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Teachers’ rally on Oct
18 Ludhiana, October 10 Stating this in a press note, Mr Bhajan Singh, District President, said the posts of over 14,000 primary teachers and as many as 1600 master cadre teachers were lying vacant in schools. He said situation had worsened so much that nearly 2,500 primary schools were being run without even a single permanent teacher. He said in several such single-teacher schools, a teacher had been assigned the duty to teach the five classes. Mr Bhajan Singh said over 1,353 teachers recruited under the blackboard scheme had not been paid their salaries for the past four months. He said the drawing and disbursing powers for such teachers had not been vested with any principals or senior teachers of the schools. Mr Bhajan Singh said representatives of the various teachers’ unions would hold a meeting with the District Education Officer on October 11 and discuss the problems being faced by them. Similar demand has also been raised by the Government School Teachers’ Union, Punjab. In a press note, Mr Charan Singh Sarabha, general secretary, said teachers of schools which had been recently upgraded and those who had been recruited under the blackboard scheme have not been paid their dues. Mr Sarabha has appealed to the authorities of the education department to issue required sanctions immediately so that the affected teachers may start receiving their salaries. |
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Board to revise
syllabi Ludhiana, October 10 Mr Sidhu said book of English for Class V and books of Hindi and Punjabi for Class VI would be revised by the board. New books would be published soon. He said the students of Classes IX and X were studying revised books of social studies from the last session which included lessons on the history of Punjab. Mr Sidhu said fewer cases of copying were reported this year due to daily changes in the duties of the superintendents at different schools. The board secretary also said that new regional centres would be opened at Moga, Jalandhar and Sangrur in the next year so that the students of these areas were saved from the hassle of visiting the board for minor issues. |
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School holds cultural programme Ludhiana, October 10 Besides, an exhibition of glass and oil paintings was also organised by Class XII commercial arts students. Over 25 paintings depicting a variety of landscapes were displayed, said Mr Jaspreet Mohan Singh, school teacher. On the occasion, two newly-constructed rooms were inaugurated by Lala Lajpat Rai, MP, who had earlier given a grant of Rs 1.92 lakh to the school. An amount of Rs 60,000 spent on the construction of the rooms came from the Parent Teachers Fund. Ms Usha Sidhu, District Education Officer (Secondary) and Prof Rajinder Bhandari from Arya College were also present on the occasion. |
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Lecture on international studies held Ludhiana, October 10 As many as 200 students from BBA, BCA and MCA classes attended the lecture. Addressing the students, Dr Madan Mohan Goel, Director, International Studies, University of West Florida, USA, said it was very important for the students to take international education to get exposure to the varied know-how, culture and other aspects. He said even though international education was quite expensive, it held great significance for the students. Comparing the Indian and international education, Dr Goel said school education was much better in India. He said in the USA, students had to study a large number of subjects and they did not take external examination. He, however, said the higher education was much advanced in developed countries. Dr Goel told the students that a three-year graduation course was not considered in the USA and therefore, they should prefer spending another year in postgraduation before applying for higher education abroad. A question-answer round was also held in which the students asked questions relating to problems being faced by the students migrating to the USA after the terrorist attack. Dr Goel said students were facing such problems as the US authorities had become strict about the rules. He, however, hoped that it would be a temporary phase. Dr A.S. Bansal, Director of the institute, said the lecture was held to make the students aware of international education opportunities. |
Forum directs Trust to pay
interest Ludhiana, October 10 According to the complaint, Mrs Tejinder Kaur had applied for a plot of 248 square yards under 222 acres development scheme of the Improvement Trust. She has deposited Rs 5,000 as earnest money for the said plot on September 14, 1987. But her name was allegedly not included in any scheme and, moreover, she was never intimated about any draw of lots in any scheme. The representative of the consumer, Mr S.S. Sarna stated before the forum, “as per rules, the name of the person whose applications are pending have to be included in the draws of all future schemes. Mr Sarna pointed out that the trust did not act according to the rules and did not include her in any other scheme after 1987. Moreover she was never intimated about her status for allotment of a plot in any other scheme, he added. He further stated that it was clear deficiency in services on the part of the respondent as it kept the earnest money for so long. The Improvement Trust pleaded that there was no deficiency in services as the earnest money (Rs 5,000) which was deposited by the complainant was paid to her through a cheque on May 23, 2001, before this forum. The respondent disclosed that it had published a notice in Ajit on June 28, 1998, informing those who were not successful in getting any plot, may take the earnest money. It was also mentioned in the notice that one had to apply for getting earnest money back. The respondent stated that she was not entitled to claim any interest as she did not apply for a refund of the earnest money and as such there was no question of payment of interest on the said amount. There was no deficiency in services and the complaint was liable to be quashed, it added. |
Exhibition at Lakshmi
club Ludhiana, October 10 Items on display at the exhibition, include wide range of artificial jewellery like silver and gold plated bangles, necklaces, earrings and bracelets. One of the salesmen said, the jewellery items are from Mumbai, Delhi and Ludhiana. The cost of the jewellery ranges between Rs 30 to Rs 500 depending on the item. Stone-studded oxidised items are also available at affordable prices in the exhibition. Leather bags and purses are also on display at the exhibition. The bags in grey, black and white colours are available for Rs 100 each whereas the wallets are selling for Rs 50. Colourful shirts are available for Rs 100 to Rs 160 depending on the design and stuff of the cloth. The shirts include bright coloured stripes and checks. Jute bags on display in the exhibition are available for Rs 80 per bag. The buyers can also get travelling bags for Rs 100 per bag. There are a lot of other things like refrigerator covers, television covers, dining table sheets, centre table covers, footmats, stickers, pillow covers, bedsheets, towels and mattresses from Panipat. Gents jeans are available for Rs 180 and Rs 140. Ms Sarita, one of the visitors to the exhibition said, ‘‘I appreciate such exhibitions because not only the things are affordable but one can also get so many things under one roof’’. Ramanuj, one of the salesmen said, ‘‘The jewellery items are in demand. Women as well as young girls come and buy these items. The sale of crockery items is also good. We will see the response of clients and get the exhibition extended’’. |
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