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Teachers protest against
government move Chandigarh, March 6 A press note said “In the recent years, these attempts have reached alarming proportions, with state power being used by sections of the government for this purpose. The Ministry of Human Resources and Development, taking cue from the RSS, has pressurised the NCERT and the CBSE to distort history and other social sciences syllabi at all levels”. The teachers pointed out that “arbitrary deletions had been made from existing history textbooks written by some of the best historians of the country. Communalising of the education system will poison the minds of young students, it added. Among those who signed are Prof Bipan
Chandra, Prof Yogendra Singh, of Jawaharlal Nehru University, Prof Sumit Sarkar and Dr Visalakshi Menon of Delhi University and teachers from other leading institutes including
MDU, Rohtak, IGNOU, Jamia Milia Islamia, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, Asia South Pacific Bureau of Adult Education and Bhartiya Vidya
Bhavan, besides others. |
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Info tech centre opened at PEC Chandigarh, March 6 The UT Administrator, Lieut Gen J.F.R. Jacob, (retd) today inaugurated the centre. The Administrator went around the centre and interacted with the professionals working at the centre. He was accompanied by the Adviser, Ms Neeru Nanda, Secretary, IT, Mr Karan A Singh, Director IT, Mr Vivek Atray, Chief Engineer, Mr Puranjit Singh and the Additional Director STPI, Dr Sanjay Tyagi, among other officials. The centre is spread over 7000 sq feet near the SPIC-Microsoft Centre of Excellence. Four information technology (IT) companies will be housed in the centre. The IT Department, UT Administration, in collaboration with the Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), has accommodated these companies. The four companies are Image Computers, Global Services, Net Solutions and SE Asia. They are primarily engaged in the business of software exports. They have been provided with high speed connectivity by the STPI and other facilities by the IT Department. The centre is being managed by the Society for Promotion of IT in Chandigarh (SPIC), which is also running the SPIC Microsoft Centre of Excellence, under the aegis of the IT Department. The four IT companies are expected to shift to other locations within the next three years, after establishing themselves here. The IT Enterprise Development Centre is the first of its kind in North India, and has been set up in order to encourage IT companies to set up their facilities in Chandigarh. It is expected that these companies will also provide employment to qualified youth of the city and the region. The Administration is already in the process of setting up an IT park in the Kishangarh area, for which the infrastructure is being built. |
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Minor scuffle at DAV College hostel mess Chandigarh, March 6 Confirming the incident, the Principal of the college, Mr Subhash Mariya, said the incident had taken place last night but was resolved on the spot. ``The mess in charge was only following my instructions by not serving food to outsiders unlike previously when anybody could come and have food in the college hostel,’’ he
added. |
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Seminar
on use of computational techniques Chandigarh, March 6 This was stated by Prof K.N. Pathak, the Vice-Chancellor, while addressing the seminar on “Computational Techniques in Physics’ at Panjab University here today. Dr Tankeshwar welcomed the delegates. As many as 100 participants from various organisations are attending the seminar. Others who spoke on the occasion included Dr Harjinder Singh, Prof S. Auluck (IIT Roorkee), Dr P.R. Patnaik, Dr Amol Bhondekar an Prof R.C. Verma, Dr Rajeev Puri proposed the vote of thanks. |
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Special
chance for compartment students Chandigarh, March 6 |
HIGH COURT Chandigarh, March 6 The directions were issued by a Division Bench of the High Court, comprising Mr Justice G.S. Singhvi and Ms Justice Bakhshish Kaur, on a petition filed by a Ludhiana district resident seeking the summoning of record pertaining to the disbursement of Rs 245 crore, along with directions for restraining Mr Badal and other respondents from allegedly misusing the funds meant for the Punjab Rural Development Board. In his petition, Gian Singh, who heads Punjab Vikas Sabha, had alleged that the directions for the disbursement of board funds for sangat darshan was "in gross violation of the object sought to be achieved by the board".
Produce copy of
challan
In Panipat court firing case allegedly involving Haryana Assembly Speaker Satbir Singh Kadian, Mr Justice G.S. Singhvi and Ms Justice Bakhshish Kaur of the High Court today directed state counsel to produce a copy of the challan. Taking suo motu notice of a news report stating that a woman had been shot dead in Panipat court complex, Mr Justice K.S. Garewal of the High Court had observed that according to a report in the Chandigarh edition of a national paper, "Joginder Kaur's statement was to be recorded in the court of the Additional Sessions Judge in a criminal case.... It was further reported that in the police statement under Section 161 of the CrPC, she had alleged the involvement of Haryana Assembly Speaker Satbir Singh Kadian, his brother Rajinder Singh, sister-in-law Arwinder Kaur and grandfather Dharam Pal. Mr Justice Garewal added: "If the reports are true, it shows that the accused and their accomplices succeeded in shutting out the evidence of Joginder Kaur by shooting her dead in spite of the fact that she had two guards".
Summons to Chief
Town Planner
After observing that an industry had apparently managed to get Jalandhar town's master plan modified, a Division Bench of the High Court today directed Punjab's Chief Town Planner to appear in the court along with the complete record pertaining to the master plan and its modifications. In a ruling, the Bench, comprising Mr Justice Jawahar Lal Gupta and Mr Justice N.K. Sud, observed: "The petitioner has represented that Sonu Industries, located in a residential area, is causing pollution.... It is apparent that the respondents have been changing their position from time to time. It is also apparent that the industry has managed the modification of the master plan. We direct the Chief Town Planner to appear with the complete record...." The case will now come up on April 15.
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60,000 cases pending against Golden Forest Chandigarh, March 6 Mr Gupta added that since its inception in 1997, the State Legal Services Authority, UT Administration, held 14 Lok Adalats in which 22,196 cases were settled. Of these, 667 motor accident claim cases were settled. Two Lok Adalats on the premises of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and one in the District Courts have been functioning. These adalats have so far settled 3,522 motor accident claims cases and awarded a compensation of Rs 23.16 crore. A counselling center for settlement of family and matrimonial disputes also functions on the premises of the Punjab and Haryana High Court on first and third Saturday of every month. Besides nine legal aid counsels for those in custody, there is a legal aid cell in the Model Jail, Burail, Mr B.C. Gupta added. |
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Arun Jaitley to open
seminar on March 23 Chandigarh, March 6 Giving details about the seminar, the secretary of the Bar Council, Mr C.M. Munjal, said the District and Sessions Judges, presidents and secretaries of the District Bar Association had been invited. |
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Bar association poll on April 12 Chandigarh, March 6 He said advocates who are enroled as members of the association before March 11 are eligible to vote. The applicants would file nominations from March 23 to March 26 and the scrutiny would be done on March 30. |
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Hotel group directed to pay Rs 4.3 crore Chandigarh, March 6 Hearing an appeal against the Municipal Corporation’s earlier notice of cancellation of allotment of SCO numbers 902 and 903 in Mani Majra for failure to deposit last installments due in every year in April, the Advisor, Ms Neeru Nanda, allowed the company six months’ time for making the down payment along with 24 per cent interest. The company had deposited the initial 25 per cent of the total amount of Rs 3.36 crore when it was allotted land in May 1997 but in subsequent years the company could not make the payment. The company had earlier been asked to deposit Rs 75 lakh till February 28 last year, which it deposited with certain problems. |
Dil Naiyo Lagda released Chandigarh, March 6 Released at the Chandigarh Press Club today, Rajinder Raina’s maiden album titled ‘Dil Naiyo Lagda’ promises some hope for the music typical of the land of five rivers. Forming a part of the album are eight songs — from the one which tugs at heart strings with the tale of Mirza-Sahiba’s passion to love-lorn lyrics in ‘Dil Naiyo Lagda’. There are also some songs which are full of boisterous beats and bhangra tunes. The power of Rajinder’s voice lies in her immense range, as also in the husk that laces it. Rajinder’s music videos played at the club today impressed the gathering. A disciple of Ustad Bakar Hussain Khan of Malerkotla, Rajinder’s grooming reflects strongly in her control of rhythms. She has also been trained under Bollywood music director Uttam Singh at the Gandharva Mahavidyalaya. Despite being away from the music mainstream for long, Rajinder’s voice does not seem to tire. Explained the singer, “I was never out of touch with music. I kept rehearsing it all time, even while I was not singing commercially.” Interestingly, the lady can sing in many languages, including Haryanavi, Rajasthani, Dogri, apart from Punjabi, which is her mother tongue. She also has many stage shows to her credit. Music of the album has been given by Lovely-Vinod. |
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Gurdas
Mann donates his dafli Chandigarh, March 6 On March 4, Gurdas Mann conceded to the long-standing request of the akademi, which was busy structuring a music gallery featuring rare traditional instruments, on the Punjab Kala Bhavan premises in Sector 16. The dafli will now be placed alongside Yamla Jat’s tumbi, Mangal Sunami’s algoze, Amar Singh Shaunki’s tadh, Surinder Kaur’s ghunghroos and Bhana Ram’s dhol. In the list, Gurdas Mann’s lent a fresh dimension to Punjabi music. Prof Rajpal Singh, secretary of the akademi, went to Mann’s house in Patiala to collect his instrument on March 4. He said, “Mann had been playing the dafli for over three decades. It was not an easy decision for him. He worships his instrument daily.” When Gurdas was all set to part with his long-standing companion, the dafli, he wrapped it up in the green ‘chadar’ given to him by peer Sai Ghulam Shahji of Nakodar, placed it on his head and walked barefoot till to the door of his house. He saw off the instrument which he claimed, had given him all the worth he had. |
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