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PU Senator sends another reminder to varsity Chancellor Chandigarh, April 28 Stating that the fourth meeting of the Syndicate would be held on April 30, Mr Valecha has sought the Chancellor’s intervention since Mr Chatrath, despite being illegally elected, has already attended three meetings of the Syndicate. In his reminder, Mr Valecha, tied with Mr Chatrath in the election for one of the two Syndicate seats of the Faculty of Law, has also mentioned that the court has directed that the election petition, filed under Section 38 of the Panjab University Act, be disposed of within two months. This deadline ends on May 16. The election petition, submitted by Mr Valecha, is that at the time of election to the Faculty of Law on December 15, 2003 of the three candidates, Mr Chatrath and Mr Valecha (the petitioner) polled 15 votes each, whereas Mr Asija secured 16 votes. With no conclusion among Fellows on whether elections should be held for both seats or only one seat, the meeting was adjourned sine die. It was decided that a fresh date of another meeting would be fixed by the Dean-cum-Returning Officer, Mr. A.R. Sidhu. The next meeting of the Faculty of Law was convened on January 23. A note from the Dean-cum-Returning Officer, Mr Sidhu was also enclosed with this notice declaring the date of the meeting, wherein he had declared Mr Asija elected and called for a repoll between Mr Chatrath and Mr Valecha. Again there was a tie with both, Mr Chatrath and Mr Valecha, securing 16 votes each. The Dean cast his second vote in favour of Mr Chatrath, which the petition has challenged, quoting from the Act that Chairman of all Faculties was the Vice-Chancellor not the Dean, thus, his casting second vote was ‘’illegal’’ as per the Act. This has also been substantiated in the legal opinion given by the university’s standing counsel, Mr Anupam Gupta. In his report, he has, however, added that a definite conclusion in the matter can be arrived at only after hearing both parties. Mr Valecha had appealed to the Chancellor that his election petition be disposed of at an early date. He had expressed his suspicion that the delay on part of the university to reply to a February 3 letter from the Chancellor’ office was ‘’deliberate and engineered’’. |
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awarded degrees Dera Bassi, April 28 Dr S.K. Salwan, Vice-Chancellor of Punjab
Technical University, Jalandhar, who was the chief guest gave away the degrees and cash prizes to budding engineers. Addressing the students, Dr Salwan exhorted them to develop qualities of leadership and laid stress upon the contribution of young engineers in innovation and inventions. He also exhorted the students to inculcate values of life and be good citizens of the country. Earlier, Prof Avtar Singh, chairman of the institute, highlighted the role of Dr Salwan in various researches, including explosives welding, establishing test range Chandipur and successful trials of Agni, Prithvi, Akash, Trishul and Nag missiles. Prof I.S. Sandhu, principal of the institute, read out the annual report of the institute. |
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FROM SCHOOLS Chandigarh, April 28 At the function of KV-29, Mr Surender Kumar, chairman, VMC, was the chief guest while Mr Manjt Singh, Education Officer, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, was the guest of honour. The Principal of the school, Ms Sudesh Sharma, read out the annual report of the school. Prizes were given away to meritorious students. In the evening, students of KV-2 presented a colourful programme to mark the prize distribution function. Bhangra and giddha were the highlights of the programme. Awards for academic excellence went to Arun Kumar for scoring 90.2 per cent along with five distinctions in Class XII in the science stream. Nikhil Singh of Class X was also awarded for securing 90.4 per cent and four distinctions, while Irwin Kaur was given a prize for “Best secretary of Students’ Council”. Champion house Ashoka won the house trophy for successfully organising cultural functions during the year. The Principal, Ms Sudesh Prakash, presented the achievements of the school in academics, spots and co-curricular activities during the last academic session. Mr Manjit Singh was the chief guest. Contests An inter-school painting, essay-writing and declamation contest was organised by the Dayanand Eco Club of DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, here today. An exhibition on “Water resources management” was also organised on the school campus. The chief guest, Mr Ishwar Singh, Director, Department of Environment, UT, highlighted the major environmental problems of the city which included spread of congress grass, increasing use of polythene bags and rising vehicle traffic. He stressed the need to conserve the environment through practical steps. The General Secretary, Indian Council for Environment Education, Dr Vikas Kohli, highlighted the need and importance of Water Harvesting. A booklet on “The Concept of Water Harvesting” developed by the host club was released by the chief guest on the occasion.
Celebrated “Nutri Fruiti Day” was celebrated at Rai School, Sector 48, here today. Children came dressed in colours of various fruits and supporting their paper cut-outs. Teachers told them about the nutritive value of all fruits and how they could be used to make delicious salads. The vocabulary associated with the cutting of fruit was also discussed. Catchy rhymes pertaining to fruits were also sung. Innovative methods were used to drive home the point of developing healthy food habits. Released A monthly education news magazine, “Education Success”, was released by the Director and Joint Secretary, Technical Education, Mr Vivek Attrey, at his office in Sector 9, here today. He lauded the efforts of the editorial board of “Education Success” for bringing out a career counselling magazine for the benefit of the students. The Managing Director of the magazine, Mr H.S. Sachar, said the magazine was the first of its kind in creating awareness about the latest educational information in various fields besides academics. The senior secondary edition of the magazine covers Classes XI and XII in accordance with the syllabi of the CBSE, containing subjects like physics, maths, chemistry and biology, important formulae, solved and unsolved questions and chapterwise summary. It also covers topics like career counselling, personality development, health care, sports and admission guidance among others. |
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syllabus’ Chandigarh, April 28 Meanwhile, the University Science Students Association (USSA) met the Vice-Chancellor of Panjab University regarding stipend for M.Pharmacy first year students. The students, led by the president of the USSA Charanjeet Singh, sought that those who had taken admission in M. Pharmacy after clearing GATE examination should get stipend from the UGC. |
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Chandigarh, April 28 After several moments of anxiety, the students were allowed to appear for the examinations, but they got late in the process.
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HOME DECOR
Ruchika M. Khanna This two-storey house painted in earth colour, built on a one-kanal plot in Sector 6 may not attract you on the outset. But one long look at the house, with a sculpture peeping out of the boundary wall, and beautiful earthenware as lamp posts on the main gate, and you are sure that ‘Shivdwara’ (as Shiv Singh calls his abode) belongs to someone who values art and creativity. And just as the name of the house – Shivdwara — suggests, the artists’ home is every bit an expression of his creativity. Right from the front lawn to the main lobby that leads to the artists’ gallery upstairs, or as it ushers in to the living room, and further into the bedrooms. Shiv Singh’s paintings that adorn the walls, and his stained glass work add colour and breathe life into the room, as do the wall sculptures and other sculptures in metal, wood or stone. The house is simple in design. But a lot of care has been taken to ensure that the construction is harmonious, and the house is divided into rooms falling in straight rows. Since both Shiv Singh and Gisela are fond of open spaces, they have taken extra care to ensure that the element of space is maintained. For example, instead of constructing a wall between the lobby, where the stairs run to the first floor, and the living room, the space is left open so that the room looks more spacious. The living room, that runs along the entire length of the constructed area, has huge windows on both sides so that the elements of air and natural light are not disturbed. The living room has been divided into two sitting arrangements, that breaks the monotony of the room. The sofas are from Germany, and the tapestry and style lends a casualness to the room. The tables (there are quite a few of them) are funky, yet practical, and have been designed by Shiv Singh himself (After the wood work in the house was over, some pieces of wood were left, and I designed the tables with these pieces, he reveals.) Mahogany wood for these tables, in its rich natural colour adds zing to the room, which is otherwise painted in a combination of creame and earth hues. The fresh flowers in beautiful crystal vases, lends it a fresh appeal, and are a must, says the lady of the house. The bedrooms have been done up in different colour schemes – one in Ms Singh’s favourite blue shade, and the other has Shiv Singh’s favourite burnt orange colour scheme. In both rooms, minimalist is the mantra as the rooms have been kept cluster free. The artist’s gallery on the first floor is where he has displayed most of his creations – water colours, sketches and sculptures.
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Sundaram’s delicacies ‘invade’ Aroma
IN this season dominated by electoral marriages, an alliance between the oldest hotel and restaurant of Chandigarh, Aroma Hotel, and a newcomer in the hospitality field — Sundaram’s South Indian Food — almost went unnoticed. As per the tie-up, Sundaram’s will provide the sambar-dosa-idli-oothapam varieties in Eating House, the chic 24-hour restaurant of Aroma, Sector 22. “Our presence in this prestigious restaurant catapults us to the status of a brand name,” gushes Mrs Uma Sundaram. Incidentially, Mrs Sundaram had started catering business from her home some years ago. Encouraged by the good response and goaded by the fact that Chandigarhians are fond of the preparations made tangy with tamarind (imli) and complimented with the coconut sauce, she opened an eatery in the Sector 35 lane of hotels a couple of years back. Soon after, a branch on the Panjab University campus was opened. This was proof of the popularity of the typical home-grown recipes, cutting across the North-South divide. However, this month, they closed the Sector 14 shop as they wanted to steer clear of a legal tangle involving the university property. Aroma guests wishing to savour South Indian delicacies would now get the stuff that is prepared in the Sundaram’s, Sector 35 base kitchen and is topped up with final touches in the Aroma kitchen. The
arrangement should work out fine specially for those groups of diners wherein each member has a taste of his own. The grandparents are keen on the North Indian dal-roti, mummy-daddy want a change of gustation with rava masala dosa and the kiddies are bent on Continental fast food. While enjoying the advantage of a multi-cuisine joint, you get to sample authentic fare. “Authenticity comes from generic cooking,” says Mr Manmohan Singh, proprietor of Aroma, about the new pact. In fact, he plans to make a “true food court” by entering into agreements with other specialist restaurants. He is happy this arrangement has already reaped profits for them with an increase in the volume of guests. With Cafe Coffee Day also serving its concoctions in Eating House, now you have an added choice — pure filtered coffee that seems to have come straight from the lands below the Vindhyas. A conventional touch is given with the beverage being served in small steel glasses. “In fact, we refused to serve our fare in Aroma’s bone China crockery when we inked the shop-in-ship concept as stainless steel plates and cutlery are an intrinsic part of our cuisine,” explain the Sundarams. The menu and rates are the same as in their Sector 35 outlets, except for the thali that is not offered in Aroma. Also, they serve food only till 11 pm, not round the clock as Aroma does. This shop-in-ship concept seems to make all three parties concerned happy — the two parties and the foodies. Here’s wishing a long honeymoon, unlike the fickle political marriages of convenience.
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DIAMONDS are a girl’s best friend. If you agree, then just drive down to Tanishq showroom in Sector 17. The diamond giants today launched their refreshing range of “all-day diamonds” collection. Tanishq Daytimes, they call it. Bridal jewellery was also launched on the
occasion. One look at the collection is enough for you to realise that it aims at “providing today’s woman with a set of diamond jewellery for everyday wear at reasonable prices”. The wide collection of daytime diamond jewellery starts at affordable price of Rs 1960. “Daytime range is an ode to the woman of today. It caters to her style and combines the modern with the traditional,” the organisers say. Slight accents of black rhodium render novelty to the prevalent style. “You can choose from dew drops collection, the pretty collection, the solo collection and the working women diamond’s collection,” they add.
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Website that promises fun and fizz NOW two city residents have come out with a website for the young and those willing to remain young. Mr Sumeet Gupta and Mr Arun Sharma, directors of Ammexx Data Solutions, promise fun and fizz through their web portal, www.Funlogin.biz. The web-portal will be formally launched tomorrow. It is concentrating on the young generation, and the motto is to give them the best of information with having fun online, say the directors. From chatting to knowing the fashion forecast for the season, sports to cartoons- the website is out to woo the young. Presently, the web portal provides email services, with some advanced features like POP3 access, ie you can configure your mails through outlook on your system; advanced attachment system which takes half the time that other email service providers take, and the attachment size can be as big as 2 MB, while other service providers allow only 1 MB attachment. The portal also has spam protection, and user can search his mails from all mail boxes subject wise or matter wise. The web space given per mail is of 20 MB. Funlogin is providing 3D chat as well as normal chat, in the #D chat the user can see other users present in the web room, can move around in the room, besides the option of having personalised messages. The best part is that no user can use abusive language. In case somebody uses offensive language, other users will not be able to see it, because the server automatically deletes the word, and a warning is sent to the user not to repeat such words or his account will be debarred. If the user persists with his choice of abusive words, his account with Funlogin is debarred forever. Other services include dating, in which the user can create his image profile, and can view other users image profiles, and can request his/’her choice for a date. E cards depicting many moods and festivals are also there, but a user has to put his user name and password to assess this area. Jokes, posters of movie stars, models, sports personalities, cartoons, landscapes, horoscopes etc will also feature in the portal. Career counselling where questions can be put to experts hired by Ammexx, quiz and sports, besides fashion and lifestyle will be a part of the portal. This portal has been created by a team of six web designers. Those wanting to access this, will have to buy a user card for Rs 299, from the franchisee of Ammexx at Patiala, Jalandhar, Muradabad, Agra, besides Chandigarh. The user card will be valid for a year, and can be recharged annually.
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World’s largest diamond alliance FIVE leading corporate houses in the jewellery segment have come together to form the world’s largest diamond alliance. The coming together of their brands — OyzterBay, Adora, Ace, D’damas and Sparkles — will give a boost to the fastest growing segment in jewellery — diamond jewellery. The alliance will offer the largest range of contemporary international, Indian and fusion styles in diamond and gemstone jewellery at affordable prices for the new Indian woman. According to Mr Vasant Nangia, CEO, OyzterBay, “This alliance is unique in India. OyzterBay is joining hands with four of India’s reputed diamond jewellery production houses to bring to the Indian consumer the largest offering of well styled, excellently priced diamond jewellery. OyzterBay’s nation-wide network of 29 stores will offer the largest collection of diamond and coloured gemstone jewellery under Rs. 10,000. This is in line with OyzterBay’s core segment — the young, progressive Indian woman, who is looking for jewelry she can wear — at work, at leisure, at special occasions and all through the day, rather than spend a fortune and keep the jewellery in a locker.” India polishes over 80 per cent of the world’s diamonds and is home to half of the internationally renowned diamond businesses. The cumulative experience of the corporate houses behind these five brands spans over 350 years in the jewellery business and a turnover in excess of $ 2 billion (US). This unique alliance will set new trends in the sale of jewellery in the country, which has hitherto seen single brands retailed through stand-alone jewellery stores. Mr Johnson Verghese, Vice President — Operations of OyzterBay added “This international format of jewellery sales is being introduced in India for the first time. Coming together are five leading like-minded companies, with young and vibrant brands, all carrying the stamp of quality and trust”. The alliance will offer jewellery for every occasion, at prices starting from Rs 1,500 to Rs 25,000. The range comprises designs primarily for women — rings, pendants, tanmanias, bracelets, nose pins, bangles, necklace sets, earrings, but there are some offerings for men as well. Designs include some of the latest fashion rages in Europe and the US market, culled from export lines of the brands. In addition, OyzterBay’s signature line of coloured gemstones in gold and sterling silver, all mean a great deal to choose from.
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Duke arrives in City Beautiful DUKE, the No. 1 selling T-shirt brand in India, has arrived in Chandigarh. Exclusive Duke apparels are now available at Fashion Shoppe here which was inaugurated by Mr Komal Jain, Chairman, Duke group, in Sector 17 , on Wednesday. The shop stores exclusive Duke merchandise much like its other speciality stores. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Jain said Duke was committed to providing the best in both fashion and quality to its customers. “Duke has always set its own standards in styling and I know people of this City Beautiful always want the best things in life”. On Duke’s Franchisee operations, Mr Jain said: “Since its beginning two and half years back, our experiences with Franchisees have been much more successful than we had expected”. Duke is now fast diversifying into many other segents. Also, the company is about to launch new productlines in Chandigarh. For the first time in India, Duke is bringing Tencel yarns in knitwear
segments. The company now also has an endless range of summer collection with T-shirts, lowers, upper, Bermudas and Shorts for both men and kids. The company is already well known for its basics; now it is getting youth oriented and adding more designs to cater to the younger segment. Its recent offer of the 3-in-1 value pack has been exceedingly successful.
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