Wednesday, September 26, 2018

SC Verdict On Aadhaar Is A Disappointment: CPI

Wed 26 Sep, 2018, 7:07 PM
The National Secretariat of the Communist Party of India issued the following statement on September 26, 2018 on the Supreme Court verdict on Aadhar:

New Delhi: 26th September 2018: (Punjab Screen Bureau)::
The National Secretariat of the Communist Party of India expresses disappointment at the judgment of the five-judge constitutional bench’s striking down of attempts to make Aadhaar mandatory for bank accounts and mobile phone connections. However it validates the Aadhar Card. CPI is always against implementation of Aadhar Card.
The Party also hails Justice D Y Chandrachud’s statement that passing the Aadhaar law as Money Bill was a fraud on the Constitution because it was not a Money Bill. A Larger bench should settle the issue of Aadhar Card.
The four:one judgment the court also said that Aadhaar is not compulsory for school admissions.  The verdict also made it clear that the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and University Grants Commission (UGC) can't make Aadhaar mandatory. It further said that no person would be denied benefits under the social welfare scheme because of the failure of authentification through Aadhaar. It also held that it was not mandatory to link Aadhaar to bank accounts and mobile phones, but maintained that it was mandatory for filing income tax returns. The judgement confuses the people. The issue of privacy and misuse were not covered by the judgment. CPI will continue its agitation against Aadhar Card.

Zonal Youth & Heritage Festival, 2018 commenced

Sep 26, 2018, 5:39 PM
Will continue till 29th September, 2018
Ludhiana: 26th September 2018: (Punjab Screen Team)::

The four-day Panjab University Zonal Youth & Heritage Festival, 2018 commenced at Devki Devi Jain Memorial College for Women, Ludhiana today. It will continue till 29th September, 2018 and will have a plethora of cultural and literary events.

Mr. Sukhchain Singh Gill (Commissioner of Police) was the Chief Guest on the occasion. Retd. Col. Jagjit Singh Gill was the Guests of Honour. Mr. Sukhchain Singh Gill, along with other distinguished guests inaugurated the event by lighting the ceremonial lamp followed by rendition of Namokar Mantra. He said that the aim of education is not only to enable students to score high and get good jobs but also to keep them connected to their cultural roots and groom them into good human beings. The Youth Festival plays important role in achieving this aim. It not only develops a spirit of healthy competition but also of love, respect, tolerance and co-operation. 
Dr. Nirmal Jaura, Director, Department of Youth Welfare, Panjab University, Chandigarh and Dr. (Mrs.) Sarita Bahl, Principal, extended a warm welcome to all the distinguished guests, principals, teachers and participants from various colleges taking part in Youth Festival. After it, a souvenir was also released. Dr. Nirmal Jaura, Director, Department of Youth Welfare, Panjab University, Chandigarh, said as many as 1066 students from 11 colleges of Ludhiana Zone-B affiliated to Panjab University, Chandigarh would participate in 58 events in this four day long festival based on the theme “Yeh Desh Hai Veer Jawano Ka”. The aim of this festival is to honour the invaluable services and scarifies made by Indian Armed Forces by dedicating the songs, acts and plays to them.
Sh. Nand Kumar Jain, President of College Managing Committee said that Youth Festivals hold great importance in present times as they help to acquaint the youth with our cultural values and rituals which need to be preserved at all costs. Members of College Managing Committee Sh. Sukhdev Raj Jain (Chairman) & other esteem members Sh. Vipin Kumar Jain (Sr. Vice President), Sh. Banka Bihari Lal Jain (Vice President), Sh. Rajeev Jain (Secretary), Sh. Ajay Jain (Joint Secretary), Sh. Dharam Kirti Jain (Manager), Sh. Satinder Jain (Manager), Sh. Naresh Kumar Jain (Manager), Sh. Arvind Jain (Manager), Sh. Ashok Kumar Jain (Cashier) and other worthy members of management were also present on the occasion to encourage the students. Samaj Rattan Sh. Hira Lal Jain, Sh. Anand Jain and Sh. Sham Sunder Jain also graced the occasion with their presence.
On the 1st Day various cultural and literary activities were scheduled including Dance, Bhajan, Song, Geet, Quiz and various Art & Craft competitions.
The result of various competitions held on the first day are as follows:-
Classical Dance
1st Prize: Tanishq Kaur Anand (Ramgarhia College for Girls, Ludhiana)
2nd Prize: Eshika Choomer (Master Tara Singh Mem. College for Women, Ludhiana)
3rd Prize: Gopika K.G. (Khalsa College for Women, Ludhiana)
Group Dance
1st Prize: Khalsa College for Women, Ludhiana
2nd Prize: Guru Nanak Girls College, Ludhiana
3rd Prize: Devki Devi Jain Mem. College for Women, Ludhiana
Individual 1st Prize: Divya (Khalsa College for Women, Ludhiana)
Individual 2nd Prize: Ishnoor Kaur Chhabra (Guru Nanak Girls College, Ludhiana)
Individual 3rd Prize:  (i) Nisha Chandra (Khalsa College for Women, Ludhiana)
           (ii) Neha Mehra (Govt. College for Girls, Ludhiana)
Shabad / Bhajan
1st Prize: Guru Nanak Girls College, Ludhiana
2nd Prize: Govt. College for Girls, Ludhiana & Guru Nanak Khalsa College for Women, Ludhiana
3rd Prize: Khalsa College for Women, Ludhiana & Devki Devi Jain Mem. College for Women, Ludhiana
Individual 1st Prize: (i) Kiranpreet (Master Tara Singh Mem. College for Women, Ludhiana)
  (ii) Gaganpreet (Guru Nanak Khalsa College for Women, Ludhiana)
Individual 2nd Prize: (i) Jaspreet (A.S. College, Khanna)
  (ii) Radhika (Khalsa College for Women, Ludhiana)
Individual 3rd Prize:  (i) Samridhi Juneja (Devki Devi Jain Mem. College for Women, Ludhiana)
:    (ii) Palavi (Khalsa College for Women, Ludhiana)

College Managing Committee and Principal congratulated the winners for their great performance. 

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

CMC conducts training workshop for doctors

Sep 25, 2018, 3:26 PM
Dr. Karamvir Goyal of PMC graced the occasion 
Ludhiana: 25th September 2018: (Punjab Screen Bureau)::
The revised basic course workshop and training in attitudes, ethics and communication (AETCOM) module under aegis of medical council of India started at Christian Medical College Ludhiana. A total of 30 medical teachers from various medical colleges of Punjab, J&K, Assam and Chandigarh are the participants. Dr. Tejinder Singh, Convenor of the Nodal Training Center at CMC informed that we have been conducting such training since 2009 as part of MCI initiative and have covered about 2000 teachers so far. The training on soft skills for doctors is being increasingly emphasized the world over. Principal of the college Dr. Jeyaraj Pandiyan stressed the role of teacher training to meet the proposed changes in medical education so that the doctors stay relevant to health needs of the people. Dr. Karamvir Goyal graced the occasion as representative of the Punjab Medical Council.

Dr. Gagandeep Kwatra, in charge of the course informed about interactive nature of the program. Dr.JugeshChhatwal, Dr.Dinesh Badyal, Dr.Monika Sharma, Dr.Bharti Uppal, Dr.Sheena Singh and Dr.Aroma Oberoi  are the faculty members for the course.