Tokyo hockey hero Surender Kumar felicitated in Kurukshetra

Kurukshetra: Indian men’s hockey team defender Surender Kumar, member of bronze medal-winning squad in Tokyo Olympics, visited St Thomus Convent School, interacted with students and encouraged them. He addressed the students and inspired them by saying that one should not withdraw from any situation. Managing director Anjalee Marwaha, along with the Principal and Co-ordinator of the school welcomed the Olympian. Principal Aarti Suri felicitated the star of Indian Hockey Team for his grand success and said he had not made only his state proud but also the entire country .

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Examination centres inspected

Sirsa: Vice-Chancellor of Chaudhary Devi Lal University, Sirsa Professor Ajmer Singh Malik and controller of examinations Professor Rajkumar Salar inspected the BEd practical examination centres of various colleges of Fatehabad district, which are scheduled between August 16 and September 4. He directed centre superintendents and coordinator of practical examiners team to follow the standard operating procedure (SOP) regarding Covid-19. He expressed satisfaction and motivated students to enhance their practical skills and be friendly with information technology tools for imparting qualitative education.

Webinar on dietary interventions

Karnal: A one-day webinar on ‘Dietary interventions for addressing menopausal symptoms’ was organised at the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), here on Friday. Dr Manmohan Singh Chauhan, Director, NDRI, said the webinar was conducted under the NDRI lecture series to commemorate 75-years of Indian Independence. He said the objective of the webinar was to bring about much-needed awareness among faculty and students about the dietary interventions that could be helpful in addressing and minimising the adverse effects associated with menopausal symptoms. Manisha Mehta, clinical dietician and sports nutritionist acted as resource persons for this webinar. Mehta focused on the symptoms of menopause and how to be medically sure of menopause. She emphasized on the three steps, namely exercise, right diet and timely sleep to rectify menopausal symptoms.

DC inspects institute

Hisar: Deputy Commissioner Priyanka Soni inspected the Northern Region Farm Machinery Training and Testing Institute (TTI), located on the Sirsa road in the town. She interacted with scientists and trainees who came from different states to get training on farm implements. The DC was apprised about the vehicle-mounted sprayer for locust control which was effective in controling locust attack on the crops and other agriculture implements in the institute. The DC planted sapling on the campus.

Women Equality Day

Ambala: The MMIS Sadopur in Ambala district celebrated women Equality Day on Thursday to raise awareness about women’s equality and the success they had achieved in various sectors. The day marks a strong starting point where women got equal representation in different arms of the government. To celebrate this day, a workshop was organised to motivate students to pay respect to women in every field.

Training imparted to village women

Hisar: Scientists of the Indira Chakravarty of College of Home Science at Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agriculture university (HAU) imparted training to women in Budak village to manufacture value-added products of pearl millet (bajra). The food and nutrition department’s head Dr Sangeeta C Sindhu said the village women were encouraged to launch their own small ventures and tips given about taking loan and other assistance from the government departments.

Regional awards in project writing

Ambala: Namya Bhardwaj (Class VIII) of Army School, and Krittika Saini (Class IX) of KV2 have won the prestigious regional awards in project writing. The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Hertage (INTACH), Ambala, conducted an event on writing a project report on ‘nature in danger’ for schoolchildren on 31 December 2020, under the guidance of Colonel (retd) RD Singh, convenor INTACH. Over 125 children from 16 schools participated in this national event.