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Tewari for educational reforms
Ludhiana, October 20 Mr Tewari said the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, was quite concerned about primary education across the country. He said government schools had a much greater role to perform as compared to private schools. The AICC secretary said the Punjab Government under the leadership of the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, had accorded top priority to education. Among others present on the occasion included the school Principal, Ms Kamlesh Sharma, the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee member, Mr Pawan Dewan, Mr Sohan Singh, Mr Gurdip Singh and others.
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Lasting impression of cultural performances at festival
Raikot, October 20 Performance by the amateur artistes during the session presided over by Mr Harchand Barsat, political secretary of the CM, Punjab, was boosted by the presence of Mr Surjit Pattar, a living heritage legend as the chief guest and other dignitaries signifying cultural wealth of the state. Mr Charanjit Uppal, Dr joginder Singh Kairo and Ms Sukhwinder Amrit, various authorities in folk art, graced the occasion among others. The evening session was presided over by Mr Satish Sharma, principal, DAV College, Jalandhar and Mr Ranjodh Singh; Chairman Ramgarhia Educational Trust, Ludhiana, was the chief guest. Among other elements of the culture of the state, traditional folk songs, vaars and kalis and kawisheries fascinated audiences the most as they had particularly listed the day for watching these items. Contrary to the common belief that modern girls had been going away from traditional crafts, a large number of students exhibited their preparations in knitting and embroidery. Delicate hands working on needles and crosier received high applaud from old women who were among other spectators. Results on the concluding day were as follows Kawishary : Dev Samaj College, Ferozepure 1st, SDS College, Lopon 2nd, GG Khalsa College, Sidhwan Khurad 3rd. Amandeep Kaur, Anju and Inderjit and Jagjit Kaur won individual prizes in this event. In Var Gayan, Dev Samaj College, Ferozepore dragged SDS Lopon and Khalsa College Sidhwan to second and third positions, respectively. Gagan Preet Kaur, Inderjit Kaur, Ranman Deep and Amandeep bagged individual prizes in the event. Gurpreet Kaur of Khalsa College for Women, Sidhwan Khurd, bagged first prize in the ladies traditional songs. Varinderjit Kaur of GGS Khalsa College, Kamalpur, and Jaswinder Kaur of SGGC, Raikot retained second and third positions respectively.
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Schoolchildren sensitise people on cracker pollution
Tribune Reporters
Ludhiana, October 20 Chetna rally held: The elementary section and NSS unit of Everest Public Secondary School, Moti Nagar, organised a chetna rally against crackers here. Principal of the school Rajinder Sharma launched the rally. The students raised slogans. The members of the different houses of the school took pledge to educate children about the effects of pollution on the health.The students agreed to celebrate Divali peacefully, as it was done earlier, and not to make it a cause of pollution. The students were guided by their NSS programme officer Dheeraj in executing that anti-cracker project. Step by Step Pre-Nursery School: A fancy dress competition was part of the special function held yesterday at Step by Step Pre-Nursery School here. The Principal of the school, Ms Shashi Sehajpal, extended Divali greetings to the parents and the residents of the area. The students enacted scenes from the Ramayana.Baba Isher Singh school: The deeya-making and greeting card-making competitions were held in Baba Isher Singh (N) school here to celebrate Divali. Around 250 students from Classes V to XII participated in the competitions. The diyas and candles were decorated very imaginatively. Ms Anita Kundra congratulated the participants for creating beautiful things and wished them a happy Divali.Tagore Public School: The Nursery wing of Tagore Public School celebrated Divali here on Thursday. A dance competition was held in which Shuti Garg of pre-nursery, Arushi (LKG-A), Inderpreet Kaur (LKG-B), Mannat (UKG-B) and Paramjeet of (UKG-B) were adjudged the best dancers.Festival week: A festival week that started at Jain Public Senior Secondary School on October 14 had seen various activities by the students of the school under the guidance of its Principal Veena Sehgal. The celebrations concluded on Friday. Students participated with great enthusiasm in contests in card-making, poster-making, class decoration, jewellery designing, flower arrangement, candle-making and creative crafts out of waste materials.An exhibition and fancy dress show was held on the concluding day. Parents also joined the programme and appreciated the ideas conveyed by the students. The management of the school congratulated the staff and the students for their efforts in making the week a success. DAV Public School: A National Cyber Olympiad was held at DAV Public School, BRS Nagar, here in August results of which were declared today. Seven students of the school, Kishkindha, Dikshit Jain, Angad Bijan, Agam Bandhari, Gurjot Singh Sidhu, Shrey Rastogi and Ayush Aggarwal won gold medals whereas four students Kishkindha, Shrey Rastogi, Agam Bhandari and Aggarwal have been selected for the on-line examination to be held in December, 2006.Meanwhile, students participated in a rangoli competition as part of Divali celebrations. The results are as follows:
Small Wonders Nursery School: A Divali fun mela was celebrated at Small Wonders Nursery School here on Thursday. Children had fun playing games and swaying on swings. A dance competition was also held in which Divyanshi was declared the best dancer. Isha and Uday were declared the runners-up. Principal of the school Neeti Dewan narrated stories highlighting the significance of Diwali.Bharatiya Vidya Mandir: Bharatiya Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Shaheed Udham Singh Nagar, celebrated Divali by organising a chopayee singing competition at the school here. Calss XI (Commerce-B) stood first while Class VII-A and Class IX-D won the second and third positions respectively. Competitions in drawing, rangoli and mehndi were also held.Students of Bhartiya Vidya Mandir, Kitchlu Nagar, celebrated Divali by singing chaupayees from the Ram Charit Manas. A tableau, depicting the arrival of Sri Ram Chander, was presented. The students participated in a ‘hasya kavi sammelan’. The other features of the function were the thali-decoration competition, poster-making and the rangoli competition. A tug-of-war provided lighter moments to the students. SKSK Institute: An exhibition of candles and diyas was put up by the students of SKSK Educational Institute. The parents were very happy to see their wards perform. Payal, Raghav and Charandeep won first three prizes for making best diyas.Annual function: The annual function of KG section was held at BCM, Dugri, on Thursday. Students presented a colourful programme. The children presented mesmerising dance performances and thought-provoking short plays. The chief guest was Ms Rama Munjal. All participants were given participation certificates.Saraswati Modern School: Students of Saraswati Modern School, Civil Lines, celebrated Divali by arranging several activities, like thali decoration, rangoli, mehndi and greeting card-making. The students decorated their classes tastefully. Students presented a colourful cultural programme, which was applauded by the chief guests, Mr Kuldip Singh Bains, Assitant Commissioner, Jalandhar. A ‘nritya natika’ based on the Sampooran Ramayana, was also presented.Ved Prachar Mandal: Ved Prachar Mandal organised a chart-making competition for schoolchildren at USPC Jain Public School here on Thursday. The president of the mandal, Mr Roshan Lal Arya, apprised the students of the 10 rules of Arya Samaj. The results are as follows: RS Model Senior Secondary School stood first while BCM Arya Model Senior Secondary School got the second position. DAV Public, Sarabha Nagar Extension, bagged the third prize.Doraha: Divali was celebrated with fervour by the management, staff and students of Guru Nanak Model Senior Secondary School here. The children of kindergarten, along with their in charges Supriya and Miss Vandana and Principal Urmil Sood, exploded small crackers and lit candles. Ms Sood warned the students against the use of big crackers and also told them about the precautionary measures to be taken in order to celebrate a really happy Divali. Further, students of Class 10 distributed blankets among inmates of the Doraha Ashram. They had bought them with their own pocket money. The kindergarten in charge, Ms Supriya, congratulated the children. MANDI GOBINDGARH: A week-long Divali celebrations, organised at CS International School here concluded on Thursday. Competitions in card-making and candle and diya decoration were held. The winners were given prizes by the chairman of the school management committee, Mr Chanan Singh Matharoo. The Ramayana was staged in a musical form by the tiny tots. Students, staff and parents participated in the celebrations. Dr Anima Jain, Principal of the school, spoke on the achievements of the school and presented the vote of thanks. Twohundred saplings were planted on school grounds. Mr Jagmail Singh and Mr Matharoo also planted saplings. The chairman blessed the students and suggested them to celebrate the festival in the true Indian way.
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GADVASU scientist to attend course in Netherlands
Ludhiana, October 20 The training will be on “Modern Dairy Farming Management” in which the latest techniques for dairy farm management will be learnt. This programme is sponsored by the Netherlands Management Cooperation Programme, Natherlands.
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Business students’ Divali party
Ludhiana, October 20 In his inaugural address, Dr Zahir emphasised that learning should be accompanied with fun to make it more effective. A cultural programme held on the occasion lasted for more than three hours. Students exhibited their talents in the form of colourful activities. In the end, students exploded crackers to make the evening scintillating and memorable.
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Pregnant women,
asthmatics guard against crackers
Ludhiana,
October 20 Dr Poonam Rastogi, a gynaecologist, said according to a study, pregnant women, who were exposed to the highest levels of carbon monoxide, particulate and ozone, were three times more likely to give birth to children with heart problems. Crackers
like “atom bomb” and “Lakshmi pataki” contained highly toxic
heavy metals like cadmium, lead, copper, manganese and zinc. Other
crackers had arsenic, mercury, chromium and iron oxides, which led to
severe pollution. The presence of ultra fine particulate matter in these
emissions might be the real reason behind the health implications on
pregnant women. The particulate matter was known to cause adverse health effects like heart and lung disorders, respiratory illness, mortality and increased risk of cancer, she maintained. Dr
N. Raizada, a paediatrician, opined that children seemed to be
particularly vulnerable during Divali, since they were the ones who were
most enthusiastic about exploding crackers. “Extreme levels of air
pollution have been found to harm babies. A research conducted by the
UCLA shows that even unborn babies are not spared of the harmful effects
of polluted air. The greatest risk occurs during the second month of
pregnancy, when the foetus develops most of its organs. Pollutants
inhaled by pregnant mothers can reach foetus through the umbilical cord,
and can result in babies being born with cleft lips and palates and
defective heart valves.” Dr Raizada said excessive noise was known to make infants below one year of age more hyperactive or withdrawn. Besides, senior citizens were also quite vulnerable as the degeneration process during ageing, had already set in. In particular, people with a heart condition, hypertension as well as asthma could have problems that could manifest as fatigue, headaches, irritability, etc. Dr P.S. Bhatia, Medical Superintendent, also spoke.
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This Divali, save your ears from fireworks
Ludhiana, October 20 In a note of caution, Dr Munish Munjal, Professor, Department of ENT at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, here remarked that air-bursting shells and zooming rockets were a sight to watch, but hazardous to nature, animals and human beings. The high-intensity noise of the fireworks and a heavy shower of metals and chemicals from the exploding crackers were worth keeping in mind. “Sound levels rise above 125 decibels during the season and the air has considerably high levels of nitrous oxide and sulphur oxide. Chemicals like magnesium, aluminium, copper, sodium chloride, strontium, boric acid and other toxic material are essential ingredients of crackers which provide dazzling colours to the firework display.” According to Dr Munjal, senior citizens, children, infants and asthmatics were the vulnerable group. Every year post-Divali, people visited ENT specialists with markedly reduced hearing due to the damaged human amplifiers (perforated ear drums) and fractured delicate bones of the ear which required expensive micro-surgery of the ear. Moreover, there was damage to the nerve cells accompanied by unsteadiness and ringing or buzzing sounds in their ears. He further said there was chemical and metal fallout of sparkling crackers which enveloped the city during Divali. Restlessness, irritability, anxiety, anger, hypertension and hysteria were other features noted among those exposed to noise and chemical trauma of the pyrotechnics. “Whistling-type bursting bombs and chain crackers exploded in narrow alleys and closed spaces, especially by children, are the culprits in the maximum number of cases.” Dr Munjal said that more and more people should opt to celebrate a cracker-free Divali, and the obstinate or addicted ones should only go in for low-intensity fireworks. Further, crackers should always be burst in open spaces, and children should burst crackers under the supervision of their parents. Bottle rockets should be pointed upwards, he added. Safety of human life and property should be the keyword during Divali celebrations and the use of fireworks, particularly the crackers creating loud noise, should be avoided. It should also be borne in mind that in the West, the sale of firecrackers, barring sparklers, was banned and most firework displays were only under controlled conditions by professionals.
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DMCH doc gets fellowship
Ludhiana, October 20 Dr Bajwa underwent a short-term fellowship at the Rajendra Prasad Centre of Ophthalmology at the institute in the field of paediatric ophthalmology. It included ocular problems concerning low birth-weight babies, mentally retarded children and congenital disorders.
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Services prevail over Mizoram
Ludhiana, October 20 The encounter got off to a brisk start with the Services players weaving some good moves. They went into an early lead when A.K. Mazhi scored a fine field goal in the second minute of the match. However, Mizoram levelled the score in the 13th minute through Lal Rinnunga. Buoyed at this, Mizoram players went allout and made repeated attacks over their rival’s territory. The pressure tactics bore fruit in the 23rd minute as they forced a penalty stroke and M.S. Dawnglina made no mistake to take the score to 2-1. After changing ends, the Services reorganised themselves and raided Mizoram citadel time and again, but the success eluded them. In the 41st minute, Sunil Ekka and A.K. Mazhi weaved a move, managed to pierce through opponents’ defense and the former sounded the board to restore parity. Five minutes later, A.K. Mazhi added another goal to make it 3-2. Rajesh Lakra converted a penalty corner into a goal to read it 4-2. Trailing by two goals, Mizoram players made concerted attempts to reduce the margin. Eventually, they succeeded in their endeavour. With two minutes to go for the long whistle, M.S. Dawnglina scored a field goal to take the tally to 3-4. Eliazer Lakra of the Services scored an opportunistic goal in the 70th minute to help his side to wrap up the issue 5-3. In a Pool-H match, Haryana outplayed Kerala 3-1. Kerala drew the first blood in the 31st minute when R. Girish Kumar found the target. Haryana men scored the equaliser in the 38th minute through a penalty corner conversion by Ajit Singh. Two minutes later, Haryana surged ahead through Rajiv Panchal who converted a penatly corner into goal and Sandeep pumped in another to complete the rout 3-1. The Pool-H match played between Tamil Nadu and Gujarat proved a mismatch as the former came out triumphant without being challenged. They won the verdict 15-0. Tamil Nadu’s dominance was evident as they earned six penalty corners whereas Gujarat could not secure even a single. Mahendra Singh and Gopi Nath scored four and three goals, respectively while James and Aswen struck twice. Philip Martin, Muthu Kumaran, Suresh Kumar and Siva Balan contributed one goal each. The fourth match was slated between Bengal and Bhopal, but the latter failed to turn up and Bengal got walkover and earned three points. Tomorrow’s fixtures: Haryana vs Mizoram at 9 am; Services vs Kerala at 11 am; Bengal vs Gujarat at 1 pm and Tamil Nadu vs Bhopal at 3 pm.
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