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Students exhibit skills in fine arts Chandigarh, May 27 The students have used colour as a medium and brush as a source to express various hidden aspects of life.
Parvinder Kaur has made nature her motto, while Priyanka uses trees, branches and shadows to depict male-female relationship. Multicoloured and textured walls in the paintings of Poonam reflect happiness. Irwanjit Kaur highlights the flow of life by painting hot lava on canvas. Taking flower as a symbol of purity and freshness,
Rajwinder has used her brush as a medium to present various moods of life. Surpreet Kaur has depicted faces as mirrors that reveal inner feelings of human beings The students have used two types of techniques — wood-cut relief and wood-cut intaglio — and paintings are in oil colours. |
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Miss India World to launch
NIFD courses Chandigarh, May 27 NIFD has engaged all the three Femina Miss Indias 2004 as brand ambassadresses to promote the said collaboration. These include Tanushree Dutta, Miss India Universe, Sayali Bhagat, Miss India World, and Jyoti Brahmin, Miss India Earth. Tanushree was recently in Chandigarh to attend the function that marked the collaboration between Annamalai University and NIFD. As per the collaboration, NIFD centre will be offering 3 Year BSc degree, 2 Year Advance Diploma and 1 Year Diploma programmes in fashion design, textile design and interior design. The eligibility for enrollment to these programmes is plus two. The courses have been especially designed to meet the demand of the industry. |
High Court Chandigarh, May 27 During resumed hearing on Thursday, the Bench of Chief Justice Mr Justice B.K. Roy and Mr Justice Surya Kant asked the 37 educational institutions, which have been allotted in the last five years, to say if they have indulged or intend to indulge in purely commercial or purely educational activities. The Bench gave them time till July 5 to file their statements in the matter. Earlier, the counsel for the private respondents moved two applications in the court. While the first application prays that directions be issued to the petitioner - Mr Neeraj Sharma - to disclose his source of information, the second seeks that the register of the oath commissioner who attested the affidavits of the petitioner be brought to court and checked. On an earlier occasion also the respondents had cast doubts over the bona fides of the petitioner. The Administration also submitted the latest zoning plan for Sector 38A, where the impugned land is situated. It also submitted category wise list of sites allotted in last five years. While 17 sites were allotted to religious bodies, 37 were meant for educational institutions, 20 sites were allotted under the miscellaneous/cultural/institutions category. The PIL pertains to alleged irregularities in allotment of the land to influential persons, including two sons of a sitting Judge of the High Court. The case was adjourned for July 5.  |
New Releases In a world of action and violence, there is still plenty of love. King of romance Yash Chopra presents ‘Hum Tum’ for his son, producer Aditya Chopra. Television journalist Kunal Kohli directs this modern love story featuring Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukherjee. Rishi Kapoor and Kiron Kher play important characters. The film opens on Friday at Piccadilly, Chandigarh, and Fun Republic, Mani Majra. It will be interesting to see what the Saif-Rani combination comes up with. The story, screenplay and dialogue are by Kunal Kohli. Prasoon Joshi has penned the lyrics for composer duo Jatin-Lalit. Of men in khaki K.B. Pictures long-in-the-making ‘Police Force — An Inside Story’ starring Akshay Kumar opens on Friday at Luxmi, Ludhiana. It is touted as a strong film which puts the police force on a high pedestal. It depicts the turmoil of the underdog. It also makes an attempt to break away from the stereotype. Raj Babbar, Amrish Puri and Mohan Joshi play important characters. Raveena Tandon and Payal Rohatgi also star in this film. Payal looks glamorous in her first item number, composed by new music director duo Satish-Ajay and penned by Nafes Alam. The film been written and directed by Dilip Shukla.
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Child star who wants to be teacher
She may not be as cherubic as she appears on screen. But the sparkle in her doe-shaped eyes and the effervescent smile is the same. Shreiya Sharma, all of seven years, is one person who Ajay Devgan, Bhaumika Chawla, Ekta Kapoor, Cezzane Khan and Shweta Tiwari (of ‘Kasautii Zindagi Kay’ fame) pamper and try to keep in good humour. “I love being on the sets of ‘Kasautii Zindagi Kay’, because both Anuraag uncle (Cezzane) and Prerna (Shweta) aunty play with me. Shooting with Bhaumika and Ajay Devgan for the film ‘Benaam’ was also fun as they, too, indulged me completely,” says the little girl, her eyes shining bright, as she speaks of her recent experience while shooting for her first film ‘Benaam’ in Switzerland. “Bhaumika is my favourite actor, because she does not mind playing with me,” Shreiya offers. The youngest star of Bollywood was in town as the brand ambassadress of Rasna. This young girl’s journey from Tellywood to Bollywood has been the shortest possible. She has appeared in various commercials endorsing products ranging from Rasna to Promise toothpaste, Surf to Santoor soap or Lux undergarments with Sunny Deol to Hansaplast medicated strips. She also shows her acting acumen in daily soaps. The young girl was spotted by the producer-director of ‘Benaam’, and is now all set to rock Bollywood. “She had featured in an episode of ‘Say Na Something to Anupam Uncle’, a toddlers’ show hosted by Anupam Kher, when she was three years old. Anupam was very impressed with her confidence, and said that she had great screen presence. We then got her portfolio made and sent it to various ad agencies and production houses. Since then, there has been no looking back for her,” says the star’s mom, Ms Ritu Sharma. Other than “Kasautii...”, Shreiya also stars in “Jhoot Bole Kauwa Kaate”, a children’s serial that revolves around her character. Recently, she has also been nominated for the Star Parivaar Awards. A student of Class II in Lokhandwala Foundation School, Mumbai, Shreiya says that her time after school is mostly spent on the sets. “I have to shoot for the serial for four to five hours, at least 15 days a month. But we have a room on the sets and Mummy teaches me there,” she explains, matter of factly, when we ask her if her studies take a beating because of her acting career. But this busy star is also a good student and manages to get A+ grades in school. Stardom, says Shreiya’s mother, has not affected her. Though she does not like to drive with the car windows rolled down, as she feels that passersby would stare at her. “I like it when we go out and people come and request me for a photograph. But my friends and school mates do not care much for my TV roles,” says Shreiya. So does she wants to be an actress like Kajol or Bhaumika when she grows up? “No, I want to be a teacher and take charge over so many students,” she insists. |
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Rasna, one of the biggest soft drink concentrates in the country, today unveiled its Sky Party with Karishma Offer. The offer was unveiled by the Rasna child model, Shreiya Sharma. The soft drink concentrate company has launched this promotional offer, wherein the customers would have to fill in the form in the Rasna Juc Up packet, saying why they love Rasna Juc Up. The best entries will be taken for a sky party (a party on board a specially chartered air plane) with the brand ambassadress actor Karishma Kapur. Mr Rajesh Mehta, Assistant General Manager, Marketing, Rasna, said they also planned to introduce local flavours to tantalise the Punjabi taste buds. He said local flavours like Shikanjavi and Jaljeera would be launched soon. He said Rasna Ek Ka Do (a sachet priced at Re 1, which makes two glasses of the drink), pre-sweetened Rasna Juc Up, Rasna Fountains (their vending machine) and Rasna Shake Up (milk additive) have set a new market order, and taken the zing out of the cola driven market. Besides, the company plans to expand its base in north India. Other than storming its way to sell one billion glasses of Rasna, all over the country this year, the company plans to set up a plant in Himachal, he informed. On this occasion, a medley of various Rasna advertisements (with special focus on children) was also screened for the gathering.
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A 12-day summer workshop which catered to more than 700 children in various activities will conclude tomorrow at the Delhi Public School, Sector 40. At the workshop, which began on May 17, the children were trained in various sports disciplines such as lawn tennis, table tennis, basketball, yoga, aerobics, and karate. Various co-curricular activities, including, dance, music. theatre, clay modelling and painting, were also taken up. Ms Sunita Tanwar, Principal of the school, who had floated this unique idea of holding the summer camp for the students free of cost, she said, “The camp evoked massive response”. She said even parents who used to drop and pick the children were delighted to see their wards taking part in various activities. For each sports activity they had specialised coaches and after vacations, added sports facilities would be available for the children.
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Zakir celebrates the joy of Indo-Pak friendship in next work The prolific K.L. Zakir is back with his impressions, this time on the most sensitive aspects of Indo-Pak relations. For long the litterateur has been charming lovers of the written word with his depth, purpose and logic. But more than anything else, his works relate reality and manage to last for long in public memory. At home in his Sector 44 study, the author of several meaningful anthologies like “Sham bhi thi dhuan dhuan” talked at length about his latest collection, “Samundari hawaon ka safar.” Titled from the heart, the work features a novelette and four short stories, all inspired by real life cases that strengthened Indo-Pak bonding in the recent past. From the bonhomie created by cricket matches to the lease of life which suffering Pakistani kids got on the Indian soil, the book has all shades - of pain, aspiration and hope. To be released in the forthcoming World Punjabi Conference, the book starts with the novelette, “Samundari hawaon ka safar.” From Anantnag to Karachi, this work traces the journey of a family divided by geographical borders. It is a story of two friends - a Muslim and a Kashmiri Pandit, forced to part due to unsavoury political developments. While the Muslim character Jaan Mohd Bhat migrates to Karachi, the Hindu family settles in Jammu. Somewhere along the road of life, the son and daughter-in-law of the Kashmiri Pandit travel to Karachi to re-establish bonds. As happiness takes over in the backdrop of cricket matches and the hospitality of Pakistani hosts, daughter-in-law, the key character, makes reflective remarks inspired by the cool sea breeze that enriches Karachi every evening. As the title gets justified, she declares she would lock the breeze to release in at all those places in India that are far away from the coast. The novelette is followed by four stories, each describing the exchange of technology and medical expertise between India and Pakistan. The first, Sada-e-Sarhad” focuses on the cross border marriage at Qadian that took the media by storm. “Guddi” is the story of illegal immigrants in Pakistan and India. It talks of how bound by law, these people sacrifice their urge to foster friendships. The story ends on a positive note, guiding the lost traveler back home. “Noor hi noor hai nigahon mein” is about Noor Fatima, who survived the heart disease after getting medical attention in India. It also features three other kids who were operated upon in India. The last in the line, “Platform par baitha ek akela aadmi”, is the most poignant of all tales. A story of a Pakistani national, Amir Chand Makkar, it follows the protagonist through his escapades between India and Pakistan. In the culmination, it reflects the commercialization of pain when a journalist makes news out of a man who has alternated between hope and despair all his life.
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Tapping the great wedding business The great Indian wedding has brought in a host of entrepreneurs providing services for those taking the plunge. And providing a platform to these entrepreneurs is the Vintage Group, which is all set to organising grandiose exhibitions this year. ‘Celebrating Vivaha 2004’ is being held at Taj Palace, Delhi from August 6 to 9, and in Mumbai at Taj Land’s End from October 22 to 25, informed Mr Tarun Sarda, CEO, Vivaha Interactive and the driving force behind the event, who arrived in Chandigarh today to promote the event. “The wedding industry in India, currently estimated at Rs 50,000 crore, is growing at a phenomenal rate of 25 per cent annually. With weddings evolving into more creative processes, they call in for experts, and Celebrating Vivaha 2004 is an attempt to synergise and accelerate the growth of the market in this direction”, he says. Last year, 1.25 lakh visitors had turned up at the exhibitions and an estimated business of Rs 40 crore was generated. Majority of the visitors were from Delhi and its suburbs, Chandigarh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and also from the USA and Gulf countries. The Punjab region responded in an overwhelming manner to Celebrating Vivaha 2003, with large number of visitors from all major cities such as Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar, Patiala as well as Chandigarh. The organisers say that they were exploring the possibility of bringing this exhibition to the various cities of Punjab. “Celebrating Vivaha 2004 will cater particularly to the elite segment. The idea is to facilitate the multiple hassles of organising the wedding in the family as grandly as they want to, without getting bogged down by the rounds to different goods and service suppliers. In fact, through the exhibition, various new categories of products and services will unveil their ranges that are being exclusively designed for the wedding segment,” Mr Sarda revealed. Bringing out innovative ideas and options, the multi-dimensional, and multi-faceted Celebrating Vivaha 2004 will unveil varied offerings in venues, locales, make-up, makeovers, jewellery, cosmetics, trousseau for bride and grooms, honeymoon destinations, theme planners, wedding coordinators, designer home ware etc. Some of the niche players belong to categories like chocolates, candles, Italian and Spanish furniture and artefacts and premium watches that have found ready markets in the wedding segment. Celebrating Vivaha 2004 will have 80 national and international exhibitors as compared to 60 last year. The players this time include design diva Ritu Kumar, renowned designers Ragini Singhania and Renu Dadlani, cosmetics like Dior and La Prairie and Calvin Klien. Tourism boards like Australian Tourism, Tourism Malaysia, Star Cruises and Mauritius Tourism will also feature in the exhibition.
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