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 5,000 take part in painting contest PANCHKULA, Nov 12 — More than 5,000 students from various schools in Panchkula, Chandigarh and SAS Nagar participated in the fourth annual on-the-spot painting competition organised at an amusement park, near here, today. Price of peas shoots up CHANDIGARH, Nov 12 — Peas are becoming a luxury with their prices shooting up after each passing day. Sufferings of surplus states CHANDIGARH, Nov 12 — On the foodgrain front, this is the year of plenty and hence a muddle. Look at the food surplus states which every year save the country from starvation and death. Now both Punjab and Haryana are being bled white and systematically too. Some facts: |
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UT panchayat poll soon CHANDIGARH, Nov 12 — The dates for the conduct of panchayat elections in Chandigarh are likely to be announced after the arrival of the Joint State Election Commissioner of Delhi and Chandigarh here tomorrow. Mr Onkar Singh will be meeting senior officials of the Administration. The term of the present panchayats expired in January and as per norms the elections cannot be postponed twice. The main reasons for not holding the elections was non-clearance of the amendments regarding reservation of seats for the Scheduled Caste and women candidates and rules pertaining to the Panchayat Samitis. A proposal for amending the rules regarding elections to the Panchayat Samitis has already been sent by the Chandigarh Administration to the Administrator. While the elections to the Panchayat Samitis and Market Committees are held up, the elected members of the Zila Parishad are yet to be administered the oath. Sources in the Administration said that the issue of reserving the Scheduled Caste and women seats is being studied and in all likelihood the reservation pattern adopted by the Administration for conducting elections to the Municipal Corporation would be followed. The census of 1991 would be benchmark for the purpose. Three seats have to be reserved from among the 18 villages and 17 panchayats of the union territory. According to the census, four villages — Khuda Ali Sher, Maloya, Kajheri and Palsora — have the largest concentration of SC population. Khuda Ali Sher tops the chart as 38 per cent of the population consists of SCs. The figures for the other villages are Maloya (29.64 per cent), Kajheri (29.47 per cent) and Palsora (29.41 per cent). Kishangah with a percentage of 2.43 has the least number of SCs. Mr Bhupinder Singh Badheri, a former sarpanch, said that the Administration should follow the reservation policy adopted at the time of the municipal elections. The women SC seat should also be reserved from among the three reserved seats. He also added that the elections were long overdue and the Adviser had assured a delegation of the villagers led by him a few days back that the Administration was committed to hold the elections before January 13. Similarly, Mr Kulwant Singh, sarpanch of Darua and Mr Gurdeep Singh, a former sarpanch of Attawa, also said that pressure was being brought on the Administration not to follow the policy adopted during the municipal elections. It was only fair that the villages with the largest concentration should be reserved till the next census proved otherwise. Commenting on the amendments to the rules for the Panchayat Samitis, Dr G. Vajralingam, Finance Secretary, said as per the Punjab model, which was followed here, the name of every samiti member had to be proposed and seconded by other members. As only nine members were to be elected, this would have required 27 more members which was not possible. Hence, the need to amend the rule. The rules could be amended by the Administrator, he added.
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5 UT sarpanches join Congress CHANDIGARH, Nov 12 — The local unit of the SJP suffered a setback when five sarpanches, owing allegiance to the party, joined the Chandigarh Territorial Congress Committee(CTCC) along with their supporters here today. The sarpanches, who joined the CTCC are Mr Kuldip Singh (Kajheri), Mr Hari Singh (Sarangpur), Mr Mam Chand(Maloya), Mr Mohinder Singh(Khudda Lahora) and Mr Pritam Singh (Kishangarh). Mr Darshan Singh, a BJP leader, who was elected to the Zila Parishad from Behlana village, also joined the Congress. Welcoming them to the party fold, Mr Venod Sharma, CTCC chief, alleged that the Chandigarh Administration and the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh (MCC) were not responsive to the demands of the villagers. The condition of the civic amenities was getting from bad to worse with the each passing day, he said. Reacting to the statement of the local MP, Mr Satya Pal Jain that about 1,800 houses outside "lal dora" would get water and power connections, Mr Sharma flayed the "pick-and -choose" policy of the Chandigarh Administration on demolition of houses outside "lal dora".
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5,000 take part in painting
contest PANCHKULA, Nov 12 — More than 5,000 students from various schools in Panchkula, Chandigarh and SAS Nagar participated in the fourth annual on-the-spot painting competition organised at an amusement park, near here, today. The contest had a record entry of 58 schools. Tiny tots of the classes I to IV category were given the option to paint any of the joyrides. The seniors were asked to paint on theme of 300 years of the Khalsa celebrations. A round of the venue revealed untapped potential among scores of children who could be identified at random. There was also a non-serious category who had come for sheer fun. As soon as the contest was over and children waited for the results, the picnic time started. Long queues could be seen at various joyrides. There were also stalls of hooplas and "break the pyramid" which gave a fete-like atmosphere. Varying colours of school uniforms added to the charm at the venue. Prabhdeep Kaur Gill, a class IV student of Gem Public School, SAS Nagar, was adjudged first in category "A" of the contest. This included children from classes I to IV. Harpreet Kaur, a class III student of DAV Public School, SAS Nagar, and Ramandeep Singh, a class IV student of Gem Public School, were second and third, respectively. In category 'B' for classes V to VIII, Richa Saini from DAV Public School, SAS Nagar, was announced as the winner. The second place went to Amandeep Kaur Garcha from Gem Public School, while the third prize was bagged by Priya Saini from Tender Heart School. Sonia Sahni from GMM School, Sector 16, and Gurpreet Kaur from Army Public School, Dagshai, were first and second, respectively, in the seniors category which included classes IX and X. Vikram Singh Bhandari from DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, was the second runners-up.
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Customs, excise staff stir ends CHANDIGARH, Nov 12 — The working of offices of the Central Excise and Customs and the Income Tax Departments of the north-western region was severely affected following a three-day strike by various categories of employees. The strike came to an end today. Sources said as a result of the strike by the staff up to the level of inspector in the Customs and Excise Departments various works like checking the raw material, sealing containers and passing the final products was severely affected at scores of export-orienting units (EOUs) in the region, including those at Ludhiana, Amritsar, Malerkotla, Baddi, Barotiwala and Dera Bassi. Similarly, the work of registration of traders, whose documents are to be verified by the inspectors, was also affected. Preventive and surprise visits could not be undertaken and nakas could not be laid in the past few days due to the strike. Mr Rajesh Rai, president of the Customs and Central Excise Executive Officers Association, alleged the past three pay commissions had shown consistent disparity in the pay scales of revenue officials as compared to similarly placed officers of 130 categories of officers in the other central government departments. He claimed the government had lost revenue to the tune of Rs 1,500 crore as a result of the strike while the yearly burden on accepting the demands of the staff was only about Rs 40 crore. He claimed the work at the customs freight station in Ludhiana, the dry port in Amritsar, the Attari railway station, and Raja Sansi Airport, Amritsar, had been severely affected by the strike. Similarly, in the local Income Tax Department work relating to permanent account numbers (PANs), refunds and issuance of income tax clearance certificate for foreign visits and sale of property came to a virtual standstill. As all officers except those of the IRS cadre were on strike, routine work suffered badly. The Commissioner of the Central Excise Commissionerate, Chandigarh-I, Mr S.S. Jha, when contacted claimed there was no major disruption of work on account of the strike. He claimed the work of the EOUs was being attended to by the officers who were not on strike. He, however, conceded due to the strike the department had not been able to conduct any surprise checks or lay special nakas. This might have resulted in the evasion of tax in certain cases about which the department could not do anything, he added.
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Price of peas shoots up CHANDIGARH, Nov 12 — Peas are becoming a luxury with their prices shooting up after each passing day. According to a survey conducted by TNS in different markets today, a kg of peas was available for at least Rs 40. However, the commodity was priced between Rs 30 and Rs 35 a kg yesterday and even at a lower price of Rs 25 last week. At the same pattern capsicums is also becoming dearer for its price is registering a sharp increase. If a kg of capsicums was available at an average price of Rs 40 yesterday, it was priced between Rs 40 and Rs 60 in different city markets today. Bittergourd is no exception as far as its price is concerned. The commodity, which was priced yesterday between Rs 20 and Rs 22, is now available at Rs 20 to Rs 30. While the price of lemons yesterday was Rs 25, it was between Rs 28 and Rs 40 today. While on the pulse front the retail price of rajmash has witnessed a hike of Rs 5 with the price of a kg rising from Rs 35 to Rs 40. The price of "Besan" and black gram have also registered an increase of Rs 2 and their prices jumped from Rs 20 to Rs 22 per kg.
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Sufferings of surplus states CHANDIGARH, Nov 12 — On the foodgrain front, this is the year of plenty and hence a muddle. Look at the food surplus states which every year save the country from starvation and death. Now both Punjab and Haryana are being bled white and systematically too. Some facts: Punjab has 35 lakh tonnes of rice stored in its godowns. Rain and rodents attack this and at times make it unfit for human consumption. It is worth Rs 2,800 crore. The state agencies have borrowed this amount from banks with the permission of the Reserve Bank of India. Each day the load of interest increases and so do the incidentals. The Food Corporation of India would pay only when it lifts the stocks, and the damaged foodgrain is the responsibility of the state agencies. Each year there is a dispute. For example, Haryana's settled claim of Rs 20 crore cleared three years ago has not been paid. The FCI owed Punjab Rs 268 crore for the rice supplied during 1994-95. It is now Rs 450 crore, according to the Food Department. In addition, the Centre has to pay Rs 40 crore for the damaged paddy. In addition, wheat stocks accumulated over the past three years to a whopping 53 lakh tonnes, valued at Rs 4,000 crore. The FCI too has some 10 lakh tonnes of wheat lying in its godowns in Punjab. The godowns are full and most of the newly arrived paddy is stored in the open. Not only this, the millers shall also find it difficult to store their rice. Now add 87.5 lakh tonnes of paddy that has been purchased by the state agencies and millers. Punjab and the FCI have together purchased over 55.14 lakh tonnes and private rice millers 32 lakh tonnes. Within the next six months, the state would have more rice to store — 65 to 70 per cent of the paddy has been purchased. A senior Punjab Food Department official estimated that the state would be under a debt of Rs 10,000 crore. "This year is the worst," he commented wryly. In Haryana, the position is no better. From Chief Minister Bansi Lal to Food and Supplies Minister Ganeshi Lal, all have been knocking at the doors of the Centre to lift the stocks, but of little avail. The state has an accumulated stocks of 28 lakh tonnes of wheat and nearly four lakh tonnes of rice. All 32 lakh tonnes of foodgrains are valued at Rs 2400 crore. The states want the FCI to lift the stocks regularly so that the funds and space are not blocked. In this kharif season, millers and traders in Haryana have so far purchased 12.74 lakh tonnes of paddy. More paddy would be coming. The state agencies' share in Haryana is marginal — just over a lakh tonnes. But millers supply levy rice to the central buffer and it too has to be moved in time to provide the trade and the millers some profit and relief. Ask any officer or Minister, they say in one voice, "Our hands are full and the Centre just does not care." Interestingly, all the foodgrains are purchased by the state agencies for the public distribution system. The Centre would be subsidising it to the tune of Rs 10,000 crore this year. Now as the food deficit states cry for more foodgrains and the India's poor die, the FCI argues that it cannot lift the stocks as it is short of funds or wagons. And, the irony is that the country has imported 15 lakh tonnes of wheat some months ago. It allegedly contains some deadly weeds and is now being pushed to the poor states. "While our wheat is being eaten by moth and rodents, poor quality wheat imported at a high price and then pushed into the public distribution system," commented a senior Punjab minister. "We buy on behalf the central agencies and then we are penalised for having produced and purchased foodgrains," he added. Punjab's Food and Supplies Minister Madan Mohan Mittal worried over the situation yesterday wrote a letter to the Union Food and Supplies Minister, Mr Surjit Singh Barnala, and urged him to lift stocks on priority basis. He also asked for an urgent meeting of the officials concerned. Similar letters have gone from Haryana. Senior officials when asked as to how much the loss could be due to the delay in lifting the stocks and the damage by rodents and rain said: "It could be phenomenal." But no exact data was available.
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Educational avenues in Australia CHANDIGARH , Nov 12 — The International Development Programme (IDP) representing 37 Australian universities opened its office in the city today which would provide counselling to students aspiring for education in the "land of Kangaroos". This is the fourth office in India after New Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai. The IDP is a non-profit organisation which represents 180 Australian institutions providing education in the areas of academics including engineering, economics, computer science, media, tourism and hospitality. Talking to TNS Dr Denis Blight, Chief Executive, said as a matter of policy the universities in Australia wanted to go international. It had become imperative for the survival of universities to go global in the wake of the globalisation process. There were a large number of students from the South-East Asia. However, the number of students from India was less. The IDP has launched a campaign to lure Indian students in a big way because of India's vast potential for development. The exchange programmes while providing income to Australian universities would provide manpower development to Indians. This is part of Australia's commitment to regional development . Dr Blight, a former diplomat, said he saw thousands of potential ambassadors for his country who would receive their education in Australia. The Australian system was similar to that of Indian in the sense that it was British. Clarifying that Australia would not like to contribute to brain drain, Dr Blight said there were distinct visas for students who were sent back after the completion of their studies . The main purpose of opening up the office is to reduce official hurdles for students. In the past one of the major problems faced by students wishing to go abroad was lack of correct information, Dr Blight said. The IDP would open offices at Calcutta, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad within two years . Dr Blight, a Ph.D in chemistry, served as a diplomat in Turkey, Kenya and the United Kingdom. He is among the foremost knowledgeable professionals in the field of education . An exhibition of the IDP will be organised at the Mountview tomorrow .
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Seminar on advances in therapeutic
techniques CHANDIGARH, Nov 12 — Eminent doctors from defence services, the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, the PGI, the Sector 32 Government Medical College Hospital will participate in a two-day continuing medical education programme on "Recent advances in therapeutic techniques" to be held at Command Hospital, Chandimandir on November 14 and 15. According to Major-Gen Virendra Singh, Commandant, Command Hospital, the programme has been necessitated as all fields of medicine are witnessing an upsurge of knowledge and an information revolution. The important topics to be
discussed during the two-day programme, include "can
bypass surgery be avoided ?", "harmone
replacement therapy", "management of
obstructive jaundice", "functional endoscopic
sinus surgery", "recent advances in relative
surgery", "baloon mitral valvoplasty",
"management of neonatal sepsis", "total
knee replacement", "newer alternatives to
tracheal intubation",
"laproscopic-cholecystectomy", "current
management of urinary stone disease" and "can
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Cactus show begins today CHANDIGARH, Nov 12 — The 22nd annual show of the National Cactus and Succulent Society of India will be held at the Sector 15 Lajpat Rai Bhavan from November 13 to 15, Lieut-Col CS Bewli, show chairman, announced here today. The show will attract more
than 5,000 exhibits, including cactus and succulent
plants. There will be 52 different categories and nearly
50 trophies and prizes will be awarded to the successful
competitors. Order reserved on bail plea CHANDIGARH, Nov 12 — The Sessions Judge, Mr B.S. Bedi, today reserved order till tomorrow on an application moved by Mr Amarjit Singh, Executive Engineer with the Chandigarh Administration, for anticipatory bail. The judge also stayed his arrest till then. The Chandigarh police planned to arrest him in connection with a case registered against him under Sections, 406, 409, 467, 471 and 120-B, IPC, apart from the Prevention of Corruption Act. The case was registered on a complaint lodged by Mr Vinod Baghai, a local contractor, who had alleged irregularities in the allocation of aluminium glazing work in the Chandigarh Medical College Hospital's Blocks 'C' and 'D'.
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Arguments in murder case conclude CHANDIGARH, Nov 12 — Arguments on the closure report submitted by the CBI in connection with the Inderjit Singh murder case were today concluded in the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Mr Sant Prakash. Mr Inderjit Singh was allegedly murdered about a decade ago in his one-room rented accommodation. The police had concluded that it was not a case of suicide but that of murder. Later the case was entrusted to the CBI. This investigating agency had given the finding that it was a suicide case. The father of the
deceased, Mr Allah Singh, had, however, expressed his
doubts about the report. The Chief Judicial Magistrate
had directed a fresh investigation into the case. The
second investigation was conducted by Mr K.C. Kanungo,
DIG of the CBI. He had submitted that it was a case of
murder. Opening ceremony of institute SAS NAGAR, Nov 12 — The opening ceremony of the Gian Jyoti Institute of Management and Technology was held here today, a press note of the institute said. Dr B.S. Bhatia, Dean, Academic Affairs of Punjabi University, Patiala, was the chief guest. Dr Bhatia stressed the need for inter-disciplinary knowledge for professionals of today. Dr R.C. Verma, director of
the institute, welcomed the chief guest. |
Telecom staff hold rally CHANDIGARH, Nov 12 — Local Telecom Department employees staged a rally in Sector 17 here today in response to a nationwide strike call given by five unions of class III and IV employees. The protesters raised slogans against the non-acceptance of their demands despite an agreement reached between employees and the government in 1997. Leaders of various unions claimed the strike was total and said they were prepared to fight for their rights. The major demands of the
agitators include upgradation of pay scales, recruitment
of staff in view of the increased workload, scrapping the
proposal to turn the Ministry of Telecom into a
corporation. The issue of discrimination against telecom
factory staff with regard to pay scales and promotions
was also discussed. |
UT staff to hold rally today CHANDIGARH, Nov 12 — Members of the Federation of UT Employees and Workers will hold a rally in support of their demands in Sector 17 tomorrow. Mobilisation rallies were
held at various places in the city here today. The main
demands of the protesters include grant of bonus,
regularisation of the services of daily wage earners,
promotions after four, nine and 18 years of service,
respectively, besides treating those transferred from the
UT Administration to the municipal corporation as being
on deputation. Club donates Rs 71,000 PANCHKULA, Nov 12 — The Lions Club of Panchkula (Chandigarh) has donated Rs 71,000 for the building of the National Handicapped Welfare Council of Haryana, which is under construction here. The donation was given by
Mr Ashok Sawhney, who was installed as president of the
club for 1998-99 at an installation ceremony held at
Chandigarh recently. |
Cooking session inaugurated CHANDIGARH, Nov 12 — A session of healthy cooking on Chinese cuisine was inaugurated at the Food Crafts Institute here today. Mrs Anuradha Gupta, Home Secretary, was the chief guest. More than 750 persons have already enrolled themselves for the four sessions to be held on November 12 and 13. The two sessions today were conducted by Mr Jatinder Thakur, Mr P. Mukherjee and Mr S.G. Gomes. The institute will also
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PUTA
postpones rally CHANDIGARH, Nov 12 — The Panjab University Teachers Association today announced the postponement of its rally scheduled for tomorrow, an official press note said. The rally has been postponed following an assurance given by the government that the new scales would be expeditiously implemented, Dr M. Rajivlochan, secretary of the association, said. Meanwhile, Dr Satya P. Gautam, president of the association, in a letter to the Chief Minister of Punjab said the state government should not lose any time in announcing the implementation of the revised pay scales. "As it is, 80 per cent of the expenditure on account of revised pay scales is going to be met by the Union Government. The burden on the Punjab Government is going to be very less," he added. The committee for the formation of an alI-India federation of university teachers association has received encouraging response from 30 universities all over the country which have formally agreed to join the federation, Dr P.P. Arya, convener, said. The convention of the north-western region will be held here on November 29. The national-level convention will be held on December 28 and 29. Dharna: Students of the Department of Education (M.Ed.) sat on a dharna in front of the Vice-Chancellor's office here on Thursday. They were demanding compulsory submission of dissertation at the end of the course should be made optional. The students were led by Mr Akhil Goyal, general secretary of the campus council. Students said there was no
special weightage for dissertation in interviews for
jobs. This also added to the time taken for the
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held for rape, cheating CHANDIGARH, Nov 12 — A constable of the Haryana police, Balwinder Singh, who had been allegedly cheating on his wife and had married another woman, has been booked for rape and cheating. Thanks to the second wife, the case has come to light. The police registered a case today. However, no arrest has been made so far. Balwinder Singh, at present posted in Ambala, was married to Patiala-based Parveen in 1991. She bore two kids from the marriage. In the meantime, the cop deserted her and applied for divorce. Parveen applied for maintenance and the matter was pending in court, according to police sources. Before the divorce came through, he started an affair with Shallu Singh of Sector 37 and later married her. From this alliance, he had two daughters. The cop then chose to desert her also. The woman, however, turned the tables on him and approached the Sector 39 police. An investigation was carried out and even Parveen was roped in and questioned. The police has registered a case under Sections 376 and 420 of the IPC. Balwinder Singh has been booked for rape as he could not have legally married Shallu Singh, police explained. Dead: Sonoo (24), resident of Dhanas, who had received burn injuries in her home a couple of days ago, died in the PGI on Thursday afternoon. The police said there was no complaint of foul play. As such, no case has been registered so far. She had been married an year ago. Drunken brawl: One person was allegedly assaulted while six others, who were fighting with each other in a drunken state, have been arrested by the police in separate cases. The Bapu Dham police on Wednesday night arrested Jai Narayan, Surinder, Surbhi, Bandhu, Kailash and Hari Narayan. The six were booked under Section 7/51 of the IPC. Meanwhile, Mr S K Chandel of Sector 35 has alleged he was assaulted by Jai Pal of Sector 20. A case under Sections 506 and 509 of the IPC has been registered. Help for soliciting: A woman in her twenties was arrested for allegedly soliciting while her accomplice, a rickshaw puller, was also nabbed by the CIA wing of the Chandigarh police on Thursday. The modus operandi of the woman was to roam around in the city on a rickshaw driven by Madho Prasad of the Sector 31 labour colony. The woman's area of operation was the road from Industrial Area to ISBT. A team of the CIA in the presence of DSP Daya Nand met Madho Prasad and offered him money to make the woman available. A deal was struck and money paid in advance. Madho Prasad brought the woman to a pre-designated place in Sector 21 where the CIA team nabbed him and the woman, Inspector K I P Singh claimed. The woman hails from Sonepat and has been separated from her husband, who lives in Burail village, for the past one year. Nabbed: Two persons have been arrested by the police for allegedly carrying liquor while a foreign national possessing drugs has been arrested. Shakti Bel of Bapu Dham was nabbed and 12 bottles of whisky seized from him while Raju of Janata Colony, Sector 25, was arrested by the police while carrying eight bottles of whisky. Separate cases under the Excise Act have been registered. David Ontario, a foreign national was nabbed from Sector 16 for possessing 50 grams of smack. Booked: A driver of Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU), Mehar Singh, was booked by the police for allegedly stealing diesel from a CTU bus (CH-01-G-5472). Mr Karam Singh, an inspector of the CTU, reported the matter. Stolen: A scooter (CH-01-N-2695) owned by Manoj Kumar of Sector 35 was stolen from the Sector 40 market. Probe into burglaries:
The police is carrying out investigations in the
sensational burglaries in Dhanas village. Nine shops were
burgled on Tuesday night. The police is hopeful of
nabbing the culprits by questioning people with past
criminal records. |
Images of anguish CHANDIGARH: "Images", an exhibition of collages by Raja Jaikrishan, reflects the artist's search for peace and tranquillity in these testing times. It tells about his journey from one destination in life to another in search of truth. Though a journalist by profession, Raja, with an artistic bent of mind, likes to contemplate and reflect upon important issues of life. This is not a regular show. Residents of the city in the recent past must have come across numerous painting and photography exhibitions. But this one consists of collages. It is basically a cut-and-paste job. It is a simple-sounding technique but it involves a lot of fore thought, a tremendous amount of search for the correct picture, precise cutting and then putting everything together in a meaningful way. That this process is time-consuming is evident from the fact that it took Raja one year to make preparations for his show. Violence seems to be the backdrop of most of the compositions. They are a clear indication of the artist's troubled soul. He particularly seems to be traumatised by the killings and terrorism prevailing in Kashmir. Over here, the relevance of nonviolence as a weapon against violence has also been questioned. "The staff of nonviolence" and the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi are no longer followed or even thought of twice. Another section of the exhibition is on "Gods and Icons". Here the artist has tried to show that a human being is always trying to rise above his fellow-beings. When he succeeds, he starts exploiting and if things go out of hand he can become a dictator. Even in our religions we find the same thing. The fault is not with a religion itself but with the clergy. Clergymen think themselves to be superior and try to rule mankind by dictating tenets to them. And Raja has explored an entirely different kind of area — advertisements. He has delved deep into the world of illusions where advertising people play with the needs of a consumer. It is full of glamour and is crafted out of ideas, imagination and creativity. The exhibition at Punjab Kala Bhawan will be open till November 17. — Priti Verma
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