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In aviation, attitude is vital
Chandigarh, July 20 While the panel of three speakers comprising A. K. Verma, Assistant General Manager, Air Traffic Control, Chandigarh Airport, Jayesh Kalra and Javed Grewal, Directors from Country Inns and Suites by Carlson, all reiterated the boom in the service industry, Sapna Gupta, Chief Consultant and founder of the AHA, believes what the academy offers is more than just a sense of confidence. “It is self-worth, self-assurance and development of soft skills as a base for further training which is certainly not based on airlines’ preferences.” Attitude is the key to selection, says Sapna, whose 25 centres across the country, get thousands of applications every year. “If you believe you can further yourself as a human being and have the will to succeed, then yes, we are here to help you. However, if all you want is a job at the end of the course with scant attention being paid to what you are being taught, then there is no point,” she says firmly. According to Sapna, the AHA has a 90 per cent placement success rate with as many as 72 companies having come in for on-campus recruitments last year, which included several national and international airlines like Qatar, Air Lanka, Emirates, Virgin Atlantic, Kingfisher, Jet and Spice Jet as well as players from the hotel industry like Taj Group, ITC Hotels and Le Meridian. The academy, which opened in 1997 with just three students, is now churning out 7,000 to 8,000 trained youngsters each year. “We are different in every way from the numerous similar schools that have sprung up. For one, we are the pioneers in this field, having started out first. Also, we do not believe in bringing in celebrities as gimmicks to attract students.” An ISO 9001:2000 certified company, the AHA has also received an award for innovative training, a fact which Sapna acknowledges with pride for when she launched the AHA, there were no guidelines that she could follow, so everything to do with the curriculum was a novelty. “Starting up is not a problem; what is difficult is sustaining the growth and that is what we have done. The institution has grown not because of financial backing but because of the students, their thirst for knowledge, for a broader horizon.”
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22 awarded certificates in computer applications
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, July 20 Dr Tankeshwar Kumar, Director, Department of Computer Science and Applications, Panjab University, distributed the certificates. He assured the centre that his department would be providing support for improving the quality of the training programme and advised the learners to continue learning more to enhance their knowledge in computer applications and for getting employment. Dr (Mrs.) Sween, Director of the Centre for Adult, Continuing Education, gave an outline of the skill development programmes being conducted by the centre. Mr Sham Singh, Project Officer from the Centre said in each batch, 25-30 learners were provided training in the basics of computer applications - and the objective was to train the learners in operation of a computer and its operating systems, especially Microsoft Office. PU notice: The PU has notified for candidates seeking admission to BA.LL.B. (Hons.) 5-year integrated course that if they have not submitted their Class XII detailed marks certificate up to the deadline i.e. June 30, they can still deposit the same by July 23 up to 5 pm in the JAC Office, CIL Building, Panjab University.Such candidates will be considered under late admission as per the PU Hand Book of Information. The hand book states they will be considered for admission if he/she falls in the merit of the first 25 per cent of the applicants admitted in the open/reserved categories. For admission under the NRI category only those candidates will be considered in the first counselling for all courses, who have exercised their option in the CET entrance form, according to Prof Subhash Bedi, Chairman, JAC. The University would hold the M.Phil/Ph.D. entrance test on September 3 (Sunday). The prospectus along with the application form will be available with effect from July 25 (Tuesday) instead of July 20 (Thursday) at the SBI Extension Counter, Panjab University, Chandigarh. The last date for the receipt of complete application forms by hand and by post in the CET Cell, Administrative Block, Panjab University is August 11 (Friday) up to 5.00 pm, as per a press note issued by the Controller of Examinations, Panjab University. The results of B.P.Ed. (one year course) and M.A. II (defence and strategic studies) conducted by the university in April/May 2006 are being declared. The result gazettes will be available at the university enquiry on July 21 after 3.00 pm onwards for the personal result enquiry on all working days. German courses: The Department of German, Panjab University, is offering part-time courses, which include Certificate Course, Diploma Course and Advanced Diploma Course. The last date for the submission of application form in the Department of German is July 24. The dates for interviews are August 4 and 7. No separate interview letters are being sent. The students should contact the department for more details, according to Dr J.K. Sharma, Chairman, Department of German, Panjab University.
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DPI’s directive on use of computers
Chandigarh, July 20 A presentation on the teaching of physics through audio visual means was also given by the NIIT. Another presentation on teaching of English education by the BBC was also appreciated by the participants. Mr Ashwani Kumar asked the Principals to use computer-aided learning in big way to supplement the traditional methods of teaching.
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Training programme concludes
Chandigarh, July 20 Speaking on “tomorrow’s education today”, Prof Vijay Gupta, Director, Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, focussed on the need of education based on practical implications and developing overall personality of the learners. Dr S.R. Prabhakar, Principal of the college, informed that the programme aimed at knowledge sharing in the areas of engineering and management .
TNS
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Hansraj student clears NTSE
Panchkula, July 20
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Complainant missing: CBI
Chandigarh, July 20 Earlier, the CBI Special Court had issued non-bailable warrants against the complainant for not appearing in the court. The complainant, Gulab Singh, had complained to the CBI that three officials of the Explosives Department were demanding bribe from him to transfer the explosives licence in the name of his wife Jaivantri Devi. Following a trap laid by the CBI, three officials, Kamlesh, Chander and Jaswant, were arrested while accepting a bribe of Rs 1,400 on May 23, 2002. The complainant, who owned a truck, possessed an explosive licence to carry diesel. Since he wanted to transfer the licence in the name of his wife, he approached the officials in the Explosive Department. However, the licence could not be transferred.
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Triple arterial bypass grafting performed
Chandigarh, July 20 When 34-year-old Harpreet Singh, a software engineer, complained of chest pain, doctors thought it to be one of the many cases of a blocked artery. A thorough investigation and an angiography later, doctors at the Grecian Superspeciality Hospital had confirmed that three of his four arteries were blocked and he needed a bypass operation. “The pain was persistent and refused to go away. We decided to go in for surgery immediately because doctors told us that the heart had not been damaged so far. They told us of the procedure involved in triple arterial bypass grafting and we were satisfied with their plan of action”, explained Mr Harpreet at a press conference organised at the Press Club here today. Dr S.S. Samra, managing director and cardiothorasic surgeon of the hospital, who performed the triple arterial bypass grafting, said it was all about skill and training. “Rather than using veins from his leg, we used radial arteries from both forearms. The artery from the chest was also used, completing the three conduits. The arteries were chosen over veins from the leg because the latter had a lifespan of not more than 15 years. Since the patient was young, he would have been forced to go in for another surgery by the time he would turn 50”, Dr Samra stated. With the use of arteries, Mr Harpreet might never have to undergo a repeat surgery or go in for a long duration of expensive and debilitating medicine. “The patient had between 40 and 50 years of a productive life ahead and the most crucial factor, age, was on his side. His family was supportive and positive, which hastened his treatment”, the doctor added. The arterial bypass was an improvement over the bypass performed using veins, not only because it gave a longer lifespan to the patients, but also because of faster recovery of the patient. “The patient was on his feet in one week and within two weeks, he was back to work. While a patient has to follow regular precautions, as in the case of an ordinary bypass, this requires special training. We do not have training centres for the same in India and we are open to training doctors interested”, explained Dr Samra. He said the operation was more expensive and longer than the conventional bypass, being more complex in nature. “Against a normal bypass surgery, which costs Rs 1.25 lakh, the arterial bypass on a beating heart costs nearly Rs 1.40 lakh because of the complexities involved and greater skill required in performing it”, the expert concluded. |
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Drug awareness camp today
Chandigarh, July 20 The DSP (East), Mr Vijay Pal Singh, said police would organise the camp in Anganwadi Kendra with the help of a three-member team of doctors from the GMCH. The doctors would examine addicts in the day-long camp and would also provide medicine. Besides, the youngsters would also be made aware about the effects of the drugs. The doctors would regularly visit the colony to treat the addicts. |
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Medical camp held
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UT chess meet results
Chandigarh, July 20 As many as 72 players are participating in the tournament, which includes young participant Anubhav Tuknayat and veteran player Surinder Singh, who is 59 year old. Top four players will be selected to represent Chandigarh at the National-B Chess Championship being held at Ahmedabad from September 1. The points position at the end of second round is as under: 2 points: Abhinandan Vohra, Sanjeev Biswas, Naveen Bansal, Jeetender Joshi, Anmol Razdan , Himal Gusain,Nitin, Anil Raina, Ashwni Nirankari, Swapan Kumar, Harinder Pal Singh, Manmohan Singh, Ajay Jaswal, Surinder Singh, Anubhav Pasrija, Sunil Bansal. 1.5 points: C M Oberoi, Kewaljeet Singh, B N Prasad, Sameer Malhotra 1 point: Satpal,Vipnesh Bhardwaj, A N Dey, C M Sharma, A P Singh, Pallak, Megha, Prateek Munjal, Rita Gupta, Jatinder Padhi, Ajay Kumar, Akshit Maurya, Hari Lal Sharma, Shirish, Shweta, Sunny Kumar, Manish Sehgal, Vipan Negi, Gurnoor Singh, Sumer Singh, Anita, Arjun, D M Kapoor, Devinder Pal Singh, Gagandeep Singh, Gitin Oberoi, Gopal Singh, Gurdeep Singh, Harkirat, Japesh, Kanwar Inder, Mohit Arora, Raghav, Raghav Jha, Shivam Shashwat, William, 0.5 Point: Vikram Hooda,Sahil Dhawan. 0 point: Anmol, Anubhav Tuknayat, Archit, D.peter, Gaurav, Gurpyar, Harmanjeet,Harpreet Singh, Harsimranjeet Singh, Lawrence, Naveen Sapra, Paras, Rohan, Shivam Kansal, Sidharth, Simran and Madhav Jha. |
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“Mongia’s comeback was expected”
Chandigarh, July 20 Punjab Ranji skipper Mongia, a southpaw all rounder, staged his comeback by putting up all round performance in the English Cricket County Leicestershire. For Mongia, who has 1073 runs in 51 ODIs with the average of 27.51 to his credit, the cricket career always was like a roller coaster ride. Though he has much talent as well as potential yet he could not make a permanent place in the team because of his average performance in the big events. He was banished from the team after the one-day match in April 2005 against Pakistan at Delhi. Congratulating Mongia on his selection, the secretary of the Punjab Cricket Association, Mr M P Pandove said that the opportunity should have come his way one year back. “I am happy with the decision as Mongia’s experience will make the team stronger”, said Mr Pandove. On the question, whether the influence of PCA lobby worked behind the decision, Mr Pandove denied any lobbying. The secretary of Chandigarh Cricket Association (HCA) Mr Surinder Singh BaiJee gave credit to Mongia’s good performance at Leicestershire. “Mongia has been doing very well with both ball and bat in the county cricket and his fine performance there has cleared his way”, opined
BaiJee. Expressing his happiness over his fellow player’s inclusion, Punjab Ranji player Gaurav Gupta is hopeful that if Mongia will prove his worth, if given a chance in playing-11. However, Gaurav termed it a very good opportunity for the southpaw to cement his place for the coming World Cup-2007. |
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Orissa eves rout UP
Chandigarh, July 20 Now the West Bengal girls have to face tough Orissa in their second quarter-final encounter while Tripura will take on U P. At the moment, Tripura and West Bengal have been placed at an equal level with an identical points tally of three each from two matches with one defeat and one win each. Orissa and Tripura will move into semi-final from Group II if they will succeed to win their matches against W B and U P, respectively. Earlier, in the match against Tripura, West Bengal squandered many easy chances to score goals including a direct hit in the second half. For Tripura, the first goal was scored by Anita Debbarma in the 21st minute. Shyamli Debbarma doubled the margin in the 52nd minute. Despite two goals down, West Bengal gave a tough time to the solid Tripura defence. Kalpana Roy reduced the margin by scoring a fine goal in the dying moments of the match. In another match, Orissa’s Jhele Munda mounted pressure by hitting goal in the 10th minute. The other goals came through Lochana Munda (15th and 70th min.), Sradhanjali (73rd and 82nd min), Preyenka Sahoo (50th and 60th min) and Santoseni Oram (45th minute). |
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Air Force w’lifting results
Chandigarh, July 20 Results: Category 85: (snatch)- CPL K.K. Gopala 1(100 kg), LAC Kasim Sheik 2 (95 kg), CPL Patwari 3 (85 kg); (Clean & Jerk)- CPL K.K. Gopala 1(125 kg), CPL Patwari 2 (125 kg), LAC Sheik 3 (122.5 kg); (Total)- CPL K.K. Gopala 1(225 kg), CPL Patwari 2 (220 kg), LAC Kasim Sheik 3 (217.5 kg). Category 94 kg: (snatch)- JWO K. Shakthivel 1 (110 kg), JWO P.K. Sharma 2 (110 kg), CPL Girish 3 (105 kg); (Clean & Jerk)- CPL Girish 1 (140 kg), JWO K. Shakthivel 2 (137 kg), JWO P K Sharma 3 (115 kg); (Total)- JWO K. Shakthivel 1 (247.5 kg), CPL Girish 2 (245 kg), JWO P K Sharma 3 (225 kg). |
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