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Environment society to hold contests for kids
Our Correspondent

SAS Nagar, July 15
The local Environment Protection Society will organise essay and painting competitions for students of various schools in the town on July 31 as part of the National Environment Awareness Campaign of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests.

According to Mr S.R.Chaudhuri, president of the society and former Ambassador of India, students from some 20 schools are expected to take part in the competitions. He said students from Classes IX to XII would comprise group A in the contests and from Classes V to VIII group B.

Mr Chaudhuri said a cash award of Rs 500, or its equivalent in the shape of a memento, would be given to a student whose essay was adjudged the best, provided at least 10 students each from at least 10 schools took part in the competition.

In addition, prizes of Rs 100 each, or its equivalent in the shape of a memento, would be given to meritorious students, separately in group A and group B, with at least one prize going to each participating school.

Mr Chaudhuri said 10 prizes of Rs 100 each, or its equivalent in the shape of a memento, would be given to students whose painting would be adjudged in order of merit. There would be no group-wise division in this category.

He said there would be 10 environment related topics for the essay and painting competitions.

SCHOOL WORLD
HOW & WHY: THERMAL EXPANSION

ONE of the important effects of heat is thermal expansion. Thermal expansion means increase in size on heating.

It has been found that various substances expand when their temperature is raised and contract when their temperature is reduced.

Apart from solids, liquids as well as gases undergo thermal expansion.

Expansion of Solids:

A solid can undergo three types of expansion --

(i) Expansion in length

(ii) Expansion in area, and

(iii) Expansion in volume.

Expansion in length is known as linear expansion, expansion in area is known as superficial expansion and expansion in volume is known as cubical expansion.

When a metal rod is heated, it will expand in length, so it will be linear expansion; when a metal sheet is heat, it will increase in length as well as breath, so it will be expansion in area; when a metal block is heated, it will expand in length, breath and height, so expansion will be in volume.

Expansion in Liquids:

Like solids, liquids also expand on heating and contract on cooling. In fact, the expansion of liquids is about 5 -- 10 times more than solids for the same rise in temperature.

A liquid has no definite length or surface area. Therefore we cannot consider linear or superficial expansion in liquids.

But liquids have a definite volume, so in the case of liquids, only volume or cubical expansion is relevant.

Coefficient of Linear Expansion

The coefficient of linear expansion of a solid is the increase in length per unit length of the solid when its temperature is raised by one degree Celsius. Its unit is “per degree Celsius”, written as “per oC” or ” /oC” or as “oC-1”.
The formula of coefficient is: C = I / [ L x T ]
where I is increase in length, L is original length, and T is the rise in temperature.

Effects of expansion in solid

A. Consequences of expansion in solids

B. Applications of expansion in solids

Expansion of solids on heating plays an important part in our lives. In some cases it is very useful, while in other cases it can create a hindrance. Some examples are given below

1. Gaps are left between rail joints to allow for expansion: If gaps are not left between rails, he rails will bend or get distorted during summers when they expand.

2. Loops are provided in metal pipelines to allow for expansion : In places where hot liquids are carried through pipes, there are provided with lops to allow for the expansion and contraction of liquids as well as the pipeline itself. The expansion or contraction is absorbed by the loops.

3. Telephone wires sag more in summers : In summers, telephone or electric cables appear to be loose, while in winters they appear to be tightly strung between poles. If the cables are strung tightly, they would break in winters when they contract.

4. Breaking up of a glass tumbler : It we put boiling water into a thick glass tumbler, it breaks. This is because glass is a poor conductor. the inside layer on being heated expands, while the outside layer does not. This puts a strain on the glass structure and it contracts.

Here, we discuss some useful applications of expansion in solids

1. Fixing an iron tyre to a cart wheel : Iron tyres are first heated before being put on wooden wheels in a cart. This is because when iron contracts on cooling, it fits securely on the wheels.

2. To remove a tight lid from a bottle : It the metal lid of a bottle is heated, it expands and comes off more easily.

3. Riveting of metal plates : To get a joint tight, metal plates are riveted with red hot rivets. When these cool, they contract and hence hold the two plates more securely.

4. To make thermo switches: One of the most important applications of the thermal expansion of metals is in the bi-metallic strips which are used as thermo-switches in automatic electrical heating or cooling appliances like thermostats, ovens, irons, alarms, etc.

COURTS

District Courts
Judicial custody for Babu
Our Correspondent

Chandigarh, July 15
Satinder Singh, alias Babu, a clerk with the UT Labour Court arrested by the CBI in a corruption case involving two judicial officers, the suspended District and Sessions Judge, Mr R.M Gupta, and Judicial Magistrate(First Class), S.S. Bhardwaj, was today remanded to judicial custody by a local court. Babu stated in the court that he wanted to make statement in the case. Thereafter, the CBI made a statement that a counsel for Bhardwaj followed Babu after he was produced here.

On the other hand, the counsel stated that his case was pending in the court concerned and the CBI was making false allegation. After hearing the arguments from both sides, the Magistrate remanded him to judicial custody for July 16.

Earlier, Babu was produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Mr C.L. Mohal, who marked the case to the UT Judicial Magistrate, Mr Sandeep K. Singla, as he had earlier recorded the statement of another suspect in the case. When Babu was produced before the Judicial Magistrate (First Class) he pleaded that he be allowed to interact with his relative, then he was directed to file application in this regard in the court of the CJM.

Kailash gets bail

Kailash Aunty, alias “Mummy” who had been arrested by the UT police in a case of the Prevention of Immoral Trafficking Act registered against her in Chandigarh, was today granted bail by a local court. She was granted bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs 25, 000 with one surety of same amount.

The counsel for the aunty pleaded that the four co-accused in the case had already been granted bail by a local court and she was falsely implicated in the case. Therefore, she deserved the concession of bail.

A call girl racket being operated from Delhi was busted by the Chandigarh Police on May 25. It was alleged that the aunty was running business from Delhi.

Judicial remand for Swapna

Dr Swapna Singh, who had allegedly killed her husband Mandiv Sapra, with a “surgeon’s precision” by first hitting him with a bottle of soda water and then slitting open his throat with a pair of surgical, scissors was today remanded to judicial custody by a local court. Sapra was found dead in a room of Hotel Mountview in Sector 10. The police had claimed that Swapna had disclosed during interrogation that she had killed her husband.

Termination of 13 firemen stayed
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, July 15
A Division Bench of Punjab and Haryana High Court, comprising Mr Justice V.M. Jain and Mr Justice S.S. Saron, today stayed the termination of Kuldeep Singh and 12 other firemen working on contract basis in SAS Nagar.

Pronouncing the orders, the judges directed the Executive Officer of the SAS Nagar Municipal Council to allow them to continue till their claim for regularisation of their services was decided by him. It was submitted by the petitioner that on the recommendation of the Selection Committee constituted by the municipal council, they were appointed as firemen on September 6, 2001 and had been continuing ever since on the basis of extension given from time to time.

However, instead of absorbing them on regular basis, the council advertised 35 posts of fireman and they were not given further extension. It was contended by counsel for the petitioners that the nature of work being performed by the petitioners was such that it could not be abandoned even for a second.

It was further pointed out that in the event of any fire in Ropar district, fire fighters from SAS Nagar had to be requisitioned.

Ranbaxy case hearing adjourned
Our Correspondent

Chandigarh, July 15
The hearing of the case filed against Ranbaxy Laboratory Limited by an NGO, Lawyers For Human Rights International (LHRI), demanding judicial inquiry into Ranbaxy fire tragedy and registration of a criminal case against the management was today adjourned for tomorrow by the Punjab State Human Rights Commission (PSHRC).

The arguments from both sides were heard for more than an hour by the PSHRC.

The counsel for Ranbaxy argued for an inquiry into the case by an independent agency rather than the Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) of the PSHRC. While the counsel for the LHRI stated that the inquiry into the case could be assisted by a technical expert and an independent organisation.

The LHRI has prayed in the complaint that judicial inquiry may be conducted by a sitting or retired judge of the High Court and investigations into the case may be transferred to an independent agency like the CBI.

CULTURE

Cyrus Sahukar — all set for the road and the sky
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, July 15
Cyrus Sahukar does not fit into the typical image of a music television veejay. Far from frivolous, he spells maturity that helps him stand apart in the crowd of veejays, while managing to be in league with them. In the city to announce MTV’s first adventure reality show — “MTV Roadies” — that draws content from the famous Road Rules show MTV is internationally famous for, Cyrus shared the passion behind the project which is virtually rooted in adventure.

“It is not about a game show. It’s about exploring the beautiful world and tasting it in all its flavours. During the 40 days that the seven selected roadies will take to cover the 4000-km route from Chennai to Chail, they will have the opportunity to visit breathtakingly beautiful locations, enjoy the best of spas, live in haunted houses build cowsheds, plant trees .... be close to nature at the end of the day.” Auditions will begin at Hotel Mountview at 9 am tomorrow. Participants will have to fill forms and then sit for group discussions.

Being launched for the first time in India, the show will feature four boys and three girls, willing to share trials and tribulations, fun and fear. Supporting the participants through their ride will be Cyrus, who is equally excited to be into action. “I wish I could be a part of the adventure itself,” said the veeyaj during an interview in Hotel Mountview this evening.

A winner of the second MTV veejay hunt, Cyrus talks more passionately about Gulzar than about the glamour bytes on television. A wining veejay and a natural entertainer Cyrus nevertheless credits his success to MTV which he entered without any preconceptions in mind. “I have no hallmark as such. Many factors teamed up to bring me where I am. At school I was working with theatre guru Barry John. I was already singing for the school band. Till today I do jingles. It has been a constant process of evolution for me. I have used my medium to discover myself. I am best as a veejay as of now. In the future I will be acting and in the far future I will be making my films,” said Cyrus, adding, “If I had my way I would work for Gulzar, Raj Kumar Santoshi and Ram Gopal Verma. They are amazing story tellers and can weave sensation into the script without losing touch with reality.”

All geared up for the auditions beginning tomorrow, Cyrus said that the MTV roadies show would be one big opportunity for youngsters who wish to see the world as it is — bare and beautiful. “We will have specialists travelling with us.” The show will be later telecast on MTV in 22 episodes, supported by four special ones.

YOUTH LIFE & STYLE
Glitz & glamour
City Beautiful among largest markets for premium apparel brands in India
A.S. Prashar

The City Beautiful has been picked up by Arvind Brands Limited, for the launch of the first American designer brand in India, Tommy Hilfiger, later this year.

"We regard Chandigarh as the seventh metro of India after Delhi, Mumbai , Kokotta, Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad," says Mr Darshan Mehta, President, Arvind Brands Ltd., in chat with Tribune News Service. "Although cities like Pune and Ahmedabad are much bigger than Chandigarh, for us Chandigarh has an importance of its own.

"Over the years, it has emerged as one of the biggest markets in India for premium brands of apparel. You will be surprised to know that while ahmedabad is five times bigger than Chandigarh, we sell three times more preimum brands of apparel here than we do in Ahmedabad. There is a lot of affluence in Chandigarh. The city also has a very large segment of young population who are fashion conscious, like to wear the best and the latest and are willing to experiment. People are willing to experiment and try out new things.

"Of course, Chandigarh is also important because it is gateway to the North. The weather changes in the city ensure that people's dresses also change accordingly. Therefore, there is fairly high demand for new clothing every two to three months".

Darshan Mehta

Mr Darshan Mehta, President of Arvind Brands Ltd., is a qualified Chartered Accountant and a Cost & Works Accountant. After his apprenticeship with Price Waterhouse, Mumbai, he started his career (1984) with the Lalbhai Group in the fields of finance, corporate and tax consultancy.

He was later seconded to Trikaya Grey Advertising (I) Ltd - a leading advertising agency in which the Lalbhai Group had a substantial stake. Apart from heading the finances of Trikaya Grey as its Chief Financial Officer, Mr Mehta also set up Options, the corporate and financial communications division of Trikaya Grey, in 1989 and was its Chief Executive Officer.

In 1998, after having handled the merger of Anagram Finance Ltd, a Lalbhai Group Company, with ICICI, he took over Anagram Securities Ltd., the stockbroking business as its CEO.

In December'01, he was also given the responsibility to head Arvind Brands Ltd, a Lalbhai Group Company , which manufactures brands, and retail some of the finest apparel brands in India such as Arrow, Lee, Wrangler, Excalibur and a host of other brands. With Arvind Brands headquartered in Bangalore, Darshan divides his time between Bangalore and Mumbai.

Despite myriad responsibilities, he even manages to find the time to keep fit with an energetic game of squash.

FAQs on social wear

Q: What is the social wear segment all about ?

A: Social Wear refers to garments that are worn for occasions when men would like to stand out and look different without losing his formal sense of design and styling. Arrow’s Urban collection is created for the man with innate sense of style and fashion.

Q: What inspired Arrow to venture into this segment?

A: It’s a well-known fact that the MNC culture in India has given a twist to social gatherings popularly called the ‘third home’ by today’s men. changing consumer demands and perception have led to the emergence of this new segment. This is a fairly new segment and is growing at a rapid pace. Last year Arrow launched the Hypnotica Collection and based on its success in the market and feedback from our customers we launched our latest label — Urban.

Q: What are the occasions for which one can wear these clothes?

A: Social wear is described as premium high-end formal wear worn for work related (product launch parties/official get-togethers) or personal occasions (weddings/receptions).

Q: The tastes of the Indian Man has undergone a lot of change, where do you see it going from here?

A: The Indian man is highly fashion conscious and would like the best of trends to reach him in real time. Arrow has always been committed to this task by offering the latest in fabric, design, style, trends to its consumer. — ASP

New trends
Patra jewellery takes city by storm

All you girls wishing to wear "heavy sets" to late night parties, even wedding ceremonies, but not having enough money to take home the stuff, do not worry. Just buy patra jewellery.

For all you ignorant about the new concept that is taking the city by storm, patra is a thick layer of 24-carat gold on ornaments. No wonder, it appears to be real and is not expensive either. In fact a gold bracelet costing Rs 10,000 can be had for Rs 1,000.

"It may sound incredible, but it is true," says Ms Rani Chauhan, dealing with the articles. "Patra jewellery is costing 10 times less than the solid stuff."

Explaining the benefits, she adds, ''Unlike simple gold plated stuff, `gold patra' remains new forever. It does not go off as the jewellery is covered with solid gold. Sober and traditional style chunk jewellery is available for young girls, along with heavy sets for newly wed".

You can take home pendants, kundan sets, bracelets, bangles and "tempting stone studded anklets". besides necklaces and chains.

In case you do not know where to buy the stuff from, Ms Chauhan is holding an exhibition in Sector 22 Hotel from July 17. She says, "Ethnic stuff with different stones, including kundan, emeralds and rubies, will be available to go along any apparel."