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EDUCATION

Song and dance at Ek Mulaqaat
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, Jan 23 — Panjab University today witnessed a beautiful cultural performance at the Law Auditorium organised by the Panjab University Campus Students Council.

Students put in hard work in the staging of songs, dances and mimes.

The show started well over an hour late, but it made compensations for the wait. Anu from the Government College for Girls, Sector 11, began the show with a performance on sitar.

Meenu Palta with a Hindi song, Dil le gaye, set the momentum. A mime on the famous Hritik Roshan advertisement of a cold drink brought laughter to young faces. A parody following the mime was also applauded.

Bhupinder Singh Bhuppi, president of the Student Council, said concerted efforts were being made to get closer to the students through such programmes.

Hardeep Kaur from MCM DAV with Chhalla was appreciated by the audience as was Mandeep for Mere Sohne mahiya. Sulakshna Branta and Pooja Rana won crowd appreciation with a dance on Vande Mataram.

Dance on a current hit Bumro by students of the University Business School and the Department of Sociology was another highlight of the show.

‘It’s just cardboard’ moves children
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CHANDIGARH, Jan 23 — “It’s just cardboard” proved to be more than just a plain production by a German theatre company. And the very fact that the presentation was lapped up by children, who happened to be the exclusive viewers of the show, reflected how intense the theme of the play was.

The play, which comes to the city all the way from Germany, is the production of Theatre Werkstaff Pilkentafel, Flensburg. This one is yet another presentation in the series of programmes under the ongoing German festival in India, and it was staged today in the city’s Tagore Theatre, courtesy, Department of Culture, the Foreign Office, Federal Republic of Germany, Max Mueller Bhavan and the National School of Drama.

For the first time, however, a production has been reserved for children in particular, and the organisers made it very clear that no adults would be allowed. Students in the age group of three to eight years from various city schools attended the function which saw a lot of life get bared before their eyes on stage.

The play, might sound of little value as far as the title is concerned, but its enactment seemed to have interested the little ones quite a bit. The subject of the play was strong enough to hold attention and dialogues, too, were quite arresting. The Director sought to answer the apprehensions that we as children must have faced — all our fears which stem from unknown facts, the happiness that we derive in things around us, and the realisation of existence which dawns upon us through our association with life-less objects say, cardboard for that matter. And hence the title of the play which will again be screened for the children tomorrow at 11 a.m. at the same venue.

As regards the language, it posed no hurdles, whatsoever. For the entire delivery did not come in German, and whatever little that did come stood translated by the interpreter who was present throughout the presentation.

The performance was solo, but very powerful, to say the least. It was all about expressions which any age can read. The performer concentrates on the cardboard and reflects the wonderful feelings he goes through after relating with the otherwise dead object.

Eight selected for PG courses at GMCH
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, Jan 23 — Selections for the first batch of postgraduate students in four departments — anatomy, pathology, ophthalmology and anaesthesia — of the Government Medical College, Sector 32 were held, here today.

A committee under the chairmanship of Prof S.B.S. Mann, Director-Principal, GMCH, selected eight students for these four postgraduate courses. According to Prof Mann, two more students will be inducted following a common all-India test conducted by the AIIMS, Delhi.

This is the first time, in the history of the medical colleges in the country, that examination and selection procedure was conducted by the college itself. It has been done as per the rules and regulations of the Panjab University. Usually, a university conducts the examinations independently.

Prof Mann said the courses would, in all certainty, start from February 1, 2001. He also hoped that following recognition, more departments will be able to start PG courses in future.

COURTS

Three cops get 7-yr RI in theft case
From Our Correspondent

CHANDIGARH, Jan 23 — Three Punjab police personnel were sentenced to seven years rigorous imprisonment by the UT Additional District and Session Judge today, in a case of theft. Three constables of Punjab Police — Baljit Singh, Rajvinder Singh, Gurdas Chand were booked under three different cases of theft.

The complainant, Deppa, a resident of Sector 33, had alleged that the three had allegedly entered her house and stolen jewellery and other valuable articles. The accused were also allegedly involved in a theft at a jeweller’s shop in Sector 8.

Forgery cases

The UT Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Mr Ashok Kumar, today granted bail to Sarabjit Singh, in a case of cheating and forgery. The case had been registered under Sections, 170, 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, of the IPC.

It was alleged the accused had been running an office of the Food Corporation of India, without any permission and had cheated many people by promising them jobs. The defence counsel argued that his client had been falsely implicated in the case and the police personnel had not even produced the challan in the case. The defence counsel further argued that the accused was in custody since long, and deserved the concession of bail. The accused was granted bail on furnishing a bond of Rs 20, 000 and one surety of the same amount.

The UT Additional District and Session Judge, Mr R.C Godara, today granted anticipatory bail to Shiv Kumar, a resident of Palsora, in a case of forgery. The case against the accused had been registered under Sections 420, 120-B of the Indian Penal Code on June 29, in Sector 39 police station. The accused had moved a bail application under Section 438 of the Criminal Procedure Code. It was stated in the complaint that the District and Food supply Department had released advertisement for the allotment of the fair price shop.

It was alleged that the accused had submitted false affidavits of the Kiryana shop, at Palsora to fulfill the requirements.

The defence counsel argued that his client had been falsely implicated and a co-accused in the case had already been granted bail by the court. The accused was granted bail by the judge on furnishing a bond of Rs 10,000.

Stone crushers to have power till Jan 31
From Our Correspondent

ZIRAKPUR, Jan 23 — The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Punjab State Electricity Board not to disconnect the power connections to different stone crushers in the Zirakpur area till January 31. The court has also granted approval of the change in user of the land in question for running the stone crushers.

Earlier, the PSEB has issued a notice asking the owners of stone crusher to produce no objection certificates from the Punjab Pollution Control Board to run their units. They were asked to produce the certificates within a period of 72 hours from January 15, otherwise their power connections would be disconnected.

Reacting upon the notice, owners of the stone crushers had approached the court seeking permission for running their units.

Bail for three in jailbreak case
From Our Correspondent

CHANDIGARH, Jan 23 — Mr Justice K.S. Garewal of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today granted bail to three persons arrested in connection with the Burail jailbreak case.

The three are the former Assistant Superintendent of Model Jail, Burail, Sheetla Parshad Mishra, Balwinder Singh and Jaswant Singh. Mr Justice Garewal directed the UT Chief Judicial Magistrate to release them on their furnishing a surety of Rs 25,000 and two sureties of the like amount.

Granting bail to the trio, Mr Justice Garewal observed, “The trial stands concluded but further proceedings in the case have been stayed. The petitioners have been unduly detained in custody as undertrials. Four accused, including the main accused, have already been granted bail.”

With their release on bail, only Satnam Singh, Jagtar Singh Hawara and Jagtar Singh Tara have been left in jail. All the other accused, including High Court advocate Daljit Singh Rajput, have been released on bail.

CULTURE

Inspired by straight line
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, Jan 23 — For Raminder Singh working on wood is a passion. And that he finds a lot of sense in the dead wood is clear from how he has breathed life into it. The creations in wood by Raminder, a marine man are up for sale at Art Folio in Sector 9.

Almost each product is inspired by the straight line and simple curves. There is nothing elaborate to mar the impact of straightness which, in itself, looks quite beautiful.

This furniture exhibition is the fifth in line by Raminder, who takes time off from his hectic merchant navy schedule to give shape to wood. But why wood, and from what connection. “Well, wood attracted me always, and right since I got artistically inclined, I remember having played with wood. I used to give shape to my ideas and the medium of my expression was invariably wood.”

Raminder has designed a whole range of products right from computer tables, side tables, and racks to lavish, yet delicately designed beds, sofas and dining table sets. The product price range is quite economical. The best part of the show is that the visitors can place orders as per their requirement with Raminder.

Not just creations in wood, there is another major attraction in the exhibition — the one offered by ink and pencil sketches of Raminder. He has extensively sketched animals, and mediums vary from pen and ink to oil on canvas. While four works are sketches in ink and pencil, one is oil on canvas. The works are arresting and close to reality, so much so that often they come across as photographic prints.

Laughs Raminder, “I have been trying hard on gaining tidiness in art. The works are very dear to me, and so are animals. That is why my art is inspired by animal figures extensively. All the works now on display draw inspiration from animals — their lives and their moods.”

This is the first time Raminder has brought his works to the art gallery. “All the earlier shows were at my house and as far as publicity is concerned, it happened through the word of mouth. This is the first time I have actually designed furniture with an exhibition in mind, and I am hopeful of a good response.”

Apart from the furniture, also on display are blinds for doors and windows. The blinds, intricately designed and soothing in appeal, have been designed by Raminder’s wife Radhika. Price range is immense.