AMRITSAR: Avinash Nagpal, a professor at the department of botanical and environmental sciences at Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) has been conferred with the 'Senior Scientist Award' during the 4th International Conference on Life Science Research for Rural and Agricultural Development at Patna. The International Consortium of Contemporary Biologists and the ...

AMRITSAR: The University Grants Commission (UGC) chairman, Prof Ved Prakash, addressed the 42nd foundation day of Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) on Thursday. Prakash said, "The private institutes have become business-oriented as they cater to professional courses but not the overall development of higher education. Subjects like social sciences are ...

PATIALA: Punjabi University archers proved their mettle by winning three gold medals on the second day of ongoing all India inter-university games here on Friday. Lily Chanu clinched gold medal in 70m compound round event, while Parveena and Ramandeep Kaur walked away with the top hono.urs in 50m and 30m ...

AMRITSAR: Eighteen students of Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) have breathed a: sigh a relief after the Punjab and Haryana High Court came to their rescue and directed the University authorities to give them admission in their respective courses. These 18 students include eight of the Commerce and Business Management (CBM) ...

AMRITSAR: Indicating the dismal fitness levels among women candidates for the post of constables, only 68 out of 400 candidates managed to clear the fitness trials on the inaugural day of the recruitment drive of women constables by the Punjab Police.  The four-day-long trials kicked off on the grounds of Guru ...

AMRITSAR: The Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) authorities have ordered an inquiry against university director, youth welfare, Dr Jagjit Kaur after her last pay drawn (LPD) certificate submitted to the university came in for scrutiny following the receipt of an official communique from Sri Guru Har Rai College, Chabbewal, in ...

AMRITSAR: Dr Avtar Singh, director of the local Amandeep Hospital, inaugurated the final inter-zonal youth festival of Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) by lighting candles in Dashmesh Auditorium of the university here on Friday. The festival will conclude on October 31. Dr Jagjit Kaur, director, youth welfare, welcomed the r chief ...

AMRITSAR: It is for the second time that Capgemini has visited Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) for campus recruitments and recruited 24 students of 2012 batch at a salary package of Rs 3.60 lakh per annum. Hardeep Singh, director placements, said that three students of textile chemistry have also been offered jobs ...

AMRITSAR: The Punjab Federation of University and College Teachers Organization (PFUCTO), the apex body of teachers' unions of universities and colleges of Punjab and Chandigarh, have extended their support to the agitation launched by the Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) faculty for seeking "academic justice and righteousness". PFUCTO secretary Prof Jagwant ...

AMRITSAR: Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) would organise the four-day Zonal Youth Festival (Zone A) from Friday. Dr Jagjit Kaur, director, youth welfare, said 25 teams from all over the district were likely to participate in the festival. SOURCE-HT

AMRITSAR: The department of Guru Nanak Studies of Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) organised a special lecture in the memory of Principal Iqbal Singh here on Wednesday. Prof  Devinder Singh from Mumbai delivered the lecture on "Indian education policy and Guru Nanak Dev ji". He described the demerits of today's ...

AMRITSAR: Academic activities remained affected for two hours on the Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) campus as the faculty suspended teaching work from 11 am to 1 pm on Tuesday and staged a dharna outside the vice-chancellor's office to press for acceptance of their demands, including release of arrears and ...

AMRITSAR: The faculty of Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) has decided to confront vice­ chancellor AS Brar over the dismissal of a senior professor and removal of another as the head of department. On Wednesday, the GNDU Teachers Association (GNDU-TA) conveyed to the V-C its opposition to both decisions which were ...