Chandigarh, October 31
A one-day seminar on inter-cultural management was organised at GGDSD College, Sector 32, yesterday. Dr Jeanne Ludovic, professor in inter-cultural management, Normandy Business School, France, and Vivek Atray, director, public relations and tourism, UT administration, were the key speakers. Isabelle Normand, director, Alliance Francaise, Chandigarh, also attended the seminar.

Principal of the college Dr A.C. Vaid welcomed the guests. Dr Ludovic said inter-cultural exchange was a crucial part of many key processes underlying globalisation.

COMPETITION: ‘Chimica’, the Chemical Society of Government College, Sector 11, organised a power point presentation contest for BSc students today on the college premises. Students discussed various topics like chemistry in kitchen, green chemistry, chemistry of drugs, chance discoveries in chemistry, chemistry of cosmetics and chemistry in health diagnosis through presentations. As many as 12 teams participated in the competition. — TNS

Chandigarh, October 31
Hargobind Singh of Manav Mangal Smart School, Mohali, was first in Group C while Karan Sharma of Mount Carmel School, Chandigarh, got second place in group A during an inter-school creative contest, Best out of Waste, organised at Ajit Karam Singh International Public School, Sector 41, here, today.

As many as 300 students from 20 schools in Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali participated. Aditya Prakash, chairman, Punjab Lalit Kala Academy, Chandigarh, was the chief guest. — TNS

Chandigarh, October 31
Sentenced to death in the Beant Singh assassination case, Jagtar Singh Hawara has moved an application before the Punjab and Haryana High Court, seeking permission to meet relatives.

In his application against the UT administration, he has claimed that while his mother was allowed to meet him on October 30, his uncle and cousin were not given permission.

The plea is expected to come up for hearing tomorrow, along with a petition alleging segregation from others after being sentenced to death.

Justice Surya Kant of the High Court has already issued a notice of motion to the administration in the matter.

Hawara had sought directions for declaring illegal the action of lodging him and co-accused Balwant Singh in segregation. He had said the death sentence awarded to him by the Special Court was yet to be confirmed.

In an attempt to substantiate his contention, he quoted apex court judgments.

Chandigarh, October 31
The District Consumer Court Redressal Forum has directed the SDO (electricity, Sector 18) to pay a compensation of Rs 25,000 to a consumer, S.P. Jain.

The complaint was filed by Jain who died during the proceedings in 2003. The file pertaining to the case got lost, but the opposite party tried to recover the amount, against which Manoj Jain, son of the complainant, filed a petition.

Jain had received an electricity bill of Rs 6,599 on February 20, 1990. He said Rs 5,991 was added as arrears whereas the current charges were shown as Rs 265. Jain had occupied the house in 1990. He stated that Baldev Ram Aggarwal was staying in the house before Jain shifted.

In reply, the SDO concerned accepted that the fault was of the owner of the house and stated that they only wanted to recover the bill.

The forum opined that Jain was not liable to make the payment. Also, the power board official did not change the dead meter and allowed the replacement to linger on for more than two years during the tenancy of Baldev Aggarwal.

Chandigarh, October 31
The Pracheen Kala Kendra in association with the Delhi-based organisation, Swaranjali, will organise a musical bonanza ‘Ozone's Partibha Manch’ on November 1 at 6.30 pm at the kendra auditorium.

Kendra director M.L. Koser and Yogesh Sharma, general manager, Ozone, said the soiree would feature acclaimed Odissi music composer and vocalist Saroj K. Mohanti, Odissi danseuse Priambada Samatray and maestro Panchnan Bhyan.

Besides, globe-trotting sitar maestro Subrata De and noted ghazal exponent Kailsh Khare would be the main attractions of the composite cultural evening, added Koser. — OC