EDUCATION

PAU abuzz with activity
Second semester begins
From Our Correspondent

LUDHIANA,  Jan 8 — The PAU campus has come back to life once again with the start of the second semester of the current academic year today. The hostels of the varsity, which had been lying deserted ever since the first semester came to an end in the third week of December, are again bustling with life and activity.

Since early morning the students, both under-graduate and postgraduate, were seen consulting their advisers in the constituent colleges of the varsity regarding the courses they have to register for during the current semester. The deans of all the constituent colleges have issued letters to the students with instructions regarding the academic rules to be followed.

For instance, in a letter by the Dean of the College of Agricultural Engineering, Dr H.S. Sekhon, the students have been advised to be regular and punctual in attending classes. Every student is required to attend 75 per cent of the lectures. They have also been told that they will not be allowed any make-up examinations on flimsy grounds.

The advisers have been advised to make sure that the students register for only those courses which have no clash in time table as regards the make-up examinations. The teachers have been instructed that they should not recommend make-up examination in case of any student without ensuring that it is fully justified and within the ambit of rules.

The instructors have been exhorted that they should ensure regularity and punctuality in their classes. If a teacher goes on leave during the semester, he must ensure that alternative arrangement for his classes is made beforehand. In addition, they have been asked to set a common question paper for mid-term and final examinations during the courses of the semester.

Students observe traffic week
From Our Correspondent

LUDHIANA, Jan 8 — To mark the traffic awareness week, the District Transport Department and the Traffic Police organised painting and poetry recitation competitions for school children on various themes pertaining to traffic rules here.

Over 65 students from seven schools participated in the painting contest and students from four schools participated in the poetry contest. In the painting contest, Anil Kumar of Central Model High School stood first and Gaurav Singh from the same school was declared second.

In the poetry recitation contest, Charanjit Singh of Manmohan Saini Public Senior Secondary School, Atam Nagar, and Rakesh Sharma of Central Model High School were declared first and second, respectively. The prizes were distributed by Mr S.K. Sharma, Additional Commissioner, Municipal Corporation.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr Sharma said that in view of the increasing traffic on roads, it had become important to bring about awareness about the rules among the public. He said that there was the need to launch a public campaign and involve students and other volunteers for the purpose.

Mr Bhupinder Singh, District Transport Officer, said that from January 1 to 7, truck and auto-rickshaw drivers of the city were made aware of traffic rules in which students from different schools and members of local social groups were involved.

Mr S.S. Bhatti, SP, Traffic, said that public cooperation was of immense importance for controlling traffic on roads.