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Amity Law School bags running trophy
Chandigarh, April 3 Prabhsahay Kaur of the same school was declared the best speaker while Tanya George of Kerela Law Academy was declared the second best speaker in the competitions. They were given cash prizes of Rs 15,000 and Rs 10,000 respectively. The award for the best memorial went to the team from National University of Judicial Sciences,
Kolkata, which was given cash prize of Rs 5,000. As many as 24 teams from all across the country had participated in the moot court competition, which forms a practical and important aspect of law students' training. In his presidential address Supreme Court Judge, Justice B N Shrikrishna said law was like good poetry and literature, which required constant study as well as respect for healthy conventions and hard work. In his valedictory address, Supreme Court Judge, Justice S B Sinha, said the students were at a cross-roads in their life. He advised them to take active part in social justice and not to go after material pursuits. A number of judges from the Punjab and Haryana High Court, members of the bar association from Chandigarh as well as Delhi, academics as well as retired judges were present on the occasion. For the preliminary rounds, six moot courts were constituted, each being headed by a high court judge with one advocate and a professor as members. In the semi-final rounds, the courts consisted of high court judges with senior advocates and senior professors as members, while the court for the final round comprised three high court judges, one senior advocate and the Judge Advocate-General.
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Quota for poor in private schools
15 pc: admn
Chandigarh, April 3 Putting the record straight, official sources claimed that the quota under the “Educational
Institutions (Schools) Etc on Leasehold basis in Chandigarh-1996” for the economically weaker sections was lowered by the administration from 15 per cent to 5 per cent in 2001. However, for the benefit of the poor sections of society, the administration recently hiked the quota to 15 per cent and constituted a committee under the Estate Officer-cum-Deputy Commissioner for its effective implementation. The committee would go into various aspects of the problems afflicting the education system such as capitation fee, fee structure and ad hoc levies on students. The BJP has been alleging that the administration is dragging its feet on the implementation of 25 per cent quota for poor students and other issues. Even a recent Punjab and Haryana High Court order on the issue has failed to move the administration, the party alleged. On the shifting of schools from residential areas, officials ruled out any extension to such schools. After assessing the situation regarding the availability of adequate admission facilities in the newly commissioned 16 of the 34 schools, which have been allotted land since 2001, the administration has decided to close the schools running within the city grid. The number of schools, which are to be closed within the city grid, are 25 under the Estate Office and 11 under the Chandigarh Housing Board. Over 8,000 schoolchildren have been affected due to this and adequate arrangements have been made in the 16 newly commissioned schools and the existing government schools. Since the educational infrastructure in Mani Majra and rehabilitated and unauthorised colonies was inadequate, one-year extension has been granted to such schools for shifting to new sites, the officials added.
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Demand to cancel Principal Vaid’s daughter’s paper
Chandigarh, April 3 In a letter to the Chancellor of Panjab University, Mr Chatrath has sought action against “those persons who had become tools to oblige Principal Vaid to shift the centre from Government College for Girls, Sector 42, to GGDSD College, Sector 32, where he is the Principal”. The decision of the university to change the examination centre was highlighted by the Chandigarh Tribune today. The report highlighted that while the university had agreed to shift the centre on security grounds. Dr Vaid had maintained that his son had been beaten up by students whose roll numbers he had detained. He perceived a threat to his daughter as well and had appealed to the university to own responsibility of his daughter’s security or change her centre. Claiming that the examination centre was changed only one day before the examination, Mr Chatrath added that it was done in the most suspicious manner and should be probed by an independent agency like the CBI to identify the guilty. Mr Chatrath, in his letter, mentions that the Panjab University calendar provided the circumstances and procedure under which the centre can be changed. He maintained that there were no circumstances which warranted shifting of centre within the same city. The letters adds that despite the fact that Senator PS Sangha had brought the matter to the notice of the Vice-Chancellor and a letter to this effect was circulated to all members of the Senate as well as the V-C, the university authorities went ahead with “giving in” to the request made by Dr Vaid in “blatant violation of university rules”.
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Schools adopt novel ways to woo children
Panchkula, April 3 Earlier, the race was for the best infrastructure- be it the buildings in shapes of castles, air-conditioned buses and class rooms with bright coloured custom- made furniture, filteration plants for safe drinking water, joyrides for kids or the best multimedia theatres, competition has now shifted on presentation of school curriculum and activities to be introduced for the kids. Be it the Kidzee school in Sector 15, or The Dews in Sector 20, each has been vying to out-do the other. If The
British School in Sector 8, organised a story-telling competition for kids seeking admission in the school a few weeks ago, The Gurukul, Sector 20, today organised a special orientation programme for parents and children seeking admissions in nursery and pre-nursery classes. The programme began with the children being welcomed by the teachers, singing a welcome song for them. The children were provided with a friendship band and the teachers played an educational game of pass the parcel, and the students were to identify the picture
in the slip that they picked. The parents were thus told about the learning process adopted by the school. Parents were later shown the multi media theatre, and the kids got a taste of
watching “The Lion King” on the large screen. Later a puppet show was exhibited by school teachers.
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KG students promoted
Chandigarh, April 3 Principal, Promilla Dhar, announced promotion of children to next class in the presence of their parents and teachers. Nursery
children were received by LKG teachers and students before being handed over to the junior section. “Such ceremony encourages and instils confidence among students,” said the principal. Parents also appreciated efforts of teachers.
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College celebrates ‘Mat Pita Santaan Divas’
Chandigarh, April 2 Ms Madhvi Katria, Director, Social Welfare Department, Chandigarh Administration, was the chief guest. Dr Satinder Dhillon, Principal of the college, welcomed the guests. She said teachers had a big responsibility to inculcate good values in students. The function started with bhajans — “Shardha bhawana mat pita ji” and “Meri mata meri janam data” — presented by students and staff of the college. Another bhajan “Ma pyari ma godi mein khela bhachpan meri ma” was presented by Sunil Bhutani, music lecturer of the college. Some children of Juvenile Home, Sector 15 — Anil, Vikas, Sonu, Narinder, Sunny, Goldie Rajiv, Hari and Gunjan — also shared their views.
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Hamara
School
ACADEMIC excellence is the hallmark of Bal Niketan Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 37-A, Chandigarh. Since its beginning, the school is known for giving 100 per cent results year after year with numerous merits and distinctions. Students of this school have been among the top five students in Chandigarh several times.
The school follows the curriculum framed by academic experts in conformity with the guidelines of the U.T. Education Department and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi. The medium of instruction is English. Innovative techniques are devised from time to time to make teaching more interesting. Audio-visual aids are used, both in the classroom and for extra-curricular activities. At the senior level, regular tests are conducted on a weekly basis in order to monitor the progress of each student and to enable teachers to pay special attention to weak students as well as talented students separately. Computer education forms an integral part of the curriculum. The endeavour of the school is to reduce the cost of imparting quality education. Teachers and students share a special relationship. The school provides state-of-the-art infrastructure and a multimedia/computer room. There is a well-equipped library and laboratories. The school has always been in the forefront in all activities like sports, music, dance, painting, art and craft, aerobics, English language development and debate. The notice for admissions to the new session is put up in November each year. Application forms are issued only against a vacancy. Free information brochure is available on the counter. Provisional admission to Class XI is allowed on the basis of pre-board examination result, immediately after the final examination of Class X. J.P. scholarships are available for brilliant students, under which full fee concession is allowed to students getting 80 per cent or above in the pre-board exam/Class X board exam and half fee concession is allowed to students getting 75 per cent or above. This concession is allowed to 100 students only on a first-come-first-served basis.
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14,000 appear in PMT, dental entrance test
Chandigarh, April 3 There were 200 objective questions on physics, chemistry and biology. The students expressed great satisfaction over their attempt since the paper was mostly based on CBSE curriculum.
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‘Punjab Is Hafte’ praised
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16 enter final of fresh face contest
Chandigarh, April 3 Punjabi artistes like Mika, Satwinder Bugga, Lakhwinder Wadali, Harjit Harman, Rakhi Hundal, Sudesh Lehri and Navjot Noor enthralled the audience as the 32 semi-finalists competed against each other to reach the final round. A panel of judges, comprising well-known personalities from the entertainment world, namely, Gursewak Mann, Dolly Guleria, Bittu Sandhu and Rajiee M. Shinde shortlisted 16 girls based on three broad parameters — attitude, confidence and presentation. The grand finale of the Limca Fresh Face Contest will be held at Ludhiana on April 9 where 16 candidates will compete against each other for the coveted title. The event will be broadcast live on ETC Punjabi and Alpha TV Punjabi channels. |
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Awareness through art
Chandigarh, April 3 Also mounted were other works of art created over a period of last year. Among those who displayed their works today were Sadhna Sangar, Neenu Vij, Anju Pasricha, Aradhna Tandon, Nirmala Singh, Guneeta Chadha, Gayatri, among others. The exhibition was inaugurated by Dr B.N. Goswamy who was appreciative of the effort. |
Surinder Kaur, Chann honoured
The four day cultural festival organised by the Indian Peoples Theatre Association (IPTA) concluded with the honouring of legendary folk artiste Surinder Kaur and writer thespian Tera Singh Chann. A ballet’ Jaag payi parbhat’ on Punjab by Punjab Arts International directed by Narinder Nindi, martial arts by Narinder Neena, songs by Raman, Jitender Shaw Shenaz Singh lit up the programme.
Nightingale of Punjab Surinder Kaur lauded the resolve of IPTA Punjab chapter to ensure the renaissance of pristine Punjabi folk arts in the region. Her versatile disciple daughter Dolly Guleria regaled the audience with the Sufiana qalaams of Hussain Bakash, Bulle Shah and songs immortalised by Surinder Kaur, including lyrics of Shiv Batalavi and others. Earlier Devender Daman, president and Sanjivan Singh hailed the interest evinced by artiste and the elite in IPTA presentations. Earlier on Friday the Amritsar-based Manch Rangmanch staged a Punjabi play ‘Tapash’ at Tagore Theatre. The play veritably synthesised the impasse of requite and repression by the youth and the scourge that blemished the governance for being unfair during terrorism. The thespian playwright Devinder Daman sought explanation on behalf of those innocent children, young widows and old parents still languishing to heal their piteous wounds. The bold theme got the effective treatment as director Kewal Dhaliwal employing the dramatic unities and immaculate statecraft brought alive the concept and emotions of the playwright through the sleek presentation on the third day of the ongoing IPTA festival. The play structured in rural ambience, captured the anguish and torment of thousand innocents through the life of the protagonist Akali Samupran Singh who lost his two sons to the reign of terrorists and the other to the police excesses. He curses his beleaguered soul time and again as he faced the young widow of his son nursing her infant with a vain hope. While each system like the governance, society and religion cast aspersions on each other, none bothered to redress the anguish and torment of those innocent sufferers. Known for his technical virtuosity in stage craft, Kewal Dhaliwal recreated the ambience of dark days with the perfect use chiaroscuro effects and fabric lengths as part of the set. So did the accomplished set of actors and backstage experts. Pradeep Joshi, Mandeep Kaur, Gurtez Maan, Rajinder Nagi, Pavel Sandhu formed the main cast. Depicting the disparity of the women in the male dominated society from the prehistoric era of Daropadi to the contemporary time in her solo performance’ Chidi di Umbar Walh Udaan’ actor Anita Shabdeesh excelled. The short play scripted by Shabdeesh based on the poetry of Dr Gurminder Kaur Sidhu was a dig at the rampant evil of female foeticide and related issues. The thematic content, script and the display of emotions are so close to reality that on public demand Anita had to perform six shows in England against the scheduled one performance in Birmingham.
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Anganwari workers turn painters
Colours have their own way of charming hearts. How else would you explain the convergence of 50 anganwari workers at Bal Bhavan in Sector 23 where ace artist Ravindra Sharma gave them lessons in art today.
At the heart of the effort is emancipation of women who are members of self help groups (SHGs) functioning under Chandigarh Child and Women’s Development Corporation. But the greater motive is arming the anganwari workers with the weapon of creativity so that they can decorate the dull walls of their centres. As Ravindra Sharma right put it, “We are training anganwari workers so that they can go and train the children who come to their centres. The workshop involved mixing of mediums and techniques to create pleasant forms. I have taught them many techniques, but I have concentrated more on collages because collages attract children’s attention better. Children enjoy the process of tearing the paper apart.” After a three-hour-long workshop, about 50 forms emerged, all bright and sunny. These would be framed for decoration of anganwari walls. As for women who came from economically weaker sections, the exercise in creativity was nothing less than a treat. They were enthused beyond description and were engrossed, irrespective of the technique being taught. Fevicol as a medium of art came alive on the sheets which turned into exclusive artworks under the care of Ravindra Sharma. The other interesting lesson was in potato printing which involves the use of potato peels as painting brushes. Stubbing with foam also resulted in mesmerizing forms, so did the use of crayons with a razor. The tones and textures that emerged were impressive in every way. They shone with creativity of beginners who were too eager to get back home and don the artist’s mantle. Conceived by Director Social Welfare Ms Madhavi Kataria, the project would help anganwari workers strengthen their financial condition besides sprucing up their centres under the Administration’s “Kaya Kalp” project. The project seeks to give a facelift to all anganwaris in the city. At the end of the series of workshops, the Administration would organise a contest to determine talent.
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