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EDUCATION

Polytechnic students exhibit creativity
Our Correspondent

Chandigarh, November 12
The Environment Club of the Government Polytechnic for Women, Sector 10, organised a colourful cultural function and a host of competitions on the campus here today.

Around 100 students of the institution exhibited their creativity through poster making, slogan writing, rangoli, mehandi and salad making contests. The products crafted from waste materials were displayed under “Best out of waste”.

Mr Ishwar Singh, Director Environment, UT Chandigarh, who was the chief guest on the occasion, planted a variety of saplings on the campus. The president of the Environment Society of India, Mr S.K. Sharma , who was the guest of honour, said more trees should be planted not just to beautify the surroundings but to purify the environment.

The function concluded with a cultural show with students reciting self-composed poems based on the theme of environment. Students of pharmacy also presented a skit relating to environment pollution and over population, to bring home their point on effective environment planning.

The events were judged by Ms Sunita Ganju, Lecturer from St Xavier’s School, Sector 44, and Ms Usha Mahajan, Head of Library Science, Department of the Polytechnic. Mr Balbir Singh, Principal of the institution, Mr A.K. Gupta and Ms Kamla Diwan, president and vice-president of the club, were also present on the occasion.

The results are: Mehndi competition : Harpreet Kaur - I, Rashmi - II, Monica -III

Rangoli : Aarti - I, Ramanpreet - II Salad making : Anjali - I, Deepa Rekha - II, Indu - III Best out of waste : Puneet - I, Jaswinder kaur - II, Sonali- III Poster making and slogan writing contest : Ritu - I, Silky - II, Kamita and Sudha - III Skit : Pooja Sharma and her troupe.

State science exhibition begins
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, November 12
The state science exhibition began at the State Institute of Education, Sector 32, here today.

The exhibition elicited tremendous response from city schools which have displayed models on the theme of “Science, Indigenous Technology and Sustained Development”.

Further, the theme has various sub-themes of “Food and Agriculture”, “Environment Management”, “Health and Nutrition”, “Transport and Communication”, “Energy Sources and Conservation” and “Education Technology”.

With nearly 400 students of 70 schools participating in the exhibition, the venue was alive with activity as students explained their models to the visitors.

Though all models were prepared with great efforts, the displays of vermiculture and low-cost diets under the sub-theme of “Health and Nutrition” were most impressive and popular with the visitors.

Another interesting model uses a normal pressure cooker to build pressure and prepare espresso coffee while those on “Transport” declares the need for bringing the CNG and metro to the city.

A stick for the blind detecting approaching vehicles at night and water during the day, alerting the possessor with a siren, is an interesting exhibit. A wireless system for the rural sector was also appreciated.

There are models on non-polluting units using plastic, water harvesting, pollution by industrial units and vehicles and the need for conservation of the environment.

The exhibition will continue for another two days and the prizes for the best models in all six sub-themes categories will be announced on the final day. The prize distribution ceremony will, however, be held later, the Director, SIE, Ms S. Tangri, said.

Earlier, the exhibition was inaugurated by the Adviser to Administrator, Ms Neeru Nanda. The officiating Education Secretary, Mr S.P. Singh, the DPI (Schools), Mr D.S. Mangat, and other officials of the Education Department were present at the inaugural function.

New concession to PU students
Sanjeev Singh Bariana
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, November 12
In a new relaxation to students, Panjab University has announced that “a person who has not qualified English as one of the subjects at the plus two level will be eligible to join BA or B.Sc I.”

The admission will be provisional subject to their qualifying the deficient subject from the respective board at the earliest.

The amendment in the university calender(Volume II) will come up for detailed discussion in the forthcoming Syndicate. The candidate will be required to qualify in English from the parent board, body or council in two consecutive chances subsequent to his admission in BA I. Earlier, the regulation read only that “a person who has passed the qualifying examination for admission to BA or B Sc I with pass in English as one of the subjects shall be eligible to join the first year of the general or honours school.”

It is felt that the language of the amended resolution had not been suitably amended if the earlier resolution stood as it was. The change could have been added in the same provision instead of a belated insertion.

A majority of other regulations stand unchanged. The university seeks that a student should have qualified the plus two examination under the plus two plus three system of a recognised university, board or council.

A person joining the B Sc course should have obtained at least 40 per cent aggregate marks in the qualifying examination. A person joining B Sc should have passed at least two science subjects in the qualifying examination out of the three elective subjects offered by him excepting geology, geography and anthropology.

The regulation also provides that a student will be eligible to offer the subject of computer science at the BA or B.Sc I if he has passed the plus two examination with science, commerce, economics or mathematics as his subject.

A student will be eligible to join a course in biochemistry if he has passed the plus two examination with physics, chemistry and mathematics or biology as his subjects.

COURTS

BAR COUNCIL POLL
Anomaly in voters’ list alleged
Our Correspondent

Chandigarh, November 12
The Returning Officer of the election to the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana, Mr Nirmal Singh Dhillon, in a press note here today stated that he had received representations from various candidates regarding minor discrepancies in the voters, list.

Mr Dhillon said he was looking into the matter and would decide it before the date of polling. In case double votes were found, caused either due to typing mistake or other, they would be corrected and nobody would be allowed caste double votes. Mr Dhillon further said the election would be conducted as per the rules and complete transparency would be observed.

Meanwhile, the Chairman and Secretary of the council, Mr Anmol Rattan Sidhu and Mr C.M. Munjal, respectively, today denied allegation that office-bearers of the council were involved in discrepancies in the voters list by preparing double votes.