Life Time Achievement Award to Padam Shri O S Pahwa

Email From Brij Bhushan Goyal on Monday 13th Oct 2025 at 4:32 PM Regarding Onkar Singh Pahwa 

Pahwa’s entrepreneurial journey instills confidence in every youth

Ludhiana: 13th October2025: (*Brij Bhushan Goyal//Punjab Screen)::

Alumni Association of SCD Govt. College, Ludhiana has hailed honoring of Padam Shri Onkar Singh Pahwa by his alma mater where he graduated in the year 1973 with the Life Time Achievement Award, a rare honor. The college got this prestigious opportunity of honoring him at the Zonal Youth and Heritage Festival being held here where teams with their teachers from 24 colleges of Punjab were present. Principal Dr. Gursharan Jit Singh Sandhu said that this was a proud moment for the college as Pahwa’s entrepreneurial journey instills confidence in every youth.

The other befitting honor for Pahwa is his figuring on the title page of the prestigious literary magazine of the college The Sutlej for the year 2024-2025  which was released on the occasion. Pahwa in his address to students felt gratitude for the college which has groomed him. He invoked students to startup ventures saying every first step is small. He was all praise for illustrious teachers. 

The ceremony was attended by another industry stalwart Surinder Singh Bhogal, a mid-1960s alumni besides many other alumni. O P Verma, K B Singh, Brij Bhushan Goyal, P D Gupta, Navdeep Singh, Gurmit Singh, Geetanjli Pabreja, Dr Sajla Kalra, Harish Kaura, Gurmit Singh, Ashok Dhir,    Dr Vikas Loomba, Dalbir Singh Mouli, Paramjit Chander, Dr Sourabh (All alumni) and former college principals praised college’s alumni bonds. Goyal informed that Pahwa has already given sizeable help in his philanthropic pursuits for the college.

 *Brij Bhushan Goyal is Organizing Secretary, Alumni Association, SCD Govt. College, Ludhiana 

NMC's onsite training for doctors of J & K at CMC

Wednesday: 7th July 2021 at 4:09 PM

 National Medical Commission’s training is for three days 

Ludhiana: 7th July 2021: (Pardeep Sharma//Kartika Singh//Punjab Screen)::

Photo Collage by Kartika Singh

National Medical Commission’s (NMC) Nodal Centre for Faculty Development, CMC, Ludhiana is conducting three-day course on revised basic course  workshop (rBCW) in medical education which is mandatory for faculty in medical colleges. Dr. William Bhatti, Director, CMC while inaugurating the program, highlighted need for continuous training for faculty in medical colleges and appreciated the efforts of faculty for attending the training courses for teachers in medical colleges. Dr Jeyaraj D Pandian, Principal, CMC welcome the participants from new colleges of Jammu & Kashmir and Punjab for the onsite training and emphasised that for teaching in new competency based MBBS curriculum in India, teachers in medical colleges need this training. He explained the role of CMC Ludhiana as a beacon in medical education in training the faculty of allocated 28 medical colleges in basic course and 66 medical colleges in advance course. Dr. Dinesh Badyal, Convener of NMC nodal centre, CMC informed that Department of medical education faculty is training 3o doctors in team building, principles of learning and competencies, assessment, interactive large group teaching, and AETCOM ( attitude, ethics & communication) module as per new competency based MBBS curriculum introduced in the country in 2019. RBCW has restarted in offline version after a gap of 5 months. The trained teams will conduct rBCW  in 28 medical colleges allocated to Nodal Centre, CMC, Ludhiana under observership of Nodal Centre, CMC. Dr Badyal informed that this course has  now become part of promotion criteria for faculty working in medical colleges.  Dr. Badyal is Member, NMC Task Force  for implementation of new MBBS curriculum. Dr. Anjali Jain, Professor, Department of Anatomy, Co-convener and incharge rBCW informed that the program is being held following strict COVID appropriate behaviour. She added that various activities are being used for innovation in training of teachers who are members of Medical Education Units (MEU) of new medical colleges.  The program resource faculty included Dr Dinesh Badyal, Dr. Anjali Jain, Dr. Bharti Uppal, Dr. Roma Isaac, Dr. Kavita Mandrelle, Dr. Pamela K. Alice, Dr. Aroma Oberoi, Dr. Gagandeep Kwatra, Dr. Maria Thomas, Dr. Christina George, Dr. Clarence Samuel and Dr. Deepshikha Kamra. 

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Dr. P N Dwivedi retires from the Vet Varsity

1st March 2021 at 4:46 PM

 He served more than 34 years in the field of veterinary sciences 

Ludhiana: 1st March 2021: (Kartika Singh//Punjab Screen)::

After serving more than 34 years in the field of veterinary sciences Dr. Padma Nath Dwivedi retired from Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana after attaining the age of superannuation. A farewell function was arranged by GADVASU Teachers' Association in the honour of Dr. Dwivedi. On this occasion Dr. Inderjeet Singh, Vice-Chancellor, GADVASU appreciated the services of Dr. Dwivedi. He said that Dr. Dwivedi contributed a lot as virologist in the field of veterinary microbiology. His research, academic and administrative achievements were discussed and acknowledged in the farewell function. Faculty members extended their warm wishes on his retirement.

Dr. Dwivedi, born on 8 Feb, 1961 in a middle class family at Distt. Rewa (MP). He obtained his BVSC & AH, MVSc and Ph.D degrees from Jabalpur Univ, PAU and University of London, respectively. He joined PAU as Asstt Prof in 1986 and elevated as Assoc Prof in 1998 and Professor in 2006. He joined as Head of the Department in Dairy Microbiology in August 2018. He served both the Universities for more than 34 years. He has guided 14 MVSc and 3 Ph. D. Students in Veterinary Virology. He is recipient of several awards and fellowships including prestigious DAAD Fellowship, Commonwealth Scholarship etc. He has published more than 125 research papers in various national and international journals.

During his tenure he was also the President of University Dance Drama and Music club, Incharge Speakers' Forum, Incharge University sports, Associate NCC officer as well as Chief hostel warden.He has been in the panel of judges for long years in the youth festivals of PU Chandigarh, GNDU Amritsar, PU Patiala and many more for the judgement and evaluation of co-curricular activities. He is loved by his students, friends and colleagues.

In the farewell function Dr. Deepti Narang, HoD Veterinary Microbiology revealed his professional journey. Dr. APS Brar, described his interesting life incidents. Dr. Shashi Mahajan, General Secretary, GADVASUTA managed all the stage activities whereas Dr.  Ashwani Sharma, President GADVASUTA extended vote of thanks to the august gathering.

Education: Summer vacation from May 15 to June 15

Disclosed Mr. Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa

Chandigarh: 7th May 2020: (Pushpinder Kaur//Punjab Screen)::

The Punjab Government has decided to declare summer vacation in Government Colleges and Universities of the state from May 15 to June 15.

Disclosing this here today the Minister for Higher Education and Languages Mr. Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa said that as per the information received from the universities and colleges about 80% of the syllabus of the current semester/class has been completed. The teachers are helping the students in every possible way to complete the remaining syllabus.

He said that as per the guidelines of the Lakhanpal Committee constituted by the Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh to come out of the lockdown and University Grants Commission, the examinations of University and College students could be conducted from July 1. It was also agreed in a meeting with the Vice Chancellors of the universities on these guidelines that the next academic session would start in September.

Mr. Bajwa said that in view of the above circumstances it was felt that summer vacations in universities and colleges should be announced during these days so that after the holidays the teachers would come fully refreshed to work on examinations and new admissions. He said that the proposal sent by the department for declaring holidays has been approved by the Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh.

The Higher Education Minister said that the orders of the government regarding summer vacations would reach the universities today.

A pledge taking ceremony for saving water

Nov 16, 2019, 3:25 PM

Pledge taken at DD Jain Memorial College, Ludhiana

Ludhiana: 16th November 2019: (Punjab Screen Bureau)::

As per the appeal done by The Vidya Bharti, Zone Punjab a pledge taking ceremony for saving water was conducted on November 16, 2019 at Devki Devi Jain Memorial College, Ludhiana. This pledge for saving water was conducted in the continuation with the 550th celebration of Parkash Utsav of Shri Guru Nanak Dev ji. Assistant Professor Ms. Gunjan Mittal of the Department of Mathematics delivered a lecture on the significance of water on the planet earth. She told the students about many ways how to save this elixir. She further urged the students to save this life giving resource. Then, she administered the pledge on saving water to all the students and staff members who took it enthusiastically in unison.

34 vibrant farmers got 2 weeks training at GADVASU

Tue, May 29, 2018 at 5:05 PM

Thirteen women also participated in training program

Ludhiana: 29th May 2018: (Punjab Screen Bureau)::

Thirty four vibrant farmers including thirteen women participants got 2 weeks training on “Dairy Farming”, organized by Directorate of Extension Education, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), Ludhiana. Candidates from different areas of Punjab and adjoining states have attended the course including a participant from Assam state. In this training program experts delivered lectures as well as hands on training covering all important aspects of dairy farming. This training has evidenced the changing scenario in Dairy Farming with an increased number of women participants that were nearly 40 percent of the total candidates. Dr. H.K. Verma, Director Extension Education interacted with the trainees and enlightened them about huge scope of dairy sector in India as well as in Punjab. While addressing he told that university is persistent in catering all sort of need of dairy farmers. Further, he added that university has also developed two android based mobile applications “Precision Dairy Farming” and “Dairy Prajnan” available on google playstore for the benefit of dairy farmers. Dr. S.K. Kansal, Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education informed and encouraged the trainees to start a dairy enterprise on small scale basis then to move on medium and large scale.

At present, two more training programs namely “Specialized Pig Farming” for farmers, farm women & rural youth and “Breeding Specialization for Judging Various Animal Events” for Field Veterinary Doctors, Punjab Govt. are being conducted from 28.05.2018 to 01.05.2018. University is continuously doing the efforts for farmers to train them in scientific pig farming as it is a profitable business because the feed conversion efficiency and prolificacy is much higher of swine as compare to other enterprises of livestock and value addition of pork has greater opportunity to generate self-employment. Forty four farmers are participating.

Training on “Breeding Specialization for Judging Various Animal Events” is very crucial for the veterinary doctors as well as for farmers because now a day's many livestock championship and milking competitions are held in our country especially in Punjab to promote Animal Husbandry which requires identification of livestock breeds and judging of animals as key points to select best one. 25 Veterinarians from Animal Husbandry department, Punjab representing all the districts of Punjab are participating. Dr. Verma said that University also undertakes demand based tailor made courses as per the request from various organizations and also added that GADVASU has already trained vets and farmers from 17 states of the country.  

'International Ozone Day' was celebrated by GCG

Sat, Sep 16, 2017 at 5:02 PM

Poster making competition was also organised

Ludhiana: 16th September 2017:(Punjab Screen Bureau)::

'International Ozone Day' was celebrated in Govt. College for Girls, Ludhiana by Environment Society of the college. College principal Prof.(Dr.) Mohinder Kaur Grewal was the honourable chief guest on this occasion. Dr. Manju Sahni, Head of department of Botany gave a warm welcome to principal madam. Pertiksha and Anchal welcomed the audience. With the help of Power point presentation, they made the students aware about the formation of ozone layer. A small open quiz was also organised to check the awareness about ozone layer created among the students. Poster making competition was also organised on the occasion. The winners of this competition are:

1st Jasmeet Kaur, M,Sc. I

2nd Sandhya Chaudhary and Amandeep Kaur, M.Sc I

3rd Tanveen Kaur and Zakia, M.Sc. I

Consolation Prize: Taranjeet Kaur M.Sc.I

The function beautifully ended with the precious words of respected Principal Madam.   

Installation Ceremony of Red Cross at GCG Ludhiana

Wed, Aug 30, 2017 at 4:27 PM
A PowerPoint presentation was also presented

Ludhiana: 30th August 2017: (Kartika Singh//Punjab Screen)::
Govt. College for Girls, Ludhiana organized an installation ceremony of  the  Red Cross Society in collaboration with Anti Drug Society . Prof. (Dr.) Mohinder Kaur Grewal, Principal of the college was the Chief Guest on the occasion. The principal was given floral welcome by Mrs. Kiranjit Kaur Brar, Miss Satveer Kaur, Mrs. Gurwinder Kaur and Mrs. Rosy Nagpal. While addressing the students, the hon'ble chief guest shared her words of wisdom and enlightenment with the students. Badges were given to all the office bearers and executive members of the society by the chief guests as a form of blessings and best wishes for future responsibilities. A PowerPoint presentation was presented by the students followed by delightful Punjabi song and cultural performance. At the end of the ceremony Prof.(Dr.) Mohinder Kaur Grewal gave her blessings and precious remarks. The ceremony, thus came to an end by Student in charge Red Cross Society, Gurleen Kaur giving a vote of thanks.

MTSM: Sakshi bagged 8th position in university

Fri, May 19, 2017 at 2:56 PM

First in college by securing 68% M.A-English 1st sem

Ludhiana: 19th May 2017: (Punjab Screen Bureau)::

Students of Master Tara Singh Memorial College for women were on the cloud nine as they clinched two from the top ten University positions in M.A-English 1st sem. Examination conducted by Panjab University, Chandigarh. Sakshi bagged 8th position in university and first in college by securing 68% whereas Riju Bala stood 9th in University and 2nd in college with 67.75%. Poonam secured 3rd position in college with 67% marks.

         College Principal Dr.Mrs.Kirandeep Kaur applauded the efforts of the faculty members and the students by saying that the students have added another feather to the cap by securing University Positions. College President S. Swaran Singh Ji and Secretary S. Kanwalinder Singh Ji congratulated the students who worked hard to achieve their goals and faculty members for their proper guidance and teaching. They also gave the students their warm and best wishes for a bright future.

GCG: Dr. Gill delivered a lecture on "Future of Marketing"

Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 3:42 PM

Closing Ceremony of Commerce Society and Consumer Forum 

Ludhiana: 21 March 2017: (Punjab Screen Bureau)::

  Department of commerce organized the closing ceremony of commerce society and consumer forum at Govt. College for Girls, Ludhiana in the college auditorium. Prof. (Dr.) Pushpinder Singh Gill, Professor at the school of management studies, Punjabi University Patiala came as the chief guest on the occasion. He was accorded a warm welcome by College Principal Prof. (Dr.) Mohinder Kaur Grewal and Dr. Gurpreet Kaur, Head of Commerce department.

 On this occasion, Dr. Gill delivered a lecture on "Future of Marketing". He threw light on converting the traditional methods of 4P's (Product, Price, Place and Promotion) to 4C's (Customer, Cost, Convenience, Communication) respectively. There was an interactive session with the students in which the guest speaker answered the queries of the students. The Students of commerce department mesmerized the audience with a beautiful cultural program. A musical skit on demonetization, welcome song, PPT on consumer awareness were main highlights of the program.   The principal of the college Prof.(Dr.) Mohinder Kaur Grewal and chief guest appreciated the teachers and students of commerce department and gave away trophies and certificate to the winners. A vote of thanks was proposed by Shivangi, President of the commerce Society.

PAU youth festival kicks off

Thu, Nov 3, 2016 at 5:09 PM

Participation is more important than winning

Ludhiana: 3rd November 2016:: (Punjab Screen Bureau)::

An eight-day “Inter-College Youth Festival 2016-17” kicked off at the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) today. The students from four constituent colleges of PAU namely College of Agriculture, College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, and College of Home Science are participating in vast array of events. On the first day, collage making, creative writing and cartooning events were held in which students displayed their talent and creative abilities. The students exhibited their artistic skills on the topic ‘Mother and Child’ and ‘Still Life’ in the collage making competition. Besides, they expressed their writing skills on the topic ‘Udeek’ (wait) in creative writing competition.

           Inaugurating the fest, the Chief Guest, Dr (Mrs) R.K. Dhaliwal, Director Students’ Welfare, PAU said, “Participation is more important than winning.” She also stressed on maintaining cleanliness in the surroundings.

           Dr R.K. Gumber, Director of Research, PAU, who was the chief guest at the prize distribution ceremony, appreciated the enthusiasm among the student fraternity for participation in the fest. He exhorted the students to scale greater heights in future and later gave away prizes to the winners.

Dr Harbans Singh, Observer for the youth fest, said that poster making, debate, clay modeling and poetic recitation/haas rass events will be held tomorrow.

Results:

Collage Making: 1) Raavi (Agriculture), 2) Simrandeep Kaur (Agricultural Engineering) and 3) Jaspreet Kaur (Agricultural Engineering)

Creative Writing: 1) Gurbir Singh (Agriculture), 2) Rajneesh Sharma (Agriculture) and 3) Laljeet Singh (Agricultural Engineering)

Prof Sethi stressed on the strict blood pressure control

CMC conducts 34^th Dr L.H. Lobo Memorial Oration, Ldh

Ludhiana: 8th October 2016: (Punjab Screen Bureau):

In memory of Professor Dr L. H. Lobo, the first Indian Principal of CMC Ludhiana the Dr L H Lobo Memorial Trust conducts an annual Oration at CMC Hospital, Ludhiana.  This year Padma Shree Prof. Kamal K. Sethi, Past President of Cardiological Society of India and currently Chairman and Director of Cardiology at Delhi Heart and Lung Institute, delivered the 34^th Dr L. H. Lobo Memorial Oration on “Current blood pressure goals in treating hypertension on Saturday 8^th October, 2016 which was attended by the  distinguished citizens of Ludhiana, doctors from the city, faculty, staff and students of CMC Ludhiana.

Prof Kamal K. Sethi stressed on the strict blood pressure control to prevent the harmful effects of high blood pressure.

A scientific symposium was held after the oration on ‘Recent advances in Cardiology’.  Prof Pramesh Kovoor, Director Cardiac Services, Westmead Hospital in Sydney, Australia delivered the keynote address on ‘Management of Myocardial infarction (Heart attack)’.

Dr Rajneesh Calton, Professor and Head, Department of Cardiology at CMC and Organizing Secretary of the conference informed that scientific sessions included national level speakers on various topics like Cardiogenic Shock Paradigm shift by Prof Yashpaul Sharma, PGI, Chandigarh, Atrial fibrillation and Stroke prevention: Role of NOAC by Prof. Mohan Nair, New Delhi and Aldosterone inhibitors – A Medical ICD : an untold story by Dr Rajiv Agarwal, Meerut.

Dr Abraham G Thomas – Director, Dr Bobby John – Principal, Dr Kim Mammen – Associate Director, Dr William Bhatti – Medical Superintendent and Dr Rajneesh Calton, Prof & Head, Department of Cardiology, Mr S Wadhera, Dr M K Mahajan, Dr Navneet Chaudhry, Dr Tarun Satija and other members of the trust were also present for this prestigious function.

An Enriching Simulation of the UN for Students

Fri, Oct 7, 2016 at 1:57 PM

Event started on friday at the BCM Arya School

Ludhiana: 7th October 2016: (Punjab Screen Bureau):

Amid much enthusiasm, a three-day Model United Nations (MUN), 2016 convention was kicked off on friday at the BCM Arya School with an aim of providing students a realistic simulation of a diplomatic environment and  enhance their skills of critical analysis and operative dialogue to have them plunge into the issues which plague humanity in today’s world.

Addressing the delegates, Chief Guest Mr. Deepak Vohra, Additional Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs said, “Youngsters today are very keen to learn, talented and vibrant and platforms like these should reach out to each and every nook and corner of our country,” “Many of our problems  are global in nature and  cannot be properly addressed if we act in isolation from other nations.” said  Vohra 
“We need to know...how this world works, in 2016 and the future -- more than ever before because I think that we are still the best choice to lead that world of equals. You need to be ready to do that,” said he.

Featured with 8 different committees and councils, the conference allowed some 500 school level debaters from different schools to don the hats as diplomats and law-makers from all over the world and promised to serve as an enriching learning experience for one and all.

Delegates from Germany and Mexico were also part of  BCM MUN which seamlessly exemplified school’s fundamental conviction of fostering comprehensive front-runners and encouraged participants to frame and pass resolutions on debating issues like UNGA: “Assessing the impact on International peace and security due to the South China issue”, UNSC: Radical Islanic fundamentalism and the threat it poses to International peace and security”, UNHRC: Elimination of all forms of violence against women and children with special emphasis on post conflict areas” and AIPPM: Discussions over implementations of a uniform civil code, discussions over alleged saffronisation of of education.”

The Conference officially opened with speeches by Director General Sonal Sharma along with Gauravdeep, Chief Advisor and Secretary General Mohak Thukral. The attraction of the opening ceremony was the eye-catching Classical Dance Performance which enthralled the audience.

Dr. Paramjit Kaur, the school Principal, in her keynote address said that MUN 2016 would be an extremely important learning experience for students, wherein they understand current affairs, debate techniques and research skills and subsequently giving them a holistic learning experience.  She expressed gratitude towards the Delegates, Executive Board members and members for making this conference a great success. She exhorted the students to do one random act of kindness daily to set the world in right direction.

The three-day conference will test the preparedness of the delegates and their understanding of the countries they represent, as well as the issues under discussion.

Dr K K Sethi to deliver DR L H Lobo Memorial Oration at CMC

Thu, Oct 6, 2016 at 11:34 AM

"Current blood pressure goals in treating hypertension"

Ludhiana: 6th October 2016: (Punjab Screen Bureau):

Every year Christian Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana and the Dr. L H Lobo Memorial trust Ludhiana conducts an annual oration in memory of late Dr. L.H. Lobo, the first Indian Principal of CMC Ludhiana.

This year Padma Shree Prof. Kamal K Sethi, Past President of Cardiology Society of India and currently Chairman and Director of Cardiology at Delhi Heart and Lung Institute will be delivering the 34^th Dr. L H Lobo Memorial Oration on "Current blood pressure goals in treating hypertension"on 8^th October 2016.

A scientific symposium on ‘Recent Advances in Cardiology’ will be held following the oration. Prof. Pramesh Kovoor, Director Cardiac Services, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia will be delivering the keynote address during the symposium.

Dr. Rajneesh Calton, Professor & Head, Department of Cardiology informed that eminent experts with extensive experience will be discussing advancements in treatment and prevention of heart diseases.

The Dr. L H Lobo oration and the scientific symposium will be held under the patronage of Dr. Abraham G Thomas, Director, CMCH, Ludhiana.

Winter school on resource conservation begins at PAU

ICAR sponsored training attracting many peoples

Ludhiana: 5th October 2016: (Pushpinder Kaur//Punjab Screen):

A three-week winter school on “Advance Training Programme on Resource Conservation and Paddy Residue Management” began in the Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering (FMPE), Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) today. As many as 18 scientists/researchers working in the ICAR/State and Central Agricultural Universities of the country are attending the winter school, organized under the aegis of Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi.

Inaugurating the programme, Dr (Mrs) Neelam Grewal, Dean, Post Graduate Studies, said, “The sustainable management of natural resources is the need of the hour keeping in view the issues such as widespread land degradation, ground water imbalances, contamination of food and environmental pollution.” This training programme would go a long way in promoting the application of farm innovations and accelerating the collaborative development among various public research organizations, farmers, private sector and other stakeholders.

Dr J.S. Mahal, Dean, College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, PAU said that the use of advanced technologies to produce food and fibre are ecologically, economically and socially beneficial. He told that PAU is handling various research projects in the area of natural resource management and has also recommended number of technologies like laser leveler, happy seeder, leaf color chart and drip system for farmer’s use.

Dr Gursahib Singh Manes, Senior Research Engineer-cum-Head, FMPE said, “To have holistic solutions to the emerging problems, there is a need to set future priority research on machinery for natural resource management. The focus should also be on precision and conservation agriculture.”

Dr S.S. Thakur, Director of winter school, said that interactive discussions on theoretical concepts, and hands-on exercises on tools and techniques will be followed for better comprehension. Participants will also be introduced to conservation farming, precision farming concepts and receive hands-on experience through demonstrations on actual machinery.

Dr Manjeet Singh, Senior Research Engineer and Coordinator of the school, proposed the vote of thanks.

DAV Organises One Day Workshop

Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 2:57 PM
Workshop on 'Enhancement of Evaluation Skills'

Ludhiana: 8th September 2016: (Punjab Screen Bureau):

A one day workshop on 'Enhancement of Evaluation Skills' was organized by DAV Public School, BRS Nagar, Ludhiana under the aegis of DAV Centre of Academic Excellence for the teachers of Class VIII. Mr. Yogesh Gambhir, Principal, DRV DAV Centenary Public School, Phillaur was the resource person. 60 teachers from various DAV Institutions falling under Ludhiana zone attended the same.

The workshop which aimed at bringing in objectivity in evaluation of papers, began with decoding of the term success by all the participants as per their ideology and then co-relating it with the student's perception. The Resource Person at the onset encouraged all the participants to love their respective subjects to instill love for knowledge in their students. He added that success is a journey from 'Can I' to ' I did'  and this couid be used to motivate the students to aim for the best in everything.

Generally there is lot of subjectivity in evaluation that can ruin a child's future. In a bid to check the same he started with evaluation of sheets to communicate valuable tips to bring in parity in evaluation at all stages. He also stressed on detailed discussion by evaluators on value points to safeguard the interest of the students. The participants felt enriched with the tips given by  Mr. Gambhir.

Principal, Mrs. J.K. Sidhu in her address hoped for student friendly marking in all examinations. She thanked Mr. Yogesh Gambhir for his initiative and the efforts put in by him to make the workshop interactive and effective to eliminate some of the vices plaguing the examination system of the country.

MTSM bade a warm adieu to Mrs. Harminder Kaur

Mrs. Harminder Kaur served MTSM for 36 years

Ludhiana: 31 August 2016: (Pushpinder Kaur//Punjab Screen):

A Farewell ceremony was organized at Master Tara Singh Memorial college for Women, Ludhiana to bid adieu to the Head of Post Graduate Music Department (Vocal), Mrs. Harminder Kaur. Mrs. Harminder Kaur served the institute for a long span of 36 years. The Ceremony initiated with engraving messages of kindness, affection and gratitude which showered in the form of speeches delivered by high dignitaries of the College.

On this occasion, the College Principal Dr. (Mrs.) Kirandeep Kaur brought the great achievements and her devotional working sprit to the limelight. She also gave her the credit for treasuring the Departmental achievements by calling her a precious gem of the Department of Music. She also added that her biding adieu to the college is a matter of great loss not only for the department but for the whole Institute.

The College president S. Swarn Singh Ji and Secretary S. Kanwalinder Singh Ji admired her devotional long service towards the temple of learning and talked about her sincere performance. Besides them, all other members of the College Managing Committee were also present and wished her luck and prosperity in all walks of her life.

University will truly attain the status of Nalanda of yore

27-August-2016 17:58 IST

Universities Must Be Bastions of Free Speech And Expression, Says President 

The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee addressed the first convocation of Nalanda University and laid the foundations stone of its new campus today (August 27, 2016) at Rajgir, Nalanda. 

Rajgir (Bihar): 27 August 2016: (PIB//Punjab Screen Bureau):

Speaking on the occasion, the President said as Visitor to Nalanda University, it is his hope that this University will truly attain the status of Nalanda of yore. There are many practices of ancient Nalanda which are worthy of emulation by the new Nalanda. One of the most important characteristics of ancient Nalanda was that it was an international institution where inter-Asian connections, in particular, flourished. Chinese monks like Xuan Zang, Yijing and Huichao among others visited, lived, studied and taught in Nalanda. At a later period, scholars from Tibet kept coming to Nālandā for studying Buddhism and other branches of knowledge. Monks from several other countries including Sri Lanka also came to Nālanda, revealing the diversity of religious and cultural influences on the institution. And, the traffic was not just in one direction. Monks from Nālandā spread their wisdom across the world and had reached China before Xuan Zang’s visit to India. 

The President said ancient Nalanda was known for the high level of debate and discussion it nurtured. It was not a mere geographical expression but it reflected an idea and a culture. Nalanda conveyed the message of friendship, cooperation, debate, discussion and argument. Discussion and debate are part of our ethos and life. 

The President said though the main subjects of study were the Buddhist texts, importance was also given to critiques of Buddhism by various schools, study of Vedas and beyond. The lesson for modern Nalanda is to ensure that this great tradition finds new life and vigour within its precincts. Universities must be the bastions of free speech and expression. It must be the arena where diverse and conflicting schools of thought contend. There should be no room for intolerance, prejudice and hatred within the spaces of this institution. Further, it must act as a flag bearer for the coexistence of multiple views, thoughts and philosophies. 

The President said Nalanda was a melting pot of civilizations and modern India should remain the same. We should not close our windows and yet we should not be blown off by winds from outside. We should let the winds flow freely from all over the world and get enriched by them. We should embrace free discussion and debate leaving behind narrow mindsets and thoughts. 

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Education freedom march staged in Ludhiana

Sun, Aug 14, 2016 at 5:37 PM

A new step against commercialization of education

Ludhiana: 14 August 2016: (Swaroop Singh//Punjab Screen):

Against the commercialization of education in Ludhiana city parents of different schools staged a Education Freedom March from  Gulmor hotel to Bhai Bala Chowk,  Ferozepur Road , After this awareness drive was organized by holding a rally at the Statue of Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha.

This march was coordinated by different school parents and following demands were raised

1.    Formulate a Regulatory Body to check malpractices and excess fees to be   charged by Private Unaided Schools Affiliated to CBSE.

2.     The Government must act promptly to discontinue annual charges, re-admission charges and development funds etc. raised by the private Unaided Schools.

3.    Tuition fee must be formulated through transparent way and private unaided schools must be barred from excess expenditure and diversion of funds.

4.    Parent Teachers Association (PTA) must be formed democratically through election and information of election should be provided to all parents prior one month.

5.    Loot in the name of books and logo copies must be stopped. These must be made available in the open market.

6.    The level of education in the government Schools must be raised.

7.    When the governments have facilitated the private institution through land and Income tax rebates then must end their status as ‘UNAIDED’.

Vedic Karmayoga Camp – 2016 concludes at B.C.M Arya

An impressive colourful cultural show 

Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 3:23 PMLudhiana: 5th June 2016: (Punjab Screen Bureau):

A week long residential  Vedic Karmayoga Camp (Boys and Girls) concluded at B.C.M Arya Model Sr. Sec. School campus amidst much fun and frolic. This  was organized with a view to make the students aware about the basic teaching and principles of the glorious Indian Culture and the Vedas as well as to inculcate good moral and spiritual values to lead a good and stress free life. For a group of 109 students of class VI to VIII, the camp was a food for soul, keeping them away from the busy schedule of studies and hum- drum of life.

The campers were involved in a wide array of activities viz. Meditation, Yoga, Folk Dances, Painting, Drawing, Morning Hawan, Religious Thoughts and Personality Grooming to give them the right direction to channelize their energy. A number of prominent Guest Speakers deliberated on some important social issues during the camp.

An impressive colourful cultural show by the students marked the Closing Ceremony.         Mr. V.K Goyal, Executive Director and CEO, SEL Group, Ludhiana graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. The students presented a number of items like dances, songs, yogic exercises and speeches and snapshot of beautiful moments of the camp.

Some parents of the campers also expressed their gratitude for the school authorities for providing such wonderful platform to students.

Speaking in the occasion, Principal (Dr.) Mrs. Paramjit Kaur exhorted the campers to keep up the high human values to build up a good national character.

Chief Guest, appreciated the performance of the campers and the school authorities for putting up wonderful effort in arranging this week-long residential Camp.