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Section 144 around exam centres
Ludhiana, February 28 Deputy Commissioner Anurag Verma has ordered that no assembly of persons will be allowed within 50 metres of any examination centre. This order has been passed to check copying and to ensure the sanctity of the examination process. Mr Verma has also written to the Senior Superintendents of Police, Ludhiana, Khanna and Jagraon, to ensure strict compliance of these orders. He has also constituted two teams, one headed by Mr Baldev Singh, Subdivisional Magistrate, Samrala, and the other by Mr S.S. Gill, Subdivisional Magistrate, Jagraon, to conduct surprise checking at the examination centres in the entire district. Mr Baldev Singh will conduct surprise checking at Samrala, Khanna, Payal and Ludhiana (East), while Mr S.S. Gill will conduct surprise checking at Jagraon, Ludhiana (West) and Raikot. He has also directed Mr Yash Pal Mehra, District Education Officer (Secondary), to personally ensure that there is no scope for leakage of question papers.
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Vocational training students visit planetarium
Ludhiana, February 28 Mr Anurag Verma, Deputy Commissioner and chairman, NCLPS, said for children below 14 years working in occupation or processes listed in the schedule of the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, or in occupation and processes which adversely affected their health special schools had been set up in the city. Giving details, he informed that the aim was to ensure that the child was able to join the
mainstream, the formal system of schooling. These children were being provided with free education at these special schools in the city. He said these schools had been started to ensure that child labourers were not denied their right to education, and were given opportunity for developing personality, talent , mental and physical abilities and were protected from abuse and
neglect. He said children were the asset of any country. If their growth was affected , the country as a whole would be the loser. He cautioned that societies with a large number of working children would produce more and more illiterate citizens, devoid of skills. This would adversely affected national development. He
said stipend of Rs 100 per child per month was being disbursed every month and free meals were also being provided in schools. He said vocational training was being imparted in cutting and tailoring, flower making, painting etc which could help the students in self- employment. Parents of these children were also given vocational training with the help of various schemes under SHGs and SSA so that they could start work on their own instead of sending their wards to labour. He said the functioning of child labour projects were being monitored and reviewed by the project director and field officers. The team of NCPL ensured that proper diet, stipend, medical and vocational training was being distributed as per government guidelines. He said the day- to- day functioning of the project was being looked after by the project
director, Additional Deputy Commissioner (D), Ludhiana.
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Students urged to use power judiciously
Jagraon, February 28 In the declamation contest, Harpreet Kaur and Ruchika Mehta of Government Girls School won the first and second position, respectively. Jatinder Singh of Government Boys School got the third position. Namita Sharma and Amanpreet Kaur of the Government Girls School and Parminder Singh of Government Boys School received first second and third position, respectively, in the painting competition. Prof Baldev Singh of the District Institute of Education and Training (DIET), Mr Harkesh Kumar, Head Master, Government High School, Amargarh, and Ms Sudarshna Bala, Science Teacher, Government High School, Kothe Pona, spoke on the judicious use of various non-renewable resources of energy such as electricity, petrol, firewood, etc. The stage for the concluding function was conducted by Ms Asha Rani.
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Lecture organised
Ludhiana, February 28 They talked on the basics of abstract painting, art of sculpture making and water colour painting respectively. They gave tips to students about colours and also laid emphasis on the combination of basic lines and vibrant colours could add life and meaning to any painting.
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Car rally by PCTE
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Ludhiana, February 28 Students of the PCTE organised a car rally to spread the message of love, peace and brotherhood. The rally was sponsored by Ess Ess Casting and Forging, Jugiana. More than 30 cars participated. The Director of the PCTE, Mr K.N.S. Kang, said seven international teams had confirmed their participation. The college management was accepting about 5,000 visitors and participants.
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National Science Day celebrated
Ludhiana, February 28 Meanwhile, members of the 'Ignited Minds', science club of GMT College of Education, celebrated Science Day. A skit was also performed which stressed the abolition of superstitions. Debate was held on the topic 'Science- a boon or bane' for mankind. To relax the mind, a choreography dealing with 'Evolution to Revolution' was also performed. The programme was presided over by Director Mr Thind and Principal Dr H.S.Sidhu.
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Lok adalat organised
Ludhiana, February 28 In a case, Nitin Kumar of Ludhiana got reprieve. He had availed the facility of credit card from a private bank. In 2004, the bank charged Rs 17,500 from him on the plea that he had purchased jewellery from a jeweller on the credit card. However, the complainant was claiming that he never made any such purchase. He had filed the complaint before the forum. Today, the matter was settled and it was agreed that the bank would refund the amount of Rs 17,500 to the consumer apart from paying compensation of Rs 22,000 for harassment.
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