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PEC staff find lacunae
in notification
Chandigarh, September 26 In a recent communication to the university, the administration has sought option from the employees on whether they want to get absorbed in the deemed university or return to the administration. The employees have pointed out certain contradictions in the notification and a Memorandum of Agreement. Mr Jiwan Singh, president, Group ‘C’ and ‘D’ Employees Union, said the para 9(1) of the Memorandum of Agreement indicated towards self-contradictions on the issue of protecting the service conditions of the employees. The last sentence in the para states: “The right and privileges as to pension, leave, gratuity, provident fund and other related matters should continue until such are altered by a change in the bye-laws or rules”. The para 29 of the notification provides that all service conditions of the absorbed employees in the PEC society would remain the same as if they are government servants and no service conditions would be modified which is detrimental to the employees. The employees want to know whether the benefit of enhancement in the retirement age from 58 to 50 years would be available to the employees who opt for permanent absorption in PEC society and are due to retire in September, October, November and December this year. The issue was raised through a representation submitted to the Home Secretary. “If the employee opt for being reverted to the administration, what time would it taken to decide on their status”, asked Mr Jiwan. Regarding the availability of funds to the deemed university, the employee leaders state that once an institution is notified under Section 3 of the UGC, it would continue to get funds from existing sources.
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Hamara School
B.S.H. Arya High School, Sohana, was set up in 1953 by Mr Tilak Ram Aggarwal. Its motto is to impart quality education to rural children. Nominal fee is charged. Concession is granted to the poor. The school is run on no-profit basis with the help of 95 per cent grant-in-aid provided by the government since 1967. The school has a spacious building designed by a former student of the school. Housed in natural surroundings, it has lawns, playfields, 50 classrooms, library, laboratories, A computer room and administrative block. Mr Gianchand Aggarwal is the chairman of the managing committee. The senior secondary wing is being run by the managing committee headed by Mr Gyaneshwar Sharma in non medical, commerce and arts streams. The school has an NCC naval wing as well as an NSS unit. The school organises kho-kho, kabaddi, cricket and wrestling events. The school has transport facility for students of distance villages. It is striving for the uplift of rural students. Development of sound foundation in academics with active participation in sports inculcating a habit of self-discipline and strong character and imparting a high standard of moral education.
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Principal Speak
Children are the future leaders of society and schools are important centres where they are to be shaped. During their impressionable age, after family, school plays an important role in overall development of the child. It is in the hands of a school to shape these raw diamonds. The school must provide maximum facilities and a healthy atmosphere to the students. Gradually quality education is becoming a dream and is out of the reach of simple rural people due to commercialisation and job orientation of education. The present education system has become curriculum-oriented and puts enormous pressure on children. Excessive pressure leads to stress and children are left with little time to pursue hobbies and extra-curricular activities. We are so lost in this modern world that we are leaving our traditional values and rich culture behind. To tackle these problems, our school has made special efforts in various fields. To make education reachable, the school is charging nominal fee and granting concession to needy students. The school is being run on no-profit basis. The school has well-planned curricular and extra-curricular activities. We lay emphasis on sports as well. The school has been achieving outstanding results in various board examinations over the past 50 years.
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From Schools and Colleges Chandigarh, September 26 At the Government College, Sector 46, the college Principal, Dr A.N. Garg, inaugurated a 10-day NSS camp. He exhorted the youth to take active part in development activities. Grandparents Day Tiny tots of St Kabir Public School celebrated Grandparents Day. They interviewed their grandparents and prepared greeting cards. Language contest An inter-school state-level language competition for primary classes was held at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 46. The competition was held in Punjabi, Hindi and English. Fire safety Students and teachers of Doon Valley Public School, Nalagarh, participated in an exercise of evacuation in case of fire. Mr Rohit Ved, quality safety engineer from the Indian Institute of Fire Engineering, Nagpur, conducted the exercise. Nature trail Yuvsatta and the Department of Forests started a Saturday nature trail programme for students of schools in Chandigarh. Under the programme, students of Moti Ram Arya Senior Secondary School, Sector 27, were taken to the Sukhna wildlife sanctuary. Tennis tournament Harneet Singh of Saharanpur and Dr Peter Desouza of Nahan were declared winners in the Ropar district 3080 table tennis tournament. Teams and individuals from 77 clubs participated.
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P.C. Markanda
re-elected
Chandigarh, September 26 According to a release, Mr Markanda was elected for the seventh consecutive term from the individual members’ constituency. Six candidates were in the fray for the two seats in this constituency and Mr Markanda secured maximum votes. Among those who lost were former Uttaranchal High Court Chief Justice Ashok V. Desai (retd) and Mr Suresh Kotak, Chairman and Managing Director of Mumbai-based firm of Chartered Accountants M/s Kotak & Co.
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Stay on demolition in Sec 40 house
Chandigarh, September 26 The Civil
Judge (Junior Division), Mr R.K. Sharma, directed both parties to maintain status quo till October 8. The directions were issued on a complaint filed by Mr Gurpal Singh, a tenant of the house. The Judge ruled that there was prima facie grounds to presume that Mr Tehal Singh, defendant, was trying to demolish the building. Mr Tehal Singh claims to have purchased the property from Mr Varinder Kumar, on a general power of attorney (GPA). The GPA had been disputed by Mr Gurpal Singh. Judicial remand
All four girls arrested by the police for immoral trafficking from
Yavnika Garden, Sector 5, yesterday, were sent to judicial remand after
they were produced in the court of Duty Magistrate, Mr Gulab Singh, here
today. Asha Rani, a sister of one of the girls arrested yesterday, was
also sent to judicial remand for allegedly trying to bribe an SHO
dealing with the case.
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3 former office-bearers of SBI association get bail
Chandigarh, September 26 According to information, the judge fixed October 11 as the next date of hearing in the case. The three accused — Narinder Kumar Paliwal, a former all-India chief secretary of the association, K.K. Bandish, a general secretary of the local unit and Raju Dhar, were present in the court. The case dated back to October 30, 1999, when the general council meeting of the association was to be held in Patna. When a majority of the delegates did not receive invitations for the council meeting, a local court was moved and the meeting was stayed. On the other hand, the accused contended that 651 UPCs were sent to various destinations in India through the Sector 17 GPO. However, an inquiry by the Postal Department revealed that the UPCs were never sent from here. Later, on the application of Mr Makan Singh a case was also registered in Sector 17 police station.
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Musical evening organised
Chandigarh, September 26 Mr Pawan Kumar Bansal, MP, was the chief guest while Mr Kanwal Bakshi, member SSS Board, Punjab, and Ms Anu Chatrath, Councillor, were guests of honour. |
Aryans conquer hearts
They came, they saw and they conquered. The Aryans’ invasion of City Beautiful had its repercussions. And city residents reluctantly gave in.
DJ Narayan, Sada Shivan, Atul, Yaqu and Jogi all together unleashed musical fury at the Forest Hill Resort today. The performance which started two hours behind schedule tested the patience of audience. However, the group managed to cheer up the complaining crowd with their music. They began with songs from their own albums including ‘‘Ye hawa kehti hai, dekha hai teri aankhon ko and hai dil” and “Ladki Kamal”. However, it was the Punjabi numbers which created the much needed dhamaka. Many from the crowd were charged enough to shed their inhibitions and dance. They sang Jajit Singh’s only Punjabi song ‘‘Hai Rabba’’. Punjabi numbers of Daler Mehndi Sukhbir, Jassi and Harbhajan Mann, including songs like ‘‘Main dardi rab’’ and ‘‘Lara lappa’’ making people move with them. More melodious music flowed from R.D Burman’s remixes, including ‘‘Jaan-e-jaan dhoondhta’’, ‘‘Yamma yamma’’ and many other hit numbers. The dance group Steps from Chandigarh gave a wonderful dance performance throughout the show. Sada said,‘‘Though I am a Malyalee but I can sing songs in Punjabi’’. Earlier, Chandigarh Tribune had a chat also with them in which they shared their own experiences. Aryans, forceful and intense, write, compose and sing with equal skill. Their first album ‘‘Aankhon mein tera hi cherha’’ was released in 1998. DJ Naryan, an I AS officer, was at his hilarious best. ‘‘Sometimes when I am singing I behave like a bureaucrat and when I am in office I am more like a singer’’. ‘‘We are creating music with which people can relate themselves. The stress is on pouring out emotions in our songs. Fortunately, Indian people are very sentimental and they can feel music easily’’. He plays the guitar too. Talking about the latest remixes, DJ said: “I feel this is a dark phase in the music industry and it will soon end”. Sada said: “Our main competition was with the latest remix numbers which gain popularity immediately. In a top 10 show, eight numbers are of this kind. The competition is tough and uneven. When semi clad models dance in these number no one is bothered about the lyrics. But our greatest strength lies in soulful lyrics and melody which is bound to leave an impact on the people. But music is not viable financially, they rue”. “If you are performing solo then it is ok but in group it becomes difficult. Misunderstandings and fights also happens between us but we resolve it”. “The plain fact is that we cannot survive with ego hassles. Moreover, the bond of friendship between us is strong and we are professional too”. Interestingly, Sada is scientist by profession. He also had formal training in classical and vocal under the guidance of Pandit Brij Mohan Dixit. Sada plays the keyboard too. My singing comes from the heart, he said Talking about their future project, Sada said: “We are giving music in films”. But they are quite secretive and are not ready to disclose the names of the movies. They are giving music in a Star TV production. Yaqu, who is a lead guitarist, is running an academy where he gives training in guitar. Jogi plays saxophone and Atul is rhythm guitarist.
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A model who aspires to be an actress
She had never thought of becoming a model or an actress. “It took me one year to decide to be model when a Delhi based co-ordinator Rashmi Virmani offered me a chance,” said Aparna Kumar. The model was here in connection with the
inauguration of a Showroom dealing in diamond jewellery on Saturday.
She is trying her luck in movies too. She will be starring in movies’ Rok sako to Rok lo, and ‘ Popcorn khao mast ho jao’. “I am not restricted to one particular aspect and I will do whatever comes in my way”. I don’t mind when people take me as a sex symbol as long as they are not harming me. ‘If you have good body then there is no harm in flaunting it. She has a lot of admiration for Rekha, Shabana Azmi, who exude a lot of sex appeal. Even in a saree they look alluring. Late Smita Patil too falls in the same category. Talking about the exploitation of women involved in modelling profession she said,” It all depends on the woman how she tackles it. If she strongly says ‘ no’ she can’t be exploited. But if the idea is to make a quick buck then chances of her exploitation are more. Her greatest
strength lies in her friends and her parents. ‘When ever i feel low i just call them up feel buoyant’.
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From ferrying children to making chocolates
She was the first to ferry schoolchildren from periphery towns of Panchkula and Mohali to Chandigarh. She was the first in the city to go commercial with her home-made chocolates. She was also the first to dabble in exotic vegetables and salads by opening a shop in Sector 11 and earning the sobriquet sabziwalli aunty.
Meet Anupam Mehta, wife, mother, grandmother and essentially a home-maker, who loves to keep herself occupied with some enterprising venture or the other. “Most of my activities have been for children”, says this trendy 58-year-old. In 1980, when she was working as substitute teacher in Sacred Heart High School, Chandigarh, she started the first private transport service for students staying in Panchkula and Mohali. Students from these two towns had to make their own transport arrangements as buses of schools in Chandigarh did not go outside the city. Anupam began with a Matador and 10 children and within seven years was running three buses. Initially she transported children of just one school but gradually a number of schools approached her. “Once when one of the drivers was absent, I drove the bus myself. I took care of most of the work like getting the buses repaired, getting permits. I even went for the bidding of the buses, which raised quite a few eyebrows”, she chuckles. In 1987, when militancy was at its height in Punjab, Anupam handed over her bus business to schools as a couple of children of VIPs going in her buses had received terrorist threats. Keen to work with children again, in 1989, Anupam took over as Principal of First Step being run by the Durga Das Foundation. Alongside, she worked as a coordinator in the paediatric unit of the PGI. For 10 years, she coordinated between the Red Cross and the hospital authorities to provide “panjiri” and milk powder to malnutritioned children. She also got in touch with Anant Pai, Editor of Amar Chitra Katha publications, to open a library for the children. With her initiative, the children in the ward could also relish piped music and television. Anupam’s dipped her fingers into chocolate-making when her daughter got married. Her son-in-law was extremely fond of chocolates, so she would buy exotic choco delights for him. But she decided to try her hand at them after doing a course in baking and getting some tips from a Taj chef. Encouraged by her family and friends, she put up her first sale in her garden in 1989. Soon she came out with seven varieties and was supplying them to corporate offices and hotels in New Delhi. In Chandigarh, she continues to have her sales only during Divali and New Year’s eve. She doesn’t retail her goodies as, she admits, there’s not enough margin between the cost and sale price. Wife of a merchant navy officer, Anupam now spends three weeks of a month in her ancestral house in Solan and one week in Chandigarh. She prefers making chocolates in Solan, where the weather is conducive for their preparation. Content with whatever she has done so far, Anupam believes that to make a success of any endeavour, you should know your job well and mustn’t depend on a second hand. When she started the bus service, she knew how to fix a puncture and could accurately ascertain the mileage of each of her buses. And, today she may have a number of workers to dish out the chocolates but for vital details like roasting the nuts and cleaning the raisins, this hands-on businesswoman banks on none but herself.
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Shubha’s musical magic casts spell
Shubha Mudgil — the name conjures image of a glowing face, warm personality committed to classical singing. The singer who is associated with khayal style of singing was in the city to perform at Himachal Bhawan, Sector 28 yesterday.
Since she had remained under the tutelage of more than one guru, her style is a unique synthesis of several influences. She rendered songs from medieval mystic poetry in her mellifluous voice ‘Prem ban jogi maran’ and ‘haman hai ishq mastana’ reflected her hold over the craft. But it was the ‘Sahib ae rang de chunri’ which cast a magical spell. She filled the ambience with spiritual notes by singing ‘Nirgun padh’, and dohas of Kabir. The influence of her voice left a deep impact on the audience. Aneesh Pradhan on tabla, Nirmal Pawar on dholak and Sudhir on harmonium helped her to make the show memorable.
— OC
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Do not grumble that your parents’ genes have given you black eyes while you clamour for blue. A visit to an optician’s shop could unveil several opportunities. You can change your eye colour as often as you want.
Wear colour contact lenses for special occasions to match with your outfit or even your mood. You can even flaunt them to go with your make-up or fashion accessories. It is not true that only those who require correction of number of lenses should go for contact lenses. It is now increasingly being adopted by those who want to look good. Consumers earlier had never such a wide range to choose from. In the 70s, the only option for lens wearer was hard or semi-soft lenses which were difficult to use and maintain. But with the introduction of soft contact lenses, these problem no longer exist. These are comfortable and easy to use. Soft like an onion peel, these just drape the cornea. Numerous companies offer a wide range of contact lenses. There are contact lenses which have a life span of one month and one-year disposable lenses are for one -time use. These can be replaced quickly. Contact lenses score over spectacles on many counts. Their field vision is broader compared to spectacles. The contact lenses do not get foggy when you eat hot piping food. These help users lead an active life. It is best for children who play cricket or any other sport. The risk of spectacle lenses breaking and causing harm to the eye is reduced. No wonder many sportspersons prefer to switch over to soft contact lenses. Teenagers, too, feel that contact lenses give them an edge. These fulfil their need to look good and confident. Moreover they feel contact lenses offer them a big freedom. Heena, a college student, wants to get rid of her spectacles. With contact lenses, she feels she can step out in a confident manner. But for 18-year-old Priyanka, these serve her different need. A fan of Aishwarya Rai, she tries to copy her in every possible way — whether dresses or hairstyle or expressions. Now she uses green contact lenses for that complete Aishwarya-look. Choose bold colours like violet, sapphire blue, jade green and amethyst to make a stunning impact at parties. For a subtle and natural look, use hazel, shadow brown and grey contact lenses. Cast a seductive spell with chestnut colour. Pick up misty grey to appear mysterious. And if you are bored of of your ever-black eyes, adopt light shade contact lenses Guys, too, can make a fashion statement. Go for blue lenses for the Tom Cruise-look to brighten you day. But relish your dreams without eye lenses. Do not forget to remove them before going to sleep. OC
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Food
Festival
As you enter the restaurant area of Hotel Maya Palace in the Sector 35 lane of eateries, you are struck by the soft glow radiated by the lighted lanterns hanging along the walls. To highten the Mughlai feel are the candles on the tables and glittering fabric on the ceiling of the dining hall.
The special menu during the Mughlai festival period gives you a chance to savour Hyderabadi and Mughlai specialties from chef Mohammad Jamiruddin’s kitchen. The dessert seb ki Kheer is an absolute delight. A chilled scoop of the thick kheer served in metal bowls is enough. That’s because, firstly, you are already full with a course of snacky tikka starters, followed by the clear tomato shorba, garnished with coriander leaves and ginger juliennes and the main meal. Secondly, the milk that has been heated and continuously ladled in the karahi to almost rabri-like consistency along with grated apples is further enriched with a generous sprinkling of slivers of almonds, pistachio and raisins. Complementing the main dish is the biryani, but be sure to specify that you want it cooked in dum style to get that Hyderabadi feel. While chicken comes in the dum Lucknowi style, mutton is primed in the way of dum Hyderabadi. For the vegetarians is the tahere veg biryani. This rice preparation goes well with bahadri kofta – a wonderful combination of spinach, potato and cheese. It is supposed to be a favourite of Maharaja Sayaji Rao of Gaekwad. Birbal’s pasand, aloo achari too spices up your taste with the scent of pickle masala. The non-veg dish to complete your could be machhli ka salan. The recipe of this fish has been taken from the kitchen of Sultan Ibrahim of Hyderabad. Or, the rajwadi ghost if you prefer tender pieces of lamb or the nawabi nai korma if mutton cooked in aromatic thick gravy is your style.
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It has been rightly said that if a country has to be developed, its citizens should be developed, who are the strongest pillars of the nation. For this, emphasis is to be laid on education. Only education can help them to broaden their thoughts so that another step can be added to the progress of civilisation. Since India lies in villages, we have taken upon us the task of uplift of rural children by facilitating modern education for them at nominal cost. 
