Academic adviser given send-off

Karnal: Ramesh Lather, academic adviser, Dyal Singh Public School, Dyal Singh Colony, was given farewell. Principal Sushma Devgan said Lather had taken the school to new heights. She joined the school as English teacher in 1988 and during her 33-year tenure, she served the school as coordinator, vice-principal, principal and academic adviser. Lather said she was happy that she worked hard and inspired everyone to work with sincerity. She advised children to be disciplined and have a temperament of self-study. Children should respect parents, teachers and elders, she said. She thanked the school management committee and the staff for their support during her tenure.

Honour for agri varsity staff

Hisar: Department of Plant Pathology, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, excelled in the national e-conference on plant health and food security - challenges and opportunities, organised by the Indian Phytopathological Society, as Dr Kushal Raj was appointed the president of the society and Dr Rakesh Kumar Chugh was made the councillor during the general body meeting. Dr Raj and Dr Chugh maintained passion to conduct farmer-oriented research and were conferred with various awards. The Department of Plant Pathology is giving its best to promote plant pathology.

National award for Kaithal teacher

Karnal: Vijay Kumar Chawla, Hindi lecturer at Government Model Sanskriti Senior Secondary School, Keorak, will receive a national award for innovative practices and experiments in education. A national seminar was organised online from March 2 to 3 by the Department of Teacher Education, NCERT, New Delhi. As many as 28 participants were selected from schools and educational institutes across India for the seminar. Chawla said according to a letter issued by the Teacher Education Department of the NCERT, New Delhi, on March 19, he was selected for the national award. He prepared and designed 15 games for making Hindi teaching joyful and enjoyable at the primary level. Two e-books were prepared using ICT applications 'Khel Pitara' and 'Hindi-e-grammar'. Evaluation of students was done by preparing interactive activity sheets and web pages. Chawla said his games and e-books had already been uploaded on Saksham portal by NIC, Kurukshetra. He said it was a proud moment for him and the school.

Semester exams start at KU

Kurukshetra: The first semester exams of Kurukshetra University (postgraduate and engineering) started in a blended mode. KU controller of exams Ankeshwar Prakash said students appearing in exams were being monitored by the proctorial committees. A group of 20 students appearing in exams was being monitored by a teacher-proctor through Google Meet app. The time allotted for examination is four hours, which includes writing the exam and uploading the PDF copy of the answer sheet through a google form generated by the centre superintendent. After receiving the question paper from the controller of exams, it is sent to students on their email id at 9.30 am. Prakash said the exams were conducted smoothly and no problem was reported from the students and the superintendents. All the chairpersons/directors and principals concerned have been directed to follow the central and state government SOPs regarding Covid-19 pandemic for the safety of students and teachers.

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