KMV Newsline released

Kanya Maha Vidyalaya released its KMV Newsline Special Edition:2020 ‘Transforming Challenges into Strengths’ dedicated to the ‘Corona warriors’ and all humanitarians who stood to contribute during the Covid-19 pandemic. The newsline was released by Principal Prof Atima Sharma Dwivedi along with the editorial team. The newsline encompasses all the activities that were organised by KMV during the lockdown period. Activities ranging from academic engagement of the students to mass awareness campaign through webinar services have been reported in the newsline in a detailed manner. The newsline also highlights the philanthropic activities carried out by KMV in order to contribute to the society during the pandemic period. The principal averred that this thoughtful initiative speaks volumes about the innovative as well as humanitarian endeavours undertaken by KMV during the testing times. She lauded the efforts of the members of the editorial board of KMV newsline Dr Madhumeet, Vanilla and Sehajpal Singh for this initiative. TNS

‘See learning’ activity

Jalandhar: Eklavya School students are doing activities under the course ‘See learning’. Almost all the teachers have done this course. They teach the students as a part of curriculum. Various topics have been covered under the course like classroom agreement, empathy, practicing kindness, exploring happiness etc. This week the topic was ‘Compassion’. Compassion literally means ‘to suffer together’. The students were told that it refers to the feeling that arises when someone is confronted with another’s suffering and feels motivated to relieve that suffering. They were told that compassion is not the same as empathy, but the concepts are related. Different classes did activities which were eye-catching. Some classes did it on paper as mind maps and a few discussed in the class. The students were also told about the qualities of compassion which are patience and wisdom, kindness and perseverance.

NCC Training Camp

Nearly 30 NCC cadets of DAV University participated in the annual training camp organised by 21 Punjab Battalion NCC Kapurthala. Dr Gurmeet Singh, Chief Training Officer, stated that the cadets underwent training, including drilling, map reading and firing during the camp. They also participated in cultural activities. Col Hitesh Duggal, Commanding Officer, 21 PB BN NCC Kapurthala, said the NCC cadets could play a major role in serving the nation by joining the Armed forces. The officiating Vice-Chancellor, Dr Jasbir Rishi, Registrar (officiating) Dr KN Kaul, and Dean Academics (officiating) Dr R K Seth congratulated the cadets.

Lala Lajpat Rai remembered

Eklavya School celebrated the 155th birth anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai on a virtual mode. To tell the importance of this day to the students, some activities were conducted in school. The students of pre-primary made collages with pictures of freedom fighters. Primary educators conducted essay writing competition from Classes I to V in which students participated with great zeal. Chairman JK Gupta explained that Lala Lajpat Rai’’s patriotism earned him the title of ‘Punjab Kesari’ and ‘Lion of Punjab’. He gave a speech and highlighted his contribution towards the freedom of the country. Seema Handa (director) asked the students to pay respect to the Indian freedom fighters.

Manpreet first in cosmetology

The students of PG diploma of cosmetology of Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya, Jalandhar, got university positions. Manpreet Kataria got the first position with 618/650. Harnoor Kaur got the second position with 608/650 while Savneet Kaur got the fourth position with 581/650.Jaskeerat Kaur got the 9th position with 563/650. Principal Prof Ajay Sareen congratulated the students, HoD Mukti Arora and Asstt Prof Bindu Kohli.

Prof gets award

Payal Arora, Asst Prof in PG Department of Apeejay College of Fine Arts has been awarded for the Best Research Paper by the International Conference organised by Lyallpur Khalsa Technical Campus in association with University of Kwazulu- Natal, South Africa and IK Gujral Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar. She had presented her paper on the topic—Determinants of Board Size and Independence: Evidence from Top Indian Companies. Principal Dr Neerja Dhingra congratulated her and appreciated her work. She also put forth that faculty members can set the examples for their students by consistently enhancing their work and adding more to their accomplishments.

Competitions at KMV

The PG department of music of Kanya Maha Vidyalaya organised various online competitions under the categories of music, dance and musical instrument playing. Students showcased their talent by presenting beautiful song compositions and dance performances attributed to their beloved motherland. Students also paid tribute to their nation and sang glorious renditions in praise of their country. Principal Prof Dr Atima Sharma Dwivedi averred that these types of competitions enhance the spirit of healthy competition in the students and also lauded the efforts of Dr Poonam Sharma, Head, PG Department of Music and other faculty members for this initiative. In singing competition: Pranavcheet Kaur, Ripudaman and Shreyasi won the first, second and third prizes, respectively. Consolation prizes went to Yashika and Navdeep. In music instrument playing: Hema won the first prize while Harpreet and Harshpreet shared the second position. In dance competition: Shreya stood first and Himanshi came second.