Two-day national seminar on Green Hospitality and Tourism Industry — Status Trends and Future Prospects will be organised by University Institute of Hotel Management and Tourism (UIHMT) under the aegis of HOSTOCON.
The seminar will be inaugurated on February 8 at ICSSR seminar hall by Chandigarh MP Pawan Kumar Bansal. More than 100 delegates from various parts of India are expected to participate in the seminar. Vice-Chancellor Prof Arun Kumar Grover will deliver the presidential speech. In continuation with the tradition to honour a noted personality with Paryatan Rattan award on the occasion of HOSTOCON, this time also UIHMT will announce the name of recipient of Paryatan Rattan for the year 2014. Seminar Chairperson and UIHMT Director Prof RK Gupta said that one of the primary objectives of the seminar is to provide a platform for creating an environment conducive to the growth of tourism and hospitality industry in India.
Kurukshetra varsity professor awarded
Kurukshetra: Dr SP Singh, Professor Emeritus, Kurukshetra University has received an award from the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in recognition of exemplary contribution to Science and Technology. The award was given to him during the inaugural function of Indian Science Congress being held recently at the University of Jammu. He was selected for Millennium Plaque of Honour which is given annually to honour a distinguished scientist of the country. NIT Kurukshetra discusses lGBT issues Kurukshetra: A two-day Model United Nations was organised at NIT Kurukshetra with the intention of exposing students to the working of the world organisation in which 193 countries are members. The programme was organised by Microbus, the official society of the Electronics and Communication Engineering department of NIT Kurukshetra. The agenda for the General Assembly (GA) was lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (lGBT) issues. The event, first-of- its kind in the institute, comprised delegates of various countries participating in the proceedings of the General Assembly and the Human Right Council.
PU organises save the girl child art meet
Chandigarh: Department of life long learning & Extension at Panjab University in collaboration with Inner Wheel Club Mid Town, Chandigarh organised a painting competition for school students at Government High School, Sector 25 here on Friday. Save the Girl Child was the theme of the painting competition. The students took pledge along with teachers and organisers for giving their best in helping the society to save the girl child.