|
Aussie-bound students prefer management courses
Chandigarh, August 26
Management-related courses top the priority list of students going to Australia for education from India. The number of students seeking “student visa” to Australia had increased tremendously( more than 80 per cent) during the past few years. About 5000 students have gone between January and July this year.
Kang’s readmission: standoff continues
Chandigarh, August 26
The ongoing crises with students not attending classes at the Law Department in Panjab University remained unsolved today when the case came up for discussion in front of a special committee.
FROM COLLEGES
Talk on women empowerment
Chandigarh, August 26
As a part of the women awakening mission and channelising energy of young girls, the Arya Mahila Sangathan organised a talk on women empowerment at MCM DAV College, Sector 36, here on Saturday.
Students pay homage to trust member
Chandigarh, August 26
Students of Ajit Karam Singh International Public School, Sector 41, gathered this morning to pay homage to Mr Mohinder Singh, Director-Finance of the National Educational Development Trust, by observing a two-minutes silence and singing a shabad.
Workshop on education
Chandigarh, August 26
Education is falling prey to market forces and quality education, particularly in professional courses, has gone out of reach of many.
This was stated by Dr Kailash Sharma, national president of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, at the inaugural session of a workshop on education organised by the local chapter here yesterday.
CEVA’s theatre workshop ends
Chandigarh, August 26
The month-long theatre workshop conducted by the Centre for Education and Voluntary Action (CEVA) at St. John’s High School, Sector 26, concluded with a presentation “Our dream invention” in a community theatre style on the school premises here today.
Workshop concludes
SAS Nagar, August 26
The Education Department, Punjab, organised a one-day workshop on medicinal plants in collaboration with the National Council for Science, Technology and Communication, the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, and the Punjab State Council for Science and Technology, Chandigarh, at Government Senior Secondary School, Phase IIIBI, here today.
Bureaucrat VC unwanted: teachers
Chandigarh, August 26
The appointment of a retired bureaucrat, Mr S.S. Boparai, as the Vice-Chancellor of Patiala’s Punjabi University was contrary to what the Chief Minister of Punjab had said — that a distinguished academician would be made the VC, said the All-India Federation of University Teachers Association, in a press note issued here today.
Fanta Fiesta
concludes with prize distribution
Chandigarh, August 26
The month-long event, Fanta Fiesta-2002 organised by Kandhari Beverages Limited at Tagore Theatre concluded with prize distribution and a cultural show here today.
About 1,000 students from 30 schools in and around Chandigarh participated in the activities.
Regularise admission to physically challenged: HC
Chandigarh, August 26
A Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court has ordered the regularisation of provisional admission granted to a physically challenged student in Elementary Teachers Training course.
Relief
for consumer
Chandigarh, August 26
The UT Consumers Disputes Redressal Forum-II has directed
the Bani Investment Company to pay Rs 29,375 with an interest and also
a compensation to a resident of Mohali for deficiency in service.
|
Chandigarh, August 26
