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School AIDS programme yet to take off
Chandigarh, December 17 While the guidelines laid down for the programme for the use of the Department of Education, State AIDS Control Society (SACS) and NGOs clearly state that the Department of Education will lead the programme’s processes to ensure its long term sustainability, no effort has been made by the UT Education Department to implement the same. It is learnt that repeated reminders were sent to the DPI (schools) to provide the list of the teachers who would undergo the training but in vain. The department was also reportedly asked by the SACS to print the information, Education and Communication (IEC) material but were refused on some plea or the other. The department finally provided the list of 12 government schools which participated in the four-day training programme that concluded today at the CYP Asia Centre. As a result, the SACS itself approached various private schools and the State Institute of Education for providing state resource persons. On being questioned, DPI (Schools), D.S Mangat, however, said the matter had been resolved. Talking to Chandigarh Tribune, Harvinder, a lecturer in Government Senior Secondary School, Sector 20, who participated in the workshop said the AIDS education programme in the school this year had remained confined to rallies, competitions, poster making and quiz contests. She added that a question box was also put in the school but it remained empty. Asha Batish, work instructor and a participant from GMSSS, Sector 18, too voiced similar opinion and said there was no question box put up in her school. A science teacher in Sacred Heart, Anupam Lekhi said the booklet titled “Growing up in a world with HIV/AIDS” was still not available in the school. Interestingly, the revised guidelines suggest that there should be role plays in schools, discussions with parents and review workshops with parents and teachers together and every student should be given a copy of the booklet. Rekha Gupta, Assistant Director, IEC Programme, SACS, too agreed that this was the first training organised in the entire year. She added that the trained state resource persons would further train two teachers and students from city schools only when the list of teachers and students would be provided by the DPI. Meanwhile, the trained resource person will undertake no related activity and will wait till the next workshop is organised.
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Mesmerising performance by Doon school kids
Panchkula, December 17 The children invoked the blessings of goddess Saraswati by performing “Saraswati Vandana”. It was followed by a chain of magnificent cultural items. The school orchestra comprising of 34 students played melodious tunes. About 160 students were given prizes on their achievements during the year. The ballet “Na Jane Kaise” depicted the various phases of a woman’s life. As many as 106 tiny tots enthralled the audience with their
mesmerising performance. “Gane Wali Chidiya” comprising 75 participants from the primary section gave a message to the audience on the value of freedom. The outgoing class X students gave a wonderful performance on a melodious song. Besides the students, Mrs Kamni Kaura was awarded the best teacher award for the session 2005-06. Ms Payal Saini was awarded as the best among non-teaching staff for the session 2005-06 and Mrs And Mr K.L. Sharma were awarded the best parents award for the session 2005-06. Winged greetings to grandparents
Teachers of Shishu Niketan Public School, MDC, Sector 5, Panchkula, tried to give wings to the imagination of the tiny tots of the school on Saturday. The pre-nursery students of the school made colourful, lively and beautiful cards with their hands for their grandparents to wish them merry Christmas and Happy New Year. They were later taken to the nearby post office where they themselves posted the cards. It was a nice activity giving them an idea to celebrate Xmas and New Year. It also helped in strengthening the bond of love with grandparents, which is the greatest need of the hour in nuclear families. CHANDIGARH: Tiny tots of Shishu Niketan Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 22-D, Chandigarh, celebrated Christmas in the school premises. A hut showing birth of Jesus Christ was made. Many students were colourfully dressed as Santa Claus. Children danced to the tune of “Jingle bells, Jingle bells” and wished merry Christmas to everyone. Santa Claus distributed sweets to the children. Mrs Amita Khorana, Principal, blessed the kids for their excellent performance.
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Paswan to open NTC at Mohali
Mohali, December 17 Giving details, NIPER authorities said the National Toxicology Centre (NTC), was the toxicity testing facility and was being set up due to the changing scenario regarding safety evaluation in the process of drug discovery and development. New chemical entities (NCE) need the safety data prior to phase-I clinical trials permission. The preclinical toxicological data need to be generated in a good laboratory practice (GLP) compliant testing facility. Very few Institutions are having such facility in India. NIPER is in the process of creating a GLP compliant toxicology centre to meet the challenge. The toxicity testing facility at NIPER will be government GLP certified. This can eventually become a reference centre for regulatory toxicity testing. Department of Science and Technology has sanctioned an amount of Rs 1.3 crore.
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Musical soiree at Dikshant school
Chandigarh, December 17 Attired as animals, flowers and in other colourful dresses, they presented rhymes and musical items. Spanish tunes served as an ideal background music. The programme began with “mama darling” by pre-nursery kids followed by a musical item,“ bits of paper”. “ Rain on the green” and “my red ballon” by nursery kids were received well. Then came two sequences choreographed by Ms Neeraj Gupta and Manisha Chandla. To everyone’s surprise Santa Claus arrived on a camel and distributed sweets among children. The director of the school, Mr Mitul Dikshit spoke on the occasion.
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Baby show
Mohali, December 17
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Computer firm
penalised
Chandigarh, December 17 The forum directed the company HP Pavilion computer and its dealer to refund the computer’s price and further pay Rs 10,000 as compensation and Rs 2,000 as cost of litigation to the client, Mr S.L. Kathuria of Panjab University, Chandigarh. The complainant had alleged that he bought an HP Pavilion computer from its dealer M/s Landmark Technologies, Sector 35, Chandigarh, on April 23, 2004, for Rs 62,000. The computer carried a warranty of one year with provision for further extension. He said that the computer remained defective from the beginning and had been repaired several times by M/s Redington, the authorised repairing agency. During the repairs, apart from replacement of various parts, the mother board had also been replaced three times. In spite of this, the computer continued to give problems and did not function smoothly, he had pointed out. The company and its dealer were proceeded exparte, as they failed to appear before the forum, in spite of service. The forum, after going through the records of the case, observed that the complainant had produced job service sheets, which proved that the computer was under repair at least 13 times during a period of about six months. The forum held that this had caused mental agony and harassment to the complainant. The company has been directed to comply with the order within two months.
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Life term for murder convict
Chandigarh, December 17 According to information, Raj Kumar, allegedly developed illicit relations with his cousin, whom he later married. However, she died in mysterious circumstances in 2003 later on. He has also been fined Rs 10,000.
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Making music for the masses
Chandigarh, December 17 A group of five which grew up by just ‘jamming together’ before ‘‘Ankhon Mein Tera Hi Chehra...’’ happened eight years ago to the current times when the ‘famous five’ continue to think of films as a creatively inferior medium, the journey continues. In city to promote their latest album ‘‘Kehta hai dil yahi baar baar’’, the pop and rock group, led by ‘djnarain’ was definitely on a high. Five hit albums and promising plans to be social ambassadors when they assist National AIDS Control Society (NACO), the band, as put by ‘djnarain’, sings for the masses, the underdogs. As for Atul, the guitarist and singer and Yakub, the lead guitarist, the success continues to increase their concern to produce more meaningful lyrics and crisp and contemporary arrangements. While Atul, still a bachelor, Yakub still more like a kid and ‘djnarain’ still a civil servant, missed Sadhu and Younis, the other two band members who are not accompanying them on the Chandigarh visit, the members feel that with time they have evolved as poets too and are content as a group that does recording, composing and everything together. Excited to perform at the Copper Club, the ‘Aryans’ hail themselves not as preachers but as those expressing sentiments of the common people. ‘‘Go for your dreams’’ is the chase that continues for this band. |
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