the former sarpanch from indulging in petty politics. The issue being raised by some people, allegedly at the behest of the former sarpanch relates to the award of the contract for running of the school canteen. Mr Basi said, the village panchayat in consultation with the school Principal had decided to allot the contract to a handicapped person of the same village.
But one person, reportedly at the behest of the sarpanch, had complained against the contract allotment. A few days back, the Deputy Director Education had also conducted an on the spot inquiry and found nothing wrong. He had met a cross section of the people and submitted his report. |
DISTRICT COURT Ludhiana, May 24 The accused allegedly entered a shop of Satnam Singh in the Amar Nagar area on March 12 and injured the shop owner with an intention of robbery. They have been in custody since March 21. Anticipatory bail In another case, Mr Arora granted anticipatory bail to Ramesh Chand, Surinder Pal Mudgil and Nepal Singh. According to a case registered against them at the Haibowal police station on the complaint of Mr M.M. Vayas, Chairman, Improvement Trust, Ludhiana, the accused tried to take possession of a plot in Kichlu Nagar on April 25. The accused Ramesh Chand had allegedly got fake allotment letter of the plot in his name from the Improvement Trust and issued power of attorney to Nepal Singh and Mahesh Kumar. Later on, the accused had allegedly sold the plot to Mudgil. In third case, Mr Arora has rejected the bail application of Mukh Ram, a resident of Prem Nagar, for allegedly causing injuries to Mahesh Kumar. The accused had injured him in the Prem Nagar area along with his sons, Suresh and Narinder. |
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