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NIT ragging case: Two second-year students expelled
Sangh Parivaar seeking alternative to BJP: Togadia
‘Nuclear plant not feasible in North’
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Dullo for more free power, new employment scheme for OBCs
Jawan killed in
J&K cremated
From schools and colleges
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NIT ragging case: Two second-year
Abhijeet Biswas, a student of Computer Science and Pramod Hingmang of Textile Engineering have been shown the door on the basis of a complaint made by six students which said that they were severely ragged by five seniors including the duo. Interestingly, the college is yet to take any decision regarding the ten students named in the suicide note supposedly left by Amit Kumar. Mr KK Dhir, The institute’s registrar, said the probe into Amit’s alleged ragging was still going on and a decision was likely by Sunday. “We expelled the duo today as Sharad of Mechanical Engineering and Prabhat of Chemical and Biological Engineering, both first year students, openly alleged that they had been severely harassed.” The action was taken on the recommendations of the disciplinary committee set-up by the college Friday night to look into ragging allegations, having already cost the director his post. The committee comprises Dr M.K. Jha, Dean, Students Affairs, Mr S.B.S. Mishra, Dean, Infrastructure Planning and Development and Dr Arvinder Singh, Chief Warden. Meanwhile, all the students accused of harassing their juniors here have sought anticipatory bails in the District and Sessions Court. Hearing on the bail application will be held on Oct 18. The 13 students include Ankit Shrivastava, third year (from Gorakhpur), Naval Malani, second year (from Shivsagar, Assam), Siddharth Kumar Prasson and Kishore Verma, fourth year, Tanuj Rai, second year, (all three from Guwahati), Abhijeet Biswas, second year (from Mulwadi, Assam), Rohan Bhandari, fourth year (from Dehradun), Namita Kumari, fourth year (from Dimapur) and Pramod Hingmang, second year (from Sikkim.) Better late than never, NIT authorities have now decided to hand over the security arrangements of the institute to the Punjab Ex-Servicemen Agency so that there is no security lapse on the campus, said Mr K.K. Dhir, the registrar. Accused speak: Siddharth, a third year B Tech student, said that he, like other students, was fond of having an introduction from his juniors. “I met Amit only two or three times and had only asked his name. Once one of my friends asked Amit about his hobbies and he began crying.” Pramod Hingmang, also on Amit’s list and expelled from the college, said, “We want to make this point very clear that we only wanted to interact with the juniors to be able to know them better.” He too said that he had met Amit three or four times. Namita Kumari, the only girl on the infamous list, said she had only met him in the group. “How can a girl whose gate timing is 6 pm and has classes till 5:30 pm rag a boy or ever slap him? I am shocked that my name has been written by him.” Careers at stake: Putting forward a united face, a group of students from all the four years met the press today to clarify that nothing severe has happened on the campus as reported by the media. Students said their careers were at stake and the authenticity of the suicide note was yet to be established. The students should not be hung in public mind, they added.
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Sangh Parivaar seeking alternative to BJP: Togadia
Jalandhar, October 15 Talking to newsmen here today, Mr Parvin Togadia, the International General Secretary of the VHP, said the alternative to the BJP could emerge from inside the BJP itself or it could be a new one also. “Everything would be crystal clear in a few months,” he said. He, however, refused to give any more details about the VHP’s plans regarding its “new ally”. Referring to improving relations between India and Pakistan, the firebrand VHP leader said that since “the foundation of Pakistan was based on bodies of Hindus”, any further “improvement in bilateral relations would be an injustice to Hindus”. Continuing his tirade against Pakistan, he said, “Pakistan will lose its entity once the VHP or Sangh Parivaar assumes power.” He further said that a “Dharama Sansad” (religious congregation) would be organised in Haridwar, Tirupati, Paryag and Guwahati in December. “More than 10000 religious figures would participate in the congregation and they would discuss issues like construction of the Ram Temple, removal of untouchability from society and interference of government in affairs of temples,” said Mr Togadia, who held a meeting of the “Sant Samaj” in the local Devi Talaab Temple. Many VHP leaders, including Mahant Ram Parkash Dass, the state president of the VHP, Mr Atul Krishan, Mahant Ganga Dass and Mr Bansi Lal, also attended the meeting.
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‘Nuclear plant not feasible in North’
Jalandhar, October 15
Dr Tulsi Mukherjee, Director, BARC’s Chemistry Group said this during an interaction with The Tribune on the sidelines of a three-day conference on “Modern trends in chemical science and technology” at DAV College. “Nuclear plants ought to be set up in the country to increase electrical energy, but their installation near border areas can be disastrous,” Dr Mukherjee said. He though felt that India was far behind in exploiting its nuclear resources as these contributed just 2.5 per cent of the nation’s total power consumption. “There are plans to fulfill as much as 25 per cent of the total power need from nuclear energy by the year 2020. France is far ahead of us. 36 per cent of its power supply comes from nuclear plants.” Dr Mukherjee also pointed out that there was no dearth of heavy water in India. “On the contrary, India is exporting it to Vietnam, Korea and even developed countries like the US.” Over safety concerns, the scientist saw no problems at all. “There is no lack of experts who can install nuclear plants that are even earthquake or tsunami-proof, and ensure their proper working. The BARC experts can themselves design of nuclear power plants and fabricate them with the help of Indian companies like BHEL and Larson & Toubro.” Regarding the disposal of nuclear waste, Dr Mukherjee felt the issue was still a major concern. “Currently though, spent fuel is being integrated into concrete walls and glass walls of buildings where it decays safely on its own.” Earlier, Dr Mukherjee and Dr P. Balaram, Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore held an interactive session with science students from prominent city schools answering queries on latest scientific technologies along with career guidance. They said that while there was just one nuclear research centre at BARC, a National Centre for Radical Research had now come up in Pune.
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Dullo for more free power,
Jalandhar, October 15 Mr Dullo emphasised the need for urgently filling up about 1.25 lakh Class III and Class IV government vacancies in the state so that the spiraling unemployment could be contained to some extent. Talking to The Tribune, the PPCC chief said that he had already taken up the matter pertaining to the provision of up to 200 units of free power with the Chief Minister. “If the state could afford free power to big landlords like the Badals, who had 50 horsepower motors installed in their farms, then what is the harm of extending the facility of free power to all those who cannot afford it,” said Mr Dullo. Striking a populist note, Mr Dullo, accompanied by other senior Congress leaders including Mr Malkit Singh Dakha of Punjab Youth Congress, Mr Bobby Sehgal and Mr Tarlochan Soondh, MLA, said he was also in favour of initiating a special employment scheme for OBCs as was the case in Bihar and some Southern states. He also pressed hard for a proper implementation of the 85th amendment, which, he added, would clear the backlog in SC and ST quotas in government jobs. “What I have seen during my political career is that people belonging to the OBC category in Punjab do not find benefits of government employment, while they are placed at a more convenient place in Bihar and some other states, where successive governments have been initiating special drives for their recruitment.” “We can apply the same process in Punjab as we have thousands of vacancies for panchayat secretaries, dispensers, nurses, and teachers and in the cooperative sector,” said Mr. Dullo. Talking about the priorities of the state government during next one-and-a-half-year of its tenure, Mr Dullo and Mr Malkit Singh Dakha said the first priority was to either create new roads or repair the existing ones in both rural and urban areas. “Nearly 50 per cent of roads have already been repaired and the process is on,” Mr Dullo added.
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Jawan killed in
J&K cremated
Kapurthala, October 15 The
jawan reportedly died after being hit by a stone from a hilltop while he was
pulling out the body of another soldier buried under a landslide on the day of
the quake. He is survived by his wife, Ms Gurpinder Kaur, and three children
aged nine, seven and three. The body was brought by a JCO and four jawans of his
regiment to his native village and cremated with full military honours.
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From schools and colleges
Fun and excitement continued at the Lovely Institutes on the second day of PTU’s zonal youth festival here. Students from 30 technical, management and engineering colleges are participating.
Results: Folk song: Navdeep of Lovely Institute of Technology (LIT) and Kunal Jhagi of DAV Institute of Engineering and Technology (DAVIET) (1) Vaar singing: DAVIET (1) and LIT (2). Skit: DAVIET (1) and LIT (2). Classical dance: Tarangini of DAVIET (1), and Neha of LIM (2). Western vocal solo: Kunal Jhangi of DAVIET (1) and Navdeep Thind of LIM (2). Western group song: DAVIET (1) and LIM (2). Classical vocal solo: Monica of LIM (1) and Sunit Singh of DAVIET (2). Light vocal Indian: Monica of LIM and Kunal of DAVIET (1). SD College A collage-making competition was organised at the SD College for Women here today. Ms Kiran Arora, Principal, presided over the function. Shaifali was declared first, while Preeti stood second in the contest. Anikla bagged the third position. MGN Public School A computer laboratory was inaugurated at MGN Public School, Urban Estate, here today. The laboratory was formally inaugurated by Mr G.S. Narula, Chairman of the MGN Trust, and Mr Jarnail Singh Pasricha, secretary. Ms Jaspal Gill, Principal, school teachers and students were also present on the occasion. KMV School The Founder’s Day was organised at Sanskriti KMV School here today. Mr Chander Mohan, president of the Arya Shiksha Mandal, presided over the function. The programme began with welcome dance, followed by an action song by kindergarten students. Inter-house races were organised for boys and girls. The school’s Karate Club students showed their skills on the occasion. A prize distribution ceremony was also held. Apeejay School Tiny tots of Apeejay Primary School, Model Town, staged a skit titled “Goa” here this evening. The students of Class I depicted history, heritage, culture, lifestyle, fairs and festival of Goa. Ms R. Sood, Principal, and Ms N. Matta, Headmistress, were also present on the occasion.
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Jalandhar, October 15
