Council mulls over workload norms
Our Correspondent

New Delhi, October 1
The Academic Council members gathered today at 2 pm in the Committee Room of the V-C office to decide upon the issues included in the Workload Committee report. Meanwhile, the Delhi University Teachers’ Association, in a bid to morally appeal to its academic fraternity, continued with its indefinite relay hunger strike. The fifth day of the strike witnessed a large number of teachers joining in the protest to ensure the upholding of the workload ordinance. Mr Sanjaya Bohidar, DUTA Treasurer, said, “We are trying to appeal to our fellow academicians so as to ensure that they extend their support to us in the council.” The major issue of contention, which was put before the council, immediately after the elapse of zero hour, was the issue of teachers’ workload. The 18-member Workload Committee presented the Academic Council with the chore of deciding between 15 or 16 hours – as the prescribed workload for DU teachers – which was being discussed till late evening. The teachers’ workload has been a controversial issue in the past month .

DM assures action against guilty policemen 
Our Correspondent

Ghaziabad, October 1
The city journalists had a meeting with the District Magistrate, Mr Sanjeev Mittal, and complained about the uncivilised behaviour of the police. They alleged that the police had targeted mediapersons without any provocation and damaged their cameras.

The District Magistrate assured the journalists that action would be taken against the guilty policemen. It may be recalled that the police had lathi charged journalists while trying to disperse a crowd on Hapur Road, near the Police Line on September 28. The journalist complained that the police had used excessive force in dispersing the crowd. The journalists themselves had become the targets of the policemen when they had tried to take photographs of women being beaten by police personnel. The police had damaged their cameras.

GLITZ & GLAMOUR
Designers showcase bridal attire
Smriti Kak

The bridal collection of Pitambari.

With the wedding season just round the corner, the designers are showcasing the best they have created for the special occasion. Pitambari, a storehouse of designer saris, unveiled their collection for the weddings in the Capital.

An exclusive range of lehngas and cholis included heavy-hand and machine-embroidered pieces in Tissue, Brocades and Benarasi silk. The designers have been liberal with the use of semi-precious stones in the clothes.

Pitambari has been designing women’s wear for the last three decades and boasts of six exclusive showrooms across the country. With in-house facilities like dyeing, embroidering, printing and stitching, the store has been catering to women offering them the best from each region. The show held in the Capital’s Grand Hyatt featured models Aditi Govitrikar, Fleur Xavier and Sushma Reddy among others modelling the saris and the party attire.

Thai wedding

Just about everyone seems to have contracted the wedding bug. Wedding apparels and accessories are the only things that are being displayed in the numerous fashion dos in the Capital. And the latest to join the bandwagon of the wedding affair is food.

Designer duo, Mona Pali and former model-turned-jewellery designer Naina Balsaver, presented their fare for the wedding affair in the Capital’s Bangkok (degree) 1. Apart from the outfits and the jewellery, it was the food that was used to accentuate the grandeur that is a wedding.

The Thai bridal buffet prepared for the event stole the show. And explaining the choice of cuisine were Ning Khurana and Ko Srikuruwal, “Weddings are special in Thailand and we organised this lunch to present to Delhi the sheer grandeur of a bridal buffet.”

So over the main course (for the eyes) of heavily embroidered lehngas and ethnic jewellery, the audience had a feast laid out for them.

Mouth-watering Thai curries, green, red and yellow varieties of rice, stir fries with vegetables and starters like chicken satay, corn cakes deep fried with a strong lemon grass flavouring.

As for the dessert, there were Thai jellies and pancakes.

Madhuri’s secrets

Roping in celebrities to promote beauty products is the safest if not the surest way to add a jingle to the cash box.

From promoting soaps to hair oil, the celebrities, read film actresses, have been beaming down the television tubes for ages.

Madhuri Dikshit, after her avtaar as cupid on the small screen, has now turned promoter for a leading cosmetic manufacturer, Emami. A range titled, ‘Beauty Secrets by Madhuri’, will shortly be launched across the country.

The range includes hair oil, talc and skin care creams for the women, who want to share the secrets of the actress. The company is cashing in on the actress’ affinity for herbal products and sees the venture as a ‘marketing history of sorts’.

What needs to be seen is how the fans respond to the Chandramukhi’s latest role.

Needless to say that the venture’s success is more crucial than the box office rating.

Film on Kashmir

An authentic rendition of the Kashmir imbroglio, encapsulated in a series of 12 parts by Serbjeet Singh, is now being telecast by Doordarshan every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

Titled ‘Kashmir’, the film has been divided into 12 parts and starts from the tribal invasion of 1947, which was successfully stemmed by the Indian Army. The narrative of 30 minutes each also captures the political turmoil of 1949 and 1953 and goes on to the recent Kargil war of 1999.

The film has been shot over a period of two years with the aid of the armed forces and has been shot in hazardous locales. Serbjeet was assisted in the making of the film by his son, Karamjeet, who is the associate director of the film.

Tempting trinkets

Before you embark on the mission to equip yourself with the jadaau, you spotted your neighbour wearing, or are smitten by, the grandeur of the stuff that Chandramukhi and Paro wore in their reel life. There are a few things you should take note of.

Anjali Aggarwal, an award-winning jewellery designer, tells us that jewellery that a person wears is an extension of one’s personality. What looks smashing on one may look obnoxious on the other.

Speaking at a workshop, conducted by Bholason Jewellers, on ‘Trenditional Jewellery’ in the Capital recently, Anjali gave the attendees an insight into the latest on the jewellery front. From what’s new and hot to what is passe.

Anjali lists that each person is unique and we need to match our jewellery to ourselves. Like we need to try the clothes on before buying them, we should try the pieces on before buying them. So the shape of the face, the type and the colour of the skin and the hairstyle are all vital factors that need to be studied before selecting jewellery.

Adding that fashion jewellery is back with a bang, real jewellery has emerged with a lot of movement and fluidity. Apart from the usual necklaces, earrings and bangles, it is the haathphools, anklets and belts that are in vogue.

Surely, jewellery in its myriad avtaars will continue to be one of the most sought after accessories.