Rakhi making activity held at Small Wonder School

Mohali, August 3

The thread of love and bond, rakhi, found new dimensions with little hands mastering the art of making them at Small Wonders School

Children from play way students to class III basked in the fun of churning out rakhi threads at the school campus today. The children had a busy schedule making rakhi out of kundan, zardosi, resham (silk), beads, glitters and net. Favorite cartoon characters of children like Tweety, Ben 10, Tom & Jerry, Pooh etc came to life on the tiny rakhis.

Director of the school, Sandeep Singh said that the instead of filling the rakshabandhan celebrations with usual rakhi tying ritual, the school authorities went a step ahead and decided to make children churn out rakhi.

“It was an attempt to make boys realize the importance of sacred thread and responsibility in brings, for girls it was the happiest hour making rakhi for their loving brothers. This was one of many attempts of school to make children learn while they play,” he added.

Sandeep Singh added that school will continue making such an efforts in future that would teach children, entertain them as well as give an edge to their creative minds.

2.8 kg tumor removed at Cheema Medical Complex

Cheema Hospital docs remove 2.8 kg tumor

Mohali, August 1

The doctors at Cheema Medical Complex removed 2.8 kg tumor from the uterus of a 45-years-old patient relieving her from painful menstruation and heavy bleeding during periods.

Dr Parampreet Ghuman, Head of gynecology department at Cheema Medical Complex successfully operated the patient after a three hours long surgery. Dr Ghuman said that the patient was in great pain and difficulty for past three years. “The tumor in her uterus was the size corresponding to 28 weeks (seven months) pregnant uterus patient. She had increased urinary frequency and suffered from occasional vomiting and indigestion,” Dr Ghuman added.

Dr Ajiwant Cheema, Director, Cheema Medical Complex said that the surgery was very complex because of the large size of uterus and adjoining big vessels. The patient has had a smooth recovery.

Dr Cheema said that at Cheema Medical Complex doctors are committed to providing the best of medical health care and facilities. Patients get the best of nursing care and medical consultation.

He said that ailments, where surgery is needed, should not be postponed for long. “Delaying the surgery can lead to complications. Patients should immediately seek doctor’s advice and act accordingly,” he added.

Faculty development workshop concludes at Rayat-Bahra

Lecturers kept abreast with innovative techniques at Rayat-Bahra
70 faculty members attend faculty development workshop at Rayat-Bahra

Mohali, August 1

The Rayat and Bahra College of Engineering and Bio Technology for Women held faculty development workshop for the faculty members of its constituent institutions of group and other invited delegates from various colleges. Nearly, 70 faculty members and 11 delegates of ECE, ELE & BME disciplines attended the workshop.

Managing Director of Group Prof. C.M. Bahl delivered keynote address and highlighted need of conducting faculty development workshops at regular intervals. Speakers at the occasion stressed on making education more of a practical oriented for students and suggested ways to invoke interest in particular subjects.

Dr. Piyush Verma welcomed all the delegates and in inaugural speech spoke on importance imparting knowledge to lecturers, make them aware of state of art methods and deliver expert lectures in classes.

Dr. Ramesh Garg, HOD (Electrical and Communication Department) from IIT Kharagpur, gave an insight into innovative techniques in teaching microwave engineering. He dwelt on division of syllabi in a way that is easy for students to understand. He took examples and divided them into targets required-to-be-achieved by student on daily basis.

Dr. P.K. Tulsi Professor and Head of Education, NITTTR signified importance of interaction with students during lecture to keep them allured. She also pointed out common mistakes in body language of lecturers while teaching and their effects on students.

Dr. S.S. Patnaik, HOD (Electronics and Communication Department), NITTTR, suggested methods to make subject antenna and wave propagation interesting. He demonstrated influence of media methods on understanding of subject and highlighted importance of intriguing methods of teaching such as presentations and videos for students, which make them more inquisitive of subject offered.

Dr. Rajesh Khanna Associate Professor (Electronics and Communication) from TIET, Patiala, spoke on analog electronics, which is not very popular subject and said that engineering mathematics be revised before beginning actual subject. “This not only refreshes concepts for students, but also helps them understand subject better and not treat as a dread throughout engineering career,” he said suggesting that students be taken to local radio station or on educational trips to inculcate interest.

Dr. P.K.Sharma, HOD (Electronics and Instrumentation) from Rayat-Bahra Institute of Engineering and Biotechnology also spoke on the same subject. He suggested that lecturers should not only ask students to make assignments and projects, instead they should themselves make projects so that shortcomings and issues arising out of it can be known.

Brigadier J.K Sharma HOD (Electronics and Communication Engineering) from Rayat - Bahra Institute of Engineering and Technology, delivered presentation on satellite communication stressing on need of complete knowledge of subject before delivering lecture.

Dr. Anita Gupta, Assistant Professor (bio medical engineering) from Rayat -Bahra Institute of Engineering and Biotechnology delivered presentation on sensors used in bio medical engineering. She recommended use of actual sensors like blood pressure machine to be used in class to demonstrate usage of sensors.

NRIs of Canada to Honour Chnadigarh Journalist Baljit Balli

Life Time achievment award for Contribution in Punjabi Media

Chandigarh July 31-NRIs of Canada have decided to honour Mr Baljit Balli, Chief News Reporter , Ajit Group for his contribution to Punjabi Media , Punjabi Language and Culture. Pro Mohan Singh Memorial Foundation Canada have announced Life Time Achievement Award for Mr Balli for year 2009 . The award will be confered on Aug .2,2009 in Surrey , British Columbia . He has been invited to the 14 th annual function of the Foundation called “ Mela Gaddri Babian Da”.It may be recalled that Mr Balli’s weekly column Tirchhinazar has been widely read and it is a very popular in NRI s of Canada and some other countries.

According to the a press release issued by the President of the Foundation Mr Sahib Thind , near 5o thousand people are expected to participate in this Mela.He said this year the mela will be dedicated to the the “Kama Gata Maru Tragedy of 1914 .” According to Jasbir singh Sandhu , the spokesperson of the foundation, prominent NRI M .P s MLAs and Punjabi folk singers will also attend the function.

Entrepreneurship gets new name – Fountainhead School of Business

Chandigarh, July 30
The entrepreneurship skills have got a new name with Fountainhead MBA, which is among very few entrepreneurship development institutions of India.
One of its kind institutes in north India, the Fountainhead MBA is dedicated almost exclusively to entrepreneurship development. Its director Mr Mohit Bansal, an entrepreneur himself, is an alumnus of Symbiosis International University and brings with him a variety of experience from corporate & business sectors.
The institute offers two courses with complete focus on entrepreneurship development and specializations of “New Venture Creation” and “Family Business Management”, in addition to specializations of Marketing, Finance, HR, IT, Operations & International Business. It offers MBA with IPGP (industry integrated post graduate program) and MBA with PGP (post graduate program). The duration of both these courses is two years.
Through these industry-oriented courses, the student is put on a guaranteed internship from the day he or she joins MBA and starts earning a stipend. Pupil also ends up gaining experience by the end of course.
Impetus of these courses is on entrepreneurship development and giving students opportunity to set up their own venture. Going a step ahead, in order to insure safe future, the students are also offered funding assistance through yearly business plan contest, Mr Bansal added. The USP of institute remains its strong support from business and corporate sector and has faculty from top institutes.
While cost incurred on IPGP is Rs. 75,000 per semester (Total Rs. 3.00 Lacs), that incurred on PGP is Rs. 37,500/- per semester (Total Rs. 1.50 Lacs).
Institute also offers scholarship scheme upto Rs 2.50 lac per student and test for the same will be held on Sunday, August 9th.
Prospective candidate can visit the institute’s website www.fountainheadMBA.com for details of eligibility criteria and the selection procedure. Last date to apply for the courses is August 7th, 2009.

Ashmah School celebrates Teej

Mohali July 30
Ashmah International School celebrated the monsoon festival teej with fervor and enthusiasm today.

In its effort to promote rich cultural heritage of north during Teej celebrations, the school held a function. Children beamed with joy and had great fun while enjoying water activities to beat the heat.

The students were given fun time under the fountain and a special poolside party marked the occasion. Dressed in colorful swimsuits children enjoyed fun filled games.

The Teej celebrations included ride on swings; games and mehendi applying on their hands. Cultural show added life to the colorful atmosphere. Even the menu of day included monsoon special pakoras, puris, and kheer etc, which parents had sent in tiffins. School distributed Mangoes and malpuras amongst students. In the mid way of party it started adding to the fun and frolic.

Principal Mrs. Roopinder Ghuman addressed the children and told them about rainy season and how to take care of our surroundings and us during monsoons. She also told about importance of rains for crops and nature. Everyone enjoyed each moment of the day.

Bank of Baroda celebrated its 101st Founders’ day

Chandigarh, July 28. The staff members and their families celebrated 101st Founders’ day of Bank of Baroda.

Deputy General Manager Mr. PT Bhutani said that established on July 20, 1908 by the Maharaja of Baroda a princely State of British India Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad, Bank of Baroda has come along way from being housed into small building to having its presence felt in 25 countries with 2690 branches. It has 76 branches/ offices internationally and its associate in Zambia has 11 branches.

The bank is opening 55 new branches and 6 extra countries upgraded into branches on Foundation Day this year. “Maharaja, with a paid up capital of Rs. 10 lac, established Bank of Baroda under the rules of companies Act-1897. Today the bank feels pride in serving financial products to the national and international population,” he added.

Deputy G.M. Mr. PT Bhutani inaugurated the jubilations by lightning a lamp. Celebrations on the occasion saw a riot of colorful presentations. CGM KK Batra presented ghazal Baat nikle gi to dur tak jayege leaving audience mesmerized. Kamaljit Singh sung Sawan ko aane do, while Priyanka presented. Employees enacted a small skit, bhangra, giddha, while kids presented western dances. A mimicry play topped all the celebrations. AGM Mr. SK Goel delivered a vote of thanks.