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PU denies admission to architecture diploma holders Chandigarh, July 20 The students told Chandigarh Tribune that while the Central Counselling Board, a body which handles the counselling for the AIEEE, says that students with three-or-four year diploma recognised by the AICTE or a State Board of Technical Education could appear in the entrance test. The admission brochure of the Chandigarh Administration clearly states that any student who has passed 10+2 or its equivalent exams conducted by the recognised board, university with subjects of physics, maths and any one out of chemistry, computer
science, biology and enginerring drawing was eligible for admission. “On what basis the university and Chandigarh College of Architecture were denying us the admission whereas the rules are on our side”, said Srishtee, one of the candidates. The students have been running between Panjab University and CCA to know about their status. The Joint Registrar, Panjab University, Mr H.C. Malhotra, in a communication to the students said the university did not recognise the three-year diploma given by the Punjab State Board of Technical Education and Industrial Training. The students lament that while the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and the National Institute of Technology (NIT) had acknowledged the diploma, the authorities at the university were denying the right of the students on its own. |
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Students suffer as PU fails to put up merit list Chandigarh, July 20 Candidates whose names had made it to the first list displayed at the department on July 17, the last date for depositing funds without late fee, complained that the counselling for the course was held on July 9 and the list put up much later than the date they were given. “We were told that the list would be put up on July 10, the day after the counselling was held. However, the next day there was no list. On July 11, most of us came to the department for checking our position but there was nothing. This continued for the entire week and the office didn’t give us any concrete answer about when the list would be put up,” they rued. Interestingly, while the entire week passed off without the department displaying the merit list, it was finally put up on last Saturday, an off day for the university. Only one student turned up on that day and managed to pay his fee in time. The others who came to the department yesterday and today are all seeking admission after paying late fee, something they are grudging since they had nothing to do with the delay. The Chairman, Dr S.C.
Gakhar, admitted that the display of the list had been delayed because of which the students were being admitted with late fee. “After the counselling and preparation of the merit list, it is sent to the office of the Dean University Instruction (DUI). We can’t hold back the list once it gets his nod. The list came to us on the morning of July 17,” he said. Dr Gakhar said that the office of the department was specially opened on a holiday keeping in mind the fact that it was also the last date for admission without late fee. “We didn’t realise that the students would not come to check the list on a holiday. And, we can’t meddle with the dates of the fee schedule set by the university. Last year, too, we faced this problem. We dealt with it by writing to the authorities that though the students had been charged late fee, they were not to blame. We suggested that the extra fee charged should be adjusted in the next installment, which was eventually done,” he explained. He maintaind that this year too the same could be done for the affected students. “They needn’t grudge the extra payment. We will handle that,” he assured. |
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Counselling at PEC, CCET postponed Chandigarh, July 20 The new dates of counselling will be declared soon. Earlier, the counselling will start tomorrow and continue till July 24. An official of the Chandigarh Administration said counselling dates had been postponement after the Punjab and Haryana High Court, while hearing a petition challenging a notification on the reduction of number of seats reserved for Chandigarh students in PEC from the present 85 per cent to 50 per cent, fixed the next date of hearing on July 23. It is expected that the counselling would be held by next week. Meanwhile, a Bench headed by Mr Justice H.S. Bedi, while hearing the case, today asked the UT Administration to file an amended written statement with regard to its position on the deemed university status of Punjab Engineering College
(PEC). Resuming the hearing in the petition filed by student Anshul Sood, challenging the notification issued by the UT Administration in which it was decided to reduce the number of seats reserved for Chandigarh students in PEC from the present 85 per cent to 50 per cent. The rest of the 50 per cent seats would go to
others. However, the counsel for the petitioner again highlighted the fact that the UT Administration had so far not clarified its stand on the issue of the deemed university status. He pointed out that while in the present case the UT had claimed that the deemed university status for PEC had been granted, in another case the administration had stated through an affidavit that the status was still not final. |
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Schools lack fire-fighting preparedness
Chandigarh, July 20 Absence of first-aid fire fighting equipment and loose wiring were identified as the potential reasons for any fire. None of the buildings, both government and private, had an inbuilt fire fighting equipment. It was found that none of the school staff had training in handling emergency situation in case of a fire. The level of general awareness on the subject was found to be low. Many of the schools have already been issued notices by the department. At the Government School, Sector 15, the team found that there were only four fire extinguishers. No other first aid fire-fighting equipment had been installed there. A similar level of preparedness was found at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 33. The rules say that any building with two floors and more or with over 1,000 sq metre covered area should have down comer system, an arrangement in which water is stored in a 1,000 litre overhead tank. The facility allows use of water to douse flames before a fire brigade reaches the spot. The team also visited St Anne’s School and Saupin’s school, both in Sector 32. Fire extinguishers in sufficient quantity were found at St Anne’s school. The other school building is under construction. The checks would continue in the coming days as all schools in the city have to be covered, said a senior officer of the Fire Department. Last year, the Chief Fire Officer had approached the DPI (Schools) urging him to have fire safety measures implemented in 100-odd city schools. The DPI had issued a circular to this effect. A handful of schools had shown interest in implementing the fire safety norms. |
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Bir Devinder visits govt school Mohali, July 20 Mr Bir Devinder Singh, along with the SDM, Mr M.L. Sharma, held a meeting with the an architect from PUDA, an Executive Officer from the municipal council on the school premises to bring about necessary changes in it. He wanted that the building of the school should be extended and the civic body should spend funds on the extension block and for providing other facilities, in the school, including the provision of water cooler. It was estimated that Rs 10 lakh was needed to bring about this improvement. He said the institution would be upgraded in due course. It is learnt that the MLA chided a Congress worker who spoke rudely to the school principal and alleged that students of the school were made to do menial tasks supposed to be done by a Class IV employee. Mr Bir Devinder Singh said students who had excelled in the board examinations would be honoured on August 15. Even teachers, who had worked hard to improve the results of government schools would be honoured. He said Quark had promised to give financial help to needy students and those in need of such help should approach him or the SDM so that their cases could be studied and the deserving be recommended for financial help. |
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Education Dept’s instruction on fire safety Chandigarh, July 20 The schools have been asked not to lock the entry and exit gates during the school timings. The principals have also been asked to install fire fighting equipment. Checking of loose wiring and organising lectures on fire safety during the morning assembly have been stressed. Last time the instructions were issued on April 28, 2004. —
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Judgement reserved in land allotment case Chandigarh, July 20 During the final arguments in the public interest litigation filed by Jalandhar-resident Neeraj Sharma, his counsel Ajay Kaushik again reiterated the request for a CBI inquiry into the "highly-irregular" allotment of 5.77 acres in Sector 38-A to Chandigarh Law Institute Private Limited. Today, Mr Kaushik again pointed out that the UT Administration had laid down guidelines regarding eligibility and rates of land. Among the eligibility criteria are that the allotment of land can be made to only those institutions/associations or individuals/organisations that have been in existence for at least five years before the allotment. Such applicants must also have non-profit character. However, both these criteria were ignored while making allotment to Chandigarh Law Institute Private Limited, Mr Kaushik stated. He also said that the zoning plan for Sector 38-A was also ignored at the time in order to help the private respondents. The original zoning plan for Sector 39-A had earmarked the land allotted to Chandigarh Law Institute Private Limited for commercial organizations/cultural institutions. Countering the stand of the petitioner, counsel for the UT Administration said that the UT Chief Administrator had the power to change the zoning plan. He also said that since the land was allotted for an educational institution, low rates had been charged. Counsel for the private respondents - Dr V.K. Bansal, former Chairman of the Department of Laws of Panjab University, advocate Shailendra Jain, additional standing counsel of UT and Mr Ripjit Singh Narang and Amarjit Singh Narang, both sons of Mr Justice J.S. Narang - again questioned the locus standi of the petitioner in filing the PIL. While reserving the judgement, Chief Justice Mr Justice B.K. Roy and Mr Justice Surya Kant also granted liberty to all parties to file written statements within two days.
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Fitness Trail With
vacations over and schools re-opening, mornings have again become a trying time for most moms. Getting a child ready, making him/her eat breakfast and packing a healthy yet tasty tiffin can be a difficult chore for any parent. ‘‘It is a challenge to come up with different dishes for kids’ tiffins, especially if you want them to be healthy,’’ says Meenakshi Sharma, a Panchkula-based mother of two school-going
kids.
And if the mother is working then every single task in the morning becomes a race against time. No wonder then that creativity goes for a toss and school tiffins fall into a monotonous rut. With parents being busy and fussy nature of kids they don’t want to take a chance and so the mother inevitably bows to kids’ choices and packs something which the child will eat happily like chips, noodles, patties, cookies, cakes, fruit drinks or soft drinks etc. And yet it’s more important than ever that kids eat healthy at school, especially with obesity rates ranging high among school-going kids. A recent survey in schools in Delhi showed that more than 10 per cent students had hypertension while more than 25 per cent were obese. We talked to a few city-based dieticians and nutrition experts who gave some useful tips for the time-strapped moms to make easy, gradual and creative changes while preparing tiffins. Tiffin food should be delicious, colourful, handy and attractively packed, particularly for pre-schoolers, says Suneeta Bhargava, therapeutic diet counsellor, VLCC. Food should be packed in a playful manner for small children, she suggests. Mothers can cut out various shapes from bread or cheese slices using a cookie cutter. Differently-shaped small sandwiches, cutlets, hard-boiled eggs, whole fruits are ideal for tiffins of young children, she adds. Moms should also keep in mind the likes, dislikes and taste of a child while packing a tiffin. To achieve this, think outside the lunch box, advises Dr Neelu Malhotra, consultant dietician, Silver Oaks, Mohali. Creativity should be the hallmark of a mother who wants to the child to finish his/ her tiffin. Monotonous tiffins can be quite unappetising. Instead of usual sandwiches use whole-wheat pitta bread or pockets, multi-grain rolls, buns etc. Various seasonal fruits and vegetables can be cut attractively and in bite size to make it handy for kids. These can be packed with some low-fat dips made with yogurt or hung curd. For pre-schoolers, moms can also pack an alphabet lunch, says Dr Malhotra. Select foods that begin with same alphabet e.g. baked beans and bananas, carrot sticks, cutlets etc. Tiffin meals should contain nutrient-rich food including, dairy, whole grains, fruits, vegetables, protein, calcium, iron, vitamins, minerals, fibre and some amount of fat and sugar (as these two provide satiety value to food), says Dr Malhotra. Once in a while burgers, biscuits, chocolates or chips can be given because if parents try to be too healthy it can backfire, says Dr Malhotra. Foods which should be avoided are fried potato chips and other high-fat, salty or sugary snacks, adds Dr Malhotra. |
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I enjoy directors’ envy, says Karnik Arjun (Vivek Obroi) doesn’t believe in love and is of the opinion that one should get married according to parent’s wish. But, Diya( Aishwarya Rai) thinks differently and doesn’t believe in arranged marriages. Amitabh Bachchan plays a cupid’s role and helps them to come closer . Samir Karnik said ,” It is my first movie. I am very lucky that I got an opportunity to work with Amitabh Bachchan, Vivek Obroi and Aishwarya Rai. I am enjoying the envy of upcoming directors”. “There are some scenes in the movie which reflects my experiences in life. It is situational romantic comedy which warns, that cupid is always around when it senses true love”, Karnik said.
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