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Khalsa College for Women, Civil Lines, Ludhiana, scripted history by winning first prize in the category of Folk Dance Luddi on day 1 of 63rd Panjab University inter-zonal youth and heritage festival held at SPN College, Mukerian. Around 190 colleges affiliated to Panjab University-Chandigarh are participating  in this four-day extravaganza. More than 2,000 students are competing in as many as 65 items, including dance, music, heritage, and theatre, among others.

The Luddi team competed with seven teams from various collegesand secured first position giving KCW a proud moment. AnmolDhunna, a student of B.Sc II, medical won the individual first prize in the competition.

The Principal  Dr.Mukti Gill  and College Management congratulated the entire team for the victory. She also applauded the Incharge of the event Dr.Sukhjit Kaur, Assistant Professor from the Department of History and wished the students the best for intervarsity performance.

Legal Literacy Club of the Khalsa College for Women, Civil Lines, Ludhiana organized an extension lecture on “Old Age A Curse! Enabling Laws to Protect this Vulnerable Group” on 11^th November 2022. Resource person Dr. Neelam Batra from the University Institute of Law, Panjab University, Regional Centre, Chandigarh enlightened students about the issues revolving around the sensitivities of old age and their rights. While talking about the “Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior citizens Act 2007”, she highlighted the physical and mental trauma the old group undergoes and apprised about the legal provisions under different sections and articles of Law. She also emphasized the old age group being neglected and abandoned by their own family and its aftereffects on the health and well-being of old people. She further discussed how the vulnerable group can approach the law and claim their rights, maintenance, and assistance. She also informed about various schemes by Central and State Governments introduced for the welfare of senior citizens. The session was concluded with an interactive session wherein students participated enthusiastically and raised questions that were answered satisfactorily by the resource person.

The Principal of the college congratulated Dr. Khushdip Kaur and Dr. Charita Mehta, Coordinators, Legal Literacy Club on bringing such an important issue to light. She further urged the students to play an active role in disseminating the information on issue to masses and help the much loved elders.

To commemorate the birth anniversary of the first Guru of Sikhs, Guru Nanak Dev Ji Akhand Path Sahib was organized in the Sarjit Gurudwara situated on the premises of Khalsa College for Women. With the solicit of divine grace, this grand day was celebrated with full devotion under the able guidance of Khalsa Dewan, College Principal Dr. (Mrs.) Mukti Gill, with cooperation from Malwa Central College of Education, Khalsa Girls Senior Secondary School, Malwa Khalsa Senior Secondary School for Boys, Khalsa Institute of Management & Technology, the entire college management, the entire staff, students and hostlers of Khalsa College for Women.

Keeping up with the tradition and with the grace of God, this divine service concluded on November 8, 2022 with the Bhog Ceremony. Hostel students from various streams participated zealously in ‘Sewa’ in different areas-cleaning of Gurudwara premises, cutting and chopping vegetables, making chapattis, preparation of ‘Karah Prasad’, and ‘Langar’, and serving the same with utmost dedication to the public. The employees of the college also contributed to the service. The audience was mesmerized by the soulful ‘Shabad Kirtan’ being performed by Raagi Jatha from Sarabha Nagar, Ludhiana.  Such celebrations encourage everybody to step forward to rouse consciousness for a proud culture.

Students of Khalsa College For Women, Civil Lines, Ludhiana came up with an outstanding performance by getting 100% result in M.Sc.(Maths) Sem IV examination conducted by Panjab University, Chandigarh. In the results declared on 03 Nov,2022, Isha Soni stood the 4^th in Panjab University and first in College by securing 93.9%. Muskan Sharma and Anshika got second and third position in college with 91.4% and 87.5% marks

Position holders gave the credit of their success to regular studies and efforts put by them and the teachers.

College Managing committee congratulated Principal, staff & students for their outstanding performance and maintaining the legacy. Dr.(Mrs) Mukti Gill wished them good luck for their future.

The students of Post Graduate Department of Commerce, Khalsa College for Women, Civil lines, Ludhiana have achieved outstanding results in B.Com. 2^nd Semester and 4^th Semester Examination, results of which were declared by Punjab University, Chandigarh. Komal Mishra has bagged 3rd position in University by scoring 87.42% marks while Disha Singh Rathore has clinched 9^th position in University by scoring 86.52% marks in 2^nd Semester. Out of 205 students appeared in examination, 46 students excelled with distinction and 153 students passed with first division. Pravneet Kaur has bagged 9^th position in University by scoring 90.8% marks in 4^th Semester.

Komal, Diksha and Pravneet Kaur attributed their success to their hard work and punctuality. Besides this they remarked that efforts of their faculty coupled with the blessings and support of their parents have played an important role in their success.

Principal of the college Dr. Mukti Gill and Er. Pritpal Singh Grewal, President, Managing Committee congratulated staff of the Department of Commerce for their sincere efforts in generating excellent results and also wished them good luck to continue scaling greater heights in future.

KCW Counselling Cell, Khalsa College for Women, Civil Lines Ludhiana, in collaboration with Special Education Academy Ludhiana (SEAL), organized a ‘Dyslexia Awareness Event’ on October 21, 2022 at Sarabha Nagar Market from 5PM to 6PM. The event was focused on removing stigma attached to children with dyslexia and making people aware about how these children can work on and improve their educational skills of reading and writing with the right help and support.

The event was flagged off in the evening with an awareness drive conducted by the Counseling Cell volunteers and members of the Organization. Informative brochures and posters, made by the volunteers, about importance of special education and ways of overcoming the issues faced by these students and parents alike were put on display at the venue. The volunteers present at the spot wore Red, the color of dyslexia awareness.

Dr. Pooja Kalra who has worked with students with dyslexia in her Special Education Academy and the parents of children with dyslexia shared their experiences and stories of successful transitions of these students from school to college as independent fully functioning adults.

The volunteers of the counselling cell played an active role in spreading awareness regarding measures of dealing with dyslexia. Further, all volunteers were given the task to spread the message of this awareness campaign amidst the community by talking personally to five people each, from their family and friends.

The community gave a positive response by actively engaging with the students and trying to understand the ways of supporting the children with dyslexia.

The Principal, Dr. Mrs. Mukti Gill appreciated the efforts of the KCW Counselling Cell in spreading awareness about such an important but neglected issue of dyslexia in students.

The Department of Economics of Khalsa College for Women, Civil Lines, Ludhiana organized 56^th A.D Shroff Memorial Elocution Competition sponsored by Forum of Free Enterprise on 21^th October 2022.The competition provided a platform to the students to think and speak on various economic issues besides enabling them to display their oratory skills. The function was presided over by Principal Dr. (Mrs.) Mukti Gill and Vice Principal Dr. (Mrs.) Iqbal Kaur. The judges of the competition were Dr.(Mrs.) Honey Walia (Dept. Of English) and Mrs. Shikha Verma (Dept. Of Computer Science). As many as 09 students participated in the competition and expressed their views on the topics: The menace of Increasing Cyber Crime and solution, Managing Economy During a Pandemic, Making India A $5 Trillion Economy by 2027( 80 years of independence), The Changing Role of International Finance in Developing Economics. The participants were judged on the basis of content, presentation and elocution. Gurleen from B.A III, Gagandeep Kaur from B.A I, Vanshika and Shruti Tandon from B.A II and B.A.III  were declared first, second and third respectively. One consolation prize were given to Teesha Goyal from B.A III. Principal Dr. (Mrs.) Mukti Gill applauded the efforts of the Department and appreciated the students for presenting their thoughts on various issues. She motivated them to be the harbinger of change that they want to see in the world.

Career Coaching Cell of the Khalsa College for Women, Civil Lines, Ludhiana organized a Seminar on “How to Prepare For Competitive Exams” on 19^th  October, 2022. The resource persons for the seminar were Mandeep singh and Tajinder kansal ( Directors, Kautilya civil services, Ludhiana). They apprised the students on the relevance of joining civil services in order to serve the nation. They informed about the pattern of the examination and highlighted the role of planning and preparing well to achieve their goals. They stressed upon the need of continuous preparation and time management to crack the exam.  They abreast the students with the format of various competitive exams, there various levels and division of qualifying marks. Ms. Divya Thakur Assist. Professor Department Of Economics gave the practical tips to the beginners about how they can initiate the preparation for various competitive exams. Students participated very enthusiastically in the interactive session as they cleared their doubts about various problems encountered in the preparation for the exams. The Principal Dr. (Mrs.) Mukti Gill applauded the efforts of the career coaching cell for organizing the  seminar and stressed on the need for the continuous up gradation to have an edge in the highly competitive job market.

The festivity and fervor of festival of lights marked the Diwali exhibition put up on 20th October, 2022 in the campus of Khalsa College for Women, Civil Lines, Ludhiana organized by the Fine Arts Dept. This humongous event was inaugurated by Sardarni Kushal Dhillon and the college Principal   Dr. (Mrs.) Mukti Gill. A Magnificent exhibition in the form of 86 stalls showed the dispersible efforts of the students and teachers of Fine Arts Dept. of the college. The bonanza had diverse offerings to feast one’s Aesthetic sense and creativity on by way of Innovative envelops, captivating paintings, Stalls of Teddy Bear , Designer Suits, Exquisite Ornaments, Nail Arts, Mehndi, Handmade Chocolates and Cakes, Tarot Card, Best out of Waste, Decorative Handmade  Hanging, Photo Frame, Resin Art, Tiaras etc. There were also some stalls of fun games & the gardening club of college showcased the flowers bounty this promoting Green Diwali.

The students of Khalsa College for women, Civil Lines, Ludhiana have achieved outstanding results in M.A. 1st year 2nd semester results of which were declared by Punjab University. Eight students of the college placed their names in Ten University Positions. Shivani has bagged 1st University Position by scoring 388/400 marks (97%%), Jaspreet Kaur has been placed 2nd position in University with 385/400 marks (96.25%), three students Sukhampreet, Shivani Kapoor and Shilpa got 3rd Position in University with 382/400 marks (95.5%), Manminder Kaur bagged 5th Position in University with 374/400 marks (93.5%), Amrit Kaur bagged 6th position in the university by scoring 372/400 marks (93%) and Aditi Mishra got 9th position with 368/400 marks (92%) . All other students who had appeared in the examination have secured more than 85% marks. The prestigious managing Committee Congratulated Madam Principal Dr. (Mrs.) Mukti Gill and the staff of the Fine Arts Deptt. for their sincere efforts in generating excellent results. They applauded the students for maintaining the tradition of the college in clinching Top University Positions and also wished them luck to continue to scale greater heights in life.