New initiative by PU to promote community radio

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PU Radio has launched Earn While You learn Scheme through its Community Radio 91.2 MHz. Radio Jyotirgamaya which has come up with a new approach to enhance the participation of students in the Community Radio.

The radio would pay Rs 200 per half hour of broadcasting to the performers and has fixed Rs 1,000 per month per performer as the ceiling. This opportunity is open for all the students of PU. The Radio recently paid Rs 1,000 each to thirteen students for their work. The students seemed delighted after receiving the money. The first group of students to get this benefit are Ansh Grover, Aastha Sharma, Arshpreet Kaur, Megha Dhingra, Vikas Rana, Diksha  Juneja, Navraj Singh, Megha Sharma, Mehak Sharma, Raman Sandhu, Geetika Jaiswal, Kirandeep Kaur, Neha Mehta. “It is a very resourceful incentive that gives a platform to the students and a boost their talent. The purpose is to simultaneously provide them financial aid”, said Jayant Pethkar, Chairperson School of Communication Studies.

Punjab varsity starts registration of Wi-fi

Chandigarh: Taking a student friendly initiative, Panjab University (PU), launched online application for the registration of wi-fi facility on the campus for students and staff on Tuesday. PU has provided the free wi-fi connectivity to all the PU Campus students and more than nine thousand students are enjoying this facility. PU Dean Student Welfare Prof Navdeep Goyal inaugurated the online application by registering on the Net Portal.

 As per the facility, the students would themselves fill up the online form and submit the hard copy to their respective departments. The wi-fi facility provided initially for a limited period will now be renewed without entering data again and again. Welcoming the new initiative, Prof Goyal said that this facility will be very beneficial for the students as the data will be filled by the students themselves and the chances of error involved will be further reduced. The facility of change of the password will also be provided to students.

Desh Bhagat nursing students excel

Chandigarh: Desh Bhagat Institute of Nursing has shown excellent results in B.Sc (Nursing) 2nd year exams, the result of which was declared recently by Baba Farid University of Health Sciences Faridkot.

Dr Zora Singh, Chairman of Desh Bhagat Group of Institutes, while congratulating the students, said 100 percent of the students in this class have been declared pass and all the students have passed this examination in First Division whereas most of the students have secured above 70 per cent marks.

HP varsity exams to commence from April 12

Shimla: Himachal Pradesh University, will conduct the annual examinations of Bachelor of Education (B.Ed), Master of Education (M.Ed), M.A. Physical Education, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) and Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA) from April 12, 2014. Controller of Examinations (COE) disclosed this here on Tuesday.  The COE said that examination forms and fee for the above said

examinations must reach in the University Examinations-II branch latest by

February 24, 2014 and thereafter late fee will be

charged as per University rules.

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