Ambala, September 5
Teachers’ Day was observed in different schools today. At DAV Public School, Jagadhri Road, Ambala Cantonment, a cultural programme was organised by the students. A havan was held later in the day. The students also gave cards to their teachers.

The Scout and Guide fellowship (Chandigarh composite unit) celebrated Teachers’ Day at the Haryana State Bharat Scouts and Guides Training Centre, Ambala Cantonment. Ten teachers Megh Raj Sharma, Geeta Sharma, Naresh Bakshi, Jagjeet Kaur, Nirmala Devi, Rajnesh Sharma, K.C. Saini, Inder Raj Kumar, Suresh Kaul and Subhash Walia were honoured on the occasion.

Cubs and Bulbuls presented a cultural programme. Dr S.Kumar, president of the Indian Scout and Guides fellowship (Chandigarh composite unit), presided over the function.

At Saraswati Senior Secondary Open School students presented a cultural programme.

At DAV Public School, Model Town, Ambala City students presented handmade cards and flowers to their teachers. Speeches and poems on teachers were recited by the students.

Students and teachers of Bell Toll Public High School celebrated the day by presenting a folk dance of Punjab.

The State Bank of India, RA Bazar, Ambala Cantonment celebrated Teachers’ Day at Black Charger Children School, Topekhana Bazar. Mr P.S. Randhawa, chief manager of the bank, presented awards to five teachers Rita Rai, Promila Chauhan, Ambalika Mukherjee, Indu Mahindru and Ranjahana. Ten students were also honoured.

Chandigarh: A panel discussion on the "Role of Teacher in the Changing Scenario" was held at Dev Samaj College of Education, Sector 36, here on Friday, to mark Teachers' Day. The Deputy Director of Adult and Continuing Education, Dr C.L. Narang, said the role of a college was to send out enlightened students into the world.

The Principal, Dr Satinder Dhillon, recalled the role of her teachers in shaping her personality.

Cultural items were presented to mark Teachers' Day at Government College of Eduction.

Dev Samaj College for Women, Sector 45, organised a blood donation camp by the NSS wing of the college.

The NNS unit of Government College for Girls, Sector 42, also organised a function. Science students cut a cake and organised a cultural programme while the college staff planted saplings to mark the occasion.

Raja Ram Mohan Roy Institute, Sector 27, organised a freshers' party-cum-Teachers' Day celebrations.

Teachers’ Day was also celebrated with the holding of cultural programmes at Bhavan Vidyalaya, Sector 27, Divya Public School, Sector 47-D, Delhi Public School, Saint Soldier International School, Sanjay Public School, Bal Niketan Senior Model School, Sector 37-A, DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector-8, Rai School Sector 48, Chitkara Institute of Engineering and Technology, Mount Carmel School, Sector 47, Blue Bird Model School, Sector 16, SD Public School, Sector 32, Maharaja Jassa Singh Ramgarhia Public School, Sector 27, Shivalik Public School, Sector 41, Shishu Niketan Model Senior Sec School, Sector 22, Government Model Senior Sec School, Sector 47, Adarsh Bal Sudhar Sangh School , Sector 27, ETT, SIE, Lions Club Chandigarh Central Gian Jyoti Institute of Management and Technology, Rotary Club International. The State Bank of Patiala planted saplings as a part of the Teachers’ Day celebrations held by the seven branches of the bank. The functions were organised at YPS School, SAS Nagar, Satluj Public School, Government Home Science College, Government Polytechnic College and Sishu Niketan Model School in Chandigarh.

Gian Jyoti Public School, Phase-II, Green Field Public High School, Phase-V, Golden Bell Public School, Sector 77, Shivalik Public School, Phase-VI, DAV Public School, Phase-X.

Meanwhile, an Inter-College science quiz organised by the Institute of Microbial Technology under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research was won by Government College for boys Sector 11. The second position was bagged by DAV College Sector 10, while Panjab University's science faculty came third.

Fatehgarh Sahib: Teachers’ Day is celebrated to remember their contribution in the field of education, according to Dr D.S. Hira, Principal, Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College, on Friday. The chief guest of the function, Mrs Manjeet Kaur Hira, exhorted teachers to be more committed and dedicated to quality education.

Games were also organised for the teachers. The students also entertained their teachers with songs.

Meanwhile, the Electronics Technocrats Association of the local Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College organised a declamation contest to celebrate Teachers’ Day. Prof Lakhvinder Singh, head of the Electronics Department, presided.

The district administration celebrated Teachers’ Day at the district level on Friday. Ten teachers for their outstanding contribution in the education field were honoured. S.K. Ahluwalia, Deputy Commissioner, presided on the occasion.

On the occasion Mr Labh Singh, Headmaster, Government High School, Dulwan; Mr Gurmeet Singh, Lecturer Economics, GSSS, Rupalheri; Mr Maghar Singh, Punjabi teacher, GHS, Variacha; Ms Rashim Rani, Punjabi lecturer, GSSS, Naraingarh; Ms Paramjit Kaur, Physics lecturer, GSSS, Mandi Gobindgarh; Mr Kulwinder Singh, Government Elementary School, (GES) Malowal; Ms Anju Bala, GES, Saidpura; Mr Shabir Singh, GES, Dulwan; Ms Baljit Kaur Jhambala and Kuldip Singh, GES, Latour were given commendation certificates by the Deputy Commissioner.

Kharar: A function was organised to celebrate Teachers’ Day by the local Lions Club at Henderson Jubilee Senior Secondary School, Kharar, on Friday. The club honoured four teachers Harish Chander Sood, Jagtar Singh, G.S. Saki and Naresh Donald.

Mr Ravinderpal Singh, region chairman of the club, was the chief guest.

Panchkula: In Panchkula similar functions were organised at DAV English Medium Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, Sophia International Convent School, Blue Bird High School, Satluj Public School, Holy Child School, Chaman Lal DAV Senior Public School, Dews The School, Delhi Public School, Bhavan Vidyalaya, St Soldier Divine Public School, DAV Senior Public School, Surajpur, DC Model Senior Secondary School.

As many as 15 teachers from various government and private schools were honoured for their overall best performance by four clubs at a function organised in DC Model School, Sector 7, on the occasion of Teacher’s Day, here today.

Ms Savindra Chhabra, president of Lions Club district of 321-A2, who was the chief guest on the occasion highlighted the working of the teachers in the function.

Presidents of Lions Club (Mid Town), Central Club, Panchkula, and Sukhmani Club were also present of the occasion, informed Ms Mohini Sood, Public Relation Officer of the project.

Patiala: Department of English of the local Government Mohindra College on Friday organised an innovative programme, FIESTA-2003 to mark Teachers’ Day during the course of which they talked on the role of teachers in society.

Principal R.K. Sharma inaugurated the programme and lauded the efforts of the department in creating awareness about the need for quality education. Earlier, Prof S.C. Sharma, head of the Department of English, outlined the role of teachers.

The Rotary Club here celebrated the occasion at Sri Deshmesh Public School. Club president Didar Singh Basson honoured seven teachers from universities and colleges. Language Department Director Mandan Lal Hasiza presided over the function.

The Children Memorial Senior Secondary School also celebrated Teachers’ Day.

SAS NAGAR: Eight government school teachers were honoured at a function organised at Government Senior Secondary School, Phase III-B1 here on Friday.

Mr Bir Devinder Singh, Deputy Speaker of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, presented mementos to the teachers along with commendation certificates. The honoured teachers are Mr Harjit Singh, Ms Karam Kaur, Ms Darshana Rani, Ms Pushpa Kanwal, Ms Attet Rani, Ms Pushpinder Kaur, Ms Inderjit Kaur and Mr Harvinder Singh.

The Deputy Speaker also honoured heads of six schools — Government Elementary Schools, Mundi Kharar and Radiala, Government High School, Rasenheri and Majat and Government Senior Secondary Schools at Daulatsinghwala and SAS Nagar.

Mr Bir Devinder Singh announced a grant of Rs 1 lakh for the celebration of the Teachers’ Day.

A function was organised at Paragon Senior Secondary School, Sector 71, which was inaugurated by Dr Kehar Singh, chairman of the Punjab School Education Board.

Shastri Model School also celebrated Teachers’ Day.

Chandigarh, September 5
Finally 17 advocates out of 21 who have allegedly secured licence by submitting forged and fake law degree to the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana yesterday voluntarily surrendered their licences to the bar council. All advocates admitted that they have nothing to contest the case and some of them, even revealed that they got admission in any college and never attended the classes of law, informed the General Secretary of the Bar Council, Mr C.M Munjal.

Mr Munjal said the remaining four advocates sought time to study the verification report of the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana and would file their reply by October 8. Mr Munjal said some of the advocates admitted that they got the degree through agents, which were later found to be forged and fake.

Mr Munjal added that keeping in view the seriousness of the matter it was decided to get all the degrees of advocates to be verified who had obtained licence since January 1, 1996, from different universities like Lucknow, Bundelkhand, Awadhesh Pratap Singh, Barkatula, Magadh, Meerut, Agra, Garhwal, Ajmer, Rajastham and any other universities to be decided later on by the special committee.

The bar council had issued show cause notices to those advocates who allegedly procured fake law degrees. The advocates have been asked to explain “why their name may not be removed from the roll of the bar council”.

Taking a serious view of the rampant corruption in awarding law degrees, the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana had barred the advocates from practising in the Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh courts on August 3. The Chandigarh Tribune had highlighted the fake degrees law scandal on June 1, last year.