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Jacob inaugurates Microsoft centre Chandigarh, August 29 The centre, set up by the Society for Promotion of Information Technology in Chandigarh (SPIC) and backed by the Chandigarh Administration and global computer software giant Microsoft, offers the latest courses like high demand
Microsoft certified professional (MCP), Microsoft certified systems developer (MCSD) and the
Microsoft certified system engineer (MCSE). The centre will also offer early morning and late evening classes and will be open for everyone — employed , unemployed or student. Special incentives are likely to be given to students of PEC for attending courses at the centre, where students from other government institutions and private institutions of Chandigarh and also of the region will be admitted. Further, officials of the Administration would also be imparted training at the centre. Corporate training for executives, and training for students will also be available. High quality computer education will be imparted at the centre, a spokesperson for SPIC said. Live projects would also be given to the students at the centre. The centre would undertake high-end software projects on a commercial basis. The various e-governance initiatives of the Administration would also receive the necessary thrust. Enquires can be made through phone number 745502, which will be received at the centre by a counsellor. The SPIC-Microsoft centre of excellence is a project of the Department of Information Technology, Chandigarh Administration, and has been set through joint funding. SPIC put in about Rs 40 lakh for infrastructure, including computers, while Microsoft pitched in with software and training procedures and implements of an equal cost. The centre has been established as a result of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Microsoft and the IT Department of Chandigarh Administration. Mr Satish Kaushal of Microsoft handed over the ‘Microsoft Partner Certificate’ to Lieut Gen. Jacob at the inaugural ceremony. Microsoft would provide the latest software developed by it to centre from time to time, as per the MoU. The newly formed Society for Promotion of IT in Chandigarh (SPIC), of which the Adviser to the Administrator is the chairperson, has been given the task of managing the centre. The society office is also located at the newly established centre. Those present on the occasion included the Vice-Chancellor of Panjab University, Prof K.N. Pathak, besides senior officials of the Administration, including the Adviser, Ms Neeru Nanda, Home Secretary, Mr R.S. Gujral and Finance-cum-IT Secretary, Mr Karan A. Singh. Leading lights of the IT industry, including Microsoft officials, were also present on the occasion. |
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Badal inaugurates NIPER convention centre
SAS Nagar, August 29 He said research and education were two important components to combat new form of diseases afflicting mankind today. He opined that the institute should also lay emphasis on the agriculture sector. Full cooperation from the state government was assured by the Chief Minister. Mr Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, Union Chemical and Fertiliser Minister, said the concept to establish the institute was to produce human resource of high calibre to meet the needs of the pharmaceutical industry, the academia and the regulatory authorities. Admitting that the education programme was nowhere near world standards, he said the country’s contribution to the world production of drugs and pharmaceutical was 2 per cent by value and 8 per cent by volume. He said due to the fast pace in the pharmaceutical industry, the interaction between the academia and the industry was imperative. The missing link between the academia, industry and the government needed to forged, he said, adding that NIPER was updating the knowledge of the regulatory bodies in South East Asia, West Asia and the African continent. The Director of the institute, Dr CL Kaul, said the institute set up on 130 acres of land was playing a meaningful role in providing trained manpower to the industry. He said the status of pharmacy education was far from satisfactory. Listing various research programmes being run at the institute, he said the institute required exhaustive funds. Dr Vijay Kohli, Secretary to the Union, Chemical and Fertiliser Department, Mr RI Singh, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, Mr Ranjit Singh Balian, Punjab Housing and Urban Development Minister, were also present on the occasion. |
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Australia offers various study options to Indian students Chandigarh, August 29 Although Australian institutions are now attracting more and more students to their different programmes and courses, one area that is generating the most interest is that of Information Technology (IT), as the continent offers some great opportunities to study in this field. “We are witnessing a great shift in demand for IT education, mainly from business and management education”, says Mr Henry Ledlie, Country Manager, IDP Education Australia. Australian institutions offer various courses and modules to cater to this demand for specialisation. Students with a business background at the undergraduate level can pursue their masters in subjects like Information Systems, E-Commerce or Business systems, to name a few. What is more, says Mr Ledlie, the Indian students also identify a great advantage of cost, as the exchange rates make payments in the Australian currency much cheaper to paying in US dollars. The Australian institutions have also proved to be a good launching ground for students who wish to take employment in other countries, especially the US. A number of leading organisations from the US recruit a large number of professionals from Australian institutions. “Leading organisations like Microsoft, Apple, IMB and other industry giants have their base at a number of our universities. They are constantly upgrading their technology, and are actively involved in
innovation. These developments and research programmes proved very beneficial to the students in terms of course-content as well as prompt recruitment”, says Mr Ledlie. One of the reasons for the increasing number of Indian students aspiring to go abroad, especially Australia, for education is the present scenario in India where the highly specialised domestic institutions could not cope with the flood of qualified candidates. Entry to these institutions had become more and more difficult as the number of applications had increased but the number of such institutions had remained constant. Another reason is the Indian and global labour market, which has become more international as a result of globalisation of our economy. Now Indian candidates have to compete with people from other countries and operate in international or multicultural environment. |
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National award for Principal Talwar Chandigarh, August 29 Winner of the State Award for Teachers in 1992 and Paryavaran Dronachaarya Award, he has been selected for the National Award on the recommendations of the Chandigarh Administration’s Education Department. The award is given away under the “Scheme for National Award to Teachers” by the Ministry of Human Resource Development’s Department of Secondary Education and Higher Education. Mr Talwar will also get the award money of Rs 25,000. Mr Talwar (53), started his teaching career in 1970 in the Sector 8 DAV Senior Secondary School. He was promoted as headmaster of A.S. High School in Ambala in 1981. He joined DAV Senior Secondary School again as its principal on November 8, 1986. He has 30 years of teaching experience to his credit and has been appointed Regional Director of as many as 15 schools in Chandigarh Region by the DAV College Managing Committee at New Delhi. Talking to The Tribune, Mr Talwar said, “Receiving such a prestigious award is not only a pleasure, but also a matter of pride for a teacher. I believe, I am being conferred with the honour due to the hard work and labour in the field of education for the past 30 years”. Giving details, he added “our school has produced national level players. Besides this, we have been able to raise Rs 1 crore through donations for carrying out the development work”. Dedicating the award to his wife, he concluded, “I thank her for her constant co-operation. I was able to concentrate on my work as she had been taking care of the home front”. |
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State of
Hostels Chandigarh The hostel with more than 90 rooms has only 80 residents. “That makes life so comfortable. No bickerings between room-mates for space and no problem in the bathrooms. What is best is the fact that since we are just around 40 each from our colleges we are bound together very well. Everyone knows everyone else and that is a good sign,” says a resident from the College of Architecture. How is the food? Oh the usual hostel food. Nothing great about it. There have been instances of “things” being found in the dal-sabzi etc and we have been complaining to the mess contractor and to the warden. Things improve for a week after the contractor is pulled up but then things tend to return to the usual routine,” says another resident. Cleanliness does not seem to be a problem. “There is no problem as far as cleanliness in the bathrooms is concerned, and we clean the rooms ourselves. The rest of the hostel is cleaned by sweepers. At times, there are blockages in the bathrooms and then we have to call a plumber.” What is that you will want in the hostel to make things better? “Nothing that we can think of.” Some of the inmates, however, suggest that part of the problem is that it is not home. “But then hostel life is an experience in itself,” says another.” So there is no problem at all, other than the food being unhygienic at times? “Actually, there is little that one can ask for. We wish that we had some kind of transportation from our college to the hostel. After our classes we have a long walk back to the hostel from the college. We have all the facilities such as a washerman, a person to iron our clothes and even a visiting beautician of sorts. We would like to have an STD booth near the hostel. We have to go to the market to make long-distance calls. For local calls, we have a telephone in the hostel.” |
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Nirupa Roy, others
get interim bail Panchkula, August 29 The accused have been asked to furnish a bail bond of Rs 20,000 each. The bail has been granted for 15 days after the challans against the accused were submitted to the court. Earlier, both the parties had reached compromise through mutual consent for divorce. The Roys have also decided to move the Punjab and Haryana High Court for quashing of the FIR against them. |
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Counselling centre
for litigants Chandigarh, August 29
Special judicial stamp issued Chandigarh, August 29 The non-judicial stamps of Re 1 and Rs 2 have been exhausted and supply from Nasik is still awaited. |
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Finance firm penalised Chandigarh, August 29 The complainant, Col T.P.S Anand, Mrs Surjit Kaur and others had deposited various amounts with the company in response to the schemes floated by it to earn lucrative rate of interest. The company had issued a cheque to the complainant towards payment of interest and maturity value. But the complainant alleged that the cheque bounced. The complainants alleged that they made a number of complaints to the authorities but failed to get the money back. Then they filed a complaint in the consumer court. |
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