Bhartesh Singh Thakur

AFT flays nepotism in Navy, finds vice-admiral for helping son-in-law in promotion

Vice-admiral PK Chatterjee, now retired, imposed a cost of Rs 5 lakh for helping his son-in-law in getting favorable assessments and further promotion to Captain at the cost of others

CAG objects to construction of more houses for officers despite availability

The CAG report says additional houses for 93 officers, costing Rs 17.17 crore, have been constructed at Bathinda, Pathankot and Amritsar military stations and are lying unutilised

Battle of Tiger Hill: ‘Vajpayee announced victory in advance, would’ve been embarrassing if we failed’

“It would have been very embarrassing (if things happened otherwise). However, we won later,” said Brig MPS Bajwa (retd).

Killing someone on street has become patriotism: Bollywood actor Kunal Kapoor

Kapoor was in Panjab University on Tuesday to promote his upcoming film ‘Raag Desh’ (song of the nation) which is based on trials of members of Indian National Army (INA) at Red Fort

In a first, Chandigarh tribunal awards war injury pension to World War-II veteran

The petitioner had asked whether the government could deny war injury pension/benefits to personnel injured in the World War II on the pretext that they were fighting for the British and not for an Indian government.

Justice will be compromised with new AFT rules, says Bar association

The defence secretary will now have a role in ordering inquiries against members of the tribunal and their removal, which was undertaken by a Supreme Court judge till now.

Panjab University: Pay another Rs 25,000 per year if you don’t finish PhD in 6 years

In case men extend PhD beyond 8 years and women beyond 10 years, their registration will be automatically cancelled

HT Clean My Chandigarh Campaign | Good riddance to bad rubbish

Although the city has a robust rehabilitation policy, there appears to be no end in sight to the perennial problem of squatters. The three slums in the city not only lack sanitation but are also a potential breeding ground for diseases. What we need is a policy of prevention and education.

CBSE Class 10 result: Chandigarh bucks national trend; pass percentage up

This year, a total of 18,160 students appeared from Chandigarh, of which 17,483 passed. It implies 677 (3.7%) students could not pass the exam.  

CBSE Class 12 results: How Chandigarh’s Bhavan Vidyalaya gets the toppers

Entrance test to Class 11 ensures school gets best of humanities, commerce students, consistently makes a mark

After two years of deliberation, Panjab University to finally become no­-vehicle zone

University to table blueprint on removing traffic congestion at syndicate meeting tomorrow, no outsider­ vehicle policy on the agenda

Panjab University slips from rank 4 to 9 in India in rankings based on research citations

Leiden University Rankings: PU ranks 9 in the top 10% most cited papers; It tops in research papers published through collaborations

V-C calls for rationality in fee structure at Panjab University, affiliated colleges

Recently, the Panjab University had to roll back the tuition fee hike to 10% only for all the courses in PU departments under the pressure of senators. It is important to mention here that most of senators come from colleges.

9 medical certificates of 5 doctors under lens at Panjab University

With 75% attendance mandatory in all the subjects to get exam roll number, around 50 medical certificates are being submitted every day, says PU health centre.

Afghans, Iranians, Canadians form bulk of foreign students at PU, its colleges

In 2013-14, a total of 391 foreign students took admission at PU and affiliated colleges with 140 on campus and 251 in colleges. The number rose to 419 in 2014-15 with 146 on campus and 273 in affiliated colleges.

Panjab University crisis: Is the varsity converting into a central institute?

Several senators said that converting PU into a central varsity was the only solution to address varsity’s financial crisis.

HT Explainer | Why is Panjab University facing financial crisis, and what now?

What is the way forward for the institute to tackle the problem? HT’s Bhartesh Singh Thakur answers these questions and more.

PU panel for penalty against assistant prof for sexually harassing student

An MA student had alleged on September 10, 2015, that Komal Singh indulged in “sexual talks” with her. During the proceedings before the PUCASH, the complainant produced three witnesses, who said Komal Singh used to make “sexually coloured remarks” towards the victim and was in the habit of calling almost all girl students in his office room.

Panjab University syndicate meeting: Now, evening law course from 1pm

The evening shift used to run from 5:30 pm to 9:15pm (3 hours and 45 minutes), whereas the Bar Council of India (BCI) wanted it to be 30 hours per week (6 hours per day, with a 30-minute break). Senator Prof Navdeep Goyal said now there would be two shifts: one from 8am, and second from 1pm.

PU panel finds assistant prof guilty of sexual harassment

Panjab University 3-yr law entrance exam to have objective-type questions

With marks up, the duration of test will also be increased to 1 hour 30 minutes instead of previous 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Evening studies dept faculty of PU revolts over students’ attendance record

Teachers have asked the varsity authorities to cite reason for seeking the photocopy of attendance registers for the current semester

Invest in education, get 100-fold return, says Nobel winner Roger D Kornberg at PU

Panjab University’s financial crisis is now global news with even a Nobel Prize winner expressing surprise at the fund crunch that has seen violent protests on campus over the past fortnight. Prof Roger D Kornberg, who won a Nobel in Chemistry in 2006, visited Panjab University (PU) on Tuesday to give oration on ‘Advances in Pharmaceutical Chemistry- The End of Disease?’.

Only 110 of 36,000 applied for PU fund-aid scholarship

PU takes Rs 50 per annum from each student for maintaining the student-aid fund.

No takers for scholarships: Only 110 of 36,000 apply for Panjab University funding

PU takes Rs 50 per annum from each student for maintaining the student-aid fund.

Evening law course at PU: Syndicate to take final decision

A syndicate of Panjab University (PU) will be taking the decision on running of the evening law courses at varsity. The letter of Bar Council of India has also warned those passing out from evening law courses that they are not entitled to pursue any practices.

Mental harassment out of our purview: PU panel

Panjab University Committee Against Sexual Harassment (PUCASH) has refused to consider the complaint of varsity’s female assistant professor against a male assistant professor claiming the complaint to be of mental harassment which doesn’t fall under its purview.

How Panchkula municipal corporation failed its people

The Punjab and Haryana high court’s order where it has called for the winding up of the Panchkula MC and the state government to take over its reins has brought the focus on the working of the local body.

A gardener’s plea has Panchkula MC on brink of dissolution

It is a gardener, Pradeep Singh of Saketri village, on whose petition for closure of drain through his house led to the commencement of dissolution of Panchkula municipal corporation (MC).

PU violence: Students were lathicharged, which is why they reacted, says SFS president Amritpal

Amritpal Singh, a PhD student in history, fought the elections for president’s post from Students for Society (SFS) in 2016. He was part of the protest called by SFS on April 11 when stone pelting took place. He took shelter in the university gurdwara and later surrendered. He was among the 53 students who were arrested and later released on bail. On Friday too, SFS has called for PU bandh once more.