International Peace Day observed at Eternal University, Baru Sahib

Eternal University, Baru Sahib, organised a webinar on ‘Ways to establish permanent peace in the world’ to mark International Peace Day. Kerala Governor, the chief guest, said violence and stress posed a threat to peace and stability, they must help people in building resilience. Value-based education played an important role in helping children develop compassion and love for the needy, said Vice-Chancellor Davinder Singh. A calm mind is the key to a happy life, said Mehrabani Kaur, a motivational speaker from Canada. A total of 4,757 people participated in the session.

Protest against high school fee

The Private Schools Parents’ Forum staged a demonstration at the Directorate of Higher Education to protest against the failure of the government to manage private schools and stop them from charging exorbitant fee. Some private schools were arbitrarily increasing the fee and charging for facilities that had been discontinued during the Covid-induced lockdown, said convener Vijendra Mehra. Reiterating the demand for setting up a regulatory commission for determining the fee structure and curriculum, he alleged that the government was dithering on the issue. The legislation was not brought during the monsoon session of the Vidhan Sabha, even as the bill was ready and the process of seeking objections and suggestions had been completed.

Issue bus passes online: ABVP

The ABVP urged the HRTC authorities to start an online facility for issuing bus passes to avoid inconvenience to students. A delegation of the ABVP met the managing director of the HRTC and submitted a memorandum, highlighting the problems faced by students in getting bus passes. After the opening of colleges, there is a huge rush of students to get monthly bus passes and they have to stand in queue for hours. The students would be relieved if the passes were issued online, said state secretary of ABVP, Vishal Verma. The MD, HRTC, Sanjeev Kumar assured a facility for issuing online bus passes would be started, he said.