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200 students participate in campus recruitment drive
Tribune News Service

Mohali, December 25
Students from 13 engineering colleges and polytechnics of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh took part in a joint campus recruitment drive held at Chandigarh Engineering College, Landran, by Gujarat Ambuja Cements yesterday. The recruitment drive was open to BTech, MCA and diploma holders of the 2007 batch.

More than 200 students from various colleges of the region, including Department of Chemical Engineering, Panjab University, Chandigarh, SBSCET, Ferozepore, and Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana, along with the host college took part in the drive.

The selected degree holders will be offered a remuneration of Rs 15,000 per month while the diploma holders will earn Rs 11,000 along with facilities like PF, furnished accommodation, subsidised group medical schemes, in-house hospital facilities, gratuity and recreational facilities.

The recruitment process included a written test, group discussion, aptitude assessment, one-to-one interview followed by final interview.

CCTV cameras latest security measure at PU
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, December 25
Panjab University authorities are taking unprecedented measures to ensure security on its campus. Vice-Chancellor, Prof RC Sobti, has proposed to place a security system, which includes CCTV cameras, at strategic points in the university, and every vehicle that enters the university’s gates will be monitored.“The chief security officer of the university will monitor and record day-to-day activities that take place at these points,” he said.

Stating that this has been a long-standing demand of the students and staff of the university, he added that the number of security personnel on duty will also be increased.

“The registration number of each vehicle that enters the university will be noted. Regular visitors to the university will be given special stickers by which their vehicles can be identified. Others will have to deposit the papers of their vehicles at the gates and can take them back only on leaving the campus,” said the VC.

The CCTV cameras will be installed once the senate members, who are meeting next week, will give their consent for it.

From Schools
‘Gee Cee 11’ marks Xmas at GC-11
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, December 25
The principal and senior faculty members of Government College, Sector 11, here celebrated Christmas with vigour and enthusiasm. To mark the celebrations, the Department of English in collaboration with the IT department of the college brought out a special issue of ‘Gee Cee 11 Chronicle’. The colourful issue of the chronicle is a sequel to the ‘Print Journo’ hitherto brought out on special occasions by Prof Bhupinder Singh.

The Principal, Dr A.N. Garg, while releasing the special issue expressed his happiness over the new look given to the chronicle. He congratulated the new team headed by Prof Aparna Kaushal, Public Relations Officer and Editor-in-Chief of the chronicle. The chronicle carries in it messages from students and faculty members along with details on Christmas. Among others present were Dr K.S. Saluja, Vice-Principal of the college, and Prof Bhupinder Singh, Principal of Government College of Commerce and Business Administration, Sector 19.

National Consumer Day celebrated

National Consumer Day was celebrated at Government College, Sector 11, yesterday. The Principal, Dr A.N. Garg, emphasised that the modern governments charged with the duties of a welfare state have no escape from pursuing policies, both administrative and legislative, for the welfare of the common man and protecting the consumers from the undesirable and unscrupulous activities of players in trade, commerce and industry. The consumer protection movement gaining momentum day by day compelled almost every government to come forward with a suitable piece of legislation in this regard.

Prof R.C. Goyal spoke about the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, and said it had become the vehicle for enabling people to secure speedy and inexpensive redressal of their grievances. Prof Anuradha Mittal spoke about the tendency of vendors for overcharging and cautioned the consumers to get full value of their hard-earned money.

CULTURE

This Punjaban is rooted in culture
Our Correspondent

Chandigarh, December 25
Japji Khaira, winner of the Miss World Panjaban 2006, is a beauty with a difference. Modelling, apparently the first love of many a beauty queen, does not fascinate her. However, she is open to the idea of acting in films depicting the rich Punjabi cultural sans vulgarity.

“Modelling means exposure and being an ambassador of the Punjabi culture my conscious does not allow me to do that,” said Japji here today. The contest was held at Ludhiana recently. A second year graduation student at Sydney, she is busy selecting between the film and TV serial offers she had been inundated with.

Participation in Punjabi cultural activities at Sydney always kept her busy in the run-up to the contest. She entered the Miss World Panjaban contest so that it could provide her an opportunity to visit India again. “Winning Miss Panjaban Australia, a preliminary round of the pageant, inculcated a feeling to work hard and promote Punjabi culture,” she said.

She told that it was a great learning experience. Spinning “charkha” and chopping “saag” were some of the most-enriching experiences during the contest.

In fact, the knowledge of the languages, English, Hindi and Punjabi, proved a boon for her and helped her to communicate with other participants, who came from diverse backgrounds.

The Japji’s family shifted to Sydney (Australia), when she was studying in Class IV. But, her family ensured that she was always rooted in her culture. Regular visits to India kept her close to Punjabi culture and instilled the feeling of being Punjabi in her. She attributed her success to her parents who had always been her supporters.

“Having a balance between the traditional and modern values is what Miss World Panjaban Contest is about,” beauty queen signs off.

HEALTH

City residents get chest clinic
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, December 25
The super-speciality health services in the city are likely to get a fillip with the inauguration of another super-speciality chest clinic in Sector 40-D, here yesterday. The clinic would initially focus on super-speciality consultancy and therapy for chest problems like asthma, tuberculosis, bronchitis, ILD, sarcoidosis, lung cancer and other smoking-related chest diseases.

Treatment for commonplace disorders like snoring and sleep apnea would also be made available here, said Dr Surinder Kumar Gupta, proprietor of the clinic.

The clinic would provide facilities like sleep studies for patients with sleep apnea, he added. Dr S.K. Sharma, a former PGI Director, inaugurated the clinic. Prof R.C. Sobti, Vice-Chancellor, Panjab University, and Prof S.K. Jindal, Head of the Pulmonary Medicine Department, PGI, were also present.

SPORTS

Sepak Takraw
Manipur, Orissa enter semis
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, December 25
Manipur and Orissa girls ensured their place in the semifinals of the 10th Junior National Sepak Takraw Championship at Mount Carmel School, Sector 47, here today.

In the girls six-team round-robin tie played today, Manipur easily won all four matches.

Manipur beat Andhra Pradesh 2-0 (21-9, 21-13; 21-15, 21-19) in their opener. In other matches Manipur beat Chandigarh 2-0 (21-4, 21-7; 21-3, 21-8), Delhi 2-0 (21-1, 21-3; 21-8, 21-3) and Tamil Nadu by 2-0 (21-12, 21-16; 21-10, 21-8).

Chandigarh girls' lone triumph was against Delhi, 2-0 (21-19, 10-21, 16-19; 21-16, 21-9), in their opening fixture. Victory was made possible due to some fine coordination among captain Natasha Hayer, Sandhya, Neetika and Jigmid.

Defending champions Manipur, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Delhi scored two successive victories in the boys team championship at St Joseph's School, Sector 44.

Manipur routed Maharashtra 2-0 (21-3, 21-5; 21-9, 21-6) in their opening group A league fixture. Later, they secured full points against Uttar Pradesh, whom they thrashed 2-0 (21-10, 21-11 and 21-10, 21-5).

Delhi overcame a tough challenge from hosts Chandigarh in a group B match before registering a hard-fought 2-1 victory (21-6, 21-5; 16-21, 21-12, 13-15 and 21-14, 21-16). Later, in a thrilling 115-minute encounter Delhi prevailed over Nagaland 2-1 (21-23, 13-21, 21-17; 18-21, 21-14, 12-21and 15-8, 11-15, 8-15). Tamil Nadu defeated Orissa 2-0 ((21-15, 21-10; 21-9, 21-6) and Uttar Pradesh 2-0 (21-16, 21-10; 21-11, 11-21, 15-5).

Chandigarh lost two matches but defeated Maharashtra 2-1 (13-21, 18-21; 23-21, 21-11 and 19-21, 21-11, 16-14) in their third group B encounter, which lasted for more than two hours.

Team championship (boys): Group A-Manipur b Maharashtra 2-0 (21-3, 21-5 ; 21-9, 21-6); Uttar Pradesh b Orissa 2-0 (21-13, 21-16; 21-14, 21-16); Tamil Nadu b Orissa 2-0 (21-15, 21-10; 21-9, 21-6); Nagaland b Maharashtra 2-0 (21-13 21-15; 21-13, 21-12); Manipur b Uttar Pradesh 2-0 (21-10, 21-11; 21-10, 21-5); Haryana b Orissa 2-0 (21-9, 21-9; 21-8, 21-7); Tamil Nadu b Uttar Pradesh 2-0 (21-16, 21-10; 21-11, 11-21,15-5), Delhi b Nagaland 2-1 (21-23, 13-21, 21-17; 18-21, 21-14, 12-21 and 15-8, 11-15, 8-15) .

Group B: Andhra Pradesh b Nagaland 2-0 (21-14, 21-11; 21-15, 15-21, 15-9); Delhi b Chandigarh 2-1 (21-6, 21-15; 16-21, 21-12, 13-15 and 21-14, 21-16); AP b Chandigarh 2-0 (21-14, 21-9; 21-15, 21-8); Delhi b Nagaland 2-1 (21-23, 13-21, 21-17; 18-21, 21-14 12-21 and 15-8, 11-15, 8-15), Chandigarh b Maharashtra 2-1 (13-21, 18-21; 23-21, 21-11 and 19-21, 21-11, 16-14).

Girls (round robin league): Manipur b AP 2-0 (21-9, 21-13; 21-15, 21-19); Chandigarh b Delhi 2-0 (21-19, 10-21, 16-19; 21-16, 21-9); Orissa b Tamil Nadu 2-0 (11-21, 21-8, 15-9; 21-11, 21-10); Manipur b Chandigarh 2-0 (21-4, 21-7; 21-3, 21-8); AP b Delhi 2-0 (21-5, 21-6; 22-20, 21-14); Tamil Nadu b Chandigarh 2-0 (21-16, 21-7; 21-5, 21-10); Manipur b Delhi 2-0 (21-1, 21-3; 21-8, 21-3), Orissa b AP 2-0 (21-15, 21-6; 21-11, 21-17), Manipur b Tamil Nadu 2-0 (21-12, 21-16; 21-10, 21-8), Orissa b Chandigarh 2-0 (21-8, 21-9; 21-9, 21-5).

SUSCET retain basketball title

Chandigarh, December 25
Shaheed Udham Singh College of Engineering and Technology (SUSCET), Tangori, won the first place in the Inter-College Basketball Tournament held at Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Longowal, today. Under the guidance of coach Karminder Brar, the team emerged winner defeating Chitkara Engineering College in the finals.

The SUSCET basketball team, led by Pramod Bhatia, outshone 32 other teams from all across the state, to win the laurels for the second time in a row.

ADMINISTRATION

100 challaned in 3-hour drive
Our Correspondent

Panchkula, December 25
The police in a three-hour-long drive today challaned 100 two-wheeler drivers and six government buses. Panchkula DSP Samiti Choudhury herself visted the spots where the drive was in full swing under the supervision of Traffic Inspector Devinder Singh. Besides, six SIs and ASIs and 15 traffic constables were also involved in the operation.

Such a hi-tech interceptor was being used in the area for the first time. Normally, radars are used for the purpose but here a vehicle is fitted with a laser camera which detects the speed of the vehicle from 2 km. The equipment also has a hard disk and a memory card for recording cases.