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PU reverses decision on Department
of Evening Studies
Chandigarh, May 25 A committee chaired by the Dean University Instruction, Prof S.K. Sharma, said status quo should be maintained as far as admission to the Department of Evening Studies was concerned, implying thereby that only employed men would be eligible for admission. However, women would be allowed to join the course irrespective of whether they were working or not, just as before. Under the new framework of eligibility criterion prepared by the committee, admissions would be restricted to those in government service, any other service, employed at agricultural farms or in business. It has been specified that applicants will be required to supply evidence of his being employed and no form will be entertained without proper certificate of employment, sources said. With no issuing authority specified for such certificates in the university calendar, the committee has decided that government employees would have to obtain employment certificates from the head of the office. In case of private employment, candidates would have to produce a certificate from the firm or organisation employing the individual. Further, it would have to be attested by any MP, local MLA, any magistrate, gazetted officers, principal of any affiliated college, chairperson of any department in the university or any officer of the rank of the Assistant Registrar or above or a Fellow of the university. In addition to all this, every male applicant would be required to produce an affidavit of a first class magistrate to the effect that the applicant is employed at the address supplied by him on the admission form. The move to identify and specify the issuing authority comes in the wake of the recommendations made by another committee, constituted to deliberate the ambiguity surrounding the certificate of employment produced by the candidates during admission. This particular committee had recommended that those employed in government service should take a certificate from their employer while legal opinion be sought to define “employed in any other service”, “in private business” and “working on agricultural farms”. Interestingly, instead of considering the suggestion of the committee, the Syndicate had decided to open admissions to everybody, irrespective of the condition of employment. This was in violation of regulations for admission to the department laid down in the PU calendar. The Tribune had highlighted this fact and quoted members of the Syndicate and Senate who had said the admissions to the department had been wrongly opened. |
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Administration
hikes tuition fee Chandigarh, May 25 Officials said the decision was part of the recommendations made by a committee formed last year to study the fee hike. The UT Administrator Justice O.P. Verma, had given his nod to the proposal and the same had been conveyed to the colleges. Besides Government Colleges the hike would also apply to city-based private colleges which were aided or funded by the Administration. Thus the hike would be enforced in Government College Sector 11, Government College for Girls, Sector 11, DAV College, Sector 10, Guru Gobind Singh College, Sector 26, SD College, Sector 32, MCM DAV College, Sector 36, Government College for Girls, Sector 42, Government College, Sector 46, and also the College of Education, Sector 20. During the last academic session, Punjab had hiked the fee and then rolled it back under pressure. Chandigarh, that is bound to follow Punjab pattern, hiked the fee but did not rolled back. This led to major agitation by students. A committee was formed which also had student representatives on it. A partial roll back was then ordered. With this hike now the tuition fee for all courses is at a par. In Chandigarh, the Administration has a say only with regards to the tuition fee, others fees are the prerogative of either Panjab University or the college concerned. |
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Open school students seek
early result Chandigarh, May 25 As per the revised datesheet, the examination would end on June 21. This means the results would be out by first week of August. The students are seeking admission to various polytechnics in Punjab and Haryana on the basis of Class X examination. The counselling for seats at the polytechnics is scheduled for June and July. The students will not be able to apply for admission to various polytechnics as their Class X result will not be out by the time counselling starts. Inquiries reveal that the date of entrance test for admission to government polytechnics in Punjab through the JET was June 13 and the counselling was scheduled for July. In case of polytechnics in Haryana, the date of the entrance test was May 30 and the counselling was scheduled for the first week of July. The students have appealed to the NIOS to advance the date of declaration of the result so that they do not lose the opportunity to seek admission in professional or vocational courses in various polytechnics. The Joint Director at regional office of the National Institute of Open Schooling, Chandigarh, Dr Rajesh Kumar, said the authorities were aware about the issue. Efforts were being made to declare the result within four or five weeks from the last paper. |
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Freshers’ party at Dikshant School Chandigarh, May 25 The function started with the swearing-in ceremony of Ritu Berwal as the school captain. Prateek, Harpreet, Varsha and Varun took the oath as the captains of their respective Houses. Pre-nursery children presented rhyme that was followed by a stage show by the nursery children on “If you are happy”. The English play “Siddharth” directed by Mrs Anupam and Gopa Trehan was also staged on the occasion. Fusion dance by children was much appreciated by the audience. A fusion of yoga and gymnastics directed by Mrs Kanwarpreet kept the audience spell bound. Bhangra performance in the end stole the show Mr Madhwal from The Scindia School, Gwalior, was the chief guest. The Director of Dikshant School, Mr Mitul Dikshit, thanked the chief guest, parents and the staff for making the function a success and announced a 10-day summer camp featuring handwriting improvement capsule by an expert from Hyderabad and a dramatics workshop by Mr Kuldeep Mathur from the National School of Drama (NSD), Delhi. |
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‘Tie and dye’ workshop held
Panchkula, May 25 Addressing the participants, Mr Vijay Kumar, Principal of the local Hansraj Public School laid emphasis on good speech, good actions and punctuality. The Director, Social Service Department, Ms Neerja Anand, while speaking on drug addiction, stressed the need for the eradication of this evil from the society.  |
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Chahal is president of lawyers’ body Chandigarh, May 25 Mr Jatinder Rai Khattar, Mr V.P.S. Bhatia, Ms Veena Sharma, Mr Brijinder Singh Sodhi and Mr Virinder Garg have been re-elected as vice-presidents of LHRI. Mr Arunjeev Singh Walia has also been re-elected the press secretary. Mr O.P. Dabla and Mr Ravinder Bassi have been elected office secretaries. Mr Gurpreet S. Rangi has been elected treasurer.
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High Court The
High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Manoj Kumar, son of Mr Om Prakash Hitler, a relative of Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala. The case in which bail was granted to Manoj relates to an
alleged murder committed by him and his accomplices. The case was registered at Police Station, Dabwali Sadar, on May 16, 2000. Meanwhile, the same Bench adjourned for May 27, the hearing the bail application of Mr Hitler. Mr Hitler had been booked for his alleged involvement in a case by the Dabwali Sadar police.
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In times of trance & techno, city dances to Punjabi music
The
city residents are footloose and fancy-free, so prove the swelling crowds at numerous discotheques in the city. But are city yuppies as music savvy as their counterparts in other metros? Not really, say Disc Jockeys (DJ’s) in the city. “Youth here cannot appreciate music other than Punjabi or Hindi remix. It is only the music, the visuals of which appear on various music channels, that goes down well with the city folks. It is no for trance, techno, jazz or hip hop,” they lament. Though there is a world-wide shift towards the Punjabi music, with the best of Hip Hop 2004 rating Punjabi number “Mundiyan tu bach ke rahin” on top of its charts, but sources in the music industry say that the city folks are not following the trends. Rather they have not grown out of their Punjabi roots, informs DJ Rambo, who plays at Copper Club, “I dread playing Punjabi tunes or remix Hindi numbers in the beginning or the middle of a party. Coz once you start with Punjabi or Hindi remix, you have to continue with these and cannot revert back to jazz or rock or techno,” he says. Agrees DJ Bunny, who does private parties in the city, “Since club DJs, who belt their own tunes and play select tunes on request, do not succumb to partygoers demands, on many a occasion I have escaped being roughed up by angry partygoers when I refused to play only Punjabi or Bollywood remix numbers.” It is perhaps for this reason that Aerrizona, a discotheque in Sector 9, has kept Sunday nights reserved for foreigners, only, who enjoy Techno, jazz and trance — which otherwise is seldom churned out for local disc-goers. So even if the young and not-so-young party animals in town have heard of OHMs, laser-beam shows, or the Galileo lights, they are still to appreciate music other than Punjabi. Even at various music stores in the city, what sells is the Punjabi music. Executives at Music World confirm that almost 30 per cent of the sales is of Punjabi and old Hindi remix numbers. DJ Maneet, who mixes music at Hide Out, a disc in the neighbouring Panchkula, is dismayed that city residents prefer to remain ignorant about music other than Punjabi and Hindi remix. “In my seven years of career as a DJ in the city, I have tried to introduce trance to the folks here by organising special trance nights. Stag entry was also allowed in these parties so that people could appreciate that kind of music, but to no avail. For disco deewane of the city, music without the dhol beat cannot get them swaying,” he says. |
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Beat the heat but with caution
As
summer unfolds its drama, the main villain which dominates the season is the heat. The season plays host to a variety of diseases, which are either related to infection of the gut, like acute gastro enteritis, or due to the direct effect of the heat resulting in heat exhaustion or heat stroke. Contamination of water or food are the main culprits responsible for the infection of the gut. This is especially common in summer as food gets quickly spoilt due to rapid bacterial multiplication at high temperatures and our frequent reliance on water sources outside the house due to enhanced thirst. Most of these infections are spread through feco-oral route, says Dr Usha Dutta, Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology, PGI. After having contaminated food or water, patients may have symptoms such as diarrhoea, vomiting and abdominal cramps. These can start six to72 hours after the intake of contaminated food or water. Usually fever is not a feature. Watery or loose stools are the commonest symptoms and the stool frequency can range between four to 10 times a day. This can result in dehydration, especially if the person has associated vomiting or very high stool frequency. The symptoms of dehydration are increased thirst, decreased urine output, dryness of mouth, decreased sweating and reduced tears. This can be prevented by taking adequate fluids with salt and sugar to replenish the water and salt loss. It is essential to take sugar (or glucose), as sugar helps in better absorption of sodium and water in this situation.
Dr Dutta recommends WHO-approved ORS solution, available as sachets to be mixed in appropriate quantity of water. In the absence of WHO-ORS, she recommends an increase in the intake of easy home-made fluids, such as nimboo-pani, aam-panna and lassi, which should contain salt and sugar. On an average, about 200 ml of water is required to replenish the loss in one liquid stool in an adult. Since milk is not well tolerated during these episodes, Dr Dutta recommends curd and lassi in large quantities for these patients. In most cases, antibiotics are not required. But if there is fever, blood in stool or high stool purge rate (more than six a day) or features of dehydration, a doctor should be immediately consulted. Children are especially prone to dehydration with serious consequences and should be taken to a nearest hospital or a paediatrician at the earliest. Cholera is another water-borne contagious disease prevalent in summer. There have been reports of recent cases in and around Chandigarh. Symptoms include abdominal cramps, vomiting, greyish watery stools (also called rice-water stool), with very high stool frequency (10 to 20 times a day). This can cause life-threatening dehydration within a short span of time and patient should be immediately hospitalised. Heat stroke is another bane of the season if there is prolonged exposure to the sun. Symptoms include cramps in calf muscles, dizziness, dry and hot skin, bleeding from the nose, extreme tiredness, fainting, unconsciousness, convulsions etc. Precautions:
Avoid going out in the sun from 11 noon to 4 pm at least. Wear loose-fitting cotton clothes. When going out cover your head with a scarf or cap or use an umbrella. Before going out, drink lots of liquid containing salt. During summer, sweating increases resulting in loss of sodium. Hence the salt intake should be increased marginally in this season. Tip:
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city, it seems, has a long way to go when it comes to seeking professionalism to make their parties hep and enjoy perfect music mixes. Or so say the city club DJs, who per force are turned to mobile DJs (who play music on request). This in spite of the fact that the city boasts of the highest number of professionally trained DJs and discs in the region north of Delhi. For most city residents, the Disc Jockey is a DJ wallah, to be called for private parties, mainly marriages and other special occasions. So the Soni Sound System and Orchestra is also as much a disc jockey, as a professional DJ who has had Rigorous Training with one of the top DJs in the country. Whether the orchestra man-turned-DJ wallah can mix the sounds or provide good surround sound is of little importance to most people. “They know little about mixing music, have the shoddiest of equipment and dance floors, but compete with us because they offer services at rates as low as Rs 1,000. Since most residents are naive about the difference in quality, they go in for these so called DJs,” says DJ Vishal, a club DJ with Knock Out, Mohali. A professional DJ would charge anything between Rs 3,500 to Rs 2 lakh, depending on how fancy a set up, acoustics, 3-D sound, lights and laser beams, the host want. However, he says that there is a change with corporate houses coming to the region and organising private parties. They have brought in a culture of professionalism and those who attend these parties can now differentiate between the “orchestra wallah-turned-DJ wallah” and a trained disc jockey, he adds. Agrees Bhanu Ahuja, one of the leading DJs north of Delhi, “It is for this reason that the DJs in Chandigarh do not buy their own equipment. We have to update ourselves very frequently, and keep abreast about the latest in laser technology (like laser messages), suspended array, 3-D sound mixes etc., which are an expensive
preposition. They just set the package for clients and hire the equipment accordingly.” Bhanu’s Studio 69 rents out equipment to other DJs.
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Nepal again finds favour with tourists The
Maoist uprising in Nepal seems to have little effect on city residents, who are heading for their summer sojourn to the snow-capped peaks of Nepal. The travel and tour operators in the city say that they have booked the maximum outbound tourists from the city to Nepal. So never mind the Mao uprising and tensions there, for the city travellers are Nepal bound- ready to enjoy the snow peaked mountains , the stupas and pagodas, and, of course, the treks along ravines and streams, or the adventure sports at Pokhra. Informs Mr Ikam, executive at Bajaj Tours and Travels,”We are getting inquiries for Nepal everyday. No bookings were available for Nepal in June, but seeing the rush, Jet Airways has started a special flight to Kathmandu from May 14, and group packages as well as family packages are now available”. Agrees Mr Rohit Badhwar of Airpak International, “Nepal has once again emerged as a hot tourist destination. Each day I get several inquiries and am booking at least 15 packages a month for Nepal, since March this year. These also include several group packages”. Till a few years ago, Nepal was one of the hottest tourist spots and was also an expensive destination. But after the massacre of the royal family in 2001, the Hrithik Roshan episode and the Mao uprising, the tourist flow to the country started dwindling. This year, with the package costs coming down substantially, the tourists are again heading for Nepal. It is learnt that a three night and four day package for a couple is available for Rs 13,500 (minus the airfare). Several airlines like Indian Airlines and Jet Airways have also introduced special packages with hotel accomodation. While the package offered by Indian Airlines vary from Rs 18,000 per couple to Rs 35,000 per couple for three nights and four days (the package of Rs 35,000 includes a separate package for Pokhra and Chitvan), the packages offered by Jet Airways are all available from Rs 24,000 onwards.
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