Moldovan varsity offers courses
Our Correspondent

Chandigarh, June 30
The State Medical and Pharmaceutical University in the Republic of Moldova has opened up options for medical students in India. The university has reportedly enrolled 560 students belonging to 22 different countries.

The undergraduate and postgraduate courses being offered by the university are “quite economical”, according to information made available by the university. Undergraduate courses in English medium will cost around US $ 2,400 per annum, whereas the same course in Russian or Romanian language would cost around US $ 1,800 for the same duration. The postgraduate courses, on the other hand, would cost the students around US $ 2,200 per year.

Currently there are 51 post-graduate courses being offered by the university. Catering to the demands of the students, there are 900 lecturers and 83 departments. The university is internationally recognised, claim the authorities.

A representative of the university, Ms Tatyana Almovna Dhakre, who was in city today, said: ‘’Indian students are now being encouraged to take admission in the university. Till now, many students from Arabian countries and Europe have been enrolled in the university”.

Giving details, she said: The admission process was started three years ago by the university. Now, for the first time, the university is extending its range to cover North India by catering to the students of this region.’’

The Director of an emigration and manpower consultancy, Mr Surinder Bhardwaj, said on behalf of the university, ‘’One should be above 17 years for getting enrolled”.

He added: “The university will hold seminars from next month all over the region. Besides this, the University Dean will also address the students here.

Mohali boy tops in Ropar district
Our Correspondent

SAS Nagar, June 30
Iqbal Singh Shergill, a student of Paragon Senior Secondary School, Sector 71, here, who had stood third in Punjab in the Class XII examination of the Punjab School Education Board, has stood first in the Ropar district. The result was declared here today.

Iqbal Singh, who has gone to Paris with his family for summer vacation, told Chandigarh Tribune on the telephone that after hearing about his achievement he was feeling as if he was on cloud nine.

He said he had taken up the humanities group because he mainly wanted to concentrate on two subjects — physical education and English. He said he was into sports and wanted to go abroad for higher education. He said he used to study for three to four hours daily and the credit for his success went to his family and his teachers.

His father, Mr Balraj Singh Shergill, said his son was a very good cricketer and he wanted to go in for a course in sports injury management. For that he would have to go to Canada, he said.

Representation in PU Senate
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 30
A committee has recommended to allow representation to non-teaching staff in the university Senate. A resolution in this regard was moved by Mr Satya Pal Jain in the last meeting of the Senate.

The committee under the chairmanship of the Dean University Instructions also included Mr Pawan Kumar Bansal, local MP, Mr Satya Pal Jain, a former MP, and Mr Dharam Paul Sharma, president of the Panjab University Non-Teaching Staff Association.

The committee also recommended to give representation in the Senate to the non-teaching staff on pattern of representation to the president of the Panjab University Teachers Association through nomination till the amendment came to force.

IGNOU extends last date
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 30
Indira Gandhi National Open University has extended the last date for submission of application forms for BEd, BIT and ADIT entrance examinations up to July 10.

COURTS

7 HC Judges appointed

New Delhi, June 30
Mr Justices Viney Mittal, Virender Singh, Satish Kumar Mittal, Hemant Gupta, Surinder Singh Saron, Kiran Anand Lall and Surinder Singh Grewal have been appointed by President K.R. Narayanan as Judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, it was announced tonight.

An official statement said the appointments in that order of seniority would take effect from the day they assumed charge. UNI

CULTURE

Aaj De Bhagat Singh strikes a chord
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 30
The social relevance of Sardar Gursharan Singh’s plays never seems to diminish. After exposing the rotten political system, through the powerful medium of theatre, the playwright-director was again at his creative best yesterday, with another meaningful production at Tagore Theatre. The occasion was the conclusion of a month-long workshop organised by the Pracheen Kala Kendra.

Aaj De Bhagat Singh, as the play was entitled, was a virtual journey through the life of the legend, who sacrificed his life at the altar of freedom. The characteristic feature of the play was that he had not limited the character of Bhagat Singh. He allowed Bhagat Singh to assume a larger-than-life image and absorb all the youngsters into his mould. The director portrayed all young children in his script as martyrs in their own right. The emphasis of the play was on sacrifice for the cause of nation. The whole presentation served to sensitise the young ones by baring before them the priceless contribution of Shaheed Bhagat Singh.

In fact, the theme of the play was selected in order to familiarise kids with great ideals of Bhagat Singh. By using the life of a martyr as a source of inspiration for kids who enacted the roles of Bhagat Singh, Sardar Gursharan Singh more than succeeded in his idea of building the character of kids and inspiring them to make sacrifices for the nation.

In a perfect portrayal by children in the age group of 9 to 17 years, the theme of the presentation was brought home. The play also scored on the music front. Gursharan Singh was also assisted in direction by Mohinder Dogra and Kanchan. The function also featured another musical based on ‘Deepak’, a poem by Rabindra Nath Tagore. The play featured kids holding ‘diyas’ in their hands and pledging to sacrifice their lives at the altar of peace and freedom.

Earlier, the show was set rolling by a welcome song prepared under the direction of Rashi Paliwal and Sangeeta. Haryanavi dance item directed by Nidhi Juneja and Rupinder Kaur, was also presented. Yet another enthralling presentation was a dance item on Pammi Bai’s number ‘Ni mai pani bharendiyaan’. The programme concluded with a drama-based item ‘Rangla Punjab’, directed by Sarabjeet Cheema.

There was a separate art and craft corner featuring items prepared by students during the one-month long workshop. The show was structured under the guidance of Navdeep, Kavita, Sangeeta, Gurdeep and Anju.

A medley of presentations at Press Club
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 30
The 15-day summer workshop conducted on the premises of Chandigarh Press Club, Sector 27, concluded today with a medley of presentations by about 100 children who took part in the fun workshop. On the concluding day today, the children put forth their creative best not only in the field of performing arts but also in the area of arts. They had decorated the entire ambience with works of their creativity.

As for the performing art scene, the children put forth interesting presentations. The two main attractions of the evening were the various dance sequences, both solo and group, as also two plays directed by theatre artiste Anita Shabdish.

Among the dance performances, there were solo presentations from Mahima who danced on ‘Jaa sakte ho’...Other presentations came from Simran who presented a sequence on ‘Nikamma kiya is dil ne’, Shikha who dance on ‘Bolen chudiyaan’, Angad and Ankita presented Western solo items; Shayna danced on ‘Aakhken khuli ho ya ho band’, Amrandeep presented a beautiful piece of choreography on ‘Ik pal ka jeena’ and Malavika matched his skills by dancing on ‘Ye ladka hai alla’. All the dances were choreographed by Rupika Chopra and Ankur Chopra.

After music, it was time for the elements of theatre to win over the audience. The two plays presented were ‘Khichdi’ and ‘Raakh’. While the first one underlined the importance of not believing in hearsay, the other one talked of the need of communal harmony. ‘Khichdi’ featured Abhishek, Abhilakshay, Gurtaj, Shubhang, Smriti, Saurabh, Gurjaspreet, Sumanyu.

Panchkula to have ‘sahitya akademi’
Tribune News Service

Panchkula, June 30
A “sahitya akademi” for Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu languages will be established at Mansa Devi Complex and an auditorium is also being constructed in Sector 5 to promote cultural activities in the city.

This was stated by the Deputy Commissioner, Ms Jyoti Arora, while addressing the 10th “Kavi Sammelan” of the Haryana Punjabi Lekhak Sabha here today. She also announced a grant of Rs 11,000 for the sabha.

A book, “Pata te Parchhava”, written by Gurmukh Singh Saini, prominent writer of the sabha, was also released by Mr Chander Trikha, Director, Haryana Sahitya Akademi. Famous singer, Devki Anand recited poems, ghazals and nazms written by Gurmukh Singh Saini.