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Project to
priorities hygiene in schools Chandigarh, March 23 This is an intersectoral project under which the Government of India and UNICEF plan to
priorities school water supply and sanitation. In this project, various ministries and NGOs are participating in both planning and funding. The Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission in the Ministry of Rural Development is steering the programme at the national level. “The mission has committed funds in its budget for this purpose which is channelised to the states through
PHEDs. With getting the detailed account of schools where there is a need of drinking water and toilets, the efforts and funds can be focused where actually required through suitable measures/ directions at the departmental level,” informed District Education Officer, UT, Mr Brahmjit
Kalia. It will enable students to study in quality environment in their schools. “The UT Education Department had earlier identified certain school buildings in colonies and slum areas which were handed over to the department by the
panchayats. These 10 or 11 school buildings did not have the facility of toilets and adequate drinking water. On the direction of Punjab Governor and UT Administrator,
Lieut-Gen JFR Jacob (retd), the engineering department had since provided the toilets sometimes back,” added Mr
Kalia. According to sources, under another project “Pradhan Mantri’s Gramodaya
Yojana,” the UT Administration has identified about 40 schools to provide water coolers. Under this scheme, Rs 1 crore were given to the UT Education Department. Out of this, Rs 50 lakh were for material and supply (books, library books, water coolers and other basic necessities) for elementary schools. Talking to Chandigarh Tribune, the parents expressed happiness over knowing that the Administration had taken up this matter and the students would be provided with basic necessities like drinking water and toilets. “As summer is approaching, the need of drinking water is a must. With the Education Department providing water coolers in the schools, the kids can have adequate water facility,” said Mr Ashok
Ghai, a parent. “Even after the implementation of the above projects, if certain schools are left without the water coolers, the UT Education Department plans to sensitize the parents and students to bring water bottles from their home,” informed an official of the Education Department. “The water supply pipes in the city are quite old. They were laid about 40 to 50 years back and the problem of muddy water in the taps arises in the summers. It is due to the fact that these pipes have developed holes over the years. When there is break in supply, lot of mud is sucked .Hence there is danger of water-borne diseases. To check the muddy water in schools, the UT Education Department should take some steps,” said Mr Rajnish
Singla, a parent. Despite the arrangement of water coolers in the school, the parents should send their children with water bottles and in case of emergency, if the water was contaminated or if there was a cut, they could use their water bottles, said Ms
Chitra, a teacher.
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A test for free education SAS Nagar, March 23 A ray of hope in their eyes, at least 170 candidates accompanied by their parents came from Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Moga, Bathinda, Fatehgarh Sahib, Ropar, Kharar and SAS Nagar to appear in the two-hour test of maths, science and a language subject — based on the fifth class syllabus of the Punjab Education Board (PSEB) — at a private school in Sohana. The test was a God-sent opportunity from many like Kiran Deep from Fatehgarh, who left school after fifth class after she lost her father , and Jeewan Jyoti, daughter of a daily wage earner. To begin with at least ten candidates will be selected from amongst 170 candidates who today appeared in a test, the result of which will be made public on April 3. The 25-member organisation chose the martyrdom day of Shaheed Bhagat Singh to make made a humble beginning. Mr Rajiv Kumar, President of the society, said initially 10 candidates will be shortlisted from the test. The candidates would be admitted to a government or a private school in their respective hometowns and the organisation would be bear the entire expenditure of their education till the matric level. He said the society had presently a budget of Rs 40,000 and had not sought aid from the government though appeal had been made to people of all walks of life to support the campaign. The test will be an annual feature and the number of candidates selected could go up depending upon the funds available with the organisation next year. Mr Surjit Singh, a member of the organisation, said there was no partiality of caste, creed or religion and the opportunity was open for all. It had been observed that in many cases the students could not pursue higher education as the schools were in far off places. The society plans to provide boarding facilities to the selected candidates from the next year. Ms Mandeep Kaur, another member of the society, said putting the students at on place would ensure that the students get quality education to compete in the future. Earlier, inaugurating the function, Mr Balbir Singh Sidhu, a Congress leader announced to sponsor the education of one of the selected students. Mr Sidhu along with Mr Bhagat Singh, sarpanch of Sohana, Mr SS Patwari, a local municipal councillor paid tributes to the Shaheed Bhagat Singh. |
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Chemistry teacher experiments with lens and shutter Chandigarh March 23 Teaching chemistry for the past 36 years at DAV College, Sector 10, Dr Sawal has been honoured twice with national awards in Photography in 1970 and 1990 for two of his personal favourite compositions. His first photograph which he named “Mother and child” fetched him this honour in the open category in 1970. This black and white composition has been widely published, televised, exhibited and has won national and international acclaim. “The government of USA requested for 10,000 copies of the photograph. And the amount I got as the award was four times my salary,” he says proudly. This award was just the beginning and Dr Sawal has never looked back since. His composition “Serenity” was selected in 1976 by the Federation of Indian Photography to represent India in the prestigious Federation I de L’ Art Photographique for an exhibition held in Germany. Another of his composition “Quite ambience” won the 1st prize in the Panjab University Photo Contest in 1990. “She dares,” another of his favourite works won him the National Award in 1990. Dr Sawal clarifies that he is not a commercial photographer. For him, it is a hobby and he does this work for his own satisfaction. Born at Lahore, he shifted to Solan with his family after partition. While doing his
M.Sc. from Panjab University, Sawal bought his first camera funded by his father. He joined the DAV College in 1965 and experimented with his photographs, “transforming them all the time to create images and effects which I wanted”. “Photographs are not just technicality of a camera clicking a sight, it is what the photographer makes it to be, how he changes it to get the desired image. One of my works for example was clicked in the desert on Jodhpur and I decided to create the reflection of a famous monument in water where here was no water. This photograph too fetched me an award,” he says. Dr Sawal still works with his “age-old cameras and is happy using” them. “This is an expensive hobby and one has to have big holes in the pockets to indulge in it . I have also experimented with 16mm films which I made on the Rock Garden and Kashmir. In photography and filming both, the magic lies in creating, its the aesthetic sense of the man behind the camera that matters.” And what are his plans for the future? “Now there is not much time and moreover as a person matures he tends to become choosy. And since one rarely finds what one is looking for, one has to create it and that requires time and efforts.” Dr Sawal’s works are on display at DAV College till March 23. |
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374 S.D. College students get
prizes Chandigarh March 23 Two hundred and seven students were awarded for achievements in academics. These included Mr Kumar Gaurav
Dhawan, a student of commerce who had topped the Panjab University consecutively for three years, Ms Pooja Sharma, who topped the Panjab University in M.Com 1st year followed by Ms Nona Bains who secured second position in the same class, Ms Rimpy
Walia, Ms Seema Ghosh, Mr Amit Sehgal, Ms Akshita, Ms Richa, Mr Tejwinder Singh and Ms Neetu for securing positions in the merit list. In the Company Secretary (CS) Examinations, Ms Jyotsana secured the 14th position in the All India CS final examinations, Ms Divya was 4th and Ms Latika who was 7th in the All India CS Inter and Mr
Divik, who stood first in CS foundation examination. Twentythree students were awarded the ‘College Roll of
Honour’ for their achievements in extra curricular activities and sports. These included Mr Ankit Goyal and Ms Renu Rana for extra curricular activities, Mr Kumar Gaurav Dhawan for academics, Mr
Jaswinder, Mr Baljit and Mr Ankur Sharma for sports. As many as 31 students were honoured with College
Colours. Sixty students were given away certificates of distinction while 53 students were given away certificates of merit at the
function. Mr Hari Jai Singh, in his presidential remarks, congratulated the students and the college and stated that these achievements were an indicator of the progress being made in the field of education as in the other areas of national life. “Also before us all is the need to meet the challenge of creating the right environment in the country for youngsters to be able to achieve what they want to. The young are sensitive, aware and can deliver the goods. Our dream concepts are their concern,” he said. He also stressed that areas like education should be kept away from politics and bureaucratic control and let the system flourish with educationists and visionaries at the helm. “Quality of democracy is in the end quality of information,” he said. Earlier, the college Principal, Dr
A.C. Vaid, read out the college annual report highlighting the college’s achievement in various fields. Starting from the establishment of an institute for women in the college, faculty news, staff welfare fund, Dr Vaid listed the academic achievements of the students. The college bagged the first 11 positions in the university M.Com Ist year examinations, nine out of the first 10 positions in B.Com Ist year and five out of the first nine university positions. The Principal also listed the achievement of the students in international and national sport events,
NCC, NSS, debates etc. Dr Vaid also informed that the college had donated a sum of Rs 2 lakh towards the Gujarat earthquake relief
fund.
Mr Upkar Krishan Sharma, president of the college managing committee, welcomed the chief guest while Mr
H.L.Sharma, secretary of the college managing committee, proposed a vote of thanks. Prof Anirudh Joshi, former fellow, Panjab University and the finance secretary of the managing committee, was also present on the occasion. |
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Computer design
centre inaugurated Chandigarh, March 23 Mr Gujral was the chief guest at the 40th prize distribution ceremony of the annual festivities of the college as part of “Archo-2001” held in the college from March 13. The acting Principal, Mr
I.J.S. Bakshi, read out the annual report of the college and listed the various achievements of the students and staff of the college during the year. He added that the computer design centre is laced with more than 50 fully-networked computer workstations alongwith the requisite
peripherals. Mr Gujral in his address, congratulated the students and lauded the achievements of the college which he stated is considered as one of the best architectural institutions in the country. He exalted the students to build a value system which will play an important role in their effectiveness when they enter the profession. He also said such events which include various cultural and sport events encouraged the students to explore and tap their potential, should be held regularly. The chief guest gave away prizes to the winners of various competitions. Shivani Guglani was chosen as the best female athlete while Vikas Kumar was chosen as the best male athlete, Ashwani Kumar was chosen as the best
culturalist. Sameer Bansal was chosen the best vocalist and the best instrumentalist. Hemant Purohit was chosen as the best actor while Akriti sood was chosen as the best actress. Atit Kumar was chosen as the best supporting actor while Shaily was chosen as the best supporting actress. Ashwani was chosen as the best all-rounder (male) while Moushmi was chosen as the best all-rounder
(female). Ashwani, Zarren and Atul got the first prize for face painting while Tara and Robina won the first prize in poster making. Ashwani got the first prize in sketching, while Moushmi and Kapil Singh came second and third. Ashwani and Zarren won the first prize in tattoo design.
The design trophy was won by Kalinga House, the cultural trophy was won by Maurya House, sports trophy was won by Kalinga House. The Kalinga house was also winner of the overall trophy. |
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Camp on environment Chandigarh, March 23 The camp was a part of the National Environment Awareness campaign sponsored by the Environment Society of India. The theme of the camp was ‘’ clean and green means health’’. A painting and quiz competitions were held in which 99 children participated. The saplings of trees were also planted. The President ,Environment Society of India, Dr
S.K. Sharma, was also present.
Examination centre changed Lalru, March 23 According to information available, the students appearing in the examination have been asked to appear in Government Senior Secondary School Lalru for the rest of papers.
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HIGH COURT Chandigarh, March 23 Mr Justice Amar Bir Singh Gill and Mr. Justice V.S. Aggarwal observed: “If deemed appropriate, to overcome the menace of increasing population, it may be considered to draw up similar legislation in the case of other similarly elected bodies”. The Judges also observed: “It is well known that unless the population is controlled, economic growth and well-being of the people will not be forthcoming.... When such a restriction is imposed to overcome the ever increasing population, unless there are other cogent reasons, it cannot be termed that it will be violative of the provisions of the Constitution”. 63 bonded
labourers freed
Acting on the directions of the High Court, a warrant officer, earlier appointed by it, released 63 “bonded labour”, including minors, after raiding a brick kiln in Patiala district. In his report submitted before Mr Justice S.S. Nijjar of the High Court, officer Hemant Singh Walia stated that the detainees, present in the kiln, were identified by the petitioner before being released. The warrant officer was appointed by the court on the petition filed by Bikram Singh of Mujjafarnagar district. Claiming to be a detainee himself before escaping from the kiln, he had alleged that Sangita and 62 other residents of Mazara village, were being kept in illegal custody. After going through the report, Mr Justice Nijjar disposed of the petition.
Panchkula, March 23 The accused were arrested by the police on Thursday night and were produced before the court today. The accused Harjinder Singh alias Raju and Sucha Singh of Thakur Dass village near Pinjore were arrested by the police on the charge of raping the wife of Mr Nar Bahadur of Manak Tabra village while she was alone at her home. Rs 3 lakh stolen
Chandigarh, March 23 It may be recalled that the UT Civil Judge (Junior Division), had issued directions to the returning officer of the club, that the counting of votes and result be withheld till the final decision of the case. Meanwhile, Mr Harpreet Singh, another member of the club, had moved an application in the court of the Additional Sessions Judge. It was alleged in the application that there was apprehension in the mind of the applicant that he would not get any justice in the above noted case as the appellants were influential persons. He had prayed that the appeal be adjourned to some other date so that the complainant might be able to file an application in the Punjab and Haryana High Court for the transfer of the case to some other district. |
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BHATNAGAR
CASE Chandigarh, March 23 Little headway was made today as the arguments remained focussed on the relevance of these documents. While the defence maintained that the documents, which included situation reports, maps and other communications on operational matters, were necessary to cross-examine Brig Devinder Singh, the prosecution said that these were not relevant and that it was a delaying tactic by the defence. The defence replied that the documents were ones asked for over a year ago but were not made available at that time. It added that till the time these were made available, the cross-examination of the current witness, Brig Devinder Singh, should be deferred and the next witness summoned. The Judge Advocate, in his advice, said that as the defence had submitted a long list of documents, it should justify their relevance for enabling it to examine the prosecution witness.
Chandigarh, March 23 Pronouncing the directions in the open court, Mr Justice Swatanter Kumar also directed the officers to inform the court about the factual position after inspecting the premises in question. Mr Justice Kumar also fixed March 28 as the next date of hearing. In one of the petitions against the Chandigarh Administration, the Estate Officer and Sector 26 Market Committee, Mr. Mohummad Aslam and 76 others had earlier sought directions to the respondents against the removing them from the Grain Market. They had added that shop-keepers with established business were pressurising the market committee to get them evicted and to restrain them from selling eats. The petitioners had added that they were being threatened by the market committee as a result. Arguing before the court, counsel for the petitioners had contended that the Chandigarh Administration in 1991 had assured them of alternate sites in lieu of the place from where they were carrying out their business. |
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Badal to inaugurate seminar on judicial reforms
today Chandigarh, March 23 A number of eminent jurists, including serving and retired judges of higher courts and scholars will participate in the seminar being organised at Law Department, Panjab University, Chandigarh. The seminar will consist of four sessions and will be kicked off by the Punjab Chief Minister, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, at 11 a.m. on March 24. The first session on judicial accountability will have former Delhi Vidhan Sabha Deputy Speaker, Alok Kumar and former Punjab Advocate General, Mr G.S. Grewal as principal speakers. The second session of the seminar will focus on judicial delays. Speakers in this session will include Prof Suresh Kapoor, former Punjab Advocate General, M.L. Sarin, Mr Vikas Mahajan and Prof G. Varandani. The last session on the first day of the seminar will cover the topic of transparency in judicial appointments. Justice H.R. Sodhi (retd) and Dr D.C. Manuja will be the main speakers. The second day of the seminar will touch upon the topic of contempt of court. Mr Pawan Bansal, MP and Mr Surinder Singla a former Rajya Sabha member will present papers on the topic. The seminar will come to its end with the valedictory session where reports of all sessions will be presented and Justice Kuldeep Singh will deliver the valedictory address. |
Keeping sarangi tradition alive Chandigarh, March 23 Eight years later, this great exponent of sarangi has not changed a bit. As unassuming as ever, he is in the city once more on the invitation of the Pracheen Kala Kendra . The only difference this time is in the purpose of the visit. Whereas in 1993, Pt Ram Narain opened the concert by stirring inner desires through a flawless rendering of the instrument, this time his presence is meant to grace the occasion and shower inspiration on other performers. Conversing with great masters is always a taxing task. But with Pt Ram Narain it was a little different. The communication flowed effortlessly, thanks to the humility of the man whose name has become synonymous with sarangi. "There are many wishes this heart nurtures, but not every wish will be granted. All we can do is labour on our part," said Ram Narain ji about safeguarding the status of sarangi, which faces a stiff competition from other instruments. Crediting Pt Ram Narain with securing respect for the stringed instrument would not be an exaggeration. In fact, the instrument has its present position only on account of laudable efforts by Ram Narainji, who started his career way back in 1945 at Lahore. Right from the beginning, Ram Narainji's technique was his forte. After mastering nuances of the instrument under the tutelage of his father, Pt Ram Narain went on to acquire greater skills, so much so that he went on to win accolades from singers like Pt Omkar Nath Thakur, Pt Krishna Rao Shankar Pandit and many others. More important than the fact that Pt Ram Narain played the sarangi in a manner which reflected its Indian soul, is his mission of keeping the sarangi tradition alive. He has been directing his efforts towards enhancing the sarangi to the concert platform. As he said today, "The sarangi has been described as the soul of Indian classical music. This is primarily because it has evolved from folk instruments and has been with us since the 6 th century. Sarangi made its debut in the classical field way back in the 17th century. Today, however, our task has become more stupendous in view of the fact that the sarangi has assumed larger proportions. Every state has its own sarangi, each sacred in rendering." Pt Ram Narain today presided over the inaugural function of the 31st Bhaskar Rao Sangeet and Nritya Sammelan, which opened at the Tagore Theatre with a vocal recital by Pt Ajoy Chakraborty and his daughter,
Kaushiki.
Chandigarh, March 23 Expressing gratitude to the doctors of GMCH for the treatment he received after he met with an accident on January 9 this year, Maan said he was happy to perform tonight for the noble cause of helping the earthquake victims of Gujarat. The organising committee of Euphoria — 2001 plans to donate the proceeds of the concert to the earthquake victims. Maan, who started with a prayer song , moved onto foot-tapping numbers from his latest collections that included ‘Tere ishq da giddha and Ek tu hoe, ek main hua.” His energetic performance and his sense of humour left the audience spellbound throughout the performance. |
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Spirited performance by Uzbek
dancers Chandigarh, March 23 The concert started with a ballet “Kiz Minayam”, dedicated to sleeping beauty, performed by four girls attired in colourful kim checks, the ethnic dress of Karakalpakstan. Mirzagul Sapaeva, a famous singer of the province rendered music for the ballet. The performance was followed by “Kurdaslanma”, a folk song meant for friendship and “Alpamys”. Sheer optimism of young minds was reflected in the dance “Alty Kyz”, based on a song written by famous Karakalpakstan poet Berdakh.Though the female dancing group hogged the limelight with their graceful movements and cheerful expression, the vitality of the male dancers also did not lag behind with their splendid dance performances in “Jighits”, meaning strong guys and “Shopanlar”, portraying the tough life led by the shepherds. Mirzagul Sapaeva rendered a patriotic song “Ellerim bardi” (My motherland). The show concluded with a colourful choreographic composition “Awilda toy”, presenting a village style wedding ceremony performed by the members of the dance troupe. The dance group comprising 11 male and 8 female performers was led by Minister of Cultural Affairs of Karakalpakstan , Ms T. Dauletmuratova . Folk instruments that were an integral part of the entire performance included Kobyz, rubab, doisa, that resembled the daphli, dutar, a two stringed guitar like instrument and
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Charles Wallace awardee brings home “revelations” Chandigarh, March 23 Parthiv is today in town and he has already mounted the 34 photographs, accompanied by 34 filled up questions on issues of concern to the diaspora in England. His exhibition titled, “Figures, Facts, Feelings: A direct diasporic dialogue”, which was earlier held in the Queen’s Museum, London, is now being held in the various art galleries in India. In the City Beautiful, the show will be thrown open at Art Folio in Sector 9 tomorrow in the presence of Dr. Frank Taylor, Secretary, Charles Wallace India Trust. This exhibition of the Indian diaspora in the UK will be brought to the city in collaboration with the British Council and will be on till April 11. Talking to the artist revealed the interesting manner in which he went about this project, during his fellowship at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London University, UK. The concept of the show is unusually exciting, not just in that it addresses issues of vital concern, both for Indians and South Asians settled in the UK, but also in that the whole exhibition ends up offering an insight into how the Indian diaspora in the UK would like to be portrayed back home. The show has 34 respondents who have, for once, been given the liberty to choose the way they would like to be photographed. While The Tribune traced the history behind Parthiv’s motive, it was led back to the colonial times by the artist who said, “During those times the British would photograph Indians, measure the length of their noses, and classify them on caste basis. A lot of our caste system was spearheaded by them. I now wanted to undo the entire affair by asking Indians in the UK to choose their own frames.” The exhibition is refreshing because it is not just one of those photographic shows. Instead, it seeks to redress the issue of self representation. The show provides an insight into the images people want to portray of themselves. |
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