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We cannot risk children’s future to chance: Aitchison College Principal
Mohali, February 5 Mr Khan was addressing students of Yadavindra Public School, Mohali, during their 26th annual day celebrations here today. Stating that “over the centuries our thinking had become unclear, our resolve uncertain, our confidence shaken, our progress erratic, our realities contradictory and our values tumultuous,” Mr Khan pointed out that “in the end we learnt only to reap our past and forgot to sow for our future”. “It is time to eschew even opportunistic morality. We cannot leave the future of our children to chance, providence forbids it and neglecting them is committing long-term disaster,” he said, adding the parents should ensure that new technologies are put to good and meaningful use. “Puberty and adolescence are difficult periods in a person’s growth, please don’t encourage them to play with fire,” he warned. “How does a family cope with their young who are enthused with a little knowledge and the dangers therein? Earlier every effort was made to cover-up the family’s shame or embarrassment. What shall we do now — cover ourselves up and avoid society or brazenly walk publicly?” he asked. Mr Khan stressed that the process of learning involved the process of unlearning amongst other things. “We will not have the luxury of committing seemingly small mistakes, leave alone the much bigger issues of personal and public morality, of personal commitment to service and contribution to society and the pursuit of knowledge for its own sake,” he said. “You young people go further into the wide world and seek what awaits you. Search for the truth, seek the light and avoid the heat, for life is not about not doing wrong but about having the courage to do the right thing,” he said.
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180 YPS students get prizes
Mohali, February 5 The school Principal, Mr Harish Dhillon, read out the report on the achievements of the school in the year 2004. It was followed by speeches by students on various activities undertaken in the previous year. The students received prizes from Mr Shamim S. Khan, Principal of Aitchison College, Lahore, who was the chief on the occasion. He also inaugurated the two-day fete at the school. Medals were awarded for best results in ICSE Board examination to Amanpreet Kaur, while in the ISC Board examination, awards were given to Maheep Singh Sangha (Medical), Kanwalpreet Kaur and Vikramdeep Singh Khosa (non-medical) and Amanender Singh Sidhu (commerce). The Badhaur Medal, which is given to the best all-round student of Class X, was awarded to Sanam Sekhon and Samir Sehgal, while the First Decade Medal for the best all-round student of Class XII was awarded to Akashdeep Kaur and Zorawar Singh. Individual trophies were also awarded to the students. The Air Force Trophy for the best all-round student of Class VIII was given to Anchal Bajwa, the Mrinal Dutta Memorial Trophy to the best all-round student of Class III was given to Abhay Vikram and Jasmin Narang, while the Bharat Gupta Memorial Trophy for the best orator was awarded to Nehmat Kaur of Class XII. House trophies were also awarded to various houses for their achievements in academic, sports and co-curricular activities. Patiala House won the Cock House Trophy for the best overall performance. Among those who won prizes were: Ikrabdeep Singh, Kashni Saluja, Shahbaig Singh, Lovneet, Yugam Duseja, Karanbir Singh, Arazdeep Singh Minhas, Sanya Arora, Aashna Beri, Hardaman Singh Banipal, Manraj Singh Virdi, Ankita Chandna,Vishwajit Singh Virk, Hershdeep SinghChopra, Dhananjay Bagga, Baani Ahiuwalia, Gursimrat Singh Lamba, Agamdeep Singh, Ravtej Singh Dva, Simran Preet Singh, Ravitej Singh, Raunaqjit Singh, Abhijit Lavania, Harsimrat Singh, Samridhi Rana, Kartikeya, Aameen Goyal, Khwab Arora, Mridul, Saaransh Mahajan, Aashish Garg, Agam S. Bedi, Ujjwal Didar Singh, Mehak Preet Kaur, Amandeep Singh, Komal Mand, Raghav Duseja, Sharika Parmar, Gurvir Singh, Ashmeet Singh, Manmeet Singh, Naveen Gunturu, Astha Arora, Aastha Beri, Ankit, Abadat, Kainaat, Eshleen Sodhi, Ashish, Aditya Swami, Taramdeep, Gulmehak, Japjeet, Himmat, Dhriti, Navtej, Sukrit, Raveena, Simran Aulakh, Shubhreet, Jaikar, Harkiran, Nasreen, Vinay Parnami, Bharat Bhushan, Ripudaman Singh, Mankanwal S. Chahal, Maiwinder S. Tiwana, Gursimran S. Manchanda, Prateek Upreti, Bhupinder Singh Suraj Singh Khurana, Vijay Karan S. Anand, Azeem S. Sharda Akshya Sharma, Mayank, Tarunpreet, Amanpreet Kaur, Gurinder Pal Singh, Amrita Mann, Ameekul Singh, Parnita Gupta, Minaz Bains, Huijin Jang, Shriya Khanna, Jaskiran K. Heer, Gurfateh Singh, Jyotica, Tanya, Ravina, Hasneet, Kalyani, Mirza Baidwan, Ajay Jindal, Taarini, Khwab, Sambudha, Kanwardeep Sodhi, Alam Bains, Rahul Mahajan, Ashish, Shagufa, Sukriti Rai, Yejin, Simran, Angad, Azeem, Bharat, Bhupinder, Akshay, Maiwinder, Mankawal, Prateek, Ripudaman, Surajpreet, Vanshdeep, Vijaykaran, Anand Aneja, Navdish Kohli, Jaiteg Singh Mundi, Sibani Malhotra, Anirudh Narula, Arjun Ram Singh Dhaliwal, Jasmine Narang, Siddhartha, Vasu Pant, Ishkaran Mangat, Amrit Arora, Sukriti Nehra, Kartikeya Sharma, Samridhi Rana, Aameen Goyal, Taskeen Ahluwalia, Aayushi Goyal, Khwab Arora, Sahil Aggarwal, Karan Preet Singh Kalra, Angad Singh, Raghav Grover, Ajitinder, Ishan, Govind, Ravina, Himmat, Jaikar, Simran, Ravinder Preet Kaur, Jivleen, Roopam Aulakh, Akshi, Tanya, Aarohi, Manjyot, Vasundhara, Prabhsahil, Aanchal, Pranika and Sanveer. The ceremony concluded with the chief guest delivering a speech on his views on the achievements of the school and his message to the students.
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From Schools Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, February 5 Beginning with a “Ram stuti” and followed by a welcome song, an item “Unity in diversity” which saw children attired in dresses of various states was presented. While fairyland was recreated in Cinderella, a bhangra item enthralled the audience. A team of doctors from the Civil Dispensary of Sector 38 were judges. Dr Rajesh Kumar, Head of Department of Community Medicine, was the chief guest. The results of the healthy baby contest are: Little Heart Bud: Kunjan and Gauri; Little Heart Flower: Mehtaab and Sanjana; Little Heart Prince/Princess: Raj Karan and Bhanvi. Annual day
A colourful cultural programme was showcased by students of DAV Model School, Sector 15, at the annual prize distribution ceremony held at DAV College, here on Sunday. From bhangra to giddha and nursery rhymes to folk dances, the programme was a thorough entertainer. Actor Jimmy Shergill was the chief guest. The best house trophy was bagged by Tagore House. The Principal, Ms Rakesh Sachdeva, congratulated the winners and urged the students to aim for higher goals in life. Prize distribution
Five teachers received the best teacher award, while students were honoured for excellence in academics, spots and co-curricular activities at the annual prize distribution function of Maharishi Dayanand Adarsh Vidyalaya, Sector 22, here on Sunday. The students presented a cultural programme. The Principal, Ms Rekha Arya, read out the annual report. Contest
A drawing contest for children of Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan was organised at Government Model High School, Sector 26, here on Sunday. The Principal, Ms Kuldevi Yadav, gave away prizes. She said the purpose of such contests was to bring the talent of the students to the fore. Panchkula Satluj Public School, Sector 2, celebrated the annual prize distribution function, here on Thursday. More than 250 students presented a cultural show. The programme began with a candle light prayer in the memory of those who suffered in the tsunami disaster. A skit, based on the brilliant dialogues between Akbar and
Birbal, titled “Words of Wisdom” was staged. This was followed by a western action dance, a Spanish dance, a skit and Rajasthani folk dance were other attractions. Theatre actress Neelam Mannsingh was the chief guest. The Director, Mr Pritam Singh
Serai, of the school read the school report. Mr Serai highlighted that two Satlujians were honoured by the Chief Minister of Haryana, Mr O.P. Chautala, at the recent Republic Day celebrations for standing first in the country in the CBSE examination held in 2004. The two students, Bhanu
Khetarpal, and Fatehjit Singh topped in business studies and mathematics.
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Essay competition on female foeticide
Chandigarh, February 5 As many as 60 students took part in the competition. While addressing the students on the subject, Mr Hakam Singh, Field Publicity Officer, chief guest, exhorted the students to spread awareness on female foeticide among their family members. Ms Jiwan Lata, Principal of the school, stated that each of the children should take an initiative to abolish female foeticide. “Equal status must be given to the male and female child. Discrimination between the two could lead to crime against women,” she opined. While Sunita Yadav (Class XI) bagged the first prize, Jyoti Sharma (Class IX) and Kusum (Class XII) stood second and third, respectively. Consolation prizes were also given to Vikram and Saurav by the principal of the school.
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Contest to mark 350th anniversary of Taj
Chandigarh, February 5 The students of class VI to VIII can participate in junior category while Class IX to XII can participate in the senior category. The topics for the senior category are “Taj Mahal-Vishwa Ko Prem Ka Anutha Uphar” (Taj Mahal-Global Embodiment of Love), “Taj Mahal Ki Sthpatya Kala” (Architecture of the Taj Mahal), “Meri Nazar Mein Taj Mahal” (My Perception of the Taj) within 500 words. For details and to obtain entry forms, the students can visit the website www.Indiaculture.nic.in or email to suds_s@yahoo.com.
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Sabu shifted
Chandigarh, February 5
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Painting competition organised
Mohali, February 5 The results of the competition were declared here yesterday. Among those who won prizes in various categories include: Priyvrat, Darvesh, Ankita, Khushboo, Prabhjot Sandhu, Harpreet Kaur, KaranPreet Singh, Gazal, Nau Nihal Singh, Prabhdeep Kaur, Taranjeet Singh, Pushpjeet Kaur, Nisha, Sukhwinder Kaur, Amanpreet Kaur, Prince Kumar, Amendeep Kaur, Rubal, Gurpal Singh, Amneet Kaur, Jania Debnath, Harnoor Kaur, Sandeep Singh, Barinderjeet Singh, Ravneeet Kaur, Subhash, Shayna Jaswal, Simranjeet Kaur, Harmeet Kaur and Jasmine Kaur Walia.
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Insurance company told to pay compensation
to dental clinic
Chandigarh, February 5 In its order, the adalat directed the insurance firm to make the payment with an interest of 6 per cent with effect from October 1, 2004. It also imposed the costs of Rs 550 on the insurance firm. Dr Gurvinder Singh of the Dental Care Clinic, Sector 23-C, had got an x-ray machine insured with the company for one year from December 1,2004 and paid Rs 2,333 as the premium. It was alleged that the x-ray machine stopped working on July 20 as its tube-head was damaged. After the damaged part was inspected by the surveyor of the company, the machine was got repaired by the clinic at the cost of Rs 15,000. It was alleged that the company did not pay the claim and instead cancelled the insurance policy with effect from July 23,2004. The company claimed that the loss of the instrument was not covered under the terms and conditions of the policy. The company had justified the rejection of the claim saying that the loss was due to normal wear and tear. However, the adalat awarded the compensation on the basis of the report of the surveyor, who had assessed the net liability at Rs 5,000.
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Film Review Rama Sharma
YOU can hear the silence of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Black’. Unfolding
gradually, this ensemble of the master craftsman is bound to bowl you over with its high emotional quotient.
This is a story of a little girl who is deaf, dumb and blind. But compassion makes things worse for her. She becomes angry, violent and disobedient, destined to grow insane. No amount of patience or effort on the part of her mother works till a teacher arrives. The teacher (Amitabh Bachchan) is a 48-year-old crazy man who has no
money, no place to live but has a big heart. He drinks too much and dreams too big. Holding the child in the light of hope, which her parents refuse to
see, he promises to transform her life. The child who cannot hear starts learning through the language of heart. His fingers on her little hands wakes up her dormant mind. Finally, Amitabh Bachchan no longer remains a teacher here. He becomes a master. As he opens the door of life for the little one, the immense capabilities of the aging emperor comes to the fore. He becomes a window through which she gets sunshine. Striving for a college degree, Rani Mukherjee refines herself, graduating to a new stream of acting Rising above the mundane, the
magnificent script evolves gradually, touching new heights in kinship. Shernaz Patel’s forte lies in carrying you away with her motherly
charm. One wishes she appears on the celluloid often. Nine-year-old Ayesha Kapoor, who plays the crippled girl with tottering steps and glazed eyes is amazingly alive to the role of a child who is always on the rampage. Background score by Monty heightens the storyline, helping to decipher emotion with a good measure of success. Excellent cinematography is another asset. Many more things could have been chiselled
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Western Film Review Rajiv Kaplish CHANDIGARH: The ensemble cast comprising Hollywood divas in “Ocean’s Twelve” (Fun Republic) is its greatest strength. But it is also its undoing. You get to see a galaxy of top actors in a matter of two hours. George Clooney, the crook; vivacious Julia Roberts; master cheat Brad Pitt; luscious cop Catherine Zeta-Jones; clownish pickpocket Mat Damon; explosives expert Don Cheadle; and handsome Andy Garcia — the star parade has all of them. On the run from a ruthless businessman, Terry Benedict (Garcia), from whose high-security vaults they stole $ 160 million three years ago, Danny Ocean (Clooney) and his band of goons are now in search of a treasure to pay back to the former his monies along with interest. For, Garcia has set them a deadline — return his moolah in two weeks or be ready to face the consequences. Exotic Amsterdam is the new destination of the bunch of baddies. It’s here that director Steven Soderberg starts losing grip. The narrative shifts from one unusual setting to another, leaving hardly any room for the battery of protagonists to demonstrate their acting prowess. They just flit from one frame to another, thus reducing themselves to some sort of glamorous models rehearsing for the Oscar award ceremony. Grand settings, exquisite harbours, seaside villas and sun-kissed beaches can hardly compensate for the lack of fast pace of the sequel to “Ocean’s Eleven”, which, incidentally, was a taut thriller. At times, it suspiciously looks like a joint promotional venture of the US, Dutch, French and Italian tourism boards. Agreed that the director manages to give it a designer look. But what is missing is the slickness of an action vehicle. If “Ocean’s Eleven” was a deluge of entertainment, its successor is a tsunami of trivia.
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Panjab Radio keeps Punjabiat alive
Chandigarh, February 5 In the city yesterday, he said that the 24-hour service included broadcasting the Gurbani, entertainment programmes, information and cultural items. He says Panjab Radio was born out of the needs of his own house. “It has been over four years since Panjab Radio launched its broadcast. My 4-year-old daughter, could not speak a word of Punjabi and couldn’t understand the language either. Since then, we have reached out to a large number of audience across continents. The difference it is making in connecting the people to their roots is for real. It can be gauged from the fact that in my own house, not only do my daughters speak Punjabi but one of them even conducts two programmes in Punjabi and English ,” he said. Ghuman added that Panjab Radio could now be heard in India as well through the Direct-To-Home provision of All India Radio. “We are available all over the world except in America and Canada, he said.
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‘Khushboo’ — an expression of love and generation gap
EXPLORING the theme of nascent love is always tempting for a film director. Add to it the dilemma of bridging the gap between two generations and the filmmaking becomes more challenging.
Telefilm “Khushboo”, produced and directed by city based G. S. Chani and Harleen Kohli, exudes the aroma of love while interpreting the generation gap. A preview of the flick was shown to a select audience at Alliance Francaise, Sector 36 yesterday. The film opens with a scene in which the son recalls the day when his dad started sleeping in the hall and mom in the bedroom. The couple is alienated not because of any major controversies but the usual ego tussles. As the film progress the conflict compounds. His mother starts living with her daughter and father with his married son. Finally it is his wife who feels the heat of the situation and tries in her own novel way to revive the stumbling relationship. With the sense of satisfaction writ large on his face, G. S. Chani said: “I and my wife just read the story and we liked it so much that we thought to make film on it. The basic message of the story is how to reach out and break the ice in a relationship”. Harleen Kohli said: “The youth sometimes overlooks the wants of their parents and hardly gives them any attention. There is a need for understanding. One thing I must say that the story is very original and we have not made any change to dramatise it”. The story is written by Kana Singh and the cast includes Kamal Tiwari, Sonam Kalra, Dhruv, Kanwal Basur, Neerja Chaithely and Sukhmani. This film is scheduled to be telecast on Doordarshan on Sunday, February 6 at 10 pm. The duration of the movie is 58
minutes. OC
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Ruby on self-discovery mission
RUBY Bhatia, VJ-cum actor, is on a sort of pilgrimage. She is on mission to find her identity. She expresses herself philosophically.
“I have devoted 11 years to acting and did whatever came my way. I think there was more quantity than quality. Now, I want to relax and do those things with which I harmonise. Whenever I get time, I read books tinged with philosophy,” she says. Born in the USA and brought up in Canada, she studied in Toronto, but she always had a dream to come to India. It was not the obsession with glamour that brought her to this country, but an inner quest that made her to search her roots. She answers honestly when asked if she has any regrets in life, “There was a time when I let arrogance take over me. I left Channel V because I felt they were not recognising my talent and that I was ‘something’. But now I realise that I was wrong. Though there is still a hangover, at least I know where I stand”. “Modelling Zone” show on Star One is keeping her busy. There are three segments in the show and one of these is on spirituality minus religion. This show has pushed her towards spirituality, it seems. She was also seen in soap ‘Kasauti Zindgi Ki’ where she impressed the audience in a negative role. She has also done a number of commercials. However, she enjoyed anchoring the most. Ruby says life has taught her many things. “I am 31 now. I got married and later on divorced. People ask me if I am happy with life. I am enjoying living alone. People usually are afraid of living alone, especially in India, where they are so much used to live in relationships. Rather, I feel difficult to live with somebody now,” she says. Believing in simplicity, she comes across as a down, to-earth person who knows her being. When comes to clothes, she sticks to simple and economic clothes. She is of the opinion that one should know how to carry oneself confidently even in simple clothes. So she doesn’t mind buying her stuff from roadside shops, if she likes it. Ruby Bhatia was in the city to inaugurate fashion designer Gunjan Virk’s exhibition.
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Boys make the most of MCM DAV food festival
THE food festival of MCM DAV College, Sector 36, was a treat for youngsters today. Open to all students of the city, it also provided an opportunity for the boys to enter the girls’ college.
Ritika and Rashi, students of the MCM College, were enjoying the change. “Handsome boys, who have come here, have enhanced the beauty of the college. I think there more such festivals should be organised in the college”, Ritika says smilingly. Harmanpreet Singh Saini, a student of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara Institute, came here for the second time and found that this fest was better than the last year. “I feel that there should be more involvement of boys in the fest. I like the college and looking for a good match as Valentine’s Day is near”, he said. The fest was inaugurated by Mayor Anu Chatarth. Many stalls of different articles were put up and it was organised by the Environment Society and the Food Science Department. Many city based institutes had also put up their stalls on IT and career counselling. The main attractions of the fest were food stalls from different states. Other than that stalls on information of food adulteration check, the PFA, organic food, organic manures and handmade eco-friendly products were also put up. A stall of preserves set up by the Food Science Department and ethnic silver jewellery also attracted many visitors. Many interesting games were also made part of the event. The games included Besura No. 1, tongue twister and chamkate sitare ki khoj’. The stall which drew tremendous response was the one where youngster could register their demand for playing particular songs for their partner. A number of love songs were played by the disc jockey. Besides this, the stall of golgappas, tikki and papri chat saw a huge rush. Two alumni, Ms Simmi Hans, a software consultant nominated by the Chandigarh Administration for the advisory committee on IT,
Chandigarh, and Ms Richa Singhal, who is working as campaign manager for JP Morgan, USA, were honoured today. The character building cell of the college had raised Rs 10,000 to help a cancer patient. The cheque was presented to him at the festival. The Sahayta volunteer, Ms Bewli, was also present.
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