JEE Main (March) result

Jalandhar: The students of Innocent Hearts School excelled well in JEE Main conducted by National Testing Agency in March 2021. The score of the students was – Aashim Sikka got 98.82 per cent, Mohit Nanda 98 per cent, Preet Kamal 97.35 percentile, Ishant Jethi 95.48 per cent and Om 92.76 percent. Dr Anup Bowry, Chairman of Innocent Hearts, congratulated the students and teachers. Rajeev Paliwal, Principal, aapplauded the efforts of the students and wished them good luck for their bright future.

Moot court contest

A two-day IXth RC Chopra Memorial Moot Court Competition hosted by St Soldier Law College was inaugurated on Thursday by Justice Mahavir Singh Chauhan, former Judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court, and Chairman Police Complaints Authority, Chandigarh. In the presence of 32 teams from 13 states of the country, chairman of the group Anil Chopra, vice-chairperson Sangeeta Chopra, MD Manhar Arora, campus director Dr Veena Dada and others, the College Director Prof Subhash C Sharma welcomed the chief guest and teams. He also gave an outline of the competition St Soldier Group and the host law College. Student coordinator Manvi read the rules of the competition and teacher coordinator Prof Sandeep Rani detailed the rounds. Dean academics in the college Prof Simi Thind presented the vote of thanks.

Webinar on overall nutrition

Lyallpur Khalsa College organised a webinar on ‘Poshan (overall nutrition)’ as a part of ‘Poshan Pakhwada (Sahi Poshan-Desh Roshan), programme launched by Department of Social Welfare, Women and Child Development. The three progressive units of the college Grievances Redressal Cell, National Service Scheme and Department of Zoology and Botany collaborated to conduct the webinar with the objective to create awareness regarding nutrition in our day to day life. Principal Dr Gurpinder Singh Samra felicitated Dr Gagandeep Kaur, coordinator of the event. He encouraged all to modify their food habits and life style. the resource person Dr Reema Dhingra focused on ‘Eat Smart, Be Smart’. Prof Jaswinder Kaur (HoD Zoology & Botany) proposed the vote of thanks. The webinar was attended by Prof Jasreen Kaur (Dean Academic Affairs), Dr Tarsem Singh (Coordinator National Service Scheme), Dr Manohar Singh, Prof Arunjit Kaur, Dr Balwinder Singh, Prof Navdeep Kaur, faculty members and more than fifty students of the college.

Water Conservation

Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya has taken steady strides for conservation, reuse and recycling of water. Significant steps have been taken over the years for water management. A number of innovative strategies for groundwater augmentation have been devised including establishment of 10 rain harvesting units at different locates in the college premises for recharging the water table. The rain water harvesting units are modelled after Seechewal model of rain water harvesting. “HMV being conscious of its environmental responsibility has adopted a multipronged strategy to conserve water. Grey water from wash rooms is stored and reused for gardening, cleaning, washing, laundry etc. Special tank placements, plumbing mechanisms have been done to recycle and reuse water which led to saving a tremendous amount of water. Waste water from AC is also reused for mopping. Innovative plantations are done to save water,” said Principal Prof Ajay Sareen.

Skating to Victory

Ivy World School had an achievement as its student Arnav Yadav of Grade -3 got two medals in the ‘32nd Punjab Roller Skating Championship 2021’. He has proven his talent through hard work and regular practice by bagging two silver medals and has been selected for nationals that will be held at Chandigarh between April 1 to 6. Principal S Chauhan applauded the efforts put in by the student. President of Vasal Education Society K K Vasal applauded the efforts put forth by the school to create such platforms to explore a child’s strength and build confidence amongst them.

Students selected as interns

It is a proud moment for CT Group of Institutions as its four students namely Navneet Virdi, Anchal Pathania, Kanchan Bala and Ankita Agnihotri of MBA got selected as interns at the district administrative complex. These students will have different roles and responsibilities as stakeholder management, development of IEC strategy for UDID cards, Assisting District Development Fellow in implementing flagship scheme, checking evidences, promoting good governance (Ghar Ghar Rozgar Scheme) and daily report to ADC office. The students will have to maintain good relationships with the people as well. They will be learning about the drafting skills along with some exposure to data analysis using MS Excel and MS PowerPoint. Navneet Virdi said, “We will also be working practically on case studies to have the practical exposure at great extent. Moreover, we have started getting knowledge about operating and strategic consultations, various documentation and many more. It is a wonderful opportunity for all of us to work under the Deputy Commissioner.”

Refresher programme concludes

The Department of Mechanical Engineering, DAV Institute of Engineering and Technology, organised a week-long All India Council for Technical Education and Indian Society for Technical Education sponsored refresher programme for faculty members of technical education which concluded on Tuesday. Titled as ‘Advance Materials and Processes for Sustainable Intelligent Manufacturing’, the programme was conceived to provide the knowhow on current R&D in the field of materials and manufacturing processes. Col B Venkat, Director, Faculty Development Cell, AICTE, New Delhi, and Dr Pratapsinh Kakaso Desai, president, ISTE, New Delhi, were the guests at the valedictory ceremony held in online mode only. TNS