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Foreign students’ hostel
conditions appal Jacob
Chandigarh, May 1
Continuing with his surprise checks for the second day today, the UT Administrator, Lieut Gen J.F.R. Jacob (retd), on a visit to the foreign students hostel, countered overflowing sewerage manholes and water tanks, a dirty kitchen , an under-utilised mess, open electric junction boxes with loose live wires hanging around, courtyards being used as garbage dumping grounds, total lack of coordination, filthy rooms, broken furniture and dark and dingy corridors.
Row over seniority
in city colleges
Chandigarh, May 1
The tussle between the deputationists and UT lecturers serving in the city’s government colleges seems to be resurfacing. This time, the UT lecturers are bitterly resenting the fact that they are being denied positions of seniority in the colleges due to the presence of the deputationists, whose stay in the college, they claim, is totally illegal.
CAMPUS BEAT
Pathak visits evaluation centre
Chandigarh, May 1
Prof K.N.Pathak, Vice-Chancellor Panjab University, visited the evaluation centre of the annual examination currently underway at the Gymnasium Hall in the university.
A delegation led by Dr A.S.Chahal, a member of the PU Academic Council, and Dr Karamjit Singh, secretary of the local unit of the PCCTU, met the VC and said Rs 6 per copy was a “very poor” fee for evaluation duty.
School’s annual
function
Chandigarh May 1
“In order to ensure multifarious development of children, both parents and teachers should work in coordination,’’ said Brig S.C. Sharma, Commander 12 Sig Grp and Chairman,
VMC, at the annual function of Kendriya Vidyalaya No 1, Chandi Madir Cantonment held at the Manekshaw Auditorium here today.
Folk song competition
Chandigarh, May 1
Students of Tender Heart School, Sector 33-B, bagged the first prize in the inter-school folk song competition held at Yadvindra Public School, SAS Nagar.
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The chief guest, Brig S.C. Sharma, Commander 12 Sig Grp, lights the lamp assisted by the Principal, Ms Bushra Ahuja, at the annual function of Kendriya Vidyalaya No 1, Chandi Mandir here on Tuesday. |
Talent search competition
Chandigarh, May 1
Nearly 150 children of the city showed their talent in dance, music and acting during the first phase of the North Zone Talent Search Competition 2001, organised by Scorpion Business Group at the Bal Bhavan in Sector 23, here today.
HIGH COURT
Proceedings against ex-sarpanch stayed
Chandigarh, May 1
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today stayed further proceedings before the trial court against an ex-sarpanch allegedly implicated in an attempt to murder case at the behest of an Akali Minister, Mr Janmeja Singh
Sekhon.
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Directive to Judge
on DSP’s bail plea
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Pre-arrest bail for
MLA’s brothers
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Notice on pension for Ghadr activists
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Notice on ASP’s
‘false’ affidavit
Bhatnagar case
Defence counsel withdraws from trial
Chandigarh, May 1
The defence counsel representing Maj Maneesh Bhatnagar today decided to withdraw from the trial after the general court martial declined to accept his submission and threatened to move the Bar Council against him.
DISTRICT
COURTS
MCC officials granted bail
Chandigarh, May 1
Four officials of the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh, who were arrested by the CBI on corruption charges, were granted bail today by the UT Additional District and Sessions Judge. The officials namely Kashmira Singh, Sunil Kumar, Sunil Dutt and Avtar Singh were granted bail on the furnishing bail bond of Rs 20,000 each.
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Police remand
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Judicial remand
Lawyers’ stir unjustified,
claim litigants
Panchkula, May 1
While the lawyers protest against the police raid at the house of a colleague by suspending work in the district courts, the public feels it is unjustified and they are being held to ransom for no fault of theirs.
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