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AICTE allows extension of MFA Chandigarh, May 18 With the permission having been granted, the stage is set for a timely commencement of the MFA course this year. In the past, the session was often delayed due to AICTE objections to the course and the way it was taught and handled. Last year and a year before last, the MFA session at the college started as late as October-November, respectively. The college authorities are now hopeful that the Panjab University will send its course inspection committee soon, enabling them to start the session by August. Principal of the college Brahm Prakash said this is for the first time the AICTE approval to MFA course had come so early. “Since Panjab University awards degrees, it also sends an inspection committee. We need approvals from both the AICTE and the PU. This year, we are sure everything will be in order by August and students will not have to suffer," Brahm said. MFA was introduced at the college in 2004 and its popularity in the region has grown. The only sore point till now had been the delay in admissions to the course, which hopefully will be prevented this time.
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DAV teachers hold protest rally Chandigarh, May 18 Hundred of employees burnt the effigies of members of the management. Professor Anil Sarwal, president of the union, said the employees
were harassed. R.K. Anand, secretary of the union, said it was surprising that the college authorities did not take notice of letters sent to them by the DPI (C) and Panjab University vice-chancellor, in this regard. Professor Avanindra Chopra, staff secretary, DAV College, castigated the management’s decision to not allow a farewell function to be held for retiring
employees. He added that the UT administration should take a serious view about the management of the colleges and schools in Chandigarh and not allow any more institutions to be established by the DAV management
unless they fulfilled their statutory obligations to the existing employees. Professor Uma Joshi, president, MCM DAV College Teachers Union, added that the management was on one hand fleecing students by charging exorbitant fees and fines from them and at the same time exploiting the teachers by
denying them their legitimate dues.
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Remove encroachments, VC asks dons Chandigarh, May 18 Professor Sobti was holding an informal meeting with the university faculty on the eve of the beginning of the summer vacation tomorrow. Informing the faculty that he had taken strict action against the non-teaching staff in this regard, the VC said it would seem that he was biased in favour of teachers and was not taking a similar action against them. The VC also shared with the teachers the vision for 2007-2008 session and said the diamond jubilee celebrations would begin on October 1. He said three centres - the centre for emerging areas in social sciences that will run a master’s in police administration, five-year integrated course in public health and courses in human rights and social work; the centre for science and technology that will run an MS in nuclear medicine and MSc in medical physics, two-year course in system biology and bio-informatics, MBA in biotechnology and courses in nano-technology and nano-biology; and the centre for education technology and professional courses, which would run a four-year integrated course in BA BEd would be established during this session. He asked the faculty members to highlight the problems they were facing and also give suggestions. Prof Shelly Walia, dean foreign students, said the university was losing out on international students. He suggested that the university start courses keeping in mind these students. Giving the example of other universities, he said international students could be exempted from appearing in the entrance tests of the university. Panjab University Teachers Association general secretary Manjit Singh highlighted the cases of those whose increments had been stopped. These included teachers who had done their PhD before 1996. Prof Rabinder Nath said the university should take a strong stand before the Punjab and Haryana High Court regarding the increase in the age of retirement of university teachers from 62 to 65 years. Prof N.K. Ojha of the department of ancient Indian history pointed out that the museum of ancient history was being constructed on the campus for which certain trees had to be uprooted. He requested the VC to take up the matter with the Chandigarh administration’s forest department and expedite the construction process.
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Nightingale award for Madhu Puri Chandigarh, May 18 Puri was among the 17 awardees from across the country to receive the award from President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on the International Nurses Day on May 12 at Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi. In recognition of her contribution to the in-service rural health and family welfare programmes, the Punjab government has bestowed state awards on her for five consecutive years. The Union Territory also awarded her commendation certificate for setting up operating theaters and central sterile supply department at Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh. Puri, who is working with the director, health services, Punjab, received a cheque for Rs 50,000 and a citation during the ceremony.
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Exhibition by students Chandigarh, May 18 The exhibition will be open for the public from 10 am to 7 pm, till tomorrow. The students of textile designing and printing have brought out beautiful suits, sarees, duppattas and other linen items. Students of health care and beauty culture, hotel management and catering technology, bakery and confectionary are also taking part in the exhibition.
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Seminar on global warming held Chandigarh, May 18 Mr Jagman Singh, an eminent engineer, delivered the lecture on the issue. More than 100 engineers participated, according to a press note of the BBMB. — TNS
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PU Spots The public health wing of Panjab University will attend to complaints pertaining to public health and sanitation on non-working days as well, that is, on Saturdays and Sundays. Disclosing this here today, Anil Behal, assistant engineer, public health, maintenance wing of construction office, said the entire team was inspired by the VC’s eagerness to create a work culture where every grievance was promptly attended to. Their efforts, Anil hoped, would provide relief to residents as most complaints remained unattended to on non-working days. — TNS
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From Colleges
Chandigarh GLOBAL WARMING: The Institution of Engineers organised a seminar on “global warming - its impact on hydro projects and environment,” here, on Thursday. Chairman of the Bhakra Beas Management Board U.C. Misra was the chief guest and former chief secretary of Punjab P.H. Vaishnav presided over the function. Prominent among those who spoke were Jagman Singh and H.C.S. Berry. Over 100 engineers from Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh attended the seminar.
— TNS
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From Schools
Chandigarh SESSION: The Vasudha Eco Club of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 19, celebrated Biological Diversity Day at the school premises here on Friday. In an interactive session Dr Daizy Batish of the department of botany, Panjab University, emphasised on the conservation of threatened and near-extinct species. Saroj Gupta, principal of the school, appreciated the efforts of Dr
Batish. Mohali
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No discrepancy in bar poll: Panel Chandigarh, May 18 The sealed ballot boxes were opened by the committee in front of a committee consisting of Hawa Singh Hooda, advocate-general, Haryana, Subash Kapur and Jagmohan Singh Chaudhary, both senior. advocates, and Onkar Singh Batalvi. All members of the election committee were present. After physical verification and counting from the counterfoils and unused ballots, it was found that the total number of ballots issued were 1,876 in the case of office-bearers. The total number of votes polled for the election of the executive members below 10 years were found to be 1,875 on counting. Similarly, the total number of polled votes in the category of executive committee members above 10 years and lady members was found to be 1,874 on counting. Thus, no discrepancy was found in the total polled votes in any category, said S.D. Sharma.
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Displacement: UT gets notice on alternative sites Chandigarh, May 18 The petition stated that the petitioners were labourers and petty businessmen who had settled in the colony along with their families in 1990-1993 or before. In 2000, the administration decided to allot alternative sites to those jhuggi dwellers whose name figured in the electoral rolls. A notification to the effect was issued. The petitioners pleaded that they had not been given alternative sites though many others had, despite the fact that their names were in the electoral rolls. A similar petition said an alternative site should be allotted to the petitioners under the Chandigarh Milk Colony Allotment of Sites Rules, 1975. Some persons had been given plots on a leasehold basis for running dairy farming near Dhanas village.
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SI Sekhon Case Chandigarh, May 18 The next date of hearing is July 24. Moving the application, advocate Kamaljit Singh Bawa alleged that the “incident” had been planned in connivance with other police officials. It was stated that information regarding mobile call details and location of the mobile user at the time of the incident could provide vital information about the incident.
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