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Training Camp Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, June 11 Approximately 700 teachers from Chandigarh, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana turned up at the institute, which has a capacity to hold a camp for just 135 candidates. Teachers rued that the department had issued directions to conduct the training camp, litter bothering to find out the capacity of the venue. On finding it difficult to handle the situation, officials, in utter confusion, announced that the teachers who had already attended the camp held earlier should go back. “I am suffering from acute spondylitis and have been standing here for the past two hours. I have come all the way from Rajpura to attend the camp, cancelling my doctor’s appointment. Now, I have been told that I can go back,” lamented a teacher. “I have come from HP, leaving my sister’s wedding preparations midway. The authorities had sternly instructed us to attend the camp or face disciplinary action. Now that they are unable to cope with this heavy rush, they have asked us to go back,” rued another teacher. It was alleged that there was discrimination between regular teachers and those on contract. “All rules are made to accommodate only them. When they can be exempted from attending training camps, why can’t we be?” said teachers. “Moreover, we are entitled to avail less leave compared to the regular teachers. Despite this, we have been called to attend the camps during the vacation,” said a teacher. “We are also not entitled to LTC benefits. I got married recently and had booked a holiday package, but had to cancel it because of this mandatory camp. Now, they are telling us to go back. It is ridiculous,” said a teacher who had come from HP. Officials said 96 teachers, who had never attended a training programme, had been shortlisted for the camp, which would be mandatory for them.
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Govt college of commerce presents bleak picture
Chandigarh, June 11 A first of its kind, Government College of Commerce and Business Administration, Sector 19, does not present a pretty picture. The college was started last year to accommodate students of commerce and business administration. However, as the college campus was to come up in Sector 50, the college started functioning in Sector 19 on a temporary basis. The construction has not started yet in Sector 50, indicating that students will have to make do with the present campus for at least another year. The college shares the campus with a school for deaf-and-dumb children, which is right at the entrance of the college. Therefore, to reach the college, the students have to pass through a narrow passage. As most of the students bring their own vehicles, the situation is hazardous for the disabled students of the school. The building is also very old and in shambles. The corridors and staircases are too narrow for the students to move around without constantly bumping into one another. There are almost 180 students studying in the college doing BCom and BBA and another 180 are expected to join in the forthcoming session. In addition to the three teachers in the college, four more will be joining this session. Principal of the college Dr A.S. Sethi, said, “Since this is just a temporary arrangement, we cannot do much about it. We had requested for the school to be shifted, but nothing has happened so far.” There is improvement work going on in the college and a joint canteen; both for the students of the school and college; has also been proposed, said the principal. “The administration has also sanctioned a grant of Rs 3.75 lakh, in addition to Rs 1 lakh given to all government colleges. The infrastructure here is up to the mark,” claimed Dr Sethi. Though many students seek admission here in the sports quota, the playground is hardly sufficient to play outdoor games. “Classes for these students stretch to about 5 pm and after that there is hardly any time left for sports. But if the students can pick up some indoor games for recreation,” said the principal.
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Bhatti’s film school set for launch
Mohali, June 11 The first set of courses in acting, direction,
cinematography, editing, film and television production, radio jockeying and animation will begin in the first week of July and aspirants are already lining up for seats. “We will have to hold an audition before we take students. That will help us guide them better into the field that they are most suited for. This is not just an acting school. While acting remains the most popular course, there is a wider scope for those interested in getting into film production, animation and radio programme productions,” says Bhatti The school has been built tastefully. “Every nook and corner has a purpose. There is a news reading room, an anchoring corner, there are separate enclosures for radio programming, edition, animation and state-of-the-art classrooms. Each classroom has the facility to show films. The aim is to give student hands-on training in whatever they undertakes to do,” adds Bhatti’s wife Savita. The couple has also roped in a set of highly talented faculty from the region to groom students. Suresh Jangid, who has been the dean of the Asian Academy of Film and TV from 1993, will be now the Dean of Mad Arts. Dr Navdeep Kaur, gold medallist in theatre from Punjabi University, Patiala, and Brijesh Ahuja, a renowned singer and a musician, have joined the team. Savita Bhatti herself will be taking some of the classes. Jaspal Bhatti will be teaching direction and humour techniques. Film personalities will be invited to deliver guest lectures to the students. The school will also be involving the students in the various productions that the Joke factory is churning out. “The focus is not on the theory but on practical aspect. The environment in the school has been created to match a real life film studio or news reading room. A student who leaves this school after completing the course here will be ready to join the industry directly,” adds Bhatti. And it seems its already happening. A popular FM radio station and a Punjabi TV channel have asked the school to train its employees for them. The school will run three-month courses. “We are seriously considering starting weekend classes for politicians and bureaucrats. How to deal with the public and the press and for the politicians a special session on delivering speeches!” laughs the satirist.
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Kalka Govt College to offer new PG courses
Panchkula, June 11 Talking to the mediapersons today, principal of the college Dr R.S. Mann thanked the Higher Education Department for granting permission to start various vocational courses. The principal revealed that the first batch of students having three years’ comprehensive training in the field of business information management would pass out at the end of the forthcoming session. He said special coaching classes, better known as “remedial classes” were being held for students belonging to the weaker section of the society. The admission forms for all these courses would be available at the college library on all working days after June 15 and the last date for submitting application forms is
June 29.
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Special chance for PU students
Chandigarh, June 11
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PU results
Chandigarh, June 11
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After 9 months, lawyer awaiting reply
Chandigarh, June 11 “The queries posed by me to the council are not frivolous or guided by some vested interest. They are related to essential aspects of the functioning of the council,” says Jagmohan Bhatti, an advocate. It all started with Bhatti receiving a communication from the council, (dated March 20,2006), that it did not fall within the definition of “public authority”. Importantly, the council’s communication flies in the face of the fact that the council is a statutory body created by the Advocates Act-1961, a Central Act. Upon receiving the said communication, Bhatti asked the council, through an application filed under the RTI Act-2005 on August 20,2006, that if it was not “public authority” then what was its status? Another important query was that whether the council acted as a private body for one project and as a “public authority” for another. Could it be a “public authority” just for the sake of allotment of the land and receipt of the government money, etc. and not for other causes. Bhatti also questioned the council that as to how the land for Law Bhawan in Sector 37, Chandigarh, had not been allotted to the council and in which capacity i.e. in the capacity of the public authority or otherwise. Another interesting poser by Bhatti was that if the council was not a public authority, as its communication claimed, could it accept government funds as such funds were only meant for public bodies. He also sought the details of the government money so received by the Bar Council and the functions so got held with details of expenditure. Also, if the council was not a public Authority could it exercise quasi judicial functions. Bhatti further asked the council that could it issue its own ticket while getting it printed and collecting fee through affixation of these tickets on the power of attorney to be filed in the court along with the plaints or petitions and other documents, etc. Would it not amount to an illegal act under the garb of a welfare fund as the council claimed that it was not a public authority, Bhatti questioned. Information was also sought with regard to the allotment of the rooms and the rent which was being received by it and the utilisation of the same for which causes.
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Petition on use of ‘Rahim’ by dera chief dismissed
Chandigarh, June 11 The petitioner, Abdul Rahman, through his counsel Harvinder Kaur, had during the previous hearing submitted that the use of ‘Rahim’ by the dera chief in his name was hurting the sentiments of the Muslim community. The petitioner averred that Islam forbade use of 99 names of Allah by non-Muslims and the act of dera chief was in gross violation of Islam. It was further submitted that the question of Muslim identity was at stake and dera followers should be prohibited from visiting mosques. The petitioner had submitted that fundamental right of freedom to practice, profess and propagate any religion was subject to some essential conditions and in the Indian context, the right could not be exercised in an unfettered manner. It was submitted that Muslim leaders had passed various resolutions against the dera chief for infringing upon Muslim identity and it was the community’s earnest desire to stop dera head from using the name of ‘Rahim’ as a part of his name. The petition was dismissed by default today by the Division Bench, comprising Justice S.S. Saron and Justice Arwind Kumar, as the petitioner’s counsel failed to appear. The counsel, Harvinder Kaur, said she got late as she was coming from New Delhi and would soon file an application for restoration of the petition. Incidentally, Harvinder had also filed petitions related to Dera issue in the apex court.
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Kala Kendra Concert Our Correspondent
Chandigarh, June 11 Meera brought alive the mysticism of sufi poets in her compositions. The sense and sensibility of ghazal found perfect expression in her compositions as she moved on to capture the romanticism of ghazals. Meera's immaculate spell was augmented by Balle Moi Miyan on the harmonium. Accomplished tabla player Gautam Dhar articulated the melody meter, Rajesh Kumar gave accompaniment on the sarangi and Pushpita Sen was on the taanpura.
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