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March 15, 2002, Chandigarh, India
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GCG-11 students get degrees at convocation Chandigarh, March 14 While 287 of these were graduates with honours degrees in arts and commerce faculties, 26 students were awarded roll of honour and 49 students were awarded for excellence in the field of academics, sports and commendable performances in extra-curricular activities. Three students were awarded memorial medals for excellence in various fields. Ms Kiran Bala was given the B.P. Bagchi Medal for instrumental music, Ms Ganimat Sokhey and Ms Amrit Kaur got Erameet Memorial Medal for standing first in psychology and sociology (honours), respectively. Appreciating the contribution of the college in every field of activity, the chief guest, Prof K.N. Pathak, said subsequent principals of the college had maintained the standards of the college and even strived to better these. He stressed the need for value education, enrichment of character, intellectual integrity and resolute courage to stand up for a cause. He exhorted the youth to generate self-confidence, maintain discipline and mobilise resources, harness energies and preserve our age-old cultural values to face internal and external challenges. Congratulating the graduates and post-graduates, Prof Pathak stressed that building the people through education is the key to nation building. He emphasised the need of women empowerment and greater equality. While referring to the positive impact of information technology, he advocated that the western culture should be adopted considering its pros and cons in the new millennium. Earlier, the Principal of the college, Ms Vijay Lakshmi, read out the annual report highlighting the academic and extra-curricular achievements of the college students.  |
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550 students honoured in GC-11 Chandigarh, March 14 The best student award went to Anant Modgil. While 11 students were honoured with roll of honour in academics, 18 were awarded for co-curricular activities, 10 in sports, two in NCC, two in NSS and one in blood donation. College colours were awarded to four students in co-curricular activities, 18 in sports, six in NCC, 2 in blood donation and one in creative writing while 22 students were awarded certificates of distinction. Other students who received prizes for good performance in MA included Gurwinder, Daman, Anjali and Tripta. The Finance Secretary, UT, Mr Karan A Singh, presided over the function and gave away the prizes. He advised students to work hard in life to succeed and undertake
every assignment with a positive frame of mind. Earlier, the Principal of the college, Dr S.N. Singla, welcomed the chief guest and read out the annual report of the collage highlighting the achievements of the college in the field of academics, culture and sports. |
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SME celebrates annual day Chandigarh, March 14 The chief guest, Mr R.P. Sehgal, Executive Director of the Swaraj Group of Industries, released the official SME charter and banner and spoke on the current manufacturing scenario. The Director, Information Technology, Mr Vivek Attray, highlighted the importance of information technology for
enhancing the efficiency of business systems. Mr Vinod Khandekar stressed the need of efficient utilisation of human resource for competitiveness. Dr R.N. Nauhria, Head of Production Engineering, spoke on the importance of professional societies in the present era of knowledge economy. He
mentioned the various value-added activities of the SME-PEC student chapter. The Principal of PEC, Dr Baljeet Kapoor, congratulated the student members of this chapter for
starting the first SME chapter in India and advised them to work hard for making it the best chapter. |
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Red letter day for GCA students Chandigarh, March 14 Special awards instituted for the encouragement of students were presented on this occasion. The Amrita Shergill award for most outstanding work went to Shuchi Kapoor of fourth year, painting; the S.L. Prasher Award for Excellence in Sculpture went to Vikas Sankhwar. While the M.S. Randhawa Award for Excellence in Printmaking was bagged by Sikander Singh, the Sushil Sarkar Award for the Most Outstanding Work in applied art section went to Nitin Sharma. These students were also honoured by Camlin today. Besides the special awards, the rest of the awards are as follows: Special Sujan Singh Memorial award for the best entry in the first year foundation course went to Madhuri Aggarwal of the first year applied art. The special Swarcha Paul Memorial award for overall outstanding contribution was bagged by Sikander Singh of fourth year graphics. The special plaza carnival awards were given to Kavita of second year painting, Mamta Bisht of second year sculpture, Neha of second year graphics and Avinash of second year applied arts. Earlier the principal of the college, Mr Brahm Prakash, read the annual report of the college. In the report he highlighted the various activities undertaken by the college including the college participation in the plaza carnival, rose festival, Chandigarh carnival and a host of other functions. He also appreciated the efforts of students and staff for successfully organising the annual college festival, Renaissance II. Apart from this, the principal also appreciated the work of students who won laurels for the college in the various performing arts contests at the state and national level. He also informed the audience that the college students had done well in sports, Preneet Pannu of fourth year and Parminder Singh of third year were declared the best sportspersons of the institution. After the formal function which was presided over by Mr Gujral, the students presented a cultural programme which featured bhangra and
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Move to give more say to women at PU Chandigarh,
March 14 The issue gains immense interest in wake of national-level deliberations on giving women representatives a 33 per cent share in seats in local, state and national bodies, including the Parliament. Certain states have already reserved seats for women in local government bodies. It has been pointed out that the policy of reservations had already been implemented in local bodies of towns and in panchayats and a bill for an amendment in the Constitution in this regard was under consideration in the Parliament. In this light it was important that the university show its concern and act towards uplifting women. A resolution to this effect had been moved by Dr Pam Rajput, director of the Centre for Women Studies, during the tenure of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof M.M. Puri. The university has now constituted a committee to deliberate upon the matter. The committee members include Prof Bhuvan Chandel, chairperson; Prof Pam Rajput, Prof Veer Singh, Prof B.S. Brar, Prof R.D. Anand, Prof Naresh, Principal P.S. Sangha and Mr Jarnail Singh besides others. One of the members, while stating his inability to attend the meeting has asked the university to send relevant papers of the proposal to the committee. The issue, when raised in the Senate, did not find any opposition nor were any significant remarks made in its support while the proposal was passed in principle. There are reservations against this reservation from certain quarters saying that women here could not be compared to the ‘common women’. Here they were educated, and in a way, independent. In a related activity, PU has set up a ‘ Cell Against Sexual Harassment at Work’ under the charge of Prof Vidhu Mohan, Department of Psychology. However, the centre has not received even a single complaint till date. Professor Mohan said that often women were reluctant to come forward with their complaints against sexual harassment. They fear getting a bad name. However, the cell has a provision of anyone filing the complaint, even on behalf of a colleague. No separate documentation has been done for related cases. It was felt that laws for dealing with sexual harassment cases already existed. Besides, physical action on lines of an assault, even cases of verbal comments, undertones or obscene comments can be brought to the notice of the cell. As a significant indicator of the changing times, the girl students on the university campus greatly outnumber the boys in a majority of the teaching departments. The humanities stream has 439 girls against 410 boys; there are 303 boys in social sciences against 491 girls; and even in pure sciences there are 400 boys against 693 girls. Even the medical sciences department has more girls. PU’s initiative is seen as a move to giving voice to
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DISTRICT COURTS Chandigarh, March 14 The complainant, Ramesh Bhardwaj of Patiala, had said that his sister, Renu, had married Ram Saran Das on August 6, 1989. On August 6, 1996, his neighbour Raj Kumar told him that he had received a telephone call that Renu had received an electric shock and was serious. On reaching her house, Ramesh found her dead. Later, he came to know her death was not an accident and her husband and in-laws were responsible for it. The case against them had been registered on June 30, 1996, under Sections 304-B and 498-B of the IPC at the Sector 39 police station. Judicial remand The Chief Judicial Magistrate, Mr C.L. Mohal, sent a senior accounts officer, S.C. Arora, who had been arrested for accepting a bribe, to judicial custody till March 28. In another case, Mohamad Riaz of Pakistan and the others arrested by the CID under the Official Secrets Act and the Foreign Act were produced before the magistrate and sent to judicial custody till March 28. Four men — Kehar Singh, Madan Lal, Kuljinder and Madan — had been arrested by the CID for allegedly getting the Pakistani some forged documents. |
Sharing colours with people Chandigarh, March 14 Inaugurated this afternoon by eminent sculptor Shiv Singh, the works by Swami Narayan exude warmth, power and balance — all in the same moment. The colours used to create fields of energy in the walled canvases are colours of hope and happiness. In fact, so strong are the impressions that the vibrant hues seem to rise beyond the parameters of canvas and make a statement of freedom and peace. Also each work reacts at different levels. The more you enter the creations visually the more you feel lost in the vibrancy of their creation. Each work seems to have been created in a certain energy field and it has the potential of transmitting the waves to the viewers who certainly returns enriched from the exhibition now on at the Punjab Kala Bhavan art gallery. Aptly titled Shakti, the works are about Swami Narayan, his meditative prowess and the energy which flows from it. It is, however, after long that the Swami decided to share his colours with people at large. For him the scale of time never existed. The show had to happen when it was due. |
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Rosewood feast from Kerala Chandigarh, March 14 Yet another unique feature is a live demonstration by accompanying
craftsperson's who have come all the way from Kerala to exhibit their skills. Apart from the typical
Kerala products, there is also a huge range of South silk being made available by the handloom department of
Kerala. The exhibition which features about 23 artisans, will go on for four more days and can be viewed between 10 am and 8 pm. There is a 10 per cent discount on all items. |
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Ants — of human bonding Chandigarh, March 14 The sequence shot this morning features the Adviser, the Home Secretary and some other crew members waving at the crowds. ‘Ants’, a brain child of Sunil Babbar, who is directing the film, written by his wife Bharati takes the concept from, you guessed it, ants, who nibble for a while and then move ahead, never to meet. “We are talking of human bonding in the film. The entire film is about a bus journey from Delhi to Devprayag and also about the relationship the passengers develop on board the bus. They share details which they never would otherwise share. And this simply, because they are aware of the momentary nature of their affiliation. So they make confessions to one another.” The film, which will last for 95 minutes, will be shot in the city for the next 12 days. Interestingly, the entire cast of 53 artists is from the city (from female lead Karisma Randeva to male lead Navtej). Sunil Babbar himself acts in the film, which also features AIR newsreader Vijay Vashishth and theatre person Vijay Gupta. The shooting of the film, which will be released under the banner of Pommy Films by July next year, began at Nanda Farms today. The movie, being an English venture is looking for a wider market. As the director informed today, “We certainly want to enhance the scope of this low budget film. The idea is to market it internationally and target a select audience.” As for music, the director has used only one song — Heer sung by Reshma. The same has already been recorded. The background scores are by B.N. Sharma from Mumbai. |
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