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STATE OF
EDUCATION-III Chandigarh, June 25 Ms Tangri feels that till the administration decides to strictly ensure that all the rules are being followed in letter and spirit, the system cannot improve. There is also a growing need to plan properly. Half-baked plans which are implemented in a hurry bending to some pressures cannot bring in the required results. Introduction of the BBA course has not been well planned, especially when PTU has started a similar course through correspondence. “Similarly, the entrance tests are also something which I feel should not be there. These tests undermine not just the values of the examinations of the university and the colleges, but also affect the classroom teaching adversely. Moreover, these entrance tests have their own limitations in being able to judge the knowledge of the students. I have seen students who perform very well in entrance systems do very bad later and vice versa,” she says. “The way out is to try and make the present university and college system more effective and serious. There can be a semester system in all examinations so that the students are more serious. There should be some weightage given to one-to-one interviews with the students. That will take care of a lot of problems, especially in training colleges,” she adds. “At the level of the head of the institution, it is important that the principal believes in decentralisation of authority and is able to coordinate all those who are working with her well. As far as the students are concerned, I think that they are all good at heart. They do come to me with their problems, whether they convince me or are unable to convince me,” she states. To Ms Vijalakshmi, however, there is no problem of discipline as far as the students in the college are concerned. ‘‘All that the students need, as is with any child, is attention. If you listen to them, give them time and allow enough independence, they love you,” she says. “The education system cannot be changed in a single step. There are already a lot of positive changes which are coming about and the courses are becoming more and more job oriented. If we expect things to change in a giffy, that is neither possible, nor is it healthy,” she feels. “With computers coming in, it will happen in the villages too, but it will take time. Although we are putting in a lot of effort to educate people, but there being a serious dearth of jobs, it is causing rise in the number of the educated unemployed,” she adds. “There has been a marked change in the attitude of parents towards the education of girls. That is what is different now. While only 25 per cent were earlier bothered about careers, now 90 per cent of girls and their parents want that they should be educated enough to be able to get a job when needed,” she
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Library refresher
course concludes Chandigarh June 25 Exhorting the librarians to work for perfection he said the librarians should delight others by providing selfless service to their users. Earlier, Prof Gopal Krishan, Hony. Director, Academic Staff College, Panjab University, had advised the librarians to ensure their libraries are attractive so as to enable the users to enjoy reading. Prof H.R. Chopra said 58 librarians and teachers of library and information science from all parts of the region had taken part in the course organised by the department. More than 20 eminent teachers of national and international repute social scientists and experts had the audience in these three weeks. Mr I.B. Verma, General Secretary, Chandigarh Librarians Association, assured the authorities on behalf of the participants that the librarian would not lag behind in the ongoing infotech revolution and they would do their best to come up to the expectations of their users. A colourful cultural programme was also presented on the occasion which was compered by Ms Jaspal
Kaur.
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Counselling for MBBS students Chandigarh, June 25 According to the Medical Superintendent, Dr Raj Bahadur, who is also chairman of the medical board, admissions will be made on the basis of merit, for 37 seats in the open/general category and six in the reserve category. In the counselling held today, 55 students were called for admissions in the open category and 12 in the reserve category. The first 37 in the order of merit list will be admitted and in case somebody leaves, the next in line will be considered. The same will be applicable in the case of reserved category. |
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‘Accreditation teams to be transparent’ Chandigarh, June 25 He explained that availability of funds and social pressures are the two factors motivating institutions of higher education to be audited and assessed by external agencies. Given the uniform fee structure, students in the future will prefer colleges having first grade teaching and infrastructure. Prof Sahib Singh Bhayana, honorary Director, ICSSR Regional Centre, in his presidential remarks forcefully argued that the constitution of accreditation teams should be made more objective and transparent so that persons of average merit could not manipulate membership of such august team. He favoured the adoption of student feedback mechanisms on the initiatives of teachers themselves rather than management. Prof S.L. Sharma lamented the negative implications of IT revolution for society. He said the IT revolution had adversely affected the social bounds. It had detached individuals from society, families and themselves. He argued that IT is likely to accentuate disparities in society because of lack of access to computers including the Internet by a majority of population. According to him, the time-tested social values are also at stake due to the invasion of information technology revolution. Mr C.M. Bahl, while speaking on “Technology appreciation: configuring and sizing”, stated that application of IT in colleges both for existing tasks as well as for restructuring the college administration processes with a view to achieve economy, efficiency and effectiveness. Mr N.S. Kalsi, Director, Education, Punjab, in the session titled “IT education in colleges”, argued that IT could be used in almost all facets of college management and administration. IT can be used for faculty enrichment programmes, introducing computer based teaching aids and reorientation of existing courses in tune with information technology. It can also help promote interface between colleges industry and community. The colleges, which fail to introduce IT education, would be marginalised. Mr Bahl chaired the session and Prof Sharma proposed a vote of thanks.
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Hostel wing inaugurated Chandigarh June 25 General Jacob made this announcement while inaugurating a new wing at Boys’ Hostel No 6 . This wing has 117 rooms. Besides it has a common room, 24 toilets and 24 bathrooms and other amenities. |
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Notice issued to Babbu Mann Chandigarh, June 25 The plaintiffs had sought ban on advertising, exhibiting, selling, distributing and performing of a song from ‘Saun Di Jhadi’. It was alleged that the song was not only obscene and indecent but also involved one particular community (Jats) to take up arms. They alleged that the song was indecent, scurrilous, obscene, prejudicial to public policy, provocative of promoting hatred and disharmony among different sections of society. |
Mismanagement marks shooting
of TV serial Chandigarh, June 25 First, it was the air-conditioner that did not function which led to miseries of the participants. They were forced to wait for long hours in the uncomfortable summer heat much to their discomfiture. “We reached the venue at 10 ’clock. Since then we had not even a glass of water”, remarked Mrs Asha Sharma. She had come to the shooting venue with her seven-year-old daughter, Moon Sharma. “It is hard for young children to wait for such long hours”, she added. Pangs of hunger and scorching heat were however, not the only hardships the small children had to undergo. The authorities forced some of them to cancel their prepared item at the last movement and perform on some new songs. Mr Manjeet Singh, whose eight-year-old son Paramdeep was taking part in the programme, said when they reached there the authority asked them to get CDs instead of cassettes which they could not arrange immediately. The shooting for the serial which was being produced by Zee Alpha Punjabi on the line of “Boogie Woogie” for children and young adults commenced at the Bal Bhavan a day before yesterday. This 13 episode serial features four contestants in each episode. The serial is directed by Rishi K. Talwar, a freelancer from Mumbai. The team of experts which had come from Mumbai, also expressed dissatisfaction over the lack of adequate facilities for the participants. “The shooting was delayed as cameras turned faulty and new equipment had to be bought from Delhi,” sources said. |
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Seven albums in four years Chandigarh, June 25 When asked if she is considering shifting her base to India, she says there is plan to meet a few recording companies in New Delhi but nothing is decided as yet. But as far as her reception here is concerned she admits to being pleasantly surprised. She had been rather apprehensive and skeptical initially but the amazingly positive reactions from the crowds reassured her instantly. She was made to feel very welcome and felt that her music was appreciated. Humaira’s entrance into a career in singing was not a gradual process but a sudden step since she does not belong to a music-oriented family. In fact she and her brother, Sajjad Haidar, are the first generation in the industry. Her parents had been disinclined towards her choice of careers but since she won the first prize in ‘Music Channel’,a Pakistani television programme along the lines of ‘Sa Re Ga Ma’, there has been just no looking back for her. As far as studies are concerned, she has finished her Class XII and does intend on carrying on further when she gets the time. Having performed in Norway, Dubai and England, the next step for her is a concert in the USA next month. Her future lies in singing and being known as a good performer. She is looking for fame and is not even thinking along the lines of marriage these days. |
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‘Ulrike Meinhoff’
staged Chandigarh, June 25 The play which started on an abstract note with two characters reciting dialogues went on to describe the physical and mental torture inflicted upon a woman Meinhoff activist who dared to raise her voice against the state mechanism. Written by famous playwrights France Rome and Dario Fo in 1975, the play still holds an universal appeal as custodial deaths, rape, molestation or humiliation are still very much part of the present-day socio political scenario worldwide. The play ends with a challenging note asking the audience “are you really alive?” This short play was directed by Parnab Mukharjee, and the main character of Ulrike was played by Manjuma Chaterjee while the character of the policeman was played by Nandini Arora. |
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