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UBS alumni body institutes gold medal
Chandigarh, October 3
The Panjab University Business School Alumni Association has instituted a gold medal for toppers that will be presented each year at the alumni reunion.
This was stated by Prof Satish Kapoor, in charge of the department’s alumni relations cell, while addressing a press conference here today. This year, the award will be given to the topper of Master’s in Business Administration (Human resources) in memory of an alumnus who lost his life in a road accident.
Exchange programme concludes
Chandigarh, October 31
A 15-day sculpture study exchange programme involving students of the College of Fine Arts, Chennai, and the local Government College of Art concluded here today.
All nooks and corners of the Sculpture Department, even hostels, were occupied by students using tools for making creations.
Participants of the study exchange programme between the Government College of Art, Sector 10, Chandigarh, and Government College of Fine Art, Chennai, pose in the backdrop of the sculpture they created during the 15-day-long workshop which concluded on Friday.
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PU students to hold debate on liberal thinking
Chandigarh, October 31
Challenging the traditional subjects for academic debates in educational institutions, students of Panjab University have picked a controversial subject, “Liberal thinking: path to moral and social degradation”, for a debate scheduled for November 5. The debate is being organised by students of the Department of Chemical Engineering in collaboration with the Panjab University Campus Students Council.
Shriram Educare coming to city
Chandigarh, October 31
Shriram Educare, a Delhi-based educational society, which is running several Shriram schools in and around Delhi, is now spreading its wings to Chandigarh and Punjab.
It has entered into a technical collaboration with Ananda International School to establish a new school on the outskirts of Chandigarh on an 11-acre site.
Young turks put together a classic production
Chandigarh, October 31
Dressed as charmers, the senior wing students of Vivek High School, Sector 38, today reflected their obsession for theatre which runs as part of the curriculum at school. Ready to soar and make their founder’s day production, “My Fair Lady” a fair success, the students kept busy all day putting their final acts together.
Police custody for tantrik
Panchkula, October 31
Controversial tantrik R.K. Sharma, who was arrested by the police for
allegedly duping innocent persons of lakhs of rupees on the pretext of
solving their personal problems through tantra was today produced
before a local court and was remanded in police custody for two days.
One-year RI for truck driver
Chandigarh, October 31
A truck driver, Parlad Singh, was today sentenced to one-year rigorous imprisonment for causing death due to rash and negligent driving. He was also fined Rs 500.
The complainant, Jagdish, a head constable with the UT police who was present on the spot, lodged a complaint that the accused was driving a truck in negligent manner when the truck ran over a girl, Keshav Mati, in Sector 26.
High Court
Upheld
Chandigarh, October
31
The High Court on Friday upheld the orders of the Central
Administrative Tribunal dismissing an application filed by a Kendriya
Vidyalaya teacher, accused of trying to molest a student at his
residence. He had challenged his termination orders.
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