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Computer centre at
women's hostel CHANDIGARH The UT Administrator, Lieut-Gen J.F.R. Jacob (retd), while speaking
after inaugurating the computer centre, said that in the era of Internet
with the world becoming global village, it was imperative that IT
education be spread to the slums and villages to encourage rural people
and under-privileged sections to get computer education.
He said that this was a perfect scheme of the Ministry of Human
Resources Development under which women belonging to the Schedule Castes
would be provided computer education of the 'O' level free of cost and
would be given a stipend of Rs 250. The General added that computer
education would help young women to gain self-confidence and compete on
an equal footings with men for jobs in the IT sector.
Earlier the Administrator formally inaugurated the computer centre,
which has been set up at a cost of Rs 4.80 lakh with a central grant of
over Rs 3 lakh. The General interacted with the trainees of the computer
and stitching and craft centres. He also went around an exhibition of
stitching and craft products and appreciated the work done by the
trainees. |
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Another
‘Comedy of Errors’ by kids CHANDIGARH A side-splitting comedy, the play revolved around the lives of the
vicar and his vivacious actress wife, who were portrayed efficiently by
students of Class VIII and Class IX. The couple in the play seemingly
have a happy married life, occasionally interrupted by a spinster, Miss
Skillon, who had lost out to Penelope in the race for the vicar’s
hand. As the story unfolds, it reaches hilarious heights with mistaken
identities and confusion. As the play reaches to its end the husband and
wife unite for a happy life. It was all together an interesting play,
enacted with great confidence by the students.
Mallika Sarkaria of Class XI, who played Miss Skillon said, “It was
great fun rehearsing the play day and night”. Karundeep who played
Liouel says, “It was a tremendous experience working in the play”.
Another eighth class student remarked the hard work put in by us finally
paid off. They admitted that the play taught them team spirit.
The cast comprised nine characters, but the play had more than 30
students working round the clock as the production team. The play was
directed by Amrit Mundy.
Rachna Bishnoi, Reetica Khanna and Rashmi Maini, the teachers who
assisted in production and direction said, interacting with the kids was
great and truly satisfying. Creating a set for the 1950's ambiance and
making English characters was a challenge.
The programme started with a multimedia audio visual presentation
about the history, ideology, aims and ideals of the school. Depicting
the growth of the school from its inception till now was a new thing. |
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Kids’
late return worries parents CHANDIGARH Following hectic enquiries, anxious parents reportedly found out that
the driver of one of the vans hired to ferry children, was new on the
job and did not know the addresses. After waiting for some time, many
parents panicked and rushed to the school.
On reaching there, they did not find any body in the school, except a
peon to listen to their grievances. Talking to Chandigarh Tribune, some
of the parents said it was sheer negligence on the part of the school
authorities to entrust the safety of their kids to a new person. They
should have sent an acquaintance with the new driver to let him know
about the addresses.
The mother of a KG student alleged that carelessness on the part of
school authorities led to a lot of mental tension to the parents. |
IGP ordered to
investigate FIR CHANDIGARH Mr Justice V.M. Jain while handing down this order directed the IGP
to investigate the said FIR within three months and to submit the report
to the concerned court.
The FIR against the officer concerned was also registered on the
directions of the High Court. The Chandigarh Police was trying to hush
up the case, “alleged the petitioner, who again moved the High Court
following which Mr Justice Jain issued these directions. |
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Plea to
release Yog Raj CHANDIGARH The Defence counsel stated in the bail application that Gurmeet Kaur
had filed an affidavit in the court that the petrol recovered from the
farmhouse belonged to her and she had already been granted bail by the
magistrate.
The defence counsel further argued that the accused was falsely
implicated in the case and there was nothing to be recovered from the
accused, therefore he should be granted bail. Yog Raj was remanded to
fourteen days judicial remand by the UT Judicial Magistrate (Ist Class)
on November 2. The accused had surrendered before the UT Magistrate on
October 31.
The case against the accused had been registered under Sections 420,
285, 286 and 120b of the Indian Penal Code and Section 23 of the
Petroleum Act 1934 on June 30 at the Mani Majra police station. Double murder suspects nabbed The accused, Jhia Lal and Sobh Nath along with three companions, had
allegedly killed two employees, Roop Lal and Nand Kishore sleeping
inside a liquor shop owned by Lada Liquor on August 17. The deceased
were working as salesmen. The accused had been arrested by the Special
Crime staff of local police on August 22 in case of theft and criminal
conspiracy under Section 420, 120B of Indian Penal Code and an amount of
Rs 54 lakh was also recovered from their possession.
GM (RBI) granted bail The accused had surrendered before the court and filed a bail
application. The complainant, a German lady, had alleged that the
accused had misbehaved with her. Three non-bailable warrants had been
issued against the accused before his surrender.
Killers sent to remand The accused Satwinder Singh and Nirmal Singh were residents of
Ludhiana. It was allegedly that they had killed the victim for money.
The accused had been arrested on September 21 by the special team of
Chandigarh police with the help of the deceased’s husband, Joginder
Singh. |
Three days of rich
musical treat CHANDIGARH , Nov 6 — The past week ended with the confirmation that there sure was some future for serious art in the country, despite the proliferation of popular entertainment and art forms. And for those in the city who were beginning to feel famished for want of a classical music fare, the 23rd Sangeet Sammelan organised by the Indian National Theatre on November 3, 4 and 5 brought a massive ray of hope. The three-day concert, which concluded here yesterday in the lawns of Jaisukhlal Hathi Sadan, Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan, saw a galaxy of Hindustani musicians from all over the country, descend on the City Beautiful.The 25-year-old tradition thus continued this time also with the attendance of vocalists of the highest order, including the famous Shruti Sadolikar of the Jaipur -Atrauli gharana, Meeta Pandit of the revered Gwalior gharana and Gokulotsav Maharaj, the noted khayal singer who is heading the Vallabhacharya samprada. The Indian National Theatre thus lived upto its commitment of reviving the interest of youngsters in the rich classical tradition of the country, which is seemingly getting lost in the maze of popular music forms, as also of bringing doyens of classical music to town. In the past theatre has presented to the city some great musicians like Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Pandit Jasraj, Kishori Amonkar and Budhaditya. This quality of music rendered on all three days of the concert this year was well complimented by the ambience which was tastefully decorated in a pure Indian style, with flowers punctuating every possible corner of the venue. The lighting was soft to suit the tempo and so was the sound amplification. But the best part of the entire show was the uniformly high quality of music fare presented through put the concert, right from its opening by Meeta Pandit. Meeta reproduced her entire musical inheritance in an absolutely classic style, and reflected the musical grandeur of her grandfather Pandit Krishnarao Shankar Pandit who was known for his technique and skill. Meeta’s ragas were completely rendered. She was followed by Acharya Gokulotsav Maharaj of Indore who was seen in the concert this time after various attempts that went into booking him. He sang in the style of Ustaad Amir Khan Sahib who had risen from the Kirana style and evolved an idiom of his own. His badhat moved into phirat quite effortlessly and she displayed a tremendous power in his taans. He also presented Bihag. Raga Hamsdhwani, the South Indian raga, which has almost completely been integrated into the North Indian form, was also very well-rendered. Acharya Gokulotsav has also done work on comparative religion and literature, and has also thousands of compositions to his credit. The evening of November 4 saw the young Sangeeta Shankar take over the audience with her well-tuned violin. She recreated the magic which her illustrious mother Dr N. Rajam, Padam Shree, earlier used to spill. Dr Rajam, who retired as Head of Music Department, Benaras Hindu University, has done a lot to integrate this essentially western instrument into Hindustani music. Sangeeta, who has also picked up a doctorate in music, played Bageshwari and Benarasi dadra on November 4. The rest of the session on November 4 was conquered by the new find of the Hindustani classical world, Kaivalya Kumar Gurav, who started with raag Chhayanat on the request of some audience. Chhayanat, a raga full of repose and shaant ras, is rarely heard these days, but Kaivalya Kumar presented it in the best possible form. Then came the cascade of melodies, including Kalavati and a lilting bhajan Jamuna kinare mora gaon. Kaivalya’s treatment of themes showed immense knowledge and practice. He reminded the old timers of his father pandit Sangamshwar who had regaled them in the same concert some many years ago. The Indian National Theatre had kept the piece de resistance for the concluding session. And that was the presentation by Shruti Sadolikar, who has suffixed Katkar to her name after marriage. She belongs to the well-known family of Kolhapur, which apart from its sugar mills, is also famous for its sweet music. Her father, who was her main Guru, was himself a direct disciple of Ustad Alladia Khan sahib of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana which has given us personalities like Kesarbai Kelkar, Moghubai Kurdikar and her daughter Kishori Amonkar. Shruti started with Bilaskhani todi and then gave a recital in Jaijaibilaval (the raag created by blending Jaijaivanti with bilawal). She then rendered Gaud sarang followed by khat (a mixture of six ragas). The last session saw Shruti presenting a thumri — Dil leke mujhe badnaam kiya, ab kahe jaravat ho jiya, followed by a Kabir bhajan in raag Bhairavi. In all her renderings Shruti displayed many gifted qualities like a naturally high pitch, a superb control over rhythm and an aesthetic approach to the raga presentation. Accompanying the musicians were Mohammad Akram Khan on the tabla and
Mehmood Dholpuri on the harmonium. Akram Khan belongs to the famous
Ajrara gharana of the Meerut city, which is known for its typical
composition and different rhythmic patterns. Mehmood Dholpuri needs no
introduction. He has been on the music circuit for almost three decades
now and he received his early training from grandfather Ustaad Buddha
Khan. |
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