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Turnabout of slow
learners Chandigarh, November 16 Today, the students confidently answer all such queries. The teachers at the school found an innovative method to catch and retain the attention of the slow learners, mostly living in the adjoining slum area. With limited funds, painters were engaged to draw the world map and the national map on the walls at the entrance to the school building. The National Anthem was written on the main wall and other prominent places were used to draw paintings on social issues like drug addiction and adult education. Ms Devinder Kaur Sandhu, Principal of the school, said, “The results of the colourful visuals were amazing. The students who were not interested in learning from textbooks were taking a keen interest. The junior section students who were not able to utter the words of the National Anthem can now spell them correctly. They can correctly identify their home states in the country’s map”. She said it was found that the students were slow learners due to their environment. After the school, the children assisted their parents in the family business. As a result the children paid little attention in school. The school authorities have gone one step ahead by drawing the traffic signs on the wall of the parking shed. The physical education teachers go to the Children’s Traffic Park in Sector 24 and educate the students on the traffic rules. For the students of higher classes, the vocational streams available in the government schools have also been communicated through a colourful sketch.
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Campus Notes Tribune News Service Chandigarh, November 16 Other items in the agenda include approval for the construction of new teachers’ flats which would cost Rs 16 lakh and extension of girls’ hostel at an estimated expenditure of Rs 24 crores. The BoF will also consider expenditure of Rs 7.55 lakh for making additions to the building of the Department of Gandhian Studies and fixing rates for evening duty allowance of employees working in the evening shift. Rally held: The Panjab University Non-Teaching Employees Federation organised a rally at Panjab University campus, here today. They urged the university authorities to withdraw the item pertaining to the promotion of Executive Engineer Superintending Engineer from the agenda of the Board of Finance, failing which the employees would resort to agitation. Stating that any move to promote Executive Engineer (maintenance) as the Superintending Engineer SE would cause resentment among the employees, the president of the federation, Mr Dharam Paul Sharma, said the University had issued a charge sheet to the Executive Engineer in the cement bungling case which was still under investigation. Mr Sharma added that advances amounting to crores of rupees due from him stood unadjusted, despite repeated correspondence from the office for the same. “If at all, it is necessary to consider his promotion, the unadjusted advances be first recovered from him along with a “no dues” certificate. In case the Board of Finance approved of his promotion it would create a bad precedent and would violate the present promotion policy approved by the university,” Mr Sharma explained. Mass dharna: On the call of the Joint Action Committee (teaching and non-teaching), all the non-teaching employees of the Panjab University will sit on a dharna in front of the Vice-Chancellor’s office to press for the implementation of pension scheme. The employees will take half-day mass casual leave to sit on dharna which will be organised when the meeting of the Board of Finance (BoF) is in progress tomorrow. “Our idea is to emphasise the need of a pension scheme which is long due,” the president, Mr Dharam Paul Sharma, said. The non-teaching employees have appealed to the representatives of the Centre as well as the state government to approve the item related to the implementation of the pension scheme. Bereaved: Dr Amar Nath Sharma, father of Prof M.L. Sharma, Chairperson, Department of Botany and Dean Alumni Relations, Panjab University, passed away after a brief illness. He is survived by three sons and three daughters.
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Free of cost computer training for senior
citizens Chandigarh, November 16 The programme has been designed in a way that the learners were able to operate MS Word, store and retrieve data and use the Internet for chatting, said Col DS Cheema (retd). In the first lot, 40 persons, including four women, have been enrolled for the one-month course. All learners are above 62 years of age, said Col Cheema adding that the programme projected the ideal of serving the society. The college authorities have offered 20 computer terminals for the new training programme. It had been seen the senior citizens were generally not able to communicate with their children abroad due to lack of knowledge of operating a computer.
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Torture of AVM’s widow case: hearing
on November 18 Chandigarh, November 16 According to information, the Colonel and his wife Madhu Bains and son, Vikram, had moved the court for anticipatory, bail pleading innocence in the case. Colonel Bains had claimed that he was the “adopted” son and the general power of attorney(GPA) holder of the property of late Air Marshal. Ms Beant Kaur refuted the claim that Colonel Bains, who were her nephew, was ever adopted by her. The sisters recently complained to the police alleging that Colonel and his family had been “torturing” them for several years and eyeing their house in Sector 3 and other properties. However, Colonel Bains said that certain relatives were “instigating” the sisters to “grab” the property.
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Fitness trail Renu Manish Sinha Divali has just gone by leaving in its wake a houseful of gifts. Most of these are in form of goodies, sweets, cookies, chocolates, nuts, mithais, namkeens etc. Though Divali bashes are over but the festival season is going to last well past the New Year with the grand finale in Lohri.So the flow of liquor, goodies, snacks, rich party food is going to bombard your senses ( all five of them) for a few months at least. The six-pack-ab and 26" waist are in danger with so much of calories just a temptation away. With the help of a few nutrition and fitness experts we zero in on a few strategies to help you enjoy the festive season without giving in to those guilt pangs. Cut back on excesses: During the season decrease the intake of fat, sugar and salt to accommodate extra calories during parties, advises Dr Neelu Malhotra, a Mohali-based nutrition expert. So go for baked goodies, have plain kaju or badam instead of frying them or just roast in non-stick with chat masala. Use skimmed milk for kheer, phirni or khoya mithais. Hold on to essentials: While it is okay to enjoy the festive food there is no need to totally replace a healthy diet with these rich foods. To avoid binging on party foods, just fill yourself up with fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean protein foods. If a major portion of your calories comes from healthy foods there is reason you can't indulge in the festive dishes. Fill up on fibre : Party food, more or less, consists of loads of fat and sodium and dishes made of simple or refined carbohydrates like maida, sugar, polished rice, corn starch gravies with dollops of full fat cream etc. So fill up on complex carbohydrates like fruits, vegetables whole grains etc. before the party. But avoid simple or refined carbohydrates before you head for laden tables advises Dr Malhotra. Plan the balancing act: To indulge in the party meal, make other meals of the day light. Eat small and low-calories meals before and after the party. Drink loads of water. It will not only wash away harmful effects of rich dishes but will give you a feeling of fullness as well. Before leaving for the party have some soup or fruit so that you don't attack the greasy snacks the moment you land at the party. At the party
Check your portion size and your impulses: Take small helpings of the rich items. Fill up on soups or vegetables instead. Also check temptation to try and taste all snacks. Take only those you want to eat. Cutting down or snacks will save space and calories for main meal and dessert ahead. Choose wisely: Choose fruit juice or soup (sans bread cubes or sticks) over tea, coffee or soft drinks, advises Suneeta Bhargava, a diet consultant, working with a health and beauty spa in Sector 8, Chandigarh. Prefer those items or snacks which have been grilled or roasted like paneer tikka, tandoori chicken, have missi roti instead of naan. Have tawa vegetables or dals instead of heavy gravy dishes. Fill the plate with salads or sprouts before handling any other item. Have a fruit chat for dessert or at least ice creams over the fat-laden halwas, gulab jamuns or imritis. Savour your food and eat slowly: If you eat slowly you can keep a check on the amount you eat. Also brain takes at least 20 minutes after eating to send signals of satiety to the stomach. Don’t allow friends to fill up your plate: With friends around we tend to shed inhibitions and tend to eat more. Or some well-meaning friends are always coercing you to have half-chapati more at least. Beware of this trap. It is your hips or stomach where all the weight is going to settle not theirs. Don't mix your drinks: Cocktails usually have added fruit or cream drinks which just adds up the calories. Go for plain drinks or with water. Opt for wines instead of hard drinks. Red wine is good for heart in moderation. Alcohol can also dehydrate you. So for every drink have a glass of water. Maximise workouts and increase physical activity: Even if you workout regularly increase your exercise time to burn out the extra calories you are indulging in. Apart from the regular workout include some other exercises in your daily routine to help you check the excesses without slaving in the gym, advises Jasbir, owner of a gym in Panchkula. Use stairs in the office, take a walk to the market, do push ups along a wall while working in the kitchen, toe-touching is a good option while waiting for the tub to be filled. All these small acts can add up to claim a number of those extra calories, brought on by the rich and exotic fare. Don’t plan any weight loss projects around this time: Planning weight loss will only demoralise you because during the festive season these kinds of projects are doomed to failure even before they start. Just try to maintain the weight you have and don’t allow any more kilos to creep up. Leave weight loss plans for another time when your eyes and mouth are not feasting on all those colourful and delectable goodies.
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Astrology: superstition for some, science for others
Many such vulnerable and “hapless” city residents willingly become the source of livelihood of scores of astrologers who have come from different partS of the country to the city in search of greener pastures. And, the Chandigarhians have not disappointed them. Most of them are thriving on their faith and “trust”. According to city- based clinical psychologist Ashupriya, “Most of the people come to me after they have run out of patience with astrologers. At least 99 per cent cases are of those who have been bitterly disappointed with astrologers.” “I must say that people should strictly avoid the tantriks and astrologers. In fact, before approaching an astrologer they should at least pay one serious visit to a psychologist or counsellor. At one point of time, each one of us feels defeated by life. So what we need at that moment is reassurance or expert guidance”, she said. The latest craze in city is securing vashikaran by mantra or yantra. ‘Vashikaran’, loosely translated, means hypnotising the other person either through a chant or an object. In every sector, one can find at least two or three astrolgers who offer such services. Many of them have migrated to the city on learning about the boom in business here. They assure to give the solution to almost every problem by any means. City-based astrologer and veteran scholar Sansar Chandra agrees that most of the astrologers exploit the faith of the people and fail to solve their problems. A majority of them do not have proper knowledge of the subject. “Only that person is qualified to become an astrologer who has true devotion towards the Almighty and have a complete knowledge of the subject.” He also suggested that before approaching the astrologer, one should try to find out the root cause of the problem and try and tackle it rationally and systematically. “Though astrology is a science, it is understood only by a select few. Most people have opened shops after getting a working knowledge of astrology and are exploiting gullible people. They are making money without delivering the goods. People should be wary of such pretenders and rather look within themselves to improve their life and times,” he adds.
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NEHA (25) was desperately in love with a boy who was disinterested in her. It troubled her. She couldn’t forget him and the need to “possess” him by hook or crook became obsessive . Instead of taking the help of friends, parents or a psychologist, she landed in the office of an astrologer.
The astrologer assured her that she will “get” that boy in two days’ time. All she was required to do was to bring the photograph of the boy and conduct a puja which would cost between Rs 750 and 1100. Without a thought, she paid him the money.