Covid seminar for volunteers

Amritsar: Amritsar Group of Colleges (AGC), in association with Covid Response Team (CRT), Tarn Taran, organised a workshop for training the staff and students as Covid volunteers (Arogya Mittar). Dr Raman Chathrath, MD, was the guest speaker on the occasion. Dr Raman and his team of doctors and technicians provided hands-on training to the participants emphasising on the various aspects of Covid-19 response strategies. The workshop was attended by Dr Rajneesh Arora, MD, AGC, Dr VK Banga, Principal AGC, Dr Sachin Saggar, Principal, AGC (Pharmacy), Harinder Kumar Aggarwal, president, CRT, Tarn Taran. Dr Raman said due to the various proactive policies of the government, the third wave of Covid-19 has been delayed but still we should prepare ourself to respond in effective manner in event of third wave.

Mount Litera hosts 2-day summit

Mount Litera Zee School, Amritsar, held two-day Acropolis Senior National Students’ Knowledge Summit that saw participation from students of 23 schools from across 13 states. The second edition of virtual symposium, Acropolis, was a tribute to the martyrs of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. Dr Jagpreet Singh, Headmaster, The Doon School, Dehradun, along with Sumer Singh, who was the knowledge resource curator and mentor for the event. The event highlighted the level of awareness among students as they participated with enthusiasm and dexterity in different segments that included Baba Ala Singh Memorial Multi-Format Debates in English, Jallianwala Bagh Centenary Memorial General Quiz, Gursharan Singh Memorial Discursive Writing and Amrita Shergill Memorial Visual Arts Exploration as Museum of Living Material Memories Challenge. The overall champions of Acropolis Senior National Students’ Knowledge Summit was Mahatma Gandhi International School, Ahmedabad. TNS