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PU plays with dance student’s
career
Chandigarh, April 7 While PU has cancelled her registration as it found in February this year that she did not score 50 per cent marks in BA, lecturers at the college say the university is oblivious of its own rule which recognises the degree from the Pracheen Kala Kendra, which the student has procured, in lieu of the BA marks. Taking up the fight against the authorities, Shubhi’s Head of the Department, Dr Priti Phoolka, is running from pillar to post to save a bright student whom she has polished for the entire year. “I have not informed the parents of this student, who hails from UP about the problem that the girl has got into for no fault of hers. We at the college are behind her and want to impress upon the authorities to deal with the case properly,” she said after visiting PU officials today. Shubhi received a letter from PU in February that her registration was being cancelled as she did not get 50 per cent marks in BA. This came as a shock to Shubhi who was given admission to GCG-11 following the university rules in 2004 and had attended all her lectures. The fact that she had the a five-year degree from the Pracheen Kala Kendra, a qualification recognised by PU in its decision in 1983 and by the UGC’s model curriculum, is not at all being recognised. The lecturers say when the university had already approved her admission in the beginning, what sense does it make to deny her the right of sitting in examinations, especially when she has performed very well in all her sessions and stayed in the college hostel. “It is extremely sad to see such a case being dragged, especially when this university has several instances where students, who got a compartment in undergraduate exams have been given admission to postgraduate courses. Here the college Principal and the department are supporting the student and fighting for her, the university is not listening,” says a Senator, Dr Dinesh Talwar.
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Breather for schools in residential areas
Chandigarh, April 7 The sources said a promise in this regard was given to the Mayor Anu Chathrath by the Administrator when the former met him yesterday along with a delegation of the school operators. General Rodrigues, however, clarified those schools which have already been allotted land will have to meet the April 30 deadline set for shifting from the residential areas. The relief of the year is only for those schools which have not yet been allotted land.
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CAT quashes GMCH punishment to Dr Chander
Chandigarh, April 7 The applicant, Dr Jagdish Chander, had challenged the punishment in the tribunal on August 24, 1999. In his application, he had pleaded that he was not called for the interview for appointment of post of professor in microbiology even though he was eligible for the post. While pleading his case, he had attached two documents which he claimed were neither classified nor privileged documents. The first document was a letter written by UPSC to the UT Administration and GMCH on July 27, 1998, conveying certain modifications for essential qualifications for recruitment to faculty posts. The second one was a letter written by the UT Administration and GMCH to the UPSC on July 21, 1999, certifying that the applicant might be allowed for the above said interview. The tribunal had passed an interim order on August 24, 1999, directing the UPSC to provisionally allow Dr Chander to appear in the interview while staying the declaration of interview result till the next date of hearing. Instead of the calling the applicant for interview, the GMCH authorities had filed an application seeking direction to the applicant to disclose the source of the two documents. Later, the GMCH and the Chandigarh Administration issued a memorandum of charge sheet on August 25, 2000, under Rule 10 of Punjab Civil Services (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1970, alleging misconduct by annnexing documents. A subsequent inquiry was marked on October 17, 2000. However, the applicant contended that no inquiry had been conducted for the last four years. He said the respondents were bent on harming his career by mentioning in his experience certificate that an inquiry had been marked pertaining to leakage of official records. When the respondents were questioned, they produced a letter of approval signed by the Advisor and approved by the Administrator. The applicant said the official concerned had misled the UT administrator.
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Decision on bail of Hooda’s son today
Tribune News Service
Panchkula, April 7 Mr Hooda has been accused by his former wife, Dr Geeta Grewal of harassing her for bringing insufficient dowry. The defence and the counsel for the state argued the case, with the former pleading that all three others accused in the case were granted bail earlier. The court, after hearing both the sides, reserved its orders for tomorrow. Sentenced
Two persons- Satayjit and Jaspreet — were sentenced to four years of rigorous imprisonment and Rs 2000 fine each in a case of attempt to murder. The duo were booked by the police in March 2003, in a case of attempt to murder. They had assaulted Rajan at Pinjore. They had hit his scooter with their car, to kill him. Chemist shop
gets stay
Court stayed stopping the operation of a chemist shop at General Hospital, Panchkula. Mr Rajnish Jain of Aarohi Medical Hall, had filed an application before Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gulab Singh and claimed that he was allotted a medical shop at the General Hospital, Panchkula for three years from March 1, 2004. He said that though he had no dispute with the hospital authorities and was running the medical shop with permissions, he was sent a notice for closure of shop. He pleaded that the action against him was unjustified as the district health authorities had a problem with the owner of the other medical shop, Alfa Medicos, also located within the hospital. He had pleaded that the court give directions to district administration and local health authorities to restrain from causing any problem to him. He said he had purchased large stocks of medicines and the closure of the medical shop would cause him huge losses.
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New Release After the success of Garv and Mujhse Shaadi Karoge”, Salman Khan is ready to take the audience by surprise in his home production “Lucky-No Time For Love”. A film that has been widely shot in the picturesque locales of Russia, it will be released today at Nirman Chandigah, K.C. Panchkula and Fun Republic, Mani Majra. Produced by Sohail Khan and music magnates - Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar of T. Series, the film stars debutant Sneha Ullal who resembles Aishwarya Rai. Her looks and costumes and styling are the same as Aishwarya’s. She plays the title role of Lucky. The film is a launching pad for directors duo Radhika and Vinay Sapru who have the music videos “Kaanta laga” and “Chadti jawani meri” to their credit. Mithun Chakraborty also plays an important role along with Kadar Khan, Navni Parihar and Ravi Vaswani. Singer Adnan Sami gets a break as a music composer in this musical love story. “Sun zara”, “Jaan meri jaa rahi sanam” and “Chori chori” have the magic of Adnan Sami. Sameer has penned the lyrics. — D.P.
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Women weave web of
colours
Chandigarh, April 7 Coming together for their annual show were the members of We, a group of women artists who have not yet failed in their responsibility of creating social awareness using art. They were among the first ones to put up a show in the memory of tsunami victims. At Kala Bhavan they have displayed all the works created as part of their tsunami relief activities. Also mounted are other works of art created over a period of past year. The best part about the works being shown at the Kala Bhavan gallery is their honesty. Not all that precise though, the ensemble charms the viewer nevertheless. It has a certain nostalgic charm which has something to do with the pursuit of a beginner. Some of the works, however, are mature and strong, while others are a treat for the discerning as well as casual visitors. 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. |
Yoga gives me strength of mind, says Bhoomika
Actress Bhoomika Chawla did not skip her brief today. In Chandigarh to inaugurate artistic massage (Acupressure), Panchkarma massage and spa at Bharat Thakur’s Artistic Yoga Studio in Sector 34, she talked of yoga and of how it had changed her life.
Accompanied by Bharat Thakur, Bhoomika made a presentation of the art of meditation which helped her keep fit, mentally and physically. “Please ask me only two questions beyond the purview of what I am here for,” the actress clarified right at the outset, leaving nothing to chance. By the end, however, she had answered five questions about her life, other than yoga. “I am doing a new film with Feroze Khan. Being produced by Anil Kapoor, it is titled “Gandhi, My Father.” I have also done some 12 films down South and I must say I enjoy every bit of both the world - Bollywood and Tollywood. The latter is, however, more professional,” said Bhoomika, who came simply dressed. Emphasizing good looks in the fast pacing world, Bhoomika said talent was only one part of the game. Having featured in three films “Run”, “Tere Naam” and “Dil Ne Jise Chaha”, Bhoomika is looking forward to meatier roles now. Earlier Bharat Thakur spoke about the art of yoga and how it helped shape tomorrow. From now on, his clinic in Sector 34 will offer panchkarma massage which is based on the following five therapies - Vamana (emesis therapy), Virechana (purgation therapy), Nasyam (Nasal medication), Vasthy (Medicated Enema Therapy) and Rakhtamoksham (blood letting therapy). Later, Bhoomika visited Dikshant International School, in Zirakpur, where she played teacher to over 60 students from Class VI to VIII after inaugurating a media workshop on the school premises. Her advice to the students, during an informal interaction, was that there was no shortcut to success. “Hard work begets success which gets you places, infusing confidence and providing that extra bit in this age when competition is at its peak. So pull up your socks and get down to working rather than looking for the easy way up the ladder,” she suggested. She also spoke to the students various aspects of TV programmes like news reporting, anchoring and scriptwriting.
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Hosting crime show not an
easy job, says Shakti Anand
“One of the features we have added is the bravery award. Here we choose a location of crime and contrive the crime on the spot to see how people respond to it. The idea is to test how much people care to help those in need. We enacted one such drama at the Gateway of India in Mumbai. Only two people came forward to help those in trouble. We presented them with bravery awards,” said Anand, admitting that the changes were being brought about to meet the challenges of competition from other channels. In favour of such reality shows which end up trivialising tragedy to some extent, Anand said the idea behind the show was to create awareness among people and warn them of the criminals who could go to unbelievably barbaric extent to satisfy their heinous urges. At loss himself, Anand said hosting a crime show was not an easy job. Happy to be a bachelor until some time back, Anand is now married to his “Sara Aakash” co-star Sai. Ask him how life is treating him, and Anand says, “I am enjoying the process of sharing. I feel complete.”
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Capturing golden hues of past
Indian jewellery, steeped in the ‘tradition’ of Hindi movies, is perfectly recreated in the collection, “The Golden Glitters of Silver Screen”, by renowned designer Asha Kamal Modi of Art Karat along with Nirmal Mahesh Chand at her gallery in Sector 7C.
Beautiful haars, jhumkas, tikkas, karas and hairpins portray the glitter of the ornaments worn by classical Indian actors like Madhubala, Meena Kumari, Suraiya, Nargis, recreating the unique style of times gone by. The legendary splendour of classical Indian actors and the re-release of Indian cinema’s masterpiece ‘Mughal-E-Azam’ are muses for this unique exhibition. The jewellery is in sterling silver, plated in yellow and white gold, and encrusted with semi precious stones. Nirmal Mahesh Chand says these precious stones are sourced from authentic supplies. “For instance instead of using American diamonds, we use zircon to give the same effect as a piece with real diamonds.” Madhubala’s large stone encrusted nath from Mughal-E-Azam, Meena Kumari’s beautiful jhoomer from Pakeezah, Suraiya’s penchant for raani haars, jhumkas and Nargis’s preference for delicate pieces, especially kundan bajunbands all delight. The exhibition attempts to cater to all tastes and pockets. From Rs 450 for a pair of simple earrings to Rs 35,000 for a beautiful filigreed haar it is all there for picking. Nirmal believes that contemporary jewellery from Art Karat makes good sense for various reasons. “We maintain it for a lifetime for you. We polish it up if you ever feel the sheen is getting dull. We change something that is coming undone; attach any small stone or pearl that may have fallen”. “The best part of buying this jewellery is that unlike Kundan in real gold, you can change any piece you have bought earlier from us. We reduce 25 per cent of the face value of the jewellery unlike jewellers dealing in Kundan,” he adds. Radhika, Nirmal’s daughter, who is currently working on a marketing project for Art Karat, loves each piece. “Jewellery is now all about something wearable, something practical. Here it is treated like fine clothing except that you can change it when you are bored and the affordability means you have more pieces for the same price of a real set.” This shift from viewing jewellery as an investment by the earlier generations who saw it as an important aspect of ‘streedhan’ to its place as an ornament to enhance a woman’s natural beauty is an affirmation of her efforts to popularise good quality imitation jewellery along with Art Karat. So as their adage goes “put the jewellery at home, put the cash memo in the locker” and come indulge yourself in this magical display Gallery.
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Nourishing passion for poetry
TRACING down the ideological existence of a poet nourishing his soul since the ages, Rajinder ‘Chand’ introduces himself through a couplet “Kal tha jabeen pe chaand ki hoon aaj bhi vahee, jo dhul ska na waqt se mein vo nishaan hoon”.
Humility, compassion and humanitarian attitude are the basic traits adorning the persona of an introvert and reticent but sensitive Rajinder, poet of the masses who has never abandoned the simple man in him. But his poetic expositions are truthful and penetrating as he never restrains himself to comment on the evils ailing the society especially the perfidy and hypocrisy in political circles as analysed in his couplet ‘ woh mere qtl ki sajish mein bhi shamil hai magar, waqt-e- rukhsat mujhe jeene ki dua bhi dega’ and woh dar-o-vaam chragan bhi krega mere, phir saleeke se chragon ko bujha bhi dega..’ Rajinder ‘Chand’ cherished his literary ambitions as a story writer and published his first collection ‘Kabhi na Kabhi’ in 1985 which won the commendations of Upendranath Ashq and top litterateurs. Another compilation ‘Nahin ab Aur Nahin’ came after two years followed by a collection of seventy Urdu ghazals ‘ Waqt ki Shatranj Perr’ which fascinated the Bollywood ghazal maestros. Eminent singers Rajender and Neena Mehta, Chandan Das , Vinod Sehgal and Sanjay Sharda had been singing his lyrics in their major concerts while acknowledging his acute perception and lyrical expression. During his service tenure in a leading group of newspapers of the region ‘Chand’ was rightfully awarded at the UNESCO ,UNDP organised World Hindi Convention, Delhi in 2000 and by Haryana Sahitya Academy for his creative writings. Rajinder’s ghazal on ‘Environment’ won him the merit certificate from the then Union Minister Kamal Nath in 1993. He is not complacent after retirement but engrossed in his literary pursuits besides running a column ‘Andaz -E- Byaan’ for a leading Hindi daily. It is indeed an achievement that the Kurukshetra University has awarded an M.Phil degree to research scholar Baljit Singh for his thesis ‘ Rajinder ‘Chand’ ki ghazal yatra’. Serious and Sardonic satires capturing varied moods in retrospection flow with literary essence from ‘Chand’ as in ‘ Dekho Mujhe hai keh rhi khand har ki khamoshi, ab ye bchaa hai mahal ki uss shaan ka wajood’ and on relationships he adds ‘ Samjho ke rishta akhiri saanse hai le rha,jab dosti mein aa gya ehsaan ka wajood’ while instead of pitying on reverses in life he sighs off with another couplet ‘Ahsas- e - nadamat (guilt) tha naa shikva tha kisi se, mein apni tabahi pe badi ther hansa tha..’
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Musical show today
The Punjabi TV channel ‘Balle Balle’ will organise a musical show at the Dasehra grounds, Mohali, on Friday.
Addressing mediapersons at Hotel Marc Royale, Mr Upender Nayyar, Chief Executive Officer of the TV channel, said that the mega event would feature leading pop stars from Mumbai and Punjabi folk singers, including Anamica, Richa Sharma, Mohini Singh the pop stars from Mumbai.
Mika, Manmohan Waris, Pammi Bai, Kamal Heer, Sarabjit Cheema and other Punjabi folk artists will also participate. Both Mohini Singh and Mika were present at the press conference. The added attraction will be special dance items presented by Nilofer Khan and her troupe from Mumbai.
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Actor Shakti Anand, better known as anchor for Sony’s Crime Patrol was in the city to promote the show today. Speaking in defence of the reality show which has served to enhance sensitivity levels across the country, Anand said the serial was in for a major revamp.