Punjab Govt extends holidays till January 14 due to cold wave
Chandigarh: The Punjab Government has extended the holidays till 14 January for the students of Class I to VII of all government, aided, recognized and private schools in the state due to severe cold and fog in the state, School Education Minister Punjab Harjot Singh Bains said on Friday. The Minister said that the classes of class VIII to class 12 of all the schools of the state will start on January 9 as announced earlier. Teachers of primary, middle and secondary schools will remain present in schools from January 9 and the opening timing of all schools will be from 10 am to 3 pm.
Shri Krishna Ayush University releases dates of admission to MD and MS
Chandigarh: Shri Krishna Ayush University, Kurukshetra has released the date of application for admission to Doctor of Medicine (MD) and Master of Surgery (MS) session 2022-23. Students willing to take admission can make online registration from January 11 to 20, 2023 through the website of the university. The final allotment of seats will be declared on January 25. Draft and Counselling Committee Coordinator and Academic Dean, Shambhu Dayal Sharma informed that for Physically Challenged candidates who do not have an appropriate certificate of disability, the medical board will review such cases at PGIMS Rohtak on January 12 from 10 am to 1 pm and issue disability certificates.
Assam Assembly Speaker visits Shri Vishwakarma Skill University
Chandigarh: The Speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly Biswajit Daimary on Friday reached the Dudhola campus to visit the university and understand the integrated dual education model. He visited the labs set up at the University and announced to send a delegation from Assam to Shri Vishwakarma Skill University in the near future. Daimari said that this University will play a pivotal role for the country in the field of skill education. He lauded the vision and leadership of the University for this stupendous achievement and also advocated for granting the status of Institute of National Importance to the University.
Cold conditions persist in Haryana, Punjab; Narnaul reels at 2.5 degrees Celsius
Chandigarh: Cold conditions continued to prevail in Haryana and Punjab, with minimum temperatures remaining below normal at many places on Friday. According to the Met department’s weather report, Narnaul was the coldest place in Haryana, recording a minimum temperature of 2.5 degrees Celsius. Hisar, which recorded a minimum temperature of 4 degrees, was also gripped by biting cold. Bhiwani recorded a low of 5.8 degrees Celsius, Karnal 4.8 degrees, Rohtak 6.2 degrees. The minimum temperature in Ambala settled at 4.8 degrees Celsius. In Punjab, Balachaur recorded a low of 3.5 degrees Celsius. Bathinda recorded a low of 3.6 degrees Celsius, Gurdaspur 3.8 degrees, Ludhiana 4.6 degrees, Patiala 5.5 degrees, Amritsar 5 degrees. In Mohali, the minimum temperature settled at 5.4 degrees Celsius. Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, recorded a low of 5 degrees Celsius.