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General pool seats at PEC doubled
Chandigarh, January 10 Under the new scheme of things, seats for the general pool, open to all students, have been doubled with reservation going up from the 15 per cent to 30 per cent. Sources said the decision was necessitated in view of PEC being declared a “deemed university” from the next session. With the decision, the college is a step closer to realising its objective though it would have to take the reservation of seats in the open category up to 50 per cent and cut the UT share by another 20 per cent in times to come, an essential pre-condition for a “deemed university”. However, despite the reduction in reservation of the total number of seats for students seeking admission to PEC from the UT pool, the number of seats available to them would go up with the opening of two new engineering colleges in the city, slated for the next academic session. While an institute of engineering and technology would be set up on the Panjab University campus, the upgradation of the Central Polytecnic, Sector 26, to be rechristened the Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology, to an engineering college would also add to the seats available. The institute at the university would offer four-year degree courses in software engineering, telecommunication and information technology, microelectronics engineering and biotechnology. The university was considering 40 seats for each of the courses. Meanwhile, sources said the college in Sector 26 would offer two degree courses though deliberations over the choice of subject from amongst electronics, information technology and computer science were on. The college would have a total of 120 seats, 60 assigned to each of the two courses. Complete revamp of the college was also being undertaken in consultation with the UT Engineering Department to equip it to meet the requirements of degree classes scheduled to begin in the next academic session. The added advantage would be that the diploma courses being run at the college would go on simultaneously. The upgradation of the polytechnic was decided after the Punjab Governor and Administrator, UT, Lt-Gen J.F.R. Jacob (retd), began his surprise checks at the educational institutions. |
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Saying it with flowers Chandigarh, January 10 Besides a heavy rush for purchasing flowers to be sent to friends along messages, at the venue was seen a group dancing to peppy tunes. The music system was impressive and so were the tunes played on request. |
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PU panel
to look into Ajaib election case Chandigarh, January 10 Dr Ajaib Singh was declared elected following on order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court to carry out the counting of the results pending in the graduates constituency. It was earlier pointed out that Dr Ajaib Singh was not eligible to contest from the graduates constituency. The elected Fellows of the graduates constituency attended the last Senate meeting held on December 29, 2001. This was followed by elections to the university Syndicate. Meanwhile, letters challenging the election of Dr Ajaib Singh, which were addressed to the Chancellor, were submitted to the University Registrar. The letters included those from two Fellows, Mr Ashok Goyal and Mr Pawan Valecha. The Chancellor office has asked the university to look into the matter, it is reliably learnt. The committee has Justice D.V. Sehgal as its chairman. It also comprises Mr Anupam Gupta, Mr Satya Pal Jain, Prof R.D. Anand, Prof S.P. Gautam, Prof Charanjit Chawla, Principal Tarsem Bahia and Mr S.K. Sharma, who is secretary to the Vice Chancellor. A meeting of the committee is scheduled for January 12. |
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Students get 2 yrs to submit fee
for result card Chandigarh, January 10 These results are blocked under the RL (fee) category. The university has decided to give a period of two years to RL (fees) cases which pertain to the period after September, 1999. The university will give a maximum period of three months to candidates whose results have been withheld pertaining to the period before 1999. The committee members who attended the meeting included Prof S.P.Gautam, Principal A.C.Vaid, Prof Paramjit Singh and Mr Ashok Raj Bhandari. The dates will be decided after the issue is formally cleared by the university Senate. The university was witnessing a major pile-up of old cases which were pending due to non-settlement of the fee account by students. There were cases when students had gone abroad and not bothered about the results. The bundle was piling up which was difficult to maintain. It was decided that a maximum time period should be fixed for the students to clear the dues”, a member explained. |
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258 DHMS students
awarded diplomas Chandigarh, January 10 Students from six colleges of Punjab and Chandigarh attended the convocation which started almost an hour behind schedule due to the delayed arrival of the chief guest Mr S.P.S. Bakshi, Chairman of the Central Council of Homoeopathy from New Delhi. Dr Darshan Puri and Mr M.S. Chugh were also honoured on the occasion. Five students — Payal Chopra, Mandeep Arora, Anita Singh, Hitesh Mahajan and Ajaib Singh, were awarded for achieving top positions. |
Akademi awards for Gurmeet Bawa, Gursharan Singh Chandigarh, January 10 Announcing the names of this year’s award winners at Punjab Kala Bhavan today, the chairman of the akademi, Ms Harjinder Kaur, said the akademi was proud to continue the tradition of rewarding talent. Gurmeet Bawa will receive the award in the category of songs, Baba Pokhraj in the category of folk dances and Gursharan Singh in the category of theatre. Apart from the three routine awards, the akademi will also present a special award to Punjabi comedian Bhagwant Mann this year. Bhagwant Mann will be awarded for his efforts to lend meaning to Punjabi comedy which had, of late, been reduced to mere mockery. Each award will comprise Rs 11,000, a citation, a shawl and a portrait of the awardee sketched by Rahi Mohinder. The annual awards will be presented on January 17 by the UT Administrator and Punjab Governor Lieut-Gen J.F.R. Jacob (retd). Apart from this function, the akademi will also hold another award presentation ceremony to reward people who have contributed immensely to the field of Punjabi and Indian culture. The ceremony is being held in view of the fact that many a time the akademi receives a large number of nominations for many people. Ms Harjinder Kaur said, “It becomes difficult to choose the awardees at times. So we decided to hold a special function to honour those who deserve to be honoured.” In the category of music the persons to be awarded are Kuldip Manak, Sarbjit Kaur, Puran Shahkoti, Sardool Sikander, Wadali brothers, Jogi Kashinath, Patialavi dhadhis. In the category of theatre and films the awards will be presented to Ajmer Singh Aulakh, Kewal Dhaliwal, Gurcharan Channi, Devinder Daman, Sudershan Maini and Atmajit. In dance the honours will go to Balbir Sekhon, Harbhajan Singh, Paramjit Pammi, Surjit Kaur and M.L. Koser. Giving information regarding these awards today, chairman of the akademi also informed that the International Sufi Conference which was slated to be held in January had to be postponed till after mid March on account of the changed political scenario. Due to the same reason, Pakistani theatre director Madeeha Gauhar, whose play “Bulle” was to be staged during January, will also come to India only after normalcy is restored along the border. Meanwhile, the Punjab Sangeet Natak Akademi, whose term ends on February 9, will also hold a concluding function which will feature Dolly Guleria in a live concert. Prof Rajpal said, “All members of the akademi will be welcome to take part.” The function will be held on February 9 or on March 31, in case the akademi manages an extension of term. |
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Babus showcase dancing, acting skills Chandigarh, January 10 The programme started with ‘Saraswati Vandana’ by artists from the Song and Drama Division. It moved on to Bulbul Cheema’s dance item from the Labour Bureau and a Punjabi song by Ms Madhu Bala from the Department of Youth. The major attraction of the function was a drama competition that featured comedy plays from various departments. The competition started with ‘Girdhari Lal-Hai Mere Bhai’. The play was based on the struggle of an honest officer to survive in this corrupt world where bribery was an accepted norm. The play was presented by the Income Tax Department. The other contestants in the drama competition were the drama group from A.G. (Audit), Haryana. It staged ‘Insaniyat jinda hain’ and ‘Kiraye ka makan’ was presented by “AG (A&E) Haryana. The function was enlived with bhangra, giddha and Haryanavi dance items by family members of employees of various departments. The function was inaugurated by Mr Vimal Gandhi, vice-president, Income Tax Appellate Tribunal and Chairman, CGEWCC, Chandigarh, with the lighting of the traditional lamp. The secretary of the committee, Brig K.S. Khatri, presented the annual report of the CGEWCC for 2001-2002. |
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Pammi’s album reflects richness of folk
music “This is an effort to eliminate vulgarity which has become an integral part of Punjabi songs and propagate true Punjabi culture among the non-Punjabis,” said Pammi Bai while addressing a press conference at the Chandigarh Press Club in Sector 27 here today. To prove his point Pammi Bai has incorporated eight songs that range from Jhoomar to Bhangra dhamal to Jindua. The title song “Nach Nach Pauni Dhammal” is based on Bhangra dhamal while other songs like “Surmedani”, “Aari Aari” and “Do Cheez Jat” depict the simplicity of ordinary Punjabi people. Not only that Pammi Bai’s song “Allah Jane” has shown three generations of Jhoomar dancers, including Punjabi Sangeet Natak Academi award nominee Baba Pokhar Singh. Pammi Bai who sings as well as he dances describes himself as performer whose only objective is to promote the rich heritage of Punjabi folk culture. “We have used the traditional folk instruments to give an authentic touch to the songs,” he said. Pammi has performed all over the world as a singer dancer besides having a number of solo songs for different albums including “Ichhabat” with Jagjit Singh. Besides singing and giving dance performances, Pammi Bai has also acted in Punjabi feature films like “Bagawat”, “Dhee Jat Di” and tele serial “Vichora”. Music his latest album has been given by Kuljit and film director Jagmit Bal has filmed five of his songs. Ms Harshadeep, an upcoming singer has also sung some of the songs in the album. |
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NEW RELEASE
It is a launchpad for the daughter of Dharmendra and dream girl Hema Malini. Producer Boney Kapoor has tried to resuscitate the career of brother Sanjay Kapoor, who plays a bad guy in this movie. ‘Kasoor’ fame Aftab Shivdasani plays Romeo and Jaya Bachchan and Anupam Kher, too, have powerful roles. Vinay Shukla, award-winning director of ‘Godmother’, directs this emotional love story of a girl with a traumatic past who finally finds peace and love. The film is a love story that also explores mother-son relationship. It is also about the courage and conviction of one woman in face of social pressures. The film has several twists guaranteed to keep the viewer engrossed. Music is by Rajesh Roshan. Nine melodious tracks set to lyrics of Suryabhan Gupt, Dev Kohli and Ibrahim Ashq bring a breath of fresh air.
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