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Admission to nursery in CBSE-affiliated schools Sumedha Sharma Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, March 24 Claiming that the move will go a long way in fighting communicable diseases and beating polio, CBSE regional director RJ Khanderao said, “Vaccinations like the OPV (Oral Polio Vaccination) are given as a series of shots and some children may have missed getting all the required shots. Unprotected children may spread the disease, especially in places like schools where a large numbers of students interact in close quarters. Giving health of students the top priority, the Board had incorporated a format for verifying the record of immunisation that a child had been subjected at the time of admission.” The Board has also directed schools to keep parents informed and take them in confidence before a student is referred to external examination. “For any parent, the health of their child is of prime concern, so they should be taken in confidence while taking any health related decision. Two separate formats have been sent to schools for updating the records. After getting information, schools should get their teachers to discuss immunisation and the health of children with parents,” added Khanderao. The decision has been welcomed by schools. Madhu Bahal, principal KBDAV, Sector 7, says, “It will help us to coordinate better with the parents and improve the health standards of students.
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Residents to get taste of fresh veggies at doorstep
Panchkula, March 24 Fresh vegetables would be made available by dialling toll-free helpline number 1800-180-2060. HSAMB officials said the consumers could log on to the board’s website to know the rates of the vegetables and fruits before ordering. The mobile van would run parallel to the apni mandis being run by the department. However, consumers would have to give a minimum order of around Rs 500 to get the consignment at their doorstep. The van would be stationed at the office of the local market committee and the farmers could take the services of the van after paying user charges. Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda inaugurated the van after flagging off the first consignment of potatoes to Malaysia. Hooda expressed his concern over post-harvesting loses and said though the production of vegetable and fruits in the state was significant, most of the produce got perished before reaching consumers. Keeping this in view, the HSAMB has introduced the van in the town. Giving details of the project, JS Rana, chief marketing and enforcement officer HSAMB said this would not only benefit farmers but also consumers who would get the fresh vegetables and fruits at much cheaper rates than prevailing in
vegetable mandis. He said Kissan Seva Kendras were being set up in various parts of the state where washing, grading and packing of fruits and vegetable would be done, which would fetch the farmers rich remunerative prices of their produce. Rana said five more vans would soon be introduced in five major town of the state, including Gurgaon, Sonepat, Panipat and Karnal. He said this would bridge the gap between farmers and consumers. Farmers would then be able to sell their produce directly to consumers. He said 880 farmers from various parts of the state had displayed samples, while about 1,200 farmers were participating during the two-day festival. The farmers also displayed various varieties of indoor plants and flowers, including tulips, roses, rajnigandha etc. box: Farmers roped in to supply vegetables The HSAMB has roped in farmers from neighbouring areas to supply fresh vegetables on order. Farmers would be allowed to use the mobile van to delive vegetables after paying the user charges to the board.
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Four chain snatching cases lead to panic
Chandigarh, March 24 The elderly victim failed to note down the registration number of the motorcycle. In other incidents of snatching two women, identified as Krishna Devi and Kulwinder Kaur, were targeted in Sector 37 and Sector 40. While the snatchers on a scooter managed to snatch Krishna’s chain, Kaur’s chain was snatched by two motorcycle-borne youths. Both the cases are being investigated by the police station in Sector 39. Another snatching incident was reported in Sector 47 when an unidentified pedestrian managed to snatch the gold chain of Anita Dariyal from near her residence in the same sector. Although the victim raised an alarm, the accused managed to flee from the spot. In an another incident, an unidentified pedestrian targeted 62-year-old Harjeet Kaur of Sector 21 while she was taking a walk in a park close to her residence. The pedestrian attempted to snatch the gold chain, however, failed to pull the chain and fled from the scene.
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Dept, schools seek time to file reply on PIL
Chandigarh, March 24 For the failure of the UT’s education department to obtain and put in public domain the self-declaration-cum-application for the grant of recognition of school by private schools of the city, a Panchkula-based couple filed a public interest litigation petition (PIL) in the district courts. The court today directed the UT Education department, Independent Schools Association and five private un-aided schools to file their replies on or before April 6. Advocate Pankaj Chandgothia and his wife had contended that under Rule 15 of the RTE Act, it was compulsory that every private school should make a self-declaration within a period of three months of the commencement of the Act, to the DEO concerned regarding its compliance with the RTE norms. The said declaration forms were to be placed in the public domain within 15 days of their receipt. He stated that the schools were reluctant to furnish the information, as this would disclose their income and expenditures to the general public and expose their high profits.
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Study finds ‘gokhru’ herb efficacious
Arun Sharma Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, March 24 At the recently concluded 27th Annual Congress of European Association of Urology at Paris, the research work titled “Prophylactic effect of Tribulus terrestris fruits on experimentally induced urolithiasis in rats”, presented by Dr Singh, was adjudged as one of the best papers (posters). There were more than 13,000 participants in the Congress from more than 116 countries. Dr Singh, who had been a governing council member of the Indian Council of Medical Research, has 178 publications to his credit in national and international journals. Two of his works had been abstracted in Campbell Urology, a reference book of urology. In addition to Dr Singh, the work was conducted by PhD scholar, Anshu Aggarwal, at Jaypee University of Information Technology (JUIT), Waknaghat, Solan (HP) under the supervision of Dr Chanderdeep Tandon, Professor of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, along with Dr SK Singla, Department of Biochemistry, Panjab University. For the experiment, five groups of rats were earmarked. All the groups of animals were administered with oxalate genesis material (ethylene glycol), which gets metabolised as oxalate crystals in the kidney. The different doses of extract of “gokhru” was given to all the groups but one. “Gokhru” plant, in fact, has long been used all around the world to treat ailments such as headache, nervous disruption, constipation, and sexual dysfunction. To know its effectiveness in the prevention of kidney stones, the animals of all groups were given extract of “gokhru” in different doses. After 15 days in a group of animals administered only with oxalate genesis material, there was an extensive deposition of oxalate crystals in the kidney. In other groups, it was found that concurrent use of extractof gokhru was effective in preventing genesis of oxalate stones, said Dr Singh. It was also found that the kidney and its functioning among the groups having “gokhru” extract was better than that which was not administered with the fruit extract, he added. Further experiments will be conducted to utilise this knowledge for the benefit of the humankind. The group is working to find out the active ingredient(s) of the “gokhru” extract and to explore its application in clinical practice, said Dr Singh.
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Police tightens noose around reckless drivers, issues 32 challans
Chandigarh, March 24 The traffic police in its two-hour drive issued 32 challans. Under the drive, the police would seal one particular sector by barricading all exit points to challan negligent drivers. DSP (Traffic) Vijay Kumar said in the past, the number of accidents due to reckless driving had gone up following which they had decided to hold special nakas in sectors witnessing frequent accidents and traffic violations. “As a number of fatal accidents take place in southern sectors, we started the drive from Sector 37 and issued 32 challans,” DSP said. He added that the prime focus during the drive would be on two-wheeler riders who usually escaped regular nakas. The police has also decided to increase the duration of nakas to check drunk driving. “The nakas that were earlier laid between 8 pm and 11 pm will now be extended up to 2.30 am. Special nakas will be laid on week days to check the menace,” he added. The police on Friday during a drive to check drunk driving impounded.
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Part of caved-in sewer line covered
Mohali, March 24 Apparently to cover the negligence on the part of the officials, the caved-in portion of the road was partially filled with earth. But no proper barricading had been done at the spot. At a short distance from the accident spot, another caved-in sewer line is lying unattended. Sources said a blame game had been going on between GMADA and the public health department over the uncovered ditch that had been posing a threat to commuters on the busy road. The caved-in portion of the sewer line at the Kumbra traffic junction has been lying uncovered for weeks.
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Constitution of sub-committees yet to get Admn’s approval
Chandigarh, March 24 Surprisingly, in January the proposed names for the ward committees were sent to the UT Administration for the approval, but till date no action has been taken. Similarly, a detailed report of the functions of all sub-committees was sent to the Administration a fortnight ago by the corporation for its early clearance, but nothing has been done so far. For the past two months, the constitution of sub-committees is hanging fire. These committees are usually constituted in the first month of the year. In fact, for the past three months no fresh issue or policy matter have been tabled in the House as these committees have not been constituted till date. The MC had sent a proposal to the UT Administration to notify eleven sub-committees, including sanitation committee, electricity committee, environment and city beautification committee, fire and emergency services committee, arts, culture and sports committee, slum development committee, enforcement committee, apni mandi committee, women empowerment committee, primary health and primary education committee, which were constituted by the Mayor after the unanimous decision of the General House. A senior official of the corporation said they were hopeful that by the end of this month the corporation would get the clearance. During the last tenure of the corporation, the UT Administrator had given the approval for the constitution of the ward committees after August due to which no meeting was conducted by area councillors who were appointed chairmen of these committees. Records of the corporation revealed that in the past only three times (from 2005 to 2007) the MC had got the sub-committees notified from the UT Administration before constituting them. While every year the House gives the authority to the newly constituted Mayor to form sub-committees and the approval is given by the UT Administration.
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Going down memory lane
Mohali, March 24 Today, the batch of 1987 was welcomed by students and teachers of Yadavindra Public School (YPS) here as they celebrated the silver jubilee. The former students greeted each other with hugs and cheers of joy. The event started with principal Janajit Ray formally welcoming the batch of 1987. It was followed by a welcome song by the school choir. The old Yadavindrians, too, responded by singing the school song of their time. While interacting with school students, they said it was the holistic and inter-disciplinary approach of education at the YPS which gave each one of them ample opportunities. They expressed their gratitude by presenting mementos to the then principal, RD Singh, their teachers and the administrative staff. The batch of 1987 pledged a corpus of over Rs 2 lakh for development and service projects. After the felicitation and singing of the National Anthem, they all participated in various activities, including tug-of-war, one-minute games, basketball and a cricket match. The event ended with staff members and old Yadavindrians donating blood.
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IMA elections today
Chandigarh, March 24 Both the panels have claimed that they would work to promote harmony and brotherhood among the medical fraternity this time. At least three office-bearers, had quit from their posts last year, after the IMA reportedly levelled allegations against each other. While Dr Bedi, who was adjudged the best among the state presidents of IMA during a national conference at Bangaluru in November is contesting for the second time, Dr V Kappal, a surgeon at Government Multi-speciality Hospital, Sector 16, is in the fray for the post of general secretary. The panel of Dr Bedi include Dr G Diwan, Dr Harminder Singh and Dr BS Chavan while the one headed by Dr Gurjit Singh include Dr Charanjit Singh, Dr Rajinder Singh, Dr Rameshwar Gupta, Dr Arjan Dass, Dr Davinder Dhavan and Dr AP Sanwaria. Dr Gurjit and Dr Bedi have promised to get an auditorium set up at the IMA building in Sector 35.
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DOTS programme being implemented in phases: Expert
Our Correspondent
Mohali, March 24 Satish Chandra, who was speaking on World Tuberculosis Day, said the fourth-phase districts included Bathinda, Ferozepur, Hoshiarpur, Sri Muktsar Sahib, SBS Nagar and Tarn Taran. The DOTS plus programme would cover the state by June, Chandra added. He said with the opening of the Intermediate Reference Laboratory (IRL) at Patiala, which was inaugurated today, it would now be possible to conduct free sputum culture examination of suspected multi-drug resistant (MDR) TB patients in the state itself. The test was earlier done at the National Reference Laboratory, Delhi. Besides, two DOTS plus sites had been identified at TB Hospital, Patiala, and Medical College, Amritsar, where after diagnosis, MDR TB patients would be admitted and given free treatment. Meanwhile, a function was also held at the State Institute of Health and Family Welfare in Phase VI here. SK Sharma, mission director, National Rural Health Mission, Punjab, presided over the function. A free medical camp was also organised on the occasion.
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No change in faculties
Chandigarh, March 24 The house witnessed heated arguments between the Chatrath group and Ashok Goyal, backed by Dinesh Talwar, over the issue of changing of faculties before the Senate elections. Interestingly, Vice Chancellor RC Sobti also recorded his dissent over the decision for not allowing the fellows to change their faculties. The house decided not to consider the agenda item and resolved that the letter asking the fellows to change the faculty should be withdrawn. Calling it a murder of democracy, Goyal speaking to The Tribune, said that during last twenty-years the university has been allowing the fellows to change the facilities in the month of March before the Senate elections, however, this time the majority of house members, keeping in view of the forthcoming Senate elections, have preferred not to allow change in faculties. “Those fellows who have been accusing the VC to be politically motivated for allowing the fellows to change the faculty have themselves changed their faculty in the past and now suddenly they have started realising that this is against the rules,” Goyal said. Recently, 11 Senators of the GK Chatrath group had approached Chancellor Hamid Ansari accusing the Vice-Chancellor, RC Sobti, of disrupting the democratic set up of the PU Senate by allowing change in faculty. During the meeting, the house proposed that the norms regarding the recognition of Research Centres be referred back to the concerned committee which could be expanded.
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Decision on video recording to be reviewed
Chandigarh, March 24 The committee, that also had the members of PUTA, had recommended that vidoe-recording of the proceedings should only be seen as a tool for ensuring transparency. Since the issue needs further deliberation, the proposal should be considered with other alternatives. A Syndic said that on the proposal of the committee, the house decided that the few more people would be added to the committee to review the decision. The committee had also mentioned that the record of the meetings must be either kept by the Dean University Instructions (DUI) or the Registrar for at least three-years. It was also resolved that only those subject experts be appointed whose names exist in the panel suggested by the concerned department.
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Committee to deliberate on 5-day week proposal
Chandigarh, March 24 The house recommended that the committee would consist of principals and teachers and would make recommendations on the issue to the Senate. Justifying his proposal in the house, Dr Talwar stated that just like the university follows its own academic calendar, and not of the Punjab government, the colleges can also function as per the functioning of the university. Dr Talwar said that although the University Grant Commission (UGC) recommends that there should be 180 teaching days in an academic calendar, the colleges have a total 218 teaching days. He said that even after having a five-day working schedule, the colleges would fulfil the UGC’s regulation. The demand to introduce five-day a week working schedule was also demanded by Dr Dalip Kumar, a fellow, during the Senate meeting held in December 2011. Dr Kumar stated that PU should not have any problem in introducing a five-day week schedule in colleges as the Regulation 14 of UGC stated that universities on their own can decide to have five-day or six-day working schedule.
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Syndicate rejects GMCH demand for revaluation
Chandigarh, March 24 The demand had raised doubts over Panjab University’s evaluations and stated that students believe there was some discrepancy in the evaluation. A request for revaluation was made by the hospital to the PU Controller Examination, stating that six students, two out of whom have failed, are demoralised. One of them was the topper of the previous batch. Following the directions of the Syndicate, GMCH 32, formed a committee which through a questionnaire examined all the students. One of the students who had failed in all four subjects stated that some students who have passed the examination do not deserve to pass. She claimed that she has been failed because of personal bias and if reevaluation is done she would pass During the inquiry, two out of the four failed students demanded re-evaluation, following which the college recommended that reevaluation of all the students for all the subjects be conducted by independent examiners.
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Young ‘graduates’ at Maple Bear
Chandigarh, March 24 The event titled "Hats Off" marked the toddlers' onward journey into pre-school learning. They were awarded prizes and certificates. It was a sight watching kids wearing the graduation hats, with some of them in the protective arms of their parents and others holding their hands. The highlight of the event was a show with a play - Rapunzel - straight out of "the Magic Kingdom of the Disney World". It was a combined effort of the toddlers and the kids from the daycare. The whole act was a wonderful utilisation of the stage ( an elevated platform for a tower) and amazing backdrop, besides the background scores. The evening engaged mums and tiny tots in a three-legged race and the dads in an audio game where they were asked to recognise the voice clips of their respective kids without the help of their mothers. — TNS
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