Cash prizes worth more than Rs 2.00 crore and trophies to overall best performing colleges who brought laurels to the university in various sports disciplines at the International, Khelo India and All India Inter-Varsity levels during its 52nd Annual Sports Prize Distribution Function held in the University Campus in Amritsar.

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 12 (ANI): National Commission for Women (NCW) on Monday launched a series of 'Awareness Programmes on NRI Marriages: Do's and Don'ts, A Way Forward' across different districts of Punjab to disseminate information on the possible risks involved in NRI marriages, and to create awareness around preventive measures and legal remedies available for victims.

Bengaluru(Karnataka)[India], April 29 (ANI): With one eye on the athletics extravaganza set to begin tomorrow, a day of high action concluded at the Khelo India University Games 2021 on Friday. At the end of the day, 42 universities had won gold while 92 had made their presence felt on the medal table.

New Delhi Mar 24 PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met a group of eminent Sikh personalities and intellectuals who hailed his commitment to the community and the unity of the country The meeting went for over 90 minutes at the prime ministers residence as Modi spoke about his association with Sikhs over the years and the work his government has done for them BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa who accompanied the group said Sirsa added that Modi also asked the members of the group to reach out to him over any issue related to the communityThe prime minister said he considered himself lucky to be associated with several events and measures related to Sikhs his government has undertaken over the years It todays meeting is like a hug by the prime minister to the Sikh community The message was that community is important but the unity of the country is more important Charanjit Singh Shah an architect who met Modi saidDamanjit Kaur Sandhu member Expert Panel National Commission For Women said We discussed the drug issue in Punjab Now we see youth from enriched families they are also getting into drugs Sir PM was very interested in making us read about the topic and raise concern about it at a larger level Retired IAS officer KBS Sidhu said in his 37 years of service he had not seen anyone as concerned as the prime minister is about the Sikh community I have not seen such commitment Every Sikh every Punjabi and every Indian should work shoulder to shoulder with him for his or her community state and the country he saidHarmeet Singh Kalka who was also present at the interaction said there was no prime minister in history like Modi who would take every community along not just Sikhs The group also included Karamjit Singh VC of Jagat Guru Nanak Dev University Patiala and Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar VC Jaspal Singh Sandhu among others Sirsa said PTI KR ASK ZMN

New Delhi [India], February 22 (ANI/OP Jindal University): In a significant decision by the Guru Nanak Dev University syndicate, Professor (Dr) Sanjeev P Sahni, Principal Director, Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences (JIBS), has been appointed as 'Professor of Eminence' for a period of five years.