Institute of Forensic Science and Criminology (IFSC), Panjab University, Chandigarh organised its first webinar on Research Methodology: Basics to Sampling Design Techniques which was inaugurated by Dean of University Instruction (DUI), Prof. R.K. Singla .He advised research scholars to master the basics and identify good research area in their respective fields. He opined that Sustained results can be achieved if you are committed ,focussed ,open and enthusiastic.
In the welcome note, Dr. Shweta Sharma, Chairperson, IFSC, motivated students about keeping the moral high and being constructive during this pandemic time.
Speaker of the webinar, Dr. Vijay Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology Srinagar (J&K) thoroughly elaborated the meaning, objectives, and importance of research in the present scenario. He emphasized on the experimental designs where the true experiment is often thought of as the only research method that can adequately measure the cause and effect relationship. He also discussed about sampling design and process along with errors associated with the sampling process and the way to reduce the errors.
Around 65 participants, including students, research scholars from IFSC and other departments attended the webinar.After a healthy interactive discussion, Dr.Vishal Sharma, Assistant Professor, IFSC, concluded the webinar by pointing out that a good research topic should be feasible, interesting, novel, ethical, and relevant.
Dr. Jaspal Kaur Kaang, Professor & Academic Incharge, Dept of Guru Nanak Sikh Studies, Panjab University Chandigarh today presented a paper as a scholar of Gurbani in the Webinar organized by Shri Guru Granth Sahib World University, Fatehgarh Sahib on the topic “Concept of Sikh Martyrdom: It’s Development and Universal Relevance”.
Prof. Kaang focused on the point that there was no concept of ‘Shahadat’ in the Indian Culture and Tradition prior to Sikh religion. The word ‘Shahadat’ comes from Islam as in which their was a great tradition of giving one’s life to save the honor and glory his own religion. But Sikh Religion has its own concept of ‘Shahadat’ in which there is a rich tradition of giving ‘Shahadat’ to save other’s Religion. Guru Arjan Dev ji sacrificed his life to save people of India from the oppression of Mughals . Similarly Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji gave his ‘Shahadat’ to protect Kashmiri Hindus and Pandits.
She added that the Sikhs are motivated by the teachings of their Gurus through Gurbani which makes them internally strong. So the Bani of Guru Granth Sahib works as a foundation to make it’s followers fearless from where the feeling and motivation for ‘Shahadat’ develops. She explained that Sikh history is based on the concept two major concepts which are ‘Shabad’ and ‘Shahadat’. At the end of Webinar, Prof. Pritpal Singh, Vice-Chancellor of Shri Guru Granth Sahib World University, appreciated the efforts of Speakers who spoke on the different aspects of Guru Arjun Dev Ji’s personality and martyrdom. Almost 200 participants attended the webinar and paid homage to Guru Arjun Dev Ji.
There were two other speakers; Prof. Balwant Singh Dhillon, Former Director Center for Guru Granth Sahib Studies, Amritsar and Prof. Harpal Singh Pannu, Guru Gobind Singh Chair, Central University, Bathinda.
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Prof Raj Kumar,Vice Chancellor, Panjab University, Chandigarh while expressing his grief on the demise of Padma Shri S.Balbir Singh Sr,said that the country has lost the most celebrated legend of Indian Hockey, who was regarded as one of the greatest sports persons to have represented India.
The University conferred him with the 1st Khel Ratna Award during its 65th Convocation in 2016.One of the greatest Indian hockey players, Balbir Singh Senior’s journey from an obscure village to fame is nothing but a saga of passion, determination and hard work
As a hockey player he raised the bar of excellence in the game . He was part of Indian Hockey Team in three Olympic Games of 1948 London , 1952 Helsinki and 1956 Melbourne , and won Gold Medals for India . He has inspired generations for taking up Hockey as sports.
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The Department of Library and Information Science, Panjab University, Chandigarh, successfully organised 11th webinar today in the series on the theme ‘Information generation, dissemination and use during covid-19 lockdown’ through cisco webex app.
Prof.Preeti Mahajan, chairperson of the department started the webinar with a welcome speech and introduced the theme of the webinar series. Prof. V R Sinha ,Dean Reasearch in his address highlighted the importance of the Open Education Resources(OER) in education and congratulated the department for successfully hosting a series of webinars.
Prof.Uma Kanjilal, Professor and Head, Faculty of Library and Information Science, IGNOUdelivered the talk on “OER and Online Education: RedefiningRole of Libraries during COVID19 lockdown”. She clarified the concept of OER, discussed major initiatives of OERs worldwide and highlighted their role in Open Education with special reference to SWAYAM courses.She also stressed on the role of librarians in providing OER content customized to the requirements of their users.
Today’s webinar was attended by 111 participants including many academicians from all over the country. Prof. Jagtar Singh from DLIS, Punjabi University, Patiala and Prof. Dinesh K. Gupta from DLIS, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra were also present in the webinar.
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The Department of History, Panjab University, Chandigarh organized an International Web Lecture as a part of Series initiated by the Department during lockdown period, ‘Pandemics Across Ages’ .About 80 participants participated in the Web Lecture .
Dr. Sunjay Suri, Professor and Director of Graduate Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Canada, the distinguished speaker delivered his lecture on, “Oral Health: Its Social Implications and Remedies in Light of Covid-19”. The quality of information, pertinence of the talk, its comprehensive nature, cross disciplinary and international bearings and extremely informative deliverables enthralled the audience of 80 and it is notable that not one participant left the talk midway which has become the norm in webinars nowadays. He delved at length in an extremely engaging manner on ramifications of COVID-19 as they are related to the field of Orthodontics.
PU Vice-Chancellor, Professor Raj Kumar, while appreciating the efforts,emphasized that intake is very important for the human body and since all intake is through the mouth and orally, it is vital that oral health and care be maintained at optimal levels, especially during the present pandemic, when access to the Orthodontists and Dentists is very limited. There is a widespread belief, backed by medical opinion, that the primary access of the COVID-19 virus into the human body is through the mouth, and as such, the topic of the web lecture was extremely timely and pertinent. He asked everyone to take care of one’s health through personal hygiene and recitation of mantras, which additionally contributes towards the keeping of mental peace. He remarked that the historical evaluation of the facts of Pandemics in the past shall help us understand the challenges connected with the present crisis and equip us better to deal with them.
The distinguished speaker, Dr. Sunjay Suri in his illustrative and illuminating presentation traced the historical record of the spread of virus first in Athens. Various pandemics, influenza, Spanish flu etc., from time to time in historical memory, had been claiming precious human lives in shockingly large numbers.
In context of the Covid-19, informed Dr. Sunjay Suri, that human to human transmission of SARS Covid-2 has chiefly occurred through respiratory tract via droplets, secretions through cough, sneeze and or direct contact. This leads virus to enter the mucous membrane of mouth, nose and eyes. Due to this, severe respiratory and multi-organ complication may be found among persons of advanced age, sixty-five or above. According to the speaker, the elective orthodontic treatment during Covid-19 must necessarily be suspended.
Emergency orthodontic treatment, however, may be followed by a contingency plan founded on effective communication and triage. Treatment advice be given first and if necessary, in-person treatment may be performed in a well- prepared operatory following infection prevention and control protocol. He drew the attention of the audience to the fact that during the current Covid-19 pandemic, it is imperative that orthodontists and dental professionals think globally and act locally to minimize the risks of transmitting SARS-Co-2 in their clinical settings.
He congratulated the Department of History for initiating academic endeavours linking two diverse subjects and expressed his delight in the subject matter as a Pharmacy scholar. The engagement in research projects may lead to a strong defense mechanism in our fight against Covid-19.
Dean Research, Professor V. R. Sinha, the Guest of Honour, remarked that the present critical time should best be utilized in enhancing research potentialities and pursuing research.
Dr. Anju Suri, Professor and Chairperson of the Department in her introductory address expounded the relevance of the Series, ‘Pandemics Across Ages’ by delving on the point that it provides opportunity to deliberate on social dimensions attached with Covid-19 and develop strategies with an integrated approach of knowledge of sciences and social sciences committed towards intellectual prudence to combat the present crisis.
Several doctors and medical experts from PGIMER, Chandigarh also joined the interaction. The highly incisive and comprehensive lecture was followed by Question-Answer Session conducted by Dr. Priyatosh Sharma, the Associate Professor of the Department of History who partnered Professor Anju Suri, in the team of organisers of the lecture. The lecture was joined by experts from academic, scientists, medical and dental practitioners, researchers, students and faculty members from many departments and Universities across India. The lecture ended with the formal vote of thanks to the participants by the organizers.
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The Department of Library and Information Science, Panjab University, Chandigarh, successfully organised 10th webinar today in the series on the theme ‘Information generation, dissemination and use during covid-19 lockdown’ through cisco webex app.
Prof.Ronki Ram, Dean, Faculty of Arts, PU highlighted the importance of the webinar and congratulated the department for successfully hosting a series of webinars.
Prof.Jagtar Singh, an alumnus of the department and former Professor and Head, Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi university, Patiala delivered the talk on “Media Information Literacy and reinforcing human rights and countering fake news”. He highlighted that evaluation of information in terms of its authenticity, validity and objectivity is very important and also provided tips to fight misinformation during COVID 19 lockdown.
Today’s webinar was attended by 120 participants including many academicians from all over the country. Prof. Manoj K. Joshi and Prof. Dinesh K. Gupta from DLIS, Kurukshetra university, Kurukshetra were also present in the webinar.
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The mobile numbers of faculty / dealing officials of various teaching Departments for Admission purposes and officials of CET Cell for various Entrance tests related queries,have been updated on the main page of Panjab University website at http://puchd.ac.in , informed Prof R K Singla,Dean of University Instruction,Panjab University.However, the helpline numbers for examinations will remain same.
Vice Chancellor, Panjab University, Prof. Raj Kumar has hailed the technology driven systems of online education initiated by the Government during COVID-19 pandemic. He said that even during the nationwide lockdown, the government is ensuring that education of students does not suffer and these initiatives will not only make Indian youth educated but also make them capable and competent to tackle crisis with technology in the long run.
In a press statement issued here today, Prof. Raj Kumar stated that addition of 200 new textbooks to e-Paathshaala and also the addition of 12 channels to the SWAYAM PRABHA DTH channels to support and reach those who do not have access to the internet is a remarkable step in the effort to pledge that education must reach to the ground level and also in rural areas. It is pertinent to mention here that the government has also ensured that the coordination with the Indian states to share 4 hours air-time daily on the SWAYAM PRABHA channels to telecast their education related contents.
Prof. Kumar appreciated that the provision made for telecast of live interactive sessions on these channels with experts from home through Skype besides the tie up with private DTH operators like Tata Sky and Airtel to air educational video content to enhance the reach of these channels. 61 crore hits on the DIKSHA platform in a short span from 24th March till date is self evident of the fact that the students are deriving benefits of the initiatives of the Government, added Prof. Kumar.
Further, Prof. Kumar hoped that an initiative for psychosocial support of students, teachers and families for mental health and emotional wellbeing through the launch of the Manodarpan will add holistic component in this direction. He also expressed his gratitude towards the PM Narendra Modi and the Union HRD Minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank for taking special interest and initiatives to boost the education sector besides pushing starts up and innovations activities.
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Panjab University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Raj Kumar has hailed the post-pandemic economic stimulus financial package worth 20 lakh crore rupees announced by the Union Government under the Self-reliant India Mission (Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan) to help restore economic growth and make India self-reliant. He said, through this package, the Government of India has fulfilled the expectations and aspirations of the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME), village and cottage industry sector.
In a press statement issued here today, Prof. Kumar expressed confidence that with the support of this timely package; the MSME, village and cottage industry will scale new heights. The development assumes significance as this sector contributes by nearly 29 per cent of GDP and gives employment to over 11 crore people, he added.
Further, Prof. Kumar said that with abundant resources, superior technology, raw materials and human resources, in short run India will become self-reliant in all sectors and in long run, India will emerge as a super economic power in global scenario. The need of the hour is that, industry should consider the ongoing economic slowdown due to COVID-19 as a blessing in disguise and should strive to maintain positivity and self confidence so as to regain the lost glory of golden sparrow and also to take the nation ahead.
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Prof. Raj Kumar, Vice Chancellor, Panjab University chaired the meeting of the University Task Force Committee to tackle the Covid 19 situation. While interacting with the members of the task force, Prof. Raj Kumar underlined the need to clear all the important files on priority and ensure the strict compliance of social distancing by University staff on duty besides other preventive measures.
Prof. Kumar urged to take concerted steps to work out the modalities for the upcoming examination work, admission process ,keeping in mind the best interests of the students. It was resolved to constitute four sub-committees relating to Examination work, Admission process, Students issues and functioning of laboratories at the campus. Further, he asked to explore the possibilities of having De-sanitization Box at prime locations on the campus to minimize the threat of Covid-19.
Prof. R.K. Singla, DUI and Prof. Karamjeet Singh, Registrar shared that all the pending works are being disposed of in the best interest of the students, staff and university in large. The meeting was attended by the DUI, Dean Research, Registrar, CoE, FDO among other senior officials and professors of the University.
Later in another meeting, PU VC also interacted with the staff of the Construction Office to review the repair and maintenance work resumed on the university campus. In his interaction, Prof. Raj Kumar said that the welfare of the workers should be of paramount consideration and best possible facilities should be provided to them. Further, he also said that if any worker is having any health ailment, then rest and proper medication should be ensured as per doctor’s advice.
Prof. Karamjeet Singh, Registrar in the meeting informed that all the administrative offices and most of the teaching departments of the University have been sanitized and for the remaining it’s in progress and henceforth it will be a regular feature to tackle COVID-19 situation. He also revealed that the in-house arrangements have been made to make the university functional in the best interest of the students and staff.
