More than 3mn registered with TEVTA SLMIS on March 28, 2018LAHORE: Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA) Chairman Irfan Qaiser Sheikh has declared that around 369,000 students have registered with the world’s sixth and Pakistan’s first online Skilled Labour Market Information System (SLMIS) in just three years. He added that SLMIS is playing its role in eliminating unemployment from Punjab, as well as providing […]
LBF is serving as a good platform for Pakistani artists: Saleema Hashmi on March 28, 2018At the Lahore Biennale Festival 2018 on Tuesday the performance of veteran actress, artist and art teacher Salima Hashmi’s performance stole the show at ArtSpeak. Salima Hashmi presented a brief satirical performance based on a character from the series written and performed on Pakistan Television by Shoaib Hashmi in the 1970s. The character was a school teacher […]
590 graduates awarded degrees at UMT convocation on March 24, 2018LAHORE: The University of Management and Technology (UMT) conferred undergraduate, graduate, MS/MPhil and PhD degrees upon 590 graduates at the varsity’s 15th annual convocation on Thursday. Gold medals, special awards and cash prizes were also given to graduates showing excellent performance in exams, co-curricular and extracurricular activities. According to the university administration, 247 bachelors of […]
Shahzia Sikander speaks about art and her work at Artspeak on March 24, 2018Renowned artist known for her miniature and Indo-Persian art works, Shahzia Sikander talked about her journey and displayed her work on Friday at Alhamra Art Centre as a part of Lahore Bienalle Festival (LBF). Large number of people attended the session held under ‘ArtSpeak’ programme of the LBF and her work was appreciated by the […]
Second edition of Startup Lahore starts from 30th on March 21, 2018LAHORE: The second edition of Startup Lahore will start from March 30 at the Arfa Software Technology Park under the auspices of the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) project “PlanX”, which is touted as the nation’s largest technology accelerator. According to details, the two-day event is aimed at bringing together investors, mentors, entrepreneurs, speakers, tech […]
Services of Pakistani artists acknowledged at Academic Forum on March 20, 2018LAHORE: Speakers at the opening session of Academic Forum, ArtSpeak of Lahore Biennale Festival 2018 highlighted the skills, efforts and talent of renowned artists like Zahoor Akhlaq, Lala Rukh, Nasreen Mohamedi on Monday at Alhamra Arts Centre. The session titled ‘Symposium, Invitation to Action’, was part of the LBF which is being held at seven […]
British artist says Pakistan is making progress in terms of recognising its culture on March 19, 2018British artist Shezad Dawood wants the world to know about the pre-1980s Pakistan which was liberal, vibrant and tolerant than the current Pakistan. It is my country and I am always excited to be here, he says. The multi talented artist who works across film, painting and sculpture to deconstruct system of image, language, site […]
LCWU offering B Arch programme sans PCATP accreditation on March 11, 2018LAHORE: The Lahore College for Women University (LCWU) has put the future of scores of students at stake as the varsity is offering bachelors of architecture (B Arch) programme without mandatory accreditation by the Pakistan Council of Architects and Town Planners (PCATP), Daily Times has learnt. According to the accreditation list available with Daily Times, […]
Protest seeks restoration of suspended Baloch students on March 9, 2018LAHORE: Dozens of Punjab University students held a protest sit in front of the Vice Chancellor’s Office on Thursday, seeking restoration of suspended Baloch and Pashtun students and removal of cases registered against them. The protesting students gathered in front of the VC House in the evening and announced to continue their sit-in until the […]
Despite budget increase, Punjab govt fails to utilise funds for improving learning outcomes on March 8, 2018LAHORE: Alif Ailan’s report titled 2013-2018 Five Years Of Education Reform – Punjab Wins, Losses & Challenges For The Future 2018-2023 has revealed that regardless of increased quantum of budget allocation for education, the Punjab government was unable to utilise the budget for improving learning outcomes. Besides a number of initiatives, there are still 9.91 […]