World Human Rights Day

Karnal: World Human Rights Day was celebrated at the KVA DAV College for Women and a declamation contest was organised by the department of political science, NSS, and legal literacy cell. Enlightening words from Principal Renu Mehta about the importance of human rights. The awardees were, Deepika and Sarika (first), Meenakshi (second), Priya Malik and Simran Kharor (third), and Chehak (consolation). The synergistic effort of the programme officers of NSS Dr Anuradha Nagia and Dr Deepti Sharma; Dr Sunita Salaria , (convener of LLC); Sunit Bhandari, Dr Sushma Thakur, Dr Sabira Sharma, (advisory committee of NSS) and 195 students contributed to the success of the event. The students also pledged to spread awareness on drug de-addiction on this occasion.

Extension lecture organised

Kaithal: An extension lecture was organised by the career guidance and placement cell of RKSD College, Kaithal, in association with the department of computer science under the convenership of Prof Naresh Garg. Its main theme was “Career prospects in information technology’. Aparna Grover from InfoMaths Academy, Chandigarh, was the invited faculty. In this lecture, 80 students of BCA and BSc computer science participated. Principal Sanjay Goyal inaugurated it and said the coming time was full of new possibilities in this field.

Equal work-equal pay at IGU

Rewari: Indira Gandhi University (IGU) has decided to release salary of Rs 57,700 per month as per “equal work-equal pay” policy to 26 resource persons employed at its various teaching departments. Vice-Chancellor Prof SK Gakhar said this step would certainly help the resource persons to meet their expenditures and also enhance their confidence. Dean academic affairs Prof Mamta Kamra and registrar Prof Parmod Kumar also congratulated all resource persons for this employee-centric decision.

Making bricks from stubble

Mahendragarh: Three Students of BTech course, Ramesh Bishnoi, Shailesh Sihag and Akshay Kumar, at the Central University of Haryana (CUH) claimed to have prepared bricks by using stubble and industrial waste. Dr Vikas Garg, head of the department, said the move was aimed at making constructive use of stubble to keep the environment pollution-free. Vice-Chancellor Prof Tankeshwar said making bricks from stubble was the solution to the issue of pollution due to residue burning.

Research grant sanctioned

Faridabad: Four faculty members of JC Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA, Faridabad, will receive a grant of Rs 67 lakh from the Haryana State Council for Science, Innovation and Technology under the Department of Science and Technology, Haryana, for research and development projects. The amount between Rs 14 lakh to 18 lakh will be given to each of them to undertake research in the next three years. The selected faculty include Dr Sanjeev Goyal, associate professor of mechanical engineering for the project titled, ‘Design and fabrication of manually operated agriculture waste briquetting machine: A business model for self help groups’, Dr Ravi Kumar, associate professor of chemistry for the project titled, ‘Oxidative catalysis and synthesis of Covid-19 drug candidates/precursors using iodine incorporated metal-organic framework’ and Dr Anurag Gaur, associate professor of physics for the project titled, ‘Development of paani ki battery to produce green energy for sustainable growth of rural areas’.

Lecture series on human rights

Kurukshetra: Faculty of law, Kurukshetra University organised a one-day lecture series to celebrate Human Rights Day under the guidance of dean prof Amit Ludri. Prof Preeti Jain, the key note speaker, shared various aspects of human rights. She also highlighted the instances of human rights violation in the contemporary times and also stressed on the need of enforcement of these rights. Other speakers included Prof Dalip Kumar, Prof Rajpal Sharma, director, Institute of Law, Dr Sushila, Dr Mahabir Ranga who also shared their views highlighting the history and relevance of human rights.

Technical session of Gita seminar

Kurukshetra: The third technical session of the ongoing international Gita seminar was organised on Friday on the theme “Aatmnirbhar Bharat: A strategic business perspective” by University School of Management, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra. Dr Sweta Saxena, chief, macro policy, UNESCAP, Thailand, emphasised that the modern day economic modeling might be derived from wisdom of Bhagvad Gita. She emphasised on the point that modern day materialistic world needed to address spirituality in the right earnest to overcome deficiencies of pure materialism. Nearly 40 delegates from various parts of the country also presented their papers.

Showcasing talent of students

Karnal: Exhorting students, Mamta Singh, IGP Karnal Range, said students must know their talent and make efforts to nurture it. She was chairing a programme,Chidiya Da Chamba’, at Women College, Bastara, an initiative of the college to encourage students of different colleges to showcase their talent. She also interacted with students while taking a round of their exhibition. She handed over certificates to the students. Several competitions like acting, dance, modeling, yoga, drawing, painting and others were organised.