Workshop on medical teaching
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, April 9
A workshop on medical teaching methodology was held at the CMC under the aegis of Medical Education Cell of the institution here yesterday. Delegates from medical colleges across the state participated in it. The workshop was inaugurated by Dr J.S. Gujral, Vice-Chancellor of the Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot.

Dr T.M. Jaison, Acting Director of the institute was the guest of honour and Dr Mohan Verghese, Principal of the CMC, presided over the function. Dr Dadhich, HOD of Pharmacology, was the chairman.

Addressing the workshop, Dr Gujral emphasised the need for training medical teachers in educational technology. He said learning had to be an ongoing process for the doctors. Dr Verghese said medical education cell of the CMC had organised 20 teacher-training workshops and this had brought an appreciable change in the teaching and learning process.

Dr Dadhich said like other professional fields, the training programme like BEd, MEd, MPhil, etc. existed to train the teachers, there was no such teaching module for teachers of medical fraternity. Christian Medical College had come forward to provide such training capsules for the young teaching professionals of medical stream. Later, a panel discussion was held on ‘Relevance of learning by objectives in present scenario’. 

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Trust told to hand over possession of plot
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, April 9
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed the Ludhiana Improvement Trust to execute a sale agreement, in a month, in favour of an aggrieved consumer and to hand over the possession of the plot allotted to her.

The forum has directed the trust not to demand any non-construction charges from the complainant, Savita Pabbi of Nur Mahal, till two years after the delivery of the possession of the plot.

The complainant had pleaded that the Improvement Trust had allotted her a plot measuring 100 sq yrds (no. 103-G), under the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar scheme for a consideration of Rs 11,000. Entire amount was paid by way of instalments, but she was not given the same plot which was allotted to her earlier.

It was further alleged that the opposite party made illegal demand of two more instalments, despite the fact that the entire amount had already been paid. Even the possession of the plot was not handed over to her.

The opposite party contended that the consumer was at fault, as she had not paid the seventh and the eight instalments. It was also pleaded that even the sixth instalment was paid late and the consumer was also liable to pay the non-construction charges.

After hearing both the parties, Mr Hardyal Singh, President of the forum, held that the fact of making payment of all instalments by the consumer stood proved. He further observed that the Improvement Trust had allotted an alternative plot to the consumer, which showed that it was not in a position to hand over the possession of the plot, allotted to her earlier, so they were not entitled to claim any non-construction charges or the interest on delayed payment.