 |
|
| Thursday, September 12, 2002,
Chandigarh, India
|
|
||||
PU plans IT cell for colleges Chandigarh, September 11 A decision in this regard has been cleared by a committee where Prof R.J. Hans-Gill, Dean, University Instructions, was the chairperson. The committee members included Prof Ramesh
Kapoor, Principal Tarsem Bahia, Principal A.C. Vaid, Dr R.K. Singla and Mr
C.M. Behl. One important aspect of the course structure is that besides regular classes, the university proposes to introduce one-two weeks short-term courses throughout the year on a regular basis. This is envisaged as a step to help teachers to update their knowledge about new topics. It has been pointed out that colleges lack necessary information and skills to purchase the right equipment at right places. The unscrupulous vendors in the market tend to exploit the low level of information available with the colleges”. The university feels the faculty in the subject of computer science in colleges is rather ‘volatile’. This creates a problem for the administration and the quality of education suffers. Lecture plans supported by exercises, assignments and tips for teaching and training material will be prepared and provided by the university. The university feels that colleges find it difficult to invite good reputed speakers for improvement of academics. It is essential that students and teachers are exposed to experienced subject experts. The cell will organise and arrange such lectures,. Companies will be invited by the cell and placement will be done centrally at the university level. It has been found that there are difficulties in college-university interaction regarding various issues related to IT courses. There is also a need to identify various functional areas of college administration. There is hardly any package available in the market which can meet the requirement of the affiliated colleges. The cell will develop generic software for college administration which will meet the requirements of various areas of governance in affiliated colleges. The university plans to constitute an advisory committee on the project. The committee members agreed that the cell should have sufficient support of funds to maintain its developmental activities and to provide the desired services. It was recommended that the students fund which at present is Rs 15 per student should be increased to Rs 25. Part of the fund will be utilised for operational aspects of the cell. It has been pointed out that the IT education requires close monitoring and regular updating of infrastructure and skills due to rapid changes in the IT scenario. The endeavour of the cell will be to keep the curriculum updated. |
|
Educational programmes for students Chandigarh, September 11 According to Mr N.P.S. Bindra, Director, the council will conduct the fourth Homi J. Bhabha contest here for class X students on January 5. He said students would be given scholarships and first prize of Rs 10,000, second prize of Rs 7,500 and third prize of Rs 5000 and 25 consolation prizes on the basis of their performance in the test. The last date for submission of forms is December 5, 2002. In view of the great success of the previous test series for medical and engineering students, the council has launched a second updated test series for the year 2003. First test of the series will be held on October 20. In all there will be 10 tests to be conducted in a phased manner. The last date for submission of forms is October 10. There will also be awards for best schools. The schools will be chosen in different categories and the performance will be based on evaluation by eminent scholars. |
|
Local boy wins cartoon channel contest Panchkula, September 11 |
|
Seven
students hurt in clash Dera Bassi, September 11 The seriously injured Harkamal Preet Sodhi and Rajat Thakur, who sustained head injuries, were taken to the local Civil Hospital and were discharged in the evening, while five others were discharged after giving first aid. The exact cause of the clash could not be ascertained. |
HIGH COURT Chandigarh, September 11 Issuing the directions, Mr Justice Jain ruled: “Vide order dated September 5, it was held by me that Regular Second Appeal could be directly filed in this court in spite of the provisions of Order 41 Rule 9 of CPC. While doing so, it was held that the provisions were only enabling provisions. Today, it has been brought to my notice that Mr Justice Dutt vide order dated September 9 had taken a contrary view that appeals are not directly maintainable in this court unless an application under Section 151 of the CPC is filed seeking exemption in this regard”. The Judge added: “Taking into consideration that there is a direct conflict between the two orders, it would be appropriate if the question regarding the interpretation of the amended provisions of Order 41, Rule 9 of the CPC is referred to a larger Bench to resolve the conflict. The office is directed to put the papers before the Chief Justice immediately for constituting a larger Bench in this regard”. In a ruling issued on September 9, Mr Justice Dutt had held: “A common question which is likely to arise in the appeals presented after July 1 — the date from which the Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act of 1999 has been enforced — relates to the place where the same are to be filed.... The controversy has arisen on account of the amendment in order 41, Rule 9 of the code on account of the fact that prior to this amendment undisputedly all appeals had to be filed before the appellate court or an officer appointed in that behalf by the court”. The Judge had added: “In view of this, the appeals from the original decrees were being presented before the District Judge and those from appellate decrees were being presented before the registry of this court. It is on the basis of the amendment of Order 41 Rule 9 of the code that the appeals shall be presented before the court from whose decree the appeal lies and not before the appellate court”. Mr Justice Jain, on the other hand, had observed on September 5: “The very purpose of amending the Code of Civil Procedure is to simplify the procedure and to avoid procedural delays. An effort has been made by amending those provisions which have been the cause of delay and cause of obstruction in swift and quick justice. If an appellant was mandatorily required to present the appeal before the court against whose decree the appeal was sought to be filed, then it would cause much more delays and hardships to the appellant. This could never be the intention of the legislature while amending the Code of Civil Procedure. In these circumstances, it is apparent that Rule 9 of Order 41 is merely an enabling provision which provides an additional mode of presentation to an appellant to present his appeal. Thus, besides presenting the appeal to the appellant court under the provisions of rules, an appellant may present it to the same court against whose decree an appeal is sought to be filed under Rule 9. On such presentation, the court would, however, transmit the appeal to the appellate court”. 
|
|
DISTRICT COURTS Chandigarh, September 11 The accused has moved the bail plea under Sections 437 of the CrPC. The prosecution opposed the plea on the ground that no benefit could be awarded to him as the accused was responsible for the delay in the proceedings. And also Sidhu had not applied for the translated copy of the police challan at the initial stage of the case. On June 2, 2002, charges were framed against the accused. Then case was fixed for presentation of evidence on July 1, but then a request was made by the SP, Vigilance, and other witnesses that they were busy in other cases. Thereafter the accused was not present on July 12. Then he made the request to the court that he wanted to change his counsel. On September 4, the two witnesses appeared in the court and Sidhu made a plea in the court to get the translated copy in English of the police challan. Then the case was adjourned for consideration of the application. Thereafter the bail plea moved by the accused was fixed for arguments on September 10. Adjourned: A local court today adjourned the bail plea moved by three persons in the Shimla girl rape case. The bail pleas moved by M.K. Jain, Surinder Sharma and Ram Lal will come up for hearing before the UT Additional and Sessions Judge, Mr Balbir Singh, on September 19. Jailed: A local court today sentenced the accused, Latif, to four years in a case causing hurt to the person by means of poison. The case against the accused was registered under Sections 328 and 379, IPC. The accused was also sentenced to two years' rigorous imprisonment in a case of theft As per the prosecution, the accused had offered the victim, Jatinder, liquor in a bus near Pipli in Haryana while he was coming from Delhi to Chandigarh. The accused had also allegedly stolen money and other articles. Judicial remand: The four students of Panjab University, including the president of the Panjab University Students Union (PUSU), Malwinder Singh, who have been arrested in a case of attempt to murder were today further remanded in judicial custody by a local court. |
|
Bar association removes member Chandigarh, September 11 In a letter issued to Dr Surya Parkash, the Honorary Secretary of the Bar Association has stated: “You have been removed from the primary membership of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association in view of the resolution passed by the General House Body meeting held on August 28”. The decision to dismember Dr Parkash has triggered off a debate. Some advocates are of the opinion that the decision is justified as Dr Parkash’s petition was against the stand taken by the association. Others are, however, of the view that orders dismembering him were not legally sustainable as the same were issued without a show cause notice and as such were against the principles of natural justice. In fact, the association, on August 28, had merely resolved to issue a notice to Dr Parkash and not to dismember him, they claim. Dismembering him from Bar Association would, however, not make any material difference as membership was not required for enabling an advocate to practice, the lawyers assert. The Bar Association office-bearers, when contacted, said the decision to dismember Dr Parkash was unanimous and was taken during a general house meeting. “No individual was responsible for the decision,” they added. Dr Parkash confirmed the information regarding the receipt of orders but refused to comment on the issue. Dr Parkash, in his petition, had earlier contended that “the Judges, neither alone, nor banded together, could place sanctions on a Judge”. Under the Constitution, the only action that could be taken against a Supreme Court or a High Court Judge was “impeachment and for that purpose a procedure had been prescribed”. The petition was rendered infructuous following the restoration of work to the Judges. |
Blending modernity
with tradition Chandigarh, September 11 A rare combination of verve and spontaneity, Sharmistha’s work stood out for its dramatic pulsation and unique communication. Sharmistha displayed a unique blend of modern and traditional techniques. The aesthetic experience at her concert was a moving and inspiring experience. Sharmistha has toured Europe extensively and has performed in the USA, China, Dubai, Jordan, south and east Africa and Madagascar, besides other places. She has also conducted several workshops. Sharmistha is a disciple of the late Guru Durgalal, a doyen of the Jaipur ‘gharana’. She began her programme with an invocation ‘Shiv Vandana’ laced with ‘shlokas’. Kathak in its pure form was her next performance. This was followed by ‘abhinaya’ in semi-classical form. She was accompanied by Yogesh Gagnani on the tabla, while Vijay Parihar was the vocalist and sarod and flute were handled by Rakesh
Prasana. |
|
NIFD
show on Fashion TV Chandigarh, September 11 This is for the first time that an international TV channel is showing a fashion show held at Chandigarh. The theme-based show, choreographed by Priyanka Singh, was inspired by the impact of sun signs on the human personality. It featured 13 collections designed by over 100 students. The show featured top models of the country, including Shruti Sharma, Apoorva Jha, Tina Chatwal and Maheshwari
Thiagarajan. |
|
Workshop on beauty, hair ends Chandigarh, September 11 Explaining the technique about longer and shorter version of the famous Lisa Mary Presley haircut using a model, Dr Blossom Kochhar emphasised the need of maintaining proper communication with the clients. “Many a times when a client talks about her or his needs which is misinterpreted by the hair stylist, resulting in disastrous outcome,” said Dr Kochhar. A wide range of hair styles to suit different length of hair was also discussed on the concluding day of the workshop. “The key element of a hair design and style is that it should be trendy yet simple and easy to maintain,” said Dr Kochchar. In the afternoon session, she also talked about hair colouring. “Burgandy, deep purple, reds and copper go well with Indian skin,” said Dr Kochhar. |
 |
| Punjab | Haryana | Jammu & Kashmir | Himachal Pradesh | Regional Briefs | Nation | Editorial | | Business | Sport | World | Mailbag | In Spotlight | Chandigarh Tribune | Ludhiana Tribune 50 years of Independence | Tercentenary Celebrations | | 122 Years of Trust | Calendar | Weather | Archive | Subscribe | Suggestion | E-mail | |
