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Independent faculty of architecture mooted Chandigarh, March 10 At present, architecture courses were being controlled by PU’s faculty of Design and Fine Arts. The issue would be placed before the university Syndicate for deliberations before the final go-ahead would be given. The recommendation to have an independent faculty for controlling architecture courses came in the wake of a move by the Chandigarh College of Architecture to introduce masters in architecture courses in the college. The move envisioned introducing masters in architecture in three disciplines, including conservation, urban design and landscape design. At present, it is offering only a bachelor’s degree in this subject. The college Principal, Prof Rajnish Wattas, had earlier submitted a proposal in this regard to the All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) following which a team from the council had visited the college for inspection and discussions on the issue. College sources said that a ‘letter of intent’ from the AICTE had been received by the college about a month ago, giving go-ahead to the college to start a masters programme in two disciplines, conservation and urban design, initially. Masters in landscape design would be introduced at a later stage. Sources said that the AICTE approval was subject to the condition that Panjab University should establish a faculty of architecture and planning as well as independent board of studies for various disciplines such as architecture, urban design, conservation, planning, landscape design and building engineering management. Having an independent controlling faculty and boards of study was the basis prerequisite for introducing masters-level courses. Another issue to be redressed before introducing masters courses in the college was appointment of teachers to run the additional courses. Sources said that in the beginning 10 students each would be admitted to the two proposed masters courses. As per the stipulated teacher:student ratio, this would require recruitment of one teacher each at the level of professor, reader and lecturer. Sources said that initially two teachers for each course would be appointed. |
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‘Archo-2003’
gets off to colourful start Chandigarh, March 10 Banner making, wire
moulding, tattoo designing, sketching, collage making, brick sculpture, soap carving, scarecrow making, kite flying, poster making, headgear designing and clay modelling are among the contests being organised to bring out the element of creativity amongst the students. |
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FROM PU Chandigarh, March 10 In his inaugural address, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof K.N. Pathak, emphasised the need for identifying the parameters of corruption. He said not performing duty as per laid down stipulations as well as delaying decisions amounted to corruption. Educational institutes, he added, were equally prone to corruption. Earlier, in his inaugural address, Dr Sahib Singh Bhayana, Professor of Public Administration, said corruption had become a way of life in Indian society. He said to check corruption, there was a need to drastically restructure the administrative machinery. Stating that there was no fixed definition of corruption, Prof S.L. Sharma, course director, Institute of Correctional Administration, Chandigarh, said corruption was largely influenced by cultural, material and organisational goals. He said corruption combined misuse of public funds for pursuing private interests and use of discretion for favouring near and dear ones.
Annual MBA Award The Executive Club, in association with University Business School (UBS), Panjab University, organised the 10th Annual MBA Award function on the university campus here today. A paper-reading contest was held in which papers on topics such as corporate social responsibility, role of women in Indian business, e-governance and management of changed environment were read out. The first three winners are Manish Sood, Moninder Singh and Rajat Kumar. The chairman of the UBS, Prof K.K. Mangla, inaugurated the event, while the judges for the contest were Mr P.K. Verma, Executive Director Swaraj Mazda, Prof S.P. Singh and Dr Anupam Bawa, both from the UBS. |
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School World A land-locked country, Afghanistan shares borders with Iran, Pakistan, China, India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Approximately three quarters of its territory is inaccessible terrain.
After the withdrawal of Soviet forces, conflict between the Mujahideen and Taliban forces greatly weakened the system of governance in the country and the Taliban swept into power in 1995, which was followed by a hardline rule with a strict Islamic code of conduct being enforced. Events following the destruction of the World Trade Centre towers in New York in 2001 led to US military launching an attack on suspected Islamic militant forces, particularly the Taliban who were believed to be behind the attack. As a result ,Taliban rule collapsed and a partially liberal regime returned to the country. Its present president is Hamid Karzai. Afghanistan, as you know, is famous for dry fruits, nan, mutton dishes. |
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Annual
function Chandigarh, March 10 The Principal of the college, Mr S.C. Nijhawan, inaugurated the function. The president of the society, Mr Roshan Lal Dahiya, read out the annual report. Ashok Saini and Anita Chaudhary were declared seniors 2003. Jaspreet Singh of BA III was declared student of the year 2003. |
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DISTRICT COURTS Chandigarh, March 10 The UT police had alleged that the three were involved in espionage and the supply of secret documents of Indian military stations and photographs of officials to Pakistan. The investigating agency had seized the documents related to the Western Command, Chandi Mandir, and Eastern Command, Kolkata, and names of the officials from the accused.
Sidhu’s plea The hearing on a bail plea moved by the suspended Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) Chairman, Ravinder Pal Singh Sidhu, under the Arms Act was today adjourned by a local court. The case under the Excise Act against the accused was registered after the recovery of 14 bottles of foreign liquor, 250 rounds of a .12 bore gun and under the Arms Act after the recovery of 225 rounds of Springfield rifle from his house in Sector 39. The accused was arrested by the Vigilance Department, Punjab, on March 26 allegedly while accepting a bribe of Rs 5 lakh.
Bikramjit case The hearing on an application moved by senior Punjab IAS officer, Bikramjit Singh, to direct the CBI to supply more relevant documents in a charge sheet filed against him in a corruption case was today adjourned for March 17 by a local court. The CBI had filed a charge sheet against him under Sections 5(1)(e), read with Section 5(2), of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, and Section 13(1)(e), read with Section 13(2), of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, accusing him of amassing wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income. |
A poetess rooted in reality Chandigarh, March 10 As this Canada-based poetess talks about her life to mediapersons during a meet organised by the Writers Club, Sector 46, here today, you get a glimpse of her inner self and realise what motivates her to write primarily about the women’s world. Surjit is in town for the release of her latest book, “Romance Ton Yatharath Tak de Kavi Mohan Singh and Faiz Ahmed Faiz”. She says her poems are nothing but a woman’s sensitivity to issues which are real and existing. And as a family therapist in Vancouver, she comes across a lot of issues that concern women. “It is not a conscious effort to raise an issue but an expression of my social responsibility,” she says. “Women in Canada, especially those who have emigrated from India, might be better off economically but they still belong to the social set-up which is very much Indian, so issues like sex selection, demoralisation are very much there,” says Surjit. Her earlier works, “Speaking to the Wind” and “Footprints of Silence”, were based on such themes. Surjit migrated to Canada in 1974 after a brief stint as a news broadcaster with All India Radio. She holds a master’s degree in both English and Punjabi from Panjab University, Chandigarh. Surjit is currently working as a research associate in a project called “Literature of the South Asian Canadians”, besides working as an Associate Editor of Toronto South Asian Review. After her first poetry collection “Paunan Nal Guftagoo”, Surjit tried her hand at collecting the works of 55 Punjabi poets from all over the world which she edited in a publication called “Glimpses of Twentieth Century Punjabi Poetry”. In her latest “Romance Ton...”, she has compared the works of two great poets, updating them and giving a critical analysis. “I personally like Faiz Ahmed Faiz but our works are different because he is essentially a romantic poet which I am not,” she concludes. |
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Its economy is based on agriculture, but only about two-thirds of the farmland is
cultivated. The country has been plagued by armed strife for over two decades and the country remained under Soviet occupation for about 10 years.