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The students’ counselling cell of the Government College for Girls, here, organised an interactive webinar on ‘Mental health issues during Covid times’. Nisha Phakey, a clinical psychologist was the resource person. Phakey asked students to stick to a daily routine and engage in physical exercise to alleviate stress. Dr Rajiv Kumar Sehgal, teacher and in charge of the students’ counselling cell in his opening remarks stressed upon boosting psychological immunity during these challenging times. TNS
Birth anniversary of Guru Teg Bahadur
Ludhiana: Sri Aurobindo College of Commerce and Management, in collaboration with the Department of Youth Welfare, Panjab University, Chandigarh, virtually celebrated the 400th birth anniversary of Guru Teg Bahadur. On the occasion, Dr Dharminder Singh Ubha, principal, Khalsa College, Patiala, delivered a lecture on the teachings of the ninth Sikh Guru. TNS
Punjab CM dedicates January as Dheeyan Di Lohri to promote women empowerment ANI | Updated: Jan 25, 2021 20:42 IST
Patiala (Punjab) [India], January 25 (ANI): PunjabChief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday kick-started the National Girl Child Day celebrations with a clarion call to protect the life and liberty of girls.
The state government took the decision to dedicate the month of January as Dheeyan Di Lohri to underline the need to create grass root level awareness in order to improve Punjab s Girl Child Sex Ratio. The ratio has already gone up from 890/1000 in 2013-14 to 920/1000 during 2019-20. Even religious scriptures accord high status to women. The girls are consistently outshining boys at various levels; they continue to prove their mettle year after year. Women only need the motivation to make a mark in every sphere and opportunities for them are growing, Singh said.