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November 28, 2001,
Chandigarh, India
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DCs attend orientation
programme Chandigarh, November 27 According to a press note, representatives from as many as 17 districts participated in the event organised with an objective to make district authorities aware about residual literacy programmes to be implemented in the districts of Punjab. The main objectives were to underline the importance of literacy as one of the important components of development, to promote the movements of NGOs and to prepare documents about status of literacy programmes’. Mr N.K. Arora, Chief Secretary, was the chief guest on the occasion. He said component of functional literacy related to life skills was going to be the motivating factor for the literacy campaign. Mr R.S.Sandhu, Education Secretary, presided over the programme. Others who spoke on the occasion included Mr Mahesh Arora, Deputy Secretary and representative of the National Literacy Mission, Prof S.L. Sharma, Prof Paramjeet Singh, PU Registrar, and Ms Manjeet Paintal, Director of the Regional Resource Centre. The programme was attended by Deputy Commissioners from Mansa, Gurdaspur, Fatehgarh Sahib, Ferozepore and Kapurthala. |
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Scintillating show by Bal Niketan
kids Chandigarh, November 27 Beginning with an invocation to goddess Saraswati, “Desh ko uncha uthana hai”, a song conveying the message of nationalism, was presented by the students. After this, the tiny tots of lower classes recited a poem titled “I love my teacher”. This was followed by two skits conveying the message of conservation of environment and the necessity of guarding against depleting forest resources. Later, melodious notes of pahari music transported the audience to the land of mountains where petite girls danced to “Mele lagde”. A ballet titled “Banjara” was also well staged at the programme. The cultural items ended with the staging of “Red Riding Hood”. Later, the chief guest, Mr PC Dogra, former DGP of Punjab, applauding the efforts of the students, said that it was essential to encourage all-round development of the students by organising such functions. He said that while lots of talent existed in the children, there was need to tap it and teachers were best suited for the purpose. Later, he gave away as many as 174 prizes for participation in cultural activities while 73 awards were given for academic excellence. Seven students which included Sunil, Kriti, Mohit, Puneet, Rahul, Mukul and Harpal Singh were given prizes for achieving distinction in Sanskrit. Earlier, the school principal, Ms S Mahajan, read out the school report in which she highlighted the activities and achievements of the school in the current academic year.
A tribute to cultural
heritage An impressive cultural programme was presented by students of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 46 D to celebrate the third prize distribution and annual function of the school here today. Dedicated to preserve and respect Indian rich cultural heritage, the function was organised by the school authorities in collaboration with the Parent Teacher Association, said Mr R. S Goraya, Principal of the school. Indian folk and western variety of cultural items, a sarasvati vandana and shabads were presented by senior students. A Rajasthani folk dance “O kum Beejo Bajro a badri, a kun beejo moth meva, mishri rangili rut aye hamare desh main,” was beautifully choreographed. “Thandi Thandi hava chaldi, Jhuldie chilan de dalu Jeena Kangre da..” stole the show. The enthusiastic students presented a lively giddha and bhangra. Mr Goraya read out the annual report of the school. Mr R.S. Gujral, Home-cum-Education Secretary of Chandigarh, motivated the students to become respectable and responsible citizens of the country. He also gave away prizes to the teachers who showed cent per cent results and outstanding performance during the academic session. Earlier, Mr Brahamjit Kalia, DEO, presided over the function and distributed prizes among the students for outstanding performance in academic and co-curricular activities.
St. Stephens’
students scintillate The second day of the house shows of St Stephens’ School saw a scintillating riot of colour, music and dance by the students of Mars house. It was indeed heartening to see students from the senior and junior school putting up an exquisite sequence of items. The audience enjoyed every bit of it. Among the notable items was an extract from the English novel turned into a play ‘My Fair lady’. Then there was the mystical, ‘Hum Sub Chanakya Hain’. No wonder the surprise item, depicting the sordid conditions of an aging mother who is unwelcome by her own sons, was appreciated by all. Then there were tiny tots with ‘Urishima Taro’. The chief guest of the function Mr Harjit Singh, IAS, President, Punjab Medical Council, lauded the efforts of the children and recollected his school days. Finally, there was a western dance and a sufiana ‘dama dam mast kalandar’. The grand finale in the form of bhangra had the audience tapping their feet. |
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Good response to youth fest on day
2 Chandigarh, November 27 Teams from five colleges participated in the debate on “Terrorism is best countered through use of force.” The participants emphasised their points of view for and against the topic vociferously and emphatically. The poem recitation contest also drew an enthusiastic response from students, who recited poems of eminent Hindi and Punjabi poets. The most popular among them were Batalvi, Javed Akhtar and Bhai Mohan Singh. Presiding over the function, the Associate Editor of The Tribune, Mr Kamaleshwar Sinha, said debates sharpened the sensibility of the participants by developing their thinking and speaking abilities. He urged the students to show respect to their teachers and discipline their lives. “Life, literature and graceful conduct brought glory to civilisation.”He gave away prizes to the winners of the contests and praised the participating institutions for their zeal and zest. The day, with focus on terrorism and the fight against brutal killings had the topic for the painting contest in tune with the theme. The participants were required to paint pictures on terrorism or any other social evil while others took part in clay modelling and cartoon making. The plays in the afternoon session came as a disappointment for the audience. The participants were unable to give good performance and were completely uninvolved. This session was presided over by Dr Anjala Maharishi from the Department of Indian Theatre, Panjab University. She gave away the prizes to the winners of histrionics and plays. The results are as follows: cartoon making: Man Mohan Singh-GCA-10 (1), Vincal Jaidka-SGGS-26 (2), Bharat-GC-46 (3); postermaking: Chetan-GCA-10 (1), Raja Sood-GC-46 (2), Gursimran-SD-36 (3); clay modelling: Dharamjit Singh-GCA-10 (1), Kulwinder-GC-46 (2), Parminder Singh-GCA-10 (3); debate: Vivek Kumar-GC-11 (1), Rajan Vishal-SD-32 (20, Pallavi-SD-32 (3); poem recitation: Rajan Vishal-SD-32 (1), Gurmanjot-SGGS-26 (2), Vivek Kumar-GC-11 (3); histrionics: Arvinder Singh-SD-32 (1), Sapna Verma-GCA-10 (2), Amandeep Singh-GC-46 (3); story writing: Simranjit Singh-SD-32 (1), Jyoti Khurana-SD-32 (2), Mohit Dhoda-GC-11 (3). |
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Applause for archaeology
films Chandigarh, November 27 On the inaugural day, two films titled “The Secrets of the Temple of Angkor” and “Alexandria, the seventh wonder of the world” were screened. These films, one showing how the ruins of the temple of Angkor Vat were rediscovered, cleared and restored and the other about the digging of the remains of the Pharoahs of Alexandria, were well received by the audience. The festival will include the screening of at least six more films on similar themes. Some of these include, ‘‘The lost cities of the Maya”, “Mahasthan, the forgotten city of Bangladesh“, “The tomb of the Synthian Prince” and “Once there was a Mesopotamia.” |
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Fill posts, demand ex-servicemen Chandigarh, November 27 Talking to TNS, several ex-servicemen affected said that results published by the Department this week revealed that out of a total of 351 vacancies, only 336 had been filled up. About 13 per cent of the total seats were reserved under various categories for ex-servicemen. Adding that 15 vacancies in the ex-servicemen’s quota had been left unfilled, they said that the ex-servicemen’s quota has both general as well as reserved categories. While 25 seats had been filled in the ex-servicemen’s general category, only nine seats had been filled in the ex-servicemen’s reserved categories. |
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Supplementary exam
results Chandigarh, November 27 The results of supplementary examination in honours school of B.Sc declared today included Geology (part I), Zoology (part II), Physics (part II), Physics (part III), Bio-Physics (part II) and Bio Chemistry (part II). The university also declared the results of Bachelor of Fine Arts (part I) and MA II (Political Science). Copies of the result gazette will be available at the information counters of Panjab University on all working days, an official press note said. |
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PU students mind their queues Chandigarh, November 27 Santokhwinder Singh Nabha, president, said that students of regular departments faced problems at the university fee counters because of long queues. Students, who were appearing in the semester examination faced more difficulty because of the forthcoming examination. Students met the Registrar and requested him to allow students to deposit their fee at their respective departments. Work was stalled for nearly an hour. |
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Children on bicycles with a
message SAS Nagar, November 27 A large number of pupils in two groups from more than 10 schools went on bicycles through various parts of the town. They carried placards bearing the messages of dental health care and the pulse polio campaign. One procession was flagged off from the Phase VI civil hospital by the Ropar Civil Surgeon, Dr Rajinder Singh Saggu, and the other from Phase XI by Amteshwar Kaur, municipal councillor. The two processions culminated at the Phase VII government dispensary. The processions were organised by the civil hospital and the Rotary Club. Mr Manpreet Singh, president of the Rotary Club, said refreshments, banners and literature were distributed by the club. |
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‘Help the legally unaware’ Chandigarh, November 27 Students of the legal cell spoke about various rights of individuals that were being violated and the need to spread awareness among various sections of the society. Mr Sidhu spoke on the need to protect fraternity, liberty and equality. Dr
(Mrs) Satinder Dhillon, the principal, motivated the students to look around them and find people who were in need of the legal help. |
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DISTRICT COURT Chandigarh, November 27 Dr Goyal said the medical superintendent had informed him that a victim of the bomb blast in front of the UT Secretariat on August 31, 1995, would come for examination. Dr Goyal said he had examined the victim, Mr Kulwant Singh.
Murder case The accused Sanjay, allegedly involved in a Sector 23 murder case, today surrendered before a local court. He surrendered before the UT Chief Judicial Magistrate, Mr C.L. Mohal. It was alleged that Sanjay had accompanied the accused, Ashish Arora, who reportedly killed Joginder Singh on September 28 in Sector 23. It was alleged that Ashu, along with his friend, had gone to the house of the deceased in the evening and had wanted to speak to the victim. It was also alleged that Joginder Singh, had been shot point blank by Ashu, who had entered the victim’s house at about 10.45 pm. forcibly.
3 months’ RI Three city residents — Ranbir, Rajkumar and Ashwani — were sent to three months’ rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs 200 in a case of assault by the UT Judicial Magistrate (first class). The complainant, Mr Chand, had alleged that the three accused had beaten him up and assaulted him. The case against the accused had been registered under Sections 323 and 325 of the IPC.
Four remanded The four accused — Sweetie Bajaj, Sangeeta Gupta, Kuldeep Dhaia and Avtar Singh Tari — who were allegedly involved in a rape case, were sent to judicial remand by a local court till December 10. Another accused had been declared proclaimed offender in the case. They had been arrested after the victim gave a statement under Section 164 of the CrPC in the court. The city 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 complainant of the victim’s mother. Subsequent to the statement of the girl before the Magistrate today, the accused were also 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 had been abducted by her friend and the latter’s mother, to be handed over to a local politician and his two hotelier friends. The victim had reportedly been physically exploited for over five days, before she made a dramatic escape from her abductors. |
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Furnish particulars of servants:
DM Chandigarh, November 27 The order, issued under Section 144 of the CPC, adds that any breach of the order would invite action under Section 188 of the IPC. The order states that it appears that domestic servants and other domestic helpers often have a large part to play in crime and that sometimes they are themselves the perpetrators or active conspirators in committing offences. |
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Anandji to
give away Rafi Awards Chandigarh, November 27 The three winners in the men’s and women’s categories of a singing contest held in July will receive awards and two runners-up trophies. Last year these awards were given away by music director
Naushad. |
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