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GC-20 wins antakshri
Chandigarh, February 26 First position: White Rose team represented by Rajesh and Baljit, Govt College for Education, Sector 20. Second position: Yellow Rose represented by Nidhi and Kanchi of Govt Medical College, Sector 32. Third position was bagged by Red Rose team represented by Madhu and Pooja of the S.D.College for Education, Sector 36. The results of the on-the-spot painting competition: Group A: First: Ankita Sharma, Second: Mehar Pandey and Third: Kirti Garg Group B: First: Aarzoo Ahuja, Second: Akanksha Sharma, Third: Moksha Singla and Arshita Sharma Group C: First: Aashna Gakhar, Second: Saachi Badola and Third: Amanjot Kaur Group D: First: Tanya Shreedhar, Second: Momina and Third: Anchal Sharma.
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From School and Colleges
Chandigarh, February 26 Students presented a programme based on Indian and western culture. Students also danced to Punjabi songs. The staff and Principal Vinod Kumar of the MDPS gave their best wishes to all outgoing students. Prize distribution function
Chandigarh: The annual academic prize distribution function of St Xavier’s Senior Secondary School, Sector 44, was celebrated on the school premises on Friday. The toppers in various classes were awarded by Mr Ganju, Mr Upadhaya and Mr R.P. Jindal. A cultural programme was also presented, which included classical dance and songs. Principal Mervin West wished the students for the forthcoming exams. Rhymes and Song Day
Panchkula: The pre-primary wing of Bhavan Vidyalaya, Sector 15, celebrated its Rhymes and Song Day on Saturday. The students presented various songs and rhymes in both Hindi and English. The theme of the various songs and rhymes was nature oriented depicting seasons, importance of forests, dress orientation, human relationships etc. The UKG students presented a dance number exhibiting fusion of festivals. Prizes distributed
Chandigarh: The prize distribution function for the persons trained under the ‘Swarn Jayanti Shehri Rojgar Yojana’ was held at the Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology, Sector 26, here on Friday. Mr Surinder Singh, Mayor, Chandigarh, was the chief guest while Mr O.P. Popli, Additional Municipal Commissioner, was the guest of honour. Mr D.R. Arora, coordinator of the scheme, said 26 persons had been trained at Mani Majra while 29 persons had been trained at Dadu Majra under the scheme. AIDS awareness programme
Mohali: A programme on Population and Development Education with focus on HIV/AIDS prevention and education was organised by Jan Shikshan Sansthan here on Friday. More than 40 students of various vocational courses participated. Dr Sonia Trikha, Director, State AIDS Control Society, Chandigarh, said at present there were 52 lakh cases of HIV/AIDS in India, second only to South Africa. Persons between 15 to 24 years were more prone to getting infected with HIV. Similarly, women because of their biological structure are more vulnerable to the infection. Dr Dazy Zarabi, Programme Coordinator, Population and Development Cell, Regional Resource Centre for Adult and Continuing Education, Panjab University, Chandigarh and Mr Anand Mohan Sharma, Programme Officer of the sansthan, also spoke. Blood donated
Chandigarh: As many as 70 volunteers, including staff and students of Dev Samaj College for Women, Sector 45, and members of the Rotary Club of Chandigarh Midtown donated blood at a recently organised blood donation camp organised by the college in association with the club. The camp was inaugurated by Mr Megh Raj, IAS, Special Secretary Finance-cum-Director Treasury, Punjab.
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NIIFT fest draws spirited response
Mohali, February 26 Various events held on the occasion drew enthusiastic participation from the students. The fest was inaugurated by the NIIFT director, Ms Vijay Sharma. The fest began with inter-college competitions like “Ikebana” in which fresh flowers were arranged in different ways. This was followed by a rangoli competition “Rang de Basanti”. The hair styling competition was judged by Ms Jyotsna, lecturer, MCM DAV College, and Mr Pramod, proprietor, Head Masters. Among the other events organised were slogan writing, cartoon making, jacket making, mehndi and bookmark
making. The calligraphic skills of students were also put to test under the event “Hast Lekhan”. In addition to the above, events like Mil Ke Ga and Ekal Sur, theatre and rock band performances also enthralled the audience. The show was compered by Gunjan Utreja of MTV India fame.
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Workshop to make teachers computer savvy
Chandigarh, February 26 School Principal Dr S.P. Shergill was the course-director and regional co-ordinator of the project. It was inaugurated by Dr O.D. Sharma, Education Officer, KVS Regional Office, Chandigarh, on Friday. Fifty-eight teachers from Kendriya Vidyalayas participated in the workshop. Latest developments in computer applications and information technology like the use of LCD, CDs and scanners, video conferencing through EDUSAT and video clips and drawings were taught to the teachers. Corporate seminar
The National Institute of Personnel Management, Punjab chapter, organised a seminar on “Improvement in bottom line performance through people” as part of its silver jubilee celebrations here yesterday. Mr Mittal, a renowned corporate management trainer, said the only thing common in a globally performing organisation was their competent quality people. “In order to tap the hidden treasure in individuals and keep them involved to give their best, an organisation must integrate values, develop creative teams and design appropriate compensation packages,” he said. Mr Varinder Verma, honorary secretary, NIPM (Punjab chapter), said it was part of the series of talks being organised in connection with the silver jubilee year celebrations. Trends in biotechnology
A seminar on “Emerging trends in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics” sponsored by Department of Science and Technology, Chandigarh Administration, was organised recently at GGDSD College, Sector 32. Renowned scientist Dr Javed N. Agrewala from IMTECH discussed the challenges being faced to develop and design vaccines against the diseases prevalent in India. Highlighting the emerging technologies in drug development and role of signal transduction cascade, Dr C.S. Dey, Prof and Head of Department of Biotechnology, NIPER, discussed the role of proteomics, bioinformatics and possible system biology approach to generate new drug discovery targets of the future. Prof Akhtar Mehmood, Dean Science faculty, PU, highlighted the importance of biotechnology and bioinformatics in the modern day era. A large number of delegates from different colleges and schools were present. Job carnival
Fatehgarh Sahib: More than 180 students from colleges affiliated with Punjab Technical University (PTU), Jalandhar, were selected for placement on the second day of “Job Carnival 06” organised at Baba Banda Singh Bahadhur Engineering College (BBSBEC) here. Six companies conducted interviews at the two-day carnival, which was organised by the PTU in association with the BBSBEC. According to Principal Dr D.S. Hira, Global Vantedage selected 35 students, Exl Services 50, HCL Technologies 11, Convergys 50, and Dell 80 students. Dr Hira said more companies were scheduled to visit the campus in the first week of March.
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Engg institute inks pact with IBM
Chandigarh, February 26 Addressing mediapersons, Mr Mukesh Kalia, IBM business partner, said the company would give support to the SVIET under the power academy programme (PAP). He said a few top engineering colleges of the country had joined hands with the IBM for the PAP to avail the state-of-the-art IT infrastructure and services. The SVIET teachers and students would be trained by the IBM experts, he added. Mr Manmohan K Garg, CEO of the SVIET, said that for the implementation of the above programme in the college, an IBM lab had been set up and 100 additional computers had been purchased. He said that a few nominees of the institute would get residential training at IBM learning centre in Bangalore. Dr C.S.Rao, Director-Principal of the SVIET, and Mr I. K. Kataria, Dean Academics, Swami Vivekanand Group of Institutes (SVGOI), said that the additional training by the IBM would benefit students. The conference was also addressed by Mr Ashwani Garg, chairman, Mr Ashok Garg, Director Marketing of the SVIET and Mr Desh Raj Thakral, Director Secretarial.
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Fancy dress contest at Anees School
Mohali, February 26 The chief guest was Mrs Neeta Raina who later gave away prizes to the winners. Earlier, school Director Aneet Goel had earlier welcomed the guests and Mrs Rupinder Ghumman, the school principal, proposed a vote of thanks.
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Sonu Nigam enthrals
Chandigarh, February 26 The event, being organised by the Chandigarh Tourism in association with Satrfizz, commenced with two songs by Mumbai-based artist Shruti Pathak. Then Sonu Nigam took the centre stage to spell magic through his mellifluous voice with an alaap and background vocalisation of film ‘Kal Ho Na Ho.’ Then followed another scintillating performance in ‘Suraj hua… from film ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gam followed by Lucky’ s ‘Sun zara. Sonu created a spell mixing a song ‘Gumshuda from ‘Chalte Chalte’ with a song from his album ‘Chandan ki daali. Ably accompanied by eight musicians Sonu doled out the foot-tapping numbers, including ‘No entry’, ‘Balle balle’ , ‘Bijuria’, ‘Aye hai’ and many more from hit films enrapturing the audience. Vinod Tewari compeered the programme. The police had a hard time controlling the public. |
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Humour in verse at Rose Festival
Chandigarh, February 26 After the ceremonial “shama” was lit by bureaucrats Amarnath and Vivek Atrey, young Dinesh Raghuvanshi took over the stage displaying his poetic and compeering skills. The crowd kept glued to their seats till late in the evening to have a tryst with the ultimate name in humour and satire, Surender Sharma. As expected, the humour king generated peels of laughter denouncing the rampant evils in society through couplets exquisitely perfumed with the intrinsic didactic message. His poetic creations with uplifted sense of soul and enlarged vision on deteriorating joint family culture, moral ethics, communal harmony and national integration won standing ovation as he uttered “Lahoo baha Hindu ka, Allah sharminda rha; Marra Musalmaan toa Ram kahan jinda rha/ Bikhre bikhre hain sabhi, aao ek ghar mein rahen; kya pata tum na raho kya pata ham na rahen”. Earlier, Sharif Bharti weaved a love story out of telephonic flashes and depicted degradation of democratic norms by revisiting the UP Vidhan Sabha, besides synthesising the psyche of different segments of society as revealed in “Beggars’ conference”. Rakesh Soni lamented the lyrical contents of film numbers on relationships. Dr Rajender Rajan delved deep in to the impelling circumstances of a “Bar girl”. Pardeep Choube kicked off with the favourite hit “Lallu” while Hukkah Bijnori and Yousaf Bhardwaj concentrated mainly on satirical jokes. Local hero Khyali Saharan, winner of a slot in “top ten” in the Laughter Challenge II gave a sterling performance. In the morning session at Rose garden, noted Sarasvani maestro, Subhash Ghosh brought alive the melody of raga Gujri Todi. Accompanied by Mehmood Khan on Tabla, he presented compositions in “madhya laya” set to Rupak, “teen taal” and “ek taal” before concluding the recital with raga ‘Basant’ on demand of the audience.
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