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Coming up: Schools at PU
Chandigarh, January 5 The university is likely to bring all science departments under one roof of the science school while others will be schools of social sciences, languages and laws, besides others. Vice-chancellor R.C. Sobti has constituted a committee for the purpose. “The
system of schools exists in universities in the country and we intend to
introduce it here. The aim is to make optimum utilisation of resources,
both intellectual and infrastructural”, he said. A committee chaired by dean university instructions Veer Singh was expected to submit its report in the coming weeks, following which committee members would visit the Jawaharlal Nehru University to study the system of schools there. Committee members might go to the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, said Prof Veer Singh. The school system entailed grouping together of university departments doing related work. “Departments
engaged in biotechnology and biomedical technology can be grouped
together. This will increase coordination of efforts and sharing of
resources. The university has enough infrastructure for science and
technology, which if used optimally, can render better results both in
terms of research and teaching”, said Professor Sobti. In a school system, the faculty was shared among different departments, in which teachers taught students of related departments. A school system would also allow students to do their research using facilities of departments other than the parent department. Students of a school would have access to the library of other departments within the school. “Days
of isolation and expertise are over. We have two departments for law and
those can be brought under a common school. Various aspects of
environment studies are shared. Only a school system can do justice to
the study of a subject which has multidisciplinary facets”, added Dr
Veer Singh.
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Duties of Grievances Redressal Officer extended
Chandigarh, January 5 The Students Grievance Redressal Officer, Mr Dinesh Sharma, will now be the Students and Employees Grievance Redressal Officer of the university, said VC Prof R.C. Sobti, here today. The officer will be assisted by two additional staff members: Mr Aneesh Pathania and Mr Navtej Singh. Mr Pathania will be looking into the complaints of students from affiliated colleges and those of non-teaching employees of the administration branch of the university whereas Mr Navtej Singh will be looking into the grievances of the students on the campus and non-teaching employees of various departments.
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She finds avid
students of Hindi in USA
Chandigarh, January 5 Ms Mehta has devised a novel idea of
compiling a book, “Aao Hindi Sekhen”. In her attempt, she has
adopted some unconventional and innovative methods to present the
subject matter in a colourful and pictorial way. The book has been
specially designed for the beginners, multilingual children and adults,
who intend to learn Hindi. Describing the book, Ms Mehta says, “It
reproduces the Hindi alphabet and the text in Devnagri as well as in
Roman script. In the process, I have tried to use the Roman script for
writing the Hindi alphabet so as to make it easy for the English
speaking learners. This way they will pick up the correct pronunciation
and understand the phonetic details of the language”. With the
growing number of Indian immigrations in the USA and other English
speaking countries of the world, our language, “Hindi”, the symbol
of “Bharat” and its rich socio cultural traditions, has also crossed
the geographical boundaries and gone global. Sharing her views with
The Tribune, Ms Mehta says, “Living far away from their motherland,
the Indian immigrants now comprise a big chunk of the western
population. The new generation is brought up in a different environment,
yet they are striving to preserve and promote their social cultural,
religious and traditional moral values”. Having a brilliant academic career, Ms Mehta hails from Chandigarh. She had served as a Lecturer in Dev Samaj College for Education, Sector 36. She had with her a teaching experience of nearly two decades before shifting to the USA. In
1999, she got an opportunity to visit countries like the Philippines,
Russia, the UK, France, Canada and the USA, in connection with the
research project, “Comparative Study of Educational Systems” in
these countries. She enrolled herself as a regular student in the
Unification Theological Seminary, New York, from where she obtained the
master’s degree in religious education in June 2003. The publication of this book is the direct outcome of her current preoccupation with the teaching and popularisation of Hindi and its literature in the USA. Lately, US President George W. Bush gave Hindi the approved language status in America. This means that if 10 people or teachers submit their request to learn Hindi the school authorities are bound to provide a tutor for them. This way more and more opportunities for Hindi teachers will generate in America. “The
idea cropped up in my mind through my experience in the USA. The people
over there showed keen interest in learning our language. I was
astonished to observe that it was not only the people of Indian origin
residing there, but also Americans wanted to learn Hindi. So, I decided
to devise a way to teach Hindi through English language,” she says. Interestingly, while in the USA, the majority of Indian Americans want to learn the language because it will put them in a better position to converse with their grandparents, cousins and other relatives residing in India. Most of my students happen to be Americans who are not Indians and have plans to visit India.
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DAV students bring laurels
Chandigarh, January 5 Recalling
their victory the team members told media persons today that while being
awarded one of judges said, “The stage play was theatrically too
correct. This is what real theatre is all about”. In the street play
event “Nautanki”, the team brought laurels to the college by winning
the first prize. Seema Biswas, the judge for the event appreciated the
concept of the DAV street play “Hai ke nahi”. The play emphasised on
issues like child abuse and reservation. In another event “situational
acting”, for which the team had to prepare a skit based on a common
theme of horror in a short period, the team managed the second place.
This event saw judges from the television industry, Meeta Vashishta and
Narendra Kumar. The team members comprised of Gautam Sharma, Gurpreet Saini, Saurabh Mittal, Hardeep Singh Sethi, Sanjay Sharma, Manish Gandhi, Ranjan Pirta, Varun Chadha, Aman Sharma. Gautam Sharma, president of Aaghaaz said Principal S. Marriya, Prof. Ravinder Chaudhary and Gagan Pradeep Sharma had supported the group.
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Former VC was aware
of irregularities in data
Chandigarh, January 5 In March 2006, Senator Mr Ashok Goel had mentioned during a meeting of the senate that the data provided by the UBS to various rating agencies was not factual. Mr Goel is then said to have demanded the data from the UBS, but it was not provided to him. Sources add that despite the matter having come to light, no action was initiated to probe into the allegations. Interestingly, in May 2006, a few members of the All India Management Association pointed out the same issue to a University faculty member, but the matter was hushed up again. However, on this occasion, verbal orders were given that the UBS will not participate in the ranking process again. The PU Vice-Chancellor, Prof R.C. Sobti had on Tuesday constituted a fact-finding committee to look into the matter.
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Time for fun at the British Library
Chandigarh, January 5 The highlight of all events is the
forthcoming video conferencing with William Dalrymple, the noted author
of “The Last Mughal” and a special “Bond Week” to showcase
blockbuster James Bond films. Another news is the Library is opening its memberships from January 7. Already riding the crest of popularity, with 9000 strong membership, it plans to add 2000 members this year. Fresh focus will be on those in the 18 to 35 age group - people who are either on the threshold of career or settling into it. “We
are obliged to fulfil the British Council’s mandate, which seeks to
train locals in a way that they can think global. Another objective is
to target young professionals and students. They will be given priority
when we open the memberships next year,” says Manager Bipan Kumar. Right now 2000 seats are available, of which 400 is family membership, 700 is the classic/DVD movie membership and 900 is individual/personal membership. Interestingly, people have been more eager to join the Library since it introduced a host of clubs this year. Its renewed focus on English language is something that has won it many admirers. A great hit with members is the Spoken English Club, which Bipan Kumar introduced this year with the objective of imparting technical knowledge of spoken English. There are other clubs waiting to be opened.
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Kher to set up acting
institute
Chandigarh, January 5 The institute will provide high-end training to the youth of Chandigarh and the neighbouring states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir in the various nuances of acting and related areas, a press note said here today. The space and the infrastructure will be provided by STEPS and Actor Prepares will provide the faculty and the training inputs. The institute will also have a provision for subsidised training for students from the economically weaker sections.
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Hearing in Maloya land acquisition on Jan 15
Chandigarh, January 5 According to a press note issued here yesterday, the office has received 77 objections under Section 5 A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Chandigarh Administration had issued notification under Section 4 of the Act that the land in Maloya village was needed for a public purpose--rehabilitation of slum dwellers. All affected persons and persons filing objections would be heard in the office of LAO located in the Estate Office, Sector 17, IIIrd Floor, here at 11.30 am on January 15.
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Lawyers caution
against FDI in retail
Chandigarh, January 5 They cautioned that in the haste of setting up SEZs and allowing super giants like Wal-Mart into the country, the government had overlooked the need of having rules and regulations in place to ensure the welfare of small traders. Sonia
Raj Sood, an advocate of the Supreme Court, said: “We want the
government to ascertain how much of investment Wal-Mart and other
multinationals will get in the country. Whether they will buy goods from
India, how much of the investment will be used to improve the standard
of products in India, and how many jobs will be provided”.
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Swang Utsav ends
Chandigarh, January 5 Written by legendary folklorist, Pandit Lakhmi Chand who revolutionised the swang tradition in Haryana and its neighbouring parts ‘Padmavat’s was directed and presented by his disciple Shyam Lal of Sonepat. With a minimal historical authenticity the swang depicts the adventurous life of prince Ranbir Singh of Ratnagiri who, while on a hunting spree, lands in the domain of Karnatka princess Padmavat. After a chance meeting in her royal garden Ranbir is enamoured with the beauty and ethical standards. The salient features of the Swang Utsav were the unprecedented rush of audience on all days.
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Book released
Chandigarh, January 5 Mr Naresh Kadian has been actively involved in
ensuring the welfare of animals and has got more than 400 crime cases
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