Poster-making contest

Mahendergarh: Central University of Haryana (CUH) organised a poster-making contest under its ongoing programme to mark Haryana Day’s inception. Vice-Chancellor Prof RC Kuhad said Hemangini Rout and Saloni Goyal of the School of Education shared the first position. Somya Samantaray and Umakant Shukla jointly bagged the second position, while Sourav Das of physics department was declared third. Winners were given away prizes by the VC. 

Importance of research discussed

Rohtak: Research should be oriented towards problem solving. The focus of social sciences research should be on addressing social problems and finding solutions for it, said Vice-Chancellor of Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU) Prof Rajbir Singh in his inaugural address during a workshop on research methodology in social sciences, which commenced on Monday. The VC complimented the department of psychology and CRISEC for organising the workshop. Eminent psychologist Prof Vidhu Mohan (Chandigarh) said research work should be aimed at the welfare of society. Director, CRISEC, Prof Nina Singh delivered the welcome address.

Drugs ruin life, students told

Faridabad: The district Red Cross Society organised an awareness programme against drugs at DAV College here recently. Chief Guest Sushma Gupta said the biggest side effect of the drug was on the brain, which affects every aspect of the life of a drug addict. “Drugs are mainly chemical substances that affect the circulatory system of the human brain,” she said, adding that such substances affect the processes and information sent by the nerves to the brain. Drugs create a copy of natural chemical elements that work for communication in human brain, which stimulates its response circuit. In a similar way, she said heroin and cannabis were manufactured as chemical message carriers, known as neurotransmitters. Human life is ruined due to intoxication, she claimed. For this, everyone should avoid getting drunk and people around them who are victims of drug addiction should also try to get rid of it. College Principal Dr Satish Ahuja Vikas Kumar; secretary, district Red Cross Society, Ravindra Kumar; Programme officer of the society were among those present.