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Jobless PTI teachers end agitation
Chandigarh, August 16 Mr Bajwa offered juice to national-level Kabbadi player Mandeep Kaur Manju, who had been sitting on a fast-unto-death here for the past fortnight demanding job from the government under the sports quota. Sukhjinder Singh, another youth sitting on the fast-unto-death, decided to end his more than three-week-old fast after the minister’s assurance. Addressing mediapersons, Mr Bajwa announced that the Punjab Government would recruit 10,000 teachers in the city through some “national-level institution”. “The process of appointing these teachers should be completed by mid-October”, he said. When asked which institution they would give the job of making these recruitments, he said, “It will be some government institution”. He, however, did not divulge much details, saying “the decision in this respect was taken two days ago at a meeting presided over by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh. The details are being worked out”. Earlier, while addressing a group of unemployed physical training instructors from different parts of Punjab, who had been sitting on a dharna here for the past about two months, Mr Bajwa assured them that they could hope to get jobs in the next recruitment. “If you have any grievance or any thing to clarify, you can have direct access to me. There is no need to be misled or fall in trap of those who might try to take advantage of the situation when elections in the state are drawing near”, he said while addressing the jobless instructors, who are demanding that 2000 of their vacancies be filled.
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PU plans to outsource cleaning operations
Chandigarh, August 16 Prof R.K. Kohli of the Department of Botany who is the chairman of the committee stated that while no final decision had been taken since the report of the committee was still being finalised, the move to outsource the cleaning operations was under active consideration. The committee noted that cleanliness operations of the government college for girls and two government schools had been outsourced as a pilot project by the Chandigarh Administration and the experiment was found to be successful. Sources added that outsourcing could cost the university anything between Rs one to one and a half lakh per month for which the beneficiaries would have to pay. The students and university employees could be charged a nominal Rs 10 per month for the cleanliness. The shop owners in the markets, the banks, the canteens, the student centre eateries would have to dole out larger amounts depending on their size and location towards cleanliness. The committee has also been asked to work in consonance with the committee constituted for bio-medical-waste management headed by Prof S.K. Kulkarni.
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School bus operators
to observe strike tomorrow
Chandigarh, August 16 The one-day strike by the Chandigarh School Bus Operators Welfare Association is in protest against the alleged indifference of the transport authorities of Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula towards their grievances. “Efforts made by the Home Secretary, Chandigarh, to help sort out these issues produced no result,” said the president of the Association, Mr Manjeet Singh. The transporters have been demanding that the permits for school buses ferrying children to Mohali and Panchkula should be countersigned by the Haryana and Punjab Transport Departments on the pattern of the Chandigarh State Transport Authority (STA). While Chandigarh charges Rs 840 for a period of 5 years from school buses registered in Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana, the Punjab authorities charge Rs 24,000 per year, besides countersigning fee, and Haryana is not countersigning the permit and demanding passenger tax at a rate of Rs 60 per seat per month for nine months in a financial year,” said Mr Manjeet Singh. “In the absence of countersigned permits, buses are not allowed to ferry children to Mohali or Panchkula and are challaned,” he said. Another issue raised by the association was the challaning of school buses by the Chandigarh Traffic Police. “The reasons of challan should be written on the back of the challan slip. There is no provision or requirement of seat belts in buses, yet these are being challaned stating that reason,” he said. The association said although the Punjab and Haryana High Court had given directions that buses could carry children to the tune of 1.5 times of the seating capacity of a vehicle, the police challans the buses arbitrarily without even counting the children.
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Independence Day bonanza
Chandigarh, August 16 Noted kathak dance prodigy Devanshi Mishra of DAV Public School, Sector 8, began the programme with a solo classical dance recital ‘Ganesh Vandana’.The GMSSS, Sector 20, students welcomed the audience in a traditional style with a song. Soon the students of GGSS, Sector 23, performed the traditional Himachali nati with measured dance movements. However, students of GMSSS, Sector 8, sang a group song in English “We are the one” which too was well received. The Ladakhi dance by the students of Guru Nanak Khalsa Senior Secondary School, Sector 30 was a surprise which depicted the culture of Ladakh region. The Rajasthani dance by students of GMSSS, Sector 46, depicted rich colourful Rajasthani culture. Attired in elegant costumes students of GMSSS, Sector 21, gave a captivating Qawali performance which had a patriotic theme. The Bihu dance of Assam was presented by student artists of GMSSS, Sector 16, which won applause due to its well patterned dance movements and folk flavour. The Dandia of Gujarat spelt its own charm In the grand finale students of GMSSS, Sector 32 presented the Bhangra, while M.N. Shukla and Amrita compered the programme. Chief guest Lalit Sharma complimented students, teachers and officials for the spectacular show and granted Rs 51,000 for the participants. Senior officers Mr Krishna Mohan,Mr S.K. Sandhu, Mr R.K. Rao, Mr Jasbir Singh Bir,Vivek Atrey among others were also present on the occasion.
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Scholarships for 9 Karsan school students
Chandigarh, August 16 A cultural programme was presented by the school students and trainees of the centre. Lions Club gave scholarships to nine deserving students of Government Model School, Karsan, amounting to Rs 3,000. The participants were given awards and laddoos were distributed among 500 children to mark Independence Day celebrations.
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Enthusiastic celebrations
Chandigarh, August 16 Mr S.K. Bhatia, principal of the school reminded the students about the countless sacrifices made by the freedom fighters to construct an Independent India. Gaya of Class I and Pinaki of Class III bagged the first and second positions respectively in the face painting competition. St Anne's Convent: Sanjay Gandhi School: Govt High School: Mount Carmel: Banyan Tree: Dev Samaj school: Govt Middle School: Govt Model Sr Sec School: Bal Niketan school:
Week-long celebrations ended on Independence Day at Bal Niketan Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 37-A. A quiz and declamation contest on the freedom struggle, national heroes was also held on the occasion. Ms Rita Kapoor, principal of the school, unfurled the flag on the occasion. Govt Model High School: Kendriya Vidyalaya-2: Dev Samaj College: GCG-42:
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Govt schools closed today
Mohali, August 16
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Baidwan is member of juvenile justice panel
Mohali, August 16 Mr Baidwan said he would take the responsibility as an opportunity to shape the destiny of children who really needed expert guidance and a strong sense of motivation because he believed that children were the future of the nation.
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Colours of life at Piazza
Chandigarh, August 16 What resulted was a befitting tribute to the alma mater on the day it was shifted from Shimla to Chandigarh. Malkiat Singh, who shifted along with the college, said: “I feel overwhelmed today. I can still smell the fresh colours. It seems as though I have been transported back to that age when art had a different meaning altogether.” It was that meaning which members of the Kala Maitri — the newly formed alumni association of Art College — sought to recall today by way of an interactive event. Among those who tried their hands at art were Panjab University Vice-Chancellor R.C. Sobti who drew an eye. Also present were artists Shiv Singh, Jodh Singh, Satwant Singh, Asha Lata Sharma, Anita Gupta, Shakti Singh, Ravindra Sharma, and R.P. Verma. The next big activity which the Kala Maitri has planned is on August 29. It will be an exhibition in which 125 alumni of the college will participate. |
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A nameless passion for theatre
Chandigarh, August 16 But they do not have a name yet to call their own. “Only if this production works will we give ourselves a name”, declares P Chandrashekhar, the director of the play. His mantra is simple. “It is not easy for amateurs to come together and learn the nuances of acting and put up a play in a short time. We have studied theatre deeply and if we want to achieve something within that training we have to come together and do something about it.” Except for the three girls in this motley crew-Ruchika, who plays the main protagonist of ‘Chandi’ in the play and is in her final year B.Com from SD College, Nivedita, doing her graduation in arts from Sri Guru Gobind Singh College and Veni, who is a working professional-the rest of the group comprises of fiery and fervent young boys for whom theatre is a lifeline. “Self-satisfaction is the key. We are doing this for ourselves,” avers Sanjay Bhatt who has also designed the music with fellow artist Vijay Kumar. “It is a revival of the art so that we do not forget everything we have learnt. What’s more, staging productions like these help us gather new ideas and prepare us to go forward with all we have learnt,” elaborates Chandrashekhar. This play is not new for most of them. ‘Daayan’ was staged by these very youngsters as students of the department in December 2004. “However, there were several aspects left undeveloped on which we have worked; things like the main protagonist’s internal development as a character and her marital relationship. I have tried to make this production easier and more convincing by adding some scenes which I have written into the original story,” explains Chandrashekhar. That is not all. In addition to the folk music used in the original production, a classical fusion background score has also been added. “All this is part of an experiment towards finding a new philosophy for theatre which people claim is a dying art. In fact after the play we plan to have an interactive session with the audience because we want criticism, we want you to pick holes,” smiles Chandrashekhar. They are a feisty lot who are struggling against a craft that pays very little while exacting incredible performances from the actors. “Putting something like this together is a mind-bogglingly tiring effort,” they say but their focus is to tell the story with a strong focus on the “imbalance in society due to a lack of social responsibility.” At the end of the day the group believes the strongest message they are getting through is one of “communicating-whether is it the truth or lies, that is immaterial,” asserts Chandrashekhar. They realise they have chosen theatre with all its hardships for their passion alone. “We are all in our right minds and are following our heads here,” they declare happily, “we do not have an answer as to why we are doing this. All we know is that if there is a gap we feel the need to come back to the people and talk to them.” |
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PGI pays tributes to Nehru, Kairon
on I-Day
Chandigarh, August 16 Prof K.K. Talwar, Director of the PGI, unfurled the National Flag and paid rich tributes to Sardar Partap Singh Kairon and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru who had conceived the PGI. Their dream had come true as the PGI was moving ahead in various advanced areas of medical care, he recalled. The Director also highlighted achievements of the institute and distributed sweets among the employees. He claimed that more than 1.2 million outdoor patients were examined last year and over 4000 patients were given day-care therapy. Facilities like bone marrow transplant centre and drug de-addiction centre have been established. Four more colleges of Punjab and Uttranchal would be connected to the PGIMER soon. With the help of National Medical Sciences Academy, a
NAMS-PGI centre has been created for CME programmes. More than 600 consultations were provided to three community hospitals in Punjab. In the research field, the faculty had obtained research grant of approximately Rs 14 crore as compared to Rs 7 crore two years back. A grant of Rs 8 crore has been received for setting up a stem cell research programme at the PGI. With the help of
ICMR, Advanced Mycology Centre and INCLEN-ICMR-PGI Centre have been established to study the alternative systems of drugs. New facilities like DNA-based HLA typing have also been established in the Department of
Immunopathology. The Department of Histopathology had received Rs 80 lakh from the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, to upgrade their infrastructure. To provide accommodation to all categories of employees new houses were under construction. The institute has been working with the UT Administration and the adjoining states of Punjab and Haryana to develop better health-care infrastructure in the region. The nursing staff presented patriotic songs to mark the day. Sweets were distributed amongst the employees on the occasion. As a part of the Van Mahotsav Week celebrations, the director planted saplings in married doctors hostel and teachers flat complex. Various faculty members of the institute also participated in the tree plantation drive. More than 600 species of herbal, ornamental, fruit trees and shrubs would be planted at various locations of the hospital complex. |
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Chess titles for
Jagteshwar, Shivam, Mayank
Chandigarh,
August 16 The carnival, conducted
by the Chandigarh Chess Academy, concluded at the St Xavier’s Senior
Secondary School, Sector 44-C, Chandigarh. In the under-15 boys category, Jagteshwar Singh came first with 5.5 points, Sirish stood second with 5 points and Tarundeep got the third position with 5 points. In the under-15 girls category, K. Viswanthitha came first with three points, Jasleen stood second with 2.5 points and Ravneet stood third with two points. Mr
Andrew John Gosain, chairman and founder of St Xavier’s School,
distributed the cash prizes, trophies and certificates to the prize
winners and participants. Appreciating the efforts of the Chandigarh Chess Academy, he said the carnival would become an annual feature at the school. The points position at the end of the final round: Under-15
boys: 5.5 points —Jagteshwar Singh; 5 points — Shirish, Tarundeep;
4.5 points — Ameek Malhotra, Sahil Bhatia, Ankush Verma; 4 points —
Satbir, Prateek Munjal, Manik Kalra, Harpreet Singh, Prithvi; 3.5 points
— Aditya, Tanmey, Dipankar, Roshan Singh; 3 points — Yatin Mittal,
Akashdeep Goel, Rajat Aggarwal, Amber Sharma, Gagandeep Sahib, Jobanjit
Singh, Ashandeep, Jasmeet Paul and Vivek Saini; 2.5 points — Ishmit
Singh, Gurtej Singh; 2 points — Keshav Makkar, Akash, Gurpal Singh,
Naman, Shyam Thapa, Adhish Sood and Ashish Gupta; 1 point — Jatin,
Arshdeep, Daksh, Amber Sharma; zero point — Gaurav Raheja, Mahavir
Singh. Under-15 girls category: 3 points — K. Viswanthitha; 2.5
points — Jasleen; 2 points — Ravneet and Pallak Grewal; 1.5 points
— Aditi Sharma; 1 point — Parampreet Caur, Shushmita, Ankita
Tuknayat; zero point — Farah. Under-11 boys: 4 points — Shivam
Shashwat; 3 points — Gitin Oberoi, Shivanshu Tandon, Priyansh Sony,
Surya Mittal; 2 points — Swikrit Malik, Sachleen, Udayvir, Archit
Aggarwal, Kuber Makkar; 1 point — Yuvtesh Dhaliwal, Purlov Arora,
Sumant Sood, Chetan Bhartia; zero point — Deepankar Raleh and Jugraj
Singh. Uunder-11 girls category: 5 points — Srishti Jain; 4 points
— Koumudika; 3 points — Ayooshi Tokhi; 2 points — Simranjit; 1
point — Alisha; zero point — Riya. Under-9 boys category: 5 points
— Mayank Kaura; 4 points — Pranjal and Tejas Nagpal; 3.5 points —
Manraj Singh and Deepanshu Jain; 3 points — Udit Arora, Mehul Jotshi,
Anubhav Tuknayat and Ankush Jindal; 2.5 points — Prakhar Gusain,
Utkarsh, Nimish Sharma, Ishpreet Singh and Yashraj Kapoor; 2 points —
Ajit Singh, Rafat Ali and Ripudaman Singh; 1.5 points — Enuncio
Rodrigues and Shresht; 1 point — Saksham Goel; 0.5 point — Rohit
Sehgal; zero point — Shubham Verma. Under-9 girls category: 3 points
— Arunima Goyal; 2 points — Gauri Chuttani, Roopam Bhardwaj, Richa
Verma and Muditta Gautam; 1 point — Noor Dhawan, Kritika Verma,
Agampreet, Gursimran Kaur. |
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Indian cricketers should play
like a team,
Chandigarh, August 16 When asked whether the team should return after the bomb blast in Lanka on Monday, Kapil said, “Only the Government of India or the cricket authorities have right to take decision on the issue. No other can comment on the matter”. Like every cricket enthusiast, Kapil, too, felt that the comeback of Sachin Tendulkar had made the team stronger. “Sachin is a great player. I am expecting lot of runs from his bat in the series”, said Kapil. Kapil, who could not conceal his anger over John Wrights’ revelations about Indian cricket players in his book titled “The Indian Summer”, was of the view that making three-year-old dressing room matters public did not make any sense. “Personally, I don’t like to read the books containing these kind of incidents”, said Kapil. However, he chose to reserve his comments when asked if the revelations were a gimmick to sell the book. The former star Test cricketer gave bowling tips to budding cricketers of the academy. Lauding cricket infrastructure in the city, he said, “Chandigarh has not only good cricket infrastructure but also has qualified coaches and lot of talent. Had I not born in the city, I could not have played the cricket of that standard. Being brought up in the city was a very big advantage for me”. On the Twenty20 cricket, Kapil termed it a corporate cricket. “The real test for a cricketer is Test cricket only. It is the only format which helps to develop and polish the basics of a cricketer”. |
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Sukhdev shines in rural sports meet
Chaindigarh, August 16 Kumbra Baidwan Village team beat Mauli Baidwan team and won the prize money of Rs 15,000 and Rs 11,000 respectively, in the open circle kabaddi competition. The meet is being organised jointly by the Democratic Youth Federation of India and the Guru Gobind Singh Sports Club, Dadu Majra, Chandigarh. Jandpur Village team beat Saini Majra village team with a difference of 2.5 points in the 35 kg circle kabaddi. Jandpur raiders scored 13 points and won a cash prize of Rs 1,300 while Saini Majra lads scored 10.5 points and got a prize money of Rs 1,000. In the 45-kg circle kabaddi meet, Gopalpur team beat Allapur team. Gopalpur scored 20 points while Allapur team could only get 13 points.They pocketed a prize money of Rs 1,500 and 1,200 respectively. The National Club, Mohali, emerged winner in the volleyball event and got Rs,700 while the runners-up, the Guru Nanak Club, Dhan team got Rs 1,200. Mr Jagmohan Singh Kang, Minister of Animal Husbandary, Fisheries and Dairy Development, Punjab, who was the chief guest on the occasion, distributed the chash prizes to the winners. On this occasion, a Punjabi folk song programme was also arranged in which Mohammad Siddique and Bibi Sukhjeet Kaur enthralled the spectators with their songs. Other results were: Circle Kabaddi: 62 kg: Kakra Kalan 1, Dadu Majra 2; 57 kg: Ballo majra 1, Mattorda 2; 50 kg: Landhran 1, Saini majra 2; Long jump: Harvinder Singh (6.64 m) 1, Jaswinder Singh (6.48 m) 2; Shot put: Atinder Singh (15.25 m) 1, Harminder Singh (14.10 m) 2; Veteran race: Raghubir Singh Bhullar 1, Ajaib Singh 2. |
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