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Great rush of students in
commerce stream
Ludhiana, July 3 While showing details about the admissions in B.Com, Dr. Malkiat Singh, Principal of SCD Government College, Ludhiana, said that the cut-off for B.Com-I in General Category was 79.2 per cent (with Maths) and 83.2 per cent (without Maths). Similarly, in the Backward category it was 69.77 per cent, Scheduled Castes 58 per cent, Freedom Fighters and Defence 71 per cent and for Riot Victims 77.4 per cent. While giving the details about working of Commerce department, Prof. R.K. Miglani, Head, Department of Commerce, said that for M.Com around 250 applications has been received for 30 seats. The faculty of the Department of Commerce was rich in experience. This was the only college in the city having 10 regular teachers on its roll having more than 10 years of experience. This year pass percentage in the SCD Government College in B.Com I was 85 and in B.Com II and III it was 98. In B.Com II and B.Com III more than 80 per cent students got first division.
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Crash course in English ends
Doraha, July 3
“So, learning of English should no more be treated as a herculean task by students. Moreover, as this particular language has acquired an international character, it should be treated and learnt on a par with our mother tongue,” he added. Prof B.S. Pangali, general secretary, College Management Committee, too, stressed the importance of English, especially the spoken part of it, in the existing scenario. He said, “This crash course shall enable the students to realise the urgency of spoken English and thus bring a sea change in their personalities, both at the intellectual and social level. As English has become indispensable over the years, each student is expected to be well-versed with the language. Hence, the knowledge and practice of this language should be initiated from a very tiny age.” Speaking on the importance of spoken English, Mr Jaswant Singh Gill, Director of the college, said the social environment in which a child grew was of utmost importance as far as learning of a particular language was concerned. He said, “Most educational institutions are doing a commendable job these days by stressing upon the spoken part of the English language so that a student succeeds in mastering it on a par with his mother tongue.” Dr Narinder Singh Sidhu, Principal of the college, said with the world turning into a global village, the importance of English had gained all the more momentum On the the one-month crash course, he said it was an experimental step towards enabling students and others acquire adequate knowledge about English. “As we have received a favourable response, the college shall be conducting similar courses in the future too so that students shed their inhibitions about speaking English.” The participants of the course were awarded certificates on the occasion. Prof Mohinder Kaur, Head of the English Department, welcomed and thanked the guests for educating the students about the importance of English. Prof V.K. Cham and Prof Ram Murati, retired teachers of physical education from A.S. College, Khanna, were also present. The function was organised by the English Literary Society of G.N.N. College, Doraha.
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Guru Nanak college students shine
Doraha, July 3 Harpreet Kaur has come first in the college by securing 73 per cent marks. Davinder Kaur (71 per cent) and Gurminderjit Kaur (70 per cent) have come second and third, respectively. The chief of the management committee of the college, Mrs Roop Brar, general secretary Prof Balwant Singh Pangli, Director of the college Jaswant Singh Gill and Principal of the college Dr Narinder Singh Sidhu have congratulated the staff and students of the college for such a good result.
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Dance contest organised
Ludhiana, July 3 This dance competition was organised by the cooperation of Jingle Bells School and Mrs Aruna Verma. Participants were from the various schools. The chief guest distributed the prizes to the winners and also congratulated the participants and the other members for their active services for making the function successful. The judges were Aruna Verma and Dimple and stage secretary was Miss Punjab, Ekta Minhas. Raj Kumar Kalra, organiser and director of the manch, thanked the participants for their efforts to make the programme a success.
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Exposure was script’s demand: Tanushree
Ludhiana, July 3 Talking to Ludhiana Tribune, Tanushree, however, said that in future she would take care while doing such roles. "I will restrict myself", she added. The Bengali lass said that she finished her High School from Pune in 2003. She got stardom after winning of the Miss India Contest in 2004 and starred in films like 'Chocolate', '36 China Town' etc. Her forthcoming release is 'Good Boy Bad Boy' with Imran Hashmi and Tushar Kapoor. She is also doing films with directors like Vikram Bhatt and Raj Kanwar. An ardent fan of actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan and Rani Mukerji, Tanushree said that she would like to do good story-line movies. On asking whether she would accept offers from small screen, Tanushree flatly refused saying she would stick to silver screen. Earlier in the day, Tanushree interacted with youngsters who aspire to be successful in life. An interaction with her in person proved beneficial for the students who learnt how exposure instilled confidence and developed a personality to become an achiever. Ms Priyanka Chopra, Managing Director of the training school, said,"We are promoting the concept of celebrities and technical aviation and hospitality experts as facilitators at our school as this will provide hands on knowledge which would benefit students in boosting their confidence and the experience would help in developing their technical knowledge and over all persona enhancement". Aditi Srivastava, Centre Director, said, "This is just a humble beginning and youth of Ludhiana will soon get a chance to get groomed from more
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225 patients examined
at medical camp
Mandi Gobindgarh, July 3 Dr Loveleen Kaur, Principal of the college, welcomed the guests. Dr Zora Singh, Chairman, Desh Bhagat group of institutes, was honoured for his services towards the mankind. Dr R. Kumar Swami, Assistant Director and Dr B.K. Sharma from Patiala attended the camp. As many as 225 patients were checked up by doctors and patients were given medicines free of cost. Dr R.C. Jain and Dr Subhash Modgil were honoured for their achievements and services towards society and for Ayurveda, Professor (Dr) Kulbhushan and Prof (Dr) A.N. Pandey were also honoured. Dr R.N. Tripathy and Ms Shalini Gupta, Director, DBIMCS, Mandi Gobindgarh, also addressed the function.
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Striving hard for
disabled tennis players
Ludhiana,
July 3 Talking to the Ludhiana Tribune, Pradeep Lal (55), a well established businessman from Delhi, said after his operation, he began playing wheelchair lawn tennis at the courts of Delhi Lawn Tennis Association in 1974. With strong determination, Lal continued to practice and his strenous practice proved fruitful when he was selected to represent India in an international meet held in 1994. Lal, who was in the city to take part in the first wheelchair tennis tournament organised by the PAU Total Tennis Academy here at Punjab Agricultural University campus, informed that he was the member of the Indian squad which competed in World Wheelchair Tennis Tournament held in Melbourne in the year 1996 where he won his opening match against his opponent from Sri Lanka. Pradeep also took part in the Thai Open Championship in the year 1998. Pradeep’s
exposure at the international tournaments motivated him to do something
for the physically challenged players. He swung into action and
contacted such players in different parts of the country. He travelled
to Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Chennai besides other stations to inspire
such sportspersons and he received encouraging response at every place. Pradeep
further said that at present, around two dozen physically challenged
players from across the country who earlier played other games such as
table tennis and badminton had joined him. He, with the help of the All
India Tennis Association has arranged sepecially designed chairs for
these players from countries like Sri Lanka and Indonesia. Pradeep
Lal exuded confidence that very soon the game-wheelchair tennis which
was being played in around 80 countries in their respective national
games, would soon be included into our country’s games calender so
that these ‘special’ sportspersons did not fell neglected in the
society.
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This golfer has braved
many a tragedy
Ludhiana, July 3 The keen golfer, who started playing at the age of 14 in a golf course in Gulmarg with British ladies, took part in national golf championships from 1969 to 1998, winning some of these. She got the Arjuna Award in 1979 for her prowess in golf . This keen golfer has a great zest for living even after facing a number of tragedies which would have shattered many a lesser mortal. Talking to Ludhiana Tribune, she said, “Life is never a bed of roses. There are tragedies and one has to face these with a tough mind. My first tragedy occurred when we lost our son , who was 37 years old, in 1987. He was a competent artist and deep into meditation. A product of Doon School, he went to college in the USA. He was in the North-East, visiting monasteries, when he a stomach problem and died in his sleep.” “Four years ago, I had a blocked artery. I used to have pain in my calf while I played golf but I used to press my leg and it would be fine. Finally, it was discovered that there was a blocked artery. I was operated upon, but my leg never improved in spite of my long stay in hospital. Then doctors discovered that my leg had turned gangrenous and my leg till above the knee was amputated. I was shattered, but my golfing fraternity and my husband and daughter stood like solid wall giving me encouragement to live with my handicap. I accepted life with my disability , but it could not diminish my love for golfing. I cannot play golf but I continue to putt and recently golfers in Delhi honoured me by unveiling my portrait in the Golf Club, Delhi, and calling me the Legend of Golfing, a rare honour shared by only one another golfer I.S. Malik.” Her husband died a year ago, leaving a big void in her life. Tough-minded, she again came to terms with the tragedy. After a gap of four years, she decided to travel and went to Kasauli from Delhi, where she interacted with Army officers, including General S.F. Rodrigues (retd) Then she decided to meet her niece in Ludhiana. She said, “I have thoroughly enjoyed my outing and it has given me more confidence. My walker, my wheelchair and my maid are my inseparable companions now. When I look back, I feel that as a golfer, I have contributed a lot towards the promotion of golf among ladies. Sai Baba has been my anchor, but the mind has to take the right guidance and direction to live through all sorrows and handicaps.
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Sunny Pandey stars in
Coaching Centre’s win
Ludhiana, July 3 Batting first, Saraswati Modern School were all out for 207 runs after 24.2 overs. Rohan scored 72 runs and Gaurav and Manik contributed 20 and 18 runs, respectively. For Coaching Centre, Rishabh claimed four wickets for 27 runs. Anant scalped two victims for 39 runs while Abhishek took one for 36. The challenging total of Saraswati Modern School failed to unnerve the Coaching Centre’s batsmen as they surpassed target in the 28th over after losing nine wickets. Sunny Pandey impressed with his batting performance. His innings of 98 runs came off 99 deliveries with 13 hits to the fence and one six. Other notable scorers were Anant (36), Abhishek (13) and Dhruv (9). Manik of Saraswati School was the most successful bowler capturing four wickets for 30 runs in his quota of six overs while Gaurav (1 for 39), Rohan (1 for 38) and Tejas (1 for 35) were also among the wicket takers.
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