EDUCATION

Students learn new enamelling technique
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, January 28
Seven students and a teacher of JD Institute have attended a workshop on the latest technique of enameling called "Reinforced Ceramic Composite", organised in Delhi and Jaipur.

The students who learnt this new technique are Neha Dawar, Neha Dutt, Viola Kapur, Ranju Kapur, Dolly Dang, Manisha, Rewa Nayar and their teacher Pragati Taneja. The workshop was led by Mr Prasoon Dewan, Head of the Jewellery Department, JD Institute, Delhi.

Talking to Ludhiana Tribune, Pragati Taneja and Viola Kapur said: "The new technique is simple and works on anything - metals, plastics, glass, ceramic, stones, marble, granite, rubies, sapphires and even leather. We have prepared a lot of designs on silver rings and cuff links."

The students later visited Jaipur where they went to the companies, which are manufacturing and exporting gemstones to foreign countries.

Training programme for teachers ends
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, January 28
Global warming modules, health education and education for disabled students were discussed on priority during the two-day block resource person training, which concluded at the Government Inservice Training Centre(GITC) here yesterday. The training was organised under the command of the centre Principal, Mrs Usha Sidhu.

The training coordinator, Dr Shashi Trehan, stressed the development of self instructional material to further improve the knowledge and indepth study of the students to bring them to reflective level. "Self-sufficient modules for the students are the compulsory components of education these days," said Dr Trehan.

Mrs Sidhu delivered a lecture on the improvement of mental health of the students and to remove the problems of stress amongst them. Senior lecturer Sarabjit Kaur spoke about the maintenance of school discipline and need to inculcate the ideals of respect, discipline and hard work among schoolchildren.

Lecturer Davinder Singh Chhina gave a lecture on the impacts of global warming and climate change in context with tsunami-effects. “Environmental protection programmes should top the agenda of all governments, teachers, students and human beings,” he said. Lecturer Harminder Singh spoke about adult education while Mr Pradeep Kumar spoke about inclusive education for disabled (IED).

Tagore Public School wins quiz contest
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, January 28
The Glucobon Knowledge Knock Quiz contest was held at Guru Nanak Public School here today. As many as 24 teams took part in the contest. The contest was organised by Bonn Bread and AISECT Computer Education, Ludhiana.

The teams, which qualified for the finals were Radha Vatika Public School, Khanna, Sacred Heart Convent School, Ludhiana, Tagore Public School, Ludhiana, and Guru Nanak Public School Sarabha Nagar, Ludhiana.

Mr Kuldeep Singh, District Transport Officer, was the chief guest. The others who were also present included Mr Manjeet Singh, Managing Director Bonn Food Industries, Mr Jatinder Singh, Director, Bonn Food Industries, Mr Surindre Singh, MDGS Auto Ltd, Mr Jasbir Singh MD, G.S Auto Ltd, Mr Har Amrit SIngh Kehal, DGM, Danik Jagran, Ludhiana and Mr R.S. Gill, Principal Guru Nanak Public School.

The results are as follows: I - Tagore Public School, II - Sacred Heart Convent School, III- Guru Nanak Public School. The team from Radha Vatika Public School, Khanna, was declared the runner-up.

HEALTH

Doctor favours separate hospitals for children
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, January 28
A Scotland-based Indian doctor and a senior consultant in paediatrics at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill in Glasgow, Dr K.M. Goel, has advocated the concept of having separate hospitals for the children where paediatricians with specialisation in different fields could provide treatment to the sick children.

Dr Goel, a postgraduate in paediatrics from Lucknow University and settled in Scotland, is on a two-weeks visit to the Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) here to explore the possibilities of some kind of joint efforts towards treatment of rickets and rheumatoid arthritis among the children.

During his stay in the city and visit to surrounding areas in Punjab, Dr Goel would also collect material to compile a book, “The Tale of Two Cities”, in which he proposed to compare the children of more than 15,000 Punjabis settled in Glasgow and those residing in their native state, with a focus on their common ailments.

Mr Goel, who was offered a post in the Department of Medicine in the CMCH in 1965 but chose to immigrate to the UK instead, said a little had been done to strengthen the infrastructure for treatment of sick children in India in the past over 40 years. In view of the fact that more than 40 per cent of the population of the country came under paediatrics (up to the age of 18 years), it was a pity that even the hospitals exclusively for children in India could be counted in fingers.

“The children are not mini-adults or pygmies. They have their own typical diseases, needing specialised medical and nursing care, which unfortunately, lacks in India. More than the absence of necessary infrastructure, the absence of the concept of exclusive hospitals for children is disturbing and needs to be given due attention.” Dr Goel observed that only when there were hospitals, tending solely to sick children, the trained medical, nursing and para-medical professional in paediatrics would be available. He was also of the opinion that provision of just one per cent of the total outlay for healthcare in India was low, particularly so in a country where vast majority of the population was poor.

Dr Goel had delivered lectures on rickets, arthritis and rheumatism in several countries, including the USA besides writing and contributing to several medical text books,a large number of publications and articles in international journals. He was instrumental in making an animated film, “In place of the Sun,” based on a study on rickets among the Asian children in Britain.

Meanwhile, the CMCH authorities said Dr Goel would deliver a lecture on February 6 during a day-long CME to be conducted by the paediatrics department of the hospital.