AMRITSAR: Two Jalandhar colleges excelled in the GNDU inter-college athletics meet that concluded here on Friday. In the men’s section, Lyallpur Khalsa College, Jalandhar, won with 80 points whereas Khalsa College, Amritsar, bagged 47 points to finish second, and sports college, Jalandhar, ended third with 41 points. In the women;s ...

KHADOOR SAHIB: Education minister Sikander Singh Maluka on Thursday laid the foundation stone of the new building of a Government Senior Secondary School, which is to be constructed through ‘kar sewa’ by environmentalist Baba Sewa Singh. Present on the occasion were Baba Sewa Singh, former minister Ranjit Singh Brahmpura and director ...

PATHANKOT: As many as 100 poor students from the Dhar block were given away 100 blankets at a function organized by the district Red Cross Society, where Pathankot deputy commissioner Siben C was the chief guest. The students were picked from different primary, high and senior secondary schools and were ...

AMRITSAR: Six students from the department of all-india services pre-examinations training centre and Centre of Preparation for Competitive Examinations of Guru Nanak Dev University, have excelled in the recently declared Punjab Civil Services (preliminary) examinations. Daljit Singh Arora, director of the centre, said Bikramjit Singh, Samar Pathania, Lakhbir Singh, Vijay ...

AMRITSAR: A meeting was held in DAV Public School hereon Tuesday discuss the plan for a nationwide campaign by the DAV Association, “Boond An initiative to save water”. The event was coordinated by DAV Public School principal Neera Sharma on behalf on the Arya Pradeshik Pratinidhi Upsabha, Punjab, to discuss plans ...

AMRITSAR: Eight students of the Amritsar College of Engineering and Technology (ACET) and Ferozepur College of Engineering and Technology were selected by Mumbai-based DATA 64, a leading firm specializing in cyber crime, ethical hacking and forensics and computer security, during a campus, placement drive held from December 20 to 22 ...

AMRITSAR: The Department of Lifelong Learning of Guru Nanak Dev University is going to start a six months certificate  course in cutting and tailoring for matric pass unemployed girls, Rajinderjit Kaur Pawar, dean, academic affairs and director of the department, said those interested in seeking admission can apply till December ...

AMRITSAR: In order to create awareness about the global energy crisis, the eco club of Spring Dale Senior School organized a signature campaign on the occasion of the National Energy Conservation Day on Friday. The students spearheaded the signature campaign, through which the principal, teachers and students took a pledge to ...

KURUKESHETRA: The history of all government-aided colleges in Haryana will be published as a souvenir. Ravinder Gaso, general secretary, Haryana Colleges Teachers Association (HCTA), told HT on Thursday that a decision int his regard was taken at a meeting of the office-bearers of HCTA held here recently. He said the ...

AMRITSAR: Coinciding with 12-12-12 (Dec 12, 2012), Cambridge International School, Amritsar honoured 12 of its students at 12 noon on Wednesday for their achievements in various fields. Principal Sunita Babu congratulated the students and acknowledged their contributions. DAV Public School, Lawrence Road, Amritsar celebrated the rare date of 12-12-12 as ...

AMRITSAR: The teacher association and officials of Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) expressed grief over the sad and sudden demise of Prof Gurnam Singh, head of the political science department who passed away on Sunday. In his condolence message, vice-chancellor Prof AS Brar acknowledged the services of the professor to ...

AMRITSAR: On a call given by the joint action committee of the teachers, non-teaching employees working in non-­government affiliated colleges, a daylong fast was observed at Bhandari Bridge here on Tuesday against the dilly-dallying tactics of the government in the implementation of pension and gratuity scheme. The fast was observed by ...

AMRITSAR: Prof Raminder Kaur from the School of Punjabi Studies of the Guru Nanak Dev University has been appointed as member of the general council of Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi, for a period of 5 years. Raminder is one of the three new members to get this honour. The council ...