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PU to remain closed today
Chandigarh, September 27 All examinations, meetings scheduled for September 28 will be held as per schedule including the staff deployed for duties in connection with the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of the University.
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Major college projects put on hold
Chandigarh, September 27 Take for example, Government College for Girls, Sector 42. Starting from basic infrastructure such as repair of toilets to sports infrastructure (Rs 2,52,500 sanctioned in 2005) that includes cinder track, basketball, badminton and volleyball courts, multipurpose gymnasium hall, auditorium, eco-friendly park, nothing has been done so far. Most of these are capital projects approved by the education department and are pending with either the office of the chief engineer for preparing rough cost estimates or the office of the chief architect. Similarly, at Government College, Sector 11, construction of the cinder track began but was stopped abruptly as the department of public health was to do some necessary work on it. Sports pavilion, hockey and football grounds are still awaited since 2005 though funds have been sanctioned. A multipurpose/gymnasium hall is lying pending since 2002 and the work for constructing the first floor for the department of professional studies has not started yet. This, despite the fact that both these colleges need sports infrastructure urgently for running the BPEd course. At Government College, Sector 46, sports infrastructure, including a 400-metre track sanctioned in 2006, a gymnasium, basketball and lawn tennis courts are pending with the engineering and architect departments. Even at Government College for Girls, Sector 11, one basketball and two volleyball courts and a cricket pitch are pending since 2002 and the required amount of funds have also been sanctioned. Last but not the least is the building of Government College of Commerce and Business Administration announced around one-and-a-half year back, which was to come up on 10 acre land in Sector 50 in 18 months’ time. Surprisingly, not even a single brick has been laid at the site so far. When contacted, S.K. Sandhu, finance secretary-cum-secretary (engineering), said, “Whatever projects are delayed due to any reasons, they will be looked into immediately. We are also getting additional plan allocation so there will be no problem monetarily. Also, the functioning of the architect department has been toned up.” When contacted, director, higher education, Raji P. Shrivastava, denied any delay. She said, “Work is in progress on the projects and the momentum will be stepped up in the coming months.”
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National Balshree Awards
Chandigarh, September 27 Today, 71 children from New Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh participated in four categories under which the awards are to be given. The section of creative art attracted 23 - the maximum number of participants - followed by 20 in creative performance. In the categories of scientific innovation and creative writing, there were 14 participants each. Earlier during the day, Amita Shaw, director, National Bal Bhavan, held a de-stressing exercise with children, helping them unwind before the creative contest. Today, the participants were asked to do whatever they were best at. Tomorrow, yet another grilling session will be held where the same participants will be assigned group activities. More importantly, tomorrow they will have to work on assigned themes and topics. The zonal finals for the north are being hosted by the Chandigarh chapter of Indian Council for Child Welfare. Tejinder Bajwa is the coordinator for the programmes .
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From Colleges
Chandigarh, September 27 World Tourism Day: On the occasion of World Tourism Day, Dr Ambedkar Institute of Hotel Management, Sector 42, organised an inter-college flower arrangement competition, comprising two categories: fresh and dry flower arrangement. More than 60 students from various city colleges participated in the contest. Quiz: Seven teams from local colleges participated in an inter-college tourism quiz organised at Government College of Education, Sector 20, today. Raji P. Shrivastava, director, higher education, presided over the quiz. NSS camp: MCM DAV College for Women began its 10-day NSS camp today. The camp will include various programmes under the theme ‘Healthy Youth for Healthy India’. The students will be sensitised on issues like physical, mental and spiritual well being.
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From Schools
Chandigarh, September 27 Fest concludes: The week-long Children’s Festival, which started on September 21, concluded here today at State Institution of Education. Students from various city schools participated in the state-level contests like fancy dress, handwriting, nursery rhymes, morning assembly and folk-song competitions. Fancy dress: Tiny tots of Nursery, LKG and UKG participated enthusiastically in the fancy dress competitions organised at two units of DAV Public School, Sector 8, and Sector 39, here today. The theme for Nursery and LKG was ‘nature’ while ‘professionals’ was the theme for UKG. Children dressed up as fruits, birds, animals, moon, sun, radio jockey, farmer, teachers, doctors, chefs and soldiers, stole many-a-heart.
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District Courts
Chandigarh, September 27 The juvenile was involved in a case for allegedly assaulting Manbir Singh. He had later surrendered at the police station, Sector 36. He was booked under Sections 308, 323, 506 of the IPC. The defence maintained that he was not present at the place of crime. They stated that his car was used and the police recorded the car number in an FIR lodged at the police station. PO held Bawa Singh, 58, who was declared a proclaimed offender (PO) earlier this year was arrested by head constable Joginder Singh from the ISBT here today. A bus being driven by Bawa Singh, a CTU driver, had run over Abhishek Kumar on July 3, 2007, leading to his death. He had been booked under Sections 279, 337, 304, IPC. Police remand Hukum Singh, from whose possession a tiger hide was recovered, was today remanded in police custody till September 29. Another accused Karam Singh was released on bail.
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Enthralling performances mark World Tourism Day
Chandigarh, September 27 Enthralling musical performances by the Rodrigues at Plaza and Sham-e-Ghazal by Devki Anand at the Sukhna Lake added melodic flavour to the festivities. The panoramic ambiance at the Sukhna Lake set the mood for a captivating musical evening. Devki opened up the soiree with Qasim Qureshi’s ghazal ‘Teri mehfil se nikla...’ and went on to dole out ‘Tera afsaana kehte hai...’ and many more besides Punjabi ghazals by Gurbax Saini, including ‘Ajj di mohaabat...’ Accompanied by a set of accomplished musicians, Devki modulated his voice to bring alive the emotional ingredient in the complex compositions. He also entertained requests from the audience. Earlier, Errol Rodrigues, lead singer and guitarist of the Rodrigues’ band, kept the audience engaged with folk, filmy and western songs at the Plaza. Edwin Rodrigues on guitar and electronic rhythm machine, along with lead guitarist Ashok Kalhan, gave vocal support to Errol. The trio commenced with ‘Where is the party time’, followed by theme based songs like ‘Winds of Change’, ‘We are the World’ and Bryam Adama’s famous ‘Summer of ‘69’, the timeless ‘Chhalla’ in aberration form, beisdes many old and new film melodies. Elegantly dressed Harpreet Kaur, the lone danseuse, cast a spell with her performance.
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