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June 22, 2001, Chandigarh, India
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PU’s ugly spots are
growing Chandigarh, June 21 Wild parthenium (congress grass) growth can be seen at several points on the campus. The ugliest of these points are the lanes between rows of houses. A particularly ugly site is a row of houses in Block C. About five-foot-tall overgrowth of congress grass stretches for nearly 50 metres here, which leaves no space in this long bylane for walkers. A woman who lived in the lane said the space had not been cleaned in spite of repeated reminders to officials concerned of the university. She said the overgrowth of the weed was not overnight, but the neglecting of the area for past several months by PU officials and sweepers had aggravated the problem. Another resident of the area said, the weed, besides being a eyesore, was also a health hazard which could cause respiratory disorders. “If this attitude continues, residents will themselves have to clean up the area,” he said. Patches of congress grass an be seen at various other sites on the campus. The ground in front of the Department of Indian theatre is one such place. The weed is also present along the boundary walls of hostels, which should be of some concern to officials. |
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Heavy rush for
prospectus Chandigarh, June 21 Government Model Senior Secondary School in Sector 23 was the main centre. Six other sub-centres were set up at different government schools by the UT Education Department. The last date for the submission of forms is June 30. The interviews for the admission will start on July 6. Many students from convent and public schools opted for admission in government schools. Government schools are a preferred lot among city students. Some students said, “Government schools are the best for senior secondary classes. The teachers put in a lot of effort to bring a positive result. Extra tests for preparation for competitive tests is the main attraction of the government schools.’’ |
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‘Reschedule
B.Ed entrance test’ Chandigarh, June 21 They said the Vice-Chancellor should be asked to postpone the B.Ed
test.
B.Ed. entrance test admit cards Chandigarh, June 21 If any candidate does not receive the admit card by June 22, he should contact the office of the Joint Controller of Examination on June 23. In case, a candidate is unable to come to the university on June 23, university officials at specified places can be contacted on June 25. Students can contact the new enquiry office in the Administrative Block or the Panjab University extension. For issuance of a duplicate admit card, the candidate should make a written report along with a passport sized photograph, the release added. |
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First college of rehabilitation sciences likely Chandigarh, June 21 Mrs Maneka Gandhi, Minister of State for Social Justice and Employment, has ordered the setting up the college with an objective to integrating rehabilitation sciences with allied disciplines by providing comprehensive training programmes for the human resources development in the field of rehabilitation of the disabled. The minister has written to the Chief Minister of Haryana to allot suitable land adjoining Delhi. The proposed college shall offer certificate, diploma and postgraduate programmes in rehabilitation sciences and technology and track programmes on various aspects of rehabilitation research. The college will be a centre of excellence, fulfilling the objectives of training high-level professions in subjects such as special education, speech therapy and audiology, rehabilitation engineering, prospethtics and orthotics, communication disorder, etc. of promoting research in special education and rehabilitation and establishing linkages with other universities in India and abroad. The proposed college aims at developing 100 high
quality professionals in the field of rehabilitation over a period of five years. |
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City boy for Biology Olympiad Chandigarh, June 21 Preet Pal, was fourth in the Panjab University CET in the medical category and 11th in the AIIMS examination. Preetpaul participated in the national Biology olympiad programme in physics, chemistry and biology at the Homi Bhaba Centre for Science Education, Mumbai. |
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PUSU organises dharna Chandigarh, June 21 Malwinder Singh Kang, President of the PUSU, said that the university was not cooperating in providing copies of the result gazette which were of great interest for public convenience. In a press release, Kang said that a delegation of students met the DUI. They have been assured that students will be given copies of the result gazette on a payment of a refundable security of Rs 500. |
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NCC’s national integration
camp Chandigarh, June 21 The aim of the camp is to instill amongst the cadets a spirit of national integration by providing them an opportunity to interact closely with each other as also to give them adequate exposure to the diverse social and cultural aspects of the country. Addressing the cadets, the camp Commandant, Lt-Col Harjit Singh, said that during the camp expert talks would be delivered on topics like leadership and motivation, yoga and meditation, civil defence and career options in the armed forces, besides prevention and control of AIDS. Visits would also be organised to places of interest in and around Chandigarh, including the Rock Garden, the Chandigarh Museum and Art Gallery, Pinjore gardens and the Bhakra Dam. The cadets will also be making cultural presentations of their respective regions at the camp. |
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BHATNAGAR
CASE Chandigarh, June 21 The court agreed to consider the defence submission as a special case since the stage for raising objections to the presence of any member was over, and asked the member concerned, Lt-Col B.S. Cheema, to reply to the objections raised by the defence. Colonel Cheema maintained that he had neither stated that he had known the witness nor that he had a long or close association with him, as alleged by the defence. Stating that he was not even sure whether the witness knew him, he added that since his unit was a part of 3 Division, he knew the witness as the General Officer Commanding of that formation. Colonel Cheema said that he had only paid military respects to the witness, who was senior to him, as per norms and customs of the service. Colonel Cheema further stated that since the defence felt that he might be prejudiced, he would like to retire from the court. The Judge Advocate (JA), Major Vipin Chakravorty, sought to close the court immediately after the statement, but the defence counsel, Capt Rajneesh Bansal, interjected that as per the law, he was entitled to lead evidence in support of his objections at this stage. Following arguments, the court finally decided to consider the request, but later declined the opportunity to the defence to examine witnesses. The defence submission seeking the removal of Colonel Cheema was also disallowed. The court is still to decide on the defence submission seeking to cross-examine General Budhwar, which was raised yesterday. Earlier, the defence re-submitted its statement in response to the prosecution’s reply to its submission seeking to cross-examine General Budhwar. During the course of presenting the statement, the accused also cast aspersions in open court on the character of the witness. Alleging that the JA was harassing him and misinterpreting the law to suit his own requirements, the accused also had heated arguments with the JA on the issue of recording some of his statements. |
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Adulterated food at District
Courts Chandigarh, June 21 The court was frequented by about 4,000 persons, both lawyers as well as litigants, in different courts located in the complex and there was great resentment among them over the
unhygienic conditions prevailing in and around the canteen. Talking to Chandigarh Tribune, the Treasurer of the Bar Association, Mr Vinod Verma, and other advocates complained that they had ordered two plates of rajmah-chawal from the canteen by paying Rs 15 per plate. However, they were dismayed to find that there were insects in the food. They informed the owner of the canteen immediately but he failed to take any action in the matter. The canteen contractor, however, denied the allegations levelled against him when contacted. The two lawyers alleged that the Health Department had given enough time to the canteen owner to run away from the spot and had not taken their complaint seriously. They had informed the health authorities at about 1.30 p.m but the inspectors turned up two hours later and in the meantime, the contractor ran away and took away all the food items with him. The local health authority, Dr Maninder Singh, who also reached the spot, said after getting the complaint from the court the department immediately sent three inspectors for inspection and they could not take the sample in the absence of the owner of the canteen. He assured the members of the bar that in future they would remain vigilant and conduct surprise raids. The President of the District Bar Association, Mr H.S Hundal, when contacted said that the bar association had decided to hold a special meeting tomorrow and they would take serious action against the owner of the canteen if he was found responsible. The General Secretary for the lawyers for Social Reform, Mr Arunjeev Singh Walia, said he had moved a public interest litigation last year also against the kiosk canteens at the District Courts. And the administration had removed the three kiosk canteens from the District Courts under the direction of the Punjab and Haryana High Court on January 7. |
Lukewarm response to
music programme Chandigarh, June 21 The venue was begging for onlookers when the show started. All the rows of makeshift seating arrangement were vacant for nearly half an hour before requests were made to the audience standing at the back to “‘kindly come and join the fun”. The crowd numbers swelled as the evening progressed but there was a minimal crowd participation in response to the happenings on stage. Subash Chandra Ghosh, a disciple of Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, set the evening rolling with a classical performance on the strings of the guitar. An impressive performance deserved a better setting for the show. The show was organised under the names of the Alliance Francaise and the Pracheen Kala Kendra. However, there was lack of proper captaincy to manage the show. The famous Punjabi folk song “Challa” more famed in the voice of Gurdas Mann was an apology for the colourful composition in the voice of the group on stage. A dance on “Mehndi” by Tania Tandon was appreciated by the audience. A number of Hindi and English songs were far below average. “ The festival is basically an informal function where people are expected to come and join at their own will. Keeping the spirit of the festival ( basically French) in mind, crowd participation and not the quality was all that important”, an organiser said. Shubhra Naskar and Kamal Naskar from Calcutta were impressive in a mime performance. Violin performance by Rachit Jain also deserves a mention. |
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Abstract paintings on
display Chandigarh, June 21 The exhibition has six woodcut prints and about nine drawings. A graduate of the local Government College of Arts, Monika has recently concluded her postgraduate in fine arts from Punjabi University, Patiala. “I am influenced by Piccasso’s world of abstract art. One needs to have a more clear understanding of the realistic world to paint the abstract,” she said. Speaking about a woodprint, she said, “Like a tied bull we often submit ourselves to our surroundings. If we adjust to our surroundings, we grow. In life black and white go together. It is like the conscious and the sub-conscious. Both have to complement each other to take over role of the other when it is weak”. Abstract form is not difficult to perceive as it is often felt. These are reflections of feelings of an artist. Also personal translation for self understanding can be different for different people. The exercise was infact a satisfying one in case the effort was successful, she said. “The theme of the relations is based on my personal interaction with my surroundings. People and their sentiments often stir us and enable us to find meaning of the interaction of time and space”, she said. Monika is a merit certificate holder of the All-India Painting
competition, won gold medal at north zone competition, Punjabi University, and prizes in the arts exhibition at the local Government College of Arts. |
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No
character, no story, but a powerful play Chandigarh, June 21 During his solo performance, Gyandev portrayed a myriad range of human expressions in different situations. About the new theatre form, Badal Sircar says that, “We found a third kind of theatre which is neither restricted by the costly and often immobile paraphernalia of the conventional proscenium theatre nor infested by the commercialism and outdated values of the folk theatre.” He says that, “We learned from our performances in villages, slums and public parks that it is not true that the masses can only grasp crude and over-simplified themes and dialogues. They understand the spirit of every play more often than the so-called urban intelligentsia.” The play has no character, no story and no continuity. There are only continuous flashes of strong emotions of hunger, cruelty, fashion and revolt that strike the audience instantly. “Bhoma is not a play to be staged for the entertainment of the well-dressed front-row audience in a plush theatre,” a note circulated at the venue says. The play is a silent progress of action, peppered by comments like “Favourite dish — hunger” and “favourite death — hunger” on placards in the backdrop. There are brief commentaries on tragedies like a women who is raped in a police station and hunger that leads to the world of arms. The week-long festival has been organised by the Chandigarh Mafia. The production has been designed and directed by Pranab Mukherjee. Pash’s poetry, translated in English, was also impressive, where the translation did not
suppress the fire in the words. |
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Confident and ready to
experiment Chandigarh, June 21 The singer, who is here to promote his latest album, ‘Dil Kare’, says that the market for Punjabi pop is already saturated. “The market for Hindi pop is no different, but the sales of my albums have not fluctuated so far,” he says. Sukhbir says that his ‘Gurbani’ cassette is an attempt to bring the youth back to their religion and away from the western influence. It is hard to believe what he says because one has always seen him surrounded by girls in mini skirts in his music videos. “Singers are helpless because they have to deliver what the producer wants. A producer spends about Rs 15 lakh on making one music video, so, he wants to avoid risk by catering to the taste of the audience. If I refuse to feature in such albums, there are many other singers who are willing to take my place,” he says. Sukhbir, who has recently returned from Pakistan, is all praise for that country. “It was my 30th visit to Pakistan and I have never felt unwelcome there. At my first visit there, I was apprehensive of the conservative tastes of Pakistanis, but they proved me wrong as Indian movies and songs are popular there, too,” he says. What sets Sukhbir apart from his contemporaries is his soft voice and the easy lyrics. His latest album, ‘Dil Kare’ has eight songs penned by his father, Giani Raghbir Singh, and others. Even after the samsh-hit ‘Gal Ban Gayee’, he considers himself only the prince of bhangra pop at best, “Daler Mehndi is the undisputed king,” he says. Accompanying Sukhbir here is singer Carlyto Mohini Singh, who shot to fame with the success of ‘Ishq Chandi hai, Ishq Sona Hai’ picturised on Sushmita Sen and ‘Ladki Kamal, Akhion Se Goli Marey’ picturised on Govinda and Raveena Tandon. In her debut album, ‘Jhoom Le’, this half-Latin and half-Indian singer is all set to fuse Latino music with Hindi lyrics. “Since Latino music and Indian music have many things in common like rhythm, I am sure that this experiment will be a success,” says this husky-voiced singer, who has already lent her voice to a number of jingles for products like Nescafe, Pepsi and Thumbs Up. |
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‘Allocate funds for cultural activities’ SAS Nagar, June 21 The committee has sent letters to the municipal councillors urging them to bring the issue on the agenda of the monthly meetings of the civic
body. Mr Sanjivan Singh, covener of the committee, said all-round development of a town must include the cultural and related aspects. In fact, he said, under Section 50(13) of the Punjab Municipal Act, 1911, the civic bodies were required to give due attention to the promotion of the educational, cultural and aesthetic aspects. The committee, which represents artistes, intellectuals and writers, has been struggling for a period of time for the setting up of indoor and open-air theatres here and the allocation of 4 per cent of the council budget for cultural activities. It had earlier submitted representations in connection with its demands to the Chief Minister, a former Minister for Housing and Urban Development, the Minister for Cultural Affairs, the SDM and the council president. Meanwhile, the general secretary of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, Ms Lakhwinder Kaur
Garcha, who is also a resident of the town, has said that she will make all efforts to include the issue relating to the literary and cultural activities in the party’s poll manifesto for the coming assembly elections. She said if the Congress was voted to power in the state, she would ensure the setting up of a cultural centre as SAS Nagar on priority. The local Sahitya Sabha has also urged all political parties to focus on the issue of the promotion of cultural activities in their manifestos. |
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