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Aussie-bound students prefer management courses Chandigarh, August 26 Following promotion of openings in educational institutions there a few years back, at least 13,000 students have availed the facility. Most of these students (more than 75 per cent) go through counselling with IDP Education Australia. This was said by Mr Henry Ledlie, director of the IDP Education Australia, while addressing a press conference during an exhibition which opened here today. Students can avail the counselling facilities tomorrow. The number of institutes which made it to the exhibition this time has reduced compared to the past. When questioned Mr Ledlie said the main reason for the reduction in number of visiting institutions was an advisory note sent by India to foreigners due to the prevailing border tensions. “We had in fact thought of cancelling the programme. However, after persistent demand, from certain institutions, the programme was conducted. Students can contact other institutions in Australia through the IDP offices,” he said. The IDP Education Australia opened its office in Delhi in 1995 and the local chapter was inaugurated in 1997. The institutions which have set up their stalls for counselling and exhibition include Griffith University, University of Queensland, University of South Australia, Box Hill Institute of TAFE, Deakin University, Monash University, Swinberne University, University of Melbourbne and Victoria University of Technology, besides others. Mr Ledlie informed that from July, 2001, students will have to qualify in the IELTS examination( test for English language) before being allowed admission there. This test is conducted by the University of Cambridge, British Council and the IDP and the scores are also relevant in Canada and New Zealand. Mr Ledlie said in a slight change than earlier practices, a student studying in Australia could apply for a work permit there instead of coming back after completion of his education. In case, placed in a job he would be allowed top stay back. The institutions there also offer scholarships which can be availed by suitable students. More information is available on IDP.com. |
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Kang’s readmission: standoff continues Chandigarh, August 26 The university asked the agitating students of the Panjab University Student Union(PUSU) and the Students Organisation of Panjab University(SOPU) to end their dharna and give some time to the committee to go into details of the case. The committee will meet again
tomorrow. Today's meeting was preceded by a meeting of the faculty. PUSU is asking for readmission of its president, Malwinder Singh Kang, whose admission was cancelled because he allegedly failed to attend 33 per cent lectures in the first 10 days. The rival SOPU is saying that his admission be cancelled because he had submitted a fake medical certificate. Meanwhile, members of PUSU said they would not call off the dharna till the university announced a decision in their favour. SOPU members said they would not call off the dharna till PUSU did so. The committee comprised Mr Gopal Krishan Chatrath, Prof Bal Krishna, Dr Deepak Manmohan, Prof Satya P. Gautam and Prof Nirmal Singh, Dean Student Welfare. For the past five days the rival organisations have set stages opposite to the entrance of the department on either sides of the gate. Five students, on a hunger strike, had to be shifted to the General Hospital, Sector 16, following deterioration in health. This is the third committee that the university has appointed for the case. The first committee recommended Kang's readmission. Following this, the university appointed a mediator. Then another committee met which recommended appointment of yet another committee. |
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FROM COLLEGES Chandigarh, August 26 A former member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly, Ms Lakshmi Kanta Chawla urged the girls to shift focus from fashion and beauty to equipping themselves to face the harsh realities of the world. Other speakers which included Ms Ishwari Devi, said the task of creating and shaping the world had been assigned to her. Another speaker, Ms Puneet Bedi, said women were divided into two sections. She said while one section knew of their rights only, the other was well-versed with duties. She said true upliftment of women would come with the bridging of gap between the two. Other speakers raised issues like superficial freedom given to women, their place in society and exploitation which had come with the freedom.
UGC team visits PEC The visiting team of experts from the UGC wound up its inspection of the Punjab Engineering College, Sector 12, here today. The team was in the city to determine whether the college is “fit” for a deemed university status. Following a meeting with the Principal, Dr Baljeet S. Kapoor, to evaluate the facilities and infrastructure available at the college as well as its budgetary provisions, the team went around the campus for an on-the-spot examination. With the inspection complete, the team is expected to submit a report of their findings to the UGC which would take a final decision in the matter shortly. The college has already submitted its report to the UGC and is hopeful of positive results. The team of the UGC was headed by Dr S.K. Joshi and consisted of experts of inspection and evaluation. The granting of the deemed university status, if accorded, would mean better quality of education with higher level of technological inputs for students. The budgetary allocation from the Central Government will remain the same thus there will no fee hikes or additional expenses for the students. More autonomy will be allowed in making decisions relating to academic, financial and planning matters In the last week of May the MHRD had decided to upgrade the PEC and this was followed by a visit of a team of the All-India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) which had visited the PEC and send its report. The new status will also mean more money for research as the PEC will now be eligible for UGC grants. |
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Students
pay homage to trust member Chandigarh, August 26 Ms T. Kulwant, apprised the students of the efforts he had made for the development of the institution. Mr Mohinder Singh of Ajit Karam Singh International Public School Trust died yesterday. He was one of the founder-members of trust, which managed the school.
Prize distribution function A prize distribution function was organised by Shri Hemraj Talwar Memorial Charitable Trust on its fifth anniversary at Arya Samaj Mandir, Sector 19, here today. Mr B.R.Lal, Director-General Police and MD, Police Housing Board, Haryana, distributed prizes to the winners. About 15 schools had participated in the patriotic-song competition held on August 17. Ms Sunita Chaudhary, Ms Jassie Sodhi and Ms Suniti Madhok were the judges for the programme. In the solo-song competition, Savita stood first, Kanchan second and Upasana third. In the group-song competition Minakshi, Chanchal, Manjeet Kaur and Kirandeep Kaur bagged the first prize, Davinder Kaur, Preety Kaur and Babita second and Prerna, Manpreet, Abha and Priyanka third. Radhika Bansal stood first, Karan Garg second and Vidushi third in the caption contest. Besides this, Summit Taneja, Kaniqdeep Singh, Jastar Singh Billing, Pardeep Kumar, Ashish Kumar, and Ashmita Billing also received prizes. |
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Workshop
on education Chandigarh, August 26 This was stated by Dr Kailash Sharma, national president of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, at the inaugural session of a workshop on education organised by the local chapter here yesterday. He said parents had to shell out huge amounts in the name of different funds, including donations, for getting their wards admitted to schools. This was true in case of a large number of ‘reputed institutes’. Not just schools, education had become very expensive even in colleges and universities, particularly in the name of new courses like information technology and biotechnology, he added. The workshop was an attempt to spread the concept of ‘Indianisation of education’, he said. This was against the common notion of ‘saffronisation’. The ABVP had appreciated the rewriting of history because at points Indian heroes had been reduced to commoners by a section of historians influenced by the western writers, he said. The education also needed to relate itself with the employment scenario around. Liberalisation promised more jobs, whereas in reality the employment had gone down. There were changes in education-related aspects in training suitable manpower that needed to be altered, he added. Dr Ravinder Dogra, president of the local unit, proposed the vote of thanks. President of the Punjab unit Thakur Baljinder Singh and secretary of the local unit Saurabh Joshi were also present on the occasion.
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CEVA’s
theatre workshop ends Chandigarh, August 26 The play, written and sequenced by students of Classes VI, VII and VII of the school during the workshop, gave free expression to their pent up feelings about work load and most of all, the stress they have to endure to meet everyone’s expectations at home and in school. Their relationships with their parents, teachers and friends were portrayed with sensitivity , tainting with different shades of emotions — love and affection, harshness and nepotism, corruption that have come across their young mind. The play was given a dramatic turn by conjuring the character called “Markambo” to guide back the astray youths into the world where securing marks is the bottom line. The scenes were beautifully dotted with songs created by the students themselves. The workshop which included games, puzzles and exercises to improve the language, mathematical and communication skills also exhibited their creations at the school auditorium. The students came up with scripts about there real-life experiences, their wishes, self-portrait with small write-ups describing themselves and about their friends.
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Workshop
concludes SAS Nagar, August 26 Speakers stressed on the need to use herbal plants for medicinal purposes as was done by society years ago. They said the use of herbs had always proved to be better for human body. As many as 80 delegates, including principals and senior teachers from 60 schools, participated in the workshop, inaugurated by Mr Ujagar Singh Mahi, District Education Officer. |
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Bureaucrat
VC unwanted: teachers Chandigarh, August 26 Prof P.P. Arya, president of the association, and Prof Satya P. Gautam, its general secretary, said: “The appointment is betrayal of the confidence that teachers had shown in the Chief Minister. It appears that the Punjab Government has not learnt from the earlier disaster.” The VC before this, Mr Jasbir Singh Ahluwalia, also a former bureaucrat, had been sacked. The AIFUTA has urged the Governor to review the decision. |
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Fanta Fiesta
concludes with prize distribution Chandigarh, August 26 About 1,000 students from 30 schools in and around Chandigarh participated in the activities. In the concluding function today, St. John’s High School, Sector 26, won the overall trophy and a cash award of Rs 11,000 for having won the maximum number of contests, including the first prize in folk dance competition, second in the painting competition, second in the Antakshari, fourth in quiz and third in debate. The cultural function started with a group song presented by St. John’s High School followed by a “bhangra” item by St. Stephen’s School, Sector 45, the winner of the folk dance contest. Ajit Karam Singh International Public School, Sector 41, presented a group song and Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 18, who was the first runner-up of the folk dance contest, performed a “giddha”. Mrs Jaspal Kandhari was the guest of honour.
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Regularise admission to physically challenged: HC Chandigarh, August 26 Delivering the verdict on a petition filed by Mr Shinder Pal, the Bench, comprising Mr Justice Jawahar Lal Gupta and Mr Justice S.S. Grewal, observed: “The petitioner is a handicapped person. He had appeared in the entrance test for admission to the elementary teachers training course for 1999-2001. He was not admitted. Consequently, he approached this court. The matter was posted before a Bench of this Court on November 29, last year. The petitioner was provisionally permitted to join the classes at his risk and responsibility. Thereafter, vide order dated May 1, 2001, the petitioner was also allowed to appear in the first semester examination provisionally. The case was then posted on August 8. On that date, it was pointed out that the petitioner has already studied for almost two years. He may be adjusted against one of the available seats”. The Judges concluded: “Punjab’s Additional Advocate General has obtained instructions. He states that two seats in the general category are lying vacant. Since the petitioner has already joined the course, paid the fees and appeared in the examinations, it would be in the interest of all the concerned that his admission which was originally provisional is now regularised”.
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Relief
for consumer Chandigarh, August 26 The complainant, Ms Joginder Kaur, had filed a complaint against the Bani Investments, C-I, South Extension, New Delhi, through the managing director, Bani Investments Limited, Sector 35-B, through its manager and three others. The complainant had deposited Rs 25,000 with Bani Investment, Sector 35, on March 31, 1997, in a fixed deposit scheme for a period of 12 months and in lieu thereof a receipt was issued to her. Bani Investment in discharge of its liability to repay the matured amount had issued a post-dated cheque for Rs 26,875. She added that Bani Investment had also issued another cheque for Rs 25,000 in her favour. She alleged that the cheques had been bounced. Thereafter, she went to the office of the company seeking payment of the maturity amount, but the company failed to pay the amount. The court in its order said that the value of cheques comes to Rs 29,375 which Bani Investment is liable to pay along with an interest at the rate of 12 per cent per annum from the respective date of the cheques till the payment was made. |
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Five short plays staged Chandigarh, August 26 The programme started with Gurvir Singh, a 12-year-old artiste, enacting the role of a soldier in ‘Towa’, a play by Gursharan Singh. One of the interesting plays was ‘Bechara Bach Gaya’ — a satire on religious sentiments that people put before humanity. ‘Magic Fingers’, written by Amit Khanna, was a story of an over-ambitious person who did not mind using people to get what he wanted. ‘Unique Artificial Insemination’ portrayed an unwed girl’s effort to have a child through artificial insemination going haywire. Amit Khanna, Karan and Sandhya presented a short play ‘Maun Brat’. |
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