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Programme for farm graduates Ludhiana, October 20 The programme, organised under a scheme of the Government of India, is being coordinated with the National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management, Small Farmers Agri Business Consortium and National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development. |
1st prize for Dehlon school Ahmedgarh, October 20 According to Mr Amar Singh, Principal of the school, a model prepared by Gurpreet Singh and Naveen, relating to global warming and Asian Brown Cloud, was adjudged the best among all sub-themes. Besides, a sub-theme titled environment management fetched the second prize for the school. Manisha and Pawanjeet Kaur, students of class XI, stood second in the sub-theme health and nutrition. Naveen Kumar also won third prize in the 6th sub-theme titled educational technology. |
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Certificates
awarded to students Ludhiana, October 20 Mr Somnath, Director, Social Security Women and Child Welfare Department, Punjab was the chief guest on the occasion. Nishkam had provided these courses for the girls free of cost to give girls financial independence. Mr Som Prakash lauded the efforts of the ashram for doing yeoman’s service to society. He gave away certificates to 103 girl students of computer courses and 34 students who had got training in stitching and embroidery. Present on the occasion were head of computer section J.S. Mahe and computer coordinator A.C. Goyal. Mr K.K. Dsood, general secretary of the Nishkam Sewa Ashram, was also present on the occasion. |
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PCTE
students top in MBA & BBA Ludhiana, October 20 “Since the college started in 1999, out of 10 results declared in MBA, 8 times PCTE students have bagged the first positions in the university exams and 7 times out of these 10 results declared the students of PCTE have got 1st and 2nd positions in the university MBA examinations” said Dr K.N.S. Kang, Director, PCTE. Shilpi secured 85.5% marks and Gurpreet Singh, MBA final year student of PCTE, gave close competition to Shilpi by securing 85% marks with Manisha Dhiman bagging 4th position and Gurpreet Kaur getting 5th position in the university. Sukriti scored 85% marks in BBA 4th semester university examination scoring 464 out of 600. Sukriti Khanna, who stood first in the university third time in a row, remarked that hard work and determination paid up. “Also expert guidance and consistent efforts by the teachers helped me achieve these positions.” |
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HAMARA SCHOOL
Greenland Senior Secondary Public School, Ludhiana, which was started on April 13, 1992 with a strength of 132 students under the name of Sant Kirpal Singh Maharaj, at present has 3,000 students. The school was founded by Mr Rajesh Rudhra, who is at present the Chairman-cum-Director of the school. The school is affiliated to the CBSE Board. The school has clubbed LKG and UKG into one class to save one year of the students. The school has three streams — medical, non-medical and commerce . It aims at providing value based education to the students. It is not a place where mere instruction is delivered. For the all round development of personality, the school provides a wide range of experiences to the students. It is a boarding school and the students stay here from 8 am to 5 pm. They move in an environment with their classmates and teachers where they are safe from bad company. The school provides not only quality education but also takes care of spiritual development of students. Teachers here have the task of spreading love, understanding, acceptance and appreciation, so as to help children grow into loving beings. The boarding system helps discipline to come naturally to the students. Schooling like this is fun, as the students hardly have anything in the name of homework. For by 5 pm, they have already completed it right there in the school and the rest of the evening is theirs. They can just hop home and freak out with their parents and pals. This also saves effort and money of their parents to get them tutors since the school has banned tuitions. The school authorities feel tuitions encourage corruption. The school has been showing excellent results, year after year. Experts are called to the school for imparting extra coaching, to the students for CET, PMT and all this is done free of cost. The school also provides computer education within the school fee. The school refrains from allowing too many holidays. It remains open on all festival days which are celebrated on the campus. On the premises of the school every festival is celebrated with equal fervour, teaching its children the significance of each event and inculcating in them fondness for culture. The management of the school has undertaken the task of starting an orphanage (Sant Kirpal Humanity Centre) at Manj Phagowal, on the GT Road, Ludhiana, the foundation stone of which was laid by CBSE Chairman Ashok Ganguly last year. The orphanage building is being constructed on 2 acres. Meanwhile, orphans, who are already being reared and cared at the school, will be shifted to the orphanage as soon as it is completed. These children are taught at the school and all sorts of financial support is being provided by the school management. The school management is also going to start Green Land Degree College on 6 acres near Hotel Amaltas. The college will have graduate and postgraduate classes. Sports and cultural activities are an important part of the student education and they are whole heartedly encouraged to participate in all functions and competitions, held in and outside the school. For co-curricular activities, the students are given period of 50 minutes at the end of the day. They choose from among various activities like music, dance, art & craft, dramatics projects etc. The school staff takes care of all these activities. Trips are also organised so that students have a balanced personality. This time is also spent in preparation for various competitions held throughout the
year. The school has employed coaches of national level to train the
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Religion
is a personal affair
On education The CBSE and competitive examinations are not at all complementary as the patterns of both examinations are entirely different. The Chairman of the CBSE Board felt that there was a big difference in difficulty level from class X to class XII. So they have made the maths and science courses of class IX and XI very difficult. They will raise the difficulty level of these two subjects for classes X and XII next year. It was shocking to see the results of class IX, as most of the students failed in science in the term exam. The whole education system should be revamped to make it more pragmatic, vocationalised and related to solving practical problems of life. The present day education system is turning out students having little imagination. Teachers also teach mechanically as they have to finish the syllabus. The students are becoming emotional wrecks due to stressful modern education. They get trapped in the vicious circle of going to the school, tuitions and more tuitions before getting back to the school. Can we bring some laughter and fun to the lives of the students?
On discipline I pay more emphasis on inner discipline. Since the mother is the first teacher, she can mould the life of a child and inculcate discipline. Corporal punishment is no way to impose discipline. If any teacher of my school ever resorts to the corporal punishment, he/she is not spared. Friendly relations between the teacher and the taught can straighten quite a lot of disciplinary problems, this I can say from my experience. Never give a student negative feelings as that way he will be pushed into a corner and he will indulge in mischiefs. Such students may excel in sports. Since it is a boarding school, the students of classes XI and XII go home at 2pm and the rest of students stay till
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Poems by students Books
Books are a treasure which give you pleasure In your times of leisure When everything seems boring They entertain you with exciting stories They tell you the finest jokes and with laughter you go crazy Reading a story suspense In it you feel like a detective You go globe trotting , reading a travelling book Meeting new people and visiting strange lands Abhijit, Class VIII-A Why are you left behind? Go son, go brother, go father, Why are you left behind? Some have gone, some are
going, some will go, What are you left behind? Many have sacrificed, many are sacrificing and many will sad But why are you left behind? Don’t you love your country? Don’t you feel proud of your country? If you love and you feel proud, Then why are you left behind? INDIA is a great nation, Many have suffered for its independence, Many are suffering for its protection, But why-why are you left behind? Many have died in Kargil, many are dying, And many will die in future, But I want to know, Why are you left behind? Anamika, Class XII-Sci. Greenland Public School, there it stands, It must have been built by clever hands. Stately, majestic and great, It looks so beautiful and sedate. I study there, I feel so proud, I feel like praising aloud. So that every student may know, It is a wonderful school to go. With students and students its classes are full, The people by its charm are pulled, And every teacher and ever master, Extremely loving, caring and so dear. Yes, this is my school, To me it has turned out to be a boon. Jashanpreet, Class- VI Sufferings of a girl child This is the poem of a girl, who was as beautiful as a pearl Sweet was her nature, cute her name, In the depths of my heart she will always remain In her life there was not a joy She could not play with a toy But why are girls considered inferior to boys, ‘Why can only boys play with beautiful toys?” She was always cursed by her mother, And many a time even by her younger brother I always saw her in tears, She was not allowed to play with cute teddy bears For girls, parents do not have any time One day she died Leaving me alone and surprised She left me wondering once again Sweet her nature, cute her name On the depths of my heart she will always remain Swati, Class VII-A |
Forum tells PSEB to release connection Ludhiana, October 20 In a judgement which might have far reaching repercussions as far as safeguarding the rights of consumers is concerned, the forum observed that once the PSEB authorities had issued a demand notice and accepted the payment for a power connection to run a tubewell, the plea that connection would be released on the basis of seniority of pending applications, was not sustainable and under the rules, the PSEB was bound to issue the connection within two months of payment of the charges by consumers. The president of the forum, Mr Hardial Singh, along with a member, Mr T.R. Arora, further ruled, “The matter of a waiting list and seniority should have been looked into before raising the demand against the consumer and once the payment has been made against the demand notice, the consumer can not be denied the release of power connection on the ground that the waiting list of consumers, registered prior to the complainant, is yet to be exhausted.” In his complaint, the consumer, Mr Baboo Singh, had submitted that he had applied for a tubewell connection on agricultural land in the village on Feb 7, 1990, and subsequently had deposited a sum of Rs 9000 on April 26, 1991, against a demand notice issued by the PSEB authorities on this account. After payment of the stipulated charges, he went ahead with construction of a room, sinking of the tubewell and installation of an electric motor. Thereafter, a test report was submitted to the concerned office of the PSEB and a mandatory inspection of the premises was carried out by competent officials. However, despite repeated reminders and personal visits, the power connection remained elusive. In its reply before the forum, the PSEB maintained there was no deficiency in service. It admitted that the application of the complainant, complete in all respects, was received and duly entered in the second waiting list at serial no 4. The PSEB pleaded that the first waiting list of 97 applicants was yet to be exhausted and connections were released strictly as per seniority, without any discrimination and favouritism. The forum, however, disagreed with the contention of the PSEB authorities and maintained that delay in release of power connection after completion of all formalities and payment of stipulated charges, did amount to deficiency in service. The order directed the PSEB to make the payment within one month of the receipt of orders. |
Jagtar Dhah’s book released Ludhiana, October 20 Dr H.S. Deol, former Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, India, released Bhupinder Parihar’s English translations of Jagtar Dhah’s Punjabi poems. A major voice in modern Punjabi poetry, Jagtar Dhah recited his poems to much applause. Prof Parihar observed that poetry of regional languages must cut across barriers of language and culture. Prof P.S. Sohi in his paper dwelt on the theme of cultural and linguistic globalisation. Jagtar Dhah’s poetry is the product of cultural tension, Prof. Gill said. Prof Nichhattar Singh in his presentation highlighted the major concerns and metaphors, and the decline of human values ironically depicted in Jagtar Dhah’s poetry. He remarked that ‘we deeply identify with Jagtar’s poetry’. Dr Surjeet, the well-known critic, stressed the element of suffering in poetry. He said he discovered tragic rhythms in Jagtar Dhah’s poetry which is the very essence of his poetic expression. Dr Gur Iqbal pointed out the element of cultural conflict in Dhah’s poetry. The poet has made a choice, and in honoring the commitment, the poet has grown over the decades in a remarkable manner. It is the poetic element that is pre-eminent in Jagtar Dhah’s poetry. |
Survey to check physicians’ health Ludhiana, October 20 A city-based physician said: “We, the doctors, are the worst hit when it comes to illness. Experiences of doctors on this issue could help bring a change amongst fellow colleagues, who are at a risk. Similar surveys are already being conducted in the USA and Canada.” Sources said more than 2000 physicians from all over the country would be involved in the survey. Out of these, about 100 doctors would be from Punjab. The survey would be first of its kind in the country. The survey would study health awareness and different types of disorders in the physicians. It would help evaluate risk-factor profiles of various diseases in the physicians. A physician said that the survey would be beneficial as various drug therapy patterns in the physicians would be analysed. It would also maintain a comprehensive database of physician health-profile in India and evaluate the influence of common diseases like diabetes, coronary artery disease, cancer and psychosomatic illnesses on health-care delivery. Doctors said they would come out with their problems as the collected data would be kept strictly confidential. “It is a unique step as it will encourage the physicians to spread health-awareness issues amongst general population and other members of the medical fraternity. The collected figures will help to study health economics in the physicians affected with disorders. The data of this survey could be compared with similar data from other countries,” they said. A questionnaire and other aspects of the project have been formulated under the guidance of Prof B.B. Thakur, president of the Association of Physicians of India. |
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Ms Baldeep Pandher thinks religion is a personal affair and in schools no single religion should be emphasised as all religions teach good moral values. The school should teach tolerance to the students so that they donot develop communal tendencies. She believes the students should have a ‘Guru’ and says parents and teachers are the gurus. Regular talks with students about moral values help them inculcate these. Religious beliefs and faith of children also depends on their parents and their approach to religion. If the parents give good ‘sanskaras’ to their wards half of the problems are sorted out. Religion should help students be honest, shun hypocrisy and be good human beings.
