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BKU leader’s call for dharna Samrala, November 10 To add to the misery of farmers the government had put a burden of more than Rs 1000 crore by imposing sales tax and purchase tax on fertilizer, pesticides, oil cakes, milk etc as also electricity bills for tubewells and water charges for canal water. Mr Rajewal said the BKU had given a memorandum to the Chief Minister in this regard. He said there was rampant corruption in Milkfed involving crores of rupees, and there was documentary evidence to prove this. This had been marked to the Punjab Vigilance for inquiry. But the Vigilance Department had not done anything in this direction in the past six months. He said the farmers would sit on a dharna on November 12 at Matka Chowk in Chandigarh to protest against this attitude and also demanded an inquiry by the CBI. Mr Rajewal said the farmers who had saved their paddy crops from severe drought in Punjab had not been paid even a single penny out of Rs 20 as increased paddy price announced by the centre as also Rs 10 per quintal bonus declared by the Punjab Government. About 100 villages of Ropar , Ludhiana and Fatehgarh Sahib districts completely lost their fully matured paddy crop due to hailstorm. The government has done nothing to help those farmers except only making special girdawari, what to speak of compensation for the lost crops. The government and coop officials are harassing farmers for recovery of agricultural loans, Mr Rajewal alleged. The sugar mills in Punjab have started crushing sugarcane but the sugarcane price which is within the purview of the state government, has not yet been fixed. |
HAMARA SCHOOL “Educational institutions are temples of learning, with education and knowledge as the Goddess, teachers its pious priests and students its devotees”, so said Jawaharlal Nehru. What can make a child a happy and successful individual? Of course, the right education of the child. Education is the foundation on which any healthy economy can survive. The wellbeing of any country depends on the reach of education among its population. But it must be remembered that by the term ‘Education’ we should not mean the so-called academic education, which is cheap, artificial and mechanical. Guru Nanak International Public School (GNIPS) was founded in 1981 and is housed in Gujarkhan Campus, Model Town, Ludhiana. Governed by the educated elite — President Paramjit Singh Sarna, Secretary Gurbit Singh Sarna and Manager Harbhajan Singh — it endeavours to bring out the best in each child, the laying more emphasis on all-round development of the child’s personality. The school started its journey from a very humble base with a handful of teachers and students. Its objective was to impart quality education to children of Ludhiana, and it has gained strength in all respects. It has blossomed into a premier educational institution of Ludhiana with 2,000 students whose physical, intellectual and spiritual needs are taken care of by a team of around 150 experienced, efficient and well-qualified teachers. The school is affiliated to the CBSE, New Delhi. Over the years, the school is showing 100 per cent results in matriculation examination. Plus1 classes are going to start in 2003. The school endeavours to provide an atmosphere which inspires children to achieve excellence in all walks of life. To initiate better education and good rapport, the students of classes VI to X are placed in four houses — red, blue, green and gold. The students house council has a democratic set-up with elected student nominees. In order to build up confidence, knowledge of art, craft and music, inter-house, inter-class and inter-school competitions are organised. These activities make a very positive contribution towards students’ cultural and aesthetic development. The students of GNIPS have won laurels in various inter-school shabad gayan and song competitions. Music is not the only field of success, as the school has carved a niche for itself in sports too. Athletes have brought laurels by participating in various district-level, state-level and national-level tournaments. The school is equipped with a skating rink of international standards. The GNIPS band is considered to be the best school band in the city. The school has spacious and well-ventilated rooms which make the children comfortable. The fully equipped laboratories and the well-maintained library help in assimilation of knowledge. The latest computer education is provided to the students. The lush green lawns add to the beauty of the school. Due to the busy schedule and social commitments of the parents, it becomes difficult for them to look after their children in the manner they would like to. Hence, day boarding has been provided. This system of education has really proved very useful as after school, children may go into the hands of untrained tutors. To elaborate the daily schedule, the children stay back after morning school for day boarding. The school also lays emphasis on internal as well as external competitions which is necessary for grooming up their overall personality and inculcating in them the feeling of patriotism, national integration and brotherhood. Exhibitions, quiz competitions and mental ability tests are organised from time to time. |
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should provide stimulating social milieu’ I place a great deal of faith in God .We try to impart the secular nature of religion by celebrating all religious functions with zeal. 8On education Education has always played a pivotal and vital role in nation-building and therefore, it should aim at providing a social milieu within which the students can grow intellectually through the understanding of relevant knowledge. It should provide training for life. Unfortunately, the syllabi drafted by the CBSE puts great stress on the students. Creativity is sadly lacking. Social studies is the bete noire of the students. Since our institution is day boarding, 90 per cent students solve their difficulties in mathematics in school during special classes held for them in the afternoon. This discourages tuitions too. The teacher-taught ratio of 35 students per teacher makes teaching more effective and creates better understanding environment in the classrooms. We have a separate section that conducts examinations. Discipline is essential to observe laws and rules of the school. Discipline is mental and physical training to have control over oneself, not by others. The school endeavours towards this aim. Perfect discipline is maintained as there is a pre-primary, primary and middle school headmistresses to take care of discipline. Moreover, there is a supervisor of day boarding. Since the jobs are clear-cut, hardly any indiscipline problems arise. The students are not allowed to go out without a class pass. Only two passes are issued, one for a boys and the other for girls. Sports teachers along with house in charges see that children leave the classes in a very disciplined manner. The teachers’ disciplined attitude has a good impact. —
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Poems by students Friendship Some friends make you fly in the sky like kites some friends tell you what is wrong or what is right some friends cut us like a knife but some friends make us the flowers of a garden Kamal Kiran, class VII-B Believe it or not One bright day in the middle of the night, two dead bodies got up to fight Back to back they faced each other, They drew their pistols and shot each other A dead policeman heard the noise he came and shot the two dead boys If you do not believe this lie is true ask the blind man, he saw it too Manjot Kaur, class VIII-D Exams & I Oh! My dear examination I have made no preparation I am terribly afraid of you Kindly tell me what to do you are early I am late I am daily losing weight Oh! go away, go away you must let me learn my lesson first Go where you like but leave my room Otherwise, I shall use my broom You have disturbed my sound sleep you are sure to make me weep my body has become a skeleton I do not know the laws of Newton Anabpreet Singh Drugs & future A young boy with age of eighteen thinks about his past in garden green He was a tiny boy with great wishes fond of study, sports & tasty dishes Always stood first and became all rounder Everyone said he will be big founder then college days came with future hopes He wanted to get popularity and go on top New friends who took drugs in their diet Drugs attracted him also day and night He was fully bound by these toxic things felt that he was with dream wings Now he is unable and helpless creature shouts loudly my future, my future Arshpreet Kaur, class X Life Life smiles at the one who takes it seriously and doesn’t think it to be just fun Life can be the best If we realise when to work and when to rest Life should be a sincere style should work enthusiastically & let not our work pile Life is a success if we make our parents proud it’s their sweat, that makes us stand out in any crowd Amandeep Singh,
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PU zonal youth festival ends Ludhiana, November 10 The chief guest for this session was Mr V.B. Handa, District Sessions Judge. He was welcomed by the Principal, Ms Harmeet Kaur. In her welcome address, she said a judge held out the same hope in the field of justice that a doctor held out to a patients. She also talked about the achievements of the students in various fields and various levels — zonal, national and international. In his address to the students, the chief guest, Mr V.B. Handa, said times had changed and women today had become more aware of their rights. At the same time, however, the responsibilities of women had also increased manifold. The need of the hour was that they should become stronger and more dedicated to their jobs. Under the one-act play category five plays — Abhimanyu Nahin Marya’, ‘Sirjana’, ‘Jadon mein ik aurat hunin haan’, ‘Savi’ and ‘Nai subah ki aur’ were enacted. The results were as follows: Drama (individual): Kalpana, Ramgarhia College 1, Amandeep, KCW 2, Anu Guru Nanak Khalsa Colege 3; drama: Ramgarhia College 1, KCW 2, Guru Nanak Girls College 3; and histrionics: Renu Singh (KCW) 1, Kuljinder (RGC). In the evening session, giddha was held. The chief guest for the evening session was Mr Gurcharan Singh Galib, MP, Ludhiana. While addressing the students, Mr Galib said women today were competent enough to compete with men in every field. He said education of women was the most important step in this direction. For this noble cause, he sanctioned an amount of Rs 4 lakh to the Ramgarhia Educational Fund.
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Youth fest ends with energetic dances Doraha, November 10 The concluding day was presided over by Mr Sucha Singh, SDM, Payal. TV artiste Surinder Sharma was also present on the occasion. Dr Ishwar Singh, President, College Management Committee, Mr Jaswant Singh Gill, Principal and Mr Jagdev Singh Grewal organising secretary of the festival, welcomed the guests and the participating teams. Bhangra, drama and histronics were staged on the final day of the festival. A souvenir was also released on the occasion. The first day of the youth festival, comprising two sessions, was simultaneously presided over by Mr Gurcharan Singh Galib, Member, Parliament and Lala Lajpat Rai, Member, Parliament. A grant of Rs 3 lakh was announced by Mr Gurcharan Singh Galib, Lala Lajpat Rai, apart from stressing on the quality of education and upholding cultural values among youth, announced a grant of Rs 5 lakh for the college and Rs 1 crore for establishing a law college from his discretionary grant. On the second day of the festival, the morning session was presided over by Mr Tejparkash Singh, Transport Minister, Punjab and the evening session by Dr S.P. Singh, Vice-Chancellor, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. A grant of Rs 2 lakh was announced by the Transport Minister for the development of the college. The winning teams’ contingent, in charges and students and volunteers were honoured on the occasion. The final results of the three-day youth festival are as follows : Rangoli : Shinder Kaur of S.C.D. Government College, Ludhiana 1, Mandeep Kaur of Mata Ganga Khalsa College for Girls, Kottan 2, Hardeep Kaur of Mai Bhago College for Girls, Ramgarh 3. Clay-modelling : Gurmeet Singh of A.S. College for Boys, Khanna 1, Paramjeet Kaur of A.S. College for Women, Khanna 2, Rita Rani of Mata Ganga Khalsa College for Girls, Kottan 3. Still-life : Navneet Singh of GGN Khalsa College, Ludhiana 1, Ramanjeet Kaur of A.S. College for Women, Khanna 2, Chandeep Kaur of S.C.D. Government College, Ludhiana 3. Cartooning : Mandeep Kaur of A.S. College for Boys, Khanna 1, Ashvir Kaur of Mata Ganga Khalsa College for Girls, Kottan 2, Sandeep Kaur of Mata Ganga Khalsa College for Girls, Kottan 3. Poster-Making : Raman Nayar of S.C.D. Government College, Ludhiana 1, Munish Rana of K.L.S.D. College for Boys, Ludhiana 2, Devinder Kaur of Mata Ganga Khalsa College for Girls, Kottan 3. Collage-Making : Khushbu of A.S. College for Women, Khanna 1, Mandeep Kaur of A.S. College for Boys, Khanna 2, Manu Sagar of A.S. College for Boys, Khanna 3. Landscape : Harpreet Kaur of A.S. College for Women, Khanna 1, Navdeep Kaur of A.S. College for Women, Khanna 2, Sheetal of K.L.S.D. College for Boys, Ludhiana 3. Life Sketching : Gurdeep Kaur of A.S. College for Women, Khanna 1, Amanpreet Kaur of A.S. College for Women, Khanna 2, Vinod Bhatia of K.S.D. College for Boys, Ludhiana 3. Music (Instrument) non-percussion : Narinder Kaur of A.S. College for Women, Khanna 1, Babita Sharma of Arya College, Ludhiana 2. Event music instrumental : Guru Nanak National College, Doraha 1, S.C.D. Government College, Ludhiana 2. Instrumental (folk instrument) : Harjit Kaur of Guru Nanak National College, Doraha 1. Event-Vaar singing — G.N.N. College Doraha 1, A.S. College for Women, Khanna 2, M.G. Khalsa College for Girls, Kottan 3. Vaar (Individual) — Harjeet Kaur of Guru Nanak National College, Doraha 1, Renu of A.S. College for Women, Khanna 2, Sukhmandeep Kaur of M.G. Khsala College for Girls, Kottan 3. Group singing : A.S. College for Women, Khanna 1, S.C.D. Government College, Ludhiana 2, Mata Ganga Khalsa College for Girls, Kottan 3. Group singing (individual prize) — Rajni of A S College for Women, Khanna-1, Saurav Jain of K L S D college, Ludhiana-2. Shabad
Singing/Bhajan — KLSD College Ludhiana-1, Guru Nanak National College Doraha-2, Arya College, Ludhiana-3. Shabad/Bhajan (Individual) — Saurabh Jain of KLSD college, Ludhiana-1, Sonia Khan of M G Khalsa College Kottan-2, Narinder Kaur of Guru Nanak National College Doraha-3. Indian classical music — Mandeep Singh of SCD Government College Ludhiana-1, Gurdeep Singh of GGN Khalsa College, Ludhiana-2, Vandana of Arya College, Ludhiana-3. Folk song — Chamanpreet Kaur of A S College for Women Khanna-1, Baljinder Singh of SCD Government College Ludhiana-2, Payal of A R College Khanna-3. Geet
— Amarpreet Singh of SCD Government College Ludhiana-1, Harpal Singh of A S College for Boys Khanna-2, Rajni of A S College for Women, Khanna 3. Ghazal — Banita of Arya College Ludhiana-1, Vjjayanta of GGN Khalsa College Ludhiana-2, Reena Gupta of A S College for Women, Khanna-3. Classical dance — A S College for Women, Khanna-1, Arya College, Ludhiana-2. Group dance (General) — Guru Nanak National College, Doraha-1, S.C.D Government College Ludhiana-2. (Individual) group dance
— Manjit Kaur of Guru Nanak National College, Doraha-1, Gurinderjit Kaur of Guru Nanak National College, Doraha-2. Giddha
— Guru Nanak National College Doraha-1, Arya College Ludhiana-2, Malwa College, Bondli, Samrala-3. Gidha individual — Bhawanpreet Kaur of Guru Nanak National College, Doraha-1, Harjit Kaur of Malwa College, Bondli, Samrala-2, Chetna of Arya College, Ludhiana and Amanpreet Kaur of A S College for Women, Khanna-3. Poem recitation — Puneet Kumar of Malwa College, Bondli, Samrala-1, Kumud Chander of SCD Government College, Ludhiana-2, Paramjeet Singh of A S College, Khanna-3. Creative writing (poem) — Kamal Puri of A S College, Khanna-1, Ekta Sharma of KLSD College, Ludhiana-2, Rohit Singh Bedi of SCD Government College, Ludhiana-3. Creative writing (essay) — Megha Bhardwaj of A S College for Women, Khanna-1, Rajveer Kaur of Guru Nanak National College, Doraha-2, Amandeep of Arya College, Ludhiana-3. Bhangra — GGN Khalsa College, Ludhiana-1, GNN College, Doraha, SCD Government College, Ludhiana-3. Bhangra individual — Harkamal Singh of GGN Khalsa College, Ludhiana-1, Daljit Singh of GNN College, Doraha-2, Navjot Sharma of GGN Khalsa College, Ludhiana-3.
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Declamation
contest Ludhiana, November 10 The judges for the contest were Mr M.L. Verma, a lecturer from Arya College, and Dr Ritu Bhanot, a lecturer from Master Tara Singh College. The topics for the contest included “Youth is not only a matter of years but of attitude blooming with cheers”, “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire”, “Modernisation”, “Crumbling values”, “Education is the best dowry”, and “Female foeticide — a blot on mankind”. The results are as follows: English: Preeti Lamba 1, Mithila Sharma 2 and Taran Khangura 3. Karan Khangura received a consolation prize. Hindi: Jagriti Sharma 1, Sushant 2 and Mansi 3. Ankit Mahajan received a consolation prize. |
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State-level mathematics test Ludhiana, November 10 Mrs Rima Juneja (VP-Operations) said the 90-minute test consisted of 100 objective type questions with negative marking. The results would be declared by first week of December. The winner of the test, Wizard 2002, would be awarded a gold medal, a 21” colour television set and sponsored gifts. Genius 2002 would be awarded a silver medal, a portable stereo and sponsored gifts. The top 250 meritorious students would be given certificates. |
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give demand charter Ludhiana, November 10 About 100 to 120 students participated in the march. Ludhiana unit president Sandeep Kapoor said the memorandum was regarding a rally to be held on November 26 in Delhi. |
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New show on Punjabi singers on DD channel Ludhiana, November 10 The programme consisting of 26 episodes will feature Punjabi singers, based not only in India but even those settled abroad like the USA, UK and Canada. Each episode will feature one singer and will be presented in the form of a career sketch. Apart from the interview, the programme will have famous songs and music videos of the singers featured . Doyen of the Punjabi music Gurdas Maan will appear in the first episode on November 11. He has talked about many interesting facts relating to his life and career. Maan said in the programme that even after reaching at this stage he still had miles to go. According to the executive Producer of the programme, Mr Sanjay Jha “The entire programme will be shot at various location at New Delhi, Mumbai and Punjab.” “Dil Diyaan Gallan” is being anchored by Ms Kashish Duggal. She has been doing theatre and Punjabi programmes for the past four years. Punjab National Bank and Avon Cycles are sponsoring this half an hour show. According to Mr Jha,” This programme will view Punjabi music scene from a different angle which has been unexplored so far.” |
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showcase talent Ludhiana, November 10 The show was
compered by former Miss India, Mehr Bhasin. Clad in shimmery black dress, Mehr asked a number of questions to the audience and gave away prizes to those who answered the questions correctly. Leading models, including Miss Femina Personality, Divya Jaitley and Ramneek Paintal, held Ludhianvis spellbound for more than two hours with their looks, elegance and talent. The models performed on hit Hindi numbers like ‘Piya tu ab to aa ja’, ‘Aap jaisa koi’ and ‘Bach ke tu rehna’. Ms Pawan Garg, one of the guests on the occasion, said, “I have seen many ramp shows, but this is different. I am amazed with the performance of these models. I hope, club will organise more such functions in future.” The show concluded with a fine display of fireworks. Tiny tots enjoyed this part of the programme very much. Gunjan, a six-year-old girl who was accompanied by her parents, said, “I have never seen such beautiful crackers before.” Mr Anurag Aggarwal, Deputy Commissioner, was the chief guest on the occasion. |
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Ms Balwinder Gulati started teaching in Guru Nanak International Public School, then moved on to become senior supervisor, officiating Principal, and finally Principal. She has been at the helm of the school for the past four years. As she climbed the ladder, she became deeply involved in the affairs of the school and put in her heart and soul to bring it to the level of the prestigious schools of the city. She says that classroom teaching and discipline has improved as she takes all teachers into confidence and they assist her very ably in maintaining discipline.