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Orientation programme for teachers Chandigarh, June 30 The Principal, Mrs Sarita Manjula, discussed multiple intelligence, factors affecting learning in classrooms and strategies to enhance students' performance. She also demonstrated the use of case studies, listening activity, discussions and group work along with extensive use of handouts. Ms Pushpinder Sayal, a Professor of English, said though teaching could be stressful, it could be turned into a pleasure if the teachers were aware of handling their own stress. Emphasising the importance of meditation, she discussed the factors affecting stress and measures to manage it. Ms Bharti Kapoor, a psychologist, discussed methods to acknowledge learning disabilities and how to deal with them in classroom situations, while Ms Birender Aulakh, Director, Regional Institute of English, discussed communication, body language and different aspects of general communication in English in schools. |
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hike: students beg money Chandigarh, June 30 According to a statement issued here today, ABVP members went from shop to shop collecting money and also claimed before the public that in view of the fee hike, they had two options — to discontinue their studies or collect money by begging from people. The ABVP activists members argued that since the university had already generated lakhs of rupees by hiking the fee for entrance examinations as well as by increasing the price of forms, there was no reason to hike the tuition fee. They also maintained that the university’s fee structure was being restructured keeping in mind only 2-3 per cent students who belonged to economically well-off families, while the interests of a majority of students who come from middle class or economically weaker families are being ignored. |
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SCHOOL WORLD
It is on the crossroads of Western Europe, with the majority of West European capitals lying within 1,000 kms of Brussels. Belgian terrain is made up of flat coastal plains in northwest, central rolling hills, rugged mountains of Ardennes Forest in southeast. Its highest point, Signal de Botrange rises 694 meters above sea level. Scheldt, Meuse and Sambre are the principal rivers flowing through the country.
Covering an area of 30,510 sq kms, about 25 per cent of its land is arable. Natural resources are limited to coal and natural gas. Agricultural products include sugar beets, fresh vegetables, fruits, grain, tobacco; beef, veal, pork and milk, while engineering and metal products, motor vehicle assembly, processed food and beverages, chemicals, basic metals, textiles, glass, petroleum, coal account for industrial output.
Its private enterprise economy has capitalized on its central geographic location, highly developed transport network, and diversified industrial and commercial base. Industry is concentrated mainly in the populous Flemish area in the north. With few natural resources, Belgium must import substantial quantities of raw materials. It has trade relations with Netherlands, Germany, France, United Kingdom, United States and the European Union Countries. It imports fuels, grains, chemicals and foodstuff, while it exports chemicals, iron and steel products, machinery and textiles. Geography:
Fact File Capital: Population: Currency: Type of Government: Date of independence: Languages: Major cities: Continent:
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Constable
remanded in judicial custody Chandigarh, June 30 According to the police, the girl belongs to Batala. The constable on the pretext of employing her as a domestic servant brought her to the city on June 22. |
Discovering talent in Punjabi music Chandigarh, June 30 Promoted by Ajay Verma, a city-based music lover, who talked at length about his venture, Ace Creative will begin with providing a solid platform to struggling musicians from the region. Talking to mediapersons, he said Ace Creative had already identified four youngsters who had been groomed by the best music directors of the region for the past six months. Supporting the organisation will be music director Surinder Bachan, who has to his credit more than 2,500 music albums and about 12 feature films. Bachan has been roped in to train the youngsters, who were introduced by Ace Creative today. Among the budding singers are Tejinder Kahlon, Sukhbir Rana, Jatinder and Joravar Cheenya. While Tejinder comes from Batala, Sukhbir Rana hails from Canada. His interest in Punjabi music has brought him back to Punjab. Jatinder is a city-based singer who has been learning music for the past 15 years. Jorawar comes from Amritsar. Meanwhile, Ace Creative is also preparing a remix album of the hit songs of the veteran folk singer of Punjab, Kuldeep Manak. |
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BELGIUM is located in Western Europe, on the North Sea coast. Netherlands is to its north-east, Germany to its east, Luxembourg to the south east and France to the south.
Belgium enjoys a temperate climate, with mild winters and summers being cool, rainy, humid and cloudy. 
Belgium became independent from the Netherlands in 1830 and was occupied by Germany during World Wars I and II. It has prospered in the past half century as a modern, technologically advanced European state and member of NATO and the EU. 
National Name :
Royaume de Belgique -- Koninkrijk van Belgie