DAV College BCom student 1st in GNDU

Amritsar: Sahil, a student of BCom sixth semester of DAV College, has secured a merit position in Guru Nanak Dev University examination. He has secured first position in the university by securing 1,789 marks out of 2,100. Principal Dr Rajesh Kumar honoured him with flowers. Motivating the students to work hard to move ahead in life, Dr Rajesh said hard work is the stepping stone to success. Prof Rajneesh Poppy, head of the commerce department, congratulated the students and wished them a bright future.

7th annual HR conclave at IIM

The IIM, Amritsar, kicked off the industry interaction season ’22-’23 by conducting Yukti’22, the annual HR conclave at Hotel Radisson Blu. The speakers at the conclave included various industry veterans and stalwarts who shared their insights on the topics of discussion with the faculty, staff and students. The conclave consisted of two panel discussions. The first panel discussed “Employee Experience: Moving Back from ZOOMbie Land” and the topic for the second panel discussion was “Talent Acquisition 4.0: Winning the War for Talent”. Dr Mahima Chaudhary unveiled Ekagra 4.0, the biannual HR magazine of the institute, receiving the first copy from Dr Vartika Dutta, faculty anchor, HRithvi, the HR Club of the institute.

Schoolchildren celebrate Teej

Shri Ram Ashram Public School, The Mall, celebrated Teej on the school premises. The teachers and the students of the school celebrated the festival with traditional fervour. The parents were dressed up in Punjabi attire and enjoyed the floral swing, set up on the school premises. Teachers were also dressed in beautiful traditional attire, applied mehandi and wore gajra. A special morning assembly was organised enlightening the students on Teej, where students of Class VIII mesmerised everyone with their energetic bhangra performance. Various competitions were organised for the students of Class VII to XII like mehandi, making flower jewellery, nail art and hairdo with gajra. Teej delicacies kheer, pura, kachoris were also relished by the staff.

Induction ceremony at hotel mgmt dept

The Department of Hotel Management and Tourism of Guru Nanak Dev University organised the induction ceremony for the new students of BHMCT and BTTM courses. Dr Mandeep Kaur, Head of the Department, welcomed newly admitted students and introduced them about the department. The interactive session was initiated by Dr Bharat Kapoor, Assistant Professor, with a keynote that threw light on Guru Nanak Dev University’s mission and vision. Further, Tirtha Roy Chaudhary, HR Director, Hotel Hyatt Regency, Amritsar, was the chief guest on the occasion and presented an abridgement of the hospitality industry and shared the growth that every performer of the industry has been experiencing post SARS-COV-2 crisis. He advised the students to reform their skills to meet the demand of the hospitality sector.

Awareness seminar on tree plantation

An awareness seminar on tree plantation was organised in Ashok Vatika Public School. The saplings were planted on the school campus. Besides, a seminar was conducted to spread awareness regarding the survival of trees and the importance of water conservation. The chief guest on the occasion was Prof Mukesh Agarwal, (Retd Principal of Government Rajendra College) and Retd engineer Daljit Singh Kohli (Irrigation Department). They highlighted the picture of depleting water level in the country and insisted on saving more and more water and the need to grow more trees. School principal Anchal Mahajan also promised to take initiatives to conserve more water on the school campus.

Teej celebrated in school

Tarn Taran: Teej was celebrated with great fanfare at Guru Amar Dass Adarsh Institute, Goindwal Sahib, on Tuesday. The image of Punjabi culture was presented by the students and teachers while presenting cultural programme. On the occasion, mehandi , nail art and other competitions were conducted for the students. Students performed giddha, dance and recited poetry. A competition for the title “Saawan di Pari” and “Teeyan di Rani” was also organised and the winning teachers and students were honoured with crowns. School Principal Manisha Sood encouraged the teachers and students and appealed them to remain associated with Punjabi culture. tns/oc