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Govt firm on
private schools’ closure: HVP Sonepat, January 4 In a signed press statement issued here today, he assured the management of the private schools that if the HVP comes to power again in the Assembly elections, it would not allow the closure of such school in the state. He also alleged no section of society was satisfied with the functioning of the INLD government, headed by Mr Om Prakash Chautala as it had failed on all fronts. He wondered that the Chautala government had not applied the new rules and regulations on the opening of fresh schools. He said that if the Chautala government is bent upon implementing the new rules on the old privately managed schools, it should convene a meeting of the managing bodies of the private schools and resolve the dispute through negotiations. Mr Jain said that if the private schools are closed, thousands of youths, employed as teachers, would be rendered jobless. He also alleged that the Chautala government had failed to prove the standard of education in the state, particularly in the government schools. He also appealed to the managing bodies of the private schools to continue their agitation against the ‘anti-people’ policies of the state government for getting justice. |
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Disabled students given tricycles, artificial limbs New Delhi, January 4 He said that he has been witnessing the great contribution of the Parishad for the last 11 years, and every year the working and contribution of the Parishad has increased. Jt Commissioner of Income Tax S S Jain released its annual Souvenir ‘Sankalp Aur Sahyog’ on this occasion. Srikishan Gupta, patron of the Parishad presided over the function. General secretary Manoj Jain briefed the activities of the Parishad. Ashok Jain, Convenor, disclosed that 380 needy students were presented study material and 135 needy and handicapped students were awarded scholarships. As many as 35 handicapped persons were provided with tricycles, wheel-chairs, artificial limbs, hearing aid and eight needy women were given away sewing machines on this occasion. Inder Chand Jain Badjatya welcomed all guests and arranged for lunch for all. Cultural programmes was also presented by small schoolchildren, who were encouraged with gifts by Sudha Gupta, and JPH presented help books to all students.
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SCHOOL BUZZ
Sadhu Vaswani International School for Girls celebrated its annual sports day. The function began with a march past to the beats of the school band.
The Chief Guest on the occasion, Ms. Sunita Godhra, Director, Health and Fitness Society, and the first woman participant in international running events, accepted the salute. The principal delivered the welcome speech and the sports captain read out the annual athletic report. Thereafter followed events like PT, Leziem and dandiya. The Taekwondo group displayed a drill and students competed in various track events. Yamuna House was awarded the trophy for the Best House of the year 2002-03. The trophy for the best march past was awarded to the Yamuna House. Mitali Tyagi was declared the best athlete in the senior group while Tisha Joseph won the title in the junior category. There were races for the staff and the parents as well.
When it pays to be slow Sometimes it pays to be slow. At the Avon slow cycle race, hosted in Bal Bhavan School, the contestant, who proved to be the slowest of all, was the winner. The competition has students vying for the top prize in four categories — senior boys and girls and junior boys and girls. The winners were given prizes, including wristwatches, pens and walkmans.. The aim of the race was to create a balance of body and allow the mind to concentrate and relax. Meanwhile, two teachers, Ms. Tripti Anand and Ms. Vandana Awasthi, were felicitated by the Sanskrit Academy for their contribution to the field of Sanskrit teaching. Both the teachers were felicitated with angvastram, books and certificates.
Carnival at St. Patrick’s St. Patrick’s School, Gole Market, celebrated Christmas by organising a carnival for the children. Union Minister for Tourism, Mr. Jagmohan, was the Chief Guest on the occasion. Santa came with gifts and children made merry. It was a frolicking time with goodies, dance and music In Barbee Play School, Chairperson Ms. Geeta Narang told the children about Christmas and Santa Claus and flooded them with gifts. Christmas was celebrated with gaiety and children had a feast gorging on sweets.
Week-long squash camp Pathways World School held a week-long squash camp under the leadership of Mr Shiv Kumar Sen, former national level squash player and champion. The camp was organised for the students of grade VI-IX with the aim of grooming them for playing the game at a competitive level. Three students from the school, Anish Sabbarwal, Rahul Sayal and Jaineel Shah, have been selected to represent the South Zone in the Delhi State Squash Tournament scheduled for Jan 21 –24, 2004. There were a total of eight participants in the Pathways Squash camp.
Workshop for aspiring medicos To help aspiring medicos get the feel of the career they aspire to pursue, the Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals introduced a first of its kind initiative — a medical orientation programme for pre-medical students.. The programme, which lasted a week, was designed to provide a better understanding of the medical profession. The programme included theoretical as well practical training in several fields, including radiology, operations and laboratory services.
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principalspeak The New Year was ushered in with a bang: With grand celebrations and a resolve to ring out the old and ring in the new – all things and feelings bright and beautiful that make our world physically, intellectually and morally strong. But to truly cherish all this change, one thing must remain steady – our character, which is nurtured on strong values that are universal and eternal. Truths don’t change with time and calendar. Some values such as honesty, integrity, honour, loyalty, courage and consistency are forever and define our character. These are the benchmarks that guide all our actions. Our character is not something we are born with but something we inculcate and build through a complete training of the head and heart. All of us in our daily lives find ourselves in situations where our ethical standards are put to test, especially so in the modern world, where the demands of material progress put us on crossroads. The weak end up compromising their values and perjure their conscience. It requires rock faith in goodness and virtues to overcome and triumph over such corrupting forces. “In each of us, two nations are at war, the good and the evil. All our lives the fight must go on between them, and one of them must conquer the other. But, in our own hands lies the power to choose – what we want most to be we are.” Our choice determines the path we take. Once we have built an honourable character, on the uneven path of our life, it gives us our identity and helps us to recognise our strengths and weaknesses. It gives us discernment to know what is good for us, take the right decisions, when to fight and when to walk away, when to take advice and when to take your own decisions. The true test of character comes at the time of a crisis, that is, does a person stand by his principles or not. In fact, a person of sound character would not do wrong even if he knew he would not get caught, for we know that the fellow whose verdict counts most in our life is our own self. A beautiful story illustrates this fact sharply. An accountant was once offered a large sum of money for a job that made him somewhat uneasy. It wasn’t quite illegal but struck him as unethical. He was confused whether he should undertake the job or not. He requested the client to give him a day to decide. That night he confided in his mother the terms and conditions of the contract and the big money involved. His mother, a simple woman, after hearing the whole story, told him that she did not understand the intricacies of all that she had heard. She said, “All I can say is one thing – that every morning when I come into your room, I find you fast asleep. I have very hard time waking you up. I would hate to walk into your room one-day and find you awake. The final decision is yours. You decide. The young man said, “I got my answer.” Abraham Lincoln summed this beautifully when he refused to accept an ethically weak case. He said, “I sell my professional time, but not my conscience.” A pillow of clear conscience affords the soundest sleep. So, let your New Year resolve be to uphold those virtues that truly enrich your lives. Test yourself by asking, “If the world were watching me, would I still act the way I did?” In your hour of truth, let your virtues triumph and your goodness vindicated. The rewards will spontaneously flow in. I wish the readers a morally strong and truly rewarding New Year. Madhu Chandra, Principal Birla Vidya Niketan
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