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Trust to encourage legal guardianship
of Chandigarh, July 29 “As per a Union Government policy, no school can deny admission to the mentally challenged-children. So we shall now focus on integrating these children into normal schoolchildren so that the stigma is reduced,” explained Ms Aloka
Guha, Chairperson, National Trust. She was in the city, at the concluding function of a three-day workshop for senior IAS officers of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh. Ms Guha said under the Integrated Education for Disabled Children (IEDC) programme, the funds would be provided by the Centre to enable the mentally challenged children to join normal schools and intermingle with other children. A sum of Rs 2.50 lakh has already been given to the local chapter of the trust to select five schools in the city for starting the programme. The modalities are being worked out with the Education Department. Lauding the remarkable work done by the trust’s local chapter and the Government Institute of Mentally Retarded Children
(GIMRC), Ms Guha said undertaking the legal guardianship of 68 children during the past six months was a big achievement. “During the past six months, the legal guardianship of 68 children has been done and we plan to cover all 10,000 mentally challenged children of the city,” informed Dr
S.B.Chavan, the head of the Psychiatry Department at Government Medical College and Hospital here. Dr Chavan said the legal guardianship forms had been provided to the municipal councillors, village sarpanches, heads of all schools and institutes and the 200 rehabilitation workers so that all mentally challenged children in their areas can be identified and covered under the scheme. Dr Chavan informed that the training of the persons involved in rehabilitation programme was being undertaken so that better facilities could be made available to the mentally challenged children and their families. He added that parents can be guided how to handle their children and avail benefits under various social welfare schemes of the government. “Another very important aspect that we need to take care of is early identification as this will help in bringing up the child accordingly,” he said.
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Students
take part in science workshop Chandigarh, July 29 Nearly 120 senior secondary students are taking part in the workshop which is being conducted in two sessions and aims at creating an objective and practical insight among the students toward science as a subject. It also aims at bridging the gap between the current science curriculum and emerging frontiers in science and technology. During the workshop, the participants will be exposed in steps to the fundamentals of basic science. Exploring different aspects of electricity, magnetism, electronics, resistance, capacitance, optics and laser through experimentation, students will make some projects using various electronic components and science objects. |
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HIGH
COURT CHANDIGARH:
Taking up a petition filed by Colonel B.S. Guraya seeking promotion to higher ranks, the high court today issued notice of motion for September 2 to the Ministry of Defence, besides the Chief of the Army Staff. Claiming to have been implicated, the petitioner had submitted that he was victimised by the authorities for his frank and honest professional opinion expressed on matters of national security, including “Operation Blue Star” and its aftermath. His counsel had argued that neither an inquiry was held, nor was any charge-sheet served.
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Gargi’s ‘Kesro’ still relevant Chandigarh, July 29 Known as one of Gargi’s most celebrated and powerful scripts, emphasising the need for women education, the play comes out with a direct message that women education is must and without it society cannot grow. Along with education there is an urgent need to impart vocational training to empower women. Staged in the backdrop of rich verses poor, the play portrays the conflict between the good and the bad through the two main characters, Kesro who against all odds manages to get an education and earns by stitching clothes and Attri who tries to bring Kesro down by defaming her and wrecks her marriage. The plot also reflects the hardships a woman has to undergo if she goes against the existing social norms. She is not only vulnerable to attacks by anti-social elements, but also her domestic life suffers. The play was directed by Mohinder Dogra and the cast included Jasbir Jassi as moneylender, Raman Dhillon as Shahni, Gaurav Sharma as Ruldu, Manjusha as Kesro, Mohinder Mohan as Lakha, Bikram as postman, Manbhavan as Roora, Sarod Badhan as Giano, Manpreet as Rakho and Rajinder as teacher. The set as well as the costumes for Kesro were designed by Jaswinder Singh. Make-up was by Harish Verma. |
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Colours
of terrorism Chandigarh, July 29 The exhibition was inaugurated by former MP Satya Pal Jain. Present on the occasion, besides many other students, was Director, Students Welfare, Prof Nirmal Singh. Some striking pictures includes the one that captures the emotions of an elderly woman, bewildered by the havoc played by terrorism. The pictures reflect universal trauma and capture images of terrorism from Russia, Nepal and America. Also featuring in the collection are pictures of the terrorist strike on the Indian Parliament on December 13,
2001.
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YOUTH
LIFE&STYLE
Well-groomed, polished and suave
are some of the terms with which college students in the city would love to be associated with. Concerned about their looks, they want to be 'hip n happening' and can cover any length to be an attractive runner on the fashion treadmill. Their wish list ranges from latest cellphones, new ring tones, branded shoes, latest colours of lipsticks, denim skirts, jazzy-coloured sunglasses and trendy belts. It's about a fortnight since colleges in Chandigarh opened. The campuses are flush with bright, chirpy freshers eager to impress their seniors. The latter too are infused with a new spirit on the occasion of advancing up the academic ladder and, more importantly, to receive the freshers. First year student Megha Pal from the GCG, Sector 11 illustrates the excitement of freshers: "I pre-decide the outfits to be worn in the next week, that conveys my personal fashion statement, which is of-course not limited to the traditional suit and dupatta .” Girls prefer the chic look, wearing denim skirts, low waist sand-blasted jeans or cotton-silk trousers adorned with ethnic belts made of jute and mirror work. The next options are shimmering belts worn with spaghetti tops made famous by television anchor Mandira Bedi. To compliment the looks matching earrings and dual-shaded sunglasses are a must. Custom jewellery from the Oysterbaze or from the footpath accessory shops, depending on the budget, is a penchant too among girls. For the traditionalists wearing short kurtis decorated with delicate embroidery is a viable option to be on the ramp of fashion gambit. Young boys like to manage themselves in cool cargos and a kurta or may be a cotton T-Shirt with some witty message printed on it. "Faded jeans, funky t-shirt and porcupine- like hairstyle endow me this international look" expressed Hanish, a Punjab University student. For their feet, girls would like to sport floaters or strapped sandals. Branded shoes are definitely among the desirable things for boys. The brand conscious creed restricts their choices to Benetton, Wills sport; Addidas, Reebok and Nike remain in the top priority list for the 'take it easy' choosers. Jyoti, a student of S.D college adds " at this stage of their life college hoppers are not very brand conscious, all they want is reasonably priced trendy stuff to maintain variety in their wardrobe." For those with deep pockets the preferred shopping destinations are Trendshop and Catwalk in Sector 17, Ten west in Sector 10. The lower end of the spectrum is the Sector 22 rehri market which is famous for its reasonably priced dress material and cotton shirts. In the make-up section, matt and stain-free lipsticks, lip liners, mascara are out whereas gloss wet look lipsticks and kajal are in. Loosened long hairs are out sporty tight pony tail is in, colouring and gelling of hairs too are a thing of the past. According to Sanjana, hairstylist at Habibs, Sector 17 " spiralled hair with complimenting wet look for girls and very short straightened, front streaked hairs for boys is in vogue in the city. " Cell phone users on the college campus are a new breed. With tempting schemes being offered by cellular companies, mobile users are increasing. It is catching on as an equipment for one's identity. The chatting bug over mobile phones is infectious on the campuses. Still some consider it as an un-necessary spending. As a majority of the colleges are not offering co-education, students are not inspired enough to be in best of their appearance. "I come in casuals in college as all those who have to look at me are more or less like me, so I don't waste my time in decking myself" feels Manish Kundu, a second year student of Government College, sector 11; which is close to the GCG, sector 11 and falls on the famous geri route. This sentiment is not shared by girls, as they would like to look elegant for their personal satisfaction.The past decade has hallmarked the achievements of Indian beauties and models at several international contests triggering an upto date level of fashion awareness among the youth. However some of our so called conservatives are not happy with this development, they are of the view that we are losing our culture at the expense of fashion fad. Like all debates, this one will also go-on eternally, meanwhile our city college students wear their attitude and are-what they want- trendy, stylish and cool. |
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NEW TRENDS
The new international look VLCC Centre, incorporating a therapeutic diet clinic and aroma studio and spa, has been unveiled in Chandigarh's Sector 9. Owing to the overwhelming response that VLCC has received from the people of the City Beautiful in recent years, it has moved out from the earlier location to a larger and more convenient premises. This contemporary look centre of VLCC is stated to be one of its kind offering the latest line of international treatments to its clients. Major research has gone into setting up this centre and this is the first centre of VLCC that houses a therapeutic diet clinic. An added attraction of this centre is the aroma studio and spa that would help clients to de-stress after a hard day's work. VLCC, ever since it started in 1989, has been playing a crucial role by fighting the deadly disease -- obesity, and helping millions of overweight people to knock off those extra kilos and regain their confidence. Obesity is one of the most pressing health challenges today and also the harbinger of various life-threatening diseases. As per the latest study by World Health Organisation (WHO), it is clear that if the current lifestyles do not change, non-communicable diseases like cardio-vascular disease, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes will account for over 55% of the earth in India by 2020. One of the major underlying causes of these deadly diseases is obesity. The VLCC slimming programme is strictly based on scientific principles and does not adopt the route of crash diets, artificial food packages, strenuous exersies or appetite suppressants. Instead, VLCC customises the weight loss programmes as per the individual's need, medical status and body composition analysis. To ensure healthy sustainable results, the treatment comprises diet modification, psychological counselling and behavioural modifications. This results in qualitative change in the entire lifestyle of the individual. VLCC is the world's first slimming, fitness and beauty corporate to get the ISO 9001:2000 certification. This has established a new benchmark for the company, ensuring the delivery of top-notch international quality services to their customers. — ASP
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