The NSS unit of MCM DAV College for Women, Chandigarh in collaboration with Chandigarh Police has initiated a 15-day long civil defence training drive for girls of the college. As a part of this drive, the trainers from Chandigarh Police will train the students for self-defence and protection during the one-hour session each day for a period of 15 days. An overwhelming number of students from the college are participating in this unique endeavour. The trainers and officials are all praises for the zest and zeal among the girls and believe that this training will be a grand success.
VG Sekran will address students at PU
Chandigarh: As part of the prestigious PU Colloquium series, distinguished scientist and Defence Research and Development Organisation’s Director General (Missiles and Strategic Systems), Dr VG Sekaran would address PU students and faculty members on Aerospace Technologies and Applications: Present and Future on January 27. Before, joining as DG DRDO, Dr VG Sekaran, had earlier served as the Chief Controller Research and Development (Missiles and Strategic Systems) and Programme Director Agni, New Delhi. He had joined DRDO in 1984 and has been involved in many strategic programmes and projects. He was involved in the design and development of re-entry systems and technology for ballistic missile applications.
Baba Farid Group of Institutes to host fest
Chandigarh: Baba Farid Group of Institutes Bathinda will be hosting a vibrant international fest VIBGYOR 2014 on January 30 and January 31 at its campus. Decked with all the elements of entertainment and knowledge, the fest will acquaint its participants to international experiences of art, science, technology, culture, knowledge, music and literature. Students from all premier institutes like IITs and IIMs will be competing in different competitions, said the managing director BFGI Gurmeet Singh Dhaliwal, deputy director academics Dr Manish Bansal and assistant director Gaurav Garg addressing media persons here on Friday.
lMtsm redefines management fundas
Chandigarh: Set up with the avowed objective of equipping technical graduates with the managerial skills necessary to rise through the corporate hierarchy, the lM Thapar School of Management, the business school of Thapar University, Patiala, has come up with a new state-of-the-art campus at Dera Bassi to take management education to the next level by redefining its paradigms. Grounded in the ethos of sustainability and inclusiveness, the lM Thapar School of Management (lMTSM) is committed to architecturing a new business world order, where what is good for corporations will be good for all stakeholders, by developing professionals who are adept at creating and propagating sustainable and ethical management practices.
lPU girls win All India Inter University Softball
Jalandhar: lPU sportswomen have won All India Inter University Softball (W) Championship by defeating strong contenders in league matches — Punjab University Chandigarh (10–01), GNDU Amritsar (03–01) and Delhi University (04–01). As such, lPU topped the league with 3 wins and 15 points to be on the first position. Prior to these matches lPU players also exhibited finest softball skills for knockout — rounds and gathered applaud from spectators. In knockout matches, lPU team won over Osmania University Hyderabad by 7-0, RGPV Bhopal by 10-0 University of Calicut by 8-0 and Solapur University by 4-0. The championship was held at host Acharya Nagarjuna University Guntur (Andhra Pradesh), where 46 universities from all across India participated to grab the coveted trophy. Each of the lPU team members was also honoured with gold medal of the tournament.