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Many go for defence studies course Chandigarh, July 17 The classes will start in a make shift arrangement at the university’s IAS Study Centre. But sources state that space for a full fledged department has been allocated to the centre in Arts Block 6. The centre will initially run on adhoc and retired staff as the post of a lecturer and reader which has been advertised by the university is yet to be filled. A professor’s post too has been given to the centre which is likely to be filled in next
session. Chaos at PU: One of the obvious fall out of the last minute postponement of counselling for admission to the various BE and BArch courses scheduled to start at Panjab University today was the confusion among hundreds of students who had come from far off places to the university for admission. Many of them were seen hanging around the joint admission centre at PU Law Auditorium. The confusion thickened by the afternoon when many people starting saying that the High Court had given a go ahead for admission to the 15 per cent seats for the general pool and had stayed admission to only the 85 per cent seats reserved for the UT pool. But both the university and the Punjab Engineering College have decided to postpone all the admissions till further orders. |
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PUTA poll on August 13 Chandigarh, July 17 The provisional list of voters will be put up on July 25 and finalisation of the list will take place on July 29. The last date of the receipt of nomination papers has been fixed as August 1, while these papers will be scrutinised on August 3. The last date of withdrawal of candidature is August 7. The elections will be held to fill the five posts of PUTA office-bearers who include the president, the vice-president, secretary, joint secretary and treasurer. Thirteen executive members will also be elected belonging to five groups. Groups 1 and 2 will have four members each from departments under the faculty of arts and languages and departments under the faculty of science and mathematics. Group 3 will have three seats from the other departments, while groups 4 and 5 will have one seat each from the Department of evening studies and the department of correspondence studies. The annual general meeting of PUTA is scheduled to be held on August 13 in the auditorium |
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Society’s colleges to remain closed today Chandigarh, July 17 He said that the an intimation with regard to the society’s apprehension had been given to the Chandigarh Administration. He said that certain persons opposing the society had held a meeting at Ludhiana yesterday under the command of PWD Minister Sucha Singh Langah. He said that in protest against the “designs” of the opposite party, the society had decided to keep all its four educational institutions, including Sri Guru Gobind Singh colleges, the College of Pharmacy and the public school closed. He said that the society was prepared to return Rs 20 lakh with interest to the SGPC which was provided by it to buy land for the SGGS College. |
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780 get admission to Class
XI Chandigarh, July 17 Thirtyfour students were admitted to the science, 13 to the commerce, 578 to the humanities and 155 to the vocational education courses today. In all 5,726
students have been admitted to different government schools till date. Tomorrow on the last day of the admission, about 500 students with 37 per cent and above marks and leftover cases are expected to appear for admission. The details of the seats filled include reserved seats also. The cut-off percentage of various streams mentioned are only for general category seats. |
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Students end dharna after DPI’s
snub Chandigarh, July 17 These students had gone to meet the DPI today after being told by the college Principal that their memorandum had been passed on to the DPI for a decision. The DPI told them that they should be using their energies in a more positive way. |
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Teachers plan district-level
stir Chandigarh, June 17 A team of more than 20 constables reached the spot and picked up Ms Lakhwinder Kaur amidst protests by members of the union. Later she was admitted to General Hospital, Sector 16, by the police. She had been on fast for the past five days. Immediately Mr Harbhagwan, a counterpart of Ms Lakhwinder Kaur from Sangrur, launched fast. The state president, Mr Sukhwinder Singh, said that the Punjab Government would have to pay a lot for its attitude towards unemployed elementary technical teachers. He said that they had decided to hold an agitation in each district of Punjab on July 18. He added that the parents of the unemployed elementary technical teachers would also participate in the fast on July 20. |
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Cops, principals discuss
ragging Chandigarh, July 17 The meeting was chaired by the Senior Superintendent of Police, Mr Parag Jain. Besides the SP, City, Mr Baldev Singh, all three subdivisional police officers were also present. More than 100 representatives from various, science and professional colleges attended the meeting. The college authorities were asked to support the police on the ragging issue as it was illegal and a punishable offence under the law. They were asked to form teams of teachers on the college campus to check the menace. They were also asked to put up posters in their colleges, urging the students not to indulge in the harassment of junior students. It was also decided to deploy policemen in civil dress outside the colleges to ensure that there was no ragging. Patrolling outside educational institutions would be intensified. The college authorities were categorically asked to call the police if they themselves failed to tackle the problem. The SSP also reportedly said cases could also be registered against the erring students. |
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AFMC ex-students to meet on Aug 4 Chandigarh, July 17 All former students of the college have been welcomed to join in the celebrations. The college, established in 1948, imparts medical as well as military training to its students, enabling them to serve in all three services. Doctors from this institution have served in during war time as well as aid to civil authorities and UN missions, where the Indian Army has been deployed. A recently conducted poll on premier medical institutions showed ranking of the college moving to the second position. |
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HIGH COURT Chandigarh, July 17 Pronouncing the orders in the open court, Mr Justice M.L. Singhal of the High Court directed: “The prosecution shall examine all those witnesses whose statements have been recorded under Section 164 of the CrPC, along with those witnesses, who as per the prosecution’s feeling, are likely to be won over, before September 15”. Mr Justice Singhal further directed: “On September 16, the petitioner shall be admitted to bail irrespective of the fact whether the prosecution has or has not examined the witnesses.” In his detailed order, the Judge observed: “The Ambala Sessions Judge, trying these cases, may prepone the hearing of this case so that the witnesses are examined before September 15 and the prosecutions’ apprehension is set to rest.... The bail application is allowed. The order shall become operational on September 16”. Ranga, it may be recalled, was booked by the premier investigating agency on January 1, 1998 under the Prevention of Corruption Act. According to the prosecution, Ranga, when posted as Senior Regional Manager of the Food Corporation of India from July 1996 to November 1996, had violated the government policy on the sale of wheat. The prosecution had added that wheat was “diverted to the consumers other than those it was meant for under a scheme”. It was added that certain parties, in connivance with FCI officials, had sold wheat by violating the norms set by the corporation. Seeking the grant of bail, counsel for the petitioner had stated that no attempt was made by the CBI to arrest him till the filing of the challan though he had been granted regular bail by the High Court in a similar matter on May 13, 1997. PUNSUP appeal
dismissed
Allowing an appeal filed by PUNSUP’s senior superintendent, Mr Justice J.S. Narang of the High Court on Tuesday directed that the appellant shall be reinstated along with the consequential benefits. Mr Justice Narang also directed that appellant Sikandar Singh shall be entitled to back wages. PUNSUP had earlier filed a civil suit against Inspector Tilak Raj and Mr Sikandar Singh for recovering Rs 16,47,214 on the allegations of causing loss to the corporation “on account of shortage of goods in godowns”. The trial court had held Mr Tilak Raj liable, but had dismissed the suit as far as Mr Sikandar Singh was concerned. PUNSUP had subsequently filed an appeal for also holding Mr Sikandar Singh liable for the loss. Mr Tilak Raj too had challenged the trial court’s orders. On Tuesday, after hearing the arguments, Mr Justice Narang dismissed the appeal filed by PUNSUP, allowed the appeal filed by Mr Tilak Raj and dismissed the suit filed by the corporation. Bhatnagar’s application
Major Maneesh Bhatnagar’s application seeking a copy of the general court martial proceedings was on Tuesday disposed of by Mr Justice V.M. Jain of the High Court after counsel for Union of India stated that the same would be provided to him within a week of his forwarding an application to the N-Area Commander here. The court martial had concluded on July 9. The petitioner has contended that a copy of the proceedings, which he was entitled to, was required for moving the High Court for seeking relief against the sentence. The court martial had tried Major Bhatnagar on two charges under the Army Act, the first being disobedience of lawful command and the second being an act prejudicial to good order and military discipline. While the court acquitted him of the first charge, he was convicted on the second charge. In a petition filed earlier, to which this application has been attached, the petitioner has, while alleging several irregularities and illegalities in the conduct of the trial, sought the quashing of the court martial proceedings. |
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Case against Babbu Mann adjourned Chandigarh, July 17 The plaintiffs had sought a ban on publicising, exhibiting, sale, distribution, and performing of the song. It was alleged in the petition that the song was not only obscene and indecent but also involved one particular community (Jats) to take up the arms. The plaintiffs also alleged that the song was promoting hatred and disharmony among different sections of society. The song would incite violence and unlawful activities and would corrupt the minds of the general public. |
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