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Meritorious students
given prizes Chandigarh, July 10 The director of the institute, Wg-Cdr P. Prabhakar (retd), congratulated the students on their performance. He also announced the opening of a computer laboratory. Meritorious students were also given prizes. The students included Jasleen Sodhi, who stood first in M.Sc (Lateral), Davinder Partap, who was first in M.Sc (IT), Navita, first in PGDCA, Bindu, who was first in B.Sc and Simple Kumari, first in B.Sc (CAM).  |
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PLUS ONE ADMISSIONS
Chandigarh, July 10 Four model schools exhusted seats in the commerce stream and GMSSS-35 became the first school to close admissions in the arts stream. The cut-off percentage for arts in Sector 35 was 50.40. In commerce, admissions closed at 54.20 per cent in GMSSS-23, at 52.20 in GMSSS-21, at 51 in GMSSS-20D and at 50.80 in GMSSS-MCM. GGSSS-20 B was the only school to exhaust its seats in science at 51.10 per cent. In the vocational courses, 504 admissions have been made so far. The courses in stenography and fashion designing have got the maximum response with 97 and 65 students, respectively, being admitted to various schools offering the courses. Meanwhile, students continued thronging the admission venues with their parents. It was routine business for members of the admission committees and those collecting fee. Counselling for students scoring above 50 per cent was held. While most government model schools have exhausted their seats or opened their accounts with considerable number of admissions, GMSSS-32 and 20 being the only exception, hardly any ordinary school has opened its account in the science stream. The total admissions in science have gone up to 2604, in commerce to 1110 and 790 students have been admitted in humanities. |
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Students get airline training diplomas Chandigarh, July 10 The chief guest, Mr Vivek Atray, Director, Public Instructions, and Information Technology, UT, gave away degrees. Directors of the institute Monika Thakur and Nitika Bhola said the idea of opening the institute was not only to create awareness and impart practical training essential for the aviation industry, but also to give placement assistance which was not a priority with most institutes. They added that though a few students of the first batch were given training free of cost, the institute would hold an entrance test to offer scholarships in the future. |
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PU to start
new course Chandigarh, July 10 The last date of applications is July 19. The primary aim of the course is to train manpower for research, teaching positions and for industry through a knowledge of mathematical
modelling. Interested students should be an M Sc or a BE. |
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PU orientation
course Chandigarh, July 10 Students have been asked to report at the auditorium of the Department of Physics on the morning of July 15. |
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Rally by PU employees Chandigarh, July 10 The employees are seeking release of the instalments of the dearness allowance(DA) by the Punjab Government. A memorandum was submitted to an official of the Chief Minister’s office at the venue. The rally here was preceded by a rally on the university campus. |
HIGH COURT Chandigarh, July 10 Pronouncing the orders, the Judge also directed the SP “to conduct the investigation in a fair manner and to conclude the same within six months of receiving the order’s copy”. In her petition, Ramalo of Alamgir village had earlier contended that her husband Mukhtiar Singh was picked up by the police on March 26, 1996, after being accused of stealing a tractor belonging to a rival farmer. The police, in an attempt to compel the victim into confessing the alleged crime, used third degree methods. After picking him up and releasing him several times, his body was thrown on railway tracks. Soon after the incident, the real culprits were apprehended but no action was taken against the cops, counsel for the petitioner had added. After hearing the arguments, Mr Justice Goel observed: “A perusal of the record of the case and other circumstances clearly show the need for a thorough probe into the allegations of torture and custodial death of Mukhtiar Singh”. Family pension
Nearly 22 years after a highly decorated army officer Major-Gen Gurbax Singh died, Mr Justice Amar Dutt of the Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a petition filed by his “widow” — Sudesh G.B. Singh — seeking the grant of family pension. Delivering the verdict, Mr Justice Dutt observed: “The relief sought for by the petitioner for the issuance of a mandamus directing the Union of India to release family pension to her cannot be granted in this petition, which has to be dismissed”. The Judge added: “The recital in the Will indicating the petitioner to be married partner would be of no consequence until adjudicated upon by an appropriate forum”. In her petition, Ms Sudesh G.B. Singh had earlier claimed that pensionary benefits were being denied even though there was no legal or valid reason for it. Giving details, she had asserted that a letter from the office of the Adjutant General at New Delhi, received by her, had stated that Balwant Kaur, wife of the late Major-General, “had filed some case in the court of a sub judge at Sangrur in 1963 and in its judgement pronounced on April 22, 1969, it was held that Sudesh Kumari was not his legally wedded wife”. Refuting the contention, she had submitted that her status as the Major-General’s wife was not disputed. In the Major-General’s will, she had been described as his wife, she had maintained. The main question of law involved in the petition, her counsel had explained, was “whether pensionary benefits could be denied to an army officer’s widow simply on the ground that there was some ex-parte judgement by a court pronounced during the life time of the now deceased officer without either serving him or his wife”. Going into the background, counsel had stated that the petitioner had tied the knot with the Major-General in 1952. The officer, he added, expired at his residence in Chandigarh on December 11, 1979. She initially applied for family pension on January 17, 1980, and after long protracted correspondence, a letter was sent to the petitioner on January 15, 1996, “which amounted to the final rejection of her claim for the grant of the family pension and other benefits”. In their written statement, the Union of India and another respondent had, meanwhile, contended that there was no record with the Army Headquarters to show that the petitioner was married to Padam Shri awardeee Major-General Gurbax Singh in 1952. “Otherwise also, the alleged second marriage, during the lifetime of the first spouse was a nullity and by no stretch of imagination could the petitioner claim pensionary benefits,” the respondents had concluded. |
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Lawyers
complain of corrupt practices Kharar, July 10 They informed the SDM about some incidents of corruption. Mr Gill assured tem that he would take action if he received complaint against any employee. The lawyers also criticised the protest by tehsildars and naib tehsildar against the raids conducted by the Vigilance Department on their offices. They said the officers were obstructing the anti-corruption drive and should be removed. Honorary Sub-Registrars from public should be appointed, they added. |
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One remanded in judicial
custody Kharar, July 10 According to the FIR, the accused did not appear as witness in the case of Nirmal Singh, who was arrested by the bureau while accepting a bribe. Gurbaj Singh has received a prize of Rs 25,000 from the Punjab Government for helping the government to arrest Nirmal Singh. Later on he did not appear as witness in the court. One acquitted Amar Singh, who had been arrested by the UT Police under the NDPS Act was today acquitted by a local court. He was arrested by the police on February 24, 1999, for possessing 50 gm of smack. He was acquitted as the prosecution failed to prove the charges levelled against him. In another case, Mandeep Singh was today acquitted by a local court in an attempt to murder case. He was acquitted as the witness in the case turned hostile. |
True to the tradition of melody Chandigarh, July 10 Dinesh is a representative of a family which has the musical tradition of nearly 15 generations. His father K Mahavir is more known as the guru of the Mangeshkar sisters — Lata and Usha — and the famous Chitra Singh to name a few. The “gharana” has its roots in the Jaipur tradition. “Koi kahiyo re prabhu awan ki...” and “Tod ke jag ke bandhan saare...” by Meera Bai had the crowd swaying to the devotional hymns which assumed greater beauty in a classical garb. The purity of the words was further enhanced by the accompanying lilting musical notes. Dinesh showed no less class in the rendition of ghazals. “Kabhi-kabhi teri palkon pe jhilmilayoon...” by Kesar’o’Jafri and compositions by Zauk and Jigar were also presented on the occasion. Dinesh is currently associated with the music composition for tele-serials “Top Notch” and “Ek Raja Ek Rani”. “Ankhen” and “Atank” are the two tele-films with his music which will be released soon. He is comfortable with both classical as well as semi-classical compositions. Dinesh’s training started at the tender age of five under the guru-shishya parampara with his father. Dinesh has to his credit performances in the UK, Europe
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Mohanty to perform Odissi today Chandigarh, July 10 Renowned classical dance exponents Pravash Mohanty and Maser Rajanikant are the main performers for the show. Mohanty is working as a dance director at the Nehru Centre of Art and Dance, New Delhi. He has also participated in the temple and Orissa festivals, besides many others. Gotipua dance is another area of Mohanty’s expertise. He is a recipient of Kalabhushan, Seva Shree and Pallishree awards, besides several others. Rajanikant recently received a gold medal at the national level in the solo dance category. He has been performing since he was three. |
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Shammi Kapoor nite on July 14 Chandigarh, July 10 The musical show is being organised by Pawan Entertainers. The president of the group, Ms Poonam Talwar, said, “We have chosen peppy numbers from Shammi Kapoor’s films. The songs will be sung by singers from across the region. Our main aim is to provide a platform to budding artistes and promote talented singers by releasing their audio and video cassettes. |
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