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Symposium on microlectronics Chandigarh, February 14 Meanwhile, Panjab University has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Semi Conductors Limited (SCL), SAS Nagar, to strengthen their cooperation and interaction through establishment of academic interaction in the areas of BE and MTech degrees in microelectronics. The exact details of cooperation between the SCL and PU in the organisation of the academic programme shall be decided on the basis of mutual discussions and agreements between the experts of respective organisations. The SCL shall also extend its facilities and make available experts along with the PU faculty to teach bonafide students of the university. The SCL experts who are involved in the teaching of the MTech (microelectronics) course will have the status of visiting faculty members. |
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‘History
not meant for domestic consumption’ Chandigarh, February 14 Organised by the Department of Political Science, the lecture was titled ‘Writing alternative histories’ and was presided over by the PU Vice-Chancellor, Prof
K.N. Pathak. Professor Shahid Amin, an ardent believer of subaltern writing of history, is well known for his work on Chauri
Chaura. Prof Amin provided a critique of the dominant nationalist historiography by pointing out its various limitations in the writing of colonial history. He said the problem of this dominant nationalist history writing lies in the fact that it refuses to incorporate people’s histories within the all encompassing history writing if it seeks to contest the dominant understanding of any event. Calling himself a practitioner of history, he said the worth of any history would depend upon its ability to transcend national boundaries and reach out to a global audience and should not be meant only for domestic consumption. Earlier, Dr Pradeep Kumar of the Department of Political Science welcomed the guests while Dr Sanjay Chaturvedi proposed a vote of thanks. |
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School celebrates Basant
Panchmi Panchkula, February 14 Children were excited when they were given a kite each by their teachers with a roll of string
(dor). Most of the children, who have been brought up in the "cartoon network" culture, saw a kite for the first time. For them, it was an exhilarating experience to make the kites fly. The students had brought yellow sweet rice generally associated with Basant. The staff was wearing yellow clothes and festivity was certainly in the air. Rama Vij, who had shot to fame in Punjabi film Chan Pardesi , said that she looked forward to good Punjabi films being made and the Punjabi film artistes being given due
recognition from the state government. She lamented that only a few persons were patronised by the Punjab government. Vij, who has worked in numerous Punjabi, Hindi and Bhojpuri films , lamented that most Punjabi videos were projecting nudity in the name of promoting Punjabi culture. |
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YPS fete on Feb 16 SAS Nagar, February 14 The proceeds from the fete will go towards creating a corpus for a scholarship fund to be used to give scholarships/subsidies to a few deserving but needy children. The fete will be inaugurated by Mr F. Fanthome, Chief Executive and Secretary, Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi. |
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Jacob seeks report on ITI Chandigarh, February 14 Meanwhile, the General has asked officials of the Administration to approach the CII and get to know about courses which are job-oriented rather than teach obsolete courses which are no longer required in the changed business climate. A team of UT officials, led by the General, had visited the ITI yesterday. |
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HIGH COURT Chandigarh, February 14 In a ruling, the Bench, comprising Mr Justice Swatanter Kumar and Mr Justice Mehtab Singh Gill, nevertheless, added: "The petitioners would be entitled to consequential relief only for a period of three years immediately preceding the filing of these writ petitions, if otherwise due". The petitioners had sought directions to the respondents for granting increments on the completion of eight and 18 years, or 10 and 20 years of service, and also for the grant of higher pay scale in terms of the state policy after counting the work-charged period in the same department where their services were regularised.
File affidavit on engineer, CBI told Mystery continues to shroud the disappearance of a diploma engineer allegedly picked up by the police in 1992. Even though his brother has filed a petition seeking directions to the Central Bureau of Investigation to complete the probe into victim Rupinderjit Singh's death, the agency, on the other hand, is claiming that "no separate case has been registered by it". Taking up the petition, Mr Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel of the High Court today directed the agency to file an affidavit specifying whether it had investigated the matter or was required to do so as per the directions of the Supreme Court. During the proceedings, CBI's Deputy Inspector-General had stated that the scrutiny of records had revealed that the name of one Rupinderjit Singh was in the list of partially identified bodies which led to the filing of FIR No 32 in 1992, but no separate case had been registered. Counsel for the CBI had added that the matter was not being investigated as assumed by the petitioner. In his petition, Tejinder Jit Singh of Amritsar had alleged that his 23-year-old brother was picked up by the CIA staff after raiding his shop in June 1992. Rupinderjit Singh was, subsequently, detained illegally before the registration of two FIRs against him. Counsel for the petitioner had added the victim was later killed in a fake encounter in July 1992.
Contractor's plaint quashed Mr Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel of the High Court, in a significant judgement, today ruled that a criminal complaint should be quashed "where vague and unfounded allegations were made, only with a view to give a colour of a criminal case". In his detailed order, the Judge also quashed a complaint filed by a contractor against an Executive Engineer and a Sub Divisional Engineer working in the state of Haryana and observed: "The allegation in the complaint is that certain works allotted to the complainant were not awarded.... I am unable to see how an offence of forgery, cheating and conspiracy can be inferred from the allegation in the complaint, which appear to be merely a cloak to claim money. No doubt there are certain allegations, but the same appear to have been made to give the colour of a criminal case to the matter".
Record summoned Legal Correspondent adds: Issuing notice of motion for July 4 on a petition filed by Joint Director (Sports) Chanchal Surjit Singh Randhawa for quashing orders issued on February 5 this year appointing IPS officer Kartar Singh as Punjab's Director of Sports on deputation, a Division Bench of the High Court on Thursday summoned the record of the case. In her petition, the Joint Director had alleged that the appointment was made after relaxing the statutory rules without considering her and other Joint Directors even though they were eligible for the posts. |
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UCO Bank official
convicted of fraud Chandigarh, February 14 According to information received here, former deputy head cashier posted at the UCO Bank’s branch on GT Road, Jalandhar, Mr K.L. Khatri, had withdrawn money unauthorisedly from the bank between 1994-96. He had been facing charges under Sections 420, 469, 468, 471 and 409 of the Indian Penal Code besides Section 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act. Investigations by the CBI had revealed that the accused had withdrawn Rs 1.45 lakh from the savings account of a bank’s client, Rajinder Kumar, by forging his signatures on cheques and withdrawal slips. Besides withdrawing Rs 33,000 from the bank account of another client, also by forging signatures, the accused had also misappropriated Rs 10,000 by making fictitious credit entries during the same period. Between 1995-96 the accused had defrauded the bank of Rs 58,500 by unauthorisedly withdrawing money from different accounts. Investigations revealed that Rs 10,000, Rs 43,500 and Rs 5,000 had also been withdrawn dishonestly from various accounts. In addition, the accused had also misappropriated Rs 50,000 by not depositing the amounts received from three different account holders into their respective accounts at the bank. Meanwhile, the CBI has also chargesheeted a sub-divisional officer (SDO) and a junior technical officer (JTO) of the Telecom Department, after reportedly catching them red-handed while accepting an illegal gratification. The accused were caught red-handed by a DSP of the Vigilance Bureau, Punjab, for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 500 from a resident of Phagwara for installing a new STD connection at his premises. The charge sheet was filed earlier this week. |
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Wadalis perform at Euphoria-2002 Chandigarh, February 14 The evening began with a special 12-minute item named euphoriagraphy depicting various emotions humans are capable of. This was followed by a performance by Wadali brothers. They regaled the audience with ‘tu mane ya na mane’, ‘dama dum’ and ‘Bulle Shah’. Earlier, inter-college cricket matches were held among the 16 teams which arrived from various medical colleges in the country. In the first round today, GMCH, Chandigarh, beat CDC, Ludhiana, GDC, Amritsar, beat DMC, Ludhiana, PGIMS, Rohtak, beat DC, Sonma, ASCOMS, Jammu, beat HDC, Sundar Nagar, IGMC, Shimla, beat GMC, Amritsar, and GMC, Patiala, beat GGSMC, Faridkot. A find-your-date event called close encounters followed the performance by Wadali brother and the night is going to end with a special Valentine dance party bash. Students of more than 25 medical colleges are participating in the event. |
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NEW RELEASE The world premiere of Shree Krishna International’s ‘Haan Maine Bhi Pyar Kiya’ was held in London on Valentine’s Day. It opens today at Neelam, Chandigarh, K.C. Panchkula and Bassi in SAS Nagar. Produced by Sunil Darshan and directed by Dharmesh Darshan, this romantic film presents the fusion of human relationships and the graph of emotions of two young lovers, played by Abhishek Bachchan and Karisma Kapoor. An innocent word or gesture of somebody in love hides behind it a wealth of meanings which are hidden from the world. The plus points of the film are the music of Nadeem-Shravan and a good performance by Akshay Kumar, playing a man with a heart of gold. The title track has been sung well by Alka Yagnik and Udit Narayan. Sameer has come out with good lyrics. Tips has released the music of the film. Important characters are played by Himani Shivpuri, Kader Khan and Shakti Kapoor. The film has screenplay by Dharmesh Darshan and Raj Sinha, story by Raj Sinha and photography by W.B. Rao.
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