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Appointments to dominate Syndicate meeting
Chandigarh, January 23 While the Syndicate has to constitute various committees, including the regulation committee, standing committee, youth welfare committee and publication bureau committee, it will also form the joint consultative machinery for a term of one year to deal with the demands of non-teaching employees. Also on the agenda is the nomination of two Syndics to the Board of Finance and grant of provisional affiliation to two new B Ed colleges. Affiliations to other colleges also figures on the agenda. The Syndicate will consider revision of overtime allowance rates for its employees and amendment of rules of the university library. The recommendations of Joint Research Board for Ph D will also be considered as also the granting of approval to a memorandum of understanding between Infosys and the university. The Syndicate will give its nod to writing off 91 books of the library. Resolutions moved by two Senators pertaining to the regularisation of daily-wage workers and fee concession to wards of PU employees studying in the University Institute of Engineering and Technology would be considered.
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Rs 15 lakh for more facilities in govt nursery schools
Chandigarh, January 23 To improve enrolment at pre-school level, the UT Education Department has sanctioned Rs 15 lakh for the renovation of 20 pre-primary centres in the city. Rs 75,000 each have been sanctioned for each of the centre. Sources in the department said the centres identified were mostly non-model schools in the rural and slum areas. Under the project, surroundings of classrooms are being made lively with paintings. An arts teacher told the Tribune that purpose of drawing tress, animals, carton characters, shapes and objects of nature was to make a child aware of the surroundings. Funds sanctioned under the Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) were aimed at increasing the participation of students in formal education. Newly engaged Fine Arts teachers had been entrusted with the job of using their imagination to make classrooms lively. At some of the centres, audio visual aids were being added. Mr D.S. Mangat, DPI (Schools), confirmed that the work of renovating the classrooms of pre-primary and primary centres had begun. The teachers have been asked to create innovative drawings, which make it easy for the pre-primary level students to learn the basics. The schools which have been identified so far are Government High Schools in Sectors 7, 25, 31, 33, 37, 38, Sarangpur, 32, Karsan, Mani Majra town; Government Model Schools in Sectors 20 and 22; Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Sectors 15, 25 and Government Primary School, Sector 52.
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A stimulating learning environment
AANCHAL International School was conceived in the year 1990 with an idea to provide a stimulating learning environment for the child. The management consists of eminent educationists, child psychologists, teachers and other professionals who are related to the field of education, directly or indirectly, for more than 30 years. The school aims at creating competencies in academics, building skills in sports and co-curricular activities, fostering attitudes of excellence and leadership, sensitising students to human and environmental issues and rooting them in the best of Indian family values. We went our children to step ahead and stay ahead. In today’s world of multiple choices, let us give them a winning edge. There is cut-throat competition all the way: to do well in school, in board exams, to get into the right college, to get the right job and the ones ahead are those who have had the benefit of a balanced imaginative grounding right from the early years. The concept of Aanchal has been developed by a select team of educationists, child psychologists, teachers and parents who love and understand the need of the modern-day child. The driving force at Aanchal is the care and quality of education imparted in the most crucial formative years of a child’s life and career. This will help the child to develop self-confidence and combat competition in his/her quest towards becoming a successful citizen of India. In around two acres of land, Aanchal is just five minutes drive from the existing school in Sector 35-A. An experience of more than a decade has made us realise what really is required for the overall development of students. So, instead of wasting our resources on the face value of the building, with which children have nothing to do, we have tried to create an impeccable ambience and extraordinary facilities, including spacious and airy classrooms. We aspire to provide a cheerful, comfortable, caring and a safe environment. We aim at making our children self-disciplined, confident and independent besides motivating them to experience the joy of learning, excel in academics, co-curricular activities and sports, think critically and communicate effectively. Throughout the year, various inter-house competitions are organised for dance, drawing, elocution, calligraphy, creative writing, etc. The school is divided into four houses for this purpose. The school’s annual function is held every year. All national and religious festivals are celebrated with great enthusiasm; teachers explain the region, meaning and importance of each festival so that students are well aware of our rich cultural heritage. Birthdays are celebrated in the class. Annual picnic is planned in the month of December.
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Principalspeak
CHILDREN are the most precious assets of our country. They are the foundations of our society. At Aanchal International School we try to make this foundation strong and work in that direction with sincerity and dedication. The profile of winners and leaders in this new world is changing. Good grades are essential, but not enough. Our children need to imbibe an attitude of winning and leading. Every child is talented; we only need to spot the talent and nurture it. Our curricula is child-centric and we focus on the all-round development of the child.
As a successful parent, your search is possibly for an effective collaborator who will attend to your child’s scholastic and multi-dimensional needs and we at Aanchal are providing that platform. The academic year 2005-06 marks the beginning of a new era for Aanchal. We shall be shifting to a new spacious premises in Sector 41-D, Chandigarh. In keeping with the trend of the 21st century, we shall incorporate the latest technology, which will enable our students to keep in touch with the outside world so that they are able to compete not only at the national but at the international level as well. You may like to visit the school website at www.aanchalschool.com for more information. Manju Sood
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Children enjoy story-telling session
Panchkula, January 23 The session was conducted in collaboration with The Browser, a book shop in Chandigarh, which is running a
library at The British School. Ms Kajal Bansal, who narrated the story on
'Kittie - The Kite', led the children in another world as she narrated the travails of the kite and its escape after it gets entangled in the branches of a tree. The children were also given a kite each. Ms Geetika Sethi, Director of the school, said they had allowed parents of the children to see them interact with the story-teller. "A number of students who have registered with the school for admission, also participated in the session," she said.
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Tsunami-hit to get CBSE marks sheets free of cost
Chandigarh, January 23 The applications of such candidates will have to be forwarded by their respective schools, he added. Compartment exam
The CBSE compartment examination will be held on July 29. The last date for the receipt of forms for the same without late fee is June 23 while that with a late fee of Rs 10 per day is July 12.
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Youngsters ‘break’ new ground
They are young at heart, carry their hearts on their sleeves and are in love with love itself. Dating is not just a ritual but a way of life for these lovey-dovey teenaged couples of the city, who until now carried on their romance in the quietude of the gardens.
Now, they seem to be tiring of the mundane formality of just chit-chatting under the shade of a tree and just hanging out together at eating joints. This has prompted them to add a dash of thrill to their affair and what better way to do it than zip around in prohibited areas on their mobikes; just feel the wind in their hair and take the winter chill on their face. With their girls in tow, these youngsters, mostly college-goers, are breaking new ground on their new jazzed-up style machines. The trend has begun with the safest haven of all, the Leisure Valley, just opposite the Government College of Art in Sector 10, where the roar of bikes is shattering the silence of this walkers’ paradise despite prohibition on the entry of vehicles into city gardens. Away from the watchful eyes of their parents, the idea of romance is changing. The behind-the-bushes scene seems no more in vogue, and love here has become a lot more noisy. With revved up bikes doing the rounds of the Valley, these just-out-of-their teens boys and girls are having a ball of a time. Amidst peels of laughter that fill the air as the speed goes up, these youngsters are cocking a snook at rules, which bar such entry to just have a good time. It has also come to mean good business for the CITCO-run eating joint, as the popularity of Leisure Valley rises on the chart and more and more troop in to experience the “thrill” of driving down ways they have walked together. One such couple says, “It started with an attempt at being different and we are hooked onto this ride. Coffee in hand, it is sheer pleasure to be driving around in Leisure Valley. The police chooses to overlook this place and everybody here is on a trip of their own, not bothered with what the other one does”. They, like others, present at Leisure Valley in the noon, don’t seem to find anything wrong in driving through the length and breadth of the garden, which offers two very convenient entry for two-wheelers. “The morning walkers are long gone when we take charge. Our driving on the grass is not having any ill-effect on the greenery, the trees and bushes around. We see no problem in this pleasure, which has added new life to our affair,” they claim in unison.
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Capturing universal sensibilities through writings
It is heartwarming to recount journeys of people who have made a difference in alien lands. One such journey is that of Chandigarh’s Gurpreet Singh who made Canada his home but could not divorce his Indian, especially Punjabi sensibilities.
A broadcaster with Vancouver’s Radio India, one of the premiere broadcasting agencies in Canada, Gurpreet has created a purposeful corpus of writings that serve the cause of Punjabiyat, and through Punjabiyat that of India and the world. Over the recent past, three of his short stories have been published by leading websites. Yet another one that he wrote about the circumambient racial forces was picked up for publication by social activist Teesta Seetalvad’s magazine Communalism Combat. One more is on the cards, as the writer awaits a promising publisher. Back home to pick up some more food for thought, Gurpreet Singh spoke to Chandigarh Tribune about his three acclaimed stories, which span moods and issues across nations. The first one “No Escape”, which was published by Communalism Combat bares the universality of racism, which cuts across barriers of boundaries and castes to raise its ugly head. Set against the aftermath of 9/11, the story recounts the horrors of Sikh militancy, the consequent annihilation of Hindus, the anti-Sikh riots and the genesis of the attack on World Trade Centre. Strong and evocative, it establishes that racism recognises no confines. Gurpreet’s second story “Amrit” was published by Sikh Spectrum. It takes a bolder stand by highlighting the prevalence of casteism in Sikh religion. The hallmark of the story is its daring account of denial and hypocrisy, as is woven into caste systems. “Major”, yet another of Gurpreet’s literary dabblings explores the issue of homosexuality which has evoked varied response in Canada. Partially realistic, the story focuses on a particular incident in which the Sikh moderates in Canada prohibit a certain set of books in school on grounds that these contain unsavoury details about same sex marriages.
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Dog inaugurates website on dogs
Pets may not figure in a family tree but ask their owners, they are the most adorable ‘members’ of the household. So much that owners do not want to miss any opportunity to pamper them.
So don’t be surprised when a saloon opens in the city very soon. It would provide every facility right from bathing to grooming the man’s best friend. This was stated today by Anamika Kaushal on the launch of a website for dogs. The website — www.dogsplay.net — contains modules, which would help people to understand pet dogs better. Befitting the occasion, winner of international and four national awards for obedience, Diva, a trained labrador female dog, launched the website by clicking the mouse today. Shiv Kaushal, a dog trainer whose name figures in the Limca Book of World Records, has tried to put his experience of 22 years in the website that has 50 pages. He revealed that the site was a joint venture of him and his wife, Anamika. “The awareness level of people about taking care of their pets is very low. This site will provide training and counselling to the pets and their owners. To create awareness I would also hold socialisation camps for pet dogs”. He suggested that the Administration should allow pet dogs in parks. Dogs of 20 different breeds were given gifts on the occasion.
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Yoga ‘reduces’ labour pains
MOTHER’S health determines child’s long-term health. So goes the age-old adage. And yoga sees to be providing the perfect answers to the expectant mothers by relieving their stress and making the delivery a relatively easy affair.
City-based gynaecologists are one in saying that given the benefits of yoga, more and more pregnant women are inclining towards the pranayams and asanas to ease the delivery process. “We have seen that yogic exercises help in increasing the flexibility, increase the toning of the pelvic muscles and improve the blood circulation. The yogic exercises, both the breathing exercises called pranayams and physical exercises, asanas, when done in a correct manner relieve stress and also reduce the time taken for normal delivery, which in turn reduces the labour pains,” says Dr Sonika Chug. Doctors also add that with increase in women awareness, more expectant mothers are asking the doctors themselves of the ways to keep the depression and stress at bay and remain in shape after the delivery. “Most of the women look for a solution for relieving the stress during pregnancy so that the process of delivery becomes easy. Some of them are also doing yogic exercises before they become pregnant and seek advice to continue. Most of the expectant mothers are aware of the fact that lack of exercise may throw them out of shape after the child is born. So they come to us for counselling,” says Dr Simranjit Kaur. While women are pre-occupied in finding ways to make delivery easy and less painful, some doctors like Dr Nirja Chawla, convener of the Obstreticians and Gynaecologist Society, Chandigarh, say that the women have become more demanding over the years during their pregnancy and “are also less tolerant to bear the pain”. To deal with such patients, yoga becomes an ideal choice, which unlike the painless delivery through spinal injection, is free from any complication. “There can be complications in the painless deliveries where the local anaesthesia is given to the pregnant women at the time of delivery. But in yogic exercises there are no side effects,” informs Dr Simranjit. In fact to teach the correct asanas and yogic mudras to the expectant mothers, the gynaecologists in the city update their knowledge consistently to teach the patients. “I myself learnt the yogic exercise more than 3 years ago so that I can counsel and teach my patients the stress relieving exercises,” says Dr Chug. Some also show video clippings of the yogic asanas and ask the patients to go through the journals to put the correct message across.”
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An evening steeped in satirical wit
Satire with edifying didacticism flowed in abundance at the Tagore Theatre today as the poets represented the cultural ethos in their style which rocked the theatre hall with hearty laughter. The captivating programme veritably titled’A procession of laughter’ was organised by the VirDeva Foundation, Darbari Lal Foundation and The Gurukul in association with the Department of Public Relations and Cultural Affairs, Chandigarh Administration. A battery of six eminent poets led by the vibrant king of humour, Dr Ashok Chakradhar, unleashed their wit with reckless abandon.
A lofty applause greeted the star poet Chakradhar as he took the centrestage and established an in stant rapport with the audience who had occupied every available space. The versatile young poet Ashok Swatantar opened up with a salutation to the classical absurdity in humour epitomised by Laloo Prasad Yadav as he drew a comparison between him and Lord Krishna rather the former claiming an edge with “Arrey Krishan to ek hi baar paida huye the jail mein, parhamara to aana jaana laga hi rehta hai.’ Pawan Dixit attempted his kalams in ‘tarranum’ depicting the variance in modern and old love patterns as he rendered “Is shauq ne hi to merisoorat bigaad di, thappad naye naye the magar gaa puraana tha”. A journalist by profession Mahender Sharma, was more eloquent and adept in Haryanvi dialect. His short poems on mobile phones and royal beggars were well received. Giving new dimensions to the expression of love he recited” Teri aankhon ke samandar mein utar to jaon par tsunami ke ane ka dar lagta hai.’and on marital relationships he reiterated a devoted wife’s resolve “samarthan ki sarkar thidi hai ke chhod ke chalijaaongi.” Alok Puranik felt the anguish of a miser lover in his couplet “Pyar karna kitna hard ho gyahai, Valentine card sau rupaye ka ho gya hai.” The poets enjoyed targeting the ‘Narsingpur-based poet Guru Saxena whose ‘sadhu ki jeb kat gyi, Archimedes principle of love, solar eclipse and election
were appreciated. The audience waited patiently for the star poet Dr Ashok Chakradhar who blasted the political alignments and jugglery with his classic ‘‘Jangal mein chunavaaya..” depicting the waves of ‘RamRajya’ emanating from the election manifesto of all political parties. Earlier, the organisers honoured eminent persons for their benevolent services especially for the cause of thalassaemic children with citations. Those honoured included P.C. Dogra, Dr Bhakku, Dr Mnagla Dogra, Dr Sukhdev Singh, Mr Tom Hilly besides V.K. Bhardwaj, S.P. Arora, Sunil Batra, and Sunil Gupta. Mr Rakesh Arora welcomed the guests.
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Langayan’s book released
“Great poets, sages, scientists and mystics with their intuitive wisdom, vast knowledge, unique talent and flair for service to mankind have left a rich legacy for us to follow” this was stated by Justice Pritam Pal of the Punjab Haryana Court today. He released a book ‘Vishav Ki 101 Mahaan Vibhutiyan’ at a function held in Press Club.
He complimented the illustrious bureaucrat litterateur Dr R.B. Langayan for his effort. Author of seven books on varied subjects, Dr Langayan has written in this book about great men whose contributions had illuminated the communities from medieval to the contemporary period. The lives and teachings of the saints, philosophers, scientists, martyrs administrators, artists and sportspersons of world find elaborate expression in 600-page book. Talking to the Chandigarh Tribune Dr Langayan, presently Director, Urban Development Haryana, disclosed that he had tried to capture the points that made these persons famous names in their respective walks of life. Dr Dhanpat Singh, Commissioner, Higher Education, Haryana, and L.M. Mehta appreciated the spirit behind Dr Langayan’s endeavor. Haryana Sahitya Akademy Director, Dr Chander Trikha, Pardeep Kasni. Madhav Kaushik were present on the occasion. Riar releases book
Mr Gurpartap Singh Riar, Member, SGPC, released a book “Khasht Raag Kin Gayei” at a function held at gurdwara Shri Guru Teg Bahadur ji in Sector 15 today. The book has been written by Mohinder Singh Josh, a noted scholar and author of 50 books. Sikh intellectuals, writers, missionaries from the region held discussions on the book. Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer presided over the function while Dr Tarlochan Singh conducted the proceedings.
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