EDUCATION

DU announces guidelines for disabled students
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, May 14
To facilitate the physically challenged students seeking admission in different undergraduate courses Delhi University has announced in advance the guidelines and requirements for them so that they do not face harassment in collecting information from colleges by visiting them personally.

The Registrar of the university has said the physically challenged students should have disability certificate issued from the medical board of the designated government hospital. The university has also said the certificate should have the photograph of the student concerned fixed on it so that there should be no confusion at the time of admission. 

Seminar held at Gargi College for newcomers
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, May 14
Students of Gargi College organised a seminar for students seeking admission in different courses in the college.

The seminar was organised on May 14 from 10 am to 2 pm in association with the teachers of the college. The two-day seminar will conclude tomorrow. The main emphasis of the seminar was to make the newcomers aware about the different courses, the fee structure, job prospects after completing the course and its industrial demand.

This seminar was the first one of its kind ever organised by the students to help the newcomers. According to Ms Vasundhara Bisht, president of the students union of Gargi College, “Our main emphasis is to help the students, to guide them properly about courses and other related information. We got marvellous response in this seminar as around 100 students visited per day during the seminar.” She said the parents accompanying their children were also satisfied as they got all admission related information under single roof.

Nidhi Mathur, sports president of the college, said, “Our college is one of the best colleges in Delhi University and I wish that the students should come here for admission. The school staff and teachers are also very cooperative to us.”

Two DCPs promoted

New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry today ordered the promotion and transfer of two DCP-level officers of the Delhi Police.

According to the order, Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Sanjay Beniwal will take over as the Deputy Inspector-General (DIG), Mizoram, on promotion and Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Vivek Gogia will take over as the Deputy Commissioner of Police (FRRO) with immediate effect.

COURTS

Complete BCD poll in three weeks, says HC
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, May 14
The Delhi High Court today issued directions for the immediate appointment of a returning officer to complete the Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) election within three weeks.

While dismissing a set of petitions challenging irregularities in the BCD, Mr Justice B. D. Ahmed said during the process of election the court would not entertain any petition concerning the election.

Any aggrieved person could file a petition only after the election to the body of the advocates of the Delhi High Court was over.

The high court in October last year had a Special Committee constituted by the Bar Council of India to take over the affairs of the Bar Council of Delhi after expiry of its term to consider the issue of appointing a returning officer and continuation of the BCD electoral process that had been halted following allegations of bungling during counting.

The ballot papers, which had been lying sealed in the high court guard room, would be handed over to the returning officer only after his appointment.

The BCI constituted the Special Committee on October 13 under the Advocates Act which comprises the Additional Solicitor-General, Mr Altaf Ahmed, as Chairman, lawyers Mr R. P. Lao and Mr Deshanand Gaur.

On October 14, the high court had issued a notice to the BCI on a plea by a leading candidate in the BCD polls, seeking appointment of a returning officer to complete the council’s electoral process that had been halted due to the resignation of the Chief Polling Officer following allegations of bungling during counting.

Mr Abhay Verma through counsel Sanjay Jain sought the appointment of another returning officer so that the BCD elections could be taken to the logical conclusion.

The counting had to be stopped on October 4 following allegations of interpolation in ballot papers and the ballot boxes were sealed.

Thereafter, Returning Officer S. K. Mahendiratta resigned.

The allegation came only during counting of the lower preferences in the votes, Mr Jain said, adding that under such circumstances the returning officer should have referred the matter to the Additional Solicitor-General in accordance with the election rules.