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Lecture on Dalit identity and politics
Chandigarh, October 3 Prof Sudha Pai, Chairperson, Centre for Political Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, spoke about Dalit identity and politics in contemporary India. She referred to the assertion of Dalits in politics as an indicator of the success of Indian democracy. She said Dalit identity was not homogeneous but fractured across the caste and regional lines. That explained the delayed emergence of Dalit consciousness in North India. She also referred to the recent debate on linking the caste issue with the race issue. There had been legislations to bring about equality but the need was to enforce these legislations by the state. The lecture was followed by a discussion in which teachers, research scholars and students participated. Prof P.S. Verma, former Professor and Chairman, Department of Political Science, presided. Mr P.K. Saini, Director in charge, ICSSR, North Western Regional Centre, proposed the vote of thanks.
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Faux pas in M.Com results
Chandigarh, October 3 It has been found that students of the M. Com correspondence department have been awarded marks out of a wrong grand total for the past four years. It is clearly stated that each paper, except paper five, will be of 100 marks, but computation will be done for 200 marks. However, for the past four years, when the course has been started in the correspondence department, the computation has been done out of 100 marks only. Apart from five papers, they were also to do a practical paper of 100 marks. Students were thus being awarded their marks out of a total of 1200, wherein they were to be awarded marks out of a total of 2200. The discrepancy was detected by Mr Lajpat Rai, Superintendent in the examination branch, while commuting this year’s result. He immediately pointed out the error to the Vice-Chancellor, who ordered an enquiry only to find that it was too late to correct the error already committed. According to senior officials, the “error” occurred because of a confusion of rules. However, according to sources it happened because nobody was aware of the rules. It was, however, finally decided that the previous results of the M. Com would stand as already declared. This years result will be declared according to the rule. Interestingly, the issue for ratification was brought at the Syndicate meeting held last month. According to the Vice-Chancellor, Prof K.N. Pathak, the Syndicate cleared the issue and it was decided to make the correction from this year. Syndicate members were not clear on the issue and did not know what the issue was all about. According to one senior Syndicate and Senate member such an issue was raised but they were not aware of its background. The Controller of Examinations, Dr Sodhi Ram, despite repeated attempts, was not available for comment.
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SAD to oppose ordinance on school board
Mohali, October 3 He said the board was not less than a university. The working of the board would be adversely affected if politicians and government officials started interfering, he said. Once the SAD came to power, the autonomy of the board would be restored, he said.
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Students visit doll museum
Mohali, October 3 While students of junior classes were taken to see the dolls from different parts of the country, the senior students were taken to Central Bank in Sector 70, Mohali, to see how banking operations were done. The students who were taken to the doll house learnt about the way people living in other states dress up.
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Freshers party at Rayat institute
Mohali, October 3 The vice-president of the Rayat group Mr Gurvinder Singh Bahara was also present. The students presented bhangra, giddha and tappe as part of the celebrations. Mr Madhur Swapan and Ms Tarundeep Kaur, were
chosen as Mr and Ms fresher.
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633 participate in children’s camp
Chandigarh, October 3 The chief guest for the closing ceremony, Mr D.R. Yadav, Regional Officer, CBSE, appreciated the performance of the children.
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Hawara’s another go at getting bail
Chandigarh, October 3 Counsel for Hawara contended that since the prosecution had failed to file a challan within 60 days of his arrest under Section 167(2) of the CrPC, the bail should be granted as a matter of right. The District and Sessions Judge issued notice to the state for tomorrow. Earlier, the Chief Judicial Magistrate(CJM), Ms Neerja Kulwant Kalson, had rejected the bail application of Hawara, contending that he was a dreaded militant and therefore a case for charging him on sedition charges. The prosecution had claimed that as Hawara was a dreaded militant the bail should be at the discretion of the court. A supplementary challan was being filed against the accused, the prosecution added. While dropping the sedition charges against the Burail jailbreak accused, the former Additional Session Judge, Mr Balbir Singh, has already released certain accused in the Burail jailbreak case on bail.
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A cop with a poet’s heart
Grim reality sharpens sensibilities not dulls them. Pain creates not destroys. All it takes is the right heart. Kishore Chand, an ASI with the AGP (Intelligence), Punjab, forced us to see that missing link.
A cop and a poet? How can someone who has gone through blood and gore for 35 years retain a sensitivity that is only a poet’s privilege? Can someone who lost a young son to a cruel death, bemoan the pain of a father who is parting with his daughter at her wedding: “Suraj raat di godi chaliya, panchi parat aalne aaye rabba vi kehri kalam de kole dhiyan lekh likhaye pal vich ma-pe tod dende ne saanjh purani noon sham de vele kahton toria, dhee dhiani noon.” Author of over 500 Punjabi poems, Kishore has been writing since the 70s when he joined the Naxalite movement in Punjab. Now, his works, dealing mainly with social issues, are most sought after as lyrics by some of the top Punjabi singers. Compiling his poems for the publication of his first collection of poems, he says he believes in what he writes. “Writing lyrics for songs is new to me. I have to write romantic numbers and I do it but what I feel strongly about is the status of women in society, the poor and the downtrodden and these remain the basic themes that string my poems together.” Father of four daughters, Kishore says he lost his only son many years ago and his love for his daughters has been the subject of many of his poems. “There is no difference between a son and a daughter. So why is a daughter unwelcome? I have addressed this issue many times in my poems,” he says. Quoting, “Noohan noon satan valiao, kam changa tusi karde nahin, kirna de katilo suraj kade marde nahin,” Writing songs for today’s music is something Kishore is getting used to. ‘’Pali Detwalia has been singing the songs penned by me for the past two years’’. Manpreet Akhtar and Baljit Kaur Mohali have also taken a few poems of Kishore to be rendered into songs. “Pag banni lad chadni kaintha gale vich payiya. Vandna sharike de vich ni veer le ke sindhara mera aaya. Such
saandh puchi ghardi veer rangle palang te bithaya… is a marriage song I wrote for a singer. You can hear it on radio and TV at times.” he says. Son of a freedom fighter, he wants to write for society. “I want to give back what the world has given me. My boss, Mr J.P. Birdi, has taken so much care of me and my family that I want to do something for the world in turn,” he says adding that his first book on the theme of women
“Baraf di Agg” was ready for publication.
TNS
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Get drunk, ayurveda has pills for hangover
Tired of the last night’s party blues? Get ‘party smart’ and rid yourself of that hangover. With a wide gamut of hangover pills available at the chemists shops the city, residents now know how to maintain their edge and ease the effect of the hangover. In addition to these antidotes the markets are also flooded with pills like Nulife Chewttes both for smokers and tobacco consumers which help in controlling the use of these.
According to Inderjit Singh, owner of a chemist shop at Sector 15 and also the local supplier of the `Party Smart’ hangover pills, the sale of such pills is slowly picking up in the city. On some counters like those in Sectors 17, 11, 9 and 10, the sales are already good. However, Inderjit also says pillworks only if taken an hour before the consumption of liquor. “The pill has no side effects as it is a total ayurvedic composition and is a Himalayan Drugs product,” assures Inderjit. At the ESS VEE chemist shop too, the sale of Nulife Chewttes and the hangover pills is slowly picking up. Talking to The Tribune, a salesman at the counter, said that mostly the younger lot came for such pills like OVR-18 and chewttes. He added that OVR 18 was an Ayurvedic tablet. A pack of 10 was available for Rs 100 but was sold only if prescribed by a doctor. For Ramanjit, a sales executive, the hangover pill not only helps in conducting himself decently but also fixes problems like minor spins, anxiety and sluggishness. Others like Megha and her friends also echo similar views. “Not only does the pill makes us appear normal even after extra shots but is also safe as it is a mix of herbal extracts.” She is joined in by Richa who feels that since this is the age of pills why not a pill for the hangover. The pill sellers, though advise that moderation while drinking, however, remains a better idea.
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Shravan episode enacted at Sukhna
It was a unique scene at the Sukhna Lake when a large number of people witnessed the short enactment of Ramlila.
As per history, when Shravan went to fetch water for his blind parents in the Saryu river, he was mistaken to be an animal by Dashrath who had gone there for hunting. He shot off a “dhawani tir” which killed Shravan. At this juncture, the parents of Shravan had cursed Dashrath that he too would meet the same fate. The full play was later held in Parade Grounds, Sector 17.
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Contests for children
The three-day regional-level competitions for students, organised by the Punjab School Education Board, started at Gem Public School, Phase IIIB2, and Green Field Public School, Phase V, in Mohali on Monday.
Students from four districts—Ropar,
Nawanshahar, Hoshiarpur and Fatehgarh Sahib—participated in the competitions. Students of primary classes took part in the contests held today for singing, painting, shabad gayan and calligraphy. The board had earlier organised competitions at the district level. Students who had won the first three positions there were now taking part in the regional-level competitions. The winners of the regional-level competitions will be taking part in the state-level competitions.
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