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PEC alumni to set up institute
Chandigarh, October 24 Initially, the proposed KCMF-interface institute will offer two-year applied courses to pass-outs from engineering colleges in the north. Over 10,000 members of the PEC Old Students Association (PECOSA) will generate over Rs 60 crore to set up the institute on the outskirts of the city, possibly in Panchkula district. Members of the PECOSA, settled across the world, have already begun the exercise of mobilising funds for the project. The model of the proposed institute has been drawn on the line of Freuen Hofen Institute in Berlin. Talking to TNS, Mr R.K. Kaura, general secretary of the foundation, said every department of the institute would be attached with an industry. The foundation plans to lay the stone of the institute on February 1, the day Kalpana Chawla died in the Columbia crash. Around 80 acres would be required to set up the institute. Mr Kaura, who has been instrumental in pushing the project, said initially 25 students would be inducted in each department from engineering colleges. Once fully functional, students from across the country could apply. In the proposed institute the KCMF would also run a entrepreneur development centre. Students would be helped in seeking funds for setting up industry.
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Ambedkar institute team
emerges runner-up
Chandigarh, October 24 The team had planned a Thai restaurant where the guests could talk to the chef at job. The total layout was finished in 80 minutes against allowed duration of three hours. The Principal of the institute, Mr Naveen Kumar Nanchahal, motivated the students.
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Miss World Punjaban contest on Nov 6
MISS World Punjaban is a beauty contest where the co-existence of beauty and brains will become a reality. The Sabhachark Saath Panjab is organising this unique contest for the last 13 years. All beautiful Punjabi women care eligible to participate.
At a press conference held at Sector 27 on Sunday, its founder chairman, Mr Jasmer Singh Dhatt informed that in this contest rich culture of Punjab would be displayed. The final round of this show will be organised on November 6 at GRD Academy, Ludhiana. For this show they have already selected candidates from different cities. For the semi final, 31 participants have been selected after many rounds including personal talent, traditional and beauty round. These rounds held at October 23 at Dara studio and October 24 at VLCC. The beauty contest will be telecast on ETC channel Punjabi. Mr K.S. Sandhu, Mr Ravinder Narayan and Mrs Rajie from ETC Channel Punjabi also spoke on the occasion.
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The wave of discounts and offers is zenith these days. The festive season has lots of dazzling deals, easy EMI and zero down payment schemes along with tempting offers. The attractive offers as part of the Divali bonanza in Sectors 17, 22, 19 and 37 and NAC, Mani Majra, have added to the rush of customers flocking these markets.
Various companies have launched promotional schemes to lure consumers. From those manufacturing home appliances to electronic goods and other consumer items, all are trying to cash in on the festive spirit. But the actual worth of these discounts and offers is often concealed by the spirit of festival. Moreover, these freebies come with a price. Leading companies like LG Electronics and Samsung have launched schemes and have a budget of over Rs 100 crore in this regard. These gifts range from a washing machine to fridge, television, ovens, air conditioners and mobile phones. “These discounts are nothing but baits shopkeepers dangle before the customers”, said Anjali Sharma, a housewife. They have the knack of pricing the product in such a way that the customers get swayed to buy the same and often land up paying more than the product’s worth. Garment stores are usually the hot spots due to fairly good discounts and irresistible offers. But these discounts are usually offered on clearing sales and the stuff on sale may not be all that genuine, said Ms Shashi, cautioning the buyer. According to Ashok Gulati, a government school teacher, colourful advertisements also lure customer, but are often misleading. Some advertisements promise 50 per cent off but it’s only valid if you make purchases over and above a certain amount, which may not be in the budget of an average shopper. The average buyer who gets trapped often ends up buying things he doesn’t need, stuff he can’t afford. Lucky draws following purchases is another big attraction. But once the fervour of festive season is over he is left with no bank balance, a long-term monthly instalment loan and a product that was not really needed.
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Babuji zara dheere chalo, cautions Sonu Kakkar
She was just four and a half years old when she started singing. Sonu
Kakkar of the Babuji zara dheere chalo fame believes that passion is the most important ingredient required for singing.
It was a Popstars contest held in 2002 in Delhi where Sandeep Chowta recognised her talent and promised to give her a break in films. "He kept his promise and I got a chance to sing "Babuji" picturised on Yana Gupta. But Sonu could have never thought that her first song will become such a big hit. She also bagged "MTV Immies Award" for this song in the best debutant singer category. Since then she has not looked back. A fan of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, she derives a lot of inspiration from him. Talk of Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhonsle and you could see stars in her eyes. For music director she falls for R.D. Burman. "I can sing any kind of song as I love it," she says confidently What she has to say about the growing craze for item numbers? "Whatever is good, should be appreciated", she quips. As a child it was bhajan which would win her a lot of applause. Sufi music also fascinated her. The passion for singing took a toll on her studies and she had to leave her graduation mid-way. After
Babuji... she sang in Sandeep Chowta's non-filmi album Mitti. She enjoyed every bit of a emotional strings in "sun charkhe di". she also sang a "seductive" saanwariya in Kaizad Gustad's movie "boom". Now she has many offers and projects, including the song is
Sayonee mainu ishaq ho gaya from the movie Hum Do Hamara Ek. It is dance number composed by Sukhwinder Singh. She was in the city today along with Krishna, a playback
singer, and Santokh Singh, a music director, in connection with "Music Mirch Masala- 2004," an annual award function and mega musical show. Krishna’s Sufi style "I want to develop my own style so that people can recognise me from my voice", believes Krishna. His style of singing resembles that of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. It was his dream to be a singer which became a reality when he sang
Ishq khudai from Rudraksh and Sach hai sach hai from
Rakht. Krishna will always remain indebted to Inderjit Singh Bedi, of Chandigarh, who taught him the basics of music He has dabbled in various artistic
pursuits. It ranges from doing musical shows along with radio jockeying for Um al Quawain in Dubai to street plays. Desirous of working with artistes like Bally Saggo, he will be singing in forthcoming movies like
Musafir, Dus, Karm and Virudh. Santokh not by imagination alone "A lot of hard work and certain inputs are needed to be a music director. You cannot succeed without burning the midnight oil, howsoever, imaginative or creative you are",
believes 25-year-old music director Santokh Singh. The year 2002 began on a promising note for this young music director with the
release of his first solo album Saawariyan with Universal Music and this year he has come up with his second album'
Channa Vey. Talking about his album Channa Vey he said," It is a melodious score in which Sadhana Sargam, Kunal Ganjawila and Sonu Kakkar are the main singers. He has also penned down the lyrics for this album. "With fusion you can experiment a lot," he said. He has got training under Ustad Nawab Khan, Ustad Shaid Khan, Sajid Wajid and Pandit Dyal Thakur. Working with Sajid Wajid in albums like
Deewana, Khoya Khoya Chaand, and films like Baaghi,
Khauff, Hello Brother, Maa Tujhe Salaam, Tumko Naa Bhool
Payenge, Chori Chori and Shararat has given him more than enough exposure.
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Chandan presents old, new ghazals
Chandan Das cast his spell over the city last night while rendering ghazals in his inimitable style. The ghazal singer, who was here on an invitation of the Mehak Cultural Forum, sang both his vintage stuff, which has made him a legend, as well as those which may have not become famous but certainly make you ask for more.
The evening, which continued well into the night, saw Chandan Das starting with a couplet, ''Aap gairon ki baat karte ho, hamne apne bhi azmaye hain, log kaanton se bach kar chalte hain, hamne phulon se jakhme khayan hain''. The audience lapped up the ghazals, including "shama se roshni ki baat karo, chand se chandni ki baat karo, jeene walon tumhe khuda ki kasam, maut se zindagi ki baat karo". Speaking on the occasion, forum president Naresh Raj said the forum would be coming up with more such programmes in the coming months.
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programme of Gurbani sangeet, "Sanjhe Rang Punjab de" by, Bhai Gulam Mohammad Chand Rababi, a descendent of Bhai Mardana, from was organised Pakisatn at Tagore Theatre, sector 18 on Sunday. It was organised by the Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Academy.
Bhai Gulam along with Mohammad Afzal and Riyaz Ahmad filled the ambience with their spiritual notes by singing soulful shabad — "Awwal Allah noor upayo". It was followed by more shabads, including "Gur charni chitt laiye". Interestingly Bhai Gulam also explained the meaning of each 'shabad' in his own unique style. A non-Sikh especially a Pakistani giving such good explanation of the 'Gurbani', was admired by. The Editor, of Preetladi magazine, Ms Poonam gave the Bhai Mardana Award and a cash Rs 5100 to Bhai Gulam.
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‘I believe in experimenting with the new stuff and designs so that I could improve upon my work everytime," says Delhi-based designer Kiranreet Singh, who is visiting the city to showcase her latest Bugli collection for winters. Her new collection includes unstitched suits, sarees, duppattas and semi pashmina shawls.
Ms Kiranreet Singh has specialized in hand painting and excelled in laying stress on the usage of bold flowers in her range.
The elegant sequins touch has given a different look to her outfits. A lot of silk, georgette, crepe and chiffon can be seen in her collections. Designing clothes has been her childhood love and it is almost a decade now when she first dabbled into her dream profession. Armed with a diploma in textile designing from Lucknow, she has acquired a class professional touch and is busy holding exhibitions across the country for past 10 years.
Her collection will be showcased tomorrow at hotel Aroma, Sector 22. OC
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