Jalandhar: The NCC cadets of Kanya Maha Vidyalaya cleaned the statue of Shaheed Udham Singh situated at Lamba Pind Chowk, Jalandhar. The statue adopted by KMV is regularly cleaned and maintained by volunteer cadets of the unit. This time also as directed by the NCC Directorate Chandigarh, the statue was cleaned in wake of the coming Independence Day celebrations. Principal Prof Dr Atima Sharma Dwivedi averred that involving youth in social activities helps the younger generation to become more responsible and ideal citizens of the country.

Video-Making Competition

Mayorites have added yet another feather in the cap of Mayor World School by winning first position in Sahodaya Inter-School Video Making Competition held on August 10. The topic being ‘Lies, propaganda and fake news: A challenge for our age’, Roshni Bhatia and Phurman Sama students of Grade XI did their school proud by winning topmost position and bringing laurels and appreciation from the judges too.

Umang Loomba 2nd in BA (Honours)

Having already marked an epoch in academic excellence, PCM SD College for Women, Jalandhar secures another notch in its belt, yet again. Umang Loomba of BA (Honours) Semester III bagged second position in GNDU and first position in college by securing 79/100 marks in Economics. Unable to contain her joy, Principal Dr Pooja Prashar expressed immense adulation for the student and asserted that these ground-breaking results are indeed testimony to the selfless efforts of our proficient faculty members.

Police DAV congratulates Gurjit Kaur

Dr Rashmi Vij, Principal Police DAV Public School, congratulated Pardeep Kaur, the girls’ hockey coach of school on the success of her younger sister Gurjit Kaur at Tokyo Olympics. She is the girl whose goal scripted history in the annals of India women’s hockey and stormed it in the semi-finals at Tokyo Olympics. She got permanent position in Indian Hockey team in 2017 and has been the dominant drag-flicker and the best one for India. In the 2018 Hockey World Cup, she was the most successful goal-scorer for the Indian team with eight goals added to her name. Her performance has been extraordinary in other international tournaments too.

Chetna Diwas organised

Chetna Diwas was organised by Scouts and Guide Unit of HMV Collegiate Senior Secondary School celebrated the birth anniversary of the founder of Indian Scouting Pt Sri Ram Vajpayee by organising Chetna Diwas under the guidance of the Principal Prof Dr Ajay Sareen. The rally was organised by students in which they exhibited the message of precautionary measures to be taken in Covid like wearing masks, getting vaccinated and maintaining social distancing by presenting their handmade posters and slogans. The tree plantation was also done.

Samriti Bhardwaj 2nd in BAJMC

Samriti Bhardwaj of Lyallpur Khalsa College Jalandhar has bagged 2nd position in the University exams of B.A Journalism & Mass Communication Semester-III by getting 359 marks out of 450. This information was given in a press release by the Principal of the College Dr Gurpinder Singh Samra. President of the College Governing Council Balbir Kaur congratulated the student and wished her success in life. Dr. Manohar Singh, Head, Department of Computer Science and IT, and Prof. Himanshu were also present on the occasion.

Kritika Aggarwal wins Ms Teej title

Mela Teeyan Da-2021 was celebrated at CT Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology, Maqsudan, with an absolute Punjabi traditional theme in which more than 100 students participated. The chief guest for the occasion remained CT Group’s Co-Chairperson Parminder Kaur Channi and the guest of honour was Seema Soni, a media professional.

‘Reading month’ observed

Ivy World School organised “Reading Month” from July 16 to August 16 through a virtual platform. This year the ‘Reading Month’ is being celebrated with various activities and the main objectives behind celebrating the same were: to mark the importance of reading in one’s life and inculcate the reading habit in students. Students engaged in various activities like weave a story, picture description, riddles, rhyme time, loud reading, vocabulary-building, and dialogue delivery, throughout the Reading month.

DIPS observes Calligraphy Day

Calligraphy day was observed in all schools of DIPS chain to appraise the importance of calligraphy. Various activities were conducted on this day. Students wrote articles and slogans in beautiful handwriting. They wrote in English, Hindi and Punjabi. Teachers told the student about the good handwriting and scripted it as a type of visual art. Teachers gave tips on calligraphy and also ways to improve handwriting. TNS