Jalandhar: International Anti-Drug Day was observed by St Soldier Elite School, Jalandhar Vihar, by giving a message of making th nation drug free. On the guidelines of Principal Ritu, students appealed to end drug addiction by painting their hands red. The students said that drugs are the reason behind many major problems of the country such as deadly diseases, unemployment, air pollution, if it is eradicated then all these problems can also be ended. Vice Chairperson Sangeeta Chopra said that if the whole country makes efforts to end drugs, then it is not very difficult to eliminate drugs and the future of the younger generation will be bright and secure.

Shanu Sharma 1st in MSc (Botany)

Students of MSc (Botany) Sem-III of Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya have brought laurels to the college. Shanu Sharma topped the Guru nanak Dev University exam with 85.5% marks. Palk Sharma 84.8% marks stood second, Kajal with 83.1% stood third, Shalini Dhiman with 82.2% stood fourth and Deeksha with 82% marks stood fifth. 15 students of M.Sc. (Botany) Sem-Ill of HMV got more than 70% marks. All the students passed in first division. Principal Prof Dr Ajay Sareen congratulated the students. Dr Anjana Bhatia, HoD Botany, also encouraged the students for achieving greater heights. Dr Shweta Chauhan, Dr Nitika Kapoor, Dr Shuchi, Ramandeep Kaur and Harpreet Kaur were also present to congratulate them.

Ananika 2nd in BVoc E-commerce

Students of Apeejay College of Fine Arts of BVoc (E-Commerce and Digital Marketing) Sem V have garnered glory in results of Guru Nanak Dev University by bagging top positions. Ananika got the second position in the university with 338 marks out of 400. Ashpinder, Ramnik, Jaskaran, Saksham and Aditya got 6th, 7th, 9th, 10th and 11th positions, respectively. College Principal Dr Neerja Dhingra congratulated the meritorious students. She appreciated faculty members of Computer Science and Commerce Department for guiding these students to a sparkling success.

Rope skipping competition held

With a view of making physical fitness a way of life, Ivy World School under the aegis of the Vasal Educational Society organised virtual ‘Inter-House Rope Skipping Competition’ for the students of Classes IV to VIII. Young players participated in the competition showcasing their stamina, strength, determination, skill and spirit. They proved that even Covid can’t take away the sheer grit and determination these young ones have. Principal S. Chauhan also shared her expression on this occasion and said that such kind of healthy competitions assert confidence and ebb trepidation. She added that now days we see children and adults remain stuck with gadgets which in turn spoils their health so we must make healthy choices to stay fit.

Faculty Development Programme

A faculty development programme was organised by Internal Quality Assurance Cell of Kanya Maha Vidyalaya. The resource person for the FDP was Dr Hitesh Sharma from IKG Punjab Technical University, Kapurthala. Dr Sharma during his address acquainted everyone that there is a major paradigm shift in course designing and delivering. He also told that in any programme the basic outcomes are employment skills, research and innovation, communication and curiosity. He also clarified the difference between learning goals and learning objectives and what was the need of defining them. He explained that the basic aim of this exercise as per quality mandate of UGC is to improve the employability/ self employment of students, to strengthen the link of students with society and industry.

75th Independence anniversary

The NSS unit of Lyallpur Khalsa College, Jalandhar, is organising a series of multi-dimensional events to commemorate the 75th Indian Independence Anniversary in 2021. As per the direction of Dept. of Higher Education, Punjab, a series of events was planned by NSS unit of the college in March-April. Chief programme officer Satpal Singh said nine events such as lecture on yoga, webinar on balanced diet, panel discussion on importance of freedom and how to maintain individual independence, online survey related to cleanliness and saving natural resources and poster-making competition have been conducted. TNS