NCC cadet brings laurels to Dyal Singh Public School in Karnal

Karnal: Under the aegis of 7 Haryana Battalion NCC, Karnal, cadet Navjeet Maan of Dyal Singh Public School, Dyal Singh Colony, Karnal, was awarded the Best Cadet Award by the NCC group headquarters, Ambala. This award was bestowed by Major General JS Sandhu, AVMS, ADG NCC Director, Punjab, Chandigarh, Haryana and Himachal along with the cash price of Rs 4,500. On the occasion, the Commanding Officer of 7 Haryana Battalion NCC, Karnal, Dr Sandip Nain, Principal of the school Sushma Devgan and head mistress Priya Kapoor congratulated Navjeet Maan for this great achievement. They also congratulated associate NCC officer Kewal Krishan for this achievement and said it was a matter of pride for the school. They wished him all the best for his future endeavours as Navjeet wants to join the NDA and is also pursuing training in shooting.

Extension lecture organised

Rohtak: Emphasising on the importance of folklore in literature, and highlighting its importance in higher studies and research, an extension lecture of Pro. Nandini Sahu (IGNOU, New Delhi) was organised by the Department of English and Foreign Languages of Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU). Prof Nandini Sahu threw light on the folklore as an academic discipline. HoD Prof Loveleen said Prof Sahu’s engrossing lecture was followed by an interactive session. Prof Rashmi Malik expressed the vote of thanks. Eza Deswal moderated the lecture session.

2 professors elected to council

Rohtak: Dr Surender Singh, associate professor, department of botany and Dr Sudhir Kumar Kataria, associate professor, department of zoology of Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU) have been elected to the executive council (EC) for a term of two years with effect from August 6, 2021. MDU Registrar ProfGL Taneja said the election for the membership of the EC was held on July 30, and these two candidates were elected. Registrar informed that faculty members Dr Anju Dhiman (Pharmacy Sc), Dr Govind Singh (Pharmacy Sc), Dr Kapil Malhotra (Commerce), Dr Rajesh Kumar (Public Administration) and Sunit Mukherjee (Journalism and Mass Comm) have been declared unopposed to the university court. Their membership of the university court is for a period of three years wef July 30.

MoU signed for career opportunities

Faridabad: The DAV Institute of Management, Faridabad has signed an memorandum of understanding with Avadna Services Private Limited, for providing career opportunities to students and a platform for students’ assessment and their overall development. This is a strategic memorandum of understanding, which will facilitate collaborative learning and management of the campus placement drives. Revealing this Dr Ritu Gandhi Arora, Officiating principal of the DAVIM, said this would open new vistas for the aspiring students to go ahead with their career pursuits.

Prof invited to join as TAC member

Hisar: A Washington-based organisation Geology in the Public Interest (GPI) has invited professor R Baskar from Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, to join the technical advisor council (TAC) of the GPI. GPI’s technical advisory council provides scientific and technical guidance and oversight of existing and proposed activities and programmes. The TAC members are highly respected and qualified geoscientists, who can address a wide variety of geologic issues in all environments.