The GNIT MBA Instituteorganised a freshers’ party,Spark. A little music andchunk of ice, new faces, smilesall along and resoundinglaughter, it was party time allalong. The party started witha welcome speech of Dr HPMaheshwari, the director. Shweta Mishra was declaredMiss Fresher and PrashantChoudhari Mr Fresher. AlsoMukesh kumar and ShakshiKumari was declared Mr andMiss Performer.

DelegationSenior government officialsand 40 industrialists fromChina, headed by directorgeneral of Jilin state, Wang FuLi and economic and commer-cial councilor, Peng Gang visit-ed Noida earlier this week.They met members of theNoida Entrepreneurs Association (NEA), whoapprised them of the opportu-nities to set up industries inthe city. Fu Yi and NEA presi-dent Vipin Malhan signed anagreement of mutual help.

Survivors meetFortis Hospital organised itssecond annual breast cancer

fighters and survivors meet at its premises in Sector 62. Themeet aimed at increasingawareness about preventive and diagnostic measures andremoval of taboo of being acancer patient while highlight-ing common risk factors andhabits that potentially causecancer.

Joy of givingLioness Club Siddhi celebrat-ed the Joy of Giving Week at Sai Kripa Bal Sansar School,Agahpur Village, Sector 41.The club donated 160 uniformshirts to school children.

Sports DayKali Bari, Sector 26, organiseda sports day for its members at the premises of Club 26. It

was a fun-filled day duringwhich a number of sportscompetitions were organised.The members were dividedinto different groups depend-ing on their age.

WorkshopTata Consultancy Service (TCS) organised a workshopon application of informationsecurity and risk managementat IEC College, Greater Noida.Information security manager at TCS, Kuldeep Kumar spoke

about various ways in whichinformation can be secured.

Annual DayOm Foundation School, aschool for underprivilegedchildren, organised a culturalshow to mark its 10th annualday. Students presented ascintillating performance dur-ing which they danced, sung, played instruments and alsoacted in an English play.Sanjay Drabu, founder andtrustee of the school was alsopresent on the occasion.

AwarenessThe Ministry of EarthSciences, Government ofIndia, organised an awareness

programme for school chil-dren on the impact of climatechange and their role to miti-gate at the Bhawani ShankarInter College (Sadar Sarai),Noida Kanya Inter College (Bhangel) and Sant YurajInter College (Barola) in thedistrict. The programme washeld in association with theInstitute of Applied Systems& Rural Development. Over 1,500 students from theseschools attended the pro-gramme.

LaunchedCertiport, the official testdelivery solution provider forMicrosoft Office Certificationsand CyberLearning, launched

Season 3 of COMPUDON, thegateway to the MicrosoftOffice World Championship at the IT Park in Sector 62.Several officials fromMicrosoft besides participantsand teachers of variousschools were present on theoccasion. Students from allover the country will competefor the title of India champi-ons, after which six winners will represent India at theMicrosoft Office SpecialistWorld Championship inAugust 2013 in WashingtonDC, USA.

Skaters shineDistrict skaters once againproved themselves by winning

59 medals in the 11th EastZone Roller SkatingChampionship held at Sunbeam InternationalSchool, Varanasi, fromOctober 4 to 7. Around 550skaters from 79 schools fromall eastern states had gath-ered at Varanasi. The 35 skat-ers from different schoolsfrom the district won 26 gold,21 silver and 12 bronze medals.The first and second positionholders will participate in 11thCBSE Nationals to be held at DAV Public School, Amritsar, next month.

SunburnFrom the sunny sands of Goato the buzzing city of Noida,

Sunburn’s latest editionrocked the city here. There were two huge stages that saw the best DJs perform andmake the crowd groove andsway to their beats. BesidesDJ Afrojack being the headlin-er, there were eclectic perfor-mances by Moguai and thedynamic duo of Prok & Fitch.Canadian prodigy Arnej setan exhilarating tone for thefestival. India’s number 2 DJ Pearl set the main stage onfire with her breathtakingsets. India’s youngest DJ Shaan created the finest elec-tronic dance music setting thestage ready for Afrojack’s pro-tégé Bobby Burns on the mainstage.

Cancer awarenessThe NGO, Aureate CancerFoundation organised its firstprogramme on cancer aware-ness among the elderly at Vasundhara Enclave, eastDelhi. The programme wasopened by MCD councilorVinod Kumar Binny.Oncologist at DharmshilaHospital, Dr Anish Maru dis-cussed about signs, symp-toms, causes and preventionand survival rates with differ-ent types of cancer. The pro-gramme was attended by more than 150 senior citizens.

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THE NOIDA AUTHORITY WILL SPEND RS 1.09 CRORE ON THE BEAUTIFICATION OFTHE SECTOR 37 UNDERPASS, WHICH INCLUDES GREENING OF THE CENTRAL VERGE

AND PUTTING UP OF GRILLS ON EITHER SIDE.

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NOIDA SPECIAL

Music and laughter marks freshers’ partylocalevents

■ Certiport launched Season 3 of Compudon, the gateway to Microsoft Office World Championship at IT Park in Sector 62.

■ The title winners of GNIT MBA Institute freshers’ party.

■ The annual day function of OmFoundation School.

■ The inaugural lamp being lit at the annual breast cancer fighters andsurvivors meet, organised by Fortis Hospital.

■ Tata Consultancy Services organised a workshop at IEC College,Greater Noida.

■ A tug of war was held during the sports day celebrations at Kali Bari, Sector 26. SUNIL GHOSH / HT PHOTO

■ A Chinese delegation visited the city and met members of the Noida Entrepreneurs Association.

■ Sunburn’s latest edition rocked Noida recently and crowds swayed tothe beats of world’s best DJs. SUNIL GHOSH / HT PHOTO

■ District skaters who came out winners in the 11th East Zone RollerSkating Championship, held at Varanasi.