Teacher training programme

Hisar: A teacher training programme was orgnaised at the Human Resource Development Centre of the Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology. Chairman of Haryana Higher Education Council Prof B K Kuthiala was the chief guest. Prof Kuthiala said the teacher is a visionary who lays the foundation stone of nation building. Teachers should have special ability to read the pulse of students, he said.

NSS Day celebrated

Faridabad: The JC Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA, Faridabad organised a function to mark the NSS Day. More than 200 volunteers and associates attended the event. Addressing the participants, VC Dinesh Kumar said as the NSS was formally launched on September 24, 1969, the day recognises the efforts of the youths towards the work of nation building and selfless service. He said as the motto of this organisation is ‘Not Me-but You’, he said the NSS had perfectly exemplified the ideology which was aimed at the welfare of society.

Conference in applied sciences

Kurukshetra Bhagwan Parshuram College, Kurukshetra organised its Ist one day international conference on advance research in applied sciences (ICARAS-2021). The primary goal of the conference was to share scientific information among researchers, engineers, students and practitioners working across the globe. ICARAS-2021 included key note talk by Professor Richard N Zare from Stanford University, California, USA on topic “What is the physical and chemical basis for seasonality in the transmission of viral respiratory infections?” The inauguration of the conference was done by Dr Yogeshwar Joshi principal, Bhagwan Parshu Ram College.

2 national awards for HAU

Hisar: Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University (HAU), Hisar has received two national awards for its excellent performance in the field of National Service Scheme (NSS), a section of the Directorate of Students Welfare (DSW). Both these honours have been conferred by President Ram Nath Kovind at a programme organised in New Delhi, which was attended by Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Anurag Thakur. VC Prof BR Kamboj congratulated the Director of DSW, Dr Devender Singh Dahiya besides the NSS officer Dr Bhagat Singh who got the award under the programme officer category, NSS volunteer, Abhishek, who got the award in the volunteer category. The Union government gave away the awards on the occasion of National Service Scheme Day for 2019-20. Under the award, the university has received a trophy, a silver medal and a cash amount of Rs 2 lakh to the NSS unit and Rs 1.5 lakh to the individual awardee officer. Similarly, the volunteer has personally received a silver medal and a cash amount of one lakh rupees.OSD to VC Dr Atul Dhingra was also present on the occasion.

‘Rashtriya Poshan Maah’

Karnal: Students from Mount Litera Zee School in Karnal took part in the Rashtriya Poshan Abhiyan, by donating nutritious meals to underprivileged children in their community. Rashtriya Poshan Maah is observed to expedite different operations under the Poshan Abhiyan (National Nutrition Mission) announced by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 8, 2018, and to build a jan aandolan in the process by adhering to the Covid-19 norms. This event was held to encourage every child to share or provide a nutritious lunch to at least one child from the underprivileged sections of society who lives in their neighborhood. This will aid the kid in understanding societal nutritional levels as well as instilling a feeling of social duty, inclusiveness, and involvement.

Avni bags 1st place in English hons

Ambala: Avni, a student of GMN College, secured first position in English Honours in Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra in the session 2018-2021 and set a new record for the college. Avni bagged the first position in the university merit by securing 85.083%, i.e. 2,042 out of 2,400 marks in the aggregate of all semester examinations. Avni gave the credit of her success to the college principal Dr Rajpal Singh and all professors of the department of English.