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20 teams participate
in contest Ludhiana, August 31 Twenty teams took part in the competition. In the junior wing, students up to Class X took part and in the senior wing, students of Class XI and XII took part. Ms Rachna Khanna, Ms Pavitro Sachdeva and Ms Anuradha Sharma were the judges. The winning teams were given trophies, certificates and consolation trophies. The results are: Junior wing: RSM Senior Secondary School (first); BVM Senior Secondary School (second); and Shanti Niketan Adarsh Vidhyala (third). Senior wing: SDP Senior Secondary School (first); SSF Senior Secondary School (second); and RC Model School (third). Mr Bhandari applauded the parishad for conducting such activities. The function ended with the singing of national anthem followed by a vote of thanks by its secretary, Mr Dalbir Nanda. |
Students
plant saplings Ludhiana, August 31 The Principal of the college, Mr Inder Mohan, welcomed the guests. He impressed the audience by reciting couplets in Hindi and Urdu. The students were told about the uses of planting trees and their preservation by Mr Prem Gupta, Mr A.K. Malhotra, Prof Rachna Marya and Prof Charanpreet Singh Dua. Students were also given free saplings to plant at their houses. The students entertained the audience by presenting a number of cultural items. The Chairman, Milk Plant, Ludhiana, inspired the students to concentrate on their studies with greater interest, and announced a donation of Rs 11,000 for the development of the college. Mr Raghunath Sharma, member, block samiti, Siar, donated Rs 21,000 to the college development fund. A donation of Rs 1,100 was given by Mr Darshan Singh. |
Bhai Gurdas Award
for Dr Dua Ludhiana, August 31 Prof Shamsher Singh Sandhu, a Canada-based Punjabi poet, was honoured with Punjab Di Khushboo Award and his collection of ghazals “Ga Zindagi De Geet Tu” was released by Dr Dua. Prof Mohinder Singh Cheema appreciated the literary achievements of Prof Sandhu and said his ghazals depicted the various moods of modern-day Punjabis living abroad. Mr Aujla said Sirjan Dhara had been working towards promoting Punjabi language and literature for the past 15 years. He lauded the efforts of Dr Dua and Professor Sandhu. Speaking on the occasion, Prof Kulwant Jagraon said Dr Dua was a source of inspiration to students and had helped many needy students to continue their higher education. Mr Devinder Singh Sekha, Dr Kulwinder Kaur Minhas and Mr Harbir Singh Bhanwar also expressed their views. |
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