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Heritage items make a mark in youth festival
Chandigarh, November 16 For most of the audience folk orchestra complete with tumbi, sarangi, chimta, dhol, bansuri, ghara, dafli and kato was as much an educative experience as it was entertaining. The competition was tough since all students who have made it to this stage have already proved their mettle having won at the zonal level. Mr Surinder Khan, director of the folk orchestra team of DAV College, said, “Folk orchestra has a group of nine students and three professional players. The traditional Punjabi musical instruments are played together in a jugalbandi. Since these instruments are not seen anymore in the days of remixes and pop music, many of the students had actually seen these for the first time. But once they got into it they were one with the instrument they played.” Students are also singing ‘sithnis’, ‘ghoris’ and creating phulkari embroideries as part of the heritage item competitions. “Heritage items were introduced keeping in view the fact that Punjabi youth were becoming less and less aware of their own culture. They know about the guitar but not kato. This way we expect Punjab’s culture to remain alive through these students who participate with so much verve and enthusiasm in these competitions,” said Mr S.M. Kant, Director, Youth Welfare, PU.Mr Vivek Atray, DPR, UT Administration and Mr Atul Gandhi, Secretary DAV College Alumni Association, were the chief guest for the second day of the fest. The results of today’s competitions are as follows: Orchestra (Indian): Guru Nanak Khalsa College, Ludhiana, I, Dev Samaj College for Women, Sector-45, Chandigarh II, GGDSD College, Sector 32, Chandigarh (Chandigarh Zone boys) III; Group folk orchestra: GGN Khalsa College for Women, Ludhiana I, DAV College, Sector-10, Chandigarh II, MBBGRGC Girls College, Mansowal, Hoshiarpur III: Quiz: Government College, Sector 11, Chandigarh I; DAV College, Abohar Educational Colleges (C-Zone) II, Institute of Law, PURC, Ludhiana III; Poem writing: Shreyasi, Dev Samaj College for Women, Ferozpore Moga-Ferozpore (girls) I, Hena Bedi, Guru Nanak Khalsa College, Ludhiana II, Bandana Joshi MBBGRGC Girls College, Mansowal, Hoshiarpur III; Essay writing: Amit Kumar GGN Khalsa College, Ludhiana I, Harpinder Kaur Jagat Sewak Khalsa College for Women, Mehna (Moga) Moga-Ferozpore (Girls) II, Jaspreet Kaur, GGDSD College, Sector 32, Chandigarh III; Short story writing: Jagdeep Singh, Government College, Hoshiarpur I, Tarunpreet Kaur, SCD Government College, Ludhiana II, Satpal Singh MRS College, Malout Muktsar Zone III.
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UPIS gets Rs 1.02 cr grant
Chandigarh, November 16 The institute has made an international mark in diverse pharmaceutical domains like drug delivery design and optimisation, new drug design and development, neuropharmacology, natural products, genotoxicity and computer applications. Several technologies have also been successfully transferred to various drug industrial houses in the country. Besides the purchase of major research equipment, the grants would be utilised for setting up of networking and computational facilities within the institute and for upgrade of laboratory facilities.
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Conference on “innovative practicum” ends
Chandigarh, November 16 A discussion centred on the plight of sports and physical education adjustment pattern of sports/non sports persons and the training of teachers to meet the new demands of society was also held. The participating group suggested that the only proper planning can help finish the curriculum in time and efficiently. Citing the example of the ‘Gurukul’, it was concluded that the development of children had deteriorated as compared to earlier times. Another group held a seminar on ‘Integration of skills and innovations’, evaluation of the practicum’. Discussions were held on quality management, and education and community. In another session, Mr Tara Datta Bhatta from Nepal spoke on “Innovative practicum in teacher education and Existing Practice in Tribhuvan University”. Mrs Shamin Shahi spoke on a differentiated instructive method which is popular in US today due to its diversity. Mrs Sarita Mehta began with a poem in which she emphasised that smiling was important.
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Freshers welcomed with ‘Aagaaz’
Chandigarh, November 16 Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Rajinder Kaur Bhattal’s son Rahul Bhattal presided over the function. The evening began with “Saraswati vandana”. Students entertained freshers with a plethora of cultural items, including group dances and songs. Malwai giddha and bhangra were the highlight of the show.
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Stone of school building laid
Mohali, November 16 The school will be run by Shimla-Chandigarh Educational Society that manages schools in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh, including St Anne’s Convent School, Sector 32, Chandigarh, and St Edward’s School, Shimla. Architects Mira Johl and J. S. Sidhu will implement this project. Bishop Gerald Mathias presided over a brief religious ceremony of blessing and laying of the foundation stone. He offered special prayers for the successful completion of work and the safety of workers. The school choir of St Anne’s Convent School, Chandigarh, sang devotional hymns to invoke God’s blessing.
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Expert dwells on nuances of group discussion
Chandigarh, November 16 She advised students to widen their area of knowledge with intensive reading and mindful listening. Technicalities of tasks like understanding and defining problems, logical reasoning, initiative and drive, flexibility in attitude, assertiveness, leadership, proper body language and good communication skills were enunciated and
elaborated. The workshop, being coordinated by Dr Sunila Sharma, coordinator, Language Forum, will include talks and presentations centred on enhancing communication skills.
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“Career fest” organised
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, November 16 Principal S.K. Bhatia welcomed the delegates from different agencies and informed the audience about the efforts of the school to keep students abreast with career options. Programme: The Directorate of Census, Chandigarh, organised a census awareness programme in Government Senior Secondary School. Students from classes 9th to 12th along with teachers attended the talk given by investigators from the department.
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School function
Panchkula, November 16
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Fellowship for NIPER prof
Mohali, November 16
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UT undertaking on ZP poll
Chandigarh, November 16 This information was given to the court by the senior standing counsel for UT, Mr Anupam Gupta, during the hearing of a petition filed by Mr Bhajan Singh and seven other elected members. In their petition, Mr Bhajan Singh and others had stated that the election result for members of the Zila Parishad was notified on July 19, 2005. Their counsel, Mr Navdeep Singh Gill, told the court that even though the statutory requirement was for the DC to convene a meeting within one month of the election to allow the elected members to elect a Chairman and Vice Chairman from amongst themselves, nothing of this kind was done despite passage of over one-and-a-half years. He also stated that the Administration has designated a bureaucrat as Administrator of the Zila Parishad. Today, Mr Gupta informed the Bench comprising Mr Justice Jasbir Singh and Mr Justice Pritam Pal that a notification was issued on November 14, through which the post of Chairman had been left for general category while the Vice Chairman’s post had been reserved for a Scheduled Caste member. He also assured that the DC, Chandigarh, would issue the notice for convening the meeting of members by Monday and elections would be held. After this, the Bench disposed of the petition.
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Use of langurs to tackle monkeys challenged in court
Chandigarh, November 16 The PGI has engaged the services of a Delhi-based person, who has two langurs, for a monthly payment of Rs 10,000 per langur, to drive away the monkeys from the PGI and Panjab University, Chandigarh. The langurs had been pressed into service following wide-spread complaints by patients, doctors and other staff of the PGI, referring to the error tactics adopted by monkeys. In his PIL, Mr Kadyan has stated that some months ago, he and some other activists raided the PGI and caught the owner of the two langurs and handed him over to the police post, PGI. Since no action was taken and the langurs are still being used for the purpose, the petitioner added that he had now moved the High Court. Saying that the use of langurs for the purpose was illegal, as it was violative of the provisions of the Wildlife Protection Act, as well as the Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Act, 1960, the petitioner has said that the owner of the langurs had not taken any permission from the Animal Welfare Board of India, Chennai, to use the langurs for this purpose. He also claimed that the owner of the langurs had not declared about them as was warranted under Section 63 of the Wildlife Protection Act. The petition also says that mere driving of the monkeys from the PGI served no purpose, as the monkeys then strayed into the surrounding residential areas, causing problems to the inhabitants. It prays that directions be issued to the respondents to stop the practice immediately. The court today issued notice of motion for February 5 to the respondents.
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Fashion apes life
Chandigarh, November 16 Political storms and wars of the titans have actually led to the introduction of cargo pants in the fashion scene. And Katrina (hurricane) resulted in a shift from skimpy attires to more sober and individualised clothing. In Chandigarh to attend the “Second Fashion Knowledge Forum-2006”, Sabarwal traces the alterations brought about by the changing conditions since the beginning of the new millennium. “In 2000, the new millennium brought along with it the shades of grays to mark the beginning of a new era. And with the boom in the Information Technology sector and the computer industry, fashion gurus across the globe logged on to the concept of ‘Causal Friday’ dressing and functional clothing,” she asserts. “No wonder, brands like Allen Solly cashed in on it and launched their functional dressing collection in India.” All this continued till the end of the year. “With economic recession setting in, the mood changed from celebrating technology to that of spirituality. And to go along with the mood, the designers came out with spiritually-soothing colours like purple, red and pink,” she says. Next year, things only worsened with 9/11 as economic recession gave way to economic depression. “In an attempt to bring about some peace of mind, people continued with the colours of spiritually,” she says. “In 2002, conditions further deteriorated. Battles for supremacy were on everywhere. Even in India, all was not peaceful. This led to the introduction of cargo pants and garments with ‘camouflage’ print.” The end of the year saw things improve a little. Economic swing led to a change in the attitude and people came out of their houses to celebrate life. “Things began to open up and the change became apparent even in music videos. All around, people started wearing skimpy clothes till Katrina struck in 2004”. “The storm brought along with it the uncertainties of life. And the lull that followed resulted in the dawning of a new realisation,” she asserts. “Realising they had just one life to live, people started going back to the rules and a more individualised style of living. As such, browns, chocolate and cappuccino made a comeback in 2005. Even now, they are thinking in terms of culture and are practically back where they were. |
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Wanted: more fashion designers
Chandigarh, November 16 Addressing a gathering at the “Second Fashion Knowledge Forum 2006”, he said: “Although the overall industry in India has 0.8 per cent share in the global trade industry, the Indian fashion design industry has only
0.1 per cent share.” He further stressed on the need for having a good deal of fashion designers in India. “The reason why this industry is not getting its due is because of lack of
designers. Although some fashion institutes are churning out designers, the number is quite small, less than about 3000. This is the reason why there is a need to have institutes like Business School of Fashion at several places in the country,” he said. CEO of Fashion
Technology Park Jagjit Singh Kochar, however, strongly supported the idea of Indian fashion design industry being given the status of
a formal industry so that it could reap benefits a formal industry enjoys. The two technical
sessions of the concluding day were devoted to vital topics like ‘Excellence
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Punjab comfortable shooting
location: Yash Chopra
Chandigarh, November 16 Referring to his meeting with members of the Chandigarh Tourism Advisory Forum which he chairs, Chopra said the UT Administration had promised to make advances on the Film City project by January 1, 2007. “I have made it clear to the UT Administration that the Film City project should be a non-commercial venture, supported with the help of local talent,” he said, clarifying that he had no interest in either investing in the project or drawing commercial mileage out of it. “I am happy with my own little world of films and I would be satisfied to guide the project provided the government does what it says,” he said. On the verge of releasing six films next year, Yash Chopra praised the upcoming directing talent which he is promoting through Yash Raj films. Supportive of remakes to the extent that they challenge the creative faculties of filmmakers, he said he was personally not inclined to indulge in such propositions. He steered the discussion towards Punjabi cinema, crediting Manmohan Singh with revitalising a dead industry. The filmmaker, however, added he was not game for making exclusively Punjabi films. “My films are anyway Punjabi at heart. As a filmmaker, I like to look for projects that have wider appeal. Punjabi cinema has select audience,” he said. Yesterday, Yash Chopra also met the Punjab Chief Minister, who promised him all help to his production team in Punjab. At the meeting, Chopra raised with the Punjab CM the issue of piracy of films. He asked the state to learn from the Tamil Nadu experience, where notifications have been passed to check piracy. |
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Camp for early detection of cancer
Chandigarh, November 16 Dr Swami was delivering the inaugural address at the “Prevention and early detection camp for cancer”, organised by the Radiotherapy Department, Regional Cancer Centre, of the PGIMER, Chandigarh, in collaboration with the Department of Community Medicine, GMCH, at Rural Health Training Centre (RHTC), Palsora Village. More than 200 persons attended the camp, out of which 80 were examined by teams of doctors from the PGI and the GMCH. Patients were screened for cancer of cervix, while 20 Cervical PAP Smears were taken from suspect cases. Apart from exhibiting posters, depicting various causes of cancer, methods for their early detection and preventive measures to be taken, films were also screened on tobacco use and its consequences. Doctors encouraged women to come for the PAP Smear examination for cancer of cervix and to carry out examination for the detection of breast cancer in early stages. |
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Breast conservation possible in early stages of cancer: Bose
Chandigarh, November 16 Dr Bose and his team have conducted a survey regarding the number of women opting for breast conservation in India and abroad. “Apart from alcohol and smoking-addicted women, spinsters, women using contraceptive pills, late-mothers and women preferring no babies are more prone to breast cancer”, revealed Dr Bose, who is also president of the Association of Surgeons of India. Dr Bose was recently in Pattaya , Thailand , to attend the World Congress of International College of Surgeons. More than 1000 delegates from all over the world attended the biennial congress. Having a vast experience and expertise in the total management of breast cancer, Dr Bose delivered lectures on “Breast conservation surgery in locally advanced breast cancer” and “Non-operative management of abdominal trauma”. Prof Bose also received the Prof Eggleston Oration Award at the annual conference of the North Zone Chapter of Association of Surgeons of India held recently at DMC, Ludhiana. His oration on “ Breast Cancer - how I manage it “ was chaired by Prof Chris Russel of London. |
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920 examined for dental problems
Mohali, November 16 According to Dr M.S. Toor, Civil Surgeon, 125 schoolchildren were also examined and were given health education for keeping the good oral dental hygiene and to prevent dental caries which was prevalent in the younger age groups. |
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Pbi varsity win 2 gold medals
Chandigarh, November 16 The tournament was organised by Punjabi University, Patiala. The results: 1000 m (men): K1- Ranjith (Kerala) 1, Harish Kamboj (Pbi Univ) 2, Y Rajesh (Osmania) 3; K2- Kamal Sharma, Vazir Singh (Pbi) 1, Ranjith M, Jacob Mathew (Kerala) 2, Harbans Singh, Pawan Kumar 3; K4- Pbi Univ 1, Kerala 2, Osmania 3. (Women): K1- Simi Mol (Kerala) 1, Baljit Kaur (Pbi Univ) 2, Richa Masih (GNDU) 3; K2- Simi Mol, Juby K Jacob (Kerala) 1, Asha Rani, Karamjit Kaur (Pbi Univ) 2, Kuldip Kaur, Pardeep Kaur (GNDU) 3; K4- Pbi Univ 1, Kerala Univ 2, GNDU 3. 1000 m (men): C1- Mandeep Singh (Pbi Univ) 1, Tibin Thomas (Kerala) 2, Walayat Hussain (Kashmir) 3; C2- Mandeep Singh, Mandeep Singh (Pbi) 1, Tibin Thomas, Vineesh A (Kerala Univ) 2, Walayat Hussain, Vilayat (Kashmir) 3. 500 m (women): K1- Simi Mol 1, Baljit Kaur (Pbi Univ) 2, Deepika (GNDU) 3; K2- Simi Mol, Juby 1, Asha Rani, Karamjit Kaur 2, Richa Masih, Harpreet Kaur 3; K4- Pbi Univ 1, Kerala Univ 2, GNDU 3. 200 m (women): K1- Simi Mol 1, Baljit Kaur 2, Deepika 3; K2 Simi Mol, Juby 1, Karamjit, Asha Rani 2, Neelam Dhondival, Basanti Nayal (Kumaun Univ) 3; K4- Pbi Univ 1, Kerala 2, GNDU 3; 200 m (men): C1- Mandeep Singh 1, Tibin Thomas 2, Abhay Singh (Bhopal) 3; C2- Mandeep Singh, Amandeep Singh 1, Tibin Thomas, Vineesh 2, Abhay Singh, Rahul Barman 3. 500 m (men): K1-Ranjith M 1, Harish Kamboj 2, Satwinder Singh (GNDU) 3; K2- Ranjith M, Jacob Mathew 1, Kamal Sharma, Vazir Singh 2, Sunil Kumar, Mridul Sunil Kumar 3 (PU Campus); K4- Pbi Univ 1, Kerala 2, Osmania 3; C1- Mandeep Singh 1, Tibin 2, Abhay Singh 3; C2- Mandeep Singh, Mandeep Singh 1, Tibin, Vineesh 2, Abhay Singh, Rahul Berman 3. |
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Chandigarh storm into semifinals
Chandigarh, November 16 In pool E, Jammu and Kashmir reached quarterfinals easily as other teams of the pool, Goa and Vidarbha, did not turn up in the championship. Batting first, Chandigarh piled up 225 for 1 in the allotted 20 overs. A partnership of 163 runs between openers Amit Prashar and Sarul Kanwar provided consolidation to the team. Amit slammed 15 boundaries during his powerful unbeaten innings while Sarul Kanwar made 90 with the help of 17 fours in 59 balls. Karan Sharma contributed 30 off 13 balls, hammering six fours. Zubair took the lone wicket of Sarul. In reply, Jammu and Kashmir could not face the deadly bowling spell of Jaskaran and were wrapped up for a meagre 24 runs in 8.3 overs. Naveen took 3 for 14. In another match, Baroda beat Mumbai by 129 runs. Baroda put on 165 for 6 in 20 overs. In reply, Mumbai were bundled out for just 36 runs. In pool H, Rajasthan, which made 145 for 5 in 20 overs, lost to Bihar by seven wickets. In the last match of the day, ITCF lost to Punjab by 8 wickets. ITCF set the target of 159 which was achieved by Punjab by scoring 161 for 2 in 20 overs. |
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St Kabir win in basketball
Chandigarh, November 16 Amandeep Kaur was the highest scorer with 12 points, followed by Vanya Aggarwal (10). For Little Flower, Nitika and Reetika scored three and two points, respectively. In another basketball tournament for St Kabir Trophy U-14, the hosts started with a winning note as they beat St Joseph’s School 22-14. Other results: ICSC basketball: St Xavier’s-44 (Harneet 18, Nattarat 5) bt St Stephen’s-45 29-1; St Kabir U-14 Trophy: St Kabir-26 (Rupandeep Kaur 10, Prekriti Malhotra 6) bt St Joseph’s (Jigmet 6, Ashpreet 4) 22-14; Sacred Heart-26 (Anica 16, Ravleen 4) bt Guru Nanak Public School-36 (Jaspreet Kaur 2) 22-3; St Anne’s School (Amand Chaudhary 4, Gagan 3) bt Shishu Niketan (Bhumica 2) 9-2; IS Dev Samaj School: Mehak 6, Sukhpal 8, Parminder 6) bt Little Flower (Meenu 4) 23-4; GNPS bt Shishu Niketan by 14-2 and Sacret Heart bt DAV Senior Secondary School-8 by 25-4. |
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St Joseph’s in netball final
Chandigarh, November 16 In under-17 section, St Joseph’s Senior Secondary School, Sector 44, beat Sacred Heart 6-3 in the semifinals. In under-19, Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 18, got a walkover as DAV Model School, Sector 15, did not turn up. In under-17 Government Model High School, Sector 28, beat Mount Carmel School, Sector 47, 6-3. |
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Tennis meet
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