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Privatisation move: teachers to protest
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, July 3
One lakh government teachers under the banner of 32 teachers’ groups, headed by the Adhyapak Morcha specially created to fight against the privatisation of education move of the Punjab Government, held a meeting here today. Mr Piara Singh Dhillon, president of the Government Primary Teachers Association and its spokesperson, said in a press note that teachers were going to hold protest against the privatisation policy of the government on July 7, 8 and 11.

Giving details, he said on July 7 teachers of Ludhiana, Amritsar, Ferozepore, Sangrur, Ropar and Nawanshahr would stage a protest at the district headquarters whereas on July 8 teachers of Gurdaspur, Jalandhar, Fatehgarh Sahib, Faridkot, Bathinda and Mansa will stage a protest. On July 11, it will be the turn of the government teachers of Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Muktsar, Moga and Patiala to hold a protest at the district headquarters.

If the government does not yield, then on July 26, a massive protest rally would be organised in Chandigarh and at the close of the rally, future agitation plans would be disclosed.

Transfer policy of college teachers flayed
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, July 3
With more than 40 per cent of posts of lecture lying vacant in various government colleges, there is no move to fill the vacant posts on a regular basis, says Prof Jaipal Singh, secretary, Punjab Government College Teachers Association, in a press note.

Condemning the transfer policy, he says recently 25 teachers were transferred without any reason. He says even unmarried women and widows were transferred. Some teachers who have already rendered more than a decade of service in rural areas are again transferred to rural areas. He demanded that the transfer orders should be cancelled.

Young designers showcase creations
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, July 3
Talented designers of JD Institute presented JD Annual Design Awards-2005 amidst thunderous applause from the audience at the fashion evening organised at Guru Nank Bhawan last night.

The audience witnessed myriad themes from ‘Godfather of music,’ ‘Vibrations’, ‘Mon Amar,’ Antar naad,’ ‘Bewithched,’ ‘Bounty’s nature,’ and ‘Old wine in new bottle’ under the banner of MIX MASTERS. The young designers had chosen to fashion the clothes on music down the ages- both classical and contemporary. It was competition among the very talented young designers of the Institute.

It was a unique event inspired from the genres of music showcasing the works of young designers of JD from Ludhiana. The evening showcased the innovative garments created by the young designers after an exhaustive research on unique themes to cover different genres of music — from Indian classical to Western and fashion. The leading fashion models Moni Kangana, Lada, Kajal, Saurav and Rohit from Delhi and Mumbai gave shape to the dream creations. The judges were Mr Akash Bansal of Rage International, Ms Ekta Munjal, Ms Gargi Singh and Mr Neeraj Arya. The Centre Head , young vivacious Pragati Taneja was the motivating force behind the whole show and her efforts were appreciated by the chief guest Mr O.P. Munjal, CEO of Hero Cycles.

Sharing the concept of Mix Masters’ 05’, Mr R.C. Dalal, Executive Director, JD Institute, said, “The event is an inspiration from the remix and fusion in music. The students have experimented with various interpretations of major theme, varying from Godfather of Music, Mon Amar to Antar Naad. Students work has been inspired from rock stars, their costume and study of various times when music influenced fashion and fashion influenced music.

Aprana Vijay, young designer of JD who presented the theme, ‘Vibration,’ says’ “Vibration creates music- Thread creates fabric put together it becomes a symphony which gives this look. My theme draws inspiration from musical instruments like guitar, tabla, bells ‘n’ violin where I have used suede, leather , tweed ‘n’ nylon to put together my collection.”

Best Surface Ornamentation award was won by Ms Pooja Batra whose theme was Nature’s Bounty. The award for Best Presentation was won by Ram Sunder for his creation Black Poison whereas the Most Creative Collection Award went to Ms Neha Dabur. The jewellery award was bagged by Neha Ahuja for her creation titled Colour of Dance.

Jo Baat, a very popular anchor of Mumbai, added life to the show by his excellent choice of words describing the different creations in his rich baritone voice. Lively music and myriad lights were provided by Bhanu’s Studio 69 which enlivened the contest.