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Dev Samaj alleges discrimination
Chandigarh, October 17 The university calendar, part 2, had earlier named the course postgraduate diploma in dress designing but later it was changed to postgraduate diploma in fashion designing. According to the university calendar, initially only the students who had home science as one of the subjects, were eligible for the course. Earlier this year, Dev Samaj College for Women started the course, which was also being run at Government Home Science College, Sector 10. Though the curriculum of the course is same but the parameters for admitting students are different. Students with fashion designing as one of the elective subjects in BA got admission at Home Science College while Dev Samaj College was not allowed to admit such students. According to the university calendar, part 2, rule (ii), students are eligible for admission even if they have passed clothing and textile paper and practicals worth 100 marks. Interestingly, Home Science College has given admission to one student from Dev Samaj College who had fashion designing in BA. When Dev Samaj College wrote a letter to the university to allow them to admit students with fashion designing as one of the elective subjects, the case was referred to the board of studies in home science. Interestingly, convenor of the board is principal of Home Science College Sukhvarsha Narulan. When contacted, Naula, said, “Whatever we have done, we haven’t gone beyond the university rules and calendar. As far as allowing the other college, it’s not our prerogative. Dev Samaj College have probably misunderstood our stand.” Dr Akhtar Mahmood, a member of the board, agrees that injustice has been done. When contacted, Dr Shashi Jain, principal, Dev Samaj College, said, “I have been making rounds of the university since past two months but haven’t got any reply in this matter. The college has spent Rs 4 lakh on setting up a lab and appointed the faculty. The university had given affiliation to the course as well. As of now, the future of the course and that of the students is hanging in balance.”
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Central govt’s intervention sought
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, October 17 They have approached their managing committee, the vice-chancellor of the Panjab University and even the Chandigarh administration to press their demands. Dr R.C. Sobti, vice-chancellor, took up the matter with the managing committee and threatened to take action if they failed to grant the dues of the teachers of the two DAV colleges of Chandigarh. In their reply to the VC, the managing committee has explained that they have been deducting the provident fund at the rate of 10 per cent of the basic pay as per rules of the Chandigarh administration. The PF can be deducted on basic pay plus allowances only if the administration issues grants accordingly. But the administration issues grants only to the tune of 10 per cent of the basic pay and not on 10 per cent of the basic pay plus allowances as per their endst No. 492-DPI-UT-A4-24(20)2006 dated 7-7-2006. The Chandigarh administration approached the Government of India on May 7, 2007 to permit them to concede this demand of the teachers as they have sufficient funds. A reminder, No. DPI-UT-A4-24(40)2007 dated 24-07-2007, has been sent to the GoI for early action. For the issue of encashment of earned leave, the court’s decision was that the staff was entitled to leave encashment only if they worked during the vacation. Principal, DAV College, Sector 10, requested each and every member of the staff to present their claims if they had worked during the vacation but not a single teacher presented any claim. Principal S. Marriya said the DAV College managing committee wishes to meet all the demands of the teachers but they have to move within their parameters and wait for the release of grants by the Chandigarh administration.
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MC removes new book-sellers from PU
Chandigarh, October 17 The Governor, General S.F. Rodrigues (retd), had inaugurated the sheds to rehabilitate secondhand book sellers sitting in front of Gate No. 2 of Panjab University on May 14. Javed Ali Khan, president of the association, said: “When the Governor came, it started raining and he gave a green light for the project.” On hearing about the allotment of a building, new people started selling books there. To put a halt on the increasing number of booksellers, the association had moved an application to the joint commissioner of the MC. A survey was carried out to shortlist the names of those who had been selling secondhand books in Sector 15 so that they could be rehabilitated. While their goods were being loaded in a vehicle, they rued, “We have been sitting here for a long time, but our names were not on the list of those who were allotted stalls, for which we had filed a case.” Javed Ali said, “We had no problems with the new people, but the allotment of a building drew many others.” The joint commissioner, T.P.S. Phulka, said, “I had received an application and I forwarded it to the officer concerned for necessary action to be taken.”
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Tough competition brings out
their best
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, October 17 For the afternoon session, Ajit Singh Kohar was the chief guest. He urged the students to unite against social evils particularly laying emphasis on female foeticide. PU senator Jagtar Singh Sidhu talked about the importance of cultural and heritage festival. Results: EMBROIDERY: Phulkari/bagh: 1. Pooja Ratra (DAV College-10), 2. Gurshernjeet Kaur (GGDSD College-32). Dasuti/cross-stitch: 1. Mandeep Kaur (SGGS College-26), 2. Satinder Kaur (PU campus), 3. Gagandeep Kaur (GC-11). PAKHI DESIGNING: 1. Vinit Jit Singh (SGGS College-26), 2. Maninder Kaur (GGDSD College-32). CROCHET WORK: 1. Priya (DAV College-10), 2. Sandeep Kaur (SGGS College-26), 3. Savita Tripathi (Govt. College-46). KNITTING: 1. Sangeeta Rani (GC-46), 2. Shalu Rani (SGGS College-26), 3. Sonam Makhija (GGDSD College-32). MEHNDI DESIGNING AND APPLICATION (On one hand): 1. Shifta Mahajan (GGDSD College-32), 2. Ratna Thapar (GC-46), 3. Renu Sharma (SGGS College-26) and Manika Mongia (DAV College-10). POETRY: 1. Sheema Chopra (GC-11), 2. Tejinder Singh (GGDSD College32), 3. Savita (DAV College-10). SHORT STORY ESSAY WRITING: 1. Nosheen Kapur (PU campus), 2.
Amit (GC-46), and Aarish Chhabra (DAV College-10), 3. Romil INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC: Percussion (tal vadya) — 1. Ajaypal Singh (PU campus), 2. Kishan Kumar (GGDSD College-32), 3. Tejinder Singh (GC-46) and Narinder (GC-11); Non-Percussion (swar vadya) — 1. Saurav Sharma (DAV College-10), 2. Prabhdeep Singh (GC-46); Orchestra (Indian) — 1. DAV College-10; Group folk orchestra — 1. DAV College-10, 2. GC-11, 3. GC-46; Folk Instruments — 1. DAV College-10, 2. SGGS College-26 and GGDSD College-32, 3. GC-46.
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Nursing graduates to get degrees today
Chandigarh , October 17 Started in 1964 with WHO assistance to start B.Sc nursing (post-basic) course, the college since then has added B.Sc. nursing (4 years) and M.Sc. nursing courses in five specialities, including community health nursing, psychiatric nursing, paediatric nursing, obstetrics and gynaecology nursing, medical surgical nursing with some of the sub-specialities of critical care nursing, cardio-thoracic nursing, oncology nursing, neurology nursing, nephrology and urology nursing and orthopaedic and rehabilitation nursing. The college was upgraded as National Institute of Nursing Education (NINE) and also designated as WHO collaborative for nursing and midwifery development in 2003. It hosts secretariat of the South East Asia Nursing and Midwifery Educational Institutions Network also.
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Students ‘stand up and speak out’
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, October 17 Competition: Sacred Heart School, Sector 26, students bagged the top places in junior, middle and senior secondary categories while the students of St John’s, Sector 26, got the first prize in senior category during the second inter-school scrabble competition organised by Stepping Stones Senior Secondary School, in Sector 38 here. World Food Day: Parminder Kaur bagged prize for the most nutritious salad while Aruna Saini got prize for the most decorative salad during the World Food Day celebrations at Saint Soldier International School, Sector 28, here, yesterday.
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100 NSS volunteers awarded
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, October 17
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City lawyers revive family law section
Chandigarh, October 17 One such case was filed in the court of civil judge (Senior Division) J.S. Bhinder in which the petitioner asked for the custody of children. The petitioner (the mother) had come to India from Kuala Lumpur. The petitioner was alleged of running away along with her
children.
While the defence lawyer pointed out that the question here arises is whether this court can give the custody of the child legally when the child is living in India illegally. The child custody disputes arise when NRI parents remove their children in violation of a foreign court’s custody order or when one of the NRI parents so removes the child as to infringe the parental rights of the other parent. Likewise in this case for legally becoming the guardian of the two children a petition was filed in the High Court of Kuala Lampur by the father, in 2004. As per the records, so they do not hold Indian citizenship. The Kuala Lumpur High Court gave the legal guardianship of the child to the father while their mother, Satinder was allowed to meet the children. Anil Malhotra, a reputed NRI affairs lawyer, emphasises that the existing family law legislations which were enacted 30 years ago, are becoming increasingly obsolete and are unable to meet the challenges of a new crop of international matrimonial and child custody disputes. Incidentally, Anil Malhotra and his brother Ranjit Malhotra, who is a lawyer, too, have presented a paper on the ‘Conflict of Jurisdictions in Interparental Child Custody Disputes-The Indian Position’ at the 20th Biennial Law Asia conference in Hong Kong on June 7, this year. “We have revived the family law section of the conference which was lying dormant for the past five years or so. It is our mission to create a pressure group so as to prod the Indian government to sign the Hague Convention, thus ensuring speedy disposal of child custody or child removal cases,” he says. As many as 76 countries are signatories to the Hague Convention on the civil aspects of international child abduction. Surprisingly, India with a vast NRI population is not one of them. The gravity of the problem is still to sink in with the Indian government, Malhotra asserts, saying that till date no statistical data is available as to how many child removal or custody disputes have come forth and how they have been addressed. Ruing the piecemeal approach to such a major issue, Malhotra says that Indian courts have no uniform pattern of decisions on such matters. Generally, Habeas Corpus writ petition is the only way out and it often results in delay.
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Punjab told to give money for man’s treatment
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, October 17 The court ruled that the money was to be used for the treatment of Bhupinder Singh who is undergoing treatment at the DMCH in Ludhiana. The woman had sold off her ornaments and belongings, but had fallen short of the required amount and took the extreme step of auctioning herself and her child. Recoginising the right to free medical aid, the court, while giving interim relief to Bhupinder, adjourned the case for December 11 as the state had sought time to file its reply. Notice to admn on “jamabandis”
Acting on a PIL petition seeking direction to the UT administration to update “jamabandis” of Dadu Majra, Maloya and other villages, a Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court comprising Chief Justice Vijender Jain and Justice Mahesh Grover, today issued notice to the administration for February 15. The petition filed by an advocate, J.K. Kamboj, said “jamabandi” of Dadumajra had not been prepared after 1990-91 and that of Maloya has since 1985-86, as per information from the revenue authorities under the RTI Act. The petitioner said under the provisions of the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887, read with the land revenue manual, records of rights, including the records of landowners (jamabandis), had to be updated every four years. In the absence of updated “jamabandi”, commercial banks ran the risk of being defrauded by prospective loanees with regard to the title or ownership of land.
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Rs 25,000 fine slapped on power official
Chandigarh, October 17 The district forum had directed the SDE, electricity department, UT, to pay a compensation of Rs 5,000 to Rajinder on account of deficiency in services. In hope of a higher compensation, Rajinder Kaur, a resident of Sector 45, appealed before the UT commission, which modified the order, asking the SDE to give a compensation of Rs 25,000 to the complainant. The department had levied Rs 55,568 as sundry charges on Rajinder in a bill for her domestic connection issued on March 19, 2006. Rajinder claimed that the work of construction of Judo Boxing Hall, Sector 42, was allotted a private firm. The contractor of the firm didn’t deposit his dues. Later, a temporary connection was given in the name of the firm, which had defaulted on Rs 55,568. She contended that the department should not ask her to pay the amount as she was not the owner of the house. The forum president said: “The bill of Rs 55,568 pertains to year 2000 and the demand was raised in 2006. Therefore, the appellant has gone through inconvenience and harassment.”
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Bringing alive ‘The Revolt of 1857’
Panchkula, October 17 Nationalist fervour rose up as sound and light recreated the zeal and ardour of the freedom fighters of the 1857 revolt at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Sector 3, here today, amidst the backdrop of the ramparts of a fort that stood witness to the sacrifices of all martyrs, big and small. Enacted by the Haryana Police, the one-hour light and sound musical drama that came as the perfect tribute to the martyrs, began with an air of celebrations as Hindu and Muslim brethren celebrated Eid and Holi. And, then came the ship carrying the East India Company, bringing British rule in the garb of trade and using the divide-and-rule policy to establish its strong-hold on the Indian sub-continent. As music notes playing in the background moved from happiness to melancholy and the British empire expanded, taking small ‘sultanuts’ in its folds, Barakpore happened when dalit Matadin informed Mangal Pandey about the beef tallow-smeared bullets being used by Indian soldiers. The denial to use these bullets evoked a stern reaction from the British masters even as Mangal Pandey picked up his gun to shoot down the officer asking the soldiers to practice fire. He was hanged but not before triggering off the simmering discontent with foreign rule. Then, the Bahadur Shar Zafars and the Lakshmi Bai’s fell to British rule even as the kings and freedoms fighters of Haryana geared up to tackle foreign rule. Slowly, India integrated as one and threw out the British to gain independence and free itself from the shackles of slavery. The grand showing ended with a spectacular display by the motorcycle contingent of the Haryana Police. The chief guest, Haryana Finance Minister Birender Singh, along with DGP Ranjiv Dalal, applauded the effort of the cops, men and women, for the exemplary display of discipline, co-ordination and perfection.
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Riding high on passion for work
Chandigarh, October 17 No obvious comparisons to the character of an ‘escort’ she essays in the film, but in an industry where you are only as good as your last film Rani now has author-backed roles, like this one, being written especially for her. And she admits it too. “It is the biggest high when the director or writer believes you are perfect for what he has conceived,” she smiles. Never mind the so far tepid response to the film or the less-than-enthusiastic critics’ reviews. Rani’s passion for her craft shines. “I put all my heart and soul into what I do and I hope that translates on-screen,” she says in an exclusive tête-à-tête with The Tribune. Her joie de vivre is infectious. She comes across unassuming, happy as sunshine and adoring about films. “My passion starts and ends with movies,” she laughs. But there is something else that is giving films fierce competition, her niece. “I unwind with her. She is my biggest stress-buster and a bundle of joy. She has wound us all around her little finger and she’s the star,” says the indulgent aunt. But this star believes that what she does is no piece of cake. “It is a constant struggle to give of my best and it can get tiring. On a day when an important scene is being shot, nothing can come in the way. We have to be prepared to do it all. That is why we sometimes do not mix,” she offers. The allusion is perhaps to the controversy on the sets of this film at Benaras when her security guards allegedly got into a scuffle with her fans wanting to meet her. Interestingly, her audience is also her biggest fear. “I never want to let them down. They expect me to be good and do not want to come back disappointed and therefore I have to be prepared to give my craft.” “That is the job of an actor, to grasp and interact. I pick up little things because I realise that is the only way to enrich oneself and to remain sensitive to people and issues around us,” she smiles. What of the similarities in her role in “Laaga Chunari Mein Daag” and Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s “Saawariya”? Here is where her training as an actor comes in she says. “Both characters are from different backgrounds and this is actually a memorable year for me because I have two roles that are so different yet similar,” she beams. Ironically, she never wanted to be an actor. “It was my mom’s desire that I be one. My father was against it but my mother’s younger sister was an actress and so here I am,” she says. People may have lost an interior or fashion designer for that is what she wanted to become, but if sources are to be believed, she is slated for bigger things yet. She is romoured to be playing a fairy in Kunal Kohli’s next film starring Saif Ali Khan and Ameesha Patel. Whether she reigns in ‘tinsel town’ or Peter Pan’s Neverland, fairies do exist. |
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‘Comedy is my first love’
Mohali, October 17 This was expressed by well-known film director Kundan Shah, who conducted a workshop at Mad Arts, comedian Jaspal Bhatti’s film school. While talking to mediapersons here today, Shah said comedy was a very serious business that worked only when made from the heart. Shah, who won a national award for his film, ‘Janne Bhi Do Yaaro’, said comedy was his first love. For him, it means a fight for survival; one that was achieved through wit. “Comedy works well when a film is connected with life. But it is difficult making a comedy film as mistakes are more glaring here,” says Shah. On his latest venture, Shah says his next movie is about a prostitute who gets caught in a vertex of a by-election and becomes a chief minister. The shooting of the film starts in February. Shah, whose favourite comedy film is ‘Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi’, says Govinda is his favourite comic actor. Kundan Shah is well-known for his play, ‘Nukkad’, and films, ‘Kabhi Ha Kabhi Na’, ‘Dil Hai Tumhara’ and ‘Kya Kehna’.
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