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Students short of lectures refused roll numbers
Chandigarh, April 27 The most affected is the Department of Sociology, where 21 students were shortlisted for lecture shortage and now five of them have been detained and are not issued the roll numbers to appear in the final semester examination. While students, backed by the student leaders, come up with numerous reasons to defend their lecture shortage, the chairperson at the department says that it is a collective decision of the Board of Control and taken after exhausting all concessions available for compensating the lost lectures. “I think it is an utter casual attitude of the students who do not care to fulfil the attendance requirement of 75 per cent which is needed to get the roll number. Every month the attendance is sent to the Dean University Instruction’s office for complete monitoring. But now the students are coming to us by taking fake medical certificate pleading all innocence about the rules,’” said Dr M.S. Teja while talking to Chandigarh Tribune today. Ask the student leaders about the chances of procuring the roll numbers, they do not hesitate to remind about the last year’s incident when the agitated students had in fact locked the chairperson in her room. Similar is the fate of six students of the Centre for Defence Studies and three from the Department of Philosophy who have not been given the roll numbers. “This year the university had given the performa to the students to fill up the information about the cultural activities attended by them, so that in compensation of their participations we can able to give them the lectures. The students are falling short of lectures even after all compensatory lectures are given to them. How will a person who has not attended 60 per cent lectures hope to get the roll number?” argued another chairperson.
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Results out
Chandigarh, April 27
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Developing minds its aim
At Moti Ram Arya Modern Public School, Sector 7, Panchkula, education is a vision to be fulfilled. Since its establishment it has been doing incredible service in the field of education. The school is housed in a spacious double-storeyed building. A well-stocked library with latest reference books, newspapers and periodicals, science laboratory, computer room, art room and dance room are the pride of the school. The school believes that imparting education does not mean making the child master of languages and books but also aims at developing his mind. It aims at instilling values among children. A vocational guidance cell, under the guidance of teachers, provides individual guidance and counselling and helps senior students in opting a career. A lot of emphasis is laid on the Parent Teacher Association as coordination between the school and the parent is of great importance for the betterment of the child. Our school provides an apt environment and immense opportunities for students to prove themselves, show and improve their talent. To execute creative, cultural and extracurricular activities, the school is divided into four houses. Venus, Pluto, Mercury, and Jupiter. Inter-house competitions are held on every Saturday. In this series, all important festivals and days are celebrated with great enthusiasm and fervour. Grandparents’ Day: On that day an exhibition was organised. Students displayed their models. Mothers’ Day: Students presented a cultural programme on that day for their dear mothers. A wildlife conservation week too was celebrated in October. Various competitions and lectures were held. Annual day celebrations were marked with performances by students. Meritorious students were honoured. Ms Neelam P. Kasani, Deputy Commissioner, Panchkula, presided over the function. Apart from this, various competitions were organised and important days too were celebrated. The school believes that every child is gifted with some talent, which has to be tapped and polished.
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Abhay wins fancy dress contest
Chandigarh, April 27 More than 50 students in the age group of six to seven years walked the ramp to show their talent. The show was followed by a quiz competition. Ms Jean Rodrigues, wife of the Governor of Punjab, was the chief guest. She gave away the certificates and prizes to the winners. In fancy dress competition, the first prize went to Abhay Arya and second prize was secured by Srishti Kumar. Alisha Chauhan got the third prize. In the quiz competition, the team of St John’s School won the contest. It comprised students of Class II, Riyaz Modi and Abhay Raj Jain. The parents of the participants were also present there.
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Library that comes to life only during exam days
These days the A.C. Joshi Library at Panjab University is humming with life. The exams are going on and the students can be seen searching for text books in various nooks and corners of the library.
But don’t start thinking that all these visitors to the library have come here to spend some quality time or acquiring knowledge. Mr G.S. Thakur, Deputy Librarian spills the beans. He has been working in this library, which remains open for 362 days in a year, since 1973, and is witness to many changes. A big chunk of the students are those who lived in their dreamlands throughout the session and are now coming back to earth. He says earlier students used to go through books thoroughly and then made notes. But now they come only to get the books xeroxed. Three photostat machines operate from the library from 9 am to 9 pm. Photostatting in bulk is in. Sometimes, they get two or three books xeroxed in an hour. He wonders how they organise the xeroxed notes. But what really perplexes him is the question: “How they will assimilate so many notes in such a short time?’’ The library stocks 6 lakh books and has a treasure trove of reference books. With an enrolment of 6,000 members, the reading section remains open for 24 hours. The most conscientious students are the ones who are preparing for the competitive exams. They spend several hours continuously and daily in the library. ‘Serious’ research scholars also used to pay a visit to this storehouse of knowledge. Their primary aim was to get the thesis of previous students xeroxed. The next step was changing the title of the thesis and it was submitted as their projects. But now the varsity has taken steps to curb this practice. “We don’t allow them to get thesis xeroxed,” Mr Thakur said. Atul Sharma, a final year student of UIET Department, Panjab University, frequently goes to the library. “Our semester exams are held after fifteen days or so and usually take place throughout the year. So we don’t have any choice now as the exams are round the corner, I have increased my library-sitting hours. I spend at least six to seven hours here. But there are lot of students who skip their studies and roam here and there throughout the year as the photostat machine caters to them during the exams. Many students can be seen even after 10 pm in the library. Himanshu Sharma, a student of M.Com said, “I study in the reading section from 10 pm to 2.30 am. As exams are going on, the reading section is always full. One can find around 150 to 200 students in the night and sometimes it gets difficult to get a seat”.
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Concern over declining
sex ratio
Declining sex ratio was a cause of concern among the delegates attending the two- day international women’s health meet organised at Indira holiday home in Sector 24.
The meet, organised by the Voluntary Health Association of Punjab, was inaugurated by Mr D.S. Guru, Secretary, Health, Punjab. He chose the occasion to tell the gathering that Punjab fared well when compared to the national average in various arenas, including maternal and infant mortality, literacy and availability of health services. He, however, admitted to the plummeting sex ratio in Punjab and said steps needed to be taken to arrest the unhealthy trend. Participants then broke into statewise groups and identified major issues of women’s health concerns. Some common issues in the two-day convention were declining sex ratio, poor nutrition levels, poor quality of public health care services, dowry, child marriage, mental health, sterilisation of women at a young age. There was also a full- fledged session on marginalised groups. In this section, the focus was on adolescents, sex workers, differentially abled and minority groups, victims of violence against women and single women. The delegates called for evolving disabled friendly technologies at all levels. Most delegates said adolescent girls in backward areas had poor health standards and lacked access to nutrients. They also lacked information on sexuality, besides lack of access to contraceptives. They had little idea about incest and gender discrimination, and absolutely no focus on their careers. Another issue under discussion was disability and ways to help the disabled. Here stress was laid on friendly buildings that allow easy access to the disabled. The delegates also came together to discuss impact of development policies on women, adverse effects of green revolution on agricultural workers. A presentation on the effects of medical technologies on women’s health was also held. The concluding session focused on violence against women, primarily the declining sex ratio as a result of two child norm, impact of conflict and violence on women’s mental health. In Haryana the role of khap panchayat and its effects on women’s rights to inheritance, property, and divorce was highlighted.
TNS
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Rhea Pillai to conduct course in city
For the first time, an Art of Living course being conducted in City Beautiful will be as much about glamour as about peace of mind. In command will be none other than the model turned Art of Living instructor Rhea Pillai who has used the discipline to transform her own life as also of others close to her.
Rhea, who was in town about a month back, had promised to conduct a basic course in Chandigarh. It will begin at Kalagram on May 4 and will last till May 8. Rhea Pillai, it may be mentioned, has long been involved with the organisation. Her courses are famous for the high levels of energy they generate and the desired impact they create. The course participants also benefit from the huge reservoir of spiritual knowledge she shares with them. The timing for the course shall be from 6 pm to 9 pm. The AOL Basic Course offers techniques to eliminate stress from the body and mind
and leads to a joyful and a vibrant life. The course comprises talks, yogasanas, pranayama, meditation and techniques of self-awareness. At the heart of the course is a simple but powerful process called Sudarshan Kriya. It is a powerful breathing technique, which releases stress by flushing out negative emotions and toxins and rejuvenates the body at a cellular level. TNS
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