PSPS GCW Gandhi nagar college organises Poster making competition and rally on HIV -AIDS

JAMMU, March 17: The Red Ribbon Club of Padma Shri Padma Sachdev Government PG  College for Women , Gandhi Nagar ,Jammu under the  guidance of Prof. B.D. Sehgal and  convenorship of Dr. Shalini Sharma conducted a Poster making competition and rally on the topic AIDS awareness in collaboration with J&K AIDS control society here today.

A total of 66 students participated in the event out of which 32 students participated in the poster making competition and made beautiful and message oriented posters on the AIDS awareness . Dr. Irvinder Kour, Head, Dept. Of Home Science, Dr. Anuradha Gandotra, Head, Dept. Of Food Science and Technology and Prof. Neelam Bhagat, Dept. Of Home science were the jury members.

Ms. Muskan Bali of Sem  V bagged first position, while Ms. Ashpreet Kour  of sem  III secured second position and third position was bagged by  Anushka sharma  of sem  III. All the participants were given certificates.

Later, the students took out a rally to make people aware about AIDS. The rally passed through the by lanes of green belt area and culminated back in the college premises in which students shouted slogans and participated enthusiastically.Present on the occasion were Dr. Revika Arora, Dr. Neelima Gupta, Prof. Abhinav sharma, Prof. Harmeet and Prof. Sunita members of Red ribbon Club.

Principal of the college Prof. Minu Mahajan congratulated the winners and appreciated the efforts of the committee members of Red Ribbon Club.She said that such awareness programs are necessary at present so that any disease can be prevented before it occurs as prevention is always better than cure.