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Question paper goof-ups
stump students
Chandigarh, April 21 Sources added that complaints were pouring in at the Vice- Chancellor's office from undergraduate and post graduate candidates. The head of the Department of Economics, DAV College, Sector 10, Mr Y.R. Bhardwaj has in a complaint to the PU registrar stated that there was a discrepancy in the question paper of Business Economics (Paper IV), for B.Com 2nd year, held on April 20, 2006. The letter stated that as per rules, candidates are expected to attempt two questions out of four in section B of the question paper. And each question carries 15 marks. However, according to this year’s question paper, they had to attempt three questions out of six, each carrying 10 marks. Similarly in Section C, candidate were required to attempt two questions out of four, each carrying 15 marks. However, this time they had to answer three questions out of five, each carrying 10 marks. "In other words, a candidate has been made to attempt two extra questions. This calls for adequate compensation to the candidates," pointed our Prof Bhardwaj. In another complaint, Head of the Department of English of the same college, Prof Ashok Sharma said mistakes were found in the English paper (Contemporary Critical Theory) of MA-II held today. While some parts of the question paper were reported to be out of syllabus, students had to attempt 4 out of 10 terms in 250 words each instead of three terms in 200 words each, which had been the set pattern. This amounted to asking students to write 1000 words in place of 600 words, he said. Similarly, students of political science of MA-I complained that parts of their Western Political Thought question paper were out of syllabus and different from the set pattern.
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Scouts in city for camp
Chandigarh, April 21 “A campfire and a cultural programme will be organised every evening during the stay of participants”, said, Ms S.P. Shergill, Principal of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Sector 31. Jagmohan Sharma from the Jaipur region said, “I love to do something for the poor. I go to slum areas in the evenings, where I help in education.” Sumit Kumar Dixit from Delhi said, “I have discovered a better person within me after being a scout. Camps instil a sense of national integration, brotherhood and serving humanity and give a chance to meet counterparts from other parts of the country.” Lokesh Kumar from the Dehra Dun region said, “We are trained to face challenges of society, fight evil and help others. This training puts us on the road to humanity.” Said Gaurav Mehta, a local scout, “When I was in Class III, I saw my elder brother wearing scout’s uniform. When he told me about the tasks scouts were taught, I developed interest in being a scout.”
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Over 7,600 students fill in forms
Chandigarh, April 21 Prof I.S. Dua, Coordinator of the tests stated that the number of application forms had gone up substantially from about 6050 forms which were sold last year. This was mainly due to the fact that the university had brought admissions to the various MSc courses being offered in the university under the purview of the test. "This would lead to an improvement in the standards these courses," he said.
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“Many opportunities Down Under”
Chandigarh, April 21 There are tremendous opportunities of education, career building and for a prosperous future in Australia added Mr Kamal K.Bhumbla who is the AAERI (Association of Australian Education Representatives in India) Executive member. Today the six day B.N.Mega Education Expo also began with the first city to be covered being Chandigarh. The expo would be held at Rajpura on April 22nd, at Pathankot on April 23, Amritsar-April 24th, Ludhiana- April 25thApril and Jalandhar April 26th. Mr Bhumbla disclosed that with the relaxation in laws by the Australian High Commission and the first ever greatest intake of students from India in 2005 session, doors leading to great future opportunities were opening up for deserving Indian students. Both South Bank Institute and Northern Melbourne Institute of Technology (NMIT) are large multi-campus, government-funded institutions providing a broad range of accredited vocational education and training at different campuses in Australia.
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When young minds think green
Chandigarh, April 21 On the eve of World Earth Day, as many as 150 students from Yadavindra Public School, Mohali, St John’s High School, Sector 26, and C.L. Aggarwal DAV Model School, Sector 7, joined hands to take stock of environment degradation. They were part of a programme organised by CAPE (Children’s Alliance for Protection of the Environment) at the Sukhna Lake today. The organisation is an offshoot of the city-based Environment Society of India (ESI). In order to ignite curiosity among young minds about the migratory birds, an annual exercise, Welcome to Migratory Birds, was started in 1976. Since then, every year the exercise is being carried out by the ESI. In 1991, the Administration gave “Sukhna Atithi”, a running trophy, to the ESI. The trophy is given every year to a school in this region which has worked for the protection and identification of the migratory birds. This year the trophy was given to YPS, Mohali. “Green is in and World Earth Day is the right time to make a beginning. Whether it is the campaign to protect the tiger or save the olive ridleys or the vultures or the lesser known civet cat, each species plays a significant role in nature,” said Mr S.K. Sharma, president, ESI, while addressing students. Recalling an incident, Mr Sharma said during a bird-identification drive this year, YPS students had noticed a trap in the Sukhna catchment. They not only removed the trap but also destroyed the nylon thread so that it could not be used again. Lieut-Gen Baljit Singh (retd), a wildlife enthusiast who released “Birds of Sukhna”, an ESI booklet having bird identification charts, appealed to the students to start a campaign to save the vanishing tigers and vultures. “Don’t think of pollution, start thinking about solutions”. This was the concluding remarks of Dakshak of St John’s.
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Teacher absent, holiday in school
Karoran Kalan ( Sas Nagar), April 21 Since the regular teachers were on a long leave, the Circle Office of the education department was supposed to depute teacher from another school on “rotational” basis. The parents of the students lamented that no prior notice was given by the Punjab Education Department. Taking a serious note, the District Education Officer, has marked an inquiry in to the faux pas. Sources revealed that the circle head was supposed to depute a teacher for five days. After the five-day duty of a teacher ended yesterday, the officials in the Education Department apparently forget to send another teacher in rotation, a fact denied by the Education Department. By the time the issue was brought to the notice of the state education authorities, it was too late. The District Education Officer (DEO), Mr Roshan Lal, directed the Block Elementary Education Officer, Ms Bhagwati Devi, to inquire in to the matter. The circle head, Ms Usha Rani, who was supposed to depute the teacher, was not available for comments. The DEO said, “Though the officials concerned had been directed to file their reply by Monday, I have come to know that a teacher from the Government School at Tanda village had been asked to report at the Karoran Kalan school”.
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Jugnus selected
for vocational
training Chandigarh,
April 21 In Vineet 25 (the YTTS Centre in Sector 25) the selected students were jubilant when their names were announced by Renu Puri, their mentor. Some others were, however, inconsolable as their friends had made it to the final list of selected students, while they had been left behind. At other Pustak schools like Vineet 17, students from the SP Jain Institute of Management, Mumbai, are cataloging the skills presently available so that improvements can be effected later. Col Ravi Bedi, chief functionary of YTTS, said the idea was to put in place certain courses which would lend a practical shape to proposals. Pustak is preparing nearly 25 girls, school dropouts, for Class V examination. These girls will also be given domestic skills to enhance their chances of employment.
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“Virasat 06”
kicks off
Banur, April 21 The campus wore a rustic Punjabi look, with hundreds of students from over 60 colleges affiliated to the PTU thronging the venue to take part in of competitions over the next three days. With the stage set in a ‘phulkari’ backdrop, the special village ‘virasati pind’, made of mud and bricks complete with thatched rooftops, portrayed rural Punjab even as three stages were abuzz with cultural activities. Making an appeal for the preservation of Punjabi culture, Dr S.K. Salwan, PTU Vice-Chancellor, who inaugurated the festival, regretted that the people had adopted different lifestyles, with the result that there had been a vast change in cultural traditions over the years. The process of transformation had made the people forget their rich heritage and the holding of ‘Virasat 06’ was the first step in the revival of the cultural heritage, he added. Dr Salwan praised the CEO of the SVIET, Mr Manmohan Garg, for maintaining high standards of excellence in teaching and extra-curricular activities. The PTU had provided a chance to the SVIET to showcase organisational abilities during the festival, he added. Such festivals provided an opportunity to the youth to have close glimpses of Punjabi culture and heritage, the PTU Registrar, Dr M.S. Grewal, said. Such fairs should be organised on a large-scale regularly, Mr Ashwani Garg, SVIET Chairman, said. Meanwhile, ‘taaki’, the exhibition categorised into folk art and fine art sections, gave a peep into traditional art and craft of Punjab, which were on the verge of extinction. Antique paintings and jewellery, ‘pakhiyaan’, ‘peedhiyaan’, ‘rassa vatna’, ‘kheedo making’, ‘nalle making’, ‘prandi making’, ‘kroshiya’ and ‘phulkari’ drew visitors.
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IIT professor awarded Chandigarh, April 21 Professor Kotha also delivered the award oration on the application of olefin metathesis in organic synthesis. The function was presided over by Prof K.N. Pathak, Vice-Chancellor, PU. The Vice-Chancellor emphasised that conferring of such awards give incentive to young scientists. Prof D.S. Gill, organiser of this function, highlighted the research achievements of Professor
Kotha. Rs 3 lakh given for dictionary compilation The PU Vice-Chancellor (VC) today decided to grant Rs 3 lakh to the Punjabi Department for the compilation and publishing of the Punjabi-English dictionary, a project that was incomplete for some time now. The VC has also given the nod for giving monetary help for the compilation and publication of a college edition of the dictionary also. Welcoming the step, the Department chairman, Prof Nahar Singh, added in a press note issued that the department had sent a proposal to the university authorities regarding the preservation and maintenance of rare books lying in the university library.
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Drill on disaster control
Panchkula, April 21 Fire hazards and methods of controlling a disaster were also taught to students. As part of their syllabus, students were taken to the Sector 5 fire station and educated about saving human lives in case of devastating fires. The students were given tips to be followed during fires caused by short circuit and inflammable liquids.
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JRF/NET result
Chandigarh, April 21 However, the result of the UGC NET December 2005 for humanities and social sciences was still awaited.
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A clarification
Chandigarh, April 21 The leader of the camp Mr CJ Kalra from Bharat Scouts and Guides, NHQ, New Delhi, is the chief examiner of all scouts activities being conducted at the KV, Sector 31, Chandigarh.
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Speedy disposal of cases at Lok Adalat
Chandigarh, April 21 Today's Lok Adalat settled cases of payment dispute with M/s Cossets Marketing, which was involved in a multi-level marketing fraud. Some consumers who had booked and then cancelled Uno and 1.38 D cars of Premier Automobiles Ltd were offered Rs 30,000 as refund/ compensation. One of the cases settled recently, related to a defective washing machine sold by M/s Electrolux Kelvinator Ltd. The machine had not been repaired to the satisfaction of the complainant, Dr Supriya. Another consumer, Arun Bindlish, got a new LG refrigerator with fresh warranty as a replacement for his defective one. A mobile subscriber, Manoj Kumar, withdrew his case against Nokia after the company replaced the defective board of his handset and gave a six-months warranty. Another important aspect of cases settled by the Lok Adalat is that it is put to an end once and for all and there is no possibility of an appeal, thus saving the time of the appellate court also," said Mr Pankaj Chandgothia, President of the Consumer Court Bar Association.
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Bhandari reinstated as P’kula MC chief
Chandigarh, April 21 The Bench also set aside the no confidence motion passed against Mr Bhandari by the councillors. Sometime back, the court had reserved its order on the petition. On February 20, the court had restrained the Haryana Government from holding election for the post of president till further orders. In his petition, Mr Bhandari had also challenged the legality of the no-confidence motion passed against him by the councillors on February 15. He had stated that since the previous meeting to vote on the motion of no-confidence against him had been held less than six months ago, a similar motion could not have been brought within such short time.
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140 units of blood collected
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500 students participate in bicycle games Chandigarh, April 21 As many as 500 students from 200 schools participated. A number of bicycle games were organised which included “Decorate your bike contest”, “Slow cycling contest”, “Largest team on a bike” and “Ball picking”. In the “Largest team on a bike” contest, the first prize was bagged by KB DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 7. Three schools — New Public School, Mount Carmel School and K.B. D.A.V. School — were declared the best participants.
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