Fashion show at LGS showcases students talent on November 28, 2016LAHORE: Students at the Lahore Grammar School (LGS) Gulberg branch exhibited their talent during the first-ever fashion show titled ‘Panache 2016’ on Saturday. Renowned fashion designer and photographer Khawar Riaz, famous models Zoya Nasir, Maham Amjad and Bilal Butt were jury members, where 26 teams from different educational institutions put up a grand show exhibiting […]
LCWU yet to eliminate male dominance at key posts on November 27, 2016LAHORE: Male dominance at the Lahore College Women University (LCWU) is at its peak despite the matter has been raised several times by staff, students and their parents. Presence of male staff at academic institutes as well as administrative posts is said to in violation of the Punjab Women Empowerment Package 2016, which bounds all […]
Eminent speakers urge govt to invest on education, R&D on November 23, 2016LAHORE: The 14th National Symposium on ‘Frontiers in Physics’ began on Wednesday at the Government College University (GCU) with deliberations on challenges for Pakistan in the field science and technology, especially in the world where every now and then, new specialisations emerge, opening new frontiers and leading to new technologies. The three-day symposium is organised […]
Mehreen Jabbar aims to set filmmaking and storytelling trends on November 23, 2016LAHORE: The cast of upcoming movie ‘Dobara Phir Se’ held a press conference to interact with the media on Monday. ‘Dobara Phir Se’ Director Mehreen Jabbar was flanked by actors Shaz Khan, Hareem Farooq, Sanam Saeed and Tooba Siddiqui on the occasion. Mehreen Jabbar, while addressing media, made it clear that ‘Dobara Phir Se’ was […]
Catholic bishops demand immediate census on November 22, 2016LAHORE: The second meeting of Pakistan Catholic Bishops Conference (PCBC) expressed deep concern over the extraordinarily belated census in the country and demanded to hold census on priority basis. The meeting was held the other day at Renewal Centre in which bishops of Catholic Christians community across Pakistan participated. The speakers on the occasion said […]
Female education still seeks govts empathy on November 21, 2016LAHORE: Despite spending millions on the education sector, the provincial capital has more primary schools for boys than girls, Daily Times has learnt. According to figures available with this scribe, Lahore has 348 primary schools for around 59,000 registered boys but only 268 schools for almost 51,000 registered girls. The Punjab School Education Department had […]
NCA hostel blasts leave three students injured on November 20, 2016LAHORE: Two consecutive blasts, owing to outdated water geysers, occurred at the National College of Arts (NCA) Girl’s Hostel, leaving three students injured on early Saturday morning. The blasts created panic and fear among the students who spent their morning outside the hostels, while no NCA official visited the place until morning. According to sources […]
Teachers must not be punished for political rivalries on November 19, 2016LAHORE: King of one state has asked the king of other state to deport his nationals who were serving the people, but unfortunately, the people who are ordered to leave the country are teachers, who are globally respected by developed societies. A father of two children studying at the Pak-Turk International School expressed these views […]
Allama Iqbal bilingual declamation kicks off at GCU on November 15, 2016LAHORE: The ‘All Pakistan Allama Muhammad Iqbal Bilingual Declamation Contest’ kicked off on Monday at Government College University (GCU), where more than 150 orators from all over Pakistan are participating. Students belonging to several renowned educational institutions, including Pakistan Air Force Academy, Risalpur, Kinnaird College, Sadiq Public School, Bahawalpur, Government Degree College, Quetta, Lahore College […]
Ustad Ashraf Sharif Khan astounds foreign delegates at GCU on November 13, 2016LAHORE: Sitar player Ustad Ashraf Sharif Khan, the inheritor of Ustad Sharif Khan Ponchwala’s grand tradition, performed at a cultural evening organised by the Government College University (GCU) in the honour of foreign delegates, who participated in the university’s three-day international conference on ‘Inter-regional Connectivity: South Asia and East Asia’. The conference was organised by […]