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Education dept to launch website
Mohali, January 2 Dr Dhillon further said, “We are making our best efforts with the help of the education department to compete with the CBSE, ICSE and other boards of the country. We are planning to bring the PSEB at par with other boards. Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and education minister Dr Upinderjit Kaur have told us to make the board one of the best in country and I will do my best.” Dr Dhillon said the board had been virtually reduced to a government department in 2005 when all powers from its chairman were withdrawn by the authorities. “I will soon ask the education minister to restore pre-2005 independent status of the board to make it more efficient in functioning and decision-making,” he added. Gurdeep Singh, president of Punjab School Education Board Employees’ Union, lauded the efforts of Dr Dhillon for upgrading the infrastructure of the board. He also promised all help from the employees for the betterment of the board. Dr Suresh Kumar Tandon, vice-chairman and Pavittarpal Kaur, secretary of the board, also spoke.
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2 held guilty for wrongfully claiming HRA
Chandigarh, January 2 Dr Anmol Rattan Sidhu was given the task of enquiring into the matter. It was established that Pinky claimed a sum of Rs 66,344 as HRA from October 1995 to Feb 2004. A ten per cent interest was also levied to a total of Rs 9,235. Similarly, Mamta Ghai claimed Rs 15,695 from Jan 2004 to Jan 2005 as HRA. The university levied 18 per cent interest that came out to be Rs 21,672. The enquiry officer has submitted his report establishing that the two had been wrongfully claiming HRA from the university. He further asserted that the two confessed that they have claimed the money but they did not know whether they did a right thing by claiming it or not. The enquiry officer has laid down that since the university has already recovered the HR allowance along with interest from their Provident funds, it is upto the university to initiate any further action. The Syndicate will decide the quantum of punishment, if any, on January 8. The Syndicate will also decide upon the merger of campus sports department and directorate of sports. It will also take a decision on whether to allow Government College of Girls, Sector 42, to start add-on courses in tourism and travel management, bio-informatics and environment auditing besides other matters.
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Aviation industry a draw among students
Chandigarh, January 2 Opting for a career in aviation services is becoming favourite among the students. Going for an airhostess training and hospitality is a one-time investment and the profession provides you with a good career and a high salary. Nisha
Jhamtani, a student of Frankfinn institute who got selected for Indigo Airlines says, “It came as a surprise to me, when a got the joining letter from Indigo. Getting into this profession is safe and is highly payable. After completing my training, which is for a period of 45 days, I would be earning Rs 45,000 as a starter,” said
Nisha. Ankush Bhardwaj says, “I always wanted to get into the hospitality line. A student can enter this field after completing 12th, which means saving three years and gaining from this. Megha Thapur from Manali says, “Airhostess profession is giving a good salary package. As a trainee, a student can earn Rs 8,000, which will be increased to Rs 30,000 after the completion of the training. Moreover, after six months the salary can go up to Rs 1, 00,000.
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PU Notes
Chandigarh, January 2 Promoted
The vice-chancellor has promoted M.P. Guru, G.S. Randhawa, Ved Prakash Jhingan, Devinder Kumar Marwaha, and C. Haridasan as officiating deputy registrars. These orders have been issued on the condition that their services as deputy registrar will not count towards their seniority being an ad-hoc arrangement.
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From Schools
Chandigarh, January 2 Free check-up camp
The adviser to the UT Administrator Pradip Mehra will inaugurate a two-day free heart check up camp at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 21, on January 5. Citizens' Association (regd), Sector 21, and Gianwati O.P. Jain Memorial Trust (regd), Charkhi Dadri, are holding the camp. The team of cardiologists led by Dr Piyush Jain, director and supporting staff of Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre Limited, New Delhi, would provide free services for related tests and consultation to patients who have history of heart problems or fall in the high risk group. The patients have been advised to reach the venue along with the previous record of heart ailments, to facilitate registration on Escorts card, examination and consultation.
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Inderjeet Murder Case
Chandigarh, January 2 Father of the deceased, 82-year-old Allah Singh had earlier alleged that Rajinder Kaur and her son Khushwant Singh were involved in Inderjeet’s murder. He had moved an application for summoning the two on the basis of fresh evidence. The complainant had stated that Rajinder Kaur had got Inderjeet’s room washed when his body was taken for postmortem. Another witness, Radha
Krishen, who lived as a tenant in the same house, deposed before the court and stated that Rajinder Kaur had asked him to ensure that the statements were the same and not contradictory. Allah Singh pointed out that stains on the deceased’s garment also matched with that of Khushwant Singh. According to the prosecution, Inderjeet had died in the house of his landlord Hardev Singh in 1985. On the following day, his body was found hanging and a case of suicide was registered, although no suicide note was found. However, his father believed that Inderjeet was murdered and approached the Apex Court of India thrice, before the case was re-investigated by the CBI. Investigations were carried out about five times, out of which two concluded that it was murder while the rest claimed it to be a suicide.The report submitted by Deputy Inspector General of the CBI,
K.C. Kanungo, who was asked to re-investigate, had held that former CBI SP,
R.K. Pachnanda, DSP D.S. Mann and DSP S.L. Gupta were wrong in declaring it as a case of suicide. However, soon after the application was dismissed, the complainant got ready a revision application to be filed in the High Court.
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Rape accused acquitted
Chandigarh, January 2 The father of the 15-year-old victim alleged that the accused had abducted his daughter on October 30, 2006. He stated that his daughter had gone to meet her friend on September 23 and did not return. The police recovered the girl from the accused. After the medical examination, a case under Sections 363, 366 and 376 (read with 34) was registered against the accused. The girl stated that she had a fight with her mother and stayed in the Mansa Devi temple for a month.
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Second Chandigarh Film Festival
Chandigarh, January 2 On her first formal visit to city beautiful, the actor-parliamentarian will perform “Durga”, her dance theatre production acclaimed all over the world. Hema, a trained Bharatnatyam dancer, has not been to Chandigarh for classical dance performances; the last time she came here was with daughter Esha Deol, who was shooting for JP Dutta’s film LOC. Also present for the inaugural will be Yash Chopra and Anupam Kher, both members of Chandigarh Tourism Advisory Forum, which initiated many steps for promotion of tourism in Chandigarh. Over the past year, 12 films have been shot in and around the city. Both Chopra and Kher will attend the opening day of the festival, though the inaugural film is yet to be decided. The special committee on the festival has however zeroed in on 20 films - both national and international to be presented at the festival. Punjab Governor and union territory administrator Gen (retd) S.F. Rodrigues had announced during the first film festival held last year that it would be an annual feature. Last year, it may be recalled, the show opened at Fun Republic in the morning. The decision was a big mistake, as the attendance remained thin. “This year we have made amends by shifting the timing of inauguration to the evening. Also we will screen the films at both Fun Republic and Batra theatre. The idea is to bridge the north-south divide and enable everyone to watch the films,” said director, Tourism, Chandigarh Vivek Atray. Another major decision this time pertains to the pattern of ticketing. Unlike last time when passes were issued and people did not take the affair seriously, this time the show will be ticketed. “We have decided against issuing passes. As is the norm elsewhere, we will put cost on tickets,” said Atray. The festival will feature six international films selected by members of Chandigarh Tourism Advisory Forum. These include two Hungarian films, one Italian, one Austrian, one Iranian and one film from Holland. The embassies of all these countries are collaborating with Chandigarh to host the film festival. |
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Strokes of Nature
Chandigarh, January 2 The show is slated on January 4 at Punjab Kala Bhavan, Sector 16. But the artist settled down today and took time off to share with The Tribune his musings, which have roots in his childhood. But it was only in 1993 that his work turned a notch better, courtesy meditation. Interesting it is to read the title of his show -- “Musings”. It will feature 35 works, most on the theme of nature. Karun is hugely inspired by William Wordsworth and the poet’s sensitive depiction of nature and its manifestations. Nature apart, spirituality is another of Karun’s favourite topics, as is clear by his painting titled ‘shiv-ling’ which stands proudly on his catalogue. Acrylic on paper, the work stands out for its variety and radiance. Equally powerful is his work titled “Genocide” which uses hues of fire to drive home the theme of violence. Other subjects of his attention are countryside, snowcapped mountains, rivers loaded with pebbles and just about anything depicting nature. As for style, Karun does not believe in painting on the spot. He uses the mind’s eye to recall visions and spill them on to the canvas. “meditation makes this kind of recollection possible. It improves imaginative capacity and aid the process of creation,” says Karun, who meditates regularly. “I used to paint as a child, but I honed my talent gradually. It got better when I began meditating. With meditation came originality, deftness and preciseness which I then brought into my brush strokes,” he says, adding that the urge to paint natural elements arises from his heart. Strange as it may sound, Karun also believes in morality as a virtue both for life and art. “Art is directly linked to the purity of soul; if one is moral, one is more imaginative,” he claims. Work-wise, Karun has won many accolades for his talent. One of his exhibitions was inaugurated in 1996 in Delhi by Maneka Gandhi. That one, he says, gave a boost to his career. After that he exhibited in the USA in 2001. For record -- Karun paints only for passion. Otherwise he teaches English at a college in Gurgaon. |
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Ghazal maestro weaves magic
Panchkula, January 2 In the captivating musical soiree, acclaimed Ghazal maestro and Bollywood playback singer Vinod Sehgal virtually entranced the elite music aficionados as he took the center stage only to spell magic. A veteran of playback singing with 58 Bollywood and regional films to his credit, Sehgal attained the pinnacle of fame and glory as he illuminated the horizons of melody in serials Mirza Ghalib, Kaikashan and films like Maachis, Train to Pakistan, Bhanumati, to name a few. After Parishad vice-chairman K.C. Sharma IAS (retd) inaugurated the programme and welcomed chief guest Ramesh Kaushik, chief parliamentary secretary of Haryana, Padmabhushan Dr Sardar Anjum and IPS R.C. Mishra, the ghazal maestro commenced with an invocatory sufiana kalaam “Sun Maalka” in clam contemplative and serene mood. He established a romantic aura with rendition of Bashir Badr’s “Agar talaash karun” and Irshad Kamil’s classic. Modulating his mellifluous voice, Sehgal brought alive the intrinsic dreamy fervor in Kiser Jaffery’s “Shayri ki hai maine, tizarqat nahin”. He was at his best as he doled out his first ever song from film Ravana. On persistent demand, Sehgal had to reschedule his repertoire to oblige the demand for “Hain aur bhi duniya mein sukhanvar bahut achhe” title song of ‘Mirza Ghalib’ which brought him the platinum disc. After a few Punjabi numbers, he concluded, as expected, with the most boisterous hit “Chhod aye hum voh galiyan” from film Machis. Sehgal embellished his recital with reposeful ‘alaap’, scintillating ‘sargams’ and couplets with relative themes. Earlier, Ajit Kaur Jyoti regaled the audience with solo ‘raaginis’ and duets with Gulab Singh. Noted bureaucrat folklorist K.C. Sharma conducted the programme with admirable competence. |
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