 |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
Campus Beat Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, November 8 Led by students’ leaders of various organisations, including president of the Panjab University Campus Students’ Council, Rajwinder Singh Luky, the local president of the National Students Union of India, Nitin Goyal, and Harpreet Singh Harry, president of the campus unit of NSUI, the students blocked the gates of the VC office and raised slogans. Later, a delegation comprising Lucky, Nitin Goyal, Vikas Rathee, and Deepali met the Vice-Chancellor. The Vice-Chancellor told the delegation that he could not decide the issue without getting its file and that was in the custody of a teacher who was not in town. He told the students’ delegation that he would look into the matter tomorrow. Meanwhile, Harpreet Singh Harry of the NSUI has threatened to intensify the agitation if the order to grant affiliation to the college is not ready by tomorrow. Long approved by the All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), the course has been put on the hold and bickering among college staff is being cited as a major cause for not starting the course. Sources say disgruntled teachers, opposed to the appointment of new MFA lecturers by college authorities, had succeeded in delaying the course by negatively influencing one member of the Inspection Committee set up by Panjab University. The committee was constituted to look into the matter of granting provisional affiliation to the MFA course. Agaaz held
The annual freshers’ party of Panjab University, Agaaz-2004, organised by the Panjab University campus Students’ Council, was held at Panjab University, here today. The programme, which began with a Saraswati vandana performed by Shilpi, a student of the Department of Microbiology, saw a colourful mix of songs and dances performed by students of various departments. The resident students of Mata Gujri Hall performed on “Mangta Hai Kya”, while Sushma of the Department of Sanskrit performed a Haryanvi song. The programme, compered by Balwinder Balli and Prabhdeep Kaur, was appreciated by the audience.
|
|
Staff divided over absorption in PEC
Chandigarh, November 8 The second group had filed a petition in the Punjab and Haryana High Court, calling the move for the option illegal. Its leaders mentioned that the basic document for a deemed university, i.e. the memorandum of agreement (MOA) of the PEC, had not been approved as mentioned in a High Court judgement of August 31, 2004. In a recent communication to the university, the UT Administration sought the employees’ option whether they wanted to get absorbed in the deemed university or revert back to the administration. The employees have pointed out certain contradictions in the notification and the MOA.
|
|
HIGH COURT Our High Court Correspondent
Chandigarh, November 8 In the PIL, filed by Parma Nand, the court has been requested to quash actions of respondents in getting "deceptive, unfair, misleading and untruthful" advertisements published in newspapers and shown on cable television. Saying that the publication and telecast of such misleading advertisements, some of which promise instant help in better sexual prowess, leads to gullible people falling prey to them, the petitioner has also sought an investigation by an independent agency such as the CBI in this matter. He has also prayed that action be initiated against the persons guilty of such grave misdemeanors and illegality. He has also sought directions to some newspapers, which have been made party by name in the petition, to stop publishing such advertisements as also to some cable operators of Panchkula to stop airing such advertisements. The petitioner has also stated that such advertisements, apart from adding to the confusion about serious ailments, play an important part in increasing superstitions. The case will be taken up for hearing tomorrow.
|
|
HC gives green light to shopping
festival
Chandigarh, November 8 Resuming the hearing on a petition filed by the association, the Bench ordered that except the condition relating to the payment of fee to the corporation, all other conditions in the permission letter dated November 4 stood quashed. The Bench of Mr Justice Amar Dutt and Mr Justice Rajive Bhalla also directed the corporation to demarcate the area for the podium to display the prizes. In its permission to the association, the corporation had said that permission of the traffic police should be taken before erecting the podium. However, the association was not satisfied with the order and approached the court. The corporation Chief Engineer was also present in the court. The High Court had sometime back directed the corporation to hold a meeting of the Finance and Contracts Committee to settle the issue of permission to the association to hold a shopping festival. The Bench had directed the committee to give an opportunity to the petitioners as well as the party that is objecting to the festival to present their contentions before taking any decision. The meeting was held on October 29, but no decision was conveyed to the petitioners till November 4, following which they approached the court.
|
|
Councillor acquitted in bribe case
Panchkula, November 8 In August 2003, Ms Chaudhary had alleged that Hari had come to her residence in Sector 2, and given her a packet containing Rs 25,000 for renewing his sanitation contract in Panchkula. He had left immediately after leaving the packet at her residence, she had claimed. She then informed the police and a case was registered against the contractor. Efforts were made to nab him, but he approached the court and claimed that the case registered against him was fabricated.
|
|
Tracing the yearnings of a
woman
Chandigarh, November 8 Though simple in tone, the story is presented intensely in the language of theatre. The sets are now allowed to spoil the harmony of the space in which the court dancer seeks out the purpose of her life. Vested of dignity, rights and affection, she alternates between hope and despair, as lustful men prey on her physical assets. Beautifully presented in the form of a dialogue which the dancer has with her “imagined” daughter, the play bares a woman’s pursuit of happiness. Betrayed by all, the dancer falls back on art as her sole and most trustworthy companion. She uses her dance tradition to discover her hidden talents. And as she awakens to her new found identity, she discovers that the world is much more beautiful than she had ever imagined. Dance sequences choreographed by Kiran Segal enrich the production aesthetically. Each dialogue is well delivered. The play ends on a heartening note with the woman coming to terms with herself. Sindhu Mishra plays the protagonist in the production written and directed by Bharti. The play was sponsored by The Tribune. |
| HOME PAGE | |
Punjab | Haryana | Jammu & Kashmir |
Himachal Pradesh | Regional Briefs |
Nation | Opinions | | Business | Sports | World | Mailbag | Chandigarh | Ludhiana | Delhi | | Calendar | Weather | Archive | Subscribe | Suggestion | E-mail | |
