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100 get B.Sc home science degrees Chandigarh, April 12 Dr Bajpai encouraged students to put in extra effort to excel in their chosen fields so as to become ideal citizens. He also stressed upon all-round development of the students. Degrees in B.Sc home science were conferred upon 100 students, in addition to 30 M.Sc degrees and 35 postgraduate diplomas. Prizes for excellence were also given to 140 students. Neha Goswami received the all-round best student award and Sakshi Behl was awarded the Dr Devi prize. |
CONSUMER COURTS Chandigarh, April 12 Mr Ram Singh, the complainant, stated in the complaint that he had hired a bus of Waraich Tours and Travel through its proprietor for transporting baratis from Zirakpur to Pandwala village on April 26, 2002. Total charges were fixed at Rs 2,500 with the travel agency out of which the complainant paid Rs 500 in advance. The travel agency had agreed to provide a 5-seater ordinary bus for lifting barat from the complainant’s house at 7.30 a.m. However, on April 26, the complainant and his family members kept waiting for the bus till 10 a.m. but in vain. Thereafter, the complainant requested the travel agency over phone to send the bus but it refused without any excuse. In these circumstances, the complainant had to hire six Tata Sumo vehicles for carrying baratis by spending more than Rs 5,000. |
Rhythm flows from the eyes of mind Chandigarh, April 12 A section of Natyanjali’s achievements was there for everybody to see when the three of the visually impaired artistes in Ashok Kumar’s Bharatnatyam troupe performed along side five routine dancers and maintained the quintessential harmony of the presentation. The three male dancers, out of a huge strength of over 40 dancers at Natyanjali in Bangalore, are accompanying their guru Ashok Kumar for special presentations in the city. The first one came this evening when the troupe presented a sequence titled ‘Dances of India’ at the inaugural ceremony of Fort Ramgarh Heritage Hotel, 18 km from Chandigarh. Beauty of the presentation lay in its absolute synchronisation and grace. Not even on one occasion during the performance could one make out the visually impaired from the normal performers. Talking about their experiences with guru Ashok Kumar, the three students Tarakromdu, Buse Gowda and Satish said that they never felt like handicapped in the presence of their guru. As for Ashok Kumar, who has kept his zeal and proved his point by achieving a near impossible task, his students are his teachers. “One day when I visited a school for the visually impaired I was struck by an innocent question of one boy. He asked him if I could teach him how to dance. That was when I took the challenge upon myself and started experimenting with a style that could be applied to the visually impaired. I learnt from my students that I could teach them the elements of dance through the touch and feel technique. “I am blessed to have my students. They have shown me the door that I would never have opened myself,” said Ashok Kumar, who will present another ballet (Shakti) at Tagore Theatre on April 14. Till date, Ashok Kumar has choreographed great productions like Ramayana, Dances of India, Bhagvan Mahavira, Cosmic Dancer Lord Nataraja, Shiva Darshanam, Shakti and Dashavtaram. The best part of Ashok Kumar’s technique is his emphasis on integration of the visually impaired dancers into the normal stream. Today every group that performs under the aegis of Natyanjali is blended. There is no discrimination in so far as sight is concerned. |
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FILM REVIEW Looks like Anil Sharma, the director of ‘Gadar’ fame, has got a little more than necessary carried away with his earlier success of a plot where a lover takes on the might of
Pakistan. The muscle-flexing ‘Jatt Puttar’ promises an initial draw, however, the film is unlikely to create any box-office magic. The 50-crore spy thriller is said to be the second most expensive Hindi film till date having been shot in exotic locales of Switzerland and Canada, besides several other places abroad. Hollywood’s stunt director Dick Zaker has shown apt handling of several daredevil scenes, particularly on snow. However the scenes do not gel freely with the plot. Several action scenes have been uplifted from Hollywood hits. It is a film trying to cash in on the present day nation’s resentment against the neighbouring country for involvement in abetment of terrorist activities. The intelligence agencies of Pakistan are shown busy at planning to ‘nuke’ India while the Indian intelligence RAW is countering all their moves. Sunny Deol is an officer who excels in changing his robes and slipping into different roles. In the garb of an army officer on the national frontier of Kashmir he falls for Priety Zinta. However, his job does not make his love story a usual escapade. One of the faltering lines could be a more than the necessary length of supporting cast which figures big names which are expected to have strong individual roles. People of the stature of Amrish Puri, Kabir Bedi, Parvin Dabbas and Rajpal Yadav deserve a greater concentration in delineation of their roles. The cast also includes Khalid Mohammad, Deep Dhillon, Shahbaz Khan and Rajat Bedi. Priyanka Chopra makes her debut and shows promise. Priety Zinta in the role of a Kashmiri girl is impressive in sustaining her innocent looks with a cinematic grace. Sunny Deol needs care in the choice of his roles because this one is just an attempt to cash in on the image of the last success. The film has been produced by Dhirajlal Shah, Pravin Shah and Hashmukh Shah; cinematography has been handled by Kabir Lal; and story, screenplay and dialogue by Shaktiman. Sameer has scripted noticeable lyrics for a good music by Uttam Singh. |
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Hans to sing at Baisakhi function Chandigarh, April 12 Hans, who started his career with Sufi ‘gayan’ and later became famous for folk singing, will come back to his first love of Sufi singing at the function being organised by the North Zone Culture Centre, Patiala. According to information available from the Punjab Raj Bhavan, famous bhangra and folk artiste’s teams from Punjab will also perform at the function. The Punjab Governor, Lieut-Gen J.F.R. Jacob (retd), will felicitate and honour Hans at the function. The Punjab Governor has invited distinguished people from all over Punjab and Chandigarh as guests for the Baisakhi function. |
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Cultural mela on Baisakhi Chandigarh, April 12 Society president Jaswant Kaur and club president Harinderpal Singh said the procession would begin from Gurdwara Sachadhan, Phase III-B-2, and culminate at Bal Bhavan. A cultural programme will be held there later. The chief guest would be Mr Bir Devinder Singh, Deputy Speaker, Vidhan Sabha. |
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