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Online Workshop on “Improving Psychosocial skills during Covid-19 Pandemic”

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Chandigarh May 28, 2021

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Mahatma Gandhi National Council of Rural Education(MGNCRE), Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, GOI in collaboration with National Service Scheme, Panjab University organised an Online workshop entitled “Guidance on Psychosocial skills to Helpers Workshop” ,today.

The workshop was hosted by NSS Programme Coordinator, Prof. Ashwani Koul along with subject expert Dr. Ranbir Singh Battan from MGNCRE as a keynote speaker.

Dr. Ranbir stressed upon the idea of motivating the NSS volunteers for their voluntary participation in the areas around them for helping the corona victims as covid helpers. Workshop focused on the creation of teams of volunteers who will work with the support of hospitals and NGOs to help covid-19 patients by providing them different services.

NSS Unit of Dr. Sucha Singh and NSS Open Unit, UT Chandigarh offered their services to disseminate right information about covid-19, helping covid patients with food and other services and helping people to get the covid vaccine to minimize the risk of covid-19. Dr. Battan also briefed volunteers about how to identify social problems in the post COVID-19 scenario and then how to work in teams to tackle the problems faced by different people.

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Nearly 100 NSS volunteers and NSS Programme Officers attended the workshop. In the end, Prof. Koul thanked and congratulated all participants for their active engagement in the online workshop.

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Sanitation Committee meeting held

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Chandigarh, May 28:- A meeting of Sanitation Committee, Municipal Corporation Chandigarh was held here today under the chairmanship of Sh. Bharat Kumar and attended by Sh. Ravi Kant Sharma, Mayor and other members of committee namely Sh. Jagtar Singh, Sh. Shakti Parkash Devshali, Smt. Asha Jaswal, Ms. Shipra Bansal, Smt. Sunita Dhawan, Sh. Charanjiv Singh, Smt. Sheela Devi, Smt. Farmila, Dr. Amrit Warring, MOH and concerned Chief Sanitary Inspectors of MCC.

During the meeting the committee members discussed various important issues besides according approval to agenda items.

·        The committee members asked the concerned officers to remove dry leaves from the road berms/road sides. The MOH apprised the committee members that the MCC has ordered to hire sufficient tractor trollys to be engaged for lifting of dry leaves and horticulture waste throughout city and the backlog will be cleared within 15 days.

·        The committee asked the MOH to prepare proper plan to lift horticulture waste from households and road berms from city.

·        The Mayor requested all the councilors to participate in the month long Swachh Bharat Abhiyan launched on 20th May and get their areas waste free and malba free till June 19th.

·        The committee members said that balance of manpower deputed throughout city for sanitation purpose be maintained area wise and asked all the Chief Sanitary Inspectors to submit specified requirement of manpower and deployed present strength at their respective areas for cleaning of roads and other areas.

·        The committee members discussed the door to door waste collection of garbage issue of sector 21 and asked the MOH to bring agenda about this after seeking legal opinion into this matter. The committee decided that Chairman of Sanitation Committee and Medical Officer of Health will hold meeting with the representatives of door to door waste collectors of Sector 21 and sort out the issue at the earliest.

·        The committee members pointed out that the Sub Inspectors of sanitation department will ensure waste collection from the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors of households by the waste collectors to avoid complaints of citizens.

·        The committee asked the concerned CSIs to ensure proper feedback from the citizens/households in regard to door to door waste collection system.

·        The members were of the view that percentage of death cases be fixed in new appointments to avoid any kind of discrimination with the other categories.

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·        The committee also recommended enhancement of 1 liter mustered oil, 2 big bathing soaps and 1 kg Gur in addition to already fixed quota to the Safaikarmacharis.

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Road Committee meeting held

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Chandigarh, May 28:- A meeting of Road Committee, Municipal Corporation Chandigarh was held here today under the chairmanship of Sh. Dalip Sharma and attended by other members of committee namely Smt. Heera Negi, Smt. Gurbax Rawat, Sh. Bharat Kumar, Haji Mohd. Khurshid Ali and concerned officers of MCC.

During the meeting the committee members discussed various important issues besides according approval to agenda items.

·        The committee members asked the concerned officers to check feasibility of parking at green belt sector 51.

·        The members asked the concerned officers to repair the left out works of footpath/road berms after laying of pipes/fiber etc. throughout city.

·        The committee asked the concerned officers to get the dug up roads repaired, where public health work have been completed.

·        The members said that special drive be carried out to remove malba from the road sides.

·        The committee asked to prepare a list of due roads to be re-carpetted during winter session/this financial year.

·        The members asked the officers to bring an agenda item regarding sound proofing of halls in all community centres to avoid noice pollution during the weddings/functions.

·        The committee asked the concerned officers to bring an agenda item regarding shortage of Junior Engineers and other officials required in field level.

·        Rough Cost Estimate for construction of approach roads for plot No. 779-796 for type-V accommodation and plot No. 159 & 168 type-III accommodation sector 29-A, Chandigarh at an estimated cost of Rs. 7.32 lacs.

·        Rough Cost Estimate for providing and fixing GI guard railing infront of Market adjoining V-4 road, sector 40 C&D, Chandigarh at an estimated cost of Rs. 5.74 lacs.

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The Advanced Mass Spectrometer facility inaugurated at SAIF, PU

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Chandigarh May 27, 2021

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Sophisticated Analytical Instrumentation Facility, Panjab University has added another High end instrument in its basket. The advanced Mass spectrometer “MALDI Synapt XS HD Mass Spectrometer facility was inaugurated by Professor Raj Kumar, Vice-Chancellor PU. 

Professor G R Chaudhary, Director SAIF and Dr. Ramesh Sharma said that the instrument is equipped with  Electron Spray Ionization (ESI) as well as Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization(MALDI) source and has Ultrahigh liquid  Chromatography(UPLC) and Nanospray as the inlet options. Ion mobility and Electron-transfer dissociation features give an edge to instruments for advanced research. This configuration is the first of its kind in the country as this will record diversified types of samples from small to macro molecules such as biological protein, peptide bacteria and fungus

Professor Raj Kumar appreciated the efforts of the Director and staff of SAIF for working effortlessly even in the difficult time of this  Pandemic situation. He also apprised the scientists present there about the achievement of SAIF in the last year where this department has analyzed the highest number of samples among all the SAIF centers in the country.

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 The scientists present on the occasion appreciated the installation of high-end mass spectrometers and of the view that this addition will enhance their research many fold. Those present included

Prof. V.R. Sinha, Dean University Instructions, Prof. S.K. Tomar, Dean Student Weflare, Prof. Sukhvir Kaur DSW(Women), Prof. Anupama Sharma, Dean Alumni, Prof. Navneet Agnihotri, Prof. Ranju Bansal, Dr. Avneet Saini, Dr. Deepak Rahi, Dr. Vishal Sharma .

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F&CC Meeting held

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Chandigarh, May 27:- A meeting of the Finance and Contract committee, Municipal Corporation Chandigarh was held here today under the chairmanship of Sh. Ravi Kant Sharma, Mayor and attended by Sh. K.K. Yadav, IAS, Commissioner and other members of committee namely Sh. Anil Kumar Dubey, Sh. Rajesh Kumar, Sh. Satish Kumar Kainth, Smt. Sunita Dhawan, councilors. Sh. Tilak Raj, Sh. S.K. Jain and Sh. Anil Kumar Garg, Additional Commissioners, Sh. Sorabh Arora, Joint Commissioner, Sh. Shailender Singh, Chief Engineer, Sh. Sanjay Arora, SE (B&R), Sh. K.P. Singh, SE (Horticulture), Dr. Amrit Warring, Medical Officer of Health and other concerned officers of MCC.

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During the meeting, the committee accorded approval to following important agenda items:-

·        Procurement of excavator cum loader and tipper dumper for lifting of malba from parks, lifting/stacking of wood, removal of uprooted trees from site during wind/storm etc. under horticulture division at an estimated cost of Rs. 50 lacs through GeM portal.

·        Auction of unserviceable T&P, play equipments, benches, MS flat railing and scraped material having approximately weight 24965 kg lying in the Horticulture stores of Sector 8, 10, 16, 23, 36 and 38, Chandigarh as per reserve price of Rs. 6.36 lacs.

·        Rough cost estimate for providing street lights in park near with house No. 372,393, 408, 417 and back of house No. 601 to 621, sector 40-A, Chandigarh at an estimated cost of Rs. 1.77 lacs.

·        Rough cost estimate for development of space between parking/road adjoining and infront of quiet office, sector 40-B, Chandigarh under horticulture division at an estimated cost of Rs. 7.04 lacs.

·        Rough cost estimate for supply, erection and commissioning of air conditioners in community centre, sector 39, Chandigarh at an estimated cost of Rs. 13.57 lacs.

·        Regarding inviting open tenders/bids for the allotment of space for setting up of Pollution check centre and ATM machines at both MCC Petrol Pumps.

·        Auction of unserviceable/condemned articles lying at Sanitation garage, industrial area Phase-I, Chandigarh.

·        Rough cost estimate for making various connection from 24” i/d MS main canal water line to various boosters at Aman & Chaman colony, Dhanas, village Sarangpur, HBC 8448 Dhanas and village Dhanas, Chandigarh at an estimated cost of Rs. 34.68 lacs.

·        Rough cost estimate for providing various faculties; prayer/waiting hall, additional two cremation sheds, seating arrangement, bathing area for gents and ladies including toilet blocks, chowkidar, pujari & store room, landscaping at shamshan ghat (cremation ground) Maloya village, Chandigarh at an estimated cost of Rs. 49.11 lacs.

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WEBINAR SERIES “MIND MARATHON” AT UIFT & VD – “EXPLORING ANXIETY: STRESSORS AND COPING”

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Chandigarh May 26, 2021

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University Institute of Fashion Technology & Vocational Development, (UIFT & VD), Panjab University started with a webinar series titled “Mind Marathon” on May 25, 2021. “This series has been launched at a time when there is a lot of anxiety and other mental health difficulties, and it will help not only students but society as a whole,” said Dr. Anu H. Gupta, Chairperson . The webinar drew around 90 people, including faculty from various institutions and colleges, research experts, and students.

The speaker for the first webinar in this series titled “Exploring Anxiety: Stressors and Coping” was Dr. Sheba Singh, a consultant psychologist in Nahar Medical Centre and an academician from Mumbai.  She discussed the technical aspects of the anxiety’s operation. In light of the challenging times of this second wave of Covid 19, she entailed a discourse of the new anxieties developing in the health workers, patients, students and their family members. Her experience of 20 years in the field of psychology reflected in her simplified approach of making a dialogue with the students undergoing signs of anxiety and depression. An explanation on the Covid stress consisting of different stages viz. pre-Covid, during Covid, and post-Covid helped the audience to recognize the need of coping with these for better mental health. All participants took part in a practical activity in which they measured their stress levels. She elaborated a number of self-help techniques, including allied practices like deep breathing, yoga, exercise, listening to music, planning an activity calendar in advance and following it, and keeping in touch with friends and family members on a regular basis.

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Ms. Harleen, Faculty UIFT & VD, appreciated and thanked Dr. Sheba for enlightening the participants with perspective on several areas of anxiety and how to overcome it. This webinar served as a forum for students to open up about their tumultuous mental states and seek help in managing. The session proved to be a great source of information for awakening oneself towards a healthy mind. It was a welcome call for many, who have always needed to be heard about their emotions and suppressed feelings.

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Humour is a tax-free tonic amidst stress, strain and strife

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Chandigarh May 25, 2021

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Humour is a tax-free tonic amidst stress, strain and strife with its evergreen impact on one’s mind, says Dr. Ali Abbas, Coordinator of the department of Urdu, Panjab University, Chandigarh while speaking at the 5th Online meeting of Bazm-e-Adab organised by the department. He said that humour created by a satire either in verse or prose was for the enjoyment of all. Literature of all the known languages had produced grant satire and satire and satirists whose very mention was able enough to bring a cheerful smile on the lips of all. Sometimes tactfully arranged words can clinch the desired results without firing a bullet or resorting to agitations,Dr. Ali Abbas added.

In her presidential remarks Prof. (Retd.) Rehana Parveen, highlighted the all-important role played by satires in the development, spread and popularisation of Urdu literature and language in India and abroad.

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Mr Papu Ram, a research scholar of the department of Urdu presented his paper on the topic “Satires in the modern Urdu literature” elaborating the age old traditions of satires in Urdu literature and further enriched by Mirza Ghalib, Rattanlal Sarshar, Mohamad Azad, Patras Bukhari, Kanhayalal kapur, Patras Bukhari, Yusuf Nazim, Mujtaba Husain and others.

Mr.Zaheer Haider, a research scholar in the department of Urdu, proposed  the vote of thanks.

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PU VC Holds Online Planning and Review Workshop with AR/DR

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Chandigarh May 24, 2021

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Administrative and finance assistance to researchers/ faculty/ students is a strong pillar for the efficient working of the system. Hence to review administrative activities, Professor Raj Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, Panjab University chaired an Online Planning and Review Workshop with Assistant/ Deputy Registrars, today. In this workshop, the activities and challenges of various branches of university were discussed.

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PU Vice Chancellor shared his concern of COVID spread among the staff and their families. He also shared the actions by the university to facilitate the staff to handle the current pandemic. He emphasized that all the staff members should facilitate all the stakeholders without any delay using ICT technology. He also stressed on usage of Information Communication Technology for the administrative processes. Also, the challenges pertaining to different branches were shared by the respective branch heads. New approaches to these problems were discussed. It was discussed to have regular meetings of the group in order to reduce communication gap.

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PU Organizes Webinar on Patent Waiver on Covid Vaccines and Medicines

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IPR-Chair in association with Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Panjab University, Chandigarh  organized a webinar  today about an ongoing contentious issue entitled ‘Patents on Vaccines and Medicines: Understanding Licensing and Patent Waiver Issues’, informed Prof.RupinderTewari, IPR-Chair Professor.

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The talk was delivered by a well known IPR expert, Dr Yashwant D Panwar, Head, Patent Facilitation Centre (PFC) of Technology, Information Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC),GoI, New Delhi. Dr Panwar elaborated on the details of covid related patents available online, and urged Indian scientists to make use of this information and design new covid vaccines and novel drugs that can be patented. He informed the gathering that a robust Indian Patent Act is in place and has the provision of patent waiver and compulsory licensing of the patented technologies during an emergency like corona pandemic.

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 However, the situation is complicated as India is a signatory to the TRIPS (Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights) Agreement of World Trade Organization (WTO) established by the United Nations. As per TRIPS agreement, patent waivers can only be implemented in member countries provided there is consensus among the 164 nations who are signatory to TRIPS. The Indian government is pushing hard to rope in countries, primarily Japan and European nations,showing reluctance to patent waiver for vaccines, medicines and other items involved in the treatment of corona infections. The webinar was organized For correspondence:

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Online Planning and Review Workshop

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Chandigarh May 22, 2021

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Panjab University is taking a quantum leap into the future by continuously taking new initiatives which can benefit the research, innovation and learning environment. Interaction among researchers/ scientists/ industry is quite important to work out the solutions for societal problems. Student participation in such events prepare the future generations of scientists/ researchers. Any closure or reduction of these activities can have detrimental impact on the research output of the university. Hence to accelerate these activities, Professor Raj Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, Panjab University chaired an Online Planning and Review Workshop today .

In this workshop, the activities and plan of SAIF/CIL Lab, Design Innovation Centre, CIIPP, Skill Development, Bio-Nest Incubator, Institute Innovation Council, DST Centre for Policy Research have been discussed. Director/ Coordinators of these verticals participated in the meeting.

The Vice Chancellor emphasized that every vertical must involve at-least three university departments and one centre for its activities, hence involving a minimum of 21 departments. Focus of the verticals should be on Patent/ Publication and consultancy. These centres should also connect alumni by starting a Lecture Series by them. A coordination committee of the centers should meet and monitor the plan after every 15 days. Also, the centre will prepare a plan for the academic session 2021-2022.

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Professor Ganga Ram shared that a new machine ‘MALDI Synapt XD HD Mass Spectrometer Facility’ has been installed in CIL during recent days and will be operational soon . A workshop to coordinate all the activities and promote startups will be planned to be held shortly. Professor Renu Vig, Professor Rakesh Tuli, Professor Manu Sharma, Professor Vipin Bhatnagar, Professor Harish Kumar, Dr. Rohit Sharma participated in the workshop. They all shared the recent developments of their verticals in the research and development.