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Triumph of the
Will(iams)
Astronaut Sunita inspires many
Amritsar, October 9
Students of local DAV Public School and Spring Dale Senior School had a rare opportunity to interact with Indian astronaut Sunita Williams at
Gurgaon. The event was organised by Atlantis Max - which holds Aerospace Settlement Design global competitions.
Students of DAV Public School who met Sunita Williams.
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Kavita Krishnamurthy, Jasmine get Rafi Award
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Amritsar, October 9
She is probably best known for the melodious hits of “1942- A Love Story”, which she sang to the tunes of the legendary R.D.Burman with Kumar
Sanu. Kavita Krishnamurthy has been at the centre stage of the Bollywood playback scene for 30 years with more than 15,000 songs to her credit.
So when she came to Amritsar to pay tributes to one of her inspirations,
Mohammad Rafi, on his death anniversary and give away awards to upcoming
talents, aspiring singers got a chance to pick up a tip or two from her. She was
honoured with the Rafi Award for Best Playback Singer by the Mohammad Rafi
Memorial Society, which has been giving away awards to singers for the past 27
years.
The 27th Mohammad Rafi Awards function in Amritsar was attended
by a host of celebrities. — Photo by Rajiv Sharma
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Spl function to help martyrs’ kin air their grievances
Amritsar, October 9
Advisor to Public Problems and Shaheed Parivar Welfare Association will hold a special function to give a platform to families of martyrs to air their grievances on October 15. The function is being held to mark
the birth centenary of Bhagat Singh.
AIDS control: ‘Govt not adopting right approach’
Amritsar, October 9
He is strongly against the government-sponsored campaign to promote use of birth control measures as the means to control AIDS. Instead, Krishna Murari
Tripathi, national general secretary of the All India Sri Chaitanya Jan Kalyan
Parishad, advocates loyalty to one’s spouse and self-restraint as the only way to control the spread of the deadly virus.
Witty performances regale audience
Amritsar, October 9
The students of Delhi Public Schools in northern region including DPS
Panipat, DPS Ludhiana, DPS Jammu, DPS Manali, DPS Chandigarh and DPS Bhatinda regaled the audience through their unusual wit during a Hasiya kavi
samelan.
A gidha performance by DPS students.
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Science Fair
Ashoka Sr Sec wins trophy
Amritsar, October 9
Ashoka Senior Secondary School won the overall trophy in the two-day science fair organised at it on its premises. The school won seven first positions, one second and two third positions in the various competitions held during the fair.
DAVIS bags overall trophy at zonal youth festival
Amritsar, October 9
DAV International School (DAVIS) won the overall trophy at the Mahatma Hans Raj Aryan Youth Festival 2007-08 concluded at DAV Centenary School in Batala recently.
The school was able to clinch the title for the second consecutive year.
Seminar on mushrooming of deras today
Amritsar, October 9
Naad Pargaas, an organisation of teachers and research scholars in collaboration with Sikh Samaj Sudhar Committee will hold a seminar on ‘Panthic sarokar ate dera mansikta’, at Sri Guru Harkrishan Senior Secondary School, on October 10.
Lok adalat for speedy justice
Amritsar, October 9
A special Lok Adalat would be held at local court here on October 20 to resolve the matrimonial disputes, road mishap disputes, 138 NI act cases and pre-litigation Bank loan, telecom and Electricity board cases with mutual compromise. This was informed by K C
Puri, district and session judge while presiding over a meeting here.
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