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Govt college gets Grade A from NAAC Chandigarh, May 7 Grade A is the second-highest grade awarded by the NAAC. This was stated here today by the Principal, Ms S. Tangri. |
HIGH COURT Chandigarh, May 7 It also asked the names and number of commercial organisations allotted land for running institutes/ schools. Resuming hearing in a public interest litigation (PIL) regarding alleged irregularities in allotment of 5.7 acres to influential persons, including two sons of a sitting Judge of the High Court, by the UT Administration, the Bench asked the Administration to submit a list of allottees who had been allotted land for running schools and institutions. In its order, the Bench noted that land was allotted to “private limited company” without any uniform policy being followed or the allotment being made on a uniform basis. The Bench also said the UT Administration had on January 19, 2002, taken a policy decision to consider allotment of land for religious/social/cultural/educational purposes to such societies and trust that were registered in Chandigarh for five years. However, Chandigarh Law Institute Private Limited, which was allotted land in Sector 38-A, the Bench noted, was a commercial venture. It also came to light that the allotment was made despite the stand of the officials of the Estate Office, Chandigarh, that the institute was neither registered at Chandigarh nor was it five-year-old and, therefore, not eligible to seek allotment. The Bench noted that overlooking or overruling the view of the officials, the Estate Officer decided to place the matter before the screening committee. Finally, land was allotted to the institute. Records also showed that the rate at which land was allotted was not in conformity with the existing rates for a commercial venture. The Bench could not find any record of the deliberations of the screening committee in the record submitted to the court. In its order, the Bench noted that availability of sites was kept a closely guarded secret and everything was done in a clandestine manner. It observed that the government was a trustee of the public and could not be allowed to breach the trust. Earlier, advocate Ajay Kaushik, counsel for petitioner, moved an application before the Bench seeking handing over of the case to the CBI for proper investigation. However, the Bench asked him to file the application in the registry. The case will now come up on May 18.
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Bail plea of immigration racket accused dismissed Panchkula, May 7 High drama was witnessed at the District Courts Complex here today after his bail plea was rejected by the CJM, Mr Gulab Singh.Several complainants, who had gathered at the court, complained to the police in writing that Sikka had taken huge amounts from them on the pretext of sending them to New Zealand. Sources said fresh complaints were being investigated by the Economic Offences Wing and the DSP, Mr Rajesh Duggal, was probing the matter. Sikka was arrested by the police on May 2 on a complaint of Mr Narinder Behl, a resident of Sector 21, on the charge of defrauding him of Rs 1.46 lakh on the prestext of sending him to New Zealand.
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Glamour girl ‘not cut out for politics’ Chandigarh, May 6 If it was actor- director- turned- politician Sunil Dutt and Bollywood baddie Mukesh Rishi to give a boost to the Congress candidate Pawan Bansal’s campaign yesterday, the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) candidate, Mr Harmohan Dhawan, had glamour girl Mahima Chaudhary as the star attraction of his election campaign today, and is hoping for Jaggu Dada aka Jackie Shroff for his campaigning tomorrow. The ‘Pardes’ girl, dressed in a white cotton churidar suit, her auburn hair flaying her face, went about on a road show. Her presence in the canvassing on Friday was restricted to her travelling about in an open jeep, smiling at the people; showing the victory sign, asking people to vote for her friend, Mr Dhawan, while enthralling the crowds with her filmi dialogues. “Well, that is what I am expected to do. People looked happy to see me,”says a tired Mahima, after she held public meetings in his favour at Sector 17 and Sector 20. “I cannot get into the issue based politics. I just do what I am capable of doing,” she offers. “Since Mr Dhawan is an old family friend, I have come here to support him,” she adds. We ask her if politics will be a natural progression for her from her career in Bollywood. “ No way,” she says. “ I am not cut out for politics, but have been campaigning for candidates, right after my first movie, ‘Pardes’. My grandmother was very active in Uttar Pradesh politics , and was a member of Indian National Congress, before the party had disintegrated. So, the family is known in the Congress circles, and I am often asked by politician friends for campaigning,” she reveals. Talking of her filmi career, Mahima reveals that she has a number of releases lined up, after a long hiatus from the silver screen. Her last movie, “Dil Hai Tumhara”, with Arjun Rampal and Priety Zinta was released more than a year ago. “My next film, “Film Star” being directed by Tanuja Chandra is due for release soon. Besides this, an English film by Anupam Kher, “ Chess” will be released later this year, and will also be screened at the Cannes Festival. I hope to be able to make it for the screening, but it coincides with the IIFA Awards, so I am not sure where I will be going,” she says. Things are surely looking up for the model-turned- actor, what with a film opposite Pakistani actor M. Rana, which, incidentally, is going to be the first legally released Bollywood film in Pakistan.”
I am also doing ‘Gumnaam’ opposite Dino Morea, and ‘The Film’ where I play a writer,’ she informs. |
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