EDUCATION

Teacher-taught relationship improving: seminar
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LUDHIANA, Jan 30 — Several lecturers and students of local education colleges participated in a seminar on “Modern education”, organised at BCM College of Education here today.

Reading out her paper, Dr Satpal Grewal, lecturer, Malwa Central College of Education, compared modern education with the modes used in the yesteryear. She said that the teacher-taught relationship had improved remarkably in the past few years.

Dr Nirupama Modgil, lecturer of the host college, spoke on “Role of computers in education”. Describing the merits and demerits of computers in education, she emphasised that computers could never replace teachers.

Ms Parveen Sharma, a student of the host college, presented her paper on “Environmental education”. She said that there was a need to introduce environmental education as a compulsory subject in view of its increasing degradation.

Harpreet Kaur, another student of the host college, spoke on ‘Improvement in higher education’. She said that for bringing out any improvements in the education system, teachers needed to be made accountable.

The chief guest on the occasion was Dr D.R. Vij, ex-Principal, Government College of Education. Also present were Dr Ravinder, principal, Malwa Central College of Education, and Mr S.K. Nanda, principal of the host college. 

SAMRALA, Jan 30 —Trainees at the local ITI went on an indefinite strike today in protest against the instructions of Mr Jagdish Singh Garcha, the Minister for Technical Education, according to which ITIs would remain open on Saturdays and Sundays. The strike is also being held against the fee hike and new rules.

Mr Harpreet Singh Lali, president of the ITI Trainees Union, said that in other states, there was no training fee, but in Punjab, the government had started collecting fees for two years at one go, which was hard to pay for poor trainees.

Rotary award function concludes
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LUDHIANA, Jan 30 — A three-day Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) programme organised for the college students of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir concluded at Gujranwala Guru Nanak Khalsa College here on Sunday.

Nearly 165 college students participated in choreography, music, skit, monoacting and poetry contests. In choreography contest, Anupam of Kapurthala stood first. Nidhi Pandey and Gurjeet Singh of the host college were together declared second. Sukhdeep of the Government College for Women stood third.

In music contests, Varun Sahni of Kapurthala secured first position, followed by Rajatdeep of the Government College for Women and Jagpreet Singh of the host college. Mangti, a skit staged by students of Khalsa College, Amritsar, was declared the best. Nidhi Mehra of Khalsa College, Amritsar, won the first prize in mono-acting. Dalbir Singh Makkar of the host college was declared the best Zonal Rotaract Representative.

During the three days, several guest lectures were also organised in which Professor Chander J. Daswani, Consultant, UNESCO, New Delhi, spoke on ‘Be a successful leader’, Professor Pritpal Singh Sethi spoke on ‘Personality development’, Professor Pratibha Goel of Punjab Agricultural University spoke on ‘Motivation’, Dr S.S. Johl, former Vice-Chancellor, Punjabi University, spoke on ‘Future of Indian economy’, Mr Deepak Vohra, Principal, ISCT, Ludhiana, spoke on ‘Opportunities in information technology’, Mr S.S. Jogi, President, Consumer Protection Forum, delivered a lecture on ‘Consumer rights and responsibilities’, Professor R. Kumar, Head of the Department of Electronics, PAU, gave a lecture on time-management, Ms Manjit Sodhia, former Principal, Government College for Women, gave career counselling to the students and Dr Gursharan Sidhu spoke on ‘Art of public speaking’.

Yoga training and campfires were also held. Mr M.M. Vyas, Chairman, Improvement Trust, was the chief guest of the concluding function. Mr Arun Jain, District Governor of the club, told the participants that the club would organise similar contests even outside India. He said that from next time onwards multimedia would be used in such contests. He also apprised them about other activities of the club.

SPORT

GNP School lift basketball cup
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LUDHIANA, Jan 30 — Guru Nanak Public School (GNPS), Sarabha Nagar, clinched the District CBSE School Basketball Championship here yesterday by defeating BCM School, Shastri Nagar, in a one-sided match by 56-25. Before the break, GNPS was leading by 24-4.

In the first semifinal, GNPS defeated Guru Nanak International Public School, Model Town, by 42-2. In the second semifinal, BCM defeated DAV School by 36-24.

In the girls’ section, Nankana Sahib Public School bagged the title by defeating GNPS, Mullanpur, by 38-32.

DORAHA

Volleyball tourney
The second Volleyball Shooting (free style) Tournament will be organised by the Dashmesh Sports Club at Koohni Kalan village on February 3 and 4, according to Mr Surinder Singh, president of the club. Mr Sadhu Singh Ghudani, MLA, will give away the prizes.