College principal given send-off

Karnal: After a service of 38 years, KL Gosain, associate professor of Dyal Singh College, Karnal, and who had also served as officiating principal for three years of the college, attained superannuation on Thursday. A farewell was given by the college staff. Gosain had been serving as the head of the physics department since 2008. Officiating Principal Sanjay Sharma said under the leadership of Gosain, the college has received the NAAC grade and several other goals in the field of education and activities. As the head of the department, he has proved to be a bright guiding star whose brilliance was going to be missed by both the teachers and students, he added.

Stone of multipurpose hall laid

Yamunanagar: Education Minister Kanwar Pal Gujjar laid the foundation stone of Sardar Shamsher Singh Jauhar multipurpose hall, which is being renovated on the occasion of the 51st founders day of Guru Nanak Khalsa College. Gujjar congratulated senior management member Sardar Bhupinder Singh Jauhar, Sardar Randeep Singh Jauhar and the entire college staff for adding value to society through remarkable services in the fields of education and community services.

NAAS secretary appointed

Hisar: The National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS), New Delhi, has appointed KC Bansal, former director of the NBPGR, as the secretary of the NAAS for a term of three years. Academy president Trilochan Mohapatra, who is the Secretary to the Centre, Department of Agricultural Research and Education, and Director General, ICAR, communicated to Bansal through a letter about his appointment. The NAAS is the think tank of the nation on all agricultural science and policy related matters.

Webinar on effects of drug abuse

Ambala: A webinar on Microsoft teams was organised by the biology department of DAV Public School, Ambala Cantonment. Dr Jagjot Singh, consultant psychiatrist of Fortis Hospital, Ludhiana, enlightened the students about the harmful effects of drug addiction, smoking and drinking. The aim of the interactive session was to spread health awareness during the Covid pandemic. As many as 120 students of Classes XI and XII attended the webinar and vowed to say no to drug addiction to build their healthy future.

KU council holds meeting

Kurukshetra: The 256th meeting of the executive council of the Kurukshetra University (KU) was held under the chairmanship of Vice Chancellor Prof Som Nath Sachdeva on Tuesday. The council approved Rs 12 lakh grant for four regular and distance education students of MA, MSc, MCom and MTech to attend the national and international conferences in India. The council also accepted the recommendation of increasing the honorarium of PhD evaluation from Rs 1,500 to Rs 2,000 and viva voce from Rs 750 to Rs 1,500. It also gave nod to five increments to assistant professors without NET at the entry level as per the UGC norms.