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ROHTAK Rohtak, December 3 The Vice-Chancellor, Maj-Gen (retd) B S Suhag visited the exposition in the department on Monday and interacted with the students regarding the utility of computer and information technology. He said that the university was making concerted efforts to promote information technology. Computer and IT courses have been launched through regular medium as well as mode Distance Education. The university, he said, was implementing the IT policy of the state government in letter and spirit. The unique exposition organised on Monday focused on computer awareness, processing mechanism and applications of computer sciences and information technology in areas such as architecture, archaeology, education, flight simulation, medicine, chemistry and defence studies. Basic information about internet, computer-related accessories, modem, storage media etc, were also put on display. A large number of students from other teaching departments, mediapersons, faculty members of the university and lay persons visited the computer science and applications department and learnt
about the importance and utility of computer and information technology. Meanwhile, the university has extended the last date for submission of examination forms for ‘mercy chance’ of undergraduate and postgraduate (annual system) examinations up to December 9 from December 2. The extension has been necessitated on account of heavy rush of students for submitting the ‘mercy chance’ examination forms. |
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ISO status for DAV Faridabad, December 3 The certification was given after a through and detailed supervision by a team of ISO experts recently. According to the principal, Dr A V Bhalla, the school was perhaps the first institution in Haryana to obtain such a certification (latest version) and has become one of the few schools to get this distinction in the entire northern region. He claimed that the school was one of the largest educational institutions not only in the NCR but also in the state. The parameters on which the school was awarded the ISO included classroom teaching, laboratory facilities, staff strength and its academic qualifications, student-teacher cooperation, common room, canteen and sports facilities available. It may be recalled that the school has an international standard skating rink, boxing ring and active exchange programme with other reputed institutions, besides a regular chart of extra co-curricular activities. |
GLITZ & GLAMOUR It was the D-day for over 1,729 nominations from 442 serials, we are talking about the Hero Honda ITA Awards, 2002. The ceremony saw people from the world of television, cinema, fashion and even sports inch ahead in the venue bursting at the seams. In spite of having more brickbats than bouquets it was the Saas Bahu Kahani, ‘Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi’ that walked away with not just the award for best serial, but also saw Smriti ‘Tulsi’ Irani walked away with the Best Actress trophy. The Best Actor was Cezanne Khan better known as Anurag Basu in the soap ‘Kasauti Zindagi Ki’ and Aman Verma of ‘Khull Jha Sim Sim’ walked away as the best anchor. MTV won the award for Best Music Channel, Aaj Tak for Best News Channel and ESPN for Best Sports Channel. A distinctive inclusion to the HHITA Awards, 2002, was the addition of four new language categories comprising Tamil, Telgu, Kannada and Malayalam. Among those present were Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Pooja Bhatt, Mahesh Bhatt, Padmini Kolhapuri, Sunil Gavaskar, Sanjay Manjrekar, Smita Thakeray and Sanjay Dutt. Union Health Minister Shatrughan Sinha was the Chief Guest.
Bollywood Dreams The invite, designed to resemble a movie ticket was perhaps to draw attention to what seemed otherwise just another show. Recreating the magic of Bollywood is as old as the Bollywood itself. Remember the Lakme India Fashion Week, where they paid tribute to Bollywood and the numerous stages, where they shout themselves hoarse over the legendary Bollywood. The Capital played host to yet another tribute, this one by a few models dressed as movie stars. Claimed to be a fashion
theatre, ‘Bollywood Dreams’ was choreographed by Shyamlee Kalra and her team Production House. “We have been inspired by Bollywood and have tried to recreate the magic of evergreen Hindi characteristics,” claimed Shyamlee. Wonder how Helen took to a Lada Singh playing her or whether Hrithik Roshan can smile to a Bhanujeet Sudan playing him. The show was presented by Shibani Kashyap, who made no attempt to sing and was attended by Ajay Jadeja, Aparna Sharma, Siddarath
Tytler.
An actor in the making He is barely 13, but is a well-known face in Delhi Theatre Circle and has more than 50 plays to his credit. Recently, Sriram Centre awarded this wonder boy Mohit Sharma for his outstanding performance in the play ‘Computer Fever’. He was also awarded the best child artist award by the National School of Drama during children theatres’ workshop. Right now, Mohit is also acting in a very popular tele-serial ‘Pahchan’, which is currently on view in Doordarshan. In the serial, he is playing the role of ‘Nankoo’. The director of the serial is Satya Prakash. Mohit is also acting in a video album ‘Makhan Kha Gayo’ for Aastha Channel. Apart from this, he has many proposals from DD Metro, Sanskaar, and Lashkara TV channels. He has also done modelling for Hyderabad-based company ‘Sub ham coolers’. Mohit has learned the basic things of acting from the Delhi-based Padmini Kholapure Institute of Acting and learned dance from a well-known choreographer Padam Grung. Mohit’s father Gopal Sharma is a businessman and runs his business from Patel Nagar area. Mohit’s mother Kanchan Sharma is a housewife and she always encourages Mohit to keep it up in this field. Mohit is a student of Standard IX of Karampura-based SBM Senior Secondary School. A great fan of Govinda and Johnny Lever, he manages to score well in studies despite a hectic schedule. Input by Nalini Ranjan |
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WHAT THE
WELL-DRESSES MAN IS WEARING Fine feathers make fine birds. And what better way than adoring oneself with not only fine but also bright and colourful feathers to make your presence felt. “It seems the male of the human species has realised that good clothes open all doors,” laughs Nitant Aggarwal, a marketing executive. Men are spending more time at dressing up than ever before. Striking the right note with presenting the well-groomed and well-heeled look is a major preoccupation. The endeavour is to score a perfect 10 on the well-dressed scale,” he goes on to say. “Women, in relentlessly striving after perfection, want to be perfect professionals, perfect mothers, perfect wives, perfect daughters. But we men have found the recipe for success and happiness. The only ingredient of this recipe is good clothes,” says undergrad Vishnu Sharad. Warming up to what appears to be his favourite subject, he enthuses, “Men have become intensely aware of the power of dressing up well and the second and third looks they command. A good presence is a letter of recommendation. The right wrist-watch, sunglasses, shoes – they all announce you have arrived in the world.” But what about colour barriers between men and women. Aren’t men supposed to be soberly dressed up? To all intents and purposes, a new glasnost is on. Colour barriers, my foot, men seem to say with their well-shod feet encased in embroidered shoes. Embroidered? Oh yes! Bright colours, embroidery, tie and dye, batik, bandhni – men are game for all this and more. Today’s menfolk are styles apart from yesterday’s boringly dressed up dudes. Purple, orange, canary yellow, flaming rust; they are all in. The colour palette for men has been redefined. Dull browns and sober blues are a thing of the past. The market forces have also woken up to men’s newfound penchant for what is haute and happening in the clothes department. Designers are coming up with elaborate menswear. Exclusive stores for men are being opened every second day. A national daily devotes an entire page every week to “designs on men”. In Parliament, the gaily-dressed up men outshine our women MPs everyday. Dressed in style, men are increasingly looking dapper from their napper to their feet. From being unidimensional dressers they have graduated to becoming multi-dimensional. They have certainly come of age as an Italian designer line for men has come up with these saucy pick-me-up comments for prospective customers: “Don’t take off when in company of opposite sex. Keep it on for desired results.” |
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A quiet revolution is taking place right in front of our eyes. Mankind has taken a giant leap, as the signature line of a popular brand of jeans proclaims. In this man-eat-man world, it all comes down to the survival of the fittest and the best dressed.
But why and how have men around you suddenly become such sharp dressers, you wonder. Your father and sundry uncles were always soberly dressed. It was only the women who held the sole right to make the world brighter and more colourful. In office, at home, in your friendly neighbourhood, at social gatherings, at your child’s function in school, everywhere they put women to shame with their smart clothes and smarter accessories.