Gurpurb celebrated at DPS

Jalandhar: The birth anniversary of the 10th Sikh master, Guru Gobind Singh, was celebrated with religious fervour and gaiety at Delhi Public School. A special assembly was organised for the students of Classes 1 to VIII under the guidance of principal Ritu Kaul. The assembly began with the ‘Mool Mantra’ recited by the students with great reverence for Guru Sahib. The whole atmosphere of the assembly was reverberating with shabad ‘Waho Waho Gobind Singh Aape Gur Chela’ which was recited by the music teacher. Students spoke thoughts on the life and teachings of the guru. Videos on the journey of life of Guru Gobind Singh, his sacrifices for the humanity and some important facts were shown to the students in the virtual class. Children were told about his sacrifices, dedication, fearlessness and desire to protect the people from being oppressed which led the guru to form Khalsa. Children were fascinated to learn how he acquired the stature of both saint and soldier.

Reading scientific literature webinar

A webinar on ‘How to read scientific literature’ was organised by the Department of Biotechnology of HMV College in collaboration with the department of biotechnology, GOI, under series Human Atlas initiative by IISER, Pune. The resource person was Dr Anupma Harshal, consultant (Science Communication and Public Engagement), IISER, Pune, on Google meet followed by online test. On this occasion principal Prof Ajay Sareen welcomed the resource person in the virtual campus of HMV, Jalandhar, and highlighted the importance of research and development activities in the field of biotechnology especially in Covid-19 period. Dr Anupma elaborated to the participants on how to read, write and search a research paper. Further she told what is the importance of abstract, how to read introduction, how to study and review of literature and note various parameters of material and methods and how to drive inferences from result and discussion. She explained how a full research paper could be read in 30 minutes, besides, she explained how to use research online tools. Webinar coordinator was Dr Jatinder Kumar and moderator was Sumit Sharma. The students were given e-certificates by DBT Govt of India.

Abacus contest

Aarush Wadhawan, a student of Class VII from Eklavya School, brought laurels to the school by securing 7th rank in the 13th Punjab and Chandigarh UCMAS Abacus and Mental Arithmetic state-level competition. Universal Concept of Mental Arithmetic Systems (UCMAS) is an international educational organisation globally recognised as a leader in whole brain development and mental arithmetic training. Aarush has been participating in many competitions since childhood. By securing this prize, he added one more feather to his cap. He gave the credit of his success to his parents and teachers. The Chairman of the school, JK Gupta, appreciated the hard work of Aarush and encouraged everyone to seek inspiration from him .

Felicitation ceremony

CT Group of Institutions organised a felicitation ceremony titled ‘Gracias’ in which 70 winners along with 24 academies were honored. These winners participated in various online events organised by CT Group during the period of lockdown. The list of events includes names like bhangra in D Lockdown, chalchitra, Lockdown Ka Jalwa, Singing Sensation, Beat the Heat Dance competition etc. The chief guest for the occasion was renowned Punjabi singer Mangi Mahal. The lamp lighting ceremony was conducted by CT Group Chairman Charanjit S Channi, Managing Director Manbir Singh, co-chairperson Parminder Kaur Channi, campus director Dr GS Kalra, and deputy dean, students affairs, and cultural officer Davinder Singh along with the guests were present. Various academies were also honored for organising events in the lockdown and providing platforms to people sitting inside their homes to showcase their skills. CT Group Chairman Charanjit S Channi congratulated the winners.

LPU bags 10 medals at National Fest

Phagwara: Massive winning contributions made by the talented students of Lovely Professional University (LPU) enabled Punjab lift winners’ trophy of the fest in the 24th National Youth Festival. Out of the total 23 winning positions declared for Punjab, LPU students won 10 positions, including five gold medals and five bronze medals. LPU Chancellor Ashok Mittal applauded them for the glorious participation. The LPU teams won gold medals in the activities of film contemporary dance (solo); street play; group play; creative writing; and panel discussion (in a team). Bronze medals were won in film contemporary dance (group); design traditional; stand-up comedian act; poetry writing and narration; and panel discussion (in a team). This year, the theme of the fest was ‘Yuvaah’-Utsah Naye Bharat Ka, which celebrated and acknowledged the energy of new India by providing a platform to the youth to showcase their talent. The fest was carried out in three parts and covered genres like music, dance, regional, theatre, visual arts and more.

British Council award for school

Swami Sant Dass Public School has been awarded the British Council’s prestigious International School Award (ISA) in recognition of its work to bring the world into the classroom. Anju Mehta, Principal, said that the process was initiated to instill a global dimension into the learning experience and the school was registered for the British Council ISA in 2019. As part of the ISA action plan, the school planned and executed seven different projects for students of different age groups which were entitled as penmanship, means of communication, personal hygiene, be a water saver, walk for freedom, making life a celebration and let’s rise for climate justice. The students within the school were involved in the international framework with partner schools, collaborative curriculum-based work and year-round international activities. The evidence-based dossier was submitted to the British Council for accreditation and the school has been successfully awarded with British Council International School Award for the period 2020-23. TNS