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ISCA signs pact in Beijing
Chandigarh, October 31 The agreement was recently signed by Dr S.P. Singh, Professor Emeritus, Kurukshetra University, and the general secretary of the ISCA, and the standing vice-president of the BAST. The agreement, the first of its kind, envisages long-term cooperation between the ISCA and the BAST for public understanding of science, academic exchange and youth activities in science and technology. Dr S.P. Singh, who has just returned from China, stated that the invitation by the ISCA to the BAST for sending a delegation of scientists to the 94th session to be held in early January, 2007, at Annamalai University had been accepted in principle by officials of the BAST. Dr S.P. Singh added that China had made rapid economic progress due to the emphasis on science and technology.
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‘Discontinue pvt lab
technician courses’
Chandigarh, October 31 The association disclosed that various colleges have started the courses even though a majority of them lack infrastructure, including laboratories and qualified teachers, for teaching the specific subjects. The association also alleged that these colleges and institutes have been throwing norms to winds in connivance with officials of Punjab Technical University who give recognition to courses. Students are being taught theoretical part of the syllabi at these colleges only. For practical experiences, the students are being sent to medical institutions on a few months training. These colleges are more concerned about their fee than the career of innocent students who get admission in these institutions at the cost of the hard-earned money of their parents. Without any practical knowledge, the pass-out students of these institutions generally give inaccurate laboratory reports which generally lead to wrong diagnosis. The association has demanded formation of a council of medical technology on an all-India level, status and recognition at par with doctors. Apart from this, the association has also been demanding a set-criteria for promotions of medical technologists working in hospitals as per the other private and government health institutions norms. Dr Pankaj Kaul, state secretary of the association, claimed that the PGI authorities have already been taken up the case with the Union Health Ministry and a favourable response was awaited soon. |
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Lecture on satyagraha
Chandigarh, October 31 Prof Radhakrishnan said the concept of satyagraha needed to be understood in the larger context of today. “Unfortunately people have only hazy ideas about what is satyagraha and it is one of the most widely vulgarized and at least understood of the various concepts and practices associated with Gandhi. he said. Mr Onkar Chand, Chairman, Servants of the People Society, Chandigarh, in observed that the centenary of the satyagraha should become an occasion for the nation, particularly the youth, to reflect on the creative aspect of satyagraha as a weapon of change.
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ADGP gets bail in cheque bounce case
Chandigarh, October 31 The police officer was brought to the court of the Judicial Magistrate (First Class), Ms Hareet Kaur, after production warrants were issued against him. He was taken back to the Patiala jail where he is lodged in a case of cheating registered by the CBI. Earlier, the court had issued orders to attach the salary of the police officer for not appearing in the court in the case filed by a Sector 9 resident, Ms Aninder Kaur Jawanda. Ms Jawanda had filed a case under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act. The officer had allegedly prepared fake registration documents of an agricultural piece of land at Chappar Chidi, Kharar. Following the dispute, the two parties had reached a compromise and the ADGP had reportedly agreed to pay Rs 90 lakh to the woman. A Rs 50 lakh cheque of the State Bank of India was issued to Ms Jawanda. But the cheque bounced.
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court Chandigarh, October 31 The petitioner has alleged that these three members of the Indian cricket team have of late been appearing in advertisements promoting sale of a liquor brand. To buttress his claim, the petitioners attached copies of some advertisements that appeared in newspapers recently. He pointed out that these cricketers, who are role-models for the youth, have been setting a wrong example for the youth by promoting liquor. He has also pointed to a number of articles written by leading cricket experts like Imran Khan, Viv Richards, Stephen Fleming and Mahela Jayawardhene that have appeared in various newspapers carrying the logo of a particular liquor brand. Saying that all such actions are a violation of the Constitution, the petitioner has sought directions to the respondents not to allow such things to continue. Today, a Division Bench headed by Mr Justice JS Khehar issued notices to the respondents after hearing counsel. Jain's death condoled
A Full Court reference was held in the Punjab and Haryana High Court
to mourn the demise of Justice P.C. Jain, former Chief Justice of the
Punjab and Haryana High Court, who passed away on October 29.
Paying rich tributes to Justice Jain, the legal fraternity remembered
him as a devoted and dedicated lawyer who maintained the highest
traditions of the profession. Brilliant in his profession, Justice Jain
was known for his landmark judgments on very sensitive and crucial case.
Possessing rich practical experience with great qualities, he discharged
his duties with distinction.
Son of a leading lawyer of Haryana, he earned tremendous name in the
profession. He was elevated as the Chief Justice of the Punjab and
Haryana High Court in 1985 and thereafter became Chief Justice of the
Karnataka High Court. Highly educated, Justice Jain would always be
remembered for his hard work, sincerity and fearlessness.
Today, obituary references were read out by the Acting Chief Justice,
Mr Justice S.S. Nijjar, the Advocate-General, Haryana, Mr H.S. Hooda,
the Senior Additional Advocate-General, Punjab, Mr N.S. Boparai, the
President, Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association, Mr Anmol
Rattan Sidhu, and the Secretary, Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana, Mr
Lekh Raj Sharma. Judges of the High Court, former judges and advocates
were present to pay homage to Justice Jain.
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Cop gets life term for murder
Chandigarh, October 31 The victim, who used to run an STD booth in Sector 29, was shot at by the policeman on July 18, 1997. Two other accused Yog Raj and Ram Gopal Verma were acquitted for lack of evidence. The CBI started investigating the matter on the direction of the Punjab and Haryana High Court after the brother and sister of the victim moved an application before the apex court. The CBI had registered a case under Sections 302, 323 and 34 of the IPC. The police had claimed that he was attacked by the victim with a knife, following which a case was registered under Section 307 of the IPC.
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Fungus in glucose bottle at Civil Hospital
Mohali, October 31 Sources said the contamination in a bottle of ringer lactate solution I.P. for intravenous infusion was detected by staff members at the operating theatre on Saturday. It is reported that a few more bottles had fungus-like contaminants in them. One such bottle was handed over to The Tribune today. The plastic bottle bore a label indicating that the compound had been manufactured and marketed by Punjab Formulations Ltd, Sura village, Jalandhar district. The expiry date of the compound mentioned on the label was January 2009. The date of manufacture was stated to be February 2006. There was a stamp on the label showing that it was not meant for sale. A white cotton-like contaminant could be seen floating in the solution. The SMO, in charge of the hospital, Dr H.S.Sarang, admitted that he had received a complaint yesterday regarding the contaminated solution. He said he had stopped the use of ringer lactate solution supplied by the Punjab Health Systems Corporation (PHSC) to the hospital. The stock was now being checked. Moreover, chances of administering a contaminated solution were rare as nurses on duty check every bottle before using it. When asked what danger a patient could be exposed to if such a contaminated solution was administered, Dr Sarang said it could cause an allergic reaction. Another doctor present there, Dr Inderjit Singh Bhatia, said a fungus infection, if reached the blood, was not curable. The Civil Surgeon , Dr M.S.Toor, who was aware of the complaint regarding contamination, said the stock had been supplied to the Civil Hospital about six months ago. He said the entire stock was unlikely to be contaminated. However, there might be a few bottles which might contain contaminants. He said the PHSC received supplies after “proper testing” and then distributed these to hospitals. |
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PGI workshop stresses new technology
Chandigarh, October 31 Scores of delegates from Punjab, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, New Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Mumbai participated in the workshop and the joined interactive sessions. The medicos also exchanged ideas and shared their experiences at the workshop. In his inaugural address, Prof Kartar Singh, head of the superspeciality, Department of Gastroenterology, PGI, called upon specialists to use the emerging techniques for alleviating human suffering. He described the pathogenesis of gastro-esophageal as reflux disease. Prof Rakesh Kochhar, organising secretary of the workshop, said motility disorders of the gastrointestinal tract included conditions like achalasia of cardia, gastroparesis, pseudo-obstruction and pelvic floor dysfunction. These conditions required sophisticated equipment for correct diagnosis. |
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Ophthalmologists at PGI get top honours
Chandigarh, October 31 Meanwhile, four more ophthalmologists from the PGI brought laurels to the institute by wining awards at the 20th North Zone Ophthalmological Society conference organised by the department of Ophthalmology, PGI, recently. Dr Kavitha from PGI, Chandigarh, received Dr Prem Chandra award for the best paper on “Retinal fiber layer thickness in normal and glaucoma population.” while Dr Ramandeep Singh, Assistant Professor from the PGI, Chandigarh, bagged the best poster award for the “Role of avastin in uveitic cystoid macular Oedema”. Dr Inderpreet Singh and Dr Gaurav from the PGI, Chandigarh, were declared winners in an ophthalmic quiz contest, informed Dr Jagat Ram, the organising secretary of the conference. |
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Gurnoor, Anshit emerge winners
Chandigarh, October 31 The festivities included a fancy dress competition in which both children and teachers participated with enthusiasm. Children as well as teachers dressed up in different costumes. "The main aim of celebrating this festival is to expose our children to customs and traditions all over the world. At the CIS, we are preparing our children to face challenges," said Niyati Chitkara, Principal, Chitkara International School. Besides having a Halloween costume competition, Halloween art and craft activities were also held throughout the week. The children also made Halloween treat bags and drew sketches of pumpkins and ghosts. The celebrations ended with a prize distribution for the best costumes from each class. The winners were awarded story books, sweets and certificates. Candies and sweets were also distributed among the children. Winners Nursery A: Gurnoor (witch), Nursery B : Anshit (batsman), Junior KG A: Jasnoor (witch), Junior KG B : Ananya (Micky Mouse), Senior KG A: Sidhartha (ghost) , Shalika (granny), Senior KG B: Akshat (skeleton), Nikhil (witch), Grade 1: Prianshee (bee), Kshitij (bloody wamp), Grade 2: Harkamal (Noddy), Dhruv (Batman). |
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City players shine in AITA tourney
Chandigarh, October 31 In the girls’ u-12 pre-quarterfinal round, Chandigarh girl Parminder Kaur won against her local rival Ganeev Kaur 6-2, 6-0. In the girls’ u-14(main draw 2nd round), Prabhamrit Kaur of Chandigarh beat Kirandeep Kaur of Gujarat 6-0, 6-1. The results: boy’s u-12: pre-quarter final: Manish Kumar (Delhi) bt Ajay Yadav (Chandigarh) 6-0, 6-1; Pankaj Kumar (Chandigarh), bt Rishab Dev Chandigarh) 6-3, 7-5; Ayush Mintri (Punjab) bt Kamal K. Madrena (Rajsthan) 6-2, 1-6, 7-5 (5); Digvijay S. Naruka (Chandigarh) bt Udai S. Mann (Chandigarh) 6-3, 6-0. Boy’s u-14: main draw pre-quarter final : Suraj Benipal (Haryana) bt Digvijay S. Naruka (Chandigarh) 7-5, 6-3; Vaibhav Gupta (Chandigarh) bt Naveen Shankar (Chandigarh) 6-4, 6-2; Ajay Yadav (Chandigarh) bt Shiva Tokas (Delhi) 6-0, 6-0. Girl’s u-12 : pre-quarter final round : Parminder Kaur (Chandigarh) bt Ganeev Kaur (Chandigarh) 6-2, 6-0; Tahira Bhatti (Delhi) bt Saumya Chauhan (Chandigarh) 6-2, 6-4; Kirandeep Kaur (Gujarat) bt Charvi Saxena (Chandigarh) 6-1, 6-0; Bhavika Wadhwan (Chandigarh) bt Harkirat K. Bains (Chandigarh) 6-0, 6-1. Girl’s u-14: main draw (2 nd round): Mehak (Chandigarh) bt Indu Punai (Haryana) 6-0, 6-0; Roop Saran Rihal (Chandigarh) bt Ravnoor Kaur (Chandigarh) 6-1, 6-1; Prabhamrit Kaur (Chandigarh) bt Kirandeep Kaur (Gujarat) 6-0, 6-1; Iktesh Chahal (Chandigarh) bt Harnoor Kaur (Chandigarh) 6-2, 2-6, 6-0. |
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Govt school-10 overall Wushu champs
Chandigarh, October 31 Rahul Chauhan of DAVSSS-8 claimed the gold in the below-36 kg category while Harish of GMSSS-10 bagged the silver medal. The results: Below-28 kg: 1 Rahul (GHS-DM), 2 Tushar Kumar (GMHS-37 D), 3 Rajesh (GHS-41) and Naushad (GSSS-37); (Below-32 kg): 1 Jaiveer (GMSSS-10), 2 Kamaljeet Singh (DAVSSS-8), 3 Manjot (AKSIPS- 41) and Sumesh (GMHS- 32D); (below-36 kg): 1 Rahul Chauhan (DAVSSS-8), 2 Harish (GMSSS-10), 3 Ravreet Singh (GMHS-37D) and Durga (GSSS-37); (below-40 kg): 1 Rajat (GMHS-37D), 2 Pardeep (GHS-DM), 2 Deepak (GHS-41), 3 Pankaj Bains (DAVSSS-8). Below-44 kg: 1 Vijay Singh Rawat (GSSS-37), 2 Lovepreet (GMSSS-10), 3 Rajkumar (GHS-DM) and Arjit (Ryan - 49). Below-48 kg: 1 Arvind Kumar (DAVSSS-8), 2 Atul (AKSIPS-41), 3 Naveen Indora (GMSSS-10) and Santosh Kumar (GMHS-37D). Below-52 kg: 1 Saddam (GHS-41), 2 Dharminder (GMSSS-10), 3 Guntas (AKSIPS-41) and Atish Kumar (GHS-DM). |
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Landran college wins Vij memorial trophy
Chandigarh, October 31 The competition was held under the Ropar Zone Youth Festival (Punjabi University, Patiala) at Lincoln College of Education, Sirhind, recently. Twelve students participated in quiz, elocution and poetry recitation competitions. Kanchan Sharma, Sheena Garg, Ramanpreet Gill came first in quiz, Jaswinder Kaur came first in elocution, Inderpreet Kaur second in debate and Hardevinder Kaur was second in poetry recitation. Students of the college also participated in group shabad, solo song, cartooning and folk art. Inderpreet Kaur secured first position in cartooning while Harpreet Kaur secured first position in folk arts. |
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