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October 15, 2002, Chandigarh, India
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Students pledge to be better human beings Panchkula, October 14 The students resolved to be better human beings. A few scenes of the Ramayan were enacted by the students. If Khushal Amrohi intimidated the audience in the role of Ravana, Anmol Sahai and Mallika Kapur, as Rama and Sita, evoked religious fervour. Sahil Chopra of class III played Tulsidas and enchanted “shlokas” from the Ramayan. Ms Chaudhary presented “gaddas” and swords to the students. The chairperson of the Darbari Lal Foundation, Mrs Kamla Darbari Lal, laid the foundation stone of the second wing of the school on the occasion. |
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Spreading
message of population control Chandigarh, October 14 Besides students, pradhans of colonies and villagers enjoyed the play. The chief guest on this occasion Ms Surinder Tangri appreciated the efforts of the students and teachers and hoped that the impact of this endeavour will be deep rooted and long lasting. |
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Prohibitory orders on
sale of crackers Chandigarh, October 14 As per the orders, the shopkeepers will not be allowed to sell or store fireworks in congested places of market and human dwellings, which could cause danger to human life and property. No person will be allowed to sell or store firecrackers/explosive material at any place other than those specified by the district administration. The specified places in Panchkula, Kalka and other towns are: Panchkula town: Open space in Sector 14 (where Apni Mandi is held), Open space in Sector 16 (where Apni Mandi is held), Open space in Sector 1 rear side of Red Bishop near foundation stone DC/SP residence) have been specified. Similarly, open ground near Government Senior Secondary School, Ramgarh, open ground of Government College, Barwala, open ground of Cricket Stadium, Raipur Rani, and open ground of Government Senior Secondary School, Morni, have been specified. Kalka and Pinjore towns: Open ground of Government College, Kalka, open space opposite Seourie Hospital, Bitna Road, Pinjore, open ground opposite market, HMT, Pinjore, and open ground opposite market Surajpur have been specified. No person will be allowed to store more than the quantity for which the licence has been granted and no person will sell fireworks without obtaining licence from the competent authority. Such shops should not face each other and must keep at least one fire extinguisher each. Such shopkeepers will have to strictly observe all other conditions specified in the licenses, according to the orders. According to restrictions under Section 144, Cr PC, of 1973, the district magistrate further prohibits as a measure to safety of human lives and property during Divali festival period the unauthorised storage and sale of crackers that may lead to fire in congesed areas of Panchkula, Barwala, Raipur Rani, Morni and Ramgarh and also noise pollution caused by bursting of fire crackers. No person can sell or use
dangerous crackers like havai, day-out, night-out, rockets, etc. which explode at a height of 4-5 meters in congested areas of Panchkula (including old Panchkula), Kalka, Pinjore, HMT Pinjore, Surajpur, Barwala, Morni, Raipur Rani and Ramgarh between 10 pm and 6 am. No person will be allowed to sell or store firecrackers/explosive material without obtaining the licence under the Indian Explosives Act, 1884 and Rule 1983 made thereunder and only the authorised fireworks dealers will sell the authorised fireworks from the licensed premises only. The licencees will have to restrain from storing or possessing for sale more than the authorised quantity of manufactured fireworks. The licencees will have to adhere to the various conditions on which the licence has been granted or renewed under the Explosives Rules, 1983 for the storage and sale of manufactured fire-works. These orders have come into force with immediate effect and will remain effective till November 6, 2002. |
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Law Bhavan issue resolved Chandigarh, October 14 The Law Bhavan was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Punjab, Capt Amarinder Singh, and a member of Parliament, Chandigarh, Mr Pawan Kumar Bansal, and a Cabinet rank minister of Haryana on October 5 Giving details of the meeting, Mr Munjal added that in order to make working of the bar council more transparent, as per a resolution passed on July 7, 2002, the Chairman of the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana, Dr Anmol Rattan Sidhu, has constituted a construction committee consisting of three members — Mr
N.S. Toor, Mr C.M. Munjal, Mr A.R. Sidhu. He further stated that the House was of the view that one more local member should be included in the construction committee and name of Mr R.S. Tacoria had been accepted by a majority of the members. He further said Dr Sidhu, also informed the house that the separate account of construction of Law Bhavan had already been opened in the State Bank of Patiala, Sector 8, and the transactions would be done through cheques only. It was further resolved that a supervisory committee be constituted to supervise the work of construction of Law Bhavan. Therefore, the Chairman proposed the names of Mr Mukesh Berry and Mr Jai Vir Yadav as members of the supervisory committee and they were authorised to seek help of any expert at the cost of bar council. |
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Tale of Durga & plight of girl child Chandigarh, October 14 Relating the script with the ongoing festivity of Navratras and now Dasehra, the actors underlined the need to do away with the bias against the female child and the need to welcome a girl child into the world with respect. The venue was dotted with posters stating grave facts including Punjab’s sex ratio that stands at a dismal 874 females per 1000 males in 2001 as against 882 females against per 1000 males in 1991; Chandigarh’s sex ratio which is now 773 females as against 790 females against per 1000 males in 1991. Other details said a rape takes place every 52 minutes; a case of sexual harassment every 26 minutes; a dowry death every one hour 42 minutes; a kidnapping every 40 minutes and an act of cruelty against women every 33 minutes. The occasion was well chosen to talk about the dignity of woman. The actors used Navratras as a peg to question the gathering where on the one hand people worship Goddess Durga, while on the other a female child is degraded. Is that not hypocrisy?” they asked. The play reflected the gravity of the problem by staging powerful dramatic sequences, including the one in which there is no “kanjak” left in the surroundings because of the increasing deaths of female children. In another act, a young man is desperate because he cannot find a girl to marry. There was also a full episode depicting how a woman was tortured by her laws who warn her against giving birth to a female child. Towards the end Goddess Durga appears on the scene of the city and threatens to punish the advocates of abortion of female foetus. The story ends portraying the symbolic victory of Durga over Mahishasura, who challenges her might. |
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Woman’s struggle comes to fore Chandigarh, October 14 Though the play followed the Mohan Rakesh’s story thematically, the original script was mutilated to fit the improvised version within the one and half hour duration, robbing the pace and lusture in the process. Even the lead character of Savitri became Kulwant Kaur to suit the changes. The play revolves around the lead character, Kulwant Kaur (played by Nima Dandona), symbolising a woman’s susceptibility and rebellion as she fails to get satisfaction — mainly emotional — from her own family members. Her responsibility as a sole breadwinner and the constant post-mortem she is subjected to for her behaviour by her own family members pushes her to look for fulfillment outside. The beauty of the story lies in its simplicity, the ease with which one can identify oneself and when the curtains came down, it left one with an important question on mind — how important role the family environment plays in a woman’s life to bring her to the wrong side of the moral norms set by the society. The play was directed by Nima Dandona, who also portrayed the lead role of Kulwant Kaur. Vijay Saxena played six roles, almost all the male roles in the play. Shruti Roy acted as Binny, the elder daughter, while Priya Miglani acted as Kinny, the youger daughter. Mohit Verma as Ashok, the son, however, walked away with the trophy for his effortless and natural acting. |
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Defining
‘their’ kind of music This is exactly what Balle Balle Boys are doing, sharing their life experiences with their audience in a simple manner that does not fail to evoke a smile. “Our songs are not heavy with underlying messages or laden with emotions. The objective is to just make people laugh,” says Vineet, the elder one and undeniably the more talkative of the two. Vineet and Navdeep are in town to perform in a music house here. “The first time we were here was to participate in a road show by Channel V last year,” says Vineet. It was the time they had just begun to ride in the crest of popularity after the success of their first album, “Laddo kaho khush ho jao”, and their song “My name is Manjeet”. Though the titles of their songs and album may sound atrocious, Balle Balle Boys do not believe in comedy without substance. “We tell our own stories in a funny way, not just copy or imitate others,” says Vineet. “Unless the songs have a touch of reality, it is not likely to click,” he adds. Keeping their brand of humour intact in their second release “B for Balle Balle Boys”, the duo is once again back in the scene. “But this time we have made it more dance oriented,” says Vineet. This is a lesson they learned from their participation in the Channel V road show. “People want simple music that they can hum and also beat they can dance to,” say the brothers. They have come up with another novelty in their second album. “All songs on this album begin with the alphabet ‘B’, which is unique,” say Vineet and Navdeep. They have applied for the Guinness Book of Records as well as the Limca Book of Records to get the album entered in the books. Vineet, an engineer and MBA degree holder and currently working as an executive vice-president with an advertising firm in Bangalore, and Navdeep, who has worked as a sound engineer in the USA, are judicious in their approach while taking their music to the masses. “Statistics show that a major chunk of the Indian population is below 25 years of age, so we are trying to catch that particular segment as our audience,” says Vineet. But the group does not believe in stagnating themselves either. “We want to grow along with our audience, and mature into bringing out more meaningful and serious songs,” says Vineet. Starting in that direction, they have also record a romantic song. “We both are equally adept at creating songs of different moods but ultimately it’s people’s verdict that will guide us as to which path we will likely to traverse in the near future,” they add. |
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