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April 25, 2002, Chandigarh, India
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Surprise visit to school shocks
Jacob Chandigarh, April 24 Immediately after inaugurating the Half Way Home, the Administrator entered Government Senior Secondary School without any notice. The Governor noticed that the toilets were clogged, and overflowing. The Principal, Ms Kamla Bains, could not explain why toilets were not being cleaned regularly. She said the school did not have a full-time sweeper. General Jacob found the only water cooler in the school in an unserviceable condition and students were queuing up to get water. The Principal informed the Administrator that most of the students of the school came from adjoining slums and some from Mohali. The Administrator said it was all the more reason to ensure proper facilities in the school. General Jacob also visited various classes. In the mathematics class, the Administrator could not get a chalk to write on the blackboard. A chalk was procured from the bag of a student and General Jacob gave a simple sum to the students to solve. In the plus two Political Science class, students could not tell the difference between Parliament and Vidhan Sabha. They were also not clear about the role of the Speaker in Parliament and Vidhan Sabha. The Governor found exposed wires dangling. He ordered the Chief Engineer, Director, Public Institutions (School) and Deputy Commissioner to visit the school and solve the problems at the earliest. The Administrator noticed that the vast playgrounds of the school were not being utilised at all. No games except softball were being played. The Administrator found the upkeep, hygiene and sanitation of the school unsatisfactory. General Jacob asked the Principal to ensure punctuality and maintain proper discipline in the school. The Governor stayed at the school for 25 minutes. |
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Career guidance fair from April
26 Chandigarh, April 24 The festival will be inaugurated by the Punjab Governor and Administrator Union Territory, Lieut Gen J.F.R Jacob (retd), on April 26. The career fair has been conceptualised by Young Buzz India Limited, a career guidance company. According to the spokesperson of the company this career festival is being organised to give the students a unique way of looking at their career options. The spokesperson said in our education system a lot of emphasis is laid on the board examinations and students make their career choices based on their academic performance. The right guidance at this time in the lives of individuals can help them achieve ultimate success and satisfaction in their working lives. Explaining the concept of the fair, the spokesperson said hundreds of career options had been explored and divided into 16 career zones. These zones have been created, keeping in mind the common aptitudes, personalities and interests that are required in each profession. The zones are informative through career maps, inspirational thought quotes of achievers in various fields. Another attraction of the fair will be free talks by qualified career counsellors on various options which can be pursued in different fields after X, XII and graduation. The students can also use the facilities of aptitude testing, interest and personality tests to assess students’ interests, aptitude and personality and helping them in choosing the right career at the right time. Students from all over Chandigarh and neighbouring areas can attend the fair and get counselling from experts. Students can also direct any query to the career counsellors who will be available on all three days. The fair is aimed at empowering and propelling students towards the goals they have for their lives and careers. |
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Cheema’s bail plea dismissed Chandigarh, April 24 He was apprehending arrest in a first information report registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act by the Central Bureau of Investigation on March 13. According to the prosecution, a trap was arranged by the CBI. They had added that complainant Ajay Kumar was asked by the petitioner to give a bribe of Rs 10,000 to the proprietor of a chemist shop. He, in turn, accepted the bribe, the prosecution had concluded. Seeking the grant of bail, the petitioner had contended that he was innocent and was being implicated in the case. After going through the documents and the arguments, Mr Justice Nirmal Singh dismissed the plea. |
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DISTRICT COURTS Chandigarh, April 24 The accused had been arrested by the CBI on February 22 around 9 pm after observing all legal formalities. The CBI had registered a case against the accused under Section 13(1)(E) r/w 13(2) of Prevention Corruption Act, 1988. The CBI had alleged in the FIR that the accused had indulged in corrupt activities during his posting at the Central Excise office, Chandigarh, Custom Division, Amritsar and Custom Prevention Division, Ferozepore. The CBI alleged that the accused had concealed documents pertaining to assets acquired by him as original power of attorney for the acquisition of property namely Shed number 771, Shed number 402, Shed number 1011, Industrial Area, Industrial Area, Phase-II Chandigarh had not been recovered. The CBI further said that bank passbooks, FDRs, NSCs were also not found during search. RI for four The four accused allegedly involved in a case of grievous hurt were sentenced to three years of rigorous imprisonment by a local court. The four accused, Kamlesh, Dharminder, Anil Kumar and Santosh, were also fined Rs 1,000 each by the court. The case against them was registered under Sections 323, 325 and 34 of the IPC on September 10, 2000 on a complaint by Ms Tara Devi. |
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Delhi police refused custody of Beant case accused Chandigarh, April 24 According to sources, the Delhi Court had issued a production warrant through post against accused Navjot Singh (presently lodged in Burail Jail), directing the jail authorities to produce him before the judge in the fore-mentioned case. The jail authorities, however, refused to hand over custody. The jail authorities, in a reply forwarded to the Delhi Court, stated that “as per the UT Administration notification under Section 268 of the Criminal Procedure Code, none of the accused allegedly involved in the Beant Singh trial could be taken out of the court premises until the disposal of the case.” The counsel for the accused, Mr N.S. Minhas, said, “The Delhi police had registered a case against Navjot and four others at New Delhi Police Station under Sections 120-B, 121, 122 and 124-A of the IPC, Section 4/5 of the ES Act and Section 25 of the Arms Act.” He said he would file a petition in the Punjab and Haryana High Court, seeking issuance of direction to the UT Administration allowing the accused to be produced before the Delhi Court as the other four accused in the same case had already been acquitted by the New Delhi Additional and Sessions Judge on March 13, 2000. Mr Minhas said while acquitting the four accused in the case, the Additional and Sessions Judge, New Delhi, had stated in the order that the prosecution witnesses contradicted each other on all material aspects. The Model Jail Superintendent, Mr D.S. Rana, said as per the notification issued by the UT Administration on December 16, 1995, no accused involved in the Beant Singh assassination case would be removed from the District Jail, Chandigarh, till the disposal of the case. |
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