GGNIMT alumni association felicitates principals
The alumni association of GGN Institute of Management and Technology celebrated the day by felicitating the principal of various schools for their contribution in the field of education and society. Chief Parliamentary Secretary Harish Rai Dhanda was the chief guest.

Principals who were awarded include: Sister Chantal, R S Gill, R S Patial, Paramjit Kaur, Sunil Arora, Karnail Singh, Santosh Mehra, M R Mehta and B Gulati. Director GGNIMT Kuldip Singh appreciated the efforts of the alumni association. Professor Gunwant Singh Dua, co-ordinator of GGNIMT also admired the idea of commending the principals.

Greenland Sr Sec Public School, Jalandhar Byepass
Tributes were paid to Dr S Radhakrishnan on the day. The senior students mesmerised everyone with their cultural performances. Rajesh Rudhra the chairman-cum-director of the school also addressed the teachers on the occasion.

GGN Public School
Teachers’ Day was celebrated at the GGN Public School with much enthusiasm. Principal Karnail Singh wished them luck. Studnets also arranged a cultural programme. On this occasion, members of the school managing committee were also present.

DRV DAV Centenary Public School, Phillaur
Students delivered speeches to mark the day. They also presented an entertaining dance performance. Yogesh Gambhir, principal of the school congratulated the teachers and students. He encouraged the teachers to do their best.

Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School, Bhai Randhir Singh Nagar
Day-long celebrations marked the day. Colourful decorations and scintillating performances by children made the celebration an assorted blend of festivity and fun. The tiny-tots of the school performed a dance.

An enactment by the children reiterated the importance of teachers in a student’s life. A guitar performance by Class XI students stole the show. Sister Sobel, the school principal, greeted the teachers on the occasion and reminded students of the indispensable role played by teachers in shaping their character.

BCM School, Basant City
The students performed a cultural show where they presented various speeches, poem and skits. Principal Amarjyoti Chawla congratulated all the teachers on the occasion.

Nankana Sahib Public School, Gill Park
Teachers’ Day was celebrated with pomp and show. Students wished their teachers and expressed their gratitude by presenting cards. Seven teachers were honoured for recording best results. These included Jaswinder Kaur, Kamaljit Kaur Tiwana, Gurmeet Kaur Gill, Amarjit Kaur, Daljit Kaur Gill, Amardeep Kaur Gill and Malwinder Singh. Harmeet Kaur Waraich, principal of the school congratulated all the teachers. An inter-house Punjabi solo song competition was also held. Lovepreet Kaur of Class IX stood first while Jasmeen Kaur of Class VII stood second.

Rotary Club Ludhiana
Rotary Club celebrated Teachers’ Day and International Literacy day of the girl child at the Government Senior Secondary School, Dakha, near Mullanpur.

Scholarships worth Rs10,000 were distributed to ten students on merit basis. A number of saplings were planted in the school premises to beautify and improve the environment. The club honoured Surinder Pal, a Mathematics teacher for the last 33 years.

President Rtn SP Karkara announced that two scholarships of Rs 2500 each would be given to meritorious students upto graduation level. Rtn Suresh Chaudhary offered help on behalf of the Pushpawati Loomba Trust for five meritorious children of widows by providing Rs 500 per month for a period of 5 years.

Rtn V K Anand, a senior executive of the Malwa Cotton Group of Industries, offered free education in the VSO Institute of Information Technology to students desiring to pursue a career in information technology after passing the 10+2 examination. The principal of the school thanked the club for its help and encouragement to promising students.

GNPS, Sarabha Nagar
The students took the place of their teachers and taught the junior students. Head girl Puneet Kaur acted as principal for the day and Head boy Gursimran Singh Bawa was the vice-principal.

Guru Gobind Singh Public School, Daad, Pakhowal Road
On the occasion, Manjit Kaur the school principal guided the teachers to do their duty with complete dedication. Teachers were also rewarded by the school.

Engineering and Management Faculty of Bhutta College of Engineering and Technology (BCET)
A special programme was organised to commemorate the birthday of Dr S Radhakrishnan. Dr R Z S Gupta, director of the college, said Dr S Radhakrishnan was a great philosopher, statesman and educationist. He also asked teachers to take a pledge to teach their students with love, affection and dedication and inculcate the spirit of humanity.