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PAU youth festival begins Ludhiana, November 5 Each of the five colleges were represented by two students for both contests. The topic for elocution was: ‘Unemployment among educated youth leads to brain drain’. Judges for both contests were Mr Prem Singh Bajaj, Dr G.S. Brara, Dr R.S. Bakshi and Mr Surinder Singh Hundal. Dr A.P.S. Mann, Director Students’ Welfare and Dean of the College of Basic Sciences, was the chief guest. He said the results of all events would be declared during the prize distribution function on the concluding day on November 16. Dr Mann said the on-the-spot painting competition would be held on November 6. In the afternoon session, poster-making contest could be held. On November 7, cartoonmaking contest would be held in the morning session while collage-making competition would be held in the afternoon. Debate competition would be held on November 8 in the morning session, to be followed by clay modelling, poetry recitation and ‘haas ras’ in the afternoon session. Contests for creative writing would be held in the morning session in Students’ Home while quiz contest would be held simultaneously in the Pal Auditorium. Rangoli competition would be held on the same day in the afternoon. The cultural session of the festival will begin on November 14. Various music, dance and drama items would be held till the valedictory function to be held on the evening of November 16. |
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PAU beekeeping scientists
bag awards Ludhiana, November 5 Dr G.S. Gatoria was conferred with the Mr S.G. Shende Gold Medal for his outstanding contribution in beekeeping research, development and extension work. Dr Pardeep Kumar Chhuneja won the senior scientist award for oral presentation for his research paper on honey storage. He also won the senior scientist award for presentation of poster on royal jelly production. A poster of Ms Randeep Kaur Aulakh on her research on the royal jelly production technology was adjudged the best poster presentation at the conference. Mr Jaspal Singh won the Young Scientist Award for his oral presentation of his research paper on crop pollination. Besides, Dr Gatoria chaired one of the sessions with Mr Jaspal Singh as Rappoteur. Dr Chhuneja convened a session where in Dr Gatoria made his presentation on honey bee research conducted in India at various centers since the inception of the scheme. |
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Agricultural varsities’ teachers to retire at 62 Ludhiana, November 5 The decision has been conveyed to the chief secretaries of all states and Vice-Chancellors of agricultural universities of states. According to the letter, the teachers due to retire on October 31 will also retire after the age of 62 years. The detailed instructions in this regard are expected to be
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School encroaches upon service lane Ludhiana, November 5 The site map of the Sarabha Nagar scheme, which was approved by the state government in 1971 and developed by the Ludhiana Improvement Trust, shows a 20-foot wide service lane between the backside of the main shopping centre and the site where the school building was later constructed. According to residents, the main water supply and sewerage lines, are now inside the school premises after its boundary wall was extended to cover a part of the street. “The fact that water and sewerage lines are now within the extended boundary of the school is enough proof of encroachment because these can not be laid inside private property.” Recently, the owner of an SCF No 20-C, having undertaken construction work, needed a water connection and a portion of the boundary wall of the school had to be broken to have access to the main water supply line, claimed Mr Harcharan Singh Gill, a resident of the locality. An other owner of an SCF claimed that in title deeds of some SCF’s in the main market, the property was shown to be surrounded by a 20-foot wide street whereas in some others, which were registered after a part of the street was encroached upon by the school, it was shown as 10 feet. The residents alleged that the encroachment on a street by the school management was known to the officials of the Improvement Trust and the Municipal Corporation. But some of the members of the school managing committee being well connected, politically and otherwise, have been pulling the right strings to make sure that no action is taken. |
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Lecture on women empowerment Ludhiana, November 5 The lecture “Empowerment of women”, was delivered by Dr Balwinder Kaur Brar from Punjabi University, Patiala. Others who were present on the occasion included Mr Vakil Singh Bassi, Mr Bahadur Singh Gill, the Principal of the college, Ms Kamaljeet Kaur, and teaching staff. Speaking on the occasion, Dr Brar gave examples of women who had held high positions in India and abroad, However, several women were being exploited in society, she lamented. She talked about exploitation of women by advertising companies, the role of women in family and society, challenges before women, their all-round development and contribution in eradication of corruption and drug addiction. Ms Kamaljeet Kaur held a question-answer session with students and discussed some common problems. |
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Role of Indian women highlighted Ludhiana, November 5 Dr Gupta was delivering a talk on ‘Psychological problems and their management.’ He said the modern Indian woman was emerging out of the historical and cultural neglect. Her new position was threatening the dominant role of men who had become more passive and insecure. The new dominant role of the Indian woman was fast changing the family and social dynamics. Indian women should opt for the profession of education which would give them an edge in the fast-changing socio-economic scenario in the country. |
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Talent search contest Ludhiana, November 5 A large number of students, both boys and girls, took part. The function was organised in a disciplined manner and all members of the staff extended their support. Dr R.C. Sharma, Dean, Co-Curricular Activities, conducted the function. Prof H.S. Sidhu, Prof Anil Trikha, Prof Devinder Joshi, Dr S.P. Singh, Ms Seema Arora and Ms Anuradha Dhiman were in charges of various competitions. Dr S.M. Sharma, Principal, thanked the organisers and staff. |
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Candle-making contests Ludhiana, November 5 Among the primary section students, Nitika of Class I stood first, followed by Manpreet of Class IV and Bhawna of Class III. Paras Sethi of Class V won the consolation prize. From the middle section, Rinki of Class VII bagged the first prize, Kamalpreet of Class VIII stood second and Megha of Class VI was declared third. Karanvir of Class VIII got the consolation prize. Puneet of Plus one (Arts), Sahil of Class X and Harjot of Class IX won the first, second and third prizes, respectively, among the participants of the senior wing. Pawanpreet and Mantej, both Class IX students, were given consolation prizes. All winners were given prizes and all participants certificates by Mr H.C. Gupta, Deputy Director and Principal of the school. |
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Literary contests from Nov 7 Ludhiana, November 5 Dr A.S. Bansal, Director, GNIMT, said the festival would be organised under the aegis of the All-India Management Association- Centre for Management Services (AIMA-CMS). The students from all local schools and colleges would be eligible to participate in the contests, he added. Dr Bansal said group discussion would be held on November 7, to be followed by extempore and essay competitions on November 8. |
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10-year RI for possessing
poppy husk Ludhiana, November 5 However, the court acquitted co-accused Jaswant Singh (32) of Nawan Pind village, Jalandhar, giving him the benefit of doubt. He was not arrested on the spot. The duo were booked at the Focal Point police station on January 23, 2002, under Section 15 of the NDPS Act. According to prosecution, Sub-Inspector Waryam Singh along with other police officials, were present at Yard Chowk, Focal Point, where he
received secret information that the accused supply poppy husk to different parts of Punjab. He was also informed that on that day the accused were to come from Gobindgarh village towards Phase-VII, Focal Point, in a truck with a huge quantity of poppy husk. Thereafter, the police party held a nakabandi. When the truck reached near the railway crossing, in the area of Gobindgarh village, it was signalled to stop. But accused Jaswant Singh fled away after jumping from the truck. However, the police officials nabbed Avtar Singh, who was driving the truck. |
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Factions’ clash invites
Bar’s criticism Ludhiana, November 5 “The Bar is sure to witness such ugly incidents again. The persons concerned are not serious in putting an end to the dispute. They only want to register their presence as the annual elections are on December 20. Both factions want to dominate each other. Calling a general house meeting and passing resolutions is of no use till the matter is sorted out amicably”, remarked a senior lawyers. The meeting started on a tense note but ended on a cordial one. More than 15 lawyers attended it. Majority of them were of the view that the dignity of the Bar should be maintained at any cost. |
Manipuri dance — a treat for the eyes Ludhiana, November 5 Charu Sija said SPIC MACAY is a society for the promotion of Indian Classical Music and culture among youth and the society is doing yoeman service in bringing youngsters closer to their heritage. The audience was fortunate to see Rajkumar’s live performance as he has distinguished himself as an outstanding performer, choreographer, scholar and artiste of great creative ability. His is a unique representation of creative work in chaste traditional Manipur dance. He explained to the students that Manipuri dance evolved from temples and later due to historical changes entered into social fabric of life. Rajkumar said, “All music and dances of our country without exception started in temples. Evolution in music and singing brought it out of temples. But unlike the North, Manipur has a priestess in charge of temples. These priestesses begin their career at the age of 14 or 15. They can marry, have children but have to devote their life to the temple. These women enjoy immense power. Even till date the young girls that show certain symptoms are taken to the high priestess and are appointed there. He said though they worshipped all gods, but their favourite deity was Lord Krishna. The first sequence was presented by Charu, dressed up as Krishna in all the splendor, and one of the troupe members played Radhika. The Manipuri traditional dancer’s dress is ornamental and stiff dress called ‘Potlai’, said Charu. Later Charu said the entire effort of the dancer is to make it appear that the dancer is dancing effortlessly but actually it is tough. Both Charu and Rajkumar performed Basant Raslila, one of Krishan’s many Raslillas. With the gentle execution of steps and flowing movements of hand, they played holi. The flute player Jagannath Ghoshal with his magical playing of flute added beauty to the dance. The next sequence was a piece taken from the epic Mahabharata. Arjun, the great archer, reaches Manipur and falls in love with Chitrangda, a Manipuri girl. Arjun asks her to marry her, but she challenges her to defeat her in dancing. Arjun accepts the challenge since he had taught dance when they were in hiding from Kaurvas for 13 years. He dances with Chitrangda and eventually marries her. Charu and Rajkumar do the roles of Chitrangda and Arjun and as maestroes of Manipuri dance they gave an excellent performance. Unlike any other dance where instrumentalists like tabla players or dholak players just accompany the dancers, the two artistes playing drums, Iravatjot and Mangoljao, played on their drums and danced in perfect synchronisation. The ‘thap’ went faster and so did the footwork. Both of them showed the agility of acrobats. They danced and pranced and played their instruments with great ability. Later, answering a question of a student on the difference between classical dance and modern dance, he said: Classified dance is not fossilised. It changes with times like. Sitar, that was played 50 years ago, has changed to suit the times. But every time it is played it brings joy.” When asked how Manipuri dance differs from other dances, Rajkumar replied that this dance had very gentle movements. Though the dance starts on soft notes and reaches crescendo later on, yet feet are never thumped. The movements are never angular. Replying to another question how a student can excel, he said that the success of students depends 25 per cent on teacher, 20 per cent on environment and in equal measures on one’s burning desire, and lastly one’s own dedication. He urged the students to be proud of their Indianness”. |
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