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English rhyme contestIvy World School, under the aegis of the Vasal Education Society, organised an English rhyme contest for the kindergarten wing. The little Ivyians got an opportunity to exhibit their talent and confidence. The young learners of Ivy chose a variety of subjects to recite like trees, five senses, nature, flowers, teacher, mother, unity in diversity and so on. Although it was a virtual competition but every child spoke with lot of enthusiasm. The selection of poems was good and students performed with due emphasis on rhyme, rhythm, intonation, pronunciation and diction. It was overwhelming to see students recite beautiful poems in their sweet voices. S Chauhan, Principal, Ivy World School, congratulated and applauded all students for their wonderful performances. She reiterated that such competitions are a platform for young talents to develop confidence for speaking fluently and coherently.Lecture on cyber securityThe MAC Forum of PG Department of Commerce of Apeejay College of Fine Arts organised a guest lecture on ‘Cyber laws and provisions relating to cyber security’. The resource person of the day was alumni of the college advocate Suteekshan Samrol. Principal Neerja Dhingra sharing her views on the lecture put forth that in this techno savvy age where everyone accesses so many online platforms for various purposes, it is important to be aware about the security of the data as well. The resource person began the lecture with the relevance of cyber laws and covered the legal provisions concerning infringement in the privacy of individuals on social media. Further, he highlighted the distinctive provisions related to cyber terrorism, sharing of obscene content, hacking, along with the new privacy policy of WhatsApp. He emphasised on the significance of cyber cell, online fraud, online defamation, and cyber stalking by giving suitable examples from web series as well as recent news. He also explained the various remedies available for the aggrieved party and penalty with reference to IPC and Information Technology Act. The session was coordinated by Shikha Kakkar and Mitali.An Activity on sense organsSmart Wings, a foundation learning studio under Tagore’s International Smart School, conducted an activity of sense organs online through various props like flash cards and white board. Tamanna explained about the different sense organs to tiny tots. They were taught, “All our knowledge begins with the sense, proceeds then to the understanding and ends with reason.” Children enthusiastically participated in this activity and enjoyed it thoroughly. Dean of the school Vinod Shashi Jain and Principal Dr Rakesh Gupta appreciated the students for their efforts.E-declamation contestPlanning Forum, the subject society of PG Department of Economics of Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya, organised an e-declamation contest. The topics chosen were the contemporary issues prevailing in the society like ‘Farm Bills 2020: Challenges for the society and farmers’, ‘New Education Policy: Challenges and Opportunities’, ‘Impact of Covid-19 on the Indian economy’. Students from various departments, actively participated in the competition, Vidhi Jain of BBA Sem-III, Mamta Chingotra of MA (Economics) Sem-III and Kashika Jain of BSc (Economics) Sem-V got I, II and III prizes respectively. Judges of the competition were Nita Malik and Ritu Bajaj. They congratulated all winners. Shallu Batra, head, PG Department of Economics, appreciated all the participants. Principal Ajay Sareen also congratulated the winners and said that discussing these issues was the need of the hour.GK quiz at Cambridge internationalAn online GK test was organised in two rounds at Cambridge International School. The first round was GK quiz contest conducted in live class. It was compulsory for all students to participate in the first round. Students who scored cent percent in first round sat for final round which was an online test. The response was overwhelming and students were given away e-certificates for their incredible intelligence.Most aspiring youthThe United Nations (UN) has decorated BTech mechanical engineering international student of LPU Sm Sammam Sakti Ibn Sahadat with the coveted title of ‘The most aspiring youth activist and global youth leader’. He has been picked for an ongoing global campaign-‘Unite 2030: Youth action for better world’ by the United Nations. For this campaign, more than 12,000 change-makers from 1,800 universities and colleges are inspired to take 1000-plus actions and change the world by 2030. Hailing from Bangladesh, Sammam will now represent LPU and lead the chosen 250 youth leaders of 32 countries in New York, USA, in September 2021. TNS

The Tribune

2021-01-19

Jalandhar