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May 21, 2003, Chandigarh, India
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Students’ charity work goes down the drain
The order to collect donations for the society had come from the District Education Office, informed a source. The letter had directed the school to engage its students to help the society in their fundraising activity, but later the District Education Officer asked it to abort the entire mission. However, the new order came a bit too late for the students, who had already collected more than Rs 15,000, said the source. The notification, which followed the first order by the DEO office, had asked the school to either utilise the collected amount in development activities of the school or return it to its donors. The school finally decided to return the funds to the donors, the source added. But the students have been made to look foolish, let alone the extra amount of work they will have to put in to return the money. “First we went door to door in our locality to raise the fund and when we collected it we were asked to return it to the donors. To tally the amount and then give it to the donors will need a lot of time and effort,” said students. The Shubh Karman Manav Mangal Society, which claims to be a registered social service society dedicated to the cause of orphans, handicapped, widows and destitute, provided the students with a few incentives to get them involved in the job — a certificate of appreciation for collection of Rs 50, a certificate and a bronze medal for collection of Rs 100, a certificate and a silver medal for Rs 250, a certificate and a gold medal for Rs 500 and a trophy and a certificate for collection of Rs 1,000. However, the problem is not just confined to the students. Even members of the society are grumbling over the indecision of the Education Department. “We approached a few government schools in the city after getting an authorised letter signed by the Deputy District Education Officer and after distributing the forms and other material we were asked by the DEO to withdraw these without citing any reason,” said a source from the society. When contacted, the District Education Officer, Ms Rajesh Chaudhury, said the first letter ordering the society to operate at the school level was issued earlier but when the matter was brought to her notice, she immediately sent the second letter abolishing the fund raising practice. “I do not think that it is appropriate to involve schoolchildren in such activities. They are welcome to do social service at personal level,” she added. As the students of the GMSSS, Sector 35, are still indecisive about how to go ahead with this task of retuning the money, the parents are questioning the authority’s role. “The Education Department should be wise enough not to allow such organisations to operate at school level. So it was wrong on their part to allow the schools to get involved with fundraising activities in the first place,” they grieved.  |
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AFFILIATED PRIVATE COLLEGES Chandigarh, May 20 Approximately 95 colleges out of about 116 affiliated to the university are non-government colleges and cater to about of 80 per cent of education in the colleges. A proposal with regard to streamlining the fee structure in colleges was moved by Principal M.L. Anand, a former fellow and a syndic. The university has constituted a committee to dwell into all aspects of the case before any formal recommendation. The committee members under the chairmanship of Prof Ramesh Kapoor, Dean College Development Council, include Principal Anand, Principal Tarsem Bahia, Mr S.S.Hundal, Mr Rajinder Bhandari, Principal A.C.Vaid, Principal Jaswant Singh, Mr Ashok Sachdeva and Dr Isher Singh, president of the Non-Government Colleges’ Management. The committee will discuss “ the possibility of fixing the maximum fee (in lumpsum), including all funds, to be charged by the private colleges on the pattern of Bachelor of Business Administration and Bachelor of Computer Application courses”. The proposal is worth a mention in the context that different colleges have different fee structures. Even the price of prospectus being charged by different colleges is different. Colleges charge varying rates on account of different funds. Interestingly, one college in the Ludhiana zone charges “lawn fee”, an account which does not exist in the university guidelines. A fellow of the university said there were certain other heads also where the colleges charged funds. The fee collected in colleges can be broadly classified under three heads: university charges, government charges and the college share. A student pays enrollment, registration, migration, sports development, youth welfare and alumni funds, besides certain others as funds for the university. Students in private colleges pay tuition fee and admission fee to the government and contribute under the student aid fund, building fund, college management fund, house examination and breakage charges as part of the college funds. Major differences can be noted in fee collected from private colleges in different cities. However, the discussion to have a common fee structure in the private colleges is unlikely to yield any positive result due to several reasons, if one went by arguments of senior academician and college principals. The Punjab Government grants are shrinking in the annual education budgets. No posts for teachers have been increased by the state since 1981 while the student and the teacher strength, during the same period, have grown almost thrice. Colleges need resources for which fees is one avenue. “Private colleges are known to have varying standards and facilities for the students. Colleges in the city are better equipped than the rural colleges and corresponding are the standards of facilities. This naturally meant different fee structure as colleges in rural areas were aware of the general financial conditions of the families of students”, a college principal said. It was also pointed out that in a large number of cases students who in schools paid Rs 10,000 annually and even more in the name of donations were protesting against expensive education in colleges. One pertinent related issue is that instead of a uniform fee structure, the university needs to consider a proposal of a differential fee structure. Each segment of students should be charged as per their paying capacity. This will protect the interests of the poor and needy meritorious students.
Chandigarh, May 20 It has been pointed out that as many as 40 examiners are at work and rules and regulations are being followed. Following last year’s complaints by students certain reformatory steps had been taken to improve the evaluation process which included the appointment of head examiner in each paper. “Students are advised not to give credence to rumour mongers who misinform. They may rest assured that utmost care is being taken to ensure a fair assessment of their performance”, the note says. The note adds “evaluation is highly confidential and anyone talking about it outside the examinations is a criminal act. The intentions are unethical and illegal”. |
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PU student held for fraud Chandigarh, May 20 Barinder Singh Kalika, student of fourth semester in Department of Laws was picked up by a police team from Room No 36, Block 3 of the Boys Hostel No 5, at Panjab University. The police is yet to recover the ‘fake’ certificates of Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Uttaranchal. He had allegedly submitted attested photocopies of BA I, II and III certificates while taking admission in the department. Interestingly, Barinder, hailing from Patiala, has just passed Class XII from a Patiala-based school. He had purchased the certificates for Rs 45,000. The police was on look out for the person(s) from whom, Barinder had purchased the certificates. Acting on a secret information, the crime branch of the police led by Sub-Inspector Bhupinder Singh started investigations in the case. After verification of the submitted photocopies from the Utaranchal-based university, it was revealed the certificates were fake. Barinder Singh has been booked under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120B. OC |
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Thodi Masti Thodi Dhoom for
freshers Chandigarh, May 20 While the students of the first batch and the second batch welcomed the newcomers with dance numbers, the new batch provided entertainment in the form of a ramp show. Jimmy was elected Mr Fresher, while Chanchal Rathore was elected Ms Fresher in the contest. Cdr Trilochan Singh Trewn, Ex-Chief Engineer, Merchant Navy, presided over the function. He advised students to be confident and self-dependent in life. Mr G.L. Kaushal, Director of the institute, welcomed the guests. |
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SCHOOL WORLD P R E S S U R E
YOU put pressure on something when you apply force to it. The amount of pressure depends on two things -- the size of the force, and more importantly, the size of the area on which force is applied. The smaller the area, greater will be the pressure. This explains why it is easier to drive a nail with a sharp end into a piece
of wood that a nail with a blunt end. This also explains why a camel's large, flat feet prevent it from sinking into the sand in a desert. There are many such examples. It is easy to cut fruit with a sharp knife than with a bunt knife
because the area under the edge of a sharp knife is relatively lesser and hence the
pressure applied by the blade is more. Take the case of a haversack. the area of the straps passing over the shoulders is wider. Since the area is more, the pressure of the haversack's weight on the shoulder is less than would be in the case of a thin strap. Take the case of a large
passenger or cargo aircraft. It has several sets of wheels so that the pressure or force of the
aircraft while landing is spread over a larger area for a smoother landing.
Pressure in Liquids Unlike solids and gases, liquids cannot be compressed under pressure. When pressure is applied to a liquid in a container, the pressure is passed on through the liquid. This characterstic has many uses, especially in liquids. One common example is the hydraulic brake system in vehicles. The
pressure exerted on a car's brake pedal is passed on to a container of brake fluid by a small piston. This pressure is then passed on through the brake fluid until it reaches the larger piston that act on the brake pads or discs with increased effect. How & Why Formula : Pressure P = F x A where : P is pressure,
F is Force, and A is area. Pressure is measured in Newtons per square meters (Nm2), Force in Newtons (N) and area in square meters (m2). Example : If a weight
exerting a force of 500 N is supported on a base area of 0.5 m2, what pressure does it exert on the ground ? P = F x A = 500 x 0.5 = 250 Nm2 Uses of Pressure Manometer: It is used to detect changes in atmospheric pressure. It is a U-shaped tube containing liquid. As normal atmospheric pressure pushes down the liquid, the levels of the liquid are equal on both sides of the tube. When one side undergoes a
change in pressure, the levels are unbalanced. The difference in pressure acting on either tube can be measured by the change in the levels of the liquid. Barometer : It is also used to measure changes in atmospheric pressure. The mercury barometer is one of the most common types . A basic mercury baroimeter consists of a glass tube standing vertically in a container of
mercury. As the atmospheric pressure rises or falls, it places varying degree of pressure on the surface of the mercury. During period of high pressure, mercury is forced further upo the tube, while during low pressure, the level of mercury in the tube falls. There is a vacum at the top of the tube so that the mercury is free to fill the space when it rises. Altimeter : It is used by pilots, mountaineers and scientists to measure altitude. It consists of a vacum box, which becomes compressed when the surrounding atmospheric pressure acts upon it. A pointer is attacked to the box, which moves around a dial as the pressure changes. The dial shows how high above sea level a person is. Higher a person ascends, lower is the atmospheric pressure and hence less compressed is the vacum box. Syringe : It is used to inject medicines into a
patient. It is the simplest type of pump, consisting of a cylinder with a close fitting piston inside it. To fill the syringe with liquid, the piston is pushed inside the cylinder, whichforces the air out through the needle. When the piston is drawn out again, a vacum is created inside the cylinder, which draws liquid through the needle into the cylinder. Siphon : It is used to transfer liquid from a high level container into a low level container without the use of a pump. When a siphon s "primed", that is sucking out the air from the tube, the liquid continues t flow through the tube even when the sucking is
stopped. This is because the pressure inside the tube is reduced by sucking out the air. The greater
pressure outside, therefore, continues to push the liquid through the tube until the high level container is empty. |
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Discuss judicial affairs: HC lawyers Chandigarh, May 20 The advocates asserted: “Dark clouds are looming over the judicial horizon. Corruption in judiciary is at an all-time high. News items regarding the involvement of the Judges in the scams are being regularly published, making it embarrassing for all concerned.... That some judges are allegedly involved in corrupt practices or improper behaviour is not the cardinal issue here, though the arrest of former Delhi High Court Judge Shameet Mukherjee and senior most District and Sessions Judge
R.M. Gupta has brought the issue to the fore again.” “The vital issue here is the appointment, in the first place, of corrupt persons who have no compunctions, who cannot resist temptation.... Some method to check corruption has to be evolved like keeping a record of the assets of the Judges before they join the office and at the time of retirement,” the members concluded. |
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Bhardwaj appears on
TV Chandigarh, May 20 He said he was not absconding, but seeking legal remedy and would move the highest court to get justice. |
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Singing contest for Rafi Award-2003 Chandigarh, May 20 The male participants will sing Rafi numbers and the female Lata’s numbers. There will be three trophies, the Rafi Award and two runners-up trophies in both categories. These trophies will be given away by a film personality at the society’s annual feature Rafi Nite to be held in November this year. Last year these awards were given away by the music director
Pyarelal. Entries close with Mr B.D. Sharma, 3035, Sector 29-D, Chandigarh, on June 7. |
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Poetry — the melody of
heart Chandigarh, May 20 He demonstrated how such terms as syllable, metre, rhythm, rhyme, beat, tempo and pattern, though familiar, are not identified with the uninitiated with the essential structure of poetry. He wondered how a vast majority of harmony does not respond to poetry despite the fact that poetry is an exclusive art form that springs from the heart beats of life. Even the word, Uni-verse, he pointed out, means that the cosmos maintains its essential unity because at the bottom, it is one magnificent poem. Himself a widely acclaimed poet, who has also been awarded the famous Editor’s Choice Award by the American Poetry Association, California, USA, Dr Bhatti laid the base of his talk “poetry appreciation and recitation of poems” by first sketching the etymological context of the fine art of poetry. Poetry was born when the primitive man began to dance in the celebration of life to the crude beats of the improvised drums,” he said, adding that poetry is a virtual dance in words. Justifiably the crowning glory of the 64 fine arts, poetry, Dr Bhatti said, is the crowning glory of all art, as it is the closest to heart and to life. Born as it was out of the man’s urge to give another shape to depression or to elation, poetry is an extension of life’s most heart-felt feelings, rendered in some sort of a musical pattern that further adds melody to itself as it is repeated in a rhythmic style, so basic to poetry. Dr Bhatti also recited his own poems to show how music is wedded to melody. Through the verses recited at Art Folio, Dr Bhatti proved that poetry is music in words or more precisely, is the art of painting word pictures. |
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