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BISE Lahore inter annual exam 2012 schedule

January 27, 2012 in (0 comments)

Lahore, Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE Lahore) has announced the intermediate annual examination schedule for the year 2012.

According to the board chairman Dr. Allah Bakhsh Malik, intermediate exams will start from the May 6, 2012.

Admission forms with single fee can be submitted from February 7 to March 2. Admission forms with double fee can be submitted from March 3 to March 12, while with triple fee forms can be submitted from March 13 to 22.

Public, private campuses: House wants concerts banned

January 27, 2012 in (0 comments)

The Punjab Assembly on Tuesday adopted a resolution seeking a ban on ‘objectionable’ concerts in all public and private educational institutions in the province.

The resolution was moved by PML-Q’s Seemal Kamran who wanted a ban on all concerts by the educational institutions, terming them unethical.

Rana Sanaullah Khan said the resolution had been moved in reaction to a recent concert by a private institution at the Alhamra Cultural Complex where three girl students died in a stampede. He said all concerts were not unethical and he had no objection to the resolution if it contained the word “unethical concerts.”

He said the news of the event was marginalized because the institution belonged to the owners of a media house. The media would have made it an issue had there been a government institution involved, he said. (more…)

Facebook rapped in Europe over privacy

December 21, 2011 in (0 comments)

Facebook has to explain better to users what happens to their personal data and give them more control, the data commissioner in Ireland, home to the website’s international headquarters, said Wednesday.

Facebook must work towards “simpler explanations of its privacy policies (and) … easier accessibility and prominence of these policies,” the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) said after an “audit” lasting three months.

It called on the US firm behind the popular website, which helps its some 800 million users worldwide keep in touch with friends and exchange information, to provide “an enhanced ability for users to make their own informed choices.”

The DPC report, available at www.dataprotection.ie/docs/Home/4.htm, also called on Facebook to allow users to delete old messages, friend requests, pokes, tags and posts. (more…)

UAF to organize chemistry conference from 21st

December 6, 2011 in (0 comments)

Faisalabad, University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) will organize 10th International and 22nd National Chemistry Conferences at its Iqbal Auditorium here from November 21 to 23.

A UAF spokesman said that these functions will be held in connection with university golden jubilee celebrations and International Year of Chemistry 2011. The event will be sponsored by the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry UAF in collaboration with USDA, Higher Education Commission and the Chemical Society of Pakistan. (more…)

Karachi students protest against Nato attack

December 4, 2011 in (0 comments)

The tragic deaths of 24 Pakistani soldiers in Mohmand Agency has brought the streets a-buzz with anti-American chants and slogans, with angry citizens all over the nation protesting for their right to sovereignty.

The educated youth from seven different student organisations in Karachi held a similar demonstration on Dec 02, 2011 outside the US consulate in Karachi. Belonging to various schools and universities, the young Karachiites came together to register their protest against the deadly attacks. (more…)

Punjab University Students shine in music contest

December 1, 2011 in (0 comments)

College of Art & Design University of the Punjab Lahore students has shown excellence performance in Chand Bagh Annual Music competition. This competition was organized by Chand Bagh School on November 23,2011. Amjad Ali performed excellent in Vocal category and clinced first position and Shoaib Abbas got second position  in Instrumental category. (more…)

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