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Class X exams begin on a sour note Chandigarh, March 2 The students appearing for the social sciences paper, hard-pressed for time, had a tough time taking the exam. The situation was even more grave in GSSS-27 where all cries of students fell on deaf ears with the school authorities expressing helplessness. The examination began at 10.30 am as the clouds began building up outside, contributing to the darkness in the already dingy classrooms. By 11.30 a.m. it had become so dark that the students asked for permission to read the question outside the classroom only to come back and write the answer. “It was so dark that we could not read the question paper. While writing on the answersheets it was impossible to see the lines . Consequently, we have ended up giving a very haphazard paper in the end,’’ a student said. The students added that it was only around 1.15 pm that the school managed to light a bulb in one room which did not serve the purpose since the examination gets over at 1.30 pm while in some cases the absence of holders for bulbs ‘debarred’ this facility as well. After the examination, agitated parents complained to the authorities but to no avail. A senior government official who had come to pick up his son lamented, “If this is the state of government schools in the city, what can one expect from schools in the rural areas.’’ Meanwhile, the Principal of the school, Ms Sudesh Malik, and CBSE officials were not available for comments. |
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students get degrees
Chandigarh, March 2 While Manujata of BCA III was declared ‘best all-round student’ for the session 2001-02, Puran Chand was declared ‘best sportsman’. The roll of honour for excellence in academics went to Sonali Puniani, while it was given to Dilpreet Singh for excellence in NCC. Over 30 students were awarded the college colour for excellence in academics, extra-curricular and sports activities. Delivering the convocation address, the Vice-Chancellor, Panjab University, Prof K.N. Pathak, highlighted the role of science and technology for bringing about social and economic change in society. He said it was the social responsibility of the scientists and government to bring required changes in shaping society and humanity. Later, the secretary of the Sikh Education Society, Mr Bharpoor Singh, appreciated the role of Professor Pathak in opening channels of communication between the university and affiliated colleges. He added that during his tenure, the university was able to declare the result well in time which helped in starting the academic session in July. Earlier, the Principal of the college, Mr P.S. Sangha, read out the annual report of the college.  |
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511 students get degrees Chandigarh, March 2 Karuna Bala Sharma was awarded the roll of honour for standing first in the Sanskrit (hons) university exam and ninth in the BA III examination in Panjab University. Other students who were awarded certificate of merit for their outstanding performance in the Panjab University examination included Taruna and Parminder, who stood fourth in Panjab University in Sanskrit and public administration, respectively, Preety, Charanjit and Vandana for achieving fifth, sixth and seventh position in Sanskrit (hons) and Harpreet for sixth position in Punjabi (hons) examination. College toppers in the arts stream who were awarded prizes, included Karuna, Kamaldeep and Geetika. Prize winners in the science stream included Neelam, Archana and Nisha, while winners for the commerce and BBA stream included Benita, Pooja Gupta, Pooja Mittal, Shruti, Shveta and Rekha. The Registrar of PU, Prof Paramjit Singh, was the chief guest on the occasion. |
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‘Link education to life, not
heavy syllabi’ SAS Nagar, March 2 General Malik, speaking on the Punjab School Education Board premises, emphasised the importance of non-formal education. He said schemes like the NCC and the NSS were proving to be more beneficial for the development of the coming generation than mere bookish knowledge. The seminar was organised by the board in collaboration with the NCERT. Speakers discussed possible changes in the school syllabi in Punjab, keeping in view the syllabi prepared by the NCERT for the whole country. Experts gave their opinions on the division of the school syllabi into three broad sections. The seminar recommended the introduction of English from Class III instead of Class I. On the first day of the seminar, the board Chairman, Dr Kehar Singh, said that the views expressed at the seminar would act as guidelines during the framing of the new syllabi. |
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Map-reading contest Chandigarh, March 2 Toppers in the map quiz were Amit Jindal, Sahil Badhwa and Nikhil Dhar and Lllly Nandy won the prize for map reading. Tanushree Gupta, Shivanant Tayal and Akash Aggarwal stood second in the map quiz. Himanshu, Harshit Chehal and Harpreet Singh Sudan were honoured for standing third in the map quiz. The Survey of India opened its office for visit of general public during the National Science Day celebrations and gave the people first-hand experience in map making. |
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Book on Service Law released Chandigarh, March 2 Mr Justice A.L. Bahri presided over the function, where a large number of Judges and lawyers were present. Mr Justice Bahri said the book was an outcome of hard work by the author and it would by useful to the Bench and the Bar. Prof Pathak said the contents of the book would not become obsolete for many years. Those present at the book-release function included Mr Justice G.C. Garg, Vice-Chairman of the Central Administrative Tribunal, Mr Jasbir Singh Dhaliwal and Mr G.S. Maingi, members of Chandigarh Bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal, Mr A.L. Verma, Presiding Officer of the Debts Recovery Tribunal in Chandigarh, Mr S.M. Goel, Presiding Officer of the Central Government Industrial Tribunal in Chandigarh, Mr Jasbir Singha nd Ms D.K. Bhambra, members of the Punjab State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, and Mr J.R. Sayal, Assistant Legal Remembrancer of the UT Administration. |
American firm lends ‘flow cytometer’ to PU Chandigarh, March 2 The new version of the cytometer is primarily used for measuring certain physical and chemical characteristics of cells and particles as they travel one by one through a sensing point. ‘The instrument will be of immense aid in the field of genomics, an area of advanced science, where PU has decided to commence a postgraduate course from the forthcoming academic session. The instrument is priced at least at Rs 40 lakh, Prof R. C. Sobti, local organising secretary of the workshop, said. Depending on the grant that the university could manage, the department had intentions of retaining the instrument permanently. The instrument was of immense help in various fields of life science, zoology (Taxonomical works) and botany, in particular. The rapid procedure saved hours of efforts to yield results, Professor Sobti said. Importance of the study-aid, particularly in genomics, was pointed out by Professor Sobti. Nearly 99.9 per cent DNA structure of cells of a single species were same. Only 0.1 structures were different. This would be useful in explaining why each individual behaved differently, he said. The instruments would aid a whole range of studies in cellular studies. In this technique, cells that have been labelled with fluorochrome- conjugated antibody in suspension are introduced into a liquid jet and passed individually through the beams of lasers. As each cell passes through, it emits a flash of fluorescence and scattered light. The signals are collected and converted to give information to the intensity of fluorescence and the light scattering properties of each cell. Forward light scatter is related to cell size and the amount of light scatter is related to granularity of the cell. Many thousand cells can be quickly analysed in this method. Cytometry has become an important tool to unravel the mysteries of the cell. In the last 15 years, the applications of flow cytometer have spread to all branches of biological science. |
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Impressive
show by students Dera Bassi, March 2 The function started with recitation of shabad which was followed by fusion dance that kept the audience spellbound. Giddha and bhangra presented by students were the most appreciated items of the day. Other events that were organised on the occasion included Mirza (parody), Punjabi solo songs, mimicry, skits and group dance. Sagar Bhandari, a final year student of mechanical engineering and Shweta Wadhwa of final year student of electronic and communication engineering were adjudged the overall best students of the college. Earlier, the chief guest of the function, Dr H.S. Gurm, Vice-Chancellor of Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, inaugurated the new block for library and computer centre. Students were given prizes for their academic excellence and outstanding performance in other co-curricular activities. |
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Satluj
Jr holds annual function Panchkula, March 2 The Hasya Kavi Sammelan by kindergarten students had the
audience in splits. Students also presented a choreography on saving the environment. Mr Pritam Singh Serai, Director of the school said that an attractive garden with a fountain and a park had been added to the school He also said that an air conditioned play group hall, natural sciences laboratory, a multimedia centre, a roller skating hall and a swimming pool had been added . Speaking on the occasion, Mr R.S. Malik, a former IAS officer who was the chief guest recollected his association with the school since 1977, when he was the Deputy Commissioner of Chandigarh and he had seen the school move from strength to strength. |
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Annual function of school Chandigarh, March 2 In spite of the inclement weather, students and their parents attended the function with great zeal. The Spirit of Shemrock prize for the best all round student was awarded to Meenakshi Goyal. |
DISTRICT COURTS Chandigarh, March 2 The complainant alleged that the accused hit him with a kersone lamp and tried to burn him. The complainant was later admitted to the hospital. The police had registered a case under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code against the accused. Pakistani National, Mohamad Riaz, who was arrested by the Delhi police under Official Secrets Act and Foreign Act was today remanded to judicial custody till March 14 by a local court. The accused was allegedly staying in Chandigarh using forged documents. Kuljinder Singh, arrested by the CID for helping Mohamad Riaz, in procuring forged documents, was yesterday remanded to police custody till March 4 by the UT Judicial Magistrate (First Class), Mr K.K. Goel. Meanwhile, another accused in the case, Kehar Singh, an employee of the Municipal Corporation, was also granted interim bail by the magistrate yesterday. It was alleged that Kehar Singh had attested the documents of Riaz. The accused Kehar Singh, has been directed to surrender before the court on March 4. It was alleged that Riaz had stayed in Sector 45 by the name of “Vikramjit Singh” in 1999. He had managed to get a forged ration card and passport with the help of a former student of Panjab University. The accused had reportedly informed his neighbour that he was a resident of Ferozepore. It was further alleged that the accused had also managed to get a forged identity card from Delhi University. Balbir Singh, another accused in the case, has been remanded to fourteen days of judicial remand by the court. It was alleged that Balbir, had helped Riaz in preparation of the forged passport. |
An evening of melancholy tunes Chandigarh, March 2 The most capturing moments of the evening were the ones in which two young boys, Preet and Rajinder, presented their ghazals. They began the presentation with Nusrat Fateh Ali’s ‘Charkhe di kuk’, followed by their own composition ‘Kaise keh doon ki mulaqaat nahi hoti’, a beautiful ghazal by Shakeel Badayuni. Ghulam Ali’s ‘Ye dil ye pagal dil mera’ was followed by ‘Sakiya jaye kahaan’. The children wrapped up their part with ‘Damadam mast kalandar’. Taking over the charge from children was Ajay Batalvi from Batala. He presented ghazals written and composed by himself. He presented ‘Aa gayi phir shaam yaad aane lagi’, ‘Nahi katti haseen raaten’ and ‘Kai nai hona assan ton salaam aakhri’. Towards the conclusion of the programme, organiser of the show Jaspal Kaur took her turn to enthrall the audience. Her choice of ghazals was admirable. She began with ‘Itna tuta hoon ki chhoone se bikhar jaaonga’ followed by ‘Dard kaafi hai bekhudi ke liye, maut lazim hai zindagi ke liye’. She ended the show with her another self-composition ‘Aakar ke meri kabr par tune jo muskra diya’. |
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