Teej celebrated by Disha Women Welfare Trust

Thursday 22nd August 2024 at 4:29 PM

 Adarsh Kaur became the queen of Teej 

Mohali: 22 August 2024: (Kartika Kalyani Singh//Punjab Screen Desk)::

Many times there are controversies about the history of Teej, but this festival has many deep secrets and roots in which many health secrets are hidden. Along with this, the festival of Teej also gives women the pleasure of meeting their village and their maternal home.The festival of Teej is celebrated with great enthusiasm and affection, this time its organization in Chandigarh//Mohali was very memorable. This event was organized by Disha Women Welfare Trust.

Adarsh Kaur became the queen of Teej and Satinder Kaur became the beautiful Punjaban. Women spare some time for themselves too on the stage of Disha Trust. The women of Tricity showcased their talent on the program " Tiyan Teej Diya' (Women of Teej)

Disha Women's Welfare Trust, fighting on every front to solve women's problems, organized 'Tiyan Teej Diya' program to bring out the hidden talent within women and inspire women to lead a stress free life. In which more than 100 women entrepreneurs, housewives and working women of Tricity participated. Sometimes a woman is in the role of a mother, sometimes a wife, sometimes a sister or a daughter, but during this program conducted on the occasion of Teej, women took some moments for themselves away from their daily routine.

Giving information about the program, National President of the Trust Hardeep Kaur said that every woman has some hidden talent. Some women are good cooks and some are good entrepreneurs. Some women are good writers and some women prove to be better team leaders. Disha Women's Welfare Trust organized the program "Tee Jeet Ki" providing a platform to such talents.

In this program conducted under the arrangements of advocate Rupinderpal Kaur, folk singers R. Deep Raman and Gurmeet Kulaar presented songs imbued with Punjabi culture. Special competitions for women were conducted during the program. In which the title of queen of teas was given to Adarsh Kaur, the title of queen of vultures was given to Simran Gill, the title of beautiful Punjabi was given to Satinder Kaur, and the title of beautiful Punjabi was given to Narinder Kaur.

Social worker Jagjit Kaur Kahlon, Nursing Superintendent Kuldeep Kaur and singer Gurmeet Kular played the role of judges in this program. All the women who participated in the program were felicitated by Disha Women Welfare Trust.

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. 

69th Republic Day was celebrated at IMA House

Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 12:23 PM
Dr. Rajoo Singh was the Chief Guest

Ludhiana: 26th January 2018: (Punjab Screen Bureau)::

69th Republic Day was celebrated at IMA House BRS Nagar Ludhiana today.

Dr. Rajoo Singh Dean Academics, DMC&H was the Chief Guest. Dr. Manoj Kumar Sobti Member Punjab Medical Council & Dr. Arun Gupta President IMA Ludhiana welcomed the Chief Guest.

Dr. Rajoo Singh  hoisted the National Flag. He paid homage to the martyrs & reminded the doctors of their duties and advised them to come upto the expectations of the society. He gave prizes to the children who performed cultural program. Dr. Sanjeev Uppal & Dr. Amarinder Singh sang patriotic songs.

Dr. Saroj Aggarwal Honorary Secretary IMA Ludhiana conducted the function. She welcomed the delegates and sang Vand-e-Matram. Around 100 doctors attended the function.

Dr. P.S Jassal President Elect-2019, Dr. Pritpal Singh Sr. Vice President, Dr. Dheeraj Aggarwal Vice President, Dr. S S Sibia Finance Secretary, Dr. Ashish Ohri Joint Secretary, Dr. Avinash Jindal Past President, Dr. Bimal Kanish Past Secretary, Dr. Kusum Gupta and others prominent doctors were present.

Punjab Agricultural University celebrated 69th Republic Day

Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 11:59 AM

Take pride in being citizens of a democratic nation

Ludhiana: 26th January 2018: (Punjab Screen Bureau)::

The Punjab Agricultural University marked the 69th Republic Day of the country with the unfurling of the tricolour by the worthy Vice Chancellor and Chief Guest of the day, Dr B.S. Dhillon.  He also inspected the parade by the NCC cadets as officers, faculty and students of the university looked on.

While paying rich tributes to the martyrs of the great Indian freedom struggle, Dr Dhillon exhorted the audience to take pride in being citizens of a democratic nation, at the same time uphold the constitution ideals for a strong and prosperous India. The Vice Chancellor laid stress on the contribution of Punjab towards achieving food security in the country. "Even today, whenever the country faces environmental stress like droughts or floods, the contribution of Punjab is highest to the national pool." While lauding the efforts of the Punjab Agricultural University in agricultural empowerment of the state, Dr Dhillon stressed on the need for greater emphasis on farm input as compared to farm income. He further advocated the use of stronger extension methods to convince farmers for adoption of conservation techniques to minimize use of fertilizer, pesticides, water and better stubble management. 

"Among the other important contributions of PAU, the increased organic carbon content in soil and decreased pesticide residue in food samples are worth mentioning", said Dr Dhillon while adding that the need of the future is research on better processing and export. He called on the farmers to shift focus from MSP and rather take up subsidiary occupations to give boost to the per capita income of the state. He also highlighted the need for skill development, the infrastructure development for which is near completion in the university. "Another initiative worth lauding is the slogan of Saade Vyaah, Saade Bhog given by the university", emphasized Dr Dhillon and motivated the youth to adopt simplicity in lifestyle while curtailing expenditure on social functions.

The Vice Chancellor called on the post graduate students to give further fillip to the university rankings. "We are ranked number one in publication and citation among state funded universities", said Dr Dhillon while asking the students to read extensively and work hard for better recognition in research. "Finally we all need to reflect on the power and responsibility that comes with democracy and adopt tolerance, unity and hard work to take this country to greater heights", signed off Dr Dhillon.

Earlier Dr R.K. Dhaliwal, Director Students Welfare accorded a formal welcome to the officers, faculty and students of the university and motivated all to contribute in the important task of nation building.

Ms Sonakshi suri won the Ms Mutiyaar Award

Date: Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 2:04 PM

Aabhas Arora won the Mr Gabru Award

Ludhiana: 12 Janaury 2017: (Punjab Screen Bureau):

Lohri was celebrated at Bajaj College with a lot of exuberance and fanfare. The mood on the campus was upbeat and the students were totally absorbed in the festive spirit of Lohri. Students attired infusion of Modern traditional wear teamed with various accessories added glamor and beauty to the festival. 

The program kicked off with "Lohri Poojan." groundnuts and sweets were also distributed among the students. The function was presided by Ms. Balbir bajaj as the guest of honor who graced the occasion with her presence and also blessed all the students The children had a gala time as they danced around the holy bonfire and offered their prayers. kite-flying competition was enjoyed and played with great zeal and fervor .team of vasu katyal , Charanjeet Singh and Kapil Sharma won the competition

Boliyaan and Giddha competition was won by girls of b.sc FD department girls

Aabhas Arora won the Mr Gabru Award and Ms Sonakshi suri won the Ms mutiyaar award.

The students, faculty, staff and all present were completely immersed in festive spirit of Lohri with each and everyone taking part in the celebrations enthusiastically.

Addressing the students on this auspicious occasion Dr.Shikha Dhall, Principal said that Lohri is more than just a festival. The freezing winter chill vanishes in all the merry making around the bonfire of Lohri. She further highlighted the importance of the festival of Lohri, which ushers in the cheerful spring season bidding adieu to the dull winter. She congratulated the team of students and faculty for organizing such a memorable Lohri celebration.

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)

Police DAV Public School Police Line Ludhiana Event

Fri, Oct 7, 2016 at 2:11 PM

Festival of “Victory of good over Evil”  celebrated 

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

Police DAV Public School, Police Line Ludhiana celebrated the festival of “Victory of good over Evil’’ on Friday, October 07, 2016. On the occasion of Dusshera, kindergarten students came clad up as Ram, Laxman, Sita, Hanuman and Ravana. The festive mood gripped the students as they saw the effigy of Ravana, made up of waste papers and bamboo sticks. Students enjoyed watching Ramayana through a Ram Leela enacted by the kindergartener students. Music and Hymns in the praise of almighty Lord Ram were echoed in the school premises. The festive spirit culminated the celebration by blowing the hot air balloons and finally setting Ravana to flames. The children cheered and clapped as fire crackers entwined around Ravana burst creating an astounding light and sound. The festival was celebrated with great enthusiasm and gaiety. Dr. Mrs. Anu Verma, the Principal of the school greeted the staff and students on the occasion of Dusshera. She added the burning of the effigy of Ravana symbolized not only the victory of good over evil but also, an occasion to get rid of the demons that reside within us.

‘Raksha Bandhan’, at siachen base camp

 Smt. Smriti Irani tying ‘Rakhi’ to the Jawans

The Union Minister for Textiles, Smt. Smriti Irani tying ‘Rakhi’ to the Jawans, on the occasion of ‘Raksha Bandhan’, at siachen base camp on August 18, 2016.

GADVASU will conduct youth festival in November

 Fri, Oct 31, 2014 at 5:52 PM

The students are in Great Spirit 

                                                                                                                           Youth Festival at GADVASU--A file photo

Ludhiana- 31-October, 2014. (Punjab Screen Bureau):

Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, GADVASU, Ludhiana is going to organise Youth Festival in the second week of November. The whole show will be organize from 04 Nov. to 09 Nov. While disseminating this information Dr. Satinder Pal Singh Sangha Director Student’s welfare told that our students are doing well in different extra mural activities at all India Agricultural & Veterinary Inter University fests and they have won a number of prizes and trophies in these events so we organize this festival to polish and develop their talent and skill. It will be the spring board for students to achieve the new heights. Dr. Singh informed that to streamline all the functioning, committees have been formed and duties are allocated.

             Dr. Darshan Singh Barhi, Organizing Secretary of the Youth festival told that Painting, Poster making, Cartooning on 4 Nov, Collage making, Rangoli and Clay Modelling on 5 Nov,  Installation, Debate, Elocution, Creative Writing, Extempore, and Haas-Ras Poetry on 6 Nov,   Folk Songs, Creative Dance, Light Vocal and Group Songs on 7 Nov, Quiz, Mime, Skit, Mono Acting, Mimicry and One act play on 8 Nov, Shabad and Bhajan Gayan, Western Song,  Folk Dance and Prize distribution function will be on the Concluding day i.e 09 Nov. Dr. Singh told that these co-curricular activities are an essential part of studentship so it is right of students to enjoy this flavour. He told that these festivals develop cordial relations in students whereas help to build confidence in them.

Dr. N K Sood, President Dance, Drama and Music Club informed that whole fest will be conducted according to the notified rules of inter University competitions. The students are in Great Spirit and full of zeal to become the part of youth festival. They are devoting their extra time to prepare their events to stage it in exclusive manner he added. He hoped that the festival will leave healthy, cheerful and colourful impressions to all the participants and spectators.

Pink Express Health Mela on Women Day Eve

Sat, Mar 8, 2014 at 5:59 PM
15 minutes to daily fitness was appreciated

Ludhiana: 8th Feb 2014: (Punjab Screen Bureau): 
DOSST alongwith LOGS, IMA Ludhiana and All India Working Women Forum, Ludhiana organized a Health Mela in Model town extension market, backside Krishna Mandir.
Theme was Healthy Women Empowered women. Various stalls were anemia, iron deficiency, calcium,vitamin D, Thyroid, hair/skincare, safe abortion-rules/laws.
District legal authority, Family Welfare department, Fortis hospital cancer wing were other participants.
15 minutes to daily fitness was appreciated.
Empowered women who were honoured included Ms Anshu Seth, Mrs Zeenat Sehgal,Dr Mandeep Kaur, Mrs Jeet Kumari. Jaswinder Kaur, Kulwant Kaur.
Carrier counselling, Bank loans for women, Lijjat papad cooperative society, Fevicryl hobby ideas stalls were well attended. 
Panel discussion on women empowerment was the centre of attraction. Panelist were Dr Bharti Uppal, Dr RK Sharma, Mrs Gurcharan Kaur, Jaswinder Kaur, Mr Singla, Dr Parveen Moudgil.
Many skits/songs were performed on atrocities on women by DMC,Oswal hospital,DAV school.
Main guests present in the function were Dr Subash Batta, Dr Arun Mitra, Dr Neelam Sodhi, Dr Ginny Gupta, Dr Narjit Kaur, Dr Saroj, Dr Renu Verma, Dr Vaneet Kaur.
Around 600 persons attended the Mela. 105 Ladies got BMD test, 33 ladies got Thyroid testing and 123 patients had Hb testing. Calcium/Vit-D/Iron tablets were distributed.
Doctors wanted to give society message on this day that women are too strong a force to be ignored. A developed society will emerge from only us women empowerment.

Results: 28th Jarkhar Sports Festival 2014

Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 6:56 PM
Flying Sikh Milkha Singh Was the Chief Guest at Jarkhar

Ludhiana: 19 Jan 2014: (Satpal Soni//Punjab Screen):

Today at Coca Cola 28th Jarkhar Sports Festival 2014 created history. Today at Coca Cola 28th Jarkhar Sports Festival 2014 created history. Living Legend The Flying Sikh Shri Milkha Singh Was the Chief Guest and Olympion Mandeep Kaur, M.L.A.  Darshan Singh Shiwalik graced the occasion with their presence. Milkha Singh unwilled a grand statue at the enterce of the stadium and he said that I am feeling very blessed coming here and he thanked for the honor bestowed upon him. However he said that the real happiness will come if jarkhar encourages athletics as a sport and this land can give another Milkha Singh to the country. Eminent Personalities like kuku walia international umpire and Kartar singh Cheema Film Actor were honored.   Mr. Sharanjit Sihgh Dhillon Cabnet Minister grace the occasion. 
RESULT OF RUNNERS
Boys-200m
Manveer singh (Ist) Gandori
Gurlal Preet (2nd) Jarkhar
Jarnail  (3rd) Sangrur

Boys 400 m
Gurlal Preet (1st) Jarkhar
Sukhjeet singh (2nd) Mandi Gobindgarh
Manveer singh  (3rd) Payl 

Girls 200m
Veerpal (1st) Ludhiana
Nekita (2nd) Tarntarn
Aqsa  Mumtaj (3rd)  Pakistan

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RESULT OF KABADDI
Gurpreet singh Patiala (Winner) v/s Bobby (khanna)
Narinder Singh (Phagwara) v/s Lovepreet (Fridkot) Winner
Vinit (Fridkot) V/s Harjit Singh (Patiala)Winner
Sh. Harkrishan (Fridkot) V/s Varinder (Patiala) Winner
Jitu (Faridkot) Winner V/s Amandeep singh (PTA)
Vishavdeep (Winner) V/s Mandeep singh (Phagwara)
Gurpyar singh (PTA) V/s Goldy (Winner) Alamgir
Mandeep Sodhi (Winner) V/s Harry Bhullar (Mulakpur)
Harman (Alamgir) Winner V/s Kamal (Mushkabad)
Jagdeep (Alamgir) V/s Kulwinder Winner (PTA)
Simratpal (FDK) v/s Amritpal Winner (LDH)
Jasdeep (PTA) v/s Pappu (Mulakpur)


Baal kesri 65KG
1st Narinder Singh (Nabha)
2nd Amandeep singh (Patiala)and Olympion Mandeep Kaur, M.L.A.  Darshan Singh Shiwalik graced the occasion with their presence. Milkha Singh unwilled a grand statue at the enterce of the stadium and he said that I am feeling very blessed coming here and he thanked for the honor bestowed upon him. However he said that the real happiness will come if jarkhar encourages athletics as a sport and this land can give another Milkha Singh to the country. Eminent Personalities like kuku walia international umpire and Kartar singh Cheema Film Actor were honored.   Mr. Sharanjit Sihgh Dhillon Cabnet Minister grace the occasion. 
RESULT OF RUNNERS
Boys-200m
Manveer singh (Ist) Gandori
Gurlal Preet (2nd) Jarkhar
Jarnail  (3rd) Sangrur

Boys 400 m
Gurlal Preet (1st) Jarkhar
Sukhjeet singh (2nd) Mandi Gobindgarh
Manveer singh  (3rd) Payl 

Girls 200m
Veerpal (1st) Ludhiana
Nekita (2nd) Tarntarn
Aqsa  Mumtaj (3rd)  Pakistan
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RESULT OF KABADDI
Gurpreet singh Patiala (Winner) v/s Bobby (khanna)
Narinder Singh (Phagwara) v/s Lovepreet (Fridkot) Winner
Vinit (Fridkot) V/s Harjit Singh (Patiala)Winner
Sh. Harkrishan (Fridkot) V/s Varinder (Patiala) Winner
Jitu (Faridkot) Winner V/s Amandeep singh (PTA)
Vishavdeep (Winner) V/s Mandeep singh (Phagwara)
Gurpyar singh (PTA) V/s Goldy (Winner) Alamgir
Mandeep Sodhi (Winner) V/s Harry Bhullar (Mulakpur)
Harman (Alamgir) Winner V/s Kamal (Mushkabad)
Jagdeep (Alamgir) V/s Kulwinder Winner (PTA)
Simratpal (FDK) v/s Amritpal Winner (LDH)
Jasdeep (PTA) v/s Pappu (Mulakpur)
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Baal kesri 65KG
1st Narinder Singh (Nabha)
2nd Amandeep singh (Patiala)

Youth and Heritage Festival of Education Colleges

Dr. Parvinder Singh was the Chief Guest

Ludhiana: 6 October 2013: (Punjab Screen Bureau): The Third day of Panjab University Zonal Youth and Heritage Festival of Education Colleges (Zone-B) at Partap College of Education was celebrated with great pomp and show.  The hue and colours of festivities was spread everywhere.  Dr. Parvinder Singh, Controller of Examination, Panjab University, Chandigarh was the Chief Guest.  Students from different colleges performed in Dramas and Skits with such an elegance that the audience was spellbound.  They got emotionally charged during the theatrical items.  Histrionics and Mimicry left everybody in peels of laughter, while Mime fabricated the social reality true excellent expression and gestures.  During the various literary items like Debate, Poetical Recitation and Elocution put forth their point of view very logically and convincingly which enthralled everybody.  While Art and craft items like Rangoli, Embroidery Phulkari/ Bagh

Embroidery Dasuti/Cross Stich, Pakhi Designing, Crochet work, Knitting and Mehandi Designing went side by side and won every heart.

Dr. Balwant Singh, the Principal of the host college and convener accorded a formal welcome to one and all.  Prof. Mukesh Arora (Fellow, Panjab University, Chandigarh) and Dr. Vijay (Deputy Director, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana), Prof. Gurminder Kaur (Principal, Govt. College for Girls, Ludhiana)  were guests of honour.  Dr. Nirmal Jaura (Director, Youth Welfare, Panjab University, Chandigarh), Dr. J.P. Parkash, (Chairman, Partap Charitable Trust) and Dr. Ramesh Inder Kaur Bal (Secretary, Partap Charitable Trust, Ludhiana) grace the occasion.  Dr. Parvinder Singh in his speech stressed upon the need of preserving our rich culture.  He also suggested that some seats should be reserved for the students who excel in cultural, literary and Fine Art Items.  Dr. Mukesh Arora endorsed this suggestion. The Principals of various Education Colleges also added grace to the function by their presence.  The whole atmosphere was charged with unlimited fun, emotions and heated action. Skills like time management, coordination and ready wit were at stakes.  The audience was seen cheering for and applauding the performers whole heartedly throughout the day. Dr. Vijay and Dr. Gurminder Kaur, distributed the prizes to the winners.   The top three positions in various events were secured by the following.