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JCM exists only on paper in PU Chandigarh, May 12 The JCM has not met even once during the current year. The last year’s body was asked to continue even this year in January. However, Prof M.M. Sharma, the Chairman, has got no official communication from the Registrar’s office in this regard. There was no JCM in the beginning of last year due a non-existent syndicate. Later when the committee was constituted in August, only one meeting of the body could be convened. The body caters to a number of problems of non-teaching employees. Probably due to a lack of forum for discussion, the university is witnessing an atmosphere of dharnas’ these days. The university in a formal communication has termed the protest of non-teaching employees as untenable and unjust. “No legitimate demand of the non-teaching employees was pending or under consideration. Arm twisting and anti-student tactics were not in the interest of the university. It is regretful that employees are wasting their time on non-productive dharnas”, an official spokesperson said. The JCM is a sort of a cushion between the university management and the non-teaching wing. “A clash usually arises due to differences between the financial compulsions of the university and demands of the non-teaching wing. By and large majority of demands which can be worked out within the existing framework of provisions are settled”, a senior professor said. Members of the last year’s JCM who have been asked to continue include Mr Pawan Kumar Bansal, Mr Satya Pal Jain, Prof Satya P. Gautam, the Registrar, the FDO and Controller of Examination from the management side and the president and office-bearers of the Panjab University (non-teaching) Staff Association, the Class C Staff Union, the Stenographers Association and the Technical Staff Association. Prof K.N. Pathak, the Vice-Chancellor, confirmed that the university had extended the term of the last year’s JCM. He said he was not aware of that the communication had not been communicated to the chairman and the university would look into the matter. Mr Dharam Paul Sharma, president of the PUSA, said only one meeting was held in October last year and it was decided to convene another meeting in December which was never called. This is against the backdrop of the provision of a JCM meeting after every two months. The JCM is a recommendatory body. However, a number of decisions already taken by the JCM have never been implemented. The non-teaching employees are left with no alternative but to stage protest ‘dharnas’. The non-teaching employees body elections are held around October. With just a namesake meeting last year and none this year till now, the year had gone waste, Mr Sharma added. The body had lost its importance and university needs to give it a serious thought, Mr Sharma added. |
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Swapping of principals leaves teachers ruffled Chandigarh, May 12 Teachers of GCG-42 claim that they are virtually “headless” with the new principal, Ms Vijay Lakshmi, proceeding on leave within half-an-hour of her joining the college. “The meeting, scheduled on the last day before vacation to chalk out strategy for the admission procedure, was not held. We don’t know of members on the screening committee for admissions, no clue of who will take charge in her absence and holidays have begun,” says one teacher. The teachers claim that “their” principal was doing a good job and that they would request the Administration to send her back to the college where she has served for nine years. “She is due to retire in August and there is hardly any reason to send her to a new college when the vacation has begun. She can work for hardly one month in her new office while she could finish all she started in this college,” another teacher says. Meanwhile, in GCG-11, the mood is one of disappointment on account of the way “their” principal’s transfer was handled. “Ms Mohini Sharma was in college even before our Principal got her orders. Auditing, admissions, prospectus are some major decisions that have to be taken and the new Principal will take time settling down. We are planning to get a representation signed by teachers to get her back”, they claim. They add that it will be a double change for them since Ms Sharma would retire in August and a new appointment would have to be made. They are hopeful the authorities will hear them out and send them back satisfied after they represent to them. Meanwhile, Ms Varsha Joshi, DPI (colleges), said she had received the application of Ms Vijay Lakshmi and had taken no decision in the matter. “I will see what is to be done. Let the teachers represent to me.” She said that the transfers had been long overdue and were made at the end of the session. |
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Bhavya, Gauri win debate Panchkula, May 12 Students said India was being attacked in a proxy war raged by Pakistan. They also spoke about the principles of non-violence professed by our great leaders. The team representing the host school, comprising Bhavya Aggarwal and Gauri Sharma, was declared winner and was given a cash prize of Rs 1500, alongwith a trophy. The team comprising Tushar Vyas and Sidharth Goel from Bhavan Vidyalaya, Sector 15 here, was declared the runners-up and given a cash prize of Rs 500. Mr Praveen Kumar Goel, vice- president of the club, said that they were planning to organise such debates on a regular basis in order to create awareness among children. |
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School closed today Chandigarh, May 12 The Principal, Mr Charles Samuel, said the unit test scheduled for Monday would now be held on Wednesday. |
Bar council
elections Chandigarh, May 12 Secretary C. M. Munjal added that an election tribunal too had been
set up. It would consist of Mr B. K. Sarin, Mr D. R. Bansal and Mr
Jagroop Singh Yadav. Today’s meeting, he explained, had been
convened as the present council’s term was to expire on November 30
and the poll process had to start at least six months in advance.
The members also thanked the Chandigarh Administration for
allotting them land in Sector 37 for the construction of Law Bhavan.
“The foundation stone would soon be laid, Mr Munjal asserted. “For
the ceremony, we are in touch with the Union Law Minister, besides the
Chief Ministers of both states”. |
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Panel set up
for HC staff Chandigarh, May 12 Ms Justice Bakhshish Kaur of the high court will function as the Chairperson of the committee. The other members include former president of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association, Ms Daya Chaudhary, besides the high court Registrar, Mr Pritam Pal Singh. The order reads: “In exercise of powers conferred under Article 229 and 231 of the Constitution of India and all other powers enabling him in this behalf, the Chief Justice is pleased to constitute a complaint committee for protection of working women of this court from sexual harassment, keeping in view the guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court of India in the case of Vishaka and others versus state of Rajasthan and others as reported in UT 1997 (7) SC 1984”. |
Popularising art of Phulkari Chandigarh, May 12 Puneet, a post graduate in Clothing and Textile from Government Home Science College was wedded to the idea of working with cloths because of her fascination with yarns. “But my tryst with Phulkari began only after the Operation Bluester, the period of uncertainty and chaos, when this slowly dying art took a backseat in the people’s list of priorities,” she says. In a land where a woman was considered accomplished only when she could embroider her own blouse, the art of Phulkari has certainly come to an blind end. “Phulkari has ended up being a hype with people owning one or two pieces just for the sake of owning,” says Puneet. “They have forgotten that Phulkari embroidery can be as graceful and user friendly as any other form of embroidery and can be incorporated among the daily outfits”, she adds. So what can save the situation is little bit of creative imagination and new innovations, thinks Puneet. And she has exactly doing the same. So far Puneet has experimented with blending Phulkari with other art forms like spray painting or other traditional embroidery from different corners of the nation. “Once the youngsters realise that the everyday outfits done in Phulkari does not necessarily be on the heavier side, if used the right kind of materials and lasting quality threads,” she says. Judging by the number of orders she has received for suits and western outfits, her tactic has worked in popularising the art form among the youngsters. Puneet who has been exhibiting her works at places like Dilli Haat, Kala Gram and other craft exhibitions all over the country, has been awarded with the honour “Queen of Crafts” this year during her participation in the Craft Bazar organised by the Ministry of Textiles. Puneet is also the recipient of the “Best Woman Entrepreneur “ award by the social Welfare Advisory Board. |
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Flowers
are focus of her art Chandigarh, May 12 To talk about the ensemble on display in the language of beauty is
not difficult at all. Each work of art created by the artist exudes a
strange sense of warmth and delight. In focus are flowers, the most
beautiful manifestation of nature. The colours are bright and the
execution is spontaneous. The interesting part of the show is its mass
appeal. Titled beautifully, each work revels in a wonderful spectrum
of colours. Texture, content and technique suit the mood of the
ensemble and add further beauty to the oil paintings.
At present a teacher of mathematics at the Army School,
Chandimandir, Bharati Sharma’s rapport with colours is very old. No
wonder the professional streak in her works is strong enough to sway
the viewer. She conceived this show much early in life. But as time
would have it, it fell in place after long. The works are all about
artist’s love for nature and her expression of the same.
The exhibition was inaugurated by renowned artist Meher Singh and
will be on till May 19.
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Elements of Punjabi culture highlighted Chandigarh, May 12 The guest writer for a special face-to-face function was Mr K.S. Raju (a retired IAS officer), who talked about philosophies of Guru Nanak, Guru Gobind Singh, Guru Ravi Dass, Maharishi Valmiki and Dr B.R. Ambedkar. He said till date he had 14 books in Punjabi and English languages to his credit and he had also received many awards for his literary contributions. Highlighting the richness of Indian literature, he said, “Beginning from the Vedas, the Indian literature is very rich, so much so that it can infuse a glowing spirit among the youth of today.” Talking later Mr Subhash Chawla, municipal councillor, said the present generation should adopt the Punjabi culture as a way of life. He decried obscenity which features in the media with regard to Punjabi culture. “The nudity which is shown is not in consonance with our culture,” he said. Earlier, Mr S.R. Arsh, Dr Avtar Singh Patang, Mr J.S. Rainkh, and Ms Sudershan Walia welcomed the guests. Among the participants in the kavi darbar were S.R. Arsh, Ahir Hoshiarpuri, Gurdial Singh Arif, Madhav Kaushik, Rajinder Kaur, Sudershan Walia, Pal Ajnabi, R.D. Taseer and J.S. Rainkh. A two-minute silence was also observed to lament the death of famous Urdu poet Kaifi Azmi. |
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City to host puppet workshop Chandigarh, May 12 This first-ever exclusive puppet workshop to be held in the city will be open for anyone interested in learning various forms of Indian and contemporary styles, as also the techniques of puppetry through visual materials. Being organised jointly by the Akademi and Dadi
Pudumjee, who has been the managing trustee of Ishara Puppet Theatre Trust, the workshop will span 20 days, beginning May 17. A master creator of puppets and coordinator of the same for SITE satellite TV experiment, Indian Space Applications Organisation, Ahmedabad, Dadi Pudumjee plans to undertake a full-fledged puppet play production workshop, which will teach the participants to design and create a rod and hand puppet. With his training in puppetry from Marionette Theatre Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, Dadi Pudumjee is also into creative drama and puppetry at Var Theatre, Stockholm. Also a Sangeet Natak Academy’s national awardee for work in puppetry, Pudumjee has been guest director with Puppet Theatre Berlin. With his vast experience, he will focus on creative aspects of puppetry during the forthcoming workshop. Yet another significant aspect of the workshop will be object animation, using everyday objects and creating puppets from these. The project will culminate in a small improvisation using the puppets and objects developed by participants during the workshop. In the workshop, the participants will be led through movement, colour, form and awareness exercises to create an idea and a puppet, which they will make with the given materials at hand. Making of both large and small figures for the improvisations, including masks and creation of themes, will be part of the 20-day programme. While registrations for the workshop are open to all, people with aptitude in craft, theatre, dance and movement will be preferred, keeping in view the professional nature of the project. The strength of the group will be 25. |
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Music album released Chandigarh, May 12 Vivek, who learned music from his father Prof T.B. Sahney and Prof S.D. Sharma of ‘Agra gharana,’ has directed music for many Punjabi films, ‘Heer Ranjha’, ‘Santoshi Maa’, ‘Paapi’, ‘Ishq’ , ‘Duniya Khel Tamasha’ and serials like ‘Ishq’, ‘Tahkiqat’, ‘Chuglian’ and ‘Adamkhor’. Vivek, who had been waiting for a good female voice to cut his first music album, said the world of Punjabi music had been saturated. “Most of the Punjabi albums are not doing well at present. Looking at the recent trends, romantic Hindi songs are definitely going to make a come back,” says Vivek. Sushmita Chakravarty, is an exponent of ‘Kirana gharana’, has also established herself as a singer of calibre. She has sung for many telefilms and serials like ‘Ishq’, ‘Honeymoon’, ‘Adamkhor’ and ‘Pinjra’. She is currently working as a music director for a Hindi movie with Vivek Sahney. The songs for “Chandni Rattein” have been written by Sohan Hoshiarpur, Naresh Mutura, Sushmita Chakravarty and Vivek himself. The music has been composed and directed by Vivek Sahney and Santosh Kataria. The album was released by Prof S.D. Sharma and Mrs Era
Chakravorty. |
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