Chandigarh, January 25
Global Events and Expositions today announced that the 65th India International Education Fair ‘Education Worldwide India’ will be held in the city on January 27 and 28 at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

The event at Chandigarh will witness a large number of educational institutions and some of the prominent ones are USEFI, USA, Koge Business College - Denmark (Indo European Educational & Commercial Services), Spain Inn Group - Barcelona (Auscanus Consultants), British Institute of Technology and E-Commerce, Ansal Institute of Technology, ITM School of Hotel Management etc.

Mr Siddharth Jain, chief, marketing operations, said, “With top-notch institutions participating in this series of education fairs, students are all set to get accurate and up-to-date information on professional courses and career options available within various streams. These include Management, Computer Education, Medical, Fashion, Multimedia, Hotel Management, Tourism, Air Hostess Training, Graphic Design, Beauty Care, Polytechnics, Language Courses, Call Centers Training amongst others. Apart from these, participation by Indian Air Force and the Indian Coast Guard is to be an added attraction.” 

Chandigarh, January 25
The authorities of Government College, Sector 46, here have come under fire for undertaking the “voluntary” cleaning of the college campus.

A section of college teachers stated that the college Principal collected funds from some teachers to take up the cleaning and leveling of the college grounds.

Stating that this was the work of the engineering wing of the Chandigarh Administration and not the responsibility of college teachers, a teacher pointed out that this was an administrative irregularity.

On the other hand, the Principal Ms Usha Jindal stated that she had written twice to the UT Administration’s engineering wing to get the campus cleared of the tall bushes and grass which was becoming home to snakes and insects. “But when nothing happened, we decided that cleaning can be undertaken as a voluntary effort. I contributed first and when the work began, some other teachers chipped in. No one was forced to pay,” she added.

Sources in the college, however, insisted that an office order was issued for the “collection” of this voluntary contribution and other than the teaching staff some of who even paid up to Rs 2000, the non-teaching staff was asked to contribute.

“What is the harm if a college is putting in its own effort to get its premises clean. Students are scared of moving about in the college because of so much of wild growth,” said the Principal.

When contacted, DPI Colleges UT Raji P Srivastava said she was not aware of any such thing happening in the college. “But if is happening, it is not the work of the college authorities. We have an engineering wing to take care of such works and enough funds for the same. However I will look into it,” she said.

Chandigarh, January 25
Tiny Tots Preparatory School, Sector 38, here today celebrated Republic Day.

The celebration started with a welcome song by tiny tots. Competitions were held in three categories, rhyme competition, discussion on topics and fancy dress competition.

The winners of the rhyme contest were Kavya, Abhinav and Shivam. The winners of different topics were Shreya, Alice, Nikita and Aashma and the winners of fancy dress competition were Swayam, Tript Shubham and Prabhleen.

The function was concluded by a solo performance given by Shreya Bhatt. She danced on the song "Desh Rangeela Rangeela...". Prizes and participation gifts were given to students.

The function was presided over by Mr Anurag Kohli, secretary of the Chandigarh Youth Congress and Chairman of intellectual cell.

Mrs Vinod Jain, principal of the school, thanked the guests.

Mohali, January 25
“Every Indian is an ambassador of this country to promote tourism,” this was the spirit shown by students of the Chandigarh College of Hotel Management and Catering Technology, Landran, today when they reached at the Chandigarh Airport with smiling faces and warm hearts.

The occasion was to be celebrate National Tourism Day and the students celebrated it in a unique way. They gave a traditional welcome by putting a kumkum tilak and garlanding passengers of various flights arriving at the airport.

Another batch of students of the college greeted tourists visiting the city at the Rock Garden with rose buds. Ms Bhanu Vig, Principal, CCHMCT, emphasised the need of such activities, which not only gave practical exposure to the students, but also inculcated a feeling of pride for their own country.

Mr Satnam Singh Sandhu, Chairman, and Mr Rashpal Singh Dhaliwal, president, CGC, appreciated the students and the staff for their efforts.

Mohali, January 25
NSS volunteers of Gian Jyoti Institute of Management and Technology, Phase-2, here organised a door-to-door campaign to educate parents in slum areas on the importance of sending their children to school on the occasion National Youth Week.

The week-long NSS camp was organised in slums of Madanpura and old Mohali village. Students went from door to door and requested parents not to take out their children from school but to re-admit them and be a part of the mainstream.

Mrs Ranjeet Kaur, Principal, Gian Jyoti Public School, Mohali, also took keen interest and emphasised the importance of education in one’s life while interacting with parents. She, along with NSS volunteers, tried to discuss their social, economic and psychological problems.