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Hamara
School
New India Senior Secondary School, Panchkula, came into being in 1982 with a meager strength of 12 students. In a small span of time, the school has grown into a big institution, located in the heart of Panchkula. It is being run by the New India Public School Education Society under the supervision of its Principal, Ms Sharda Gupta.
The school has been recognised by the Haryana Board of Secondary Education, Bhiwani, up to Class XII, CBSE. The school is providing good facilities and infrastructure needed for the all-round development of a child. The school aims to improve the personality of the students so as to make them responsible citizens. Values like truth, honesty, respect for elders, morality and patriotism are inculcated. The board class results show the efforts of the school. The students get top positions every year in board classes and brought laurels in 2005 board results. In Class VIII, there were first, second and third positions in Panchkula district with 19 merits, in Class X, the first position in Panchkula district and seven merits, while in Class XII (arts) first and third positions in Panchkula district with 100 per cent result. The nursery section of the school has a team of well-qualified and trained teachers. It has a well-equipped and attractive activity room to make studies interesting through the playway method. A number of games, CDs of rhymes, stories, puzzles etc. help students to learn in a fun way. A caring and loving environment make the tiny tots feel at home. The children also enjoy the ‘sand pit’ and ‘pool during their free time. They are also taken for outings. For the all-round development of the children, the school provides many co-curricular activities. It also tries to instill in students the value of healthy competition through debates, quiz and other contests. The students have participated in many state and national level sports competitions and have brought laurels to the school. One of the students, Priyanka, had been selected for the inter-national yoga competition held in Italy in April. The students also participated in a science working model competition at the district level and got top positions. Principalspeak
Education as a sub-system of society can bring desirable changes in society. We need to review and enrich the existing curricula at different levels. It should be relevant and meaningful. Basic and practical knowledge should be given in schools so that students can feel comfortable about their future. Imparting education through computers, CDs models etc. can make learning interesting and result-oriented. The aim of our school is to produce members of society who have knowledge and skill, possess sound character and have balanced personalities. Hence, we stress on effective learning through self regulation. We New Indians believe in stop not till the goal is achieved.
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Children’s camp begins
Chandigarh, October 2 Various competitions like group song, skit, chaupai and doha recitation, fancy dress and qawaali were organised on the first day. The chief guest for the opening ceremony was Mr Narinderjeet Rawal, Joint Secretary, Vidyabharati. The students put their best foot forward and showed a lot of discipline. The Principal, Mr. B.S Kanwar, appreciated the students for the verve and enthusiasm. The prizes for various contests will be given away on the closing ceremony. Maths workshop: A workshop in biology and mathematics was organised at DAV Model School, Sector 15, here today. The Principal of DAV college, Mr S.C. Marriya, inaugurated the workshop which had participants from various DAV schools of the city and neighbouring areas. Resource persons for the workshop included senior faculty members from Panjab University, PGI and DAV College, Sector 10, The Principal of the host school, Mr Rakesh Sachdeva, said such workshops would be a continuing feature in all DAV institutions.
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Fancy dress contest at Adharshila
Panchkula, October 2 Many children dressed up as Mahatma Gandhi, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, and soldiers participated in a fancy dress competition organised on the occasion. Children had also dressed up as caterpillar, lion and butterfly. Chakshu, Subleen, Niharika and Tarini won prizes for their performances. Ms Poonam Maini, Principal of the school, said Gandhiji had always practised peace, non-violence and vegetarianism , and exhorted the children to follow in his footsteps. Parents of the children were also present on the occasion. Ms Maini suggested that the best gift they could give their children on their birthdays was by planting a sapling, and then looking after it till it grew into a tree.
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Kangra Mahajan Sabha funds
poor students
Chandigarh, October 2 Three octogenarian members of the association lighted the "jyoti" after which President Satyavan Bhatnagar inaugurated the celebrations. Professor Bhatnagar said the association had instituted a social welfare fund with a view to assisting socially handicapped person. It had awarded eight scholarships of Rs 1,000 per annum to poor, meritorious schoolchildren. The association had also set up a matrimonial helpline. While secretary-general Partap Chand Gupta read out the annual report, Dr Anil Kumar proposed a vote of thanks. Folk songs depicting Kangra folklore and the famous rhythmic "natty" (Himachali dance) were the highlights of a cultural programme presented on the occasion. Prof Bhatnagar later gave away mementoes to the participants of the cultural show.
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AICTE sanctions more seats to
Engg institute
Mohali, October 2 Prof Avtar Singh, Chairman of the institute, stated that this had been done after teams of the AICTE, during inspections, had expressed satisfaction with the infrastructural facilities and faculty of the institute. Now, the total seats electronics and communication engineering was 120, mechanical engineering - 120 and computer science and engineering 90 seats. The Principal, Dr I.P. Singh, said the increase in the sanctioned seats reflected on the excellent results and standards maintained by the college.
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Inter-department quiz at
Engg college
Mohali, October 2 Mr Satnam Singh Sandhu, Chairman, presided over the function while Mr Rashpal Singh Dhaliwal, general secretary, was the guest of honour. Nine teams comprised Deepak Yadav, Rahul Seth, Harinder, Seema Sharma, Rohit, Baljinder Kaur, Abhay Salwal, Rishabh Gogue, Umang Shankar, Prince Shingari, Pushap Raj, Ashish, Tarannum, Janpreet, Vickey Verma, Amit Gautam, Ramjatan and Arvind. Dr G.D. Bansal, Principal, said in the present scenario, employers were not only looking for the academic achievers, but also those who had an all-round personality. The winners of the competition were: Pushap Raj and Ashish while the runners-up included Amit Sharma and Arvind.
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Her work speaks for itself
“The Indian tradition is not only vibrant and rich but also a fountainhead of creativity.” City-based jewellery and clothes designer Khushboo Jain proves the authenticity of her words through her work. She unveiled her collection in the city on Sunday.
Be it her traditional jewellery designs, sarees or the embroidery work on her ensembles, her love for all traditional things is reflected everywhere. This bubbly 22-year-old, who has a degree in accessory designing from NIFT, Hyderabad, with specialisation in jewellery designing, has now ventured into designing sarees, lehengas and suits. “Though my specialisation is jewellery designing, an urge to broaden my horizons coupled with a desire to give an exclusive and complete range to my clients motivated me to designing these ensembles.” The exhibitions of her jewellery designs, which were held in Ludhiana and Chandigarh last year, had got a good response. Talking about her new venture, a former student of Sacred Heart School, Khushboo says, “I love to create different designs and experiment with motifs, materials and colours so designing garments gave me immense creative satisfaction as a designer.” Giving a peep into the trends this season she says, “Traditional Rajasthani dori work, kundan stone work, delicate pitta embroidery, gota patti, sequin work and antique look on sarees and lehengas are in vogue this season. Along with these kadi prints and hand painting are also being liked by customers young and old alike.” About her own choice the young designer says that the perennial charm of sarees never ceases to fascinate her and she loves to design these, especially in fabrics like georgettes and crepes and with specially designed blouses. “But as in the region people like salwar suits more so I cater to the popular demand more,” says the budding entrepreneur, who believes that creativity should be blended with popular demand. Colour is another element that she likes to play around with. Apart from using the vibrant hues, choosing different shades and unique combinations is her forte. “I am always looking for colours that are different from the regular palette of red, yellow, blue and green.” A fine blend of tradition and contemporary tastes, her collection of formal and semi-formal wear sarees, lehengas and suits come in a price range of Rs 2,000 to 25,000. Exhibition of her designs will be on at house number 34, Sector 9, from October 3 to 5.
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Anju George is her inspiration
She wants to be another Anju Bobby George. May be much more than that. Athlete Talwinder Jit Kaur, who has yet to turn 15 and is a Class X student of Mount Carmel School, Sector 47, has just attended the Indian Junior Athletics camp in Delhi in preparation for next year’s Asian Athletics meet.
Encouraged by a pat on her back from Anju George who visited the camp after winning a medal in the Asian Athletics meet in Korea, Talwinder says, “I was motivated by her and hope to do well.” Talwinder romped home with a silver medal in the girls under-14 section in long Jump covering a distance of 4.66 metres in the National Inter State Athletics-meet in Hardwar last November. She also won a bronze medal in the 100 metres in the under-14 section by clocking 13.56 seconds in the same meet. She has also created a new meet record in the triathlon event in the National Inter-Zonal Athletics meet by excelling in 100 metres, long jump and 800 metres (triathlon). Her other achievements include representing Chandigarh schools in the 50th National School Games in January in Pune and also in the 49th National School Games in Jalpaiguri last year. Talwinder is now eying this year’s National Athletics meet in the under-16 section in both 100 metres and long jump and practice for more than four hours at the Sector 46 stadium. She has been granted Rs 500 per month scholarship by her school. She says though she plans to take up either non-medical or commerce in Class XI, she would continue to excel in athletics.
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City’s date with Yesudas on October 15
There is hardly any award worth its name which Dr K.J. Yesudas has not got for his contribution to the world of music. Growing up in penury, he had enough courage to dedicate himself to the realisation of his father’s dreams. His father, Augustine Joseph, a noted stage actor-singer of yesteryears, was determined to make his eldest son a singer and he spared no efforts to see it happened.
After years of celebrity as a musician, Yesudas is heading northwards on the invitation of the Sree Ayyappa Samajam, Chandigarh, and the Malayalee Samajam, Mohali. The two organisations are hosting a classical concert by Yesudas to raise money for establishment of a charitable hospital and construction of Kerala Bhavan at Mohali. Mr P.V. Sudhakaran, President, Sree Ayyappa Samajam, said the concert would be held at St Anne’s School, Sector 32, on October 15. As entry is by passes alone, enquiries could be made at 98140-33603. As for the concert, it will be held in totality by Yesudas, who is famed for having sung in all Indian languages, except Kashmiri and Assamese. He was even invited by various cities in the erstwhile USSR to sing in Arabic and Russian languages. Chandigarh will, perhaps, have its first date with Yesudas, the melodious singer introduced to the Hindi film world by Ravindra Jain. The film was “Chit Chor”.
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An evening of non-filmi music
The Swar Saptak Club presented an evening of non-filmi songs at Tagore Theatre on Sunday.
Leading vocalists of the region rendered ghazals and songs penned by city-based lyricist S.L. Rakesh, who also composed the music and directed the show. The playback singer of Jaspal Bhatti productions, Brijesh Ahuja, opened the evening with a song , “tum bin mere geet adhure..” , which was followed by “woh chup jo ..” sung by Neelam Chauhan. The versatile Veenu Kautish teamed up with Vinod Sood to render a duet, “kya saath rahoge..”. The national winner of Sa, Re, Ga Ma show, Rinku Kalia, however, mesmerised the scant audience with a vibrant Punjabi number, “rang mushki…”, while Kavita Girdhar doled out “hathon mein leke haath..”. The artists then presented songs on demand. Young music director Raman Kant and his troupe gave accompaniment on the on musical instruments while Vijay Vashisht conducted the programme.
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