Chandigarh: State legal Services Authority UT Chandigarh in association with UIlS organised a Para legal Volunteer training program for the students of UIlS on Thursday. The students were equipped with handling cases of poor by giving them advice on legal matters and in certain cases through alternate dispute resolution mechanism. The students will take part in the activities being organised by State legal Services Authority. These activities include conducting surveys in slum areas as well as spreading legal literacy in schools. The objective of these programmes/activities is community outreach literacy by spreading awareness about the basic Rights.
lecture on Poetics of Guru Nanak Bani
Chandigarh: A special lecture was organised in the Department of Guru Nanak Sikh Studies, Panjab University at Guru Tegh Bahadur Bhawan on Thursday. Punjabi literature scholar, former Chairman of Kuka Namdhari Chair, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Prof Satinder Singh spoke on the title of “Poetics of Guru Nanak Bani”. Singh stressed upon the conceptual and philosophical aspects in the light of reconceptualisation of the term poetics in terms of Gurbani and literary scholarship. Emphasising on the interfaith dialogue and competence of Sri Guru Granth Sahib he urged to trace out the notion of global poetics for the study of global religions and religions texts.
Aryans Premier league starts
Chandigarh: Aryans Group of Colleges (AGC) organised “Aryans Premier league” in the college campus at Vill Thuha on Chandigarh-Patiala Highway. Nine teams of seven different colleges of Aryans Group are participating. The league was inaugurated by Dr Anshu Kataria, Chairman, Aryans Group of Colleges. A total of nine Participating teams consists students from different colleges of Aryans Group i.e. Aryans Business School, Aryans College of Engineering, Aryans College of Education, Aryans Institute of Management and Technology, Aryans Degree College, Aryans Institute of Nursing, and the teams are as Aryans XI, Royal Cricket Club, Royal Rebels, Avengers, Thundering Shadow, Kashmir lions XI, Mumbai Rises XI, Mirz XI, Royal Kings.
KUTA to hold protest at Jantar Mantar
Kurukshetra: A large number of teachers from Kurukshetra University will participate in a massive rally at Jantar Mantar New Delhi on Sept 20 on a call given by All India Federation of University and College Teachers’ Organisations. To ensure the maximum participation of the teachers, an emergent meeting of Kurukshetra University Teachers’ Association (KUTA) Executive Committee was held in KUTA office. The demonstration is being hold to urge upon the government of India for withdrawal of UGC regulation, 2013 and implementation of the new pension scheme; strengthening of public funded educational institutes and a control on private institutes in higher education. Dr Parmesh Kumar Secretary, KUTA said that the government should provide 100 per cent financial support to the Universities in respect of salary and pension and should enhance the age of retirement to that of 65 years in all higher educational Institutions to meet the acute shortage of teachers.