Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 2
Terming computer education to be indispensable for pursuing modern education, Chokha Ram Kalra, a veteran educationist of the local town, urged the students to learn fundamentals of the subject, besides understanding concepts of other traditional streams.

He was addressing students of Sanatan Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School after inaugurating the newly established computer wing of the institute on the occasion of its foundation day yesterday.

Kalra asserted that the knowledge of computer and information technology had become necessary for the understanding of all major subjects.

Kamla Sharma, director of the Data Ram Memorial Educational Trust, called upon various social and educational organisations of the area to join hands with the institute to help educate weaker sections of society.

She exhorted students to adopt moral values and ethics as their lifestyles. She stressed that formal education without morality was lame.

Ludhiana, May 2
Judicial Magistrate Manoj Kumar Singla today issued production warrants against main accused Gurvinder Singh 'Vicky' in the Prof Kamal Kishor assault case for May 3.

The warrants have been issued following an application moved by police officials with the plea that the accused was wanted in 323/353/186 (bailable) and 333 (non-bailable) of IPC.

With the arrest of the main culprit Vicky, a resident of Jamalpur village, the teaching community has heaved a sigh of relief. Three other students involved in the assault case of Prof Kishor at Arya College on April 28, are still absconding.

Before his arrest, the evaluation process at GGN Khalsa College here was halted today for about 15 minutes as teachers held a protest against the police inaction to bring the culprits to book even after 48 hours of the incident. Over 50 teachers from both government and private colleges gathered at GGN College to suspend the evaluation duties.

Prof Jaipal Singh, president of the Punjab Government College Teachers Association, said it was due to the pressure put up by the teaching community that the main accused had surrendered in the court. He said with his arrest, the teachers had decided to postpone the agitation for the time being as several hundred students would suffer if they boycotted the examination and evaluation duties.

Prof Ashwani Bhalla, general secretary, Punjab Commerce and Management Association (PCMA), on behalf of teachers has requested the local Senators of Panjab University, Chandigarh, to take up the matter of providing proper security to the teachers on examination and evaluation duties.

Expressing concern over such unruly incidents, the teachers also said that the university insurance cover needed to be amended at the earliest. As per the cover, the teachers of non-government colleges were given Rs 1.5 lakh as insurance claim while government teachers were given Rs 1 lakh by the university and Rs 50,000 by the state government.

"But this was in case of death and not injury. The university must also bear the expenses of a teacher who is injured while performing his duty. By asking a certain college to bear the medical expenses, the university is trying to wash its hands off. We have no rivalry against the students, faculty or management of a particular college, at the same time it is the duty of the college to see that no such incident takes place with an outsider examiner. This has happened for the third consecutive year at Arya College. The problem of student misconduct is serious, which needs to be taken care of by the authorities concerned", said Prof Jaipal.

On April 28, Prof Kamal Kishor, a senior lecturer of SCD Government College, while performing duty as Centre Superintendent, Arya College ,was beaten up by four students on the college premises when he was about to go home. He paid this heavy price as he stopped the students from copying in the evening session of the examination.

Ludhiana May 2
Dr Amaijit Singh Dua, fellow, Panjab University and former dean, College Development Council, GNDU, Amritsar, and Prof Harpreet Singh Dua, Syndic, Panjab University, Chandigarh, have condemned the alleged murderous attack on Prof Kamal Kishore of SCD Government College by some students of Arya College on April 28.

Last year too, Prof Harblas was allegedly beaten up by students of the Arya College for Boys.

"Prof Kamal Kishore is a man of integrity and he has performed his duty sincerely", said Dr Dua. The members urged the vice-chancellor of Panjab University to bear all the expenses of the treatment of Professor Kishore.

They also requested the SSP, Ludhiana, to bring other culprits to book immediately so that the teachers may perform their duty fearlessly.

Mandi Gobindgarh, May 2
A theme-based on-the-spot painting and poster-making competition was organised at CS International School Jalalpur, Mandi Gobindgarh, yesterday.

The theme of the poster-making competition was to make children aware of the importance of saving water and the harmful effect of drugs in society.

The competition was related to village scene.

The principal of the school, Dr Anima Jain, said students participated in the competition with the great enthusiasm. Such theme based competitions will make the children as well as the society aware of the ill-effects of drugs and the environment.

In the competition, Manpreet Kaur from group I stood first and Harwinder Singh got the second position. In group II Gurkirat Kaur was first and Deepanshi second, in group III Bhupinder Singh stood first and Davinder Kaur second and in group IV Gagandeep Singh stood first and Harpreet Kaur second.

Shalini Gupta, director of Desh Bhagat Institutes, was the special guest. She praised the paintings. She said that such type of activities encourage awareness among the students in particular and society in general.

Ludhiana, May 2
A seminar was organised by a team from the Art of Living, headed by Sumit Mahajan and Snit Rajni, at Bhartiya Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Udham Singh Nagar, here today.

Ludhiana, May 2
Every year, the Punjab Lok Sabhyacharak Manch stages plays and organises a night-long function at Punjabi Bhawan to observe May Day.

This year, the special feature of the programme was that it was dedicated to Shaheed Bhagat Singh as his 100th birth anniversary is being celebrated this year.

Gursharan Singh, president of the manch, led a torchlight march last night from Punjabi Bhawan to Pakhowal Road. Their message was: “Keep the sacrifices made by Shaheed Bhagat Singh alive in your hearts”.

Six plays were staged with patriotic themes. The plays were presented by the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Kala Manch, Boha, the Udaan Kala Manch, Barnala, the Lok Kala Manch, Mullanpur, the Chetna Kala Manch, Barnala, and the Rang Manch, Jaito.

Three books - “Sutlej Wehnda Rahe”, “Hello, Mein Shaheed Bhagat Singh Haan” and “Baba Bolda Hain” - were also released on the occasion.