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PU admission forms Chandigarh, June 22 However, students seeking admission in the following categories are to submit the PU admission forms at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology by June 28— B.E. (Sports, Defence, Freedom Fighter, Riot Victim, Kashmiri Migrant and Foreign Nationals/PIO/NRI/NRI-Sponsored/Industry-sponsored categories), B. Pharmacy (Sports, Defence, Freedom Fighter, Riot Victim, Kashmiri Migrant and Foreign Nationals/PIO/NRI/NRI-sponsored/Industry sponsored categories), M.C.A for Chandigarh/Muktsar – all categories. Result declared: Panjab University declared the results of M.A. II (English) and M.A. II (Public Administration) conducted in April/May, 2004, here today. The result gazettes will be available at the new enquiry office of the university for consultation/personal enquiry on all working days between 10 am and 4 pm. |
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US delegation visits engg college Chandigarh, June 22 The delegation went around the campus and visited various laboratories and computer centres. Prof Seferian inaugurated the summer training of 2003 batch students. He addressed faculty and students and motivated them to strive for knowledge and technical excellence to have an edge over others in this competitive world. Dr J.S. Dhaliwal, Vice-Chairman, SUSCET, presented souvenirs to the delegates. |
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Training
programme for ITES pros Chandigarh, June 22 The training programme, to be conducted in various colleges of the city, is meant to upgrade the skills required for ITES professionals. The training modules would cover communication skills, interpersonal skills and other ITES industry specific skills. The programme will be formally inaugurated on June 25 by Justice O.P. Verma, Governor of Punjab and Administrator UT Chandigarh. |
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Workshop on organic pollutants Chandigarh, June 22 Highlighting the objectives and methodology of the plan, Dr P.K. Singh, national coordinator, said India was in a comfortable position as far as the use of pesticides was concerned. An overview of the POPs was presented by Dr K.P. Singh of the Industrial Toxicology Research Centre (ITRC), Lucknow. Representatives from the state pollution boards of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, NIPER, CSIO, PAU, Ludhiana, and various NGOs participated in the workshop. |
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Giving students lessons
in mythology Chandigarh, June 22 In Australia, the children of the Indian community meet every Sunday for studying about Indian history, culture and language. A building of a school is given by the Australian Government for such community activity, says Mr Choujar. Mr Choujar adds he received good support from the Indo-Australian Bal Bharati Vidyalaya Hindi School. Based in West Leigh, New South Wales, the school asked Mr Choujar to hold quiz and lessons on ancient texts. The Australian Sikh Association based in Glenwood, New South Wales, also invited him to hold a question session about Guru Gobind Singh from young Indians. The enthusiam to learn about India is tremendous in children living there says Mr Choujar. |
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Class XII certificates being despatched Chandigarh, June 22 The Regional Officer of the CBSE, Mr P.I. Sabu said schools of Chandigarh, Panchkula, and Mohali could collect the pass certificates personally from the CBSE office from June 23, after submitting the authority letter. |
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C-DAC to record students’ blood group Mohali, June 22 These views were expressed by Mr J.S. Bhatia, Director, C-DAC, after inaugurating a blood donation camp organised in collaboration with the PGI, Chandigarh, here today. He said as blood played a crucial role in saving precious lives, more such camps would be organised at C-DAC. As many as 80 students and staff members donated blood at the camp. |
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36 cases settled at Lok Adalat Chandigarh, June 22 Mr Justice Swatantar Kumar, Judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court-cum-Executive Chairman, State Legal Services Authority, were there to settle the dues of the Chandigarh State Cooperative Bank. The special Lok Adalat was presided over by Member Secretary-cum-Judge permanent, Lok Adalat, Chandigarh, Mr Sant Parkash.
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Dialogue writer returns to his roots Chandigarh, June 22 After passing out from National School of Drama (NSD), Amrik began his journey in the film city, expecting trouble at every crossroad. Little had he known that the destination was literally awaiting him. Soon after reaching Mumbai, Amrik fell in the company of Govind Nihalani and Gulzar, who honed his writing talent for years before asking him to find his own piece of earth under the sky. And he found plenty of it. Today he is the most sought after dialogue writer in Bollywood, with films like “Yaadein”, “Yaari” and teleserials like “Tamas” to his credit. But even with fame beckoning him all the way, Amrik has an unfulfilled desire — that of serving theatre in his homeland Punjab. An ardent follower of Balwant Gargi whose dictation he took for several years in Chandigarh, Amrik is back to the land of his belonging. And this time he has returned with a theatre group “The Living Theatre” which seeks to “explore experiment and expand people’s art form among people.” Amrik’s first play in the series is “Thuan”, an adaptation of Moliere’s “Scorpion”. The play will be staged at Tagore Theatre tomorrow. Happy having found a new purpose in life, Amrik says, “Theatre gave me everything. It made me worthy of success. I could not have been the professional I am today had it not been for the lessons in dramatic element, sense of drama and fine art, at NSD. I was fortunate to have studied under the legendary BV Karanth. But my theatre style is heavily influenced by Balwant Gargi from whom I learn the art of using language.” Having done his bit in films, Amrik now plans to work on sensitive subjects which form the content of most Waryam Singh Sandhu’s stories. Ready with the script based on two such stories — “Bajiyan Bahi” and “Mai Hun Theek Thaak Haan”, Amrik wishes to direct the films himself. He is waiting for the right occasion and the right cast, as he explains, “The film world is undergoing a churning for good. There is room for experiments and also for fresh talent. It was not so when we joined this line.” Reflective over the gradual decline of parallel cinema movement, Amrik says, “Art films don’t fit into the new parameters of commercial success. There is a set of distributors that rules the roost in Bollywood, and they are not convinced with the selling power of such films. Some art films sponsored by the government have caused loss of crores. So few film makers like Shyam Benegal dare to venture in this area. He is working hard to make a name for India in the global market.” For his part, Amrik Gill would rather make a romantic film. “Romance never flops. It is a pious emotion which touches every heart. As such I like to mix poetry and drama in my dialogues.” This blend was seen at its best in “Hum dil de chuke sanam”, which reveled in the romantics of film making, with Amrik lacing the dialogues with love. Now Amrik is concentrating on theatre alone. “Thuan” has been done aesthetically to recreate the punch and the sting of “Scorpion”. Punjabi language has been used to cook up a brilliant comedy, which was recently staged in Amritsar. The play is being presented by Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Akademi. |
Music, dance and jazz at Sylvie’s salon
Cricket had nothing to do with it except for the fact that shining stars of Indian team Harbhajan Singh and Yuvraj Singh were invited to it. But the excitement at the party organised late Monday evening — for celebrating the gala inauguration of Sylvie’s beauty saloon — was comparable to one-day cricket match. There was no doubt about it. It all started at about 9 pm. The youngsters, eager to loose away their blues, rushed to the restaurant in Sector 26 clutching the deep blue passes. No wonder, bottlenecks were created in the parking lots outside the joint as the residents struggled hard to find place for leaving behind their vehicles. The security arrangements too were tight. Everywhere you looked, you could see men-in-khakis trying hard to control the traffic. Also to prevent the hooligans, without passes, from barging in. Inside the hall, it was an all new world. Even for city residents ignorant about the art of holding cricket bats and balls with firm hands, the hall was the right place to be in. Their exhilarated figures, illuminated by colourful blinking lights, swayed wildly to the thumping beat of pulsating western and Punjabi music booming out of overhead speakers. The party also provided youngsters an opportunity to display the latest in their wardrobes. That is, perhaps, the reason why so many girls descended on the dance floor to twirl around excitedly in mystic black and alluring brown mini skirts. Some others could be seen wearing short denim skirts teamed with high heels. As if sleeveless lycra tops were passe, they could be seen cutting foot loose in backless blouses held together with plastic straps around the shoulders. Smoothing their highlighted almond-brown and golden-yellow hair, the dancing queens waved enthusiastically at the crowd having drinks. Among the revellers was hairstylist Sylvie clad in a backless green blouse tied together at the waist. Adjusting the saree of matching hue with ringed fingers, she shook in sync with the music. Real excitement, however, broke loose at about 11 pm when Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj Singh and Punjabi singer Gursewak Mann entered the hall. Shrieking with excitement, the young fans rushed forward to take autographs. Flash lights blinded the revellers momentarily as some others clicked. For once, sumptuous food being served in the adjoining hall was forgotten by the revellers as Yuvraj descended on the dance floor to dance with Sylvie and others. They continued even as beads of perspiration appeared on their foreheads. |
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Summer workshops catching on SHE loves to earn, but hates to sweat it out in the sun. That’s the reason why Tarunima is teaching little ones stuff that she is yet to learn by organising a summer workshop at a friend’s place. If you do not believe it, just see her in action. The undergraduate carries bouquet of fresh-cut flowers in resolute hands like a baton. No, not like a baby. That is all she knows about etiquettes. Another thing. The damsel has never heard of Mrs Grundy. But makes a guess if you try to test her profound knowledge. “Oh, isn’t she a friend of Archie, Betty and Veronica?” she mutters confidently. “You see, I love comics and never make a mistake as far as funny characters are concerned”. Anyway, her lack of knowledge is no deterrent. She is instructing children about the dictates of society, social graces and something about formalities. Also about the well-defined art of sticking the pinkie out while sipping tea silently. All this and much more during the workshop. The reason behind her thunderous enthusiasm is not very hard to see. Summer workshops and camps are a “roaring success” in 2004 because of the easy money involved in it. Each organiser — even if he knows nothing — can earn up to Rs 6,000 by taking care of 10 kids for as many number of days. Free from exams, Tarunima and her chums are pocketing Rs 8,000 each for a fortnight. “Well, it really does not matter if so many of the organisers know a little, like Tarunima. For Rs 600, working parents can leave their children in safe custody from 10 am to 1 pm during the vacations,” says young sociologist Neena Mehta. Explaining the trend, she says, “A substantial number of parents in the city are working and supporting nuclear families. So, they leave the children in crèches while they flip through the files in offices. Even during vacations, some of them have little time to take their children out for holidays”. She asserts, “Creches become boring during summer break as few students are present. So, workshops provide ideal solution to their problem of accommodating children. That is why kids are enrolled ruthlessly, sometimes without even verifying the authenticity of claims”. If you are still having any doubts about the popularity of workshops, just flip through newspapers. You will find scores of advertisements and news reports, besides mauve and purple pamphlets, promising to teach the little ones clay modelling, drawing and greeting card crafting, along with dancing and etiquette, in schools, even at home. Rough estimate puts the total number of summer workshops to over 30. So folks, be careful before you shop around for workshops. |
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SHANKAR Sahney’s new music album — “Oh Teray Kya Kehna” — is already a hit in discotheques. A fusion of Hindi and English music, some songs in the recently released album have been shot in Mumbai. The first song in the cassette “Tu pee aur jee” is a racy remix and “is especially close to Shankar’s heart. Other songs “Kya hua tera vaada”, “jaana jaan” and “vaada karle saajna” are soft melodies. The album has been produced by Ajay Kapoor. It is the “brain child” of Dipak Goswami. The video director is Fazal Mehmood and choreographer is Jojo. It has been re-arranged by Babloo and Vivek Sahney. For those of you who are not familiar with his achievements, Sahney was chosen best pop singer for his last album. He was honoured at an annual award ceremony held at Toronto, Canada, in October last year. Known as one of the best stage performers, Sahney has promoted Indian folk music in different part of the world and has shared the stage with Vengaboys. Born in a family where music has always been the top priority, Sahney is a proponent of Kirana Gharana. He was initiated in the world of “sur” and “taal” at the tender age of three and was trained under the watchful eye of his father Prof Tej Bahadur Sahney who was Head of the Music Department at a government college. Sahney is also featuring in movie “Ishq” opposite Ayesha Julka in the lead role. The movie is a romantic thriller.
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Fashion show with a difference Bored of fashion shows exhibiting usual stuff every now and then in city auditoriums? Want to see the reflection of talent in cheerful apparel that can be worn on and off the ramp? Get ready for “Glitz 2004” being organised by the National Institute of Fashion Designing (NIFD), on June 26 at Mohali Club in Phase XI. The show will showcase the talent of fashion design department. It will have a complete range of fashion apparels and accessories. The show will be choreographed by Manoj Sharma, while the event will be organised by Ramp World. This is not the first show being organised by the institute. In fact, NIFD, inaugurated in 1995, has been holding fashion shows regularly in which top models display dresses created by its students.
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Market Pulse Carrying on its agenda of innovation for 2004, Tropicana, a juice brand from PepsiCo, has unveiled a new category — Tropicana Tropics — to augment existing categories of Tropicana Premium Gold and Tropicana Season’s Best. Tropicana Tropics Mango Nectar, launched under the new category, is made from best quality Alphonso and other mango pulp sourced from India. According to Mr Subroto Chattopadhyay, Executive Director (New Business Market Unit), Pepsi Foods Pvt. Ltd., the introduction of Tropics Mango Nectar will be followed by Tropics Litchi and Tropics Guava, both tropical fruits highly popular in India. Tropicana has been registering a healthy double digit growth in the country, and India is now among the top ten markets for Tropicana worldwide.” Significantly, India is now an approved source for mango pulp within the Tropicana worldwide system, and can soon emerge as a major sourcing base for other exotic fruits for Tropicana’s international market. Pepsi India is currently exporting mango pulp and concentrate to countries like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Sudan, the UAE, the UK, Holland, Germany, Israel, Bangladesh, South Korea and Russia. Litchi, guava and pomegranate are being currently produced for export. Efforts are also being made to develop superior varieties of pineapple in the country. This summer, Tropicana introduced two new flavours — Tropicana Season’s Best Orange —Apple Tango and Tropicana Season’s Best Tropical Fruit Juice (Fruit Fusion).
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