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Donations
to PU exempt from IT Chandigarh, June 17 The approval has been granted by the Director General (Income Tax Exemptions), Kolkata, under Section 80G (2) and a communication to this regard have been sent to the Commissioner of Income Tax, Chandigarh. People desirous of donating to the university Alumni House can send their draft in favour of the Registrar. The Canadian Government has also granted a similar exemption to its citizens wishing to contribute to funds of Panjab University, the release added. |
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Lively show by kids at workshop Chandigarh, June 17 The show started with individual performances from participants who preferred to dance to the tunes of hit numbers like “Bolen
churiyan”, “Shaba Shaba” etc. As the show proceeded, all participants got together to present a group dance on “Kambakht
Ishq”. A comic play, Andher Nagri Ka Chaupat Raja, was also staged. The show concluded with Priya Thakur presenting a scintillating dance item from
Devdas. The organisers of the camp gave away certificates to the participants. During the camp, the participants were imparted training by experts on subjects like media presentation, mannerism and etiquette, art and craft, action in front of camera, dressing skills, personality development, besides modeling, dancing and acting. Mr Rahul
Parashar, Manager, Trainers Den, said the institute would organise the next batch of the summer workshop by the end of the month. The certificates were given away by a local model and choreographer, Arunima
Manchanda. |
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Workshop
organisers meet parents SAS Nagar, June 17 “The parents were taught some basic tips on raising children positively during the meeting. A game was also organised for the parents for better coordination while dealing with their children.” said Dr Kulbir
Kaur, coordinator of the workshop. |
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SCHOOL WORLD
For example, a man climbing stairs against the force of gravity is said to be doing work. A horse pulling a cart is said to be doing work. So is a locomotive pulling a train along a railway track. The work done by a force depends upon two factors -- (i) Magnitude of the force (ii) Distance through which the body moves in the direction of the force. Thus, we can now define work and say how it is measured. Work is said to be done when the point of application of a force moves. Work done in a moving body is equal to the product of force exerted on the body and the distance moved by the body in the direction of the force. The SI unit of work is Joule. Work is a scalar quantity. It must be noted that the condition for a force to do work is that it should produce motion in an object, that is it should make the object move through some distance. If the distance moved by the object is zero, then work done on the object is always zero. For example, a man may consume a lot of energy and get completely exhausted while trying to push a heavy object, but it the object does not move, work done by the man will be zero.
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YOUTH LIFE & STYLE All you guys and gals tossing in the bed during the summer vacations enjoying your
favourite soap operas on the television or flipping through the yellowing pages of dog-eared magazines, throw away the sheet of lethargy, now. Yes, it is time for you to get out of the bed and find a nice summer job instead of just wasting your not-so-precious hours sitting at home in front of the “intelligent box” or zipping up and down the geri route on your 100 cc single-cylinder flying machines — motorbikes. Look for a job that will pay not only for your alien perfumes and lipsticks, besides your evenings in the coffee bars with grilled sandwiches and guava shakes, but also for your audio and video CDs. But before you pick up a crisp copy of your brief resume and apply for a post, keep one thing in mind: “No job is good or bad, it is the thinking that makes it so”. So, guys do not hesitate in taking up the job of a sales agent, if the salary is handsome. No, it will not be below your dignity to knock at the doors of not-so-friendly neighbours. Look at it as your first step in the cut-throat world of marketing. Always remember, so many successful people started from a scratch. If they could make it big, why can’t you. Take up the job as a challenge. A test of your abilities to sell comb to a bald, ice to an Eskimo. Do not go and tell the residents that you are offering “holiday package for the next 10 years”. Tell them you are there to selling “dreams”. Do not take “no” for an answer and never ever be rude. Ask for a glass of water, so that you get more time to spend with the “potential customer”. If he offers you a seat, do not refuse. Strike conversation. Praise his house and her looks in a decent manner, specially if you are selling cosmetics. Girls, if you conscious about your fair complexion and comely looks, do not take up a job that will force you to face sun’s onslaught from 11 am to 5 pm. Go in for a job that does not require running around. You can take up the job of a tender in a coffee bar. In fact, that’s the best thing to do. Majority of joints in the city believe in self-service concept. So you will not have to run from one table to another taking orders. Reposing in air conditioned halls, you will simply be preparing dishes in the automatic gadgets while interacting with your pals. Also, you can join as a sales girl with some nice and impressive departmental store in the city. Standing behind the counter, you will simply be guiding the customers. If nothing else, start a summer camp for young innocents. Teach them the art of twirling all around the floor. Or else computer classes, if you have a “brain machine” at your residence. Tuitions are also paying. You will be able to earn without even leaving the cool security of your home. A word of advise before we conclude. Gone are the days when people used to look down upon youngsters taking up the job of selling products. Things have changed. For good. You can be sure of the fact. Happy job hunting. |
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New trends
Mediaplex is a New Delhi -based house of latest and state-of -the-art presentation and tele-comunication technologies, providing complete audio-visual solutions to make your presentations, trainings, seminars, conferences and home theatre a lively and enjoyable experience. Mediaplex is promoting pieces of equipment like projectors, Flatron Plasma, Home Theatre Systems, Hi-Fi audios and Video Conferencing systems of reputed brands like Mitsubishi, LG and Onkyo. According to Mr Mani Dham, Director-Sales (Mediaplex), "with this exclusive showroom, Mediaplex expects to cash in on the love for such hi-tech equipment and high spending power of people in this region. Mediaplex expects to attract huge crowds by providing high quality products, excellent service and best bargains. Mediaplex is initially offering free gifts with every purchase and intends to keep promotional activities happening in town to gain faith and trust of the people." Mediaplex has a uniquely designed demonstration room to give the ultimate experience of a theatre for homes. It also houses a video-conferencing room, which is available on hire for people to interact to distant locations. This is aimed at bringing already shrinking world closer. This in a way is an announcement of big international companies making their presence felt in the region and in the process benefiting the people with local area after sale support and warranty. A small function held last week to formally launch the showroom was attended among others by Mr M.A. Poovaiah, Regional manager - Onkyo, Mr Manish Chawla, Product Manager (Plasma and Projector) LG - India alongwith Mr Ashish Dham and Mr Pranav Jain (Directors - Mediaplex). According to Mr Dham, the aim of this venture is to see every home with a theatre and to provide best combination, best price along with best installation and care. ASP |
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Top 10 back-stage demands
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He has dressed up
Tabu, Nicole Kidman Chandigarh, June 17 Ashley does not remember when fame followed him to the doorstep. “The feeling of victory came when I dressed up Nicole Kidman in the ‘chhamma
chhamma’ sequence that featured in ‘Moulin Rouge’. It was through my website that the Australians got an idea of my designs. I had a long list of films to show, apart from a longer list of celebrities for whom I had designed. They interviewed many designers and chose me. By then I had done designs for ‘Jo Jeeta Wohi
Sikander’, ‘Chandni Bar’ and ‘Biwi No. 1’. Later, I also designed costumes for Hollywood actress Hunter
Tylo.” Only recently, Ashley was nominated for the National Award for the costumes he designed for Tabu in “Chandni Bar.” He lost narrowly to Bhanu
Athaiya, who designed costumes for “Lagaan.” “I was happy to be in the same league as
Bhanu, whom I have always admired,” say the Mumbai boy who has never studied designing and fashion. “It was Aamir Khan’s brother, my classmate at college, who arranged my first meeting with Mansoor Khan. Mansoor wanted a fresh look in ‘Jo Jeeta Wohi
Sikander’. He signed me and the journey began.” Then came a string of offers, both for films and stars. As Ashley said, “After I did the Emami campaign for Raveena
Tandon, she asked me to design for her. Then I worked for Aishwarya Rai and Sonali
Bendre. Earlier, the industry was not very innovative when it came to choosing designers. But now everyone works for everyone.” Known for his ability to enhance the stars’ looks, Ashley draws inspiration from his mentor, Hemant
Trivedi. “I love the styling of Bhanu Athaiya and Ritu Kumar. They are professionals who make powerful fashion statements,” says Ashley, who was in the city to interact with students of the National Institute of Fashion Design, Sector 8. He also went through their portfolios and talked to them about the essentials of good design. In the process of designing for stars, Ashley mastered the art of gratifying egos of celebrities and yet making an individual statement. “The balance is hard to strike. Stars have their eccentricities. Like Aamir Khan is sensitive about what white shirt he wants to wear. Karisma buys me buckles, zips and other accessories from abroad. Sushmita Sen likes to shop for her own shoes. I have learnt to respect the space people need,” he says. Dressing up stars for item numbers has also been Ashley’s forte. Incidentally, Isha Koppikar had acted in three films before she was noticed in the “Khallas” number in “Company”. He also did costumes for Malaika Arora in
“Kaante”. Of all his projects, Ashley finds “Chandni Bar” the most challenging. “Myself and Tabu spoke to hundreds of bar girls. It was a challenge to capture the essence of that world in design, but we finally did that,” said Ashley, whose forthcoming projects include a Pooja Bhatt film in which she is launching a new girl,
“Tehzeeb”, a film with Shabana Azmi and Urmila Matondkar, and a film for Abbas
Mastan. He has also designed costumes for the entire cast in “Supari.” |
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Chandigarh, June 17 Titled “Winter Walk”, the work is one among the three top works selected out of 1,200 entries by a distinguished jury. The competition was conducted jointly by the Indian International Photography Council, New Delhi, the Federation of Indian Photography, Kolkata, and the Andhra Pradesh State Akademi of Photography. Among Reddy’s other works that found an entry into the prestigious contest were “Air show”, “Just born butterfly” and “Caterpillar’s night journey”. The jury comprised eminent artists like K.
Prabhakar, P Dashrath Kumar and K.S. Rao.
“Winter Walk”, photo-artist B.S.N. Reddy’s work, which won an award at the all-India photography contest held in Hyderabad recently. |
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Things
looking up for arts council Chandigarh, June 17 The assurance came at a meeting on June 10 when a delegation comprising the top brass of the council, including Mr Kartar Singh Duggal, Rajya Sabha MP and chairman of the council, and Col I.J.S. Bakshi, secretary general, among others, met the Chief Minister to discuss the financial problems the council had been facing lately. “The Chief Minister has promised to give us Rs 40 lakh for the competition of the auditorium,” said Colonel Bakshi. The Chief Minister’s assurance holds significance as the Central Government, which had been contributing half of the building costs of the auditorium, has refused to pay the last instalment till the council comes up with its own share. “The total estimated cost of the auditorium is about Rs 2 crore. The Centre bears half of that amount, of which Rs 75 lakh have already been released. But since we could not contribute an equal amount, the Centre stopped the last instalment of Rs 25 lakh which was due last year,” he said. This had forced the council to abandon the project midway. However, it is not just the grant that is bringing hope to the council. Mr Duggal, who has started a series of cultural centres to promote Punjabi art and culture through his MP Local Area Development Fund, has marked the Punjab Arts Council as his sixth target. “Mr Duggal has established three cultural centres at Jalandhar, Amritsar and Kapurthala and plans to set up two more, one in Ludhiana and another in Patiala, before turning his attention to the Punjab Kala Bhavan,” Colonel Bakshi said. He said the amount Mr Duggal proposed to give from his fund will be utilised in developing other infrastructure of the Punjab Kala Bhavan, which houses all three Akademi offices — Punjab Lait Kala Akademi, Punjab Sangeet Natak Akademi and Punjab Sahitya Akademi — including the Punjab Arts Council office. “The plan for developing infrastructure includes expansion of the open-air theatre, adding a couple of toilets and renovating the guest rooms,” said Colonel Bakshi. The rest of the fund will be utilised in building a cafe, which will become essential once the auditorium becomes functional, he added. The plan for an auditorium with all modern facilities was originally conceived by Mr M.S. Randhawa, the first Chief Commissioner of Chandigarh. It took the council 25 years to convert his dream into reality when Mr H.S. Bhatti, the then secretary general of the council, started gathering resources for the venture about three years ago. The auditorium, which is waiting for the finishing touches, has a seating capacity of 349 and is going to have all modern facilities like hi-tech light and sound system, airconditioned hall and basement, sound-proof system and motorised curtains. It might take more than six months to get things moving in top gear. “For the past year, work for the auditorium had been suspended. To move things now, we will have to start with setting right the audit report,” said Colonel Bakshi. He will be leaving for New Delhi on June 23 to hold talks with the Central Government for the release of the last instalment. |
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IN ordinary language, the word “work” means almost any physical or mental activity. In Physics, however, it has only one meaning : Work is done when a force produces motion.
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