6 booked for not wearing mask

Chandigarh: Six persons have been booked for violating lockdown orders by not wearing a face mask here. According to the police, they were found roaming in different parts of the city on May 20. While three cases were registered at the IT Park police station, two were registered at the Mauli Jagran police station and one at the Sector 34 police station. The cases against them were registered under Section 188 of the IPC. TNS

Workshop on language

Chandigarh: The Department of English and Cultural Studies, Panjab University, organised seven day e-learning workshop titled “Spring Up!” under the guidance of Dr Deepti Gupta, department chairperson. Pranav Kapil, workshop coordinator, brought up various aspects of the study of language, literature and theory among students and teachers, who were unable to attend regular classes due to the Covid-19 crisis. TNS

Webinar on Salt Satyagraha

Chandigarh: The Department of Gandhian and Peace Studies, Panjab University, in collaboration with the UNESCO Network Chair organised a special webinar of Tushar Arun Gandhi, the great grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, on the topic “Salt Satyagraha and Self Sufficiency Model of Gram Panchayat” today. In his inaugural address Prof Raj Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, Panjab University, stressed that the relevance of Gandhian philosophy was more relevant than the previous times. TNS

Discussion on industry sickness

Chandigarh: The Department of Public Administration of MCM DAV College for Women, Sector 36, organised a webinar titled “Averting industrial sickness: Role of finance and organisational measures – A case study of devi graphics”. During the webinar, Janvi Satija, an alumni of the college, interacted with students of public administration (Honours). TNS