123rd birth anniv of ex-PM Gulzari Lal Nanda in Kurukshetra University

Kurukshetra: KU Vice-Chancellor Prof Som Nath Sachdeva said there was a need to imbibe the ideals of former Prime Minister Bharat Ratna Gulzari Lal Nanda in life. The person who adopts the virtues of Nanda’s life will surely achieve his life’s goal easily. He was speaking at a programme organised by the Gulzari Lal Nanda Ethics -Philosophy Centre Museum and Library to commemorate the 123rd birth anniversary of the former PM. A havan was also organised and there was chanting of vedic mantras to mark the occasion. The VC said the former PM lived for the society all his life and made a remarkable contribution towards the development of Kurukshetra. Nanda made laws for the labourers and the people living in the fringes of society and worked for their interests.

New variety of pearl millet released

Hisar: Vice-Chancellor of the Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agriculture University Prof BR Kamboj urged the agriculture scientists to focus on research and development of a new variety of high quality seeds, which are disease resistant. Interacting with the agriculture scientists during a review meeting of the research projects and technical programme of pearl millet and oilseeds in the university, the VC said a survey of the pearl millet areas in Haryana, Rajasthan, and Gujarat should be undertaken to identify the needs of farmers. Research Director Dr SK Sahrawat informed that the HAU had released the new variety of the bio-fortified hybrid HHB 311 variety of pearl millet for the states of Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Delhi, Maharastra and Tamilnadu.

Conference on gender, identity

Karnal: The department of English organised a one-day national conference on “Gender and identity: An ecofeminist perspective to English Literature”. Resource persons and delegates were accorded a warm welcome by principal Renu Mehta.

The HoD and convener of the conference, Sunit Bhandari, introduced the theme highlighting the relationship between feminism and environmentalism. 

Students shine in competition

Karnal: Students of Dyal Singh College , Karnal, won the Smt Pushpa Rani Memorial Running Trophy sponsored by Hindu Girls College, Jagadhri. The women development centre of the college sent the entries of six students of the college for participation in the power point presentation competition, quiz contest, poetry recitation and solo dance competition organised by the cell of Hindu Girls College Jagadhri. Jatin (BSc second Semester) was first in quiz contest, Radhika Popli (BCA sixth Semester) was third in solo dance, Garima (BA political science (Hons) sixth Semester) was first in poetry recitation.