Punjab Newspaper

“The SGPC will launch a strong drug de-addiction campaign from April 1 next to save the younger generation from falling a prey to the obnoxious malady and help the existing victims to come out of it. The Committee has reserved Rs one crore for the purpose. It will also spend Rs one crore to organise [...]

The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, today welcomed the release of the Baird review final report into the legislation that governs international education in Australia.
Ms Gillard thanked Mr Baird for his hard work and commitment and for producing the report as a matter of urgency and agreed to begin work on implementing a number of [...]

Panjab University today hosted its three day (12-14) 35th Annual Conference of Environment Mutagen Society of India (EMSI) and International Symposium on Mutagens and Genetic Diversity for Health and Agriculture.
Environment Mutagen Society of India (EMSI) was founded in 1975 with a mandate of promoting research toxicity of environment pollutants and disseminating information to the public, [...]

The ICSSR North-Western Regional Centre is organizing a Training Workshop on “Qualitative Methods & Techniques in Social Science Research” from 15th to 20th March 2010 at ICSSR Complex, P.U. Campus.
According to Prof. Bhupinder Brar, Honorary Director, ICSSR North-Western Regional Centre, the present workshop is meant for beginners and is introductory in nature. It aims [...]

In order to promote clinical legal training and give the students a platform for professional exposure, Intra institute moot court competition was organized in University Institute of Legal Studies.
The students participated very enthusiastically in the moot court competition. Five parallel court rooms saw the legal acumen of the young and budding lawyers. These lawyers presented [...]

A 2-day National Seminar on “Population Environment Linkages in North West India” concluded today. Issues related to degradation of environment, climate change, population growth and its implications for exploding urban areas received a scholarly treatment at the seminar. It was emphasized that human survival is directly linked to environmental restoration and conservation.
The valedictory address delivered [...]

Panjab University celebrated Science Day to commemorate the illustrious scientist Sir C.V. Raman, a Nobel Laureate in Physics, for inventing ‘The Raman Effect’ at P.U. Campus here today. The celebration was held under the name of “BIO-NOCK 2010” at the Mathematics Auditorium, P.U. The function was inaugurated by Prof. R.C. Sobti, Vice-Chancellor. He exhorted the [...]

A three day Conference from 6th to 8th March 2010 is being held at P.U. Campus under the aegis of Association of Indian College Principals (AICP) which was inaugurated by H.E. Shri Shiv Raj Patil, Governor, Punjab and Administrator, U.T. Chandigarh. Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Water Resources was Guest of [...]

To celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March, Australia has announced further grants under the Direct Aid Program to support non-governmental organisations working with women and children.
Australia will give 3.5 lakh rupees to Delhi-based STOP for their work to rehabilitate young women who have been the victims of trafficking; 3.7 lakh to the Trinity Rural [...]

Building on its innovative initiative of Nanhi Chhaan, addressing the two vital issues of promoting the girl child and environment conservation, CII took another step forward in this direction when its women employees planted saplings in the premises of Northern Region Headquarters to mark the observance of International Women’s Day.
Detailing on the initiative, Ms [...]

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Stephen Smith, today announced the winners of the inaugural Australia India Science and Technology Research Awards (AISTRA). The awards support three month overseas research placements for talented early career researchers from Australia and India. The theme for the inaugural awards, “energy generation in a low-carbon future”, reflects the importance India [...]

‘We all envisage making Chandigarh one of the best cities in the world in terms of quality of life, social infrastructure, civic sense, green and clean environment along with world class health care and educational facilities. But it is equally important to maintain the uniqueness of the Chandigarh, for which it is known for, while [...]

Australian Foreign minister Stephen Smith visited one of India’s premier education institutions, St. Stephen’s College in New Delhi on 3 March, where he addressed the student assembly. The minister outlined the steps that Australian Governments are taking to ensure that Indian students in Australia remain safe and return home with a first class education and [...]

Stephen Smith, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia will visit India from March 2-4, 2010. This is his third visit to India as Minister for Foreign Affairs. The purpose of the visit is to advance Australia and India’s bilateral, regional and international cooperation under the framework of the Australia-India Strategic Partnership.
Smith will also brief the [...]

The Railway Budget should have been used to reduce freight rates across the board to stimulate the economy which has just begun to recover after the global financial meltdown, according to Mr. Ashok Kajaria, President, PHD Chamber.
An increase in the freight rate was not announced in the last budget also but the same was revised [...]

All Indian Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Ministry of HRD has extended the last date of submission of compliance for existing colleges. Earlier 28th February was the last date, now colleges can submit the online proposal up to 15th March. On the other hand, last date for submission of proposal of new colleges has kept [...]

The Australian Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, today announced funding of A$5.1 million to further strengthen Australia’s international education industry.
The funding will be made available to top up the Education Services for Overseas Students Assurance Fund (ESOS Assurance Fund) if required.
The ESOS Assurance Fund is the cornerstone of Australia’s international student consumer protection framework which [...]

The problems of the agriculture sector, which has been reeling under neglect for far too long, should be addressed on a priority basis in the forthcoming Budget in order to achieve 8% growth in the next fiscal and tackle the problem of rising food inflation. These views were articulated by all the speakers who participated [...]

A new networking website has been launched for Indian alumni and students in Australia – www.MyOzNetwork.com.
This is aninitiative supported by the Australian Government to enhance the experience of international students in Australia.
MyOzNetwork.com is designed to provide past, present and future Indian students in Australia with their own networking portal online.
Features of the website [...]

The President, Executive and members of Federation of Indian Associations of Victoria (FIAV) today released the results of an independent survey which assessed the overall satisfaction of International Students of Indian origin studying in Victoria, Australia.
Being the largest representative body for the Indian community, FIAV is pleased that there have been a significant number [...]

In a new initiative, a welcome desk for Indian and other international students has been established at Melbourne International Airport.
International students will be given a flying start to their life in Victoria when they receive a warm welcome at the International Student Welcome Desk located in the arrivals hall at Melbourne Airport, Victorian Minister for [...]

The Department of Life Long Learning & Extension (DLLLE), Panjab University organized a special lecture by Professor (Emeritus) Sehdev Kumar from the School of Continuing Studies, University of Toronto, Canada, on “Euthanasia: Right to Die, With or Without the Doctor” today in the Auditorium of the University Institute of Chemical Engineering & Technology (UICET), Panjab [...]

The right to have a successful career is a legitimate human right of every individual. However successful careers requires careful planning. This was stated by Mr. Edgar Samuel Sharuk, Chief of Administration, Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, UNESCO, while delivering a talk on “Career Planning and Conflict Resolution”.

Mr. Edgar remarked that the three elements for [...]

The Kalpana Chawla Excellence award ceremony today passed a resolution praising the present Government for honouring astronaut Sunita Williams with Padma Vibhushan in 2008. It stated that the Government should bestow Bharat Ratna posthumously on Kalpana Chawla in view of her seniority and sacrifice. The entire gathering including all the Awardees passed a resolution to [...]

Australian environmentalist John Seed OAM is in India till the end of January giving public lectures and presentations sponsored by the Australia-India Council, part of the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

John Seed is a prominent Australian environmentalist and film-maker who has worked for over 30 years towards the protection of Australian and [...]