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PU Notes
Chandigarh, August 25 Results of the following examinations have been declared: B Ed (DCS)-I & II, May, 2007, B Architecture, 6th semester, May, 2007, ME (Manufacturing Technology) 2nd spell, 2nd semester, June, 2007, M Phil, English, 1st semester, May, 2007. Admissions For MEd (face to face) admissions from August 29 to 31, applicants are required to check the PU website for counselling schedule. Application forms are invited from the candidates of MA Geography with at least 50 per cent marks by August 28 for admission to postgraduate diploma in remote sensing and geographic information systems, first semester, session 2007-08, to fill the vacant general category seats. The admission test/aptitude test and interview will be held on August 29 at 10 am at Geography Department. Counselling The 3rd counselling (CET-2007) for BA LL B (Honours) five-year integrated course at UILS, Chandigarh, and PURC, Ludhiana, B Pharma, BSc (Honours School) at Panjab University and MCA at DCSA, Chandigarh, PURC, Hoshiarpur, and PURC, Muktsar, will be held on August 29 at Law Auditorium of the university from 9 am onwards. All seats lying vacant under different categories will be pooled and filled in open category.
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British School goes the smart way
Panchkula, August 25 Maintaining that theirs was the first school in the city to adopt the smart school concept with networking system, director Geetika Sethi said these classrooms comprise smart boards, 52-inch plasma screens along with a CPU, which would be attached to a resource centre. “Normally, schools have a single smart classroom that caters to the entire school. What makes The British School’s effort worth mentioning is that this school is coming up with each and every classroom that is multimedia-ready for smart teaching,” she said. Khandelwal gave an insight into the educational scenario of the country. He asked the teachers to let go of the casual approach and focus on the role of teachers as catalysts of change. A monsoon fest was also organised by the Foundation Year II students to mark this inauguration. The students’ parents were also invited. This fest began with a hymn - God’s Love after which two musical plays ‘The Lion and the Mouse’ and ‘The Little Red Hen’ were presented. The highlight of the programme was ‘A Monsoon Dance-Chuk Dhum
Dhum’.
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Folk jamboree at Shanti Kunj
Dalip Kaur Tiwana, Gurmit Bawa, Gick Grewal and Sadhna Sangar honoured on the occasion Chandigarh, August 25 “The cultural bonanza was brought to the city for the first time by the Municipal Corporation and NZCC and was aimed at disseminating the ethos, social and ethical values promoted through the age-old culture of Punjab,” said city mayor Harjinder Kaur. Apart from the mayor, many councillors and senior officials also graced the occasion. Four women from different cultural backgrounds - Dalip Kaur Tiwana, Gurmit Bawa, Gick Grewal and Sadhna Sangar - were also honoured. While Punna Nath and party from Jodhpur presented the Kalbelia dance, Kamil and party from Rohtak performed on ‘Phagan aya rang bharre’. As many as 18 girls from GMSSS-47 performed the Sammi dance and Gian Singh and Bholla Been troupe from the grassroots of Punjab presented a folk item. However, the festival reached the climax as Pakistani star performer Afshan Begum took the stage. She doled out all-time hits like ‘Damadam mast kalander’, ‘Guddi wanga sajna’, ‘Jaan Kadd lyi be imana’ and the ultimate ‘Jindagi tamasha bani’. Zahed Khan led the Pakistani troupe that included Munnawr Ali, Tassuber Hussain, Sajad Ali, Mubin Ali and Asif Ali. Earlier, talking to TNS, Begum Afshain said she belongs to the Kasur city and the ‘gharana’ to which great legends like Noor Jehan and Ghulam Mohammad Khan are associated with.
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100 units of blood collected at camp
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, August 25 Senior vice-president, Municipal Committee, Mohali, Rishabh Jain inaugurated the camp and city Mayor Harjinder Kaur was the chief guest on the occasion. A team of doctors, headed by Dr Anuradha Rahi, from the Department of Blood Transfusion, PGI conducted the camp. Principal of Dev Samaj College of Education, Sector 36, Dr Satinder Dhillon extended her support to this noble cause by donating blood. A cultural programme comprising songs and jokes was also presented on this occasion. The donors at the camp were also motivated to pledge their eyes. More than 100 units of blood were collected at the camp. Earlier, an interactive session was held wherein members of the Rotary Club Chandigarh Mid Town motivated the students to join the college’s Rotaract Club. Freshers night celebrated
The new entrants were extended a warm welcome during the
freshers’ night function at MCM DAV College, Sector 36, on Friday evening. Special secretary, Political and Services and Vigilance, Dheera Khandelwal was the chief guest for the occasion. College’s senior lecturers Neena
Dhawan, Mridula Sharma and Alka Kansara adjudged the modelling round. Sanya was adjudged hostel queen, Madhavi was adjudged the first runner-up and Gitanjali was crowned the second runner-up. Meanwhile, the senior students of the Commerce Department of the Government College for Girls, Sector 11, organised a welcome party for the
freshers. Shibani Sharma was crowned Miss Commerce. The first runner-up was Manisha and the second runner-up was Isha
Parmar. Principal Promila Kaushal welcomed the freshers and HoD Nisha Aggarwal wished the students success and also proposed a vote of thanks.
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Workshop held
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This drama graduate grooms animators
Chandigarh, August 25 He had talent by his side and a slew of offers from the best theatre directors and filmmakers of the times. “My first television assignment was with Ketan Mehta as his chief assistant director for a production based on “Saraswati Chandra”, the classic Gujarati novel,” says Parekh, who soon settled in fine profiles such as casting director for “Mangal Pandey: The Rising” and “Rang de Basanti”. The charm of these roles notwithstanding, Parekh was still looking for something bigger and brighter, and he found it in animation. One of the pioneers in the field of promoting the study of acting for animators, Parekh now holds regular workshops for animation studios across India. His first loyalty lies with Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics (MAAC), where he taught students today. “Animation without emotion is meaningless. And the tragedy with new animators is that they get stuck with the motion of their virtual characters and forget the part of emotion. I teach them the art of finding emotion in an object that only seems interested in movement. “We must realise that virtual characters have life. If they don’t, they won’t pulsate on screen. They would fall flat,” says the young actor-director whose love for animation is taking him places. Very recently, the London-based acclaimed film writer Simon Beuffoy signed up Parekh to work on the casting of his latest film. The maker of all-time hit “Full Monty”, Beuffoy is, these days, dwelling upon an Indian theme, for which he is depending on Parekh’s expertise. “The film is still untitled, but it is a developing very interestingly. I am in charge of casting for the film,” Parekh said, in an interaction today. Interestingly, the film in question is being produced by Synergy, the famous UK-based production house which created the superhit TV show “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire”. For Parekh, who still spares time for some purposeful theatre with the likes of Chandrakant Kulkarni and Arvind Joshi, the latest assignment with Beuffoy is the best feather in his cap. But he chooses to be humble about it. “Films and theatre are part of my routine, but animation is my new love. In fact, creative animators have tremendous scope in times to come. We must not forget that the market hires only those software developers who can display a creative edge. Survival in the industry lies in creativity and I am helping animators get that edge,” he said, sharing his forays into the world of direction of children’s plays. He has been working with children since 1995, but nowadays his heart is with the youngsters eager to learn the difference between action and acting.
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Performance at School for the Blind
Chandigarh, August 25 The session was organised by Spicmacay as a part of ‘Virasat-07’. The maestro established an instant rapport with the students, virtually transforming the concert to a classroom. He defined the master teen tal, rhythmic pattern of sixteen beats and the ‘sam’, before explaining the raga format through a melodic presentation of noon time raga ‘Shudh Sarang’. Earlier, institute chairman Maj Gen Rajendra Nath (retd) welcomed and introduced Pandit Debu Chaudhuri and Tabla maestro S. Ghosh to the audience. Armed with 60 years of experience, creator of eight new ragas and author of five books, Debu has been associated with Spicmacay for the last 30 years, he added. Later, talking to TNS, Pandit Chaudhuri lauded the efforts of the society in promoting the rich Indian classical music but lamented the inadequate support from the government, corporate sector and electronic media. Pandit Chaudhuri also performed at British School in Sector 70, Mohali, today. Meanwhile, the maestro’s voyage is captured in his biography ‘Why Me’, which will hit the stands soon. Pandit Debu Chaudhuri is scheduled to perform at the Institute of Microbial Technology, Sector 39, at 11 am tomorrow. |
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