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Haryana board declares Class VIII results Panchkula, July 5 The authorities had been bogged down by dismal performance of these schools in the Class XII and X results, declared earlier. The pass percentage of Class XII in the district was a mere 39.6 per cent, with over 900 students in the district failing to clear the Class XII examinations. Similarly, the pass per cent in the Class X results was 54.55 per cent only. According to information available, as many as 5,836 students, studying in around 50 government, private schools and schools recognised by the board, had appeared in the examinations conducted in April this year. No school in the district — be it government, private or recognised — has been able to achieve a 100 per cent result. Though the pass percentage of private schools in the district had shown an increase over the past few years (69.2 per cent students in private schools have cleared the examinations), the performance of government schools in the district has remained average. The pass percentage in government schools here is 55.7 per cent. In fact, in one of the schools, of the 52 students who had appeared in the examinations, 38 have flunked and only three have passed. In most of the schools, the number of compartment cases is more than the number of pass students. Poor performance by government and recognised schools in the past year had shaken the district administration. It was decided to ensure that teachers were appointed for every school and it was decided to keep check on their attendance in schools to improve the results. But this apparently did not improve the results. Even now, there are several schools in the district, especially in Morni and Barwala blocks, that have only one teacher. New India Senior Secondary School, Panchkula, has the best result in the district. The overall result has been 98.5 per cent, with 21 students being in the merit of the total of 74 merits in the district. As many as 14 students managed to secure above 80 per cent. Surinder Kaur, Divya and Vandana have secured the top three slots in the district by securing 87.8 per cent, 87.7 per cent and 87.2 per cent marks, respectively. |
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Syndicate
to clear Director’s appointment Chandigarh. July 5 On a long list of other appointments, the Syndicate will also deliberate on appointment of a Professor, Reader and Lecturer at the National Centre for Human Genome Studies and Research. The Syndicate will also clear the appointments of Deans of Student Welfare, Dean of Foreign Students and Dean of Alumni Relations. The name of Dr Ranjit Kumar Chandra, an internationally acclaimed physician, will be cleared for honorary degree of Doctorate in Science. The university will also appoint an honorary Associate Dean Student Welfare (Women). The appointment is important in wake of the recent agitation by Sarojini Hall residents against the hostel warden. The university Syndicate will deliberate upon the university proposal of introducing an entrance test for enrolment in PhDs. The Syndicate will also take up the case of fining a local college Rs 5,000 for having made a wrong admission in MA (Punjabi). The university will consider banning colleges from practicing double affiliation for certain courses. It has been discovered that for courses like BCA, M Sc (IT) and certain other courses, some colleges were affiliated to Punjab Technical University. It has been brought up for information of the Syndicate that Prof J.M. Kohli has been sanctioned an amount for Rs 33,18,000 for a special research project in physics.
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Prestigious
award for a lovely poem SAS Nagar, July 5 This is the poem penned by Sheeba Kukreja (21), a student of CICST, Mohali, that has fetched her the prestigious International Poet of Merit award 2002. What started as a mere play with words in class V standard became a passion by the time Sheeba passed her class 12th from Carmel Convent School in the city. Now busy with the four-year computer programmer analyst course, Sheeba says that she plans to write more and better poems. Eldest among four siblings, Sheeba’s father is a businessman in Panchkula and mother a housewife. “There is no one else in the family who is into poetry but I cannot live without it. I get my inspiration from my parents and also from the things that happen around me. The deaths, the hatred that we see each day across the nations shake the poet in me and I just cannot stop myself from penning down what I feel strongly about,” she says. Sheeba’s poem would have fetched her a cash prize of $ 20000 had she attended the grand finale of this international poetry competition at Florida, USA. But she could not go due to her exams and now she has received the cup and the book — Moment in Eden — her poem has been published in. Participated by more than 150 persons all over the world, Sheeba was first chosen among the first 30. After she was chosen as the first in the competition, she will also get a membership of the international society of poets. “Sheeba is not just externally but internally beautiful too. She has a unique perception for poetry,” says her mother. |
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Short courses by CEDTI favoured SAS Nagar, July 5 Ms Dubey was speaking at the CEDTI here on the occasion of the silver jubilee function of Technical Entrepreneurship Development Programmes (TEDP) and entrepreneurial award-distribution ceremony. The Karamsheel Udyami award was distributed among entrepreneurs by the CEDTI. She said before the conclusion of any TEDP run by the CEDTI, representatives of financial institutions must be invited to help the students become aware of procedure and schemes. A camp could be organised on the CEDTI premises in this connection. She also suggested that the CEDTI should keep track of its students who had become entrepreneurs. The Director-General CEDTI, New Delhi, Dr V.K. Dharmadhikari, said innovative changes had to be brought about so that students, who passed out of the CEDTI, becema job generators and not job seekers. He favoured an innovation package of services to generate more wealth and more growth. The TEDP should act like a bridge between the traditional education system and requirements of the job market. He urged the entrepreneurs to give constructive feedback to help improve the CEDTI programmes. Mr J.S. Bhatia, Director-in-charge of the local CEDTI, said there were 25 courses being run in the institution. So far 554 students had been trained in the TEDP, 96 students in the Women Entrepreneurship Development Programmes and 707 as industrial professionals in skill technology upgradation
programmes. Mr Bhatia said there was a plan to develop an animation centre at the local institute but fund were needed. However, financial help would be provided to develop a bigger centre. |
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Police to honour brilliant wards Chandigarh, July 5 According to information available, the authorities would honour the students who secured at least 80 per cent marks and above in the matric and senior secondary class examinations. The incentive, say officials, was to promote academic excellence among the wards of the cops. The scheme would act as an incentive for the cops to push their children for performing better in studies. Sources in the police said the scheme would continue in the coming years. The department has invited applications from the meritorious students by July 15. So far as many as 12 applications had been submitted. For the students securing between 80 per cent and 85 per cent marks, the cash award would be of Rs 1000 for the matric class and for the students securing above 85 per cent marks, the cash award would be of Rs 1,500. An official said a total of 12 students had qualified under the laid down conditions. The students are Bhavna Girdhar, Mandeep Kaur, Harmanpreet Singh, Rupinder Aulakh, Renu Bala, Harpreet, Charu, Gurpreet and Gurjeet Kaur. |
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DISTRICT COURTS Chandigarh, July 5 Meanwhile, the UT Additional and Sessions Judge has issued a notice on anticipatory bail plea moved by Satpal Singh and Gurdhayer Singh in the case for July 9. The duo had sought the plea on the ground that they were implicated in the case. They stated that on the day of the incident they were on Hemkunt Sahib tour. The police had sought five-day police remand for the accused on the ground that the weapons used in the crime were yet to be recovered by the police. On the other hand, the defence counsel opposed the remand stating that the police had already recovered the weapons in the case. After hearing the arguments, the Magistrate remanded the three accused in police custody till July 8. As per the prosecution, the three suspects were arrested on July 4 while they were trying to flee to Patiala. Kartar Singh and Mohinder Singh had allegedly killed Pal Singh for taking revenge of the death of Kaka Singh who was killed on February 2 last at Nayagaon during the last assembly elections in Punjab.
Judicial remand Two girls, arrested by the UT police under Immoral trafficking and Prevention Act, were today remanded in judicial custody by a local court. The girls, Sapna and Saruti, were produced before the Magistrate in the afternoon who remanded them in judicial custody for 14 days. |
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Bakhshish
Kaur retires Chandigarh, July 5 The number of High Court Judges, with her retirement, has decreased to 32 against the sanctioned strength of 40. The number had recently gone up from 26 with the appointment of seven Judges. But her retirement is likely to lead to an increase in the pendency of cases.
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