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EDUCATION

Private schools rue Admn move to impose fine
Our Correspondent

Chandigarh, October 4
Members of the Chandigarh Private Schools Association expressed anguish over Chandigarh Administration’s move to impose a hefty fine on schools operating from the residential areas for violating building bylaws. Though a legal notice, imposing a fine to the tune of Rs 15,000 to Rs 1 lakh depending on the area of operation, was served to the schools about two months back by the administration, the association was hoping for more co-operation from the authorities.

Addressing the mediapersons at Chandigarh Press Club today, president of the association, Mr D.C. Jain, said the Administration had earlier promised to allot 50 sites of 1000 sq. yard for preparatory schools and an equal number of sites of 2000 sq. yards. for primary schools and till the time the new buildings were ready, the schools will continued to operate from their present location,” said Mr Jain.

So the administration’s decision to allot only 11 sites for primary schools has come as shock for the association that once again made an appeal to allocate plots to at least those schools which were earlier shortlisted by the Administration and those schools which have been operating since the past 10 to 15 years.

“These small schools operating from residential areas have been catering to the weaker sections of the society and those who can not afford to go to the big-budget schools and hence deserve to be rehabilitated rather than face extinction,” said Mr Jain. “But instead the Administration has been allotting sites to people, mostly outsiders, who can afford to invest huge amount rather that to affected schools which are in need of government care and protection,” he added. According to Mr Jain if these schools were forced to discontinue, about 5,000 persons will be rendered jobless.

Students display science models
Tribune News Service

Panchkula, October 4
A science exhibition was held at DAV School, Sector 8, here today, with a number of children demonstrating their scientific aptitude through various working and non-working models.

The children through their models, highlighted pollution, generation of resources, modern health problems and life with chemistry. They also highlighted ozone layer depletion and hazards of air, water and noise pollution.

Models on waste water treatment plant, nuclear power plants, milk plants, traffic lights and optical illusions were also displayed. Mr Yog Raj Sachdeva, Regional Officer, CBSE, was the chief guest. Later, students with best models were awarded prizes. Results: first — Milk plant model by Jyoti and Sahil Pradeep; second — Ozone depletion model by Neha and Tejaswini; and third — Nuclear power plant model by Amandeep and Mohit.

No admission in PU after Dec 16
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, October 4
Students lookout. Panjab University’s Department of Correspondence Studies has made it clear that special provision has not been made for admissions after December 16.

According to a press note, students can get admission after paying late fee of Rs 150 till October 25. If they miss the opportunity, students can still get admission with Chairperson’s permission after paying late fee of Rs 1,000 till November 15. After seeking Vice-Chancellor’s permission and paying late fee of Rs 5,000, they will be able to get admission till December 16.

COURTS

DISTRICT COURTS
UT police files reply in rape case
Our Correspondent

Chandigarh, October 4
Acting on an anticipatory plea moved by Ram Lal, a suspect in the rape of a Shimla-based girl, in a separate cheating case registered against him, the UT police today filed a reply before a local court. The UT police filed the reply in the court of the UT Additional and Sessions Judge, Mr Balbir Singh, who adjourned the case till October 7.

The suspect had been booked by the UT police on September 24, 2002 under Sections 420, 120-B of the IPC.

He had stated in his plea that the UT police wanted to make him approver in another case pending against him but he refused.

Therefore, the police had threatened to implicate him in other cases.

Bail plea

A sub-inspector (SI), Janak Raj Sharma, with the UT police who had been arrested by the CBI in a corruption case, today filed a bail plea in a local court. The bail plea moved by SI came up for hearing before the UT Additional and Sessions Judge, Mr Balbir Singh, who issued a notice to the CBI to file a reply in the case till October 9.

The sub-inspector had been arrested by the CBI, while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1,200 for extending a favour in a case of challan issued by the police in Sector-9. As per the prosecution, the CBI sleuths laid a trap and arrested him from the Sector-9 market. The CBI had registered a case against him under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

Three get bail

Three persons — Ashwni, Avtar Singh, Sukhwinder Singh — were today granted bail by a local court in a case of attempt to murder and criminal intimidation. The police had registered a case against them under Sections 147, 148, 149, 323, 307 and 506 of the IPC.

Five-year RI

A city resident, Vijay, was on Friday sentenced to five-year rigorous imprisonment in a case of attempt to murder by a local court. As per the prosecution, the accused had seriously by injured a person by hitting him with a wooden plank. The police had registered a case against the accused under Section 307 of the IPC on the complaint of Mr Sohan Lal.

Bar Assn staff stay away from work
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, October 4
The Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association members today abstained from work as a mark of respect to Senior Advocate-cum-leading criminal lawyer Piara Singh Mann who breathed his last at about 11 pm yesterday.

He is survived by four sons and a daughter.

Mann, a law graduate from Delhi University, had started his practice in 1954 at Jalandhar. After shifting to Chandigarh, he started practising on the criminal side and was elected Vice-President of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association in 1972. His funeral procession will start from house number 265, Sector 10-A, at 11.30 am on Sunday.