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Copying case against
2 students
Mohali, March 4 He said that three teachers, who were allegedly found to be helping students in the examinations at a centre located in Government High School, Kot Budha, Amritsar, had been transferred. The teachers who have been transferred were Mr Sakatar Singh, Deputy Secretary, Mr Harsharan Singh, Controller, and a teacher of Government High School, Tut. He alleged that the teacher from the school at Tut had been assigned the duty at this centre by Mr Harsharan Singh even when students from the Tut school were appearing for the examination at this very centre. He said that the Hindi paper of Class VIII at this centre was cancelled. The DPI said that the entire staff on duty at Government Senior Secondary School, Tut, was changed for helping students to copy while superintendent on duty at Government Senior Secondary School, Kot Khalsa, was also transferred on a similar charge. Mr Randhawa said that the Education Minister, Mr Harnam Dass Johar, had given strict instructions that no copying would be allowed during examination. he said that examinations centres where the staff on duty helped students to copy would be scrapped. He said that staff on duty who helped students to copy during examinations was being transferred at present but strict action would be taken against them at a later stage.
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120-year-old
male bastion falls Chandigarh, March 4 The Sector 8 school is the oldest DAV institution. In fact, it was
opened in Lahore in memory of Swami Dayanand, founder of the Arya Samaj
movement. All other DAV institutions came up as branches of this Lahore
school. Just two more schools in the region -- in Amritsar and Jalandhar
-- which came up after Independence, have maintained their boys-only
tag.
So strict was the boys' only policy followed by the Lahore school
that it did not have even a lady teacher for as long as 97 years. DAV
College, which came up in Lahore in 1887 and shifted to Ambala after
Partition, shed its male mantle about six years ago.
The alma mater for such cricketing greats as Kapil Dev, Yog Raj
Singh, Ashok Malhotra, Chetan Sharma, Dinesh Mongia and the current
player V.R.V. Singh, the school ground has been the cricket nursery for
most Ranji Trophy players. At one time the entire Haryana Ranji Trophy
team was from this illustrious school.
The male-only tag was removed in 1983 when the managing committee
appointed the first lady teacher in the school. Ms Savita Soni, the
biology lecturer who ended the male monopoly, says she faced no problems
teaching in a school where a lady teacher had never taught the boys.
"In fact, the boys were more attentive," she adds for good
measure.
The Principal, Mr Ravinder Talwar, is keen to open the doors to girl
students. He does not anticipate any problems on this count. Completing
20 years in the Principal's chair is a record he holds. No previous
principal has completed even 10 years in office.
"We have produced the best sportspersons, be it in cricket,
basketball, football or hockey," says the proud principal. He
hastens to add that the sports facilities in the school could come in
handy for girl students interested in sports.
But all are not that sure about the school maintaining its sports
achievements once it becomes a co-ed school. Mrs Sneh Mahajan, former
Principal of MCM DAV College for Girls, who happened to be in Mr
Talwar's office, feels the school should not shed its male exclusivity.
"That has remained a major plus point of the school", she
added
But Mr Talwar is sure that the school will improve once it becoms a
co-ed. He said the fee structure of the school was such that girls from
lower middle class families would love to get admission in the school,
which has a sprawling campus.
Hostel facilities for girls could be taken up once the process is set
in motion. Academically also, the school has done well.
Mr Talwar talks highly of the science stream, claiming selection of
school students in IIT and PEC. Earlier when the total marks were the
criterion for top positions, the institution had clinched the top three
positions in Class X examinations for three consecutive years.
Mr Talwar said there were more lady teachers today than male
teachers. The ratio was 60:40. "And one day this male bastion may
have a lady principal", he added.
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No extra time for Guru Gobind School students
Chandigarh, February 4 Students of Shri Guru Gobind Singh Senior Secondary School, who had got extra 15 minutes prior to the March 1 English examination at centre, complained that the extra time was not given to them this time. As per, Priti, a student, the question paper and answer sheets were reportedly given to them at 10.30 am and when this was brought to the notice of the invigilator, she was told: “Humein bhi time calculate karna aata hai, humain mat batao” (we also know how to keep track of the time, so don’t tell us what to do). Other students who were in different classrooms too confirmed that the question paper was distributed at 10.30 am instead of Divya, another student, alleged that in her class too students awaited the distribution of the question paper at 10.15 am but were disappointed. However, school Principal Geeta Verma denied the fact that the additional 15 minutes were not given to the students. She said the “cool off” time was given to the students and the observer too was witness to it. Meanwhile, students taking their CBSE examination in the city got the extra 15 minutes for the Physics examination today. (Names of the students have been changed)
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Class XII physics paper difficult
Chandigarh, March 4 She added that the paper was concept-based and cramming would not help in any case. Another student Nidhi Pathania said the paper was different and competition-oriented but the 15 minutes given to all students prior to the start of answering the paper were important in helping the students to select the questions they would like to attempt. According to Prof. S. C. Gupta, a physics lecturer, students, who have studied consistently and worked hard and cleared their basic concepts, do not find boards to be tough, though the question paper this time was certainly more complex.
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Pak team meets PU faculty
Chandigarh, March 4 Professor Chaudhary, a management guru specialising in human resource, spoke on ''Change your thoughts, change your destination''. The delegation has also met the PU Vice-Chancellor regarding a proposal to organise study tours between the two educational institutions in addition to training workshop and exchange programme.
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GC-46 prize distribution function
Chandigarh, March 4 The roll of honur was awarded to four college students while the college colour for the session 2005-06 was given to Anju, Sameer, Shivinder and Neelu. A number of students excelling in sports were also honoured in addition to 16 students who were given college colors for their achievements in cultural activities. As many as 56 students were given merit certificates for actively participating in different activities. Of the total 221 prize winners, 198 were honoured for their academic achievements at the university and college-level besides 23 library prizes.
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Annual day celebrations at Ashiana
Chandigarh, March 4 School principal Lalita Prakash said that co-curricular activities enhanced the children’s confidence. As many as 750 children participated in the function, which was a learning experience for them.
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Acquitted wife moves court
Chandigarh, March 4 The Magistrate has issued notice to the police for March 9. A few days back, the woman, along with her physically-challenged son, Chander Shekhar Pandey, was acquitted as the prosecution had failed to prove the charges. The duo had been arrested in June 2004 for allegedly bludgeoning to death the 46-year-old JWO, Vijay Kumar Pandey. Mr Arvinder Sandhu, who has been helping the widow in her rehabilitation after the acquittal,said the widow in her application had stated that a bag containing the educational certificates of her son, documents relating to the medical entrance test given by her son, property documents, KVP of Rs 1,50,000, three wrist watches, and some cheque books were missing. The keys of her house were in the possession of the police before the belongings were handed over to the air force authorities. He said Group Captain Onkar Singh was kind enough in releasing the belongings in the possession of the Air-Force. The woman also alleged that the police Investigation Officer had failed to hand over the documents which were important for her son to pursue his further
studies. TNS
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District Courts Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, March 4 The CBI had registered a case against Bikramjit Singh when he was Principal Secretary to the then Chief Minister, Mr Parkash Singh Badal. Bikramjit’s unaccounted assets had been valued at Rs 1.3 crore. Though at the time of registering the FIR, the investigations had centred on the period between 1985 and 1997, later the period was extended by another five years. From the list of properties, the ancestral house in Sector 9 and another property in Sector 8 had been taken out. Judicial remand: The CBI Special Judge today remanded Chandigar Police SI Pyare Lal and Constable Bahadhur Singh, who were caught red handed yesterday while accepting bribe of Rs 5000 by the CBI, were today sent to judicial custody.SI Pyare Lal and Constable Bahadur Singh Thakur have been booked under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act and for criminal conspiracy under Sections 120-B of the IPC on the basis of a complaint filed by Mr Kushal Singh of Baltana village. It was alleged that the duo had demanded and accepted money for not reopening an “untraced case” registered against Kushal in 2001 in Sector 34 police station. When the accused were produced in the court, some policemen, accompanying them, had claimed that Kushal Singh had earlier got a policeman trapped. But the policeman later was acquitted by the court. Kidnapping case: warrants issued: The Additional District and Session Judge, Mr R.S.Baswana, today issued production warrants for Honey and Manish, the two accused in the kidnapping case of Nikhil Joshi. The two are at present lodged in Ludhiana Jail in theft case.
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