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Quota for wards of Kashmiri migrants Chandigarh, July 19 Following a review of the admission policy it has been decided to create and reserve one seat in each college or institution. The institutions will be Punjab Engineering College, Central Polytechnic, Sector 26, the Government Polytechnic for Women, Sector 10; Industrial Training Institute, Sector 28, and the Crafts Institute for Women, Sector 11. The reservation will come into force from the 2001-2002 session and other provisions in the existing policy shall remain unchanged. |
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Where playtime is fraught with danger Chandigarh, July 19 As the electric poles with high tension wires cross these defunct wires, one cannot rule out the possibility of the two wires joining accidentally and resulting in a major mishap. Chances of electrocution might be slim, but are not negligible. The Principal, Ms Usha Khullar, said she was aware of the problem and had even written to the authorities concerned to remove these poles, but nothing had been done so far. As these poles belong to the Telecom Department and are also not in use at present, they are not a threat to children’s lives, she claimed. Moreover, no student had complained about it, she added. Ms Satinder Kaur, PTI of the school, said the poles created a lot of problems. Though the wires on them are not live, many a time they fall on the ground and students are in danger of tripping over them. She recalled that a student had dashed against a pole and hurt his forehead seriously. So she has to remain extra vigilant when the children play. She said these poles should be removed for safety purpose. The students said many of them had sustained minor injuries while playing. At times, they play on the other side of the ground to avoid hitting the poles, they add. While these poles cause inconvenience to them, they admit that they have not approached the PTI or the Principal in this regard. The parents of two students expressed concern when they were told of this hazard. |
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Sanawar school petition
on buses dismissed Chandigarh, July 19 In their petition taken up by Mr Justice Swatanter Kumar and Mr Justice S.S. Nijjar of the High Court, the schools had earlier stated that the age of the vehicles had not been specified in the Motor Vehicle Act and as such the letter had been issued without authority. Pronouncing the orders in the court, the judges observed: “The present writ petition, to our mind, is nothing but an abuse of the process of law. We may also assert that when the direction was passed by this court, various accidents of school buses, where even young children had died, were taken into consideration and after due hearing and consideration, such directions were issued”. It may be recalled that the High Court had earlier taken a serious view of the fact that unfit four-wheelers were plying in the region. Taking up the traffic regulation and pollution control case, Mr Justice Kumar had observed: “A strange phenomenon has been brought to the notice of the court. It is stated that four wheelers, declared unworthy for roads in the national capital in furtherance to the Supreme Court orders, are now being brought to Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana and are being plied there for carrying school children as well as other passengers”. The judge had added: “The Supreme Court has fixed 15 years as the life span of road-worthy vehicles and thereafter such vehicles are required to be taken off the roads. In these circumstances, it is an indirect attempt on part of the vehicle-owners to frustrate the orders of the Supreme Court by bringing condemned vehicles into the jurisdiction of the court”. The High Court, in its earlier order, had made helmets compulsory for both men and women riders and those on the pillion. Persons wearing turbans had, however, been granted exemption. The use of black films had also been banned. Exemption was provided only for security reasons. |
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PU results declared Chandigarh July 19 Prak Shastri (part I and part II); MSc (HS) Physics (I semester); BE (Elect.) 3rd semester; BE (Civil) 6th semester; BE (Mech) 5th semester; BE (Mett) 2nd semester; Vyakarnachrya (part I); BA III year (additional and improvement) Sahitachrya (part II). Results of the certificate course in Persian and diploma course in Persian will be declared tomorrow. The result gazette can be seen at Panjab University enquiry counter or on telephone numbers: 784869/ 534818 on all working days from 9 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. |
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ABVP office-bearers Chandigarh, July 19 Harinder Bir Singh Dhaliwal of the Panjab University Geology Department has been elected president, while Paras of Homoeopathic Medical College, Sector 26, will be the secretary. The vice-presidents will be Saurabh Joshi and Anuradha Negi, both students of Law Department, and Vineet Prakash of PU English Department.
Nishu Dubey (Department of Botony, PU), Sushant Deshta (Department of History, PU) and Amit Sharma (Government College, Sector 46) will be the joint secretaries. The executive members are Ranbir Kaushik (Government College for Men, Sector 11), Premika (Government College for Girls, Sector 42), Jagtar Singh (Department of Biochemistry, PU) and Munish Bansal (DAV College, Sector 10). |
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M. Phil test on July 31
Chandigarh July 19
Candidates have been requested to bring along their credentials for BA and MA in original. |
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A clarification
Sixteen students of the BSc Nursing (first year) course at the College of Nursing in the PGI said today that no ragging had taken place in their hostel, as stated in a news report published in these columns. In a joint statement issued here, they said they were not aware of any ragging incident even if it had taken place anywhere because they were not subjected to any ill-treatment by anyone. |
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BCA counselling Chandigarh, July 19 While there are 11 seats lying vacant in the GGS College for Women, Sector 26, six seats are vacant in Dev Samaj College, Sector 45. |
HIGH COURT Chandigarh, July 19 In his petition against the Vice-Chancellor and head of the department of Guru Kashi Regional Centre at Bathinda, Mr Harwant Singh had earlier alleged that the directions, asking the respondents to grant him readmission in LL.B second semester on the deposit of requisite fee, had not been complied with. He had further alleged that the respondents were knowingly and deliberately disobeying the directions “and by doing so, they were lowering the judicial authority of the courts”. Seeking the initiation of contempt of court proceedings, he had added that the respondents, if found guilty, should be punished. Going into the background, his counsel had contended that the petitioner’s migration from Patiala to Bathinda had been permitted by the Vice-Chancellor after he was restrained from leaving Bathinda by the court while granting him anticipatory bail in a case. The petitioner had subsequently moved the court after-roll number was not issued to him on the ground that full particulars of the fee deposited by him had not been furnished, counsel had added. Pronouncing the orders, Mr Justice Anand observed: “The grouse of counsel for the petitioner is that the direction dated January 3 are not being complied with by the authorities as a result of which the academic career of the petitioner is likely to be jeopardised. The respondents shall appear in person and they shall convince the court as to why the directions were not complied with.”
Notice to CBI in murder case The High Court issued notice for August 21 to the Central Bureau of Investigation on two petitions for regular bail filed by accused in Ambala petrol pump murder case. The two accused — Sohan Singh of Chaur Mastpur village and Naib Singh of Mohra village in Ambala district — were earlier booked by the premier investigating agency for murder and other offences under Sections 302, 34, 212, 449 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code. According to complainant Harinder Singh Sekhon, his brother Satinder Singh Sekhon, owner of Sekhon petrol station, was killed by four assailants in February 1997. Seeking the grant of bail, counsel for Sohan Singh had claimed that the petitioner had been behind bars for six years and 11 months. He had further added that four of the six accused in the case had already been granted bail.
Pre-arrest bail plea dismissed The anticipatory bail plea filed by the executive committee member of Muksudra Women Milk Producers’ Cooperative Society Kuldeep Kaur and two other Ludhiana district residents, accused of being members of the mob that had allegedly tried to take forcible possession of Dera Dakki Sahib, was today dismissed by Mr Justice M.L. Singhal of the High Court. Kuldeep Kaur, Amarjit Kaur and Balwant Kaur along with 87 others, were earlier booked by the police for attempt to murder, criminal intimidation and other offences after an attempt to forcible possession was allegedly made. Claiming to have been implicated in the case, the petitioners had earlier contended that the first information report was registered under political pressure. Their counsel had added that 84 of the 90 accused in the case had been granted bail. |
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Citizens’ plea for judicial court SAS Nagar, July 19 Mr A.S. Shyan, senior vice-president of the council, said concern was expressed on the issue of rehabilitation of slum-dwellers by the Chandigarh Administration along the border with the town. The members of the council demanded control of the stray cattle and earmarking of permanent garbage collection points. PUDA has been urged not to sell land earmarked for government schools to private educational institutions. |
Punjabi plays find poor audience Chandigarh, July 19 After a helpless wait, the show commenced with the staging of Gursharan Singh’s Punjabi play Begmon de dhee, which is set in the black days of terrorism in Punjab. The play addressed the vital issue of women’s liberation in a very powerful way and also touched upon the fact that during times of turmoil it’s the evil which rules the roost. The story, however, ended on a positive note, with the central character of the play — Masterni (played by Preetma Manohar) launching a tirade against the nefarious forces and overcoming them in her own way puts her oppressor Pala Singh (played by Narinder Neena) to death in order to save her honour. The performance of other characters — the chowkidar of the school Alla Singh (played by S.S. Bala), and Baba ji (Arun Sharma) was also fairly convincing. The next play of the evening, also by Gursharan Singh, was a one-act comedy sequence. Titled Toya, the play was a satire on the apathetic attitude of people towards people. The story revolved around a poor man, who falls in the pit of poverty and goes to all possible extents to manage a fair living for himself. In the process he seeks the help of so-called reputed and powerful men of society. No one, however, comes to his rescue. Instead people use him for his own ends and finally dump him into the same mess from where he had tried to rise. The group has been invited by Rafi Peer Theatre Workshop, Lahore, Pakistan, to participate in the fourth International Theatre and Dance Festival in Pakistan. The festival is to be held in November. |
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