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B Ed imbroglio: Students demonstrate at CSJMU gate
ABOUT 100 students of the Chatrapati Sahu Ji Maharaj University staged a demonstration at the gates when they were denied entry into the campus. The students were enraged over their non-inclusion in the B Ed counselling process. The ongoing dispute between the private colleges and the university authorities was cited to be the reason for their non-inclusion.
ABOUT 100 students of the Chatrapati Sahu Ji Maharaj University staged a demonstration at the gates when they were denied entry into the campus. The students were enraged over their non-inclusion in the B Ed counselling process.
The ongoing dispute between the private colleges and the university authorities was cited to be the reason for their non-inclusion.
Earlier, the private colleges had decided to hold separate entrance examination for admitting students to the B Ed courses run by them. Consequently, the university did not hold counselling for these colleges.
Meanwhile, a section of the private colleges refused to accept the proposal to conduct separate entrance examination. Instead, they preferred that the university should conduct counselling for them. Since the managements of all the private colleges were not unanimous on the issue, the university did not concede to the demand of the dissenting faction.
As a result, students qualifying for the B Ed entrance examination were not allotted colleges even after the university seats were filled up.
Cops urged to pay attention to SC/ST atrocity cases
THE SPEAKERS at a three-day workshop made an appeal to the police officers to pay special attention to sort out the grievances of the Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe and Backward Classes.
The workshop, held on Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Atrocities Prevention) Act 1989, concluded here on Tuesday.
The meet was organised jointly by the National Commission for SC/ST and zonal police at Chandra Shekhar Azad University.
Addressing the officers, DIG (zone) Daljit Singh said that it was the primary duty of the police to ensure justice to the people of socially backward classes. He further said that if the Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe Act was implemented, it was capable enough to deal with any such cases.
Mr Singh hoped that the participants would pay special attention to investigate the cases related to atrocities on SC/ST.
He also urged officers to share their experiences with their colleagues and juniors of their respective areas.
The workshop was organised to impart special training to the 20-20 police station level officials from Kanpur and Agra ranges.
Tripurari Rai, Assistant Director of the SC/ST Commission, briefed the gathering of dos and don’ts of investigating a backward cast-related atrocity case.
The valedictory session of the workshop was coordinated by SP (crime) Sri Pati Mishra.
FP shop dealers’ body to hold rally in New Delhi
MEMBERS OF the All-India Fair Price Shop Dealers Federation will hold a rally in support of their demands at Ramlila Ground in New Delhi on August 28.
Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, MP Sitaram Yechhuri and national general secretary of the Federation Vishambhar Basu will address the rally.
The fair price shop dealers are worried about the government’s proposal to end subsidies from the ration shop by March 2007.
A press communiqué issued by the national secretary of the federation Ramashankar Shukla stated it was necessary to improve the distribution system at the fair price shops. The federation was making efforts at all-India level for the last few months but the most states did not show concern over the problem raised by the federation, alleged Shukla.
The federation urged the Central Government that the sale of sugar should be made through the fair ration shops only all over the country along with other necessary consumer goods, too.
The Federation also said that the Antodya Yojna for those who were living below the poverty line was not a healthy project. Shukla exhorted the fair ration shop dealers to attend the proposed rally in large numbers to pressure the government.
