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104 students given
degrees Dera Bassi, March 19 In addition to this five college students were also honoured with College Colours for their outstanding performance in academic and other co-curricular activities. College Colours were given to Manjula Gupta, a student of BA II, for Academics, Gurvinder Singh, who won a gold medal in boxing, for sports, and Gurpreet Singh, Amrinder Singh and Major Singh, for getting NCC C-certificates. Of the 104 degree holders, 90 students were from arts stream while 14 from commerce. The Chief Guest, Mr Kashmir Singh Gill, a former DPI (Colleges), Punjab, said colleges not only imparted education but also inculcated values in them. Earlier, Ms Manohar Kaur read out the annual report of the college and highlighted the achievements in different fields. Besides parents of the students, Mr Jagjit Singh Dalli, president of the Municipal Council, Dera Bassi, some old students of the college were also present on the occasion. |
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52 girls given certificates Chandigarh, March 19 The Principal of Government High School, Mr Bahadur Singh, key resource person for the centre was the chief guest. He gave away certificates. He congratulated the girls for their success in the course and gave assurance that more such short-term courses would be started. The centre is under the control of the Deputy Commissioner-cum-chairman, District Literacy Council of UT. At the programme, 80 participants were given training in pot painting.
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PU team’s research on
matter Chandigarh, March 19 Addressing a press conference here today Dr J.B.Singh gave details of the international project which has scientists working in 53 institutions spread over 14 countries. Approximately 300 scientists are at work. Dr J.B.Singh said,
‘‘An atom was composed of neutrons, protons and electrons. It was always felt that there were certain particles which were anti to these forces and existed when the earth came up. The collaborative work has resulted in findings of anti-protons and anti-electrons which existed when the world was created,’’. He said the life of these particles was finite so they ended during the process of evolution. From India, besides PU, the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research and Utkal University are collaborating in this scientific endeavour. The exercise is called a Belle experiments. ‘‘We believe that universe was born with equal amounts of matter and anti-matter. But we see only matter- neutrons, protons and electrons. The change over the universes lifetime is due to fundamental property of matter that determines how the universe evolves and at least some elementary particle must exhibit a property known as CP( charge parity) violation if the universe dominantly consisted of matter’’, he said. The experiment was started in 1999 running machines for 24 hours for eight to nine months in an year. A meeting of all collaboration members was held earlier in March where ‘CP violations’ were announced. Dr J.B.Singh participated in the meeting. Two other key members of the core team from PU include Dr Suneel Kumar and Dr Nitesh Soni. Dr J.B.Singh was part of the PU team for discovery of a top quark. |
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UGC conference on entomological research Chandigarh, March 19 Mr Kang emphasised the need for such job-oriented courses in order to meet the employment needs of the masses. Mr M.P.Singh, secretary in the Department of Science and Technology, in his presidential remarks, assured help in taking up components like bio-composting for conservation of environment. Prof S.K.Taneja, Chairman of the department, highlighted the action of man and insects and the need for further research to solve mysteries of this relationship. Bee farmers, silk-worm rearers, pest control organisations and related equipment manufacturers brought to life the real university-industry linkage concept on the subject. They demonstrated the skills and avenues of income generation from bee keeping and silk-worm rearing, in particular. More than 60 participants have reported for the conference which will continue for three days. During the conference Prof H.R.Pajni, an entomologist of international fame, was honoured for his contribution in the field.
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PU to have two house
exams in one session Chandigarh, March 19 For the September examination, there would be only one paper of one hour duration in each subject and the December house examination will be conducted on the pattern of the annual examination. The university has not been able to conduct the September examination for the past several years, so the new scheme is seen as a serious move to enhance the value of the house examinations that till now were being treated only as a formality to be eligible for the final examination. The university intends to make these examinations a part of the syllabi of BA, B Sc and B Com courses from the forthcoming academic session (2002-2003). The university will conduct a ‘special test’ for the students who could not fulfill the condition of eligibility in the earlier two examinations. However, this examination will not be allowed for improving their earlier results. In order to redress the grievances of the students, if any, regarding evaluation, they will be allowed to see their answer-sheets. In case of any difference of opinion regarding the final result, the students would be allowed to take their cases to the heads of departments concerned or the principal of the affiliated colleges. The September house test will carry a weightage of 40 per cent of marks to be added on basis of result of the house examination. The December examination will carry the remaining 60 per cent of the marks secured by students in each paper. The total weightage will be 10 per cent in each subject. These marks will be added to the final result, which will constitute 90 per cent of the marks secured in the final examination. It has, however, been clarified that in case of private candidates and students of the Department of Correspondence Studies, each of the final examination papers will be of 100 marks. The record of the marks secured by the student in the two house examination must be sent by the respective colleges so as to reach the office of the Controller of Examination latest by March 15 failing which the result of the candidate will be shown as RLA and ‘ the entire responsibility will rest with the college. The colleges have been asked to forward the internal assessment marks in practicals, projects and other activities, wherever applicable, to reach the Controller of Examination by march 15. The practice of continuous assessment comes up for detailed discussion at the forthcoming meeting of the Senate and there is every likelihood of the issue getting a green signal with a general nod of approval by a committee earlier. Commenting on the issue a senior faculty member said, ‘‘Continuous evaluation is an important step towards building sustained student interest in education. Students will be more careful about their performance in the house examinations which, till now, remained a mere formality. However, colleges will have to quicken the pace of their classroom teaching to introduce the September examination once again.
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Seminar on higher education Chandigarh, March 19 Sponsored by the ICSSR, the seminar was inaugurated by Prof V.S. Mahajan, a former Chairman of the Department of Economics, Panjab University. In his keynote address, he detailed the challenges that higher education in India face in the present scenario. He pointed out that higher education in our country was not designed to benefit rural people. He said though India invested considerably in creating infrastructure and training technologists, engineers and doctors, Western countries benefitted from the expertise. “The state cannot afford to fund higher education at all times. The alternative, therefore, is privatisation. Given the economic backwardness of the economy, the state would have to shoulder responsibility,” he concluded. In the technical sessions, the Chairman of the University Business School, Prof S.C. Vaidya, pointed out that since education could not remain unaffected by the challenges of globalisation, it needed to adapt itself to the requirements of present times. He added that with modern facilities of Internet and videoconferencing, universities from all over the world would compete to attract students. “This means that people in higher education would have to sensitise themselves to the changes and gear themselves up for employability in the ensuing competitiveness,” he stated. Speakers from the host college, Prof V.P. Malhotra and Ms Madhu Sharma, stressed the need of adopting an integral approach to education, whereby higher education is related to character building and inculcation of human values. They observed that future generations could be saved from discontent and destructive behaviour by humanising education. While Mr Vivek Kapoor read a paper on the increasing trend towards virtual campuses the world over, Dr Ajay Sharma said the industry should contribute towards higher education since it was the ultimate beneficiary of research and expertise generated through higher education.
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Ethiopian dances
impress Chandigarh, March 19 While each item was better than the other, the students brought alive the culture of their respective states and they danced and sang their way through the two-hour programme. The vigorous Amharic dance typical of Northern Ethiopia performed as part of marriage ceremonies was performed by students, while the students from Eastern Ethiopia, attired in a white dress called “Hiddah”, performed a Somali dance to mark the advent of the rainy season. Tibetan students, dressed in “chuba”, presented a dance expressing their happiness and praying for a long and healthy life for the Dalai Lama. The “Yak dance” which saw two boys dressed as the yaks, dancing merrily to the drum beats, is considered a symbol of spiritual unity and spreads the message of peace and unity. The Principal of the college, Dr S.N. Singla, presided over the function and gave away prizes to outstanding students. Dr Singla said foreign students were ambassadors of goodwill and contributed to the creation of cosmopolitan culture in the college. Earlier, Prof A.K. Angrish, chief adviser to foreign students, welcomed the chief guest while the president of the Foreign Students’ Association of the college, Mr M. Abdi, read out the annual report. |
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Scope of counselling Chandigarh, March 19 He was speaking on the “Scope of Counselling in Contemporary Scenario’’ organised by the Dev Samaj College of Education, Sector 36, here today. The lecture stressed on the resolution of problematic issues and breaking the psychological barriers for better understanding between the counsellor and counsellees. A comparative view of the scope of counselling in the East and West was given by the chief guest. The prospective teachers were told about the role of teacher-cumcounsellor and means of identifying problematic cases amongst school children at the earliest. He spoke at length about five types of students usually found in the class — successful, social, dependent, phantom and alienated. He differentiated between the condition in India and America where there is a counsellor for every 200 students. |
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“Be judicious in
books’ selection” Chandigarh, March 19 This was stated by the Principal, Government College, Sector 46, Prof S.C. Nijhawan, at the valedictory function of the ‘Year of Books’ celebrations and annual function of the library society of the college held at the college, here today. He advised students to be judicious in selection of books. |
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BEANT CASE Chandigarh, March 19 Meanwhile, after recording the statement, when the witness was going out of the court, the accused, Lakhwinder Singh, called the witness and started talking to him in the court. Later, the CBI counsel raised the objection over it and brought the matter to the notice of the judge who recorded the act of the Constable. The witness, Gurbachan Singh, had made statement before the UT District and Sessions Judge, Mr H.S. Bhalla, in a special court room in Model Burail Jail. The witness said Dilabar Singh, the alleged human bomb who died along with the Chief Minister of Punjab and one another person Maula had stayed at his house in Kansal. He added that both of them used to take liquor an his house. He also said Lakhwinder Singh also visited his house. The statement of one more accused, Kamaljit, was also recorded in the case. The witness stated that he along with other Jaspal Singh, had identified the body of former MLA Baldev Singh, in the PGI. |
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DISTRICT COURTS Chandigarh, March 19 Notice issued: A local court issued a notice to the CBI to file reply by March 30 in a bail plea moved by UT Assistant Excise and Taxation Commissioner S.P. Kansal, who was arrested by the CBI on charges of misusing official position and possessing assets disproportionate to known sources of income. CONVICTED: A local court sentenced Hardeep Singh to six months’ rigorous imprisonment under the Food Adulteration Act on Tuesday. The accused, a resident of Ropar, was also fined Rs 1000 by the UT Chief Judicial Magistrate, Mr C.L. Mohal. |
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Coffee house case: warrants issued Chandigarh, March 19 Earlier, the court had passed the order to vacate the Indian Coffee House acting on the rent petition filed the complainant. Thereafter the Indian Coffee House had filed the appeal in the court but it was also dismissed by the court. Meanwhile, beside the Indian Coffee House, the third party had also filed the objection on the issuance of the warrant against Indian Coffee House.
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Scheme to preserve heritage Chandigarh, March 19 The ministry has envisaged a novel scheme for providing financial assistance up to a maximum of Rs 5 lakh per year for any single organisation. In case, the organisation is of all-India character and running a school for imparting monastic education, the financial assistance may be given beyond the ceiling on the recommendation of the Expert Advisory Committee and approved by the Secretary (C) in consultation with the ministry. Maintenance/ research project Rs 1 lakh p.a.; repair, restoration, renovation of ancient monasteries of historical and cultural importance Rs 1.50 lakh p.a.; and award of fellowships/ scholarships/ holding of special courses Rs 1.25 lakh p.a. The voluntary institutions/ organizations and society should be registered as a society under the Societies Registration Act (XXI of 1860) or similar Acts. Only those organisations which are mainly devoted to Buddhist/ Tibetan studies and have been functioning at least for the past three years will qualify for applying for a grant. The organisation should be of non-recurring nature. Grants from this scheme will be given only to those organisations which are not in receipt of grants from any other source for similar purposes. Financial assistance may also be given for the construction of hostel building and organisations which are doing good work in the field, have resources for meeting the matching funds will be given preference. The maximum grant admissible to an organisation would be 75 per cent of the total expenditure to be incurred on any item subject to maximum ceiling fixed. The remaining 25 per cent expenditure or more should be met by the state government/ UT Administration failing which the grantee organisation could contribute the amount from their own resources. The organisation could if they so desired send one of the applications directly to the Department of Culture and another copy to the state government/ UT Administration for their recommendation. The department on receipt of the application would write to the state government/ UT Administration for their recommendation. If no communication was received from the state government/ UT Administration within one month then the case for release of grant would be examined by the department on merit. Grants will be paid in two equal instalments, the first being normally released with the approval of the project. The second instalment will be released on receipt of duly audited statement of accounts showing the utilisations of the entire amount of grant plus the share of the grantee/ concerned state/ UT government. The release of the balance of grant will be decided on the basis of the actual expenditure incurred on the project subject to the maximum limit. An organisation in receipt of financial assistance under the scheme shall be open to inspection by an officer of the ministry or the state government concerned.  |
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3-day national integration camp Panchkula, March 19 Aimed at the promotion of national integration through cultural exchange, in collaboration with the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports of the Government of India, the camp will be held at Satluj Public School, Sector 4. Aged between 15 and 35, youth from Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir will be exposed to cultures of various states. While lectures and demonstrations would be conducted by resource persons from the various states accompanied by their troupes, a lecture on communal harmony and a meditation class are special attractions. Other activities slated to be organised at the camp include imparting training of folk dances and music, street plays to be held at Vatika and at Yavnika Open Air Theatre, Sector 5, and a cultural march by all participants on March 24. The closing ceremony of the camp would be marked by a cultural programme at Yavnika, Sector 5. The president of the Haryana Olympic Association, Mr Abhey Singh Chautala, will be the chief guest, while the Deputy Speaker of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha, Mr Gopi Chand Gahlot, will preside over the function. |
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