Hans Raj Hans appointed visiting fellow of GNDU

By Punjabnewswire4u

AMRITSAR, MARCH 12

Guru Nanak Dev University  would appoint eminent personalities from various fields as visiting professors in order to enhance the knowledge of the students, said Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ajaib Singh Brar while addressing the Press Conference organized at the eve of joining of world renowned singer, Padam Shri Hans Raj Hans as the visiting fellow in the Music Department of the University.

          This Press Conference was organized in the Syndicate Room of the University here today. Dr. Rajinderjit Kaur Pawar, Dean Academic Affairs, Dr. Gurpreet Kaur, Head of the Music Department, Dr. Jaspal Singh Sandhu, Professor Incharge (Public Relations) and representatives of various Print and Electronic Media were also present.

          Vice-Chancellor said that the contribution of Shri Hans Raj Hans is commendable in the field of music especially in Sufi singing. He hoped that in depth knowledge of Shri Hans Raj would enhance the knowledge of students of the Music Department

          He said that University would appoint more subject experts of National and International repute as visiting fellows for the benefit of students of the University.

          Hans Raj Hans thanked the Vice-Chancellor for his appointment as visiting fellow. He said that he is always interested to do something in the field of teaching. He said that he is already teaching Gurmat Sangeet  at American Universities and Punjabi University, Patiala.

While talking about the relationship of Spirituality, Music and Science he said that all are deeply related to each other. He said that music is diet of soul while scientific inventions are creation of mind. He said that good music always provide peace of mind.  

Dr. Gurpreet Kaur said that one of University student of the Music Department is doing her Ph.D. on the personality of  Shri Hans Raj Hans.  She hoped that with the appointment of Sh. Hans Raj, the students of the Department would be benefited in many ways. Dr. Rajinderjit Kaur Pawar also appreciated the Sufi Music of Sh. Hans Raj.

A Sufi Musical evening would also be organized at the Dasmesh Auditorium of the University on March 15. 

SHRM conducts HR programme in Aryans Campus

 by Punjabnewswire4u (Balbir)

MOHALI, MARCH 11 

The Indian Subsidiary of US based Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) conducted HR programme in Aryans Campus. The topic of the seminar was “Tips on how to enter in corporate world”. Ms. Rashmi Bhargava, Director, Academic Alliance, SHRM India was the Chief Guest on this occasion. Dr Parveen Kataria, Director General, Aryans Group presided over the function.

While addressing the students, Ms. Rashmi said that entering the corporate world requires a completely different set of skills than those needed on campus.  Learning the basic skills of image management at the beginning of your career is an essential step in establishing your position within the company and with peers and managers.

She further added that every person is born Intelligent & endowed with talent; only caveat is to recognize the same & utilize it optimally. She also assured the participants to first decide the priorities & address the top priorities immediately. To succeed in corporate world it is important to work as a team.

Dr.Parveen Kataria, Director General, Aryans Group told students for continuous monitoring of personality traits as a pre-requisite to enter the corporate world. She gave a new dimension to 'Campus to Corporate' as ‘being Managed to Self-Managed”.

It is to be mentioned that SHRM India is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Sharing the same mission as the world's largest HR association, SHRM India is devoted to supporting the professional and advancing the profession of human resource management in India. Whether it is offering professional development programs or conducting joint research, SHRM India's mission is to leverage the strengths of the professional in the West and in India to share information and advance the human resource profession in a global community.

It is to be mentioned that Aryans 20acre campus is situated on Chandigarh- Patiala highway. The group is running MBA College, BBA/ BCA College, B.Ed College and Engineering College.

Cultural extravaganza at KC Hostel Night

by Punjabnewswire4u 
AMRITSAR, MARCH 10
A cultural extravaganza including songs, dances, theatrical presentations and poetry recital marked the Hostel Night function at local Khalsa College late last night. A turban and poetry competitions were also organized during the function. Vikramjit Singh stood first, Kanwarpal Singh stood second and Manpreet Singh stood third in the turban competition.
College Principal, Dr. Daljit Singh recalled his own days during the hostel and said that the memories and teachings during the hostel life remain one of the most cherished moments of ones life. He gave mementos to the outgoing students of the hostels. A theatre and dance programme by Thomas Gill, Aman Chabra, Manphul Singh, Lav Bhullar, Gurpreet Singh, Gazaldeep Singh was appreciated. Stage was managed by Gurwinder Singh. Hostel Wardens including Davinder Singh, HB Singh and Gurbax Singh were present.

AIMA & CMA organize workshop for African students

 

 by Punjabsportswire4u (Balbir)

CHANDIGARH, MARCH 9

All India Management Association (AIMA) in collaboration with Chandigarh Management Association (CMA) organized its first-ever workshop for students of African countries studying in India. The theme of the workshop was “Don’t Hunt for a Job, Be your own Boss”. Over 52 students from different countries of Africa participated in this workshop held at PHD Chamber in Sector-31, Chandigarh.

Mr. Kamal Singh, Director, AIMA; Dr. J S Juneja, Past President, AIMA; Mr. Anuj Aggarwal, CMD, Altruist Technologies Pvt Ltd; Dr Anshu Kataria, President –CMA & Chairman- Aryans Group of Colleges and Ms Madhulika Kak, General Secretary-CMA addressed the students in the  event .

Some of the other speakers who shared their perspectives included Mr. R C Chopra, Consultant, Mr. J R Singal, CMD – Eastman Industries Ltd, Mr. Gurdip Singh Deep – Advisor – Parwanoo Urban Cooperative Bank, Dr. H R Bhojwani, Advisor – Ministry of HRD, Govt of India, Mr. C J Singh, MD  – Core Communication Pvt Ltd and Mr. Gurmeet Singh, Director – GCS Group.

The focus of the Workshop was to inculcate spirit of enterprise among these African Students. They will get to know firsthand what is entrepreneurship and its challenges, complexities, pain and pleasure of starting an enterprise. This is primarily being undertaken keeping in mind the need of creating entrepreneurship particularly when jobs are scarce. Students after undergoing this workshop can pursue their interest on starting their own enterprise when they go back to their countries. The highlight of this Workshop is also a live visit to some of the small enterprises where the participants will have first hand appreciation of running business and where they will learn the entire process of doing business.

Earlier welcoming the participants Mr. Kamal Singh said the objective of the workshop is to strengthen the partnership of India and Africa by making students of Africa aware of the challenges of entrepreneurship. Dr. While giving the Workshop Overview said that it is needed particularly for these students when they go back and they will be able to implement this concept for starting their own enterprise. Mr. Anuj Aggarwal, inaugurated the Workshop complimented both AIMA and Chandigarh Management Association to start this initiative and also advocated the need of strengthen the spirit of entrepreneurship specially for African Students. He gave his own experience on starting his enterprise successfully.

Some of the subjects the participants will cover are Micro Small Medium Enterprises in India & Africa, How to Manage Small Business, Small Business Management. This Workshop has been organized as a part of India Africa partnership and it is supported by Ministry of External Affairs, Govt of India.Dr. Anshu Kataria and Ms Madhulika Kak thanked AIMA for bringing this workshop to Chandigarh and appreciated the efforts in this regard.

Parkash Badal elected leader of SAD-BJP Legislative Party

by Punjabnewswire4u (Balbir)
CHANDIGARH, MARCH 9
Mr. Parkash Singh Badal, Shiromani Akali Dal Supremo was today unanimously elected as leader of SAD-BJP Legislative Party setting in motion the process of his swearing-in as Chief Minister of the state for the fifth time. In a joint meeting of SAD-BJP Legislative Party, BJP Party observer Mr. Shanta Kumar suggested the name of Mr. Parkash Singh Badal, which was proposed by Mr. Ashwani Sharma, BJP State President. Mr. Badal’s name was seconded by Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal, President SAD and endorsed by Bhagat Chunni Lal, BJP Legislative Party leader, Jathedar Tota Singh and Mr. Madan Mohan Mittal, former ministers.  Mr. Shanta Kumar and Mr. Arun Jaitely specially came from Delhi for this meeting.
       Speaking after his election as leader of SAD-BJP Legislative Party, Mr. Badal said that he was falling short of words to express his gratitude to all MLAs, who have given him this enormous responsibility. He said that when he became Chief Minister for the first time in 1969, he was the youngest CM of the country and now I would be the oldest CM in the country. He said that he has seen all phases of life and performed his duty as CM in various phases of his life. He thanked the people of Punjab for showering their love and
affection for him.
       Thanking the Bhartiya Janta Party, Mr. Badal said that the relationship of SAD with BJP was emotional relationship and never in the political history there was any trade off with alliance partner as both parties have moved with perfect understanding. He said that he was happy for being given this responsibility but was conscious of the challenges before him in his new term as this government has to fulfill the raised expectations and aspirations of people of Punjab.
       Describing this Vidhan Sabha polls as semi-final for 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Mr. Badal said that both parties would now work collectively to win all 13 seats, decimating the Congress Party from
the political scene.
       Earlier in the meeting Mr. Shanta Kumar said that this election marks the decimation of UPA from the center and formation of NDA government. He said that SAD-BJP alliance has broken 46 years record by returning to power for second consecutive term. He said that Mr. Parkash Singh Badal was a towering personality and unparalleled leaders in the polity of country.
       Later Mr. Parkash Singh Badal accompanied by Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal, BJP Legislative Party Leader Bhagat Chuni Lal, BJP State President Mr. Ashwani Sharma, Mr. Shanta Kumar and Mr. Daljeet Singh Cheema drove to Punjab Raj Bhawan and handed over the copy of resolution electing Mr. Parkash Singh Badal as leader of SAD-BJP Legislative Party to Governor Mr. Shivraj V Patil. The Governor also handed over invitation to Mr. Parkash Singh Badal inviting him to form Government in Punjab.

Aryans celebrate International Women's Day

 

 by sportswire4u.blogspot.com (Balbir)

CHANDIGARH, MARCH 7

To honour women’s empowerment on International Women’s Day, Aryans Group of Colleges today organized a declamation contest on the topics which included women empowerment, women reservation, female feticide etc. in its campus i.e. Vill. Nepra (Banur), Chandigarh-Patiala Highway, near Chandigarh. 

In his inaugural address, Dr. (Mrs.) Parveen Kataria, Director General, Aryans Group said women are better performance-oriented, competent, dedicated, enthusiastic, consistent, gritty, diligent and lively than their male counterpart which is why they are racing ahead in corporate world than men. The notion "women cannot compete with men in corporate world" has been proven false by great women business leaders like Indra Nooyi, Shilpa Sharma, Ketki Gadgil etc. She also stressed on the importance of women empowerment in the society and need to learn from these great personalities and adopt them as their role models so that they can achieve great heights.

 "When we look at the relation between education and women empowerment, we find that several kinds of social evils, like female feticide, dowry, etc., are still prevalent in the society” putting emphasis on these issues, Dr. Manjula Kataria, Principal, Aryans College Of Education called upon all sections of society to actively co-operate in “Beti bachao Abhiyan”, “Beti hai to kal hai”.

Mrs. Rajni Kataria, Finance Secretary, Aryans Group said that females are now playing dominating role in every aspect of life. She further added that women empowerment will contribute in the betterment of the society and governance. She also said that self belief is a key to success and all parents should encourage their girls and treat them equally.

Punjab Vidhan Sabha dissolved

 by Punjabnewsline4u

CHANDIGARH, MARCH 6

 Punjab Governor Shivraj .V . Patil today in the afternoon dissolved 13^th Punjab Vidhan Sabha under Sub Clause (B) of Clause (II) of Article 174 of Constitution of India. This was disclosed by an official spokesman.