DC Awards Certificates to Rural Students in SVIET

 

Swami Vivekanand Group of Institutions conducted a certification Program 'Protsahan 09' on Aug 21, 09 for the students who under Rural Development Program NAVI RAH secured their career. Under this program, Swami Vivekanand Group of Institutions is running SVIET Rural Computer Center and SVIET Rural Stitching Training Center. In this program the training is given to the students of nearby villages practically free of cost. The Chief Guest of this program was Mr. Dipinder Singh, IAS, Deputy Commissioner, Patiala. About 70 Students were awarded certificates and trophies. Cultural activities like play, dances, poem recitation and many more marked the atmosphere of the program.

 

Mr. Dipinder Singh, IAS, Deputy Commissioner, Patiala, was received by the NCC Cadets of the institute. The event started with lamp lightening which was followed by Saraswati Vandana. 

 

In his address, Mr. Dipinder Singh, appreciated the efforts of SVIET for taking such a revolutionary step. He added further that various NGOs are also taking steps for rural development. If every college like SVIET takes such steps, India would be a better and developed country and we can hope for a better future.

 

Chairman, SVGOI, Shri Ashwani K. Garg, said that the area around Chandigarh is emerging as IT Hub, and SVIET is keen to spread IT awareness in the rural areas also. He further, in a message to the students, conveyed that toppers of the courses will be offered future course; free of cost which will be supported to them for the purpose of employment. 

 

Sh. Ashok Garg, Director-Finance also stated that Villages are the real heart of our nation and most of our population resides in the rural areas. For the development of the nation we have to uplift the rural India.

 

Dr. Paramjit Singh, Director/Principal, SVIET, stated that Swami Vivekanand Group of Institutes has become probably first chain of educational Institutes in the region who is committed to Rural Development program. Two programs named SVIET Rural Computer Centre and SVIET Stitching Training Centre were introduced under this Rural Development scheme to train manpower for self employment.

 

Dr. Sanjay Bajaj, Principal, SVCP, in his welcome address, opined that this is an effort to create self employment for rural people as this is the need of the hour. We know that rural people are behind due to the lack of Information Technology. We want to pull them back to the main stream by empowering them with new technology so that they can move along with the other developed sections of the society.

 

After the Certification Programme, Tree Plantation Ceremony was held in the campus. Many trees were planted by the Chief Guest Mr. Dipinder Singh along with the other dignitaries present on the occasion Mr. Karamjit Singh, Divisional Forest Officer, Patiala and Mr. Harbhajan Singh Range Officer, Rajpura. The ceremony symbolized a need of the present era - Collaboration of Technology and Nature.

 

Others whose presence graced the occasion were Shri Sohan Lal Sharma(Bursar), Dr. Raman Rani, Principal, SVCE; Dr. Usha Aggarwal, Principal, SVIM (W), Dr. S. V. Malhotra, Principal, SVCM and Dr. Shashi Jain, Principal, SVBS, Mr.Roop Singh, BDO, Rajpura, Ms. Narinder kaur, Chairperson, Block Samiti, Ms.Bhupinder Kaur,Chairperson, Panchayat Samiti.

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16 years old Priya brings pride to the city

22 Aug :Luminous Power Technologies Pvt. Ltd. the leading Power & Energy Storage Company with a vast global presence awarded 16 years old girl Priya, a local student of Chandigarh with the 'Luminous Ghar Ka Chirag' scholarship with an amount of Rs. 30000/-. Priya has been rewarded for her proven exceptional talent in Social Work.

 

Priya, a student of Govt. Model Sr. Sec. School, Sector-41 in Chandigarh has been actively participated in various social activities. She is accrediting writer, environmentalist, Youth leader and a role model of the youth of the country. She has won many state, national and international awards in social work in such a small age. She has written 450 articles since childhood on burning issues like environment, pollution, female foeticide, dowry, and empowerment. As an environmentalist her project "Increasing Underground Water Resources" has been accepted and recognized by Govt. of India. She awarded nationally and internationally for her world wide contribution in the field of social work.

 

"It was the most enchanted moment of my life to receive a scholarship like this when I believe the Ghar ka Chirag award will encourage everybody to do more contributions for the betterment of our country. Getting awarded feels like a dream come true for me." Priya said sharing her bliss.

 

Under the initiative of Ghar Ka Chirag exceptionally talented Kids in the field of Sports, Academics, Art & Culture, Social Work, and Bravery are being awarded with scholarships worth Rs. 5 Lac all through India. Luminous also awarded three more students from Punjab & Haryana. Kapil Bansal & Manish Bansal from Jind for Bravery & Neeharika Sexena from Ludhiana for Academics.

 

Present on the occasion of Luminous Ghar Ka Chirag Scholarship felicitation ceremony Mr. Manjeet Yadav, Branch Manager Chandigarh,  Luminous Power Technologies said "The "Ghar ka Chirag" concept is based on the simple fact that within each of our  family/friends/neighborhood, there is somebody who is exceptionally talented but lacks the resources to make the most of his/her talent. Priya has proved her outstanding performance in cultural work with her achievements and she deserved the recognition for the same.'

 

Ghar Ka Chirag Scholarship was a PAN India programme and announced through the different channels of communication. There were five categories Sports, academics, art & culture, social welfare and bravery for the scholarship. The main objective of this programme was to nurture and reward talent which would otherwise had been lost & remained untapped. 

 

About Luminous Power Technologies:-

Luminous Power Technologies is a leading Power & energy Storage Company with a global presence, delivering high quality Inverters, UPS, batteries and renewable Energy Products. Luminous Power Technologies also has other business interests in Consumer Appliances, Information technology and Networking Solutions. Founded in 1988, Luminous markets its products over 32 countries worldwide. Its Global technology centers located in India, United States & China deliver cutting edge technology that goes into every Luminous product. Luminous follows its proprietary UGC (Universal Grid Compatibility) process to ensure consistency & very high standard of reliability of its products anywhere in the world. Luminous has been consistently winning awards & accolades for market leadership and excellent reliability of its products. Luminous is the proud recipient of Industry Technological Leadership award for market penetration in DC-AC Inverters in Non Renewable Energy markets in Asia Pacific. 
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Divya wins 'Poster Making Contest'

CHANDIGARH, AUG 22 : Divya Hooda  of class 7th B won the first prizes in the poster making competition organized on the occasion of 64^th Birth Anniversary of late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi  in Saint Soldier International School, ground in Sector 28 B here yesterday. Results were declared today.

Bhumika (7^th C) and Deeksha Pundir (7^th)  claimed the second and third positions, respectively.The competition was organized to create awareness among the students about conserving energy and to mark the occasion of 64^th Birth Anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi.

Participants made posters on the topic 'Energy Conservation' depicting the ways and means to conserve energy so that our future would be safe.
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PM hoists the tricolor on 63rd Independence Day

  15 Aug : The Nation celebrates the 63rd Independence Day on Saturday, the 15th of August, 2009 and the main function was held at the historic Red Fort where Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh hoisted the tri-colour from the rampart of Lal Quila.

Sending out a positive message on Independence Day, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called for a new era of cooperation and harmony and pledged all possible government assistance to farmers to deal with drought and stepped up efforts to control spiralling prices.

Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort for the sixth consecutive year, Singh said the government would work for political stability and strengthening economy with an aim of marching towards "a golden future".

Asserting that the people had rejected sectarian politics and have "chosen a political arrangement which is secular", he called for "a new era of cooperation and harmony" and promised to take everyone along to create "an environment of consensus and cooperation".

"You have entrusted a big responsibility on us and we humbly accept that and will fulfill it", he said.

Referring to the problem of the H1N1 flu facing the country, Dr. Singh said that there was no need to panic and that the Center and the States will work together to fight the flu.

PM says yet another Green Revolution needed for farmers not yet brought under irrigation, says several measures being taken to overcome effects of poor monsoon, including crop loans.Dr. Singh said the country needed another Green Revolution to achieve four per cent annual growth in agriculture. This, he said, is achievable in the next five years.

 Promising special attention to minorities, the Prime Minister said caring for them was not appeasement.He said the government has chalked out a number of programmes for the benefit of minorities and allocation for their welfare has been increased.

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Vandana is Miss Fresher of Govt. College for Girls, Sec-11, Chandigarh.

11-08-2009: The seniors of the Dept. of Computer Applications, Govt. College for Girls, Sec-11, Chandigarh, organized a Welcome party for the fresher's of BCA & PGDCA Courses. . Dr Pardeep Singh Walia., HOD, BCA Department, welcomed the Principal and the staff members.

 'Monsoon showers' was the vibrant theme of the evening. Dazzling performances of the students enthralled the audience. The students danced on a medley of songs which was enjoyed thoroughly by the audience. Solo song performances were also highly applauded by one and all. A group dance left the audience swerving on their feet. The fresher's were adjudged for Personality, Confidence and Presence of Mind in three rounds and the results are as follows:

Miss Fresher  -   Ms. Vandana
Miss Charming -               Ms  Megha
Miss Talented -   Ms Spardha

 The principal and the faculty members enjoyed the show and could not help praising the students performing on the stage. Dr S.Patheja, Mrs Shashi Joshi , Dr P.ojha, Dr Nisha Aggarwal and Mrs Sangam Kapoor acted as Judges for the evening. Speaking on the occasion. Dr. Promila Kaushal, Principal of the college welcomed the freshers and congratulated them on their vibrant performances. She enjoyed the gala show thoroughly and had laurels in appreciation of the performances put up by the students

 

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Traffic police holds a traffic rules awareness rally

Chandigarh, August 11 : To get aware the young female drivers about the traffic rules and the role of wearing a helmet, a special rally was conducted today from traffic park, sector 23 to Piazza Sector 17.

More than 100 girl students of MCM DAV College, Sector 36 and lady police officials participated in the rally to promote wearing of safety helmets.

The participants were carrying placards having messages about road safety

UT SSP (traffic and security) HS Doon, flagged-off the rally. The rally passed through Sectors 24, 15, 16 and 17, where it concluded.

While delivering the literatures on road safety, DSP traffic, Ashwani Kumar said, "In coming days, we are going to conduct some more awareness rallies in various Sectors."

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Google carries on Chandigarh Dental Implant Center on its front page

Chandigarh, August 11 : UT administration has now some reason to say cheers! One of its initiatives has reached the globe.The plan of setting up the first dental implant centre in the public sector has been acclaimed and given front page treatment by the Google Website.

The aim of this project is to make dental implant affordable for the common man.The ultra-modern centre in Sector 45, with advanced implant facilities, had been inaugurated by Gen (Retd) SF Rodrigues, UT Administrator, on June 8.

The website takes note of the fact that the UT administration is making inroads into the domain of the private sector.
The procedure of dental implant is presently monopolized by private hospitals. It is indeed a costly proposition, virtually beyond the reach of the common man.

But, this centre provides better facilities at reasonable rates: the cost of nickel-titanium implant here is just Rs 6,400 as compared to about Rs 20,000 in the private sector.

Dr RS Mann, mastermind of the project and in charge of the entre, said that the ascending popularity graph of the centre had surprised all and finally found its way to Google.

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Equal rights comm for minorities to be set up: Govt

11 Aug : The Centre has proposed setting up of an 'equal rights commission' with the objective of bringing minorities into the national mainstream, Union Minister Salman Khursheed has said.

"I am very hopeful that equal rights commission bill will be passed in next session of Parliament," the minister for minority and corporate affairs said at a function in Mumbai on Monday night.

Several Muslim organisations and leaders, during their interaction with the senior Congress leader, demanded measures to protect Wakf properties, reservation for Muslims in government jobs and development of minority-run educational institutions.

Schemes for minorities announced by states and the Centre would be reviewed and workshops at district level would be organised across the country, Khursheed said.

Maharashtra Minority Development Minister Anees Ahmed said the Centre should take measures to save Wakf properties.

Minorities have great expectations from the ministry after Sachar Committee report highlighted social, economic and educational backwardness of Muslims, he said.

The ministry was formed by the UPA government in 2006. A R Antulay, who held the charge before Khursheed, was present.

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