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Panel set up to decide on
utilising PAU grant
Ludhiana, April 25 The decision to set up the committee was taken at a meeting held in Chandigarh yesterday under the chairmanship of Mr K. R. Lakhanpal, Chief Secretary, Punjab. The meeting was convened by the Chief Secretary to discuss research plans of PAU and formulate modalities for the use of the money. The Union Finance Minister had given a grant of Rs 100 crore for PAU in the Budget for 2006-2007. The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, had also made a mention of this grant to PAU during his visit to Amritsar at the time of flagging off the Amritsar-Nankana Sahib bus last month. The PAU authorities have submitted research projects pertaining to the establishment of a centre of excellence in plan biotechnology and animal biotechnology, besides managing natural resources, post-harvest technology and hybrid breeding programmes. The university authorities have estimated that a sum of Rs 21 crore will be required for equipment and other infrastructure for these projects and Rs 79 crore could be used as corpus fund for long-term research projects as the corpus would yield an annual income to the university worth Rs 6.5 crore in the shape of interest on the corpus money. The Vice-Chancellor, Dr K. S. Aulakh, has already written to the Union Finance Minister and the Union Agriculture Minister in this regard. Dr Aulakh also discussed the matter with Mr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, who reportedly approved of the PAU plans. According to the Vice-Chancellor, they will not raise any new building nor create any new post for these projects. The Chief Secretary also appreciated the plans of the university. The Vice-Chancellor also discussed the university research projects with the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, who endorsed the same.
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Teachers protest
against govt move on schools
Ludhiana, April 25 Mr Bhajan Singh, district president, Democratic Teachers Front, alleged that the state government had failed to provide education to all in the
state." The government is washing its hands off by inviting private players to run the schools. They plan to handover the working of government schools to the local panchayats, which will further deteriorate the situation. It is the state government’s duty to run the schools. If these are not being run properly, the government should formulate some new policy for better functioning,” said Mr Bhajan Singh. The agitated teachers further said they were against contractual appointments. One of the teachers said the contract system would exploit them. “The appointments should be made on regular basis. The new appointees should get all benefits like government employees,” she said. The teachers condemned the government move to give powers to zila parishads to fill vacancies of teachers. The teachers threatened to intensify their agitation if their demands were not met.
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Makkar asks agitating teachers
Ludhiana, April 25 The teachers have been protesting against the appointment of Mr Mahesh Inder Singh Grewal as the additional secretary of the Nankana Sahib Education Trust. He told The Tribune over telephone that he had made it clear to the teachers and the Principal that appointing Mr Grewal as the additional secretary was a management decision and they had no right to interfere in it. He said the teachers’ job was to teach and they had no business to interfere in the decisions taken by the management, which were obviously in the interest of the school. The SGPC president is learnt to have also taken strong exception to the protest staged by some of the sarpanches and outsiders in the school. These people reportedly raised slogans against the SGPC president also. Meanwhile, Mr Grewal, in a statement issued here today, said the protests were politically motivated. He said, “The Nankana Sahib Education Trust runs a number of schools and colleges. How was it that a handful of teachers alone found his conduct rude and arrogant?” Mr Grewal said the current agitation was being spearheaded by some teachers who were facing various charges. Mr Grewal said he had no grudge against any of the teachers and moreover he never wanted any confrontation with anyone. He made it clear that discipline could not be compromised at any cost and the teaching in the institutions run by the trust had to be among the best. “On that count there would be no compromise,” Mr Grewal asserted.
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Teachers must not consult help books,
Mandi Ahmedgarh, April 25 He said the heads of government schools would have to generate their own resources, besides making the maximum use of limited sources they have, to rebuild the confidence of the public. After interacting with students and teachers, he said it was a sin to ignore the interest of students who hailed from poor families and were solely dependent on state-run schools for their education. “There will be no bigger charity than educating students from poor families and no sin greater than ignoring them,” he said. He visited at least 12 schools of the area and interacted with students to gauge the efficiency of the staff. He gave tips on teaching mathematics, general science and languages, including English, Hindi and Punjabi. “Instead of asking the students to cram notes and help books, we must illustrate the fundamentals of each subject,” he maintained. He said students of classes VI and VII students should be taught elements of grammar and pronunciation. Pronunciation of various words should be explained as the vocal chords were stretchy at this age. Referring to reports of the use of help books by teachers, he said following textbooks was more effective than taking help of substandard help books. “Studies have revealed that following textbooks yields better results as these provide a comprehensive picture of the whole syllabus. On the other hand, in help books there is repetition of questions in different styles and instead of facilitating students, it only confuses them,” he said. He assured the staff and heads of schools that they would not have to visit the DEO's office in connection with their service cases. All cases pertaining to probation, confirmation and ACP would be cleared within a stipulated time.
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Sky for a school roof
Ludhiana, April 25 Around 200 students brave the vagaries of weather in this school which is for slum children on the Pakhowal road. Every morning these children pray that the sun is not harsh. Some of them feel that their jhuggis offer much better environs than the school. “It is the daily diet of porridge that brings them here everyday,” says a teacher. A rainy or windy day means staying in their shanties with their teachers taking shelter in a tea stall nearby. When a Tribune team visited the school today, which had only three rugs and five plastic chairs as infrastructure, five teachers were making them recite a Punjabi rhyme. “The louder they will be, the less would they be distracted by other slum dwellers,’’ says a teacher, adding that they were waiting for a building since December. The school was inaugurated by Education Minister Harnam Dass Johar with much fanfare. The students and teachers were also promised a good building. Sometime ago, the DEO (Secondary) had visited the school and ordered the levelling of the ground. ‘‘Before that, we used to sit on uneven surface. She promised we would be shifted to a building within a day or two but it hasn't happened. The weather is getting hotter and we do not know how we will survive the summer in the school,’’ said another teacher ‘‘We had thought their tanned skins would be a thing of the past as they would start going to a school but we did not know they would sit under the sun for four hours. It is better that they rest inside the shanties only,’’ said a slum dweller's mother. A Tribune report had highlighted the plight of schoolchildren studying under a flyover. The education department has now constructed walls under the flyover to make an enclosure for the students.
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Students of Tara Singh college excel
Our Correspondent
Ludhiana, April 25 The Principal, Dr Madanjit Kaur Sahota, congratulated the staff and students. GNIMT students shine: The students of the Guru Nanak Institute of Management and Technology, Gujarkhan Campus, have exhibited excellent performance in BBA-V semester examination. As per the results declared by Punjab Technical University (PTU) recently, GNIMT students have shown extraordinary performance in the BBA-V semester examination that was held in December, 2005. Chanpreet Kaur bagged the first position by securing 84.16 per cent marks. Jatinder Pal Singh got the second position with 81.33 per cent marks. The third position was bagged by Rachna Dhingra with 80.83 per cent marks. Swati Mehta bagged the fourth position with 80.66 per cent marks and Arvinder Singh got the fifth position with 80.16 per cent marks. Dr (Col) H.S. Singha, Director, GNIMT, congratulated the students, their parents and the faculty. Lecture on stress management: Dr S.C. Gakhar, Chairperson, Department of Education, Punjab University, Chandigarh, presented a guest lecture on “Stress Management” to B.Ed and M.Ed students of GHG Khalsa College of Education, Gurusar Sadhar, Ludhiana.Dr H.S. Brar, Principal, welcomed the chief guest and highlighted the importance of the topic for students as well as for teachers and parents. Dr Gakhar emphasised on the general symptoms of stress like fatigue, headache, depression, withdrawal, aggression, insomnia, etc. He elaborated on the causes which lead to stress such as excessive competition, growing demands, overwork, lack of opportunities, poor facilities, discrimination, growing western culture, examination hazards. Dr Gakhar suggested some remedies to manage the stress. Meditation, physical exercise, congenial home environment, self-evaluation, monetary and time management and optimism should be adopted for a healthy and happy life. Dr Gakhar delivered another lecturer on “Philosophy of Realism and its Educational Significance.” This was followed by an interaction session in which the M.Ed students actively participated. Dr Khushvinder Kumar conducted the stage and Dr Sarbjit Kaur presented the vote of thanks.
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Bharti Mobile to pay interest for wrong charging
Ludhiana, April 25 The orders were pronounced by Mr A.S. Narula, president, and Ms Pooja Dewan, member, of the forum, respectively, while deciding the complaint filed by Sumit Sachdeva, an employee of the LIC, unit 1, Bhadaur House, Ludhiana. It was submitted by the consumer that he had purchased a mobile phone connection for which he had been making payments regularly. In December 2003 he received a bill of Rs 79. Accordingly, he issued a cheque of Rs 79 in favour of Bharti Mobile Limited. But he was astonished to know that Rs 7,900 were withdrawn from his account. The consumer alleged that the company had committed forgery by overwriting the amount mentioned in the cheque in figures as well as in words. Thereafter, he lodged an FIR against the officials of company. All this caused a lot of harassment and tension, added the complainant. On the other hand the company denied the allegations of forgery. It claimed that the outstanding amount was reported by their dealer Citi Enterprises. There was no neglingence on the part of the company as it was not responsible for the mistake of the consumer. After hearing the rival contentions, the consumer forum termed the services rendered by the company to be deficient. In this case if the excess amount was received then the company should have refunded the amount of Rs 7,820 charged in excess. But the company started adjusting that amount in the next bills of the consumer, which was not right.
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Nasal tumour removed
Ludhiana, April 25 Giving details, Dr Chopra said inverted papilloma was a rare tumour found in approximately 0.5 per cent nasal tumours, representing approximately 4 per cent of all nasal polyps. The causes could be allergy, chronic sinusitis and viral infections. Dr Kapil Dua explained that in routine this surgery (medial maxillectomy) was performed by external incision. But in this case the whole procedure was done
endosmotically. Dr Daljit Singh, Principal, DMCH, noted that the ENT department in the hospital was equipped for performing endoscopic polypectomy (polyp removal from nose), endoscopic DCR (surgery of lacrimal nose), endoscopic orbital decompression (for pus in eye) and removal of tumours as well.
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Gynae camp from April 29
Ludhiana, April 25 Disclosing this Dr Anshu Vatsyayan, noted ayurvedic gynaecologist in the city, informed that a free gynaecological check-up camp would be organised at Sanjivani Ayurvedic Centre, near the Rose Garden, here on April 29 and 30. The camp would be sponsored by one of the prominent ayurvedic drug companies, Charaka Pharma, Mumbai. Apart from providing medicine on a subsidised cost, free dietary and lifestyle tips would also be given to the female patients at the camp, Dr Vatsyayan added.
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40 donate blood at camp by
Ludhiana, April 25 According to Dr Ritu Gupta, Medical Superintendent, a team of doctors led by Dr Rakesh Aggarwal, cardiologist, conducted the camp. The facility of free ECG was extended to the patients while other diagnostic tests like ECHO and TMT were performed by Ludhiana Mediciti Hospital at subsidised charges. Prominent among others present on the occasion were Mr Arun Goel, president, Mr Prem Gupta, secretary, Mr D.J. Jain, Mr Surinder Gupta, both vice-presidents, Mr Varinder Singla, joint secretary, Mr Shekhar Gupta, cashier, Mr N.D. Goel, Mr Mangat Rai Garg and Mr Chaman Lal Gupta, executive members of the hospital managing committee.
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118 turn up for basketball trials
Ludhiana, April 25 The trials were held to pick up the probables for a camp to begin tomorrow at the same venue before the final teams are formed to take part in the 57th Junior National Basketball Championship to be held here from May 27 to June 3. The selection panel headed by Dr S. Subramanian, a former Director, NIS, Patiala, and members — Mr Kanwalpreet Singh of Jalandhar, Mr Gurdial Singh, Mr Brij Behari of Ludhiana and Mr Sharanjit Singh from Amritsar — watched the aspirants and shortlisted 20 boys and as many girls for the preparatory camp for the national meet. Mr Teja Singh Dhaliwal, honorary general secretary, Punjab Basketball Association, informed that besides these probables, the performance of cagers during the Punjab State Junior Basketball Championship slated to be held at Nawanshahr from May 4 to 7 would also be taken into consideration while selecting the Punjab teams for the national meet. Those players would join the camp at Ludhiana from May 8, Mr Dhaliwal added.
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