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Substitute computer teachers on war path
Chandigarh, December 28 The Chandigarh Police took a delegation of the protesters to the officer of Punjab Chief Minister, but the protesters stated that the effort was a futile one, as nothing substantial has come out of it. The protesting unemployed youths from various parts of the state, who were earlier working as computer teachers on daily wages, had launched an agitation after the state government, by its order on December 23, discontinued their services.
They maintained that they had been working for over eight months in school and instead of giving them jobs on contractual basis the government had employed fresh teachers.
They threatened to intensify their stir if their demands were not fulfilled.
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India a success story for world, says Prof
Chandigarh, December 28 “India has proved to the world that an economy so big can also show unprecedented growth rate. Also important is to notice that the rate of the growth has been very stable,” he said. Stating that the critics of the Nehru era had not been able to appreciate Nehru's contribution to the nation, Prof Ajit Singh pointed out that it was due to his efforts that the country was making a mark internationally in science and technology. “The legacy of Nehru took time to realise. His critics do not take into account the 10 years of severe shocks the economy went through from 1965 to 1975. The country saw two wars and draught, but at the end of the day the growth rate continued to rise,” he said. “The education system has contributed to the Indian success story. It is by accident and not by design that the system has come to focus on higher education and both the pubic and private sectors are playing a role. We now have world class institutions and the quality of education being given is high and as compared to the west it is quite economical,” he said. When asked about the state of primary and secondary education, Prof Ajit Singh said: “Now that we have a foothold on higher education, we could use the idealism of the graduates to teach others not so much for economic reasons but for the sake of democracy and empowerment that comes only with education,” he said. Reiterating that the Indian economy was doing well, specially in terms of manufacturing and services, Prof Ajit Singh, however, cautioned that there was a need to worry about the state of the Indian agriculture. “Agriculture remains a problem area within the country and solution will differ from state to state,” he said adding that in Punjab the solution might lie in looking at the global market for the agriculture produce. “In Punjab, diversification of crops might just be the best bet but only when markets are found. Here, I think the role of the entrepreneurs, especially retailers, can be important. What Walmart did to USA is what is being expected from Reliance now. In fact, the Indian retailer need to do better,” he said. He added that agriculture was responsible for large-scale disguised unemployment. “Till we divert people from agriculture to the manufacturing and services side, there are bound to be problems,” he said.
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Smart Wonders’ kids enthrall audience
Tribune News Service
Mohali, December 28 Welcoming the guests, the principal, Mrs Any Mahajan, shared with them the various activities undertaken at the school during the past year. Students also presented a cultural show. In his address, Mr Bedi congratulated the management, principal and staff of the school and said he was charmed by the performances of the tiny tots. The Vice-Principal, Mrs Herdip Nema, presented a vote of thanks. Juniors steal the show
In a scintillating show of dance, students of the DAV Public Senior Secondary School, Mohali, enthralled the audience at the inter-school dance competition. Tiny tots of the junior wing of the school stole the show by their innocent gestures. `Kajra re' from a Hindi film remained the most preferred song as half a dozen kids danced to the tune of this song followed by `Bharat humko jaan se pyara hai.' Jaya Bhardwaj, Principal of the school, urged the students to keep tied to their roots to preserve their rich culture through folk music. She also asked them inculcate a spirit of patriotism through dance and music. Results: Group A: Chahat 1, Aditi 2, Priyanka and Pragati special prize; Group B: Tanya 1, Kamlajinder 2, Priyanshu, Ayushi and Amanpreet special prize; Group C: Surabhi 1, Amrita 2, Rishab Singh and Arshdeep special prize.
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Staff development programme
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, December 28 Teachers of various engineering colleges, engineers and executives of organisations from all over India attended this programme. The programme was sponsored by AICTE, New Delhi. Dr R. K. Jain, Principal, Indo-Swiss Training Centre, distributed certificates to the course participants and delivered the valedictory address. Earlier, Prof Vijay Gupta, Director, Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh welcomed the chief guest and the course participants. Dr P.S. Satsangi, the course coordinator gave details about the training. Science quiz: Punjab Academy of Sciences organised a science quiz at the Panjab University here. Teams from high and senior secondary schools of the region participated. According to the Coordinator, Dr Rajan Gaur of the Department of Anthropology, PU, as many as 20 teams took part in the quiz. The quiz covered disciplines of environment and wild life, space and astronomy, and general science. The team from Saint Kabir Public School won the first prize, while the teams from DAV Model School, Sector 15, and Vivek High School, Sector 38, won the second and third prize, respectively. Mr Manu Sharma was the quizmaster, and Prof A.S. Ahluwalia and Prof Indu Talwar were the judges. Prof Akhtar Mahmood, Dean, Faculty of Science, PU, gave away the prizes.Tina, Gurjit win: Tina and Gurjit were chosen as Mr and Miss Farewell MCA at a function organised at the Desh Bhagat Institute of Management and Computer Sciences by the juniors. Other prominent winners were Monica and Vikul, who won the titles of Mr and Miss Elegant. Mrs Shalini Gupta, director of the institute, gave away the prizes to the winners. About 200 students and faculty members attended the function.
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Cultural camaraderie at GMCH
from Feb 8
Chandigarh, December 28 Since its inception in 1999, the event has been providing a platform for the budding medicos to showcase their talent. Known Punjabi artistes like Gurdas Mann, Malkit Singh, Jazzy B and Bhagwant Mann will perform during a star-nite show. A fashion show will be the main highlight of the event. A one-day all-India medi-cricket tournament will also be a part of the Euphoria-2007. Brain storm-2007,an inter-school multiple choice question test, for students of Classes 6 to 12 will be conducted by doctors and students of the GMCH on January 21.
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Applications for stenography course invited
Chandigarh, December 28 The candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes, the Backward Classes, the minority communities and dependents of the safari karamcharis are eligible for this scheme, according to a press note issued here today. The last date for the submission of applications is January 15.The forms can be obtained free of cost from the office of the corporation or the Stenography Centre at Guru Ravidass Bhawan, Sector 20, Chandigarh.
— TNS
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PU physicist Honoured
Chandigarh, December 28 The Indian Physics Association is the apex body of physicists at national level. Dr Sood conducted PhD under the supervision of Dr Rajeev K Puri. Dr Puri, a world famous nuclear theoretician and himself a double national award winner explained that the work done in PhD. thesis by Dr Sood has been published in about 30 journals and conferences.
— TNS
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Play relives Tughlaq’s era
Chandigarh, December 28 The 14th century ambience of the Moghul splendour greets one on entering the theatre which speaks volumes about the concept, planning , technical virtuosity and directorial elegance of the designer director Dr Mahendra, the spirit behind the grand annual production of the department. The historical play was immaculately structured to depict the veritable contrast between the myriad vices and virtues of the idealist Sultan, Mohammad Bin Tughlaq, and his self proclaimed oriental wisdom. The actors not only brought alive the Sultan's intellectual persona but also his treacherous approach, impatience and cruel nature through various sequences. The audience evinced keen interest as the play bared the life style and governance pattern of the exceptionally 'wise -foolish king' in the world history which adversely affected the socio political life in that era. Employing the announcers, the controversial issues of introducing brass or copper currency at par with silver and shifting of capital from Delhi to Daultabad were well illustrated. The sequences of strategic planning sessions in ‘Durbar’ with sultan's step mother, visionary Barni, Amir Shahab-ud-din, Nazib, Rattan Singh and 'prayer' by the Sultan were brilliantly enacted. As the history repeats itself the theme holds contemporary relevance even today. Brilliant performances came from Deepak Rawat, Gunjan Utreja, Parmod Kumar, Sunil Sharma, Ashu Sharma, sumit and D.Pawar and Reena Kaushish. Earlier the Vice-Chancellor, Professor R.C. Sobti, inaugurated the play. He complimented the director for bringing alive 'Tughlaq'. |
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Sepak takraw: Manipur juniors make a clean sweep
Chandigarh, December 28 By winning the titles today, Manipur made a clean sweep of the titles in this 10th edition of the junior nationals. Manipur had taken the team championships for boys as well as girls yesterday. The Manipur team comprising S. Harichandra, Ch Kanan and Th. Dhanajit beat spirited Andhra Pradesh team (Vijay Chandra B, Nagendra Babu and blocker-cum-smasher M. Shellar) in straight sets 21-18, 21-10. Earlier, in a match to determine the third and fourth positions, Tamil Nadu boys got the better of Uttar Pradesh 19-21, 25-24, 15-13. The Manipur girls have remained unbeaten in the junior nationals so far. After beating Orissa by two straight sets 21-6, 21-6 and triumph against Orissa in the final, Manipur lifted the title for the 10th time in a row. Andhra Pradesh claimed the third place by defeating Tamil Nadu 25-23, 10-21, 16-14. Former Union Sports Minister Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, MP and senior Shiromani Akali Dal leader distributed the prizes. Results Boys (reghu final): Manipur bt AP 21-18, 21-10. Teams: Manipur: S Harichandra, Ch Kanan, Th Dhanajit. Reserves: L Lacanajit, M. Jeban. Manager: Shyam Singh. Coach: Kh Kesho. AP: Vijay Chandra, M Shellar, Nagendra Babu. Reserves: Shashidharan, P Jagan. Coach: R Dhanraj. Manager: M Villesh Kumar. For the third and fourth places: Tamil Nadu bt UP 19-21, 25-24, 15-13. Girls (final): Manipur bt Orissa 21-6, 21-6. Teams: Manipur: Kh Omita, M Shanti, Kh Priya. Reserves: M Bhabini, O Chaoba. Coach: P Ranjit. Manager: P Lata. Orissa: Pravasini Parida, Pramila Behera, Jayanti Moharana. Reserves: Sofia Nikhat, Swarnamayee Samal. Coach: Prasanta Kumari. Manager: Mahesh Kumar Malla. For the third and fourth places: AP bt Tamil Nadu 25-23 10-21 16-14. |
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Local pugilists advance
Chandigarh, December 28 Another local boxer who moved into the next round in the flyweight category was Mukesh Kumar. He defeated Atulesh Rawat of Haryana, 15-5. Other results: Lt Fly: Paramjeet Singh (ASI) b Chanchal Kumar (Pepsu) OS II; Amandeep Singh (Pun) b Bishwajit Mandal (AR) OS II; K Chiranjeevi (AP) b Satish Kumar (Delhi) RSC; Bhoopinder (SAI Bhi) b Jatinder (Chd) W/O. Flyweight: Mukesh Kumar (Chd) Atulesh Rawat (Hry), 15-5; Aitesaamuddin (ASI) b Maninder Deep (Pepsu), 15-1; Mitra Singh (MP) b Nitish Kumar (HP), 22-2; S.B. Thapa (AR) b Vijay (USI), 5-0. Bantamweight: Hitesh Nidhane (Mah) Balaso Mant (MARA), 31-8; Sanjar Singh (SAI Bhi) b Bhim (SRC), 28-15; S.K. Thapa (AR) b Gurcharan S (Chd), 27-20; Hemant Kumar (ASI) b Y. Herojee Singh (MP), 21-7. Featherweight: Dalbir (Chd) b Gagandeep (Pepsu) OS II; Pardeep (MP) b Narendra P (UP), 30-4; Sanjay Kumar (Hry) b Rajpal (Guj), 14-4; Chote Lal (ASI) b Rajesh Kumar (Raj), 19-14. Lightweight: Anil Kumar (Pun) b Ajeet Tokas (USI) RSC; S Michael (MP) b Vinit Kr Shukla (UP), 18-2; Sanjeet K (Hry) b Pawan Shekhawat (SAI
Bhi), 32-16. Light welterweight: Rohit Yadav (TN) b Ravinder Singh (Delhi), 12-8; G. Sathya Raju (MP) b V.P. Prabhakar (AP) RSC; Tamang (AR) b Noor Mohammad (Pepsu) OS; Rakesh Kumar (Chd) Deepak (Raj), 20-17. Welterweight: J. Ramain (ASI) b Ashwet Kale (Mah), 16-1; Himanshu (Delhi) b Chandan Ch (AP) RSC; Kalash Chander (Chd) b Paramjeet (SAI Bhi), 19-4; Jagwinder S (Pepsu) b Dharmender (Raj), 15-9. Middle: Sanjeev K (Delhi) b Virender K (USI), 19-1; Amarjeet (ASI) b Tarun Kumar (Pepsu) RSC; Tajinder (Hry) b Amit Kumar (HP), 36-15; Sashi Kumar (AR) Vinod Kumar (MP), 42-17. Light heavyweight: Sukhvir (Chandigarh) b Dhiresh Bordolai (Madhya Pradesh), 29-17; Hardeep (Guj) b Rahul Kumar (Delhi), 21-15. Heavyweight: Harpal Singh (SRC) b Om Parkash (TN) W/O; Paramjeet Samota (Hry) b Amrut Patil (MARA 2) RSC; Manpreet (ASI) b Ranjeet Basu (MP) RSC; Pankaj Kumar (AIEB) b Krishan (Guj), 14-11. Super heavyweight: Gurmail Singh (SRC) b Ramesh K (Guj), 33-23; Mehar Singh (ASI) b Farooq Bhutto (SAI Bhi) OS. Panchkula
Shooting meet
L/NK 219 K.C.B. Roy of the Orissa Police clinched the first position in the individual 300 yrd (prone) event in the seventh All-India Police Duty Meet Shooting Competition during the 50th All-India Police Duty Meet at the Basic Training Centre, ITBP, Bhanu. Results: 300 yrd (prone), individual: L/NK 219 K.C.B. Roy, 2 PC 1, PC-1145 S.B. Pawar 2, CT-973 Rajbeer Singh 3. Team-wise position: Orissa Police 1, Haryana Police 2, UP Police 3. |
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City karatekas dominate on second day
Chandigarh, December 28 The trio clinched the first three places. Results Sub-junior (boys) Below 20 kg: Prafulla P Rajeshirke 1, Nazhar Hawa 2, Ritik 3. Below 25 kg: Akshay 1, Simranjeet Singh 2, Karan 3; Below 30 kg: Sankets Rajeshirke 1, Piyush 2, Kuldeep 3; Below 35 kg: Ganesh R Chauhan 1, Manish Thakur 2, Jatin Solanki 3. Sub-junior ( girls) Below 20 kg: Supriya Bhonsle 1, Suprita 2, Kanwal Preet 3. Below 25 kg: Archana V Lipane 1, Anushkas 2, Jyoti 3. Below 30 kg: Pranjal 1, Aarti 2, Jyoti 3. Below 35 kg: Akshata K Injal 1, Anjali Yadav 2, Tejaswani 3. Below 40 kg: Fowzia Hawa 1, Shreya Jaiswal 2, Arushi Jain 3; Below 45 kg: Meenu Sharma 1, Oviya 2, Pooja 3. Above 45 kg: Komal P Mohite 1, Uma 2, Pragya Joshi 3. Senior girls Below 50 kg: Poornima B 1, Medha Bhaskar 2, Richa Bagga 3. Below 55 kg: Kiran Kumari 1, Uma Sarak 2, Shubhangi Rajiwade 3. Below 55 kg: Pratiksha Belavadi 1, Anita Thapa 2, Monika Rawade 3. Below 50 kg: Sandeep Kaur 1, Daxa 2, Shital 3. Below 45 kg: Saylee 1, Sonali Badwe 2, Mridula Nair 3. Below 60 kg: Anush C 1, Pratiksha 2. Below 65 kg category: Anubha Pradhan 1, Neeta Chauhan 2. Junior girls Prabha T 1, Shamshunnisa 2, Jyoti Rana 3. |
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150 jhuggis removed in Sector 21
Panchkula, December 28 Having come up just next to the Azad Colony, these jhuggis were removed after prior notice was given to the residents. However, before the drive could take off, the jhuggi-dwellers did try to argue with HUDA officials claiming to have got a stay from the court. However, after hearing everyone out and in the absence of any substantial documents, the anti-encroachment drive was given the go-ahead by the officials present to supervise the
drive. They maintained that all these jhuggis had been newly raised and were not a part of the Azad Colony. |
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