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Call for conserving water Chandigarh, July 31 In her welcome address, Mr Ravinder Talwar, Principal, DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, highlighted the role of students in conserving water. He also talked about water pollution due to industrial waste and sewage. Mr Bahadur Singh, Chairman, Zila Parishad, Dera Bassi, who was the chief guest, said population growth was not the only cause of depletion of water resources, as wastage, too, was lowering ground-water level. After stressing the need for safe drinking water, Dr S.K. Saxena, Senior Scientific Officer, Punjab State Council for Science and Technology (PSCST), who was the guest of
honour, demonstrated various methods of checking contamination level in water with the help of a kit designed by the council. Dr Vikas Kohli, General Secretary, Indian Council for Environment Education, explained the “Rooftop rain-water harvesting technology” to students the apparatus for which was installed on the school campus. A vermiculture biotechnology unit for converting waste into manure had also been installed on the school campus. The following students got prizes for their paintings: Group A (Upto class IV) — (I) Shiva Sharma, DAV School, Sector 8, Panchkula; (II) Saizel Garg, Hans Raj Public School, Panchkula; (III) Shreya, DAV School, Sector 8. Group B (Class V to VIII) — (I) Kanika Berwal, DAV Senior Secondary Model School, Sector 8, Panchkula; (II) Manisha Tiwari, AC National Public Senior Secondary School, Zirakpur; (III) Ayushi Sen, Hans Raj Public School, Panchkula. Group C (Class IX to X) — (I) Ashok Kumar, DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, Chandigarh; (II) Rupinder Kaur Virk, DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, Panchkula; (III) Manish Toor, DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8. |
Rafi Awards function
on August 3 Chandigarh, July 31 There is one best singer award and two runners-up trophies in junior category for boys and girls and one Rafi Award-2003 and two runners-up trophies for men and women in senior category. These awards will be given away by a film personality in the society’s annual feature Rafi Nite to be held in November this year. Last year these awards were given away by popular music director Pyarelal. Mrs Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, Minister for Gram Panchayats and Agriculture, Punjab, will be the chief guest and Mrs Vibha Agarwal, wife of Mr Yogesh Agarwal, CGM, SBI, Chandigarh Circle, will preside over the function. |
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Modern ghazal lacks substance, say poets Panchkula, July 31 Recalling the poetic renditions of the past he said lyrics that were being churned out today were nowhere near melody and substance. Appreciating the efforts of the
academy, he said a scheme had been introduced for providing a forum to Urdu writers, poets and intellectuals to interact. Urdu poet Bashir Badr said poetry was not confined to any religion or language. Hailing Meera Bai and Kabir as great poets, he said their “scripts” might have been different but their feelings and expressions were the same. Prominent among those who spoke were Dr Ali Ahmad Fatmi, Panipati Aziz Parihar, Mr Sheen Kaf Nizam, Mr Jinatulla Javed and the Director, Haryana Sahitya Academi, Dr Chander Trikha. |
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New Releases Starting August, there will be three new releases on the silver screen and each filmmaker promises ‘something different’. Generating pre-release buzz is actor-turned-producer-director Deepak Tijori’s new film which is specially targeted at the young and the young at heart. The film, titled ‘‘Oops’’, is about the story of three background dancers from the Bollywood in which models Kiran Janjani and Vikas Sethi play strippers. The film promos are already on satellite channels and cinegoers expect something different from this film with ‘A’ certificate and without cut. It is a film on bold and unconventional subject. ‘‘Oops’’, which cost Rs 2.5 crore also features Mink and Adesha in lead roles. The film has lyrics by Ajay Jhingran and music by Ravi Pawar. The film opens today at Batra, Chandigarh. * * * * Venus Records and Tapes Pvt Ltd will be exploring shades of comedy in “Hungama”. It is a comedy of errors with many characters. This one is produced by Ganesh Jain and Pooja Galani for Priyadarshan, the director of ‘Hera Pheri’, ‘Virasat’, ‘Kaala Paani’ and ‘Yeh Tera Ghar Yeh Mera Ghar’. The film stars Akshaye Khanna, Paresh Rawal, Aftab Shivdasani and new find Rimi Sen in lead roles. Akshaye Khanna is excited about ‘‘Hungama’’ in which his fans will see him in a new role. This is Akshaye’s first comedy film after the successful movies ‘Dil Chahta Hai’’, ‘‘Humraaj’’ and ‘‘Deewangee’’. Sameer has penned the lyrics for music composers Nadeem-Shravan. The film opens today at KC, Chandigarh, and KC, Panchkula. * * * * Producers Raju Narula and Lalit Kapoor’s “Chori Chori” will finally see a release today at Neelam, Chandigarh, after facing some problems. The film is directed by Milan Luthria of ‘Kachche Dhaage’ fame. ‘‘Chori Chori’’, a romantic film has been shot widely in Darjeeling, Shimla, Switzerland and Luni Fort, 45 km from Jodhpur, the city of palaces and forts, ideal backdrop for a film laced with romance and passions. Ajay Devgan and Rani Mukherjee play lead roles. Lyrics are by Late Anand Bakhshi. Sajid-Wajid duo has composed the
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City Beautiful beyond
compare, says VJ Ramona Chandigarh, July 31 Ramona has been a VJ with the MTV for the past about a year now and presents popular programmes like “Top 20 Bollywood Hits”, “MTV Inbox” which as an SMS-based programme and “MTV Worldchart Express”. “I had a small role in ‘Kabhi Khushi, Kabhi Gham’ and have a guest appearance in ‘Kuchh Na Kaho’ with Abhishek Bachchan. I am also going to star in a couple of more movies”, she says. Born and brought up in Mumbai, Ramona is a first-class major from a Mumbai college. She lived in Dubai with her parents for a while before she came back to Mumbai. She has a versatile personality. Despite her foray in the world of films, her first love is singing. Her new album, “Touch Me”, will soon be launched. She is also into poetry, theatre and script-writing. “And I love travelling. After making lots of money I am going to pick up my bags and roam all over the world”. |
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“Oh, it is so beautiful. I could never imagine Chandigarh will turn out to be such a nice city”, gushed MTV VJ Ramona Sunavala. In town in connection with the launch of a new offer by Airtel, this is 23-year-old Ramona’s first visit to City Beautiful. “I expected Chandigarh to be something like Delhi, but it so different. It is so clean and green and I love the roads since there are no potholes. Yesterday, I visited Sector 17 and I was amazed to see it. It is so open with people walking, talking, sitting and relaxing here and there. You can never find anything like this in Mumbai or for that matter anywhere in India. I must compliment the residents and the Administration for taking care of their city”, she said.