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‘Continue bus-pass facility’ for
colleges students Ludhiana, November 8 He further stated that the Director of Transport had allowed the facility to students studying in unaided, affiliated colleges. Instead of revising or adding some more colleges to the list the State Transport Department is withdrawing the facility, he added. Pleading on behalf of college students, Mr Budhiraja stated that firstly these colleges had been deprived of financial assistance and secondly the withdrawal of bus-pass facility would be another blow to the students of these colleges. Mr Budhiraja has requested Mr Johar to look into the matter and continue with the facility for the students of these unaided affiliated colleges situated in various rural, semi-urban and urban areas of the
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Teach kids in mother tongue, says sabha Ludhiana, November 8 According to members of the sabha, they had organised a flag march in Mr Khushal Behl’s constituency in Gurdaspur on October 19 and demanded that the government should promote Punjabi and formulate guidelines for it. They had also demanded that the use of Punjabi as the medium of instruction in schools should continue up to Class XII. The Language Act 1967 should be amended so that the people who violated the Act could be punished, they said. “It is unscientific to teach children of Class 1 in a foreign language. For primary students, education should be in their mother tongue and English should be introduced from Class VIII. The also demanded that the writers who were nominated for cash awards in the past three years should be given the promised amount immediately. They also demanded that 100 writers should be given a pension of Rs 2,000, as promised by the previous government. The manuscripts of writers lying with the Language Department at Patiala should be published immediately, they said. |
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Career Options-2003 attracts large crowds Ludhiana, November 8 The prime motive of the festival is to provide people career counselling and guidance on professional courses and educate them on a wide range of career alternatives present today. As many as 30 educational institutions/universities have participated in the festival which will conclude tomorrow. The Minister of Higher Education, Punjab, Mr Harnam Das Johar, will visit the career exhibition on November 9 at the valedictory function. The leading participants in the field of management and technology are Ansal Institute of Technology, Gurgaon, Guru Nanak Institute of Management and Technology, Ludhiana, Institute of Technology and Science, Ghaziabad, Centre for Management Development, Modinagar, Desh Bhagat Group of Institutions, Lovely Institute of Management, Jalandhar, Jagan Institute of Management Studies, Delhi, and All-India Management Association- Centre for Management Education and its nodal centre in Chandigarh. The other private universities registered under the UGC Act, Section 2(f), like ICFAI University, Rai University, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Networked University and Sri University are also participating. The Institute of Company Secretaries of India, New Delhi, and Institute of Materials Management, Navi Mumbai, are the leading professional bodies, providing counselling to the visitors. A special attraction is a stall of “Defence forces as a career” arranged by the Ministry of Defence, Government of India. For financial loan the State Bank of India, in vocational courses- Jetking, in overseas services Pac Asia Services Pvt Ltd, in competition coaching Career Launchers, Top Careers and You and Competition Success Review impressed visitors in a big way. Students from various schools and colleges all came in large numbers. According to Mrs Jyothi Unniraman, Deputy Director, AIMA ( All-India Management Association), and organiser of the event, CMS, has been organising such fairs since 1998. The fourth and the final fair in this series will be held at Allahabad from December 11-14. Meanwhile, various literary events were organised at the Guru Nanak Institute of Management and Technology during the three-day career and educational festival held at Gujarkhan Campus, Model Town, Ludhiana . Students from various schools and colleges participated in events like group discussion, extempore speech making and essay-writing contest. In the group discussion contest, participants were given topics like ‘National Integrity- need of the hour’ and ‘ Privatisation in India’. Abha Bajaj of PCTE, Sanat Gupta of Arya College and Mansi Arora of the Khalsa College for Women, Ludhiana, won the first, second and third positions, respectively. In the extempore speech making competition, Sanat Gupta of Arya College emerged winner, while Meenakshi Esther of PCTE and Hina Bedi of the Government College for Women were declared second and third, respectively. The topic for the essay-writing competition was ‘Higher Education in India.’ Sugandha of BVM Senior Secondary School won the first prize and Taranjot and Bindu, both of SDP Senior Secondary School, won the second and third prize, respectively. In the college-level category, Hina Bedi of the Government College for Women bagged the first prize. She was followed by Jasmine Anand of the Khalsa College for Women and Sonika Vats of the Guru Nanak Khalsa College for Women at second and third place, respectively. |
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School to organise children’s festival Ludhiana, November 8 An inter-school dance competition would also be organised. Besides, there would be performers from Japan, Ukraine, Lithuania and Poland. On the evening of the first day, Monika Smekot from Poland would give a dance performance. Kristina Delinina from Lithuania, Sayo Oshima from Japan and Elina Abakarova from Ukraine would present shows in the evening of the second day. The main attraction of the show would be ‘Hey Dumbo!!’, a musical programme, in which more than 200 dancers and actors from all over India would perform a magnum opus from Walt Disney Production. It would be directed by Utkarsh Marwaha. Ms Sapra said the morning shows would be presented exclusively for school students, members of NGOs, in mates of old age homes and orphanages. She said Dr A.F. Pinto, founder chairman, and Ms Grace Pinto, director of Ryan schools, would attend the shows. |
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GHG college comes third in youth fest Ludhiana, November 8 Three students got the second position in geet, still life and debate competitions. One student was adjudged third in group singing. Two students scored the third place in landscape and poster-making. The bhangra team of the college came third. The college bagged the overall third position in the Festival. Mr Brar congratulated the winners and participants. Meanwhile, the results of the different cultural events in zone A are: Gidda: Khalsa College for Women 1, SDP College for Women 2 and
Government College for Women 3. Individual prize: Maniderjit Kaur of the Government College for Women 1, Sukhbir Kaur of Khalsa College for Women 2 and Shivneet of Guru Nanak Khalsa College for Women 3. |
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Scouts
observe Flag Day Amloh, November 8 Mr Kulwant Singh Uppal, Tehsildar, Amloh, was the chief guest, while Mr Parbodh Chander Sood, Nayab Tehsildar, presided over the function. Two hundred scouts and guides from various schools of the district participated in the function. Mr Uppal said the movement helped in the development of the country and to bring closer various nations. Mr Paramjeet Singh Jalbhera and Mr Shamsher Singh Marraru, District Organising and Joint Organising Commissioner (Scouts), respectively, highlighted the activities of the movement in the districts. The District Secretary, Principal Roshan Lal, advocated to work for the betterment of society by helping the needy, to save environment, to save the youth from the use of intoxicants and to create awareness against female foeticide. Mr Ravinder Singh, Mr Rajinder Singh, Mr Satpal (Badouchhi Kalan), Mr Rajesh Kumar (Lataur), Ms Sudha Batish (Lataur), Ms Mannu Sharma (Suhagheri), Mr Bant Singh (Baraichan), Mr Gurvinder Singh (Rangheri), Mr Inderpal Singh (Shamashpur), Mr Mukesh Kumar (Sounti), Mr Manmohan Sharma (Amloh) and Ms Resham Rani (Narayangarh) participated in the function with their troops. A cultural programme was also presented. |
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Awareness
rally by NCC cadets Ludhiana, November 8 Over 80 NCC cadets of the school along with their office in charge, Mr Vijay Kumar, one junior commanding officer took part in the rally. Ms Paramjit Kaur, Principal, said the rally was taken out as part of activities during Vigilance Week being observed in the school. She flagged off the rally from the school campus which passed through Shastri Nagar and Model Town areas. The cadets carried placards carrying messages ‘‘Lets create a corruption-free India’’, ‘‘Clean up our minds and souls if we want a progressive and developing democracy’’ and ‘‘Lets resolve to uproot crime’’. Another feature of the rally was roadside lectures by students. These aimed at creating awareness on how corruption has set deep in the minds of the people. The cadets also talked about the urgency to eradicate it from the society at the earliest.
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G.S. Ramta honoured Ludhiana, November 8 The president of the Vishva Punjabi Sabhyacharak Manch, Jagdev Singh Jassowal, lauded the efforts of Ramta for organising the Prof Mohan Singh Memorial mela in Denmark every year. He said Ramta was bringing the new generation closer to the roots of the Punjabi culture and trying to give international status to the language. Ramta regaled the audience by singing songs and ghazals. He urged Punjabi singers to bring melody and sweetness in their songs and work together to start a school of Punjabi music.
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