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September 11, 2002,
Chandigarh, India
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Talent search contest SAS Nagar, September 10 In the first category there was a declamation contest and debate. As many as 40 students took part in this contest. In the second category, 20 students competed in poem recitation and monoacting. Mr Kamal Arora, Principal, Tagore Niketan College, Chandigarh, was the chief guest for this category. Mrs Shobha Koser, a dancer and Director, Pracheen Kala Kendra, Chandigarh, was the chief guest. Following are the names of the students who won in various competitions. Poetry recitation: Baljit Singh (1), Pooja Chauhan (2), Prabhjeet Kaur (3). Geet/ghazal: Ramandeep Singh (1), Sandeep Mattu (2), Gursewak Singh (3). Monoacting: Malkit Singh (1), Baljit Singh (2),. Lok geet: Jarnail Singh (1), Deepi (2), Pushpinder Kaur (3). Declamation contest: Malkit Singh and Simranjit Singh (1), Saurav Jaswal and Shivani (2), Gurjeet Kaur and Harjeet Kaur (3). Debate: Mohit Garg (1), Rajesh Kumar (2). |
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FROM THE SCHOOLS Chandigarh, September 10 The president of the society, Mr S.K. Sharma, planted a ‘kadam’sapling. He said the Chandigarh Administration and various NGOs should chalk out a tree plantation programme to reduce temperature besides reducing pollution in the city. The NSS programme officer, Mr Amar Singh, urged the NSS volunteers to look after the trees. Over 200 medicinal and shady trees were planted. Members of the PTA assured the Principal of the school that they would look after the plants. The president of the association, Mr K.S. Saini, took the responsibility of nurturing 50 medicinal trees. The trees planted at the school include ‘maulsari’,‘ Sita Ashok’, ‘harshingar’, ‘neem’, ‘harar’, ‘bahara’, ‘amaltas’, ‘kanak champa’, among others. Quiz competition The St Stephen's School team comprising Piyush Jaiswal, Sidhant Sharma and Himshikha Bhutani bagged the first position in the INCA Map Quiz 2002, organised by the north-western circle, Survey of India, at its office in Sector 32, here today. The second position went to Yachika Dhawan, Ruhail Kohli and Mehikinder Singh of St Kabir School. As many as 42 teams from 17 schools participated in the contest. A tie for the third place saw four teams from Sacred Heart School, Vivek High School, St Stephen's School (second team) and DAV Public School being declared winners. The prize winners would be awarded prizes tomorrow, while certificates for all other participants would be sent to their respective schools. The six winning teams would now participate in the INCA National Map Quiz on September 29 at the same venue. Names of the participants of the teams which bagged the third position are as follows: Sacred Heart School—Aditi, Supriya and Deepinder ; Vivek High School —Shifa Joshi, Saranpreet Singh and Ratanamol Singh Johal; St Stephen's School—Jaya Saini, Mayank Kaushal and Prateek Sharma; and DAV Public School—Piyush Goswami, Manvir Clair and Samir Dutt. Interviews for lecturers Over 300 teachers were interviewed for 60 posts of contractual lecturers in schools, here today. Against each post , six lecturers were called. After shortlisting the candidates today, sources in the UT Education Department said the results would be declared in a couple of days. Meanwhile, interviews for posts of master, mistresses and JBT teachers would be held subsequently. |
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HC ruling on appeals Chandigarh, September 10 In a ruling, Mr Justice Dutt held: "A common question which is likely to arise in the appeals presented after July 1 — the date from which the Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act of 1999 has been enforced — relates to the place where the same are to be filed.... The controversy has arisen on account of the amendment in order 41, Rule 9 of the Code on account of the fact that prior to this amendment undisputedly all appeals had to be filed before the appellate court or an officer appointed on that behalf by the court. In view of this, the appeals from the original decrees were being presented before the District Judge and those from appellate decrees were being presented before the Registry of this Court. It is on the basis of the amendment of Order 41 Rule 9 of the Code that the appeals shall be presented before the court from whose decree the appeal lies and not before the appellate court". In his detailed order, Mr Justice Dutt added: "In situations like the present one, where rules framed in the schedule are silent about the manner in which the appeals so presented before the courts, which pass the decrees, are to be transmitted to the appellate court as also the time frame within which the same has to be done, the litigant public cannot be left at the mercy of court officials who have not been given guidelines in the matter. In such cases, it would always be open for a litigant to invoke the inherent powers of the court to further the ends of justice and prevent the abuse of the process of law. In appropriate cases where circumstances call for an immediate intervention by the court, he can approach the appellate court directly after incorporating all the circumstances justifying the direct presentation of the appeal before the appellate court till such time as this court is able to frame appropriate rules regarding the matter". The Judge concluded: "All appeals are returned to the appellants with the observation that the parties, if so advised, may present the same in the Registry with an appropriate application under Section 151 of the Code for permission to file the same directly in this court so that these may be disposed of in accordance with law". |
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Advocates
to abstain from work Chandigarh, September 10 Dr Sidhu added that the decision to observe strike was taken at the meeting convened by the Bar Council of India with the Chairman and their nominees from various state bar councils held in New Delhi. Giving details about the agitation, the Secretary of the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana, Mr C.M. Munjal, said that lawyers all over the country would abstain from work on September 18 against the amendments in the Civil Procedure Code (CPC) and implementation of the Legal Service Authorities Amendment Act, 2002. |
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DISTRICT COURTS Chandigarh, September 10 Judicial remand: Four persons arrested by the UT police under the Arms Act were remanded in judicial custody by the UT Chief Judicial Magistrate, Mr C.L. Mohal. The case against the four, Jaideep, Dinesh, Amit and Deep, was registered by the police under the Arms Act and Section 120-B of the IPC on August 29, 2002. As per the prosecution, the police had arrested the four after getting information that they had been planning to eliminate a girl belongs to Palsora colony. The police had also recovered a country made .12-bore pistol from their possession. Meanwhile, the court has dismissed the bail plea moved by two of the persons arrested in the case. The duo had stated in their plea that they were falsely implicated in the case by the police and deserve the concession of the bail. Convicted: Two women, Sentro and
Kelo, arrested in a case of theft, were today convicted and released on six months' probation by the UT Judicial Magistrate (First Class), Ms Sangeeta Rai
Sachdeva. The two were released on the surety of Rs 10,000. The police had registered a case against the accused under Sections 379 and 411 of the IPC . Remand: An accused,
Rakesh, who had been arrested in a case of murder of a 14-year-old boy, was today remanded in Judicial custody by a local court. Bail
plea dismissed: An anticipatory bail plea moved by former President of the Panjab University Campus Students Council
(PUCSC) Santokhwinder Singh was yesterday dismissed by a local court in an attempt-to-murder case. The police had registered a case of attempt to murder against students of Panjab University following a clash between two groups on August 28. Bail
granted: Mohali resident Atul Sharma, who was arrested in a cheating case, was granted bail by a local court. The police had registered a case against the accused under Sections 419, 420 and 511 of the
IPC. Interim bail: A local court granted two-day interim bail to Jinder allegedly involved in a case of murder. The accused had moved a plea before the court to get permission to attend his sister’s marriage. It was alleged that
Jinder, along with other three persons had murdered a school boy. |
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Hearing
in rape case today Chandigarh, September 10 Taking up the case, Mr Justice
K.S. Grewal of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today fixed September 11 as the next date of hearing in the case. It may be recalled that the alleged victim, in an earlier petition, had sought directions to the Chandigarh Administration and other respondents to protect her life and liberty. Claiming to be just 21, the petitioner had then submitted that she had boarded the car of a Sector 8 resident from Sector 20 on August 14 but had lost consciousness after consuming a cold drink purchased by him. Later, she had found herself unconscious in the Sector 16 General Hospital where she came to know about the incidence of violence against her. Going into the background of the case, the petitioner had added that her search for a part-time job and quest for knowledge about computers had brought her in contact with the accused, running a computer institute. The accused, after alluring her with the promise of a job, had taken her in his car from his Sector 20 office, she had further added. The police, on the other hand, had claimed that it was a frame-up case and had initiated proceedings against alleged witness. |
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Notice of motion to UT Admn Chandigarh, September 10 In their petition taken up by the Bench comprising Mr Justice G.S. Singhvi and Ms Justice Kiran Anand Lal, the Lawyers for Human Rights International and father Vikram of Makhan Majra had earlier sought the issuance of directions to the Chandigarh Administration for paying Rs 1 lakh as compensation. Directions for constituting a high-level committee for visiting all primary schools in the states of Punjab and Haryana, besides the Union Territory of Chandigarh, were also sought “to ensure that all the electrical appliances and gadgets were guarded”. Describing Dharminder as a “victim of official carelessness and sheer negligence”, the petitioners had added that care was not being taken to ensure the switching off of all electric gadgets after the school hours. Going into the background of the case, the petitioners had added that Dharminder, on September 1, had gone to the school to fetch cold water but was electrocuted. |
Politics in family, wedded to kathak Chandigarh, September 10 Today, with immense talent in the art form to her credit, Sharmishtha can care to ignore the fact that she is Congress stalwart Pranab Mukherjee’s daughter. She can also handle queries related to her background with adorable ease. “Politics runs in the family, but there has always been a pleasant ambience which never scuttled our talent. My mother Suvra Mukherjee, an accomplished Rabindra Sangeet singer, was particularly interested in airing my talent. She could see how fascinated I was with Pt Durga Lalji’s kathak recital and how desparately I wanted to learn the nuances of this fine classical dance tradition of India. She supported me and that is how I am here today.” Trained under the legendary Pt Durga Lalji of the Jaipur kathak gharana, Sharmishtha developed a strong bondage with her guru, learning from him the way of art as also the way of life. His demise came as a big shock to the budding dancer, who was still charting her course in the world of dance. She recalls, “Panditji’s death came as a shock. It was followed by some personal problems which were too outstanding to be ignored. That was why even when I did not want to, I had to quit dancing for five years.” Having set her house in order and further learnt the elements of kathak from renowned danseuse Uma Sharma, Sharmishtha made another appearance — this time in a maturer mould. “I could not be away from dance for long because I draw my life blood from my art form. It is very important to me as a medium of aesthetic gratification and also education. Since dance is a visual medium, it has a wider reach. Kathak, in this context, is especially strong because of its flexibility which even a lay audience can relate with.” In the younger genre of performing artistes which Sharmishtha represents, respect for structure of the art form is not much. As the dancer admits, “When we compare the contemporary dancers with seasoned ones like Leela Samson, we find a sure difference between the way these forms are handled. Whereas our seniors have laboured hard to enrich their respective dance forms by respecting the style of a particular form, present-day dancers do not attach much significance to the language of a dance form. They do not mind altering it. I think that is the only difference between us and our idols.” As far as Sharmishtha goes, form and structure are the ultimate. She is not a votary of the practice which involves alteration of a form to suit the needs of contemporary times. “If you have to project contemporary themes, you have to evolve a contemporary form and you have to call it that. If you use a few elements of kathak in a choreographic piece, the piece does not essentially qualify as kathak. You should then have the grace to call it something else, not kathak. Every dance form, like musical tradition, has a set pattern of growth, which is its quintessence. We should respect that.” Following this line, Sharmishtha has created some compositions by exploring the body form. She does not call them kathak. “They are plain compositions which are experimental in nature. In these, I have used movements to convey moods,” she says. Although she has a host of performances to her credit, Sharmishta still cherishes the one in Brihadeshwara in Thanjavur. She recalls the festival, “That was the first dance festival being organised at Brihadeshwara and we were allowed to dance on the natyamandapa, in the presence of the deity. I could feel the magic of cosmic energy all around. That was the first and the last time I felt enriched because I was dancing at the natyamandappa, embodying the historicity of that age-old temple. It was fulfilling.” Sharmishtha is in town for a performance at the Pracheen Kala Kendra tomorrow.  |
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Exploring
the majesty of nature Chandigarh, September 10 The forms are strikingly beautiful not only on account of their lavishness but also on account of their execution. Aptly entitled Nostalgia, the display showers the viewer with nature’s affection which lies trapped in the four walls of the canvas but, at the same time seems to spill over to offer pleasure to existence. The influences of nature are writ large on the works, as also on the thoughts and perceptions of the artist, who spent a long time in the Shimla Government College of Art. Inaugurated by the UT Administrator,
Lieut-Gen J.F.R. Jacob (retd), the exhibition boasts of perfect content and form. As the artist himself said today. “Water colour is a very sensitive and delicate medium of expression and it involves deft control. Its virtue lies in transparency and purity of
colour. Nature and environment is ever changing and every moment the shadows are lenthening or receding, thus inspiring the sensitive mind of a landscape artist.” |
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