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PEC to communicate with HRD Ministry direct
Chandigarh, February 22 The Ministry communique comes after the PEC got deemed university status and it ceased to be a college under the Chandigarh Administration. Following the letter from the ministry Home Secretary Krishna Mohan told Director of PEC, Prof Vijay Gupta to write direct to the ministry and send a copy to the Chandigarh Administration. In the past all correspondence between the PEC and the ministry was routed through the Administration.
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Singla tells teachers to shun agitation
Chandigarh, February 22 When asked about the ongoing agitation of teachers of non-government colleges of Punjab, he said: “We will look into their grievances, keeping in view the availability of resources”. He was talking to Chandigarh Tribune during a seminar at PU here today. He also said that the teachers should not resort to the path of agitation as they were the main components of the education system. Rather, they should motivate others to help spread education. Earlier, Mr Singla, who was the chief guest at a seminar on ‘Developed India: Vision 2020’, urged the universities to generate resources. He said among the four most important factors - education, health, science and technology and social services — which determine the growth rate of the country, the most important was education. Though every state is allocated a substantial per cent of the total budget allocation for education, sadly education scenario left much to be desired. Though a lot of private schools and colleges are coming up, still education has not reached the masses. Given such conditions a developed India by 2020 is an unthinkable proposition. Another speaker in the seminar, Chander Mohan, ex-chairman and MD, Punjab Tractors, lamented that little has happened as far as the development is concerned. He cited the example of the Japanese who experienced phenomenal growth rate within 20 years. “The collusion of mind and action can help to achieve the vision of Developed India 2020. He also suggested that management schools should produce entrepreneurs and not just managers. The seminar was organised by University Business School, PU.
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Annual day celebrated
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, February 22 He lauded the role of the school for its contribution in the field of girl education. Dr Sumati Kanwar, Principal of the school, spoke about the achievements of the students. The students of the school regaled the audience with their splendid performances, including Bengali, Jugalbandi, patriotic, Punjabi and Brazil dances. A skit “Bhatti Sahib” was also presented. The Principal read out the annual report highlighting the achievements of the students. Foundation stone: The Adviser to the UT Administrator, Mr Lalit Sharma today laid the foundation stone of Ankur Primary School, Panjab University, Sector-14, here. The tiny tots of the School presented a welcome song. The Vice Chancellor of Panjab University, Dr K.N.Pathak, and the DPI (Colleges) Mr Dilip Kumar were also present on the occasion. Spectrum: The NTT students of DAV School, Sector 15, organised ‘Spectrum 2005’ at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 16, today. The students of the school organised a cultural programme on the occasion. Mr Ram Kumar, Principal of the host school, was the chief guest. Mr Rakesh Sachdeva, Principal of DAV school, urged the students to strive towards becoming ideal citizens. He also urged the teachers to ensure all round development of students. Mr Sweety Bahl, NTT in-charge of the school, presented the vote of thanks.
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Painting exhibition by engg students
Mohali, February 22 The college chairman, Mr Satnam Singh Sandhu, and the general secretary, Mr Rashpal Singh Dhaliwal, congratulated the organisers and the participants. Miss Japjeet Kaur and Mr. Gurpreet Singh won the first and second prizes in painting while Miss Nancy Thakur and Mr. Jatinder Pal Singh Brar won first and second prizes in sketching. In photography these prizes were bagged by Umang Shankar and Willampreet Singh. Other exhibits which won appreciations from the visitors included the painting “Village Sconce” by Iqbal Singh, the sketch of “ Meera Bai” made by Nipun Loomba, the sketch of “ Mirza Sahibaan” made by Jagpreet Singh Saini and photographs of ‘Nature’ by Harmanpreet Singh and Rajinder Singh.
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Youth festival Jhankar- 2005 begins
Chandigarh, February 22 Western group dance, geet and ghazal singing competitions were the main attractions of the day. Seven teams participated in geet and ghazal competition. Four teams took part in western group dance competition. Masheena, student of BSc Honours, Chemistry, PU, presented a beautiful kathak dance during the opening session. The festival was inaugurated by Dean Students Welfare, Professor Nirmal Singh and coordinator, cultural activities, Surinder Sharma. Geet singing competition: First: Poonam, GGDSD, Sector 32; Second: Robin Sharma and Dalbir, PU campus: Third: Sukhwinder, GCG, Sector 11.Ghazal competition: First: Amrita, GCG, Sector 11; Second: Amit Sharma, SGGD College, Ludhiana; Third: Amanlata, Govt College Rattowal and Swarleen, Dev Samaj College, Ferozepur.Western group dance competition First: Panjab University, Chandigarh; Second: Vaish College, Rohta.
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Bank fraud: remand for accused
Chandigarh, February 22 The SHO of Sector 36 police station, Mr Jagbir Singh, said that police teams had been sent to Mumbai in search of Mansoor Abdul Sattar,
the builder. Meanwhile, all three accused, arrested yesterday, were produced in a local court today. The court has remanded Rajiv Bhardwaj in one-day police custody while the other two accused Deepak Agnihotri, a former Bank employee and a consultant of the builder Mansoor and Farooq Fakir Munshi, alias Jaysh Kumar Patel (a cousin of the builder) were remanded in six days’ police custody. The police was still investigating if the builder and the banker had been involved in other such scams somewhere else in the country. Interestingly, the police had found out that the FDR details presented before the bank had the same rate of interest that prevailed in 2003,
indicating that fraud was well-planned.
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Plea dismissed
The High Court on Tuesday dismissed the petition filed by the All-India Forum for National Reconciliation. The forum had prayed that it be provided copies of the complaints received by the then Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Mr Justice B.K. Roy, and the action initiated on them. The petitioner-forum through its Secretary General S.D. Bali had prayed that copies of the complaints be supplied to him under the Right to information Act. Referring to an interview given to a newspaper by Chief Justice Roy after his transfer had been made public, in which he had claimed that he had received a large number of complaints against the Chief Ministers of Punjab and Haryana, top police officers and bureaucrats and even fellow Judges, the petitioner had prayed that he be provided details of the same. However, today the Division Bench of Mr Justice H.S. Bedi and Mr Justice Viney Mittal dismissed the petition.
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Daya re-designated
Chandigarh, February 22 According to information, the ministry has also re-designated Additional Central Government Standing Counsel in various High Courts to Central Government Counsel. Ms Chaudhary was appointed Senior Central Government Standing Counsel on June 22, 2004, for handling all cases in which the Union Government is a party before the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
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Painter R.M. Singh interacts with children
Panchkula, February 22 His visit is preparatory to an art exhibition which the children (between 3 and 6 six years of age) of the school are organising at the Citigold Centre in Chandigarh on March 2 and 3 to raise funds for the Blood Bank Society. Several artists have been lending support to the exhibition. The school was visited by Shiv Singh last week. Anju Pasricha, who has been holding exhibitions of her work both within and outside the city, is guiding the students and teachers in the use of colour for self-expression. “It was an honour for us to have R.M. Singh, since he has illustrated a series of over 100 books for the Singapore Sikh Education Board. Earlier, he illustrated a book of Danish short stories, too, which had lovely wood-cut like illustrations,” Lt. Col. Karan Thandi (retd.) chairman, The Mango Grove School, said. A student of artist Sobha Singh, R.M. Singh is known for his portraits, which find place in the Sahitya Academy, the Army and other such institutions. Mrs Kanta Saroop Krishen, Padma Shree, president of the Blood Banking Society for 40 years, will inaugurate the exhibition on March 2.
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Her strokes resurrect womanhood
Guneeta Chadha, a promising artist of this region, has expressed her feelings about womanhood through fourteen of her exquisite works at the IndusInd Gallery.
The inaugural ceremony of the exhibition by legendary Saroj Gogi Pal was largely attended. Titled Women, Momentum and Time, the exhibition represent ‘womanhood’ in all its manifestations — joys, sorrows, sacrifices, frailties and nobilities. The versatile artist has blended all her feelings. Her deepest emotions, apprehensions and virtues, find expression in ‘Chhoti si Asha’. The joys and compulsive bondage of relationship with all its merits and demerits is expressed in ‘Ankahi Batein’ and ‘Togetherness’. The frugal use of vibrant colours in varying shades conveys the very essence of the inherent significance of creation. The “Power game” is yet another dominant aspect dealt in Guneeta’s works, be it the dominance in a family, social or political arena which largely affects life. She laments that the woman has always been the sufferer. There has been no change in women’s status since the epic era when Drupudi suffered the ultimate degradation in the presence of the elite visionaries, religious patriarchs and great warriors. Women have been a silent spectator all along and under surveillance as depicted in Shakuni ki Aankh. But Gunneta has not ruled out the resurrection of woman as shown in “Emergence” and finally the “Strength”, which is suggestive of self-realisation and subsequent stand up to the dictates of male chauvinism. The works, Guneeta Chadha has displayed, bear the testimony of her command over the realm of art. Endowed with a vision and perfect understanding of the subject, she has crafted her works in the close proximity with the journey ‘life’, which reflect the element of conflict, unity of thought and emotion with a subtle play of imagination. Guneeta Chadha was initiated into the basics of formal art at BBK DAV College, Amritasr. An academician, she has been associated with the propagation of the art for the past 18 years and has participated in a number of exhibitions. The exhibition will conclude on February 28.
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Vinod Mehta has created a compelling set of images. Mounted on the walls of Government Museum and Art Gallery, Sector 10, are 45 of his works which portray life and people in various shades. Figurative in style, Vinod Mehta, like other artists has not been able to ignore the occurrence of tsunami and has spared space for the tragedy in his exhibition. His work is poignant and appealing. The range of the artist is vast, as he paints Sai Baba on the one hand and a woman flower seller on the other. A sense of abstraction also creeps into the works at times, as the artist reflects on his childhood, on snow in the night or on landscapes in general. Inaugurated by Krishna Mohan, the exhibition will be open till March 1. TNS
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Capturing diversities of life on canvas Like music, art sometimes influences mind, inspiring countless images. Some such inspirations flowed from canvases of five artists who spilled energy in the overwhelming space of Panjab University’s Fine Art Museum. Coming together for a purpose is not a new thing for Harsh Vardhan Sharma, Pranam Singh, Parbhinder Lal, Ishwar Dayal and Ragu Neware. This they do every year under the aegis of Octave India, which brings together diverse styles and philosophies to bring home a theme-human bondage. Success of the group has ability to present thoughts in a manner that appears friendly despite apparent diversities in artistic conceptions. The highlight of the show is Pranam Singh’s work which presents Benaras in its vibrancy and earthiness. Under his command, flourishing ghats of Benaras come alive in varied hues, painting a picture of life by the banks of the Ganges. Colours signify moods, just as they do in Harsh Vardhan’s angry canvases. Red is Vardhan’s colour as it helps him enliven dull images that emerge in the sub conscious mind. His works document human struggle. Boldness is something Vardhan’s and Parbhinder Lal’s works have in common. Lal is engrossed in the air brush technique but he builds it up fascinatingly. Contrastingly, Shyam Sharma celebrates beauty in his works. His hallmark is the richness of texture which adds to the glamour of motifs, mostly men, women and peacocks. Winner of senior fellowship of HRD Ministry, Sharma is better known for a visual representation of the Ramayana. Trailing a reflective path is Ishwar Dayal who pays tributes to Tsunami victims. His installation, though not lavish, touches the core with its honesty. He paints despair and hope in the same stroke. Raghu Neware’s work stands in contrast to Ishaw Dayal’s. For Neware, bottles are rich sources of inspiration. No wonder he paints glass bottles in interesting postures. TNS
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