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Where kids of a lesser God prosper Chandigarh May, 29 True to its name, “Vatika”, a school for deaf and dumb children, has virtually made them bloom and shine like flowers, despite their
handicap. The school, being run by the Punjab IAS Officers Wives Association in Sector 19, has helped many such children feel special, complete and loved. “More than anything else, we want every child moving out from our school to be strong and professionally equipped to take on the rigours of life, more confidently than even normal children do,” remarks Mrs B.J. Singh, senior vice-president of the association . It is as a result of such overall training that the list of passouts from the school who have got jobs is endless. “We feel very proud of our children when their employers say that they are even better than their other workers, as our sole objective is to make them rounded personalities,” says a beaming Mrs Reet Dang, who has remained associated with the school as its honorary principal, ever since its inception. While 8 boys from the school are employed at a mushroom farm, some have got government jobs and the girls are doing well running their own beauty parlours. They feel proud that they are not just independent but are in a position to supplement family income. About 100 special children are not just pursuing their academics but are being trained in one vocation or the other, to be financially independent. You name it and the school, which gets 90 per cent aid from the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, has all possible facilities. Started in the year 1992 with just 20 children, the school has come a long way. Today it can boast of equipping the children with not just conventional skills like tailoring, candle-making and canning of chairs but even the latest like typing and computers. Apart from having two group hearing aid machines, the school has its own audiometer and IQ testing facility. “The school may today seem just the perfect place for any child impaired with hearing and speech, but it is due to the relentless efforts of all our past and present members that we have been able to achieve so much,” says Mrs Meena
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students seek early counselling Chandigarh, May 29 Students said they were informed before their CAT examinations that the counselling would be conducted by the end of May. “We still do not have any information about the Counselling schedule”, a student said. The examination and the interviews were conducted by April end. Students said after attending the final counselling they would be sure of their standing in the final merit list and could pay the admission amounts. In case their admission was not secure, they could try their hands at other centres. Sources said the students were expected to deposit security amounts of about Rs 25,000 each with the university. Prof K.K. Mangla, Chairman of University Business School, said there was slight problem in working out last minute details in implementation of the counselling schedule. The department was hopeful of completing the formalities in a couple of weeks. He said despite this delay the counselling programme could be over at least one month, earlier than last year. It was also pointed out that students on the waiting lists were more seriously affected due to the delay. Since their admissions were not secure, they did not want to deposit money in outside institutions and feel sorry in case a vacancy arose at the PU department later. The department has assured that minimum time would be taken to save inconvenience to students. |
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PU to decide on fee hike today Chandigarh, May 29 The meeting will be conducted under the chairmanship of Prof
K.N.Pathak, Vice-Chancellor. The committee members include Principal Usha Gupta, Prof Charanjit
Chawla, Dr Dinesh Talwar, DPI(Punjab), DPI (UT), Mr Ashok Goyal, Principal S.C. Marriya and the Registrar. The main issue is whether the PU will implement the fee structure proposed by the Punjab Government in its colleges and the campus or not. Due to differences at the Syndicate meeting, the university had decided to constitute a special committee on the issue. A special committee, which was asked to look into the issue, has already accepted the proposal of the Punjab Government which members said was “under protest”. The matter will, however, be decided by the sub-committee. The new fee structure would mean an increase of 15-20 times than the existent fee. There are suggestions about the university that instead of hiking the fee, the university should go in for a differential fee structure. |
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BCA III result declared Chandigarh, May 29 |
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CCET’s affiliation with PU approved Chandigarh, May 29 Sources in the UT Education Department told Chandigarh Tribune today that the case has now been forwarded to the AICTE headquarters for its final nod and the council’s decision is expected shortly. Members of the AICTE’s regional office had inspected the college again earlier this month. “The committee is understood to have recommended CCET’s affiliation with the university to the council,” sources said. The affiliation process also saw some controversy, with allegations being levelled against a senior official associated with the college for “sabotaging” the process for personal gains, and thereby misleading the UT Administration as well as the council by submitting incorrect reports. It may be recalled that Central Polytechnic College in Sector 26 had been upgraded to the status of the Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology about a year ago, following which it had been pursuing its case for affiliation. The council had earlier rejected the CCET’s case for affiliation on grounds that its infrastructure was inadequate. It had highlighted certain shortcomings in the availability of equipment, computers, classroom space and furniture, which sources said have now been made up. Besides, the issue of identifying faculty to conduct classes has also been resolved, with some teachers from Punjab Engineering College being nominated for taking classes at the CCET and some faculty members being appointed on contract. The UT Administration had projected a requirement of Rs 4 crore to build up the college’s infrastructure, which could be made available under a World Bank grant-in-aid scheme. Work had begun last month on a new academic block, which would have five blocks. Departments of electronics and electrical communication, applied science, computer engineering and information and technology will be housed in a single block, while mechanical engineering and electrical engineering departments will be housed in a separate block. One block each has been earmarked for workshops, student activities centre and library, administration and computer
centre. After the CPC was upgraded to the status of the CCET, additional space for lecture halls, laboratories and workshops was required, which was not available in the existing building which housed the CPC. |
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Summer club for toddlers Panchkula, May 29 To have a fun-filled summer, children will indulge in dancing, tasting, touching, hearing, seeing and feeling information through activities like fun explorations, theatre games, and play. Children will learn new skills, sharpen their intellect and make new friends. Eurokids lays emphasis on making children all-rounder, who can use their five senses effectively and who enjoy exploring and gaining new knowledge. Children are exposed to a comfortable, colourful environment with international facilities as they develop their skills and build up their confidence. |
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DAV students visit
Tribune office Chandigarh, May 29 “Since it had never visited a newspaper office, I was curious to know about its functioning,” said an inquisitive Vipul, a student of class IX, The students were accompanied by their teachers, Mrs Harneet Kaur and Mrs Suvidha. “We are grateful to The Tribune for providing this opportunity to our students, which has been a unique learning experience for them”, said Mrs Harneet Kaur. About 50 students from class V visited the office. Refreshments were also served to them. |
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Lok Adalat: 3000 summoned Chandigarh, May 29 Giving details about the cases, the UT Chief Judicial Magistrate, Mr C.L. Mohal, said that while disposing the summary challans, lenient view would be taken by the courts. Mr Mohal added that 16 benches of Lok Adalat had been constituted to deal with a total of 600 cases.
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Flesh trade case: directive to cops Chandigarh, May
29 The UT Police had moved an application yesterday stating that the addresses furnished by the girls were found to be doubtful therefore they could not be released till their addresses were found true. The UT Police had arrested the four suspects, including three girls and a pimp-cum driver, in the case on May 24. |
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