Special Lecture on Commissionerate System of Policing in Punjab

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            The Centre for Police Administration, Panjab University, Chandigarh in collaboration with Department of Alumni Relations, PU, Chandigarh organized a special lecture on “Commissionerate System of Policing in Punjab”, to celebrate and commemorate 75 years of Independence of India, by Sh. Naunihal Singh, IPS, Commissioner of Police, Jalandhar, Punjab.  

Sh. Naunihal Singh, IPS, Commissioner of Police, Jalandhar, Punjab spoke at length on the working of Commissionerate system of Policing in Punjab. According to him Commissionerate system has been introduced to meet the emerging challenges confronted by the police force specially in urban areas having a population of above 10 lakhs. At present, in Punjab the system is functioning successfully in Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Amritsar. While differentiating police working under traditional police system and commissionerate system the speaker stated that under commissionerate system the police gets power and authority of regulation, enforcement and licencing. It helps in taking quick decisions and making the police system effective and responsive to the needs of the citizens. He also highlighted the challenges faced by the police officers specially lack of physical infrastructure and inadequate modernization of the police force which is seriously affecting the functioning of police force. The speaker shared with the students some of his experiences while serving the police like ‘Battle of the bulge’, ‘Chandigarh Police Gully Cricket League (CPGCL)’ and Crowd Management at celebrations of the 550th birth anniversary of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji at Sultanpur Lodhi.

The special lecture was presided over by Prof. Devinder Singh, Chairperson Department of Laws, and Secretary to the Vice Chancellor, Panjab University, Chandigarh. He appreciated the role being played by the police in checking the crime in the society. He opined that the complex nature of the police work requires quick actions from the police and in India police officers have done a good job barring few exceptions.

Prof. Anil Monga, Chairperson, Centre for Police Administration while introducing the speaker shared with the participants that Sh.Naunihal Singh is an alumni of Panjab University who is known as a Police Officer for his ‘out of box thinking’ and for dealing with policing issues by introducing ‘innovative strategies’. He appreciated the excellent work done by the speaker as a police officer while serving in various capacities in Punjab Police.

The lecture was attended by the Faculty from various departments, Research Scholars, students and Alumni of Panjab University and was highly appreciated.

The session ended by proposing vote of thanks and honouring of the speaker by Prof. Anupama Sharma, Dean Alumni Relations, Panjab University, Chandigarh.

AIDS AWARENESS RALLY at Panjab University

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Department of NSS in association with the Centre for Medical Physics, Panjab University, Chandigarh organized an awareness rally on theme ‘End Inequality-End AIDS’. The objective of the campaign was to raise awareness about the importance of engaging youth in the prevention and treatment of HIV.

Prof. Raj Kumar, Vice Chancellor, Panjab University flagged off the rally from Gandhi Bhawan in the presence of Prof. V.R. Sinha, Dean of University Instructions, Prof. Ashok Kumar, Associate Dean Student Welfare, Prof. Anju Suri, Dean College Development Council, Prof Deepti Gupta, Dean International Students, Dr. Nidhi Gautam, Warden, GH-5 and Dr. Arun Singh Thakur, Warden, BH-7. The rally concluded at Centre for Medical Physics, Sector 25, PU.

Prof. Ashwani Koul, Programme Coordinator, NSS, PU welcomed all the dignitaries and participants.

More than 70 NSS volunteers including some foreign national students and faculty including Dr. Rajesh Kumar, Department of Physics, Dr. Bhavneet Bhatti, School of Communication Studies participated enthusiastically and distributed pamphlets containing useful information on AIDS.

The event was organized by Dr. Vivek Kumar, Chairperson, Centre for Medical Physics, Dr. Simran Preet, Bio-Physics and Dr. Naveen Kumar, University Institute of Applied and Management Science.

PU VC meets Power Minister

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Panjab University  Vice Chancellor Prof Raj Kumar made a courtesy visit to the office of Sh Raj Kumar Singh, former Indian bureaucrat and a current Union Cabinet Minister of Power, New Delhi. PU VC discussed about the solar power project for the campus.Attachments area

PU Emeritus Professor receives ICONIC Award in Health Psychology

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Chandigarh November 29, 2021

            Professor Emeritus Jitendra Mohan of Panjab University Chandigarh  was awarded ICONIC award for his contribution in research in Health Psychology.

            He delivered the keynote address during the 6th International Conference of the INDIAN Academy of Health Psychology held from 26-28, November 2021 at Gautam Buddha University, Noida, UP, INDIA. He emphasised on the interplay of biological, cultural and psychological factors in Health.

            Professor Randeep Guleria Director AIIMS New Delhi was the chief guest and Professor Anand kumar of Kaashi Vidyapeeth presided over the event.

            In the background of the Covid 19 pandemic it was deliberated to take preventive measures.

            More than 400 delegates participated in this multidisciplinary conference. In a path breaking style the scientists and medical professionals stressed upon unified action of all concerned.

Webinar at CEDS, PU

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Chandigarh November 29, 2021

Department of Community Education and Disability Studies (Panjab University, Chandigarh) organized a webinar today with the theme of ‘Intervention and Teaching Strategies for Children with Neuro-Development Disabilities’. In this webinar Dr. Hemant Keshwal (Assistant Professor, National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities, (Divyajan) NIEPID,  Regional Centre, Noida. U.P. India) was the Resource Person. Dr. Navleen Kaur (Chairperson) and Dr. Md. Saifur Rahman (Assistant Professor) introduced the resource person to the Participants. The participants were the students of B.Ed. Special Education semester I & III along with research scholars of the Department of Community Education and Disability Studies.

The webinar started with broadly four types of Neuro-Developmental disabilities i.e. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention Deficit Hyper-activity Disorder (ADHD), Learning Disability (LD) and Specific Learning Disorder (SLD). He was also presenting some illustrations in between the lecture for making lecture more interesting and interactive. He also explained what the symptoms to identify such disorders. In his lecture he emphasized more on early assessment and the role of parents and teachers become very important to deal with child’s problem. He also elaborated upon the various assessment tools that are available for identification of these problems. Further he also provide interventions that can help in solving the issues related to Neuro-Developmental Disabilities. He is of the opinion that technology can contribute in a greater way to help the child in learning process. At the end of the webinar there was open discussion, in which all participants were taking part actively. The participants were very curious to know about the new knowledge about the concepts of developmental disabilities. It was completely an interactive session. Participants seems very enthusiastic throughout the session. They suggested that department should organize more session on regular basis.

Assistant Professor Dr. Saifur Rehman gave vote of thanks. All faculty members of the department were also present in the webinar.

National Pharmacy Teachers Training Programme Begins at PU

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Chandigarh November 29, 2021

A one-week web faculty training school under the initiative of UGC Networking Resource Centre (UGC-NRC), on “Attaining Quality Excellence in Drug Delivery Development & Research: Emerging Trends, Tools & Techniques in Pharmaceutics & Biopharmaceutics” from November 29 to December 04, 2021 was inaugurated today via Cisco WebEx at the University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), Panjab University, for pharma faculty and researchers across the country.

A total of 68 participants were selected among over 80 applicants for training, hailing from various Colleges/Universities, representing 19 different states of India. The training school intends to apprise and update the young participants among faculty and researchers on diverse scientific and professional vistas of the pertinent domain of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, and to provide them a constructive milieu for exploring and exploiting the advanced approaches and appliances in the aforesaid pharmaceutical fields.

Professor Indu Pal Kaur, Chairperson, UIPS and Programme Coordinator, UGC-NRC, welcomed the participants and Chief Guest, and briefed them about the achievements of UIPS and UGC-NRC programs.

Professor Bhupinder Singh Bhoop, Course Coordinator, summarized about the course content to the participants, introduced the keynote speaker and conducted the proceedings of the event. Dr Gurpal Singh is the Joint Course Coordinator.

Professor Surjit Singh, Director, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, was the Chief Guest and shared his words of wisdom. He congratulated UIPS on being the premier and highly rated department of the Panjab University and delightedly shared the cordial and synergistic relation of PGI and UIPS.

Professor Dulal Panda, Director, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research (NIPER), Mohali, Punjab was the Keynote Speaker and delivered the Keynote Address on “Cancer Chemotherapy: Potential Role of Drug Delivery.” Professor Panda gave an overview of microtubule structural diversity originating from tubulin heterogeneities, and how cancer cells use those heterogeneities to acquire resistance against clinical agents.  Citing an existing successful attempt of Maytansine, he pondered on the need to formulate and develop new drug delivery system to counter the developed resistance. Further, he encouraged the participants to adopt Tubulin core as an emerging area by sharing research findings of potent delivery system of microtubule -destabilizing nanocomplexes for hepatocellular carcinoma cells.

Professor V. R. Sinha, Dean of University Instruction, Panjab University, presided over the event and shared his Presidential remarks. He appreciated the efforts of coordinators telling that course would be an ideal opportunity for the novitiate scientists to gain familiarity with diverse conceptual and practical aspects, ranging widely from laboratory research to its industrial commercialization.

Subsequent sessions included a lecture by Professor S P Vyas, Drug Delivery Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dr. Harisingh Gour University, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh on “Nanomedicine-Based Strategies for Purpose Specific Drug Delivery: Options and Opportunities.” The post-lunch session covered informative talks by Professor Vandana Patravale, Professor of Pharmaceutics, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, Maharashtra on “Computational Pharmaceutics: A Changing Paradigm in Drug Delivery” and “Nanotechnology-Based Drug Products: Regulatory Intervention” by Dr Amita Sarwal, Pharmaceutics Division, University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh.

UIPS is the first and the only Pharmacy Institute in the country selected by MHRD for creating UGC Networking Resource Centre to promote and foster research and academics in the field of Pharmaceutical Sciences by training young pharma trainers, selected across the nation.

Webinar on “Design Registration Process: An Insight” At UIFT & VD

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Chandigarh November 29, 2021

            University Institute of Fashion Technology & Vocational Development (UIFT & VD) Panjab University Chandigarh held a lecture series Learn the ropes with Alumni by Dr. Charu Kohli, an expert in textiles on Design Registration Process: An insight. She pursued her PhD from UIFT, PU and developed a prototype for a reusable baby diaper.

            Dr. Anu H. Gupta, Chairperson, UIFT & VD, welcomed and appreciated Dr. Charu Kohli on her success in obtaining design registration for the reusable baby diaper. She also emphasised the significance of intellectual property rights for fashion design and technology experts.

            Dr. Charu Kohli shared her experience of registering a reusable baby diaper design. She elaborated on prerequisites and the procedure of filling out the documents to be submitted to the Design Wing of the Patent Office, which is located at the Intellectual Property Office in Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai. She expounded on the terms “copyright, patent, and trademark,” instructing students on the distinctions between the three. She explained registration sheet samples and design classifications. She emphasised that students should not be scared to take risks and step outside of their comfort zone in order to gain greater exposure and urged students who conduct study on designing products to register their designs.

            Students expressed interest in the webinar, which concluded with the resource person answering questions on filling and filing the application for the design registration. Around 50 students and alumni joined the webinar, which was organised by Ms. Parneet Brar, guest faculty at UIFT.

पंचकुला कॉलेज के छात्र रेड क्रॉस से दो दिवसीय सेमिनार में जुड़े

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जिला खेल एवं युवा कार्यक्रम विभाग ने किया आयोजन ,युवाओं संबंधित विषयों पर हुई चर्चा

पंचकूला-26-11:

सेक्टर 3 के ताऊ देवी लाल स्टेडियम में जिला खेल एवं युवा कार्यक्रम ने दो दिवसीय सेमिनार का आयोजन किया।सेमिनार में स्वच्छ्ता ,पर्यावरण सुरक्षा ,महिला सशक्तिकरण एवं नशे के दुष्प्रभावों आदि विषयों पर चर्चा हुई।सेमिनार में ,सेक्टर 1 कॉलेज से यूथ रेड क्रॉस प्रभारी डॉक्टर राकेश पाठक सेमिनार से जुड़े। उन्होंने छात्रों को इन विषय के बारे में जानकारी दी। उन्होंने स्वच्छता के विषय को लेकर छात्रों को शपथ दिलाई। उन्होंने कहा , स्वच्छ्ता सबसे ऊपर है । देवता भी वही वास करते है और जहाँ स्वच्छता होती हैं।हमें अपने जीवन मे स्वच्छ्ता को महत्व देना चाहिए जितना हम बाकी चीजों को देते है।आज के विषय में,स्वच्छ्ता एक असाधारण बात बन गई है। हमें सभी को चाहिए कि हम अपने देश की स्वच्छ्ता का ध्यान स्वयं रखें और समाज को भी जागरूक करें।

सेमिनार में ,सेक्टर 1 कॉलेज से डॉक्टर रिचा सेठिया ने पर्यावरण और प्रोफेसर चित्रा ने महिला सशक्तिकरण विषयों पर छात्रों के साथ चर्चा की एवं इन विषयों के बारे में विस्तृत जानकारी दी।

सेमिनार का आयोजन जिला खेल एवं युवा कार्यक्रम अधिकारी अमरजीत सिंह और सहायक अधिकारी सुरेखा ने किया। सेमिनार में ,सेक्टर 1 कॉलेज और पंचकुला ग्रामीण क्षेत्रों से काफी छात्रों ने प्रतिभाग किया एवं सामाजिक विषयों पर जानकारी प्राप्त की।

Constitution Day by NSS, UILS, PU

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            Prof. Rajinder Kaur,  Director, UILS, PU informed that the event was organized to make the students and NSS volunteers aware of the basic essence of the Constitution of India, how it was framed and the responsibilities and duties of the citizens towards the Constitution.

            NSS in collaboration with UIAMS, UIET and the Centre for Medical Physics organized the webinar to commemorate constitution day which was attended by 178 participated.

            Prof. Ashwani Koul briefed about the activities of NSS.

            Prof. Devinder Singh, Secretary to Vice Chancellor and Chairperson of Dept. of Laws, PU spoke at length on functioning of Constitution. He elaborated that how the Indian constitution is a supreme, citizen centric, living and a unique document which belongs to everyone. He inspired everyone to render their duties with full honesty.

          Senior faculty of the departments, NSS Programme officers, research scholars, students and affiliated colleges attended the event.

National Service Scheme, University Institute of Legal Studies(UILS), Panjab University in collaboration with Legal Aid Society, UILS organised a Preamble pledge-taking ceremony on the occasion of 73rd Constitution Day of India by 160 students of UILS.

            Prof. Rajinder Kaur,  Director, UILS, PU informed that the event was organized to make the students and NSS volunteers aware of the basic essence of the Constitution of India, how it was framed and the responsibilities and duties of the citizens towards the Constitution.

            NSS in collaboration with UIAMS, UIET and the Centre for Medical Physics organized the webinar to commemorate constitution day which was attended by 178 participated.

            Prof. Ashwani Koul briefed about the activities of NSS.

            Prof. Devinder Singh, Secretary to Vice Chancellor and Chairperson of Dept. of Laws, PU spoke at length on functioning of Constitution. He elaborated that how the Indian constitution is a supreme, citizen centric, living and a unique document which belongs to everyone. He inspired everyone to render their duties with full honesty.

          Senior faculty of the departments, NSS Programme officers, research scholars, students and affiliated colleges attended the event.

Workshop on Endodontics at Dental College, PU

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A day long workshop was organized by the Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics of Dr. Harvansh Singh Judge Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Panjab University, Chandigarh today.  The theme of the event was – “Magnification and Glide Path Management in Endodontics key to success” which was presided over by Dr. Jagat Bhushan, Controller of Examination, Panjab University, Chandigarh.    

            The workshop comprised of lecture  and hands on by Dr. Rahul Grover, an eminent Endodontics who has expertise in Microscopes and Rotary Endodontics.

            Accordingly to Dr. Ruchi Singla, Convener, the event was attended by 100 students and faculty of the Institute and adjoining dental colleges who gathered to dive into this sea of knowledge.