Kurukshetra: NIT Kurukshetra is celebrating Golden Jubilee Year from September 2012-September 2013. The main event of the year is the Golden Jubilee Convocation scheduled for April 9 when President Pranab Mukherjee will confer the degrees to the students.
Senate, the highest academic body of the NITK, in its meeting took a decision to honour three outstanding alumni of the institute by conferring on them honorary degrees during the Convocation. They are Prof Inderjeet Singh lamba, Prof Suresh Rai and Dr Rohit Sharma. Prof lamba has the distinction of being a student of the first batch of this institute. Prof Suresh Rai has been both an alumnus and a faculty member at NIT Kurukshetra while Dr Rohit Sharma is a distinguished alumnus of this institute with extraordinary accomplishments. Prof PJ Philip of the institute said that in view of the outstanding professional contributions and as distinguished alumni of the institute, NIT K is conferring honorary degrees on Prof lamba, Prof Rai and Dr Sharma in the Golden Jubilee Convocation.
Dharohar Museum
Kurukshetra: Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda will dedicate the second phase of Dharohar Haryana Museum in the campus of Kurukshetra University on April 6 to the people. Vice Chancellor of the University, lt Gen DDS Sandhu said that developed on the concept of traditional village showcasing various aspects relating to life in the rural areas of Haryana, the Museum has 30 sections showcasing different craftsmen who were a part of Haryana's rural life, through life-like mannequins busy with their tools in highly realistic surroundings.