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GNDU, DAV told to pay damages to student
Jalandhar, April 12 The student was given provisional admission to PGDCA but was not allowed to appear for examination despite clearing a compartment in a previous course. The forum, in an order passed by the member Surinder Mittal, has directed the college to refund a fee of Rs 21,000 charged from the complainant within one month. It has also asked the college and the university to pay an amount of Rs 20,000 as compensation to the complainant, Ankur Chopra, in an equal share of Rs 10,000 each for causing him mental harassment and agony due to loss of one academic year. A resident of Windsor Park here and a BCA student from Lyallpur Khalsa College, Ankur sought admission in PGDCA for academic session 2004-05 in DAV College. After going through his testimonials, he had been placed under compartment in the subject of software engineer in BCA-III. He paid an amount of Rs 21,000 as fee to DAV College and continued attending his lectures in PGDCA. The student alleged that he had cleared his BCA compartment in September 2004 examination held by GNDU but at the end of the lecture session of PGDCA when he had applied for his roll number for taking examination, he was told by the office superintendent that he could not be issued a roll number for he had been placed under compartment in BCA. Ankur could not take the examination and alleged that the college and university had indulged in an unfair practice for not giving him information about his eligibility. The college and its principal replied that the admission was done provisionally and the complainant gave a clear declaration counter-signed by his father that the admission was provisional subject to registration with the university and that if he was not eligible to join the class, he will have no claim whatsoever against the college or university. The university, in a written statement, passed the buck on the college authorities saying that they did not disclose that Ankur was placed under compartment. It said that it was only when it asked for his clearance in lower class in November 2004 did it come to know about the matter. The college authorities in return blamed the university for delay as they said that the college was informed about his ineligibility on April 12, 2005 and that the information was passed further to the student without loss of time. The forum observed that the university did not file any document into their evidence and no one appeared at the time of arguments in spite of having granted sufficient opportunities. It found that both the college and the university with highly negligent in providing service. Passing the judgment, the forum said that the student did not conceal his compartment case. “He studied and completed almost a year of PGDCA course. Further he cleared compartment and was declared pass on the basis of which he was given provisional admission. “The university also accepted the admission form and allowed the complainant to attend classes for whole of session. The college and the university have also failed to produce any eligibility criteria,” the forum decided ordering refund and compensation.
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DC moots plans to save fertile land
Kapurthala, April 12 He was accompanied by the officials of drainage, revenue and police department. A former SGPC chief Bibi Jagir Kaur, ADC (Development) Harpreet Singh Garcha, SP Charanjeet Kumar, SDM Gurpreet Singh Khaira were present on the occasion. Balamugurgan visited Mand Kule, Raipur Raiyan and chachoki village and examined the studs already installed there by drainage department to save the fertile land. He also listened to the problems being faced by the farmers of these villages. The DC said that the rest of the emergency work would be done before rainy season after getting funds in this regard from state government. For permanent arrangements, the officials of drainage department had been asked to prepare an estimate for the same, he added. Balamugurgan said that the state government had already sanctioned Rs 88 crore for setting up ‘revetments and spur’ for changing the flow of the river to save the fertile land near dera Hari Singh. Similarly, an estimate of Rs three crore would be sent to state government for approval for the work required to done near villages Raipur Raiyan and Chachoki. The villagers complained him that the danger of washing away of fertile land had further increased with the extricating of sand around the banks of the river near these villages. At this, the DC said that he had already asked the concerned department to look into the matter.
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Narcotics: Police eyes big fish
Jalandhar, April 12 Jalandhar zone’s inspector-general of police Sanjeev Kalra made it clear in no uncertain terms: “Drug addiction is eating into the vitals of the Punjabi society and Doaba region is especially affected. I have ordered all SSPs in my zone to identify the top five drug smugglers of their districts and seize their properties.” Asserting that petty criminals were just a conduit and their arrest in no way stemmed the trafficking, Kalra said the time had come to net the big fish so as to bust the drug cartels in a big way. Reflecting on the drug fad in this dollar-rich belt of the state, Kalra said affluence, parental and societal negligence coupled with the peer pressure, were some of the main reasons behind this craze.Also, addicts-turned-smugglers were creating a chain of sorts, enticing new victims into their racket. On being asked that frequent transfers of SHOs or investigating officers often harmed the development of leads or hampered investigation, the IG said a computerised database of drug smugglers would soon be put in place to ensure continuity in investigation. Kalra stressed on the need for waging a relentless battle, involving NGOs, the health department, journalists and important persons of society, against the He came up with the idea of community policing and ‘mohalla’ associations to persuade the vulnerable sections to give up drugs. Also,as if traditional drugs like smack, heroin etc were not enough, a recent GND varsity study has found that Punjabi youth are rapidly falling prey to medical intoxications like cough syrups, iodex, painkillers etc. The way chemist shops are run in rural areas of the state has compounded this problem. Most of these shops are sans licensed chemists and are managed by matriculates who have no compunctions in selling psychotropic drugs, and that too without prescription, to the gullible youth. The easy availability of these new alternatives has allured all and sundry in the rural belt of Doaba and the evil is fast spreading to the urban areas. Kalra rued the fact that few drug inspectors were available in the Jalandhar zone and often the police could not conduct raids on suspected chemists just because of that very reason. Interestingly, the law says that a drug inspector must accompany a police officer raiding a chemist shop. Thus, in a region where there is a paucity of drug inspectors, a police officer often finds his hands tied. Incidentally, according to the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence records, 81 kg of heroin had been seized in Punjab alone during the past one year. This amounts to almost a third of the total quantity of heroin (260 kg) seized in the country.
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Young World
Jalandhar, April 12 Of the total students selected, 68 are boys and 41 girls. The selected students include 55 from electronics and communication engineering, 20 from computer science engineering, 16 from IT and six each from mechanical engineering, civil engineering and electronics engineering. Topper
Amandeep Kaur, a student of MSc (computer science)-third semester from PCM SD College for Women has been declared topper of GNDU. She has secured 1343 marks out of 1800. Career counselling
A four-day career counselling workshop concluded at Delhi Public School on Thursday. A team from Delhi-based Career Launchers gave a presentation to the students of classes X and XII and their parents on real and practical life examples to lay stress on the need of choosing career according to aptitude, personality and interest. The resource persons, Shweta Chauhan, Bishwajit Roy and Kriti, conducted a programme that covered aptitude test of the child, personality test, psychology test, group discussion techniques, interview skills and individual counselling of students and parents regarding their skills and interest. The students were given tips on preparing for competitive examination and a vast variety of courses being offered in various colleges in India and abroad. Students get degrees
Nearly 1,024 students from Hans Raj Mahila Vidyalaya received their degrees at a convocation organised here this evening. The function was presided over by Deputy Director Colleges Maninder Dhillon. The chief guest for the occasion was local bodies minister Manoranjan Kalia, who gave Rs 3 lakh as a grant for the college infrastructure. Of the total degrees awarded, 848 have been given to graduates and 116 to postgraduates. Highlighting the achievements of the college, principal P.P. Sharma said that 23 students had achieved top ranks in Guru Nanak Dev University in the examinations of various courses conducted in this session. As many as 20 students had stood second and 19 had got the third rank. She said a sports team of college had won the overall sports trophy in GND University. The students presented a cultural programme, including ghazal, folk song and dance. Awareness camp
A legal awareness camp was organised at Hazara village by School of Legal Studies at regional campus of GNDU in Ladhewali here. The camp was organised to create an awakening among the villagers about the law, its procedure and method of adjudication to enrich the knowledge of people on Indian legal system. The students provided legal counselling on the right to take recourse to law. The topics discussed included dowry, drug addiction, fights and groupism.
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Mass marriage: 12 couples tie knots
Nakodar, April 12 They got united in holy matrimony amid the recital of vedic shloks. A large number of people from nearby villages and slum colonies gathered here to attend the mass marriage. Families of the couples expressed gratitude at the benevolence of the members of the Lions Club and Arya Pratinidhi Sabha. Vidyawati from Meerut, whose nephew was one of the bridegrooms, said, “We could not have done so much for child.” The marriages were performed according to Hindu, Sikh and Christian rites. The couples were also given some necessary items to start their new life like sewing machines, folding beds, crockery and clothes besides gold and silver jewellery. It is learnt that the members of the two organisations had donated from their own pocket to arrange for this mass marriage. Prahlad Arya of the Arya Pratinidhi Sabha said that a screening committee had been set up to ensure that only genuine couples were married off. "It is after a thorough verification of the age of the couple and their economic status that they were considered for the free marriages," he said.
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Innovation
jalandhar, april 12 The bike, with its unique specifications, has been designed by Rajvinder and Dheeraj, students of the final-year diploma in mechanical engineering in the college at a cost of Rs 1.48 lakh. The 2.75-metre-long bike with ergonomically designed seats with less vibration, six-speed gear box and wider tyres compels every onlooker to pause and wonder about its model. The boys said that they designed it by getting 90 per cent of the parts from junk dealers, modifying them and then assembling them to suit their needs. “We took a dead Maruti car engine, opened it and made it in a working condition. The six-speed gear box and front wheel has come from Yamaha RD-350, clutches are of ape autorickshaw and the rear wheel is of Bajaj Eliminator. The chassis and exhaust system, however, have been designed by us taking pipe section and tubes from junkyard”, Rajvinder revealed the mix-and-match theory. “We then came across another problem. The gear ratio of the parts did not match and we had to work day and night doing a lot of calculations and trying various combinations to sort out the problem,” explained the boys saying that it took both of them months before they could accomplish what they had perceived. The boys also made it a point to combine high speed with a powerful braking system, similar to the one used in their previous bike. “The drum brakes of the bike are much larger in size and leather shoes used in it are actually those of an Escort tractor. We tried using ordinary shoes earlier but those gave away too soon,” Dheeraj stooped down pointing at them. The boys said the bike when ready had a very bulky and a shabby look as all the parts used in it were old ones. “We then got the bike painted in yellow to go with its chopper look. It has now got a nice finish and wears a brand new look,” the boys flaunted. Excited about their new creation, the boys said: “Our friends keep on asking for a ride which we allow them to do but with a word of caution as it is priceless for us. It has been adapted so much that no one else can now repair it, besides us,” they laughed. While the previous 400cc bike was owned by Dheeraj, this one belongs to Ludhiana-based Rajvinder, for he has invested most of the expenditure involved in it. The boys said that they came up with the idea when they were together doing training at a Mahindra’s showroom and service station in Ludhiana. “That was two years back when we were first-year students at CT Polytechnic College. We both were fond of bikes and we would keep discussing them endlessly”, Rajvinder recalled. The boys claim that registration of their new bikes and getting them insured was still a problem they had not been able to get sorted out to make their bikes motorable. They boys plan to set up their own business in modifying vehicles but only after they have earned enough experience in some MNCs.
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Future of students hang in balance
Jalandhar, April 12 The parents, who are confused over the issue, have been turning up on the campus every other day to know about the status of affiliation. Blaming it on the authorities for not having got affiliation timely, they said they were not clear over the decision of continuing their children in the school. Even today parents of two children had come to enquire about the matter with principal G. Bindra. In fact, the school had begun functioning in April 2005 having done admissions up to Class VIII. The school authorities had done this believing that they would manage to get affiliation in two years’ time. Now that the students have stepped up in their board class, the delay in the grant of affiliation has been troubling the parents. The principal, however, assured the parents that she would manage to get affiliation for the school in the shortest possible time. She said that the school had applied for affiliation in June 2005 but it took quite long for her to take an NOC from the state government. She said that now she was pursuing the matter with the CBSE authorities in Delhi so that she could get affiliation at the earliest.
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Jalandhar, April 12 The gate meeting was held in favour of their different demands on the call of All India Railway Mens Federation. Rakesh Sharma, assistant divisional secretary of the union, said that their demands included immediate announcement of interim relief, abolition of contract system and to put an end to surrendering of different posts. — TNS
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Summer Fiesta: Shoppers go crazy
Jalandhar, April 12 The exhibition featured 40 stalls of designers from Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Chandigarh, Delhi and Jammu. Stitched and unstitched suits in a variety of stuffs with different cut works, paints and embroidery patterns drew the crowds. A mix of khadi work, block prints and kaintha work was done over kurtis, shirts, suits, capris and skirts which were further embellished with gems, stones and metal work. Home décor items including table clothes, cushions, cushion covers, curtains, pelmet covers, bed sheets, bed covers and pillow covers too were displayed in cotton, tissue, silk and other stuff highlighted with cut works, patch works, paints and embroideries. The exhibition had many stalls of jewellery with semi-precious stones studded in silver and gold-plated earrings, pendants, chains, rings and bracelets. Designer danglers and bangles for college-goers too were on a display.
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Govt puts an end to urban estate scheme
Jalandhar, April 12 The villagers of Nangal Shama, Bhojowal and Chohka have welcomed the cancellation. Under the plan, 354 acres of fertile land was to be acquired and given to the Punjab Urban Development Authority (PUDA). Local SAD MLA Jagbir Singh Brar said that as per poll promises, he had met the Chief Minister to forward the demand after which the latter ordered the cancellation.
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Wadhawan re-elected
Jalandhar, April 12 Similarly, K.M. Gupta and S.K. Adhikari have been elected its general secretary and cashier, respectively. Association president Ravi Wadhawan said the rest of the members would be nominated with the consent of members later on. —
TNS
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