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From Schools and Colleges Tribune News Service
Chandigarh/Mohali, July 30 It was presided by Ms Shalini Gupta, Director, Desh Bhagat Institute of Management and Computer Sciences. Speaking on the occasion, Ms Tejinder Kaur said Teej was organised by girls and married women for the well being of their grooms and a happy married life. This function began with a mehndi competition followed by amusement games, folk dance and giddha etc. Prizes were awarded by Ms Shalini Gupta to the winners. Sweets were also distributed to all the participants. Sanjay Public School Students and staff of Sanjay Public School, Sector 44, Chandigarh celebrated the festival by holding an in-house mehndi and dance competition which added colour to the occasion.The best performances were of Kirandeep Kaur, Meena Sharma, Sonam, Vishal Thukral and Sonam. Gian Jyoti Tiny tots of Gian Jyoti Public School were attired in green clothes to mark the celebrations of Teej. Different activities like Rhyme recitation and Card making proved to be a great fun for them. A cultural programme was organised in the school auditorium by the senior students in which giddha was the main attraction. Girls from the senior classes showed their talent by applying different designs of Mehndi. The students were told about the importance and history behind this festival. The Principal, Ms Ranjeet Bedi, appreciated the students for celebrating Teej with great fervour and enthusiasm. Jan Shikshan Sansthan Jan Shikshan Sansthan, Mohali, celebrated Teej at its campus today. About 200 students of home management, beauty culture and health care, tailoring, dress making and embroidery participated in the function. Ms Vinod Malhotra, Incharge, Home Management Cell, highlighted the relevance of Teej. A number of cultural activities were organised on this occasion. A group discussion was organised on “Empowerment of women” by highlighting the relevance of education and development of vocational skills. In mehendi application competition held in the morning, Suman, a student of the tailoring and dress making course was adjudged first while Shivani of home management and Meenu of beauty culture and health care course were jointly adjudged second. In the same competition held in the evening, Sakshi of beauty culture and health care was adjudged first while Asha also of the same course was adjudged second. Competitions were also held for the best-dressed student and for the Indian and Western dance categories.
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Battlelines drawn for PUTA poll
Chandigarh, July 30 There are two main groups in the fray. One group is led by the current PUTA president Prof N.K. Ojha of the Department of Ancient Indian History and Archaeology, who will stand for the post of the president once again. Mr Ashwani Sharma of the Regional Resource Centre will stand for the post of vice-president, while Mr BS Bhoop from the University Institute of Pharmaceutical studies will stand for the post of secretary. Dr Preeti Mahajan of the Department of Library Sciences will stand for the post of joint secretary. On the other side is Professor Amrik Singh Ahluwalia of the Department of Botany for the post of president, Mr Rajan Gaur for the post of vice- president, Prof Manjit Singh of the Department of Sociology as secretary and Ms Sukhmani Bal Riar for the post of joint secretary. Both groups have fielded Prof Harish Kumar of the University Institute of Engineering and Technology as treasurer, who in the absence of any other candidate will be considered elected. The scrutiny of the nomination papers will take place on August 1 and withdrawals will be on August 3. The final list of candidates will be put up on August 5.
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Conference on wireless networks
Chandigarh, July 30 The conferences were inaugurated by Dr Pawan Kapur, Director, Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO). The key note address for the conference was delivered by Dr H.K. Sardana, Deputy Director, CSIO, while Dr R.K. Singla, Professor,UIET, Panjab University, and Ms Maitreyee Dutta, Assistant Professor, NITTTR, delivered the key note address. Speaking on “sensors and their application” Dr Kapur said tremendous developments that had taken place in the area of wireless networks and embedded systems had changed the communication scenario around the world.
TNS
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Police remand for fake currency case accused
Panchkula, July 30 The police arrested him from the Sector 16 market while he was trying to put into circulation the said currency notes. The police also seized a computer, a scanner and some important documents from his rented accommodation in Sector 4. Passbooks of certain banks were also recovered from his residence through which he made transactions of lakhs of rupees in the name of his mother and sister. The police expects to make some headway about his links with some interstate gang involved in printing fake currency from the hard disk of the seized computer.
TNS
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Musical bonanza marks release of film music
Chandigarh, July 30 Anchor actor Gurpreet Ghuggi of “Laughter challenge” fame hailed the popularity of Punjabi films at international level. He anchored the proceedings with admirable excellence. The musical programme commenced with a mundane start by Punjabi singer Manjit Pappu but gathered melodic momentum with Varinder Vij doling out “Rang rangeele nain” and “Meri jaan thumak”. However Sabarkopti expressed the romance of rainy season in “Sawan da mahina”.. and other songs, leaving the centrestage for Harbhajan Mann. Amidst applause, Mann, the hero and lead singer of the film, brought alive the predominant folk ingredient in traditional “Jago” number. The craving for more by the audience was treated with a dazzling dance performance (“Sohna Munda”) by vivacious Mehak Chahal who later presented a duet “Sun mere haan diye..” with Harbhajan Mann. After a few songs like “Akh lad gayi” and “Sohniye”, the music of the film was formally released by Kumar S Taurani, of Tips Films, the producers of the film. Lead actress Mehak Chahal, Neeru Bajwa and actors Harbhajan Mann, Dara Singh, Deep Dhillon, Amar Noorie, Rana Ranbir joined for the ceremony. Harbhajan Mann had to oblige the audience with some hit numbers from other films and album “Dil dol gaya” as the programme continued till midnight. |
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Ram Tirath, Richa Sharma win Rafi finals
Chandigarh, July 30 According to Mr B.D. Sharma, Organising Secretary, out of 350 participants from the region, 65 qualified for the semi-finals while 22 of them competed for the Rafi Finals today after undergoing rounds of auditions by competent music composers. The event was organised by the Yaadgar–e–Rafi society and the Tribune group of newspapers was the media sponsor. The participants presented only solo film songs by Mohammad Rafi or duets sung by him and Lata Mangeshkar under the music direction of Naushad. As a ritual, the society’s artist members, V.M. Sharma, R.D. Kailey, Komal Chugh , B.D. Sharma, Savita Dabar and Veenu Kautish paid tributes to Mohammad Rafi by singing some songs. Ram Tirath from Mukerian was crowned the winner followed by Deep Kataria of Panchkula and Chander Kant of Gurdaspaur in the senior male category. Ishmeet Singh of Ludhiana was the winner in the junior male segment closely followed by Anshul Vohra of Ambala and Kabir Mehta of Chandigarh. Richa Sharma of Ropar won in the senior female category followed by Jaspreet Jassal and Sharmishtha Banerjee. In the junior female category, Ishita Sethi of Kapurthala won followed by Preetika Bhasin and Rupali Chhabra who got the second and third place, respectively. Jainendra Singh of AIR anchored the programme with the musical score being provided by Raman Kant and Dr Arun Kant. Earlier, Rajendra Singh, Chief General Manager, BSNL, inaugurated the programme while Haryana Minister, Ms Kiran Choudhry, honoured the winners. |
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‘Omkara’ unleashes obscenity on kids
Chandigarh, July 30 From the first show to the very last one of the day, parents have been thronging Fun Republic, children by their side. And if you thought these children were smart enough to manage the powerful visual influences of “raunchy cinema”, you need to think again. Not only because “Omkara” is a remake of Shakespeare’s “Othello” (known for its voyeuristic metaphors) and has been widely publicised so, but also because the Censor Board has stamped the film as “Adult”. That notwithstanding, children as young as four years are watching the adaptation of “Othello”, which by very nature is “corrupting”. Had it not been for the overpowering influences inherent in the original tale of love, lust, jealousy and crime, Vishal Bhardwaj would not have perhaps picked it up in the first place. But not only did he pick it up; he managed a total recall of “Othello” by bringing it down to the basics. The flick is all about bare human emotions, uncensored intimacy, blood-soaked ambiences and murderous missions. There is hardly a dialogue in the film that drives itself home without the principal actors uttering an abuse or two, each abuse laboriously crafted with that extra dash of loutishness. Given the facts then, it is difficult to imagine a situation wherein children would have sailed through “Omkara” without picking up an inappropriate lesson or two along the way. One even overheard many of them asking their parents the dictionary meaning of certain abuses, leaving the latter red in the face. Some brighter ones had already memorised the irresistible dialogues assigned to Saif Ali Khan, the villain. But only if the parents knew that the presence of children in a multiplex playing “A” film generously loaded with explicit love and hate scenes was not welcome. Tina Singh, who is pained by this sign of bad parenting, said: “We were surprised to find half of the hall occupied by children from ages one to 15 years. Parents should know where they can’t take their children. The film is strictly meant for adult viewing. For young minds, it can be very corrupting. The multiplex management should have take care.” Not that it did not — the staff was instructed to dissuade parents from bringing children along. Manager G.S. Brar said: “We can’t deny ticket to parents who insist upon taking their children along, though we have been refusing tickets to children who come alone. Almost all parents secured entry for their wards.” |
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