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PU admissions to vacant seats Chandigarh, August 10 Admissions to the MSc (IT) course will be held on July 11 at DAV College, Sector 10, Chandigarh, from 9 a.m. onwards. All those students who have done the three-year BCA course with at least 50 per cent marks can apply. They need not have appeared in the university’s entrance test for the purpose. However, those candidates who had appeared in the entrance test will be given preference over others at the time of admission. Fresh candidates are supposed to apply on the prescribed form which should reach the DAV College on July 10 by 5 p.m. Admissions to the MSc (IT) course will be conducted without the candidates having to pay late fee. However, the candidates admitted to MCom and MSc (Zoology) will have to pay fee for admission. The following is the break down of the seats available in Msc (IT): College Seats SGGS College, Sector 26, Chandigarh. 6GGDSD College, Sector 32, Chandigarh 6Government College, Sector 11, Chandigarh 13GGS College, Sector 26, Chandigarh 5Ramgarhia Girls College, Ludhiana 13RSD College, Ferozepur 23 GGS College, Gurusar Sudhar 21Arya College, Ludhiana 5 Kamla Lothia SD College, Ludhiana 7DAV College, Abohar 8 DAV College, Hoshiarpur 8 JC DAV College, Dasuya 10 Seats are available in MCom at AS College, Khanna, and GGN Khalsa College, Ludhiana, and in MSc (Zoology) at JC DAV College, Dasuya.  |
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SOPU dharna to continue Chandigarh, August 10 The course has 120 marks as the qualifying requirement. Following student agitation PU had announced recently that students who did not have the required credits but scored above 92 would be given a special chance to clear the examination in September this year. Mr Santokhwinder Singh Nabha, president of the SOPU, said the agitation would go on till the university accepted the “genuine” demand of the students of lowering the credits to 70 for eligibility for a special examination. All major student bodies, including the Haryana Students Association, the Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad, the Panjab University Students Union and the All India Sikh Students Federation in a joint press conference dubbed the SOPU move of further lowering the credit requirement as ‘ anti-academic’. Mr Nabha said the situation had arisen because of an existing precedent. Last year the credit requirement was put at as low as 60. Going by the university’s arguments, even this should not have been allowed. If it was allowed the university should have announced in advance that it was a one time exception. Nothing happened till the examinations were over this year. Science (honours) schools were earlier based on a semester system. Qualifying credits were lowered earlier. A clear cut notice at the beginning of the session would have been seen as a warning for the students. The students were earlier required to submit affidavits that in case they did not secure 60 credits they would be demoted. The university should exercise a one time exception, Mr Nabha said. He said in certain science classes the students scoring less than 92 credits were already attending the classes. The university was yet to formally notify lowering of the earlier credit limit. He said the total number of students was not as less as was being pointed out by rivals. Other student organisations have termed the agitation as an election ‘stunt’ which did not suit the academic merit. |
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130 students donate blood Chandigarh, August 10 Ms Vijaylaksmi Sharma, the Principal, inaugurated the camp, which got an overwhelming response from the students. The college faculty and non-teaching staff also donated blood. A lecturer of the college, Ms Renu Twetia, donated blood for the 15th time. The college driver, Mr Amar Nath, and lawn tennis coach Robin from the CLTA also donated blood. Yesterday, a poem recitation competition for freshers was organised by the literary and debating society of the college. Presided over by the Principal, more than 50 freshers recited self-composed poems in Hindi, English and Punjabi. Hemanti, Aman and Divya won the first three positions from the science categories in the English section, while Meenakshi and Tahira shared the first position in the arts category, Akshiptika and Priyanka shared the second position and Geetanjali and Shilpa shared the third position. In the Hindi section, Sadhna stood first, Nikha and Neha shared the second position and Rekha and Nisha shared the third position. Sapna, Pradbhsharan and Nitika won the first three positions in the Punjabi category. Dr A.K. Shaida proposed the vote of thanks. |
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Teej celebrated Chandigarh, August 10 Stalls of eatables, bangles and mehndi were put up on the school premises. The students presented a cultural programme which included Punjabi folk songs, Rajasthani group dance, giddha and bhangra. A swing
decoration competition was organised for Class XII students of arts, science and commerce streams. Commerce students emerged winners in the competition. In the junior wing students of Class VI won the first prize. The Principal, Government College for Girls, Sector 42 , Ms Mohini Sharma, was the chief guest on the occasion. The Principal of the school, Ms Rajesh Minhas, presented the vote of thanks. |
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Kailash Bahl DAV School bags trophy Chandigarh, August 10 The overall running trophy was bagged by students of Kailash Bahl DAV School, Sector 7. The first prize in the junior singing group was bagged by Kailash Bahl DAV School. Senior-wing students of the same school got the second prize. All participants were awarded merit certificates. Kailash Bahl DAV School, Sector 7, was awarded a trophy each for the junior and senior wings. |
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Faridkot team best in youth parliament contest Chandigarh, August 10 Each team had about 50 participants who enacted different roles of different union cabinet ministers, speaker and members of the opposition party. Teams from KV Ferozepur, Faridkot and Adampur had made their presentations yesterday. Former Member of Parliament, Mr Sant Ram Singla was the chief guest and observer on the occasion. Other judges were Mr C.L. Chutani, KV education officer and Mr M.P. Mahajan, Principal of KV, Sector 47. The Faridkot team was adjudged as the best team, followed by KV. No 2. The best teams from various regions will vie with each other in a function to be organised by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs in New Delhi shortly. |
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All but four BE seats filled Chandigarh, August 10 While all seats in BE chemical engineering were filled yesterday, the six seats each in BE agroprocessing and technology in medical and non-medical streams were filled today. In the UT pool, all 10 seats in aeronautical engineering, all 38 seats in civil engineering and all 20 seats in production engineering were filled today. Four seats in the UT pool in metallurgy engineering were lying vacant after the last rank of 1395 was admitted today. All seats in the general pool in various engineering disciplines in Punjab Engineering College and all seats in the UT pool and the general pool in the Chandigarh College of Architecture were filled yesterday. |
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Pre-departure briefing to students Chandigarh August 10 These students have been given offer letters by various universities in the UK to study and they are planning to leave by the end of August for the beginning of the September session. These students were addressed by Mr Jason Ivory from the British High Commission, Delhi about student visas and their availability. Ms Ruchika Castelino from the British Council Library, New Delhi, also briefed the students about their visa, immigration and currency exchange requirements. People from the currency exchange banks and credit cards also spoke to these students. The pre-departure briefing is an annual event organised by the British Council libraries all over the country. ‘‘The response in the city has been low as maybe this particular event was not advertised well,’’ said an official spokesperson of the British Council Library, New Delhi. |
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HIGH COURT Chandigarh, August 10 Today’s order is significant as in certain cases departmental inquiries are being initiated by the state against such officers even after more than 15 years. Pronouncing the orders on a petition filed by a Kartarpur resident, Kanverjit Kaur, seeking the release of her husband’s gratuity, Mr Justice Mehtab Singh Gill of the High Court observed: “The departmental inquiry in the case of the present petitioner was initiated after 17 years. As such, the department was not competent to withhold the gratuity with regard to the incident. The petitioner’s husband was, thus, unlawfully deprived of his legitimate dues”. Mr Justice Gill added: “The petitioner is thus entitled to interest for receiving late payment on the amount of gratuity withheld by the department”. In his detailed order, Mr Justice Gill also directed the respondents to pay interest at the rate of 12 per cent per annum on the delayed payment of the gratuity within two months. In her petition, Kanverjit Kaur had earlier stated that a charge sheet alleging, outstanding advances, was issued to her husband working as a junior engineer with the Public Health Division at Hoshiarpur before his retirement in March 1999. Show-cause notice
to Education
Secy Directing Punjab’s Education Secretary and other respondents, including district education officers of Patiala and Ropar, to show cause why they should not be hauled up for contempt, Mr Justice
R.L. Anand of the High Court today directed them to interview the petitioners for the post of JBT teachers. Issuing directions, Mr Justice Anand clarified that the result of the interviews shall not be declared by the respondents, before issuing notices to them. The case will now come up for hearing on October 23. In their petition, Harvinder Kaur and others had earlier stated that the respondents had failed to consider their claim for appointment as JBT teachers in spite of orders directing that the petitioners would be deemed to be eligible for the unfilled post. Their counsel, Mr Kapil
Kakkar, added that initially 1800 post were advertised out of which 1346 candidates were selected and 454 posts remained vacant. Contempt notice
to Secy, Chief Engineer Issuing notice of motion to Punjab’s Irrigation Secretary, Chief Engineer of Ranjit Sagar Dam project and another respondent, Mr Justice
R.L. Anand today asked them to show cause why they should not be proceeded against for contempt after being personally present in court. In their petition, Mr Surinder Kumar and four other employees of the dam had earlier contended that back wages were not paid to them even though a Deputy Advocate-General had stated before the court that the department would re-employ the petitioners and pay 50 perc ent of the wages. Ex-magistrate’s
arrest stayed Our Legal Correspondent Adds: The petitioner remained on the post of Additional District Magistrate, Ferozepore, from 1998 till February 28, 2001. He retired from service with an unblemished service record. He had not been named in FIR No 206 of June 18 registered at Bahadurgarh under Sections 420, 468, 471, 120-B, IPC and the Arms Act. It had been alleged that the owner of an arms store in
Bahadurgarh, arrested in a firing case, has been preparing fake arms licences in Jhajjar and Rohtak districts. He used to charge between Rs 30 and Rs 50 for each weapon
licence. It was contended on behalf of the petitioner that if any offence was committed, that was committed at Ferozepore and the Bahadurgarh police had no jurisdiction to register a case against the petitioner. |
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2 discharged in trespassing case Chandigarh, August 10 The complainant, a former Chief Engineer, Mr K.N. Dutt, had filed a case of trespassing against Mr N.K. Aggarwal and Ms Krishna Aggarwal, residents of Mani Majra. The complainant, said that he was a licensee of the disputed land between their houses and had the exclusive possession right over the land. Acting on the discharge application filed by Mr N.K. Aggarwal and Ms Krishna Aggarwal the local court observed that the green space between the house was admittedly a common open area. This open area was not the property of any flat owner and belonged to the Chandigarh Housing Board and the Municipal Corporation. The complainant had been issued a licence only to maintain the open area. The licence was issued by the Executive Engineer, Horticulture Division, Municipal Corporation, and was subject to the approval of the MC. The petitioners alleged in the discharge plea that the CIA staff to whom the investigation had been transferred failed to consider these facts and wrongly filed challan under section 447 of the IPC against the petitioners. He further said that no approval till date had been brought on record by the complainant to prove that the licence issued to him was approved by the MC. It was alleged that the complainant, Mr K.N Dutt, had no permission of the Chandigarh Housing Board. Yet the complainant erected hedges and grew thorny bushes all around the land in dispute. Even the MC in its reply had admitted before the court that the complainant had grown hedges all around the park. The UT Judicial Magistrate (First Class) observed that “The licence was to maintain the area as a green park, but it nowhere authorised the complainant to use it for his own use only and not to allow the public to use it”. The magistrate further observed in the order “I am satisfied that the complainant had no exclusive possession right over the green space in question and he could not restrain others from using the same. Therefore no case under Section 447 of the IPC was made out against the petitioners and they were ordered to be discharged”. |
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DISTRICT COURTS Chandigarh, August 10 The complainant, Ms Parveshbir Kaur, had alleged that her husband Jasjit Singh, father-in-law Surjit Singh and mother-in-law Surjit Kaur had harrassed her for dowry. Judicial remand Three persons, Ashok, Bittu and Baljit Singh allegedly involved in a case of contract killing were sent to judicial remand by a local court till August 24. The co-accused in the case Sant Kumar, had already been remanded to judicial custody by the local court. It was alleged that Balwant Rai Vashisht and his brother, Sant Kumar, had hired Bittu through one of their employees to kill a timber merchant, Harjinder Singh. A deal had allegedly been struck for Rs 10 lakh and Rs 3 lakh had reportedly been paid in advance to Bittu, who has now turned approver. The main accused in the case has not been arrested so far. |
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Judicial remand in
zoo bribery case Chhat Bir, August 10 He was nabbed receiving a bribe of Rs 5,000 from the Lion Safari’s contractor for extending the duration of the safari. The accused had demanded Rs 10,000 from Mr Sunil Kumar, the contractor, for extending the time of the plying of his buses in the safari by 30 minutes but the matter was eventually settled for Rs 5,000. The DSP, Zora Singh Brar, said zoo keepers had been given verbal instructions to close the safari at 5 pm instead of 5:30 pm to pressurise the contractor. Mr Sunil Kumar said the zoo authorities had turned a deaf ear towards his demand to remove the weeds inside the lion safari which had been affecting his business. He said thick growth of weeds had come up inside the safari and the animals were not visible to the visitors. He said despite various representations to the authorities concerned nothing has been done so far. |
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A satire on eroding social conscience Chandigarh, August 10 Strange it might sound, but the fact remains that people, in general, have begun to seek comfort in routine. Consequently rape of a minor does not arouse their concern after a day or two. For them, it is plain news, which might have been sensationalised a bit. The inspiration ‘Darna’ came from a real-life incident that occurred at Mehal Kalaam in Sangrur district some years ago. The story depicts to the trauma of a Harijan girl, who is raped in a field. What follows is a Harijan boy’s futile trial. The cause portrayed through the play is in fact, deeper than what it appears on the surface. As the plot progresses, the sole witness to the incident is bought by the law-breakers. Honey Walia, Navtej Singh, Bhavna, Jaswinder, Pritam Singh, Harish Verma and others took part in the play. While ‘Darna’ was a satire on the eroding social conscience, ‘Band kamre’ was an extension of the same chord. The script grows at three different levels — in the first it highlights how authoritarians kick the society for their own interests and how they prevail upon others. The second level is about the well meaning citizens of the society, who are scuttled by the powers that be. Pallavi managed to do justice to the role of an authoritarian, Vebhav Gupta in the role of a dejected youngster was also impressive. The third level is the one where the diplomats rule the roost. Portraying this class for the audience today was Jagjit, who was convincing as an intellectual who uses his talent to turn the tide in his favour. He is an opportunist who knows how to swap roles. In the bargain it is the silent man who suffers. |
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FLAVOUR OF THE WEEK Chandigarh: Cultural events engulfed Chandigarh during the week. From the North Zone convention of SPICMACAY to the colourful Teej celebrations organised in Shantikunj by the Punjab Sangeet Natak Akademi, the city was full of festivity on all the seven days. Theatre activity has also been picking up. There have been some street plays over the past few days, ‘Jaag Musafir Jaag’ being the most frequently staged play. The people have also started responding to community theatre. The much hyped hop-on-hop-off tourist coach brought disgrace to CITCO the other day when it was challaned for driving without registration. Where on the one hand it puts the traffic police in good light for not sparing anyone when it comes to enforcing the law, on the other it gives a bad name to the department concerned which did not care to have the formality completed. The week also saw a strange mix of bonhomie and tragedy. The city saw some deaths which could have been averted. Journalist Baljit Balli lost his daughter, Neera, who died of burns. It is said that her synthetic clothes caught fire from sparks coming from live wires along the stairs to her house. Vegetables have been acting pricey of late. Peas have risen to Rs 22 a kg; lady’s finger also commands the same price. Even the price of cucumber shot up from Rs 10 a kg last week to Rs 18 a kg this week. As for the weather, it has been as unpredictable as ever. Humidity levels have been rising and if the present weather continues, humidity levels are expected to rise further. Last week, many diarrhoea, gastroenteritis and malaria cases were reported. There has also been an outbreak of dengue. On the schools front, the week saw some good activity, courtesy Derek O’ Brien who was in the city to conduct Bournvita Quiz Contest. Carmel girls swept the show and will shortly be going to Mumbai for a contest of a higher level. Food festivals have also been picking up. While Aroma offered a variety of salads, Hotel GK International is trying to recreate an earthy ambience by laying food on tawas. The food is prepared on tawas, right in front of the visitors. |
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Aladin animation
series in Punjabi Chandigarh, August 10 As for Disney Aladin — it’s the most imaginative, colourful and awesome animated series. Inspired by much acclaimed box-office hit Aladin, the series would try to capture the magic of the film and bring it to television. Audience will take magic red carpet ride with brave and resourceful Aladin, his spirited fiancee Jasmine, the ever-popular and metamorphosing genie, mischief maker Abu and the obnoxious parrot Lago. From frozen caves to forgotten catacombs: Aladin and his band face a variety of villains in places they could never have imagined. Along the way, these courageous comrades discover the benefits of sharing, the magic of love and friendship and wondrous travels. The series will have 78 episodes full of fun, action and great animation.
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Musical programme Chandigarh, August 10 |
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