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Autonomy to Colleges
Chandigarh, December 1 Principal A.C. Vaid, principal Suresh Tandon and Dr Harinderjit Kaur supported the VC’s move and it was unanimously passed that the BA/BSc/BCom I examinations would be conducted by the colleges, evaluated in the colleges and the result would be prepared by them for onward transmission to the university for declaration. The VC also announced that the present committee would further be expanded in order to take a final decision and to work on various aspects. Meanwhie, Vaid told the VC that the university was flouting its own calendar regulations. He alleged that the university office was only following those rules which were creating hindrances in the smooth working of the colleges. He elaborated that the students were eligible to opt for a subject privately where there was no provision for that subject (without practical) in the colleges. The VC assured that the matter would be looked into. There were heated arguments between the principals and dean, college development council, over the issue of sparing their teachers to attend refresher/orientation courses. Many principals objected to the type of language being used by the university to the extent of disaffiliation of the colleges if the teachers were not spared. The principals said how could the colleges be run if they spared four or five teachers from the college during the session. They should attend such courses during summer vacations or winter break.
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Rallies, competitions mark World AIDS Day
Chandigarh , December 1 Jean Rodrigues was the chief guest. Various activities were organised. The Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan, Punjab and Chandigarh, organised a painting competition at Bal Bhawan. A rally was organised from Bal Bhawan to Government Model Middle School, Sector 23-D. Meanwhile, an AIDS awareness camp was held at Government College, Sector 11, today on the occasion of World AIDS Day. All parents and students, who visited the campus to attend the first parent-teacher meet, were given information on AIDS through posters and transparencies by Dr Rashmi Ranjan, from department of paediatrics, PGI. Government College, Sector 46: The Red Ribbon Club, NSS units and Eco Club of Government College, Sector 46, observed World AIDS Day today. A rally-cum-human chain on AIDS awareness and environment protection was flagged off by the principal, Dr K.S. Saluja. More than 200 students participated in the rally, which passed through the lanes of Sector 46 and Sector 32, and raised slogans on AIDS awareness and environment protection. Earlier, poster-making and slogan-writing competitions on HIV/AIDS were also organised. Government College for Girls, Sector 42: The Red Ribbon Club of Government College for Girls, Sector 42, celebrated World AIDS Day on the college premises. The college has also planned to install a donation box for AIDS patients. MCM DAV College: The NSS unit of MCM DAV College organised a series of activities to mark World AIDS Day today. A poster exhibition was also put up. Volunteers also carried out a signature campaign to pledge their support and commitment to the cause of spreading awareness about AIDS. Dev Samaj College of Education, Sector 36: The Red Ribbon Club of the college organised different inter-college competitions to mark World AIDS Day today on the college premises. Various activities like poster-making, slogan-writing, essay-writing on the theme ‘Know AIDS for No AIDS’ were organised. A declamation contest on the theme ‘Dying Before Death: Stigma Against AIDS Victims’ was also held. More than 10 colleges participated. A skit titled ‘Jaag Uthe Putle’ was also presented by students of Guru Gobind Singh College, Sector 26. Prof S.K. Agnihotri, head of department (retd) of blood transfusion, PGI, was the chief guest. She said it was a noble cause to create awareness among people regarding these dreadful but preventive diseases. A film based on the AIDS theme, ‘My Brother Nikhil’, was also shown to the students.
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Align growth drivers for sustained development: Expert
Chandigarh, December 1 “Our urban-oriented growth has for long concentrated mostly on the relationship between the general education and employment with very little attention paid to the relationship between vocational/ technical education and employment. As a result, the gap between the skills available and skills required has kept on increasing adding to the already acute unemployment problem,” he added. Vijay Thadani, chairman of the CII education committee, said the union cabinet had approved an amount of Rs 774 crore for upgrading 300 ITIs during the current financial year. The recently announced central government scheme for upgradation of 1396 ITIs through public-private partnership was another positive step in this direction. Under the proposed scheme, the state government, as the owner of the ITI, continues to regulate admissions and fee while the new management will be given academic and financial autonomy and the central government will provide financial assistance by way of seed money.
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Coupling an aesthetic pursuit
As per an old adage, there is always a woman behind the success of a man. The credibility of the adage gets significantly augmented if the woman, despite being an inspiration, also endeavours to be an enlightened partner sharing his passion and pursuits. Rarely does the husband-wife compliment each other in chiselling their traits to marvel in any realm of art, but the academician-artist couple formLahore, Pakistan, not only negates the contention but offers a new dimension to the love and life. In city for an exhibition of their respective solo shows on painting works, the duo shared their views with The Tribune. A senior lecturer and thesis adviser at Lahore College for Women, University in Lahore, Arfan Javed Augstine feels that in the best and the worst of times, man has found solace in the fine arts. I do not delve into worldly themes rather all my works have been inspired by spiritual influence and a divine feeling. Titled ‘Wilderness’ , the series of paintings depict the agony of a tormented soul of an issueless woman. Augstine feels the art is all about emotions and back home the environment is not very congenial for our artistic urge to grow as it is in India. Only two years junior to Augstine in master's of fine arts, his better half Rebbeca Augustine supplements his views. A lecturer in fine arts at the famous Kinnairt College for Women at Lahore, she has put up her separate solo show. All 15 works in drawing with a philosophical theme of ‘Being conscious about subconscious’ are impressive with the content and treatment. The duo was a part of the Pakistani delegation to Delhi for a programme ‘Sanjhe rang Punjab de’. Their exhibitions, sponsored by the Punjab Lalit Kala Akademi, was inaugurated by internationally known artist Shiv Singh. The exhibits will be on display till December 2 between 10 am to 5 pm.
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7,000 from region to take MAT today
Chandigarh, December 1 There are around 180 centres all over the country and around 280 B-schools are participating in it. Nine centres have been made at Chandigarh and one centre each at Ludhiana and Jalandhar. Around 7,000 candidates would appear in the region. The participating institutes from the region are Aryans Business School (ABS), Chandigarh; IIBM, Chandigarh, BGIMT, Sangrur; CTIAMT, Jalandhar; PCTE, Ludhiana; PIMT and RIMT, Mandi
Gobindgarh.
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NIIT launches
GlobalNet+
Chandigarh, December 1 To address the manpower crisis in this domain, NIIT, has launched NIIT GlobalNet+ for career aspirants and working professionals in the region, looking at building and enhancing career prospects in Infrastructure Management Technologies. NIIT has also set up two specially designed learning centres to offer its GlobalNet+ curriculum in Chandigarh and Shimla. Giving details, Thadani said GlobalNet+ is an industry-endorsed training program designed, keeping in mind, the current trends and emerging networking technologies. The curriculum designed in partnership with global technology leaders such as CompTIA, Intel and Microsoft, is mapped for popular job profiles as per industry requirements.
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From Schools
Chandigarh, December 1
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Faulty Army purchases
Chandigarh, December 1 Justice Nawab Singh of the High Court also fixed March 11, 2008, as the next date of hearing on the petition filed against the CBI and 19 Army officers by Ajit Singh Dahiya, president of the Haryana state executive committee of Mahavir Kranti Dal’s anti-corruption and anti-crime wing. In a petition filed through advocate Chauhan Satvinder Singh Sisodia, it was alleged that in all 19 Army officers, including eight Brigadiers, 10 Colonels and one major were involved in the case. Evidence against them had already been submitted to the CBI, the petition further claimed. It was added that on Dahiya’s previous complaint, the CBI had registered an FIR against two Army Officers, a Lieutenant Colonel and a Colonel, along with seven other contractors on May 31 for cheating, forgery and criminal conspiracy under Sections 120-B, 420, 467, 468 and 471 of the IPC, along with the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The petitioner claimed that on June 25, he had submitted a representation to the CBI for including the names of 19 other Army officers in the matter.
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Judicial remand for Dr Chug
Chandigarh, December 1 The police said the accused was arrested around 2 am from Sector 38. Both accused and victim were medically examined. Dr Chug had retired as SMO from Government Multi-Specialty Hospital, Sector 16, and was running private practice from his residence. He had employed the maid servant around a month ago. The maid lived on the top floor of the house with her husband, who is a watchman.
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Auditor gets 1-yr jail for graft
Chandigarh, December 1 Arora had demanded Rs 2,000 in bribe for clearing the bills of Flaso firm in February, 2002. The firm supplies items used by the armed forces. There were about two such bills running in lakhs to be cleared by the CDA. A complaint was made to the CBI by Rajinder Sharma. Later, a trap was laid and Arora was caught red-handed accepting bribe.
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