The students’ counselling cell of the Government College for Girls, here, organised an interactive webinar on ‘Mental health issues during Covid times’. Nisha Phakey, a clinical psychologist was the resource person. Phakey asked students to stick to a daily routine and engage in physical exercise to alleviate stress. Dr Rajiv Kumar Sehgal, teacher and in charge of the students’ counselling cell in his opening remarks stressed upon boosting psychological immunity during these challenging times. TNS
Birth anniversary of Guru Teg Bahadur
Ludhiana: Sri Aurobindo College of Commerce and Management, in collaboration with the Department of Youth Welfare, Panjab University, Chandigarh, virtually celebrated the 400th birth anniversary of Guru Teg Bahadur. On the occasion, Dr Dharminder Singh Ubha, principal, Khalsa College, Patiala, delivered a lecture on the teachings of the ninth Sikh Guru. TNS
Plantation drive organised
Shree Atam Vallabh Jain College organised a tree-plantation drive to mark Earth Day week. Principal Dr Sandeep Kumar and president of the college managing committee Ashok Jain made students aware of the importance of planting tree and the issue of climate change, especially during a pandemic. TNS
English Language Day celebrated
The postgraduate department of English of Khasa College for Women, Sidhwan Khurd, observed English Language Day by organising an intra-college poem-recitation competition. Labiba Fatima, Kamaldeep Kaur and Manpreet Kaur bagged the first, second and third positions, respectively, in the contest while Kamadeep Kaur received the consolation prize. TNS
BCA Semester-III results
Students of Devki Devi Jain Memorial College for Women brought laurels to the college by performing well in BCA Semester-III examinations. Kehkesha Bano secured first position in the college with 87.73 per cent, followed by Lavisha Thakur with 86.4 per cent. Rohini, Smriti and Vaishally shared the third position with 85.86 per cent. TNS
10-day yoga camp concludes
A 10-day online yoga camp organised by the department of physical education of SDP College for Women concluded. Students learned to perform various asanas during the camp. The instructor for the camp was Jaswinder Singh, department head of the college. “The purpose of this camp was to get relief from physical and mental stress during the corona period. TNS
Webinar on online teaching
Partap College of Education organised a webinar under the patronage of International Professional Development Association (IPDA), UK, on the topic “Assessment of online teaching and learning”. The webinar was attended by nearly 80 teachers, researchers and scholars. Prof Hazel Bryan, IPDA chair, was the chairperson for the webinar. Dr Manpreet Kaur, secretary, IPDA, India, welcomed the chairperson, keynote speakers and attendees. TNS
Independent-thinking activity held
Sri Aurobindo College of Commerce and Management conducted the final level of independent-thinking exercise. The activity aimed to motivate students to think independently and express their opinions on various social and national issues. Principal Dr Ajay Sharma congratulated Aashray Jain, Aadvik Thapar, Harmanbeer Singh Waraich, who were adjudged the best independent thinkers after the exercise. TNS
GPC wins cleanliness award
Khanna: Gobindgarh Public College, Alour, has won the “One district one green champion” award under the Swachhta Action Plan 2020-21 of the Mahatma Gandhi National Council of Rural Education. Principal Dr Neena Seth Pajni said: “The college qualified for the award as based on swachhta initiatives, water conservation, use of solar energy, and campus post-Covid sanitation plan and practices.” Many colleges of the city had given their name for the competition. The principal said the NSS and the NCC units were constantly engaged in various swachhta activities to make people aware of environmental issues. TNS
Start-up idea of MBA student selected
‘Mumz Choice’, a start-up idea presented by Savneet Kaur, an MBA first year student of the PCTE Group of Institutes, was selected by the Technology Business Incubator Foundation (TBIF), IIT, Ropar. Savneet said her idea behind the start-up is to provide catering services to Kindergarten and play schools in the country and the main motive was providing healthy food to growing toddlers in such schools. She said the concept ws new in India but it was already prevailing in countries such as Canada, Dubai and France. TNS
Virtual demo on ‘HD make-up’
The department of BVoc (beauty aesthetics and wellness) of the Devki Devi Jain Memorial College for Women, Ludhiana, organised a one-day virtual demo class of ‘HD Make-up’. Sukhman Kaur, who was the resource person, delivered a lecture. To give thorough knowledge, a practical demo was given. Convener of the course Dr Ashu Beri and other faculty members Gurvinder Kaur and Neha Jaggi were also present. TNS
E-summit on hospitality industry
School of Hotel Management, Airlines and Tourism, CT University, organised its first Hospitality & Tourism International HR E-Summit on Renewals of Human Resource: Redefining Hospitality and Tourism Industry. HR stalwarts from the International and National Hospitality Industry pondered upon present challenges being faced by organisations in managing and developing human resources. CTU Vice- Chancellor Dr Harsh Sadawarti and Dr Varinder Singh Rana, Dean, SOHMAT, welcomed all guests. TNS
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