JEE (Main): Laksh on top in Patiala

Patiala: Students of iQuest came out with flying colours in JEE (Main) result. Laksh Dhir of Patiala topped the Patiala and Sangrur districts with 99.99 percentile. Gopal Jain got 99.99, Nehal Bansal 99.96, Gautam Arora 99.87 and Pariza scored 99.84 percentile. TNS

Patiala architect felicitated

Patiala: Rajinder Singh Sandhu was facilitated with Presidential Special Recognition Award at NATCON during the national convention of The Indian Institute of Architects at Lucknow. The Indian Institute of Architects, the national body of architects, organised its annual event NATCON, which is the biggest event of architecture in the country. TNS

Khalsa College holds session

Patiala: An interactive programme was organised by the Postgraduate History Department and Economics Department of the college. Parminder Singh Tiwana, a senior journalist, participated in the programme. In his address, he inspired students to work hard and walk on the right path in life to achieve success. Principal Dharminder Singh Ubha said such programmes enhance students’ knowledge. TNS

510 students to get PhD degrees

Patiala: Punjabi University’s 40th convocation will be held at Guru Teg Bahadur Hall on February 28. About 510 students will be awarded PhD degrees. As many as 98 postgraduate/professional medals, 45 graduate medals, nine donated medals and one Chancellor Medal, sports activity medal and cultural activity medal will also be awarded to students. Dean Academic Affairs Prof Ashok Tiwari said invitation letters have been sent to regular candidates. Those who don’t the invitation letter by February 21 may contact on 0175-513-6399.