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Plan to popularise science among students Chandigarh, July 24 In the list are a state-level science exhibition, quiz and essay writing competitions, formulation of a bio-technology action plan and publication of a booklet for popularisation of science. A meeting of a committee on popularisation of science subject has decided that a state-level exhibition will be organised in October so that winners of this state level science exhibition may participate in the National Science Exhibition usually held in the month of December. It was further decided that in addition to the exhibition by students scientific companies and organisations may also be asked to exhibit their products to make the people aware of scientific inventions. A quiz and essay writing competitions has also been planned. These will be held in November and December. The winners of these competitions will be given prizes on the National Science Day next year. It was further decided to organise a series of guest lectures on popular science topics to inculcate scientific temper among the students. The Principal, Technical Teachers Training Institute (TTTI), shall hold the above competitions at TTTI. A three-member committee consisting of Principal of TTTI; District Education Officer and Project Director of Department of Science and Technology, Chandigarh Administration will be responsible for organising these activities. The final activities to be taken up as a part of the National Science Day celebrations shall be decided later on. However, the winners of various competitions held during the whole year will be honoured on February 28. A decision was taken to prepare an action plan for the development of bio-technology in Chandigarh. It was decided to constitute a five-member committee consisting of the Director of the Department of Science and Technology, Chandigarh Administration; Prof S.C. Jain, Chairman of Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Panjab University; representative of IMTECH; Sector 39; representative of Punjab State Council for Science and Technology and Project Director of Department of Science and Technology, Chandigarh Administration.  |
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Counselling
for BE, B.Arch courses from Aug 7 Chandigarh, July 24 This was decided by the joint admission committee which met at the Panjab University here today after the Punjab and Haryana High Court permitted Punjab Engineering College to carry on with the process of counselling for 85 per cent seats in the UT pool after having vacated the stay earlier granted by it. The rest of the admission schedule will, however, remain the same and will be advertised for the information of public. Pronouncing the orders, the Bench, comprising Mr Justice Amar Bir Singh Gill and Mr Justice Swatanter Kumar, however, clarified that the counselling would be subject to the final decision on the writ petition. The judges also admitted the case for further hearing before a Division Bench on August 20. Earlier during the proceedings, counsel for the state of Punjab stated that they had nothing to say in the matter as relief was not being sought by the petitioners from them. He added that an affidavit in this regard would also be filed. The high court had earlier stayed counselling for 85 per cent of the seats in the UT pool on a petition filed by a Ludhiana resident, Mr Harsimran Singh. In his petition, Harsimran Singh had sought directions for quashing the admission criterion adopted by the Chandigarh Administration for admission to the first year of Bachelor of Engineering course. |
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M.Phil entrance test on Aug 6 Chandigarh, July 24 |
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Vacant seats to be filled Chandigarh, July 24 He said since the admissions were still open, a list of the number of seats lying vacant in these categories in various schools could not be made available to the public. Moreover, any decision regarding de-reservation of these seats would be taken only when the
admission process was over after the compartment results were declared. |
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Lively show by
GGSSSS students Chandigarh, July 24 He said that each and every teacher and student of the city should be involved for achieving the target of 100 per cent literacy in the city. Students presented a lively cultural programme. General Jacob gave away prizes to students. The chairman of the school, Mr Joginder Singh Sawhney, read out the annual report. |
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De-reservation: PU seeks legal opinion Chandigarh, July 24 Yesterday during the admissions some students had demanded that the vacant UT pool seats be made available for the general pool students. The students have been asked to contact the Principal, DAV College, Sector 10, by three in the afternoon to find out about these admissions. |
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HC directive on polythene bags Chandigarh, July 24 Pronouncing the orders in the open court, the Bench, comprising Mr Justice G.S. Singhvi and Mr Justice M.M. Kumar, observed: “On the next date of hearing, counsel for UT Administration, Mr Rajan Gupta, and counsel for the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh, Ms Deepali Puri, should inform the court about the measures taken by the Administration and the corporation to check the spread of garbage in the city”. The Judges further observed: “Mr Gupta will also seek instructions on the issue of banning the use of polythene bags in the entire area covered under the Periphery Act”. Taking up a similar petition on the condition of roads and streetlights in the city, the Bench has also asked the Administration and other respondents to give details of the load of vehicles on the roads from 1971, besides supplying information regarding the number of vehicles registered in the city from that year.
Notice to PGI On a writ petition filed by a former Assistant Professor in PGI’s Department of Surgery, Dr Ajay K. Sharma, challenging his termination from service, a Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued notice of motion to the respondents for October 29. Pronouncing the orders in the open court, the Bench, comprising Mr Justice K.S. Kumaran and Mr Justice J.S. Khehar, observed that the appointments, if any, would be subject to the final decision of the writ petition. In his petition, Dr Sharma had earlier stated that he had applied for one year’s extra-ordinary leave after an offer was received from the UK for further training in pancreas transplantation and non-heart beating donor programme. He added that his application was kept hanging even though he was verbally asked to proceed. His counsel had asserted that the petitioner left the city for his foreign assignment after handing over an application seeking grant of leave in case extra-ordinary leave was refused to him. Counsel claimed that after four months, the petitioner was informed that he was being treated as willfully absent from duty and he should rejoin within a week even though the governing body of the PGIMER had decided to terminate his services.
Notice of motion Taking up a petition filed by nine wards of Panjab University employees against the decision of the respondents to deny them admission in Punjab Technical University in seats reserved for their category, Mr Justice Amar Bir Singh Gill and Mr Justice Swatanter Kumar of the high court on Tuesday issued notice of motion for August 30. The students, in their petition, had earlier sought directions to the university and other respondents to consider them for admission on the ground of their being the wards of PU employees. They had added that the condition of passing 10 + 1 and 2 from colleges in the state of Punjab was not applicable in their case. They had further added that even though there was no change in the admission criterion, the students were being denied admissions.
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Notice of motion issued
on allottee’s plea Panchkula, July 24 In their petition, Mr Marya and others, who were allotted MIG ‘A’ category flats in Panchkula’s Sector 11, had challenged the charging of 12 per cent compound interest since 1982. Earlier, the allottees had filed a petition, wherein the escalation in cost of flats was challenged in 1984, which was dismissed in 1998. Thereafter, the respondent started charging compound interest for non-payment of amount, from 1982 till date, while preparing the accounts for the statement. In this petition, the counsel for the allottee contented that the respondent could not charge interest over the amount during the period of the stay by the court when the petitioners were paying the installment according to the estimated cost. It was further stated that the board was not empowered to charge 12 per cent compound interest either under the Haryana Housing Board Act, 1971, or under the Housing Board Haryana (Allotment, Management and Sale of Tenements) Regulations, 1972. After hearing the counsel, Mr Ashok Sehgal, the Bench passed an order for supplying the account statement to the petitioners, enabling them to make the payment of principal amount with 12 per cent simple interest within two months. |
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Flesh trade racket: four remanded Panchkula, July 24 The court granted bail to Ajmer Singh, Rajbir, Sunita and Gita, while Raju Gupta, Anil Arora, Seema and Shalu were sent to 14 days’ judicial remand. Their bail application would come up for hearing tomorrow. Eight persons, including four women, were arrested in this connection on July 22 after the police raided two locations in Sector 21 and Sector 15 of the city following a tip-off. Two constables were sent as decoy customers at both places. Police investigations revealed that Ajmer Singh and Anil operated as pimps and supplied girls to clients in Panchkula and around. The police has registered cases under Sections 3 and 4 of the Immoral Trafficking Act at the Sector 5 and 19 police stations. |
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Notice
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