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B.Com to have practical exam Chandigarh, May 1 The practical will replace the existing system of internal evaluation of 10 per cent. Instead of the class tests, results of a formal examination conducted by the university at the end of a session will be taken into account. The change comes into force from the forthcoming academic session and will apply to the B.Com (I) only in the first step. As recommended by the UGC “model curriculum in commerce (2001)”, the university has restructured its course so as to “make commerce education in line with the changing scenario demands at the market place”. Major changes have been introduced in the course contents giving more knowledge about the existing conditions in the market. Senior department sources said attention had been given to “sunrise industries” (like insurance, financial services and e-banking, among others). These promise job offers at supervisory and lower-managerial levels. In addition, the B.Com course had been integrated with the course contents of higher level professional degree. Unlike the previous course structure new tools of education for a better professional outlook had been integrated into many papers. In order to materialise the intended focus, emphasis was on the practical aspect of the subject. This had been made possible by adding the “practical aspect” to each paper. In order to ensure its workability, 10 marks had been assigned to performance in practical in each paper. The sources said the new curriculum had spelt out the modalities in the conduct and evaluation of practicals. One of the major purposes for the change was to make students more comfortable in professional aspects like accounting on software, frame letters of credit, handle banking transactions, conduct meetings, file various returns and conduct market surveys. Emphasis had been laid on additional skills and knowledge by making contents available from the existing honours classes and add-on courses. The matter had earlier received the nod of the Academic Council which was the highest academic body of the campus. Suggestions were made to incorporate similar changes in other courses. Principal A.C. Vaid, a fellow of the university, said the changed course would mean more burden on college staff and would require a massive revamp of the existing classes with regard to the workload of the faculty. Prof Satya P. Gautam, a fellow who attended the faculty meeting not just supported the practical examination but also asked for the introduction of similar provisions in other subjects. He asked the university to consider introducing a similar change in the postgraduate courses. |
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Two PU teachers on Sahitya Akademi
board Chandigarh, May 1 The Sahitya Akademi, has nominated Prof Aruna Goel of the Department of Sanskrit, as member of the advisory board of the language. The nomination has been done for a period of five years. A member of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, Professor Goel has authored 10 books and has to her credit over 40 research papers published in national and international journals. She is also a member of the University Grants Commission. A widely travelled scholar, she travelled to Hungary, France, UK, Switzerland and Italy as a member of the UGC team. She has also visited Thailand, South Korea and Japan. Prof Jaspal Kaur Kaang has been appointed member of the Punjabi Advisory Committee by the Akademi for a period of five years. A former student of PU, she has been allotted a major project by the National Book Trust of India. She has to her credit six books and 20 research papers. |
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KV-31 students present cultural
show Chandigarh, May 1 The cultural programme began with a welcome song by tiny tots, after which, students took the audience through a maze of different cultures that showcased a folk dance from Orissa. ‘Bhangra’, giddha, a rhythmic dance from Bengal and even in Odissi presentation. The songs between the dance items were of patriotic flavour. The students also presented two plays — one based on sacrifices by ‘Daanvir Karna’, with the entire presentation in Sanskrit, and the other in Hindi titled ‘Pret Ka Byan’, which urged the audience to fight against corruption and exercise the right to vote wisely. Earlier, after welcoming the chief guest, Air Cmde S.B. Prasher, the Principal of the school, Dr S.P. Shergill, urged all educationists to produce not only good students but also patriotic citizens and sincere human beings. She also read out the annual report of the school. Mr Manjeet Singh, Education Officer of the Chandigarh Administration was also present. Ms Santosh, wife of Air Cmde Prasher, gave away the prizes to meritorious students. |
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Students
observe World Earth Day Chandigarh, May 1 On this occasion, an inter-school drawing competition was inaugurated by the Principal, Ms Pramila Dhar. More than 300 students of various schools participated in this competition. Ms Dhar taught students how to protect the fragile ecological balance of nature, in which, man, plants and animals are interdependent. She urged them to sustain and preserve natural resources and stressed the need for proper disposal of polythene material. |
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Good show by Pinjore KV Chandigarh, May 1 Mr S.M.Z. Rizvi, ADIG, Group Centre, CRPF, was the chief guest and his wife, Mrs R.T. Rizvi, gave away the prizes |
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SCHOOL WORLD
Mirza Abu Taleb Khan was the first Indian in modern times to have visited a foreign land of his own volition and written about it with the aim of informing his readers as to his adventures and conditions of that far of land. The account of his travels, originally written in Persian and later translated into English, is kept at the National Archives of India. In 1799 Mirza Abu Taleb Khan, embarked upon a tour which took him to London, Paris and many other towns. He returned to Calcutta in 1803. For having made a trip to London he came to be known as Londoni. The important point about Mirza Abu Taleb’s life is that he was a tourist abroad at a time when tourism in India was almost entirely limited to visiting well-known pilgrimage spots or going out to one of the pleasure houses located either in the jungle close to town or in a garden nearby. In the case of the former many people actually went out after having performed their own last rites. Roaming around in lands unknown was supposed to be that dangerous in those days. Those were the days when only Europeans visited far off lands for the purpose of unknown adventures and seeing unknown lands. Simply put, Mirza Abu Taleb was adventurous. The historian M K Haldar informs us that Mirza Abu Taleb was born at Lucknow in 1752, of Turkish descent. His father worked for various Nawabs of Awadh and finally settled at Murshidabad in Bengal. It was here that Mirza Abu Taleb came to work as a middleman for the English officers of the East India Company. These officers, in the 18th century, were far more corrupt than any thing which can be imagined today. Most of the underhand deals were struck with the help of their Indian middlemen. But in the process they also made good friends with some Indians. It was in this regard that Mirza Abu Taleb got an invitation from one Captain Richardson to accompany him to England on his furlough. After many life threatening adventures he reached England. On the roads of England he noticed, there were far too many nakas, where the traveller had to pay tax for using the road. Those manning them were often quite abusive while charging the toll. Visiting the Westminster Abbey and the Tower of London, he reported of the numerous trivial officials who pestered the visitor with demands for petty fees. But it was the bunk beds that he found most noticeable. First of all, he reports, the English went to bed nearly naked! Then there were two or three beds which were laid over one another. “The upper one being composed of feathers, a person is immediately swallowed up in them, and finds the greatest difficulty in turning from one side to the other”. The English also had a curious way of arranging the bed linen. “The sheets are closely tucked under the bedding, on three sides; leaving an entrance for the person to creep in next to the pillows which always reminded me of a bear climbing into the hole of a large tree”. “Our quilts”, the Mirza was getting homesick, “stuffed with cotton, and lined with muslin, are so light, and adhere so closely to the body, that they are infinitely more comfortable and warmer than blankets” that the English use. There were other customs that confounded him. One day, in London the Mirza met a man who invited him over for lunch. At lunch, while pontificating on the poverty of Indians, a subject which was not to the Mirza’s liking for he thought that the English were given to unnecessary show of money, he drank a copious amount of wine. When the bill came he insisted that the amount be equally divided, 8 shillings each, amongst his guests! The Mirza was also amazed that the English government charged taxes on virtually every item of consumption and every transaction. Even the keeping of a dog, horse, servant or paint on their carriage was taxed. All these taxes were needed since the government was quite extravagant. Most decisions were taken by the Prime Minister. Mr. Pitt was the Prime Minister during the Mirza’s visit and George III the King. M.Rajivlochan, Department of History, Panjab University, Chandigarh
I am often confronted with both serious child problems and marital difficulties and in such situations, an important question that arises, is whether intervention efforts should focus on the child or on the marriage? Also, whether problems with the child can be resolved independent of the marital relationship? It is important to understand that the marital relationship constitutes part of the child’s environment and provides a context that facilitates or impedes effective parenting. Regardless of the child’s age or sex, harmonious marriages are associated with favourable child outcomes and conflicted marriages are associated with more maladaptive child behaviour. There are at least four dimensions of marital conflict, i.e., frequency, intensity, duration and content which may differentially impact on the child. More frequent conflict, regardless of intensity, is associated with a greater incidence of adjustment problems in children. Evidence indicates that a large proportion of children from aggressive families manifest clinically significant behaviour problems. Exposure to physical aggression and expressed hostility among parents is associated with aggression because of learning through modeling of aggressive ways of coping. On the other hand, witnessing intense verbal conflicts between parents have a greater impact on the child’s emotional life, leading to greater feelings of helplessness, fear and distress.
Absence of open discussion may result in non-verbal conflict taking a longer time to resolve and may lead to a chronically tense home environment. Non-verbal, withdrawn environment is likely to lead to feelings of uncertainty and this may prevent children from expressing their feelings of distress leading to the development of
internalising disorders such as anxiety and depression. What parents fight about is also important and the content of marital conflict differentially impacts on child’s development. Child related conflict is more distressing to the child than non-child related conflict. Children may blame themselves and feel more responsible when conflict revolves around them. In such situations, children may try to intervene in the conflict, turning marital conflict into parent-child conflict or family conflict and in the process make themselves potential targets of aggression. Alternatively, they may try to control marital conflict by engaging in extreme amount of compliance in an effort to please either one or both parents and this behaviour may be developmentally inappropriate or potentially maladaptive. The impact of marital conflict depends on the type of explanation for the conflict and whether the parents offer an explanation for it. Child blaming explanations result in the child feeling greater shame, sadness and anger. Although both fathering and mothering are affected by marital conflict, father-child relations, appear to be more vulnerable to marital distress than mother-child relations. Moreover, cross gender parent-child relations are particularly affected, possibly because opposite sex children remind the parent of his or her partner, and the negative feelings towards the spouse spill over into the relationship with the opposite sex child. It is important to recognize that some amount of conflict occurs in all marriages, and most children are not adversely affected by such experience. There are several other factors, which may act as buffers for children such as a close relationship with an adult outside the family, a positive school environment, close friends and these can mitigate the effect of exposure to marital discord to a large extent.
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Consider keeping orders in abeyance, HC tells HUDA Chandigarh, May 1 After hearing the arguments in the case, a Division Bench of the High Court comprising Mr Justice S.S. Nijjar and Mr Justice Hemant Gupta observed: “As the matter was being argued, it was brought to the notice of the court by the counsel for the Union of India that a plot had been allotted in Sector 8 of Panchkula itself for the construction of a post office building. He submitted that the construction would be completed within a year.” The Judges also observed: “In view of this, we are of the considered opinion that, the respondents may consider keeping the resumption order in abeyance for some time, so that, the premises can be vacated peacefully.” They the concluded: “The counsel for HUDA and other respondents are directed to seek instructions as to whether they are prepared to permit the petitioners to remain on the premises for some more time.” The case would, now come up for hearing on July 17. In its, petition, the Union of India had submitted that the post office had been “opened” in the building as there had been a great demand for it in the area. Another reason was the “paucity of commercial premises”. However, the entire building was resumed by the Estate Office. Demolition stayed: The owner had submitted that the quarter and a bathroom with it had been constructed in accordance with the law; the authorities, however, had issued a
demolition notice. The action, the counsel for the petitioner said, was against the provisions of the law because the construction was old. Record sought:
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Milind now in producer’s role Chandigarh, May 1 Milind Soman has been around for a while, attracting attention for all sorts of reasons — from his thoroughly striking looks and engaging screen presence to his innings as a celebrated male model and that infamous entangle with one-time girlfriend Madhu Sapre in a Tuff advertisement. Much of Milind’s past, however, has not found a way into his present. There are no residues, neither at the personal, nor at the professional level. That is why you see a fresh Milind, trying out all that comes his way. In the city today for the promotion of his latest film, ‘Surya’, Milind came across as a man sure of his convictions. Naturally his talk was loaded with attitude that apparently stems from his critically acclaimed performance in ‘Agni Varsha’. “The film, based on the work of Girish Karnad, was inherently strong. My character was complex, apparently difficult to play, but everything fell into place easily. I felt comfortable and enriched after having played my part.” About Surya, a Parto Ghosh film, Milind said, “After ‘Agni Varsha’, I felt the urge to do something purely commercial. My search ended when Parto Ghosh offered me ‘Surya’. My character in the film is that of a rogue, who makes a living by killing people. He falls in love with a widow, played by Natanya Singh Minhas from Chandigarh. Since the woman comes from a rigid Rajasthani background, she cannot accept another man in her life. The film is all about how this conflict gets resolved.” Apart from acting in another film — ‘Saazish’ — Milind is concentrating on his first production project, titled ‘Rules — Pyar ka superhit formula’. Informed Milind, who recently turned a film producer, “I had my fill as a television artiste. Then came films, with their larger than life elements. Lately I produced a serial, titled, ‘Hubahu’, for Sony. Film production is a new field for me and I have chosen it to promote fresh talent. My first production has an all-new cast. The director Parvati Balagopalan is new; Meera Vasudevan, the female lead is also new.” Playing the lead opposite Milind in this Lucky Star film Surya is a Chandigarh girl. Natanya Singh Minhas, who has roots in the city, laboured hard for matching the performance of Milind. A student of Lawrence School, Sanawar, Natanya comes from an Army background. Natanya is working in two other films — ‘Fantoosh’, a six-crore budget film, where she plays Cleopatra and ‘Yaaron ki baarat’. Later during the day, music of ‘Surya’ was released at Hotel Mountview by Jaspal Bhatti. |
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Nod to art gallery for Lalit Kala Akademi Chandigarh, May 1 For the akademi, which has been constantly pushing the administration for a space to exhibit art works and conduct lectures and workshops, the move could not have come in a more appropriate time. “We are planning to conduct a series of workshops and other activities which will need plenty of space and with the administration providing the library basement we can heave a sigh of relief,” said Mr Shiv Singh, chairman of the akademi. Though the Chandigarh Arts Council was constituted nearly a decade ago all three academies which come under it — the Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi the Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi and Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Akademi — were allotted space on October 10 last year. After shifting to its proper office last year, all activities of the council and the akademies, which were earlier conduced from the residences of the respective chairpersons moved under the same roof. But the Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi was still at the mercy of Government Museum and Art Gallery or the exhibition hall of the Government College of Art in Sector 10 to conduct painting exhibitions and workshops. The final approval from the administration came after Mr Virendra Singh, Adviser, Chandigarh Administration, visited the Aakademi to salute the senior artists of the city as part of Artists Day celebrations. But the akademi is waiting for funds to go ahead with the renovation work. “Now that we have a proper place for the gallery, it is turn of the Chandigarh Arts Council to release the fund for the renovation work,” said Mr Shiv Singh. The renovation work includes installation of a proper lighting system, screens and building of cubicle for storage. Meanwhile the akademi has already started purchasing chairs and other equipment for organising conferences. “The Art Council has already given us Rs 2 lakh to conduct art related activities but to conduct these we need all the necessary infrastructure. So we have started with the renovation work”, he added. |
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