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Wednesday, Aug 04, 2004

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Education sponsored

NEW DELHI AUG. 3. To encourage meritorious students from economically weaker sections of society, Sahil Study Circle Private Limited (SSCPL) has sponsored the study of Kishen Rawat, the son of a grade four employee working in a NDMC school, in Delhi College of Engineering.

At its 14th annual felicitation function this past Sunday, the SSCPL revealed that besides paying for Kishen's studies, it had also sponsored coaching for his engineering entrance exam. Satish Kumar Suri -- who started the SSCPL -- said it was his aim to impart value added education to students from all sections of society.

Stay sought on visit

NEW DELHI AUG. 3. The Delhi High Court has issued notices to the Union Government, Prasar Bharati and nine others on an application by the Programme Staff Welfare Association of All India Radio (AIR) and Doordarshan (DD) seeking a stay on the visit of an AIR-DD team to Athens for coverage of the Olympic Games beginning on August 13.

Issuing the notices for August 6, Justice Manmohan Sarin asked the respondents to explain in their replies allegations in the petition filed by Parmod Mehta, President of the Association, that there had been irregularities and discrimination in the selection of the team.

The petitioner through his counsel, M.K. Bhardwaj, submitted that the team slated to leave the court for Athens on 10 needed to be restrained, as its members had been selected arbitrarily.

He further submitted that not all eligible programme personnel of Doordarshan and AIR were given opportunities to prove their worth for selection in the team. He alleged that the team was selected in an arbitrary manner at the instance of some higher officials.

The matter will now be taken up for hearing on August 6.

Ad-making contest

NEW DELHI AUG. 3. To encourage students to come up with innovative advertisements, the commerce council of Bhatnagar International School organised an ad-making inter-class contest titled "Adzap 2004" here on Monday.

The participating teams were allotted a product and they had to come up with an advertisement within a stipulated time of one hour.

The team comprising Class XII students -- Rini Vohra, Reema Wadhawan, Mayank Gulati and Tanush Wadhwa -- stood first. They came up with a lively advertisement for "Undelivered Courier Service".The teams that were adjudged second came up with "Always Old 50 Plus Capsules" and "Bald And Beautiful Shampoo". The team that advertised for "Bite Mosquito Repellent Cream" bagged the third position.

Honour for school

NEW DELHI AUG. 3. Bangalore's Bishop Cotton Boys' School will receive the Computer Literacy Excellence Award from the President, A.P.J.Abdul Kalam, at a function here on Wednesday. Instituted by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, the award carries a trophy and cash prize of Rs.1.5 lakhs.

According to the principal of the Bishop Cotton Boys' School, A. Ebenezer, besides being an acknowledgement of the institutionalisation of Information Technology in the school, the award would encourage them to remain in the forefront of introducing cutting edge technology.

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