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DAV managing body chief
dead CHANDIGARH, Jan 29 — Mr T.R. Tuli, President of the DAV College Managing Committee, New Delhi, died today after a massive heart attack. His cremation will take place tomorrow at 10.30 a.m. in New Delhi. The deceased was an eminent educationist, banker and industrialist. Born on October 1, 1913, Mr Tuli held top position in the Punjab National Bank and the New Bank of India. He had been Director of the Industrial Development Bank of India, the Industrial Reconstruction Bank of India and the Agricultural Finance Corporation. Known for his
transparent honesty, deep sincerity and selfless service
to the DAV Society, he gave a new direction to the DAV
movement in the country. |
Students
join SPCA rally CHANDIGARH, Jan 29 — The need for involving students and citizens in the campaign for prevention of cruelty to animals was stressed by the Mayor, Ms Shanta Abhilashi, before flagging off a rally organised by the local unit of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Students of the Dev Samaj College of Education, Sector 36; Dev Samaj Junior Model School, Sector 21; and members of the local unit of the SPCA joined the rally which moved through Sectors 20, 21 and 22 before terminating in front of the Sector 22 Dog Clinic. The participants were
carrying flags and banners with slogans printed on these
about the welfare of animals. A slogan competition was
held for the students at the Sector 21 Dev Samaj Junior
Model School where Mukesh, Tanvee and Jyoti, all students
of Class VII, got the first, second and third prizes,
respectively. Mr Jagdish Ralhan, President of the unit,
presided over the function.
Results of essay competition CHANDIGARH, Jan 29 — The results of the state-level essay writing competition organised by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) in Punjab and Chandigarh on January 6 were declared yesterday. The competition was for six categories of students. At the postgraduation level, Pravin Sharma of the Department of Zoology, Panjab University, and Madhur Mohit of the Department of Economics were the winners. Rinku of Punjab Engineering College and Rashmi Sharma from Amritsar were the topers in the graduation level competition. In the secondary and higher secondary group, Richna Singh and Kritika Tomar of the DAV School, Sector 15, won the top positions. The winners will
participate in the national level essay writing
competition on February 3. This competition is part of a
swadeshi vigyan mela scheduled to be held from February 2
to 6 at New Delhi. |
Homoeo
students boycott classes CHANDIGARH, Jan 29 — Students of the Sector 26 Homoeopathic Medical College today boycotted classes to protest against the college management for not complying with the directions of the State Council of Homoeopathy. The council, while asking the students to end agitation and resume classes, had also directed the management to send the college Principal, Dr K.K. Dhiman, on leave immediately till the inquiry was pending. But the Principal, till date, has not been sent on leave. Later, students also submitted a memorandum to the members of the teaching staff regarding the problems being faced by them. They also said they would not attend classes till the Principal was sent on leave. Meanwhile, the executive
members of the management have in a meeting held
yesterday, decided to call a meeting of the general house
next week to look into the issue. |
Seminar in
Law Department CHANDIGARH, Jan 29 — "Existence of international criminal courts in the future cannot be predicted positively under the present world order," said Justice G.S. Sanghvi of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, in the inaugural address at a conference in Panjab University here today. The seminar on International Criminal Courts was organised by the Department of Laws at the PU in collaboration with the International Committee of Red Cross. Justice Sanghvi appreciated the idea of creating an international forum for criminal trials. He, however, said he had reservations on whether it could materialise and how effective it would prove. According to him, the motives behind the constitution of such courts were to judge why offences against humanity had been committed, who were the criminals and what were the methods to punish them. According to him, the most important lacuna was to fix the liability of the states who were initiators of wars. He said terrorism was a crime against humanity and a statute was needed to be provided to make countries sponsoring terrorism accountable. Prof M.M. Puri, Vice-Chancellor of the university, in his presidential remarks, said human rights were based on political and racial superiority. He highlighted the recent events of "extermination of millions of persons in China and corruption at the highest level in Africa" and said there were no bodies which had the power to hold the states accountable. He stressed the need for safety against viral diseases which travelled fast from one region to other. He said there were a few viral infections which had no cure. Prof V.K. Bansal, Chairman of the Department of Laws, welcomed the guests and Prof Veer Singh introduced the subject. Dr Umesh Kadam of the ICRC talked about the role of the International Committee of Red Cross in the current world order. Prof Bal Krishan proposed a vote of thanks. Mr Anupam Gupta said India would be committing a mistake by ratifying the statutes on such courts as was committed by Jawahar Lal Nehru with regard to the Kashmir issue in the UN. Mr G.S. Grewal and Mr
R.S. Cheema also spoke on the occasion. World youth conference opens CHANDIGARH, Jan 29 —The need of the hour is to work for a peace-loving generation, where teachers and the youth need to introspect their role in future. These views were expressed by Prof K.D. Gangrade, Vice-Chairman of the Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Smiti, Delhi, in his inaugural address at the inauguration of the World Youth Conference on ‘Millennium without Violence” at Panjab University here yesterday. The two-day conference is being organised by Yuvsatta, Gandhi Bhavan (PU) and Gandhi Smriti, Delhi. None of the Ministers expected at the conference turned up. Mr Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, a Union Minister, Mr Raja Narinder Singh, a Punjab Cabinet Minister, and Mr Sardar Singh Ballia, a Minister of State (Punjab), were expected. Professor Gangrade said one important development was progress of multi-nationals. These were virtually controlling the world. One also needed to be guarded against ‘robot-like developments’. He said peace was the first condition for staying together. Coming together marks the beginning, while working together was the success story. Science without spirituality was futile and even spirituality without science had no meaning. Prof Howard Hunter from Boston, USA, said each ‘human seed’, which received attention from sources like teachers, had the potential for infinite growth. He invited Prof M.M. Puri, the Vice-Chancellor, to cut an apple and asked him how many seeds it had. “Approximately five” was the answer and his subsequent question was how many trees could possibly be produced. Infinite was Professor Puri’s answer, which Professor Hunter said was the true background for learning the process of human growth. Professor Puri said the concerns of the coming century would not be atomic or nuclear bombs. They would rather be microbial and similar concerns.Since 1994, approximately 30 new viruses had been found. The one found in Nile travelled to America in no time, while the one found in Antarctica also travelled. The former had no known cure. Professor Puri said similar issues had arisen, which needed immediate attention. ‘War and peace concepts’ had changed and needed to be related to developments in other fields. There seems no answers to the coming problems at the moment. Mr Parmod Kumar, Convener of the programme, welcomed the guests. Mr Gagan Pradeep Bal, a lawyer at the Punjab and Haryana High Court, proposed the vote of thanks. Gagandeep Singh from Shivalik Public School, SAS Nagar, won the first prize at a painting contest on peace issue in the seniors’ category. Poonam from the same school was second and Sonakshi from Ajit Karam Singh Nagar stood third. The top winner in the
juniors’ category was Archita. Satjit Kumar and
Monika from Shivalik Public School were second and third,
respectively. |
Students
entertain on annual day CHANDIGARH, Jan 29 — ‘Indra-Dhanush 2000’ was staged at the Tagore Theatre this evening as part of the 39th annual function of the Tegore Niketan College for Girls, Sector 27. The evening started with a ‘Swagatam Naritya’ followed by a dance drama, Bharat Darshan, that showed snippets of today’s India. A Rajasthani folk dance, mushaira, group song and mime items were also presented. ‘Shirin Farhad’ and a Udhar Ka Pati, were the other items. The prize distribution function was followed by a bhangra item. The programme was directed by Mr Kamal Arora, Principal of the college. Prize distribution: Government Senior Secondary School, Sector 38, Dadu Majra, on Saturday organised its annual prize distribution function in collaboration with the State Bank of Patiala, Dadu Majra, at the school premises. A total of 172 students received prizes by the chief guest, Mr Brahmjit Kalia, the DEO, UT. The school Principal, Mrs Rajesh Minhas, read out the annual school report. Later, a cultural programme was presented. Republic Day was celebrated on Saturday by MRD Model School, Mani Majra. Students presented Giddha and bhangra dances as part of the cultural programme. Annual day: The fifth annual day and prize distribution function of the Century Public School, Naya Gaon, was celebrated today at the school premises. Mr Charanjit Singh Atwal, Speaker, Punjab Vidhan Sabha, was the chief guest and Mr S. Bhopara, Director of Public Schools and the Guru Nanak Foundation presided over the function. A cultural show was also presented on this occasion. The annual report was presented by the Principal Mr S. K. Kachroo. Orientation programme: A three-day orientation programme for teachers teaching English core to the Classes XI and XII has been organised by the CBSE, New Delhi, at DAV Public School, Sector 8. The programme focussed
on testing and evaluation and performance analysis of
actual answer scripts of Class XII students. It was
attended by 30 participants from both government and
private schools. |
Students
educated about sex PANCHKULA, Jan 29 — “Over 30 per-cent of young people are confronted with sexual problems after marriage as a result of lack of information on the issue”, said Dr Raj Bhrambhatt, sexologist and consultant with the Sex Education Counselling Research Therapy (SECRT) Centre, Mumbai, at a workshop on ‘Sexuality and Adolescence’, held here today. About 50 students of Government Degree College, Sector 1, attended the workshop organised by the Family Planning Association of India (FPAI), Panchkula. The workshop started with a de-sensitising activity followed by question-answer session. Students tried to clarify their doubts about ‘sex and sexuality’ and related aspects. A visual demonstration, highlighting various myths and notions about the subject, educated the students. Various questions relating to pre-ejaculation, orgasm, homosexuality, ‘dhatu syndrome’, impotency and low sexual desires, were raised. According to a survey conducted by the FPAI, information on the use of contraceptives was only 5 per cent among boys and 4 per cent among girls. Dr Bhrambhatt, said that sexuality was a dimension of the personality and sex was simply a physical activity. He highlighted ‘ sex as a medium’ for a stronger, lasting relationship in marriage. The FPAI manager, Mr
Amit Gupta, urged upon social organisations and
educational institutions to organise more such workshops. |
Ouster of PAC men opposed CHANDIGARH, Jan 29 — A group of theatre artistes of the region as well as employee unions got together today to protest against the ouster of the four junior employees of Punjab Arts Council at the office of the Punjab Kala Bhavan, Sector 16, this afternoon. The council declared a holiday on account of this dharna. Among those present at the dharna were Mr Gursharan Singh, Dr Sahib Singh, Dr Atamjeet, Mr Nahar Singh, Ms Rama Rattan and Mr Zulfiqar. The protesters formed a 10-member action committee with Mr Gursharan Singh as convener and Dr Sahib Singh as co-convener that would present their case to the Chief Minister, Punjab, and the Culture Department, Punjab. Their three major
demands are the re-instatement of the four ousted
employees, the removal of Mr H. S. Bhatty as General
Secretary of the council and the grant of an added Rs 1
crore from the Punjab Government to run the council. |
We sing
in harmony: Caliche girls CHANDIGARH, Jan 29 — “We are not a manufactured band, we have been friends since school days and intend to stay together for a long time to come”, said the trio that forms Caliche, an all-girls’ band and the latest to hit the scene of Indi pop with their debut album Additappa. The band was in the city today as part of their 14-City promotional tour of their first album. The girls — Candy, Liesl and Cheryl — whose names together form the slightly strange name of the band, Caliche, while speaking at a press conference this morning at a hotel in Sector 35 talked about the band, their inspirations and their music. Dressed in casuals, the girls looked more as college girls than singing-dancing performers whose song Additappa can be regularly seen on all music channels. These Bombay-based girls, who have been now singing professionally for the last seven years, whether in live bands or in ad-jingles or even in chorus for Hindi films like Border or Virasat said today that the disco music of the 80s had been their inspiration and international bands like En Vogue, Bee Gees, Earth and Sister Sledge their inspirations. “But it has been sheer coincidence that more girl-bands seemed to appear on the scene, just as we also emerged in the Indian music industry”, said Candy. And so what is Caliche’s unique selling proposition (USP)? “We sing in harmony, and that is what is different about us. It is not only simple chorus singing”, said Liesl, the alto-sound of the group. And as if on cue, the three broke into a pleasant sounding ballad number from their album Aa Kareeb Aa. Talking about their musical background, they revealed that the mothers of both Candy and Liesl were professional singers and both have also received formal training in piano from the Trinity College, London. Cheryl has had training in piano and guitar in Bombay itself, and added, “We three did our classical music training under Rochana, a ghazal singer”. Caliche also went on to sing Additappa their title track that has very Punjabi beats, and then another frisky and peppy number titled Dekho Tum Jidhar for the media today. Meanwhile, the trio also denied that only a video album could do wonders for singers, “since our fans would buy our music only if both the video and its audio has appealed to them and it needs to be a balance of the two”. And denying the temptations to go solo at any point of time, Cheryl pointed out, “For the time being we three know that we would stick together as a girl band, but then I don’t know what the future holds”. And future programmes include composing songs themselves for their music album. Later in the day Caliche
also performed at a discotheque in Sector 9 and later
interacted with their fans at the shopping centres of
Sector 17 and Sector 35. |
Babbu
makes medicos dance CHANDIGARH, Jan 29 — Today was one of the rare days when doctors easily showed that once out of their tedious routines, they too could dance the entire night. This was what the sight of medical students shaking their legs at the Babbu Mann Nite, part of the Euphoria 2000 proved, at Sarai Building in Sector 32. A huge number of medical students, who at times even broke the cordon and jumped onto the stage, certainly did not conform to the boring image that one has of them. Babbu Mann, whose Punjabi number Nindra Na Aandiyan reached top of the charts on all music channels, not only made the crowd dance tonight, but also left them asking for more. The accompanying music was not vibrantly foot-tapping, but, with the singer wildly shaking his body to his own tunes, it was not difficult for him to motivate the young crowd to move along with him. Babbu's music touched lows at times, but when an audience is bent on having fun, there is no stopping them. Babbu cracked jokes between the songs which got a few titters. The crowd also
appreciated his Sun Janiya, another peppy number. His
song Shaher College which Kudi Navi Aayee Hai also
received a good applause. |
Pargat’s
album released CHANDIGARH, Jan 29 — The latest album of Punjabi music star Pargat, Chha Gayi Sohniye, was released on HMV soundtrack at a press conference here yesterday. Pargat has about 10 cassettes to his credit. “Gurdas Mann is my Guru”, Pargat said, while speaking about his style. “Vulgarity of words and action are the most hated components in any presentation”, he added. Pargat rendered a couple of his numbers without any musical arrangement “Tu Vicchdi Hai Jis Din Di and Mapiyan Rakhi Laadli” were well received. The video with a dance number features Amrita Arora. The music for the cassette is by Jaspal Moni, while the lyricist is Gurcharan Virk. “Punjabi culture
and its promotion tops my agenda. One has to make slight
adjustments but the results should decide the
quality”, he added. |
Mosaic
College Fest CHANDIGARH, Jan 29 — Navjot of Government College, Mohali, won the ‘Rangoli’ contest on the fourth day of the cultural festival — Mosaic: College Fest 2000 — being held at Dev Samaj College for Women, Sector 45, here today. Bharti of the host college stood second while Vandana of GCG College, Sector 42, was third. In the ‘embroidery’ contest the first prize went to Surjit Kaur of Government Model Senior Secondary school, Sector 37. Inderbir Kaur of DSPW, Sector 45, stood second while Harinder Kaur of GCG College, Sector 42 was third. In the Mehndi contest, Nishu and Chetna of IPW, Sector 35, won the first and second prizes, respectively. Ruchi Pahun of CPW, Sector 24, stood third in the contest. Mrs Shanta Hit
Abhilashi, Mayor, Municipal Corporation, inaugurated a
fete on the premises of the college. A variety of stalls
of food, games and consumer goods were put up by the
students and outsiders in the fete. |
Satwant’s
oil pastel works stand out CHANDIGARH, Jan 29 — ‘Towards Salvation’, an exhibition of paintings by Satwant Singh Sumail, opened this morning at the Punjab Kala Bhawan, Sector 16. His style of free flowing figures, a seemingly inert way of depicting an artist’s creativity, does give a sense of dejavu in most of his works. A total of 22 works, Sumail has works in both pastels and oils. In fact most of his works in oil pastels do manage to stand out than the rest, since in these works the artist depicts a kind of control over the otherwise fluid figures and forms. Also the use of more than one colour does have a more striking effect than simply the use of a single colour and hue, which provides a more staid effect. But Sumail certainly needs to get out of his repetitive mode since too much of repetitiveness does give a feel of hashed tediousness even to the viewer. The exhibition was inaugurated today by Mr R.S. Sandhu, Secretary, Education, Punjab, and the guest of honour was Dr S.S. Bhatti. One of the works of
Satwant Singh Sumail on display at the Punjab Kala
Bhawan, Sector 16, on Saturday |
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