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NIFD Director launches airhostess academy
Chandigarh, February 21 "I believe in doing things in style, hence Flying Cats," smiles Priyanka. "Flying high to reach the skies with beauty and poise is how I look at this enterprise." With an eminent celebrity panel comprising Sabira Merchant, (the lady behind the success of actors like Sushmita Sen, Aishwariya Rai, Lara Dutta and Priyanka Chopra), Merchant will be instrumental in designing the syllabus for speech diction and personal finesse for the students. Fashion Icon Malaika Arora Khan, model Aditi Govitrikar, actor and model Zulfi Syed, Femina Miss India 2005 Amrita Thapar, make-up whiz Cory Walia, hotshot designer Ashley Rebello and even psychotherapist P. Khuraana to give inputs for inner growth constitute the experts. Priyanka is at pains to stress on the fact that these names are not "brand ambassadors" but a part of the panel which will give input to students. Along with the best names in beauty and showbiz, strong technical support in Ivan Silveira, former Chief Trainer of Air-India airhostesses for 35 years, former crew member, Air-India Sunita Sodhi Kanga (who won the Miss World Airlines contest in 1989 for the Best Airhostess in the world), along with other airlines former staffers means a curriculum which is "industry-oriented and industry friendly." To be launched in mid-April with a fashion show in the sky in an aircraft with student uniforms designed by Ashley Rebello, the course has several promises to fulfil once the classes get underway. This one-year course, two hours a day and five days a week, promises virtual class-rooms with VSAT (via satellite) video conferencing to enable students across all centres to interact with experts along with a mock aircraft at every centre for practical training and 100 per cent assistance for job placements. Flying Cats is also in the process of tying up with a leading international airline for in-flight training and a trip abroad for all students. To be launched in two phases, Flying Cats will be spread over 20 cities in the first phase with Chandigarh as the corporate base and will expand to another 15 in the second phase. Priyanka is confident of the success for, "the mission is to go into the interiors of the country and groom as many people as we can. What we lack in this service-oriented industry is service itself, so let us gear up to meet this challenge head on."
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4-day workshop at NIPER
Mohali, February 21 The workshop was inaugurated by Prof S.D. Seth, Chair in Clinical Pharmacology, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). In his keynote address, Professor Seth said that the availability of quality and dedicated researchers was crucial for the success of India in the area of drug discovery and development. He further added that this area was comparatively latest in the Indian context and the present scenario demanded innovation for discovery of new drug molecules. Genomics and proteomics-based approaches were helping in identifying novel drug targets and technological innovations like combinatorial chemistry and high throughout screening had enhanced the capabilities and effectively shortened the discovery of lead compounds. Prof P. Rama Rao, Director, NIPER, in his welcome address, highlighted the complexities involved in the drug discovery and development process and stressed the paradigm shift initiated by the advancement of technological tools. He said the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at NIPER was playing a key role in the area of drug discovery and development.
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Air Vice-Marshal inspects TETTRA School
Chandigarh, February 21 He was briefed about the training programmes being conducted at the TETTRA (technical Type Training) School, innovations and training aids developed there by Station Commander Gp Capt B.K. Sood. The Air Marshal, who had earlier served in Chandigarh as the Air Officer Commanding, No 3 Base Repair Depot, visited the newly set up MiG-29 training complex at the school, the refurbished station museum and the aircraft hangar. He addressed officers and airmen of the school and discussed newly introduced training concepts with them. The MiG-29 training complex was recently moved here from Pune. Several new facilities for the purpose have been installed at the school.
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Book released
Dera Bassi, February 21 Prof Avtar Singh applauded the efforts made by Dr Sandhu and hoped that the book would help B.Tech students of Punjab Technical University. He encouraged other faculty members to write books for students.
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Class V exam datesheet
Chandigarh, February 21
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“Ru-Ba-Ru” organised
Chandigarh, February 21 He inspired budding writers to capture the ethos of the world they create with sensitivity and
realism. — TNS
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Prof Bidhi Chand dead
Chandigarh, February 21 The Vice-Chancellor, faculty members and students were present at the
cremation. — TNS
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‘Chief Minister’ fails to impress
Chandigarh, February 21 Surviving on kidney donated by Sidkar, a carefree fellow rehriwala, the protagonist, rises to the position of a Chief Minister. After a hiatus of years, the kidney donor gains access to the residence of the Chief Minister. The latter repeatedly makes lucrative offers to him but their are declined by the friend. Later, he insists his kidney he returned, which perturbs the politician. He is suddenly happy again as he learns that the demand for kidney had been made in dream only. Director Rajinder Sharma, Guarav, Manpreet and others formed the cast. The production failed to touch the desired level of excellence expected of a seasoned actor-director. The lack of rehearsals was perceptible as the actors struggled with dialogue delivery. Another play “Jaat Hi Puchho Sadhu Ki” will be staged tomorrow. |
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Punjabi singers present songs
Chandigarh, February 21 |
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