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B. Com
results declared CHANDIGARH, July 10 — The result of the
B. Com. (general) third year examination, held by Panjab University in April-May, was declared today. The copies of the result gazette are available at the enquiry counter in the New Enquiry Building of Panjab University. According to a press release of the university, students can consult the gazette on all working days during the normal office hours. ABVP function: Speaking on the occasion, Mr Harinder Bir Singh, member of the executive, Punjab and Chandigarh ABVP, listed the achievements of the organisation since its inception. The secretary of the Panjab University unit of the ABVP, Mr Saurabh Joshi, informed the audience about the activities of the organisation during the past year. The chief guest of the function, Mr Mamraj Mittal, shared his experiences as an activist of the organisation during his student days. He lauded the organisation for working towards the all-round personality and character development of students while inculcating a feeling of nationalism in them. |
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1576 students admitted to
government schools CHANDIGARH, Till date five schools have filled the seats in the science stream in general category. The science stream in Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 19, was filled up and the cut-off percentage was 72.4 per cent . The seats in the commerce stream in Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 35, were also filled up and the cut- off percentage was 70.6 per cent. In the admission to the 70 per cent and above category — which also took place today — 492 students were admitted . The seats filled up during admission today were science-326; commerce-122; arts-28 and vocational-16.
According to officials , 600 students were expected but 515 students turned up for the admission. Tomorrow nearly 700 students are expected for the
admissions. The reserved category seats in all schools are still
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Land acquisition case:
notification quashed CHANDIGARH, Pronouncing the orders in the open court, the Bench headed by Mr Justice J.L. Gupta also directed the petitioners — Harnek Singh and Neena Sayal — to “appear before the Land Acquisition Officer on August 4”. In their petition, the two had earlier sought directions for quashing the notification under Section 4 and the subsequent proceedings, including notification under Section 6, of the Act. The petitioners had maintained that proceedings under Section 6 had been vitiated as they had not been given the opportunity of hearing. Counsel for the petitioners had contended on their behalf that a large plant nursery was being run on the land and a number of saplings had been planted. After hearing the arguments, the Bench observed that they cannot hold that there was compliance of law. The Land Acquisition Officer, Mr Ashish Kundra, was present during the proceedings. Coming down heavily upon the Land Acquisition Officer, Mr Ashish Kundra, a Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today quizzed him regarding the absence of date and number on the notices issued. Speaking for the Bench, Mr Justice J.L. Gupta observed in the open court: “All is not well. We are not happy about the manner in which the things are happening. We are not going to shut out eyes”. After asking Mr Kundra to step forward, Mr Justice J. L. Gupta questioned: “Is this the way government functions?” Mr Justice Gupta also observed that the affidavit filed by him in the case was “not
accurate”.
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HC issues notice
to advocate CHANDIGARH, In his petition, Mr D.C. Aggarwal of Sector 21 contended that the counsel for the other side, Mr R.S.
Walia, “lost control on himself and disregarding the professional courtesy, started shouting at the petitioner in most unbecoming and unruly way in the presence of many persons, including the presiding officer. Describing the alleged action as “calculated to intimidate the applicant and to deter him from pursuing the case,” he added that counsel become uncomfortable as he “could not succeed in getting favourable replies against the plaintiff’s case”. |
Kids bring alive the evening CHANDIGARH, July 10 — Tiny tots of Sector 34, Chandigarh, entertained their parents and friends in a colourful cultural programme organised by the Sector 34 House Owners Welfare Association past evening. A showcase of talented dancers, the function proved to be a display of solidarity of the residents. While the elder children taught the footsteps to those below the age of eight, shopkeepers and other persons volunteered to pool in for the prizes. Dressed to suit the song — whether Indian or Western — the children enriched the evening with their synchronised movements as Mr Sharan of Disco Orchestra managed the show. The judges from the fields of theatre, music and Army — Mr Ugeshwar Dilawar, Ms Kulwant Saini and Col T.S. Dhillon — had a tough time evaluating the performances of the 23 participants. Puneet Jewandah, who brought alive the Tote Tote ... number, won the first prize in the seniors' category and Smriti Pandeey who did a take-off on Aishwarya Rai's Nimbooda ... stole the show in the juniors'
category. The other prize winners are as follows: Seniors' category (10-15 years) — Tahira, Tanya and Pankhuri; juniors' category (below 10 years) — Karan Bhatia, Pooja and Kanika. Colonel Nijhawan, President of the association, said if all sectors of Chandigarh were to follow suit, the city dancers would soon do well at the national level.
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‘Today Punjabi music lacks tradition’ CHANDIGARH, July 10 — The traditional Punjabi folklore music no more takes you the world of Heer Ranjha. What is missing is the soothing music of the traditional instruments that have been replaced by hip-hopping pop music. The old-timers still remember the songs of Surinder Kaur or Asa Singh Mastana. A known face in the Punjabi music world, Dolly Guleria is concerned about the fate of the traditional music which they feel is loosing its original sheen with each passing day. Though with the passage of time and changing tastes of people, the form and styles do change but the western culture has influenced the Hindi and the Punjabi music as both are now referred to as Hindi pop or Punjabi pop. The latest western instruments have sound the death knell of our traditional and distinct style of music. Lovers of Punjabi music say that it has always been known for its rich lyrics and robustness of beat. The use of dhol in our music has always been appreciated worldwide. Today, due to winds of change, most singers are leaning towards fusion, also known as pop music. Due to its popularity, it has become a global industry in itself. But the form it has taken is increasingly eroding our cultural and traditional music, feels the renowned singer, Dolly Guleria who is a daughter of the famous folk singer Surinder Kaur. She believes that “our music should be pleasing to our ears. It should not disturb the mental state of the individual. Traditional music has a sentimental touch in it which moves the human sentiments and is best brought out by slow and soulful numbers. We should not criticise the new trends, but the need of the hour is to get back to our roots.” Today people are misunderstanding the concept of music. Everybody even with little knowledge of music, cuts an album. The music mainly consists of synthesised beats, mainly unusual and the lyrics have more to do with rhythm than meaning. All kind of noisy stuff is blended in it and it becomes the part of the trend. Mrs Guleria is of the view that, “society is like a sieve in which the best music is stained out while the rest gets lost. Our new music lacks in meaningful lyrics and it is like celebrating festivities daily and we can’t celebrate daily. It is very important for our young generation to know the music with devotion from its depth, especially classical. Then only should they move forward in the field.”. Our culture has always been known for its richness. It has adapted so many cultures and institutions in it. And definitely there is no harm in adapting other cultures but the problem is that we should not forget our own roots. The flood of the pop albums today has changed the definition of music as well as culture.” Our culture definitely does not permit dances in semi nude dresses or making the videos just to attract by using obscenity. So the present state of music is again leading us to realise that we should not deviate from our culture, otherwise their is a ditch ahead for everybody. The need is to stop and realise our values that we are inheriting since generation.” This is the right time to know the real sense of music and value our traditions”, says Mrs
Guleria. |
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