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PU don presents paper at international conference
Chandigarh, November 28 Dr Mahajan, in his paper, shared some reservations on the certification in distance education. As a case study on the management programme of Indira Gandhi National Open University, he said a student with just one perfect answer to a question of 15 marks could be successful in the course. Debating on the role of assignments, he said this method had failed to invigorate two-way communication and lead to overall delay in the declaration of results. He suggested an alternative model “Open book assignment”, which, he said, could be economical and suited to the conditions of adult learners. The conference, which was inaugurated by Human Resources Development Minister Arjun Singh, coincided with the completion of 20 years of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). It was second such international conference held in India, the first being held in 1978. Around 2,000 participants from 44 countries participated at the conference and over 400 papers were presented. With a strength of 53 participants, the Chinese delegation was the largest foreign delegation. From India, there were about 350 delegates. Notably, Dr Mahajan was the only one from the region to present his paper.
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Students give spirited performance
Chandigarh, November 28 The three-day-long celebrations began with an invocation to Goddess Sarasvati in which the students sought the blessing of knowledge. Tiny tots of kindergarten presented a welcome song, expressing their happiness over the presence of their parents at the function. Students, then, transported the audience to the land of dandia. Attired colourfully, they danced to the tune of the latest foot-tapping remix numbers while the parents joined in by clapping throughout the performance. A beautifully choreographed ballet 'Chitrangada' drove home the point that beauty does not mean good looks but, more importantly, inner beauty of qualities and goodness. The story revolved around the true life story of Manipuri princess Chitrangada who is rejected by Arjun because she is not beautiful. Ultimately he realises that Chitrangada has so many other qualities which make her a worthy woman and external beauty only matters temporarily. In yet another thought-provoking Punjabi play 'Beti', the problem of female foeticide was highlighted by the students. The Principal of the school, Mr Sanjay Sardana, welcomed the Chief Guest, Mr R.K. Khullar, Director, Agriculture and Horticulture, Haryana, and presented a power point presentation on "The journey with a Mission" in which he updated the parents about the achievements of the students and the school. The presentation was unique in the sense that it not only listed the annual achievements but also briefed parents about the working of the school since 1968 - the year of its inception. The presentation also announced the coming up of the school’s branch in Sector 64, Mohali. The chief guest gave away prizes to 50 meritorious students in academics, co-curricular activities and sports. Teachers who had shown 100 per cent results in Middle Standard Examination, 2005, were also honoured on the occasion.
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Dazzling annual fest at school
Chandigarh, November 28 Mr D.S. Mangat, DPI (S), the chief guest, gave away the prizes to the students, who achieved top positions in their respective classes. He also gave away special prizes to Isha Bansal of Class XII for getting 98.8 per cent marks, Preeti of Class XII for getting 97 per cent marks in geography, Amandeep Kaur of Class XII for getting 98 per cent marks in mathematics and Sarita of Class XII for getting 98 per cent marks and for being 0.1 per cent candidates of CBSE throughout India. NCC cadets, Dheera Chaudhary and Megha Sharma also received special prizes for getting Rs 6,000 as scholarship from Sahara Group. The DEO, UT, Mr R.S. Goraya, honoured teachers for their special contributions in various fields. As many as 261 prizes were given to the students, teachers and members of the school PTA. The cultural show began with a welcome song and ‘Vande Mataram’. Children of primary classes presented a skit little red riding hood. Students of the school gave a scintillating performance in qawwali, Haryanvi dance, Bengali dance and jhoomar. The skit ‘laado da viah’ and gypsy dance also thrilled the audience. Ms Rajesh Minhas, Principal of the school-cum-deputy DEO, highlighted the achievements of the school and thanked the parents for sparing their time to make function successful.
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Annual day celebrations at BRS Dental College
Panchkula, November 28 Mr
N.P.S. Aulakh, chief guest, conferred awards and certificates to all meritorious students and students who were winners in different sports and cultural activities of the college. Mr Anoop Garg, chairman of the college, welcomed the guests and parents. Officiating Principal Dr Kamalpreet Kaur presented the college report. One of the main attractions of the evening was ‘‘Jassi
Nite’’.
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St Joan’s school celebrates annual day
Zirakpur, November 28 The programme began with the reading of the School report by Mr P.L. Mehra, president of the school, and lighting of lamp by Mr N.K. Sharma, Chairman, NAC, Zirakpur, who was the chief guest. The children presented English plays. Students of Class II presented an impressive skit. “Little Red Riding Hood,” to drive home the message that the children should obey their parents. The students of playway and nursery presented a colourful show, “fruits’ day out and the KG class presented a dance on the theme. “Hum sab ek hein”. Class-I and Class V presented plays.
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Dashmesh school holds
annual fest
Mohali, November 28 The School principal, Mr Tirlochan Singh Sidhu, welcomed the guests. He read out the annual report of the school highlighting the achievements of the school. A cultural show was presented by the students. The chief guest gave away over 150 prizes to the winning students and advised them to work harder. Laying stress on the value of discipline and good moral character, Mr Jaswant Singh asked the students to focus on their studies. The president of the school managing committee, Mr Hardev Singh Jattana thanked the guests and the school staff.
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UGC-NET aspirants a harassed lot
Chandigarh, November 28 “The UGC, which regulates all educational institutions and sets guidelines for others, is now flouting its own rules”, alleged Prof. D.C. Kataria, Director of the Aryans Educational and Charitable Trust, a city-based NGO. Professor Kataria said according to the UGC calendar, the result of the examination conducted in June would be declared in October. At least the UGC should issue an advertisement regarding the declaration of the result. So that the students could plan accordingly, said Professor Kataria. Over 1 lakh students appeared in the test held in June this year.
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Parle biscuit maker fined
Panchkula, November 28 When Messrs Parle Biscuits Private Limited, the manufacturer of the infected biscuits, failed to respond to the notice sent by Mrs Gupta, she filed a complaint on behalf of Kanika before the Panchkula District Consumer Forum through Mr Pankaj Chandgothia. She demanded Rs 50,000 as compensation, apart from punitive damages and cost of Rs 11,000. She also urged that the company should be asked to withdraw the particular batch of biscuits. Denying the contention of the complainant, the company said since the biscuits had not been tested in a laboratory, it could not be held guilty. Mr Chandgothia, on the other hand, argued that no laboratory test was required as the insects were visible to the naked eye. The President of the forum and its member, Mr J.N. Bhardwaj and Mrs Maninder Sharma, respectively, held the company guilty of providing deficient services and ruled that no laboratory test was required as the defect was evident. The forum directed the company to pay Rs 45,000 as compensation and punitive damages, out of which Rs 40,000 would be deposited in the Legal Aid Account of the Panchkula District Forum. The account would be opened with this money, though a notification in this regard was issued in May 2005 by the National Commission. Holding the company of having committed “grave and inexcusable” fault, the forum expressed its concern “on the fact that contaminated biscuits or expired biscuits or biscuits without expiry date are being sold...So in order to curb this unethical tendency, the Director, Health Services, Haryana, is directed to take appropriate steps in this regard under the intimation to this forum.” The company has been asked to pay the amount within a month.
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Judge faints in courtroom,
hospitalised
Chandigarh, November 28 Efforts to provide medical aid were unsuccessful in the absence of a dispensary. An ambulance was called and she was shifted to a hospital. Later, she was discharged from the hospital. A local advocate, Mr Arvind Thakur, had earlier filed a petition in the court for the setting up of a dispensary at the court complex. However, in its reply, the Director Health Services reportedly expressed reservations regarding the dispensary citing staff shortage with the Health Department as reason.
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Maestro weaves ‘Dhrupad’ magic
City audience was treated to a rare exposition of “Dhrupad”, the oldest form of Indian classical music, in a concert organised by the Triveni Sangeet Sabha in collaboration with the Cultural Affairs Department, Chandigarh, and the Department of Music, Panjab University, at the English auditorium today.
Defying his age the octogenarian Ustaad Rahim Fahimuddin Khan Dagar bared the finer nuances of the “Dhrupad” style of singing both in the “alaap” and the compositional items extracting the melodious ingredients of the form rarely sung in the region. Despite the rigid code of conduct observed for singing, the “Dhrupad” had flourished under the patronage of Mughal splendor and in the courts of kings. “Dhrupad” texts are weaved with the religious or philosophical themes. Opening up with “manglacharan” and the elaborate “alaap” of “nom tom” the ustaad presented an item in raga “Marwa” set to “char taal” duly embellished by Pandit Dalchand on the Pakhawaj. Both the artists were deeply involved to lent grace to the exposition which was perceptible through the gestures and the instant rapport they established with the audience. Request followed for raga “Kedar” which the ustaad sprang with the spirit of Holi in his composition “Maan tajri, khelat hori phaag”, set to “dhamar taal”. After another captivating spell of raga “Hindol” the ustaad complying to the request of the acclaimed local maestro Pandit Yash Paul for delineation of raga “Chanderkons” doled out an intricate and melodious “bandish” which mesmerised the listeners with an exquisite and rare spell of complex raga “Chanderkons” articulated on Pakhawaj by Pandit Dalchand in “teevara taal”. Ustaad Rahim Fahimuddin Khan will give a lecture-cum-demonstration at the Department of Music Panjab University on Tuesday at 11.30 am as per Premila Puri, secretary Triveni Sangeet Sabha. |
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A peek into region’s diverse culture
Panchkula, November 28 As the chief guest, Mr K.C. Sharma, IAS, Financial Commissioner, Haryana, inaugurated the programme the artists welcomed the audience with an invocatory dance ‘Arti le arti..’. They saluted the supreme sacrifice of shaheed-e-azam Bhagat Singh by enacting his trial in the court. The ballet ‘Udeekan’ depicted the devotion to duty of a soldier who returns to the border within hours of his arrival at his native village on annual leave. The display of martial art ‘Gatka’ under the
direction of Narinderpal S. Neena and Punjabi “boliyan” too won applause. The lead artists, included Drishti Choudhry, Amardeep Cheema, Ankita, Neha Dabar, Moon Sharma while Poonam Loban and Chander Mohan Ahuja compeered the programme. The society, led by Jatinder Kinra donated 100 beddings to the inmates of Deaf and Dumb Society of Panchkula . |
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Draft policy on Punjabi film: Raza Murad
Chandigarh, November 28 The film is a directorial venture of Inderpal Singh and produced by Bunti Singh. It will feature Raza
Murad, Arun Bakshi, Milind Gunanaji, Gaby Chahal, Sukhi Pawar and Karan. Talking to newspersons, Raza Murad said it was homecoming after 21 years. He said in this film, he would be acting in a different role. He appealed to the Punjab Government to draft a new policy on Punjabi films so that local artistes could benefit. |
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