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M.Sc (IT) admissions
from July 23 Chandigarh, July 20 More than 295 students from the region have qualified the entrance test held on July 11. Each admitted student is supposed to deposit Rs 30,000 as fee for the course. The classes are scheduled to begin on July 26. The colleges, which have been given affiliation, include SGGS College, Sector 26 (35) seats, Government College, Sector 11 (35) seats, GGDSD College, Sector 32 (35 seats), Ramgarhia College, Millerganj, Ludhiana (35 seats), GHG Khalsa College, Guru Sar Sadhar, Ludhiana (35 seats), Arya College, Ludhiana (35 seats), Kamla Lothia SD College, Ludhiana (35 seats), Khalsa College for Women, Ludhiana (35 seats), DAV College, Sector 10 (35 seats), GGS College, Sector 26, (20 seats), DAV College, Abohar (10 seats), DAV College, Hoshiarpur (10 seats), JC DAV College, Dasuya, Hoshiarpur (10 seats). The UT reservation policy of 85 per cent seats reserved for UT students will be followed during admission to the five local colleges while the reservation policy of Punjab will be followed for the rest of the nine colleges. The university has already received the no objection certificate from the UT Administration and a verbal assurance to go ahead from the state government regarding these affiliations. |
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Teachers observe ‘cease work’ Chandigarh, July 20 |
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DC addresses teachers’ meeting Panchkula, July 20 She said this while addressing a meeting of principals, teachers and sarpanches. Ms Arora added that the teachers needed to come up with innovative and interesting techniques of imparting education for improved results. She directed the District Education Officer to prepare a detailed report of the schools where teachers were facing transport problem and provide information of the school-wise vacancies in the district. |
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PU depts told to revise syllabi Chandigarh, July 20 The circular sent to the departments last month also states that the University Grants Commission has also notified its syllabi for various postgraduate subjects which can be consulted when the syllabi are being revised by the departments. The departments have also been told that they are free to revise their syllabi in accordance with the number of students in the department and the expertise of the faculty members and use the UGC-recommended syllabi for consultation. |
HIGH COURT Chandigarh, July 20 Pronouncing the orders, the Bench comprising Mr Justice K.S. Kumaran and Mr Justice J.S. Khehar, observed: “The case of Food Corporation of India’s workers’ union is that the workman is an employee of the corporation and as such the reference has to be made by the Government of India”. The Bench further observed: “The reference has been declined on the ground that the workman was never engaged or employed directly by the FCI and therefore the employer and employee relationship between the FCI and the workman was not existing since he was employed by a security agency”. The Judges held: “This is a matter which cannot be decided by the government whereas this question can be decided only by the Labour Court. If this question can be decided only by the Labour Court, then the Central Government cannot refuse to make a reference on this ground.... We set aside the order and direct the respondent to make a reference before the court concerned within three months”. In their petition, the union had earlier sought directions to the respondents to quash the orders dated October 22, 1999, refusing to refer the worker’s dispute for adjudication. Bailable warrants in
Akbar’s sword case
The controversy pertaining to alleged cheating and forgery in the sale of Mughal Emperor Akbar’s sword continues even as a Division Bench of the High Court today issued bailable warrants against two accused in the case. The two — H.S. Mander of New Delhi and A.K. Srivastava of Faridabad — were earlier booked by the police after Mr Iqbal Singh of Chandigarh alleged that the draft of Rs 2.5 crore, handed over to him in lieu of the sword, had been forged. Going into the background, the petitioner had stated that the sword had been presented to his forefathers by Emperor Akbar. Mander, after visiting his house, showed interest in the sword and later came along with A.K. Srivastava and a foreigner to purchase it. The petitioner had added that the demand draft of Rs 2.5 crore, issued in his favour by a Calcutta bank, was later returned. He was informed that the draft had never been issued by the bank, the petitioner had claimed. His counsel had asserted that even though a cheating and a forgery case was registered in December 1998 under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 406 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, the police was soft peddling due to extraneous considerations. Seeking directions for transferring the case from the police to the CBI, counsel had added that the accused, who had surrendered in the case, were let off “on account of failure on part of the police to perform their public duties”. Issuing bailable warrants for July 31, the Bench, comprising Mr Justice Jahawar Lal Gupta and Mr Justice Ashutosh Mohunta, observed that the two respondents had failed to put in their appearance despite the service of notices. Notice to Punjab on
border HRA refund
A Division Bench of the High Court today issued notice to the state of Punjab for September 10 on a petition filed by 160 teachers working in government primary and secondary schools in Ferozepur district seeking the refund of border house rent allowance recovered from them. It was submitted by the petitioners that the state of Punjab had decided to grant the house rent allowance at the rate of 12 per cent to the employees who were not provided with rent-free accommodation in border areas and were posted in the cities and towns within 10 miles of the international border. Later on, as per the Punjab Government’s instructions of August 30, 1998, the cities and the towns were reclassified in class A, B, C and D for grant of house rent allowance. SSP told to probe
forgery charge
Our Legal Correspondent adds: The petitioner, Mr Devinder Bhalla, a resident of Shri Hargobindpur, alleged that municipal chief by misusing his office, manipulated the Municipal Committee records in connection with land belonging to Devi Dayala Temple at Shri Hargobindpur and of those in possession of Devi Dayala Temple. He manipulated the entry in favour of his father, Satpaul, and brother, Sanjay Pal, by scoring the original entry in the name of one Khul Ram. |
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Phenyl company penalised Chandigarh, July 20 A Bench headed by Mr Justice K.K. Srivastava told the company to pay Rs 69,310, the price of unused phenol, Rs 21, 595, the difference between the actual price here and the rate at which the phenol was sold, and Rs 5,000, the cost of litigation, to the PGI. The PGI lawyers said, in response to a tender notice for the supply of 800 litres of ISI-mark grade-3 phenol, only the sample furnished by Bengal Phenyl and Allied Products had cleared the efficiency test, which had fetched the company the order. Thereafter, the entire consignment had been supplied in one go. After the hospital staff complained that the product was not effective, three free samples of the bulk consignment were tested in the Microbiology Department of the PGI. The tests showed that the quality of the phenol was below specifications. The company was asked to replace the defective consignment. Meanwhile, the PGI was free to buy phenol from elsewhere and recover the cost difference from the company. The firm denied that it had supplied inferior phenol to the PGI and said, since no defects had been pointed out within 30 days of the purchase, there was no question of reimbursement or replacing the consignment. The PGI filed a complaint against the firm under the Consumer Protection Act for deficiency in service and unfair trade practices. It said, as per the terms of the contract, in case the supplies were found defective at a later stage, the firm would have to replace the defective material and reimburse the initial cost to the PGI. The company said no defect had been detected at the time of taking the delivery and the test reports were not genuine. The Bench, after examining the evidence and witnesses, said the company had been wrong in refusing to replace the defective phenol. It said once the company had agreed to the testing of the initial sample, it had no reason to object to testing at a later stage. |
‘Life should never retire’ Chandigarh, July 20 As expected, the play raised relevant questions about filial bonding at large. Directed by a trio, comprising GS Chani, Harleen Kohli and Munna Dhiman, the play had each character acquiring a rightful place in the well-drafted script. Not even once did any character sound out-of-tune with the main theme. The members of Chandigarh Mafia Theatre Group were highly impressive in their rspective roles. Aditya Prakash, supported by Usha Singhal in the main role, was able to do justice to the concept which was evolved jointly by the performers during a recently-held workshop. The play focused on the darker side of ageing ... with the actors portraying how harsh can children get when it comes to housing their parents. The generation gap was reflected through powerful dialogues which were quite meaningful. Given the theme, the play could just have ended on the elders resolving to be happy, despite youngsters. But the content went much beyond and rested on the need to restore harmony....with central characters reading out touching poems, each one underlining the significance of affection and understanding — the two hallmarks of any fulfilling relationship. Photostat copies of these poems were even distributed among the audience to ensure that theatre serves its rightful purpose — that of spreading a social message. One can conclude with this verse which summarises the concept behind Zindagi kabhi retire nahi hoti... ‘‘Jitne log hain utne hi sawaal hain, aur jaise sawaal hain vaise hi jawaab hain. In sab sawalon ka koi jawaab agar mujhe samajh aata hai to vo hai’’ ‘‘Let's reach out to each other. Let's do it.’’ ‘‘Agar bahut kathin hai to "Let's try.". Agar asambhav hai to chaliye aur koshish kakre dekhen...jitna bhi ho sake jaisa bhi ho sake..hum jo aaj kewal ek dusre ki baataon par react karte hai, chaliye ab ek durse ko understanding uphaar ke roop mein den, chalo ek dusre ki shikayaton ka bahi khata likhna band karen kyonki baniyon ke bahi khate ki tarah, ye bahi khate bhi kabhi khatam nahi honge, kahin mul bacha rahega to kahin byaj...’’ |
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Garhwali feature film at KC Chandigarh, July 20 A film by Ganga Films Productions, Garh Rami Baurani portrays the emotions of a woman who waits for her missing soldier husband for 12 years. It is a real life love story that happened during World War I. However, the storyline is not new to the people of Uttaranchal as a number of ballads have already been made on this particular theme before. The script has been written by Saukar Singh Rawat and the film is directed by Sunil Babbar of 1984- The Fire fame. Music has been given by Anil Bist and the lead female and male characters have been played by Madhu Bist and Ashok Chauhan. |
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