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Make geography separate subject: Experts
Panchkula, October 28 This recommendation was made on the concluding day of the two-day 8th APG (Association of Punjab Geographers) National Conference on “Spatial Planning, Development and Environmental Sustainability: Challenges and Strategies” held at Institute for Spatial Planning and Environment Research (ISPER), here, today. Realising the mistake of subsuming elementary geography in social studies, a great concern was shown by the legends of the subject to introduce it as a separate full-fledged compulsory subject at school level. This science has played a pivotal role in spatial planning in most advanced countries of the world such as Germany, UK, France and USA. Dr G.S.Gosal, professor emeritus of geography, PU, stressed the need of understanding the earth in its various resource valleys as a pre-requisite of sustainability. Surjit Singh, former chief town planner, Haryana, and secretary general, ISPER, observed that planning for sustainability requires a communication not only with man for its various requirements and activities but also a comparative analysis between the earth as it is and human requirements. He strongly recommended the introduction and promotion of geography as a separate subject at school level. Dr M.S.Jaglan, chairman, department of geography, KU and Prof R.C. Chandna, former faculty member of department of geography, PU, conducted technical and concluding sessions, respectively.
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INIFD students open store in city
Chandigarh, October 28 A venture of four fashion designers Navneet, Parul, Reema and Priya, Sasa Palmate offers a rich collection of fabrics, including bration, silks, printed satins and foil printed fabrics. Hakuba from Pakistan, which is a hit with customers, starts from Rs 1,450. Gents kurtas and printed shirts with jute embroidery and chikan work, which are popular these days, are available between Rs 600 and Rs 1,500. “It’s nice to see students doing something special like this. People will surely like the stuff here that is available at affordable rates,” says Ritu Kochhar.
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Special courses for bus drivers
Chandigarh, October 28 The police said special courses under the traffic awareness programme for drivers had been launched. The guidelines of the programme were prepared by DSP (traffic) Jaswant Singh Khera. As many as 90 drivers participated on the first day of the programme. Drivers from other schools would participate in the programme on November 3. The drivers were also educated on the Supreme Court’s guidelines for school bus drivers, apart from sensitising them about traffic rules and causes of accidents. The attendants of school buses demanded that a training programme on first aid and trauma cases handling be imparted to them under such initiatives.
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From Colleges
Chandigarh, October 28 Dr Uma Batra, head of metallurgy department, Punjab Engineering College, was the chief guest. About 20 teams from various schools from all over Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali participated in the quiz. A preliminary round was conducted to shortlist the teams for the final round, out of which the team comprising Isha Dhand and Manhit Singh of AKSIPS secured the first position. Ankit and Sabrish of PML-SD stood second while Sonit and Mayank of Shivalik Public School-41 were third. R.K. Mahajan, chairman of IIM, Chandigarh chapter, and J.D. Sharma, honorary secretary, IIM, Chandigarh chapter, lauded the efforts of the
organisers. TALK DELIVERED: The placement cell of GCG-11, in collaboration with the Sociological Society, organised a talk on ‘Stress Management’ by Senapathy, a renowned motivator and faculty member of the ICFAI, Hyderabad. He said these days the stress level among the students was even higher than certain professionals. He also gave tips to students to deal with stress. More than 80 students attended the lecture.
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Students try hand at mehndi
Chandigarh, October 28 The students distributed the
pamphlets in various sectors after 2 pm. Ladies from nearby area
thronged the school premises to avail themselves of the mehndi discount.
They also enjoyed playing tambola and musical chair. The winners were
given prizes.
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Fraud
Chandigarh, October 28 In their appeal filed under Section 156 (3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), the two have urged the court to issue directions to the Chandigarh police, including SSP, police station-17 SHO and in charge of the police post, to lodge an FIR against the accused. Kumar and Dass, who hail from Una district, allegedly contacted the accused after seeing an advertisement in a newspaper. The accused had offered to facilitate jobs to clients in Canada. The applicants, who were unemployed then, said they met with the accused in a hotel in Sector 17 on March 14, 2005. He lured them by making a false promise of sending them abroad. The accused gave them a form and the two handed over Rs 5,200 to the accused as registration fee. Later, he asked them to pay Rs 1 lakh each, which they did along with submitting their passports and other necessary documents. Thereafter, the applicants repeatedly contacted the accused, who assured them of making prompt arrangements for sending them abroad. However, in October, 2006 they requested the accused to refund their money i.e. Rs 96,885 each. The accused issued cheques for Rs 32,000 to the two but they bounced due to insufficient funds. They approached the UT police and Sector 17 police station, who sent summons to the accused. A compromise was reached and the accused agreed to refund Rs 72,885 each. The accused paid Rs 32,000 each and signed cheques for Rs 40,000 each, which were dishonoured again. The petitioners again approached the police to get an FIR registered. However, the police allegedly refused to do so. The counsel for the two said: “The court has marked a police inquiry into the case.”
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Over 80,000 cases pending in dist courts
Chandigarh, October 28 The district courts authorities have thought over the concept of fast-track courts to tackle the increasing number of cases pending in various courts but the idea has not gone far as yet. The total number of cases disposed of in August amounted to 142. If compared to the number of cases pending in the courts, the number is quite low. The burden on the 19 courts functioning in the district courts complex is also high. For example, the chief judicial magistrate (CJM), Y.S. Rathore, has 4,064 cases pending going by the records till October 4. Besides, Rathore is holding the additional charge of the Juvenile Board in which 300 cases are awaiting to be disposed. Similar is the case with additional chief judicial magistrate (ACJM), J.S. Bhinder, who has 2,841 cases lying pending with him with another 200 cases of the Juvenile Board. It might be different for the courts staff but the litigants are a harassed lot. The maximum number of cases are taken up in the lower courts. Going by the court records, the maximum burden is on the court of the judicial magistrate first class (JMIC), Parveen Kumar Lal. There are 7,127 cases pending in his court. The president of the District Bar Association, Amar Singh Chahal, says, “The root cause of pendency is shortage of judges. One has to go by the quantum of work and the count of judges should be multiplied by three to deal with the pendency.
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Saga of partition retold
Chandigarh, October 28 As expected, the film stirred the social conscience as it traced the roots of the tragedy by profiling those very people who endured it. Sarah made the film by herself, without crew, that is. Yet, she managed to put soul into the work that is challenging by its very nature. Basically, the film sketches the northwest regions of the subcontinent, which have relations going back millennia. A lot of time is devoted to capturing the shared, ancient history of the Indus Valley Civilization, its people and some lesser-known aspects of the partition as well. Folk singers recorded live in their surroundings, found footage, reality-based and conceptual location shooting, still photography, and archival footage have been merged in the film to emphasise contrasted realities that compose this culturally connected yet politically disconnected region. To put the story across, Sarah has included interviews with Pervez Elahi, CM of Pakistan Punjab, Tahira Mazar Ali, social worker and mother of Tariq, Raza Kazim, lawyer, Dr Mubashir Hasan, former finance minister and co-founder of the Pakistan People’s Party, Ayesha Jalal, historian and author on the subcontinent’s history, among others. From the Indian side, Shiv Shankar Menon, foreign secretary, Mohinder Kaur, Raj Mata, Patiala, K. Natwar Singh, former ambassador and former external affairs minister, Malwinderjit Singh Waraich, freedom movement historian and author, Suraj Nehru, mother of Arun Nehru, Urvashi Butalia, author of 'The Other Side of Silence', and Romila Thapar among others feature in the documentary. Also featuring are interviews with former terrorists from Kashmir like Hashim Qureishi. The cultural landscape of the film is made up by footage from historically important sites like Mohenjodaro, Harappa, Dholavira, Katasraj, Khyber Pass, Dara Adam Khel, Taxila and Jain temples of Nagarparker and Gori. |
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Kalyani weaves magic
Chandigarh, October 28 The concluding function of the annual musical bonanza, organised by the Indian National Theatre (INT) and Indian Oil with The Tribune Group of Newspapers as the media sponsor, witnessed a large audience. Dr Deshmukh commenced the recital in a composite raga Nat-Bhairav. She displayed a well-cultivated craft of the raga progression (badhat), employing variegated combination of swaras, both in the ascending and descending orders, during the comprehensive elaborated alaap. She embellished the alaap and her composition "Jagdamba bhavani" in slow tempo with akaar and bol-taankari of musical phrases. Nagpur-based artiste, disciple daughter of Manohar Barve, later presented raga Devgiri Bilawal in the same pattern resorting to the same permutation and combination of musical phrases, which at times looked repetitive. After a scintillating ‘tarana’, she concluded the absorbing recital with a Meera bhajan. Avirbhav, a tabla exponent of the Punjab gharana, and Vinay Mishra complemented her performance. INT secretary Navjivan Khosla and K.K. Bhatnagar (IAS) honoured the artistes. Classical vocalist Vinita Gupta conducted the event with competence. |
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