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Chandigarh, April 22 Director of public instructions (schools) S.K. Setia said: “Once we get the estimate of the costing, we will take up the matter with the New Delhi office of the NCERT to grant us the copyright to publish the textbooks. This whole process will take around a month. At the initial stage, if we could publish 4,000 or 5,000 textbooks of each class, the problem of shortage will be solved to a good extent.” “We would also try to get these books published even at lesser costs than printed on the NCERT books, say 5 per cent or more”, he said. This shortage of the textbooks has not only affecting studies of students of Chandigarh but also those in New Delhi, Punjab and Haryana. According to education officials, it is only after the books are available in New Delhi that they will be distributed in other states. Last year, students could not get the NCERT textbooks throughout the whole session. The worst effected were those studying in Class X and XII. Terming it as a chronic disease, all three dealers of the NCERT textbooks in the city are not in a position to tell when the textbooks will be available. The education department has recommended the textbooks from the Haryana and Punjab boards. “These books have almost the same syllabus we teach in our schools here. We can compromise on books of those subjects which the NCERT never publish. But, our endeavour would always be not to let our children deprived of the NCERT textbooks”, Setia said. “There are two government press units in the city, Government Press, Sector 18, and Government Textbook Press, Industrial Area. The press at Industrial Area was established in 1971 under the literacy development programme of Unesco to provide the students with quality printing of textbooks at cheaper rates.” Mr Setia said he would ask the press units to meet the target by December, much before the start of next session.
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School Closure
Chandigarh, April 22 The administration has proposed to provide infrastructure, including furniture, electricity, basic amenities, etc. to these institutions only if they provided education to these children at a nominal fee. “We have asked institutions and charitable trusts to provide us with their building, teachers and transport system. The administration will bear the expenses of electricity, furniture and even salaries.” “The only condition is on the fee structure - Rs 200 per annum or Rs 20 per month. The displaced students belong to poor background. Our objective is to provide them with education at a nominal cost”, he said. The offer has elicited good response as many institutions have come forward showing keen interest in it. The institutions with which negotiation are under way are: Little Flower School, Mani Majra; DAV Public School-8; Saupins School-32; Sacred Heart-26; Carmel Convent and St John’s-26.
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From Schools Chandigarh Maharishi Dayanand Public School, Daria: The school’s Eco-Club organised a poster-making competition with the collaboration of the environment department, Chandigarh, to mark the day. In the junior category- Amarjeet Kaur, Naveen and Sukhwinder got the first, second and third positions, respectively, while in the senior category- Ranjit Singh, Dharmender and Vinod bagged the first, second and third prizes, respectively. Inderjit Singh got the consolation prize. — TNS GMSSS-44: Earth Day was celebrated by the Dharti Prayavaran Club of the school in collaboration with the Peace Club and the NSS unit. Speeches, songs and poems by students and teachers on the theme “Protect Earth to protect Life” marked the celebrations. A cycle rally was also organised to celebrate the day. — TNS GMSSS-32: The Eco Club of the school organised a poster making and rangoli competition and also put up an exhibition to spread awareness about the importance of global warming. — TNS GMHS-46: Certain activities like paper reading, poetry recitation and drawing competitions were organised to mark the day. Headmistress Sushma Sangi delivered lectures on hazards caused by pollution, especially by polythenes, smoke and industrial wastes. — TNS Mohali
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From Colleges A national conference on ‘Global Manufacturing Trends- 07’ was organised by the mechanical engineering department of the Sri Sukhmani Institute of Engineering and Technology, Dera Bassi. The conference covered various aspects of manufacturing trends. P.L. Sharma, senior vice-president, Punjab Tractors Limited, was the chief guest while Dr T.P. Singh, principal, Baba Banda Singh Bahadur College of Engineering and Technology, Fathegarh Sahib and Dr D.S. Hira, principal, SUSCET, Tangori, were the guests of honour. In his keynote address, Sharma emphasised on various new manufacturing techniques to improve quality of product and to reduce cost and rejection. Talks were also delivered by Dr T.P. Singh and Dr D.S. Hira besides others. During the technical session, scholars from various reputed institutes read out research and technical papers. They shared their ideas on recent developments in the fields of global manufacturing. — TNS MOCK TEST: More than 2000 students appeared for a mock test for the CET, JET and AIEEE organised by the Doaba Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chandigarh, on Sunday. The test was a replica of the actual test and absolutely similar atmosphere was provided to the students during the whole exercise. Results will be declared in the first week of May. The management has decided to give cash prizes ranging from Rs 3,100 to Rs 31,000 to the top 10 position holders. — TNS 2000 TAKE TEST: Around 2000 students on Sunday took an AIEEE mock test conducted by the Chitkara Institute of Competitions at seven different centres in Chandigarh, Panchkula, Mohali, Ambala and Patiala. “The test aimed at giving students the experience of going to a test centre other than their own school and compete with the students across the region. This exercise would help pinpoint the strengths and weaknesses of students in different areas,” Dr Chitkara said. Results of the three-hour mock test will be displayed online at www.chitkara.org <http://www.chitkara.org/> on April 24. — TNS
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Students observe Mat Pita Santan Divas
Chandigarh, April 22 Students paid tributes to the hard work and sacrifice of devoted parents who provided guidance, support, and unconditional love to their children. The programme started with a welcome speech by principal of the college Dr Satinder Dhillon. She welcomed the parents and the chief guest, Prof R.C. Sobti, vice-chancellor, Panjab University. His father, wife and brother accompanied Prof Sobti. Kumari Satyawati, chairperson of the college, M.S. Bains, director, NSS, Panjab University. and B.D. Budhiraja, dean, college development council, PU, were also present. Prof Sobti lit a deepshikha and the programme started with a bhajan “Shradha Bhajan Mat Pita Ji” sung by members of the faculty and students of the college. A skit “Santaan” was also performed by Mandeep, Karamjit, Gurdaman, Jagjit, Namrata and Shilpa showing irresponsible attitude of present generation towards their parents. Prashansa and Karamjit recited poems. Prof Sobti said children should respect and obey their parents. He also gave away tokens of appreciation to students who participated in various items.
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‘Ramayan paath’ under way
Chandigarh, April 22 As many as 111 brahmins, are taking part in the ‘paath’, being conducted under the guidance of Pt Prem Shankar Dubey. “The purpose of organising the ‘paath’ is to learn various lessons from the life of Lord Rama and implement the same in our lives,” said Prem Shankar Dubey. The ‘paath’ begins daily at 8 am and continues till 3 pm followed by ‘pravachan’ in the evening.
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Beggar let off on personal bond
Chandigarh, April 22 Staff members of Akash Hotel in Attawa told Chandigarh Tribune that Shankar came to his room No. 206 yesterday after being released by the court. He went out in the morning to beg and returned in the evening. He had been staying in the hotel for the past over five months and paid about Rs 40,000 as rent till date. Shankar, who is proud of his profession, said that he earned Rs 300 today. He added that he remained upset last night as he could not sleep without watching a Hindi movie. The SHO of the Sector 36 police station, inspector Ishwar Singh Mann, said Mehta was produced before the court, which released him on a personal bond till April 25. Sources in the police said dealing with the beggars was a difficult task. The police could not keep them in lock up. The court had directed him to appear before it on April 25. They had to keep an eye on him. As he had no permanent address, it would be a problem for them if he disappeared without informing the police, the sources added. The hotel staff said Shankar never allowed them to enter his room. He cleaned the room himself. He cooked his food on a stove and did not go out to eat. A police official said they were contemplating taking up the issue with the authorities concerned as the hotel had defied rules by not disclosing that a man had been staying in the room continuously for five months. As per the rules, if someone stays longer than 15 days, the hotel staff is supposed to inform the police or the authorities concerned, he added.
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