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Another chance for drawing/painting students SAS Nagar, March 18 The students who wanted to change their option from drawing to painting but could not get it done prior to the examination of March 16 last would have to apply to the Board by March 26. A fee of Rs 100 would be charged from each student. A decision in this regard was taken at a meeting, which was presided over by the Chairman of the board. An official of the Board said the decision had been taken due to confusion among the students. A number of students could not appear in the optional subject of drawing and painting due to the confusion over it. A number of students had not filled the column of optional subject in examination forms this year, apparently due to confusion over the introduction of two new subjects. In some cases, the students filled drawing instead of painting. After extending the last date to change the one optional subject from January 30 to February 18, the Board authorities had earlier decided to charge Rs 1,000 from each student to allow the change of the subject till the date of the examination. Now, the students may be allowed to appear again in the optional paper.  |
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Ludhiana college wins case study
contest SAS Nagar, March 18 The participating teams were from University Business School, Panjab University; Punjabi University; Maharaja Agarsen Institute of Management and Technology, Jagadhri; CMTR, SAS Nagar; Integrated Academy of Management and Technology, Ghaziabad; Punjab College of Technical Education, Ludhiana; International Institute of Management, Jalandhar; Institute of Management and IT, Malout; Apeejay Institute of Management, Jalandhar, and Mata Gujri Institute of Management, Fatehgarh Sahib. A known management consultant, Dr S.P.S. Pruthi, presided over the function. Dr Dinesh Gupta, Dr A.K. Vashist, Prof K.K. Uppal — all from University Business School, Panjab University — were on the panel of judges. The Director of the Institute, Prof B.B. Tandon, spoke on the qualities which a good manager should possess. The trophy was won by the Punjab College of Technical Education, Ludhiana, and the second prize went to the Centre for Management Training and Research, SAS Nagar. |
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Thank God! It is over Chandigarh, March 18 And, yes, they already have big plans for the holidays besides catching up on sleep, with friends and the latest chartbusters. Visibly relaxed and at ease after shuffling through tonnes of notes and mugging up chapters, girls have zeroed in on to attending workshops or joining tuitions till it is admission time again while the boys have decided to take to the geri route. Greatly relieved that she has crossed the first hurdle and that she performed to her satisfaction, Chetna Sharma wants to pursue the arts stream, her dream of becoming a computer engineer having gone sour with the slump in the market. ‘‘This is the only time I can pamper myself with all that my heart desires and learning cooking is a priority. While I was not allowed to join hobby classes in Class IX, my parents promised me the same after my Boards. At least till the result, I will have my way and learn a few culinary skills,’’ she says. However, her friend keen on becoming a doctor, Garima Singh, claims,‘‘I have already fixed up with a tutor to study physics and chemistry. I want to finish my syllabi before I go into the next class so that classwork is merely a revision exercise. There are many other who have enrolled with me and the classes start in the first week of April.’’ Though tuitions would be restricted to a couple of hours a day to start with for students confident of getting admission into the engineering and medical stream, they claim they have the rest of the day to freak out and indulge themselves. ‘‘After all these studies are going to benefit us at the end of the day. It doesn’t matter if we have to spare some time to books,'' adds Shruti Kaushik, also an aspirant for a medical seat. While studies and pursuing of artistic interests is for the girls, for the boys it is goodbye to studies till the next session gets under way. Fast-food joints and the geri route being their favourite haunts, vacation time is heavily booked. In addition, treks and drives uphill are a high on the agenda. ‘‘Our gang was just waiting to break free. With the examinations over and behind us, we can look forward to entertaining times ahead, the entire plan chalked out. Kasauli is our destination and there is no stopping us,’’ claims Rajan Mahajan. For boys planning to stay on rather than drive away to the hills, it is geri route for a joyous time.
‘‘I have missed the geri route all through this session since my parents allowed me to leave the house occasionally. We will easily slip back into the routine of meeting friends in the marketplace and it is for real once again,’’ adds Nitin Jain. |
Understanding physics
with Prof Joshi Chandigarh, March 18 The audience consisted of teachers from schools, colleges, the staff from SISE and faculty and students from the department. |
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Seedlings distributed Panchkula, March 18 Members of Dabchick Eco Club of the school distributed the seedlings that were gifted by a famous agro-scientist of Canada, settled in Yamunanagar, said Director of the school, Mr Pritam Singh Serai. |
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Cheema pleads for
anticipatory bail Chandigarh, March 18 The petitioner had also prayed that during the pendency of the petition, his arrest may be stayed in the interest of justice. Claiming that he had been falsely implicated in the case, the petitioner has stated that the CBI had registered a pure and simple case of one item bribe under Section 7, 13(1)(d) r/w 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Therefore, there was neither any ground nor any occasion for proceeding to unearth material which could be used for declaring that the petitioner was found in possession of assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. The case was not registered under the section 13 (1) (e) of the Act nor has the said section been inserted in the FIR till now as per the information available. He further stated that hence elaborate house search from forenoon of March 14, 2002, lasting till past midnight was a high drama which had no justification in law or logic. The petitioner also said persual of two lists search list and observation memo would reveal routine household items and 2 FDRs. The petitioner has also stated that he undertakes to join investigation as and when so directed and further undertakes to abide by the conditions for the grant of concession under Section 438 of the Criminal Procedure Code. He added that the CBI was
desperately trying to arrest the petitioner and has been searching various places for him. Therefore, he is apprehending arrest. |
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PUDA loses case in consumer forum SAS Nagar, March 18 Mrs Shabnam Virk, the appellant, had successfully applied for the allotment of the flat in Sector 70 under a scheme by PUDA in August-September, 1995. She was informed about the allotment by a PUDA letter on March 27, 1996. The tentative advertised cost was Rs 6,30,000 and the likely date of completion of the flats was April, 1997. The PUDA authorities, vide a letter dated August 21, 1998, allotted a flat on the third floor to Mrs Virk and demanded a price of Rs 7.44 lakh. The possession of the flat was given in August, 1998. The commission, with Justice K.K. Srivastava as president and Ms Devinderjit Dhatt and Major-Gen S.P. Kapoor (retd) as members, said in an order issued recently that the increase in the price of land by PUDA on June 30, 1997, was not justified/covered by the terms and conditions of the sale of flats. It agreed with District Forum-II that the delay in handling over the flat constituted
deficiency in service. The commission said in this case PUDA had not been able to justify any escalation in the cost of construction, rather there was a decline in the same. It also held that PUDA could not arbitrarily enhance the price of land and add that to the cost of the flats. It said PUDA was not justified in charging the escalated price for the flat. |
A musical treat with a punch SAS Nagar, March 18 It was surely a treat to the eyes and ears of hundreds of fans as the musical extravaganza kicked off with Amar Nooorie’s ‘Ishak Brandi Chardgyi’ and her other hit numbers. The fillers were provided by local singers. A comedian, Bhottu Shah and host of the evening, Satwinder Kaur, were there to keep the audience glued to their seats. Known faces in the world of Punjabi music, Sardool Sikander and Gursewak Mann, doled out their famous chartbusters. Hit numbers like ‘Chandigarh Shehar Di Kudi’ and ‘Kudi Zehreeli Ae’ by Sarabjeet Cheema kept the atmosphere charged. There were moments of embarrassment for the organisers when a pre-recorded song of Amar Noorie was played when Sarabjeet Cheema came on to the stage to perform. A number of fans without passes had to be rest content with watching the famous artistes from outside the enclosure of the event. Some had climbed atop nearby parked trucks and buses to see the show. |
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Learning the language
of silence Chandigarh, March 18 About five experts of the order of J.N. Kaushal have already returned after sharing their experiences in the workshop whose camp director is Dolly Ahluwalia. Tiwari. While the initial days were about elements of acting, speech, voice modulation, history of theatre, the recent schedule has been packed with lessons from one of the greatest mime artistes of India. Niranjan Goswamy, the man who can comfortably wear a mask, has been taking classes in mime and movement for the past four days. And naturally so...for mime in particular and acting in general takes years before it can be mastered (if at all it can ever be mastered). But unlike many experts who hold that acting cannot be taught, Niranjan Goswamy maintains otherwise. “Acting can be taught for sure, but lessons in acting never really end. It is a learning process which he as to go on essentially.” An expert in mukabhinaya (silent expression) and abhinaya angika, laid down in the Natyastastra, Niranjan Goswamy has been involved in uplifting the status of mime in India through his theatre back home. He has performed in America, Russia, France and England and has been writing his own scripts. In the present workshop, he has communicating nuances of mime through simple aspects of life. His teachings are true to life, as he admits, “I ask students to concentrate on movements — what they do on entering a room, how they move, how they eat, how they look for a lost belonging on the floor, and so on. These very movements become the basis of a script, which every mime artiste learns naturally.” The sense of timing and measurement is important, says the expert, adding that every artiste should be able to create illusion on stage. During his lessons, Niranjan Goswamy tries to blend theory with practice so that every act on stage is backed by a scientific explanation. Equal emphasis is placed on breathing exercises, especially the pranayam. Says the expert, “Acting has everything to do with energy and energy levels are controlled by our heart. Nothing will happen unless the heart desires. You cannot have a slow movement if you are breathing hard.” Niranjan is also touching upon dance mudras under the section of movements. He has evolved his own technique of teaching angika abhinaya laid down in the Natyastastra. After learning the techniques from Jogesh Datta and Shambhu Mitra, Niranjan went on to create the Indian Mime Theatre where he brought all masters together. |
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