Students excel in political science

Karnal: Students of first and third semesters of MA political science of Dyal Singh College, Karnal, have come in the merit list of the Kurukshetra University Kurukshetra (KUK). Khushboo Gupta has achieved ninth position in the KUK merit list, while in the third semester, Shilpa was ranked11th in the KUK's merit. On this occasion, Dr Chander Shekhar, Principal, Dr Kushal Pal, HoD, political science, Dr Santosh Yadav, Dr Pawan Kumar and Dr Anita Aggarwal congratulated all students and their parents for this achievement. The students thanked all teachers.

Havan organised at KVA DAV

Karnal: To mark the beginning of the new academic session 2020-21, the 'Arya Yuvati Parishad' Club of KVA DAV College for Women, Karnal, organised a havan on Thursday. Principal Sujata Gupta, convener of the club, Dr Sushma Thakur, co-convener, Dr Sabira Sharma, senior faculty members Renu Mehta, Santosh Bisla, and other faculty members participated in the havan. The principal prayed for the entire humanity from the dreadful Covid pandemic.

Music as tool for well-being

Rohtak: A national webinar was organised by the department of psychology of Maharishi Dayanand University (MDU) on using music as a tool to facilitate well-being and mental health, in which eminent psychologists Prof. Vandana Sharma, (Retd.), department of psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala, and Prof R Gopalakrishna (Retd.), department of psychology, Bangalore University, emphasised on using music as a tool to facilitate well-being and mental health.

Retd lecturer wins writing contest

Karnal: Gian Chand Bansal, a retired lecturer of English in Kaithal, was given Rs 25,000 award for attaining first position in the state in the " Dhai Aakhar letter writing competition" in English organised by the Indian Postal Department for the English session 2019.

KU team wins hackathon

Kurukshetra: A team from the UIET, Kurukshetra University, has won the Smart India Hackathon (SIH)-2020- Software Edition. SIH is organised every year by the MHRD innovation cell and Government of India since 2017. This year SIH was virtual due to the Covid pandemic . Many Government Ministries and private organisations had shared problems that they faced on a day to day basis. Majestic coders lead by Ruchika, had selected the problem of "DR113-stray cattle challenge" by the Government of Goa. The team members were Ankur, Aanchal Narwal, Rishabh Jain, Aman Langoo and Ashutosh Sangwan. They were mentored and guided by Dr CC Tripathi, Director, UIET, KUK.

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