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Retirement rules flouted
Chandigarh, September 30 The Panjab University had issued notices to DAV and MCM Colleges, warning them that if
they continued to violate the statutes of the university Calendar with regard to retirement benefits viz contributory provident fund on total salary and leave encashment, the university will be forced to impose penalties under regulations 11.1, and 11.2 of the PU Calendar. Then again, in a letter dated September 20, 2007, the Panjab University instructed the colleges to implement the university rules latest by September 30, 2007. The employees expressed their gratitude to the vice-chancellor and Syndicate for taking up these long-pending issues for an early resolution. In a statement, Prof Anil Sarwal, president, DAV College Teachers’ Union said, “The only retirement benefits the employees are entitled to are contributory provident fund (CPF), leave encashment and gratuity and
these too are being denied to them. The CPF that they receive now compares poorly with the amount they would have received had the colleges rightfully followed the PU rules on CPF which came into effect in 1984-85, a good 22 years back. The provision of encashment of unutilised earned leave came into effect in 1990, 17 years back.” R. K. Anand, secretary of the union, stated that the two colleges, in utter disregard of their obligations of affiliation, continue to violate most provisions contained in the PU Calendar which included four fold increase in fee structure. Meanwhile, in a meeting today, the management of SD College, Sector 32, Chandigarh, decided to implement the encashment of unutilised earned leave for all its
employees and further decided to put Rs 50 lakh in corpus, for this purpose, for the financial year 2008-09 to meet
the liability. The teachers of DAV and MCM Colleges welcomed the decision and extended their facilitations to the SD College management for it.
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Sikh heritage week concludes in NY
Chandigarh, September 30 Compeered by Daljit Dhaliwal, anchor of the PBS international documentary series, ‘Wide Angle’ and ‘ABC News Now’ and recognised for individuals for their contributions to the Sikh community. They are Jagdeep Singh, president of Infinera Corporation, honoured for leadership as a leading entrepreneur in Silicon Valley and also well known for his philanthropic work; director Shonali Bose and producer Bedebrata Pain for their courage in making the movie ‘Amu’ depicting the 1984 riots in Delhi; New York State Comptroller Thomas P. Di Napoli for his tremendous effort to bring Sikh awareness amongst the public post September 11 and for co-sponsoring legislature in New York supporting religious freedom for the Sikhs. The Mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, in support of the event issued a proclamation declaring September 22-28 as ‘Sikh Heritage Week.’ Congressman Joe Crowley and Member of Parliament from India and Former Chairman of Minorities Commission, Tarlochan Singh, were the guests of honour. Ambassador of India Ronen Sen commended the Sikh Art and Film Foundation for its progress and initiatives. “Four years ago we hosted our first New York Film Festival at Hofstra University and we have progressively grown over the years,” said Tejinder Singh Bindra, president of the Sikh Art and Film Foundation. “Last year, Sikh Art and Film Foundation supported the Sikh exhibition ‘I see No stranger’ held at Rubin Museum, which proved to be a resounding success and received rave reviews in the New York Times and other media. There has been a wonderful steady growth in support of this event from all over, including the United States, Canada, England and of course, India.” Bollywood star Kabir Bedi, Dr Ruby Dhalla, Member of Parliament, Canada, Consul-General of India Neelam Deo, Lawrence Mulvey, Nassau County Police Commissioner, and Dr Chirinjeev Kathauria, Chairman of Planet space, were |
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Play exposes society’s double standards
Mohali, September 30 The play has been written by Harkanwaljit Sahil, an NRI, and directed by Sanjeevan and focusses on the double standards adopted by intellectuals settled abroad. The story revolves around the life of Joga Singh, a writer and social worker. He talks about casteism, fundamentalism and other social evils in his writings and public addresses. But when his own daughter expresses her desire to get married to a boy of lower caste, he objects to it. He even plans to kill his daughter but is not ready to give in to her wish. It is only when his friend Pritam tries to expose his plans that he realises his mistake.
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An evening of Sufiana music at Kalagram
Chandigarh, September 30 In the veritably titled ‘Bazam-e-Tarunnam’, the musical renditions by Mohan had all the delicacy and fineness of feeling besides the expression which is the ultimate literary aspect of a ghazal
or nazam. “The major highlight of the programme is the fact that in spite of the maestro being visually-impaired, he is excellent not only as a lyricist but also as a singer, which I think, is phenomenal,” lauded chief
guest Baldev Singh Sobti, additional district and session judge. Prof Rajesh Mohan has two poetic creations ‘Khawb likh rha hoon…’ and Ek be- manzila safar’ to his credit. The maestro, blessed with an insight of a prolific lyricist and a music composer, brought alive the relative emotional ingredient with dexterous precision
through his ghazals, be it ‘Kya ajeeb fitrat hai…’ or ‘Mein gehrayian naapta thakk gya’. He was at his best with a composition based on raga ‘Darbari’ which spelled magic with music and words alike. Mohan concluded the soiree with a Punjabi ghazal ‘Mayein ni mein’. Earlier, one of his disciples Ravi Kumar gave a solo tabla performance while Mandeep Mani and Makhan Saxena, all from Faridkot, presented ghazals and Punjabi songs much to the delight of the scant but receptive audience who relished the musical performances till late evening. Mahipal Sharma conducted the |
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Raising funds at dance workshop
Chandigarh, September 30 These celebrations of fun, frolic and excitement bore a special significance, as the envisaged project happens to be a part of the fund-raising programme to run the ongoing social welfare projects initiated by the Rotaract Club. While the 130 Rotaract members are putting in great efforts to accomplish the noble missions, they also endeavour to create general awareness about our obligations and duties to the society we live in. “We have initiated many social service projects for slum children in Janta Colony, PGI, Pustak School, Bal Niketan-15, where the members trained the inmates in a variety of crafts
so that they can support themselves later on in their lives,” claims Jaskaran Singh, an engineering student. Directing and making the couples dance to the tunes of various Latin American dances, be it salsa, jive, meringue or cha-cha, the vivacious club president Nupur Aggarwal, duly supported by Naveen, carefully monitored each and every movement of all
her ‘students’. The workshop concluded today but will again be held on October 6 and 7 between 3.00 pm to 6.00 pm in three sessions
of an hour each, informed club director Amit Khurana. |
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Trilingual mushaira marks book, album release
Panchkula, September 30 Trust chairperson and well-known poet Kidar Nath Kidar has authored the book and penned the lyrics of the album, composed and rendered by eminent folk maestro Dolly Guleria. Accompanied by accomplished musicians, Dolly Guleria regaled the audience, doling out songs from the album on the occasion. Releasing the book, chief guest Chander Mohan, deputy Chief Minister, Haryana, lauded the endeavour of the trust for proliferation of the Punjabi language and literature in the region especially among the students. Chander Mohan presented mementos and cash prizes to the toppers in Punjabi. Guests of honour A.S. Pooni IAS (retd), Om Parkash and Dolly Guleria also spoke on the occasion. Later, as many as 15 poets read out their verses on diverse themes in the captivating muhsiara. Poet Rajender Chand commenced the programme. Shams Tabrezi was satirical on the misuse of authority in his couplets while Deepa Bahar expressed her grouse. Besides noted poet Siri Ram Arsh, who presented an exhaustive critical appreciation of the book, other prominent poets present on the occasion included A.S. Pooni, R.D. Sharma Taseer, Ved Diwana, Shamas Tabrezi, Ganesh Dutt, Rajender Chand, D.N. Kamil, S.L. Dhawan, Aiti Zia, Dr S.S. Paul, Kidar Nath
Kidar, Deepa Bahar, M.L. Sharma and Prof Nirmal Dutt who also conducted the programme. |
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