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DAV College staff boycott work
Chandigarh, May 8 Prof Anil Sarwal, president, DAV College Teachers’ Union, appealed to the management to agree to the demands of the employees with regard to the deduction of provident fund on the total salary and encashment of earned leave. He said the vice-chancellor of Panjab University and DPI (colleges) had written to the college authorities to grant the employees their dues, but the employees were unnecessarily being forced to sit on dharnas. Secretary of the union R.K. Anand said the unsympathetic and authoritative attitude of the management would only lead to the disruption of work in the two premier colleges of the city once the colleges reopen in July. He urged the management to stop harassing the teaching and non-teaching staff. Dr Dinesh Talwar and Prof P.S. Gill, fellows of Panjab University, called upon the management to honour the statutes contained in the PU calendar. They said they would raise these issues in the senate and syndicate of Panjab University so that the managements were not able to deny the legitimate dues to the employees. Prof Uma Joshi, president, MCM DAV College Teachers’ Union, reiterated the unions’ resolve to fight against the repressive policies of the management unitedly. She said the management should grant the dues to the employees so that the functioning of the two colleges was not disrupted. The employees strongly condemned the action of the management in not allowing a farewell party to two teachers of the DAV College who retired from services last month. This arbitrary and authoritarian action on the part of the management in withdrawing from healthy practices was viewed by the staff as vengeful action taken by the management against the employees.
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Free schooling for poor
Panchkula, May 8 The idea is to provide free education and medical facilities to the students enrolled with the free school. Today, 85 students got admitted to the school. Since the labourers were not interested in sending their wards away from home to attend school, the NGO decided to open a school close to the construction sites where the children’s parents work.
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UBS admissions: Panjab University has shortlisted eligible candidates in the sports category on the basis of CAT 2006 score for admissions to MBA, MBA (IB) and MBA (HR) courses for the session 2007-2008 of University Business School. Results have been put up at the UBS notice board and at ubschandigarh.org. Group discussions and personal interviews for the admissions to the above courses will be conducted on May 28, 2007. Letters have already been sent to the shortlisted candidates through registered posts. — TNS
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ENGLISH CLASSES: Keeping in view the increasing importance of English in the present scenario, English language proficiency classes, both spoken and written, are being conducted at Dev Samaj College for Women, Sector 45, as a part of college extension activities. According to course co-ordinator Dr Punam Gupta, amongst those attending the course are housewives and students. In the coming session, the college proposes to offer this course to students taking admission to the college. — TNS
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Lawyers meet ahead of Bar elections
Chandigarh, May 8 The meeting was conducted by the election committee, headed by R.S. Cheema, who is also its chairman. The general house unanimously appreciated the role of Pakistan lawyers and judges who are fighting for the survival of democracy. R.S. Mittal and Lalit Mohan Suri, senior advocates, were declared elected unopposed to the executive committee. The agenda for discussion was the accounts for 2006-07. The committee, headed by Anmol Rattan Sidhu, Bar Association president, had published the detailed accounts audited by Singla Pawan Associates, chartered accountants, with utilisation certificates, copies of which were distributed to the members. Some of the speakers expressed appreciation and satisfaction over the submission and maintenance of accounts which were published in the cause list but some suggested that a committee be constituted after the elections of the Bar. The said committee would suggest the modalities regarding the debate and the time of submission of accounts of the Bar, the members said. The house unanimously held that a committee be constituted by the general house and the discussion on the accounts would continue in the meeting to be convened immediately after the Bar elections.
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Lawyers’ no to money for chambers
Chandigarh, May 8 In a general house meeting, members opposed the demand for Rs 50,000. Asking the executive to withdraw the resolution, the members said the president of the association should resign in case their demand was not met. For the past few days, differences have emerged among different groups in the association over the issue of self-financing scheme for chambers. A section of the lawyers even threatened to move a no-confidence motion against some members of the association if a consensus was not arrived at. Quoting a letter of the registrar, Punjab and Haryana High Court, to the Chandigarh administration and the president, District Bar Association, members said the Bar had been asked to give the requirement of chambers to the building committee so that it could be sent to the chief architect for preparing the architectural design.
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Musical tribute to Batalvi
Chandigarh, May 8 The programme got off to a serene start with the soulful rendition of 'Tu vida hoyen' by Surinder Khan. After a brief but immaculate alaap, Khan brought alive the pain and anguish articulated by the poet. The passion of venturing into love and agony of separation echoed in Ishmat Kaur's ' Mayen ni..' before young Naval Mehta employed his musical skills to capture the accusations on self existence
in 'Kandiali thor'. At times, the loud music ate away the lyrical sophistication but Poonam Rajput with a vibrant voice made the difference in 'Loki Pujan Rabb' as also Anil Aaftab with 'Ki pucch de oh 'Shivani. Tejaswini and Jaspreet came with lighter realms of Shiv' s poetic elegance after Amritsar-based Yakub's lamentation in ‘Shikra yaar'. Africa-born Mohini sprang surprise with fluent and intoxicating style of rendering ‘Mainu tera shabab'. 'Gama di raat’, ‘Bhatti waaliye’, ‘Joban rutte marna’ and many more
songs immortalising death followed. A veteran music director of dozens of Punjabi films
and TV serials Varinder Bachan, who specialises in composition of Shiv's ornate poetry, scored the music. Earlier, Punjab Minister for Health education and Forests Tikshan Sood, who was the chief guest, and Ranjit Singh Derewal paid floral tributes to the poet and lighted a lamp. |
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It’s his way to say no to drugs
Chandigarh, May 8 “I am not trying to make any definitive statements here. With my efforts, I am trying to bring people back to their faith, be it Hinduism, Sikhism, Islam or Christianity. In fact, I firmly believe that once an individual watches the film, he will not take drugs,” he clears the air. Mangal proposes to meet the chief minister, health minister, government officials, school and college principals, vice-chancellors of the universities to not only organise the screenings of the film but also make it compulsory for the younger generation so that they can be forewarned about the growing menace and get the necessary inspiration to say no to drugs. Besides this one, there will be DVD and CD version of the film that will be released by September this year as well for screening all over the country in Hindi.
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