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Students find PU youth fest tough
Chandigarh, November 2 Manpreet, an MEd student of the host college, is the leader of the college giddha team. She practises four hours in the morning and another four hours in the evening at her hostel. She has won the inter-university and inter-zonal awards during her postgraduation in Ludhiana. “It is one thing to be a part of the team and another to lead it. But, our team is now prepared and we intend to win the inter university trophy,” she says, adding that giddha at these festivals is also not the tame cultural event one gets to see in schools and colleges. “It’s 15 minutes of pure energy. Now no one does the single-clap and single-footwork giddha. It is double clap and double footwork in every beat of the dhol, which also needs double the energy. The whole point is to set the stage on fire with enthusiasm. Moreover, the dancers themselves sing the bolis and that makes it even tougher”, she explains. Shailja, a student of the DAV College of Education, Hoshiarpur, participated in the skit and drama events today. Already a winner of the poetry recitation at the zonal youth festival last year, Shailja is confident that she will be able to take back more prizes this year. “The college students have always made their mark at these festivals and the pressure to give our best is high,” she says. The college won 36 prizes in the zonal youth festivals last year and the year before. This year the college has already won 10 prizes on the first day yesterday. The drama team of the college, comprising Sukhraj, Sukhwinder, Vandana, Prince and Harvinder, is hopeful of getting the first prize. “I won the first prize in a youth festival for ‘saangh’, a heritage item, and the second prize in nakal,” Sukhraj says. The college teams are accompanied by the college teachers, Prof Ankur Sharma and Mr Vikram Chandel. And there are students who despite their talent cannot participate due to the rules set by the university. Shashi Kumar, a student of the host college, has already participated thrice in the PU Zonal Youth Festivals. According to the rules, he cannot participate again. A winner of many awards, Shashi is a creative writer and a Hindi Sahitya Akademi’s award winner. “This time I am preparing the college team for creative writing, poetry recitation, etc. I would have loved to be on the stage myself, but then rules are rules,” he said.
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Drama, heritage at PU youth fest
Chandigarh, November 2 The day was marked by drama, skit and histrionics and heritage competitions. Artistes enthralled the audience with their emotive skills. Mr B.D. Budhiraja, Dean, College Development Council, PU, exhorted teachers to introspect. Mr P. Aggarwal, DDPI (C), Chandigarh Administration, was the chief guest while Prof Naval Kishore, DSW, PU, was the guest of honour. Playwright Gursharan Singh attended the function. The results are: Drama competitions skit — DSCE Chd, 1; BKMCE Balachaur, 2; RCE Rail Majra, 3; skit (individual) — Shakti, BKMCE Balachaur, 1; Gagandeep Kaur, DCE Doraha, 2; Nirlep Singh, BCMCE Ldh, 3; mime — MBBGRGCE Mansowal, 1; DCE Doraha, 2; DAVCE Hsr, 3; mimicry — Sukhdarshan Singh, BCMCE Ldh, 1; Kamaljeet Kaur, BKMCE Balachaur, 2; Prince Verma, DAVCE Hsr; heritage competitions: dasuti/ phulkari/ bagh — Chetna Aneja, DCE Doraha, 1; Harjot Kaur, MBBGRGCE Ldh, 2; Jyoti Aggarwal, GCE Chd, 3; knitting/crochet/pakhi designing — Kamlesh Jassal, BCMCE Ldh, 1; Shikha Sood, DAVCE Hsr, 2; Rashmi, RCE Railmajra, 3; and mehndi designing — Kiran Singh, DAVCE Hsr, 1; Plaka Sharma, DDJCE Ldh, 2; Roma, RCE Rail Majra, 3.
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CEC inks pact with Australian varsity
Chandigarh, November 2 Showing their satisfaction over the infrastructure, laboratory facilities and the faculty of CEC, the UTS representatives, Professor Archie Johnston, Dean, Faculty of Engineering, UTS, Associate Professor Deepak Sharma, Director, Energy Planning and Policy Programme, UTS, and Er Satyawan Dhupper, Associate of Faculty of Engineering, UTS (India), came up with this proposal. Under the said understanding, there will be exchange visits by the students and staff from both institutes for the purpose of teaching, study and research. Along with this, the library materials and research publications will also be shared. There will also be joint research ventures on internationally funded projects. Both the institutions will also work on joint course development and delivery keeping in view the needs for the future international employment markets, informed Dr G.D. Bansal, Principal, Chandigarh Engineering College, Landran. Mr Satnam Singh Sandhu, Chairman, CGC, and Mr Rashpal Singh Dhaliwal, President, CGC, said their our institute always looked forward to such ventures keeping in view the potential markets the world over. “As India is being looked upon as a potential market so we need to prepare our students accordingly. We are thankful to the University Of Technology, Sydney, for the co-operation and we assure them all assistance,” they said. Addressing students, teachers and others present on the occasion, Mr Archie Johnston, said their institute would help in building an education-bridge between the students of the CEC and the University of Technology, Sydney. He further apprised the students about the various courses being run in their university and showed an inclination for working for innovative education programming. Thousands of students from all over the world were today working with the UTS to get the best in education in engineering and technology, he said.
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BSc students await DMCs
Chandigarh, November 2 Students of BSc (Honours) Bioinformatics (third year) appeared for their second year examination in April, 2006. The result was declared by the university after five months in October in the wake of a dharna by the students in front of the office of the Vice-Chancellor. The students have complained that the result was declared a fortnight ago, but the cards have not been received in the college yet. The students told Chandigarh Tribune that they had to apply for higher courses at universities abroad, which was not possible without the cards. Last dates for admissions in most foreign universities fall in November-end. They had visited the examination branch of the university a couple of times, but had been told that since there were no data entry operators, the cards could not be prepared, the students added.
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Seminar on IPRS management
Chandigarh, November 2 The aim of the seminar is to focus on various aspects of the IPR component and elicit views of practitioners in the field on how to add value to the programme. Dr. B.C. Gupta, Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary, Home, Punjab, will be the chief guest and Dr P.K. Vasudeva, an expert on IPR, will be the keynote speaker.
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City NCC naval unit adjudged best
Chandigarh, November 2 A contingent of 40 naval wing NCC cadets from the Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh directorates has also been selected for participating in an all-India camp scheduled to be held at Vishakhapatnam from November 6 to 15. As many as 50 naval wing NCC cadets from this part of the region participated in various competitions, including boat pulling, sailing and firing. A press note issued by Commanding Officer D.V. Singh said the candidates were selected during the pre-nau sainik camp held at the Air Force Station high grounds, Chandigarh.
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Rally by CCET employees
Chandigarh, November 2 The employees are demanding the fulfilment of their long-standing demands which include the separation of the polytechnic from the college, appointment of a separate Principal for the polytechnic, implementation of AICTE norms and guidelines and promotion of faculty and staff. The employees condemned the Principal, alleging that he had misguided the Administration about the employees and issued them wrong notices. They demanded that the Principal be sent on long leave so that he did not tamper with college records.
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Workshop on water management
Chandigarh, November 2 The workshop is being organised by the TIET as part of its golden jubilee celebrations, a press note by Dr Akepati S. Reddy of the TIET said. The workshop will discuss how current strategies of water resources development and management are imposing high economic, social and ecological costs on human settlements and on the environment.
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ITI employees plan protest on November 11
Mohali, November 2 Mr Sunil Dutt Sharma, president, ITI Employees Union, Punjab, said the protesters would first march through the
constituency of the minister and later hold a demonstation outside her house. He said unemployed ITI and CTI instructors had been on a relay fast for the past 52 days outside the Technical Education Bhavan, Chandigarh. He said the ITI Employee Union, Punjab, Punjab Polytechnic Staff Association, Unemployed ITI / CTI Instructors Union, Punjab, and students’ organisations would participate in the protest.
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HC refuses to stay draw of lots
Chandigarh, November 2 A senior Election Department officer is scheduled to oversee the draw of lots to fix reserve wards for the forthcoming elections of the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh. A petition challenging the recent notification of delimitation of wards issued by the UT Administrator is pending in the High Court. Challenging the notification dated October 25, Mr Mam Chand, sarpanch, Maloya, has stated that the notification is illegal and hence must be set aside. Residents of some villages that were recently brought under the purview of the MC have also separately challenged the merger of the villages with the civic body. Sometime back, the petitioners had also sought directions to the Administration to not finalise the delimitation process. Today, during hearing of the petition challenging the legality of the delimitation notification, the Division Bench of Mr Justice Ashutosh Mohunta and Mr Justice Jasbir Singh was assured by Mr Anupam Gupta, counsel for the UT Administration, that the principles of geographical contiguity, population size and individuality of sector and village have been retained while finalising the delimitation process. Turning down the plea of staying of the draw of lots, the Bench noted that it was prima facie satisfied with the contentions of the UT Administration. However, the Bench clarified that any further process would be subject to the final outcome of the petition. Hearing will now resume on November 6.
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High Court
Chandigarh, November 2 The nine accused, including two former state ministers, a suspended DIG of BSF and a former Additional Advocate-General of Jammu &Kashmir, had moved the High Court after the District and Sessions Judge, Chandigarh, dismissed the bail pleas of the accused. The accused are currently lodged in Burail Jail.
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Notice to man under Domestic Violence Act
Chandigarh, November 2 The court further directed the husband to give the custody of their seven-year-old girl child, Mehrunisa, to her mother till the pendency of the case. The next date of hearing has been fixed for November 4. While the husband runs a salon in Sector 9, the wife runs one at Fun Republic. She has alleged that her husband had been cruel
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