NCC cadets excel at ATC camp

Karnal: Rajesh Rani, Vice Principal of Pandit Chiranji Lal Sharma Government College, gave a rousing welcome to the NCC Air Wing cadets and ANO Flying Officer Suresh Duggal, who returned after winning gold medals in the five-day ATC camp-134 held at Sainik School, Kunjpura. It was organised by No. 2 Haryana Air Squadron NCC, Karnal. The ANO Flying Officer said the cadets in the ATC camp were provided with all necessary training such as drills, 0.22 firing, 12 bore skeet shooting, tent pitching, subject special theory classes, obstacle training, PT Yoga and horse riding among others. Various contests like firing, drill, cross country, debate discussion, singing dance and cultural activities were also organised, in which NCC Air Wing cadets of the college showcased their talent.

Webinar on yoga for Covid survivors

Sonepat: Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishwavidyalaya in collaboration with the Yog Bharti Foundation organised an international webinar on “Yogic interventions in post-Covid complications”. Keynote speaker Srinivas Murti, founder of Yog Bharti, said healthy lifestyle and eating habits facilitates happy and good life. He said by practising asanas, pranayama, ‘hast mudra’ and ‘panch kosh’ theory one could channel internal energy towards better actions and thoughts. Rambhakat from South California shared his views on Covid and its after-effects.

NCC Group Commander visits camp

Yamunanagar: NCC Group Commander Brig AS Brar visited the camp at Guru Nanak Khalsa College and Mukand Lal National College for the C-examination of 14 Haryana Battalion NCC. The camp is being run under the supervision of Command Officer Col Ajaypal Kaushish and administrative officer AJS Sandhu. Principal (Major) Harinder Singh Kang said about 250 cadets of educational institutions were participating in the camp.

Essay writing contest at college

Yamunanagar: A national-level essay writing contest was organised by the department of English of Mukand Lal National, College. The theme was “Humanities in 21st century”. As many as 75 students from various states, including Punjab, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Kolkata, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Haryana, took part in the contest. Suvechcha Goswami of Women’s Christian College, Kolkata, won the first prize, while Monika Chauhan of Government E Raghvendra Rao PG College, Bilaspur, and Tanisha Rawat of MLN College, Yamunanagar, bagged the second and third spots, respectively.

110 units of blood donated

Faridabad: As many as 110 units of blood were collected at a blood donation camp that was organised at DAV Centenary College recently. It was organised jointly by the Swami Vivekanand Youth Cell, Youth Red Cross, NSS and NCC units along with Lions Club, Faridabad (Central). Principal Savita Bhagat said it was a pleasure to see participation by a large number of students and staff members for the move that aims to benefit the society on the whole.

Interaction on quality research

Kurukshetra: A five-day interaction programme on research is being jointly organised by the department of commerce and human resource development centre. Inaugurating the event, Prof Manjula Chaudhary, Dean, Academic Affairs, Kurukshetra University, said future belongs to quality research and scholars need to keep themselves updated on the methods. “Curiosity and creativity should be the driving force behind research in addition to being proficient in its tools and techniques.” Prof Tejinder Sharma, chairman, department of commerce, said the event aims at developing an ecosystem to foster quality research.

Annual sports meet in college

Kurukshetra: A two-day annual sports meet was organised at Indira Gandhi National College, Ladwa (Kurukshetra). The 46th sports meet was inaugurated by Ladwa MLA Mewa Singh along with Pawan Garg, president of governing body. Students, participated in various events such as sack race, chati race and tug of war. Sagar and Preeti from BA-I were declared the best athletes of the sports meet.

Workshop on plant diversity

Karnal: A daylong national-level virtual workshop on topic “Growing relevance of plant diversity in modern terms” was organised by the department of botany of KVA DAV College for Women. Prof Daizy R Batish, chairperson, botany department, Chandigarh University; Anil Kumar Thakur, associate professor, Rajkiya Kanya Mahavidyalya, Shimla; and Ashima Gakhar, head, department of botany and environmental studies of the college, were the resource persons of the event. Prof Batish discussed the importance of biodiversity, its loss in recent years, possible ways to conserve it, especially in urban areas, and health implications of loss of plant diversity.