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Robbers target Mohali family
Mohali, October 13 Makan’s two businessmen sons Hardeep and Harpreet stay in the house with their families. According to family members, Hardeep had gone to the market along with his son when the robbers entered the house and beat up their servant, Rupesh, who was cooking on the ground floor. They then hit Hardeep’s wife Simrat. The robbers snatched a gold bangle, a chain and two rings from Simrat, the family members said. After hearing a commotion, Harpreet and his wife Gaganbir, who were residing on the first floor, came down. The robbers locked them inside a room at “gunpoint”. Within a few minutes, Hardeep also returned from the market. Sensing trouble, the robbers attacked Hardeep and fled from the house, a Mohali police official said. Though the family members said the robbers also fired gunshots, the police did not recover any bullet shells from the spot. Mohali SP GS Grewal said robbers had used a toy gun and could be migrants. Robbers appeared to be drunk: Family members
According to the family members, the robbers appeared to be scared while they were snatching gold ornaments. “They were speaking Hindi and were clean shaven youths,” Simrat said. A police official said the family members told them that the robbers were drunk.
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Panjab varsity set to adopt CGPA for semester system
Chandigarh, October 13 Sources said the examination branch was asked to adopt the CGPA for the semester system. A proposal in this regard had been mooted earlier. Some departments in the university have already adopted the CGPA, but it is yet to be implemented in all departments and colleges affiliated to the university. The VC asked the examination branch to work out the modalities of the CGPA and also take reference from the CBSE to adopt this system in the university and colleges for students under the semester system. PU Controller of Examinations Parvinder Singh said the first phase of implementing the semester system in all colleges was over and the examination branch had started working out the modalities to adopt the CGPA for the semester system. He said a senior official of the university had been requested to draft a proposal for the CGPA calculations so that it could be implemented from the next session. He said the examination branch would upload 15 frequently asked questions by students on the Panjab university website to make it student friendly.
How the CGPA is calculated
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JERC fixes solar power tariff at Rs 6.80 per unit
Chandigarh, October 13 Earlier, the JERC had approved the sale of solar power to the UT Electricity Department at Rs 1.13 per unit against the Rs 8.75 per unit which the Chandigarh Renewable Energy Science and Technology Promotion Society (CREST) had demanded in a petition. The Department of Science and Technology had challenged the order and filed a review petition. Santosh Kumar, Director, Science and Technology Department and CEO, CREST, says, “The UT has installed and commissioned rooftop SPV plants having an overall capacity of 2.2 MW on 50 government buildings. Another 3 MW SPV plants are in the process of being installed. We plan to install another 10 MW SPV plants over the next seven years. This year, rooftop SPV plants on 35 government schools are being installed”. “The JERC order is a welcome step and will help convert the Chandigarh into a model solar city,” he said. The JERC, in its order, directed the UT Science and Technology Department to create a separate fund for the collection of the returns generated from the rooftop projects under consideration. Separate accounts should be maintained for this fund. The fund would be maintained and utilised by the department for promoting programmes related to renewable energy generation/energy efficiency in Chandigarh. Earlier in its petition filed last year with the commission, CREST had sought permission from the JERC to sell power to the UT Electricity Department at Rs 8.75 per unit. However, the JERC had fixed the solar tariff Rs 1.13 per unit. Cost of installing SPV plant
Roughly, a 1 kWp SPV plant requires a 100 sq ft shade-free rooftop area and the cost is around Rs 1 lakh and Rs 1.3 lakh (off grid with battery). The higher the size of the plant, the proportionate cost will come down. As much as 30 per cent subsidy on the capital cost is available now.
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Parking row turns violent
Chandigarh, October 13 In a hurry to take his three-month-old daughter to the Emergency at the hospital, Manoj parked his scooter improperly and did not ask for the parking slip. The baby had reportedly fallen sick yesterday and was declared brought dead at the hospital. Traumatised, as Manoj stepped out of the hospital, he was told that his scooter had been towed away. When he asked for the reason, he was allegedly ridiculed by security guards. As he tried to retaliate, he was allegedly beaten up and sustained bruises, he told the police. Manoj called up the police control room following which a policeman took him to a doctor inside the Emergency. He was later informed that it was a medico-legal case and the baby’s body could not be released without a post-mortem. “They (security guards) thrashed him and tried to lodge a counter case of assault on him. The baby’s condition was critical. In a hurry, we didn’t realise that we had to take a parking slip as our entire focus was on rushing the baby to the doctor,” said Manoj’s relative Sunil.
No complaint received: SHO
The SHO of the Sector 34 police station, Ranjeet Singh Dhillon, said, “We have not received any written complaint from the family.”
Scooter was parked at wrong place: MS
The Medical Superintendent (MS), Dr AK Janmeja said, “During a preliminary inquiry, we found that the scooter was parked at the wrong place and the in charge of security reported about an assault on security guards. However, we will look further into the case to find out what exactly happened.”
The baby had reportedly fallen sick on Sunday and was declared brought dead at the hospital.
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Road rage lands policemen, youths at police station
Panchkula, October 13 The SHO of the Chandimandir police station, Inspector Arvind Kumar, said, “The constables were in a Swift car. They had gone on a leisure trip to Morni.” He said, “The two youths were from Morni and were on the way to Panchkula when they overtook the policemen’s vehicle.” Following this, the constables intercepted the youths’ car. Heated arguments followed and soon turned into a scuffle following which a passerby called up the police. The constables allegedly thrashed the two youths. The youths were summoned to the police station today. “The two sides reached a compromise when they were called to the police station by the investgating officer,” said the SHO.
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Orders to seal portion of MP’s ancestral house
Rajmeet Singh Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, October 13 The sealing orders have been passed by the court of the Land Acquisition Collector (LAC), who exercises the powers of the Estate Officer, in a case of misuse of a portion of the property in the possession of the MP’s widowed sister-in-law, Gurindesh Sandhu. In the orders issued a few days ago, the quasi judicial authority-cum-LAC, Tilak Raj, stated that according to an inspection carried out by the staff of the Tehsildar, the portion of the house under question was being misused for running a boutique. “In view of the inspection report, I have no option but to seal the portion where the misuse is continuing. Before sealing, the Tehsildar is directed to inspect the premises after 15 days from the date of the issue of the orders and if the misuse of the site is still continuing, the misused portion of the premises should be sealed immediately,” the court orders stated. The Estate Office has been asked to calculate the misuse charges from the date of issue of the show-cause notice (November 7, 2013) till the date the misuse is actually stopped. While the MP’s father, Col TS Sandhu (retd), and sister Kanwal Thakar live on the ground floor of the house, the first floor is in Gurindesh Sandhu’s possession. Gurindesh runs a boutique from a portion on the ground floor, which is under her possession. As part of the court proceedings, show-cause notices were issued to all owners and occupants of the house. Tilak Raj said the orders had been passed after going through the replies filed by the occupants. Giving her side of the story, Kirron’s sister-in-law Gurindesh Sandhu said the MP was using her influence to pursue the case. “We have already stopped the misuse. Anybody can come and check,” she claimed. The Tehsildar is yet to file the latest inspection report, it is learnt.
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Civic body takes U-turn
Chandigarh, October 13 A delegation of the Chandigarh Beopar Mandal (CBM) along with BJP councillors Arun Sood and Saurabh Joshi met the MC Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner today and apprised them that the UT had given licences to around 400 persons to sell crackers at designated places. But the new direction issued by the MC and UT stopped them from setting up fire crackers stalls in their respective sectors and villages. MC Commissioner Vivek Partap Singh said the new order was only for the new licence holders and old licence holders could set up their stalls in sectors and villages. They will now write to the DC office as the final order will be issued by the Estate Office in this regard, he said. CBM president Charanjiv Singh said the MC Commissioner understood the problem faced by the traders and were hopeful that soon the new orders would be issued by the competent authority. Besides crackers stalls, the MC will start the sale of prepaid coupons from October 14 to people who want to set up temporary stalls on Diwali.These coupons will be issued at the MC Office and Sub Office, Mani Majra, from October 14 to October 20 from 11am to 6pm. For Mani Majra and Mauli Jagran, the coupons will be issued at the Sub Office, Mani Majra. No coupons will be issued for sale on the Circus Ground, Sector 17, Nehru Park, Sector 22, Exhibition Ground, Sector 34, polyclinic and the area around Kiran Cinema, Sector 22, Chandigarh. The coupons will be issued on a first come first serve basis. Any one found setting up a stall without a coupon, will be charged double the rate applicable. For the convenience of public, sufficient stalls have been set up at the corporation office, Sector 17, Chandigarh, and one stall at the Sub Office, Mani Majra, for issuing of the coupons, an MC official said. Earlier, the municipal corporation had allow stalls of fire crackers only at three places — the Circus Ground in Sector 17, Exhibition Ground, Sector 34, and Mani Majra MP Kirron Kher took up the matter
BJP councillor Saurabh Joshi said the decision had come after MP Kirron Kher had intervened in the matter. Joshi said, "On the insistence of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, the Administration had zeroed in on selling crackers only in Sector 17, 34 and Mani Majra. However, he brought the matter to the notice of Kirron Kher and on Monday, the MC and UT decided to provide relief to traders".
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Token system still not in place at PGI
Chandigarh, October 13 Under the token system, the patients are issued numbers in series which are displayed outside OPDs. Patients can estimate the time lapse before their turn and move away. The token system, which was proposed to be introduced at the PGI OPDs from May this year, is set to be delayed further as the procurement process has not been completed as yet. The proposal was mooted to save patients from standing at registration counters in long queues. The patients, after obtaining the token number, will wait for their turn and reach the counter on the call. The process will take another three to five months, said sources.The official spokesperson for the PGI, Manju Wadwalkar, said, “We are in the process of implementing it.”The daily rush at the PGI’s outpatient departments, which touches the 10,000 mark, has compelled the institution to reconsider the old token system. At present, most patients end up standing in queues to meet the doctors till late afternoon outside the OPDs, without any assurance whether their turn will come for a checkup on the same day. The system existed at the PGI, Chandigarh, but was withdrawn four years ago. At present, the patients hand over their OPD cards to attendants outside the doctors’ room. The sequence of cards remains unknown to the patients. How the token system works
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Consignment of 1,800 injections seized, one held
Chandigarh, October 13 The injections were kept in three ice boxes lying in the back-boot of the car. Kevin injections are used by drug addicts and it cannot be sold without a prescription of a qualified doctor. According to Baldev Kumar, in-charge, police post, Palsora, the accused, in police custody admitted to selling injections for Rs 150 to Rs 300 from his house and also admitted to supplying the injections in the periphery areas. The accused was produced in the local court from where he was sent on police remand.
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Women continue to be soft targets in city Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, October 13
The incident took place after the PCR received information about an accident near Government School, Mauli Jagran. The injured Yogesh and Mahesh stated that an unknown auto-driver sped away after hitting their car when they were heading home. However, when the police started the investigation, a group gathered at the spot and blocked the road. Mangat Ram, who was leading the group, allegedly misbehaved with Poonam Dev while Mangat and three others manhandled the woman constable. In the process she received injuries and was rushed to a local hospital. Meanwhile, the accused managed to escape and the local police are still conducting raids. According to Ram Rattan, in-charge, police post, Mauli Jagran, the matter is still under investigation and a case has been registered against Mangat Ram and three others unknown persons.
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Woman employee slaps cop
Chandigarh, October 13 After the incident, a PCR was called. However, the matter was disclosed only after both the parties struck a compromise.No case was registered in the matter. The yewitnesses said Tasvir went to GMCH for the treatment of his son at the ENT Ward. The accused left his son in the ward and went to the Gynaecology Ward for some work. Later, he started passing lewd comments on female staff members and when a woman objected to his behaviour, Tasvir misbehaved with them. The staff members also alleged that Tasvir physically assaulted them.Later, the accused was taken to the police station in Sector 32, where both the parties struck a compromise.
Winter OPD timings from Oct 16
OPD timings of Government Multi-Specialty Hospital, Sector 16, and its allied dispensaries, including Ayush dispensaries, Community Health Centre, Mani Majra, Community Health Centre, Sector 22, Chandigarh and Poly Clinic, Sector 45, Chandigarh, will change from October 16 ie- 9 am to 3 PM. The timings of ESI dispensaries in Sector 29, 23, UT Secretariat, Punjab and Haryana Secretariat and High Court dispensaries will remain as before.
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Panchkula and Kalka Votes 2014 Electorate to decide fate tomorrow, counting will be held on October 19 Tribune News Service
Panchkula, October 13 Goyal, accompanied by supporters, visited several places in the city, held meetings and also held a personal contact programme. He met residents who assured to vote and support him. Addressing gatherings, Goyal said Panchkula had lagged behind in almost all spheres. The law and order situation was bad and residents were facing problems due to lack of infrastructure. BJP’s Gian Chand Gupta today extensively campaigned in various parts of the constituency. He got support from the Christian community in Panchkula. Residents of the Barwala Sikh Mohalla also announced to support the BJP candidate. Gupta has assured the residents that all villages in the constituency would get better amenities and Panchkula would be developed as a smart city. Sheila Dikshit, former Chief Minister, Delhi, campaigned for Congress candidate DK Bansal on the last day. She said Bansal had always been with people and deserves a win from Panchkula. Cops hold flag march
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Candidates, kin shift focus to social networking sites
Panchkula, October 13 Kulbhushan Goyal, the INLD candidate, said: “My children and other members of the family are seeking people’s support on social networking sites. Now, we are also meeting people personally.” Goyal’s USP, as per him, is to make Panchkula “the real Paris of Haryana”. He said the city had always lacked development which also was a part of the content on social networking sites. BJP candidate Gian Chand Gupta through his social networking sites has been seeking support by saying that he had served Panchkula from the very beginning. DK Bansal, the Congress candidate, said he was now personally going and meeting people. The HJC is sending message alerts stating “You are requested to cast your vote and give support to Ravinder Rawal”.
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Party time for residents
Panchkula, October 13 While the Budanpur, Rajiv Colony and Indira Colony belt has over 35,000 voters, the Beer Ghaggar and nearby areas have over 17,000 votes. As liquor vends were to be closed today after 6pm, the vends were flooded with party workers with ‘slips’ using the code words demanding to keep a stock of liquor. During the elections, the police seized 2,925 cartons of liquor in the Ambala-Panchkula commissionerate. “For certain liquor brands, the denomination of notes is enough to indicate a code word. Like if the Rs 100 note is given, the liquor owner is aware that it is for Blenders Pride. ACP falls in ‘Re 10’ category,” said a worker requesting anonymity. Sources said certain representatives were keeping their demands before the candidates to get maximum support. The representatives approach the party workers telling that the other party had been ‘quite considerate and supprot would be extended only after ‘special’ gifts. In certain colonies, matchboxes with the currency note of Rs 1,000 deomination is allegedly being offered.
10 cartons of liquor seized
The Panchkula police seized 10 cartons of liquor near Billa village from an occupant of a car late on Monday evening. Assistant Commissioner of Police Jagtar Singh said the driver, identified as Darshan, was carrying the cartons of Aristrocrat brand of liquor towards villages. The political party to which the man belongs is being verified.
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CME on brigham-nephrology course ends
Chandigarh, October 13 The course is basically meant for PG students in nephrology and young physicians practicing in renal medicine and it covers different aspects of nephrology, including acute kidney failure and dialysis.— TNS
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Cosmetic surgeries among middle class on rise: Experts
Chandigarh, October 13 “Of the total 300 patients we see everyday in the OPD, nearly 30 per cent constitute those who come for rhinoplasty. Also, we have dedicated a day every week for hair transplant and we see that there is a huge waiting list, said Dr RK Sharma, Head, Department of Plastic Surgery, PGIMER, while addressing a press conference here today. Ahead of holding annual conference of Association of Plastic Surgeons, on ‘Demystifying Plastic Surgery’ from October 15 to 19, the experts at the PGI also shared that people from smaller cities are readily opting for aesthetic surgeries. “They come prepared with research on Internet about the surgeries,” Dr Sharma said. Dr Sharma said there was a general perception in the public that plastic surgery was synonymous with cosmetic surgery giving an elitist hue to the specialty. “This is at best a half-truth as majority of patients treated by plastic surgeons in the Indian subcontinent usually suffer from congenital deformities or sequelae of trauma and burns. Plastic surgeons operate on all parts of the body from head to toe. It has got various sub-specialties, including craniofacial surgery, hand and microvascular surgery. The plastic surgeons are actively involved in management of patients with maxillofacial trauma, limb trauma and unfortunate victims of burn injuries.”
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Lawyer writes to Admn
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, October 13 “It is pertienent to highlight that even the famous multi-national food chains and restaurants at five star hotels are also violating this important provision of law. So no one knows whether they have the licence and secondly whether their licence is valid or expired. In such a scenario, the compliance of other conditions of law is also doubtful, which is exposing common man to a great risk,” reads the letter further. “The law is very strict on such violations because Section 55 provides for the penalty upto Rs. 2 lakh, so it is requested that the all those eateries are violating the law must be penalised accordingly,” he added. As per the provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Regulations 2011, any food manufacturer whose annual turnover exceeds Rs12 lakh has to obtain Licence under the new Act and many of the eateries/restaurants/hotels have already obtained the food licence.
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Vocalist enthrals audience
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, October 13 Shenoy’s illuminating exposition vocals stimulated the interest of the audience. The vocalist scaled high notes with ease. Her “saragam” was also impressive. When she moved on to “dhrut” (fast-paced rendition), the audience was left spellbound. Her refreshing renditions of Hindustani ragas earned her thunderous plaudits. The vocalist, who is the child prodigy, proved her mastery over her talent as with her melodious voice, purity of tone, clarity of expression and speedy multifaceted taan patterns in all three octaves, left the audience mesmerised.
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Bank penalised, told to pay compensation
Mohali, October 13 It ordered that if the amount was not paid within 15 days, the same would carry interest at 12 per cent per annum till the amount was paid. The bank was given the option to recover the amount of interest, costs and compensation from the manager who refused to make the payment to the applicant. Himmat Singh, along with his father, Puran Singh, had opened a joint account with the bank in which Rs 1,35,105 was lying. Puran Singh died on March 18, 2006. When Himmat Singh asked for the payment of the said amount, the bank refused to pay it alleging that Puran Singh was illiterate and the account was to be operated jointly by all. Therefore, the heir certificate should be produced. Himmat Singh said he produced the heir certificate but even then the bank refused to make the payment. During reconciliation proceedings, the manager agreed to pay the amount if all legal heirs of Puran Singh appeared in the bank and executed the relevant documents. Himmat Singh, therefore, produced the legal heirs and all documents, as desired by the bank, were executed. The respondent, however, refused to make the payment and contended that in the documents executed by the legal heirs the account number was not mentioned. When the documents were produced before the adalat, the same contained the account number and the manager’s contention was found to be wrong. He again undertook to make the payment on the same day and Himmat Singh was directed to appear before the bank manager. However, the respondent again refused to make the payment. The adalat held that the account was to be operated by “either or survivor” and the relevant box in the account opening form had been tick marked to this effect. Subsequently, the manager tampered with the application form and by scoring out the said tick mark another box was tick marked, which showed that the bank account was to be operated “jointly by all”. To support his contention, the bank produced a circular issued on November 6, 2012, in view of which if one of the depositors was illiterate, as Puran Singh was, the account was to be operated jointly by all. However, the account in the present case had been opened before 2006 and no such circular of 2006, or prior to that, was produced. It appeared that the manager, in order to justify the refusal of payment, tampered with the account opening form and sought support from the aforesaid circular, though it was not applicable to the present case. It was further held that the account was to be operated by “either or survivor” and the bank was not justified in withholding the account. The adalat held that even if the account was to be operated “jointly by all,” the applicant, having produced the affidavits, indemnity bond and no- objection certificate of all legal heirs of Puran Singh, was entitled to withdraw the amount.
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1 quintal of cream destroyed
Mohali, October 13 It was found that paneer and ghee were being prepared in unhygienic conditions. As such, the officials destroyed around one quintal of cream on the spot. Lakhmir Singh said the conditions were so bad that there were also rats and flies on the premises. The unit was said to be run by a resident of Chandigarh. Workers at the unit told the officials that 10 to 12 qunitals of paneer made there was being supplied daily to Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali. The SDM said samples of milk, paneer and ghee had been collected from the unit. If these failed the laboratory tests, strict action would be initiated against the defaulters.
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PU national meet to discuss research
Chandigarh, October 13 Panjab University Vice-Chancellor Arun Kumar Grover said this while interacting with mediapersons here today. He said UGC Chairperson Ved Prakash had communicated to all universities to come up with a tangible plan that could be implemented for improving the research work in the universities. He said Vice-Chancellors of several leading universities of the country and heads of some regulatory bodies would also participate in the meet. The agenda of this meet would be to discuss the proposals for better research universities and adopt them as their new policy. As per this new policy, any student who performs well in the first year of masters will get financial support from the university during MPhil or PhD. Another agenda for discussion would be to introduce combined ranking system of the All-India Council for Technical Education and the UGC for all universities and review their performances. He said universities were not producing quality products as per needs of the industry due to which there was less percentage of employment among the youth even after spending a huge money on their education. He said this year all chairpersons had been instructed that the young faculty which had recently been recruited should not be given much burden of classes. Rather, they should be asked to prepare a paper which could be the source of external funding to the university. In fact, they should be involved in three-year projects whose outcome would be beneficial for the academic and finances of the university. Some seed money should be provided by the departments to the faculty members under whom PhD and MPhil students work as assistants for the projects. The agenda of this meet will be to discuss the proposals for better research universities and adopt them as thier new policy. As per this new policy, any student who performs well in first year of masters will get financial support from the university during MPhil or PhD. Another agenda of discussion will be to introduce combined ranking system of the All-India Council for Technical Education and the UGC for all universities and review their
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e-payment: Panjab University, Department of Posts join hands
Chandigarh, October 13 Records revealed that there are around 60,000 students who could avail any service related to the university free of cost. It includes online fee deposit, forms and roll number downloading and submission of all kinds of forms at these counters. The Punjab Postal Circle has entered into an agreement with Panjab University today to extend its facility of e-payment service to the candidates for depositing various examination fees at post offices. The service will be inaugurated at the Sector 14 Post Office, Chandigarh, by the PU Vice-Chancellor on Tuesday. Resultantly, the inconvenience, which rural students usually face, especially during the exam days, in depositing their fees or roll number by travelling all the way to the university, will be reduced. The university is also in the process to start this facility at e-sampark centres of the city. Chief Post Master General Kuldeep Singh said they had agreed to provide the service to the university. He said the department would charge the service fee less than the banks where at present students were availing the facility of submitting their fee online. PU Controller of Examination Parvinder Singh said they had received the draft from the Postal Department on which the final decision would be taken shortly by the authorities. He said the university had decided to bear the service charges of all facilities to facilitate the students. An official said there were 188 PU-affiliated colleges. With the single-window counter in the rural areas, the students would get the benefit to deposit all kinds of forms and fee at their doorstep.
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Panjab varsity to be nodal agency for collaboration of Indian, US institutions
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, October 13 PU Vice-Chancellor Prof Arun Kumar Grover today said the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, had selected the PU to set up the Centre for High Energy Physics Detectors and Instrumentation (CHEPDI) on the campus. The centre would be set up to collaborate closely with Fermilab Neutrino Experiments (Long Baseline Neutrino Experiment). Prof Grover said the PU was a leading part of Indian Institutions and Fermilab Collaboration-Neutrino Physics (IIFC-nuP), which was set up in 2009 to work on the field of high energy physics. The project would cost Rs 30 crore, of which Rs 20 crore would be given by the DST, which has been already approved by the DST. A sum of Rs 10 crore is to be given by the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) for which the approval is in the pipeline, he said. The centre would evolve into a full-fledged Inter-Institutional Centre in Physical Sciences (IICPS) after the completion of Phase I. The centre is being set up in a project mode as a precursor stage to eventually nucleate and establish IICPS in the university sector in India, Prof Grover said. Initially, the centre would be hosted by the PU Physics Department, he said.
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Mega job fest
The Swami Vivekanand Institute of Engineering and Technology is organising a mega job fest from October 16 to October 22. Renowned companies and MNCs such as Accenture, US Tech and many more will be coming for recruitments. Around 300 students have already registered for the fest. The participating companies are expected to recruit 250 students for the post of merchandiser, production officer, quality assurance officer, supervisor and technical assistant. President elected
Upkar Krishan Sharma has been unanimously elected president of the GGDSD College Society at a meeting held at SD College, Chandigarh. His name was proposed by Dr Anirudh Joshi, General Secretary of the GGDSD College Society. He has been authorised to appoint his own executive. Jatinder Bhatia, finance secretary of the society, presented the budget of all institutions. — TNS
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ABVP submits memo to VC
Chandigarh, October 13 The new rule according to which the passing marks are 45 at the UILS should be applied with retrospective effect. The ABVP unit of the Panjab University demanded that the solution to all these problems should be found within two days. The ABVP gave the memorandum to the PU Vice-Chancellor under the leadership of Dinesh Chauhan, organising secretary, Chandigarh, Patiala Zone, along with other party workers.
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Scrabble competition
Stepping Stones Senior Secondary School, Sector 37, Chandigarh, hosted the Seventh Inter-School Scrabble competition. The scrabble contest, an annual event hosted by the school, saw students from over 20 schools across Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula taking part in the globally popular word challenge. Wildlife Week celebrated
Wildlife Week was celebrated at Government Senior Secondary School, Raipur Khurd, and Chandigarh. Various activities were organised under the Eco Club. Students were taken on a one-day trip to Chhatbir Zoo. A film on conservation of wildlife was shown to students of the senior wing. For junior wing students, clay modelling competition was held. Tiny tots made beautiful models of different animals and birds. Awareness rally
Students of New India Senior Secondary School, Sector 15, Panchkula, took out an awareness rally regarding right to vote. Manager KK Gupta flagged off the rally. The students raised slogans by holding banners and placards, which depicted the right of every individual to vote for the better future. The students also raised slogans during the rally. Almost 300 students took part in the rally. Drawing competition
A “Freehand Drawing Competition” was organised for students of the Montessori wing of Ryan International School, Mohali. The students drew beautiful umbrellas, fishes and trees, putting forth their amalgamation of imagination and creativity. Cleanliness drive
Students of DAV, Mohali, participated in the “Swachh Bharat Swachh Vidyalaya” campaign by cleaning the school premises. Students of Classes III to X participated actively in cleaning the entire school. The areas cleaned by the students were school playground, classrooms and corridors. Ashmah International School
Ashmah International School, Sector 70, Mohali, organised a cleanliness drive at its campus and the adjoining parks. Students participated in cleaning their school and the adjoining parks. Teachers made students aware of the importance of cleanliness at home and the surrounding areas. Girl students honoured
St John’s High School celebrated Girl Child Day by honouring the girl students of “Khelshala”, an NGO working to empower the underprivileged through sport. To mark the occasion, a programme with inspirational poems and speeches was organised and each girl was given a personal kit for hygiene needs. The school authorities said St John’s High School adopted the cause of the girl child in 2009 with the motto that every girl and boy can grow up with mutual respect, dignity and equality. — TNS
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Govt school student brings laurels
Chandigarh, October 13 While explaining about his project, he said: “The AC works on solar energy and has a backup of three hours. If sunlight and battery backup is not available, then it will automatically work on the home outlet. It will only consume 950Watt on home outlet. This solar air conditioner is equivalent to 1.5 ton AC. This solar air conditioner has auto-servicing mode. This mode will work every time you turn on the AC. Hence, this will not need any service for the next 7 to 8 year. This air conditioner can also be controlled by mobile using air conditioner app. This app will be available for iOS, Android and Windows”. Sandeep Hans, Director Higher Education, Chandigarh Administration, also congratulated Nityashish. He encouraged the young budding scientists to carry on with creative pursuit of science and wished him all success in life. Dr Surender S Dahiya, Director, SCERT, expressed his delight on the achievement of the winner.
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City students to take part in global contest
Chandigarh, October 13 The authorities said only two Indian schools compete with leading private North American and British schools every year.
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Govt schoolteacher to be honoured
Chandigarh, October 13 The teacher said the award was being given to him by the Antarrashtriya Samrasta Manch. He said: “This award is given to distinguished personalities from varied fields like education, medical, judicial, social worker, industrial and commercial.”
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Earlier, stalls were to be set up at only 3 places