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Seminar deliberates on ethics in
research
Chandigarh, February 16 It was chaired by Prof. H.K. Bhat, Professor of Cultural Anthropology, Mysore University and co-chaired by Prof Shalina Mehta of Anthropology, Department, Panjab University Five research papers were presented and deliberated upon. These dealt with cognition of health and disease, healthseeking behaviour of rural and tribal people, terrorism and right to health, ethnicity and social variability, and utilisation of eye-care services in Karnataka. A special panel discussion was held to deliberate on ethics in research and anthropological field-work experiences. The session was moderated by Prof J.C. Sharma. Other panelists included Prof V. Bhalla, Prof S. Prakash, Prof L.S. Sidhu, Prof A. Kapoor and Prof Shalina Mehta. Professor Bhalla talked about how developments in science, particularly genetics, was affecting people. Professor Prakash narrated real-life field-work experiences and stressed on non-violation of the rights of subjects. Professor Sidhu emphasised on taking of permission by subjects and gender sensitivity. Professor Kapoor commented on the need of ethics in anthropological research. Professor Mehta talked about the role of anthropologists in society. Prof J.C. Sharma questioned the role of anthropologists in society, their credibility amd mandate. The valedictory session was presided over by Prof C.G. Mahajan, Dean, Science faculty, Panjab University. He felicitated the department for holding the seminar. He also gave certificates of participation to the participants. |
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OPDs to be closed
on gazetted holidays
Chandigarh, February 16 The members at the meeting also authorised the Union Health Minister, Dr A. Ramadoss, to reconstitute four committees governing the functioning of the institute. The decision to allow doctors at premier institutes like the PGI to carry out private practice on the hospital premises to raise additional funds was also mooted by the Union Minister. A committee will be constituted in the PGI to work out the modalities in this regard. The Member of Parliament, Chandigarh, Mr Pawan Kumar Bansal, and the Director of the institute, Prof K.K. Talwar, were also present at the meeting. The governing body of the institute was held after the institute body meeting. The committees which would be reconstituted were the governing body, standing selection committee, standing academics committee and standing estate committee. |
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Authorities okayed opening in railing, claims doctor
Zirakpur, February 16 Dr Vohra also said the government had directed him to put barricade through which only ambulances and cars be allowed. “The opening proves very useful and convenient for the disabled patients coming to attending my institute. The government has also decided to set up a flickering light and a zebra crossing at the spot so that the fast moving vehicles on the highway can be cautioned”, he claimed. Dr Vohra alleged that repeated representations to the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Dera Bassi, the Zirakpur Nagar Panchayat authorities and the Chief Engineer, National Highway (Punjab), for converting the opening into a round about with traffic lights have proved futile. |
Sponsors can’t escape Sania fever, feel city’s sports
lovers
Chandigarh, February 16 More so, the recent media blitz created by Sania’s stupendous show in the Australian Open and at Hyderabad meet further helped in giving thrust to tennis which in any case is quite popular with the masses. A few localites have aired their views on the slight shift in sponsorship pattern. Ms Harleen Kaur, a sport lover, said Indian women sport had not seen any glamorous face for long and it was ace shooter Anjali Bhagwat who broke the ice by winning the World Cup Shooting tournament. Though she was signed by various sponsors, including the Fair and Lovely, yet when she could not fetch any medal in Athens Olympics sponsors went away from her. Though Sania had been enjoying the sponsorship in a few television commercials even before the above two tournaments yet the sponsors were now hoping better returns on investment done on Sania. Mr Gaurav Bhardwaj, a tennis enthusiast of Chandigarh, said since Sania was a teenager and had the advantage of getting good support from the youth and also women, she definitely had an edge even over the male cricketers. He said when Steffi Graf and Gabriela Sabatini, both world class tennis players, had performed well at the international circuit few years back, tennis got a big boost all over the world and even layman could identify their names with ease. Though Sania had yet to rise to those heights yet considering that she was just 18 and had a long way to go, she could be the real target of sponsors, he added. A corporate executive, Sanjeev Raina, remarked that in India, following cricket, it was hockey which got the desired mileage both in the print and electronic media. Recently the Premier Hockey League (PHL) which was marketed in an innovative manner by the ESPN TV channel, which had a direct telecast of every tie, gave further momentum to hockey. Players who participated in that meet also got appearance money which was a novel concept of publicising the sport. In team games, if any individual player performed to its optimum, only then he could get the media attention. But in an individual sport, if a sportsperson brought glory to the country, the chances of getting better attention would be more, said Mr Raina. Ms Aruna Bhardwaj, another sport lover, said when a few months ago, ace Clay Pigeon shooter Rajyavardhan Rathore won the lone silver medal for the country, he was also the cynosure of sponsors’ eyes. But he could not get that mass response for long as it was only Rathore’s medal achievement which made him nation’s sports icon. Since he was not a long-term sports product, so thinking on those lines corporate sector too had not shown interest in carying up to Rathore. In that case, if a player like Sania showed promise and displayed her prowess in tennis, she was likely to be recognised as a role model not only for tennis lovers but for other sports disciplines also, she added. |
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Hockey stadium booking rates
Chandigarh, February 16 The charges under the student category will remain Rs 30 as admission fee and Rs 50 as monthly charges.
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Admn issues order for
acquisition of 49.9 acres of prime land
Chandigarh, February 16 The Administration called upon all owners of structures to remove their encumbrances within seven days from the 49.9 acres or else the Estate Office will remove these without giving any further notice. The Darshani Bagh measuring 4.406 acres was left out on humanitarian grounds. As the entire land stood acquired, a “munadi” (announcement) calling for the self-removal of encroachments was made on July 17. All structures on the acquired land, including religious sites with or without structures are illegal. Even the special leave petitions filed by Granth Sahib Dharamshala, Nirmala Dera and Jai Dev Parkash on religious grounds in the Supreme Court stand dismissed now, said the LAO. The land is located in Mani Majra, Hadbast No. 375, pocket No. 8. The land is required for a residential-cum-commercial complex and for the construction of a college building and sports stadium, etc. Land measuring 54.306 acres was acquired and a notification under Sections 4 and 6 of the Land Acquisition Act issued on January 31, 1992, and January 29, 1993, respectively. After publication of the notification under Section 6, the award was to be announced within two years i.e. by January 28, 1995. But in February 1993 some land owners filed writ petitions in the Punjab and Haryana High Court and got stay against dispossession. However, the court in September 1995 dismissed all 30 writ petitions with the direction to exclude the period under stay from the date of announcement of award. In pursuance of the order, the award was to be announced within two years, otherwise the entire proceedings of acquisition of the land were to lapse. During this process some of the land owners submitted their representations, requesting them not to acquire their lands. Keeping in view the situation, the Finance Secretary constituted a sub-committee in January 1994 consisting of the Executive Officer of the then Notified Area Committee, Mani Majra, LAO and Divisional Town Planner. The committee suggested exemption of certain lands. In August 1997, a Bench of the high court while saying that the period of the award had lapsed and hence the notifications issued under Sections 4 and 6 of the Land Acquisition Act quashed. Later in 2003 the award was finally announced. |
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