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Professor emeritus status
for former VCs, deans
Chandigarh, March 2 The senate has finalised names of 17 persons for this honour to be conferred on them during the annual convocation on March 7. These include former VCs M.M. Puri and K.N. Pathak. Among the former DUIs are B.S. Khanna, B. Ghosh, V.B. Bhanot, Gurdev Singh, I.S. Mitra, J.N. Joshi, A.K. Prasad, K.G. Gupta, Ashok Sahni, Mohan Maharishi, R.J. Hans Gill, S.K. Sharma, J.K. Gupta, V.K. Bansal and Veer Singh. A political scientist, M.M. Puri retired as the VC of the university in 2000. K.N. Pathak, a renowned physicist, remained the VC for six years and joined the Rayat and Bahra group as the director, general academics. Pathak was instrumental in securing an NAAC-granted five-star status to Panjab University in 2001 and getting the status of university with potential of excellence in bio-medical sciences by the UGC in 2002. Also Pathak’s tenure saw the establishment of University Institute of Engineering and Technology (UIET) and University Institute of Dental Sciences on the PU campus, apart from the setting up of regional campuses of the university at Hoshiarpur and Ludhiana. Former DUI Veer Singh also joined the Rayat and Bahra group as director-principal of the Rayat and Bahra College of Law, Kharar. Veer Singh has also been the director of the Army Institute of Law, Mohali, and is an acclaimed academician. Ashok Sahni, a leading paleontologist, comes from a renowned family of geologists. He has authored several books on geology and also written for children. S.K. Sharma was the head of the PU Energy Research Centre and remained the member of many important national councils. He is the pioneer of research on alternate energy sources and efficient use of energy. Mohana Maharishi is a renowned playwright.
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35,000 students take Class X exam
Chandigarh, March 2 A total of 48 examination centres have been set up in various schools of the city and strict measures are being taken to check the use of ‘unfair means’. This paper came as a new beginning as well as experience, particularly for the former students of Ryan International School, Sector 49, who appeared through Government Senior Secondary School, Sector 32. At the examination centre at GMSSS-32, these students expressed a sense of joy and relief that at last after so much of mental stress and trauma they were appearing through an affiliated school. They also found the paper simple. For twins Prerna and Pranshoo it was not the flashy infrastructure of the school but recognition by the CBSE that mattered the most. “We are happy to be appearing through a government school as at least we know that our year was saved”, said Prerna. “No matter how big Ryan school is, but it has lost its reputation. Infrastructure is not everything. I will say we cannot forget the trauma we passed through”. Another group of former Ryan students - Ayush Khosla, Manish, Aman, Himakshi and Harpriya — were a bit dejected about appearing at a government school. “Actually, we had no option. We are indebted to the administration for helping us out. Otherwise, our one year would have gone waste. But there still we feel bad that all through the year we studied in Ryan school, and at the end of the day we would get certificate from a government school. “However, it was a nice beginning for us, we wrote the paper well in time, as today’s first exam was a sweet feeling and new experience. It was set according to the NCERT pattern and even the teachers on duty were very cooperative,” said Abhishek Bansal. Ravneet Singh Chawla consoled them by telling that if they wished to go to America for higher studies, then appearing through a government school would help them. As according to the global norms, they would not have to go through the entrance test, which otherwise they would have had they appeared through a private school. Meanwhile, class IX students also took their social studies paper today. As many as 59 class IX former Ryan students appeared in the first annual exam through Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 18, today.
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Burn injuries: School absolved, teacher in soup
Panchkula, March 2 In a report submitted to Deputy Commissioner Neerja Shekhar on the fire-in-school incident here today, the District Development and Panchayat Officer Monika Malik said that the events leading to the accident were still not clear. It maintains that an independent inquiry is in progress and samples from the site of accident have been collected to ascertain the cause of fire. While the report adds that the administration would have to wait for the report of the forensic team before giving a final decision in the matter, she has not held the school responsible in any way for the accident. The report by the DDPO was submitted following an inquiry marked into the matter by the Deputy Commissioner. This is the first official report to be out since the incident took place on February 8 at the school premises. Unofficially, the reason doing the rounds is that after the annual function, a burning earthen lamp, lighted in front of a picture of Goddess Saraswati, was left unattended on the stage. After the school got over, a number of children, including the victim, Aman, climbed on to the stage and her clothes caught fire. Meanwhile, the girl's father, Parminder Singh, said that Aman continued to be critical in hospital. He said that she had been put back on ventilator because she was having great difficulty in breathing. She had not even opened her eyes all day today and the doctors maintained that she was not looking good. He added that the only peon who would help them at hospital was withdrawn because his contract with the school had been only till February 28. Parminder Singh said that he would initiate proceedings against the school authorities, especially since they had lost complete interest in the case and were taking the accident "rather lightly".
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Good performances at ‘Pratibha’
Mohali, March 2 There were 18 events. Dolly Guleria adjudged folk songs, folk dances and parody. Partap K. Aggarwal, Managing Director, IDS Infotech Ltd was chief guest for the evening and the prize-giving ceremony. JS Bedi Chairman, GJ-IMT delivered the vote of thanks. Winners of various contests: Collage making: Government College, Sector 46, Saheed Udam Singh College, Tangori, Dev Samaj College; Debate: GCG, Sector 42, CEC,
Landran; Dumb Charades, GCG, Sector 46, GGDSD, Sector 32; Folk Dance: Desh Bhagat Inst., Shaheed Udam Singh College, Tangori; Just A Minute: Shaheed Udam Singh College, Tangori, Army Institute of Law. Kavi
Samelan: DAV, Sector 10, MCM-DAV, Sector 36; Mock Press Conference: Army Institute of Law, DAV College Sector 10; On the Spot S/W development: SAS College Mohali, GGDSD College, Sector 32; Paint Your Face:
SUSCET, Tangori, Government College, Sector 46; Paper Presentation: CEC,
Landran, MCMDAV, Sector 36; Parody: DBIMCS, Mandi Gobindgarh; Pre developed software:
SASIIT, Mohali, Dev Samaj College; Punjabi Folk Song: Army Institute of Law; Quiz: CEC,
Landran, Army Institute of Law. Rangoli: Shaheed Udam Singh College, Tangori, SSD Women Institute, Bathinda; Sell It: DAV, Sector 10 and Army Institute of Law.
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Various aspects of human rights discussed
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, March 2 The topic of the seminar was ‘Human rights violations and protection mechanism’. The seminar was divided into two sessions and as many as ten resource persons from different fields of study shared their views and experiences on the issue. In his keynote address, P.S. Jaswal, director, Rayat College of Law, Nawanshahr, emphasised on the need to understand one’s duty so as to protect and promote human rights. V.K. Bansal coordinated the first technical session wherein A.P. Bhatnagar, retired DGP and advisor, Punjab government, Rajesh Gill from the Department of Sociology, Punjab University, Sanjeev Kalra, IG Traffic, Punjab police and Bhupinder Singh, retired principal, Government College of Commerce, Sector 19, expressed their views. Speaking on the vulnerability, exploitation and neglect of children in society, Bhatnagar suggested that adequate measures be taken regarding children’s right to development, social security and education. Kalra focused on the paradox of police being both violators and protectors of human rights. He called for better infrastructure and greater public support to make the work of police successful. Rajesh Gill stressed on changing the attitudes of women towards themselves for protecting their natural rights. Bhupinder Singh spoke on the role of cinema in highlighting accepted social norms and customs that violate human rights. A.P. Bhatnagar coordinated the second technical session. An eminent scholar Chander Trikha expressed his views on the relationship between media and human rights and Hawa Singh spoke on domestic violence in the context of violation of rights of women and children. Financial aid: Government College for Girls, Sector 42, has received financial assistance of Rs 17,00,000 as seed money for the introduction of courses in the subject of tourism, bio-informatics and environment auditing under career-oriented programmes from the academic session 2007-08.Government College for Girls, Sector 42, is the only college in the city to be selected by the UGC under the career-oriented scheme.
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Camp on women empowerment
Chandigarh, March 2 Issues like prevention of water-borne diseases, HIV/AIDS, female foeticide, reproductive rights and duties were discussed among 60 women participants of the village. According to Mr Jullian Alexander, Programme Co-ordinator of Lifesteps Foundation, free training in computer skills will be imparted to the physically challenged persons and poor women at its Centre located at SCO 50-51, Sector 17-A.
— TNS
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Ryan school withdraws petition
Chandigarh, March 2 The Ryan was recently in the eye of a storm over the issue of the future of its class 10 students due to non-affiliation with the CBSE. Its plea for affiliation was opposed by the CBSE on more than one count, mainly that its application for the affiliation was received on October 9, 2006, whereas it should have been submitted on or before June 30, 2004 i.e. two years prior to the year from which the affiliation is sought. On February 19, a Division Bench of the High Court had directed the CBSE to allow 80-odd students of class X of the school to take the forthcoming examination as students of a government school of Chandigarh. However, the CBSE had reiterated that there was no question for grant of affiliation for the current session. Also, the parents of the students had accused the school management of fraud, saying that they were lied to about the affiliation of the school for class X. Today, the court allowed the request of the school to withdraw its petition. The counsel for the school said it would now pursue its case for grant of affiliation with the CBSE.
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Advances in artificial respiration discussed
Chandigarh, March 2 Prof. P Rimensberger, a world-renowned authority on newborn ventilation from Switzerland, educated delegates about a relatively new kind of ventilation. He said that as per the latest advancements, respiratory rates of several hundred per minute are used to normalise oxygen and carbon-dioxide. Prof Suni Singhi conducted a skill-based workshop on intra-cranial pressure, while Prof. P Kochanek from the USA discussed current treatment of cardio-respiratory arrest. He said mild cooling during the CPR was more effective than after restoring circulation. Mild optimised cooling in pediatric neuro-intensive care shows promise. He said high body temperature during resuscitation is very detrimental. Dr Marraro from Italy deliberated on the role of surfactant in older children. He said the treatment has shown promise in the treatment of bronchiolitis, severe pneumonia, ARDS, lung contusion, etc. However, in ARDS due to sepsis, increased mortality has been reported. New modes of ventilation were discussed by Prof Edwin van der Voort, Prof. Rimensberger and Dr Girish Gupta. |
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City doc to deliver lecture in Dhaka
Chandigarh, March 2 Kaushal will conduct live surgeries and demonstrate the arthroscopic microdiscectomy technique to orthopaedic surgeons there. Kaushal has designed a innovative instrumentation for arthroscopic microdiscectomy. The equipment is being used by orthopaedicians in knee arthroscopy and conventional disc surgery. He was awarded the Indian Orthopaedic Association INOR Research grant fellowship 2004 under which he designed this instrumentation. |
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PGI patient needs financial help
Chandigarh, March 2 He was referred to the DMC, Ludhiana, for treatment but that too yielded no results since he was diabetic. He was finally referred to the PGI for treatment where his health deteriorated and the PGI doctors had to amputate his left foot. In the last one month Santa Singh had been operated upon four times. The treatment has dragged the family under debt. The family had even sold a big chunk of their land to meet the expanses of Santa Singh’s treatment. The patient has been staying in Rotary Sarai, PGI, with his wife Sheelo Devi and son Jagdish. To further continue Santa Singh’s treatment the family is now seeking monetary help. The family has been waiting for some Good Samaritan for help. Donors may contact Jagdish at 9914382456. |
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Col Bhupinder Singh lifts golf title
Chandigarh, March 2 Participating in the 61 to 70-year-age group Colonel Bhupinder Singh showed his class in driving and putting to muster 36 points in the tournament played on the stableford format. Lt-Col G.S. Suri finished four points behind Col Bhupinder Singh for the second best performance of
the day. Commander J.V. Singh won the under-60 title with a score of 31 with Captain Puneet Bedi finishing second two points behind. Binny Bath mustered 30 points to clinch the title in the ladies section. Mandeep Sidhu finished second with 27 points. The Defence Golf Brotherhood has a membership of over 200 defence officers. The results: Ladies: 18 holes: Binny Bath 30 points; Mandeep Sidhu 27. Nine holes: Charan Narinder Singh 14; Manvee Ghai 12. Gents: Under 60: Commander J.V. Singh 31; Captain Puneet Bedi 29. 61 to 70 years: Col Bhupinder Singh 36; Lt-Col G.S. Suri 32. 71 to 75 years: Lt-Col G.S. Sandhu 17; Lt-Col M.S. Narula 13. Above 75 years: Brig W.S. Chaudhary 14; Col A.S. Sandhu 12. |
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Medical college athletic meet
Chandigarh, March 2 The results: 1500 mts race (boys): 1 Mayank Kaushal, 2 Deepak Saini, 3 Lakshya Rathore; Shot put (girls): 1 Kamlesh, 2 Parminder, 3 Preet Mangat; Discus throw (boys): 1 Jivtesh, 2 Vijendra Singh, 3 Harpreet Sandhu; 200 mts race (girls): 1 Kamlesh, 2 Nidhi Thakur, 3 Poonampreet; Discus throw (girls): 1 Preet, 2 Nidhi Thakur, 3 Priyanka; Shot put (staff): 1 Raj Kumar, 2 Baljit Singh, 3 Sukhvinder; Long jump (girls): 1 Kamlesh, 2 Nidhi Thakur, 3 Priyanka; Javelin throw (boys): 1 Navjayant, 2 Munish, 3 Vijaywant 400 mts race (girls): 1 Nidhi Thakur, 2 Kamlesh, 3 Ravan; High jump (boys): 1 Lakshya, 2 Navjayant, 3 Mayank; Long jump (boys): 1 Mayank Kaushal, 2 Lakshya Rathore, 3 Munish; Discus throw (faculty F): 1 Riti Mehra, 2 Subina Narang, 3 Anshu; Discus throw (faculty M): 1 Jagjit Singh, 2 Avinash, 3 S.S.Lehl; Shot put (boys): 1 Rahul Katiyal, 2 Vijaywant, 3 Sachin; High jump (girls): 1 Kamlesh, 2 Nidhi, 3 Parminder; 400 mts race (boys): 1 Mayank Kaushal, Shot put faculty (female): 1 Reeti Mehra, 2 Varsha Gupta, 3 Gurjit Kaur; Javelin throw (faculty): 1 Jagjit Singh, 2 Avinash, 3 S.S.Lehl; Shot put faculty (male): 1 Jagjit Singh, 2 Avinash, 3 A.K. Dalal. |
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Grant for ailing sportsperson
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UT signs pact on film city project
Chandigarh, March 2 The project will be developed at 30 acres site at Sarangpur on 99 years lease basis. The director of tourism, Vivek Atray, signed the agreement on behalf of the UT Administration while Adviser, Parsvnath Developers Ltd, P.K., Jain represented the company. The agreement will be subject to the final decision of the case in the Hon’ble High Court. The company also presented a cheque of Rs 47.75 crore on the occasion.
The main features of the project are a multimedia-cum-film centre with digital studios and facilities for post-production
processing of digital film and also modern hi-tech facilities for animation and gaming laboratories and a multimedia park with ready built space for technology companies
working in the multimedia field to set up their facilities and to occupy space on the pattern of the ready built space at Rajiv Gandhi Chandigarh Technology Park. The companies working in the park would be those specifically involved in software/or its applications for multimedia processing. Gaming and animation software would also be an important area for work by these multimedia companies.
A multimedia information-cum-entertainment centre would have multiplex facilities and entertainment-cum-gaming facilities for visitors and residents of the city. |
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