Rallying for a green diwali

Ludhiana: Rotaract Club of the Khalsa College for Women, Civil lines, organised a ‘green Diwali’ activity through a huge display of posters and collages on the importance of eco-friendly practices. Members interacted with students and discussed the do’s and don’ts on Diwali and urged them to be compassionate towards earth. Meanwhile, to boost learning of mathematics, a maths quiz was organised by the mathematics department.

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GGN Khalsa wins gold in kick boxing

Ishpreet Singh, BA-II student of Gujranwala Guru Nanak Khalsa College, brought laurels to the institution by winning gold in the national-level kick fighting championship and bronze in the kick light competition. The tournament was organised by the National Federation, in which 1,200 players from various states participated. The president of Gujranwala Khalsa education council, Gursharan Singh Narula, and Principal Arvinder Singh felicitated Ishpreet. Ishpreet ahd also won a silver medal in the state-level amateur kick boxing championship.

Cadaveric oath ceremony at CMCH 

The department of anatomy of Christian Medical College organised a Cadaveric oath ceremony for first year MBBS students. The new curriculum of MBBS lays stress on the importance of right attitude, ethics and communication skills in a medical student. The cadaveric oath was first started in 2016 and forms the foundation of the learning process for them as cadaver is not only their first teacher but also their first patient. Dr Aprajita Sikka, head of Anatomy Department, explained the importance of cadaveric oath and said cadavers were once living souls who made the supreme sacrifice of donating their body for medical education and hence should be treated with dignity and respect. TNS

KCW holds multiple events

Various activities were conducted at the Khalsa College for Women. The Eco club of the college conducted an awareness campaign on ‘Carry your own shopping bags’ and a drive on ‘Say no to plastic bags’ to reduce plastic menace during festive season. An activity, in continuation with the awareness campaign ‘Days of Pride’ was also held. The club members took an initiative and went to Government Model Senior Secondary School, Cemetery Road, to spread awareness among adolescent school girls. The members of the club apprised students about various taboos and myths associated with menstrual cycle and urged them to practice hygiene to keep problems at bay. Students also distributed sanitary napkins. The geography department organised a map-filling competition with the aim to enhance the cartographic awareness. Around 10 teams comprising three students in each team participated in the contest.

GCG organises first MUN

The department of social sciences of the Government College for Girls organised its first model United Nations (MUN) to mark United Nations Day, which is celebrated every year on October 24. On the lines of the MUN, an All-India political party meet (AIPPM) was organised in which 160 delegates participated. The agenda for the committee was ‘Deliberation of women safety and security’.

Lecture on drug abuse

AS Group of Institutions, Khanna, organised a guest lecture on “Youth against drug abuse”. The resource person underlined the alarming figures of drug users in the nation. He cautioned the youth against reliance on drugs for solving short-term problems and methodologies for avoiding stress by identification of its sources. The focus of the talk was to increase awareness and support for substance abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery. 

Seminar on Guru Nanak’s teachings

GHG Khalsa College, Gurusar Sadhar, celebrated the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev by organising a national-level seminar on ‘Guru Nanak Bani: Ideologies and different perspectives’, in association with Punjabi Academy, Delhi. Principal Jaswant Singh spoke on Guru Nanak’s philosophies. Gurbheg Singh laid emphasis on the need to preserve and propagate Punjabi.

GNDEC organises art workshop

A two-day art workshop was organsied by the cultural committee of Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College. The workshop was attended by 40 students who were selected through the talent hunt competition. Prof Jaspreet Singh from Government Art College, Sector 10, Chandigarh, and Sarabjit Singh Rupal, emerging in the field of arts, were resource persons. The experts instructed students to make paintings, rangoli, sculptures, mehndi, posters, collages and cartoons. 

Lecture on gynaecology 

Samrala: Malwa College, Bondli-Samarala, organised a lecture on gynaecology, obstetrication and oncology by experts from Fortis Hospital. Principal Harinder Kaur welcomed the experts.  Dr Harish Matta, surgeon, and Dr Gursimran Kaur, gynaecologist, shared the causes, symptoms and prevention of cancer with students. They told students that October is celebrated as Cancer Awareness Month by the World Health Organisation. Dr Matta said contamination in food products and environmental pollution are the main causes of cancer. Due to lack of awareness regarding this issue, people did not get proper treatment. This was why cancer becomes the second major reason of death in the world. Dr Gursimran said cervical cancer was spreading fast but could be prevented through vaccination. Women of 30 to 40-year-old were major victims of this disease. OC