Students display creative skills
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Ludhiana, October 19
Students of Green Land Public Senior Secondary School, Jalandhar bypass, organised an art and craft exhibition here yesterday. The exhibition was divided into four sections, each made by students from one of the four houses of the school. The students displayed “diyas”, candles, emboss paintings, glass paintings, fruit baskets, soft toys, pottery items, murals, wall hangings, flower arrangements and sceneries made with cross stitches, long stitches and thread work.

The centre of attraction in the exhibition arranged by the students of Kirti House was an idol of Lord Krishna sitting on a swing. Parminder of Class IX made an emboss painting of the Golden Temple and Harpreet of Class VIII painted the Taj Mahal. The creations of Sachinpreet of Class XII were also appreciated. Her painting of a Rajasthani couple with a pair of camels was made with fabric paints on a cane mattress and beautifully framed.

In the exhibition of Jyoti House, a lantern made in the shape of a earthen pot was adorned using Gujarati enamel by Sarabjot Mansil. Tarandeep made a mural making use of an old carom board. Abhijit made a lamp by giving long vertical cuts to a plastic coke bottle with thermocol balls embedded into it. Abhijot made a showpiece out of wooden bark soaked in water for four hours and then left to dry till it attained its natural shape.

The entire exhibits of Shakti House were placed around the picture of Sant Kirpal Singh, in whose name the school management had been founded. Students had made landscapes using ice-cream sticks. Pictures from calendars, posters and books were decorated with beads, glitters and gota and then framed. A bird’s nest picked by Rachna of Class X was used in making a lamp shade. Vikram of Class XI and Vikas of Class IX made a model of a hut using ice cream sticks. Yachna Jain made an igloo using thermocol.

Wax candles, soft toys and fruit baskets formed a major part of the exhibition arranged by the Jagriti House. Puneet Chawla of Class IX made a glass painting of Donald Duck. Jasmin made two puppies in her wall hanging made with cross stitch. Sanchit of Class II made a model of village scene.

Finally, oil painting on mat made by Sachinpreet of Class XII was adjudged as the best. The second prize went to Sartaj of Class XII. The lamp shade made by Shivangi of Class XI and different types of shoes made with ice-cream sticks by Roopali of Class VII were given third prizes. Consolation prizes went to Rohan of Class II, Navjeet of Class II and Nitika of Class I. The exhibits of Kirti House were declared the best.

Mr Kuldeep Singh, SDM, was the chief guest. Mr Rajesh Rudhra, director, and Ms Baldeep Pandher, Principal, were present of the occasion. 

ABVP announces representatives
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Ludhiana, October 19
After the declaration of the president and the secretary of the Ludhiana unit of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarathi Parishad (ABVP) on August 28, 2003, the remaining team was announced today at another meeting held at Samiti Kendra, Ludhiana, by Sumedha Gupta, joint secretary of the state unit of the ABVP. Units of the ABVP in various colleges were also announced.

The following is the list of the representatives: Ludhiana district coordinator — Sandeep Kapoor; city unit president — Rajat Sood; unit secretary — Rohit Sharma; vice-presidents — Rajesh Marwaha, Arun Lomesh, Mukti Bhuyian, Atul Sood, and Akashdeep; joint secretary — Nitika Garg, Vikas Kumar, Dilpreet Singh and Prabhat Shukla; office secretary — Amitoz Khera, treasurer — Mohit Goyal; members — Sanjeev Chauhan, Richa Goyal; and area in charges — Jyant Khera, Saurabh Gupta, Ashu Gupta and Kunal Sharma.

Divali exhibition on NIFD premises
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Ludhiana, October 19
An exhibition of exotic candles, made by using the new ice-candle technique, colourful gel candles in myriad shades and paintings by students of the National Institute of Fashion Designing (NIFD), started on the institute premises here today.

Students had combined different techniques in one painting, mixing oil with mural and fabric paints and plaster of paris and M Seal with enamal paints to give interesting textures to their canvases.

Their creativity was visible in ‘torans’ (welcome arches for doors. The students had created these using different coloured threads, ‘mauli’, ‘kalsh’, ‘ghungroo’, and ‘rudaraksh’.

Diyas, artistically decorated with glitter and painted in attractive colours, wall hangings and lamps made out of waste material were also on display.

Puja thalis, decorated with beads, paints and gota, shagun envelopes, Divali greeting cards, gift items like decorative boxes had also been exhibited.

Primary teachers to observe Divali as black day
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Ludhiana, October 19
In protest against the decision of the Punjab Cabinet, regarding the transfer of control of primary schools to gram panchayats, 50,000 primary teachers will observe this Divali as a black day. This was decided in an emergency meeting of the state working committee of the Government Primary Teachers Association held here today in Government Primary School, Jawahar Nagar, under the presidentship of Mr Piara Singh Dhillon.

Mr Baldev Krishan Moudgil, Mr Karam Singh Sohava, Mr Bhupinder Singh, Mr Mangat Rai Sharma, Mr Lakhwinder Singh, Mr Romesh Sood and others attended the meeting. It was also decided to observe the day the Punjab Government will implement the decision as a black day. In a resolution, members of the association urged Ms Sonia Gandhi, President of the Congress, to stress upon the Punjab Government to roll back the decision.

The members also decided to actively participate in an educational conference, being held by eight different unions of the state under the banner of Primary and Elementary Sikhya Bachao Front Punjab, on November 1 at Gujjar Khan Khalsa High School, Model Town, in protest against the new educational policy of the government. 

Divali mela in schools
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Ludhiana, October 19
Exhibitions of candles and diyas marked the Divali mela organised at BCM Arya Model Senior Secondary School, Urban Estate, and USPC Jain Senior Secondary School, Jamalpur, here today.

At BCM School, nearly 32 stalls of diyas, scented candles and gel candles were on display. Diyas and candles, adorned with shells, glitters, mirrors, had been moulded in different shapes and colours. Thalis and matkis were decorated with gota and silver foil. The items, priced between Rs 5 and Rs 50, were also meant for sale.

Other items made by students during their art and craft classes, like soft toys, pottery items, fruit baskets, oil and water paintings, glass paintings and emboss paintings, had also been exhibited. A multimedia show was also held in which the students demonstrated the use of various computer software. The students explained how pictures and slide shows on computer could help in expediting the learning process.

Mr O.P. Munjal, Managing Director, Hero Cycles, was the chief guest. Mr S.K. Mehta, and Mr S.D. Kalia, Manager and Principal of the school, respectively, were also present on the occasion.

At USPC Jain School, the Divali mela had 31 stalls of eatables, rides, games and a lucky draw. Ms Yachana Chawla, Principal, was present on the occasion.

Evening of music, dance, fun
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Manasi Scott performs during a show organised at the Satluj Club in Ludhiana on Saturday night. — Photo by Inderjit Verma