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Students vow not to use crackers
Chandigarh, November 11 The festive spirit reigned St Peter’s Secondary School, Sector 37, where the school compound brimmed with colour, music, mirth and joy. The programme began with a short speech on Divali by the school Head Girl followed by tiny-tots and students of senior classes dancing to Punjabi numbers and Hindi songs. School walls were decorated with anti-cracker slogans like “A Divali full of noise, can give you a life of darkness” and “Forsake crackers, embrace safety”. The Peterites pledged not to use crackers from this Divali and enjoy the light and warmth of candles, with good music and delicious food. A day prior to the Divali celebrations, the students visited Old Age Home, Sector 15, with gifts, sweets and candles. Tiny-tots of Shishu Niketan, Sector 22, painted colourful earthen lamps and made greeting cards to celebrate the festival of lights. In a room, decorated with candles and streamers, they danced to peppy numbers and presented a cultural show. Government Girls Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, here organised a ‘Divali fest’ today which was inaugurated by the Director, Public Instruction (S), Mr D.S. Mangat. A cultural programme was held on the occasion. The school campus bore festive look as students installed a number of stalls, including game and handicraft stalls. An anti-crackers rally was also held by the students of the ECO club which was flagged off by the Principal, Mrs Kuldevi Yadav. Students of different schools in the city are playing a crucial role in spreading the message of ' Say no to crackers'. With a day left for the festival of lights, students of Government Senior Secondary School, Sector 37-C, carrying placards and banners took out a rally in the city. The rally was organised by the NSS unit of the school in coordination with the Environment Society. The students pledged not to burst crackers and also dissuade others. The Principal of the school, Ms Jasminder Kaur, flagged off the rally. In another rally taken out by students of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 37-B, students urged the city residents to contribute in checking air pollution. The message of ' Say no crackers' was spread through innovative slogans. The Eco Club of the school organised a talk on the issue. At Government Senior Secondary School, Karsan village, the Environment Society of Chandigarh in collaboration with the UP Welfare Association, organised an anti-crackers rally. The members of the Eco Friendly Club of Ajit Karam Singh International Public School, Sector 41, took part in a rally in the Sector 37 market. As many as 200 students participated in the procession to bring awareness and educate the public on the issue. To celebrate the festival, students of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 33, took part in a number of activities. The students of Classes V to VIII took part in 'diya' decorating competition and the students of Classes IX to XII participated in poster-making competition. The other items organised on the occasion were group songs, dances, skits and speeches. ambala: Ms Nagrath said the students should keep up the spirit of Divali by spreading joy to the world through their deeds. Himanshi, Parul, Ripu Daman, Gunjan, Prabhleen and Ananya who were winners of different contests at the fate. Divali was celebrated in PKR Jain Public School on Thursday. School Principal Jyotsana Sachdeva lighted the traditional lamp. A cultural programme was also organised. School committee president Bharat Bhushan Jain, manager Bhushan Jain and treasurer Munish Jain spoke on the occasion. PANCHKULA: The Principal of the school, Ms Ravi Bhatnagar, lighted the lamp. Students presented a dance and recited Ganesh vandana. Teachers recited bhajans. At Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 1, Chandi Mandir, students participated in a declamation contest. The Principal, Ms Narinder Mohini, urged the students to adopt the principles of Pt Jawaharlal Nehru. This was followed by a community lunch and a football match. Delhi Public School, Pinjore, organised a rangoli-making, card-designing contest. It was decorated with earthen lamps and candles and prayers were held. Students were urged to keep away from crackers and light up their Divali with exchanging greetings. Mohali: Students participated in a rally against bursting of crackers. Later, they presented dances and skits on literacy. A group of young children performed an action song holding earthen lamps in their hands. Ms Jaspal Kaur, Principal the school, addressed the students and praised them for presenting a good show. Students of Swami Ram Tirath Public School celebrated Divali on Thursday. A series of competitions were held in the school. Students participated in card making, candle making and 'diya' decoration. The school building was decorated with garlands prepared by the students. Earlier, a special morning assembly devoted to children's day was held. The fun-filled day concluded with the community lunch for students. Yesterday, the birth anniversary of Swami Ram Tirath was celebrated in the school. Students put up a colourful cultural programme, including a recitation of bhajan composed by swamiji. A skit titled, 'Deaf and dumb', was also presented by the students. The enthusiastic performance of giddha by nursery kids enthralled the audience. Students of Golden Bells Public School here celebrated Children’s Day and Divali on Thursday. The programme started with speeches to enlighten students with the importance of the festival. Children guised as flowers spread fragrance and smiles. Students posed as famous personalities in a mock conference. Tiny tots participated in a host of other fun-filled events through the day.
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School holds contests
Mohali, November 11 Those who won prizes include Gurleen Saini, Aarzoo, Gurkiran Sokhi, Yatin Bunger, Mehtab, Jaideep, Kamalpreet Singh, Avaloop Singh, Rupal Vashisht, Raljit, Ashwariya Agarwal, Praverjot Singh, Harsimran Singh, Antriksh Dutta, Navpeet Singh, Gurinder Singh, Jatinpreet Singh, Abhishek Bohra, Ankita, Anmol Sandhu, Ramneek Kaur, Simardeep, Harsimrat, Sonalika, Manmeet, Anuradha, Mehakdeep, Kartik, Jaspreet, Surat, Pearl, Bhavuk, Anushka, Pallavi, Armaan, Karanveer, Ishwar, Anmol, Maninder, Tusshar, Chanderjot, Pooja, Gurleen, Daman, Varinder, Aman Singla, Hardik, Gurkaran, Harmanjot, Harsimrat, Lakshya, Avreet, Loveprateek and Hardeep.
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College commemorates installation of Guru Granth Sahib
Chandigarh, November 11 The function was marked by a kavi darbar which was convened by Mr Hari Singh Tachak. Participants from across the region recited religious verse. Sikh scholar, Rabinder S. Masroor from Kurukshetra University recited his composition “Do neeh pathar ek mehal de”. Mr R.S. Josh from Sangrur spoke on Sri Guru Granth Sahib. Students of the college recited a vaar. The function was chaired by Raja Harminder Singh, Member, Sikh Education Society. The concluding session saw a display of gatka by a team of professionals. Virasat celebrated: Enthralling cultural performances by students of GGDSD College, Sector 32, marked Virasat Prof. Roshan Lal Verma Memorial Fest held at the college, on Wednesday. Setting the mood with a soulful bhajan, jhoomar, kathak, songs, mime, giddha, bhangra and other items showcased the talent of the students. “Ek Maa Do Mulk”, a touching play dealing with the trauma of partition, moved the audience. Mr Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, MLA, Parliamentary Secretary, Agriculture and Cooperation, was the chief guest. He remembered his days as a student of the college. He donated Rs 1 lakh to the college. Earlier, he was welcomed by the college principal, Dr AC Vaid.
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PU extends date for submitting forms
Chandigarh, November 11 The decision has been taken in view of holidays in connection with Devali. The counter at the new enquiry office of the university would however, remain open on November 13 and 15 to receive the forms. However, even though today was supposed to be an “open day” for counters of the university, forms for private candidates were exhausted early in the morning. Anxious parents and students had to return without the forms and were told to return to the counter on November 15.
TNS
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School starts free classes
Chandigarh, November 11 More than 50 students of different classes attended the class. The Pratibimb, a social organisation, has offered to hold free classes on Indian mythology in any school or institute.
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A clarification
Reacting to a news item 'Stone crushers stifle tiny tots' published in
the Chandigarh Tribune on November 4, Mr S.G. Saxena, executive
secretary of Shiv Mandir Shivalik Bharti Public School, Mubarikpur, made
it clear that the school was being run by Shivalik Bharati, an
Educational and Cultural Society, Chandigarh.
The land was given by
the Shiv Mandir Khera Society after passing a resolution on February 14,
1999. The main objective of the school, a branch of the Shivalik Bharati
Senior Secondary School, Dera Bassi, was to impart education in the
untapped areas, claimed Mr Saxena. He further clarified that the school
was not being run from a temple building. The building was constructed
by the society.
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7-year jail for four Nigerians
Panchkula, November 11 They were earlier booked by the police on charges of drug trafficking. The prosecution had alleged that brown sugar worth Rs 1 crore in the international market was recovered from all accused — Oobinwuijc Daniel, Anthony, Francis, Fread and Emanuel. While Fread hails from Zimbabawe, the other four are Nigerians. While four of the accused — Oobinwuijc Daniel, Anthony, Francis and Fread were arrested on the night of July 20, 2001, their fifth accomplice reportedly jumped from the first floor hideout in Sector 9 to escape arrest and was admitted to the PGI, Chandigarh. Packets of brown sugar weighing 250 gms each were recovered from them. Discharged: The Chief Judicial Magistrate, Mr Gulab Singh, has discharged the three partners of Vivek Document Centre, who were booked by the police in September this year on charges of cheating and forgery. The three persons, Vivek, Vishal and Kiran, were booked by the police on
charges of being in possession of fake stamp papers. The police had raided their premises in Sector 11 market and arrested them after a search operation. Since the police could not furnish any proof to support its allegations, the trio were discharged by the court today.
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New Releases
Divali will herald the release of big films like Yash Chopra’s cross border love story “Veer-Zaara”, a digitally enhanced ‘Mughal-e-Azam’ in all colour, Subhash Ghai’s ‘Aitraaz’ and Ram Gopal Varma’s ‘Naach’. Two love legends Salim-Anarkali and Veer-Zaara are ready to clash at the box office today.
In ‘Veer-Zaara’ Yash Chopra calls the shots once again on the eve of Divali. The filmmaker directs the team of his son Aditya Chopra’s ‘Mohabbatein’ — Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan. Rani Mukherjee and Preity Zinta play the female leads. Manoj Bajpai also stars in the film. Rs 30 crore ‘Veer-Zaara’ propagate the message that love knows no boundaries. Yash Chopra has dug out old compositions of late music maestro Madan Mohan for the songs. The songs have been recreated by Sanjiv Kohli, son of Madan Mohan. The film opens today at Piccadilly and Kiran, Chandigarh, Fun Republic, Mani Majra and K.C., Panchkula. * * * * * Mukta Arts will release ‘Aitraaz’. Abbas-Mastaan teams up first time with Subhash Ghai’s Mukta Arts. ‘Aitraaz’ explores different facets of man-woman relationship of love, lust and obsession. Akashay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra, Kareena Kapoor and Amrish Puri play main roles in ‘Aitraaz’. Sameer has penned the lyrics for Himesh Reshammiya. The film will hit the screen today at Nirman, Chandigarh, and Fun Republic, Mani Majra. * * * * * Newly restored K. Asif’s ‘Mughal-e-Azam’ is ready for grand revival today at Neelam, Chandigarh. It has romantic dialogues and action. For the first time in the history of cinema an entire film has been colour corrected. Real Dolby surround system has been created for this film. Naushad and Uttam Singh has jointly re-recorded the music. * * * * * After ‘Vaastu Shastra’ Ram Gopal Varma strikes back with eye-opener of a musical ‘Naach’. Another ‘factory’ production with Abhishek Bachchan playing a struggler. Antara Mali is a choreographer in ‘Naach’ and she has given some bold shots like those of Urmila Matondkar in ‘Rangeela’. Ram Gopal Varma has directed this film with Kiran Reddy. The Rs 6-crore film ‘Naach’ is presented by Saharaone Motion Pictures. It will be released today at Batra, Chandigarh, and Fun Republic, Mani Majra. — D.P. |
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He has studied up to Class X and then moved to Mumbai to cash in on his looks. Now he does stage shows across the country. He has also participated in Channel V shows, including ‘Ek Ka Teen’, ‘Tunna Bhai MBBS’ and ‘Koi Hil Gaya’ and “Fully Faltoo” on MTV. |
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Plea to make pulse
polio drive a success
Panchkula, November 11 She was presiding over a meeting to review the arrangements of the pulse polio programme made by the district health authorities last evening. Ms Kasni said that 71,000 children were below the age of 5 years . She said that 320 booths would be set up in the district and 1,280 workers had been deputed for the job. Besides Health Department workers of the ICDS, voluntary workers, staff of the Education Department and students would also be associated with the campaign. She also informed that 58 supervisors had been deputed to supervise the programme. The Civil Surgeon, Dr Satvir Chaudhary, said that polio drops would be given from 8 am to 4 pm. He said that seven transit teams and 13 mobile teams would be set up. Polio drops would also be administered on November 22 and November 23 by the Health Department workers, who would go from door-to-door.
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Intikhab, Gerhard honour students
Chandigarh, November 11 Gerhard and Intikhab obliged the students by giving them their autographs. Gerhard also gave tips to the trainees of St Stephen’s Hockey Academy. The following are the winners in various sports competitions: cricket: Guru Nanak Public School 1, St Stephen’s School ‘A’ 2; football: St Stephen’s School 'A' 1, St Xavier’s School 2; hockey: Ex-Stephenians 1, Government Model-35 2; and basketball: New Public School-18 1, St Stephen’s 'A' 2. Gymnastics meet: St. Joseph’s win: Appointed: Meanwhile, Mr Sidhu was also given the additional charge to coordinate the school sports which is being held under the aegis of the UT Education Department. Basketball tourney: |
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18 cops promoted
Chandigarh, November 11 Head Constables Mehar Kaur, Gurbax Singh, Sat Guru, Mahi Pal, Jai Dev, Rajinder Parshad, Rajinder Singh, Budhi Ram, Prem Singh, Pritam Singh, Narinder Singh, Giarsi Lal and Tilak Raj have been promoted as ASIs. These personnel had completed the required training in the Phillaur Police Training School a long time back, but the Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) could not consider their cases. Inspector General of Police Rajesh Kumar today gave them promotions subject to confirmation from the DPC.
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