Tie and Dye activity held at AKSIPS 45

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Chandigarh, July 31 2018

Students of SUPW club of Class X had hands on experience with colours and cloth during cold tie and dye activity using fabric paints. 

Students made beautiful handkerchiefs and dupattas using fabric paints, threads and coins etc. Director-Principal Jasmine Kalra appreciated the young Artists.

Vanmahotsav begins at The British School, Panchkula

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Panchkula, July 31 2018

Rajinder Kumar Meena Deputy Commissioner Police,Panchkula, planted a sapling in the premises of The British School, Sector 8, Panchkula to give an auspicious start to the Vanmahotsav 2018 observed every year by planting 1100 saplings in and around the school campuses in Panchkula. Urmila Sethi, Chairperson, The British Schools, gave her blessing by watering the sapling. The school had invited the grandparents of the students to participate in the yearly ritual. The children presented group songs, skits and dances to celebrate the arrival of monsoons. Naman Popli, Archisha Sood, presented a presentation to highlight healthy habits to be observed during the rainy weather. Rabaani Kaur, Divyansh Sharma, Samaarth Bhasin, Angad Singh Kushwaha and David presented a skit informing the audience about importance of staying hydrated during the humid weather. The grandparents took a nostalgic journey back to their youth as they had to guess popular musical numbers from yesteryears from their signature music. Rajinder Kumar Meena appreciated the efforts of the students and motivated them to save the planet earth by planting trees and keeping our surroundings clean. 

Sanjay Sethi, Director, The British School, Panchkula presented a memento and a mango sapling to the Deputy Commissioner, on this occasion. The grandparents were also gifted saplings as awards for the musical quiz. Director- Principal, Geetika Sethi conveyed her warm regards to the grandparents who act as the large shade giving trees where all family members gather for shelter, advice, love and care.

OSSA wins over Saupin’s with 6-2

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Chandigarh, July 30 2018

Saupin’s 32 organised a football match of OSSA (Old Saupin’s Students Association) vs Saupin’s 32. Children participated enthusiastically. The score was 6-2 in favour of OSSA.

The first half saw Ramitpal Singh of OSSA scoring two consecutive goals in the 5th and 7th minute while Navneet Singh of Class 9 scored in the 29th minute.

Ossa took a clear lead in the 2nd half. Pranshu, Rubal, Pukhraj and Rampal scored goals in the 32nd, 34th, 55th and 59th minute.

Gurnoor Singh of Class 10 managed to edge in a goal in the 45th minute but the match ended in a win for OSSA.

Rain party held at Smiling Kiddies Playway School

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Zirakpur, July 29 2018

To beat the heat of the summer a Rain Party was held in Smiling kiddies playway school Zirakpur. Kiddies were looking winsome when they started dancing to the thrilling music which infused the atmosphere with energy and fun. 

The garden was joyfully resplendent with colourful balls, rings, bright umbrellas and water sprinkles. Playgroup kiddies made their first paper boat. Nursery kiddies pasted cotton in clouds. This party helped  kiddies to understand and love nature.

Tree Plantation drive held at New Angel Public School

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Zirakpur, July 29 2018

Lions And Lioness Club Premiere Panchkula in associated with their youth wing Leo Club tricity organised an Eye Camp, Dental Camp, Tree Plantation, Art Competition , Diabetic Checkup Camp and Karate Championship at New Angel Public School, Zirakpur. The Eye Checkup for students was conducted by Lion Dr. S.S. Bhamra (President). 

The Dental Checkup was conducted by Dr Pradeep Kaur. Tree plantation drive was conducted where students and staff born in July month were felicitated by CHIEF GUEST N. K SHARMA (M.L.A, DERABASSI) .The Karate Championship students were felicitated by Guest Of Honour Lion Raman Gupta with trophies and medals. Winners of Art Competition were awarded by Lion Parwinder Singh. Members of Lions and Lioness Club Premiere Panchkula were felicitated by Principal Sharanjit Kaur.

Connect Net Champs Edition 2: Intra-School Competition staged its 7th and 8th edition at Ludhiana

Connect Net Champs is raising awareness on cyber security amongst students, parents and teachers by associating with schools across Punjab

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Ludhiana, July 27 2018

Edition 2 of Connect Net Champs - a program that addresses Internet Security among school students – kicked off its 7th session on Cyber Security at The Darshan Academy & 8th Session at GMT School, Ludhiana. The sessions included a thrilling Quiz contest for students. Four candidates were shortlisted for the next round two from each school.

Winners of  Darahan Academy School (Above) and Winners of GMT school.

Winners of Darshan Academy School: Vishal of standard 12th and Neha of standard 12th

Winners of GMT School : Reva Sharma of standard 9th and Harnoor Kaur of 8th standard

In an interactive session with the expert, children at both the schools learnt various nuances of the internet world. Topics of discussion included the potential risks related to internet and how to avoid these, exposure to inappropriate material, harassment and bullying, physical molestation, legal and financial, viruses and hackers. Additionally, important guidelines were imparted on how children can avoid online risks, rules for online safety, and how to be a smart internet user.

Cleanliness Drive held at Maharishi Dayanand Public School

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Chandigarh, July 25 2018

Under Swacch Bharat Summer Internship, students of GGDSD college sector 32 organised a cleanliness drive at Maharishi Dayanand Public School in Daria Chandigarh. During the drive, an animated movie was shown to students to aware about using toilets. They were also taught about using different dustbins for different types of waste. While concluding the drive, students took the cleanliness oath to keep the surroundings clean and hygienic.

Students during the cleanliness drive.

Iconic Face of India held at Chandigarh University

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Mohali, July 25 2018

The grand finale of 'IConic Face of India (Earth)' was held at Chandigarh University last evening in front of huge enthusiast crowd. There was total four rounds in this grand gala show in which male and females from entire India participated. Jollywood creations has organised this event with the association of BHS entertainer. The show was choreographed by International fashion choreographer Arvind prashar jolly.

Numerous celebrities came to attend this event as a guest of honors from bollywood , pollywood ,tv industry and music industry , Director of chandigarh university along with celebrities like Sam william ,  Sunita singh , Reema Bansal , Gurpreet Singh,Simarjeet Kour, helped grooming ceremony and awarded the winners in three categories 

Results of Iconic face of india 2018:-

Winner (Male) - Jagwinder Pannu 

First runner up - Rajveer from Bikaner 

2nd runner up - Vedant from Indore

Winner (Female) - Hardeep Kaur  Khalsa from Amritsar 

1st runner up  - Kaur Avin and Heena 

2nd runner up - Divya 

Classic Females Iconic face of india Winner -   Vandana from ludhiana

1st runner up  - Dasshpreet Kaur from chandigarh 

2nd runner up - Manjeet kour from Ludhiana

Saupin’s bagged State Level Drama Competition

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Chandigarh, July 23 2018

Out of 27 schools who participated in a State level drama competition organised by Chandigarh Commission for Protection of Child rights (CCPCR), Saupin’s School 32 bagged the 1st prize. 

Students while being facilitating during award ceremony 

The theme of which was “Drug Abuse”. Harjinder Kaur Chairperson CCPCR, Deputy Director School Education Saroj Mittal and Deputy Director Vocational Education Suman Sharma gave away the award.

Workshop on Adolescents Issue held at Saupin’s School Chandigarh

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Chandigarh, July 22 2018

A workshop on adolescent issues for children for classes XI and XII was held at Saupin’s 32 in Chandigarh. Resource person from Times of India Amrita Bains spoke on handling physical, emotional, social and psychological changes which occur during adolescence. Stress was also laid on developing life skills and cultivating hobbies for constructive management of time.

Students during workshop in the school premises 

Saupin's school celebrates Environment Week

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Chandigarh, July 18 2018

Saupin’s 32 conducted numerous activities during Environment Week to raise awareness of the children on the importance of preserving the environment. Class 9 and 10 conducted a tree plantation drive in school premises.

Students during tree plantation drive in school premises.

A poster making competition in Classes 3 to 10 saw the children reflecting their concerns on the challenges faced by the environment today.

Rain Dance held at St. Teresa Convent School Panchkula

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Panchkula, July 18 2018

                                                                 
St. Teresa Convent School organized a much awaited ‘Rain Dance’ for the pre- Primary students in the school premises. The jovial faces and sparkling eyes with merriment said it all. The students looked adorable in their costumes and enjoyed to the fullest.

Children during Rain Dance in school premises.

The ground was joyfully resplendent with water sprinklers, holla hoops music. Students along with the teachers were seen twisting, shaking and grooving to the music beats. They carried the wonderful memories as a treasure trove back home.

"Float a Boat" activity held at The British School Panchkula

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Panchkula, July 18 2018

To celebrate the onset of monsoons, the students of The British School Panchkula floated colorful paper boats in water. The simple and age old game of folding paper into boats and floating them on tiny rain rivulets in the neighborhood was recreated in the preprimary classrooms. The enthusiastic teachers and eager children sang rain songs and decorated their paper boats, as they floated them.  Aradhak, Bhavya Lal and Rajvir could be seen blowing at their paper boats to finish first in the boat race. The activity filled the young hearts with joy as Meher Gupta,  Jinnal Jhamb and Keisha Badola clapped and shouted  “Ahoy”, “Ahoy”.

Children during the activity in school premises.

The school Director Sanjay Sethi remarked that fun  is not always about technology . Children enjoy simple activities and learn that happiness lies in simplicity.

Tree plantation drive held at St. Xavier's Panchkula

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Panchkula, July 18 2018

Tree plantation drive was organized by St. Xavier's High School, Sector-20, Panchkula. Plants were procured from the forest deptt. and planted opposite the Community Centre near the Petrol pump.
Students of Class IX, along with the Principal, Vice Principal, Sr. Vice Principal, Jr. Vice Principal and Coordinators participated in the drive with great enthusiasm and zeal. They planted trees which would bear fruits in the near future like Mango, Indian Gooseberry and Blackberry. All students and teachers pledged to plant and take care of at least one tree in and around their vicinity.

Students during plantation drive in the school premises.

Principal, George S. Shear appreciated the eco club and the Haryana forest deptt. for taking this initiative and quoted  - He who plants a tree plants a hope.

Ice Cream Day celebrations held at Smiling Kiddies Playway School

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Zirakpur, July 15 2018

Relishing the delicious taste of different ice-creams with excitement, Ice Cream day was celebrated at Smiling kiddies playway School in Zirakpur on Saturday. Kiddies were very excited to see ice-cream parlour prepared by teachers for them.

Play group kiddies pasted cotton balls in their ice-cream cones as an activity. Nursery kids scribbled in their ice-creams. KG class kids drew ice-cream in their files as an activity. This activity was the delightful cool treat on hot summer day.

Plantation drive organised by Horticulture Department held at Panjab University

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Chandigarh, July 14 2018

Horticulture Division of Panjab University organized a plantation drive at Laxmi Bai Hostel for girls. About hundred plants were planted of different varieties. DSW (Men) Prof Emanual Nahar was Chief Guest on this occasion while DSW (women) Dr. Neena Caplesh presided over the occasion. Dr. Kamla, Warden Hostel, expressed that it was satisfying that we were able take this noble task for the betterment of environment.

During the plantation drive at PU

Er. Anil Thakur apprised that this was his duty to serve his university and he has much to do in coming days. On this occasion a felicitation ceremony was organized by Horticulture Division under his leadership. About fifteen participants were felicitated while five were awarded with positions in the following manner:
First : Vishnu Verma
Second: Malkiat C Sidhu and Rajesh Khurana
Third : Rajneesh Sharma and Manju Verma
The position were declared for a photo contest ran by Horticulture Division judged by Navtej Singh, Jeesu, and Dr. Arun Bansal of Natural Biodiversity from PU.

Inter-House Elocution Competition held at St. Xavier's Panchkula

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Panchkula, July 13 2018

Inter-House Elocution Competition was organized by the Literary Club for Classes IV-IX to enhance the speaking skills at St. Xavier's High School in Panchkula. The participants recited a plethora of poems eloquently portraying their speaking skills. The participants were adjudged on the basis of intonation, pronunciation, expression and overall presentation. It was a tough competition.

Students participate in the competition.

Principal, George S. Shear said that "Poetry is when an emotion has found words."
Senior Vice Principal S. Duggal appreciated the participants for their excellent performance.

Puppet Show held at Saupin's 32 Chandigarh

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Chandigarh, July 13 2018

Students enjoy during Puppet Show.

The AV room of Saupin’s 32 came alive with cheers, giggles and applauses as the pre-primary children watched a puppet show organised for them. Dancing, singing and eloquently conversing puppets entertained students as well as teachers. It was a fun filled show for all.

Students pose for photograph with puppets after the show.

Van Mahotsav celebrated at Smiling Kiddies Playway School

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Zirakpur, July 09 2018

'Trees are the kindest things we grow' and to make the students aware of this, Smiling Kiddies playway school Zirakpur celebrated Van Mahotsav in school premises. Kiddies came in green attires and brought green vegetables in tiffin. They planted saplings and performed many activities.

Kids during Van Mahotsav celebrations in school premises in Zirakpur.

Play group kiddies performed vegetable painting as a group activity and scribbled in grapes in their drawing files. Nursery class kiddies printed hand print in tree. KG class kiddies decorated trees in their files with sparkle dust. All students learnt to protect the environment as he who plants a tree, plants hope.

Shweta Rathore inaugurates Ultimate Gym

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Chandigarh, July 08 2018

Shweta Rathore, first female to win Miss world  fitness physique and Miss Asia fitness physique inaugurated Ultimate Fitness Gym at sector–9D Chandigarh. While encouraging residents especially women to work out, Shweta Rathore said that  opening of these kinds of fitness centres is the need of the hour and urged the youth to join the fitness centres to keep their body mentally and physically fit live life fully . She further added that there are a few mantras of fitness which keeps one motivated and help  to channelize  thoughts in a positive way. Chandigarh Mayor Devesh Maudgil was also present at this moment.

Shweta Rathore during the inauguration.

Mr. India 2018  Puneet Sandhu informed at the moment that Self-care, exercise, eating lighter and healthier works wonder. First International professional trainer Sanjeev Kumar who has 14 years’ experience in fitness industry informed that we need to be fit both mentally and physically to lead a complete, fulfilled life. He further informed exercise in any form can help fight even stress and depression.

Shweta Rathore during the inauguration

Abhishek Gagneja, Managing Director, Ultimate Fitness Gym said that I came up with a belief that a fit and a healthy body leads to a good quality life, and he is on a kind of mission to raise the level of fitness and wellness of people by uprooting their misconception regarding health exercises and fitness through dissemination of scientific research done in this field and creates a major additional change in their lifestyle. He further added that we aim to take our services to as many health-conscious people as possible.

NSS unit of Panjab University aware riders to wear helmet

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Chandigarh, July 7 2018

NSS volunteers during awareness campaign at PU

Volunteers of NSS unit of Panjab University Chandigarh take out an awareness campaign at Gate no 2 of Panjab University Campus regarding  compulsory helmet wearing. Around  30 NSS Volunteers from the campus holds placards to aware people about benefits of wearing helmet.

Volunteers aware two wheeler women riders to wear helmets

Wearing Helmet made compulsory for two wheeler women riders ; Sikh Women Exempted

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Chandigarh, July 06 2018

UT administration made compulsary for women two wheeler riders to wear helmets in Chandigarh. Amending the rules in the Motor Vehicle Act, only sikh women are exempted to wear helmet. Notification which reads the amended rules are as follows :-

The British School Panchkula reopens after Summer Vacations

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Panchkula, July 04 2018

It was smiles galore for most of the tiny tots at The British School, Sector 8 and 12, Panchkula as they walked in to meet their classmates after a long break. They were happy and refreshed after a long summer vacation. All were eager to share their little tit bits with their peer group.
The teachers welcomed them back for another session of interactive and insightful learning.
The younger ones were seeing chatting with each other and eager to mingle while the elder ones were seen comparing their holiday homework and their holiday destinations. All were chirpy and cheerful to join back after a refreshing summer break.

Students during first day of school after summer vacations.

School Principal, Anita Mehra addressed the students during the morning assembly and motivated them to gear up for the classes. She encouraged the students to keep themselves protected from the scorching heat and well hydrated to stay cool. Ma’am Mehra sensitized the students on the importance of water and water conservation.
Director of the School, Sanjay Sethi, when contacted, said, “The school would give more in terms of technology to the student community to keep them abreast with the latest in the global education trends.”

Social Work campaigns held at Kullu Schools

Students from Centre for Social Work Department, PU actively organised the Campaigns

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Kullu, July 03 2018

Student interns of department of Centre for Social Work, Panjab University Aashima Kajla, Dora Mehta and Palak Mehta organised social work campaigns in different government schools of district Kullu (Himachal Pradesh).

Various activities include Cleanliness drive in school campuses with the help of students, teaching proper hand wash for hand hygiene, Awareness regarding garbage segregation and Rally with eco club were held.

Activities being held during campaigns

Bollywood Actor Paresh Rawal to enact play "Kishan vs Kanhaiya" at Tagore Theatre

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Chandigarh, July 02 2016

Actor Paresh Rawal

All India Technical and Management Council and Aryans Group of Colleges, Rajpura, near Chandigarh is going to organize a play "Kishan vs Kanhaiya" at Tagore Theater, Sector 18, Chandigarh on Friday (6th July 2018). MP (Lok Sabha) and legendary Bollywood actor, Paresh Rawal and his team will perform the play.
Dr. Anshu Kataria, Chairman, Aryans Group and Deep Sisai, Chairman, All India Technical and Management Council while giving information said that Kaptan Singh Solanki, Governor, Haryana and Manohar Lal Khattar, Chief Minister, Haryana will grace the event. Kataria further informed that free entry passes can be collected form Aryans campus.
The play is based on Gujrati businessman Kishan Lal Mehta who is a nastik person. In an earthquake his antique shop gets destroyed. Though he had insured his shop but he could not claim the insurance money because his shop was destroyed not because of human cause of destruction but by a natural disaster which was attributed to an act of God. Hence Kishan Lal Mehta had logged a case against God in the law of court.

PU students conducts Swachh Bharat Summer Internship at Rajasthan

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Rajasthan, July 01 2018

Student Interns Sunita and Rashi from department of Centre for Social Work, Panjab University Chandigarh conducted Swachh Bharat Summer Internship with students of Govt. Senior secondary school, Eklingpura, Udaipur, Rajasthan. Under the internship, they performed certain activities such as creating awareness regarding Swachh Bharat Mission, Blue and green dustbins, personal hygiene. Besides this, they carried out a hand wash activity with the students to guide them about hand hygiene. 

Various activities held during Summer Internship.

A cleanliness drive was also conducted in the school with the help of students and teachers. In the drawing competition which was organised on the topic Swachh Bharat, students draw the knowledge which which they took throughout the activities.

Cleanliness Drive held at village Jayanti Majri

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Mohali, July 01 2018

Students with programme officer(left) during the drive.

Under the leadership of Dr Gaurav Gaur, NSS programme officer, a clealiness drive was conducted at Village Jayanti Majri, SAS Nagar, Mohali. Students clean the area and surroundings during the drive which was organised by NSS Panjab University.

Students cleaning the area during the drive.