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CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS Chandigarh, December 21 The function began with the march past, with the school captain leading, the three houses. This was followed by the play class presenting a ‘Jungle Book’ medley, a birdies, dance and ‘Noah’s Ark’ by nursery, a ‘mega-mix masala’ by lower KG and a dance by upper KG kids. While all items were conceived in-house, with teachers modelling the themes with improvisations to suit particular age-groups, the physical movements were structured by faculty members from the Mumbai-based Shiamak Institute for Performing Arts. The programme also included races such as the courier race, jumping jacks and leaping jills race, derby race and lady bird race. The school also felicitated an old student, Roopmeet Maan, who, at the age of 10 years, is the youngest shooter to be included in the Indian Airlines Team and has also won a scholarship from the Sports Authority of India. Undersea world at Ashiana For students of Ashiana Public School, it was a day of excitement, fun and creativity as their three-month long projects to create fantasies of an undersea world, sky by night and seasons of the earth were put on display on the school premises. The undersea would was brought alive with life-sized models of fishes of different colours, hues and shapes, octopus, shells, and oysters accompanied by light and sound effects. The sky by night was projected in a dark room, while seasons of the earth were depicted to the last detail along with sound effects. During the three months, all kids were actively involved in the projects and participated in discussions, colouring sessions and collage making. Various aspects of undersea life, and other natural phenomenon associated with the projects were also explained to them. Founder’s day at St Soldier Saint Soldier International School, Sector 28, celebrated its 30th founder’s day by organising an ‘akhand path’ and a prize distribution function. The Mayor of Chandigarh, Mrs Lalit Joshi, who was the chief guest on the occasion, gave away prizes for excellence in academic and extra-curricular activities. Himani Mittal was declared as the best all-round student of the year, while Bikramjit Singh and Neha Kansal were honoured as the Head Boy and Head Girl of the school respectively. Mother Teresa House lifted the rolling trophy for the best house. Bhawan Vidyalaya, Sector 27 Pre-primary students of Bhawan Vidyalaya, Sector 27, celebrated Christmas by dressing up in red, wearing fancy caps and singing carols like ‘Rudolf, the red nosed reindeer’, ‘Joy to the world’ and ‘Jingle bells’. Later, Santa Claus appeared on the scene, ringing bells and distributed gifts to the students. A well-decorated Christmas tree was also put up to lend a traditional touch to the festivities. Xmas at St Kabir Public School At St Kabir Public School, Sector 26, students of classes I to IX presented a variety of items to celebrate Christmas. A
humorous poem explained why Santa grew his beard, a skit showed how the festival was celebrated in various parts of the world, while a song, 'Naya saal aa gaya' wished everyone well for the coming New Year. Sweets and chocolates were distributed to students, teachers and staff by Santa Claus. Fancy dress at Sanjivini School Christmas was celebrated with great fervor at the Sanjivini Preparatory School and Day Care Centre, Sector 11 today. Besides dances three Santa Claus distributing gifts to children, a fancy dress competition was also organised to mark the occasion. The winners of the fancy dress competition in the order of merit are — 2-4 years: Retunjai (commando), Abhas (Himachali bride groom), Ankita (bride). 4-8 years: Srishti (Santa Claus), Shreya (witch), Shagun (newspaper boy), Tejpreet (rabbit). |
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Winter fete in Golden Bells school SAS Nagar, December 21 He appreciated the efforts of the school management, teachers and students in putting up the show. Among those who won the healthy baby contest in various categories are Ishdeep, Bikramjit, Sahilpreet, Kriti, Fiza, Simar, Dhruv, Arundhati, Ravneet, Sahiba, Sartaj and Anushka. Prize distribution will take place in the school tomorrow. Students celebrate X’mas Students of DAV Public School distributed clothes and other items to slum dwellers in the township as part of the Christmas celebrations. The students also created a Bethlehem scene, including a cattle shed, to depict the birth of Lord Jesus. A Christmas tree was also decorated. A dance and fancy-dress competition was judged by Suraksha, a kathak dancer, and Poonam, a choreographer. Those who won prizes in the competitions include Surbhi, Harpreet, Manisha, Rishab, Iranjeet, Bhisham, Harpreet, Sakshi, Nancy, Amit, Jatin, Simranjot, Charanjot, Shitij, Archit, Aman, Nikita, Gurpratap, Amandeep, Shreya, Chinmay, Tanman, Jagpal and
Meghna. Christmas celebrated Tiny tots of Spring valley Public School celebrated Christmas by holding a party. The school was decorated with a Christmas tree and students were distributed sweets by Santa Claus. The students were also told stories on Lord Jesus’s life. |
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Annual day function Zirakpur, December 21 The function was jointly organised by Wheatland Convent School and Sukhna Public School, Sector 41-A, Chandigarh. A puppet show, Haryanvi dance, bhangra and other attractive items were presented by the students on the occasion. Later, Ms Parkash Kaur distributed prizes among the students for their outstanding performance in academics and other co-curricular activities. While addressing the gathering, the school Principal said overall development of children was possible only if their parents be taken along. |
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Less privileged celebrate Xmas Chandigarh, December 21 Gifts were distributed to the less privileged children who had gathered at Roshni Home. Study scholarships and certificates of appreciation were also given to the students for their efforts to sell “Roshni” greeting cards.The former President of Rajpura Rotary, Mr G K Chaudhary, distributed presents to the children suffering from leprosy. The president of the Roshni Society, Father Thomas K J, prayed that hearts of humanity may be filled with the peace and joy of Jesus who always had a compassionate heart for the less privileged ones. |
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Fancy-dress
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Baby show held in Bartana school Zirakpur, December 21 Children participated with great enthusiasm in different events organised to mark the day. A magic show was appreciated the most. A singing competition was held. Accompanied by their parents the kids enjoyed camel rides and sliding bumpy tracks. Ms Urmila Kapoor, a former manager of the Punjab National Bank, who was the chief guest, distributed prizes informed the school Principal, Ms Kamal
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FILM REVIEW ‘KAANT’ (Piccadilly and KC, Panchkula) is a daring attempt at a new genre production which is a Hollywood style action-drama experimentation on the Bollywood screen. The attempt lacks in a lasting appeal and is unlikely to leave any lasting impressions on the crowd memory. This can have a telling impact on the future of the production. Although the story idea has been borrowed largely from Hollywood film ‘Reservoir Dogs’, this one, however, has a distinct style in character presentation neatly carried out under the directorial eyes of Sanjay Gupta. The pace is gripping and appreciable. However, the dialogues are unclear and a little fast. The script has consciously delved on the vocabulary expected from the characters in undercover activities. The crudity of expression, which is vulgar at times, could be seen with strong reservations by the gentry. The story in the Los Angles settings has been shot in a single 30 day schedule which is an unheard achievement in Indian film circles going by the status and daily schedule of names in the cast. One strong point of the overall presentation is justice done to all the main characters, including Amitabh bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Sunil Shetty, Kumar Gaurav and Lucky Ali. Mahesh Manjrekar in his debut role has done a commendable performance. It is a story of all the above mentioned characters who meet in a police lock-up more than once. They decide to strike big and plan a bank robbery. Bachchan is the planner. Dutt is already an underworld operator. The bank is looted. However, when the gang opens the bank door after carrying out the operation neatly they are greeted by the cops. The gang manages to flee. However, each one is posed with a common question as to who among them was the traitor to have informed the police. The music is not melodious. It has strong beats and a couple of songs, particularly one featuring Malaika Arora, is surely to catch the attention of the audience when it leave the halls. The film has been produced by Sanjay Gupta and Raju Sharad Patel. Dev Kohli has penned the lyrics for the music by Anand raaj Anand; and Pratish nandy Communications is the co-producer. ‘Saathiya’ (KC and Suraj, Panchkula) is a very clean love story of two young hearts who face the initial settlement problems in a love marriage. Vivek Oberoi has teamed with Rani Mukherjee in the remake of a Tamil hit “Alai Payuthe” by Mani Ratnam who is the guru of the director. The progress of action of this love story has no extra twisted cinematic turns to suit the lover pair. The story settings are very life-like and, yet, handled deftly. The second half, however, fails to catch on the aura of the earlier part and looks a little longer than necessary. Vivek meets Rani Mukherjee, a medical student, at a friend’s marriage and falls in love. He follows her everywhere till she agrees. The family divide of the rich Oberoi’s family and the poorer Rani’s does not allow them to marry. The two, however, marry and are thrown out of their homes by the parents. The couple faces the teething problems in a marriage and Rani feels that she has been let down by Oberoi who went out in all ways to impress her before the marriage. He meanwhile is struggling to get his feet firm in the race of life. Bobby Bedi of “Bandit Queen” fame is the producer. Shaad Ali, the assistant of Mani Ratnam, is trying his luck at direction. Gulzar has penned the lyrics for A.R. Rahman’s music. Another highlight is that it is a Yash Raj Films presentation. |
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City discos to welcome Xmas in style Chandigarh, December 21 |
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New Year Eve at Press Club Chandigarh |
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