Story telling contest

Jalandhar: A story telling competition in English was conducted online for students studying in Class VII at Innocent Hearts School. Students presented their stories on the themes of “Overcoming the Monster” and “Failure is Stepping Stone to Success”. They also used flash cards and charts. The purpose of conducting such activities is to enhance children’s communication skills. The competition was organised on the Zoom App. Gaurangi Goyal from Green Model Town secured the first position while Garima Bhatia and Omanshi got the second place. Reet Soi from Loharan branch got the first place and Janavi got the second place, Shanti Bhasin was first in Cantt.- Jandiala Road and Kashvi Aggarwal was second in Nurpur branch, Dia Vaid got the first place and Kunal Sharma got the second place from Kapurthala Road branch Garima got the first place and Harsha got the second place.

Seminar on National Technology Day

DIPS chain organised an online seminar on National Technology Day. During the seminar, HoD, Computer Science, made students and their parents aware of different interactive applications. IT head Manjit of DIPS told parents and grandparents about Skype, video calling etc. MD Tarwinder Singh stated that technology has brought three generations together which is what these testing times demand. “We are miles apart yet connected to one another”, CEO Monica Mandotra said. She added that Technology Day is considered to be a hallmark of technical, innovative and scientific advancement. She also wished for DIPS students to excel in scientific fields and make their institutions as well as their country proud.

Lecture on Emergence of Technology

HMV Collegiate Sr Sec School celebrated the quintessential role of technology that extends to all facets of life by organising international expert lecture on “Emergence of Technology” observed as the National Technology Day. Principal Prof Ajay Sareen averred that technology has become imperative for the young minds to be innovative in their approach. She heartily welcomed the core speakers of the webinar Archit Handa, graduate student from Georgia Technology University, USA and Tanmay Soni, graduate student from North Carolina State, University of Raleigh, USA. The school coordinator Meenakshi Sayal emphasised that young talent throbbing with inventive mind is what the need of the hour as we can witness the indispensible role of technology in this testing time of pandemic. The lecture provided the prospective of technology ranging from future of automobile industry in which we will have autonomous cars.

SPIN A YARN contest

Mayor World School organised a virtual Inter-House “Spin A Yarn” competition for classes III to V. Four participants from each team represented their respective houses — Shakespeare, Keats, Wordsworth and Dickens. The young vibrant storytellers came forth with wonderful tales. While some stories provided food for thought, some reinforced moral values and some were humorous. Each team enthralled the listeners with their extraordinary narrative skills. Beginning of the story was provided on the spot to the participants and 2-3 minutes were given to each team to weave the story. The stories were adjudged on basis of content, creativity, cohesion, presentation, confidence, language and pronunciation. Wordsworth House comprising Agassi Rattan Singh of III A, Maulik Mittal of IV A, Saeema Mankotia of V B and Amay Mahajan of V B emerged victorious. The winners of the competition were presented with e-certificates.

Alumni Talk Series

Department of Mechanical Engineering of DAV Institute of Engineering and Technology has come up with an Alumni Talk Series. Pragyaan, an odyssey from curiosity to prosperity, is aimed at connecting the alumni with current students of the institute and will comprise of several interactive sessions and workshops from the distinguished alumni and will be carried out in online mode. A brainchild of Prof Gaurav Dhuria, HoD, mechanical engineering department, Pragyaan features series of talks from distinguished alumni of the department to bring the current and former students on a common platform.

Online workshop

The department of mechanical engineering in association with Training and Placement Cell of Lyallpur Khalsa College Technical Campus organised an online lecture on the seven deadly lean wastes (TIMWOOD)- Destroying your profits in manufacturing. The speaker of the day was Dr Dharmvir Uppal, PhD in Lean Manufacturing (Business Coach and Certified Master NLP). Students from all the departments participated in the event with a strong zeal. Dr Uppal discussed about types of losses in industries, hospitals and malls which adds no value to the customer but adds overheads to the industry and other organisations. The overall coordinator for the event was Sarbrinder Pal Singh. Dr Vikas Rattan (HoD of Mechanical Engineering) welcomed Dr Dhramvir Uppal. Sukhbir Singh Chatha, Director (Academic Affairs, KCL Group) congratulated the department and encouraged to organise such kinds of webinars in future also.

Bains appointed Dean

Dr Palwinder Singh Bains, Assistant Prof, has been appointed as the Dean, Cultural Activities, of Lyallpur Khalsa College. College Principal Dr Gurpinder Singh Samra made Dr Palwinder Singh formally assume the office. Dr Samra said that Dr Singh was made Dean after the promotion of former Dean Dr Tarsem Singh as principal in another college. He expressed a hope that Dr Singh would fulfil the responsibility assigned to him efficiently and effectively. Dr Palwinder Singh expressed his thanks to the principal for showing his faith in him and said that he would do his best to prove truthful to the expectations of the students and the staff. The occasion was witnessed by the presence of senior teachers of the college. TNS