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DAV wins one-act play contest Chandigarh, February 21 Among the seven participating teams for one act play contest, DAV College Abohar, bagged the first prize for their play “Aankhen.” Directed by Vikash Mehta, the play beautifully depicted how susceptible human beings were to corruption and vices . The story revolved around five blind beggars who live like a family and help one of them get his sight back through an expensive operation. But the boy after getting his sight back falls prey to corruption and greed. The students showed commendable acting talent which was further enhanced by a realistic set. The play that bagged the second prize was “Jis Pind Da Koi Naa Nahin” stagged by Dev Samaj College of Education, Sector 36, Chandigarh. The play portrayed the anguish of a family whose daughter was raped not just by unseen protagonists but repeatedly by the news, media and TV channels due to overexposure of the story. “Yog Yog Se Vidroh”, a play by Harward Fast, originally adopted by Badal Sarkar that was based on a Roman uprising of common people against the tyranny of generals, won the third prize. The play was performed by students of DAV College, Sector 10. The other plays staged on the occasion were “Savi” by Dev samaj College for Women, Sector 45, “Janata Aur Chuhiya” by Government College, Talwara, “A Natak Nahi” by SGGS Khalsa College, Mahilpur and “Ek Pyala Jahar Ka” by Dev Samaj College for Women, Ferozepore city. The morning session of this concluding function featured histrionics which was won by Damandeep Singh from DAV College , Abohar. The second prize went to Karamjit Kaur from Khalsa College for Women, Sidhwan Khurd, and Atul Dogra from Government College, Talwara won the third prize. |
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National award boosts Bal Niketan morale Panchkula, February 21 The guests joined in the celebrations with the inmates and the entire place was spruced up for the gala celebrations. The show began with the staff and inmates cutting a cake to celebrate their achievement. This was followed by a cultural show, performed by the students. Bal Niketan had recently been chosen for the National Award for Child Welfare and the award was
received by the Honorary Secretary, Dr Madhu Sharma from the President of India. The award carries a citation and a cash reward of Rs 2 lakh. While the older students enthralled the gathering with a group song, other inmates had the guests asking for more with their dance performances on film numbers. The Honorary Secretary, Dr Madhu Sharma, said the award was a recognition of their hard work and labour and gave them impetus to work towards
further excellence. Later, the management of the institute had arranged for a dance party for the children of the institute. A Disc Jockey had been specially called in, a dance floor was set and the students jived to the latest Hindi, Punjabi and English numbers. The institute has come a long way since 1983, when it was established by a former IAS officer and Vice-Chancellor of Jammu University, Mr J.D. Sharma. He had started this home for destitute and orphan children at his residence in Sector 6, with 10 children. Over the years, the home has moved from strength to strength. It is learnt that the institute houses 70 inmates now, with the youngest one being two months old. As many as 20 children have already passed out from here and eight former female inmates have been married off. These children have carved a niche for themselves in Merchant Navy, services and as professionals. Other than the orphanage, a vocational training centre is also being run. It provides training in computers, electrical repair, embroidery and stitching. As many as 1,000 children have received training from here. |
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Strawberry Fields gets best campus prize Chandigarh, February 21 The school’s red terracotta brick building is set amidst exquisitely landscaped lawns on all sides. The effect is no awesome or intimidating, but gentle. And this is the reason Strawberry Fields has won the best maintained campus prize at the Festival of Gardens. The green-carpeted lawn serves as an ideal venue for the school’s annual sports meet. It is used by students for staging plays. Areas have been earmarked for them to undertake environmental science projects, in that they are told about flora and fauna as they tend to their own patches of vegetable gardens. The playground, which has landscaped hillocks and a specially fabricated multiple playstation, encompasses little tunnels for children to run through, colourful friendly slides and animal structures to climb atop in what appears straight out of a glossy picture book. |
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Hostellers’ cultural programme Chandigarh, February 21 As the evening progressed, students dressed as brides, representing different states of India, danced to the thumping beat of reverberating music. Different dances, skit and parody were presented. The Joint Secretary, Finance, Mr
K. A. P. Sinha, presided over the function. He agreed to provide various facilities to the hostel, including water coolers, table tennis tables, colour television and music system. |
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HIGH COURT Chandigarh, February 21 Claiming to have been recognised as the Leader of the Opposition by the Vidhan Sabha Speaker with effect from July 25, 1999, Mr Bansi Lal, in his petition against Chief Minister O.P. Chautala, had stated that the facilities, including free accommodation, electricity, water and telephone, were not provided despite a letter to the Chief Minister. The Haryana Chief Secretary, he had added, in a letter dated February 16 informed him that he was no longer the Leader of the Opposition since the Vidhan Sabha had been dissolved with effect from December 14, 1999. Going into the background, counsel for the petitioner had contended on his behalf that a resolution was passed by the Haryana Vikas Legislature Party requesting the Speaker to recognise Mr. Bansi Lal as the Leader of the Opposition as it was the single largest party in the Opposition. Forgery case Transferring the investigation of a forgery case being allegedly influenced by a Senior Superintendent of Police from Jagraon police to the Crime Branch of the Punjab Police, Mr Justice Nirmal Singh of the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday ordered that the probe would be conducted by an officer not below an SP’s rank. Seeking the transfer of the case registered on October 13 last year under Sections 466, 468, 471, 506 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, petitioner Ramesh Kumar had earlier alleged that the co-accused in the case, Dr Sulakshan Garg, and SSP Balkar Singh Sandhu were friends. Alleging inaction, he had further claimed that the pre-arrest bail of the accused was declined by an Additional Sessions Judge, but neither had the accused been arrested, nor was the investigation being conducted under the SSP’s orders. Going into the background of the case, the petitioner had added that Dr Garg had forged an agreement of a plot’s sale in connivance with the other accused. Dismissed Mr Justice S.S. Nijjar of the High Court on Thursday dismissed an application filed by Golden Forests Limited against the states of Punjab, Haryana and Uttaranchal, along with other respondents, for staying the commencement and continuation of proceedings pending against it during the pendency of the winding up petitions. In their application, the company had added that they had been arrayed as respondents in as many as 50 company petitions and the total number of investors were 24,65,231. He had further added that the company was ready to make the payments to the investors. After hearing the arguments and going through the documents, Mr Justice Nijjar observed: “I am of the considered opinion that the application has not been moved bonafide. Dismissed”. |
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DISTRICT
COURTS Chandigarh, February 21 Bail for two Two residents of SAS Nagar were today granted bail by a local court in a case of house trespass. The duo — Suresh Kumari and Neeraj — were granted bail by the UT Additional and Sessions Judge, Mr
R.C. Godara, on furnishing bail bond of Rs 15,000 each with two sureties. In 1995, the two accused had not appeared in court in connection with the case. Later they were declared proclaimed offenders by the court. The accused were arrested on January 29, 2002. Bail granted The UT Additional and Sessions Judge, Mr
R.C. Godara, granted bail to Surjit Singh of Ambala, in a case under the NDPS Act. It was alleged that the police had recovered 10 kg of poppy husk from the accused. The applicant had been in custody since October 7, 2001. The trial was likely to take time. Therefore the accused was granted bail on furnishing bond of Rs 25,000 with two sureties. Statement recorded The statement of the 156th witness, Mr Amarjit Singh, in the Beant Singh assassination case, was recorded before the UT District and Sessions Judge, Mr
H.S. Bhalla, at the special courtroom in the Model Burail Jail. The witness said before the Judge that he had identified the body of the deceased, Swaran Singh, who had been working as Personal Assistant with Beant Singh, and died in the bomb blast on August 31, 1995. The witness also said the deceased was his brother. Summons issued A local court issued summons to two city residents, Harjit Singh Sohi and Charanjit Kaur
Sohi, in a case of assault and criminal intimidation, for April 9, 2002, acting on the complaint of Mr Daljit Singh
Narula. |
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HC directive to
rehriwallahs Chandigarh, February 21 Delivering the verdict, Mr Justice Kumar added that “each petitioner shall carry a proof of identity and documents to show that he was a party to any of the 12 petitions”. The judge added that the Administration and the Market Committee would “in no way offend the orders of the court if they dispossess 143 persons who were misusing the interim orders granted by this court in the writ petitions”. In the detailed order, the judge ruled that the “Administration would also ensure that the shop-cum-offices and the shop-cum-flats also occupy the space allotted to them by the committees”.
HC order in rape case On a petition accusing former Secretary of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Council of attempting to rape a clerk’s wife, Mr Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel of the High Court today ordered the investigating agency to file the final report in the court “one way or the other” within two weeks. Seeking directions to the Chandigarh Administration and other respondents to investigate the case “under the supervision of a gazetted officer”, counsel for the petitioner had earlier alleged that the lawyer, after criminally trespassing the alleged victim’s room, attempted to rape her. After hearing the arguments in the case and going through the documents, Mr Justice Goel observed: “The petitioner raises a grievance against the fairness of the investigations in a first information report dated May 27, 2000 under Section 376, 511 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code at Police Station Sector 34.... After the filing of this petition, the investigating agency appears to have proposed the filing of a cancellation report but the same has not yet been filed.... Having regards for the facts and circumstances of the case, it will be in the interest of justice that the investigating agency will file a final report in the court one way or the other within two weeks from today. The petitioner will be entitled to contest the same in accordance with law”. |
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NEW RELEASES Baba Films; the banner and Gordhan Tanwani, the name as a producer has been synonymous with box-office success. After the success of ' Ishq', 'Pyar To Hona Hi Tha' and 'Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge' Baba Films banner is back with a bang with their latest release 'Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge'. The film opens today at Piccadilly, Chandigarh and Suraj, Panchkula. The promos has a interesting baseline: ' expect the unexpected ....' It is likely to do well at Box office ------as usual. Not only does the film provide ever popular mix of action, romance and music, the locales also are a 'unique attraction. Much of the film has been shot on outdoor locations by cameraman Thomas A Zavier. Leading the hand picked cast are Salman Khan, Sushmita Sen Miss Pacific Asia Diya Mirza, Mukesh Rishi', Alok Nath, Sharat Saxena, Sadashiv Amrapurkar Arbaz Khan, Pankaj Dheer and Johny Lever...each' boasting of a strong characterisation. The screen play has plenty of surprises and far too many twists and turns to rotate in just a few paragraphs. The film has choreography by Farah Khan, action by Mahendra Verma and Lyrics by Sudhakar Sharma, Jalees Rashid and Salim Bijnori and has Sajid-Wajid and Daboo Malik ( Anu Malik's brother) as music composers. Pankaj Prashar of Chaal Baaz and Jalwa film fame is the director. It is one more of those Salman stunners. *** Filmmaker Nagesh Kukunoor' earlier films 'Hyderabad Blues' and 'Rockford' were real, honest and funny. Nagesh has used the same approach in his latest film 'Bollywood Calling' which opens today at Jagat theatre. It is an honest attempt and funny expose of Bollywood. With this attempt Nagesh has matured as a film maker. D.P |
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