KVM wins declamation trophy
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, May 4
Commemorating the 40th death anniversary of Pt Jawaharlal Nehru, the Nehru Sidhant Kendra Trust organised its 11th inter-school declamation contest on the kendra premises here today.

Fifty students from 25 schools took part. Among the speakers in English, Shireen Bhatt of Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School, BRS Nagar, stood first. Malvika Sharma of Kundan Vidya Mandir was declared second. Jashan Sandhu of Sacred Heart Convent Senior Secondary School, Sarabha Nagar, stood third. Consolation prize went to Harsimranjit Kaur of GGN Public School.

Among the speakers in Hindi, Tarunpreet Chawla of DAV Public School, BRS Nagar, clinched the first prize. The second prize was bagged by Sahibpreet Kaur of Kundan Vidya Mandir, city branch. The third prize went to Anuradha Pandey of BCM Senior Secondary School, Focal Point. Megha Singhania of Sat Paul Mittal School, Dugri, won the consolation prize.

Brahmjot Kaur of Guru Nanak Public School, Sarabha Nagar, bagged the first prize among speakers in Punjabi. Taranjot Kaur of CFC Public School and Chamanpreet of Guru Nanak International Public School shared the second position. The third prize was won by Nisha of BCM Senior Secondary School, Focal Point.

Students take out rally to sensitise masses
Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, May 4
The students of Spring Dale Senior Secondary Public School, Sherpur, took out a rally to sensitise the masses about exercising their right to vote here today. Carrying placards, the students took out a procession in Sherpur area and educated the residents about their right to vote.

The students said, “It is a matter of concern that despite the voting day being declared a holiday, many people do not cast their vote. An abstention from voting not only reflects on the ignorance of people towards their privilege of voting, but also their negligence to perform their duty as a citizen.”

They said people’s failure to cast vote might pave the way for bogus voting, which meant hampering the development process and progress of the country. They said voting was a right as well as a duty of every citizen.