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Lecturers resent poll duty
Ludhiana, November 2 Some college managements are trying hard to finish their syllabi well in advance to avoid inconvenience to students. A majority of them feel that the government should hire the services of non-academic staff for the job. College lecturers expressed resentment against the government for putting them (gazetted officers) on duty under Class II officers during elections. Dr Manjit Singh Komal, president of the Ludhiana District Council of the Punjab and Chandigarh College Teachers’ Union, said they faced great difficulties during election duties. “We, being so educated, are asked to report to BDOs or Naib Tehsildars or other Class II officers. We are asked to be the presiding officers under observers, who are Class II officers, which is humiliation,” he said. Dr Komal added that they were sent to far-off villages during Assembly elections, where they were asked to cooperate and work under people below their position and status. “During Assembly elections, both college and school teachers request the government not to put them on election duties, but the problem is never taken care of. We are often harassed at the hands of observers and drunkard villagers,” he said. Prof Tarsem Bahia, member, PU Senate, said it was not just the question of status or position, but students also suffered during this whole exercise. He said February and March were crucial months for students. “It is not that just on the day of elections teachers have to perform their duties. They are even asked to report a week or 10 days before for rehearsals. In the absence of teachers, how can students attend their lectures? Many of students’ problems will remain unsolved at the time of examinations and they will ultimately suffer. In order to ensure quality education in the state, non-academic staff should be put on election duties,” said Professor Bahia.
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PAUTA holds demonstration
Ludhiana, November 2 Addressing the gathering, the PAUTA president, Dr A.S. Sohi, and the secretary, Dr I.M. Chhiba, apprised teachers of the efforts that were being put in. They pointed out that the issue had already been brought to notice of the Governor, Lt Gen S.F. Rodrigues(retired), and the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh. The PAUTA leaders regretted that despite the teachers pressing their demands for so long, the state government had not initiated any action. The demands include enhancement of grant-in-aid to PAU from the current Rs 80 crore to Rs 113 crore, besides the directions to the Audit Department to deal with cases of teachers on an urgent basis. The rally was also addressed by the representatives of the teachers’ unions of Panjab University, Chandigarh, Punjabi University, Patiala, and Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, who assured all support to PAUTA in its fight for justice.
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‘Ideology of Marx more
relevant now’
Doraha, November 2 Mr Jaswant Singh Gill, Director of the college, who was the resource person stressed that the basic ideas of Karl Marx, who supported the collapse of the state and preached communism, are most significantly relevant in the modern context. With globalisation spreading its tentacles in the present era, the economic boundaries of states are vanishing to the extent that we are today sharing a ‘unipolar’ existence, he said. ‘‘Economic globalisation and liberalisation is leading to the growth of international monopolies. Also, the need for a socialist society, shedding differences and dichotomies on all fronts, is also gaining a strong foothold. Hence, Marxism instead of getting demolished, as some of the political thinkers opine, has come to be accepted as the most dominantly debated thought and its relevance in the existing scenario can only be ignored at the cost of economic disparities leading to armed struggle in different parts of the world’’. Principal Dr Narinder Singh Sidhu, Prof Gursharan Kaur, Dr Kuldeep Singh, Prof Tejinder Kaur, Prof Upasana Kaushal were among those who participated in the discussion. As many as 80 students of MA classes and BA (Hons) attended the lecture.
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GNIMT students shine in BBA exams
Ludhiana, November 2 In BBA (fourth semester), 86 per cent students got the first division. Around 50 per cent of them passed with honors by securing more than 70 per cent marks. Manpreet Kaur bagged the first position by securing 83.1 per cent marks. Reema Kapoor got the second position with 82.5 per cent marks; Neha Mahajan bagged the third position with 81.2 per cent marks. Richa Ahuja secured the fourth position with 80.5 per cent marks and Rishi Sethi stood fifth with 79.5 per cent marks. In BBA (second semester), 82 per cent students got the first division and 30 per cent among them passed with honours by securing more than 70 per cent marks. Divya Jain bagged the first position by securing 86.5 per cent marks. Shivali got the second position with 80.8 per cent marks; Ankita Talwar bagged the third position with 80.5 per cent marks. Ginni Verma and Karamveer Singh secured the fourth position with 80.2 per cent marks while Amanpreet Kaur Modi stood fifth with 80 per cent marks. Congratulating the students, their parents and faculty on the achievement, Dr (Col) H.S. Singha Director of the institute, said such a performance was indicative of a high degree of commitment on the part of students and the faculty. “Ideas The Commerce Society of the Government College for Women organised an activity called “Ideas Unplugged” here on Thursday. It was an inter-class competition where each class presented an idea using LCD projector, plays and skits. The topics presented by the classes were “Mall culture — boon or bane”, “Consumer awareness”, “Impact of western culture”, AIDS and telecommunication etc. The time allowed was 25 minutes followed by five minutes for question-answer round by the judges and the audience. The winners were BCom II students whose topic was “Mall culture”, the second prize was given to the presentation on “Consumer awareness” and “telecommunication”. The third prize was bagged by BCom III students whose topic was AIDS. Ms Prabhjot Kaur, Principal, was the chief guest. Ms Narinder Sekhon and Ms Sushma Gupta presided over the function. The Principal appreciated the efforts and creativity of the students. Bhoomi pujan
Bhoomi pujan ceremony of the women’s hostel of Kamla Lohtia College was performed here on Thursday. Mr Vikas Pratap, Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation, was the chief guest. Mr Vikas Pratap initiated the ceremony by giving an “ahuti”. He appreciated the efforts of the management, the Principal and the staff for getting B++ grade by NAAC. He also appreciated the efforts of the college in ensuring state-of-the-art teaching, sports and co-curricular activities. Construction of the hostel was another milestone in that direction, he said. Mr Naveen Mittal, president of the college managing committee, said women’s hostel was the need of the hour, especially for the girls coming from semi-urban areas. The project would be completed by February-end. Mr Pratap also visited the newly constructed postgraduate block and appreciated the management for providing world-class infrastructure.
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Youth festival prize winners felicitated
Machhiwara, November 2 The Managing Committee of the college organised a function to felicitate the prize winners on the college premises the very next day. Mr Amrik Singh Kahlon, Mr Hardial Singh, Mr Anil Sood and Mr Sohan Singh guron, all members of the Managing Committee, congratulated the prize winners. In his brief address, Mr Anil Sood praised the efforts made by Principal Dr Parminder Singh and other staff members for preparing the students for the festival. The names of the prize winners along with events in which they won prizes are as under: Kali singing: Mandeep Kaur-Ist and Harpreet Kaur-IInd. Histronics: Amandeep Kaur-Ist. Cross stitch: Harpreet Kaur-IInd. Kavishri singing: Mandeep Kaur-Ist (individual); Mandeep Kaur, Harpreet Kaur, Jupinder Kaur-IInd (group). Folk song: Mandeep Kaur-Ist (individual). Heritage collection: Gaganpreet Kaur, Rajwinder Kaur, Megha Takyar-all Ist.
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‘Surmaii Sham’ on Dec 4
Ludhiana, November 2
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Surgeons get hands-on training in
endoscopic surgery techniques
Ludhiana, November 2 The comprehensive workshop, which had 52 surgeons as trainees, is being organised as a prelude to the three-day 26th Annual Conference of Association of Surgeons of India and International Live Workshop on Endoscopic Surgery, which will get underway here on November 3. The Indian Association of Gastro-Endo Surgeons (IAGES), in association with the Department of Surgery of DMCH, Johnson and Johnson, Ethicon are hosting the conference. Dr Kuldeep Singh, President IAGES and Professor of Surgery at DMCH, along with Dr Ajay Kriplani, Dr Parveen Bhatia, Dr M. Ramesh and Dr P.K. Kohli, besides instructors from the Ethicon Institute of Endo Surgery will be the faculty for endo training course. According to Dr Kuldeep Singh, the opening day was dedicated to the hands-on-training on ‘Betal’, a model which was just like a demo patient. ‘‘The surgeon learns hand-eye co-ordination, keeping the television in front of this model. Afterwards, the trainee surgeons will be assisting senior surgeons in live surgeries on patients and will also attend scientific discussions on different aspects of surgery in the concluding session.’’ In his training lecture, Dr Kuldeep Singh, made a video presentation on gall-stone surgery, while emphasising important points and operative tips to perform safe gall bladder surgery. He also laid stress on the importance of such courses for surgeons and advised the trainees to apprise themselves of hand-eye co-ordination and handling of instruments before taking up the technique to the patients. Dr M. Ramesh from Bangalore, Dr Parveen Bhatia and Dr Ajay Kriplani from Delhi gave a demonstration of the instruments used in laparoscopic surgery and explained in detail the way and proper order to use the instruments. Addressing the workshop, Dr M.Ramesh remarked that laparoscopic surgery was a highly advanced surgery, which could be of great relevance to people in rural areas since the pain and suffering caused to patients was minimal and the farmers or other manual workers could go back to work after major abdominal surgeries within a week’s time. At the end, a quiz and question programme was organised to assess the participants’ training ability, acquired skills and knowledge.
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Dental health fortnight begins
Ludhiana, November 2 Inaugurating the campaign at the Civil Hospital here yesterday, the Civil Surgeon, Dr Yash Pal Singla, said in addition to providing free dental treatment to poor patients during the fortnight, the health staff would also create awareness and impart education on dental health to people, particularly children. A rally was also taken out by schoolchildren to mark the commencement of the drive. A total of 165 patients were registered for treatment on the first day. They were attended to by a team of doctors comprising Dr Jyotsna Mahajan, Dr Pardeep Sharma, Dr Pawan Deep Dhillon and Dr Sunit Bansal. Dr Singla said the fortnight -long campaign was being funded by non-government voluntary organisations.
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2 titles for Arshvir in athletics
Ludhiana, November 2 Earlier, Nirmal Singh Grewal, a gold medal winner in the Asian Games, declared the meet open. He took salute from the marching contingents of the participating athletes. International skater Jasmine Puri took oath on behalf of the participants. Students of the primary section presented a beautiful display of ribbon and hoopla drills as part of the cultural extravaganza. Results: boys (under-12): shot put — Anmol Sood 1, Mukul 2 and Tuhsar 3; boys (12-15 year): long jump — Augstin 1, Raghuvir 2 and Chiranjeev 3; 100 m — Revant 1, Raghvir 2 and Chiranjeev 3; boys (above-15): long jump — Augstin 1, Raghuvir 2 and Chiranjeev 3; boys (group C): long jump — Saurav Dhanda 1, Amit Garg 2 and Vaibhav Kamboj 3; high jump — David Ekka 1, Anubhav Sood 2 and Abhi Marjara 3. Girls (under-12): 200 m race — Arshvir Kaur Grewal 1, Prakriti Jain 2 and Manisha 3; long jump — Arshvir Kaur Grewal 1, Harpriya 2 and Gaganjot 3; (15 years and above): 400 m race — Jasmine K. Puri 1, Samrishi Gupta 2 and Ekjot 3; (12-15 year): 50 m race — Ishnimirat 1, Nitya 2 and Aakriti 3; (15 years and above): shot put — Namrita 1, Raveen Chawla 2 and Shikha Madaan 3; (12-15 years): shot put — Vanishka 1, Nitya 2 and Ichpuneet 3; (15 years and above): discus throw — Namrita 1, Navneet 2 and Raveen Chawla 3.
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7-wicket win for Chennai Zone
Ludhiana, November 2 In the 22-over (each side) match, batting first, West Zone made 64 runs in 19.5 overs. Balraj contributed 26 runs. For Chennai Zone, Jai Kumar sent down seven overs, conceded just six runs and captured four wickets, while Krishnan and K. Vishwnathan grabbed two wickets each for two 2 and 4 runs, respectively. The target set by West Zone appeared to be a meagre one as Chennai Zone scored 66 runs for the loss of three wickets in 16 overs. Satish remained unbeaten on 28. For West Zone, Sanjay Kar took three wickets for 10 runs.
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Gobindgarh college win
boxing medals
Mandi Gobindgarh, November 2 The college stood fourth out of 15 teams and all participants won medals in the tournament. Principal Suresh Tandon congratulated Prof Naseem Ahmed Khan, Lecturer, Physical Education, and winner students.He motivated them to maintain this momentum in other activities also. Mr O.P. Goyal, president, GESWT, Mr Chamanlal Garg, secretary, GESWT, Mr Suresh Goyal, chairman, GPC, congratulated the Principal, winners and staff members on the achievement.
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