The Tribune, Chandigarh, India

EDUCATION

No regular teacher in school
Our Correspondent

Samrala, September 22
There has no government teacher in Govt Primary School, Lopon , 7 km from here, for the past more than three years, causing great hardships to the poor schoolchildren, according to sarpanch Fateh Singh.

Fateh Singh said many times, they have approached the district education authorities but they paid no heed. In the school, more than 100 children are studying in primary classes and the panchayat has appointed two unemployed teachers and they are being paid Rs 1500 per month. The sarpanch threatened that if no teacher is posted in their govt primary school, they will lock the school building in the next month.

Medicines distributed

On the eve of the celebrations of Baba Siri Chand Ji, free langar and free medicines were distributed at Dera Bhora Sahib Gehlewal, 3 km from here, yesterday by the head priest Baba Bharpoor Dass.

From Colleges
Seminar on interview skills
Tribune News Service

Ludhiana September 22
GGN Institute of Management and Technology organised a seminar on interview skills for the students of BCA and MCA here today. Romil Sood, director, Venus Technologies, was the resource person.

Sood gave a visual presentation on how a fresher can get lucrative jobs in the market today. Defining an interview, he said it was a meeting in which a person asked questions to see if you were suitable for a job or not. He further added that the suitability was judged from being well-prepared and confident. A candidate who could answer the questions in a way which was acceptable (but not necessarily right) to the interviewer was the one who had the chances of getting the job. Sood also informed the students about the other aspects employers may look for in relation to specific posts such as - having their own ideas, communication skills, technical knowledge of the subject and body language.

Romil Sood warned the students that although they may have the qualification, experience and a proven track record, they may lose out to a candidate who 'interviews better'.

Gunwant Singh Dua, co-ordinator, GGNIMT, said interviews were a major obstacle for many job applicants. He hoped that the guidelines given by the guest would definitely play an important role in making them comfortable with the selection process.

International Peace Day

Doraha: Students and teachers of the Doraha College of Education celebrated the International Peace Day on the college premises yesterday.

Awan Sharma gave spoke on the importance of the peace day through the power point presentation.

It also put stress on various activities that took place on this day. Articles and poems were also presented on the occasion. A documentary film related to this theme was also shown on the occasion.

Principal of Doraha College of Education J. Kiran Gera also spoke on the occasion.

Lecturer honoured

The Sahit Sabha of Guru Nanak National College, Doraha, honoured Dr Sukhwinder Singh Virk, a senior lecturer of the college, during a programme organised by the post-graduate department of Punjabi here today.

The programme was presided over by Prof Harwinder Kaur, head of the department.

Dr Virk was honoured for completing his doctorate degree under the two-year UGC faculty improvement programme from Panjab University, Chandigarh, recently.

Prof Harwinder Kaur exhorted teachers to polish their literary sensibilities. Prof Tejinder Singh conducted the stage.

Elections to students council were also held. The following have been elected office-bearers to the body: president — Gurminderjit Kaur; vice-president — Amrinder Singh; secretary — Gurpreet Kaur; joint secretary — Prabhpreet Kaur; and cashier — Gurvir Kaur.

Search on for ‘coolest kid’ in city
Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, September 22
A large number of kids got them registered for the fourth season of “Hungama TV Captains Hunt” in the city. Tushar Shah, Director (Marketing and Communications), Walt Disney Television International (India), said the auditions gave kids a chance to prove their mettle.

Started on September 2, Hungama TV has travelled across India in search of the coolest 10 kids in the country. In line with the positioning of the channel, which signifies “mad fun”, this year’s search will narrow down on funny, whacky and cool kids. After selecting captains in Indore, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Lucknow, Hungama TV Captains Hunt will today and tomorrow take auditions in the city and Jaipur and then tour Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata.

The two-day auditions in the city are being held at BCM School, Shastri Nagar, Model Town.

Tushar Shah said, “Hungama TV believes in audience empowerment to remain the most-viewed and liked-kids channel in India. We have translated our philosophy of existence for the kids, by the kids by keeping the Captains at the helm of everything we do at Hungama TV.”

Selected among four lakh kids across India, the auditions will challenge 1,100 kids in each city between 8 and 14 years to display their creative, imaginative, expressive skills and strong Hungama TV quotient creativity, confidence, articulation, out-of-the-box thinking and teamwork will be a few of the judging criteria. The auditions on the first day consisted of three rounds - Hungama TV quiz, extempore and talent evaluation. Short listed kids will show off their skills in group discussions and personal interviews on the final day. The coolest among them will be appointed as the Hungama TV Captain of the Kids Board of Directors for 2007-08.

The final 10 Hungama TV Captains for 2007-08 will represent 10 different cities in India and form the country’s one and only ‘Board of Kid Directors’ for Hungama TV. Since inception in 2004, the channel has made the Captains an integral part of all decisions on research, programming, marketing and distribution which have contributed to the channel’s leadership status. The Hungama TV Captains Search has received a phenomenal response crossing 1.2 million entries over the past three years, Tushar Shah said.

CULTURE

‘Wasted Soul’ performs to glory
Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, September 22
“Wasted Soul” won the band competition organised by the DSP Black Rockilution at the Ludhiana Club here last night.

Three other bands — “21 Rabel Street”, “The Innovative” and “Shell Shocked” — took part in the competition. Professional bands competed for the first time in the city.

According to DNA Networks managing director T. Venkat Vardhan, the organisers of the competition had invited professional bands to take part in a pulse-racing rock competition held across the country.

Gary Layer, Mahesh Tilankar and N.S. Gill were the judges for the event. Ashok Negi, Isha, Rishi and Funti were among the team members of the winning band. The competition is being held across seven cities over a month. One finalist will be short-listed from each city. The finalists will compete in a grand finale at Mumbai’s Hard Rock Café.

The winner will get a chance to be listed on a four-set compilation CD with Sony BMG.

Vardhan said: “Keeping with our commitment for providing a platform in live entertainment, Rockilution gives a chance to showcase the best original talent at the professional level for competing bands.”

Alluding to the term “rockilution”, Vardhan explains: “This competition spells out a new genre of rock contests by inviting professional bands to compete on a national scale.”