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Sanjh Dilan Di causes heartburn, fireworks at Aman Mela
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Security lapse at Sanjh festival, IB worried over fallout
SD College eyes top slot in region
Hand-knitted woollens ‘hot’ this winter, say city girls
Kapurthala officers keep away from headquarters
Market Buzz
Lure of foreign lands
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Sanjh Dilan Di causes heartburn, fireworks
"SANJH Dilan Di" is over. How much of
"Sanjh" this festival generated between India and Pakistan can only be known once the cultural euphoria wears off and ground realities come back into the focus. But back home, this cultural festival has raised a host of questions, most of them not in the least having anything to do with culture or Indo-Pak friendship.
A web of controversies has surrounded the Punjan Panian Dee Virasat, the society that organised the festival. From lack of transparency to undemocratic functioning and mismanagement, allegations have come in full throttle. "You can hardly fault with the idea of organising a cultural festival. But its execution left much to be desired. For the most part, it was a grand 'tamasha' with a lot of froth and less of substance," says a city resident, who incidentally has been associated with some members of the Pak delegation. Even before the festival started, there were reports about Punjan Panian Dee Virasat being a "one-man show". The role of founder-president of the organisation, Dr Swaran Singh, who is also Commissioner, Jalandhar Division, came under a scanner. Eventually, Dr Swaran Singh's son, who was the finance secretary of the organisation, was removed from the post and Dr A.S. Mahal, general secretary of the society, was appointed as the officiating finance secretary. "This society has been functioning in a distinctly undemocratic manner. For one, the society's constitution has the clause of life-long president. There's no transparency about the finances of the society. The members would like to know if any money was collected for the festival. What mode was adopted for this collection? Were any receipts issued? Members have not been taken into confidence right from the start," alleges Mr Jagir Singh Kahlon, a member of the society, while stressing that he's all for cultural exchange between the two countries. When asked about this, Mr Satnam Chana, secretary, Punjan Panian Dee Virasat, refused to comment. Another member, on the condition of anonymity, alleged that there was not even an iota of transparency in the functioning of the society. "I had joined the society believing that it was involved in preserving and propagating the rich cultural heritage of Punjab. But I was mistaken. It's all an eyewash," alleged the member. Yet others alleged that instead of providing a stage for cultural exchange, the festival was transformed into a stage to settle political scores. "A minister, who is known to be the bete noir of another minister, was 'shown his place'. To astute observers, it seemed more a political battleground than a cultural rendezvous," said a city-based doctor, preferring anonymity. Alleging that there was some "hidden agenda" in starting this society, Mr Kahlon has demanded a probe into the functioning of the society, particularly in the backdrop of the sanjh festival. "In a bid to promote cultural togetherness, the organisation has taken liberties with people's sentiments. If they were actually so interested in making the cultural exchange successful, they should have made sure that Pakistani singers got their due share of time on the stage. And what do the organisers have to say about the serving of liquor to a select gathering when the festival was in progress? I am sure the festival had an ulterior motive to it," alleges a member of the society. Reports of mismanagement and allegations that some members of the Pakistani delegation felt "ignored" have also been doing rounds. Dr Swaran Singh, when contacted, said that the detractors of the festival were those who wanted to sabotage any "noble initiative" taken by an individual. "Instead of the detractors' baseless allegations, what needs to be highlighted is the pressing need to explore and preserve our culture." He rubbished the allegation that there was any bungling in funds. "Ours is an NGO that came into existence in 2003. We have about 200 members spread over eight countries. Transparency is visible in our working," he said. Dr Swaran Singh claimed, "We made no monetary collections, whatsoever. We were not in any way associated with the financial part of sanjh. We only provided a platform to the etc channel. Moreover, the artistes did not accept any money for their performance." "If there were instances of mismanagement in organising the festival, it doesn't reflect on me. I have no responsibility for it, as in all societies work is usually delegated to other people," he said, adding that the society's account was well-audited. A rather wry comment comes from a prominent city resident, who ironically is a Punjabi culture aficionado. "Nothing sells like culture. Take a pinch of culture, garnish it with a bit of topicality (across-the-border part is strikingly topical), glamourise it and it's the most saleable concoction!"
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Security lapse at Sanjh festival, IB worried over fallout
THE enthusiasm of the organisers of Sanjh Dilan Di and Aman Mela remained at its peak throughout. The civil and the police administration made elaborate arrangements, security included, for the success of these two programmes.
But one thing was missing - there was virtually no vigil on the activities of most of the 1,000 members of the Pakistan delegation, including artistes and media persons from across the border. Intelligence sources maintained that some of the Pak delegates, who were here for Sanjh Dilan Di cultural fest, visited Rahon township in Nawanshahr, Chandigarh and Amritsar secretly, even as the district police reportedly had no clue about their whereabouts till they returned. So much so that a big contingent of police personnel, which was deputed in and around 10 hotels and other locations in the city where delegates were putting up, kept on waiting for their (visitors') return. Intelligence sources added that though the cultural delegation was here to participate in Aman Mela, keeping in view the past experiences and the activities of the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), there was no reason for security agencies, particularly district police, to relax. It is learnt that some of the Pakistani delegates, whose parents had to migrate during Partition, were eager to visit their ancestral places in different parts of erstwhile East Punjab. In the absence of valid visas to visit other cities in India, most of these delegates preferred to travel by buses and that too without facing any questioning by the Punjab Police anywhere. "Though secretly, I visited my ancestral place at Malerkotla on Wednesday," a Lahore-based businessman revealed. A senior intelligence officer said, "There is every possibility that some retired or serving army officer may be a part of the cultural delegation and he can have access to strategic locations and installations in this border state. Besides, anyone can click photographs for mapping. It is a serious matter that Pakistanis have been allowed to move so freely in different parts of Punjab without any check. We are preparing a comprehensive report in this regard." Repeated attempts to contact SSP G.P.S. Bhullar proved futile, as he did not answer any call on his mobile phone. Meanwhile, a senior police officer admitted that there was a lapse on the part of the district police in keeping strict vigil on the activities of Pakistanis. "In fact, we are short of police personnel and it was virtually not possible to keep an eye on every Pakistani," he said.
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Bollywood stars Shah Rukh, Salman rule Pak hearts
PEOPLE in Pakistan are fascinated by Bollywood movies. Among the Bollywood actors, Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan are the hot favourites with Pakistanis.
The Nazim (Mayor) of Kasur district in Pakistan, Rana Imtiaz Khan, who was in the city to participate in the two-day Indo-Pak cultural festival "Sanjh Dilan Di", in an interview with Jalandhar Plus revealed, "Pakistanis are crazy about Bollywood stars — Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan. Their films are watched avidly. In fact, they have a huge fan following. Youngsters, particularly, find their movies interesting." Referring to improvement in bilateral relations between India and Pakistan, Mr Khan said, "After the resumption of sports and cultural ties, it is now the turn of trade ties to click. I feel a strong public opinion has already been generated in Pakistan in this regard. Hopefully new trade agreements between both governments may soon be worked out. It may well be a new year gift to people of the two countries." "We are short of wheat. Our country can import wheat from India at a much cheaper rate if trade barriers are removed," he said, adding that the time was ripe to bring normalcy in Indo-Pak relations by resuming the trade ties. He also said that the people in Pakistan were of the opinion that all pending disputes, including the Kashmir problem should be resolved through talks. He favoured more relaxations in the issuance of visas to visitors from both countries. "I think that visa regime should be replaced with 'permit' to enter both India and Pakistan. This would promote people-to-people contact." Asked about the working of democracy in Pakistan with army officials at the helm of affairs, the Nazim of one of the biggest districts having population of about 25 lakh, maintained that there were more powers vested in elected representatives of Pakistan than those of India. "As far as the local government is concerned, the deputy commissioner and the district police chief work under the direct supervision of a nazim, which is not the case in India. Politicians are more powerful in Pakistan," he said.
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SD College eyes top slot in region
INSPIRED by the noble motive of spreading higher education among women, a few philanthropists and educationists of the city, including Mr Prem Chand Markanda, Mr Dharam Pal Dada, Mr Rup Chand Budhia and Mr Shiv Nath Khanna, laid the foundation of a centre for higher learning nearly 31 years back. The centre made rapid success within a short span to become the SD College for Women.
The Founder-Secretary of the college, Mr Markanda, made untiring efforts for the institution, and after his death in the year 1992, the college was rechristened as the Prem Chand Markanda SD College for Women. From an arts college, it has grown into a multi-faculty postgraduate institution of higher learning. The college aims at imparting job-oriented education to women. Besides running BA (humanities) with a wide range of subjects, the college has been making constant efforts to strengthen regular academic programmes by introducing various degree and diploma courses in cosmetology, computer applications, dress designing, library sciences, office management and secretarial practices, and commerce. The college authorities claim that the college ranks third among the women colleges affiliated to Guru Nanak Dev University. The college had over 1856 students on its rolls for the session 2003-04. To accommodate an ever-increasing number of students, the college building has been renovated. A new postgraduate block consisting of five rooms having separate departmental library and staff room has been added to the existing building. The college building houses well-furnished lecture rooms, a common room for indoor recreation, well-equipped music, painting and home science rooms. All rooms of the college are equipped with intercom, with its control in the office of the Principal, Ms Kiran Arora. The college has separate laboratories for computer, science, home science and dress designing, tailoring and cosmetology. The cosmetology department also runs a herbal beauty parlour. Besides, there are two well-equipped laboratories for vocational subjects like office management and secretarial practices. The college management makes sure that students and staff get sufficient material and spacious room for extra reading. The college library has a separate reading room, even as a new reading hall has also been added to it recently. Various books, magazines, journals and newspapers are available at the library. Book-bank facility further encourages the reading activity among the students. Besides, there are separate libraries housed in the IT and the commerce blocks for the convenience of the students. Under the auspices of NSS, youth club and NCC, the students participate in yoga, medical, youth welfare and youth leadership camps. The students are also encouraged to participate in patriotic functions held at Desh Bhagat Yaadgar Hall and other district and state level functions. Giving details about the outstanding students of the last session, Ms Arora said that three students of the college had attained top rank in the university, while three others had stood second in the university. Isha, Anita Klair and Jyoti topped in B.Com (II), PG diploma in Dress Designing and Tailoring, and Office Management and Secretarial Practices, respectively, while Monica, Natasha and Veny Sehgal stood second in BA I, BSc (Eco)-II and BSc (Eco)-III, respectively.
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Hand-knitted woollens ‘hot’ this winter, say city girls
THE mercury has dipped. City residents have started draping themselves in stylish winter wear. The latest fashion statement of teenyboppers and college students can be gauged from the attires that they flaunt in mornings and evenings.
Feather wool pullovers and cardigans that remained very popular till the last two years seem to be slowly getting replaced with hand-woven knit wears. The hand-knitted woollens have come in a variety of patterns — some with deep cuts at the back, others with collared necks and still others with long belts along the waist. Most of these are available in pastel shades of yellow and green colours. Sleeveless or half-sleeve see-through crochet tops are also in vogue. These are commonly worn by college students and young women. Most of such tops are available in off-white and black colours with inners in same or contrasting colours. The combination of stoles with boot-cut faded jeans and trousers still continues this year. The style of the stoles, however, seems to have undergone a major change, as feather wool patterns have been replaced with plain or chequered cotton-wool stoles with tussles and a little embroidery at the ends. Denim jackets in faded patterns or with little thread work are popular this year too, but they seem to have gone a little longer. They make a perfect combination when worn over smart sweatshirts in dark tones of red, black and blue. Ms Shivani, a fashion technology student from the Apeejay College of Fine Arts, says tiger print jackets with furs on collars and cuffs would be popular this season. Ms Simer Sethi from the same college says, "My favourite combination is dark blue jeans with hand-woven pullover and long, cotton jacket atop. My aunt got this jacket from Kashmir and it is something really unusual in Jalandhar". Says Ms Anisha, also a college student, "What I really like to flaunt is colourful jute bags. I have a good collection of such bags in bright colours, including magenta, turquoise and purple. These bags go well with various shades of stoles that I carry." Ms Harpreet, Lyallpur Khalsa College, says that her winter fashion statement this year would be waist-long jackets with hoods in shades of pink, grey and sky blue. Deep pockets in jackets would keep her warm in very cold days, she adds. "Smart sneakers that look good with boot-cut jeans are also a must to have that smart look. Though nothing specific in footwear has come up this year, flat shoes or keds are commonly worn by girls in colleges," sallies Ms Parneet of the same institution.
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Kapurthala officers keep away from headquarters
CALL it indifferent attitude of the state authorities or the influence of the government officers here, more than six high-rank government employees at Kapurthala flout the service rules by leaving their headquarters every evening for their residences at Jalandhar or Amritsar.
This has been happening despite the fact that at least four houses in the officers' colony have been lying vacant for the past more than a year. Of course, these officers give "good" reasons for leaving their station of posting. While some of them complain that the houses earmarked for them are not in good condition, there are others who say that their predecessors have not vacated their houses. There are still others who openly say that they prefer going to their own homes and coming back to the office the next morning. The rule book states that the officers are supposed to put up in their allotted stations round-the-clock and they cannot leave the station without seeking prior permission from their higher authorities. As per rules, government gives all officers a joining period of one week, so that they can shift their household as well as other necessary items to the new place. They need not make frequent visits to their previous station for getting their things. In contravention of the government rules and regulations, many officers from Civil Services, Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB), Public Works Department (PWD), police, mandi board and town planning department leave their headquarters daily. Most of these officers make use of government vehicles to reach their offices at Kapurthala and back home, and it's state money that is used for their convenience. The District Transport officer, Mr Vinay Bublani, is putting up at Old Baradari in Jalandhar. He says that the house allotted to him in officers' colony is in an unsafe condition. He has sought the permission of the deputy commissioner to put up at Jalandhar, till the house earmarked for him is renovated, he adds. A visit to the house earmarked for him shows it to be more like a jungle from outside, as it has not been cleaned after his predecessor, Mr Gurmit Singh, vacated it. Interestingly, Mr S.S. Chauhan, SE, PSEB, has been allotted a government house just 100 yards away from his office, but his subordinates informed that he usually went back to his "other" house at a village in Jalandhar every evening. They said that he usually used the official residence for taking lunch or having a nap in the afternoon. Mr Chauhan, however, denied this, adding that he was in Kapurthala most of the times and that he rarely went to his house in Jalandhar. Mr M.R. Singla, XEN in the same office, is also commuting daily from Jalandhar. The officer gave the excuse that the house earmarked for him had been given to the family of his predecessor on compassionate grounds. However, there are some officers who say that have not been allotted houses yet. Mr Vinod Kumar Thapar, XEN, PWD, who joined last month, is also commuting daily from his sister's house at the Central Town in Jalandhar. Even though the officer himself was away for a meeting, his colleagues informed The Tribune that he had not yet been allotted a house in Kapurthala. Reason: his predecessor was still to vacate the house. It is learnt that a mandi officer, a Panchayati Raj official and a town-planning official are also not putting up at Kapurthala. One of these officers commutes from Sammipur village in Jalandhar, while the other two commute from Amritsar.
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Market Buzz
TO bridge the existing gap between buyers and sellers of machinery and raw materials of sports goods, the Sports Goods Manufacturers and Exporters Association (SGMEA) organised the first-ever International Sports Goods Raw Material Buyer and Seller Meet on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The meet served the purpose of laying the foundation for future commercial alliances, introduction of the latest range of sports goods raw materials. Various business deals were also worked out during the meet. Suppliers of raw materials exhibited items like boxing equipment, bonding agents, leg guards, gloves, PVC for inflatable balls and gloves, padding material for protective equipment, cotton and polyester linings for balls, latex and rubber, non-woven fabric, screen-printing inks, stitching threads, tetron cloth for bags, zips, velcro straps and fasteners, hooks and machinery for stitching. Neva launches
winter collection Neva Garments Ltd., a part of Rs 1250 million Duke Group, unveiled its revamped winter collection for the year 2004-2005 this Friday. The new winter collection with an attractive packaging comprises thermals for three segments - Neva Quilt for the premium segment, Neva Esancia for the middle section and Neva Eleve for the upper-middle section in India. The new revamped Neva Quilt has been manufactured from quilted fabric that has polyfill sandwiched between layers of cotton. The fabric is also stretchable and shrink- resistant, claimed the spokesperson of the group. Mr Nirmal Kumar Jain, Chairman, Neva Garments Ltd., said, "The line of clothing has been revitalised after research and development in collaboration with Euro Max Inc., New Jersey, USA. Stringent quality control measures are adhered to with machines imported from Japan, Germany and USA. Unique features such as lycra waist band, amino silicon finish and new Viloft technology have been incorporated to enhance the comfort, softness and look in compliance with the Indian climatic conditions." Honda launches new car Honda Siel Cars India launched the New CR-V, the latest version available globally in the CR-V series, last week. According to the company spokesperson, the new car embodies the highly advanced 2.4 litre I-VTEC engine for increased power. "The new beige interiors add class and richness to the car. The new 5-speed transmission of the vehicle is tuned to deliver exceptional smoothness, both while driving in the city and on highway. The contoured headlights, contemporary front grille and sleek styling of the body bumpers lend the New CR-V a sportier style," claimed the spokesperson. Mr H. Yamada, President and CEO of the company, said that the car would be available in four attractive colours - beige metallic, premium white, night hawk black and satin white.
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Lure of foreign lands
LURE of foreign lands has its shady downside in human trafficking racket operational in Punjab under the garb of international cultural and sports exchange programmes. Recently, a Head Constable of the Punjab Police allegedly managed to "immigrate" to Canada after he, along with other members of the Punjab Police Basketball Club based here, was granted a visa to participate in a championship there. A noted basketball player - Head Constable Manpreet Singh of the 75th Battalion of the Punjab Armed Police (PAP) - quietly left for Canada in the month of August without getting the mandatory No Objection Certificate (NOC) to leave the country from the authorities concerned.
The Punjab Police Basketball Club, according to sources, was formed about nine years back to give international exposure to its outstanding players. The club members had earlier participated in the Asian Basketball Championship Cup in Malaysia in 1996, Sprite Challenge Cup in Uzbekistan in 1997, 1998 and 1999, while visiting Malaysia again in the year 2002 to participate in the Asian Qualifying Cup. Later, the club participated in another championship at Vancouver in Canada. Buoyant over its overseas performances, the club again planned a tour to Canada this year. It applied for the grant of visa to its members. Since the club bears the tag of the Punjab Police, a state government department, the Canadian Embassy authorities reportedly cleared the tour and sanctioned the visa to all its members in the middle of this year on the condition that all applicants would return after participating in the event. But controversy rocked the proposed Canadian tour of the club when the Basketball Federation of India got wind of the tour and reportedly raised its objections about the tour. The federation contended that such tours could only be undertaken after obtaining prior permission from the apex body. In a communiqué to the PAP authorities, it reportedly suggested to abandon the tour. Subsequently, the PAP authorities withheld the passports of the players for some time, while ordering cancellation of the tour, sources added. But those like Manpreet Singh had already flown away. Manpreet Singh, popularly known as "Mani" among his teammates, somehow managed to procure his passport and left for Canada in August without getting the mandatory permission to leave the country. Manpreet, who was earlier demoted to the rank of head constable from the post of assistant sub-inspector following a Punjab and Haryana High Court judgment with regard to irregularities in promotion of sportspersons, joined the 75th Battalion of the PAP here on April 1. He was earlier posted at Ludhiana with the 3rd Indian Reserve Battalion. Manpreet, who hails from Hariana village in Hoshiarpur, had been absent from duty since August 17. "Every body in the PAP knows that Manpreet had migrated to Canada on the same passport, even as the tour was cancelled abruptly by the authorities," Mr Parminder Singh (senior), Arjuna awardee and captain of the Punjab Police Basketball Team said. Interestingly, Sports Secretary of the PAP, Mr Shivdev Singh, was not aware about the facts relating to the illegal immigration of the basketball player. "I was given the charge of sports secretary of the PAP in the recent past. I don't know anything about the illegal immigration. I will certainly look into the matter," he maintained. The efforts of this correspondent to contact Ms Shashi Prabha, Commandant of the 75th Battalion, proved futile, as her staff maintained that she was busy. Departmental sources, however, maintained that Manpreet had recently been suspended. A departmental inquiry had been ordered, sources added.
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Phagwara railway station
passengers’ nightmare
IT'S travellers' nightmare. Filth and dirt strewn about, non-functional computers, a generator that does not have kerosene to operate it, stinking toilets outside the station, allegedly uncooperative staff — the Phagwara railway station is the last place where passengers would like to be.
Over one hundred trains of various categories chug along daily on the Down and Up electrified railway tracks of the mainline. The railway station is over nine-decade-old. This junction caters to the travelling and freight requirements of hundreds of villages and dozens of towns of the Doaba region. People from as far as Nawanshahr, Nakodar, Phillaur and, till recently, even Hoshiarpur, come here for getting computerised reservations. But many of them have to return empty-handed due to the non-working of the computer during power shutdowns and power cuts or failures, which are common in summer season and peak winter time. Phone unattended You can seldom get through the railway inquiry telephone number 131. In case, someone does attend the call, you cannot hope to get exact and relevant information. However, the alternative number 260325 is attended to sometimes. Flyover demanded A wooden flyover has been demanded by residents of
Bhagatpura, Rampura, Preetnagar - the neighbourhood localities of the railway station. When the residents cross railway tracks, it is both illegal and risky, and they are sometimes caught and fined. But they say that they have to go to their homes in any case. The railway station does have an apology for a generator but no kerosene to operate it! The reason? Electrification of the track. When the track was not electrified, the station got kerosene for signal lamps. This was used for running the generator also. However, after electrification, the kerosene supply was stopped and no fresh sanction was given by the Delhi authorities for it, it was learnt. Hence, computer cannot be operated on days of power cuts at the station. The electricity supplied for the track is the responsibility of the Railway Electricity wing, while the power supplied for the railway office, including computer room, is the responsibility of the Punjab State Electricity Board. Migrant labourers at the station alleged that they were overcharged for tickets by some railway officials. Allegations of open loot by the well-entrenched cartel between some unscrupulous railway employees, railway police and even coolies were also levelled. The passengers alleged that overcharging was a routine affair during the festival seasons. Railway officials, however, denied these allegations, saying there was no basis to these allegations. Yet more allegations were levelled by passengers, particularly the migrant labourers, who said that
ticket windows were opened in such a way that they hardly took into account the urgency and the schedule of the passengers. They also alleged that out- of- turn tickets were
arranged. Some of the passengers alleged that the behaviour of the railway staff was "very unhelpful" and "rude". "It seems as if these people are doing us a favour. They treat us as second class citizens," complained a migrant labourer. Railway officials, however, denied the allegations. The station was hardly a safe place, added the passengers. It was only a few months ago that railway authorities had to intervene in getting returned the amount allegedly "snatched" by two cops from four migrant
labourers. An SP of the railway police later conducted an inquiry into the case. There are yet more problems. The Down and Up line platforms have been extended to accommodate 24-bogey and 26-bogey trains. But sheds have not been provided to cover the extended area. Even the old sheds covering the mid-section of the platforms are in bad shape. The station is not at all eco-friendly. A green park located outside the railway station was dismantled to convert it into a parking place.
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From the Schools
AN inter-school poetry recitation contest was held at MGN Public School, Adarsh
Nagar, on Saturday.
Students from as many as 13 schools participated in the event. The contestants were divided into two groups — Group "A" with students from classes V to VIII and Group "B" with students from classes IX to XII. The themes of the poems varied and some of the poems were self-composed. In group "A", Jagpriya Kohli from Army Public School stood first. Aakash Kumar from Apeejay School was declared second and Shabad Shangari from MGN Public School stood third. The consolation prize went to Mrinal from BSF School, Jalandhar. In group "B", Sugandha from Apeejay School stood first. Pihu Joshi from MGN Public School was declared second, while Sivya from Dayanand Model School stood third. Wabinder Bajwa from Army Public School won the consolation prize. The running trophy was bagged by Apeejay School, Jalandhar. Drive against polio Students of Dhilwan International Public School, Kapurthala, organised a rally on Sunday to create awareness about drive against polio. Carrying placards and banners in their hands, the students went to various houses and appealed to parents to take their wards to the nearby polio booth. The students also enacted short plays and sung self-composed songs to spread their message effectively. The staff members of the school accompanied the students during the campaign. Annual function Management, staff and students of Montgomery Guru Nanak Public School, Kapurthala, organised their annual prize distribution function on Saturday evening. The programme began with the recitation of shabad by the school students. The school principal, Ms Inderjeet Kaur, presented a bouquet to the chief guest, Dr D.J. Singh, Deputy Director, Punjab Police Academy, Phillaur. The chief guest lit the lamp and the principal read out the annual report. These ceremonies were followed by a cultural bonanza during which the students presented various dance, drama and music items. More than 500 students, who excelled in academics, sports and cultural activities throughout the year, were given prizes by the chief guest. The programme concluded with a folk orchestra played by the school band. Prize distribution Management and staff of Manav Model High School, Basti Nau, held their annual prize distribution function on Tuesday. The programme was inaugurated by Dr Kala Singh, District Education Officer. The students presented Saraswati vandana, following which they sang patriotic songs. The students also presented various choreographies and folk dance items. School gets grant Chaudhary Jagjit Singh, Minister for Local Bodies, and Rana Gurjit Singh, MP, announced a grant of Rs 1 lakh each to Swami Mohan Dass Model School during the annual prize distribution function of the school held on Tuesday. On this occasion, students presented a cultural show. Mr Suraj Dev Saini, President of the school managing committee, and Ms Bindu Sharma, Principal, were also present on the occasion.
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