Jalandhar: The Placement Cell of Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya organised e-workshop on ‘Bug Bounty’ by Ansh Infotech in collaboration with PG Department of Computer Science and IT. The workshop started with DAV Gaan. Jagjit Bhatia, placement officer and in-charge of the event, welcomed the resource persons Anshu Aneja, director, Ansh Infotech, and Mohit Kumar, security analyst and certified ethical hacker, Dr Sangeeta Arora, head of the department, Anil Bhasin, other faculty members and student participants. Anshu Aneja explained the concept of penetrate testing and the meaning of Bug Bounty which is a reward that a person gets for identifying a bug or vulnerability in the computer programme or system. He explained that the programme is a deal offered by many organisations through which individuals can receive recognition for reporting bugs specially pertaining to security exploits and vulnerabilities and Bug Bounty hackers are ethical hackers who find bugs for a prize money and they really earn a handsome amount. Resource person told that many big organisations like Amazon, etc are using Bug Bounty to make their applications and websites secure. He also demonstrated the platforms like bugcrowd.com and hackerone.com. The resource person also explained about the various emerging technologies like big data, data engineering, data science, etc. Principal Dr Ajay Sareen appreciated the efforts of the organisers of the workshop.

Online GK quiz held

Phagwara: To appraise the general knowledge of students of Classes VI-VIII, Cambridge International School, organised an online ‘’GK prize test’’ spread over two rounds. The test was conducted in a worksheet format and topics ranged from current affairs, national to global interests, from science to games, from architectural marvel to rocks and minerals. School management and Principal Jorawar Singh congratulated the students and said that during these difficult times such events are possible only due to the efforts of teachers and support from the parents.

Naval Day celebration

Jalandhar: Navy Day was observed at Shiv Jyoti Public School. A PPT presentation was shown to the students of Classes XI to XII. Co-associate teachers of Jagriti House Savita Sharma and Ritu Devgon made students aware about this day through the medium of PPT. Students and teachers participated in the activity with full enthusiasm. Principal Neeru Nayyar told students about the importance of this day. The activity was performed under the supervision of Parminder Vasran, House Master of Jagriti House. Vice-Principal Parveen Saili appreciated the efforts put in by the students and teachers and acknowledged the initiative taken by House Master and concerned teachers of Jagriti House.

Academic council meeting at KMV

Jalandhar: Kanya Maha Vidyalaya organised the sixth meeting of academic council online via Zoom. The meeting was chaired by Prof Atima Sharma Dwivedi, Principal KMV, and was attended by acclaimed luminaries as members. Renu Bharadwaj, Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU), Amritsar, Dr Hardeep Singh Gujral, Department of Food Science and Technology, GNDU, Dr Bikramjit Singh Hundal, Department of University Business School, GNDU, Dr Nikhil Kumar, Education Officer, University Grants Commission, New Delhi, Dr Karamjit Singh, Professor, University Business School, Panjab University, Chandigarh, Dr Jagrup Singh Sekhon, Professor (retd), Department of Political Science, GNDU, Dr NS Tung, Professor (retd), Department of Psychology, GNDU, along with the deans and heads of departments of KMV provided valuable inputs as members of academic council.

Fit India event held

Jalandhar: The NSS Wing of Apeejay College of Fine Arts organised a Prabhat Pheri under the movement ‘Fit India’ launched by government with the motive to make India fit. Nearly 40 NSS volunteers along with their teachers participated maintaining social distancing and taking necessary precautions amid the pandemic. They discussed in length about the benefits of the movement and how exercising even for half an hour a day can make us fit and healthy. With the help of plank cards and charts, they spread the awareness about the necessity of being fit. Principal Dr Neerja Dhingra appreciated the enthusiasm of the students and motivated them to inculcate yoga, exercise, jogging, etc as part of their routine and do it religiously. TNS