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University fleecing students? Chandigarh, June 14 In some cases, the university charges three to six times more than what it actually spends on sending those documents by registered or speed post. For example, if you want Panjab University to send a verified copy of your detail marks to a university or college abroad for admission or scholarship purposes, you have not only to pay a whopping verification fee but also three to six times the actual postal charges before your request is even processed. You have to buy an application form -- a single sheet -- for Rs 30 and attach with it a photocopy of the document - detail marks, degree or diploma, a date of birth certificate or even a copy of syllabi - you want the university to verify or authenticate. You have to pay Rs 190 for verification of the document and another Rs 190 as postal charges. It takes about 10 days for the university to verify the document before it is sent. Instead of sending the document to the addressee by speed post as normally requested by the candidate, it is sent by registered post. Sending a registered letter by air mail to any addressee in North America or Europe and weighing less than 20 gm, it costs anything between Rs 30 and Rs 50, but the university charges Rs 190. The university pockets the difference - a whopping Rs 140 as the minimum. And in case you have to send more than one document to more than one universities or institutions abroad, as any student seeking admission abroad has to do, you end up paying several hundreds extra to the university. A cross-section of applicants revealed that in most of the cases, the requested transcripts, verified detailed marks or degree or diploma certificates are not sent to the addresses for weeks together, thus jeopardising the chances of the applicants in meeting the deadlines overseas. The purpose of requesting a document to be sent abroad by speed post is defeated, when it takes the university a minimum of eight to 10 days to verify the genuineness of the document (photocopy) submitted by the applicant himself. Then it takes another two to three days in the despatch before it finally reaches the post office on the campus from where it is sent by registered mail only. Explanations given by the authorities for charging so heavily and taking so long to verify, sending documents by registered post and charging three to six times the actual postal charges were all vague and unconvincing. 
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Dismantling of tents
by PU condemned Chandigarh, June 14 PUSU in a press statement has said that it will oppose the decision tooth and nail and that the PU authorities will be responsible for any untoward incident in this connection. The president of PUSU, Mr Rajwinder Singh Lucky, said the PU decision of not allowing the tents to be put up around the old enquiry counter was unjust and the plea of traffic congestion given by the authorities was illogical. PUSU has also said that both the university and the UT Administration are trying to put unnecessary pressure on students to shift their tents. |
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Dental technology institute in city Chandigarh, June 14 The institute will consider for admission any student who has completed his plus two with any subject combination with at least 50 per cent marks for the one-year course in dental technology in India. After the course the students could either work in India or opt for UK for higher studies. |
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MA I (economics), MA I (Punjabi) results out Chandigarh, June 14 |
This master dances from the soul Shiamak Davar has a dream which is not too big. He wants to open a dance school in Chandigarh and Ludhiana.
Addressing mediapersons at Hotel Mountview, he said if he ever directed a movie it would not be a masala movie but would be based on an authentic story. A great fan of Madhuri
Dixit, he said he would love choreographing Govinda. But I will never
go in politics”, he said. He does not want to compare students of Chandigarh with students of other cities. “Everyone is unique and talented”, he said. There was a lot of talent among Indian children which needed to be channelised but many were not fortunate to learn professional dance. He said the government should open institutes, especially for such children. He said if he had not been in this profession, he would have been an actor. Shiamak dislikes remix songs. “Most of the people pay attention to the steps but there should be more. The steps should come from the heart and soul”, he said Guess what upsets him the most . When professional dancers commit mistakes. Shiamak has also choreographed Bollywood stars for Filmfare awards. He was full of praise for Hrithik Roshan and said he was a hardworking actor. At present he is choreographing of Leela Bansalis movie. Shiamak enjoyed singing “Come on India aao Olympics ki shaan badaye” with Krishnamurthy and Shankara Mahadevan in Delhi to receive the Olympics torch. Penned by him, the song was nine-minutes long. His spiritual guide is Bhavana Gris. The body is a temple. If he ever prays then it is only for good
health. Sufi singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is his favourite singer. “His songs emanate not from the mind but from the
soul. He finds solace in teaching dance to handicapped.
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Sunscreens are out Sunscreens
only promise protection against sun’s darkening rays. If you wish to have a “fair share of everything in life”, you can go in for “intense whitening” creams and gels that “block melanin” to give you the complexion everyone admired when you were still young. They are available in drug and cosmetic stores all over the city. Even as the sun is playing hide and seek with the clouds, their popularity among city residents is increasing. Their effectiveness, doctors in the city claim, is yet to be established. Buy creams with caution Do not expect too much from such creams. After all miracles only happen in television serials, not in real life — at least this is what dermatologist Malika Sachdev believes in. “Majority of the companies simply play with the emotions of the people desperate to look fair,” she says. “In most of the cases, we cannot even say for sure that the creams do not contain bleaching agents because the ingredients are seldom mentioned. As such, the creams should be used under medical supervision. So far as allergic reaction is concerned, it depends from person to person”. “Ever since the creams were launched in the market a few weeks back, their demand is on the rise,” says Mr Jagjit Singh Gill, working with a general store in Sector 35. “More and more residents are now asking for news products like sun defence moisturisers that promise to lighten and protect the skin, instead of just sun blocks.” You too can buy creams and oil-free gels with or without flower extracts that “enhance retention giving you that flawless skin”. You can also pick up “broad spectrum” sunscreens, besides sun defence moisturisers. They “trap free radicals caused due to sun expose and reduce damage.” For intensive “whitening”, you can buy masks with “triple melanin block concentration” rich with vitamin C. The products offer transparent and radiant skin within five days, if used in a row. You can use the products once a week for five consecutive weeks also. Explaining the trend, sociologist Raman Verma claims, “Indians have always been obsessed with fairness. Just pick up any newspaper and go through the matrimonial column. A cursory glance is enough for you to realise that fairness and beauty are synonyms.” He adds, “The advertisements invariably say, `wanted fair, beautiful match for a tall boy…. Such advertisements make the not-so-fair girls feel left out of the race even if they have alluring summer beach look.” Giving details, the sociologist says, “For them, there were fairness creams, sun blocks and even soaps. Along with grandmother’s home made face packs with besan as the chief ingredient. They were effective to quite some extent, but were, perhaps, not enough. As fashion shows and fashion weeks brought more and more models on the ramp with fair complexion glowing under dazzling lights, the bronzed beauties realised that they were missing something in life.” For getting a fair share, they started looking for products that were more effective. “Catering to their demands, more and more companies have launched `formulas that control dispension of melanin for visibly lighter, fairer skin,” says beauty consultant Neeru Sidhu. “You can also pick up skin conditioners for teaming with sunscreens. You have to pull out anything between Rs 350 and 500.” |
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Dancing children, brimming with vigour and energy, are ready to set the stage on fire on the “Summer Funk-2004” show being organised by the Shiamak Davar Institute of Performing Arts in collaboration with the Durga Das Foundation. The final function would be held at the Tagore Theatre at 5.30 pm and 8 pm. Two shows will be organised. The students will perform on Bollywood numbers mixed with strong rhythms of jazz. Four Mumbai-based instructors Kashmira, Gautam, Meghna and Rohan from the Shiamak batches are here to teach dance to the groups. They also conducted workshops in Pune, Nasik, Mumbai, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Delhi and Bangalore. “We teach jazz, salsa, rock and roll, hip hop, cha cha and other dances. We are taking 14 groups each, having approximately 20 students, who are in the age group of four to 40 years,” Kashmira said. Kashmira who has been with Shiamak for the past five years said she had imbibed professionalism from him. All instructors are of the view that the kids of the city are talented and quick learners. They have lot of energy, they said. The instructors’ cherished dream is to perform abroad. They also want to teach dance to underprivileged students . Gautam, who has been a student of Shiamak’ s batch from childhood, is passionate about the dance and thoroughly enjoys it. Pallavi Singh, a B.Com final year student who will present a dance number on “Aao hazoor aapko sitaron mein le chalen,” was very excited. OC |
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From the glamorous world of modelling to the glittering world of acting, a graduate in literature and trained in Kathak, Sucheta Khanna, has came a long way. If you have not been able to spot her, she is the one who plays comic roles in “Shubh Mangal Savadhan” and “Bhagwan Bachaye Inko” — both broadcast on Sahara Manoranjan. Her role as Kukoo — a young girl who helps her mother run a dhaba — in “Bhagwan Bachaye Inko” is gaining immense popularity among the viewers, according to information released here. Just in case you have missed seeing the serial, Sucheta falls in love with one of the three guys in the soap opera. The boy of her dreams is unemployed, so she tries to support him. The character is “nice and breezy”. No wonder, Sucheta is having a “blast”. The character, she says, is sincere, devoted and has a positive attitude. And she never complains. This is not all. Instead of looking for a well-off guy, she goes in for the boy she likes because she values love and is faithful in it. As far as comedies are concerned, she likes playing the roles. But at the same time, she wants to play other roles also. “I do not want to limit myself to just one genre. If I do that, it will become monotonous and boring. I enjoy doing all kinds of roles, but doing comedies does wonders”.
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Celebrating spirit of achievement ALLIED Domecq Spirits and Wine will be hosting Teacher’s Highnights in Chandigarh later this month. In India, Allied is among the leading players in the Scotch segment with brands like Teacher’s, Teacher’s 50, Old Smuggler and Long John. Allied Domecq also hosted the Teacher’s Achievement Awards last year in Mumbai, which seek to honour those who dared to be different. The awards are a tribute to men and women who personify quality and achievement in life. And above all, the award is a salutation to the indomitable human spirit. The winners of the coveted award for the year 2003-04 are: Ms Naina Lal Kidwai in business; Mr Vikram Chandra in communication; Mr Mahesh Bhupathi in sports; Mr Shaimak Davar in entertainment and Mr Yash Chopra for outstanding achievements. Says Ms Pooja Ahluwalia, a spokesperson for the company, “We are now hosting Teacher’s Highnights — an exclusive evening that celebrates the ‘spirit of achievement’. Acclaimed stage and film artiste — Boman Irani, together with celebrated cricket-broadcaster — Harsha Bhogle will host this exclusive evening. Targeted at the city connoisseurs, spanning corporate, business and social circles, the Teacher’s Highnights promises to be an alluring and interesting mix of talktales, saluting the spirit of achievement as
seen by an intellectual Harsha and the irresistible Boman. TNS |
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A summer camp organised at St Soldier Divine Public School concluded in Panchkula on Monday.
The camp had participation from children in different age groups.
The children took part in activities like art and craft, cooking, dancing, and singing. Sports coaching was also a component of the camp. It featured games like fencing, football, cricket and taekwondo. Classes were also conducted for the personality development of the children. Pool activity for the children was a big draw. The Principal of the school, Ms Bedi said the purpose of the camp was to bring out the hidden talent of the children and nourish it.
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