Saturday,
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4, 2003,
Chandigarh, India
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Sukriti tops PTU exam Ludhiana, October 3 This is the fourth time that Sukriti has bagged first position in the university examinations. Kulwinder Singh, a student of the PCTE, has bagged second position with 88.7 per cent, while Vineet and Maninder Saggar of the same college have stood seventh and 10th, respectively, in the university. Vineet has obtained 86.33 per cent marks, while Maninder has got 85.33 per cent marks. Dr K.N.S. Kang, Director of the college, has congratulated the students. He said hard work of the students and efforts put in by the faculty had helped them bag top positions in the university. |
NSS camps in colleges Ludhiana, October 3 In all 147 students are participating in the 10-day NSS camp at the Khalsa College for Women that entered its sixth day today. The programme is being held under the leadership of three programme officers, Dr Rasil Kaur, Dr Gurdeep Kaur and Ms Prabhleen Toor. The camp was inaugurated by Dr K.S. Verma, coordinator, NSS, Punjab Agricultural University. On the second day, Mr Satnam Singh of Guru Gobind Singh Study Circle, Model Town Extension, delivered a lecture on moral values. A slogan-writing contest was also held on the theme of the camp, ‘Youth for health’. On the third day, Dr Anurag Bansal, an eye specialist, delivered a lecture on eye care. He checked the eyesight of the volunteers. A dentist, Dr Kanika Jindal, enlightened the volunteers regarding dental care. She answered the queries of the students. On October 1, a traffic awareness camp was organised. A blood donation camp was organised by the Red Cross Society the next day. Many students volunteered to donate blood. A poetry recitation competition was also organised on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. Today, an awareness camp for farmers was held at Sunet village in which they were imparted knowledge about conservation of water. During the post-lunch session, a camp was organised at Children’s Traffic Park, Model Town, where school students were taught traffic rules. Similarly, it was the sixth day of the camp at Ramgarhia Girls’ College that was inaugurated on September 28. A blood donation camp was held on Wednesday. Mr Rajdeep Gill, lecturer at Government College, Fazilka, told volunteers about the importance of donating blood. Yesterday, communal harmony day was organised during which competitions were held in singing, poetry recitation and creative writing. Ms Jasbir Kaur Punni and Dr Jasbir Brar emphasised the need of communal harmony. Students spoke on Gandhiji’s philosophy and teachings. Students sang patriotic songs. Vivek Monga, a volunteer, sang ‘Yeh teri zameen ke insaan, aapas mein ladte rehte hain’. Students who performed well were given prizes. At GHG Khalsa College, Gurusar Sadhar, the NSS girls’ and boys’ units conducted an extension lecture in collaboration with the Jagraon traffic police. Mr Himmat Singh, DSP, Traffic, spoke on traffic rules and safety measures. Mr Manjit Singh Khattra, Director of the college, and Dr J.S. Cheema, Principal, welcomed the resource person. A lecture was also delivered by Mr Ravel Singh, Director of Aas Kiran Drug De-addiction Centre. He inspired volunteers to eradicate drug addiction from society. |
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