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Paper smuggle-out case handed over to CBI Chandigarh, May 20 The investigation agency will look into the various aspects of the smuggling out of the question paper, not covered under the unfair-means case (UMC) registered against the student. The agency has been asked to submit a report at the earliest. "Our idea in handing over the case to the CBI is to establish how the paper was taken out of the examination centre. We want to identify the culprit, fix responsibility and take action against whoever was responsible for the leakage," the Vice-Chancellor, Prof KN Pathak, said. At the same time, the university is separately pursuing the UMC in its committee against the suspect student. "The UMC committee will take its own course in dealing with the case. The CBI investigation will have no bearing on the recommendations of the committee," Prof Pathak said. The university had taken serious note of the incident in which the B.Com final-year student, appearing for corporate accounting on April 13, had managed to smuggle out the question paper, allegedly in connivance with staff members on duty at the examination centre in Arts Block I on the campus. Outside the examination hall, the question paper was photocopied and distributed to friends of the student. These friends were busy writing
out answers for him on slips of paper to send inside the hall when PU officials, on a tip-off, arrived at the centre and caught them red-handed. |
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675 kids participating
in summer camp Chandigarh, May 20 She stated that from 8 am to 10 am, children asked to keep themselves involved in three activities, each of 40-minute duration. The
activities are lawn tennis, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, karate, yoga, aerobics, dance, music, public speaking, theatre, clay modelling and painting. Ms Tanwar said for each activity, there was an instructor. She said the basic idea was to develop the inherent talent of children. She said by July, the school would have a swimming pool and an athletics track ready. Basketball camp Manav Preet Singh and Avneet Khurmi, both siblings and students of Vivek High School, Sector 38, have been selected for a coaching camp for the national basketball meet. The camp is being held at New Public School, Sector 18, and will end on June 3. Sixteen players are being coached, of which 12 are to be selected to play at the nationals to be held in Andhra Pradesh from June 6 to 13. Golf coaching Satluj Public School, Sector 4, Panchkula, has completed its junior golf programme, which was held under the guidance of a golf teaching professional, Col Nirmal Singh (retd). According to Mr Krit Serai, Principal, the
programme ended last evening. He said the programme would resume after the summer vacation. Mr Serai said golf lessons were given in the school sports ground once a week. He said the school planned to develop a two-hole golf course with a putting green in the near future. Good in studies, too Amneet Singh Chahal, a promising basketball player of St Stephen’s School, Sector 45, has secured 83 per cent marks in the Class X ICSE Examinations, the results of which were declared recently. Amneet is also the captain of the school basketball team and for the past three years, had been taking part in the national basketball meet. He has also helped his team win various inter-school championships. |
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PEC students develop bilingual operating system Chandigarh, May 20 Named “Rock operating system”, it enables the user to give commands in Hindi along with English. Explaining the application, Abhishek Vaidya, the student who conceived the project, said, “We worked step by step for months mapping all English letters for their conversion into Hindi ones.” Abhishek said he wanted to develop an operation system which was bilingual and helped those who are not comfortable with English. So far, the students have developed the first phase of the project. “We have been able to map all major commands which an operating system in English uses,” Abhishek said. Assisted by Arun Sangwan and Amit Kataria, Abhishek plans to work on a system in which even the response received will be in Hindi. The engineers are hopeful that once the system is fully developed, it can be used in teaching, banking and offices. The project was completed with the help of their online guide, David Faulkner, who provided technical assistance from the UK. “We were doubtful whether we would be able to complete the project in time as our assessment marks were at stake. But finally we did it,” they said. The final-year students are hopeful that the project will be passed on to the next batch, which come out with a final product, which can be used extensively by the people. |
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MRD School students top exam Chandigarh, May 20 The students are Meenakshi Rawat and Naveen Rana (first), Pankaj Negi (second), Aswahni Kaushik (third), Nisha Gautam (fourth), Preeti Dhiman (fifth) and Rajan Chauhan (sixth). School timing changed In light of intense heat wave in the region, the timing of private schools has been changed from 8 am to 2 pm to 7.30 am to 12.30 pm, according to a statement issued by the Association of Private Schools, Mani Majra here today. It may be mentioned that the UT Education Department has announced summer vacations in government schools from June 1. |
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Cyprus college official visits engg college Mohali, May 20 Views were exchanged on the possibility of inviting experts in different fields for delivering lectures and seminars for the benefit of students. Mr Papathomas went around the college and inspected the various facilities being offered at the college. Impressed with the faculty, computer laboratories, library and laboratories of the college, he remarked that he wished to be a student again and study here. Mr Rashpal Singh Dhaliwal, general secretary, and Dr G.D. Bansal, Principal of the college, presented a memento to Mr
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Students suffer due to negligence
of Dept of Posts Chandigarh, May 20 A number of students, along with their parents, held a protest against the authorities in front of Sector 17 General Post Office. In a letter to the Secretary, Central Telecom Department, they have sought action against negligence of the Postal Department. Agitating students namely Bharat Gupta, Abhimanyu Sharma, Ravi Gupta, Akhil, D.V. Singh, Gagandeep said they had sent the speedpost containing their application forms on March 23 and 24. The last date of the receipt for the same was March 26. The students said the college, vide letter dated May 17, informed them that since their applications were received after the due date on March 29, hence they were not eligible to appear for the examination to be held on May 30. When panic-stricken students and their parents confronted the postal authorities here, they were told that negligence on the part of Delhi circle officials had caused the delay. When some parents contacted the Delhi Postal Department, they were told that the packet containing speedpost letters from Chandigarh had got misplaced and the same could be delivered after five days. The SSP of the Chandigarh postal circle, Mr Nirmaljeet Singh, said his circle was not at fault and officials in the Delhi postal circle should be made to account for the delay. On the other hand, Ms Jyotsna Dish, SSP ( Postal) of the Delhi circle, said the students should not be made to suffer for the fault of the postal authorities. Hence, letters have been shot to senior officials in Delhi Engineering College that letters received from Chandigarh via speedpost after March 26 should also be accepted. She assured that action would be taken against the erring staff for negligence. |
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Ishaan has 94.3 pc in ICSE Chandigarh, May 20 |
New Release HIS “Dil Se” may have proved to be unsuccessful but Mani Ratnam’s “Yuva” with Ajay Devgan, Abhishek Bachchan, Vivek Oberoi, Rani Mukherjee, Kareena Kapoor and Esha Deol could well spring up a surprise at the Box office. “Yuva” which opens today all over India, will easily be a money-earner for the producer and the distributors, predict trade analysts. The film will be released today at Nirman, Chandigarh; Fun Republic, Mani Majra; and KC, Panchkula. Mehboob has penned the lyrics. A.R. Rahman’s music is already on top of the charts and its attractive promos promise something different. The film looks youthful as its title. Yuva is a technically sound film. It has been made in Hindi and Tamil.
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Musical evening at Kala Bhavan Chandigarh, May 20 The programme of light classical music, including songs and ghazals, featured presentations by city-based singer R.D. Kailey and Komal Chug from Patiala. A disciple of Ustad Lachhman Das Sandhu, Kailey began his fare with “Rabba mere haal da mehram tu,” a kaafi by Shah Hussain. This was followed by Shiv Kumah Batalvi’s emotionally stirring song “Mainu taan mere doston mere gham ne maarya.” He also presented a piece by Surjit Patar. Kailey was then joined by Komal Chug in a duet, “Kab tak meri aankhon mein sapna banke aaoge,” written by Azad Gulati. |
May ‘Queens’ steal the show THIS
was a fusion fashion show as professional models wearing designer ensembles and ladies — young and elder — sashayed down the ramp at Central Club, Sector 9, on Thursday. The occasion was the May Queen contest being organised by Thursday Ladies Club, where women between 20 to 80 years of age vied with each other for the title. In the process a wide range of chiffons and georgettes — in all its summery appeal — were on display. The function began with professional models walking the ramp, showcasing the outfits by designers Mona, Kirti Chaddha, Lucky and Sharan Kumar. On display were flowing churidar kameez, salwar kameez and Indo Western outfits in white, reds, and pastel shades, with a dash of shimmer. This particular show was sponsored by NIFD, Chandigarh, and Ms Priyanka Singh, Centre Director of NIFD, was also present. The professional show over, this was followed by a different fashion show, no less eclectic than the first one, where members of the club walked the ramp in their summer best. These saree clad women were divided into three groups- those between 20- 40 years of age, between 40-60 years and over 60 years of age for the Princess May Queen, May Queen and Mother May Queen titles respectively. This was followed by a question hour session, where the ladies were asked to list out the qualities of their husbands, and other home making skills. Mrs Sheila Mittal was crowned Mother May Queen, Mrs Madhu Bains as May Queen and Ms Priya Das as Princess May Queen.
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Kimmi wants more exposure for Punjabi culture IF there is an actress who can give Aishwarya Rai competition, it is “Punjab di kudi” Kimmi Verma. Being seen in Manmohan Singh’s new Punjabi venture, “Asaan Nu Maan Watna Da,” Kimmi has the potential of storming Bollywood. Soft-spoken and intelligent, Kimmi is much more than a pretty face and has a strong belief in Punjabi culture and the need to project it on the big screen in the right perspective. “We have a beautiful rich culture; Punjabis are highly creative, enterprising people and this needs to be shown,” she said at a press conference organised to promote her film in Mohali on Thursday. Accompanied by director of the film Manmohan Singh, known for his success with “Ji Aayaan Nun,” Kimmi is cast opposite Harbhajan Mann in the film. “The film was released last Friday in the international distribution circuit and has received an overwhelming response,” claimed Manmohan Singh, adding the film also has an English version. “The English version has been shot separately and has some small changes in the story. There are fewer songs in this version,” he said. The film, based on the life of two Punjabi families settled abroad, has been shot in Calgary, Canada, and a village in Punjab. “The theme is Punjabi and the characters are real. During the first few shows of the film, we realised that what we had shown on screen was in fact the kind of life many Punjabis were living abroad,” said Kimmi. “When we made ‘Ji Aayaan Nun,’ it was like a mission. The making of the film was aimed at bringing the standard of Punjabi films on a par with Hindi movies. In this film, we have improvised on every aspect of film-making and the result is better than many Hindi films. We are doing our bit for Punjabi films, but the state government is not helping us much. The process of getting entertainment tax waived is so tedious that we avoid it,” he said. Producer Preetpal Shergill, an NRI, appealed to the Punjab Government to help the Punjabi film industry, which was making waves abroad. “It is strange that Hindi films that come to Punjab are given a tax waiver, but Punjabi films are not,” he said.
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NIIFT designers set to storm fashion world IT will be a collection of high couture, diffusion and pret designs in weave and in knits at the Seventh Design Collection show- Anukama 2004, by graduating students of Fashion Design and Knitwear Design Technology from Northern India Institute of Fashion Technology. The students will showcase their creativity (in some cases through the now forgotten ancient crafts) during a fashion show on Friday night. Various top models, including the former Ms India Universe, Nikita Anand, will walk the ramp wearing collections prepared by the budding designers of NIIFT, Mohali. As many as 32 designers will offer to the fashion world their creativity through the funky sikki work (a traditional Madhubani craft) bustier and skirt, or the Kasba collection will showcase the handicraft of the small tribal settlements in the North East and Central India. Other than this one can expect to see tie and dye lehanga choli in knitted cloth, various knits like intarsia work on the knitted long dresses and skirts. While Pushpanjali has dedicated her collection “Tissage D’ Herbe” to the artisans of Mithilai with her sikki work dress, Jyoti Chandran has used bright colours to create skirts in crushed fabric with loads of tribal embellishments like shells. Another designer Sukanya deals with street fashion, while Different Strokes, the line by Aruneet has marked fabric which revolves around the basic shapes- circles, squares and triangles by using permanent markers and sparkles. Neha Chowdhary’s collection called “Hermit” is a jump back in time, blending the past and present with modern transgression. Mukesh Kumar will present his new knitting technique where sequins are knitted along with the fabric, and not after the fabric has been woven. Abha’s collection with jute viscose and intarsia work on the knitted skirts and tops is very creative. Also worth watching for are Ashu Chopra’s black ensemble in knitted fabric with embroidery incorporated in the knits and crocheted accessories, as well as Prashant’s collection of skirts for the metrosexual man.
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Nikita waiting for the right role HER petite frame and easy mannerisms would make you take another hard look at her, making you think again if this is actually Nikita Anand, Femina Ms India Universe 2003. But the warmth in her eyes soon reaches the face, unlike most ramp models, as you approach her for an interview. And boy, the gal sure knows the power of her 100 watt smile. Her effervescent smile, which she flashes at any given instance, endears her immediately. The young lady is in town to participate in the design collection show of NIIFT, Mohali, to be held tomorrow. Viewing the collections she is supposed to sport with fellow models tomorrow, Nikita seemed quite at ease as she posed for the lensmen, or smiled her radiant smile to the young designers. Dressed in low waist jeans and a smoked black top, and her hair pulled back into a pony tail, Nikita looked more of a college girl than a model. Ask her how life has changed post winning Ms India title, and Nikita rolls up her eyes as she exclaims, “its changed a lot and become very hectic. Though I was modeling before I entered into the Femina Ms India title, but after winning the crown there has been no looking back. I was suddenly the star, and offers for ramp show kept pouring in, and suddenly I was on a jet setting tour of the country doing shows a dime a dozen.” But does winning a title help in this profession. “Sure,” says the lady,” it definitely gives a fillip to your career, and you become a known face. This also means that you work with the best in the industry-best photographers, best ad companies and best fashion houses and designers.” Ask her if Bollywood would be a natural progression from her modeling career, she says that she is still waiting for the right kind of role to be offered to her, though she is now shifting base from Delhi to Mumbai. “Though I have been receiving various offers for movies, I am still waiting for that perfect role for my launch pad in films,” says Nikita.
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Swarovski crystal eyewear will now be available in the city outlet of Himalaya Optical. The new addition offers four-phase eye protection, ranging from 100 per cent protection from ultra-violet rays, class one optical quality, resistance from scratches, resistance from breakage, comfortable and light weight design. Daniel Swarovski eyewear offers protection from UV rays by filtering the strong radiations. Also, the glasses are moderately tinted, besides providing for perfect vision which is glare-free. Scratch resistance comes from the fact that the sunglass lenses are surface-hardened using a new, specially-developed process. The tough coating (at least five times harder than usual sunglass lenses) ensures high standard of scratch and ear resistance prevents dulling of the lens surface. It also guarantees long-lasting clear vision and long life. Further because of being made of shatter-proof break resistant material, these sunglasses are characterised by high-impact strength which protects eyes perfectly.
Whisky launched Radico Khaitan Limited has launched 8 PM Royale Whisky, another winner from its portfolio of brands in the Punjab market. 8 PM Royale Whisky is an extension of the flagship whisky brand 8 PM. The brand is known for its quality and consistency of taste. It will deliver value to the consumer through a top class blend and packaging reflecting the core proposition of the 8 PM brand. It is made with international quality spirit and imported scotch with matured malt spirits. The taste is due to long years of mellowing down in wooden casks, in meticulously guarded environs, according to Mr Abhishek Khaitan, Joint Managing Director, Radico Khaitan Ltd. Priced at approximately Rs 260 for a 750-ml bottle, 8 PM Royale Whisky will give the discerning consumers good quality. The bottle is also available in 375-ml and 180-ml size. Packed in an elegant bottle with an intricately designed label, this will give the brand a special place on the shelf. The brand is available in Chandigarh and several other major towns of the region.
Sun glasses Vintage Hi Fashions has launched a new range of sun glasses titled “Polarized by Vintage”. The sun glasses are ultra trendy and are fitted with polarized lenses, which soothes the eye and are the hip way to beat the sun. Priced at over Rs 1000, these are available at Weldon Opticians, Big Ben and Ebony.
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