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Child Help to train teachers in counselling Chandigarh, August 1 In fact, the suggestion came up at one of the Advisory Board meetings attended by the faculty of the Advanced Paediatric Centre (APC), PGI, involved in Child Help, and experts from other fields, including school principals, educationists, the police and media personnel. “School principals at the meeting felt the need for getting their teachers trained for the benefit of the child. I think it is a wonderful project as many problems and concerns would be addressed in school itself,’’ said Dr Prabhjot Malhi of the APC, PGI who is in charge of Child Help. She said they had been getting cooperation from government schools, more than the private ones. Doctors at the department said several adolescents on the helpline had complained about capital punishment in schools, all the more reason to make schoolteachers sensitive to the concerns of students. Another dilemma for the schools is how much freedom to allow to girls and boys to interact with one another. The PGI’s child helpline on an average gets 35 calls a day. Those attending the calls say that the quantum of calls has increased over the years. “The number of calls is definitely increasing each day because of better awareness about the helpline,’’ said a doctor at the APC. The PGI helpline gets calls mainly regarding: *Eve teasing — Girls seek help on being harassed by boys but do not disclose their identity. They give details about the boys. * Love struck: Boys call up to ask how to approach the girl they like. *Capital punishment: Students call up to complain about teachers beating them up. The counsellors approach the school authorities without revealing the identity of the child and the teacher. |
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Syndicate
to take up appointment issue on Aug 7
Chandigarh, August 1 The confirmation of appointment of Dr Rakesh Datta as Reader at the Centre for Defence
and National Security would come up for discussion. The Senate, at its meeting held in March, had resolved that Dr Datta be conveyed the displeasure of the House for supplying wrong information
at the time of applying for the posts of Reader and Professor at the university and his confirmation be taken up at the next meeting of the Syndicate. With the Punjab Engineering College (PEC) being notified as deemed university, the Syndicate will put its seal on its
disaffiliation. The Syndicate will also decide on waiving the 20-day notice period given to the Director of the Centre for Computer Science and Application, Mr C.M. Behl, who has sought voluntary retirement from the university. The Youth Welfare Committee has recommended revision of rates of payment for various activities, including leadership training camps, hiking, trekking, mountaineering and allied courses and inter-university and national youth festivals and cultural programmes. The committee has sought an increase of Rs 10 to 40, depending upon the activity. The Syndicate’s nod to the allocation of a sum of Rs 1.6 crore for beginning the construction of the second block of hostel No. 7 as well as sanctioning a sum of Rs 16 lakh for the construction of four new teachers’ flats would also be sought. Unable to find a suitable candidate for the post of Reader in the Centre for Genome Studies, the university has modified the earlier qualifications for the post. The matter of granting provisional affiliation to Ryat College of Law, a private institution headed by former Chairperson of PU’s Department of Law, for the BA LLB (Honours) and LLB courses will also be Provisional extension of affiliation to Government College for Women, Ludhiana, for B.Com course is also on the agenda besides approval of rules for add-on courses and contact hours, credits for certificate diplomas and advanced diplomas. |
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New principals for
Sectors 42, 46 colleges Chandigarh, August 1 Both appointments are on an ad hoc basis. This means that they have not been appointed as regular principals and will continue to work in their own pay and scale. The Administration has not been appointing regular principals in the four government colleges in the city for the past few years. The Panjab University Senate at its recent meeting had passed a resolution that ad hoc principals could not continue beyond eight months in colleges affiliated to the university. |
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Parents hold rally on
PEC quota issue Chandigarh, August 1 The parents have been daily gathering on the campus of the college, urging officials of the Administration to restore the original quota. They demanded that counselling should be held at the earliest so that the counselling fee deposited in other engineering colleges could be withdrawn. Due to delay on part of the administration in fixing the dates of counselling, the future of the students was at stake, they said. It may be mentioned that the Chandigarh Administration had announced that the counselling for admission to PEC, Chandigarh College of Architecture and the Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology would begin from August 9. The admission would be held subject to the quota of seats decided by the Punjab and Haryana High Court. It may be mentioned that a petition challenging the 50 per cent quota of seats for Chandigarh students in PEC is being heard by the court. The parents blame that due to controversial decisions taken by the Chandigarh Administration, the students at the college and those who wish to take admission this year are suffering. They cite the issue of reducing the quota of seats and the students of the Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology studying at PEC, which has led to the All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) reducing 40 seats in eight streams at the college for three consecutive years. |
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Jasleen wins poetry recitation contest Chandigarh, August 1 The function concluded with the distribution of sweets and commendation certificates. Theme party:
Lecture:
Religion emphasizes that the peace of mind comes from tolerance and contentment. Morals and spiritual values can give peace of mind. This was stated by Jain Muni Vinay Kumar while delivering a lecture on ‘Jainism and Ahimsa’. The lecture was a part of seven religious lectures initiated by Srijan Peace Education Centre of Yuvsatta and Department of Gandhian Studies, Panjab University. Presiding over the function, Prof Rajan M. Welukar, senior programme officer, Commonwealth Youth Programme, Asia Centre, Chandigarh, said there was a need to make people aware of the fact that all religions were for peace and peaceful coexistence. |
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St Soldier school wins prize for academic excellence Zirakpur, August 1 More than 32 schools and colleges associated with the Society attended the function. Dr Mainra said the school had also got affiliation certificate from the CBSE up to Class XII level in all streams.
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PTU to launch
e-governance project Chandigarh, August 1 According to official information here today, the project would be launched all over the country shortly. The infrastructure required had been put in place for the launch. The infrastructure included a sophisticated studio fitted with latest transmission equipment. The software, which had been indigenously developed by the company, was an outcome of three years’ research at the R&D base of the company in Bangalore. The project would be transmitted over the VSAT network, for which the VSATs as well as the transmission servers had been already installed. Mr Suresh Elangovan, CEO, Mindlogicx Infotech Ltd, said, “ The only work left now is the formal launch very soon. The project once launched would put the PTU in a different league of technical universities. We are making arrangements with the PTU for the launch of the long-awaited project.” |
Insurance firm told to
pay Rs 2 lakh claim Chandigarh, August 1 Mr RP Bajaj, Chairman, and Mr JS Kohli and Mr KC Jaggi, members, in their order, directed National Insurance Company Limited to pay the amount—Rs 2,02,436—to Mr Rahamthulla Sharief, a resident of Tumkur in Karnataka, along with a 7 per cent interest. The firm was also told to pay Rs 1,100 as the cost of proceedings. Mr Sharief had sent a consignment of 485 apple boxes from Chandigarh to Neyveli(Tamil Nadu) through M/s Chandigarh-Karnataka Roadways by a truck bearing registration number HR-46-A-3450 on October 24,2002. The consignment was insured for Rs 3 lakh. On its way, the truck met with an accident near Chitradurga (Karnataka), damaging 108 boxes completely and 377 boxes partially. The partially damaged apples were reportedly sold in the market for Rs 1,01,625. Even as repeated representations were made to the company, Mr Sharief also filed a complaint in the adalat in March, 2004. Mr Sharief had demanded an amount of Rs 2,95,260 as the claim amount along with 18 per cent interest for mental agony and harassment. In the meantime, Mr Sharief was paid an amount of Rs 34,374 as “full and final settlement” of the claim. Terming the delay of about one-and-a-half years as “grave deficiency” in service, the order held that the complainant was entitled to a sum of Rs 1,98,741 as assessed by the surveyor. |
She excels in the art of subtle make-up Make-up is a subtle art. A good make-up can set an aspiring model on the right track. Little wonder then that good make-up artists are much sought-after. Well-known Bollywood make-up artist Ayesha Khan, who has been personal make-up assistant to filmstars like Aishwarya Rai, Raveena Tandon and Shilpa Shetty and is in city has valuable tips on make-up, diet and fitness. “Applying bindi is the right way is an art,” she says, adding that if you get the hang of it, a bindi can change the looks apart from brightening up the face. Ayesha Khan runs her own beauty clinic in Bombay. “Worked with Raveena Tandon for five years. I was her personal make-up artist . The best thing about Raveena was her skin which was without any marks or acne. Doing make-up on her skin was a delight.” Ayesha is also doing make-up for Raveena for the forthcoming movie’ “Dobara”. Talking about the film industry, she says during make-up all actresses take special care of their skin. They use good quality products and “we have to be careful about the type of the skin and to do the make-up accordingly”. “Outer beauty alone is not
enough. You have to be beautiful from inside too. Taking care of health and a proper diet is must”, she adds. |
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Tired of exercises and aerobics then ditch your boring routine and add some fun to your exercise regime. Let down your hair and shake it up by enrolling in a dance class. Dance forms like cha-cha-cha, lambada, mambo, swing, tango, Vienese, Waltz, rock-n-roll and jazz ballet are good for losing weight and toning your body. Salsa is a popular form of Latin American dance characterised by Afro- Caribbean tunes. “The best way to lose weight is to do a mix of hip hop, funk and jazz”, says Anubhav, a dance instructor at a local fitness centre. This free form of modern dance is basically like an aerobic class and involves a lot of upper and lower body exercises. If performed properly then about 450 calories can be burnt in one session, he says. Anubhav, a disciple of Kiran Kalanauria has mastered 15 forms of dance, including waltz, tango, cha cha, jazz and ballet. Beside this he is also trained in aerobics and kick boxing and has choreographed various dance and aerobic shows also in Delhi. “Dance is my passion and my first love”, says Anubhav. Dance is a great way to improve muscle tone, especially for women. A slow waltz , if performed properly, is a splendid way of maintaining healthy joints. He believes that one should have patience for at least three months to see the results of this exercise. It is always good to try it with a partner of the opposite sex,” he says. Interestingly you can do salsa even on a Punjabi number also, he adds. Dev Paul Singh, also a dance instructor said, “Dancing is my passion and I am addicted to it. The good thing about all these dance forms is that a person of any age or any weight can learn these. I give stress to providing a friendly environment and fun-filled moments to my students”, he added.
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