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150 schools in residential areas given extension Chandigarh, February 12 To decide on the issue, the Administration had set up a committee after the directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The committee, at the meeting, decided to allow the schools to run in residential areas till March, 2005. Earlier, the school had been given time till March, 2004. Confirming this, the Deputy Commissioner, Mr Arun Kumar, said a decision in this regard had been taken. But he could not attend the meeting due to certain compelling engagements, he added. An official of the Education Department said at the meeting the
representatives of the Education Department were also present. It was decided that additional time be given as additional land for allotment to the interested schools could not be given at a short notice. The issue of adjusting the students, in case the shortlisted schools were closed, was also discussed. It may be mentioned that after the last year’s decision of the administration to allow schools till March, 2004, was taken, the estate office had started issuing notices to the respective schools.
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PU engineering courses admission Chandigarh, February 12 chemical engineering and food technology at the Department of Chemical Engineering and
Panjab University will be holding counselling
for admission to these courses on the university campus. Students would be required to
fill separate application forms for admission to the above courses. The availability of
application forms for admission to the courses would be announced in due course after finalisation of dates by the
university. Two new courses (bachelor of engineering in medical and electrical) are also being started from the next academic session at the University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Panjab University. The admission to these courses will
also be through the above said application forms.
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Students rusticated for not paying fees, says GIFE head Panchkula, February 12 Putting the record straight, Mr Gaffney said the institute had never claimed the guaranteed migration or employment in its marketing literature and
prospectus. The claims of the students regarding guaranteed migration was far from true, he added. The management had advised the students that if they cleared their dues the dismissal could be revoked. However, the students never paid up and instead went to the Press levelling “false
allegations” on the management. He informed that GIFE was founded in Melbourne (Australia) in 2000 and the Chandigarh campus was launched in August 2003. “We are yet to complete our first year of education delivery in India, he said. Giving details, Mr Gaffney said the propaganda was based on an e-mail sent by a staff member of the Australian National Training Authority (ANTA). Even ANTA had later apologised for the faux pas, he said.
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Admn reduces tuition fee Chandigarh, February 12
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Tribune in
Education
THE development of early literacy is a complex and continuous process, with early beginnings, and is dependent on environmental influences. One of the most important activities, which influences early language development, is reading aloud to young children. Reading to children provides important language and picture-based stimulation and familiarises children to various forms of language. Reading also enhances children's understanding of how stories are put together and provides children with positive experiences and strong motivation to read. Studies have shown that parents use more language and more repetition when reading to young children than they do in everyday activities. The repetitive phrases, simple short sentences of children's picture books arouse the child's interest and assists processing and acquisition of language. Evidence indicates that reading aloud to young children helps the developing brain to translate early experiences into neural connections, which in turn influences the child's development. Moreover, young children also have an inherent ability to acquire not one but two or more languages with ease in early years in comparison to later years. The parental habit of reading aloud can be encouraged when children are as young as six months of age because this age coincides with their emerging interest in objects and pictures. Looking at books together with the child, naming pictures elicits parent-child interaction and language stimulation. An infant who is held on a parent's lap, looking at picture is not only experiencing social and emotional stimulation from the parent but also is exercising his memory and curiosity and becoming familiar with words and language. It is important to recognise that reading aloud does not teach children to read per se but it helps children to grow up with specific early literacy skills. It makes it more likely that they will succeed in learning and developing strong positive association with books. Children who are not able to read as per their age level have been found to be at a high risk for academic underachievement and school failure. Reading failure in school can be a major disability that leads to frustration and lack of self-esteem and may contribute to increasing rates of school dropout, and even delinquency. A consensus statement from the National Institute of Education, USA, suggests that reading aloud to children is the single most important parental activity to prepare children to succeed in learning to read. Early onset of home reading routines has been associated with higher reading and verbal ability and increased expressive and receptive language skills in young children. Since the literacy level of Indian children, especially among children from low income families, is a national concern, it is important that children from high-risk families be especially targeted for interventions. Schoolteachers, primary care providers, social workers, NGOs and aanganwadi workers who serve high risk children have a unique opportunity to promote child-centered literacy through reading aloud to very young children. Dr Prahbhjot Malhi is an Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, PGIMER, Chandigarh.
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Where students are taught to be creative
“To bring out the best in each child” is the motto. To be successful in life one needs inner peace and moral strengths in addition to the materialistic fulfilments. Our endeavour is to provide cultural values in addition to imparting literacy. We make our students realise the difference between literacy and education as well as the importance of both in life. The day starts with the daily havan and prayers along with the assembly. This is supplemented by practical learning at a well-equipped laboratory, library or in the spacious well-maintained playground with the guidance of experts. The institution believes in the fact that creativity is the basis for conquering the world. If the child is not taught to be creative in his/her primitive stage, he/she is being deprived of the basic requirement of getting successful in life. Being creative should become a habit and MDAV is committed to it. Extra-curricular activities are undertaken on daily basis. Declamation contests, song competitions, rangoli, debates, dance competitions, skit competitions, writing competitions etc. are the activities which are undertaken by the school houses. It provides the children with a sense of healthy competition and a determination to win. The students have brought laurels to the school by winning various competitions like UT School Education Department championship, national karate, kick-boxing, handwriting competitions, etc. The knowledge of teachers is being upgraded through their participation in various seminars and training courses. Also prominent personalities in the field of education are invited on regular basis to keep our teachers updated.
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Our stress is on moral, cultural values
Values provide strength to deal with difficult situations. My endeavour is to provide the students with the cultural and moral values. Every child has something unique in him. This uniqueness is his potential area in which he is going to excel. We have to recognise and focus on it and “bring out the best in each child”, which is the motto of our school. I have a firm belief that our students will face the fast-paced and competitive world with a smile while being honest, sincere, dedicated and focused in life.
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From Colleges Chandigarh, February 12 In his presidential address, Mr C.M.Bhargava, a former Zonal Manager of the LIC, spoke on the origin and functions of banking and focused on the latest developments in this sector such as internet banking, debit cards, ATM and electronic fund transfers. Blood donation camp:
A blood donation camp was held at DAV College, Sector 10 in association with the Lions Club Chandigarh. Mr J.C.Malhotra, AGM, UCO Bank, inaugurated the camp. Prize distribution: Inter-college competition: Workshop: Extension field lecture: Mr S.K.Sharma, president of the Environment Society,
delivered the keynote address. As many as 150 students participated in the lecture. The association organised trips to nature parks, Sukhna Lake and Commonwealth Youth Centre. Meanwhile, Mr Santosh Sharma, a former chairman of the Correspondence Courses, while delivering a lecuture on “women, culture and personality” said professional courses did not alone help in the personality development. Demonstration:
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Law degrees of 18 advocates found fictitious Chandigarh, February 12 This was stated in a press release issued by Mr C.M
Munjal, honorary secretary of the council. All the 18 advocates have been issued show-cause notice asking them why their names not be removed from the roll of advocates and FIR registered against them. The two-member verification team consisting of a member each from the Bar Council of Bihar and the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana was constituted last year. Mr Mukesh Berry, chairman of the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana, has suspended the licences of 11 of the “advocates”. |
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SD Public School celebrates annual day Chandigarh, February 12 The function began with a musical note followed by a song by students of nursery. The tiny tots of kindergarten came on the stage dancing to the tune of Boogie-Woogie. Mr Mangat exhorted the students to excel in academics and sports. He gave away prizes to students who had excelled in academics and sports. The Principal of the school said Ankit Singla, a student of XII A (non-medical), had won the first position in group Maths Olympaid held by the CBSE at the national level. |
Sikhs set to rule the ramp Chandigarh, February 12 Gurmeet Singh Gill of Launchers- The Modeler, and his massive fan following of aspiring turbaned models, are all set to change the way the fashion world looks at the Sikhs. If Jaspal Sehgal, the runner up at the Grasim Mr India contest, could woo the judges and fans with his pride- the turban, and hotelier Vikram Chatwal could walk the ramp in international fashion shows and appear on the cover page of Vogue, the men from sadda Punjab could not have been left behind. Informs Gurmeet,”We have managed to create a market for Sikh models- be it on the ramp or in visuals. Top fashion designers like JJ Vallaya and Rohit Bal, and NIFD, Delhi, have been accepting turbaned models in their shows and picture shoots, which has brought acceptance for these models. But the Sikhs still need to carve a niche for themselves in the fashion world, and thus we have decided to make a dent with Mr Sikh India Contest.” He says that sponsors are going gaga over the idea, and contestants- turbaned men from obscure places in Punjab to the ones settled in the UK and the USA have already been making inquiries. About the Punjab Fashion Week, he says they propose to have Sikh youth interacting with each other, while being chaperoned by elders, besides giving a boost to the hitherto unexplored fashion crazy Sikh men, and women, by organising fashion shows in the city. Till now typecast as the ultimate macho, the Sikhs from all over the region, who converged here to try their luck by getting selected by Launchers, say that they are sick of Sikhs being projected as the funny man, with an irregular turban in Bollywood or music videos. People had never thought of good-looking ‘sardars’, but not any longer. Earlier, girls,too, used to disregard Sikh men for husbands, but with the Sikhs shedding their male stereotypes by getting more fashion conscious, things are changing, says Santveer Singh, a city-based model. Manpreet Singh from Jalalabad, says the Punjab Fashion Week and Mr Sikh India Pageant will be a launchpad for hundreds of Sikhs in the fashion world and in Bollywood. He says that genetically Sikhs are tall, broad and well-built, so they are just perfect for the fashion industry. Kya Raaj Karega Khalsa on the ramp — only the next two months will tell. |
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Katrina Kaif on culinary mission Chandigarh, February 12 “I am here to throw open this wonderful food chain, that provides a perfect family ambience, while offering you a rich American food experience. Let us talk about Ruby Tuesday, which happens to be one of the best food chains in the world. It has a roaring business in America and it is spreading fast in India,” said the actress on a culinary mission. Brushing aside personal queries, whether concerning boyfriend Salman Khan or the major flop she had in ‘Boom’, Katrina chose to stick to food. “I have visited the Ruby Tuesday family restaurant in Delhi twice. It promises a great time, not only in terms of the wonderful cuisine it offers, but also in terms of the surroundings and service.” Not an Indian food buff at all, Katrina unconsciously gave away the secret behind her radiating skin, “I don’t like Indian food at all. It is so much full of spices, and it is invariably oily. I prefer to eat Japanese and French food, which takes care of nutrition and health.” On the professional front Katrina has many modelling offers at hand, although she did not talk about film roles at all. “I would not like to talk about films at all. All I can say right now is that modelling happened to me pretty soon in life. I was still studying civil engineering in London, when offers started pouring in. I chose to take them and I have not looked back ever since. My studies are incomplete and I have no plans of completing them. I am fine with what I am and with what is coming my way.” Negating the chances of getting married, Katrina said in so many words that she was not considering marriage at all. Meanwhile, Ruby Tuesday, which has over 700 casual dining family restaurants all over the world, today entered the existing list of food chains in Chandigarh. Interestingly, outside the NCR region, this is the first Ruby Tuesday restaurant in North India. Mr Gaurav Jain, Director, Ruby Tuesday, said, “Chandigarh has a lot of disposable income. Also it is close to Delhi. That is why we chose this as the next location for our restaurant, which is different from Mc Donalds in the matter of concept. While the former is a quick service, fast movement joint, we are a full service restaurant and offer a whole American cuisine. Our services include alcoholic as well as non-alcoholic, but our strength lies in platters, salads and appetisers.” Already a global company with $ 2 billion worldwide revenues, Ruby Tuesday has 100 million dollars worth of profits. Mr Jain added, “Currently we are gaining hold in the market. We are not really competing. Our idea is to offer to clients a two hour literal vacation to America. We have a strong food palate, trained corporate chefs and a great ambience. We want to target the discerning consumer of this city, which is representative of Punjab.” |
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New Releases
It is a mythological thriller from the man behind ‘16 December’. Macho man Sanjay Dutt and Bipasha Basu stars in this FX- driven yarn that should be different from the run of the mill. If you have seen the promos, you would have by now guessed that it is an Indian version of Hollywood’s “Matrix”. There has not been a Hindi film like this yet because ‘Rudraksh’ has 75 minutes special effects. Also starring Suneil Shetty in a never-before-seen role and Isha Kopikar as his ravishing consort, Mani Shankar’s ‘Rudraksh’ is the most extra-ordinary film that Indian audience has seen till date. Produced by Nitin Manmohan and Sohail Maklai, this path-breaking supernatural ‘thriller’ unfolds its mystery in several stages, holding you spell-bound as it races to its nail-biting climax. Sameer, Arun Bhairav and Mast Alee has penned the lyrics for Shankar- Ehsaan-Loy. Kabir Bedi, Raj Zutshi, Virender Saxena and Ashok Kumar also stars in `Rudraksh’ where you will witness a world, where future meets past, flesh meets steel and science meets the supernatural. *** After successfully trying his hand at acting production and direction, Sohail Khan is finally ready with his newly formed banner Sohail Khan Production’s film ‘I Proud to Be An Indian’. This one opens today at Malhaar and Society, Ludhiana. London-returned Puneet Sira makes a debut as a director with this commercial action film with a lot of drama. Based on racial discrimination against Asians in the UK, “I Proud To Be An Indian’ stars Sohail Khan along with Pakistani actress Heena Rehman playing his love and British-born Pakistani actor Imran Ali Khan playing his friend. Another British actor Tim Lawrence play the villain. The film has eight songs composed by Daboo Malik, K.C. Loy and British Band XLNC.
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Divya ecstatic over her role in ‘Des Hoya Pardes’ Guddi, as Divya is being called in the film, really loves the role she is doing. “I do not go in for the stuff I don’t want to do.” The role has lot of variations. At times it is the merry-go-lucky type, while on other occasions a more serious nature has to be presented. Dressed in a printed black salwar-kameej along with a mustard coloured cotton duppatta, Divya was getting ready for another shot after having lunch. She had a bandage with some blood stains on her left hand and abrasions marks, falsely created, on the left side of her forehead and near her lips to show that she had met with an accident along with Gurdas Mann, who acts as her brother in the film. Giving directions about her make up to “Dada”, as she calls her makeup man, Divya says she has played roles with lots of variations, right from a 16-year-old girl to a 30-year-old woman with a number of directors. She says that there are always limited number of situations but the presentations everytime make the difference. Divya, who belongs to Sahnewal village in Ludhiana district and comes to Punjab once in a while, says that she has already given two shots with the family before lunch and now will be giving some solo shots. It was her first day here today. She reached here in the morning from Dehra Dun where she had gone to attend a wedding. She says that shooting in this region will take about a month. Divya hurriedly leaves as she is called for the shot. The scene is now shot in a room of Gurdev Niwas, a small house on a farm near Anandpur Clod. Gurdas Mann sits of a charpoi outside the kitchen, as his mother and sister sit in the kitchen where food is being cooked. Says Gurdas Mann to his mother “Yad eh, tusin tan kehnde si dharti ate kisan da ma putar da nata hunda hai”. “Putar, dharti vik chuki hai, hun tera dana pani muk chuka hai” replies Madhu Malti playing the role of his mother. She wants his son to leave the area and go away to some other place. Grabbing moments in between a shot, this correspondent talked to Gurdas Mann about the film. He says that the film is based on a real life story like his earlier film “Shaheed-e-Mohabbat Buta Singh”. In “Des Hoya Pardes” his family was looked upon with suspicion after the 1984 riots. It shows how a son had to take shelter in a political asylum in another country and was shot dead when he comes to attend the wedding of his sister. The film is being produced by Manjit Mann and directed by Manoj Punj. “Des Hoya Pardes” is being made both in English and
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Shovana holds audience in thrall Chandigarh, February 12 Performing the mesmerising act yet again, she enacted various themes from the Surya Pranaam to the typical kathak nuances like parans and chakradar parans. Involving the youngsters completely, she presented a variety of pieces ranging from the most dramatic ones that demanded powerful abhinaya to the most romantic ones that saw her dance kathak on a ghazal. Picking a beautiful Shafaq ghazal, "Teri nazar se jaam jab koi piya maine, nazar nazar ko sharaabi bana diya maine....", Shovana emoted the entire verse, breathing fresh life into it. Later she presented another piece based on the life of Yashodrara, whose pain and pathos she beautifully captured in her dance style. Yet another mesmerising choreography was "Yashida hari palana
jhulaave..."
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Fashion Fundas
Valentine’s Day or rather season, sees the love word splashed on the billboards, newspapers, magazines, TV commercials and in markets all over the city. Teens, kidadults and even some not-so-young are bitten by the love bug and give in to the Valentine spirit as well as gimmicks. The purse strings are loosened to buy gifts to make it a memorable day for their beloved. Even major companies and fashion houses the world over launch exclusive product ranges to commemorate the spirit of this ‘love’ day and to cash in on the desire to don the Valentine look, complete with hearts and kisses. City stores are overflowing with V-Day goodies, discounts and other offers as gift hunting picks up. It is a day to celebrate the togetherness of twosome. So why not pick up gifts that come in pairs to bring the two of you closer and compliment each other and be the perfect pair. A wide range of outfits, watches, perfumes, shades, jewellery and lingerie are available to make a couple revel in the spirit of togetherness. So say it with matching denims, jackets, trousers and shirts from Benetton, Wills, Allen Solley and Van Heusen. T-shirts with heart motif printed on them are another favourite among the youngsters. Co-ordinated lingerie and night wear too are ‘hot’ selling items this year. Also to look out for are watches. Be it the Valentine’s special ‘House of Love’ collection by Swatch having a Valentine edition watch and ring or the latest Elegance range from D’signer, they are sure to keep you together in good times and in better times too. To add to the heady feeling sport his and her fragrances this Valentine from brands like Carolina Herrera, Pacco Rabanne, Davidoff, Iceberg light fluid, Dupont’s Essence Pure and Escada among others. The ‘couple perfumes’ are the hot selling items at our store this Valentine, says a salesperson at Ebony in the city. In the jewellery segment, attractive rings for men and women from Intergold are ideal if your budget is a bit high. Heart-shaped pendants, cuff links, tie pins in various price ranges are other favourites. Ergonomically designed classic eyewear by Rayban, Oliver, Vintage India, Tag Heuer and Dior in cool colours too can be matched. Apart from this city stores also have pocket friendly cool sunglasses for trendy youngsters. So don your shopping caps and pick up stuff as per your budget and freak out as a lovey dovey couple this February 14. Happy shopping !
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VLCC centers at Chandigarh, Panchkula and Ambala, plan to woo their clients with sparkling Valentine’s Day celebrations. Not only have they recreated the magical ambience of love by decorating in valentine colours of pink and red, the customers are being pampered by special Valentine’s Day offers. Various innovative offers and promotional exercises being carried out in VLCC centers, include its “Spin ‘n’ Win” Contest, opportunity to win “Sparkles” Diamonds, “Sparkles” gift voucher, VLCC personal care products, VLCC beauty and slimming services and other attractive gifts. A lucky draw will be organised each day till February 14, for the visiting customers. A special beauty package is also on offer. VLCC centres will also hold a demonstration of Eminence Programme on February 14, between 12 noon to 2 pm. TNS
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Budding designers don Valentine spirit The students of the National Institute of Fashion Design danced to their heart’s content as DJ Gagrin played peppy English, Hindi and Punjabi numbers during the Pre-Valentine bash organised at NIFD campus in Sector 8 here today. The students dressed in the colours of Valentine — red, white and pink — sported heart-shaped tatoos in paint and glitters also took part in the Mr and Miss Valentine contest in which they got a chance to walk down the ramp and to propose to their Valentines in innovative way. After going through three rounds, including a brain teaser round, a ramp round and proposal round, Raghvinder, a second year Textile Design student was declared Mr Valentine while Diljyot, a first year Fashion Design student was crowned Miss Valentine. The students also cooked up interesting Valentine games like “Sing a song to your Valentine”, heart game and proposal game. To keep the party mood till the Day, NIFD is also organising an exclusive screening of a hit English film “How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days” at Fun Republic tomorrow. OC
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Creating a dream room
for your child Working under the banner called Little Collections Harpreet, an architect, and Alpana, a graduate in education besides having a degree in textile designing from Lucknow, are offering professional consultancy and service to willing parents to create a dream space for your child, be it a new born baby, a toddler or a teenager. Decor means a lot more than just doing up the walls or choosing the right tapestry for the furniture. “The place where a child plays or sleeps is very important as the child takes stimulation for his creativity and mental growth from his surroundings,” says Harpreet. “And it really does not matter whether it is a single corner or a full-fledged room. The child has to have a sense of belonging for his healthy growth,” she adds. Harpreet and Alpana have done a lot of research work on child care and have come up with valuable tips like babies cry more in yellow rooms, purple evokes conversation or red energises while blue pacifies the infants. There are other tips too — by using subtle colours one can warm up a north facing room or cool down the sunniest of walls. While Harpreet takes care of the technical part of the decor, Alpana does take care of the textile part. “We also try to inject a healthy dose of sports activity and brain teasers in our decor so that a child develops a liking for such activities,” they say. When it comes to offering consultancy or executing their plans, the designer duo have no problem with the space available or the budget for the decor. “We not only provide consultancy service but also do the decor if we are asked to. And while doing that we not only take the child’s nature and preferences into consideration but also parent’s choice and their budget limits too,” says Harpreet. Little Collections which has started its beginning at house no 1083 in Sector 21 plans to diversify into other branches too.
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MDAV School, Sector 22-A, Chandigarh, was established in 1972. It is an institution that is dedicated to providing quality education to students. Every teacher is committed to giving the best. The students are prepared for succeeding in the modern world that is getting more and more competitive every day.
In the modern world that is getting more and more competitive every day creativity is the key to conquer it. If the child is not taught to be creative in his/her primitive stage, he/she is being deprived of the basic requirement of getting success in his life. “To be creative” should become a habit in each child.
Nitin Manmohan presents, Karma Entertainment’s in association with Bhairav Films ‘Rudraksh’, a Mani Shankar film will be released today at the Orient, Arora Palace and Laxmi Palace, Ludhiana. Mani Shankar has directed and edited the film.He himself has written the story, screenplay and dialogue.
Mohali, February 12
DID you know the way you decorate your child’s room has an impact on your child’s behavioural pattern or that soft inviting fabrics spread on the bed helps a child to drift into sleep easily? If you want to get more educated in this line, here are two young girls Harpreet Kaur and Alpana Raj who are willing to help you.