Sunday, December 29, 2019

BVM USN wins Inspire Award


Bhartiya Vidya Mandir Shahid Udham Singh Nagar once again proved its mettle in the scientific field by winning Inspire Award Manak at district level, among 18 models from different schools of 3 districts. Priyansh Patel of class eighth presented his model 'Smart life saviours for Commuters'. He brought the laurels as he prepared the model for safe commuting and Traffic safety. 
Principal Bandana Sethi applauded the efforts of the students and the teachers for their continuous and sincere efforts in the field of science. Management also blessed the students and teachers for their hard work.

Thursday, December 26, 2019

CT University marks New Year with Thanksgiving gesture

Ludhiana: Marking the start of New Year 2020, CT University organized a Thanksgiving program titled Abhaar: Hamare CT Parivar Ke Naam at its Shahpur campus.
In this program, all the leaders namely CT University Vice Chancellor Dr Harsh Sadawarti, CT Group Shahpur Campus Director Dr. GS Kalra, Maqsudan Campus Director Dr. Jasdeep Kaur Dhami, CT World School Principal Madhu Sharma and CT Public School Principal Daljeet Rana appreciated the efforts of their respective team members and thanked all of them for their support in imparting quality education to the students.
This was followed by a Thanksgiving gesture by CT University Chancellor Charanjit S Channi, Managing Director Manbir Singh, Tanika Singh and Vice Chairman Harpreet Singh by bowing to the CT staff members and extending gratitude for their continuous and valuable support.
The key attraction of the event remained a comical skit that imparted a lot many meaningful messages to the audience related to the work culture in an organization. The skit revolved around two characters namely Titli Kaur, played by Amrit Kalsi, HOD, Center of Happiness, who is a character with full of doubts and negativity and raises so many doubts regarding an organization and its working before appearing in a job interview. Whereas, the other character named Tota Singh, who is a positive soul clears each and every doubt of Titli Kaur and motivates her to perform well in her interview.
At end, CT University Chancellor Charanjit S Channi motivated the staff members to set and meet new challenges for the coming year and wished them a good luck for 2020.

Tuesday, December 24, 2019

BVM Scientists emerged winners at Scientific Conclave


Another feather is added to the cap of BVM USN as its scientific model 'Harvesting White Gold for Sustainable Development' was adjudged the best model in "Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Scientific Conclave" held at Chandigarh University. It was organised by Department of Youth Services, Punjab. Priyansh Patel of class VIII along with Suraj and Shubhdeep of class XI clinched the Trophy with prize money of rupees 20,000/-. They gave the solution for water management and sustenance.
The BVM Trust Members and Principal Bandana Sethi congratulated the achievers for their remarkable achievement and acknowledged earnest efforts of their mentors Seema Gupta and Narendra singh Rawat. She wished the team good luck for their future endeavours.

Hero DMC Heart Institute (HDHI) Doc conferred with prestigious award

Dr Vivek Gupta, (Consultant, Cardiac Anaesthesia & Intensive Care, HDHI) is being honored & Awarded “IMA Dr AKN Sinha National Award” by Indian Medical Association under the category “Outstanding & Distinguished Services Award”. This prestigious award of AKN Sinha Institute, the academic wing of Indian Medical Association is given every year for outstanding and distinguished services in the medical field to serve humanity.
Dr Vivek Gupta is being awarded for his significant contribution in CPR training program not only at national level but to SAARC countries as well.  The award will be conferred to him on 28th Dec 2019 in an award function held at 80th Annual Meeting of IMA Central Council (IMA NATCON-2019) in Kolkata.
In his message, Dr Vivek Gupta extended heartfelt thanks to Governing Board of Indian Medical Association (IMA) for recognizing his contribution in spreading the knowledge of CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation). He said besides doctors it is important for every citizen of the country to learn CPR and with the help of IMA & Indian Resuscitation Council, we will organize training at various levels.  He made a special mention of DMCH Managing Society under the guidance of Secretary Sh Prem Kumar Gupta, who has always been equally supportive and actively involved not only in providing best of the quality treatment facilities to the patients undergoing treatment in DMCH & HDHI but encourage & support these training activities for society welfare.
Vice-Principal & Chief Cardiologist, HDHI-Dr GS Wander congratulated Dr Vivek Gupta for receiving this esteemed award. He said CPR training should be encouraged even at school level. He added, in case of cardiac arrest when heart stops working, an early initiation of CPR by family, friend or bystanders in initial few minutes is very crucial to save many lives.  Dr Wander said that Hero DMC Heart Institute has always been in the forefront in providing state-of-art quality care to the patients suffering from cardiac aliments and providing the ultramodern services and facilities to them.
According to Dr Vivek Gupta, Hero DMC Heart Institute (HDHI) also has a unique facility of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) which is available in the selected medical centers of India and since its inception in the year 2013 in HDHI, the facility has been quite helpful in saving life of patients suffering from various heart condition (due to poisoning, cardiac arrest, viral infection, major heart attack) and lung condition such as ARDS due to swine flu or other infection. 

Bhartiya Vidya Mandir, Udham Singh Nagar, Shines in ‘National Hackathon, 2019’


The young innovators of Bhartiya Vidya Mandir (USN) Suraj Kumar, Priyansh Patel, Gokul Malik & Tarak Aggarwal made a remarkable victory at the National level at Manipal University, Jaipur in the 'National Hackathon 2019' by winning the second position. They competed with the IIT & B.Tech students from all over India, they made 'Smart Sewage Shooter Robot’ under the category of 'Healthcare'. They received Rs. 75000/- as prize money. They were honoured and felicitated by the honourable Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Ashok Gahlot along with other ministers, Vice Chancellor of Manipal University and a galaxy of scientists from various universities.
It is one of the exceptional achievements of the students and the teachers in the ATL lab who have been regularly tinkering upon the different and new ideas and giving them the shape with their hard work under the guidance of their teachers and they have won various prizes at different time intervals and at the various levels. The Principal applauded the sincere efforts of ATL Coordinator Seema Gupta and the Mentor Narendra Singh Rawat for guiding the students. The school feels proud of the achievements of all the BVM Tinkerers. The constant support and blessings of the Management and Principal Bandana Sethi's motivation keeps the students to tread on the path of innovation.

Sunday, December 22, 2019

One-Day Workshop on Research Methodology concluded at UBS, Ludhiana

University Business School, Panjab University Regional Centre, Ludhiana organised a One-Day workshop on “Anatomy of Research Methodology in Social Sciences” for Faculty members and Research Scholars. 45 Faculty Members, Researchers representing various universities and colleges across Punjab participated in the Workshop. The key objective behind organizing this workshop was to enhance the skills of faculty members and researchers to undertake the quality research effectively. Professor Dr. Ravi Inder Singh, Director, University Business School, Panjab University Regional Centre Ludhiana, while delivering the welcome address raised his concerns regarding continuous deterioration in the quality of academic research. Quoting some of his personal experiences as examiner of Ph. D thesis, he emphasized researchers while writing for their Ph.D thesis and research papers need to very much cautious about the quality of work.
Dr. Pushpender Kumar, Assistant Professor, Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi, New Delhi was the resource person for this workshop. He is doctorate from FMS, Delhi university and a Post-Doc from Alliant University, California, USA. Dr Kumar is alumnus (FDP), IIM Ahmedabad and recipient of DAAD Fellowship, Germany & Raman Fellowship, America. During 3 sessions of this one-day workshop, he discussed the various important issues related to research methodology in social sciences. He particularly talked about selection of research topic, construct, variables, proposition development, research questions, research objectives and formulation of research hypotheses etc. All the sessions remained quite interactive as participants raised many of their queries. Event concluded with vote of thanks proposed by Dr. Ashish Saihjpal, Co-ordinator UBS, Ludhiana.

Annual DMC Alumni Meet held with academic feast and nostalgic moments

Annual DMC Alumni Meet ‘Lamhe…the nostalgic imprints’ was held yesterday in Hotel Nirvaana, which was attended by around 300 ex-alumni of DMCH. The day began with a CME programme held in morning in Auditorium of DMC College Campus. Lectures were delivered by Dr KS Banga from USA on ‘Latest Trends in Sports Medicine’ and Dr Aman Dua from Ludhiana spoke on ‘Look Beautiful, Stay Young (Latest ageing)’. A panel discussion was also held on the topic of ‘Medical Profession’ as a Career Option and Level of Stress in the profession. A large gathering of doctors from the city attended CME. After the CME, a round of Medical College and Hospital was taken by the alumni of Golden Jubilee Batch 1969 and Silver Jubilee Batch 1994. The alumni were amazed to see the remarkable developments in Hospital’s infrastructure and ultramodern facilities and services available to the patients of DMCH under one roof.

The highlight of the day was ‘Annual Alumni Meet’ which was held late in the evening in the Hotel Nirvana. The meet was organized by DMC Alumni Committee.
Chairperson of DMC Alumni Committee-Dr Puneet Aulakh Pooni (Professor & Head of Pediatrics, DMCH) extended warm welcome to all the alumni and dignitaries present on the occasion. In her address, Dr Pooni said that there is a need to develop network of all DMC Alumni settled around the worldSecretary of DMCH Managing Society-Sh Prem Kumar Gupta was invited as the chief guest along with other dignitaries including Principal Dr Sandeep Puri, Vice-Principal Dr GS Wander, Dean Academics Dr Rajoo Singh Chhina and Medical Supdts. Dr Ashwini Chaudhary and Dr Sandeep Sharma. Principal Dr Sandeep Puri said that DMC Alumni Meet is like a home coming function for all the alumni, who had spent fruitful years of their life in making their professional career.    
The whole proceedings of the CME and Alumni Meet were very impressively conducted by Convenor of DMC Alumni Committee -Dr Shibba T Chabbra (Associate Professor of Cardiology, HDHI) along with Dr Hitant Vohra and Dr Omesh Goyal. Dr Shibba along with few other faculty members beautifully compared a show in the evening to make all alumni present there danced to old and new foot-tapping songs. Dr Shibba and Dr Amarinder (Joint Secretary, DMC Alumni Committee) made Alumni Meet evening most memorable and enjoyable by their tricks
Secretary of DMC Alumni Committee- Dr Dinesh Jain (Professor of Medicine) proposed a vote of thanks to all the alumni present on the occasion and assure that in future, more such programmes and CMEs will be organized to further strengthen the bonding of all alumni of DMCH.

BVM Udham Singh Nagar, Celebrates National Mathematics Day

With an aim to create awareness about the contributions made by the renowned Mathematician of India, Srinivasan Ramanujan, Bhartiya Vidya Mandir Udham Singh Nagar, celebrated the National Mathematics day today. TGT Mathematics Rupali, threw light on the life of the great scholar, highlighting some prominent incidents of his life depicting his super intelligence. She also projected importance of fundamentals of basic Mathematics and the application of simple calculation techniques in day to day life. Priya (IX–A) rhymed the basic mathematical concepts used for calculations in a tricky way, through her poem on the subject. The BVMites (XI & XII) visited the Mathematics Lab in the school and tried their hands on different mathematical activities related with real life. The young mathematicians actively participated in the ‘Spiral Activity’ based on the concept of ‘Irrational Numbers on Number Lines’, ‘Handkerchief Activity’ related to the ‘Area of Circle’, CSA and TSA. Section wise quiz contest was also organized for the students of class X. The teams enthusiastically participated in it.
Principal, Bandana Sethi applauded the efforts of the teachers of Maths Department who created the magic of Maths through simple activities.

Thursday, December 19, 2019

Awareness Programme on “Body and Organ Donation

Awareness Programme on “Body and Organ Donation-    Ultimate gift to mankind”  held Department of Anatomy organized an awareness programme on “Body and Organ Donation- Ultimate gift to mankind” for the students of Shaheed-e-Azam Sukhdev Thapar Government Girls Senior Secondary Smart School, Bharat Nagar Chowk on 19th December 2019. The programme was a sort of interactive session with the students, who had come to attend the programme.
The students were sensitized about the importance of organ and body donation and it was followed by a discussion in which students actively participated. The faculty of the Anatomy department, later, showed the students human organs taken from donated bodies and showed the Anatomy museum to encourage organ donation.
The session got ended with  a list of various queries asked by students and the faculty satisfactorily answering their queries and doubts.

CT University to develop Bridge centre under Bosch Bridge Program

Ludhiana, December 19, 2019: To establish BOSCH Bridge Program for Skill Development, CT University (CTU) is all geared up to develop a ‘Bridge Centre’ at the campus.
BRIDGE (Bosch’s Response to India’s Development and Growth through Employability Enhancement) is a pioneering Bosch CSR program that helps fulfilling the growing need for skilled manpower across sectors in India. Ensuring the employability of unprivileged school dropout youth is an important thrust area for Bosch Limited.
CTU and Bosch has certain areas of collaboration which will include organizing Bosch Training of Trainers (ToT) Programs in the University, capacity building workshops for the NGOs, offering Industry-oriented CSR module to the students, offering  internships to Master degree students – locally at BRIDGE centres and at Bosch locations, offering social entrepreneurship course to Master students. Not only this, it will also include organizing research paper competitions – Post doctoral, Doctoral and Master students, possibility of offering joint course for the trainers – Distance learning or blended learning mode, Joint Content Development for new courses including e-Learning, Offering trainings for MSME and Offering Social Fellowships.
The program prepares students to find the first job in their life and includes industry demand-driven modules that are Soft skills, Industry-specific and Job skills, Social Skills and On-the-Job Training.
Dr Harsh Sadawarti, Vice Chancellor CTU said, “There are numerous ways to put the youth into action and ensure that they are engaged in gainful employment after acquiring proper skills. But, we are yet to connect education with employment seamlessly. These skill development programs are one of the best ways for this connection.”

Wednesday, December 18, 2019

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION & TECHNOLOGY is holding its annual fashion show


COUTURE RUNWAY WEEK 2019 SEASON 3 at Crown Plaza , Delhi on 21st & 22nd Dec 2019.Young brilliant designers from IIFT are going to present their beautiful garments in this runway week along with other celebrity designers .
Students worked round the clock to make their garments right. 20 students of fashion designing have been chosen this year to showcase their collection. All IIFT centers across India are participating in this gala event with celebrity designers. Couture Runway Week is a huge platform for budding fashion designers to showcase their talent and also provide a lifetime learning experience .Students in this fashion week get an exclusive opportunity to learn from top designers.
Students have designed two ranges
20 Students are showcasing 2 ranges with 10 students in each range . One is Cuts N Cowls and other one is Glitz’n Glam . Cuts and Cowls are inspired from Australian Cowgirl Look where students have played with Suedes in Plain & stripes , and Print with Wool .This collection includes  Coordinates , pant suits & shirt , shirts with shrugs and jackets detailed with sudede fringes , Lacing in rivets , cuts , cowls , shirring . Color combination ranging from peach , Pinks pastels to dusty pastels.    
For Glitz’n Glam our young designers are going to present evening dresses gowns for formal and semi formal occasions .They have used  new shimmer in Lycra with Satin . multi colors in golden and silver shimmer . The collection includes silhouettes with bows , belts , flowers , slits , straps , cowls and shirring . IIFTians have invested a lot of hard work and dedicatedly worked round the clock along with the help of their fashion faculty Mrs. Gurpreet deol & Mrs. Sonal Arora  .Our Director Mrs. Geeta Nagrath believes in giving real time knowledge to their students  by providing platform , she guided the students in all the possible directions to create refreshing fashion and exuberant collection.
Deepak , a student  who is representing the city at a national forum for the first time said “It is generally seen that due to winters , we opt for trench coats and overcoats , but there is a range of cuts and cowls representing winter wear with trend
Samriddhi Puri , who will showcase “GLITZ N GLAM “ said  she is very excited for this fashion week  whereas Riya Gaba said that there are less designers in hosiery line and I think this will help designers in the woollen industry.

ऊर्जा संरक्षण की दिशा में आज केे प्रयास भावी पीढ़ी के लिये साबित होंगें वरदान


लुधियाना : ग्रीन टैक्नोलोजी की उपयोगिता के लिये ऊर्जा संरक्षण की दिशा में आज पंजाब सरकार की ईकाई पंजाब ऐनर्जी डिवलपमेंट ऐजेंसी (पेडा) और भारत सरकार की ऊर्जा मंत्रालय की ईकाई ब्यूरो आॅफ ऐनर्जी ऐफिश्यिंसी (बीईई) ने स्थानीय गुरु नानक देव इंजीनियरिंग कालेज में एक दिवसीय निशुल्क कार्यशाला का आयोजन किया। डिजाईन टू ओक्योपैंसी सर्विसिस के प्रयासों द्वारा यह साप्ताहिक अभियान प्रदेश के लगभग सभी जिलों में आयोजित किया जा रहा है जिसको आयोजित करने का उद्देश्य आर्किटेक्ट्स, इंजीनियरों, बिल्डरों, सरकारी कर्मचारियों, संबंधित प्रोफेशनलों यहां तक की इस प्रोफेशन से जुड़े विद्यार्थियों को भवन निर्माण में प्र्यायवरण मैत्री तकनीकों से अवगत करवाना है।
इस अवसर पर आये मुख्यातिथि इंस्टीच्यूशंस आफ इंजीनियर्स के चैयरमेन आरएल महाजन ने आयोजकों को ऐसी पहल की प्रशंसा करते हुये कहा कि आज के यह प्रयास भविष्य में भावी पीढ़ियों के लिये वरदान साबित होंगीं। उन्होंने इमारतों में ऊर्जा संरक्षण की आवश्यकता पर बल देते हुये कि प्रत्येक व्यक्ति को ऊर्जा सरंक्षण के लिये अपनी जिम्मेवारी निभानी होगी, तभी सरकार की योजनायें भी प्रभावी होंगीं।
इस अवसर पर आईईआई के पूर्व चैयरमेन ब्रिगेडियर मसतिंदर सिंह, आईईआई के वरिष्ठ सदस्य इंजीनियर कुलवीर सिंह और सुरजीत सिंह गेस्ट आॅफ आॅनर के रुप में सम्मानित हुये।
इस अवसर पर डिजाईन टू ओक्यूपैंसी के नीरज शर्मा और राहुल शर्मा ने कार्यक्रम का संचालन किया। इस दौरान उन्होंनें आडियो विज्युल प्रेजेंटेशन के माध्यम से ऊर्जा दक्षता और ऊर्जा संरक्षण के सफल उदाहरण पेश किये । उन्होंनें आये प्रतिनिधियों को पेडा द्वारा दी जा रही सेवाओं और प्रावधानों से भी अवगत करवाया।
इस कार्यशाला में लुधियाना और आसपास के विभिन्न इंजीनियरिंग संस्थानों के छात्रों और संकायो के साथ साथ संबंधित सरकारी डिपार्टमेंट्स और प्रोफेशनल्स ने भी भाग लिया ।

ईडब्ल्यू कंपनी की तरफ से 21 दिसंबर को होगा प्रिव्यू शो, नाईट क्लब में इंटरनेशनल डांस आर्टिस्ट करेंगे परफॉरमेंस

लुधियाना में  ईडब्ल्यू कंपनी की तरफ से 21 दिसंबर को होटल पार्क प्लाजा में प्रिव्यू शो करवाया जा रहा है, जिसमें फैशन शो, ओपनिंग नाईट क्लब, इंटरनेशनल डांस आर्टिस्ट परफॉरमेंस, लेडी डीजे परफॉर्मेंस होगी। सोमवार को प्रेसवार्ता का आयोजन होटल पार्क प्लाजा में किया गया, जहां उन्होंने बताया कि 21 दिसंबर को प्रिव्यू शो करवाया जा रहा है। फेमस डिज़ाइनर और मेकअप आर्टिस्ट द्वारा तैयार की गई मॉडल्स रैंप पर अपना जलवा दिखाएगी।फैशन डिज़ाइनर ज्योति बांसल ने कहा कि प्रिव्यू शो में अपने ब्रांड लेबल 'तनम' के साथ 20 मॉडल्स उनकी ओर से तैयार की गई ड्रेसेस इंडो फ्यूज़न कलेक्शन, कैजुअल,आदि पहनकर रैंप पर वॉक करेगी। 

मेकअप आर्टिस्ट निधि जैन द्वारा सभी मॉडल्स का मेकअप किया जाएगा। वहीं इस दौरान जानकारी देते हुए मिस साहिबा ने बताया कि प्रिव्यू शो के बाद पॉपअप नाईट क्ल्ब की ओपनिंग की जा रही है, जो कि एक बिल्कुल डिफरेंट कॉन्सेप्ट के साथ हो रही है। इसी नाईट क्लब में उनके द्वारा डीजे प्ले किया जाएगा। इसी तरह उन्होंने कहा कि प्रिव्यू इवेंट के ट्रेलर के बाद नव वर्ष की 5 और 6 फरवरी 2020 को होटल पार्क प्लाजा में ही 'द ईडब्ल्यू फैशन वीक 2020' ग्रैंड एग्जीबिशन का आयोजन किया जाएगा। इस ग्रैंड फैशन एग्जीबिशन में सेलेब्रिटीज़ फैशन डिज़ाइनर्स और सेलिब्रिटी मेकअप आर्टिस्ट के साथ बॉलीवुड सेलेब्रिटीज़ भी हिस्सा लेगे। इस कॉन्फ्रेंस में डांस कोरियोग्राफर बिंदिया सूद, यंग मेकअप आर्टिस्ट स्तुवि जैन, फलक वर्मा,लवली डंग,प्राची बजाज, लक्ष्मी बहल, मेकअप आर्टिस्ट श्वेता गुप्ता, हंसा मेहता, वीनू अरोड़ा, प्रियंका शर्मा,मॉडल पालक बहल,पूजा अरोड़ा, शनायदा,खुशभू जिंदल,श्रुति गोयल,भावना शर्मा,आशिमा सेठी,खुशभू महेन्द्रू,शिवम महेन्द्रू,अंशुल भाटिया,सोनम टक्कर,दिव्य टक्कर,काशिका विज,संजीव पूरी,अनु पूरी,अनीश बांसल आदि उपस्थित थे।

BVM Udham Singh Nagar observes ‘Victory Day’


To commemorate the victory of the allied forces over the Pakistani forces in the Bangladesh Liberation war in 1971, ‘Victory Day’ was celebrated at BVM, Udham Singh Nagar with patriotic zeal and enthusiasm. During the special morning assembly, the music choir of IX paid tribute to our unsung heroes, gallant warriors of armed forces through a patriotic song ‘Vatan Par Jo Fida Hoga Amar Vo Naujawan Hoga’. Chandra Prabha (TGT Hindi) acquainted the students with this remarkable day and highlighted the stories of valour of our brave soldiers who compelled Pakistani soldiers to surrender. A parade by NCC cadets evoked a feeling of nationalism and patriotism among Bhartiyans.

Principal Bandana Sethi extended warm wishes to the BVM family. She said that one needs to strive hard like our soldiers to achieve the targets of life. The whole BVM saluted the heroism of Indian Forces.

CT University holds session on Energy Conservation

Ludhiana: CT University, Ludhiana held an expert talk by Dr Jagtar Singh Dhiman, Registrar, CT University on ‘Energy Conservation: Need of the Hour’ for its administration and electrical staff who directly deals with energy and power consumption of the campus.

Addressing the staff, Dr Dhiman said, “Since, we have limited quantity of non-renewable energy resources available on the earth, it is very crucial to preserve energy from our current supply or to utilize renewable resources so that it is also available to our future generation.”
Also giving suggestions for personal life, the speaker added, “One can walk or ride a bicycle instead of driving a car and as a result, it reduces roughly 60% of air pollution. Moreover, at our homes, one must use lights which consume less energy and continue till 10 times more than bright light bulbs.”
Meanwhile, Dr Harsh Sadawarti, Vice Chancellor, CTU said, “Energy conservation indeed is important and must be done. We can begin from small and get large results for the society as whole. At CTU, the team ensures least of power wastage and encourages students to save recourses as well.”

Friday, December 13, 2019

Scientific Sessions mark first day of AMBICON Conference

Three-day 27th Annual Conference of Association of Medical Biochemists of India (‘AMBICON’) got of  to a colorful start, with an impressive inaugural ceremony. The chief guest, on the occasion, was eminent physician- Dr Sandeep Dhillon from UK. He said that advances in the field of Biochemistry are immense and such conference provide a platform to enhance both professional and academic skills.  Also present on the occasion were Principal Dr Sandeep Puri, Vice Principal Dr GS Wander, Medical Supdt Dr Sandeep Sharma and office bearers of Association of Medical Biochemists of India.

Secretary Sh Prem Kumar Gupta lauded the efforts of Department of Biochemistry in organizing this three-day conference of repute. Principal Dr Sandeep Puri extended warm welcome to the dignitaries and delegates present on the occasion. In his address, Dr Puri said that DMCH under the guidance of Managing Society has improved a lot in the sphere of diagnostic and therapeutic facilities. Vice-Principal Dr GS Wander stressed that medicos should always keep themselves updated with the latest advancement in the field of medical sciences for optimum and quality patients care. 
The first day of the conference witnessed lot of scientific guest lecture sessions by distinguished guest speakers from India and abroad as well. The conference brought together leading scientists and doctors in the field of Biochemistry and other specialties. Topics covered during the conference include latest advancements in the field of chemogenetic and optogenetic technologies. Organizing Secretary-Dr Navjot Bajwa (Professor & Head of Biochemistry) proposed a vote of thanks to all the dignitaries and delegates present on the occasion. In her address, Dr Navjot Bajwa said that the aim of the conference is to learn more about the latest advances in the field of clinical biology and encourage an open and interactive interaction amongst the guest speakers and delegates.

It’s not just a Female Issue, It’s a Human Issue


To commemorate UNICEF Foundation Day a week long listening and connecting sessions were held with the young adolescent minds of Bhartiya Vidya Mandir, Udham Singh Nagar. The aim of the session was to give an ear to the thoughts, ideas and views in the minds of these young reformers on the recent issues of great concerns in our society including rapes, child abuse, inhuman or cruel treatment towards weaker and fairer sex, domestic violence etc. During this program of cross fertilization of Ideas students opened their heart and spoke about various incidents deep rooted somewhere in their minds where they witnessed such evils of society. Girls expressed their feelings towards these inhuman treatments and came up with number of measures they can adopt to save themselves from different atrocities. Addressing the students as responsible citizens of the country and the changemakers, Principal Bandana Sethi said it's high time and need of the hour to discuss these issues with the students who are very well aware of and many a times a victim of evils prevailing in the society. She sensitized the students that it's not just a female issue, it's a human issue, which can be resolved collectively. Students unanimously committed to create awareness, build new norms of equality for them and connect many others in their campaign to make an inclusive and safer society.

Social Entrepreneurship Symposium held at UBS, Ludhiana

University Business School, Panjab University Regional Centre, Ludhiana organised a Social Entrepreneurship Symposium in its campus today. The event was organised with the objective to sensitize the students towards the concept of Social Entrepreneurship wherein any one can recognize a social problem and use entrepreneurial principles to organize, create and manage a venture to make social change. The focus is on finding innovative solutions to most pressing and daunting social problems. Mr. Sarabjeet Singh Bobby and Mr. Hari Om Jindal were the speakers for the symposium.  Professor Ravi Inder Singh, Director, Panjab University Regional Centre, Ludhiana welcomed the guests.

Mr. Sarabjeet Singh (Bobby), a businessman from Shimla, is known for serving humanity by running free canteen for cancer patients and driving a free funeral van for the poor. He has been organizing Blood Donation camp every Sunday since last 11 years and has collected more than 20000 units of bloods for hospitals till date. He runs canteens at Shimla’s Cancer hospital and Kamla Nehru Hospital where he serves free food for the patients and their attendants. Approximately 3000 people are served free food on daily basis. In addition to this he has been running a free 24x7 funeral van service to help and support the poor people of Shimla. He is running this service since last eight years and has never refused a call till date. While sharing his journey with the students he talked about various problems and issues faced by him for starting this service. He motivated the students that in addition to our daily routine works we must try to find some opportunity to help others and share our resources with underprivileged and deprived sections of society.
Mr. Hari Om Jindal, a Ludhiana based businessman-turned-lawyer, is on a mission to provide education to slum children. Mr. Jindal left his business in transport industry and started working for underprivileged children of Ludhiana. His primary focus is to uplift the children of slum dwellers engaged in the rag picking and has been teaching them free of cost since more than 5 years. While interacting with the students, he discussed about various social concerns of our society and emphasized on the need for immediate reforms which are to be brought by society members itself. The event was concluded with vote of thanks by Dr. Ashish Saihjpal, Co-ordinator (MBA). 

27th Annual Conference of Association of Medical Biochemists of India (‘AMBICON’) to be held

Department of Bichemistry, DMCH is organizing 27th Annual Conference of Association of Medical Biochemists of India ‘AMBICON’ from 12th Dec to 15th  December in DMC College Campus.
According to Organizing Secretary- Dr Navjot Bajwa (Professor & Head of Biochemistry), the conference is first of its kind in bringing all medical experts and professionals from different parts of the country and abroad to investigate and inspire the future generation in the field of clinical biochemistry.
About 500 delegates from India and abroad are expected to visit the three-day conference. Further informing, Dr Bajwa said that the scientific sessions, during the conference will cover topics pertaining to Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease, Anaemia, Endocrinology,  Immunology, Toxicology and Nutrition.
A PG Quiz will be held on the first day of the conference, where 12 teams from different medical colleges of the country will participate. The conference will include three workshops on the subjects ‘Genotyping’ ‘Karyotyping’ and  Plasma Cell Dyscrasia
Renowned Nutritional Scientists-Dr Carlos from Newzealand and Dr Jean Paul from France will be delivering lectures on ‘Nutritional disorders’
Dr Harinder Singh, Director, Immunology Division from Pittsburgh Uiversity, USA and Dr Sandeep Dhillon from UK will be delivering talks about their research work in their respective fields.
The conference will be formally inaugurated tomorrow in Auditorium of DMC College Campus by the chief guest-Dr S S Marwah, Chairman ,Punjab Pollution Control Board and Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa. Guest of Honour will be Secretary of DMCH Managing Society-Sh Prem Kumar Gupta

CT Varsity develops a Robotic Spider with real life applications

Ludhiana: Under the 24*7 working Robotics and Automation Lab, CT University develops Robotic Spider that has real life applications. The in-house project by students and faculty has the whole body prepared under ‘3D printer’.
For the project, team used 12 servo motors in the four legged spider. All motors are connected with Arduino Nano and can be controlled using Bluetooth. These motors can be rotated through 180 degree angle providing more degree of freedom to the spider. Adding, Dr Harmeet Singh, Assistant Professor, said, “Nature has often been a source of inspiration in film and literature, but now engineers have entered into the natural trend, designing robots inspired by wildlife. This development demonstrates how our surrounding environment can influence human innovation and strengthens the interaction between humans and machines.”
The students behind this project are from BCA, first year named Satyam Gupta, Rajveer Makkar and Raman Panesar. Discussing about the applications in real world, the students explained that this spider can be used for exploring dangerous and/or rough areas for humans. For instance, searching for survivors after a nuclear disaster, exploring war zones, inspecting unstable buildings after natural disasters such as an earthquake, tsunami or a volcanic eruption. Also, it is equipped with sensors and weapons, such a robot could be used in a crisis or war to avoid risking human lives in battle and also can be used for defusing bombs such as land mines. Currently robots with tracks are used to do this but this robot spider would have the serious advantage in that it could be used in more impassable areas than the current robots.
Meanwhile, appreciating the efforts, Dr Harsh Sadawarti, Vice Chancellor, CTU said, “Innovation with Education encourages both teachers and students to explore, research and use all certain perspectives to uncover something new and innovative. It involves a different approach for encountering some problems and then solving them. Innovation improves education because it compels students to use a higher level of thinking to solve problems and increase productivity.” 

DMCH observed Antibiotic Awareness Week and HIV-AIDS Awareness Week

Department of Microbiology in joint effort with Health Education Cell, DMCH observed a week long Antibiotic Awareness Week and HIV-AIDS Awareness Week. Informative lectures were conducted during the week. Poster/ Slogan competition was conducted for paramedical students, nursing staff & students in the OPD block. The judges of the competition were Dr. Simran Wander (Medical Superintendent , ESI Zonal , Ludhiana), Dr. Ashima Taneja (Prof & Head Gynaecology, DMCH) & Dr.Veenu Gupta (Prof, Dept of Microbiology, DMCH)
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Deepinder Chhina (Professor & Head of Microbiology, DMCH) said that it is very important for the people to know about possible precautions to prevent HIV infection.
Mr. Prem Kumar Gupta, Secretary managing society, congratulated the Department of Microbiology for their continuous efforts in generation of awareness on Antibiotic usage & HIV-AIDS
It was informed that HIV infection can be easily transmitted through some specific activities, which include unsafe sex with multiple partners and repeated usage of same needle or syringe for substance abuse. Certain body fluids like blood, semen, vaginal fluids, and breast milk from a person with HIV can transmit HIV to another one.
Antibiotic Awareness Week observed from 18th-24th November. Various lectures and awareness talks were conducted to increase awareness of global antibiotic resistance and to encourage best practices among the general public and health workers. To avoid the further emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance, it was stressed that antibiotics should not be used by people randomly and without doctor’s proper prescription.
Dean Academics Dr Rajoo Singh Chhina (Professor of Gastroenterology & In charge-Health Education Cell, DMCH) ) said that Health Education Cell, DMCH has been coordinating with various departments of the hospital to organize health awareness lectures on various health issues.
The winners of Poster competition- Amanpreet, Anjali, Sonam, Simaldeep Singh, Devinder Guru, Ekta, Meenakshi , Taranjot & Sukhman in various categories
Slogan competition winners were Kirandeep Gill , Lavine Saray, Taranjot & Vishali

Chess champions of BVM Udham Singh Nagar bring laurels


Budding Chess Masters of BVM, USN under different age groups blew the victory trumpet in the Chess Championship organised by Ludhiana District Chess Association on December 7, 2019. Promising Bhartiyans U/11 Ishant (V) scored 4 points, Prachi (V) scored 3 points and in U/13 category Ansh (VIII) scored 4 points in U/15 age group Deepti (X) got 3 points. The achievers were honoured with medals and certificates.

Principal Bandana Sethi congratulated the winners, acknowledging strenuous efforts of the HOD Baljeet Singh Gill and Physical Education Department extended her good wishes for future endeavours.

Tuesday, December 10, 2019

जेएनपीटी और काॅनकोर ने आईसीडी लुधियाना से जेएन पोर्ट तक सप्ताहिक एक्पोर्ट ट्रेेन शुरु करने की घोषणा की


लुधियाना: देश का प्रमुख कंटेनर पोर्ट (बंदरगाह) ने काॅनकोर के सहयोग से एक ट्रेड मीट के आयोजन के दौरान आईसीडी लुधियाना से नवीं मुम्बई स्थित जेएन पोर्ट तक एक सप्ताहिक एक्सपोर्ट ट्रेन शुरु करने की घोषणा की है।  यह ट्रेन सेवा हर शनिवार को चलेगी जिसमें जेएनपीटी के लिये नीयत किये गये निर्यात कंटेनरों की तेजी से निकासी सुनिश्चित की जायेगी । यह सेवा देश की वित्तीय राजधानी - मुम्बई के साथ लुधियाना की व्यापारिक आवश्यकताओं को भी बढ़ावा देगी। लुधियाना आईसीडी एक विशाल इंटिरियर मार्केट की पूर्ति करता है जिसमें हिमाचल प्रदेश, हरियाणा और राजस्थान राज्य शामिल है। राष्ट्रीयव्यापी 80 से भी अधिक आइसीडी के विस्तृत नैटवर्क के साथ काॅनकोर, भारतीय कंटनेरीकृत रेल परिवहन के थोक को नियंत्रण करता है।  
इस ट्रेड मीट में जेएनपीटी के चीफ मैनेजर (ट्रेफिक), नीतिन एम बोडवरकर, एपीएम टर्मिनल्स के एजीएम -कर्मिश्यल अविनाश कोछर, डीपी वल्र्ड के हैड कमिश्यल हार्दिक वैद्या, काॅनकोर  के टर्मिनल मैनेजर गैबरियल जुनेजा, लुधियाना स्थित कस्टम्स के ऐसिसटेंट कमीश्नर अरविंद कुमार और पीएसए टर्मिनल के रिजनल मैनेजर सौरभ शर्मा ने भाग लिया और ‘जेएनपीटी - दी पोर्ट आॅफ च्वाईस’ नामक चर्चा पर अपने विचार व्यक्त किये।

इस पर पहल अपने विचार व्यक्त करते हुये जेएनपीटी के चैयरमेन श्री संजय सेठ (आईएएस) ने कहा कि लुधियाना और महाराष्ट्र के बीच व्यापार को बढ़ावा देने की दृष्टि से एक नये अध्याय की शुुरुआत हुई है। जवाहरलाल नेहरु पोर्ट ट्रस्ट देश के अधिकतर कंटेनर फ्रेट की हैंडलिंग करता है जबकि उभरती बाजार अर्थव्यवस्था के लिये दोनो शहरों लुधियाना और मुम्बई के बीच ऐसी कनेक्टिविटी अत्यंत महत्वपूर्ण है। हमने इस व्यापारिक अनुरोध को सकारात्मक रुप में अपनी प्रतिबद्धता व्यक्त की थी जब हम इस साल अगस्त में मिले थे और यह निश्चित रुप से लुधियाना और जेएनपोर्ट के बीच रेल के माध्यम से कार्गो उत्पादन को बढ़ाने का अवसर खोलेगा।

औसतन इस बंदरगाह रोजाना बीस ट्रेने आती जाती है। काॅनकार ने इस बात पर भी सहमति जताई है कि वे अन्य प्राईवेट टेन आपरेटरों के एक्सपोर्ट कंटेनरों को समायोजित करेगा ।

सभी शिपिंग लाईन अब इस नई सेवा का लाभ उठा सकती हैं क्योंकि यह लुधियाना और इसके साथ लगते इलाकों में निर्यातकों का व्यापक रुप से लाभ प्रदान करेगा।

जेएनपीटी के विषय में:

नवीं मुम्बई स्थित जवाहरलाल नेहरु पोर्ट ट्रस्ट (जेएनपीटी) देश का सबसे बड़ा कंटेनर हैंडलिंग पोर्ट है जिसमें लगभग 52 फीसदी कुल कंटेनराईज्ड कार्गो वोल्यूम व्याप्त है। 26 मई 1989 कमीशंड हुया यह पोर्ट पिछले तीन दशकों से भी कम एक बल्क कार्गो टर्मिनल से लेकर देश का प्रतिष्ठित कंटेनर पोर्ट के रुप में उभरा है। विश्व के सर्वोच्च एक सौ पोटर््स में जेएनपीटी की गणना 28वें स्थान में होती है जबकि जेएनपीटी विश्व के 200 पोर्ट से कनेक्टिविटी है।

वर्तमान में जेएनपीटी पांच कंटेनर टर्मिनल्स जवाहरलाल नेहरु पोर्ट कंटेनर टर्मिनल (जेएनपीसीटी), दी नवा शेवा इंटरनैश्नल कंटेनर टर्मिनल (एनएसआईसीटी), दी गेटवे टर्मिनल्स इंडिया प्राईवेट लिमेटिड (जीटीआईपीएल), नवां शेवा इंटरनैश्नल गेटवे टर्मिनल (एनएसआईजीटी) और नये कमीशंड हुये भारत मुम्बई कंटेनर टर्मिनल्स प्राईवेट लिमेटिड (बीएमसीटीपीएल) का संचालन करता है। पोर्ट में सामान्य कार्गो और एक अन्य लिक्विड कार्गो टर्मिनल के लिये शैलो वाटर बर्थ भी है जिसें बीपीसीएल-आईओसीएल द्वारा मैनेज्ड किया जाता है।

Fresher's Party-College of Nursing

A Fresher's Party 'Neophtes 2019' was organized by nursing students of College of Nursing,Malakpur,Ludhiana for the new batch of 2019 of B.Sc (N), M.Sc (Nursing) and NPCC students at Dumra Auditorium. On this occasion, Principal, College of Nursing Dr (Mrs.) Triza jiwan along with Vice-Principal Prof. Nidhi Sagar  and faculty welcomed the chief guest Mrs Sunila Gupta,member of DMCH Managing Society and Guest of Honour-Sh Prem Kumar Gupta (Secretary,DMCH Managing Society), Principal Dr Sandeep Puri, Dean Academics Dr Rajoo Singh Chhina, Medical Supdt Dr Ashwini Chaudhary & Dr Sandeep Sharma and Assistant Dean Academics Dr Sandeep Kaushal      

Event Introduction was given by Ms.Priyanka and Mr Sarabdeepak followed by Welcome Dance by B.Sc Nursing 4th year students.
The occasion started with formal light lightening ceremony dignitaries present on the occasion. Principal Dr (Mrs) Triza Jiwan read the College Annual Report. Sh Prem Kumar Gupta also addressed the gathering and inspired students to move forward with good mission and vision.
Lot of entertaining performances were held during the function.

At the end of function, Ms Sanjana was declared as Ms Fresher  and Mrs Jaskaran Singh as Mr Fresher.

Monday, December 9, 2019

CT University pays tribute to Hyderabad rape victim through Nukkad Natak

Ludhiana: CT University (CTU) ‘Performing Arts’ students scripted and presented a Nukkad Natak based on crime against women. The play highlighted the issues of female foeticide, acid attack, domestic violence, rape, molestation and harassment. The play left many with teary eyes.
Giving a tribute to a young veterinarian doctor of Hyderabad, who was raped and then burnt alive, students and faculty also gathered for a candle march and presented posters displaying quotes painted by students.
Udhaydeep Singh, a second year student of BCA Honours, presented an emotional note saying, “Every religion holds a belief that women must be respected as they are the ones who run society. To acknowledge a girl’s worth is our core task and we all must do that.”
Meanwhile, addressing the students, Dr Harsh Sadawarti, Vice Chancellor CTU, said, “A change is required. Change, that effects the human’s logical thinking has to be flipped to a positive side. Here, only education won’t help; a person’s own self being has to be humane. Safeguarding women is important, but first comes is the respect that we ought to give to the female section of society.” 

Sunday, December 8, 2019

5TH CNE on METABOLIC SYNDROME – A Nutritional Perspective

Department of Dietetics in association with IDA (Punjab Chapter) organized the 5th CNE on METABOLIC SYNDROME – A Nutritional Perspective. The chief guest for the occasion was Principal Dr Sandeep Puri. The conference was attended by more than 150 dieticians from different states. Ms. Ruby Saund, Niti Desai and Dr Vishal Marwah from Mumbai enlightened the delegates with latest nutritional advancements in treatment of cluster of diseases.

Dr Sandeep Puri said  “it is important to know about the latest advancements in the field of nutrition and dietetics and its significance in keeping the body healthy. He said  combination of good nutrition and physical exercise can help you to maintain healthy weight and reduce your risk of chronic diseases and promote good health”.  Nutrition is a baseline for our body. It plays a fundamental role in achieving overall health, more than anyone can ever imagine. He further added, “metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions that occur together, increasing the risk of heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes”. With regular health check up, maintaining proper body weight and eating nutritious food can help people to live healthy and active life. In his address, Dr Puri said that Department of Dietitics in DMCH has grown manifold with under the guidance of Secretary Sh  Prem Kumar Gupta.
Dean Dr. RAJOO SINGH CHHINA, in his address said that metabolic syndrome is closely linked to overweight, obesity, lack of physical exercise and insulin resistance. He further added we should always look for heart healthy lifestyle changes which include green vegetables, fruits, whole grains, nuts, low fat dairy products etc rather than street foods.
Senior dietitian and Incharge Dietetics  Shaveta Batta RD ,  added “ little modification in lifestyle can help to maintain the healthy body”. She further added “diet plays a very crucial role in preventing metabolic syndrome by lowering down the cholesterol levels, insulin resistance, managing the body weight etc”.
Dr Jaspreet  Kaur  President IDA Punjab Chapter  said that “lifestyle modification includes 30 minutes physical exercise, including  plenty of water, vegetables and fruits, protein rich diet, whole grains , limiting saturated fats, avoiding junk food and quit smoking & alcohol”. She concluded the conference by saying  “ health is not about the weight you lose but the life you gain.