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NSS camp concludes
Chandigarh, October 7 Mr Pahlad Aggarwal, Deputy Director (Colleges), Chandigarh Administration, presided over the valedictory function. He lauded the role of NSS volunteers who had contributed for the social cause by their efforts. He also inaugurated a tree plantation camp by planting a gulmohar sapling on the occasion. A cultural programme of song, skits, dances, poems, gidha and bhangra was presented on the occasion. A poem on female foeticide was also presented. During the camp various activities like health education, AIDS awareness, campus cleanliness and environment protection were taken up by NSS volunteers. Parvinder Singh of BA III and Manpreet Kaur of BA III were declared best NSS volunteers.
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Alla Ali wins declamation contest
Panchkula, October 7 While Alla Ali of Sacred Heart School, Sector 26, Chandigarh, bagged the first prize, Shweta Sharma of Satluj Public School was placed second. Arunraag Verma of Hansraj Public School, Sector 6, bagged the third prize in the debate organised on the topic of “developing economics should maintain a low profile on environmental issues.” Mr D.V. Bhatia, president of the ABS, was the chief guest, and Mr Krit Serai, Principal of Satluj Public School, lighted the lamp to start the competition.
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CEC students get appointment letters from I-flex
Mohali, October 7 Handing over the appointment letters to Tarun Jain, Savdeep Kaur, Amit Vanjani, harmeet Kaur and Nipun Loomba, Mr Satnam Singh Sandhu, Chairman, I-flex and Mr Rashpal Singh Dhaliwal, President, I-flex congratulated them and advised them to work sincerely to keep up the name of their college and pave the way for the appointment of more students from the institution.
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Fancy dress contest held
Panchkula, October 7 As many as 32 children participated in the function. Sania posing as Sita came second while Aditya in the guise of Krishna stood third.
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Navedac MD’s appointment declared void
Chandigarh, October 7 In his order, a former Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court, Justice S.S. Sodhi, who had been appointed Arbitrator in the matter, ruled that the meetings of the board of directors that were purportedly held on February 3, 1998 and June 6, 1998, where Dr V.J.S. Vohra, a son of the late Colonel Vohra, was appointed managing
director and his daughter was appointed director of the centre, were null, void and illegal. Justice Sodhi also termed the allotment of shares to Dr Vohra, and some others as null, void and illegal. He also ruled that all meetings held after January 31, 1998, as well as the annual general meeting purported to have been held on December 8, 1998, and the resolutions passed at these meetings were illegal. Set up in 1972 by Col D.S. Vohra, the Nevedac Prosthetic Centre had emerged as a famous artificial limb centre. After Colonel Vohra, who was conferred the Padamshree for his efforts, passed away on January 31, 1998, a controversy arose regarding succession to the shares and interest of Colonel Vohra in the centre. Two sons of Colonel Vohra had challenged the action of Dr V.J.S. Vohra in allotting fresh shares to his wife and daughter. They maintained that the share-holding pattern in the centre, which existed at the time of their father’s death, was changed arbitrarily
by their brother, Dr V.J. Vohra, to deprive them of their rightful share in the property. When despite civil suits being filed by the parties, the dispute could not be resolved, Justice Sodhi had been appointed arbitrator by mutual consent.
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“I am not averse to fusion in music”
Chandigarh, October 7 The couple has performed at international music festivals and concerts since their performances at the Summer Solstice in New York and the Carnegie Hall, London, way back in 1981. The rare ability to mould their melodious voice in more than three octaves with ease is ample index of their musical potential and versatility. Having learnt the rudiments of classical vocal from her father Ustad Ikrammul Mazid of at Patiala gharana and later Pandit Chinmoy Lahiri, Begum Parween Sultana finally case under the
tutelage of classical music genius Ustad Dilshad Khan, now her life partner. In city for a vocal concert at the Pinjore Heritage Festival, she remarked “Marriage with my guru Ustad Dilshad Khan was hailed as unification of two genres of musical traditions of Patiala and the Kirana gharana. Made for each other and music, we are committed to the promotion of our rich cultural heritage. Now our daughter, Shadab Sultana, a strict riyazi, has joined, us in our endeavour”. Not averse to the idea of ‘fusion’ in music she condemned the “besura shorogul”. “See the soulful musical fusions created by Yehudi Menuhin, Pandit Ravi Shanker and others. One should have an in-depth knowledge of diverse genres of music with use of instruments, lyrical intent and cultural perspectives,” she says. “I do not intend to experiment at the commercial level. I have declined offers for playback singing after my song “Hame tum se pyar kitna..” proved a hit. Young aspirants tempted by glamour and power money do not put in strenuous ‘riyaz’ with dedication and fail to achieve the goal. However, the present scenario for the growth of fine arts is promising with the advent of global appreciation of our music and abundant opportunities generated by the spurt TV channels and organisations”, she adds. |
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