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Inter-collegiate declamation & sceince contests
Inter-collegiate declamation contest
Karachi, Jan 24, 2008: An Inter-collegiate bilingual declamation contest was held at the
Defence Authority Degree College in which students of fourteen reputed colleges
of the metropolis participated. The participants spoke on various topics both
serious and humorous.
In the English declamation contest, Tipu Sultan of
Pakistan Navy Engineering College bagged the first position, Imaam Ahmed of
PECHS Girls College secured the second and Nabila Zeeshan of Defence Authority
Degree College for Women, Phase-VIII, the third.
In the Urdu declamation
contest, Areeba Mushtaq of the Hamdard College of Science and Commerce got the
first position, S/Lt Sumair Irshad of the Pakistan Navy Engineering College
secured the second, and Quratul Ain Yousuf of Bahria College, NORE-I, the third.
The coveted trophy was won by Pak Navy Engineering College, PNS Johar.
Dr Sajida Zaki and Mrs Shahnaz Khurshid were judges for the English declamation
whereas Prof. Dr S.M. Unus Hasany and Prof. Haroon Rashid were judges for the
Urdu.
The Chairman, Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi, Anwar Ahmed
Zai was the chief guest.
Speaking on the occasion, the chief guest
emphasised upon the need for promoting a culture of healthy co-curricular
activities in educational institutions which, he said, was vital to intellectual
and physical development. He said the young generation had tremendous potential,
which should be channelised in a positive direction for optimum
utility.
He appreciated the content and style of presentation of speeches
by the students and gave them important tips for further refining their oratory
skills. He said that the speeches of the students reflected a deep sense of
understanding of their environment and a strong desire to reform society. He
commended the ability of the college for organising an event of intellectual and
literary significance.
The college Principal, Capt (Retd) Ahmed Zaheer,
PN, in his welcome address, said that the art of communication was the most
important ingredient of human personality and a stepping stone to success in
life. He said that a good orator was a good leader since through this skill he
could influence the emotions of the people and influence their actions. The News
Public school sweeps science contest
LARKANA: The Public School Larkana clinched the first position,
the Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (SZABIST)
claimed the second and the Cadet College Larkana made it to the third at the
conclusion of two-day intercollegiate science exhibition on
Wednesday.
The students of the three institutions had put on display
around 30 projects in the exhibition, which ranged from websites to power
generation by solar energy.
A large number of students from different
schools and colleges visited the two-day exhibition, which was organised by the
Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Larkana.
District
Coordination Officer Ghulam Mustafa Phull who chaired the exhibition's
concluding session underlined the need for promoting healthy competition among
educational institutions in the district.
He said the exhibitions would
greatly help in hunting talent urged all the academic institutions to make an
annual feature of their academic calendars.
A four-member committee of
judges comprising senior professors announced position holders after visiting
the stalls and getting briefed about the projects.
Later, the DCO handed
over trophies to the position holders.
Doctors: The Doctors Action
Committee on Wednesday demanded that the Sindh government should give
appointment letters to the doctors who had passed the recently held entry test
conducted by the National Testing Service for vacant posts in the rural and
basic health centres of the province.
The committee leaders said after a
protest demonstration that Sindh Health Department had organised test on Nov 4
for filling 1,605 vacant posts of medical officers.
Around 5,500 doctors
appeared in the test and only 1,584 got through it but the passing candidates
were still waiting for the offer letters, they said. Dawn
Your Comments
"its EMAN AHMED of PECHS...not imaam ahmed:P"
Name: Eman Ahmed
Email: eman_ahmed19@hotmail.com
City, Country:karachi,pakistan
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