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Another feather in PU’s cap CHANDIGARH,
Nov 18 — In a laudable effort, for the first time over the past at least 25 years, Panjab University has managed timely declaration of supplementary and reevaluation examination results. Reevaluation cases were finished by October 27 while the results for supplementary examination were compiled by November 11, said Mr Ashok Bhandari, a joint controller of examination, while talking to Chandigarh Tribune. The supplementary examination commenced on September 27 and concluded on October 12. A lot of time management has been put into the process, saving thousands of students from inconvenience. The results often meant loss of a complete academic year for candidates. The delay give nothing but mental harassment and uncertainty as to whether to open the books or to wait till the university gave a formal nod, if lucky. One of the growing complaints of students and parents had been mismanagement of the results system. “The seemed hardly a system. My son has graduated from the university, but during the entire three-year term, his results gave everyone nervous moments because nobody knew when these would come. I have heard that earlier, university used to announce the date of declaration of results with the application forms for papers,” said a concerned parent. Inordinate delay only confused the students, one student said, citing his example. There was no clarity about the schedule which could be relied on. The university needed to frame a clear framework for the examination. Adjustments could be made with change in dates about the examination. One sad side of the story was non-receipt of answersheets on time from the evaluators. This was an administrative aspect, but needed to be sorted out. “University officials go to houses of few evaluators, only to get back with unchecked sheets”, one of the teachers said. Mr Bhandari highlighted activities initiated for improving the examination system, which was the backbone of the entire exercise of education. Prof K.N. Pathak, the Vice-Chancellor, had shown deep interest in the activity and kept a regular tab on the latest developments. A senior official of Guru Nanak Dev University had also been to the campus regularly in the recent past as a helping hand. Mr Bhandari said a special committee on computers was working hard to ensure the quickening of the system. A full-time plan for future activities was envisaged and the technicalities were being worked out. The related eligibility criteria, test for secrecy, UMC and fee checking departments also were slight hampers in the result declaration activity, which needed to be worked out.
The examination for BA and BSc classes start on April 4, 2001. Those for masters degrees begin on April 17 and languages (Shastri) on April 24. |
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School kids delight
grandparents at show CHANDIGARH,
Nov 18 — The annual function of Smart Kids Kindergarden school, Mohali was celebrated here, yesterday, at Hotel Aroma. The theme of the annual function was ‘Grandfathers and Grandmothers’. The tiny tots presented a colourful show at the function. The show began with children trying to elucidate what Smartkids stands for. The grandparents and parents of the kids were excited to see their children performing on stage.
The tiny tots recited rhymes and put reality in the rhymes through their actions. The toddlers danced on the numbers of Daler Mehndi and Vengaboys. The programme reflected the hard work put in by the little one’s and the teachers. Ms G K Bindra and Ms R.H. Singh, incharge of the school, actively participated along with the kids. |
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Gayatri Kalia is Miss
Fresher CHANDIGARH,
Nov 18 — The 600-member strong Commerce Society of Government Post Graduate College, Sector 46, celebrated its freshers evening here today. The society also celebrated the start of postgraduate classes in commerce from this session in the college. In a colourful function organised by the senior commerce students of the college, the main event was choosing Mr Fresher and Miss Fresher and in the end the crowns went to Sunil (B.Com, 1st year) who became Mr Fresher and Gayatri Kalia, who was chosen as Miss Fresher. The students had earlier presented dance sequences, skits, songs entertaining the big crowd of students of classes B.Com, BBA, BCA and MCom, that had collected to celebrate in the college premises. The chief guest of the function was Principal D. P. Singh who appreciated the students' efforts and wished them to do better.
The college has started MCom classes from this year, e-commerce as an honours subject in B.Com and computers as an option for B.Com III year. |
600 participate in ‘vibgyor 2000’ PANCHKULA, Nov 18 — As many as 600 students from 78 schools in Chandigarh, Panchkula, SAS Nagar, Pinjore, Barwala and Raipur Rani participated in ‘‘VIBGYOR 2000’’, a painting competition organised by Fun City near here yesterday. Based on the topics, of ‘Acron Bird’, ‘visit to Fun City’ and ‘Our environment’ the competition was divided into three categories — category A (Classes I-IV), category B (classes V-VIII) and category C (Classes - IX-XII) . Yoganshi Arora of Tender Heart School, Chandigarh was adjudged the winner while Anmol sharma of Valley Public School, Panchkula, and Jaspreet Kaur of Indian Public School were announced the first and the second runners-up, respectively, in category A. Anupam and Sharda of Sarav Hitkari Vidya Mandir, Chandigarh bagged the first prize, while Manish Vashishat of DAV Model School, Chandigarh and Mavneet Sandhu of Shishu Niketan School, Chandigarh got the first and the second runners-up prize, respectively, in category B. Ruchika of MRA Senior Secondary School, Chandigarh was announced the winner. Amrinder Singh of Government Senior Secondary School, Sector 20, Chandigarh was announced the first runner-up, while Jasleen Kaur of Mount Carmel School, Chandigarh was the second runner-up in category C. 10 consolation prizes were also given to the students. |
Proccedings quashed in milk adulteration case CHANDIGARH, Nov 18 — Mr Justice Surinder Singh Nijjar today quashed proceedings against milk vendor Malhara Singh, a resident of Khuda Jassu village. A sample of milk was taken way back in 1987 in the presence of Tehsildar and other prosecution witnesses. The petitioner alleged that no formalin was added to preserve the milk and the sample was not taken properly. The public analyst was also not authorised to conduct the test and a very large number of other objections were taken up, to the extent that it was a total abuse of the process of law, the petitioner alleged . There were fragrant violations in the process of taking samples and the analysis thereof, observed Mr Justice Nijjar. There was no mention of any preservative being added or whether the petitioner was a licenced milk vendor or not, nor were the particulars of the licence mentioned on the drum from which the samples were taken, he observed. “In view of these circumstances, since the sample was taken 13 years ago, no useful purpose is going to be served in remanding the case back to the trial court for fresh trial. In the interest of justice the petition is allowed and proceedings are quashed”, Mr Justice Nijjar said in his brief two-page order. Lok Adalat for EPF members CHANDIGARH, Nov 18 — In order to redress the grievances of the Employees Provident Funds (EPF) members pertaining to any offices in India, the office of Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Punjab and UT Chandigarh will organise a Lok Adalat on November 20 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Mr R. D. Chetival, Additional C.P.F.C. will be visiting the office to redress the grievances. This information was given in a press note issued by the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner here today. |
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Kidnap case: bail denied CHANDIGARH,
Nov 18 — The UT Judicial Magistrate (first class) today dismissed the bail application moved by Monica in a kidnapping case. The accused and her husband Ravinder Kumar were arrested by the crime branch of the Chandigarh police for allegedly kidnapping a minor girl Chinky from Sector 41. The case against the accused had been registered under Sections 363 and 384 of the Indian Penal Code on March 8 on the complaint of Mr Narinder Singh, who was running a canteen in St John’s School in Sector 26. The Magistrate observed that the accused, Monica, had committed a serious crime and therefore she could not be granted bail. The remand of Monica and her husband Ravinder Kumar had been extended till November 30. Bail granted The complainant, Mr Arish Ahamad, a resident of Sector 35, had alleged that the accused had assaulted him and threatened to kill him. The accused were given bail on furnishing bond of 20,000 each and surety of same amount. Anticipatory bail |
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215 cases settled at Lok Adalat PANCHKULA, Nov 18—As many as 322 cases were taken up at a Lok Adalat organised at the Judicial Complex in Sector 1 here today. Out of these, 215 cases were settled during the proceedings. With two courts, that of the Additional District and Sessions Judge, Mr Darshan Singh, and Mr Ved Pal Gupta, Chief Judicial Magistrate, functional, a total compensation of Rs 13,74,000 was awarded by the court. Besides, a fine of Rs 1,95,700 was collected in various cases. A number of cases pertaining to the Motor Vehicle Act, the Factories Act, the Shops Act, the Minimum Wages Act, the Payment of Wages Act, the Hindu Marriage act and civil suits were decided. The Lok Adalat was held under the chairmanship of Mr Justice V.K. Bali, Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and Executive Chairman of the Haryana State Legal Services Authority. The adalat was attended by Mrs Kiran Anand Lal, District and Sessions Judge, Ambala, and Mr R.S. Virk, Member Secretary, Haryana State Legal services Authority. Since early morning, the courts witnessed a large number of people from different parts of the district. While they came with hope for settling long-pending issues, most of them returned satisfied with the day's proceedings. At the courts, special arrangement had been made for serving tea to the public. The adalat continued till afternoon till cases of all those present were dealt with to the satisfaction of the parties. |
When fascinating melodies flow across
frontiers CHANDIGARH,
Nov 18 — They landed in India on October 31 under the Indo-German cultural exchange programme. And right since November 1 when the two German musicians Rudi Zaph and Wolfgang Newmann presented their first concert in Pune, their days have been laced with hectic activity involving extensive touring. Today’s performance at the Tagore Theatre by this world-famous duo was the tenth in the row. The music was soulful as it has been in the past. In fact it took the listeners on a first class trip around the world music. As Rudi played the 100-string dulcimer and Neumann accompanied him on the acoustic guitar to inspire life into the folk compositions, blended with elements of rock and jazz — strong emotions ran down, leaving the heart longing for more of that soothing effect. Catching up with the two musicians camping at Hotel Mountview was a little difficult this morning, but the efforts finally paid off. The two were seen sitting in comfortable positions in their room. “We are trying to regain poise. That is important if we have to perform.” When they spoke to The Tribune about their past 17-day schedule, one knew why they were so much desperate for a few moments of rest. Rudi and Zaph performed in Mumbai on November 3, Hyderabad on November 5 and then in all major cities of the country on every alternate day, right till today when they presented their tenth concert. Said a visibly-tired Newmann: “The days have been hectic but not as much. Thanks to music which can rejuvenate you anytime. Day after tomorrow we have to perform in Delhi. We fly back on the 22nd”: “But only after visiting the Taj Mahal,” quipped in Rudi, the man who has lent a very special status to the dulcimer (Indian santoor). His friend Neumann accompanies him on the acoustic guitar and takes care of all the sound effects. Their music is soulful — right from the land of Bavaria and they call it Bavarian Avantgarde music. This music has been passed on from generation to generation and has now been given relevance by these two musicians who have combined folk elements with new sounds in combinations quite unusual. For the universal relevance of their compositions, Rudi and Zaph call their concert a “concert of world music.” “That is because our music is inspired by old and new traditions, as also by the cultures which prevail all over the world. We experiment a lot with the dulcimer which we have modified to suit our needs. The focus is on creating new and fascinating sound impacts,” informed Rudi. The greatest achievement of the duo is the beautiful mixing up of jazz and rock with the folk music. They have extensively travelled to present concerts, and are known for their verdant rhythms — 80 per cent of their melody is self composed and carries reflections of folk tunes; only about 20 per cent are blended with elements of classical, western and world music at large. The two have performed in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Slovakia, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Morocco and Tunisia. Rudi, who studied dulcimer from the Richard Strauss Conservatory at Munich, is credited with creating the dulcimer which is more like a modern sound trapeze with a soft, soothing sound which resembles that produced from a piano. Rudi’s dulcimer has 100 strings and its sounds bears resemblance to the sounds of Carabbean drums and the Gamalan orchestra from Indonesia. Admits Rudi, “This was not an easy task, but I must admit that it did not take me a lot of thinking. I have recorded various CDs on folk music, classical and world music and also cabaret.” In fact in 1985 Rudi was awarded the prize of the City of Munich and again in 1989 he received the prestigious German Records Critics Award. Since 1989 he has also been organising the international dulcimer festival in Munich.
Newmann focuses on the guitar which he primarily learnt from his father. “I received education in the piano, vocal and ear training at the age of none. I also studied at the same institute where Rudi did. That was how we met to form a new band by the name of Never Been There under which we recorded many CDs. I was into film musicals in a big way.” Newmann has received the Emmy Award in connection with musicals in the film titled The Power of Pictures. |
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Singers pay tribute to King of Sorrows CHANDIGARH, Nov 18 — A sigh has a thousand names — broken promises, agonising pains, bleeding heart. One day the coloured lips of this poet got burnt and he turned into the King of Sorrows. The death of Shiv Kumar Batalvi’s first love killed him. His sigh tried to commit suicide but there were a few friends, a few commitments, a few dreams, that held him back. “My songs are wounded birds and their painful moans are my poetry”, he had said. The King of Sorrows is no more but his memories linger on and they inspire life into the very being of the Punjab, a land which Shiv had very tightly embraced in his tender arms. This land is hence drenched in the pain of his sorrows. Yesterday night, the folk singers of this very land gathered on the premises of Chandigarh Club to pay tributes to Shiv Kumar Batalvi whose songs reflect the sorrows which unrequited love had sown in his chest. The singers tried to sing Batalvi’s songs with the same gravity of pain in which they had been written. Composer-singer Prabhjot Singh Bali began with Shiv’s song “Mainu tera shabab lai baitha, rang gora ghulab lai baitha: The voice was very controllably rendered with a view to show the poet who called himself a “sigh escaping trauma from a woman’s warmth.” Sarabjit Kaur presented the song which carried the vibrant youthful expressions of the once-happy Batalvi: Mainu hire hire aakhe mai nee munda lambaran da. Yet another very touching song by Batalvi : Mai ni mai main ik shikra yaar banaya, was later sung by Prabhjot Bali and Sarabjit Kaur who did almost full justice to the moans written into the song by Batalvi’s pen. There were other songs which showed how the poet considered himself a falling star in the ocean of a woman’s milk, a dying ember in her hearth. Veenu Kautish’s rendering of Yaardya rab karke mainu pain birha de kide ne. Wavel Sharma’s flute magic complimented the lyrics and the powerful voices. Yet another song presented by Bali was Ki Puchhde o haal fakiran da, followed by Ik meri akh kashni by Veenu Kautish. The evening air seemed laden with absolute as Prabhjot Bali and Veenu sung the ultimate song by Batalvi Raat gayi kar tara tara. The final presentation of the day came in the form of a ghazal by Rajinder Singh: Ik badalte hue mausam ka hum bharosa kya karen. President of the Club, Mr Chamal Lal, said towards the end of the programme that the attempt of the Club would be to make this Nite an annual feature. The evening left a strong impression on the minds — some about the poet and some about his pain. But one message remained: Hope does not die, nor does life. |
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‘Gurmat sangeet
purifies soul’ CHANDIGARH, Nov 18— In an attempt to popularise the concept of Gurmat sangeet, the Punjab Sangeet Natak Akademi in collaboration with the Dharam Prachar Committee of the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) organised a Gurmat sangeet workshop and sammelan at Gurdwara Sri Tegh Bahadur at Sector 34 here today. Tracing the history of Gurmat sangeet since it's inception, Dr Gurnam Singh, Head of the Music Department, Punjabi University, Patiala, said that the Gurmat sangeet, which was the foundation of all shabads was evolved by Guru Nanak Dev with the aim to achieve the ultimate joy through purifying one's soul. During the sammelan, all participants sang compositions based on 31 ragas stipulated in Guru Granth Sahib. Bhai Rawat Singh, a Hajoori ragi of Darbar Sahib, presented Rehraj Chowki (ragas of the evening time) and Bhai Banta Singh performed compositions from the Basant. Prominent among those who participated in the workshop were Dr Pankaj Mala, Head of the Music Department, Punjab University, Chandigarh, Dr Darshan Singh and Dr Jagir Singh. About 300 persons took part in the
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City a big yawn for
artists CHANDIGARH, Nov 18 — Deserted corridors, artist sitting in a corner waiting for visitors and art works hanging on the walls in want of appreciation is a familiar scene of the art galleries here. When it comes to appreciation of art, the idea of giving patronage to the local artists has yet to make a dent among the city residents. Artists get a raw deal in this city, said Panchal Hari Lal an artist from Gujarat who recently exhibited his work Spirit of Scrap in the Punjab Kala Bhawan. The artist who was highly disappointed at the meagre number of visitors. He said during the seven days of display only about 20 art lovers visited the gallery, apart from the invitees who were present on the inauguration day. Ajay Yashpal, a city based young artist who is currently holding his first solo exhibition in the IndusInd Art Gallery here is disappointed at the lukewarm response from the art lovers. “The scene is still better here as the location of the art gallery is approachable and it is attached to the IndusInd Bank. Most of people who come to the bank make a short trip to the gallery,” he said. It is not only the lack of visitors that disappoints the artists, but the passive nature of the art lovers that dampens the spirit of the artists who exhibit their work in various galleries here. People come here to look around on their own and walks out without bothering to speak to the artist or write a comment on the comment book, said Mr Hari Lal. “True, the art lovers in Chandigarh are a passive lot. Most of the time they do not bother to interact with the artist either verbally or in the written form,” said Mr Yashpal echoing Mr Lal’s sentiment. “In many a case interaction can prove to be a boon for the artist,” said Vandana Jain an artist with a number of solo and group shows to her credit. “After working on a theme, the mind of an artist gets saturated. In such a situation interaction with art lovers or critics can help the artist develop a fresh angle,” said Vandana. Akshaye Aggrawal,an ex- student of the Government College of Arts, who has the experience of holding a number of exhibitions in the city, said the pathetic art scenario of the city inspired most of his fellow classmates to seek refuge in the big metropolises. “It is sad that most of the students prefer to migrate to other cities to make a career in the world of art,” he added. Art has always been the least priority area with the local administration, said Mr Prem Singh, the Principal of the Government College of Arts, Sector 10.However, in comparison to the art scenario of late 50s and early 60s the city has undergone tremendous change as far as infrastructure is concerned, he added. Now-a-days a number of galleries have opened up to cater to the city residents as a result of which art awareness has also gone up, he said. However the number of buyers still remains scanty in this city, he said. People think five times before buying an art work, whereas they will buy five designer dresses even without thinking once, said Mr Manjit Singh Randhawa, owner of the Randhawa Art Gallery, Sector 35, who is also holding a photography exhibition
here. There is an urgent need to give some commercial touch to the work of art to make it suitable for the hotels, resturents and corporate offices, said Mr Randhawa. The media can also come to the rescue of the budding artists, giving them the right exposure. |
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