‘Beti bachao, beti padhao’ week

Chandigarh: The Centre for Police Administration, Panjab University (PU), in collaboration with the Women Police Station, Sector 17, celebrated the “Beti bachao, beti padhao’ week to mark the occasion of the International Women’s Day. Dr Emanual Nahar, Chairman, Punjab State Minority Commission, was the special guest on the occasion. He talked about the significance of the International Women’s Day. TNS

PRCI Ameyaa Award 2021 for DPR

Chandigarh: Renuka B Salwan, director, public relations, (DPR) Panjab University, has been selected for the PRCI Ameyaa Award 2021 in recognition of the support and contribution for the growth of the Public Relation Council of India (PRCI) and Young Communicators Club (YCC). TNS

Expert talk on substance use

Chandigarh: The MHRD Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC) and the placement cell of the University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), Panjab University, organised a webinar on “Molecules to therapeutic discoveries – Treatment for chronic and neuropathic pain, substance use disorders”. Dr Ganesh A Thakur, Associate Professor and Chair, Department Of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, USA, was the keynote speaker on the occasion. The webinar was organised under the aegis of the UIPS expert talk series. TNS

28,800 students appear for exam

Chandigarh: Dr Jagat Bhushan, Controller of Examination, said around 28,800 students of undergraduate/postgraduate/ other professional courses, including USOL/ private, appeared on Thursday for the online examination being conducted by Panjab University. As many as 72 examinations were conducted by the university, he added. TNS

Stitching workshop for women

Chandigarh: In continuation with the women’s week celebrations, an advanced stitching workshop was organised for underprivileged women of Janta Colony under project Uday of Enactus, Panjab University. Project Uday aims to minimise the use of plastic while promoting cloth as a viable alternative. TNS

Webinar dwells on Union Budget

Chandigarh: University Institute of Legal Studies (UILS) organised a webinar on, “Union Budget-2021-22”, for students of BCom (LLB) here on Thursday. Dr Meenu Saihjpal, coordinator of the webinar, introduced the speaker, Prof Lakhwinder Singh, former Professor and Head, Department of Economics, and coordinator of Centre for Development Economics and Innovation Studies of Punjabi University, Patiala. TNS