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VC has put ‘PU coaches back on track’ Chandigarh, July 2 The Vice-Chancellor has made sincere efforts in the field of academics, however, there are certain areas in the system which need some more attention, feel the faculty members. Mr Malwinder Singh Kang, the outgoing president of the Panjab University Campus Students Council, said Professor Pathak as the Vice-Chancellor was accessible to the students. Mr Gopal Krishan Chatrath, a senior Fellow, said the Vice-Chancellor should be careful in choosing people around him for counselling. Prof Charanjit Chawla, a Fellow from the local SGGS Khalsa College, said Professor Pathak deserved an extension because he had put the “coaches of the university academics back on the track. The train has started to pick up speed and his stay is in the interest of the university.” Moreover, the fund-starved university has also improved its financial position, he added. Mr Ashok Goel, also a Fellow, supported the Vice-Chancellor’s extension. Principal P.S.Sangha, Principal of the local SGGS College, said the extension meant continuity of ideas and Professor Pathak had shown a zeal for excellence. |
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Dismal show by govt school kids Panchkula, July 2 According to information available, as many as 5611 students studying in 127 government schools, private schools and schools recognised by the board, had appeared in the examination conducted in April. However, only 2525 students managed to clear the examinations. In fact, no student has been able to secure the minimum pass marks in at least two government schools- Government High School, Gobindpur and Government Middle School,
Dabra. The pass percentage of private schools, including senior secondary, high and middle schools, is 61.36 per cent, as compared to a pass percentage of a mere 36. 50 per cent in the government schools. The preliminary analysis of the results of various schools by District Education Office
(DEO) shows that no school has been able to achieve a 100 per cent result. However, officials said that this time the government schools in the district had fared better than last year. For a change, it was boys who shone in the results of Class VIII examination conducted by Board of School Education, Haryana. Two of the three top positions were won by boys, and three toppers were from the peripheral towns of Panchkula. Prakash Pande from Maha Anand High School, Raipur
Rani, has topped in the district by securing 88.8 percent marks , while Monica Saini of
M.G. High School, Raipur Rani, secured the second position by securing 88.16 per cent marks. The third position in the district was won by Jaskaran of Strawn Barke High School, Kalka. In Panchkula town, the top three positions were won by Sharmila ( 86.5%), Akanksha (86.2 %) and Rimpy (84%), of New India Senior Secondary School . Six students of the school secured over 80 per cent marks, while 12 secured over 75 per cent. |
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Supplementary exams from Sept 9 SAS Nagar, July 2 This includes candidates of matriculation and plus two examinations who have been placed in the category of reappear or compartment in the examination (humanities and vocational streams) conducted during March 2003. Candidates are required to send their admission forms by July 22 without late fee. Thereafter, the admission forms will be accepted with a late fee of Rs 500 till August 5. A special chance will be given to candidates who could not clear reappear or compartment in the matriculation or plus two examinations during March 2003. The examination will be conducted in September. Students need to submit their forms till August 5 along with a ‘special’ fee of Rs 1500. |
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Shortage of teachers led to poor results Panchkula, July 2 The pass percentage of government senior secondary schools (Class XII result ) in the district was a mere 42.25 per cent, during the annual examinations being conducted by Board of School Education, Haryana this year, while the pass percentage of government high schools and government senior secondary schools during the Class X Board examination was 39.8 per cent. The dismal performance of government schools in the district was repeated during the Class VIII results of various government schools declared by the board today. A mere 36. 50 per cent students studying in government schools managed to make it through, as compared to an overall pass percentage of 45 percent. Sources in the Education department say that almost 20 per cent of the posts of school master/lecturer/ physical training instructor in the district are lying vacant. Interestingly, while most of the seats in the schools located in Panchkula town, and even in its semi-urban peripheral towns of Pinjore, Kalka and Barwala have no vacancies, maximum vacancies are in the schools located in the far flung villages of Barwala and Raipur
Rani. It may be noted that the results of most schools in these villages have been dismal. Panchkula being considered a prize posting, it is generally the spouses ( in government teaching jobs) of the Who’s Who in the state, who” manage a posting” in the district, remarked a senior officer of state Education department. As a result 28 posts of lecturers, 34 of Social Studies/English masters,11 Science masters, 77 drawing teachers, two Physical Training Instructors and 11 Sanskrit teachers are lying vacant. With a number of posts of Social Science/English masters lying vacant, the results of Social Sciences and particularly, English, have plummeted in both Class X and XII. The District Education Officer, Mrs Phool
Khatri, when contacted, admitted that the poor show of government schools in the board examinations was a result of shortage of staff. She, however, maintained that the staff had been rationalised and, wherever possible, the staff had been posted from the towns to village schools. She added that if only one teacher for particular subject was available in a school in the urban areas, he could not be posted against a vacant post in a village school. |
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Honour for Brahm Prakash Chandigarh, July 2 It is significant to mention here that out of about 70 total members in the National Lalit Kala Akademi, about 16 are nominated by the council. Out of these 16, only 10 are nominated on the general council of the akademi as eminent artists. Speaking to The Tribune, Prof Brahm Prakash said he had earlier also served as eminent artist on the Akademi’s general council. The nomination will stand for five years, which is the term of the Akademi. He has represented Indian in various major international art exhibitions since 1976. He has to his credit the coveted awards like Vth International Triennale India by the National Academy of Art, 1982, New Delhi, National award by the National Academy of Art, 1980, WG Archer Award for outstanding contribution. He is perhaps the only artist from the region whose art works are collected by institutions and people all over the world. |
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ABVP stages dharna Chandigarh, July 2 Saurabh Joshi, secretary, said the students had not received the marks cards of BA III till the last date of the submission of admission forms so a number of them had been left out. |
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Corruption case: CBI files reply Chandigarh, July 2 While filing the reply in the court of the District and Sessions Judge, Mr H.S. Bhalla, the CBI said it had no objection to the pre-arrest bail application moved by him. The
hearing of the bail application was adjourned for tomorrow for arguments. The applicant alleged that last time he was called by the CBI on June 28 and was threatened that he would be implicated in the corruption case or any other case if he did not help it in arresting Babu, another suspect. Meanwhile, the corruption case involving the magistrates will come up for hearing tomorrow. |
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‘Aunty’ remanded in police custody Chandigarh, July 2 “The girl, Tisha, whom I know, had worked with me about one-and-a-half year ago. For the past few days I was in the Tihar Jail and undergoing treatment as I have stones in the kidney”, she said. Kiran was produced in the court of the UT Chief Judicial Magistrate, Mr C.L. Mohal, in the afternoon by the Delhi police following the production warrants issued under the Prevention of Immoral and Trafficking Act by the Judicial Magistrate, Mr Phalit Sharma. A call girl racket being operated from New Delhi was busted by the Chandigarh Police on May 25. The police arrested Kavya (21) and Tisha (20), both residents of New Delhi, and Divya (25) , a resident of Panchkula, along with Anil Sharma. Kavya and Divya were released on bail, while Tisha and Anil are still lodged in the Model Burail Jail. Kiran, who was allegedly running a dance troupe, was supplying girls to various states, including New Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh. While talking about her family, she said: “My husband was a businessman and I have two children. The Chandigarh police never visited my house. Only my neighbours informed me that policemen questioned them about my whereabouts”. Meanwhile, Mr Mohal remanded her in police custody till July 4. Acting on defence counsel plea that she had stones in the kidney, the CJM directed the police to get her medically examined at the General Hospital, Sector 16. |
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Sukhna case fixed for July 9 Chandigarh, July 2 In a petition, Naya Gaon resident Dr B. Singh had earlier produced development plan of Haryana. Describing it as “death warrant”, he had stated that the plan would stop the inflow of rain water in to Sukhna Lake, rendering it a dumping ground for waste material. City resident Pritpal Singh Sodhi had added that the lake would be destroyed if the level was raised. He had further asserted that the pressure would increase by 40 per cent on the adjoining buildings if the level was raised by two feet. Dr Singh, meanwhile, asserted that Haryana wanted its own lake within the state territory. He alleged that the Chandigarh Administration, under the influence of Haryana Government, was maintaining silence and was not taking any measure to stop such plan. Giving details, he stated that Sukhna Lake was the pride of millions and life line for the people living in and around the city. He also produced letters from the Prime Minister and the Minister of Urban Development, Government of India, issuing directions to the governments of Haryana and Punjab not to indulge in urbanisation of the periphery area around Chandigarh. According to him, the former Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Bhajan Lal and a former Punjab Governor, during Governor’s rule in 1985, left the matter of urbanisation in the periphery area to the Prime Minister of India as per provision in the Periphery Act. Accordingly, the Prime Minister directed the states of Punjab and Haryana to develop and urbanise the periphery area as per the guidance. |
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HC notice
to PGI Director on monkey menace Chandigarh, July 2 The case will now come up for further hearing on July 8. Earlier, during the proceedings, the High Court was informed that the monkeys roaming in the area were the ones released from the animal house. The court had earlier issued notice of motion to the Chandigarh Administration, the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh and other respondents, asking them to give details of the steps taken to tackle the problem after treating a letter in this regard as a petition. |
Learning presentation skills with Mukul Verma Chandigarh, July 2 Drawing from the latest trend, a city-based academy called Activ is all set to offer comprehensive training to the beginners in the fields of TV news reading, anchoring and radio jockeying, which is more than a rage nowadays. With a long schedule ahead, Director Operations of the Academy, Manu Dhingra, yesterday began by inviting the famous production man Mukul Verma to town. Handed over the responsibility of breaking the ice for 25 participants in the 15 day workshop, Mukul set off in his patent jubilant style. With a rich experience as a new reader and an anchor with DD and later as a renowned presenter, Mukul Verma was obviously the first choice to set the ball rolling. He conducted the first session with participants in the Sector 8 office of Activ. Judging the pulse of the participants, Mukul straight came to the point, introducing them to nuances of the presentation world. Himself a presenter (Mukul presents two programmes — Sawaal Surile on DD and Couples Game Show on ETV), Mukul began his journey as a singer. Later he diversified into news reading which did not interest him because of the dearth of challenge. Finally, the big break for Mukul came when he conceived and directed the pulse polio campaign featuring Amitabh Bachchan for DD. Once the campaign happened, there was no looking back for Mukul, who has many documentaries to his credit. Making a mention of the expanding world of TV and radio, Mukul stated that talent could be infused into people. “You have to have a spark. If you have some fraction of talent, it can be fully honed.” Consequent sessions will be conducted by Munnavvar Alam (DD Metro), Nishant (Star Plus), Ashima Arora (Discovery channel). |
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