DD official honoured

Jalandhar: Kulwinder Butter, former programme executive, Jalandhar Doordarshan, was honoured by the college principal Dr Gurpinder Singh Samra at a brief function held in Lyallpur Khalsa College on Friday. It is worth mentioning here that Buttar has been awarded in the film and television category by the State Language Department. Lauding Buttar’s services to Punjabi language, Dr Samra said that during her long service spanning 35 years she made documentaries and TV programmes relating to Punjabi culture and language and for the reason the state government was honouring her with the prestigious award. He also said that Lyallpur Khalsa College was committed to preservation and promotion of Punjabi culture and was making relentless efforts in this direction with the active participation of its Punjabi Department. Prof Surinderpal Mand, Prof Harjinder Singh, Prof Kuldip Sodhi were also present on the occasion.

Fit India Prabhat Pheri

The NSS volunteers of Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya organised ‘Fit India Prabhat Pheri’ under ‘Fit India Campaign’. For the success of the campaign, the volunteers organised ‘Prabhat pheris’ along with their neighbours. Principal Prof Ajay Sareen addressed the volunteers and said that a healthy mind develops in healthy body. She said that all the young volunteers are full of enthusiasm and energy. “All should work for the development of society and country. Our country needs dedicated and loyal volunteers like you. NSS not only develops your character but also gives you a sense of discipline, working in coordination and helps you to identify your strength and weaknesses” she said congratulating the volunteers for the success of this campaign. She encouraged the volunteers to take part in such campaigns in future also. On this occasion, NSS Programme Officer Veena Arora, Dr Anjana Bhatia, Harmanu, Pawan Kumari and Dr Meenu Talwar also encouraged the NSS volunteers.

Workshop on blended learning

The department of management of Lyallpur Khalsa College, Technical Campus, organised a workshop on ‘Blended Learning for Enhancing Class Room Interaction’. The resource person was Prof Ravi Kiran, Prof and Head, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala. Dr Ravi Kiran stated that ‘Blended learning’ is the need of the hour. It is the culmination of technology/digital media and traditional classroom instructor-led teaching to provide flexible teaching learning environment for the students. She highlighted on the new techniques of blended learning that can be employed by teachers as well as students for teaching-learning. The event was coordinated by Dr Manisha Dhir. Sukhbir Singh Chatha (Director, Academic Affairs) stated that the current environment has enhanced the need of blended learning. Dr SK Sood (Director) congratulated the faculty members for organising such events. Dr Inderpal Singh (HoD, Management) presented the vote of thanks.

Foundation programme

Kanya Maha Vidyalaya (KMV) has taken an innovative initiative to strengthen the intellectual foundation of the all new entrants of the college by launching a new programme. This programme aims to bridge the gap between the school and higher education. Principal Prof (Dr) Atima Sharma Dwivedi addressed the students on the inaugural session of the programme. The title of her talk was ‘The Human Story’. Through it, she laid stress on developing the qualities of compassion, empathy and to be more humane. She talked about the need to be more confident, aware and enable the students to take the right decision in their lives. She further maintained that we all need to learn some lessons from Covid-19 pandemic and should try to be more compassionate to each other, should respect and preserve our mother nature and also respect the natural resources available to us.

CT honours frontline warriors

Saluting the frontline warriors who have played a significant role in tackling Covid-19 outbreak, CT Group hosted a thanksgiving ceremony titled ‘Abhaar: a salute to frontline warriors at Hotel Fortune Avenue. Deputy Commissioner Ghanshyam Thori was the guest of honor. In the ceremony, 50 frontline warriors from the Municipal Corporation, Jalandhar(MCJ), district administration, Police Commissionerate and medical field were honoured for their selfless services. The names of warriors included Ramesh Kumar, sweeper: Mandeep Singh, superintendent; DCP Headquarters Arun Saini; ASI Surinderpal; Senior Constable Amandeep Singh; SP Rural Manjit Kaur; Civil Surgeon Dr Gurinder Kaur Chawla; Dr Poonam Sekhri; Jagjit Singh; Dr Navin Chitkara from NHS Hospital; Dr Damanbir Chahal from Kidney Hospital; Dr SPS Grover from New Ruby Hospital along with 34 medical officers from 10 teams who collected samples of Covid-19.

Human Rights Day observed

Innocent Hearts Group of Institutions organised a debate competition on the occasion of Human Rights Day. The objective of the event was to aware students regarding human rights and to enhance their confidence in public speaking. Topics given to the students were: Is there a possibility of free education for all? Should human rights be gender- based? Happiness is more important than money. Is democracy the best political system to protect basic human rights? Four teams were shortlisted for the competition. Each team was consisting of six members out which three speakers expressed their views in favour and other three against the motion. Each speaker exhibited great oratory skill. The judgement of the competition was done by Asst Prof DivakarJoshi and Asst Prof Purshottam from management and hotel management department respectively. The winner of the event was the team of Ashish Katyal, ShivamSuri, Sejal, AlizaSubba, Ankush Sharma and Manjot Kaur. TNS