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Loyola School wins title
Chandigarh, October 28 The theme for the Olympiad was putting a satellite into moon's orbit, with special reference to propulsion systems. Students were required to submit a written 40-page report and give an audio-visual presentation followed by questions from judges. The winning team will be taken on an educational trip to the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre at Thiruvananthapuram. It is Indian Space Research Organisation's largest centre and is engaged in the development of sounding rockets, launch vehicles, space craft subsystems besides conducting space-related fundamental research activities. A Space Information and Quiz Book was also released on the occasion. Authored by Wg Cdr D. P. Sabharwal (retd), the 230-page book covers various aspects related to space and space-related technology. The book in its 17 chapters covers topics such as the atmosphere, moon and planetary exploration, men and machines, space tragedies, space terms and acronyms, extra-terrestrial life and space tourism and settlements. A special chapter is devoted to Indian scientists, space establishments and their achievements. The foreword has been written by G. Madhavan Nair, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation. Director, Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, Dr Pawan Kapur was the chief guest on the occasion.
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Students display skills at PU youth fest
Chandigarh, October 28 Events like phulkari, knitting, crochet, pakhi, rangoli and mehandi also invited huge participation. Students were seen engrossed in exhibiting their creative skills. Mr Gurusharan Singh, a renowned director, playwright and actor was the chief guest during the evening session. Drama, mimicry and histrionics were the main events of the session. Results of the events are follows: Skit - Guru Gobind Singh College for Women, Sector-26, 1; MCM DAV College Sector 36, 2; Dev Samaj College for Women, Sector 45, 3. Skit (individual) -Laxmi, Guru Gobind Singh College for Women, Sector - 26; 1 Vasundhara, MCM DAV College Sector 36 2; Amandeep, Dev Samaj College for Women, Sector 45 3. Mime — Govt. College For Girls, Sector-11, 1; Guru Gobind Singh College for Women, Sector-26, 2. Drama — MCM DAV College Sector 36 1; Govt. College For Girls, Sector-11, 2; Guru Gobind Singh College for Women, Sector 26, 3. Drama (individual) — Neha Sahai(MCM DAV College Sector-36, 1; Manisha Sandhu(Govt. College For Girls, Sector-11, 2; Parminder (GCG - 42) and Pamalpreet (GCG-11), 3. Histronics — Shikha Chaudhary(MCM DAV College Sector-36), 1; Pamalpreet(Govt. College For Girls, Sector-11), 2; Supreet Kaur (Dev Samaj College for Women, Sector-45, 3. Rangoli — Divya, Guru Gobind Singh College for Women, Sector 26, 1; Amandeep, Govt. College for Girls, Sector 42, 2; Mamta (MCMDAV) & Priyanka (GCG-11), 3. Mehandi — Harshita, MCM DAV College Sector-36, 1; Sujata, Govt. College For Girls, Sector-11, 2; Payal, Govt. College For Girls, Sector-42, 3. Phulkari/bagh — Kamaljeet, Govt. College For Girls, Sector-42, 1; Anita, Guru Gobind Singh College for Women, Sector-26, 2; Rupinder, Govt. Home Science College Sector 10, 3. Pakhi/crochet — Priya, Guru Gobind Singh College for Women, Sector-26, 1; Preeti, Govt. Home Science College Sector-10, 2; Hardeep, Govt. College For Girls, Sector-42, 3.
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77 science teachers get
training at PSCST workshop
Chandigarh, October 28 As amny as 77 science teachers representing all districts of Punjab were trained in conducting experiments in physics with the help of material locally available. Dr Mukesh Roy from IIT Jabalpur, was the main resource person for the programme. Mr Roy has developed 200 experiments on the basic principles which are taught as part of the science curriculum from classes X to XII. The teachers were briefed about the formation of science clubs and getting them affiliated to the network of Science Club of Vigyan Prasar known as VIPNET
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Ambala Army School wins declamation contest
Chandimandir, October 28 Shrishti of Army School, Ambala was adjudged first in the senior category and Oishee Kundu secured first place in the junior group. Meanwhile, Monica Sharma of St Xaviers and Cherry Khushwaha of Chaman Lal DAV Public School won the second and third positions, respectively, in the senior category. Ayush Goyal of Little Flower Convent and Tayal Prashar of Vivekanand Millenium School were declared joint runners-up in the junior category. As many as 12 teams from various schools of Ambala, Panchkula and Chandigarh participated in the contest. The Chandimandir Army School stood second in the overall tally. Maj Gen V.P. Pathania, Commandant, Command Hospital, Chandimandir, was the chief guest on the occasion.
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Bulgarian dancers enthral students
Our Correspondent
Mohali, October 28 Students of the school interacted with performers and also presented a cultural programme in honour of their guests. Mr Davinder Singh Chhina, Director, Punjab Cultural Promotion Council, said Strandja folk ensemble led by Dr Stephen Chapkanov and Municipal Councillor from Burgas Municipality, Mr Benchov, had visited India for the first time. Quiz on AIDS
A district-level quiz on AIDS and adolescent health was held at Shivalik Public School under the guidance of Brig G.J. Singh (retd), Director, Youth Services, Punjab. According to Dr Sarabjeet Sohal, Nodal Officer, Mohali, the first prize was bagged by Government Senior Secondary School, Phase III B 1, while BSH Arya Senior Secondary School, Sohana, won the second position. The third prize again went to the local Government Senior Secondary School. Dr Sohal said the programme was sponsored by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India, for spreading awareness among the youth about AIDS.
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Charges framed
Chandigarh, October 28 Mr Paramjeet had signed an agreement of rent for his house in Sector 18. The accused had allegedly replaced the rent-deed documents in the original agreement with an agreement to sell.
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Madhup Mudgal’s charisma of classical music
Chandigarh, October 28 One of the most accomplished vocalists of the North, Padmashri Madhup Mudgal treated the audience to a divine spell of contemplative music as he opened up with an exposition of raga ‘jaijaivanti’. Revelling in tranquillity he reudered short but absorbing alaaps and a soulful composition “Maathe jud chanda..” in vilambat ek taal, melting into teen tal of drut lya. His dexterous rendition of raga malkons was well received. The compositions “Mai ri” and “chhab teri kaise” in medium and fast tempo reflected his versatility as a performer and the in-depth knowledge of the music realm as a guru. He heads the Gandharv Mahvidyalya comprising 1200 disciples. He presented a classic composition of Pandit Vishnu Digamber in reverential tribute to the music wizard before culminating the memorable soiree with a bhajan in raga bhairavi. Earlier, a versatile vocalist, Manjiri Alegaonkar, gave a grandiose start to the sammelan with a dazzling display of her stylised gayaki form, striking a melodious balance between pure classicism and its lighter realms. She bared the melody of raga “jaitshree” with two compositions “Jab te piyu sapne mein” and “bahut din beete..” besides a scintillating tarana. On request, she moved on to present raga “kedar” through compositions “chori chori”, “naveli naar” and culminated his presentation with another crisp tarana. She established an instant rapport with the audience and obliged them with more delineations in raga “nand” and “hameer” besides bringing alive the spiritual bliss dohas of Kabir and bhajans. Avirbhav Verma and Shambu Nath Bhattachrjee were on tabla while Savani Mudgal and others provided the vocal support. Vineeta Gupta conducted the sammelan. An upcoming prodigious vocalist Aditya Sharma and Madhup Mudgal will provide the grand finale to the sammelan in the morning session. Meanwhile, the Chandigarh Sangeet Sammelan, 29th annual classical music bonanza, organised by the Indian National Theatre, got off to a serene start with the soulful strains of the flute at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan auditorium here yesterday. Relatively young but proficient flautist and winner of international award at Seoul, Kailash Sharma opened up the flute recital baring the melody of raga Rageshwari. He delved deep to establish the raga form through a composition (gat) in slow tempo (vilamabat) set to a rhythmic pattern of 12 betas (ek taal) which melted into the medium tempo (madhya laya) and finally culminating into the faster cycle of 16 beat (teen taal). He concluded the recital with a dhun in raga ‘maand’. Kailash displayed his expertise at spinning the complex and intricate sargams and ‘layakari’. He could not have aspired for better tabla accompaniment than provided by most accomplished maestro Shambunath Bhattacharjee. The foremost proponent of Ustad Amir Khan’s gayaki and leading vocalist, Shanti Sharma took the centrestage to delineate the authentic interpretation of raga ‘Behag’. During majestic stage presence the receptive audience savored the intrinsic, deep and sombre melody of the raga, the apt progression ( badhat) of musical phrases, all transcending to human imagery. Endowed with a prolific imagination and a flawless planting of swara she traversed in musical scales with consummate ease. Maintaining the same melodic level Shanti revelled in the next ‘Rajan ke raja..’ before attaining the climax in faster tempo composition ‘Aali ri..’ . She doled out a tarana also on request. Shanti was, however, at her best as she presented raga ‘Basant’ ‘ in lieu of raga ‘Hansdhwani, which she had planned for the festival. Her compositions ‘Phulva binat daar ..’ in madhya lya ek tal, and ‘Pagwa braj dekhan ko’ in drut teen tal beside a crisp tarana in raga bahaar elicited a lofty applause for the vibrant and virile, taans and lyakari within the raga format. Nissar Ahmed Khan on tabla, Vinay Mishra on harmonium, Ritu and Sukhwinder accompanied her on tanpura. |
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An 11-yr-old prolific poetess
Chandigarh, October 28 It all started just by a mere chance. “When I was in third standard, I attempted to write a small piece on the topic “The Sun”. My poem was much appreciated then by all. The encouragement I got from teachers and others generated an interest for poems in me and I started writing on whatever used to happen around me”, said Tej. One day her mother Tejinder Kaur found one of her poems lying in her room. She encouraged Tej to continue with it. “I remember it right, she wrote something with a heading “The Wild Imaginations”. I couldn’t believe my eyes. The way she compiled the poem astonished me a lot. I showed it to my father, Mr Saroop Singh
Saaqi, who is an eminent Punjabi poet”, Tejinder Kaur said. “When I read the Tej’s poems, I couldn’t believe that a child of such a tender age could be moved so hard by the natural disaster, ‘tsunami’,” Saroop Singh said. A perusal of her poems reveals that Tej is not only a sensitive observer of what happens around her, but also is quite competent in expressing her feelings in words. She has written poems on her near and dear ones — friends, younger brother mother and grandmother. Her portraits of her father and grand-mother are truly appreciable. “I wrote the poem, ‘Where is my funny Oak?’ about my friend who used to act more like Shah Rukh Khan”, said Tej. She has also written on her pets, room, neighbours, garden, school, etc. Her awareness of the world at large is evident from her poems about Chandigarh (“City Beautiful”), Goa (“My Favourite Spot”), Independence Day and soldiers (“Soldiers of My Country”). Her poems, like “I Wonder Why”, “Examination Year”, “Dream School”, “A Magic Play”, “Can it be True?” and “A Meal with Magic of no Calories”, speak of potential of a very sensitive poet in Tej. The daughter of SSP (Vigilance)
H.S. Bhullar and grand-daughter of former Director-General of Police (Punjab)
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Heart surgery on 4-year-old girl
successful
Mohali, October 28 Bhavna was detected with a “hole in the heart” when she was just six months old. Her parents were helpless about how they could save their daughter who had a history of recurrent respiratory tract infection. Bhavna’s father, Rakesh Kumar, worked as daily wager in Gurdaspur. He went from pillar to post trying to collect money for his child’s surgery, which doctors informed him, would run into lakhs. According to Dr T.S. Mahant, Executive Director, Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Fortis Hospital, who operated upon Bhavna, on admission the diagnosis was confirmed as Patent Ductus Arteriosus, which was a tube-like structure connecting the two great vessels of the heart, and leading to increased blood flow into the lungs. If not treated in time it led to pulmonary vascular disease. |
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Ayurvedic medicines also have side effects
Chandigarh, October 28 Dr Katoch was speaking at a seminar on “Ayurveda in 21st Century: Introspection and Prospects” organised by Desh Bhagat Ayurvedic College and Hospital, Mandi Gobindgarh, in Sector 29, here today. He revealed that the ayurvedic medicines effectiveness depends upon three main factors, including proper manufacturing, study of patient’s body mind constitution and ‘do’s and don’ts’ which the patients have to follow. Dr Katoch claimed that the country has 9493 ayurveda sidha unani and homoeopathy manufacturing units and out of them 8000 along ayurvedic medicines. A majority of the ayurvedic medicines are being manufactured in small scale industrial units. The Central Government has been providing Rs 1.5 crore to state governments for establishing infrastructure in various drug-testing laboratories every year so that quality medicines be made available for the patients. The government has also been stressing on the need on availability of raw material by promoting cultivation of medicinal plants at a large scale, he added. The Punjab Finance Minister, Mr Surinder Singla, inaugurated the seminar attended by almost 250 delegates from different known ayurvedic institutions. Dr Loveleen Kaur Ahuja, Principal of Desh Bhagat Ayurvedic College and Hospital, Mandi Gobindgarh, welcomed the guests, while Dr Zora Singh, chairman of the college, presented a shawl to the chief guest. |
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Diabetic foot-treatment centre opened at GMCH-32
Chandigarh, October 28
Prof. V.K. Kak, a former Director Principal of the GMCH, inaugurated the centre. He also spoke on the incidence and prevalence of diabetes in Chandigarh and its relevance in daily medical practice. Dr Arun Bal, president of the Diabetic Foot Society of India (DFSI), expressed their opinions on the intricacies of management of the diseases. Apart from doctors from the region health experts from Mumbai also spoke on the occasion. Dr Sanjeev Kelkar, Secretary of DFSI, demonstrated the various modalities for detecting diabetic foot at an early stage and techniques of treatment. Dr A.K. Attri, head of surgery department, GMCH, claimed that the centre has been equipped with separate wards, colour and hand doppler units for early detection of vascular disease. The centre would soon have equipment for early detection of neural involvement, he added. |
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Former Prof of PGI challenges theories of formation of universe
Panchkula, October 28 ‘‘The Big Bang Theory has not been proven and cannot be proved. Also, Americans John C. Mather and George F. Smoot, who won the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physics recently, won the prize not for proving something new but for supporting the Big Bang Theory. There is no trace of where the explosion occurred, there are no remnants of the explosion,’’ he justifies. Further, the Big Bang Theory says that the galaxies are moving away from each other. ‘‘The recession velocity of the galaxies increases the further they move away. At a distance of two billion light years, their velocity equals that of light and beyond this cosmic horizon, they disappear. Consequently, a time will come when the universe is a vacant space which is untrue,’’ Prof Sharma remarks. He rejects the second theory—the Steady State Theory—as well. This holds that the universe was created from nothing not as a result of a big bang but as a continuous process. Supporting the Big Bang Theory to the extent that the universe is expanding, this theory, however, believes that new galaxies are being formed to replace disappearing galaxies so that the look of the universe remains the same. Dissatisfied with the reasoning of these two theories, Prof Sharma advocates a third theory which maintains that the earth is not expanding at all. He has spelt this out in black and white in his book ‘Unified Physical Theory’ in 1990. ‘‘There is one crucial test to ascertain whether the universe is expanding or not. The inter-galactic distances, the recession velocity of galaxies and red shift (the shift towards the red end of the spectrum in the light coming to the Earth from those galaxies) should all increase exponentially if the universe is expanding,’’ he said. Emphasising that there had been no increase in these distances, he states that this supports his theory that galaxies are not flying away to generate an expansion of the universe in accord with the Big Bang or Steady State theories, which therefore are unproved and improvable,’’ he emphases. A past president of the Indian Academy of Medical Physics and Chairman, Society of Nuclear Medicine (India), Prof Sharma has received the 1989 Albert Schweitzer Prize and in 1996 was nominated for a Nobel Prize in Medicine. ‘‘Just because my findings go against Albert Einstein’s Theory of Relativity, nobody is ready to buy my logic. I have raised the matter at various fora but to no avail even though my theory stands substantiated,’’ he added.
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Another dengue death at PGI
Chandigarh, October 28 Confirming his death due to dengue, the PGI authorities said the patient was serologically positive for dengue. This is the fifth dengue death in the PGI since October 7. Earlier, Harsh (6), a resident of Langarchanni locality in Ambala, Durgesh Nandini (28), a resident of Patiala, Asha Devi (60) from Kangra and Praveen Kumari (23) from Fatehgarh Sahib, have died at the PGI during the past 15 days. |
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Indians work hard at the nets
Mohali, October 28 The Indians worked hard under the supervision of coach Greg Chappell. However, Yuvraj Singh was hurt on the knee during the warm-up session.The injury may force Yuvraj to sit outside the field in tomorrow’s match. Tomorrow’s match is being seen mainly as a clash between Sachin Tendulkar and Glen Mac Grath.As both players are in best of forms. Where Sachin has made 2,173 runs in 46 matches with the average of 47.23, slamming seven centuries against Australia, McGrath has taken 20 Indian wickets in 20 matches with the average of 27.35 runs. Practicing hard, Sachin spent almost half an hour with the bat. He was forced to leave as a fast moving ball off Munaf Patel hit him hard in the stomach. After resting for 15 minutes, he started his bowling practice. M.S. Dhoni, who contributed a valuable half a century against West Indies in the last match on October 26, struck the ball in all directions. Tomorrow again the team will have a light practice session before the match at the stadium. |
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Bookies bet on Aussies
Chandigarh, October 28 According to sources, Australians are favourites with the bookies with the rate of 70 paise against Re1. That means if a punter makes a bet of Rs 1,000 on Australia, he will get only Rs 700 on the betting amount, if the team wins. But if the team loses, he will lose the whole amount (Rs 1000). But in case of India, Rs 700 bet will make a punter richer by Rs 1,000 if the home team wins. On the other hand, he will lose Rs 700 if the team loses. The rates will begin to change with each ball during the match, sources added. Bets are also being accepted on the toss. “The rate has been fixed for the toss. The winner will get Rs 900 on the bet of Rs 1000”, said the source. Information gathered by The Tribune reveals that more than 20 bookies are active in the city. They have been accepting the bets from their regular clients, many of whom are from affluent families. Besides big industrialists, businessmen and people with high salaries common people, including students and housewives, are indulging in it to make quick bucks. “I will put my money on Australia as the team has an edge over India”, a student said, who belonged to a rich business family of the city. “I am putting between Rs 25,000 and 50,000 on Australia”, he added. |
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Manav Mangal win ball badminton title
Chandigarh, October 28 The tournament is being organised by the Education Department, Chandigarh. In the well-contested final, Manav Mangal High School girls beat St. Joseph-44, 29-25, 29-20. Manav Mangal-21 had entered the final by beating GMSSS-23, 29-11, 29-5, while St. Joseph-44 beat GGMSSS-18, 29-1, 29-20, to earn a place in the final. For the third position, a match was played between GGMSSS-18 and GMSSS-23. This was won by GGMSSS-18. In matches of the under-17 girls’ category, the title was won by GSSS-37, when they beat GHS-Khuda Lahora, 29-19, 29-17. the third place in this category went to Sacred Heart-26 who beat GHPS-40, 29-23, 29-19. Tae kwon do meet
Chandan emerged winner in the boys’ sub-junior category while Rosy Khariwal secured the first place in the girls’ sub-junior group on the second day of the Chandigarh State Tae Kwon Do Championship for boys and girls being held at the community centre of the Kendriya Vihar Society in Sector 48 here. The results: boys sub-junior: Fin — Chandan 1, Manish 2, Yatin Sharma 3; bantam — Anish Kaul 1, Akash Kaul 2, Sidhartha 3; light — Shivanshu 1, Jaydeep 2; light-middle — Vikas Kharb 1, Shasank 2, Atish Yadav 3; light-heavy — Sumit Ranjan 1, Vikash 2, Sagnic 3. Girls (sub-junior category): Rosy Khariwal 1, Nishthat Chaudhary 2; light-middle — Jasween Kaur 1, Princessjeet 2; light — Deepa Rani 1, Simran Garcha 2, Ravneet Kaur 3; light-heavy — Simrat Singh 1. Wushu championship
Government High School, Sector 41, claimed three out of four gold medals in the girls under-17 category of the Union Territory Chandigarh Inter-School Wushu Championship at the Sector 42 sports complex here today. Priyanka (40 kg), Indu (48 kg) and Ravinder Kaur (52 kg) bagged gold medals in their respectively categories. Pinky Rani of Government Model High School, Sector 37, denied GHS-41 a clean sweep as she emerged champion in the 44-kg category. Ajit Karam Singh International Public School, Sector 41, bagged two silver and one bronze medals. Sukhman (44 kg) and Vija Bharti (48) finished up runners-up in their respective weight categories. Shriya had to remain satisfied with a bronze medal in the 52-kg category. The results: girls under-17 category: 40 kg — Priyanka (GHS-41) 1, Ankita Raj (GMSS- Mani Majra) 2, Gurpreet (GHS-41) and Minakshi (GMHS- 37) 3. 44 kg — Pinky Rani (GMHS- 37), 1, Sukhman (AKSIPS-41) 2, Seema (GHS-41) and Shabnam (GMSS-Mani Majra) 3. 48 kg — Indu (GHS- 41) 1, Vijya Bharti (AKSIPS- 41) 2, Mudhabira (GMHS-37) and Anjali Thakur (GMSS-Mani Majra) 3. 52 kg — Ravinder Kaur (GHS- 41) 1, Surya (GMSSS- Mani Majra) 2, Poonam (GMHS-39) and Shriya (AKSIPS) 3. |
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Govt Model-46 girls triumph in soccer
Chandigarh, October 28 The Carmel Convent girls had a good start through Meghna who opened the account for her team in the 15th minute. Stung by this, the GNSCC-46 girls got aggressive and succeeded in equalising in the 20th minute through right winger Shikha. Five minutes later, Namrata scored another field goal for GNSCC-46 team putting the half time score at 2-1. The GNSCC-46 team added two more goals in 40th and 45th minute to their score through Anita and Ritika, respectively. With the win, the GNSCC-46 has got 3 points. In the second match, Government Model Girls School, Sector 22, struggled hard to beat fighting Mount Carmel Girls, Sector 47, 2-0. It was Meenu of GMGS-22 who proved too tough for the Carmel Covent girls. She scored two goals in the 28th minute and in dying minutes. |
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