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Prideasia Standoff CHB awaits nod to appoint arbitrator for project Pradeep Sharma Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, October 25 Rodrigues, considered to be the brain behind the premier project, will now have the thankless job of appointing the arbitrator for the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) to "settle issues" with the realtor, Parsvnath Developers Ltd. The UT administration will appoint the arbitrator after it gets the nod from Raj Bhavan, a senior official informed The Tribune today. Following parleys with the Parsvnath top brass the empowered committee headed by UT finance secretary Sanjay Kumar had recommended three names for appointment as the arbitrator. These included Amar Dutt, a former judge of the Punjab & Haryana High Court and presently chairman of the UT NRI cell; Anupam Gupta, UT senior standing counsel; and finance secretary Sanjay Kumar. Earlier, Parsvnath had appointed a former Supreme Court judge, DP Wadhwa, as arbitrator under the “nominee clause". Parsvnath Developers had bagged the prestigious project, spread over an area of 123 acres, in 2006 by placing the highest bid of Rs 821 crore. The project was touted as an "important milestone in furthering the public-private partnership model of development” in Chandigarh. A 30% share in the sale of the residential property in the project, pegged at Rs 1,600 crore, was to go to the CHB. Interestingly, a major part of this amount was to be utilised by the board for an ambitious slum rehabilitation scheme, another pet project of Rodrigues. However the standoff on Prideasia between the UT administration and Parsvnath could deliver a major blow to the scheme. Both sides have been at loggerheads since October 6, 2006 when the project agreement was signed. While CHB has accused Parsvnath of defaulting on an amount of over Rs 300 crore, the realtor had alleged CHB failed to provide encumbrance-free land and delayed approval of the project’s building plans. Besides controversies, the project was also in the news for the high prices of the apartments with a one bedroom flat priced at about Rs 52 lakh and a villa available as high as Rs 6 crore. Later, a large number of investors had sought refund of the amount they had deposited with the developers.
What next?
Following appointment of the arbitrator by CHB, two arbitrators will appoint a third arbitrator. The arbitrators will decide on the outstanding issues between the UT administration and Parsvnath under the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996. If not accepted by both sides the award by the arbitrators can be challenged in a court of law.
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TERI may be roped in for solar power projects
Chandigarh, October 25 The institute recently submitted a proposal on developing solar power generation parks in Chandigarh to the administration. It would also be pertinent to mention that the administration had earlier made attempts to generate energy through nonconventional sources, which all failed. A proposal to set up windmills fell flat because winds in this part of the region do not fulfill their requirements. There had also been plans to set up centres to tap solar energy. Against the peak power demand of more than 290 megawatts during the summer season the union territory only gets a supply of approximately 250 MW. This summer power crises led to residents complaining about erratic and unscheduled outages every day. This led to the department formally announcing a day cut in different areas in its weekly power cut schedule for the industrial area, in particular. The note says that “TERI has explored the feasibility of developing solar powergen projects in various areas of the city. Certain sites have been identified where solar powergen parks can be established”. TERI has said it will seek detailed project reports for the ‘Patiala ki Rao’ area from different companies to determine which one among those shortlisted was best suited to implement the project. A committee of experts will examine the project details in consultation with the administration before deciding on the firm. Keeping in line with efforts to conserve energy the Chandigarh Housing Board, too, had last year underlined energy efficient lighting systems in future construction. Replying on the issue of the need to hire a consultancy service in identifying the company best suited to undertake the project, a senior officer said: “Te UT is handicapped in having a resource team of experts to guide in the correct selection of best sources of alternate energy. This was the biggest reason for the undue delay in identifying the correct source and the company for a viable project. TERI is a company with years of expertise in the concerned field. In fact, the proposal opens the area for others to apply. We’ll
pursue the matter and take a decision in the best interests of the union territory”.
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Polio case reported
Mohali, October 25 The victim,
Shagun, an eight-year-old girl, is presently in Bijnour, Uttar Pradesh. She is reported to have contracted P3-type virus. In Jalandhar and Ludhiana, P1-type virus had been detected. Since the victim had a travel history from Punjab, the Punjab health authorities were yesterday intimated about the case by the Uttar Pradesh health authorities through WHO officials. Though the exact location of the slum where the victim had stayed last month had not been tracked due to insufficient data provided by the Bijnour health authorities, teams of the Punjab wing of the WHO and the district health authorities carried out a recce of the slum area. So far, around eight polio cases had been reported from Bijnour alone. To pinpoint the source of the infection, teams from Delhi would visit Bijnour and Mohali. The civil surgeon, Mohali, Dr Ravi Kumar, said health officials would launch a three-day drive from November 27, during which polio drops would be administered throughout the district to all children up to five years of age. Teams would go from house to house to ensure that all children were covered. "Our aim is to cover each and every child in the said age group so that there is no chance of the disease spreading further", he said.
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Body of labourer bears injury marks
Panchkula, October 25 Doctors said his viscera had been sent to Karnal for chemical examination. Superintendent of police Amitabh Dhillon said he had received the postmortem report and the marks on the body were related to some accidental injuries during work. There were no marks which could indicate that he was hit by someone, he added. Hira Lal died at his jhuggi in Sector 14, following which his widow Phoolwati alleged that he was mercilessly beaten up by policemen on the night of Diwali. She alleged that he succumbed to the injuries in the absence of medical aid as the family had no money, adding that the policemen had robbed the money Hira Lal had that night.
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Lack of road sense worsens traffic chaos
Chandigarh, October 25 Road safety experts feel though the traffic cops are patting their backs for the ever rising ‘challan’ (fine) figures every year, they have failed to restore any order in instilling basic road sense, which could greatly help in easing the traffic chaos. According to the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 violations of road markings is an offence. The markings includes yellow line, solid white line, double solid white or yellow line, solid or broken line, stop line, give way sign, pedestrian zebra crossing markings, straddling lane lines and crossing solid line. However, motorists can be commonly seen violating these road markings with impunity in any part of the city. In most of the developed countries if a person applying for a driving licence fails in one of the “right of way” questions he or she has to study, understand and reappear in the exams. Sadly, in the only planned city in India, these road signs are totally missing. The ‘right of way’ sign is completely missing from city streets making it a ‘might of way’ at the rotaries, traffic lights and T-points, putting vulnerable road users at further risk. This results in a free for all at the rotaries, adding to the chaos, said Rupinder Singh, a road safety expert. “Leave apart the proceedings, I doubt if the majority of traffic cops are aware of these violations. If checked the road markings will make the city roads free of congestion and chaos”, said Manpreet Singh, a city resident. Citing a survey conducted during a road safety exhibition conducted in the city in April this year, Harman Sidhu, president of ArriveSAFE, a local road safety NGO, said, “Over about a half of the 489 people failed in a test to judge their knowledge of road markings and road signs. This shocking figure shows the lack of knowledge among motorists in a city known for its traffic system in the region. One can well imagine the scene in the adjoining states, where driving licences are procured through unscrupulous agents.” DSP (traffic) Vijay Kumar admits motorists routinely violate road markings. However, he attributes it to their lack of knowledge of road signs. “As a first step we’ll educate the motorists and then start issuing ‘challans’ if things fail to improve later, he said.
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Offensive measures with economic development must: Lt Gen Sinha
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, October 25 Speaking at a seminar on “Secessionist movements and India’s security concerns” organised by the Panchnad Research Institute here, he said a popular government in power was also essential in states or areas hit by insurgency as it instill a feeling of participation and confidence in the public. Pointing out that psychological initiatives to win over the hearts and minds of the people in order to wean them away from secessionist elements were an essential part of the strategy to combat insurgent movements, General Sinha was of the opinion that any defensive posture by the government or authorities tacking the situation was detrimental to the whole effort. He also discussed his experiences during his tenures in the terrorist-hit states of Assam and Jammu and Kashmir. He strongly advocated economic upliftment of strife-hit areas. India faces challenges from secessionist movements and must take pro-active approach to address these serious threats to the security of the country. This was the message that emerged from the incisive analysis of the threats of secessionist movements and India’s security concern. General Sinha underscored the need for an assertive and pro-active policy to deal with the broad range of secessionist movements. He suggested surgical strikes and giving a taste of their own medicine to those neighbouring countries that are supportive of or soft on those organisations that are behind the movements. He said regional or ethnic issues were being exploited by Pakistan and if India were to use the same tactics against Pakistan it would take no time to stop that country from playing this cat and mouse game. Lt Gen Vijay Oberoi, former vice-chief of Army staff, in his presidential remarks, said internal and non-traditional conflicts were likely to pose the most potential threat to stability of India in the next decade. Such conflicts stem from religious, ethnic, economic or political concerns, are of long duration and need to be tackled holistically. Their ultimate resolution lies in political domain. He said such conflicts were not new to India and we have had some successes in dealing with them, but many are continuing and new ones are cropping up. Bad governance, rampant corruption, massive demographic changes, and dilution of moral values in our society were the main reasons for these conflicts, he said. “Our administrative machinery is reactive, cumbersome and lacks accountability. Major changes are taking place in our demography, both internally and from across our porous borders. Finally, our moral values, nurtured over centuries, are getting diluted on account of greed and succumbing to materialistic attractions,” he said. He said energy security, water security and the deteriorating law and order situation in the country were major concerns, which need immediate attention. There is a definite need for a synergetic approach for the management of high-grade internal conflicts, like secessionist movements, insurgency, terrorism and proxy war. Earlier, Dr Bajrang Lal Gupta, introducing the Panchand Research Institute recalled that the institute was founded in 1984 and had emerged as forum for constructive dialogue in the north western region of the country. It has provided a non-political and open forum for discussions on topical issues of wide social import and has made its mark as a platform for social change and national awakening. A memento and shawl was presented to Gen Sinha on this occasion by chairman of Panchand Research Institute Shyam Khosla. A shawl was presented to Gen Oberoi.
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12-yr-old on mission against foeticide
Chandigarh, October 25 In fact, the girl had chosen the birthday of late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on November 19 to begin her “national mission against female foeticide”. The journey, which would take her to major parts of India, would culminate at Mumbai on December 9. “Courtesy must begin at home and girls must take upon themselves to create awareness about skewed sex ratio,” Ishita told The Tribune adding that extensive tour of Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana was high on her agenda as these had one of the lowest sex ratio. “During my tour I would endeavour to meet country’s top leadership, including President Pratibha Patil, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar and Leader of the Opposition LK Advani to impress upon them to enact tougher laws for the violators of the PNDT Act,” she said. Ishita had carefully planned to end her visit at Mumbai. Since the film media was influence on millions of the people all over the world, top Bollywood stars would be roped in for the campaign. She planned to call on the stalwarts of the film industry to lend their helping hand in the mission against adverse sex ratio. “With one million girls going missing from wombs every year it is high time society launched a crusade against this social evil,” Dr D Uppal, her father, who is the brainchild behind her mission, added.
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Audience treated to perfect blend of talent, technology
Chandigarh, October 25 The much-awaited annual theatrical bonanza organised by department of information and public relations, Haryana, in collaboration with NCZCC, Allahabad, and NZCC, Patiala, had been bringing plays from top performing groups of India. Chief guest KK Khadelwal DPR, the spirit behind the show, lighted the traditional lamp and later honoured the artistes. The concluding solo performance by Vinay Sharma in “Pop Corn” and another solo-act by Mandakini Joshi in “Natak aur Mein” at Anurag Kala Kendra Bikaner will be a remembrance for the city art lovers as the superlative display of talent, technique and energy. Vinay took over the audience with a mesmerising spell from the very opening of the play structured in the ambience of a railway platform. Failing to get recruited in Army, Roopak (Vinay Sharma) is left with no other alternative except to sell popcorns for a living. Unlucky but intelligent pop corn seller while coming across a galaxy of people from all walks of life keeps on making psychological analysis of their taste and temperament. Judging from their behavioural changes, he finds that every one is worried for making a viable provision for a model economic structure, social and administrative set up but not caring to be an ideal gentleman with a model conduct and respect for ethics of life. Vinay’s instantaneous shift to various roles was a commendable effort. The soothing background music by Prashant Joshi, lights by Prakash Pande and directorial elegance of playwright thespian Ashish Pathak made the play a classic piece of theatrical excellence. Earlier, Mandakini Joshi, an announcer at AIR Bikaner bared the psyche of a performing theatre artist in a solo-act “Natak aur mein” under the direction of Sudhesh Vyas. She employed her aesthetic skills, modulation of voice and energy to bring alive the day-to-day emotional confrontation while portraying various characters. The play operated on a high intellectual level and recovers many explosive truths about human behaviour when caught in the normal life and as a performer on stage.
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Hard realities take a back seat
This refers to the CityScope “Time to walk the talk” (October 19) by Raveen Thukral, wherein he has exposed the NGOs like National Trust, that go to any length to hog the limelight and later on find excuses to wriggle out of the commitments made in the media or even in the court of law. The National Trust for welfare of persons with autism, cerebral palsy, mental retardation and multiple disability which offered to take care of mentally challenged girl, Nari Niketan rape victim, and her to-be-born child before the apex court and the court reversed the Punjab and Haryana High Court decision to abort the foetus is a classic example of such callousness of NGOs. The writer has raised important questions about the future of the helpless girl and her to-be-born child, which should have been addressed by the apex court before reversing the Punjab and Haryana High Court decision. Lajpat Rai Garg, Panchkula Who will ensure safety?
It is a well known that a half-backed and ill-conceived justice is more damaging than injustice. The justice was based on emotions and not on the ground realities and the factual facts. Did the learned judge of apex court ever realised that, is it justifiable to stay the decision of the High Court on the assurance given by the NGO and Delhi-based trust? Who would be responsible in case this trust and NGO back out? Is the judge not aware of the social stigma attached to an illegitimate child? Can any amount of money compensate some one’s dignity and honour? When a supervising staff at the government administrated Nari Niketan repeatedly raped a mentally challenged girl then how the girl child kept by such trusts and NGOs be ensured safety? The courts have no right to treat these children as guinea pigs for experiment just to please their egos. It is shocking that the apex court did not even punish the culprit. Amar Jeet Kumar, SAS Nagar Abortion in time was better
The concern of the writer regarding the mentally challenged girl of Nari Niketan by apex court in revising the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s decision has upset many people. The writer has raised an important question regarding the future of the mentally challenged girl and her to-be-born child. I think it would have been better, if the rape victim had been made to undergo abortion in time. But the time taken by the National Trust was so long and now it is too late to abort the
foetus, which is unfortunate. Charu Mehrotra, Mohali Donation welcome
Mr Thukral (Oct 19) is sore over the mess the administration fell into over the sleazy affair, which is haunting it every day. The fate of the to-be-born child is hanging in balance with raging controversies engulfing the case. So far, the administration miserably failed to protect the Nari Niketan girl. Further, the Home Secretary of the administration has submitted an affidavit to the Hight Court, bearing responsibility of the mother and the child till marriage, including education, which has a soothing effect on the boiling matter. Moreover, dithering and further dilly dallying by the National Trust over the custody of the child notwithstanding, its donation of Rs 8 lakh to the Nari Niketan should not be spurned on the mere consideration that the administration has enough money. Any donation for a humanitarian cause coming from any quarter is most welcome and in the present case, it is not a jinx. NC Rana, Panchkula
Punish the guilty
I agree that the stand taken by the administration is correct. The apex court is supreme not because it is infallible. It is infallible because it is supreme and, therefore, one can do a little about its decision to stay the High Court’s verdict. In this light, Mr Thukral’s apprehension of committing contempt of court is real, so much so that anyone subscribing to the view may eventually be a cellmate in jail. Secondly, the bureaucracy is a mega-machine that works only by stopping work and NGOs, unless they are administered by persons who have compassion in their hearts and mission in their heads, tend to become clubs of the elite whose office-bearers constantly hunger after public notice and media hype as ego massage to sustain their psychiatric mindset. Thirdly, we Indians have the unique genius for muddling, such as in the present case. Under such heart-rending circumstances, whatever the Chandigarh administration may ultimately do, the culprit ought to be punished by attaching part of his salary for the upbringing of the child-to-be-born until the attainment of marriageable age. SS Bhatti, Chandigarh
Let the guilty bear expenses
In response to Raveen Thukral's article on, I would like to say that the Supreme Court reversed the judgement of the High Court in good faith. It has been taken in by the assurances given by the NGOs that the mother and her to-be-born child would be looked after well. I think it would have been better, if the rape victim had been made to undergo abortion in time. But the time taken by the bitter "war of letters" between the Chandigarh administration and the NGOs/trusts was so long that it was too late to abort the foetus. The best solution to the problem is that the guilty should be given the responsibility. The guilty must perform the duty of looking after the victim and the child for life. One who committed the crime should bear all expenses for the upbringing of the victim and her child. RK Kapoor, Chandigarh Readers are invited to write to us. Send your mail, in not more than 200 words, at news@tribuneindia.com or, write in, at: Letters, Chandigarh Tribune, Sector 29, Chandigarh – 160 030
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Heart ailments among children discussed
Chandigarh, October 25 The oration was given by Dr KM Cherian on “Reoperation after repair of Tetralogy of
Fallot”, a common but grave disease among children. He elaborated upon the reasons for operating again, technical difficulties during surgery and high risks involved. Dr JS
Gujral, Dr Bharat Dalvi (Mumbai) and Dr KK Talwar (director, PGIMER), chaired the oration. During the best paper award session, young surgeons presented their research work, which was highly appreciated by delegates. Dr A Kalangos (Switzerland) pondered upon surgical treatment of Ebstein’s anomaly, a rare heart ailment which presented itself in a variety of ways. Dr Shivaprakash K (Mumbai) talked about the Aristotle scoring system, a system which could help surgeons introspect and improve results. Dr Anil Bhan and Dr Rajesh Sharma, both from New Delhi, showed videos of various surgical techniques to highlight the significance of correct steps during surgery. A session was held on surgical site infection, which was chaired by Dr Rana Sandip Singh. A large number of paediatricians acknowledged the talks pertaining to various aspects of heart diseases among children. Issues like approaching a child with heart ailment and the management of child with heart failure in intensive care unit were dwelt upon. Dr Ragahavan Subramanyan and Dr Zulfikar Ahmad shared their thoughts and updated delegates with evidence-based approaches. The relevance of the simple investigated modalities for diagnosis were also stressed upon. Dr Raj Tandon spoke about rheumatic fever, a common disease causing malfunction of heart valves, and its prevention. The National Institute of Nursing Education held a workshop in paediatric intensive care nursing. Assessment of patient in ICU, aseptic techniques and steps to be taken during emergencies were exemplified. In the closing ceremony, a vote of thanks was proposed by organising secretary Dr Rana Sandip Singh.
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Boxes yes, but where are CCTV cameras?
Chandigarh, October 25 Interestingly, two months ago, joint commissioner TPS Phoolka, accompanied by mayor Kamlesh, conducted a surprise visit to various paid parking lots and contractors were directed to instal cameras immediately. During a visit to these parking areas, it was found that none of them had installed CCTV cameras. They had been using the CCTV boxes, installed by the corporation, as a store for putting articles of employees or as a dustbin for parking slips. During a visit to the parking area in sector 8, it was found that no cameras had been installed so far despite directions having been given to do so. Similarly, in a number of parking lots in sector 17, the contractors had not installed any cameras. The corporation authorities issued instructions on August 1, 2008, to the parking contractors for installing CCTV cameras in four parking lots, sectors 9, 17 and 35-C and the Sukhna lake, as a pilot project. Sources in the corporation said in a fresh contract for parking lots, the corporation had added the clause that every contractor would have to instal CCTV cameras in their parking lots, but no contactor had done this. A senior official said they had been checking parking lots regularly and imposing fine on the
violating contractors.
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3 BKU (Ekta) leaders
surrender before cops
Chandigarh, October 25 According to the police, Jhanga Singh Jethuke, the union’s senior vice-president, Ram Singh Bheniwaga, its Mansa district president and Janak Singh, the Sangrur district president surrendered at the Sector 17 police station. The three were wanted on charges of rioting, attempt to murder and robbery for indulging in violence and damaging property of Hotel Shivalikview in Sector 17. The police had earlier arrested another union leader, Darbara Singh Chagla, in similar cases. It may be recalled that the Punjab & Haryana High Court had rejected the anticipatory bail application moved by Prem Singh Bhangu. The police said the trio surrendered before the police after the rejection of bail for Bhangu. Sukhdev Singh Kokrikalan, the general-secretary of the union, told TNS they would “fight against the police atrocities lawfully and take legal recourse to give them a befitting reply”.
Sector 17 police station SHO said the accused would be produced before a local court for being remanded to police custody on Monday. The police had arrested 42 protesters for rioting the same day.
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Punjab staff demands accepted
Chandigarh, October 25 Among others, the CM accepted of giving powers to the department head for promotions of vacancies up to the superintendent grade-II, making mandatory the computer course certificates by abolishing the typing tests, NOC from the vigilance department would be required only for DDOs, delegating powers to clear medical allowances up to Rs 25,000 to office head and for Rs 1 lakh for department head and a constitution of the committee under the Chief Secretary to take decision on recruitment on the compassionate basis within 10 days. The CM also directed the Chief Secretary to hold another meeting with the union. The president of the union said they had called a state-level meeting of the executive committee of the union at Barnala
on October 31.
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RTI fee exemption for SC/STs sought
Chandigarh, October 25 In its letter to the CIC, the convener of the association, Advocate HC Arora, stated “members of SC/STs, including that of BPL families, have not been able to get considerable benefit of the RTI Act, as the fee (in some states) and cost of information, even at the existing rate of Rs 2 per page of documents, is generally beyond their capacity”. He added, “Members of these communities have not been able to contribute their best in the campaign for transparency in administration as they cannot afford to pay the cost of information. Most of them are unable to use the instrument of the RTI even for the betterment or welfare of their own community.” He suggested that another provision under Section 7 (5) of the RTI Act, 2005, be added to this effect.
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Painting contest by British Library
Chandigarh, October 25 According to sources, the competition was open to all schools and colleges in the tri-city and adjoining areas. Students can submit their entries through their school/college or directly to ArriveSAFE. Students from Class VIII to XII will form Group I, while college students will form Group II. The winners would be given a copy each of the latest publication “Rumble Strip” and ArriveSAFE publication “Your Child’s Road Safety Handbook”. One year free membership to the British Library in Chandigarh or free renewal for one year for existing members for the first prize winner. The winning entries will be exhibited at first global ministerial conference on road safety to be held in Moscow from November 19-20.
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‘Damodarmas’ celebrated
Chandigarh, October 25 The festival, celebrated during the month of Kartika in a Vedic tradition, was started at 6.30 pm. A large number of devotees thronged the temple on
the occasion. They sang “Damodar Ashtkam” while performing “Deep Daan” to the tune of kartal and mridanga. This was followed by a discourse and the distribution of Krishna “prasadam” among the devotees. Akinchal Priya Dasa Prabhu, a spokesperson of the local chapter, said offering a lamp during the month of Kartika helped sins in many births perish. During the month of Kartika, millions of devotees worshipped “Lord Damodar Krishna” with ghee, lamps and devotional bhajans.
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CME on ocular trauma begins at Command Hospital
Chandigarh, October 25 Inaugurating the event, Lt Gen MS Buttar, Chief of Staff, Western Command, stressed on the importance and relevance of ocular trauma in the present-day scenario. He also released a souvenir. Delivering the keynote address, Maj Gen DP Vats, Major-General Medical Southern Command and senior ophthalmologist called upon the eye surgeons to be ever ready to take up the challenge of tackling the growing spectrum and presentations of ophthalmic trauma. Professor Amond Gupta, Head, Advanced Eye Centre, PGIMER, elaborated on the changing trends in the diagnosis and management of eye trauma over the years.
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Society celebrates foundation day
Panchkula, October 25 After chief guest Kulbhushan Goyal lighted the traditional lamp, president of the society Col
(retd) IJ Ahluwalia rendered Ganesh Vandna. Artists from all walks of life participated in various
programme, which commenced with soulful recital of devotional songs by Piyusha
Mitra, winner of national scholarship in classical music. Dr Betty and Ishmeet doled Punjabi songs and ghazals before veterans Achla Dingle and Satinder Trikha took the centrestage with soulful
ghazals. Dancers from Reema Nrityala presented choreographies based on
Bharatnatyam, dandiya and kalbelia dances. Kulbhushan Goyal honoured the participants.
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Tribune employee bereaved
Chandigarh, October 25 She was cremated at the Sector 25 cremation ground in the evening. She is survived by a son and two daughters The bhog ceremony will be held at Baba Balak Nath Mandir, Sector 29 on November 6, from 2.00 pm to 3.00 pm.
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Wage board team in city today
Chandigarh, October 25 The delegations will conduct hearings and interact with stakeholders of the newspaper industry in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Chandigarh. The delegation will give an opportunity to the stakeholders, including workers and managements, to place their views, comments and suggestions for consideration while finalising its recommendations.
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Role of judiciary discussed
Chandigarh, October 25 Dr DN Jauhar, former professor of Panjab University, said there was a need of full house of judges instead of only five, which consists collegiums at present, he added. Justice JC Verma said judiciary was the hope for the people of the country where they could rely upon for the removal of their grievances and enforcement of their legal rights. Harchnd Singh Bath, senior advocate, said the root cause of the problem in the judiciary was the alleged corruption that needed to be curbed. SK Kholsa, secretary, Chetna Manch, expressed concern about backlog in the judiciary. Thus, the purpose for getting justice was defeated.
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Medical conference
Chandigarh, October 25 The theme of the conference was advances in medical sciences, wherein faculty from India and abroad deliberated on various aspects of advancements in medical sciences.
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PU Notes Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, October 25 The centre has been created at the University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences by the UGC following recommendations of the task force established by the Ministry of Human Resource and Development to promote research in basic sciences. The UGC sanctioned Rs 5 crore for the establishment of the centre. The objective of the centre is to foster research and to provide training in higher education in pharmaceutical sciences. The centre will serve as a pool of trained professionals and provide modern facilities for researchers and faculty of other institutes of the country. Exposure to modern facilities, latest techniques and training to postgraduates, researchers, entry and mid-level faculty in the frontier areas will be the central theme of this initiative. The programmes are open to candidates on all-India basis and selections will be made on merit. Besides, the in-house resources at the UIPS, the project will also embark upon the on-campus centralised facilities at the Central Instrumentation Laboratory (CIL), Centre with Potential for Excellence in Biomedical Sciences (CPEBS) and the allied departments. The meet began with Prof Karan Vasisht, coordinator of the centre and chairperson of UIPS, apprising the committee members about various missions and goals of the centre. The executive group meeting discussed various points pertinent for the success of this first-ever resource-networking centre in the field of pharmaceutical sciences. The meeting ended with inputs for the successful implementation of the programme, said associate professor Ranju Bansal, pharmaceutical chemistry, University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Youth fest The department of youth welfare, Panjab University, Chandigarh, is holding its 51st inter-zonal youth and heritage festival at Dev Samaj College for Women, Ferozepur, from November 5 to November 8. A total of 2,500 students artistes, who are winners of the recently concluded 12th zonal youth and heritage festival, will be participating in the items of theatre, music, dance and fine arts. On November 5, competitions for group song (Indian), shabad/bhajan, Indian orchestra, folk instruments and group folk orchestra will be held. On November 6 giddha, bhangra, quiz, geet/ghazal, folk song, classical vocal, music instrument (percussion, non-percussion), art/craft ttems will be held. On November 7, drama, histrionics, ladies traditional songs, kavishri, vaar/kali singing, debate, elocution, poem recitation, creative writing and fine arts items will be held. On November 8, activities like group folk dance, classical dance, group dance (general) skit, mimicry, mime will be held. Honoured Dr Emanual Nahar, member of the Panjab University senate, has been honoured with “William Carey Award-2009” in the field of education at Sri Guru Nanak Dev Library, Jalandhar, recently. Conference A two-day national conference on computing, communication and control (3C-2009), being organised by the University Institute of Engineering and Technology (UIET), was inaugurated at Panjab University recently. The chief guest on the occasion was Prof HK Verma, deputy director, IIT Roorkee. He emphasised that growth of institute depends on students, faculty and infrastructure for research and development. Founder director of UIET Prof BS Sohi addressed participants and delegates.
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Students not moved by Rs 1.5-cr grant
Submit memo to VC Neha Miglani Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, October 25 The students have refused to attend classes, even after three days of strike, till their demand of improving the infrastructure is heard by PU authorities. A delegation of the UILS, who met the Vice-Chancellor were promised that out of Rs 70,000 paid by the students annually as fee, Rs 10,000 would be given to the department. The delegation was also informed that an international moot court would be constructed exclusively for the department, for which a new building would come up. The UILS students will also be given 15 per cent weightage in MA and LLM courses in the university. Besides, the proposal to start LLM course in UILS was also given a nod. “The students objected the step-motherly treatment being given to the department. Even the Vice-Chancellor had not visited the department since three years. He should visit the department and hear our plea,” said Suveer, a student. Meanwhile, the students refused to attend classes. They have also demanded a written assurance by the Vice-Chancellor on his visit to the department. Earlier, the students went on an indefinite fast on Thursday to protest against authorities for neglecting the department. After a heated round of discussions with the faculty members, the students submitted a memorandum to the Vice-Chancellor. The issues raised were lack of proper infrastructure, including the canteen and computers, lack of adequate books in the library and inefficient placement cell, disproportionate allocation of funds to the department and its temporary affiliation.
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PU scientists to study continental drift
Chandigarh, October 25 PU scientists are now studying how India crashed into the Asian continent millions of years ago. The study will not just fascinate science students of all age groups but will also provide opportunities to geo-science researchers in the country. Interestingly, by studying the types of dinosaurs that existed during those times, scientists will be able to study unknown characteristics of India. The research, which will break the stereotypes related to geo-science, involves three geology department faculty members, Prof Raminder Loyal, Raji Patnaik and Ashu Khosla. Prof Emeritus, Dr Ashok Sahni, who has recently been awarded a medal by the Indian National Science Academy (INSA), New Delhi, for his exceptional contribution to the field, is guiding the historic study. The aim is to document the drift of India from its position adjoining Madagascar (close to South Africa) to a phase when it completely crashed into Asia. About 25 research students of the department have already worked on different aspects related to the study. “The idea is to maximise the data in direction of science. It is similar to the separation of Australia which was once a part of Antarctica and shall crash with Sumatra after five million years from now,” said Dr Ashok Sahni. Interestingly, the study would also reveal unique features about India, which had not been known till date, he added. Meanwhile, the noted scientist also lamented the lack of questioning power of the science students in educational institutes now. “The children need to question everything to develop an atmosphere of learning. The science teachers should expose their minds to various theories related to a phenomena,” added the doctor. Emphasising that the basic questions should be encouraged and taught in science to develop children mind, he also added that one needed to have passion in order to do research work. “One needs to feel for a subject to excel and contribute,” he said. The geology department, PU, takes Class XII graduates of both medical and non-medical fields through a common entrance test.
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UN Founders Day celebrated
Chandigarh, October 25 Orientation programme
Government College and Business Administration, Sector 42, organised an orientation programme for the newly enrolled students in the National Service Scheme (NSS). BS Rana, state liaison officer, Chandigarh administration, was the chief guest. He exhorted the NSS volunteer that they should always keep their supreme responsibility before them. Principal, Dr Manjit Kaur, welcomed the chief guest and Prof Amerpreet proposed a vote of thanks.
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