Saturday, August 22, 2009

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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By :  News Team

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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By :  News Team

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 64th 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 (7th C) and Deeksha Pundir (7th)  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 64th 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.
By :  News Team