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Head of Vet Department
suspended
Ludhiana, July 20 Dr
Jand, who is also the president of the teachers association of college of veterinary, will be issued a charge sheet shortly, according to university authorities. It is learnt that Dr Jand was allegedly found negligent in compiling of results at the end of annual examination 2005. The students were given marks more than the fixed marks in the external examination in the veterinary public health subject. The total marks under the external examination were 10 and the students were to be awarded marks out of ten. But the marks given were above 10. Some students were given 12, 13 and 14.8 marks. This lapse was detected when the award lists were sent to the departments concerned. The result has since been declared. The university authorities said that the results would be rectified. The Vice-Chancellor has asked the Dean, College of Veterinary Sciences, to hold an enquiry into the lapse.
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Seed Germination Day
Ludhiana, July 20 Mr Rajinder Sharma, principal, dwelt upon the need of planting more and more trees. He said that the city was much polluted due to the soot and the poisonous fumes emitted by the factories and these were mainly responsible for the spread of pollution in the air. It was duty of everyone to make efforts to keep the city pollution free. It could be only done by spreading greenery in the city. Trees and plants helped a lot in this direction. Students enthusiastically took part in the event where each student was encouraged to plant a sapling and nurse it.
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NIFD designs to be showcased in Canada
Ludhiana, July 20 Mr Arvind Gupta, center head, NIFD, said here that it was a momentous occasion for NIFDians because the graduating students were getting an opportunity to display their designing talent on an international platform for buyers and designers from the USA, Canada, France, Japan, China and Brazil. He said NIFD was holding passing-out shows all across the country. The best designs would be selected by a specially appointed jury under top designer Ashley Rebello. The best student designs will feature in fashion week. Former NIFD students will also be selected by the jury to showcase their collections. Mr Gupta said keeping in view large Indian and Punjabi population, NIFD will present the right blend of Indian and international designs during the fashion week. Getting international exposure while working with top designers of the world in presence of leading design houses, NIFD students will also get placements worldwide. Vancouver Fashion Week will showcase the latest spring/summer 2006 collection as designers share their creative visions, the aim being to show the world that Vancouver was the next fashion capital.
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World Peace Day by Sacred Heart
Ludhiana, July 20 Rt. Rev. Dr Symphorian Keepreth, Bishop of Jalandhar and the patron of the school, led the rally. The Dist. Commander of Civil Defence Mr S.K. Baruta, accompanied by staff and students of Sacred Heart Convent School graced the rally. The participation of the people from the neighbourhood proved to be a motivating factor. During the rally, religious hymns and songs signifying the message of peace and unity were sung. The peace march concluded with the serving of langar.
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Prize distribution function at Desh Bhagat
Institute
Mandi Gobindgarh, July 20 Mrs Jaspreet Kaur, Deputy Commissioner, Fatehgarh Sahib, was the chief guest on the occasion. Certificates were given to the students by the chief guest. Speaking on the occasion, the Deputy Commissioner appreciated the college for showing social responsibilities. Dr Zora Singh, Chairman of Desh Bhagat Group, asserted “We give stress on academic excellence with special emphasis on total personality development programmes. We also believe in social values for which we have been imparting free foundation courses in general English, communication skills, computers and personality development. Mrs Tajinder Kaur, vice-chairman of Desh Bhagat Group, gave vote of thanks and also said that such programmes helped in the overall development of the child. The students presented a cultural programme on the occasion.
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Students suffer due to delayed results
Ludhiana, July 20 Recently, the posts of ad hoc lecturers were advertised in various sections of media. One of the candidates said two institutions rejected her application on the ground that the result of MSc II was not declared and she did not fulfil the conditions. She also alleged that the university always gave a step-motherly treatment to
Maths subject. “The results of languages are declared on time but we, the
Maths students, always suffer”, she added. Another candidate said these were lifetime opportunities. The institutions were not going to recruit candidates every year. Some of the colleges had finished conducting interviews while in others the process was on. “The results are generally declared in the end of May or start of June, but July is also going to be over now and there is no sign of results being declared”, he said. Mr Sodhi Ram, Controller of Examinations, Panjab University, while talking to Ludhiana Tribune on phone said the declaration of results was delayed due to some technical problem. “But I am confident that result of MSc II would be declared in a day or two”, he assured.
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Taxi driver gets life term
Ludhiana, July 20 Pronouncing the judgement, the Additional Sessions Judge Mr S.P. Bangarh held that prosecution had successfully proved that the accused had killed Kuldeep Sharma of Basti Jodhewal in December 2001. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 5000 upon the accused. Kuldeep Sharma had hired the taxi from Basti Jodhewal on December 22, 2001 for going to his village in Himachal Pradesh. But he never reached home. His dead body was recovered after more than 30 days from a heap of rubbish in a forest near Civil Hospital, Phillaur, following the disclosure statement made by the accused during interrogation. The police had recovered the dead body in the presence of the then Naib Tehsildar of Phillaur — Mr Amarjit
Singh, who was deputed by the SDM, Phillaur, following the request by the police. As the dead body remained buried for a long period, it decayed to the extent that the same had turned into skeleton. The dead body was identified by the brother of accused from the belt of trouser, which his brother was wearing at the time when he had left for his village in the taxi of the accused. During interrogation, the accused had disclosed that his brother Ram Lubhaya was also party to the crime, as per prosecution. Thereafter, Ram Lubhaya was also arrested by the police in this case on March 21, 2002 and tried. But the court acquitted him, with the observation that the charges levelled against him could not be proved. An FIR was registered in this case under Section 365, 302, 201 at Basti Jodhewal police station on the complaint of Hans Raj Sharma, brother of the deceased. The complainant had apprehended that his brother might have been killed by the taxi driver. During investigation, the police came to know that Kuldip Sharma had visited the office of a co-operative society at Beh village, falling under Kangra district in a Maruti van. There he had taken Rs 10,000 as loan from the society. The prosecution had examined the secretary of said society, Bishambar Dass, in court to prove the fact. In all the prosecution produced 14 witnesses to prove the guilt of accused. However, the accused had pleaded false implication. He had claimed that his was implicated due to his enmity with his colleagues. But finding him guilty, the court sentenced him severe punishment for taking life of an innocent person.
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At the Crossroads
In the early stages, desire had been the dominant theme of Swaranjit Savi’s poetry. He wanted to understand the mystery of life through his senses. For him body was not an obstacle in the path of the realisation of human situation. Rather, it was like a flame that helps seek the right direction in utter darkness. The things tabooed by a particular society at a particular time may turn out be its leitmotif at a later stage. The process is not merely continuous but also capable of taking a reverse turn. Human mind pretends to dislike a particular trend in a society, whereas deep down somewhere there is an urge to own it unabashedly. For such an ambivalence, Savi had to face some resistance from the Punjabi readers when ‘Dehi Naad’ (1994) and ‘Kameshwari’ (1999) were published.
What Amrita Pritam had achieved at the time of the publication of ‘Sunehre’ (messages), Savi had done so with the publication of these two collections of poems. She had been enamoured of an individual and she wanted to convey to him her longings. Her emotional outburst was hailed as a welcome sign in an otherwise reticent society. In the same manner, Savi stepped on the moral corns of the persons who were inclined to distrust the basic human instincts. The celebration of human life was misconstrued as the glorification of lust. In ‘Dehi Naad’, the poet says - I want to identify myself with you as silence resides in a stone as the wind ruffles the foliage as the taut strings of a Sarangi vibrate in the air on their own. Swaranjit Savi was born at Jagraon (Ludhiana) on October 20, 1958. He studied in Government College, Ludhiana, and obtained his postgraduate degree in English in 1981. During his college days, he started composing poems in Punjabi, besides writing short stories. With the passage of time, he developed interest in painting also. As a youngman he had two mediums of art at his disposal to express his ideas and feelings. As he puts it — “Whenever I am engrossed in a painting and the colours fail me at a particular stage, I take up the pen to compose a poem on that theme. Likewise, when words betray my emotions, I resort to painting for capturing the fleeting sensations. In this manner, poetry and painting complement each other for the projection of my innerself. At times, however, these two vie with each other for proving to be more expressive in form and more comprehensive in content.” Having authored ‘Daerian di kabar Chon’ (1985), ‘Awagya’ (1987), ‘Dard pyade hon da’ (1990), ‘Dehi naad’ (1994), ‘Kala hashiya te suha gulab’ (1998) and ‘Kameshwari’ (1999), Swaranjit Savi has come up with his latest collection of poems, ‘Ashram’ (June 2005). This book marks a departure from his views and style as are evident in his earlier works. Earlier, he relied on intuitive perception and disdained ‘cold philosophy’. Nothing mattered to him that was not palpable and tangible. In a way, he was in search of himself through the medium of love. A time came when he became oblivious of the metaphysical aspect of life and considered body the supreme reality of existence. He could, like Pygmalion, carve out the statue of the goddess of love and pray for infusing life into it. Or else, being an artist, he could paint a series of nudes so as to create an illusion of the continuity of figurative designs. His 35 oil paintings, under the caption ‘Desire’, displayed in 1997 at Govt. Museum and Art gallery, Chandigarh and other art galleries earned kudos. Now, he has come a long way from desire to fulfilment to fruition. Life seems to have come full circle and ‘the ripeness is all’. The period of quest has revealed to him that the pageant of life is, in fact, an interplay of multiple colours. So, the discerning eye perceives the varied dimensions of life. The poet sometimes contemplates the probable scenario at the end of the journey. Would it be desolate and distressing? Nothing of the sort, so long as he is not bereft of the vital energy. Otherwise - O’ death! Liberate me from the web of desires, sensations, memory, dreams social constraints and self-assertion Fearless I would come to face you, O’ death! as I would have nothing more to lose after that. N.
S. Tasneem
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