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Varsity Business School placements an all-time high
Chandigarh, December 19 The top achiever of the department is Mrs Tina Hande, who has been picked by IBM at a pay package of Rs 8.5 lakh, the highest ever for a department student. Many other students have been placed by other IT companies, including Infosys, Cognizant Technologies, etc, and banking and service sector companies with pay packages ranging from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 6 lakh per annum. In fact, the average pay package of the department as a whole has increased from Rs 5.25 lakh last year to Rs 5.73 lakh this year. “This is good news for the department, specially since almost all our students have already been placed,” said Chairman of the university S.C. Vaidya here yesterday. Mr Sanjay Kaushik, placement coordinator, said over 50 top companies had offered to visit the department for placements. “We started placements on December 4 and by December 13 over 30 companies had offered placement to 127 students, out of a total of 134 students who opted for campus placements,” said Mr Kaushik, adding that the rest of the students would be placed soon. This year over 10 new companies had approached the department for placements. “IBM is one such company. It has recruited 15 students from the department.” Other than IBM, Infosys had offered a student pay packages over Rs 7.88 lakh per annum. “Bharti has offered a student Rs 7.6 lakh annual package,” said Mr Vaidya. Deepak a student of the department, who has been chosen by Trident India, said companies were looking for employees who want careers not just jobs. “While Indian companies tend to give importance to degrees and marks, the MNCs focus on personality,” he added.
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Sonalika conducts campus interviews
Mohali, December 19 Company officials included Dr Gurwinder Singh, Assistant Manager, HR, Mr Amandeep Singh Saggu, Executive, HR, and Mr J.K. Shandilya, Senior Manager, Production Quality. The selection procedure included pre-placement talks, group discussion and personal interviews for shortlisted candidates. Students securing 60 per cent in their BTech programme were eligible for selection. Those selected will get a pay package of Rs 15,000 per month along with bonus, provident fund and medi-claim policy of Rs 1 lakh after completion of their training period of one year. During the training, the selected candidates will get a remuneration of Rs 10,000 per month. On completion of one year in service, they will get Rs 18,000, besides additional bonus, provident fund and medi-claim.
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Teachers to court arrest tomorrow
Chandigarh, December 19 Schools are closed because of a strike by teachers and other employees. And annual examinations are about to begin in a few weeks. Manohar Lal Chopra, adviser of the union, today said the indefinite strike in 484 schools would continue till the demands to revive the pension scheme, implemented in 1992, and permission to fill sanctioned posts were okayed by the state government. Various union leaders were invited on December 15 to attend a meeting of the Bhattal committee set up to resolve the issue. After the meeting, the leaders were told to wait for announcement in this regard from the state government. The committee wanted to take the Chief Minister into confidence before making any announcement.
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School for child beggars
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Panchkula, December 19 The president of the NGO, Mr Mansa Ram Ahuja, said he had seen a number of boys and girls roaming aimlessly in and around the temple which prompted the organisation to start a school for them. He said some of the boys were drug addicts and the NGO would try to wean them away from the addiction. Though the parents of the children were initially reluctant to send their wards to school, the offer of food and clothing was a temptation which they found too hard to resist. The NGO had employed a local teacher to run the classes. ‘‘Most of the children in the class are literate’’, she said. While the NGO has managed to enroll 50 students, there are many others who are staying away from the classes.
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Tender symphony
Chandigarh, December 19 It was wonderful to see the tiny tots dressed as fairies, musical dolls, and clowns. Thereafter, the children performed scintillating dance performances like the beach dance, the country dance of Europe, aerobics and rain dance. The last stop of the aliens' tour was Punjab, where the children beautifully depicted the joint family set-up. Finally, the aliens learnt the lesson of unity in diversity and went back with the values they witnessed on Earth. Mr Krishan Mohan, Home Secretary, Chandigarh Administration, was the chief guest on the occasion.
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Christmas celebrated with poor children
Chandigarh, December 19 The festivities included a movie show and a cultural programme, which included Christmas carols, dance performances, etc. Meanwhile, carol singers, comprising students from St John’s High School, Sector 26, Carmel Convent School, Sector 9, St Anne’s School, Sector 32, and Mount Carmel School, Sector 47, hosted a Christmas concert at Mount Carmel School, Sector 47, here today.
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Admission date extended
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Theatre is his first love
Chandigarh, December 19 “The theatre is a life-size art through which the emotions, desires and feelings of the human character with all its joys and sorrows are depicted on the stage”, he adds. Credited with worldwide staging of his 27 English plays, written and directed by him, Dabholkar is a strong proponent of the meaningful entertainment to be the main ingredient of any play. On the invitation of the Chitkara Foundation, Dabholkar is in city to stage a play ‘ Carry on Heaven’ at the St John’s SJOBA winter festival. Talking to The Tribune the acclaimed marketing strategist said that theatre was his first love. A qualified legal luminary, aspiring to be a bureaucrat Dabholkar excelled as a professional marketing man and a thespian par excellence. What kept him a cut above the rest was his minute and close observation of ‘life’ in its varied manifestations. He realised that the humanity engrossed in worldly affairs needed a slice of entertainment to be away from the tension and depression. Call it a fusion of English, Hindi or other vernaculars his classic innovation of producing comedy plays with this amalgamation, christened as ‘Hinglish’ had proved to be a hit the world over, especially among NRI audience. Defending his concept Dabholkar maintained that style in art form is not a static but a dynamic phenomenon and the entertainment of the humour starved audience is my resolve. ‘Many actors from my group like Arshad Warsi, Dimple Inamdar, John Abraham and others had a passion for theatre. Though I personally feel that in TV or star-studded plays the content, form or performance level becomes secondary and the star image accounts for commercial success,’ says he. The musical comedy play ‘Carry on Heaven’ will be staged at St John School for the invitees only. |
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From 'nondescript' couple to jubilant winners
Chandigarh, December 19 From being a 'nondescript' couple in the first five episodes to emerging as 'the most favourites', this love-struck couple has been through it all. While speaking on the phone, the elated couple shared their earnest feelings of disbelief on winning the unexpected title. "We are definitely happy and haven't been able to get over the numbness ever since the results were announced. For Tina, who has never faced a camera before, this is all the more overwhelming", said a jubilant Hussain. So were there any weak moments for the couple during the entire journey? "Not really", tells the 'pretty and petite' Tina. "Though we never really expected to win, yet we managed to get satisfactory comments till the fifth episode and after that we really accelerated". The couple that was initially relying entirely on Hussain's vote-bank, given Tina's non-actor status, admits to have discovered new traits about each other. Hussain learnt that Tina was indeed a good dancer. Tina on the other hand, got an insight into certain aspects of Hussain's lifestyle that she was not a prominent part of, such as the sets he works in and the shoots. Interestingly, out of all the theme episodes that the show consisted of, including comedy, wild card, village, disco themes, etc, the one where the couple performed blindfolded remains closest to their hearts. As far as the question of the huge prize money is concerned, the couple is yet to decide about it. As expected, Tina has been flooded with offers to take up acting, but a cautious Tina is keeping her fingers crossed as of now. |
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Art exhibition concludes
Chandigarh, December 19 Lakhwinder Singh got the first prize for his series based on "Melody of Spring", this year's theme for the competition. He won Rs 25,000 prize money for his exquisite handling of the medium and the theme. Four special awards of Rs 15,000 each were given to Ishro Devi from Shimla, Madhushree Pawar, Seema and Akash Gaur. Anu and Praveen Kumar won appreciation awards of Rs 7,500 each. The award winners were selected by jury members Jivan Adalja, Nand Katyal and Prem Singh. The prizes were given away by Seema Jain, Director General, Education, Punjab. Mr Yateesh Srivastava, Marketing Director of the bank, said the response to this year's exhibition had been outstanding with 335 entries received. "We have put up a special corner where child artists have displayed their works. The quality of works has been excellent and inspiring and we plan to organise this event at a larger scale next time," he said.
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Bir Devinder wants doctor’s suspension revoked
Mohali, December 19 The MLA had earlier requested the Health Minister to transfer Dr Ravleen Kaur after he felt insulted by the behaviour of the doctor when he visited the hospital some days ago. Doctors had later held a protest against the attitude of the MLA. In the letter to the minister, the MLA appreciated the prompt action taken on his complaint regarding the alleged “inappropriate behaviour” of the doctor. He said Dr Ravleen Kaur, including members of her family, met him and expressed shock and deep regrets over the incident, which they said has just happened inadvertently. Later, some senior officers of the PHSC and Health Department, including MD, PHSC, Civil Surgeon, SAS Nagar, SMO, Civil Hospital, Mohali, and a few others arranged a meeting of the doctors of Civil Hospital and family members of Dr Ravleen Kaur with him on December 16. In the meeting they all expressed regrets over the incident that has happened in the hospital on December 11 and collectively assured me that there would be no repetition of the unsavoury behavior by the doctor in question in future. It is also pertinent to mention here that family members of Dr Ravleen Kaur and her colleagues had brought to his notice that she was suffering from hypertension and was also in an advance stage of pregnancy, as such it would be difficult for her to travel to Amloh everyday. This fact was not brought to his notice earlier. In view of the circumstances and considering the merits of the assurances given to him as MLA of the area by very significant members of the medical fraternity he was of the opinion that the transfer orders of Dr Ravleen Kaur be cancelled. |
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Winners in a world of their own Chandigarh, December 19 Karamjit Kaur, a 17- year- old girl won three medals ---one silver in 400 m race and two bronze medals in 200 and 100 m race event in the meet. She aimed to finish first but due to lack of practice to run on synthetic track, she found it a bit tough to run. Chandigarh has no synthetic track as yet. Elated over her success, she said:"It was altogether a different experience to run on the synthetic track. I got my feet injured while running as I didn't have practice of running on such a track but still I managed to have podium finish.'' Karamjit, a 10+2 student, is fully aware of the world around her and wants to be an advocate. "I aim to fight for true justice ". Ram Dehi, a class VI student and captain of the school band, also did not lag behind. It was her very first experience to be a part of a sports meet and did not return empty-handed."I participated for the first time ever and bagged silver in 400 m and a bronze in 200 m race event." "Me too. I also stood tall among the 20 participants in the shotput event. I threw a 10-pound iron ball at a distance of 8.5 metres. First time participation and a bronze? Not bad! What do you say?", confident Ram Saran (16) chipped in. This biggest fan of Sachin Tendulkar and Sreesanth couldn't resist himself to give his expert comment on Team India's latest triumph at Johannesburg."I think the comeback of the threesome---Saurav Ganguly, Zaheer and VVS Laxman---makes a difference. Greg should understand that". Rakesh Kumar (16) couldn't ask for more after clinching silver in the 5000 m race event against an international player Amba Lal. "This time the competition was really a tough one. The other participants were too elder to me. Generally it is seniors' event. We had to complete 13 rounds of the track. Earlier, I was a bit nervous. I just memorised the living legend Milkha Singh's advice, 'set your goal and concentrate on achieving it'. This helped me a lot. Otherwise, Amba also made me relaxed and gave me tips. It was more of a learning experience for me." Last year's 800 m gold medallist Mamta Sharma (16) brought gold this time too in 400 m race. "The competition was tough but this time too, I managed to clinch gold", said Mamta shyly. Talking about the technique used for these special children, Mr DP Pathak, the mobility instructor-cum coach, said, "These children are accompanied by runners. The hands of participants and runners are tied together with a small rope. This enables them to be acquainted with the direction of the track. We practiced very hard in the Sector 7 Sports Complex and emphasised mainly on fitness level to raise their stamina. The results could have been better had we practiced on the synthetic track." Mr KR Sood, honorary secretary-cum-Principal of institute, said: " It is our endeavour to put these visually impaired children into the normal social life. I must thank the vision of Major Gen Rajendra Nath, who is the driving force behind this. Our motive is to make them self reliant."
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Snooker title for Divya Sharma Panchkula, December 19 In the last league match, Divya after losing first two frames to Ankur came back with zeal and won the next four frames. In another league match, Parveen beat Anand Sharma 4-1. With this win Parveen got the second place on the basis of frame differences. In the junior snooker event, Chirag Arora beat Amit Ahuja 2-1. In this tie, Amit could not finish well in the final frame and missed the blue ball. On the other hand, Chirag potted the Blue, Pink and Black ball to clinch the match.
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