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Government schools in a shambles
Chandigarh, December 1 The compound of the Government High School, Sector 30, had wild bushes, some of them as high as seven feet. Weeds combined with dug-up piles of debris pose a serious threat of allergy and skin infections to people, especially children. Even snakes have been spotted in the unkempt field, if some of the staff members are to be believed. “We got the compound cleared recently but things were back to square one after the rainy season. We will now approach the Horticulture Department to help us out,” Principal Amarjeet Kaur said. Lack of coordination between the Education Department and the Horticulture Department seems to be at the root of the unchecked wild growth. This problem needs immediate attention as students have been deprived of their play field. A senior teacher preferring anonymity said that though the school has a direct water supply line, the water pressure is so low that it hardly caters to their needs. “Due to inadequate water supply, we have installed water tanks on the roof top but the low water pressure hardly fills them up.” “The toilets keep stinking because of the scarcity of water. We are thinking of making some standby water tanks at lower floors,” he added. Window panes of most government schools are also in need of immediate repair. With winters now settling in, students will have to face the cold weather. Moreover, broken glass can also hazardous for children. “After school hours, children from surrounding areas play at the school premises. As a result, some window panes break,” Ms Shobha, Principal, GMHS-29, said. “We have installed grills to prevent the glass from breaking on windows from our own resources as well as the PTA fund. We are now planning to fix the remaining grills on priority. We have appraised the authorities,” she added. “The proposal to renovate toilets has been cleared by the DPI office. The Building and Roads Department will take up the project. The public health department has recently cleared the blockages in underground pipes,” Ms Neerja, Principal, GMHS-35, said. Experts, who are in the know-how of departmental affairs, were of the view that though maintenance officials visit the site when complaints are lodged, they often complain about additional workload, shortage of funds and tools, etc. “They told us that the proposal has been cleared but the work will be carried out after inviting tenders from contractors. This is a very lengthy procedure and we cannot wait for so long,” a teacher said. “So, with our own resources, we have made some stop-gap arrangements to solve our problems. We have installed a water flush system and laid separate pipes for washing hands,” she added. Interestingly, schools situated on the outskirts of the city — Government High School, Behlana, and Government High School, Hallo Majra, — have maintained reasonably good hygienic conditions through their own internal arrangement. They are, however, facing a problem of space. Both schools are accommodating an average strength The school at Behlana has been given land by the Panchayat. Though, the place is not very well-kept, it is comparatively better than many other schools. Government School, Hallo Majra, is facing a space crunch because it has a temple in its premises. This is a nuisance for both the school as well as the people visiting the temple. The school caters to around 700 children each in morning and evening sessions. The situation becomes worse during the adult education classes in the evening. “Actually, the land has been acquired by the government but due to a dispute between the land owners and the government, the process is taking time. A case in this regard is pending in the court,” Mr J.S. Lehri, Principal of the school, said. Blaming the administrative system, teachers and parents said that proper coordination between the Education Department and the Maintenance wing can work wonders. Efforts were being made by the department to deal with the shortcomings in the schools. A meeting under the chairmanship of DPI (S), Mr Ashwani Kumar, was also called at GMSSS-23 some days back. The DEO, Ms Kamla Bains, Deputy DEO Rajesh Minhas, Executive Engineer, Public Health, A.K. Duggal and other public health and education officials attended the meeting. A report regarding the toilets and drinking water facilities was forwarded by the heads of the schools to the Chief Engineer for taking further action.
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A philanthropist’s dream comes true
Chandigarh, December 1 The foundation stone of this institute was laid by Union Health Minister, Dr Ambumani Ramdoss, in September, 2004. The academic session of the college began in August this year and the OPD has been functional since July. Over 60 patients were visiting the OPD each day with the Punjab Governor and UT Administrator also registered as a patient. This dental institute had been established with the generous support of a dentist Dr Harvansh Singh Judge who is an alumnus of Panjab University. This Canada-based NRI, besides donating Rs.2.2 crores in cash, has willed all his life savings, including moveable and immovable properties in India and abroad amounting to Rs10 crore to the Panjab University. In addition to this, Pawan Kumar Bansal, Minister of State for Finance, has also donated Rs1 crore out of the MPLAD fund. . "I did my dental course from Amritsar Medical College in 1966 when it was affiliated to the Panjab University. I got my degree from this university but when I realized that now the university did not have any affiliated dental college, I decided to fund this project. In fact, I read about this project on the internet in The Tribune," said Dr H.S. Judge who is in the city for the inauguration. "Whatever we might do and wherever we might go, for Punjabis settled abroad, their heart is still here. For me this college is a mission and I intend to see it through till the very last. There are hundreds of PU alumni who want to contribute in some way to their university," added Dr Judge.
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Grand finale to school function
Panchkula, December 1 The celebrations began on a traditional note with ‘Vandana’, followed by welcome song presented by the tiny tots. Students enthralled the audience with songs, dances and plays which were a splendid combination of lively, fun-filled moments and
thought provoking messages. As the show progressed, patriotic fervor and upbeat music enlivened the atmosphere. The audience cheered the young gymnasts displaying their extraordinary feats, and the junior students performing a mind- blowing puppet dance and Fashion show. The annual report of the school was read out by the Principal, Mr Sandeep Sardana, wherein he highlighted not only the glorious achievements of the school, but also the ever-progressive efforts of the management towards quality education. The prize-winners for the day were the pass-outs of the class X session 2005-06, who brought laurels to the school with their meritorious achievements. The first three position-holders receiving prizes from the chief guest included Dhruv Verma and Shipra Singla, Rohit Sharma, Mittali Chawla. Other children who received prizes were the students of K.G. Class and Class I. The chief guest congratulated the prize- winners for their commendable achievements. On this day, 12 teachers were also honoured for their significant contribution towards the brilliant results of Class X Board exams.
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Lalit Kala Akademi gets permanent
space in city
Chandigarh, December 1 Making the most of this occasion, Chandigarh Lalit Akademy even held its maiden exhibition, "Drawing -2006" which had works of city artists, rural women of Mauli Jagran and Indira Colony and the students of Government College of Arts, Sector 10. A lines and squares landscape with brush strokes by Manoj K. Sharda fascinated many. A lecturer of Textile Designing at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, and a Punjab Lalit Kala Akademy award winner, Manoj, chose to do the landscape in black and white to creating the right impact and clarity of texture. Also on display were art works by budding artists such as a 'brain' done in pencil shade by Parminder Singh, a student of the local Government College of Arts. Stressing on the need of demystification of art, Guest of Honour Vivek Attray, Director, Public Relations & Tourism, Chandigarh, said, "The new art gallery would definitely help in relieving worries of artists regarding space to showcase their works". Speaking on the occasion, Aditya Prakash, Chairman of Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi, said, "Now that we have our own art gallery, we plan to come up with a minimum of three activities every month, including holding art workshops, exhibitions and get-togethers.
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Kindergaten kids captivate hearts at St Anne’s
Chandigarh, December 1 These budding patriots stole the show with a shower of patriotic songs. The special feature of the occasion was the show by class I students Abrianna and Samuel. Dr (Mrs) Harsh Batra, Director, State Institute Education, was the chief guest on the occasion while Manager Fr. Ambrose and Principal
Sr Felicia presided over the function.
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Four absolved of murder charge
Panchkula, December 1 Residents of Haripur village in the city and in-laws of Mamta, the four were arrested on the complaint of Mamta’s mother, Geeta, who alleged that the family had got together and killed her daughter. However, soon after the case, Mamta’s husband had committed suicide and, in his note, had admitted killing his wife. Meanwhile, in a separate case, the court dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of Ajay Sangroha, an advocate, accused in a land-grabe case of Sector 21, here today. Apprehending arrest in the case registered against nine persons by NRI Ramesh Chander, Sangroha, who is untraceable had applied for anticipatory bail in the case.
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PCA case: hearing adjourned
Mohali, December 1 While the PCA stood by its earlier stand holding that the suit filed against it was not maintainable as it had a registered lease deed for 99 years. The Council’s counsel, however, held that the lease deed was nothing more than a piece of waste paper.
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Surinder Kaur remembered
Chandigarh, December 1 Recalling the era of forties, Dolly Guleria said her mother and aunt Parkash Kaur had been pioneers in bringing the traditional singing into the mainstream and giving a new dimension to the pristine Punjabi folklore. Not many people know that Surinder Kaur started her career singing Urdu and Hindi songs from Radio Lahore. She was an accomplished classical vocalist and learnt from Ustad Inayat Hussain Khan, Niaz Hussain in Lahore and Pandit Mani Parshad. After her marriage with litterateur Joginder Singh Sodhi, she remained in the Bollywood between 1948 and 1953. She sang in 25 Hindi and Punjabi films including “Nadia ke paar”, Pyar ki Jeet and Dilip Kumar- Kamini Kaushal ‘s “Shaheed”. But her love for pure Punjabi folklore revolted and she mesmerised the world with her vocal renditions before handing down the legacy to me and I will strive hard to maintain her tradition of excellence, said Dolly Guleria. The forum president, Dr SS Bhatti, paid tributes to the queen of timeless melodies. |
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Chandigarh film festival from December 15
Chandigarh, December 1 Films to be screened include Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, Travaux on Sait Quand Ca Commence, Mirch Masala, Salaam Bombay, Viva Laldjerie, Main Zinda Hoon, Hanuman (an animated film for children), Lage Raho Munna Bhai, Rudali, Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda, Veer Zaara and Les Mauvais Joueurs. |
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Chemists flout Centre’s order with impunity
Chandigarh, December 1 In a meeting with various pharmaceutical companies, the ministry has asked the manufacturers to reduce prices of some drugs so that a large number of patients could be benefited under the National Common Minimum Programme launched by the UPA government. The manufactures were also asked to ensure that medicines be made available to consumers at the face value and name, prices, dates of manufacturing and expiry should given in Hindi, English and regional languages. Offering reduction prices of 886 medicines voluntarily, 11 manufactures had come forward and assured to introduce bulk drugs with reduced prices and comply with other terms and conditions. A random survey by The Tribune revealed that almost all chemist shops, including those inside the PGIMER, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector-32, and Government Multi-Speciality Hospital, Sector 16, were selling the medicines at the old rates. Enquiries also revealed that medicines manufactured from October 2, 2006, onwards, were not sold by the chemists. The chemists claimed that they had not received any supply of drugs from the manufactures with revised prices nor they had been given the list of drugs to be sold on the revised rates. A chemist running a shop at the emergency OPD of the PGIMER, expressed his ignorance if the ministry had issued any such list. He claimed that the step of the government was just an eyewash. Instead, the prices of medicines have increased as the manufactures have been selling the drugs at maximum retail prices that include Value Added Taxes (VAT). A shop — Kumar Brothers (Chemists) Private Limited — was having medicines of Cipla and Novartis companies, which had introduced their products with reduced prices in the market. Mr Ashwani Kumar Singla, a Director of a pharmaceuticals company, claimed that a majority of the chemists had medicines of the old stock in bulk and they were in a fix now how to finish their stock and start selling the medicines at revised rates to compete with their counterparts. He also claimed that only few percent medicines of the categorised 886 medicines had come in the market with revised rates. Mr Amarjit Singh Virmani, president of the Chandigarh Chemists Association, said the manufactures had offered price reduction of only those medicines that were of the least use. “It depends on the manufactures, when they come up with their products by reducing the rates,” he added. “There are 32,000 to 35,000 brands of medicines in the country and reduction of prices of only 886 was measly. The patients are not going to get enough benefits from it,” claimed Mr Virmani. Mr M.S. Bains, Drug Controller, UT, said a copy of the drugs to be sold on reduced prices had been handed over to the Chandigarh Chemist Association. He further added that the manufacturers had voluntarily offered to reduce prices of the medicines. “The manufacturers were not given any cut off date for introducing their products in the market. The Public Sector Under Taking manufactures will supply medicines (generic) with almost 50 per cent reduced rated to government hospitals only,” he added. |
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PGI does away with tedious procurement procedure
Chandigarh, December 1 Earlier, it was taking about four months for procuring these goods and the patients were getting harassed because of the tedious procedure. "Now as soon as the list of material from the concerned department reaches the procurement office, we can straightway place the order with the approved source and the material can be received in the stores in a day or so,"said Dr Bahadur. Although the medicines are already being procured in the same manner, this step would further streamline the cost,
quality and availability of the costly items like stents, valves and joints
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Saket Institute for Handicapped kids
to be upgraded
Panchkula, December 1 There is also a proposal to establish a computer centre for handicapped children at Chandimandir. Stating this here today, Col (Dr). GP Taneja, director general-cum-honorary general secretary of the Saket Council, said rehabilitation, education, vocational training and placement of the handicapped is a challenging task and the Saket institute is committed to providing quality service. The Haryana Saket Council will hold its golden jubilee celebrations on December 3. Artificial aids and appliances will be distributed among needy and handicapped persons. The old patients of the institute will also be honoured during the celebrations. A souvenir carrying detailed information about the institute will also be released. Dr Taneja felt pleasure and satisfaction over the performance of Saket Hospital and said the institute's old patients had risen to espectable positions in the society as doctors, journalists, professors, artists and technicians with their own effort and the rehabilitation training provided by the institute.
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Colourful start to National School games
Chandigarh, December 1 The games are being held in the discipline of hockey U-17 (boys and girls) and softball U-14, 17 and 19 years (boys and girls). It was a colourful start to the National School Games, where players from 20 different states held a march-past followed by the Chandigarh Police Band in the stadium. The states included Andhra Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, HP, J & K, Kerala, Karnataka, MP, Maharashtra, Manipur, Orrisa, Punjab, Rajasthan, TN, UP, Uttaranchal and Chandigarh. Mr Ashwani Kumar, DPI (Schools), Mr J.P.S. Sidhu, Joint Director Sports, Ms Kamla Bains, DEO, Ms Roopa Saini, Senior Vice-President, SGFI, and other senior officers of the Chandigarh Administration were present on the occasion. Results: Softball: U-19- (Boys): Match 1: Ground No: VII (G.M.H.S. Sector 42): Chandigarh beat J & K Score: 6-0 . Match 2: Ground No. VIII (G.M.H.S. 43): Rajasthan beat M.P. Score: 3-2 Match 3: Ground No. V (G.S.S.S. 37): Delhi beat U.P. Score: 2-0. Hockey U-17 (Boys): Match 1: Ground No: IV (G.M.S.S.S. 32): Haryana beat Himanchal Score
5-1. Match 2: Ground No. V (G.M.S.S.S. 37): I.P.S.C. beat Goa Score: 3-0. Match 3: Ground No. VI (Hockey Stadium 42) Delhi beat Chattisgarh Score 5-0. Match 4: Ground No. VII (St. Stephen School-45): Chandigarh Beat Rajasthan Score: 11-0. Hockey U-17 (Girls): Match 1: Ground No: I (Football Stadium-17): Chandigarh beat Goa Score 6-0. Match 2: Ground No. II (Hockey Stadium- 18): I.P.S.C. beat Tamil Nadu Score: 2-0. Match 3: Ground No. III (G.M.S.S.S. 32): Chattisgarh beat Madhya Pradesh Score 1-0. |
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City athletes put up strong show at PU meet
Chandigarh, December 1 The events were a part of second day of the Panjab University Annual Athletics meet held on the PU campus here today. Results: Men: javelin throw: Satinder (Chandigarh) 1, Jarnail Singh (Muktsar) 2, Kulwant (Moga) 3. Discus throw: Dalvir (Chandigarh) 1, Sukhdeep Singh
(Dhudike) 2, Amarjeet (Khanna) 3. Hammer throw: Gurpreet Singh (Gurusar
Sadhar) 1, Gursheed Singh (Malout) 2, Harpreet (Ludhiana) 3. 110-m hurdles: Balraj Singh (Hariana) 1, Mukhtiar (Hariana) 2, Kuljit Singh (Moga) 3. 5000 m: Joginder Singh (Chandigarh) 1, Mandeep (Mahilpur) 2, Kamaljit Singh (Mahilpur) 3. Women: 5000 m: Rajdeep
(Ludhiana) 1, Gurveer (Badal) 2, Maninder Kaur (Mahilpur) 3. High jump: Amrita (Chandigarh), Sandeep Kaur
(Sukhanand) 2, Ekta (Ludhiana) 3. Long jump: Satwant Kaur (Dasuya) 1, Jasbir Kaur (Hariana) 2, Daljit Kaur (Chandigarh) 3. 100-m hurdles: Satwant Kaur (Dasuya) 1, Jeenpal (Ludhiana) 2, Amanjot Kaur (Chandigarh) 3. Evening and education colleges (Men): Shot put: Prabhjot Singh
(Dhudike) 1, Ravinder Singh (Moga) 2, Jagdeep Singh (Bhangenan) 3. Long jump: Ramesh Kumar ( Abohar) 1, Pardeep (Moga)2, Jagdeep (Talwandi
Bhangenan) 3. High jump: Arun Nandial (Chandigarh) 1, Pardeep Kumar (Moga) 2, Jagdeep Singh (Talwandi
Bhagenan) 3. 200 m: Sumeet Uniyal (Chandigarh) 1, Ramesh Kumar ( Abohar) 2, Pardeep Kumar (Moga) 3. Discus throw: Ravinder Singh (Moga) 1, Prabhjot Singh (
Dhudike) 2, Harjit Singh (Gurusar Sadhar) 3. 1500 m: Ramesh Kumar (Abohar) 1, Ashok Kumar (Jalalabad) 2, Tegbir Singh
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AG Punjab victorious in hockey
Chandigarh, December 1 In a well-contested match, AG Bihar opened their account in the third minute through Yakub Nag. Taking advantage of a fine move, Yakub made no mistake to put the ball into the goal post. AG Punjab made several attempts to equalise the score in the first half but in vain. At interval, AG Bihar was leading 1-0. In the 49th minute, Inderjit converted the penalty corner to get the equaliser. In the allotted time, the score was locked 1-1. In the penalty shoot-out, Manoj Kumar and Harpreet Singh Gill scored the goals for AG Punjab, while Manbahal Herenj and Yakub Nag scored for AG Bihar and the result once again stood 3-3. The result of the match came out with sudden death when Vikram Saini
of AG Punjab netted the ball, whereas goal-keeper of AG Punjab Prem Kumar stopped the hit of Manbahal Herenj and helped his team to win the trophy 4-3. Mr Harmeek Singh, former Olympian, gave away the prizes to winners and the runners-up. CLTA trainees win laurels
Vijayant Malik and Kinshuk Sharma, both CLTA trainees, have brought laurels to Chandigarh by winning doubles title in the ITF Juniors G-4 tennis tournament in Mumbai today. They defeated Vishesh Bhatia and Raunak Manuja in straight sets 6-1, 6-4. Vijayant Malik is a product of CHART scheme being run by the CLTA. He also entered the singles final which will be played tomorrow. In the semifinal, he defeated Vishesh Bhatia in straight sets 6-3, 7-5. He will be meeting Raunak Manuja in the finals, who ousted
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Sumit's ton helps DAVC-10 win tourney
Chandigarh, December 1 The DAV team beat SGGS College-26 by 66 runs. SGGS College won the toss and elected to field.But their bowlers did not perform well in the morning, resulting DAV College batsmen to take full advantage of the conditions and scored 304 runs in the allotted 45
overs. Michael Vishal scored 59 runs and Yuvraj Anand contributed scored 50 runs. For the SGGS College, Harman Singh took two wickets for 55 runs and Mandeep Singh took three wickets for 35 runs. While chasing the target of 305 runs, SGGS was all out for 238 runs in 41 overs. Anupam Gambhir scored 54 runs, Simrat Bawa and Mandeep Singh scored 50 and 59 runs, respectively. For the DAV team, Michael Vishal claimed two wickets for 30 runs and Amit Kumar took two wickets for 44 runs. Mr Lalit Sharma, Advisor to the Administrator, gave away cash prizes to the winners and runners-up teams. Sumit Dhiman was declared the best batsman of the tournament. Karan Kherwal got the best bowler award. Gaurav Gambhir was declared the best all-rounder of the tournament. Simrat Bawa went away with the best wicket-keeper's tag, while Yuvraj Anand was adjudged the best fielder of the tournament.
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Table soccer contingent finalised
Chandigarh, December 1 The selected players are : Boys: Vishal Sharma, Harshpreet Sharma, Lalit Garg, Shivi Garg, Sarpreet Singh and Arshdeep Singh Girls: Jyoti Kaushik and Manpreet Kaur Officials: Ravinder Kumar Talwar — Chairman — Table Soccer Federation of India, Balwinder Singh Johal— President — Table Soccer Federation of India, Ravinder Pal Sharma — Team Manager — Team India, Navdeep Singh — Coach — Team India. |
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