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PU to restudy the pension scheme Chandigarh, January 16 The committee has been constituted to work out the details of the scheme specifically with regard to the number of beneficiaries and the money involved. Suggestions to work out the actual facts and figures related to the implementation of the scheme were made by Mr Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, Vice-President who recently became the Chancellor of the university. Details of the scheme were needed because a pension scheme for all the employees already exists “on papers” since 1993. Another one came in later in 1998. However, the finer details and the relevant overall data has not been worked out neatly. It is relevant to mention that the university is probably the only recognised university which does not have a pension scheme for its employees. One major reason for its failure to chalk out a neat draft has been the fact that there has been no unanimity on the cut-off date. The members of the committee constituted by Prof K.N. Pathak, Vice-Chancellor, include Prof V.K. Gupta, chairmen, Prof A.K. Sehajpal, Prof S.C. Vaidya, Prof A.C. Jhulka, Prof Manmohan Gupta, Prof A.R. Davesar, president of the Panjab University Teachers Association and the president of the Panjab University Staff (Non Teaching) Association. The Registrar and the joint controller of examinations are members of the committee from the administrative block. Panjab University delegation which had met the Chancellor under the leadership of Professor Pathak did not have complete details of the cost involved and the number of employees affected by the scheme. The university has asked “the registrar and the Finance and Development Officer to supply information regarding these facts within a week”. The committee has also been asked to submit its report, in a time bound period of one months to speed up the whole process. The university has sought information on ‘ the number of employees who are on the payroll of the university; number of employees who have retired since April 1998 and the total service put in by them; and number of employees who have retired before April 1998 and are interested to join pension scheme and the total service put in by them”. The FDO has been asked to supply information about the exact amount of Provident Fund standing against each employee as on March 31,1998, and PF already paid to the retired employees. Dr R.K. Singla, Department of Computer Science and Applications, has also been asked to provide computer assistance in the preparation of these details of the pension scheme.  |
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Confusion
thins attendance as schools reopen Chandigarh, January 16 The association had decided yesterday at a
meeting that the junior classes up to Class II would continue to
observe holidays “till further notice”. The decision, though not
binding, was expected to be followed by all schools affiliated to it,
at least this is what the parents thought. Some others were of the impression that only the government schools had re-opened. They thought that the classes were off for the junior students studying in all private schools, regardless of their affiliation to the Association. A few private schools, though not all, however, resumed classes even for the junior section students. “Most
of the parents, instead of calling up the school authorities directly,
started dialing the numbers of their friends, relatives and
acquaintances for finding out the factual position,” explained
Principal of Sector 15 DAV Model School Rakesh Sachdeva. “The
practice resulted in unnecessary confusion”. Giving details, she
added, “Our school, along with certain other institutes, had
declared that the classes would remain off for the junior section
students. Neighbours and others, in touch with the parents of the
children studying in such schools, automatically concluded that all
private institutes would remain closed till further orders for the
junior students. Instead of clarifying the position, they contributed
in the process of spreading confusion”. The effect was there for all to see. Most of the parents, unaware of that the classes were on in the schools their little ones were studying in, kept relaxing till late in the morning. They
panicked after some acquaintance or the other informed them that their
child’s school was among the institutes that had decided to resume
regular classes. Within a short span of few minutes, they woke up the
little ones snuggling in their cozy beds. Wiping off the tears rolling
down their tender cheeks, they pushed them into the bathrooms, dressed
them up and rushed them to the schools. Some were able to make it on
time, few entered the premises late. Others did not reach the school
at all. President of the Independent Schools Association D.S. Bedi,
when contacted, said, “All private schools are members of the
association, but can take their own decision”. The parents were also
responsible for the confusion as instead of reading the newspapers,
they sent their children to the schools. As a result some of the
junior students reached the premises for attending classes in schools
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A heart-warming saga IF
you must know 2002 was one of the worst years for Hindi cinema. Will 2003 be able to give some relief to Bollywood? Quite likely, going by the trade figures, nearly 300 films are expected to be made during 2003 and hopefully at least half of them will be able to hit the cinema screens. Tips films present ‘Dil ka rishta’ and Mahest Bhatt’s camp ‘‘Jism’’ are lined up for release this week. Both films have generated a lot of pre-release interest. From the house of Tips ‘Raaz’ was the biggest hit of 2002. Among its other releases were ‘Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai’, ‘Dil Hai Tumhara’, ‘The Legend of Bhagat Singh’. The new release, ‘Dil ka Rishta’, a musical film, produced by Shabbir Boxwala and Aditya Rai (Aishwarya Rai’s brother) opens today at KC, Chandigarh. The cast of the film includes Rakhee, Arjun Rampal, Aishwarya Rai besides the ‘Khallas’ girl Isha Kopikar, Tiku Talsania, Paresh Rawal and Master Hitanshu Lodhiya, Rajesh Vivek, Priyanshu Chatterjee and Sheetal Bedi in special appearance. The film is said to be a heart-warming saga that envelopes a gamut of emotions, love, obsessions and guilt. It is also a sensitive journey which reveals the complexities of the simplest truth of life-love. Directed by Naresh Malhotra, of the ‘Yeh Dillagi’, ‘Achanak’ and ‘Kranti’ fame and shot exquisitely by cameraman Ashok Mehta, ‘Dil ka Rishta’ has sound track by the Nadeem-Shravan duo and lyrics by Sameer that contributes in propelling the grippy narrative foward. Jism a bold film! ‘Tamanna’, ‘Dushman’, ‘Zakhm’, ‘Sur’ and now ‘Jism’. This is Pooja Bhatt banner Shreya Creations Pvt Ltd’s fifth film which is reportedly inspired from the Billy Wilder — classic ‘‘Double Indemnity’’ released in 1944. The film is produced by Pooja Bhatt and Sujit Kumar Singh and directed by Amit Saxena. ‘‘Jism’’ has hot hot Bipasha Basu pairing up with another model-turned actor John Abraham. The film has an interesting catchline — The dark side of desire...... Bipasha plays a married woman who is known mad, bad and dangerous and John Abraham is the man whom she seduces into murder. ‘‘Jism’’ is being hailed as one of the most bold films from the Mahesh Bhatt camp. Mahesh Bhatt who wrote the script for ‘‘Raaz’’ has also written the story and screenplay for this film. After ‘Sur’ music director M. M. Kreem has come up with another good score. The film opens today at Batra, Chandigarh, and KC, Panchkula.
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Of music and timeless melodies Chandigarh, January 16 In the city for a recital at Tagore Theatre on invitation from the Haryana Cultural Affairs Department, Pandit Prasanna talked at length about his passion for the flute as also for shehnai, the two instruments he can handle with equal proficiency. The musical affair began years ago when as a descendant of the famous Pt Gauri Shankar Prasanna and Pt Raghunath Prasanna, a young Rajendra was acquainted with the mysteries of the flute which has a historical and spiritual significance, going by Indian religious texts. As time went by, Rajendra found himself immersed in the ocean of melodies the instrument could unleash. He was still picking up nuances of the flute when he presented the first recital of his life at the Calcutta Music conference as a boy of 11 years. Once appreciation came, passion grew stronger. Pandit Prasanna grew up feeding his passion. Not only did he acquire a perfect control over the gayaki ang of the instrument, he also began rendering with amazing fluency and melody. For attaining prowess, he took lessons in the gayaki ang from none other than the renowned Ustad Hafeez Ahmed Khan and Ustad Sarfaraaz Hussain Khan (both belonging to the Rampur Seheswan gharana). With talent to back him, there was no looking back. Pt Prasanna, presently working with the National School of Drama, New Delhi, performed extensively alongside masters in the field. He presented recitals at the Bansuri festival organised by the Sangeet Natak Akademi and Raag Rang in 1980 and then became a special invitee at the 9th Asian music festival held at Hong Kong in 1984 and again at the Bulgarian festival in 1988. The greatest of all honours was that during the golden jubilee celebrations of the Indian Independence, he was invited to participate in the World Music festival held in America, Canada and Switzerland. The flow of awards naturally continued, meanwhile. As of today, he has in his kitty all top honours a musician can command — right from the Surmani and Sangeet Pujari to the Nadaratna and the Sangeet Sourabh. Interesting to note is the growth of Pt Prasanna as a musician. Apart, from concentrating on the concert circuit, which is considered quintessential for the growth of any musician, Pandit Prasanna also concentrated on projects which enhanced his vision as a flutist. His first offbeat project came when he was asked to compose music for the famous teleserial Sanjha Chulha for which he received the Rose award in 1994. Gradually as he mastered the flute, he learnt to handle the art of playing the shehnai. This is a rare feat attributed to the musical lineage he possesses from his father and forefathers all of whom have been great masters in the field. Pandit Prasanna performed at Tagore Theatre in the evening. He began the recital in raga marwah and then presented raga yaman. He was accompanied by Shahzad Rashid on the swarmandal and Ather Hussain on the
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