Patiala (Punjab) [India], March 29 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday said he was working to make Punjabi University free from debt so that it regains its glory as a seat of higher learning.
Chandigarh Jan 29 PTI Two high-end SUVs watches worth Rs 44 lakh and residential properties worth Rs 35 crore are part of the total assets declared by Navjot Singh Sidhu the Congress candidate from the Amritsar East assembly seat and its Punjab chief The 58-year-old former India cricketer on Saturday filed his nomination papers before the returning officer in Amritsar for the February 20 state assembly elections Sidhu in his affidavit filed along with the nomination papers declared total assets worth Rs 4463 crore This includes movable and immovable assets including those of his wife and former MLA Navjot Kaur Sidhu of Rs 328 crore and Rs 4135 crore respectively The Congress leader has also declared his total income for the financial year 2020-21 at Rs 2258 lakh down from Rs 9418 lakh in 2016-17 according to his affidavit Among the movable assets as declared by Sidhu are two Toyota land cruisers worth Rs 119 crore a Toyota Fortuner worth Rs 1143 lakh gold jewellery worth Rs 30 lakh and watches worth Rs 44 lakh His wife Navjot Kaur Sidhu owns jewellery worth Rs 70 lakh according to the affidavit Among immovable properties Sidhu has declared six showrooms in Patiala but he does not have any agricultural land it stated Sidhu has also declared his residential house an inherited property spread over 1200 square yard in Patiala worth Rs 144 crore He has also shown his 5114 square yard residential property in Amritsar worth about Rs 34 crore The Punjab Congress chief has declared having done BA from the Punjabi University in Patiala in 1986 as educational qualification He has declared his source of income from salary as MLA rental income and pension from the Board of Control for Cricket in India BCCI PTI CHS VSD ANB ANB
Patiala (Punjab) [India], November 24 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Wednesday paid his maiden visit to the Punjabi University, Patiala, and announced the implementation of 'Punjab Education Model' across the state.
These views were expressed by Dr Arvind Vice-Chancellor VC Punjabi University while releasing the coffee table book Ramgarhia Virasat written and edited by Jaiteg Singh Anant at a function held on the university campus here todayWhile appreciating efforts of Jaiteg Singh Anant the VC said We should remember sacrifices of our ancestorsThe nation that respects its literature and history in mother tongue will always progress by leaps and bounds the VC addedThe Ramgarhia community had not much property and money but with their hard work they had carved out a niche in the Sikh Community the VC saidIn his welcome address Ujagar Singh co-ordinator India chapter Hardarsham Memorial International Trust Canada welcomed Dr Arvind and thanked him for releasing the bookTNS
These views were expressed by Dr Arvind Vice-Chancellor VC Punjabi University while releasing the coffee table book Ramgarhia Virasat written and edited by Jaiteg Singh Anant at a function held on the university campus here todayWhile appreciating efforts of Jaiteg Singh Anant the VC said We should remember sacrifices of our ancestorsThe nation that respects its literature and history in mother tongue will always progress by leaps and bounds the VC addedThe Ramgarhia community had not much property and money but with their hard work they had carved out a niche in the Sikh Community the VC saidIn his welcome address Ujagar Singh co-ordinator India chapter Hardarsham Memorial International Trust Canada welcomed Dr Arvind and thanked him for releasing the bookTNS
Patiala August 20Punjabi University Vice-Chancellor Prof Arvind today held a meeting with the Afghan students studying in the institutionThe Afghan students studying in Punjabi University are worried about the safety of their families back home and their academic future the university statedThe VC assured the students that Punjabi University is concerned about their problems and is with them in this difficult period read the statementProf Arvind also assured the students that Punjabi University will take care of them and they will be provided all possible helpAround 40 Afghan students are enrolled in various undergraduate and postgraduate courses at Punjabi University
Patiala August 20Punjabi University Vice-Chancellor Prof Arvind today held a meeting with the Afghan students studying in the institutionThe Afghan students studying in Punjabi University are worried about the safety of their families back home and their academic future the university statedThe VC assured the students that Punjabi University is concerned about their problems and is with them in this difficult period read the statementProf Arvind also assured the students that Punjabi University will take care of them and they will be provided all possible helpAround 40 Afghan students are enrolled in various undergraduate and postgraduate courses at Punjabi University
Tribune News ServicePatiala August 19A Punjabi University professor along with his counterpart from DAV College Jalandhar will develop an announcement system for hearing impaired which will be installed at railway stationsProf Vishal Goyal from the Department of Computer Science Punjabi University along with Associate Professor Lalit Goyal DAV College Jalandhar have been working on machine translation announcement systems for hearing impaired for the past many yearsThey have already developed a machine system for the translation of English sentences to Indian sign language ISL animated videos for hearing impairedThe team will record all videos related to railway announcements which will be converted into ISL animations he addedPunjabi University Vice-Chancellor Prof Arvind said This is an innovative project which will help hearing impaired
Patiala August 19Dr Ambedkar Library and Study Circle today met Member Parliament Preneet Kaur for seeking grants for the Maharishi Valmiki Chair at Punjabi UniversityThe delegation said Maharishi Valmiki Chair was established in 1995 but now it was on the verge of closure due to lack of fundsThe delegation included Dr Hemraj Bhatti president Dr Ambedkar Library and Study Circle among othersDelegation members said Rs10 crore of the remaining grant was instead provided to Maharana Pratap Chair and Maharaja Aggarsain Chair which were also on the Punjabi University campusThe existence of Maharishi Valmiki chair and the service of the junior fellow are also dependent on grant to be released by the Punjab Government they addedTNS
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