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School board faces loss of
Rs 67 lakh on investments
Mohali, April 6 To inquire into the matter and fix responsibility a five-member committee was constituted by members of the board at a meeting held on March 28. The five members of the inquiry committee included Mr Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Mr Gian Singh, Mr S.M. Sharma, Mr Yashpal Mehra and Deputy Controller (F&A), office of the DPI, Schools. The committee had been asked to present the report in two months. While scrutinising investments records it was seen that a sum of Rs 769,39,534 was invested in a mutual fund during 2003-04. At the time of calculating the income from the investment by way of interest it was found that instead of earning any income the board had faced losses as the capital amount invested had come down. The board members pointed out that the PSEB had earlier decided that long term investments should be made only in nationalised banks and it was necessary for officials concerned to follow the guidelines laid down in this regard. The meeting, at which the decision to inquire into the losses was taken, was attended by, Prof Harbans Singh Sidhu, Chairman of the board, Mrs Hardyal Kaur, Vice-Chairman, Mr R. Venkat Ratnam, Special Secretary, Education, Mr Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Mr Ashok Sharma and Om Parkash Soni, MLAs, Dr Deepak Manmohan Singh, former Dean and Chairman, Baba Farid Chair, Punjab University, Chandigarh, Mr Gian Singh, Director, Education (Senior Secondary), Mr Jagtar Singh, Director, Education (Elementary), Mr Yashpal Mehra, DEO, Mr J.P. Shur, Principal, DAV Senior Secondary School, Amritsar, Mr Gurpinder Singh Samra, lecturer, Lyalpur Khalsa College, Jalandhar, and Mr Lok Nath Sharma, lecturer, SGHG Government Senior Secondary School, Mandi Gobindgarh.
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45-MiG technicians pass out
Chandigarh, April 6 The Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Maintenance Planning, Air Vice-Marshal Yash Kumar was the chief guest at the valedictory function. He presented Air Officer Maintenance Medal to three technicians who obtained exceptional grading in the course. He also released a book on Auto Pilot System of MiG-27 aircraft and the Radar Servicing Flip Card. The Station Commander, Group Captain P. P. Khandekar, gave a presentation on various activities of the station. He briefed the Air Marshal about the progress made by the school and showed him the newly fabricated Trainer Shell with other innovative projects fabricated by the trainees.
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Programmes on entrepreneurship ends
Mohali, April 6 Mr Sanjay Kumar, Director, Department of Industries and Commerce, Punjab, chaired the valedictory function held at Northern India Institute of Fashion Technology, here. He also distributed certificates to 65 participants, who had successfully completed the training. The objective of the training was to equip participants with technical, managerial and motivational inputs whereby they are able to launch and run their own industrial/service ventures in the small-scale sector. While addressing the participants, he promised all help and support in implementing the various RCED projects. He urged the youth to come forward and avail the benefits of various schemes implemented by the government. He also advised the RCED to conduct short-term programmes on financial management. Mr Paramjit Singh, Principal Consultant, said the RCED had conducted 22 EDPs and trained 1,075 prospective entrepreneurs in Punjab, Haryana, J&K, Himachal Pradesh, Uttranchal and Chandigarh. Six special programmes under the Gramin Bhandran Yojna were also organised on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture, he added. Ms Vijay Sharma, Director,
NIIFT, while highlighting the potential of fashion technology-based industry, said the Department of Science and Technology should initiate more such programmes for the youth, wherein NIIFT would provide technical back-up. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Ramnath, General Manager,
SIDBI, discussed the credit guarantee scheme of the bank popularly known as Venture Capital, where one can avail the credit guarantee up to a maximum of Rs 25 lakh. Mr Gursharan Singh, Adviser Projects,
RCED, conveyed vote of thanks to all those present with a special thanks to the chief guest.
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Time capsule placed in Khalsa College bhavan
Mohali, April 6 The time capsule, a glass jar weighing 45 kg contains valuable historical information and documents of Khalsa College Amritsar, India and the world. Even recent events like the Iraq war have been included in the time capsule. The glass jar that contains these documents has been specially designed and manufactured by an agency in New Delhi and is expected to last for several hundred years. The jar has been fabricated and sealed to prevent it from deterioration. Such time capsules are placed under historical sites which serve as beacons to history for future generations. Led by the honorary secretary of the managing committee, Mr Rajinder Mohan Singh, the building secretary of the managing committee Mr Nirmal Singh and former principal of the college Mr Gurbax Singh Shergill, members of the old students association of the college, including Mr Amarjit Singh, Mr B.S. Sarao, Dr M.S. Ghumman and Mr Kulwant Singh Dhillon, placed the time capsule in the building's foundation. The foundation stone of the bhawan was laid on December 25, 2004 by Mr Sukhbir Singh Badal, Member Parliament. The work on the foundation of the five-storey building is underway and the first phase of construction is expected to be completed within the next three months.
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‘Lamhe-2005’ at Tagore Theatre
Dera Bassi, April 6 The function started with shabad followed by various cultural items, including solo song, group song, group dance, skit and Punjabi duet dance. Bhangra and giddha were the main attractions of the function. Mr Shashi Kant, ADGP (Security), Punjab, who was the chief guest distributed prizes and certificates of merit among students for their outstanding performances in academic and other co-curricular activities. Earlier, the institute Principal, Dr Y.P. Gupta, welcomed the chief guest.
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Dutch varsities scout for Indian talent
Mohali, April 6 The university representatives are quite impressed with the calibre of Indian students and are offering world-class academic facilities to them. In fact, they have allowed students, already enrolled and studying in India, to get their credits transferred to the Dutch universities at no additional cost. This saves not only the precious time of the students but their money too. Mr Kulwinder Singh, CEO, BGS world campus, has facilitated the varsities’ arrival in the city and has been appointed as their authorised interface with Indian students. He says, “We are not agents working on commission basis but serious people looking for Indian talent to offer them world-class academic exposure coupled with financial aid and scholarships.” Hanze varsity’s representative Linda Maat was quite thrilled over the prospect of visiting North India for the first time and choosing Punjab as their base. Hane University’s representative Doreen also spoke highly of the Indian students.
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Pvt schools seek extension
Chandigarh, April 6 The last date for these schools to shift out of residential buildings was March 31. Already the Administration has allowed creches or playway schools to run from residential areas while imposing a cap on the number of student and also imposing certain restrictions
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Betting suspects remanded in police custody
Panchkula, April 6 The six — Prem Nath of Bathinda, Jagdish of Abohar, Pradeep of Ratia in Fatehabad, Sahib Singh of Abohar, Ashish Kumar of Abohar, and Shainti of Bathinda — were arrested while operating from an attic of house No. 1397, Sector 15, on Tuesday noon. Two others — S.P. Mujhal and Vijay Dhamija — fled the scene when the police team raided the premises. The trade was being run from a house owned by Vijay Dhamija.
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Petition
seeks to ban sale of tobacco products Chandigarh, April 6 This poser was put to counsel for the two governments today by the Bench of Chief Justice Mr Justice
D.K. Jain and Mr Justice Hemant Gupta during hearing of the PIL filed by the Guru Gobind Singh Study Circle. The Bench asked them to seek instructions from their respective governments in this regard. The petitioner has sought directions to respondents to take immediate steps to ban manufacture, distribution and sale of Gutka and other chewable tobacco products in these States as well as Chandigarh. It also sought removal of all tobacco selling vends and shops near schools and religious places. To buttress its claim, the petitioner has also got a study conducted and the report of the survey has been appended to the petition. The survey says that young schoolchildren have complete access to tobacco products and tobacco addiction has assumed alarming proportions in these States. It has also sought that directions be issued to make it mandatory for manufacturers and sellers of such products to paste pictures of cancer patients ruined by tobacco products on all tobacco products. Today, during hearing, the Bench was informed that a recent ruling of the Supreme Court says that only the Central Government is empowered to ban tobacco products. However, the case was adjourned to July 29.
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24 cases settled in Lok Adalat
Chandigarh, April 6 Mr Sant Parkash, Member Secretary-cum-Judge Permanent Lok Adalat, presided over. As many as 24 of the 28 cases were settled. The disputes involving dues to the tune of Rs 5,60, 678 were settled.
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Artist’s journey from spirituality to SRK
Anjana Kuthiala, a former Miss India (1975), painter, writer, model and actress, besides being a wife and doting mother is truly a multi-faceted woman. And she never ceases to surprise one as each meeting with her reveals a new facet of her personality. So she revealed her spiritual leanings today at a tete during a visit to the city. “We are not human beings having a spiritual experience but spiritual beings having a human experience,” this is how Anjana sums up her philosophy of life. “Both me and my husband believe in Sai Baba. It all started 15 years ago and the belief has grown so strong over the years that now I feel that every movement that I make and all my actions are due to Baba and that he is with me in everything and at all times.” But what put her on this path of belief and spirituality? Miracles, replies the beauty queen. “Miracles are like guiding lights to the path of spirituality and is the very first stage in the quest for our spiritual roots and once the belief takes root in our hearts there is no need for miracles and one goes beyond that.” But her spiritual quest does not take her away from the pleasures of life “as enjoy maximum and live life to the hilt is her motto”. So the fact that she loves to paint Bollywood stars and does not mind facing the arclights for a friend (she has done a cameo role in Madhur Bhandarkar’s film “Page 3”) is not contradictory for her. Anjana recently grabbed a lot of media attention when she put up exhibitions of her paintings of the “King Khan” Shah Rukh Khan in Mumbai and New Delhi. “Chandigarh is special for me as this was the city where the concept of SRK paintings was finalised last year,” she says with nostalgia. But after getting the idea okayed by the star it was months of hard work for her as it took her almost eight months to complete the 18 paintings of the Bollywood superstar. But what made SRK her muse? we ask. “Contrary to what many would believe it was not the star status of SRK that made me choose him as a subject of my paintings but it was the aura of the man who plays the real life roles of a husband, father, friend and most of all of a compassionate human being impeccably.” “He has a timeless appeal,” she says. And that is what Anjana has tried to capture through her paintings in which the actor has been portrayed in several unique ways, like standing beside Cleopatra as Marc Anthony, as a co-star with Madhubala and as the legendary painter Van Gogh. Each of the paintings was accompanied by a poem and the exhibition was called “A Poem of Art in Cinema”. It was unveiled in Mumbai in January by Shah Rukh and Yash Chopra and in New Delhi in February by Madhur Bhandarkar and Ashutosh Gowariker, tells Anjana while talking about her dream that she realised with her hard work and faith. Her spiritual quest has added a definite colour to her paintings and the influence is really strong as she firmly believes that everything in this world has a definite destiny and purpose and so the finer details of her works all convey a message and this has given a depth to her paintings.
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