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Governor stresses vision in education Chandigarh, March 15 Principal of the college S Marriya presented the annual report of the college and highlighted the achievements of the college. He mentioned that the college was given A+ grade by NAAC. He said the college had retained the Sir Shadi Lal Trophy for general efficiency and excellence in sports for 34th year in a row. Punjab Governor and Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh, Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd.) was the chief guest on the occasion and he talked about the growth rate in education. He stressed for vision in education, which could produce responsible citizens. He posed three questions to the students on their dream, what it involved and what price they were prepared to pay for it. He said everyone must find answers to these questions, which would help them to act as instruments of change, leading to a strong nation. Nearly 456 students were given degrees. These were 161 students in humanities, 92 in science, 55 in commerce, 22 in information technology, 24 in M Com, 21 in PGDMM, 35 in PGDCA, 22 in BCA and 24 in BBA.
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SGGSC students get prizes Chandigarh, March 15 Principal of the college Kuldeep Singh welcomed the chief guest, Mr Krishan Mohan, Home Secretary-cum-Education Secretary, Chandigarh Administration. He gave away prizes to the students who excelled in academics, extra-curricular activities and sports. He lauded the achievements of the students and encouraged them to strive for excellence in every sphere of life. The college got the Panjab University (PU) runners-up trophy in general efficiency in sports for the sixth consecutive year. Karanjit Singh Gill of BCA III was declared the all-round best student for the 2004-05 session. He was also awarded the college roll of honour for extra-curricular activities. Ravinder Kumar was declared the best sportsman and adjudged the best Archer among all Indian Universities. The roll of honour for excellence in academics went to Navneet Sahota, first in PU in BCA II exams held in April 2004. She has also topped in PU in BCA I exam. The roll of honour for excellence in sports went to Gaurav Tokhi, hockey, Khushwant Singh, hockey, Biakramjit Singh, athletics, Ravinder Kumar, archery, Shiv Dyal, handball, Vikinder Kumar, rowing, Karaj Singh, rowing, Jashandeep Singh, cycling and Arshad Singh, boxing. The roll of honour for excellence in the NCC (Army wing) went to SUO Ravi Kumar Chauhan, who attended the Republic day camp in New Delhi. He also attended NIC Kufri and was declared the best Cadet
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Admn plans to uplift non-model schools Chandigarh, March 15 As per the action plan, Rs 60 lakh have been earmarked in the next year budget for purchase of furniture alone. During the current year, 20 nurseries of non-model schools have been developed with all educational aids so as to make them at par with the nurseries of any private school. It has been decided keeping in view the fact that the children studying in the non-model schools should not be deprived of the facilities being provided in the model schools. Once the facilities are provided to the non-model schools, the nomenclature of the non-model schools will be changed to model schools. There are 104 government schools out of which 47 schools are model having English as medium of instruction. This concept proved successful and the academic results of these schools further improved. However, facilities available to the non-model schools were not at par with the model schools, a spokesperson said.
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International Year of Physics inaugurated Chandigarh, March 15 The function was organised by the Indian Physics Association (IPA) and the Indian Association of Physics Teachers (IAPT) today which happens to be the Einstein’s birthday. On this occasion, Prof S.P. Puri gave a talk on “Einstein, man, scientist and philosopher”. He highlighted the life of Einstein and his contribution to physics and brought out various facets of Einstein by displaying his various quotes which showed that Einstein was basically a very humble man and humanist to the core. Earlier, Prof U.S. Kushwaha told about the various programmes that have been planned for the IYP at Chandigarh and also at the national level which are mostly student-oriented. Prof Nirmal Singh, Chairman, Department of Physics, solicted the cooperation of the physicists and physics teachers of Chandigarh to participate in the IYP celebrations.
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Poor boy offered free education Chandigarh, March 15 Ms Geetanjali Hurria, centre head, said, “We have a society at the institute to help the deserving candidates. I read the news item and thought it was an opportunity to help a deserving and needy student. We will try our best to help Mukesh in whatever way we can.”
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high court Our High Court Correspondent Chandigarh, March 15 According to sources, the decision to include photographs of members in the directory was taken on the recommendation of the election panel in order to reduce electoral malpractices. Senior advocate R.S. Cheema will again be the chairman of the election panel. He will be assisted by senior advocates M.L. Sarin and Mr S.D. Sharma, both co-chairmen. Other members of the committee are: Mr S.S. Dalal, Mr Dalbir Malik, Mr Kulbir Dhariwal and present secretary of the association Munish Jolly. Meanwhile, initial reports suggest that the contest for the crucial post of presidentship of the association will be a fight between advocates P.S. Hundal and Mr Atul Lakhanpal. For the post of secretary, advocate Pradhuman Yadav is expected to take on advocate Lokesh Sinhal.
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Insurance company told to pay relief Chandigarh, March 15 In its order, the adalat directed the insurance firm to pay the amount with an interest at the rate of 6 per cent with effect from December 1, 2003. It may be recalled that the DPS had insured a Maruti car with the insurance firm for Rs 2.51 lakh from January 27, 2003, to January 26, 2004. On March 5, 2003, the driver of the car, Sanjeev, went to the local railway station to drop the school principal. However, on March 6, Sanjeev called up the school to tell that he had been drugged by someone and the car had been stolen. Subsequently, the car was recovered from the UP border in a totally damaged condition and the claim was lodged with the insurance firm. The applicant gave his consent to settle the claim on the condition of retaining the salvage valued at Rs 75,000. Despite this, the claim was not settled and repudiated on June 10, 2004. The company repudiated the claim on the plea that the driver did not possess a proper driving licence. On the other hand,the adalat awarded the Rs 1.76 lakh compensation saying that since the applicant had already retained the salvage, the net liability assessed by the surveyor could only be reduced by Rs 75,000.
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Of art and animated spaces... CHANDIGARH Lalit Kala Akademi is blossoming steadily. That it means serious business was obvious from the texture of the annual art show it arranged on the Sector 34 campus today. Not only have the individual displays improved considerably over the past, the collective impression of the show has also changed for the better. The only regret is the meager display space the akademi has. Starved of a gallery, the organisers have had to mount 93 works in the corridors of Sector 34 State Library’s first floor. But something about the displayed works of art prevents the feeling of regret from taking over. They impress and inspire all the same, leaving you with a little food for thought. The themes are pressing — from the tragedy of tsunami to the swamp of communalism. In between somewhere a riot of colours manages to keep the critical balance. Though all 93 works selected out of 310 entries have a tale to tell, the coveted award winning category features only five works — “An Episode from Euthanasia” by Monika Rana; “Untitled and Unframed” by Gautam Kar; “Crucified and Crucifixion” by Avijet Roy; A graphic art work by the Tribune’’s lensman Pankaj Sharma; and Essence Sculpture by Dharamjit Singh. Each of these artists walked away with Rs 10,000 prize money and loads of attention as UT Finance Secretary honoured them with Lalit Kala Akademi awards. Five special awards, meant only for students, were bagged by Nikhil Negi, Charanjit Dhiman, Charu Diwan, Vinay Malik and Surinder Dhami. Interestingly, all disciplines of art (painting, graphics, photography, sculpture) have been duly taken care of by the jury comprising O.P. Khare and Malkiat Singh. Also this time around the judges seem to have relished ingeniousness more than routine. This is well reflected in the awarded works which dwell on variety. Pankaj Sharma’s untitled work is a departure from norm in the sense that it presents the predictable object in an unpredictable fashion. Monika Rana’s artwork derives from ethnicity and the clash of races; Avijet Roy uses the cross to voice human pathos, while Dhamramjit Singh resists the temptation of ordinariness to cull out something that can fascinate the mind’s eye. Among students, Charanjit Dhiman’s “My Living Marble” strikes an instant communication with the audience. Other art works also follow in the lines of novelty. As Shiv Singh, akademi chairperson observes, “The works are more polished and more penetrative this time. We have had to go through the difficult process of elimination. But now we don’t want to dishearten the practitioners of art in the region. We have decided to use as permanent gallery whatever little space we have.” A Foyer’s gallery is not a bad option for the akademi after all. The concept of galleries is anyway undergoing a change worldwide. Artists now prefer the vivacious spaces over the dead and dreary customary galleries. Whether the city beautiful responds to the trend is another matter. For now, the works have been hung all over the corridors inspiring concrete with a certain sense of belonging. The show will last for about a week.
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Paintings that vibrate
with life Seeing his effervescent paintings is like witnessing the renewal of life every moment. Extremely fresh, these brilliant images came from the mind of an artist who has weathered many a storm. Dr Rakesh Gupta, professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, is a painter and a poet. No wonder his paintings have an appeal which transcends the visual limitation to reach the core of the heart. Surprisingly his affair with the brush began only three years ago. Perhaps the artist in him was never satisfied. His two books “Frozen moments “and ” Solitary cell and other poems” reflect the longing of a traveller who has embarked on a path hitherto unknown. He has brought to Chandigarh his collection based on the theme “Violence and gender”. He derives his inspiration from the immortal works of Picasso. He has used the medium of oil, charcoal, and a mix of two in his works. While explaining his painting titled Fear’s blues he said, “A common man’s life has to encounter many tragic moments. Consequently all kinds of fear take birth and I have tried to depict these negative emotions in my painting”. He has tried to capture different aspects of life beautifully. On his canvas. “Life is all about pains and pleasures and I have tried to put these varied emotions in my collection,” he said. His work is bound to leave an impression on many. In all his 48 paintings are on display at a five-day exhibition, which opened today at Fine Arts Museum in Panjab University.
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