Chandigarh, May 3
After years of tussle between Panjab University and the State Bank of India, the university has finally got possession of six acres of its prime land on the Panipat-New Delhi stretch of the National Highway.

The university had leased out a part of the land to the bank many years ago and their lease with the university had ended in 2001.

“We made a lot of efforts to get back possession of the land which we have finally got this week,” said the PU Vice-Chancellor, Prof R.C. Sobti.

The piece of land was now worth several crores, said the VC, adding that ideas were being generated as to what best possible use the land could be put to.

Sources added that the university was considering the possibility of opening a regional centre or a centre of excellence there but that would entail taking permission from the Haryana government.

Chandigarh, May 3
The Punjab State Red Cross Branch of the Indian Red Cross Society has decided to organise a state-level World Red Cross Day function on May 8 at Law Auditorium, Panjab University, Chandigarh.

The Governor of Punjab, General, who happens to be the president of state branch, will be the chief guest.

The chief guest will award the people recognised for selfless services for the cause of Red Cross on the occasion. — TNS

Mohali
SUN DAY: International Sun Day was celebrated at the Rayat and Bahra Institute of Engineering and Bio-Technology (RBIEBT), Sahauran, Kharar, by the NSS unit of the institute, here, on Thursday to propagate the use of solar energy to meet the adverse energy needs in different countries. A numbers of activities, including administration of solar equipment, quiz, paper presentation, poster-making, slogan-writing competitions, were undertaken. A seminar on the use of renewal energy as a sustainable of resource energy was also organised at the institute.

Prof S.K. Sharma gave a presentation on the needs of solar energy in coming future.

Various concepts related to sun and solar energy were highlighted in the events organised at the institute. A solar cooker was installed in the institute to enlighten students about the benefit of solar energy.

PLACEMENTS: Safaltek, a software company dealing in offshore IT services and solution providing, held campus placements at Chandigarh Engineering College, Landran (CEC), for the B.Tech students of the CSE and IT branches going to passout in 2007 and 2008 on Thursday.

“Safaltek sees Chandigarh as the next destination for software development firms,” said Reshma Suleman, HR executive, Safaltek Software Private Limited, on a visit to Chandigarh Group of Colleges in Landran in order to make selections for her company. She further said there was a lot of talent lying untapped in this part of the country. After Bangalore, Delhi, Hyderabad and Gurgaon Chandigarh was going to be the happening place for software development, she added. — TNS

Chandigarh
STUDENTS HONOURED: Annual Day of KV High Grounds was celebrated with great verve and vivacity. Gp Capt B.K. Sood VSM, Station Commander, AFS, High Grounds, was the chief guest. Preetika Sood, president, AFWWA (L), gave away the prizes to students for their outstanding performance in various fields. S.K. Bhatia, principal of the vidyalaya, read the annual report highlighting the achievements and setting news goals for the forthcoming session. Students presented a cultural extravaganza which started with the Saraswati vandana. Tiny tots attired as sparkling stars stole the show in an action song. English play 'Mother's Day' performed by senior students depicting the theme of women empowerment was immensely applauded. The grand finale with the vibrant bhangra made everyone enjoy the mirth and robustness of Punjab. Vice-principal Amita Sharma proposed a vote of thanks at the end of the celebrations.

FUNCTION: Annual day of Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 1 Chandi Mandir, Cantt, was held on Thursday at Gen Manekshaw Auditorium. Maj Gen P.C. Kharbanda, SM, MGGS, HQ, Western Command, was the chief guest. Principal Narinder Mohini presented the annual report. The chief guest gave away the prizes to the meritorious students and congratulated the principal and staff for putting up a grand show. Guest of honour, Col Sunil Kala, Commander, 12 Signal Group, and chairman, vidyalaya managing committee, applauded the efforts made by the school towards the all-round development of the students. The cultural extravaganza, which included a welcome song by the tiny tots, school orchestra, group songs, bihu dance, puppet dance, classical dance - ‘Krishna’, remix and bharatnatyam, enthralled the audience. While the English one-act play ‘Dear Departed’ depicted satirically the hypocrisy of human relationships at the loss of a dear one in the family, the hilarious Hindi comedy ‘Hero Ki Talash’ entertained the spectators. The function concluded with the national anthem.

Students of Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 2 at 3BRD Air Force Station perform during their Annual Day celebrations in Chandigarh on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

STUDENTS ENTHRAL: Annual Day of Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 2, 3BRD, was held on Thursday at Depot auditorium, 3BRD, Chandigarh. The chief guest on the occasion was Air Cmde R.K. Srivastava AOC, 3BRD, and chairman, VMC. Principal Ranjana Bassi presented the annual report. Reena Srivastava, president, AFWWA-L and J.P. Gupta, EO, KVS, gave away prizes to the meritorious students. This was followed by an impressive cultural programme of music, dance and drama.

SPORTS QUIZ: ESPN Star Sports organised a sports quiz at St Kabir Public School. The quiz elicited a great response from the kids. The quiz was held in two groups. The winners include Viren Sood, Pankush Jhainjha, Kanav Devgan, Sarthak, Jas Simran, Parth and Vasu. Principal J.P. Singh congratulated the winners.

Mohali
e-BEAM TECHNOLOGY: The DAV Public Senior Secondary School, Mohali, has turned its whiteboard into an effective interactive mode for the benefit of those who are not able to join their class or situated at a remote location. The school has introduced e-Beam technology to take its classroom with complete audio-visual effect to the houses of its students.

Talking to mediapersons principal Jaya Bhardwaj said,“We are the first institution to start this facility at our institution in the tricity and first DAV in the region.”

During a multimedia presentation of the new system, she said, “The e-Beam receiver is attached to any flat surface. After aiming the projector, the instructions scribbled on the e-Beam board go away to any corner of the world. The entire system can be set-up and calibrated by anyone in a matter of minutes.” She also announced that the school has installed another system by which it would be able to relay live any function being held at the institution through the internet. The school had recently held an e-seminar at the school which was wired to a select group of users through the internet. — TNS