Panjab University students get insurance coverOctober 5th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - More than 10,000 students at the Panjab University here got an insurance cover of Rs.200,000 at a petty premium of Rs.50 per year after the varsity signed an agreement with a private insurance company, an official said Monday. As per the agreement, every student will pay an annual premium of Rs.50 and the insurance will cover the hospitalisation charges, accidental risks, among others.
Clean sweep by SOPU-INSO alliance in Panjab University pollsSeptember 4th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The Student Organisation of Panjab University (SOPU)-Indian National Student Organisation (INSO) alliance made a clean sweep in the Panjab University Campus Students' Council (PUCSC) elections Friday, winning all the posts. The president's post went to the alliance's Amit Bhatia of University's Institute of Applied Management Sciences (UIAMS), who beat Arshdeep Singh Johal of Panjab University Students' Union (PUSU) by over 600 votes.
Elaborate security for Panjab University student union pollsSeptember 3rd, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Chandigarh Police have made elaborate security arrangements for the Panjab University Campus Students Union (PUCSU) elections Friday, officials said Thursday. "To keep an eye on any anti-social elements, our officials will be deployed at various sensitive positions of PU.
Spend, splurge, woo for Panjab University pollsAugust 31st, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Poll fervour is gripping the Panjab University (PU) campus, as student elections draw near. Political parties are throwing the rule book out of the window as they splurge to woo young voters.
Haryana to woo dropouts back to schoolJuly 14th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The Haryana government will start a two-week campaign from Wednesday to woo school dropouts back to school to increase the literacy rate in the state, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said Tuesday. "This campaign is part of our drive to educate every individual in Haryana.
An old varsity embraces new ways to help aspirantsJuly 7th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Students and faculty at Panjab University, one of India's oldest varsities, are pulling out all stops to help harried admission seekers, many of whom hail from outside Chandigarh. From downloading forms to giving guidance to flashing information on an LCD screen, they are doing it all in the sweltering heat.
Relief, cheer at Panjab University over budgetary grantJuly 6th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - A wave of cheer and hope went out among faculty and students at Panjab University Monday as the union budget announced a grant of Rs.50 crore (Rs.500 million) for the fund-starved varsity, which is one of India's oldest. Many were grateful to Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee as well as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is an alumnus of the university and also taught there.
Higher education gets boost, IITs, NITs bag Rs.21 billionJuly 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Continuing its thrust on higher education, the union budget 2009-10 Monday proposed to allocate over Rs.21 billion for the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and the National Institutes of Technology (NITs). I am allocating Rs.2,113 crore (Rs.21.13 billion) for IITs and NITs, which includes a provision of Rs.
Panjab University hails budgetary grantJuly 6th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The faculty and students of Panjab University, where Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was both a student and a teacher, Monday hailed the budgetary grant of Rs.50 crore (Rs.500 million) to the cash-starved institution. Many said they were grateful to Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee as well as Manmohan Singh for coming to the aid of one of India's oldest universities, set up originally in Lahore.
PM's alma mater gets Rs 50 croreJuly 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI/CHANDIGARH - Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday announced a grant of Rs 500 million (Rs.50 crore) for Panjab University in Chandigarh, the alma mater of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. "I announce a grant of Rs 50 crore for Panjab University," Mukherjee said in his budget speech.
Panjab University to offer free education to thalassemic studentsJune 23rd, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Panjab University will offer free education to students suffering from thalassemia from the next academic session, an official said here Tuesday. "The Panjab University senate has already passed the proposal of free education for children suffering from thalassemia.
Panjab University to provide insurance cover for students, parentsApril 14th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Panjab University (PU) has decided to provide all its students insurance cover of Rs. 200,000 from the next academic session.
Sharp-edged weapons recovered as Haryana governor visits Panjab UniversityFebruary 27th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The police Thursday recovered sharp iron rods, hockey sticks and knuckledusters from a car parked near the Panjab University (PU) campus here minutes before the Haryana Governor A.R. Kidwai was to visit the varsity.
Panjab University signs pact with Australian varsityJanuary 13th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Panjab University (PU) signed an agreement on academic collaboration with the University of Western Australia (UWA) Wednesday. 'This collaboration will include both the staff and student exchange programmes and will facilitate the exchange of technical knowhow between the two institutions,' said B.S.
Panjab University asked to refund Rs.154,000 in feesDecember 27th, 2008 CHANDIGARH - Panjab University here has been asked by the consumer forum to refund fees of Rs.154,000 to a management student, who opted out of the course in 2007 after he found the university's campus in Ludhiana not up to the mark. The district consumer disputes redressal forum Saturday directed the university to refund the amount to Ankit Gupta, who had enrolled in the MBA course in 2007, but opted out within a few months.
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