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Contests, quiz mark science day
Chandigarh, February 28 Students presented models of a ceiling fan, types of waves, modes of transport, windmill, nuclear power plant, electric bulb, cycle of life, solar energy and human skeleton. The programme was organised by the college science society under the guidance of Daljit Singh and Sanjeev Kumar. Principal Harsh Batra lauded the efforts of the students and congratulated the winners. The programme was sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology, Chandigarh Administration. The winners include Bharti, Komal, Rajinder Kaur, Paramjit, Sonia, Nishtha, Tanya, Amanpreet, Navpreet, Inderjit Kaur, Ramandeep Kaur, Harjinder Kaur, Shalini, Nitika, Pooja Rawat, Gurvinder, Prerna, Sukhwinder, Shweta, Ashima and Santoshdeep. DAV College, Chandigarh To celebrate national science day, a seminar on ‘More crop per drop’ and ‘Emerging trends in chemistry’ was organised by the Department of Chemistry, DAV College, Chandigarh. The seminar was sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology, Chandigarh Administration. Principal S. Marriya delivered the welcome address. Chief guest R.C. Sobti, vice-chancellor, Panjab University, in his keynote address emphasised on the need to have clear concepts of basic sciences. Naval Kishore, DSW, Panjab University, highlighted the applications of chemistry in the fields of industry and agriculture. Head of the chemistry department Bhavnesh Kumar introduced the topic. Tejvir Singh from the Department of Chemistry, Panjab University, spoke on the topic ‘Hydrogen-bond driven chemistry’. Seminar on ageing The Sociology Department of MCM DAV College organised a seminar on ‘Ageing: Emergence of alternative social arrangements in the changed scenario’ to address various issues pertaining to gerontology and endeavoured to discuss ageing-related issues in the contemporary society. The seminar provided a platform to senior citizens to come forward with their immediate concerns. P.S. Vaishnav, president, Senior Citizens Association, presided over the seminar. He stressed on the importance of investing in infrastructure that will minimise the problems of the aged. Brigadier Keshav Chandra addressed the house and invited the youth to join project "Shravnika", in which volunteers can adopt a set of grandparents to provide them company. Jamuna Das Bajaj, the senior most citizen of Chandigarh (102 years old) was the guest of honour. He shared his views and experiences with the audience underlining the changes that have come about in various segments of life. H.S.Walia, advocate, Punjab and Haryana High Court, delivered a talk in which he apprised the audience about various laws for aged people.
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Daria school students take out awareness rally
Chandigarh, February 28 Principal Vinod Kumar flagged of this rally. Students went with placards and posters to the streets of the area and informed people about the benefits of biotechnology. They also advised them to adopt the biotechnological method for increasing quality and quantity of crops. People of the area took keen interest in this rally. This rally was organized under the guidance of school science club in charge Prabha Bhainsora.
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Role of biotechnology highlighted
Chandigarh, February 28 A debate was organised on the topic ‘Are we better than our forefathers?’. An on-the-spot painting competition was also held on the topic ‘More crop per drop’. Government Senior Secondary School, Mani Majra An orthopaedic camp for students was organised in the school premises here today. Students from GHS-Behlana, GPS-26, GPS-52, GMHS-28, GMSSS-44 and GHS-Raipur Khurd also participated in the camp.
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Tiny tots play Holi with elderly
Chandigarh, February 28 A cultural programme was also presented on the occasion. The programme began with a dance performance ‘Natkhat Kanhaiya’ by Meghna Joshi. This was followed by nursery rhymes. The item “Two in One” presented by Aarti was well received where she depicted a male and a female character. The function concluded with a bhangra performance by Jaspreet and Ankit Arora.
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Mohali, February 28 The new postings have been ordered as Upinder Mehra of the sector 11 college and Bhupinder Singh retired today. — TNS
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Abhinet stages Sircar’s classic
Chandigarh, February 28 The complexities of human emotions and relationships captured in the complex play by legendary playwright Badal Sircar found true portrayal in the maiden design and directorial venture of acclaimed poet-actor Vijay Kapoor. The play recovered the ultimate truth that death could cast a shadow of gloom over life, but could never diminish its divine spark and the blissful beauty of life. With a view to illustrate the thematic content dramatically, the play was carefully structured in the unusual ambience of a cremation ground, where the four pall bearers of the pyre of a young woman resorted to playing cards and drinking to kill time as the dead body burnt. Coming from diverse backgrounds, the foursome, Saatu, Kartik, Himadari and Shashi, shared a common character of being solemnly sincere, melodramatic and sentimental, with the tragedy of fate deserting their loves. As they came under the influence of liquor, each one recalled his lost love, gradually reminiscing the past with deeply felt emotional expressions. The soul of the burning dead body, personifying their respective beloveds, seemed to exhort them to give vent to their suppressed emotions. In the otherwise slow-paced soul-stirring sombre drama, Vijay Kapoor had carefully created situations of incisive wit and humour, potential enough to sustain the inherent conflict and curiosity to hold the audience in rapt attention throughout. The accomplished set of actors, Kamal Arora, Atulvir Arora, Rahul Joshi and Shashi, enlivened their respective characters with admirable excellence while young Anmol Bharat, portraying four different roles, scaled new horizons of brilliance.
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Plays by slum kids keep audience engaged
Chandigarh, February 28 Students of Pustak School, Labour Colony, Sector 25, being run under the aegis of the Youth Technical Training Society (YTTS), presented a short play ‘Laraaayi laraayi maaf karo’. The YTTS is an NGO working in several slum areas and other low income groups in Chandigarh. The play evolved out of the shared experiences of the students who usually followed their parents seeking solutions to a dispute through quarrelling and later learning to solve the it amicably. But the play under the direction of Harleen Kohli kept the audience engaged as the sequences related to the day to day life. Similarly “Ghamand Shamand” the next play presented by students, mostly street children, from the Piya Sharma Charitable Trust Non Formal School, Mauli Jagran, was a didactic comedy. There was a lot of sharing about the emotional experiences of the children through the central character symbolising ‘Ghamand’ ( pride), and others. The facilitators from the CEVA resource group have tried to help the children make sense of their experiences. Many people evinced keen interest in “Kabaad se Jugaad”.
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