PU’s Institute of Forensic Science and Criminology conducted National webinar on FORENSIC INVESTIGATION

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Chandigarh March 28, 2022

The Institute of Forensic Science and Criminology, Panjab University, Chandigarh organized a special lecture in the ongoing National webinar lecture series 2021-22 on ‘‘Forensic Investigation’’. The webinar was hosted by Dr. Vishal Sharma [Chairperson at the Institute of Forensic Science and Criminology] in which he laid emphasis on the fact that criminals are getting smarter with the passage of time and their modus operandi has changed. This has become a challenge to the investigator. He said that in order to deal with this spikes in criminal cases both nationally as well as globally, the full potential of forensics needs to be utilize to provide justice. More than 100 delegates participated in the webinar.

The distinguished Chief Guest of the webinar, Prof. Sudhir Kumar, Dean Research, Panjab University, Chandigarh in his inaugural address he said that the roots of forensics that dates ages back. The word forensics and its techniques have been helping crime and justice for years. Panchari, in his book Arthashashtra, described that scientific reason behind death should be probed. He also added that with the progress in science and technology, increase in population and new ways of crime, forensics has been gaining importance.

The speaker of the webinar, Dr. S.K., Shukla, Director, National Forensic Science University, Campus New Delhi in his keynote address explained the importance of forensic scientist in the investigation of crime. He said that Contemporary law enforcement has greatly expanded its ability to solve crimes by the adoption of forensic techniques and procedures. Today, crimes often can be solved by detailed examination of the crime scene and analysis of forensic evidence. He further added that the work of forensic scientists is not only crucial in criminal investigations and prosecutions, but is also vital in civil litigations, major man-made and natural disasters, and the investigation of global crimes. The success of the analysis of the forensic evidence is based upon a system that emphasizes teamwork, advanced investigative skills and tools and the ability to process a crime scene properly by recognizing, collecting and preserving all relevant physical evidence. He also shared various cases that he has solved and the challenges involved during investigation. He also shared his experience during court trials to the students.  He concluded the lecture by saying that there is an emergence to make forensic science even more valuable and to maintain the high quality of justice that this society deserves.

Senate Meeting : VICE CHANCELLOR’S STATEMENT

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Chandigarh March 27, 2022

  •         On behalf of this august house, I take pleasure in welcoming Bhagwant Singh Mann, Chief Minister, Punjab and Sh. Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, Minister for Higher Education, Government of Punjab as Ex-Officio members of this house. We are confident of being blessed from their profound knowledge and  rich experience.

·        Prof. S.K. Tomar, Fellow has been appointed as the Vice Chancellor of JC Bose University of Science and  Technology, YMCA, Faridabad.

·        As per the authorization given to me in the Senate meeting held on 8.1.2022, Prof. Renu Vig has been appointed as Dean of University Instruction and Prof. Sudhir Kumar as  Dean Research.

·        Mr. Deepak Singh, 26, has bagged the highest package of Rs. 53 lakh per annum in the placement drive conducted by Panjab University’s University Business School (UBS) for the current session.

·        Panjab University added itself to the medal tally with a Gold Medal in the All India Inter-University Rowing Championships.  The championship was organized by Panjab University at Sukhna Lake.

·        The Computer Science and Engineering Department of UIET, Panjab University, has been selected for the prestigious grant under the fund for improvement of S&T infrastructure in Universities and higher educational institutions (FIST) Level-I programme by DST, Govt. of India.   CSE has been granted Rs. 94 lakh for a period of five years to set up a data centre unit for the establishment and execution of centre of excellence for “Designing and Development of AI driven predictive systems for Smart City operations especially smart healthcare and smart transportation,” for students, faculty and researchers.

Personality Development discussed in NSS Camp in Panjab University

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Chandigarh March 26, 2022

Panjab University and NSS revisited the zeal of the NSS Seven Day Camp alive by first conducting a session on Self Defence & Wushu techniques in which the volunteers learnt various techniques to defend themselves. The next thing on the agenda was a lecture on “Personality Development” by Prof. Renu Thakur in which the volunteers learnt about how procrastination can be averted and how volunteers can better utilize their time. During her interaction, she gave insight of various personalities like Mr. Narendra Modi, Hon’ble Prime Minister, India, Mr. Nelson Mandela, and Kabir’s couplets to substantiate the importance if time management for an individual. It was indeed a very informative session. It was followed by a singing competition in which a huge number of volunteers actively participated. After the lunch break, the camp resumed with a Quiz Competition in which Department of Law secured the first position followed by UIET as 1strunner-up. It was followed a bunch of fun games and activities to keep the spirit of the volunteers alive and fresh. The event concluded with the rehearsals of the cultural performances.

Culinary tradition in Punjab was organised by y Nutrition team TIGR2ESS, UIHTM

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Chandigarh March 26, 2022

International Conference on Nutrition and wellbeing: Culinary tradition in Punjab was organised by y Nutrition team TIGR2ESS, UIHTM, Panjab University , Chandigarh on 25th March,2022. The event was hosted by Mr. Angad Singh Malhotra , project TIG2RESS intern.

Dean research Panjab University- Professor Sudhir Kumar grace the audience with their golden words

The Principle investigator Project Tiger2ess professor Ramanjit Kaur Johal share the deep insides about the project.

Professor Prashant Gautam co- investigator at Pu extended a formal welcome. Lord Rana was invited as the Guest of honour followed by Prof. SHUMONE Ray as the keynote speaker.

Chef Jaswinder Singh  conference coordinator co- Investigator Project Tiger2ess shared the knowledge on the theory culinary tradition in Punjab along with an informative session on budding chefs.

A group of various panellist were invited for the plenary discussion where Dr. Lipika Guliani served as the moderator.

The book launch was happen written by professor Prashant k Gautam, Chef Jaswinder Singh and Bharti Goel on the title Recipes from chef: Altered by Publication.

Further, Professor Sumon Ray introduced the launch titled Foundation certificate and Chef course in nutrition.

Research scholar presented the research paper presentation on various topic related to millets, nutrition e.t.c

In the end, chef Jaswinder Singh presented a formal vote of thanks.

PU’s Institute of Forensic Science and Criminology conducted National webinar on FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY

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Chandigarh March 26, 2022

The Institute of Forensic Science and Criminology, Panjab University, Chandigarh organized a special lecture in the ongoing National webinar lecture series 2021-22 on ‘‘Forensic Toxicology’’. The webinar was hosted by Dr. Vishal Sharma, Chairperson at the Institute of Forensic Science and Criminology. He said that the rate of occurrence of crimes has increased drastically over the years and introduction of new strategies along with advanced technologies are required increase the conviction rate. To this he said, that full potential of forensics should be utilized which will successfully meet the current need in criminal justice system.

The Keynote speaker of the webinar, Prof. R.K. Sarin, professor at NFSU Campus at Goa and former- Director, APFSL, Mangalagiri & CFSL Hyderabad & FSL Govt. of NCT of Delhi. Prof. Sarin started his presentation by giving a brief overview of toxicology with reference to its history and definition followed by explaining its various branches. He even discussed about the classification of poisons in forensic science on the basis of characteristics they acquire. He said that the a forensic toxicologist is of particular importance in the court of law; their expert knowledge and years of experience in the field enables them to present the information to a courtroom in a manner that is easily understood. A detailed discussion of the cases involving toxicological analysis was done including the famous Prathyusha case, Cyanide poisoning case, Hand Sanitizer consumption case and Styrene gas leakage case. In each case the toxicological aspect involving the use of protocols and instrumentation techniques were discussed in detail. The entire webinar was very informative and it ended with a query session raised by the students.

More than 90 delegates participated in the webinar including Scientist from forensic labs, faculty and students, research scholars from various Universities. Dr. Vishal Sharma, concluded the webinar by giving a vote of thanks to the speaker as well as to the audience and said that the web lecture was planned to make the students as well as the general public aware of the role of forensic toxicologist in solving cases prevailing in the country due to poisoning.

नुक्कड़ नाटक व जागरुकता रैली के माध्यम से युवाओं को नशे से दूर रहने के लिए किया प्रेरित

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Chandigarh March 26, 2022

पंजाब यूनिवर्सिटी, चंडीगढ़ में चल रहे सात दिवसीय विशेष एन.एस.एस शिविर के तीसरे दिन सभी एन.एस.एस स्वयं सेवको के द्वारा चंडीगढ सेक्टर 25 के युवा साथियो को नशे से दूरी बनाकर रखने के लिए एक रैली का अयोजन किया गया। यह रैली पूरे पंजाब विश्विद्यालय का भ्रमण करती हुए सेक्टर 25 के कम्युनिटी सेंटर में पहुंची। जहां पर एन.एस.एस के स्वयंसेवकों के द्वारा एक नुक्कड़ नाटक किया गया। जिसका मुख्य रूप से लक्ष्य भारत के सभी युवाओं को नशे से दूर रहने के लिए प्रेरित करना था। सेक्टर 25 के सभी स्थनीय निवासियों के द्वारा इस नुक्कड़ नाटक को बड़े ही ध्यान से देखा गया और सभी स्वयं सेवकों की सराहना की गई और नुक्कड़ नाटक के अंत में सभी स्वयं सेवकों के द्वारा सेक्टर 25 के सभी युवा साथियों को नशे से दूर रहने व नशे को समाज से खत्म करने के लिए एक शपथ भी दिलवाई गई। इस रैली के बाद सभी स्वयं सेवकों को पीयू के अंदर आजादी का अमृत महोत्सव के तहत देश भक्ति की एक फिल्म भी दिखाई गईं ताकि भारत के सभी युवाओं को हमारी आजादी की गाथा के बारे में पता चल सके कि किस तरह से कठिन संघर्ष के बाद हमारा देश आजाद हुआ।

 इस शिविर में शाम के समय पर सभी स्वयं सेवकों के लिए एक वाद विवाद प्रतियोगिता का अयोजन भी किया गया। जिसमें सभी स्वयंसेवकों ने बढ़ चढ़कर भाग लिया और अपने विचार प्रस्तुत किए। इसके साथ ही स्वयंसेवकों के द्वारा सांस्कृतिक गतिविधियों को ध्यान में रखते हुए अपनी सुंदर प्रस्तुतियां दी गई। इस अवसर पर सभी कार्यक्रम अधिकारी डॉ.रोहित कुमार शर्मा, डॉ.लोकेश कुमार, डॉ.विवेक कपूर, डॉ.रिचा शर्मा आदि मौजूद रहे।

Two-day International Conference on “Narratives of Nation: Contemporary Literary, Cultural, and Theoretical Debates” held at Central University of Punjab

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  •        Indian and international scholars expressed their views during this two-day International Conference

Bathinda, March 26: 

The Dept. of English at the Central University of Punjab, Bathinda (CUPB) organized a two-day international conference on the theme “Narratives of the Nation: Contemporary Literary, Cultural, and Theoretical Debates” from March 24—25, 2022. The Keynote speakers in this programme were Prof. Martin Puchner, Harvard University  (U.S.A) and Prof. Dhananjay Singh, Jawaharlal Nehru University (India).

In the inaugural session, Prof. Martin Puchner from Harvard University shared his views on “Narratives of the Nation” and “How Literature Shaped History”. He stated that a Nation is an imaginary concept and it needs additional tools to keep its people together. He added that storytelling has evolved as one of the most powerful tool and the invention of paper and printing technologies has helped our ancestors develop literature and transfer their knowledge, beliefs, and cultural traits to future generations. He discussed the role of foundational texts available in sacred books and text fundamentalists in shaping social beliefs and shed light on the importance of literature on the changing planet.

On the second day, Prof. Dhananjay Singh from Jawaharlal Nehru University delivered a talk on “Nation and Darshan in Thought and Tradition”. He understood nation as a substance, an attribute and a perspective derived from Bharata’s Nātyaśastra. By bringing into discussion several ideas of nation as proposed by western and Indian thinkers like Benedict Anderson, Raja Rao, Vijay Mishra, he emphasized on the postcolonial and diasporic view of Nation. Prof. Singh reiterated that there is a need to come away from the colonial idea of nation state, since India stems as a community from the idea of the Self. To understand self, he referred to Chhandogyopanishad and linked it to the idea that India is a darshan, a seen space rather than an imagined concept. He raised the question of whether a nation as an invisible entity can be a ground of experience.

In his presidential address, Prof. Raghavendra P Tiwari, the Vice Chancellor, emphasized that India has a rich tradition, filled with principles and values that form the ethos of the land. As an ancient civilization, India has provided the world with powerful national narratives which would always be beneficial for the entire humanity, such as: God is one; Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (the whole world is one family); Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah (may all be happy); and the theory of minimalism (all natural resources belong to God and an individual need to use it judiciously). He expressed hope that the deliberations made in this workshop would help the participants to understand the concept of nation beyond physical boundaries and contribute to making this planet a better place to live.

This international conference featured five technical sessions during which faculty and research scholars, from India and abroad, presented 20 research papers. Different sub-themes , such as Silence and Resilience; Imagining Gender and Nation through Narratives of Partition by Women; Critiquing Nation; The Concept of Nation; Earth and Moon as Nations; Epistemology in Wisdom Literature; Challenges to National Identity etc., were covered.

During this programme, Prof. Ramakrishna Wusirika, Dean In-charge, Academics, and Prof. Anjana Munshi, Dean Research, expressed gratitude towards the keynote speakers, relayed the observations they made during the plenary sessions, and congratulated the paper presenters. Dr. Shahila Zafar, Head, Department of English, Central University of Punjab, gave a formal vote of thanks. She complimented the members of Organizing Committee, Prof. Alpna Saini, Dr. Vipan Pal Singh (Coordinator), Dr. Dinesh Babu P., Dr. Prithvi Raj, along with the PhD Research Scholars- Anusha Hegde, Ankit Sharma, Don Joseph, Gurjeet Singh and Suraj Soni- for the smooth execution of this workshop.

Reinterpreting Indo-Canadian cultural identity through Textile and Garment design

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Chandigarh March 25, 2022

Shastri Indo- Canadian Lecture Series at UIFT, Panjab University

UIFT hosted the  THIRD online lecture of Shastri Indo Canadian Lecture Series “Taking traditions forward: Preserving and conserving culture and heritage in the South Asian Canadian Diaspora” .

Dr. Anu H. Gupta, Director of the Shastri, Indo Canadian Lecture Series, and Chairperson of UIFT & VD, revealed that the lecture series is focusing on global interactions beyond borders and exploring the exchange and impact of tradition, heritage, and culture of India and Canada through material culture.

As the guest of honour at this series, Professor Deepti Gupta, Dean International Students, Panjab University praised UIFT on connecting and exchanging knowledge with the global community. She stated that learning is now taking place outside of the classroom, and digital exchanges are another type of collaboration that has gained attention in recent years and are undoubtedly a good experience at both ends. Ms Sadia Karman, Manager, International Learning and Engagement at Ryerson University’s Creative School, also graced the occasion as a special guest.

As the day’s speaker, Professor Caron Phinney from Ryerson University’s School of Fashion in Canada gave her thoughts on the topic Re-interpreting Indo-Canadian cultural identity via Textile and Garment Design. The lecture covered many aspects of how various immigrants living in Canada’s multicultural society are attempting to rediscover their ethnic and traditional roots through an incorporated modern style in bridal attire. The difficulties of belonging to a foreign ethnicity raise difficult considerations for immigrants who face discrimination because of their skin colour or facial traits. As a result, the session discussed through case studies how women try to bridge the gap between two identities, where cultural identity is mostly influenced by the type of social connections one has.

She went on to discuss about one of her projects on Bridal dresses and Rituals which highlighted how the rituals and traditions are being performed by the people who do not to completely divorce from their roots. Since fashion relates to behavioural codes, thus the dresses emerge as an amalgamation of pre-existing values, ideas, perceptions and contemporary influences. To exhibit how clothing is a complex object that carries significant messages she shared another case study of Mani Jassal, an Indo-Canadian designer who has come up with her brand of creative costumes emphasizing her South Asian routes, where she foregrounds in her work a progressive approach to design.

Another impactful portion of the discussion was Jasmeet Rattan’s journaling of her own challenges, and Caron Phinney considered sharing the platform with her student so that ground realities might be heard openly. Jasmeet shared her path of being in denial of her cultural identity due to discrimination on multiple levels, but her true victory came when she accepted who she was and took forward her identity as a Sikh woman through her collection dubbed F2022 Women’s Sikh Formal Wear. The third lecture drew approximately 105 attendees. Dr. Rita Kant, UIFT & VD faculty, initially greeted the event’s attendees, guests, and resource person. The presentation of the speaker supported by Jasmeet’s presentation made the session interactive and an eye opener for the attendees, who were surprised to see how clothing can shape one’s identity of being a strong individual in a multi-cultural society. This elicited numerous questions from the audience, which were thoroughly discussed and debated by the speakers. Dr. Prabhdip Brar, UIFT & VD faculty, thanked everyone who participated and contributed to the success of the third lecture in series.

    What can you give, discussed in 2nd day of seven days  NSS Camp

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Chandigarh March 25, 2022

Panjab University and NSS kept the zeal of the NSS Seven Day Camp alive by first conducting a session conducted under the guidance of Dr. Vivek kumar on Self Defence techniques in which the volunteers learnt various techniques to defend themselves with the help of police constables. The next session was dedicated to expert lectures moderated by Dr. Naveen Kumar and Dr. Simran Preet. First lecture was on “What can you give” by Dr. Jayanti Dutta, Dy. Director, HRDC, Panjab University in which the volunteers learnt what all they have to give to this beautiful country. It was followed by a lecture by Prof. Ganga Ram Chaudhary, Prof. of Chemistry and Director, CIL Panjab University where he talked about the various innovations happening at CIL, Panjab University and purification of water through nanotechnology. Volunteers thoroughly enjoyed both the lecture. After the lunch break, the camp resumed with a bunch of competitive eventsfacilitated by Dr. Amita Verma, Dr. Shankar Sehgal and Dr. Anuj Kumar. First event on the list was the Extempore in which the 1st Prize was bagged by Taha Ali. The Poem recitation competition was the next event to happen in which the 1st prize was bagged by Kavita. The 2nd place went to Arti with Revti and Shreya being the 3rd place holder. Lastly, all the volunteers visited the Botanical Garden, Panjab University.

TRAINING PROGRAM

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Chandigarh March 24, 2022

“ADVANCED MOLECULAR BIOLOGY TECHNIQUES”

(Bioscience for Human Health Mission)

21st – 27th March, 2022

The fourth day of training program on “ADVANCED MOLECULAR BIOLOGY TECHNIQUES” was presided over by the scientific session that included talk by Prof. Kashmir Singh (Department of Biotechnology, PU, Chandigarh) on Transcriptomics, a field that has paved the way for a comprehensive understanding of how genes are expressed and interconnected. He discussed the de novo genome project workflow and the steps involved in the transcriptome analysis.

Prof. Sanjeev K. Thakur (Central University of Panjab, Bathinda), spoke on the RNA, its types, isolation, and application in the COVID 19 pandemic. Prof. Thakur also explained various methods of RNA quantification, precautions and troubleshooting. The talk was followed by an extensive interactive session with the participants.

The day concluded with a hands-on training program on RNA isolation, quality, and quantity estimation.