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GMS-33 students
hold rally Chandigarh, November 19 Carrying placards and banners highlighting the country’s secular nature, the students raised slogans of “Bharat zindabad” and “Hum sab ek hain”. While the rally was flagged off by the Principal, Mr Karan Singh, it was led by Ms Loveleen Kaur and Dr Surinder Singh, staff members of the school faculty. Earlier, students gathered at the school for a special assembly session where a number of speeches on unity in diversity were delivered. The speakers, including the Principal, stressed that Hinduism was not a religion but a culture. A number of activities, which include a youth parliament, skits, speeches and group songs, have been planned. All these events are scheduled to be held between November 20 and 25. “We prepared the youth parliament for a contest at the State Institute of Education. The question hour essentially revolves around national integration and existence of many religions side-by-side. There was no better occasion for staging this show. It is scheduled for November 24,” Mr Karan Singh said.
Painting contest Over 1,000 school children from the city and surrounding areas participated in an on-the-spot painting contest and slogan-writing contest organised by the Centre State Library, Sector 17, here today. The contests were organised as a part of the library’s endeavour to celebrate children’s day-cum-book week which drew an enthusiastic response from the students as well as their teachers. The results are as follows: Painting contest: sub-junior group: Kirti Sharma — Sacred Heart (1), Harjot Singh — Gian Jyoti (2), Kritika Dnupar — Sacred Heart (3); senior: Varinder Saini — GGSS-8 (1), Paritosh Verma — GMSS-35 (2), Rajesh — GMSS-33 (3). Slogan writing: sub-junior: Jogesh Kumar — GSSS-20 (1), Madhu Gupta — Bhawan Vidyalaya (2), Nidhi Mahajan — Bhawan Vidyalaya (3); junior: Dharna Tangri — St Kabir (1), Paras — SPS-41 (2), Kritarth Jain (3); senior: Paritosh Verma — GMSS-35 (1), Gunita Kohli — St. Kabir (2), Raman Dhillon — SPS-41 (3).
Youth festival begins Utsav 2001, a youth festival organised by the Student Welfare Association of Tagore Niketan College for Girls, Sector 27, took off on a musical note at Lions Bhavan, Sector 18, here today. The programme began with the students presenting Vande Mataram. The chief guest, Mr Vinod Sehgal, a renowned singer, inaugurated the programme. Six teams participated in the solo-singing contest whereas 10 schools participated in the group-singing contest. The results of the contest are: Sagrika — Army Public School (1), Manika — IS Dev Samaj Sr Secondary School — 21 (2), Harpreet — IS Dev Samaj (3), Bhawna — Army Public School (consolation). Group song: Running trophy: Moti Ram Arya School (winners), Shishu Niketan (runners-up). |
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PU exam
results Chandigarh, November 19 The copies of the result gazette are available at the main enquiry counters for personal consultation on all working days during working hours. |
HIGH COURT Chandigarh, November 19 Delivering the verdict, the Judge observed: "The election petition cannot be dismissed on the ground that certain paragraphs of the petition do not disclose any cause of action. After reading the petition as a whole, it can be said that it does disclose the cause of action because certain paragraphs do disclose the cause of action regarding certain allegations. Therefore, I hold that the election petition cannot be dismissed. In his petition, Surender Singh of Bhiwani had made several allegations of corrupt practices against the respondent. Notice on EVMs
Taking up a petition filed by Mr Ravi Inder Singh, MLA, seeking directions against the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in the next general elections, a Division Bench of the High Court today issued notice of motion for December 3. In his petition, the MLA had stated that the voting
machines could be easily tampered with and manipulated in favour or against a candidate simply "by changing the programme". He had added that if the use of the voting machines, and the resultant mischief, was permitted in the state, the fundamental rights of the citizens would be affected causing total erosion of democracy.
CBSE official told to appear before court Chandigarh, November 19 Pronouncing the orders in the open court on a petition filed by Sector 40 resident Harpreet Singh seeking directions to the CBSE and other respondents for correcting his name, Mr Justice Jawahar Lal Gupta and Mr Justice Ashutosh Mohunta of the High Court observed: “Counsel for the respondents states that he had written a letter dated October 29 but the officer has not sent any reply. However, the legal assistant had told him on the telephone that the petition had to be contested as per the examination bye-laws.... We direct the Regional Officer to appear before the Court, along with the record”. Demolition stayed Issuing notice of motion for January 31 next year on a petition filed by two Pull Bazar residents in Ropar seeking directions to the state of Punjab and other respondents against dispossessing them from their shops and kiosks, a Division Bench of the High Court on Monday stayed the demolition in the meantime. In their petition, taken up by the Bench, comprising Mr Justice Jawahar Lal Gupta and Mr Justice Ashutosh Mohunta, Mangal Sharma and another petitioner had earlier sought directions against their dispossession till they were allotted shops in alternative. Plea dismissed Taking up a petition filed by former Punjab Police Inspector Gurmeet Singh, alias Pinky, Mr Justice M.L. Singhal of the High Court on Monday directed that the petitioner shall not be shifted from Patiala’s Central Jail to Model Jail in Burail village here. In his petition, Pinky had earlier stated that there was a danger to his life as an accused in Punjab’s former Chief Minister Beant Singh’s assassination case Jagtar Singh Hawara, arrested by him, was lodged in Burail Jail, along with 18 other hardcore terrorists. |
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DISTRICT COURT Chandigarh, November 19 Defence counsel argued that the accused was implicated in the case as his name was not mentioned in the FIR, and he was not in the city when the incident took place. The police had registered a case under Sections 366-A, 368, 506 and 120-B of the IPC against Sangeeta Gupta on October 3 on the complaint of the victim’s mother. Subsequent to the statement of the girl before the Magistrate, the accused were booked under Section 376 of the IPC. The victim was sent for medical examination on October 5. The complainant had alleged that her minor girl was abducted by her friend and the latter’s mother to be handed over to a local politician and his two friends. It was alleged that the victim was physically exploited for over five days before she made a dramatic escape from her abductors.
Statement recorded The statement of one of the witnesses, Mr Varinder
Ranan, was recorded before the UT District and Sessions Judge, Mr H.S. Bhalla, in the Beant Singh assassination case in a special make-shift jail in the Burail jail here today.
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Lensmen having
tough time at District Courts Chandigarh, November 19 While the lensmen keep fuming for missing their shots, the undertrials flaunt mobiles with cops virtually at their service. The undertrials are taken in to court room through the entry gates reserved only for judicial officers thus preventing the lensmen from taking pictures. Even some times even the persons accompanying the accused have gone to the extent of misbehaving with journalists. On November 17, two press photographers were manhandled by a number of persons in order to prevent them from clicking the photographs of two accused who had been nabbed by the CBI in a corruption case. Moreover, in violation of the court authority order, the accused were produced and taken out from the entry meant only for judges. Similarly a few days ago when three accused allegedly involved in a rape case were produced in the court from the only gate meant for the Judicial officers. The persons accompanying the accused had made every effort to stop the photographers from taking photographs with the assistance of a constable. The act of the city cops has come under criticism from different sections of the lawyers’ association and human rights bodies. They said the authorities should ensure free flow of information and demanded that the authorities should make enough security arrangements in and outside the court to prevent the miscreants from disturbing the information gathering process of the mediapersons. The President of the District Bar Association, Mr H.S. Hundal, said the Press ought to serve as a forum for the public through which it would know what is going on in the society. So it is the duty of the authorities to ensure the freedom of the Press. It would help the advocates and litigants as well. The General Secretary of the Lawyers for Human Rights International, Mr Arunjeev Singh Walia, said a team of activists had found out that in the past few months there were several incidents where law-protectors had helped the accused to get the back-door entry and had even obstructed the free flow of information. He said he had sent a complaint to the UT District and Sessions Judge and Inspector General of the Police. Mr K.S. Lamba, the General Secretary of the Young Lawyers Association, said there should be free flow of information for healthy democracy and right to information is the sacred right of every citizen. So the authorities should take strict action against those violating the court directions by producing the accused in the court from back door. When this correspondent contacted the UT District and Sessions Judge, Mr H.S. Bhalla, he said every care will be taken and no accused be allowed to be produced in the court through the entry meant only for the judges and advocates. Mr Bhalla informed that one city constable and one traffic constable had been deployed to take care of the security. |
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It was Reshma and her voice all the
way Chandigarh, November 19 An artist of Reshma’s genre also transcends the need of instrumental music to accompany the sounds of the heart and this is exactly what she proved while performing at a farm-house near here this evening. A touch of class which only a mature artist can add to a programme was the only high point of the otherwise non-flashy function. Reshma fulfilled the demands of the audience who asked her to sing Manzoor Shalla’s “Hai oye rabba...naiyo lagda dil mera” other than “char dina da pyaar ve rabba...badi lambi judaai.” She also released the cassette of the movie “1984:The Fire” being directed by Sunil Babbar and produced by S.P. Singh. The music of the film is by Nadeem Shravan and the lyrics have been penned by Sameer. |
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Film industry
can help promote tourism: Dhillon Chandigarh, November 19 Speaking at a seminar on “Tourism and film industry” held at the Institute of Tourism and Future Management Trends
(ITFT-Chandigarh), he urged the Bollywood film-makers to explore picturesque locales in northern India for shooting movies. People in general appreciated melodious songs shot in wonderful locations. He said it was time for both industries to fuse and synergise to encash each other’s potential. Films like
Lagaan, Dil Se, Asoka, etc, which had scenes shot at places like
Kutchh, Leh-Ladakh, Jabalpur looked as fantastic as any other location. Chandigarh too had a great potential because it offered clean, neat environment, perfect for any shooting sequence. The film industry must realise that scenic beauty was available in abundance in India itself and that there was no need to spend precious foreign exchange on foreign locations. Deep Dhillon said that as secretary of the Cine Artists Association-India, he would extend all possible support for the development of tourism in northern India. He noted that tourist inflow had fallen noticeably after the September 11 attack on World Trace Center in New York, but this gap could be filled with the help of Bollywood stars if they lent their services to promotion of tourism. |
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