DAV (PG) College, Karnal, students shine in Kurukshetra University exams

Karnal: Students of MSc (Mathematics) of DAV (PG) College here have set a record in the Kurukshetra University results. In Semester I, students have occupied the first 12 places of the university list. Anju has secured the first position in the university with 599 marks out of 600 marks. Principal Dr Ram Pal Saini congratulated all students of the course and teachers of the department. The Principal announced to provide fee concession, books and other facilities to the meritorious students.

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Gurukul pupils bring laurels

Kurukshetra: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has published the final result of NDA and Naval Academy Examination conducted by it on September 20, 2020. Based upon marks scored in written examination and interviews conducted at the Services Selection Board (SSB) of the Ministry of Defence, 478 candidates have qualified in final merit list. Cadet Koshil Kapoor of Gurukul Kurukshetra School has secured the 14th position in the order of merit published by the UPSC. NDA Wing of Gurukul Kurukshetra Director Col Arun Datta said two other students of the school, cadet Arshdeep Singh and cadet Abhishek have also secured 132nd and 408th rank respectively in the overall merit list of this examination.

World zoonoses day observed

Karnal: National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) conducted a webinar on “Zoonoses and one health concept” on the occasion of World Zoonoses Day. Dr MS Chauhan, Director and Vice-Chancellor, NDRI Deemed University, presided over the webinar. Dr MK Yadav, former VC Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture Meerut and Dr BN Tripathi, Deputy Director General (Animal Science), were the guest of honours in the webinar. The speaker, Dr AK Srivastava, member, Agricultural Scientist Recruitment Board (ASRB) enlightened the audience about various zoonotic diseases, which are the diseases transmitted between animals and humans such as rabies, anthrax, brucellosis, plague, nipah, avian influenza, Japanese encephalitis, TB, para-tuberculosis, Covid etc., and the importance of one health— a holistic concept of caring human, animal and environment health in an integrated manner. Apart from affecting human and animal health, the zoonotic diseases cause economic losses regionally and globally. Dr Srivastava emphasised the requirement of collaborations among the well-trained manpower in various institutes, disease surveillance laboratories, and agencies such as ICAR, ICMR, Wildlife, DBT, CSIR, DST, for better handling of the zoonotic diseases and promoting one health.

NCU bags overall rating of 4 stars

Gurugram: NorthCap University (NCU) here has joined an elite group of Indian universities by scoring an overall rating of four stars in the prestigious Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) stars ratings. Less than 10 universities in India have this distinction. The QS four-star rating cements the NCU’s position among the most sought after universities of India. The system focuses on teaching excellence, state-of-the-art content, pedagogical approaches and learning outcomes. The QS follows a detailed, unbiased audit process to rate academic institutions on a scale of one to five stars for overall performance and separately for eight criteria. According to the rating assessment report, the NCU has achieved a perfect score of 5 stars in teaching, employability, academic development, online learning and inclusiveness. The system has been operated by the QS Intelligence Unit, the independent compiler of the QS World University Rankings since 2004.

Essay writing competition

Yamunanagar: The Women Cell and Legal Literacy Cell of MLN College, Radaur, organised a national-level essay writing competition on the theme “Women achievers of India” in various walks of life with a view to inspire students. Dr Deepak Kaushik, officiating principal of the college, said 129 students belonging to six states participated in the competition. He said the first prize was bagged by S Shanmuga Priya of Velammal College of Engineering and Technology of Madurai, Tamil Nadu; the second prize was won by Kamaljeet Kaur of Dev Samaj College for Girls, Ambala City, and the third prize by Bharti of Government College, Chhachhrauli of Yamunanagar district.

Online poster-making event

Yamunanagar: A national-level online poster making competition was organised under the joint aegis of the Microbiologist Society, an organisation doing research in the field of Industrial Microbiology, and Microbiology Department of Guru Nanak Khalsa College. Principal Dr (Major) Harinder Singh Kang said in the competition, Aman Shivanand Verma of Wellingdon College, Sangli of Maharashtra, won the first prize, Vanshika of Central University Haryana stood second and S Sonia of Tamil Nadu’s Vivekananda Arts and Science College got third place. Dr Neena Puri, Head of Department and convener of the competition, said such events would be organised for students in future too.

Lecture on polemical issues

Faridabad: A lecture on ‘Polemical issues in literature and culture’ was organised by the Department of Literature and Languages, JC Bose University of Science and Technology, as a part of the ongoing webinar series. Prof Prasannanshu, National Law University Delhi (NLUD), Delhi, Centre of Linguistic Justice and Endangered Language, was an expert speaker during the programme who gave a lecture on ‘Law, literature and language’.