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PUTA resents shifting of protest place
Chandigarh, October 29 In a press note issued by general secretary Manjit Singh, the decision of the Administration was wrong on technical grounds. “There is a huge storage of oil of two petroleum companies adjoining the new space that can become handy for agitators as ‘oil bomb’. The new space earmarked in Sector 25 is next to the cremation ground. If we go by the existing data of frequency of rallies at Matka Chowk, there is almost one protest per day. If the road is blocked by the protesters, which is the main reason of shifting of ‘rallying point’ from Matka Chowk to Sector 25, it is not difficult to imagine how mourners would feel at that moment of grief,” said the note. Mr Manjit Singh added that on the east side of the new ground allocated for the protests was Jawahar Navodya School, which is residential. It would be impossible for the children to study amid noise of protests. On the south side are residential quarters of Panjab University employees who would have to undergo sleepless night. PUTA condemned the decision of the Administration to shift the place to Sector 25. PUTA also condemned the permit given to liquor shop at the corner of the protest place in Sector 25. The vend was located in the vicinity of three institutions: Panjab University, Navodya School, and Chitkara School. One temple and gurdwara within the university boundary was also close by. PUTA members recently met Prof. R.C. Sobti, Vice-Chancellor, Panjab University, and expressed resentment. Prof Sobti assured PUTA representatives to pursue the Administration to shift the place of protest from Sector 25 and also to close down the liquor vend next to educational institutions.
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Vocal, music contests mark PU festival
Chandigarh, October 29 Participants regaled the audience by the rendition of ladies traditional songs of Punjab such as “suhag, ghories, long hake, dholak, ghara, geet and sithanian”. The singing talent and skills of the participants were depicted in the Kaveeshri, vaar and kali singing. Padma Bhushan Dr Sardar Anjum, noted poet and writer, the chief guest of the session, appreciated the participants and stressed that the rich heritage and culture of Punjab had been a perpetual source of inspiration for generations in the turbulent times. In the literary segment of competitions, poem recitation, elocution and debate were organised which were presided over by Mr Pahlad Aggarwal, Deputy Director, Public Instruction (Colleges), as the chief guest. In the evening session, presentations by the participants of the instrumental music category won applause from the audience. The main events in this category were percussion (taal vadya), non-percussion (swar vadya), orchestra (Indian), group folk orchestra and folk instrument. Mr Subhash Ghosh, a renowned instrumentalist and inventor of musical instrument Saraswani, was the chief guest for the session. The results of today events are as follows: Suhag/ghories/long hake: 1 Guru Gobind Singh College for Women, Sector 26, 2 Government College for Girls, Sector 42; 3 MCM DAV College for Women, Sector 36; Kaweeshri: 1 Government College for Girls, Sector 11, 2 Guru Gobind Singh College for Women, Sector 26, 3 Government College for Girls, Sector 42; Kaweeshri (individual): 1 Jyoti Sarup, Guru Gobind Singh College for Women, Sector 26, 2 Prabhdeep, Government College for Girls, Sector 11, 3 Gurpreet Kaur, Government College for Girls, Sector 42; Vaar/kali singing: 1 Guru Gobind Singh College for Women, Sector 26, 2 Government College for Girls, Sector 11, 3 Government College for Girls, Sector 42; Vaar/kali (Individual): 1 Sonali Dhalla, Guru Gobind Singh College for Women, Sector 26, 2 Sugam Lata, Government College for Girls, Sector 11, 3 Loveveer, Government College for Girls, Sector 42; Debate: 1 Vrinda Sharma, Government College for Girls, Sector 11, 2 Avantika Singh, Government College for Girls, Sector 11, 3 Shashi Mahajan, (MCM DAV) and Preeti Bhanot (GGSCW, Sector 26). Poem Recitation: 1 Gagandeep, Government College for Girls, Sector 42, 2 Amanpreet Kaur, Dev Samaj College for Women, Sector 45, 3 Vasudha, Government College for Girls, Sector 42, Elocution: 1 Vrinda Sharma, Government College for Girls, Sector 11, 2 Guneet, Government College for Girls, Sector 42, 3 Madhuri, Guru Gobind Singh College for Women, Sector 26, Percussion: 1 Manu Parmar, MCM DAV College for Women, Sector 36, 2 Manju Sharma, Government College for Girls, Sector 42, Non-percussion: 1 Samvadini, Government College for Girls, Sector 11, 2 Priyanka Ohri, MCM DAV College for Women, Sector 36, Orchestra (Indian): 1 Dev Samaj College for Women, Sector 45, 2 GCG-11and MCM DAV -36, 3 Guru Gobind Singh College for Women, Sector 26. (Individual): 1 Deepshikha Suri, MCM DAV College for Women, Sector 36, 2 Pooja, Guru Gobind Singh College for Women, Sector 26, 3 Anuradha, Government College for Girls, Sector 11, Group folk orchestra: 1 Government College for Girls, Sector 11, (Individual): 1 Komal, Government College for Girls, Sector 11, 2 Shailly, Government College for Girls, Sector 11, 3 Gurpreet, Government College for Girls, Sector 11, Folk instrument: 1 Jyoti Sarup, Guru Gobind Singh College for Women, Sector 26, 2 Sonia Sharma, Government College for Girls, Sector 11, 3 Manju Sharma, Government College for Girls, Sector 42.
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Syndicate takes up probe reports
Chandigarh, October 29 The report had given a clean chit to Prof Gupta and recommended “to consign to record, the false, childish complaint of Prof V.K. Chopra which is based on the anonymous details of allegations which were slipped by unknown persons under the door of his flat. Beside this, the complaint is nothing but under the revengeful attitude of Prof V.K. Chopra.” Syndicate members decided to release post-retirement benefits to Prof Gupta today since nothing was found against her. Prof Chopra had alleged that Prof Gupta had indulged in financial irregularities. Prof Gupta had in her reply alleged that he was levelling false allegations against her as she had proceeded against him when she was the Head of the Department as he had been absenting himself and not taking classes. The Syndicate agenda this time has also placed on record a host of confidential memos issued by Prof D.R. Sharma, a former Head of the Department, to Prof Chopra, asking him to report for duty. The agenda also included proceedings of earlier Senate meetings which stated that a committee headed by Prof S.L. Sharma was looking into these allegations. The report of Prof N.P. Manocha regarding the award of zero to some candidates of M.A. II history examination (2005) by examiners were also accepted during the meeting. While one examiner had given zero to three candidates, the others had given these candidates more marks. After going through the answer sheets, Prof Manocha had recommended that the result of two candidates be declared according to the re-evaluation while the case of one candidate who was given zero needed to be probed. A three-member committee was constituted today to examine the role of the examiner who gave the candidate a zero. The report of another inquiry committee looking into allegations against Mr Manoj Kumar, faculty member of the University Business School, that he had asked someone else to write the question paper he was to prepare was also tabled before the Syndicate. The report was forwarded to the A Senate for consideration on the grounds that it was a regular departmental inquiry and could be tabled only in the Senate. The report had recommended the filing of the complaint against Mr Manoj Kumar who had stated that he had prepared the question paper but it was “manuscripted” by someone else. The syndicate also gave nod to a 30 per cent hike in sports fee. This has been done to collect funds for the construction of an astro turf. Members also granted provisional affiliation to 60 additional seats in B.Com (first year) to four government colleges in the city. Another 15 seats in B.Com (first year) have been granted to DAV College, Sector 10.
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Students attend yoga camp
Chandigarh, October 29 Sadhaks from Chandigarh and surrounding areas participated in the camp with great enthusiasm. The camp also received good response from students. The participants performed different asanas under the instructions of experienced instructors, including Radha Krishana Aneja, Satish Sahni and R.K. Malhotra. The participants were also taught finest techniques of pranayam such as anulom
velom, kapal bhathi, nadi shodhan and Omkar, said Varinder Verma of the
sansthan. Earlier, Mr V.K. Bhardwaj, Chief Engineer of the Administration, inaugurated the camp amid enchanting of traditional Om dhawani and Gyantri Mantra followed by Saraswati Vandana and
prayer.
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Anticipatory bail for bureaucrat
Panchkula, October 29 According to sources, Robin Gupta had filed an application for the anticipatory bail after a local court asked the police to register a case.
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Sole exponent of Rudra Veena
Chandigarh, October 29 But there are a few devoted musicians religiously engaged in nurturing and preserving the pristine purity of our rich cultural heritage and such trend was never a deterrent to the acclaimed Ustad Asad Ali Khan, the leading Rudra Veena exponent. In the city for a Veena recital for the Triveni Sangeet Sabha he shared his views with The Tribune regarding his perceptions, beliefs and endeavour to the music and ‘Rudra Veena’ which is on the verge of extinction from the contemporary music scene. He maintains that the divinely created ‘Rudra Veena ‘ is the only musical instrument capable of executing the subtleties of human voice in the purest musical sound. The septuagenarian Ustad rued the lack of patronage from the government or the corporate sector for the promotion and propagation of the most compatible and melodious instruments. The former Professor of Delhi University, Asad Ali, was rightfully honoured with the National Sangeet Natak Akademy and Tansen Award. Revelling in the glory of his adulation showered during his Rudra Veena recitals in Australia, the USA, Italy, Afganistan and all European countries he disclosed he had more disciples in the alien lands than India. His foremost disciple-son Zaki Haider is, however, determined to carry forward the family legacy of playing the ‘dhrupad in Khandarbani’ style on the Instrument. Following in the footsteps of his Ustad he too vows to stick to the traditional purity of the Indian classical music which is, in fact, a prayer a musician offers for serenity, peace and joy. without hankering for money. |
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