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PU gears up for Syndicate
poll CHANDIGARH, Nov 15 — Panjab University is poised in an interesting but a debate generating situation with meeting of the
faculties of the new Senate scheduled for December 15 and 16 to decide preference for the new Syndicate elections. Results in the ordinary fellows category of the new Senate, who are also voters in the House, are still not declared due to high court intervention. Also names of two Punjab ministers in the Senate are yet to be cleared. The new Senators are expected to send priority list of their preferences by November 17. Here each candidate opts for two major faculties and two minor. There are three seats each from the arts, science, medical and combined categories in the house; and two each in languages and law. The DPI (Colleges), Chandigarh, and the DPI ( Punjab) as ex-officio members. A senior fellow said that it would be a matter worth deliberating whether the Syndicate should be constituted till there was a final court decision on the status of elections in the ordinary fellows and the new list of the Punjab Government was added. Talking to Chandigarh Tribune, Prof K.N. Pathak, Vice-Chancellor, said there was no particular mention in the university calender of not going ahead with the constitution of the new Syndicate in such a condition. The university proposes to go ahead with the normal procedure. The old Syndicates will remain in office till December 31. Of the total 15, only Dr Deepak Manmohan, Prof Charanjit Chawla, Mr Satish Kumar, Mr Gopal Krishan Chatrath, Dr R.D. Anand and Principal H.R.Gandhar have staged a reentry in the House. Dr Raghuvir Singh, Mr Kehar Singh, Ms Sneh Mahajan, Prof V.K. Bansal, Dr O.N. Nagi and Ms Nirmaljit Kaur will have to quit the House after December 31. The names of the new Senate are usually final by November 1 as in usual practice, sources said. The process was a little delayed this time. Ballot boxes of the elections in the graduates' constituency await a court verdict. The new Senate will meet on December 17 and convocation on December 27, the sources added. |
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55 foreigners attend
function CHANDIGARH More than 55 foreign students participated in the cultural function at the Law auditorium on the campus. Mrs Neeru Nanda, Chairperson, Chandigarh Housing Board, was the chief guest. She was accompanied by Ms Raka Rashid, Director, Commonwealth Youth Programme Asia Centre, Chandigarh, and Mr Vinod Kumar, Regional Director, ICCR, Chandigarh. Also present on the occasion was Prof S.K. Mallick, Dean, Foreign Students, Panjab University. The evening started with a speech commemorating the services of Maulana Azad to the nation. A group of Bhutanese girl students of the university presented a dance. The Tibet group of students danced to the tune of Choorui bhi zid par aayi. The evening continued with group dances and songs by students from Ethopia, Nigeria, Fiji, Uganda, Thailand and Iran. Bijen Vala of Iran conducted the stage. |
Seminar on
legal literacy for women CHANDIGARH,
Nov 15 — The Haryana Governor, Babu Parmanand, will inaugurate a one-day seminar on “Legal literacy for women” on November 16 at the U.T. Guest House in Chandigarh. The seminar will be organised by the Jan Shiksha Sansthan, Chandigarh, and will be presided over by Dr Seema Rizvi state minister, U.P. According to Mr K.L. Zakir, Chairman, Jan Shikshan Sansthan, a sponsored institute by the Union Ministry for Human Resources, Department of Elementary Education and Literacy, the key-note address will be delivered by Mr Bhaskar Chatterjee, former Director-General (National Literacy Mission) of the Union Government and various NGOs working in the field of literacy and health, community leaders of slum areas, women councillors of municipal corporation, principals of women colleges, women sarpanches and panches of village gram panchayats, part-time instructors of Jan Shikshan Sansthan, nodal prearaks, representatives of various religious institutions will participate in the seminar. Mrs Shanta Hitabilashi, Mayor, Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, will preside over the councluding session in which report of the seminar and its recommendations will be presented. |
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Interim bail for MLA’s brother,
family CHANDIGARH, Nov 15 — The anticipatory bail case of Mr Mehar Chand Dalal (brother of Palwal MLA Karan Singh Dalal), Mr Ved Pal, and Amrindu, his son and daughter-in-law respectively, took a queer turn when it was alleged by counsel for the petitioners, that there were discrepancies between the sample sent for chemical examination and the finding of the Chemical Examiner which he suggested was tampered with. Considering the matter as serious on the basis of the allegations made, Mr Justice Amar Dutt of the Punjab and Haryana High Court asked the state counsel to clarify whether the brain of the deceased of Sumitra Chaudhary was sent for chemical examination which was not mentioned while sending the samples which figured in the chemical examination report. To give more time, the case was adjourned to November, 29, for further arguments while granting the petitioners ad interim anticipatory bail. The same order was also passed in the case of Mr Karan Singh Dalal in his pre-arrest bail application. The petitioners had been directed by the Judge to appear before the Investigation Officer on November 20 and as and when required by him. It was directed that the petitioners should hand over their passports to the Investigation Officer. Earlier, counsel for the petitioner argued that it could not be believed that Amrindu, wife of Mr Ved Pal had committed the murder of Mrs Sumitra Chaudhary since there was no property in the latter’s name of at the time. He also submitted that since the petitioners were close relatives of Mr Karan Singh Dalal, a political rival of Mr Om Prakash Chautala, the murder case registered against the petitioners was the result of political vendatta. Counsel further submitted that if the poison had been administered, mouth and stomach of the deceased would have been affected the most which had not been mentioned in the post-mortem report. Counsel contended that the report of the chemical examination was not regarding Sumitra Chaudhary, as her brain had never been sent for chemical examination.
Sukhjinder’s security
plea dismissed
The plea of a former Education Minister, Sukhjinder Singh, a political rival of SGPC chief Bibi Jagir Kaur, was dismissed today by Mr Justice G.S. Singhvi and Mr Justice N.K. Sood. Mr Sukhjinder Singh had pleaded in the petition that he had been receiving threats from the Bibi’s supporters and she is reported to have told them that the petitioner could be killed easily and the incident made out as an accident. It was further submitted that he had sent a complaint regarding this to the DGP and expressed apprehension about his security. But he had received no reply. The Bench not convinced, in the absence of any material facts in the petition, dismissed the plea of the petitioner for providing him security.
MP’s election
upheld Mr Justice J.S. Khehar, today upheld he election of Mr Ram Chander Benda (BJP) to the Lok Sabha from Faridabad parliamentary constituency held in September 1999, and dismissed an election petition filed against him by Mr Rattan Lal, a voter of the constituency. His election was challenged on the ground that he was disqualified from contesting the election under Section 9-A of the Representation of People Act, because he had a contract with the Haryana Government for extracting minerals in the state of Haryana. The returned candidate, while denying the allegation had pleaded that the election petition was not
maintainable because it did not give the requisite material facts nor had it disclosed any cause of action. The Judge while deciding the preliminary issues about the
maintainability of the election petition held that under Section 9 of the Act a person was disqualified from contesting election to Parliament only if he was having any contract with the central government. However, in the present case, even as per the allegation of the petitioner, Mr Ram Chander Benda MP, was having a contract with Haryana Government, which was no bar to contesting the election.
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1 acquitted in rash
driving case CHANDIGARH The accused, who was driving a matador hit Pankaj, who died later on. Notice issued: It was alleged that the accused had produced a wrong accused Aslam in a place of real accused Inam Mohamad before the court. The UT Judicial Magistrate (Ist Class) on Wednesday acquitted Gurinder Pal Singh in a rash driving case.The case against the accused was registered under Sections 279 and 338 of the Indian Penal Code on July 31,1995. It was alleged the accused had injured Parmod on the dividing road of Sector 22 and Sector 23.
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| Woman alleges
sexual assault CHANDIGARH, Nov 15 — A woman resident of Maloya Colony, has alleged that Kans Raj, a resident of the colony tried to outrage her modesty, here yesterday. The accused has been arrested. The woman in her complaint to the police had alleged that last evening when she was alone at home, Kans Raj entered her house. She raised an alarm and the accused fled. The woman also alleged that he also
threatened her. The police has registered a case under the Sections 354, 452 and 506 of the IPC. Senior police officials said they were investigating in to the allegations and would be in position to give more information after recording statements of the victim and the witness. |
Bold strokes capture artist’s
imagination CHANDIGARH, Nov 15 — Some very promising works in water colour by a budding city based artist Ajay Yashpaul are now on display at the Indus Ind Art gallery for art lovers to savour. While 17 out of the 19 works mounted in the gallery are in water colours, two are in charcoal and oil. The artist plays with colours to give a magic touch to the imagination. While most of the time he is reproducing on the canvas all that one comes across in real life, sometimes he is also caught imagining situations. The beauty of the collection, which was inaugurated by Dr S.S. Bhatti, is an exquisite blend of the realistic and imaginary which the artist seems to have achieved almost effortlessly. The artist has also tried to experiment with the significance of the Shivlinga which we all worship for its potency. Ajay Yashpaul paints the Shivlinga in presence of a female figure, and thus reproduces both the elements of creation in a single work. There are two such works, which come across as very powerful, not only in theme but also in portrayal. Another major collection is that of landscapes and seascapes. Ajay, who is currently working as a creative designer with a local firm, is very comfortable with strokes which reflect freedom of thought. His landscapes, all in watercolour, are very impressive. The seascape all in water colour, inspired from the beaches of Goa, and one of the landscapes is inspired by a local village in the vicinity of the Sukhna lake. Ajay also portrays a fair understanding of the musings of a woman, and paints one right in the beginning. He paints a woman’s closeness to a bird, who is symbolic of the male form. Then there is a study of a 99 year old man, each little wrinkle on his face minutely reproduced. Another work suggests fire on an island. Here the imagination of the artist works together with his mastery of the brush to create a beautiful spell. The exhibition will remain on view till November 19 between 11 am and 7 pm. |
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Passionate
about capturing nature CHANDIGARH Manjeet Singh Randhawa, a chief engineer in Hong Kong, has always been passionate about picturing nature. Whenever he is off his ship, he is at his gallery, which has come up recently. He started the photo art academy in the city in 1991. The gallery has a major collection of works on nature, portraits and indoor photographic prints. All photographs put up for view have been developed during his 30-year-career in marine expedition. Manjeet developed interest in photography when he was eight years old. Then he started collecting photographs of prominent personalities. The collection includes portraits of former presidents S. Radhakrishnan, Zakir Hussain and V.V. Giri, cabinet ministers and film stars. When he was in Class X, he made a hand-operated movie projector for a science fair. While he was in college, he was awarded the college colour. He has a collection of over 6,000 negatives in colour and in black and white to his credit. |
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Difficult road to fashion
designing CHANDIGARH Since the region has just one or two government-affiliated institutes offering such courses, private academies are attracting students. The consideration before a student is not whether the institute is affiliated or not, but the reputation the institute enjoys as a training centre. Many join the less known institutes since the idea is to learn, and not just to collect a certificate. Vandana Bhandari, a second year student of a fashion institute in Sector 34 thinks that joining this course was the best decision she took after taking her postgraduate degree. She did her M.A in Fine Arts but she was uncertain about her future in this field. The knowledge of latest trends that she has got from computers has helped her in this competitive field. Rosy Chawla, a first year student of the same institute, plans to open a boutique and feels that acquaintance with the latest designs will give her an advantage. Sandeep Kukkar, who is in the second year of textile designing in an institute in Sector 8 got interested in this course because his family is in this business. He has a desire to join the family business. He added: “Punjab with its world famous hosiery industry offers bright prospects”. Vinod Sharma, also from the textile branch, holds similar views. “I am a B.Com and have also done a computer course. I could have easily made a career in some other field. But my interest in textile designing dragged me to this institute,” he says. Although the city hosts many fashion shows, yet not many of these students get a chance to show their talent at these shows. Name and fame always remain a dream and many of them end up working in boutiques or a hosiery or textile companies. National Institute of Fashion Designing (NIFD), a private institute in Sector 8, has 250 students on its rolls. Anju Sharma, a fashion coordinator at this institute, says that formerly the lure of glamour attracted many to this field but now only those who are serious about the profession, join these courses. They are aware of the hard work and struggle that this profession demands. Another institute that offers such courses is ‘Unique’ in Sector 34. According to Deepali, head of this institute, the new computer-aided designs are necessary if one has to remain in touch with the latest fashions in the world. “With more than 80 students in the institute, our main concern is the internship of the second year students so that they can get good jobs. Every year more than 400 fashion designers pass out from the institutes in the city but 90 per cent of them do not get good jobs,” she says. Ritu Soni, who passed out from the NIFD last year says,” After doing my two-year course in textile designing I got the job of a part-time instructor in a fashion institute. But, for most of the students who want to join some textile company, the opportunities are very few. These institutes should arrange internship programmes for their students”. Poonam, another product of the same institute has taken to marketing for want of job opportunities. |
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Strong portrayal of power, energy and
rhythm CHANDIGARH Among many such attempts being made by the artists based at the city, a rather fresh one came from Vandana Jain whose works came into evidence at the Government Museum and Art Gallery, Sector 10, here today. The artist has displayed amazing finesse at dealing with a singular theme — earthen pots — and has experimented with the form very innovatively. Each of the 30 frames on the display capture the pots arranged in a peculiarly different situation and composition. Vandana allows the brush to move freely and does not monitor any stroke. That is perhaps why her works are laced with originality despite the fact that the theme remains constant. The artist has imagined the forms (matkas) in typical human situations, and has also titled her works very plainly. So the show opens with a work titled Companionship, where Vandana paints earthen pots in close affinity to one another, as if trying to depict the human affections. Another work by the artist carries the title The Eternal wait. Here she places the form in a line and attempts to depict the mechanics of waiting in line for fortune to happen. The positive attitude of the artist also finds voice in all works which carry an element of hope pitched in some corner of the painted form or the other. So while in The eternal wait, she reflects the forms musing, in yet another work titled Destiny Found she paints a regained faith. All the works are painted in oil on the canvas and present the artist’s vast mosaic of experiences which she has picked up during her halts at various sectors of rural India — right from the North East to the villages of Uttar Pradesh where earthen pots form an integral part of the life of people. Among the particularly striking works by Vandana, are Gossip, Once upon a time, Fragile existence, Cornered, Welcome home and Depths of reality. In Gossip, the artist seeks inspiration from the village panchayat scene and replaces human figures with pots placed in close arrangement around the main village tree. Her work titled Fragile existence is hauntingly beautiful. In the fragmented form which she paints, the underlying message is perhaps that of human pathos. Depths of reality is a somewhat correlated theme where Vandana shows the dipping morale in the form of low-suspended earthen pots which are further shackled by ropes. Her frame titled Welcome home reflects the rural custom of welcoming a man home with embellished pots at the doorstep. The works, in all, breathe freedom into the heart, as they revel in wide spaces and carry an untutored look. Despite the familiar form, each work exudes a strong sense of force, energy and rhythm. The frames offer an exquisite assimilation of colour, form and energy pattern, and hence the beauty. Also, from the maturity of works on the display, it was difficult to digest that the artist who has so vividly played with forms has had no formal association with art. All the training she has acquired at art is under Mr R.K. Sharma of the Panchkula Bama Academy of Fine Arts. She grew into a matured artist after taking up art as a primary occupation. Says Vandana, “It was only later that I realised my artistic talent. Earthen pots somehow intrigued me a lot, and I had long back decided that this will be the theme of my first solo show.” The exhibition was inaugurated today by UT Chief Architect Sarbjeet Singh Sandhu, and will remain on view till November 19.
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Shiv Batalvi
nite on Nov 17 CHANDIGARH  |
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Poetry recitation CHANDIGARH Amarjit Chandan is a well known personality in Punjabi literature and has to his credit the editorship of a magazine called Dastavez during the days of the Naxalite movement. His anthology titled
Guthli, was released in Pakistan last year.
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