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Christmas functions in schools
Chandigarh, December 23 At Shishu Niketan Public School, Sector 43, the programme began with a welcome song. It was followed by an address by the school Principal. At Shishu Niketan Senior Secondary School, Sector 22, students decorated a Christmas tree, danced and sang carols. The director, Ms S. Khorana, and the Principal, Ms Amita Khorana, also participated in the celebrations. Students of Ajit Karam Singh International Public School, Sector 41, staged a Christmas play. Santa Claus came on a rickshaw decorated with buntings and distributed gifts among the children. The students of the senior classes gave speeches in English and Punjabi to highlight the importance of the festival. A Christmas party was held at Guru Nanak Public School, junior wing, Sector 37. The school was tastefully decorated. Students presented a Nativity play while a child dressed as Santa Claus distributed sweets. Students of Tiny Tots Preparatory School, Sector 38, began celebrations with a welcome song and a prayer. A nursery rhyme, a fancy dress contest and a show-and-tell contest were held on the occasion. The vice-president of the Sahayta Cancer Sahyog, Ms Santosh Bhan, was the chief guest on the occasion. The Nativity play marked Christmas celebrations at Sanjay Public School, Sector 44. This was followed by distribution of sweets by Santa Claus. The Principal, Ms U. Sethi, participated in the celebrations. At Sehajjot Public School, Dhanas, students celebrated Christmas by participating in bhangra, giddha and a fancy dress contest. The chairman, Mr Kartar Singh, was the chief guest. Meanwhile, at St Soldier International School, Sector 28, an ‘akhand path’ marked the beginning of the 31st founder’s day celebrations. The school management, faculty members and school prefects offered prayers at the ceremony. The primary wing of the school celebrated its sports day by organising a hurdle race, sack race, jalebi race and other activities. The Headmistress, Ms Arti, highlighted the importance of sports.
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IIM aspirants back to the grind mill
Chandigarh, December 23 As many as 50 students of the city have cleared the examination and 150 interview calls have been netted by city students from the six IIMs in the country. Only three candidates, Saurabh Sood, a final-year student of Punjab Engineering College, Sonal Bir Sodhi, a student of BSc, and Karan Goyal, a student of the Thapar institute, have got calls from all six IIMs at Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Lukhnow, Kozikode and Indore. Harpreet Singh, a final-year student of PEC, was the top scorer in the city with 99.83 percentile. Among others who have cleared CAT from the city are Sangram Singh, a final-year student of PEC, who got a call from Calcutta, Lucknow and Kozikode; Ishpreet Singh, who got a call from Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Kojikode; Preet Pal Thakur of Patiala, presently working in the GMCH-32, who got a call from Indore; and Sahil Vohra from Bathinda, with calls from Calcutta, Kozikode and Indore. Rohan Mittal, a final-year student of PEC, also cleared the exam. Interviews of successful candidates will be held in March next year while the final results will be declared in the first week of April. Students have been called to the institutes in a 1:4 ratio for the interview round. As many as 1.25 lakh students took the examination, of which 6,200 were from the city. While most students of PEC, Thapar and working professionals are among those who have cleared the examination, non-engineers hardly get any call from the IIMs.
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NIFD students hold X’mas bash
Chandigarh, December 23 According to a press note,the ambience of Christmas was recreated with the use of red and white clothes in the making of Christmas trees and other decorations.Santa Claus distributing goodies to the participants was the other highlight. The students and faculty members dressed to the theme of red and white jived to the music played by DJ Bhanu. Paper dance, statue dance and balloon dance enlivened the scene.
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Christmas celebrations in Mohali schools
Mohali, December 23 The school campus was decorated with stars, balloons, bells and a glowing Christmas tree. Children sang carols and danced to the tune of “We wish you a merry Christmas” with Santa Claus and the fairies. The school principal, Ms Ravinder Kaur, advised the children to follow the path of universal brotherhood. * * * A fancy dress and solo dance competition marked the Christmas and New Year celebrations at DAV Public School, Phase X, here. A huge Christmas tree, bedecked with pearls and gifts for tiny tots, was the major attraction of the occasion. Students surrounded Santa Claus as he entered with a bagful of sweets. Ms Jaya Bhardwaj, principal of the school, exhorted the students to take a resolve to live a disciplined life and learn from the life of great leaders. Kids from the junior sections set the ball rolling by presenting a welcome song followed by various speeches by the students. A fancy dress competition was held in which students of dressed as mother Mary, fairies, kings and shepherds. A solo dance competition was also organised to mark the occasion. Among those who won in the competitions include Charanjot, Archit, Mankaran, Harman, Sumeet, Kajol, Priyanshu, Vyom, Kamaljinder, Anmol, Harpreet Kaur, Bhupinder, Harleen, Charanpreet, Jaskaran, Surabhi, Nimisha, Ayushi Karandeep and Richa. * * * Students of Genius Public School, Sector 69, celebrated Christmas with great enthusiasm. The school was decorated with a Christmas tree, stars, bells and other vibrant decorations, all made by the students themselves. The students sang Christmas carols and enjoyed themselves by playing games. A play was also performed by the students on the birth of Jesus Christ. The principal of the school said “the aim of celebrating different festivals was to make the students aware of the rich heritage of modern India”. Santa Claus, with a bag full of sweets and gifts to distribute to the students, came along with colourful fairies to share magic of X’mas. * * * Students of Swami Ram Tirath Public High School, Phase IV, celebrated Christmas with great fervour. The school was decorated by the students themselves. The students sang Christmas carols and presented a thought provoking skit. The principal of the school, Ms Anjula Sharma, wished the students on the occasion. * * * Christmas was celebrated at Sanjay Public School, Sector 70. The school was abuzz with activity as children celebrated the festival with gusto and fervour. The celebrations commenced with the singing of Christmas carols. Then children enjoyed dancing to Scottish tunes, hand-in-hand with Santa Claus. The hunt for a hidden treasure proved to be an ideal game for children as they enjoyed hunting for sweets and chocolates in the sprawling lawns of the school which was decked up with artificial flakes of snow. To make celebrations memorable, Santa Claus distributed gifts to all children. The best dancing boy and girl were crowned by the school principal, Ms Reena Sethi. Senior students staged a play about how Jesus was born and how he helped people. A programme on card-making, flower arrangement and rangoli was also held. The students had put up a brilliant show using vibrant colours and imagination. * * * Students of Golden Bells Public School, Sector 77, celebrated Christmas with great enthusiasm. The school was decorated with a set of Christmas trees, stars, twinkling bells and buntings. To educate students and give the festival a more realistic look, a manger of Jesus Christ was created where the scene depicting his birth was made to come alive. The students also presented a cultural programme with carol singing and Santa Claus distributing sweets and gifts to all. A skit, ‘Bible’, was also presented that spread the message of “Love all, hate none”. The principal of the school, Ms Gurjeet Bawa, encouraged the students to emulate the teachings and noble thoughts preached by Jesus Christ.
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Students give benevolent touch to X’mas celebrations
Tribune News Service
Panchkula, December 23 The students gave a benevolent touch to the entire celebration by sharing their joy with under-privileged children of neighbouring areas. They also went around in the residential areas around the school wishing merry Christmas to the elderly people there. EUROKIDS: It was a fun day at the school as children celebrated Christmas with traditional fervour. One of the teachers, Ms Shalu Kathuria, dressed up as Santa Claus and distributed sweets and gifts to the children. MRA Modern Public School: The annual prize distribution function of the school was held at the auditorium of the Chandigarh branch of MRA School. The Deputy Commissioner, Panchkula, Ms Neelam P. Kasni, was the chief guest on the occasion. She distributed prizes to the students who had made a mark in the field of academics and other extra-curricular activities. The school Director, Ms S. Mahajan, and school Principal, Ms U. Kapadia, were present on the occasion. Satluj Public School: The annual function of Satluj Public School— Satluj Pride 2004 — was held in the school premises in Sector 4 this evening. Former Indian Test Cricketer and actor Yograj was the chief guest on the occasion. The programme began with a Saraswati vandana followed by a welcome address and listing of achievements of the school by Principal, Mr Krit Serai. Students presented a cultural programme comprising plays and skits. The meritorious students were awarded certificates and trophies by the chief guest. Hansraj Public School: A condolence meeting for the victims of the Dabwali fire incident, that had taken took place on December 25, 1995, was held at the school premises today. Hundreds of students of DAV Public School, Dabwali, and their parents were immolabted in the fire. A havan was organised in the school and Mr Vijay Kumar, Principal, and patron the Arya Yuva Samaj, paid tributes to the departed souls. Mr Anil Rao, IPS, and father of Surbhi Rao, a Dabwali fire victim, planted a sapling in his daughter’s memory at the school.
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Project to provide counselling to adolescent girls
Kharar, December 23 Nearly 70 teachers and 30 doctors took part in the workshop. Problems faced by adolescent girls were discussed. All doctors serving in villages, gynaecologists from the local Civil Hospital and also from the Mohali hospital were called for the workshop which was also attended by the Ropar Civil Surgeon. Mr Bir Devinder Singh, MLA, the brain behind the project, said the project was very important socially. He said girls were beaten up for having irregular menstrual cycle in rural areas. There were cases when girls were killed for having this irregularity. They were even withdrawn from schools. So, it was very essential to provide counselling in this regard. He said under the project, doctors would visit schools and have periodic sessions with girl students. He said the project would formally take off on January 7.
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Students sing carols
Zirakpur, December 23 It began with an inter-house carol singing competition that was followed with a cake-cutting ceremony. Students also danced on the tunes of various songs to mark the festival. OC
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Lecture on patents
organised
Chandigarh, December 23 She highlighted the importance of patents, their uses, procedure for filing of patents, patents attorney and sealing fee, renewal of patents and research papers and products. Dr Jerath stated that it was of greater importance for library professionals because they not only need it for themselves but also for providing information about patents to their clients in libraries and information centres. Professor S.L. Sharma, Director, Institute for Correctional Administration and former Dean, Faculty of Arts, Panjab University, presided over the function which was attended by 150 library professionals from different institutions of the region. Earlier, H.R. Chopra, Chairperson, Department of Library and Information Science, welcomed the speaker and the chief guest and highlighted their academic achievements.
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Santa tells kids to say goodbye
to bad habits
Zirakpur, December 23 The school Principal, Mrs Garima Dikshit, told the story of Jesus Christ to the children. Santa Claus came and asked the children to say goodbye to bad habits and adopt one good habit as a resolution for the New Year. He then distributed gifts among the children. The children also danced to the tunes of various songs and enjoyed the Christmas cake.
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New Releases
IT is poised to be a good week for Bollywood with line-up of three films. What is interesting is that all three established banners have tried something different.
‘Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo’ is a keenly awaited film. This will be Anil Sharma’s new movie after ‘The Hero’ and ‘Gadar’. The film opens today at Piccadilly, Chandigarh, and KC, Panchkula. The movie is about a love triangle told in the backdrop of the Indian Army. The star cast includes Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol, Sandali Sinha (‘Tum Bin’ fame). Sameer has penned the lyrics for music composer Anu Malik. * * * * * Famous Bengali film-maker Rituparno Ghosh’s first Hindi film ‘Rain Coat’ has already evoked great curiosity and enthusiasm among viewers. ‘Rain Coat’ is touted as a very different film that stars mainstream actors Ajay Devgan and Aishwarya Rai, who acted in Rituparno Ghosh’s ‘Chokher Bali’. The film ‘Rain Coat’, aimed at a wider audience from the award-winning director, will see a release today at Fun Republic, Manimajra. It is produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni. Debojyoti Mishra has composed the music. * * * * * Tele Moghul Dheeraj Kumar has gone digital with ‘Aabra Ka Daabra’, that has the look of an Indian ‘Harry Potter’ complete with a school of magic. It is India’s first-ever 3D SFX fantasy. Actor, producer and director Dheeraj Kumar’s ‘Aabra Ka Daabra’ will be a trend setter, predict trade pundits. It open’s today at Fun Republic, Manimajra. Child artists Athik Naik, Vishal and Baby Hansika Motwani play on the big screen with famous dancer Prabhu Deva.
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Vasundhara, Kalapini enthral residents
PANCHKULA had a date with melodious and divine music as the strains of soulful renditions by Vasundhara Komkali and her versatile daughter, Kalapini
Komkali, reverberated the indoor auditorium of the Bhavan Vidyalaya complex here today. The ecstatic experience was indeed a rarity for the city audience. Brought to the city by local Gandharav Mahavidyalaya in association with the Department of Public Relations and Cultural Affairs, Haryana, and Bhavan Vidyalaya, the concert was attended by a large number of aficionados of classical music.
The mother-daughter duo of accomplished vocalists Vasundhara and Kalapini holding rich legacy of Kumar
Gandharva, gave a majestic start to the soiree with exposition of raag ‘ Purva
Kalyani’. Instead of the conventional ‘alaap’, they established the raga form through vocal syllables ‘Honne laagi
saanjh’ with a delectable ‘barhhat’ within the rhythmic pattern of ‘ek
taal’. Leading the spell, Vasundhara captured the very essence of the evening raga with Kalapini exhibiting some magical brilliance mainly in the higher octaves. Their being in perfect synchronisation while singing, ‘taans’ or short ‘alaaps’ was the added feature with young Kalapini only eclipsed by her mentor Vasundhara’s excellence of mellifluous vocal culture. The raga composition melted into an entrancing ‘taraana’ in ‘teen
taal’ that left the audience spell bound. Vasundhara explained the concept of Kumar Gandharav composing the next item ‘ Kheloon ye sab
khel’ inspired by the beauty of ‘Chandigarh’ he visited long back. The item composed in raag Mallav Bihag in folklore of ‘Malwa’ was perfectly rendered with passion in ‘teen
taal’. The melody flowed in sleek presentation of ‘ Meri neenth nasani
hai’. The spree of bhajans like ‘Yogi.. yugan yugan ham yogi’ and many more delighted the audience which craved for
more. Bhuvnesh Komkali provided vocal support while Mehmood Dholpuri on harmonium, Deepak Garud on tabla and Aditya Sharma on tanpura articulated the melody meter. Earlier, Ms Anita Sharma, Principal of Gandharva Vidyalaya, introduced the artistes while Padmashri Award winner Dr
B.N. Goswami and Mr Kamal Tiwari, additional Director, (Cultural Affairs) Haryana, honoured them. Dr Arvind Sharma expressed gratitude to the audience, Kamal Tiwari and Principal Shashi Bannerji for cooperation.
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PU students to stage ‘Daayan’
STUDENTS of the Department of Indian Theatre, Panjab University, have endeavored to prepare and stage a social play
‘Daayan’. The play has been directed by Chander Shekhar, a student, under the observant eyes of the faculty.
This is the beginning of a new chapter, says Chander Shekhar while sharing the challenges of dramatising the thematic conception envisioned by the Magasaysay Award winner playwright and social activist Mahasweta Devi in her story
‘Bayen’. Talking to Chandigarh Tribune, he said the original story, which highlighted the plight of the orthodox and ignorant tribals religiously subscribing to the supernatural sacrament, has been subjected to judicious aberrations to bring home its restive
muse. Shuchi Chopra, the protagonist in the portrayal of ‘Daayan’, Rohit Sharma, playing her husband
(Malinder), Amit Chauhan (as son Bhagirath) have attempted to bring alive the predicaments ailing the backward and tribal social set-up, reiterates Chander Shekhar.
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Plays mark year of scientific awareness
THE Punjab State Council of Science and Technology and the National Council of Science and Technology celebrated the year of scientific awareness by staging Punjabi plays at the Tagore Theatre on Wednesday. The plays, originally written in Bengali and Malayam, were adapted and scripted in Punjabi, said Gursharan Singh, chairman of the Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samiti, Punjab and Chandigarh chapter.
All 48 actors, including 12 female artistes, categorised in three groups — Ravi, Beas and Satluj — are volunteers of the Samiti and perform without any fee. The programme opened with “Mein Nadi Hanjjuaan Bhari”, a short play that projected the pollution of the river. Kulwant Kaur, Bantu, Balwant Soni and Jatinder excelled in the play, directed by Baljit. Similarly, “Meri Jaat” brought alive the pangs of womanhood with issues like female foeticide. “Yaksh Prashan” and “Pani Ve Pani” were the other presentations on issues of social relevance. Karamajit Singh Pramjit provided music while Kamaljit Singh, Pammi and Baljit Singh were the directors for Ravi, Beas and Satluj groups.
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