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HC orders PU appointment Stir
evokes mixed response Jethmalani
invites private sector A
show with a difference |
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HC orders PU
appointment CHANDIGARH, Dec 11 — The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed Panjab University to appoint Mr Ajaib Singh to the post of Director, Centre for Adult, Continuing Education and Extension. Mr Justice V.K. Bali and Mr Justice B. Rai, who handed down this order ruled:".... there is no option with the court but for (SIC) to uphold the appointment of the petitioner to the post of Director, Centre for Adult, Continuing Education and Extension. Ordered accordingly." Mr Ajaib Singh, who held the post of Project Officer (Senior Scale), had moved a petition seeking directions for the Vice-Chancellor to exercise his vote as per clause 5 of Chapter II (A) of the Panjab University Calendar (Volume 1), 1994, and thereafter, if need be, to exercise his second casting vote. The Bench recorded that the appointment of the petitioner was not approved by the Syndicate. In fact, eight members of the Syndicate voted against Mr Ajaib Singh and seven voted in his favour. The university by wrongly interpreting clauses 4 and 5 of the university calendar (volume 1) was of the view that the Vice-Chancellor could vote only when the votes for and against were equal. The calendar made it clear that when votes were equal, the Vice-Chancellor or the one who presided over would have the second or casting vote, meaning thereby that the Vice-Chancellor had in fact two votes in the case when votes in favour and against were equal. The Vice-Chancellor, who filed an affidavit, said: "If I am now called upon to exercise my vote, I would unhesitantly do so in favour of the selection of Dr Ajaib Singh. If that would result in a tie, I would exercise my casting vote in favour of the said selection of Dr Ajaib Singh and acceptance of the recommendations of the selection committee." The Bench recorded that paras (VI) and (VII) of the affidavit filed by the Vice-Chancellor made it clear that the selection of the petitioner would have been approved if the Vice-Chancellor had voted at the meeting. The only question that now remained to be decided was what was the effect of the petitioner participating and casting his vote at the meeting with regard to approval of his own appointment. It could not be disputed that the statute did not bear his participation and voting in the meeting. He was a member of the Syndicate and had the right to vote. "Insofar as propriety
of his participating in the meeting is concerned",
the Judges held, "we do not think that the same
would have affected his selection considering the
peculiar facts and circumstances of the case. The
petitioner had an excellent academic record and had been
pleaded in the writ petition which had not been denied by
the respondents. Further, Mr Ashok Aggarwal, counsel
appearing on behalf of the respondent-university,
candidly admits that the selection of the petitioner was
all merit based." |
Stir evokes
mixed response in city CHANDIGARH, Dec 11 — The strike by various employee organisations, including those in the banking, telecom and insurance sectors, evoked a mixed response here today. Bus services in the city were paralysed for four hours from 10 am A rally by members of the Punjab unit of the Platform of Mass Organisations was held in Sector 17 to protest against the deteriorating political, economic and social conditions of the country. The rally saw the participation of employees from various unions from the city, Punjab and Haryana cutting across party affiliations. The protesters gathered near the venue and raised slogans against the government for pursuing wrong economic policies, resulting in high prices, large-scale closure of factories, increasing unemployment, public sector disinvestment, debt burden on peasants resulting in a spate of starvation deaths in the country and lack of promotional avenues. The backtracking of the government on its promises was also decried. Members of the Indian Air
Force Civilians Employees Union, CITU, AITUC, the HMS,
the Joint Action Committee of Punjab and UT Employees,
the National Federation of General Insurance Officers,
the General Insurance Employees Association, the
Chandigarh Region General Insurance Employees Union and
the National Confederation of General Insurance
Employees, the Punjab Bank Employees Federation, the
Punjab Civil Audit and Accounts Association, the
Programme Staff Association, (AIR and Doordarshan), and
the Sanyukt Sangarsh Samiti of Radio and Television
Engineering Employees and the Technical Employees and
Joint Action Committee of MC Employees staged rallies and
marched through various sectors of the city. |
Jethmalani
invites private sector CHANDIGARH, Dec 11 — The Union Minister for Urban Affairs and Employment, Mr Ram Jethmalani, has invited the private sector to construct houses for the weaker sections of society. Speaking after performing the "bhoomi pujan" of the EWS/LIG houses being constructed by the Chandigarh Housing Board in Sector 52 here, the minister said HUDCO had agreed to advance Rs 75 crore to the Chandigarh Administration for the construction of 5,000 houses for the weaker sections of society. Urging the private sector to invest a part of its profits in the housing sector, Mr Jethmalani said the government should not work as a businessman and hence should not invest much in the housing sector. The UT Administrator, Lieut-Gen B.K.N. Chhibber (retd), said though enough accommodation had been made available for the higher and middle classes in the city, weaker sections had been neglected. He said 100 acres of land was being acquired for developing Sectors 50 and 51. Besides this, an 11-storeyed commercial building for offices had been cleared. Work on sprucing up the city sub-centre in Sector 34 was being speeded up. A trade fair complex was also planned, he added. Mr Jagdish Sagar, Adviser to the Administrator, was of the view that there was need for involving neighbouring states for the future expansion of the city. The chairperson of the CHB, Ms Meenakshi Datta Ghosh, said that the current project would be developed on a seven-acre plot. The scheme would be affordable as the CHB would not take any profits from the allottees. The cost of an EWS unit
would be Rs 1.04 lakh at the ground floor and Rs 89,000
at others. Similarly, the cost of an LIG unit at the
ground floor would be Rs 2.14 lakh. The cost of an LIG
unit at other floors would be Rs 1.97 lakh. |
Bill likely
next week: Jethmalani CHANDIGARH, Dec 11 — A Bill to repeal the Urban Land Ceiling Act is expected to be taken up by Parliament next week, the Union Minister for Urban Development and Employment, Mr Ram Jethmalani, said here today. A standing committee of Parliament, which examined the Bill, was likely to submit its report tomorrow, he said adding that the whole Act would be repealed. The Rent Control Act, the presentation of which was held up because of the recent assembly poll, was also likely to be taken up by Parliament next week. The Act, which would protect the interests of the landlords and tenants, would be implemented through an ordinance if it was not passed in this session of Parliament. About the defeat of the BJP in the recent assembly poll, he said the BJP had lost the elections because the achievements of the past eight months, including a scam-free government, nuclear blasts, the end of hypocrisy and economic management were not highlighted in the Press and the electronic media. "We have had a persistently bad Press which contributed significantly to the BJP's defeat," he quipped. On the election to the post of Deputy Speaker, he said in his "personal view" he thought Mr PM Sayeed (Congress) was a "gentleman". Listing the achievements of the government, Mr Jethmalani said there had not been a single communal riot during the past over eight months. The Bajrang Dal and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad were close to the BJP because they had minimum differences with the BJP than other parties. On the Indian economy, the minister said it was due to the fiscal management by the BJP Government that India had escaped the "Asian flu". While the economies of the Asian Tigers were in doldrums, the Indian economy was in good shape, he claimed. Expressing concern over the alarming growth rate of population, the eminent lawyer stressed the need for legislative measures to arrest it. He regretted that political parties were not actively taking up the issue for the fear of losing the support of certain fundamentalist sections of society. On the abolition of the Punjab New Periphery Development and Control Act, he said the Centre would examine the issue if the states concerned approached it. A deputation of the Federation of Chandigarh Traders (FOCT) met Mr Jethmalani and submitted a memorandum. Demanding the withdrawal of all eviction notices to tenants, the memorandum called for the adoption of penalties and compounding fees, which were reasonable. It also demanded suitable amendments to the building bylaws to suit the needs of the people. In a memorandum to the
minister, the Deep Complex Welfare Association, demanded
the scrapping of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. |
Measles,
chicken pox cases reported CHANDIGARH, Dec 11 — Cases of measles and chicken pox have been reported from two places in the city. No deaths have been reported so far. This led UT Health Department staff to take appropriate steps today. More than 30 cases of measles among children below 10 have been identified in colony No 4 located in the Industrial Area, Phase I, while four cases of chicken pox have been identified in Teresa Home for Orphaned and Destitute Children in Sector 23. More than 33 at the children’s home contracted chicken pox. Twenty of these children are less than one year of age, highly placed sources said. Teams of senior doctors were despatched to the two places to verification. A vaccination drive to immunise 1,800 children in colony No 4 was started while medicines were given to the 33 children affected with chicken pox. In the case of colony No 4 the vaccination drive started at government expense. At the children's home the medicines were given after a few senior doctors at the Sector 16 General Hospital made an effort to raise donations. Vaccines have to be imported and are rarely available in India. The only alternative is medicines to "protect" children, a source said. Cases of measles were found when Dr H.M. Swami of the Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, sent a note to the UT Health Department saying that several cases were being reported at the paediatric unit of the hospital. The Health Department despatched its teams to colony No 4 today and found that the GMCH report had come at the nick of time or else an epidemic could have broken out. Migrant labourers live in the colony where sanitary conditions are poor. The Director Health Service (DHS), Dr R.S. Sandhu said the vaccination drive would end by tomorrow. The cases of chicken pox
were found when four cases were reported yesterday at the
General Hospital, Sector 16. |
Governor for
timely steps to curb disease CHANDIGARH, Dec 11 — There was a need for introducing a centralised system of classification and registration of carriers of deadly diseases like tuberculosis and AIDS to check the spread of these diseases, opined the Punjab Governor, Lieut Gen B.K.N. Chhibber (retd), while inaugurating ‘Chest India-1998', a conference on chest diseases at the PGI today. The Governor said the threat of TB would have much wider ramifications in India and other Third World countries that require a full-fledged coherent programme to tackle its spread. He warned if the planners failed to take timely steps TB may become an epidemic. General Chhibber said there should be an effective monitoring system of movement of migrant labourers, including the carriers of deadly diseases as TB had already infected 2 per cent population of India. The focus of AIDS control should also be on control of TB as both the diseases were inter-related. Expressing concern over dangers of passive smoking, the Governor said passive smokers were increasingly becoming innocent victims of follies of others. He, however, pointed out that the ban on smoking in public places introduced by some states including Delhi, has failed due to lack of controlling mechanisms. Non-government organisations (NGOs ) and voluntary organisations would have to launch a sustained campaign to educate smokers regarding hazards of smoking in public, he added. Earlier, Mr David Eubanks, Vice-President, American College of Chest and Pulmonary Diseases, said the sole motivation of his visit to this conference was to increase the awareness of people regarding hazards of environmental pollution and other factors causing chest diseases. Welcoming the delegates,
Director, PGI, Dr B.K. Sharma, said the pulmonary experts
should focus on cheap treatment of pulmonary diseases
keeping in view the resource crunch in the country. |
TB: India on
WHO ‘hot zone’ list CHANDIGARH, Dec 11 — India has been put on the "hot zone" list by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as new and more dangerous forms of drug-resistant tuberculosis were emerging in the country, informed Prof Asim Dutt here today . Professor Dutt , based in the USA, is an internationally acclaimed expert on TB. He was talking to media persons on the opening day of the three-day Chest India conference at the PGI today. He said supply of medicines for TB patients was very poor in India and all these people who do not get medicines on time could be the ones who develop multi-drug resistant (MDR) TB . At present the Indian TB control programme enjoys a cure success of only 30 per cent. A comparable programme in the USA has a 95 percent success rate, while the global success rate is 65 per cent, he said. Nobody seems to realise that MDR cases take several thousand rupees to cure. With the US government pumping in money the number of TB cases has come down in the past three years. It now stands at 7.4 per lakh of population. Prof Vijay Arora, Director of the government-run Lala Ram Sarup Institute of Tuberculosis and Allied Diseases, New Delhi, said figures of multi- drug resistant TB cases were exaggerated in case of India. There were about two crore cases of TB in India only 3 to 5 per cent were resistant to drugs. However, he added, of two crore cases 70 lakh were at a stage that they can infect others with TB. India also has a huge burden of TB due to the sheer size of population. More than 40 per cent of the cases in the South East Asian region were in India, he said. The rise of HIV positive cases has compounded the problem. He informed about Direct Observed Treatment Short Course (DOTS), a new strategy under which 85 million people have been covered countrywide . The Head of the Pulmonary Medicine Department, PGI, Prof S.K. Jindal, said ideally anybody having chronic cough for more than three weeks should be screened. He said close to 2 to 3 per cent even have primary drug resistance. If they were not cured they develop secondary resistance. The treatment at first level may cost Rs 3,000, but at the second level it costs more than Rs 50,000 and success rate is very low. The conference is being attended by experts who will discuss asthma and critical care management of pulmonary problems. lose to 60 per cent of the
Indian population between the ages of 15 and 40 carry TB
infections. Their chances of escape from becoming full
fledged cases of TB will depend upon their body
resistance, nutrition and several other factors, informed
Prof Vijay Arora, Director of the government-run
institute on TB in New Delhi. Nobody can predict as to
how many people will finally end up with TB. |
Students put
up show with a difference CHANDIMANDIR, Dec 11 — What made the annual sports event of Army School held at Raina Stadium here today different from routine functions was that instead of the teaching staff, the whole show was planned and organised by the students themselves. The function took off with a street show at Manekshaw Stadium based on the theme of New Year celebrations. Tiny tots depicted the rich cultural heritage of states through dances, including Pongal of Tamil Nadu, bhangra and gidha of Punjab, Bihu of Assam and western dance of Goa, all of which drew applause from parents and other spectators. Spectacular and colourful patterns weaved by students of Gandhi House with the help of colourful ribbons was another attraction. The item culminated with the participants forming the national flag with tricolour dresses. In the next few minutes, the stadium was converted into a 'mini Nagaland' as little students performed a Naga dance. Wing Cdr Avtar Singh, Principal of the school, said the idea behind the show was to instil a feeling of self-confidence among the students. The students took 10 days to prepare for the event. Class XI students were given the responsibility of conducting the function with the motto, "Excellence through mass participation." Of the 1350 students, 900 participated in the show, he added. Before the show ended with bursting of crackers and a 'casual march', the students put up different events such as dumb bell display, drill and laziums. Maj-Gen P. Vig, the chief guest, lauded the performance of the school. Randhir Singh and
Tarundeep Rekhi were adjudged senior best athletes among
boys and girls, respectively. The sports and CCA trophies
were bagged by Gandhi House. The prizes were given by Mrs
Ritu Vig. |
Christians decry Advani's
remark CHANDIGARH, Dec 11 — The United Christian Forum for Human Rights (UCFHR) has expressed surprise at the statement made in Parliament yesterday by the Union Home Minister, Mr L K Advani, that in the Jhabua nuns' rape case, "Out of 24 accused, 12 belonged to the Christian community." A press note issued by Mr John Dayal, convener of the UCFHR, said a 'deliberate' attempt was being made to implicate Christians in the case and divert attention from the deplorable crime. Mr Advani, too, was being 'misled' by his informers. The Christian community was in favour of a fair inquiry to bring to book those guilty of the crime, irrespective of their religious or other affiliations, the press note added. Another press note issued by the Reverend Father Thomas Anchanikal, Vicar-General, Shimla Chandigarh Diocese, today said that the Christian community was denied permission by the District Magistrate of Patiala to hold a rally and take out a peaceful procession on December 4. This rally had been
proposed in protest against the atrocities on the members
of the community. In spite of permission being sought
well in advance of the scheduled date, they were not
allowed to hold the protest. The protest day was observed
throughout the country. |
Daler mehndi
nite on Dec
26 CHANDIGARH, Dec 11 — Daler Mehndi will perform in the city on December 26 at Parade Ground. This was announced by OGR Events Pvt Ltd, Delhi, which is organising the show. For the first time in the city, a laser light show will be staged and efforts are on to ensure that it is a success, unlike the recent proposed event that turned into a fiasco. This show is being held
for the benefit of Jeevan Jyoti, whose prime objective is
to rehabilitate drug addicts and help the disabled. |
HUDA to
auction commercial sites PANCHKULA, Dec 11 — A two-day open auction of commercial sites is being held here by HUDA on December 16 and 17. At least 131 sites in different sectors of Panchkula have been identified for auction. According to HUDA
officials, the maximum number of sites are built-up
booths and booth sites in Sectors 14 and 21. Other sites
include SCOs, restaurants, booths and service shops. |
Gautam Kaul
visits ITBP centre CHANDIGARH, Dec 11 — Mr Gautam Kaul, Director-General, ITBP, visited the Ninth Battalion, ITBP, Ramgarh, and inspected the construction work of the Industrial Training Centre there. The ITC, which starts
functioning from July next year, will conduct
job-oriented courses for the wards of ITBP personnel. He
asked Mr M.S. Bhurji, Commandant of the battalion, to
start an indoor gymnasium to ensure the physical fitness
of all ranks. |
Petitions
for claims CHANDIGARH, Dec 11 — Petitions for claims in the case of deaths and injuries in the Khanna train accident are to be filed with the Railway Claims Tribunal, Chandigarh. The Punjab Legal Service
Authority is to extend every kin of legal assistance
under the Legal Services Authorities Act. Anybody
requiring legal help can approach the Member-Secretary,
Punjab Legal Services Authority, SCO No 3001-02, Sector
22, an official spokesperson said. |
Veejaying
is a passion for Komal CHANDIGARH, Dec 11 — Komal Rizhvi, singer of the 'Baujee-baujee-baujee, bhangra saade naal payojee' number, which is doing the rounds of the music countdown shows these days, was in the city today to perform at a discotheque in Sector 9. A Channel [V] VJ, singer and an actress, she talked about her "passion" and "profession". 'Music is my profession and veejaying' is my passion, said the singer, whose attractive visage was shimmering with little bindis all over! She explains why she had no formal training in music. 'I don't like classical music. My mother was a trained classical singer and she did want me to be trained formally as well. And I did change six-seven ustaads, but I was just not interested.' Komal, studied Architecture for two years, did a diploma in acting, and then did her first single, 'Parbat', a hit in Pakistan. Having gained recognition in the field of acting as well, after winning PTV's 'best newcomer award' for the serial, 'Hawaayain', and the Nigar Award for the 'best actress on small screen' in Pakistan, Komal is waiting for 'acting' roles to be offered to her before getting "typecast". On her role as a VJ and
interviewing celebrities, she said, "I enjoy that.
The interview with Amitabh Bachchan was a real disaster,
because I was really very nervous. I was quite delighted
with the ones I did with Aamir Khan and Sunil
Shetty". |
CHANDIGARH, Dec 11 — The Panjab University Teachers Association organised a dharna in front of the office of the Vice-Chancellor between 11 am and 1 pm here today. The demands of the agitating employees included grant of service scale, enhancement of retirement age from 60 to 62 and implementation of viable pension for the teaching staff. Meanwhile, the Secretary of the association, Mr Rajiv Lochan said he along with the president, Mr Satya P. Gautam discussed the issue of delay in the implementation of the revised pay scales and other structural problems faced by the teachers with the Secretary, Punjab Higher Education during a meeting today. The secretary assured the association leaders that the Education Department had already forwarded the proposals. Medical allowance: The Panjab University Staff (Non-Teaching Staff) Association has urged the university authorities to enhance the monthly fixed medical allowance from Rs 100 to Rs 250, as per the recommendations of the Pay Commission. In a press note issued here on Friday, Mr Tilak Raj Wadhawa, Senior Vice President of the association, said in spite of a number of representations nothing had been done by the university in this regard. Scholarships: Panjab University has increased the number of scholarships, given under the provisions of the Ministry of Human Resources, from 59 to 86 in the current academic session. According to a press note
issued by the Controller of Examinations, out of the
revised scholarships 14 have been allocated to BA/B.Sc.
(General IIIrd year), 38 to BA/B.Sc. (Honours, pass
course IIIrd year) and 22 to Bsc (Hons. School IIIrd
year). Similarly, 5, 3, 2, 1, 1 scholarships have been
earmarked for the students of B.Com. (Part III), B.Ed.,
B.Sc (Home Science), B. Lib. Science and LLB (VIth
semester), respectively. |
CHANDIGARH , Dec 11 — A milkman handed over to the Sector 34 police station authorities by food inspectors of the UT Health Department managed to escape from the police station today in a dramatic fashion with the help of some members of local milkmen union while the cops could do nothing about it. The milkman had been handed over to the police after he refused to divulge his identity when the food inspectors had filled in samples from the cans he was carrying. Without the milkman's name or identity the food inspectors could not even issue him a challan that would have made it mandatory for him to appear in court. As the milkman was brought to the police station, members of the milkmen union descended on the scene and virtually forced their way in getting their member released. Shopkeeper dead: A man running a kiryana shop, Prakash Chand, (60) was found dead in his Ram Darbar home this afternoon. The police have sent the body for post-mortem. Case registered: A team of the CIA wing of the Chandigarh, in a raid conducted on a local cable channel, nabbed one person and seized equipment for allegedly infringing copyrights. The channel was screening a movie — Shola Aur Shabnam — without having proper rights for it, according to sources. The police had been approached by Delhi based agents of the Indian Media Protection Against Copyright Theft. The agents had complained that several movies were being screened without obtaining a certificate for public viewing. The police nabbed Jagdish Kumar besides seized a VCR and some equipment used for transmission. A case has been registered under Sections 53-A, 63 and 68 of the Copyright Act. Car stolen: A Maruti car owned by Mr Ajay Aggarwal of Sector 21 was stolen from his residence. A case has been registered. Meanwhile, a resident of Sector 45, Pradeep Kumar, was injured when he was hit by a scooter on the road dividing Sectors 45 and 46. In a separate accident, a pedestrian, Sunder Lal of Mani Majra was injured when an unknown vehicle hit him. Arrested: Brahm Dutt of SAS Nagar was nabbed from the road dividing Sectors 22 and 23 while carrying ten bottles of whisky. PANCHKULA Maruti stolen: A Maruti car (HR 03 B 6522) was stolen from the parking of the shopping centre at Western Command, Chandimandir, near here, on Wednesday last. The Chandimandir police has registered a case on a complaint by the owner of the car, Mr Sanjay Dhania, a resident of Sector 2, here. Mr Dhania, who runs a shop in the old shopping centre in Chandimandir Cantonment, in his complaint said that on December 9 he had gone to Pasco Automobiles, Chandigarh, to get his five-month-old car serviced. He alleged that the employees of the company attending to his car told him that the keys of his car had been misplaced and requested him to bring the spare keys from his home, which he did. Then he went to his shop. In the evening, he closed his shop he found that his car was not there. Incidentally, about two
months ago, burglars had broken into the shop of Mr
Dhania and decamped with electronic goods worth Rs
40,000. The police is still clueless about the incident. |
CHANDIGARH: There is no dearth of good artists in Chandigarh. Though they might not have exhibited their creations quite often, they have made a mark for themselves in their field. Viren Tanwar is among such painters who make it a point to be present at all good exhibitions held in the city but he himself does not exhibit his works that frequently. Viren is holding a solo show after a gap of six years (his previous show was in 1992) at Alliance Francaise, Sector 36, till December 19. He passed out of Government College of Art, Chandigarh, in 1974. In 1984 he won a one-year scholarship from the British Council to study in London. He has taken part in numerous group shows in Chandigarh, Delhi and Mumbai. The current exhibition has some of his earlier works and a few new pieces. His earlier frames are known for headless figures set against the backdrop of lines in contrasting colours. The fresh pieces are based on the theme of love (which has been depicted using rosebuds. Green in various shades seems to be his favourite. He has used it in such a way that instead of seeming like an overdose, all compositions look interesting. In fact these frames do not look like paintings at all, they convey the impression of a photograph that has been stuck onto a laminated frame. This is so because the creations have been done very neatly and with precision. His three works on circus scenes catch the eye. They depict a team of boys and girls in bright colours doing an act of trapeze. In one of these, a boy and a girl are embracing each other in the air (this has been shown symbolically, using rosebuds) while a lion is jumping through the ring on the ground below. — Priti Verma
A soothing recital CHANDIGARH, Dec 11 — The 30th baithak programme organised by the Pracheen Kala Kendra today featured a vocal recital by Sunanda Sharma, a highly talented disciple of Girija Devi, the doyen of Benaras gharana of classical music. A gold medallist in MA (music) from Panjab University, Sunanda has undergone reigorous training from her guru, which was abundantly reflected in her unique singing style this evening. Sunanda has also accompanied her celebrated guru during several recitals earlier. She commenced her recital with bada khayal, 'Paiyan tore lagoon' in Raga Yaman Kalyan in vilambat ek tal. She moved on to sing chhota khayal, 'Na janoon kaise preet' in drut teen tal. Endowed with a mellifluous voice, her rendering of the evening raga was melodious and pleasant to the ears and soothing to the soul. Sunanda's next rendering was a tappa, 'Miyan nazare nahi aanda ve', in Raga Kafi in sitar-khani tal. It provided the artiste a good opportunity to demonstrate her rich vocal prowess, which evoked tumultuous applause from the audience. She went on to sing a thumri, 'Kare matware man har leeno shyam' in jhap tal and then concluded her recital with a dadra, 'Shyam Tohe Najariya Lag Jayegee' in Raga Kaushik-Dhawani in keharva tal. Sunanda was supported by
Pawan Kumar Verma on the tabla; her father Sudarshan
Kumar Sharma on the harmonium, Kamal Sabri on the
sarangi, and Ajay Singh on sarangi.
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Musical
evening CHANDIGARH, Dec 11 — A musical evening will be held at Youth Hostel, Sector 3, here on December 13. Arjun Jaipuri and Rinku Sharma will present a light vocal recital. The programme is being
organised by the Youth Hostels Association of India,
Panchkula. |
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