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Prize distribution function Panchkula, April 27 The excitement on the school premises was mounting as the final countdown of the prize distribution function began. The multimedia theatre was jampacked with students, teachers and principals of all the participating DAV schools of Panchkula, Chandigarh, SAS Nagar and nearby areas. Winners of competitions in ved mantra uccharan, havan, declamation, painting and essay writing competitions were awarded certificates of merit and trophies by Mr H.R. Gandhar, Director of DAV schools of Haryana zone. The function began with the traditional lighting of lamp by the chief guest, Mr Gandhar. The manager of Hansraj Public School, Mr R.C. Jeevan, welcomed the chief guest and highlighted the progress made by the DAV institutions under his guidance. The students of Hansraj school presented a dance to welcome the chief guest. The winners of declamation contest: Bhavya Aggarwal of Hansraj Public School and Shiva Gupta of DAV Surajpur, recited ved mantra. A Rajasthani dance item was also presented on the occasion. The running trophy was bagged by the host school, Hansraj Public School, but as a matter of goodwill, it was further passed on to DAV Model School, Sector 15. |
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Music paper ‘out
of syllabus’ Chandigarh, April 27 In a representation, students of MCM DAV College, Sector 36, Chandigarh, said they should be given at least 20 grace marks as it was the fault of the paper setter for which they should no suffer. |
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HIGH COURT Chandigarh, April 27 In his petition taken up by the Bench headed by Mr Justice N.K. Sodhi, Sukhchain Singh had earlier contended that he was not allowed to take the examinations for improving his marks in the subject. Giving details, the petitioner had added that the authorities told him that he could not appear in the improvement examination as he was simultaneously appearing in MA (Urdu) exams. Going into the background of the case, the student had stated that he had passed the examinations in April 2001 and had later decided to study Urdu language.
Petition disposed
of The Punjab and Haryana High Court has disposed of a petition filed by Navjot Singh, an accused in Punjab’s former Chief Minister Beant Singh’s assassination case. He was seeking directions to the jail authorities for producing him at a Delhi court for trial. In a ruling, Mr Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel of the High Court observed: “Navjot Singh is confined in Model Jail at Burail and his grievance is that he is not being produced before a court at Delhi by the jail authorities. The petitioner has the remedy of moving the court concerned. No direction can be given in this petition filed under Section 482 of the CrPC. Disposed of.” Navjot Singh, in his petition, had earlier contended that production warrants for a trial before a court in New Delhi were issued and received by the jail authorities in Chandigarh time and again, but he was never sent. As a result, the court concerned had segregated the petitioner’s trial and though he was yet to stand trial, the co-accused in the case had been acquitted. The former Chief Minister, it may be recalled, was killed in a blast outside the Punjab Civil Secretariat on August 31, 1995. While believed-to-be human bomb Dilawar Singh was killed in the explosion, other accused in the case are facing trial. |
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DISTRICT
COURTS Chandigarh, April 27 The complainant, Mr Harmohinder Singh Virak, had alleged that the accused, Sunil Kumar, had taken a “friendly” loan of Rs 15, 500 from the complainant. Thereafter, the accused had issued a cheque for the amount on February 5, 1997 drawn on the Punjab and Sind Bank in Sector 22-B in favour of the complainant but the same was returned by the bank, unpaid on February 1997 with the remark “insufficient funds”.
Bail granted A local court today granted bail to Sunny Jai, who had allegedly stabbed a lawn tennis coach at the Chandigarh Club. The accused was arrested by the police on the complaint filed against him. |
Jain art depicted in all its
magnificence Chandigarh, April 27 The exhibition attracted a huge gathering not just for its visual brilliance but also for its educational value. This day saw the conclusion of a grand show which featured Jain art in all its glory and magnificence. And before the images could be veiled with due respect, it was in the fitness of things to talk about them, their qualities and their implications. Doing the honour of acquainting the gathering with the essentials of Jain art, which largely focuses on Lord Mahavira and the other teerthankaras, was none other than the illustrious Prof D.C. Bhattacharya, a reputed art historian. Basing his talk on the image of Lord Mahavira, Prof Bhattacharya went on to unravel the mysteries that rule artistic endeavours. The talk progressed from the titles of the exhibition itself — Bhagwan Mahavira — the victor with non-violence. Firstly, Prof Bhattacharya concentrated on the preaching of Lord Mahavira, who always propagated non-violence and victory over negative forces that tend to dominate the human psyche. In fact the whole Jain faith is all about victory over self. Said Prof Bhattacharya: “The interior enemies are more dangerous than the external ones. You still may use weapons to defeat external forces but you have to use your own energies to take on the internal enemies. And once you have vanquished all that is negative, you will become a maha vira (a victor).” In the exhibition displayed at Government Museum, the artist has attempted to show something with intrinsic strength of mind and energy. Then came the reference to non-violence. Prof Bhattacharya drew the attention of the gathering towards the fact that whereas victory is invariably associated with violence, in case of Lord Mahavira, it flows from non-violence. “He won over his infirmities by way of which he won over ignorance and hatred towards others. Hence, the entire life of Lord Mahavira and the other teerthankaras was devoted to elimination of ignorance. The important point is that non-violence, as preached by the Lord is not about defencelessness. It is about strength.” Finally came the 10 slides which presented an overall view of what the exhibition on Lord Mahavira comprised. The slide show began with the image of a Jain teerthankara, followed by a bust image of another teerthankara. This one, from the Mathura tradition, is broken. Then came the head of a Jain teerthankara. The same is shown in a frontal pose. This work was followed by the image of Lord Parshanath, with some accomplices surrounding him. From images to kalpasutras, Prof Bhattacharya linked the various elements of Jain art. He depicted a slide in which a kalpasutra portraying narratives from the life of Lord Mahavira were shown. This manuscript narrated the story of the Lord’s birth. Following this one was another kalpasutra in the praise of the Lord. The third kalpasutra which was shown by Prof Bhattacharya held a representation of 20 teerthankaras in one go. In another kalpasutra, 11 gandharvas were depicted. The talk concluded with a slide show of a huge image of Goddess Padmavati. |
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FILM REVIEW IT does not have the components of a presentation comparable with any cinematic class. ‘Tumse Achcha Kaun Hai’ (Neelam) is a simple light romance packaged in a decent show of emotions. The Nakul-Aarti Chhabaria pair stir the right strings of human heart to leave love chords humming and Kim Sharma in the role of a violent ‘love-grabber’ is convincing. The family settings heighten the component of love, but the darker side of the love story limps leaving the show staggering. Nakul is a tour guide in the deserts of Jaisalmer where he impresses Aarti with his vocal chords while on a trip. He is invited to Mumbai and he does comply. He arrives at her home that is headed by her mother, Rati Agnihotri. He conquers the hearts of the home inmates and is allowed to rest there. Running between offices of music directors, he is exhausted and wants to quit, until he comes across Kim. Kim, daughter of a millionaire, falls in love with him and helps him launch his career. He is a hit. He loves Aarti but Kim loves him. Kim has the money, power and more importantly the passion to possess him. She can go to any extent to have him. The script builds up an emotion beautifully at several instances but the director falters as he is unable to sustain the emotion as well as the character. The film also features Navneet Parihar, Girja Shankar, Anant Mahadevan, Ali Asgar, Neeraj Vora and Pendse. Nakul has the potential, but the young lad has to work hard to make a niche for himself on the silver screen. Deepak Anand has directed the film story produced by Venus Music Company. Sujit Sen and Lalit Mahajan have scripted the story and screenplay. Saroj Khan, Raju Khan and Chinni Prakash are the choreographers but the result is hardly mentionable. Nadeem — Shravan have penned the lyrics to Sameer’s tunes. |
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