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Trouble for Jannat Jahan
The BSP candidate has been found violating the poll code by pasting posters of the party on the walls of Government High School, Colony No. 4, which is a public property. "It is a clear violation of the model code of conduct," Subdivisional Magistrate Danish Ashrah has stated in his report sent to the District Magistrate. Jannat Jahan claimed that her posters had been pasted by BJP and Congress workers, who were wary of her campaign. "I am aware of the rules and regulations. Other parties have played mischief with me," she said. It has been further stated that the West Bengal Prevention of Defacement of Property Act, 1976 (West Bengal Act 21 of 1976), extended to Chandigarh, calls for action against the violator. The offence is cognisable under Section 4 of the Act. Two days ago, the Returning Officer had issued a show-cause notice to the BSP candidate for violating the model code of conduct. She had allegedly visited various mosques in the city during her election campaign. In her reply, Jannat Jahan had stated that she had not entered any mosque and campaigned on roads outside mosques.
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Hit by van, CRPF constable dies
The victim was going to a gurdwara with constable Baldev Singh when the incident took place. According to the police, Hardeep Singh had suffered serious head injuries, which resulted in his death. The van driver fled from the spot. The victim was taken to the General Hospital, Sector 6, where he was declared brought dead. The victim hailed from Gurdaspur and is survived by his wife and two children. "The constable who comes to drop the children has to wait from 8 am till the school gets over at 12 noon. As the classes were going on, constable Hardeep decided to visit a gurdwara," said Shukar Pal, SHO of the Sector 20 police station.
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Ticket for city Lok Sabha seat Rajmeet Singh Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, March 10 Son of BJP stalwart from Punjab Balramji Dass Tandon, Sanjay, being the president of the local unit, is the man behind the organisational set-up and has the "new face tag" to his credit. However, both the Congress and the BJP are caught in a "who blinks first" situation. At a recent meeting with both front runners for the BJP ticket, the party leadership is learnt to have advised them to wait for the Congress to announce its candidate. The Congress is scheduled to announce its candidate for Chandigarh by March 12. "If Bansal is the Congress choice, the BJP choice could be Harmohan Dhawan. If the Congress fields another candidate, Sanjay Tandon could be the BJP choice. The situation is changing fast," said sources in the BJP. In the Congress camp, Manish Tewari, who is keen on contesting from Chandigarh, today raised the sensitive issue of tainted leaders, saying they should not be given the party ticket. In a statement issued in Delhi, the Union Information and Broadcasting Minister said, "The Congress should not get into legalities. It should not give the ticket to even those who are facing allegations of corruption." Political analysts point out that being a claimant to the ticket for the Chandigarh seat, the timing of Tewari's statement was aimed at hurting Bansal's prospects. While Congress leader Suresh Kalmadi was jailed after being charged in the Commonwealth Games scam, former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan was indicted in the Adarsh Commission report. However, Bansal has not been named as an accused in the Railway Board cash-for-job scam. Charges in the case are to be framed by a Delhi CBI court tomorrow.
Tewari keen on contesting from city
In the Congress camp, Manish Tewari, who is keen on contesting from Chandigarh, on Monday raised the sensitive issue of tainted leaders, saying they should not be given the party ticket.
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Chandigarh votes 2014 Sends email to Aam Aadmi Party high command in Delhi; withdrawal of candidature accepted Rajinder Nagarkoti Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, March 10 “I wish to officially submit my withdrawal of candidature from the Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat. In my interaction in the past one week, immaturity and clash of egos has been on display. It’s a house terribly divided and indisciplined,” Bhatti’s letter reads. “I have fought against corruption with Mr Jaspal Bhatti. I cannot stoop down to deal with stupid and power hungry minds. I will continue to be a crusader against corruption in my small little way,” letter further reads. Meanwhile, Savita Bhatti also addressed mediapersons today. Bhatti said the party had accepted her request to withdraw her candidature. On her decision to withdraw, she said her vision did not sync with the local AAP volunteers. But it was not the end of world, she said. She further said that she would continue her fight against corruption. She said she wanted to contest the elections in a dignified manner, she said. She assured that she would continue to work for the party and would also support the new AAP candidate from the city.
Party workers demand consensus candidate
AAP leader Bhagwant Mann on Monday met party workers and Savita Bhatti. In the meeting with party workers, it was suggested that there should be consensus on the name of the local candidate and only after voting should the name be finalised. Maan told the workers that he would convey their suggestion to the party high command.
Lt Gen HS Panag’s name doing the rounds
Since Savita Bhatti has withdrawn her candidature, the name of actor Gul Panag’s father, Lt Gen HS Panag (retd), who had recently joined the Aam Aadmi Party, started doing the rounds for the Chandigarh seat, but Panag has denied any such development.
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BSP supremo Mayawati to address rally on March 30
Chandigarh, March 10 Jannat Jahan said she would file her nomination on March 18, which also happens to her husband Hafiz Anwar Ul-Haq’s birthday. She said the party would release its manifesto for the city within two to three days. The BSP’s manifesto will cater to every resident of the city, including urban areas, colonies and villages. If the BSP would come to power in the city, they would try to solve problems faced by the UT employees, CHB allottees, traders and industrialists, she said. Targeting sitting Congress MP Pawan Kumar Bansal, Jannat Jahan said people would vote for the BSP as she had clean record unlike Bansal, whose name had come up in the railgate scam. On the Election Department’s show-cause notice to the BSP for campaigning in mosques, Jannat Jahan said they had submitted their reply to the department. She said she did not campaign inside any mosque, but campaigned on the roads in front of the mosques, she said.
BSP drops jumbo campaign
After the Election Department’s objection to the BSP’s proposal for using elephants during the election campaign, Jannat Jahan said they were law-abiding citizens. So the BSP had dropped the idea of using elephants during campaigns.
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Bansal holds padyatra at Indira Colony
Congress MP Pawan Kumar Bansal today held a padayatra at Indira Colony. The padyatras are a part of Congress reach-out programme ahead of the general elections due next month. Congress workers also distributed pamphlets highlighting the UPA government’s achievements. Shashi Shankar
Tiwari, Congress Colonies Cell chairman, among other leaders, also accompanied Bansal during the
padyatra.
BSP carries out campaign in Sectors 40, 41
BSP candidate Jannat Jahan campaigned at Sectors 40 and 41. Jannat appealed to sector residents to vote for the BSP in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on April 10. Jannat met voters and said that the Congress leaders were not concerned about the city’s development. They were only involved in scams. She said that people should give an opportunity to the BSP for better development.
JDU campaign at Mani Majra
JDU candidate Surinder Bhardwaj visited Mani Majra and held door-to-door election campaign. The JDU is demanding statehood for Chandigarh with a proper democratic setup.
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Residents whose names are there in the electoral list, but have misplaced their voter cards, can still exercise their right to vote. How to exercise one’s voting right
Officialspeak
In the coming days, we will assign duty to our staff who will go door to door to deliver the voter slips to residents. In case the residents have failed to get these slips, they can directly come to the Election Department office in Sector 17 to collect
them. Tilak Raj, UT Joint Chief Electoral Officer
UT Election Dept Helplines 1950, 0172-2700322 and 1800-180-2095 You can send your election-related queries at
letters.ct@gmail.com
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P’kula’s SP Singh is AAP nominee for Ambala
Tribune News Service
Panchkula, March 10 At a meeting convened by the AAP leaders at Sector 1 here, Singh’s name was announced. A total of 37 candidates had applied for the candidature from the constituency for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. Singh was accompanied by Anand Prakash, father of Ruchika’s friend Aradhna, who was still continuing his battle against former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore. On January 13, Chandigarh Tribune had reported about how Singh had left a lucrative job and was serving the party. Singh had taken voluntarily retirement on Augsut 31, 2013 as a bank manager, so that he could work for the party. Addressing mediapersons, Prakash said, “Our party found Singh to be fit for the post. He has been very active in addressing the problems of the people. Subsequently, he has also supported many people and has fought for the right cause.” People still have lot of faith in the AAP. They are ready to give us one chance to prove ourselves,” said Singh. Commenting about his contemporaries, Singh said, “People want a change in the system. We know that people want a genuine person who thinks for them.” In 2009, Singh formed the Democratic Forum, Panchkula, and was its conevener till 2013. He was also the coordinator of TRISOFED (Tricity Social Organisations Federation) which was an umbrella organisation of multiple social outfits based in Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali.
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For want of party face, AAP’s Mohali unit slows down campaign
Akash Ghai Tribune News Service
Mohali, March 10 "Like everybody here, we too don't know whom our party will allot the ticket for the Anandpur Sahib Lok Sabha seat," said Ajit Singh Bhambra, president of AAP's Mohali unit. Bhambra, one of the 25 ticket aspirants, said the delay in announcement of the candidate was affecting their campaign for the upcoming elections. "We could not finalise our election strategy. However, we continue meeting people of the area. We are curiously waiting for the announcement of the candidate," said Bhambra, hoping that the picture would become clear in a day or two. The AAP leader was, however, confident that the delay would not affect the prospects of the party here. "One thing is very clear that people would vote for the AAP, whosoever gets the party ticket. People want change as they are fed up with the BJP and the Congress," said Bhambra. He added that the campaign would get a boost once the AAP high command zeroes in on the candidate for the Anandpur Sahib seat. Bhambra dismissed that the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) or the Congress have an edge over the AAP as they have already announced their candidates. "No doubt, Prof Prem Singh Chandumajra, the SAD candidate, and Ravneet Bittu, the Congress candidate, have already started their election campaign but we are not worried," asserted Bhambra. The local unit is said to have registered over 50,000 members so far. leader speak Like everybody here, we too don't know whom our party will allot the ticket for the Anandpur Sahib Lok Sabha seat. Due to this, we could not finalise our election strategy. However, we continue meeting people of the area. We are curiously waiting for the announcement of the candidate. One thing is very clear that people will vote for the AAP, whosoever gets the party ticket. People want change as they are fed up with the BJP and the Congress. — Ajit Singh Bhambra
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Rajbir Padiala to return to SAD fold
Rajbir, son of Akali stalwart Bachitar Singh, has switched his loyalty from the SAD to the Congress when Capt Amrinder Singh was the chief of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC). Then, he had claimed that since the SAD leaders had not given him any rank in the party leadership, he was joining the Congress. He had claimed that the SAD had promised him a ticket in Assembly elections, which he never got. Rajbir Singh said the Congress MP candidate from Anandpur Sahib, Ravneet Bittu, and a former minister, Tej Parkash, called on him at his village to convince him not to leave the Congress. "After asking my followers, I have decided to part ways with the Congress. They have not given me anything they had promised," he said. Rajbir will make a formal announcement about his joining the SAD on March 16. A political analyst said Rajbir held a sizeable vote bank in Kharar and Mohali villages.
Switching loyalty not new for Padiala
Rajbir Padiala, son of Akali stalwart Bachitar Singh, has switched his loyalty from the SAD to the Congress when Capt Amarinder Singh was the chief of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC). Then, he had claimed that since the SAD leaders had not given him any rank in the party leadership, he was joining the Congress. He had claimed that the SAD had promised him a ticket in Assembly elections, which he never got.
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Directions to cinema halls, cable operators
Panchkula, March 10 He informed them that they must follow the code of conduct while telecasting any sort of advertisement on the cable or in the cinema halls. They must take permission before telecasting any type of advertisement. Phulia also asked the cable owners to telecast a strip related to the casting of vote to make the people aware about their right to vote. Similarly, he has given instructions to the cinema owners to put advertisement regarding the April 10 General Assembly Elections during the movie intervals. He also informed them that now no government policies are allowed to telecast on any of the media. Meanwhile, young voters will decide the fate of candidates in the forthcoming general elections. As many as 3,500 youngsters have got themselves registered with the Panchkula Administration. Panchkula and Kalka Assembly segments are parts of the Ambala Parliamentary constituency. Panchkula Deputy Commissioner SS Phulia said as many as 1776 youngsters between the age group of 18-19 from Panchkula have got themselves registered while 1,669 from Kalka got themselves enrolled. Meanwhile, 4098 persons between the age group of 20-29 have got themselves registered in Panchkula while 2907 in Kalka. Interestingly, a total of 7000 voters got themselves registered on Sunday.
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Pb’s first: LED lights to illuminate Mohali roads
Mohali, March 10 Fifty LED fixtures have already been installed in certain areas on a trial basis with the technical results having been stated “satisfactory”. Sources said the Municipal Corporation (MC) had made a strong recommendation to the higher authorities to ink a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Energy Efficiency Services Ltd for the project, which will help slash the civic body’s power bills drastically by nearly 50 per cent. The Energy Efficiency Services Ltd is a joint venture of PSUs of the Union Ministry of Power. In the proposed budget for 2014-15, the MC had projected an expenditure of Rs 4 crore on electricity bills for streetlights and Rs 2 crore on the maintenance of these points. There could be a saving of Rs 3 crore for the civic body under the proposed project. Out of the 50 LED light fixtures on trial at present, some are on the main road from Yadvindra Public School to Kumbra Chowk while others are in Phases V and 3B2. Sodium lights of 40 watts, 70 watts, 150 watts, 250 watts and 400 watts have been replaced with LED lights of 18 watt, 35 watt, 70 watt, 120 watt and 220 watt, respectively. The switchover was done about two months ago with the civic body even installing sub-meters to check the LED power consumption. Even the level of lux (unit to measure amount of light output in a given area) was checked to see how close it was to the international standards. The LED streetlights will be dimmed from the midnight to 5 am, which will further reduce power consumption. Reports indicate that as per the MoU, the company will be required to install, operate and maintain the LED streetlights for 10 years. The work on the project is expected to start in June and will be completed by December. To begin with, sodium lights on main roads will be replaced with LED lights following which B roads will be taken up. Later, sodium lights on C roads will be replaced.
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Parking lot land turns home for rusty trucks
Chandigarh, March 10 The Passport Office of Chandigarh is located opposite to the site. Thousands of visitors visit the office every day. Lack of parking facility leads to traffic congestion on most of the days. Parking space for around 500 cars is needed in the area. The area measures up to 3.5 acres, but the land has turned into a home for trucks. “It is very sad that we have to face such situations. It is not a difficult task on the part of the Municipal Corporation. The area is small. Moreover, legally it is a parking lot. We pay so many taxes and get so less in terms of facilities,” said Chandar Verma, chairman, Chandigarh Industrial Converted Plot Owners’ Association. MC Deputy Mayor Davesh Moudgil, who is also the area councilor, stated that he had written to the UT Administration for developing the parking lot. “The enforcement wing of the MC will also be asked to impound the trucks parked on the land,” said Moudgil.
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Mohali civic body all set to introduce paid parking today
Mohali, March 10 However, a controversy erupted today in the Phase 3B2 market
where president of the Market Welfare Association JP Singh said they would not permit the
facility to be introduced in the area till proper markings were done for parking of vehicles. He claimed that the parking contractor had fixed poles at the wrong points, including the rear of the market, adding that the contractor had reduced the width of a road by putting up poles and ropes. MC Commissioner Uma Shankar Gupta said he had not received any complaint from shopkeepers of the areas where paid parking was to be started. The dispute in Phase 3B2 had already been settled as the shopkeepers would be allowed 25 feet space behind their shops for parking of their personal vehicles. He said the paid parking facility had been introduced after taking the response of residents. “Car thefts were often reported and people are happy with the new facility. The civic body will look into the matter in case some problem arises in any area,” Gupta added.
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Soon, mobile app for safety of Mohali residents
Mohali, March 10 In case of emergency, one will have to tap the ‘panic’ key on the phone. Within three seconds, the user’s message along with his/her location will be flashed to the police control room (PCR). For the purpose, the Mohali police have tied up with a private company, Smart 24x7 Response Services Private Limited, which has prepared the application. Mohali SSP Gursharan Singh Sandhu said, “A special response team is being formed for the purpose. We will start imparting training to the team from tomorrow. The app helpline will be launched after the training session concludes.” Under this app helpline, the user could also seek ambulance and fire services, said the SSP, adding that the application would also help in keeping a track of the user. After the launch, the application could be downloaded on smartphones from Google Play/Windows Store/Apps World for free. After installing the application, the user will have to fill the mandatory information, including name, email ID, phone number, address, date of birth, gender, city, state and blood group. “Whenever the ‘panic’ button is tapped, the police will have his/her details within seconds,” said the SSP, adding that after the application was launched, police teams would visit schools and colleges to spread awareness about the special helpline among youngsters, especially girls.
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Heavy rain, hailstorm lash city
Chandigarh, March 10 The Met officials said that rain and hailstorm was also predicted for tomorrow. There is forecast of hailstorm and thunder squalls with wind speed exceeding 45 km per hour at isolated places. The Met office stated that low pressure in the area of northern Rajasthan and neighborhood resulted in hail storm. The day, however, began with rain in the morning, with the minimum temperature 15.7 degrees Celsius, four notches above normal. The maximum temperature was recorded at 23.9 degrees Celsius which is three notches below the normal. While the rain, spelled inconvenience to those on roads, it brought a pleasant surprise for youngsters and children who enjoyed the unusual site of hailstones on a February evening. The downpour affected the smooth traffic movement on roads. Tomorrow, the maximum temperature will be 22 degree Celsius and minimum 12 degree Celsius.
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Poisoning cases: Samples found dumped at P’kula hospital
Panchkula, March 10 Senior doctors, on finding the samples, called up the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Panchkula, requesting him to look into the matter immediately. It is learnt that after collecting the samples and preparing a forwarding letter addressed to the chemical examiner, Forensic Science Laboratory, Karnal, the hospital staff await police officials to collect and dispatch them. Apart from the samples, forwarding letters addressed to the chemical examiner were found lying at the hospital. Dr Sunil Gambhir, forensic expert and in-charge of medico legal cases at the hospital, called up DCP Ashwin Shenvi and informed him that despite several requests, the police officials concerned did not come to collect the samples. When contacted, DCP Shenvi said he would initiate a necessary action in the case. He said, "We have asked the hospital authorities contact officials of the police post at the hospital, which would collect the samples and send them to the police stations concerned for necessary action." The hospital recently got a new police post. Gambhir said, "The law suggests that in every poisoning case, samples need to be sent to the chemical examiner, whether the patient survived or died. The samples found today are of those patients who survived. A chemical examination of the samples can only tell the kind and quantity of poison taken.” The oldest sample found today related to a case of year 2012. It may be mentioned that recently, visceras were also found dumped at the mortuary of the hospital as the investigating officers concerned did not come to collect them, following which the DCP had initiated action against the erring cop.
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IMA elections on March 16
Chandigarh, March 10 Dr Kaushal is founder of Kaushal Hospital and Maternity Home, Sector 15, and currently practising at the hospital. He is a former member of Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee and Chandigarh PNDT Control Committee. Along with Dr Dewan, the panel contesting the elections, including Dr Anil Kumar for the post of treasurer, Dr Kamna Nagpal (joint secretary) and Dr Chandandeep (IMA-College of General Practitioners), will represent a common group. On the other hand, Dr Kaushal, Dr SK Garg, Dr Abha Gupta and Dr Rashmi Jain will contest the posts of president, treasurer, joint secretary and IMA- College of General Practitioners independently. The IMA has a total of more than 1,500 voters (all doctors). The elections will be held at the IMA House, Sector 35, from 10 am to 3 pm. Meanwhile, for other posts representing the Private sector, PGIMER, Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, and GMSH -16 candidates belonging to the common group of Dr Dewan and others have already been elected unanimously.
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Signalled to stop, car rams into PCR Gypsy
Chandigarh, March 10 A case under Sections 279, 353, 427 and 34 of the IPC and Section 185 of the Motor Vehicles Act has been registered at the Industrial Area police station. The accused, Dinesh, the driver of the Swift car, and his accomplices Sumit and Ashok Kumar, all residents of Kurali in Punjab, have been arrested. The incident occurred at 00.45 am when a message was flashed on the PCR that a car has sped away from the Housing Board light point. The police signalled the speeding Swift car to stop when its driver turned to the railway station side. As the PCR Gypsy stationed at the light point tried to obstruct its way, the Swift car rammed into it. All the occupants of the Swift car, who are students, were found to be in an inebriated state. The police have issued
a challan for drunken driving and impounded the vehicle.
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Lt Gen Sidhu appointed AFT member
Chandigarh, March 10 A Cavalry officer, Lt Gen Sidhu is a fifth-generation soldier. He has earlier served as the General Officer Commanding, 33 Corps, in Siliguri and as the Director General Mechanised Forces at the Army Headquarters. The Chandigarh Bench has three courts and has jurisdiction over the states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir along with Chandigarh.
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26 women honoured
Gurukul Vidyapeeth and Shri Shanti Sarup Sharma Memorial Educational and Charitable Trust (S-4 Trust) gave away International Women’s Day Awards to 26 prominent women for their contribution to society. Mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Panchkula, Upinder Walia, honoured the women comprising bureaucrats, educationists, social activists, writers, performing artistes, lawyers and architects at a function organised at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Northern Headquarters, Sector 31. CII office-bearers
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Chandigarh council, has selected its new office-bearers. Kapsons Group vice-president, Darpan Kapoor, has been elected as the new chairman of the CII, Chandigarh council. Indian Polymer Industries, proprietor, Amarbir Singh, has taken over as the new vice-chairman for the year 2014-15.
Senior citizens
The Chandigarh Senior Citizens’ Association Chapter 6 (Sector 37) celebrated its annual day at Guru Nanak Public School, sector 36, Chandigarh. The function was attended by over 300 senior citizens. Awards were distributed to outstanding senior citizens for their contribution to society. Lyricist and Bollywood composer, S Rakesh, received the Lifetime Achievement Award by Chapter president, SS Lamba. Educationist Gurnam Kaur Grewal, social activists DS Grewal, Brig Keshav Chander and GK Nanda and journalists Prem Vij and Arjan Singh were also awarded on the occasion.
Women’s Day
To mark International Women’s Day, Sachdeva Engineering College for Girls, Kharar, organised an awareness event. State Child and Women Welfare Department, Child Development officer, Harmeep Kaur, was the chief guest. She spoke on the need for women empowerment. Chairperson Gurmeet Sachdeva was also present at the event and encouraged students to contribute for the welfare of the society at large.
Leadership meet
SAS Institute of IT and Research, Mohali, celebrated Women’s Day on Saturday. A leadership seminar, exclusively for women, was organised. The event saw participation from as many as 100 women delegates from varied backgrounds comprising managers, teachers, accountants, consultants, entrepreneurs, housewives and students.
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NON-PAYMENT OF SALARY to teachers PCCTU says salaries not paid since May ’13; PU Registrar assures action Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, March 10 As many as 1,500 college staff of Punjab and Chandigarh have threatened to boycott examination duty as they have not been paid salaries since May 2013. The university authorities received a communication from the PCCTU in this regard today. The practical examinations of the undergraduate classes of PU commenced today. The theory examinations will start on April 2 and conclude on May 19. PCCTU general secretary Kuldip Singh said, “We will boycott exam duty on the day when maximum students take their practical examination.” Singh said they had not received any communication from the Punjab government about resolving the issue. “The union will boycott exam duty in all three universities — Panjab University, Chandigarh; Punjabi University, Patiala; and Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar — on the same day,” he added. A senior official of the university said nearly 1,500 employees posted on grant in aid were deputed on exam duty. “If the PCCTU employees boycott the exam duty, we have no back-up plan of appointing staff for conducting the exams,” he added. As per PU records, there are 300 examination centres in Punjab and Chandigarh for undergraduate examinations. As many as 14,000 employees have been deputed on exam duty, including teaching and non-teaching staff of the university. Meanwhile, PU Registrar and Dean University Instructions, AK Bhandari, said, “To ensure that the examinations are conducted smoothly, the university will take up the matter with the Punjab government.” It is learnt that nearly 4,000 teaching and non-teaching staff of 136 aided colleges have not received salary since May 2013.
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Rare books on Corbusier make way to architecture college library
Chandigarh, March 10 The invaluable literature has been donated to the library by late Prof Alan Colquhoun — British born architect, historian, critic and teacher. He passed away in 2012. As many as 2,200 books, Colquhoun’s own collection, have been donated to the college. These include books on architecture, contemporary architecture, art, philosophy, physiology, literature, periodicals, dictionaries and maps. Books dating back to the 18th Century are also part of the collection. The main attraction for the students is the 32 Volume 12th Edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica-1922. A new section has also been set up in the library to stock the collection. College principal Pardeep K Bhagat said, “We will open the library for students in the second week of April. The date will be finalised by the Chandigarh Administration.” “We received the collection of books as per the will of late Prof Colquhoun. In his will, he had stated that his books should be donated to a developing country which was connected to Corbusier,” he added. The books are on Le-Corbusier, Le-Corbusier Elements of Synthesis and Le-Corbusier Architect of the Century. College librarian Rupinder Kaur said, “The books which we recently received on the master architect are not available across the country. We aim to preserve these so that a large number of students can be benefited.” The staff at the library said they had found old travelling tickets in various books, besides books of other authors who had sent their works to Colquhoun. For the last two months, the staff has been on its toes sorting out the books, before these are made available to the students. FOR BOOK LOVERS
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Workshop on physics begins
Chandigarh, March 10 Prof S Banerjee, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics (SINP), Kolkata, delivered the keynote address wherein he discussed the current status of the field and the contributions from the Indian Physics community. Noted scientist and project director Prof Naba K Mondal, India-based Neutrino Observatory, delivered a lecture on “The particle hunter’s guide.” He traced the efforts of scientists in unravelling the mystery of nature. The lecture was attended by PU V-C, graduate and undergraduate students. The objective of the two-day workshop is to provide a common platform to physicists for interaction in the field of high-energy physics. The focus will be on the recent Higgs Discovery, neutrino and flavor physics, cosmology, search for quark-gluon plasma and applications of high-energy Physics for the benefit of society.
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Seminar on Harappan Civilisation
The Department of History, GGDSD College, organised an ICSSR-sponsored national seminar on ‘Continuity of the Harappan culture in the Indian historical context’ today. The seminar was part of celebrating forty years of excellence in education series on academic events this year. Prof Ashvini Aggarwal, former Dean, Faculty of Arts, head, Department of Archaeology, Panjab University, was the chief guest. Prof Devendra Handa, former Head, Archaeology, PU, was the keynote speaker. Twenty research papers were presented at the seminar. Prof Handa discussed the extent of the Harappan Civilization and expressed his reservations for restricting the name only to Harappa or Sindh. He gave a call to name this civilization as the Indus-Sarasvati Civilization. Prof Aggarwal said the Indus Valley Civilization belonged to the contemporary people of India as well and the continuity was never broken. The Aryans are the natives of India and later on settled in cities now called the Harappan Civilization. Free coaching for JEE/AIPMT aspirants
The Sikh Missionary College (Chandigarh zone), in association with the managing committee of Gurdwara, Sector 34, will provide free coaching classes to students aiming for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) and All India Pre Medical Test (AIPMT). The faculty comprises professors from Panjab University and different colleges, who will provide free of cost coaching. An entrance test will be conducted at the gurdwara on March 24. The classes will begin from March 25. The admission forms are available. Applications can be submitted in the office of The Sikh Missionary College, Sector 34-D, from 6.30 PM to 8 PM every day.
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Graduation ceremony
Chandigarh: Ryan International School organised its annual event of the ‘Montessori graduation ceremony’ at Tagore Theatre, Sector 18, today. The programme centred around the theme, ‘We are Champions’. The dance drama was the highlight of the event. The school choir presented melodious prayer songs, while the school orchestra presented a live performance. Aadya Gautam was chosen as the Ryan Prince and Thanmay Nath Jha got the Princess Award. The junior students presented a mesmerising show. The event was conducted under the guidance of chairman Dr Augustine Francis Pinto and managing director Madam Grace Pinto, mentors and pioneers in the field of education. Poster-making contest
A poster-making competition on the theme ‘Popularisation of Science’ was organised at Government Model Senior Secondary, School 33, for the students of Classes VI to X. Activity in charge Anju Mahajan addressed the students. The students beautifully portrayed their ideas about science and its impact on our lives. Principal Surendra Singh congratulated the prize winners.
Honing students’ skills
To encourage children to become creative, St. Soldier School has been organising competitions regularly. Various clubs are functioning in the school to provide a platform to students wherein they can explore and exhibit their potential to the fullest. Senior and junior club competitions were held when the academic session 2013-14 was on the verge of completion. A special assembly was held where the winners of various clubs, including Maths, IT, dance, music (vocal and instrumental), table-tennis, creativity, elocution, roller skating, carrom, martial arts, table soccer, yoga, badminton, environment, cookery, housekeeping, health and wellness, chess, scrabble etc. were felicitated by principal Vinender Tiwana. Women’s Day
Mohali: The Tiny-Tots Foundation School celebrated International Women’s Day on the school premises. The school administration wished the entire women staff. A special session was held for the children to inculcate respect for women in them. Ever since its establishment 30 years ago, the school is being run and managed by women. Graduation Day
Small Wonders School, Sector 61, celebrated their ‘Graduation Day’ with great fervour and enthusiasm today. As many as 150 students took part in the graduation ceremony. Bidding adieu to the graduating students, school principal Hardeip Nama said, “It is rather an emotional but great moment of pride for the school.”
— TNS
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