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EDUCATION

Date sheets for board exams out
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, January 2
The Central Board of Secondary Education has decided to start examinations for Class 12 from March 1, 2007, with the Physics paper. The examinations for Class 10 will commence from March 2 with the Social Science paper. The examination time for all papers has been fixed at 10.30 am as per date sheet given below:

Class XII: Thursday, March 1: Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Fabrication Technology-III, Electrical Engineering, Biology (Ophthalmic); 10.30 am

Friday, March 2: Fashion Studies; 10.30 am Monday, March 5: Business Studies; 10.30 am Tuesday, March 6: Chemistry, Stenography-(English/Hindi), Engineering Science, Floriculture, Cosmetic Chemistry, Clinical Bio-Chemistry, Textile Science, Travel Trade management, Radiography; 10.30 am Wednesday, March 7: History; 10:30 am Thursday, March 8: Dance (Kathak, Bharatnatyam, Kuchipudi, Odissi, Manipuri, Kathakali, Mohiniyattam, Multimedia & Web T; 10.30 am Friday, March 9: Painting, Graphics, Sculpture, Commercial Art: 10.30 am Saturday, March 10: English (Elective, Functional, Core): 10.30 am Monday, March 12: Political Science; 10.30 am Tuesday, March 13: Biology, Office Communication, Typewriting (Hindi), Financial Accounting, AC and Refrigeration (IV), Dyeing and Printing; 10.30 am Wednesday, March 14: Physical Education : 10.30 am Thursday, March 15: Accountancy, Secretariat Practice and Accounting, Storekeeping, Auto Engineering, Civil Engineering, AC and Refrigeration III, Fabrication Technician, Microbiology, Radiography-II Spl; 10.30 am

Saturday,17th March 17: Hindi: 10.30 am Tuesday, March 20: Philosophy, Biotechnology, Entrepreneurship, Typewriting (English) Wednesday, March 21: Sanskrit; 10.30 am Thursday, March 22: Mathematics; 10.30 am Friday, March 23: Punjabi, Urdu; 10.30 am Saturday, March 24: Geography; 10.30 am

Monday, March 26: Economics; 10.30 am Wednesday, March 28: Home Science; 10.30 am Wednesday, April 4: Computer Science, IT Systems; 10.30 am Thursday, April 5: Informatics Practicals: 10.30 am Saturday, April 7: Sociology, Agriculture; 10.30 am Monday, April 9: Psychology ; 10.30 am Tuesday, April 10: Music ; 10.30 am

Class X: Friday, March 2, 2007: Social Science; 10.30 am Monday, March 5: Bengali, Assamese, Nepali and Home Science ; 10.30 am Wednesday, March 7: Painting; 10.30 am Thursday, March 8: Mathematics; 10.30 am Saturday, March 10: Elementary of Business , Introductory I T , Elementary Book-K & Accountancy, Typewriting-Eng, Typewriting-Hindi; 10.30 am Monday, March 12: Comm. Sanskrit; 10.30 am Wednesday, March 14: Hindi Course-A , Hindi Course-B; 10.30 am Friday, March 16: English Comm, English Language and Literature; 10.30 am Tuesday, March 20: Urdu Course, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Sindhi, Marathi, Gujarati, Manipuri, Malayalam, Oriya, Kannada, Arabic, Tibetan, French, Portuguese, German, Russian, Persian, Limboo, Lepcha, Bhutia, Spanish, Kashmiri, Mizo, Urdu Course-B; 10.30 am Thursday, March 22: Music Kar.Vocal, Music Kar.Ins.Mel., Music Kar.Ins.Per., Music Hind.Vocal, Music Hind.Ins.Mel, Music Hind.Ins.Per; 10.30 am Saturday, March 24: Science & Technology (Theory), Science and Technology (w/o PR); 10.30 am Wednesday, March 28: Science and Technology (PR); 10.30 am

From Schools & Colleges
Sewing machines distributed at NSS camp
Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, January 2
A 10-day NSS camp organised at Kamla Lohtia SD College concluded here today. A cultural programme was organised and prizes and sewing machines were distributed.

Member of the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana B.K. Goel was the chief guest, while president of the District Bar Association Hemant Kalia, Purshotam Lal Singla and Harish Singla were guests of honour.

Programme Officer Dr Yograj Angrish and Deepak Dhingra through Power Point presented a report of the camp, highlighting first aid training, civil defence training, firefighting training, vanamahotsava, lecture on positive attitude held in association with the Art of Living, lecture on HIV and lever disease by Dr Rajoo S. Chhina and one-day medical camp, special programme on healthy living without medicine, yoga camp, road safety/traffic awareness camp, social awareness rally against social evils, levelling of grounds, rally cleanliness drive, etc.

Around 100 NSS volunteers were given trophies, while poor and needy women were given sewing machines. A cultural programme was organised.

Mr Goel appreciated the efforts of the managing committee and Principal for providing the state-of-the-art facilities to students, while Hemant Kalia, Purshotam Singla and Harish Singla exhorted NSS volunteers to continue their activities for the welfare of society.

President Naveen Mittal and Principal Dr Vijay Asdhir appreciated the efforts of the NSS unit of the college.

Principal honoured

Principal of Manmohan Saini Public Senior Secondary School Harminder Saini was honoured with the Rashtriya Samman Puraskar and Gold Medal by the Indian Society for Industry and Intellectual Development (ISIID) on their 10th National Seminar held at New Delhi recently.

Ms Saini received the honour in recognition of her individual achievements in education and intellectual excellence toward society.

Workshop

A two-day information-cum-practical workshop was organised by the Department of Physics at Government College for Women recently.

Prof Gagandeep Singh and Navdeep Singh from the GNEC were the guest resource persons on the occasion.

Science Society representative Rumani Ahuja welcomed the chief guests.

Students of BSc who attended the workshop were given practical training in finding common faults and rectifying these in household electrical wiring, electrical appliances, electronic and electrical gadgets.

Under the guidance of department faculty, the students also prepared electronic projects on the given topics.

NSS volunteers' work appreciated
Our Correspondent

Mandi Ahmedgarh, January 2
Residents of the area appreciated the projects undertaken by NSS volunteers of Shanti Tara College and Collegiate School at the concluding function organised at Jhammat village near here on Monday. The function was presided over by Mr Darshan Singh, SHO Sadar, while Mr Pritpal Singh Jhammat was the chief guest.

According to Mr CP Dua, in charge of the event, the volunteers undertook various activities during the camp. Besides taking part in a cleanliness drive and promotion of environment, the volunteers distributed woollen garments and books among needy students.

A cultural programme was presented which included Bhangra, choreography and folk items by volunteers which were appreciated. Articles of rural craft prepared and collected by girl students drew priase from guests hailing from the urban area.

During his keynote address, Mr Darshan Singh urged the students to focus on achieving excellence in studies. “During your student life you should not fall prey to social evils and deliberate exploitation by political leaders ,” he advised the students.

General secretary Arvind Malhotra, chairman Prem Gupta, Sarpanch Pritpal Singh and NSS officers CP Dua and Mansha Ram stressed the role of the social service organisation in personality development.

Chill keeps students away
Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, January 2
Most of the city colleges, including the Government College for Women, SCD Government College, Master Tara Singh College and Khalsa College for Women, opened today after the winter break, but the hangover of the vacations could be seen on the faces of students, who were absolutely in no mood to attend the classes. Many colleges had about 50 per cent attendance in the first two periods because of the foggy weather. As the weather cleared, more and more students could be seen pouring into classrooms.

Pointing to the low attendance, Dr (Ms) Madanjit Kaur Sahota, Principal, Master Tara Singh College for Women, said it was unfortunate as today's generation did not know the value of time. She said that parents were equally responsible, who did not act strict with the lethargic attitude of their children. She said she hoped to see fresh faces of the students after the winter break, but felt rather disappointed to see the low attendance.

Manisha, a student of the KCW, said she did not feel like coming to the college in the morning because of intense cold. "It is difficult to wake up early after holidays. But, I managed to attend my last three lectures," she added.

Another reason for the low attendance seemed to be the distribution of answer sheets of December examinations. One of the faculty members maintained that students knew that they would be shown the answer sheets of various subjects. "All those, who did not do well in the examinations, try to escape. They do not want to face their respective teachers and take leave for two-three days till the whole procedure is completed," she added.

Meanwhile, many students said their syllabi were almost complete and the month of January was more than enough for revisions and solving difficulties. They felt it was better to stay at home and relax rather than bunking classes in college.

Former PU VC new DG of Rayat and Bahra group
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, January 2
Former Vice-Chancellor of Panjab University, Prof K. N. Pathak has joined the Rayat and Bahra group as the Director-General, Academics. An announcement to this effect was made here yesterday at a media briefing in the presence of Prof Pathak and several directors and top officials of the Rayat and Bahra group.

Flanked by Mr Gurvinder Singh Bahra, Vice-Chairman, Rayat and Bahra Group, Prof C. M. Behl, the Managing Director of the group, welcomed Prof Pathak. The joining of Prof Pathak has come as a major breakthrough for Rayat and Bahra that has plans to vie for the status of a deemed university shortly.

Dr Pathak, has been widely accredited with achievements and successes of the university during his tenure, prior to his retirement early last year.

Prof Pathak's contribution in securing an NAC granted five-star status to Panjab University in 2001 and making the university in getting the status of "university with potential of excellence in bio-medical sciences" by the UGC in 2002, is well known.

It was during Prof Pathak's tenure that the establishment of the UIET, the UIDS and other regional campuses of the university at Hoshiarpur and Ludhiana were set up.

Dean of veterinary science college retires
Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, January 2
Professor K.S. Roy, Head, Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Histology, College of Veterinary Science, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, retired from services after attaining superannuation on December 31. He was the acting Dean of the college from May to December 2006.

A 1967 graduate of Bihar Veterinary College, Patna, he mastered in veterinary anatomy in 1971 and did his PhD in 1981 at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana. He joined the PAU in April 1974 as an Assistant Professor. He worked as Head, Veterinary Anatomy and Histology. Having 37 years of experience in teaching, research and extension activities, he was the mentor of 13 MVSc and four PhD students. He was offered foreign assignments at AI Fateh University, Libya, and University of Zambia, Lusaka.

Cultural show by Dhan Pothohar Brotherhood
Tribune News Service

Ludhiana January 2
The Dhan Pothohar Brotherhood Punjab organised a cultural programme here last night. Deputy Commissioner Ashok Gupta was the chief guest, while former president of the Pothohar Association, UK, Gurcharan Singh Chhatwal and Dr Surjit Pattar were the guests of honour.

Mr Chhatwal was honoured with the Pothohar Gaurav Award, keeping in view his contribution to the Pothohar Association, UK

A pictorial autobiography, “My Success Story”, of N.S. Nanda was released by the Deputy Commissioner, who appreciated the efforts of Mr Nanda for writing the autobiography, which also contains the history of the brotherhood. Mr Nanda said it was his dream to document the detail of his achievements.

He said he had struggled hard to attain whatever he had in his life with the blessings of the Almighty.

Prof M.S. Cheema said the photographs in the book depicted the journey of Mr Nanda’s life.

They provided glimpses of his association with personalities in the field of art, literature, culture, politics and society.

Dr Jagtar Dhiman, who has edited the autobiography, said the book was a pictorial narrative of various events of Mr Nanda’s life.

Mr Nanda is a hotelier, a social and a cultural activist.

Dr Pattar said Mr Nanda was a famous city social figure, a promoter of club culture and a proud Pothohari imbibing real traits of our Punjabi culture and heritage.

Other prominent persons who spoke were Dr Kewal Dhir, Dr S.N. Sewak, Pritpal Singh Vij, D.S. Parwana, A.S. Gujral and D.M. Singh.

The cultural programme was conducted by O.K. Sachdeva and Neelam Khosla.