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From Sec-17 to PU, city youngsters back Jantar Mantar protesters

Chandigarh, July 21 -- The city saw a wave of solidarity demonstrations on Monday backing the ongoing protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, with residents turning out at Sector 17, opposite Neelam Theatre... Read More


20 students detained amidprotests over venue U-turn

Chandigarh, July 21 -- Chandigarh Panjab University's 'Shakti & Srishti' symposium erupted in controversy on Monday as around 40 students under the banner "PU Against Saffronisation" staged a protest,... Read More


4 from tricity in NEET-UG top 100

Chandigarh, July 18 -- Four students from the tricity were among the top 100 in the country in the NEET-UG 2026, with Madhvan Mahajan leading the pack at all-India rank (AIR) 44 with 696 marks. For se... Read More


Nine months on, PEC functions sans V-C

Chandigarh, July 15 -- Nine months after Punjab Engineering College (PEC) registered a new memorandum of association (MoA) restructuring its governance, the institute continues to function without an ... Read More


College hostels battle overcrowding as intake triples capacity

Chandigarh, July 15 -- Students at Punjab Engineering College (PEC) have flagged overcrowding and infrastructure lapses across the institute's hostels, citing double occupancy in poorly maintained was... Read More


UT's pick up-drop off order sees resistance from schools, parents

Chandigarh, July 11 -- The UT administration has directed all educational institutions in the city to conduct student pick-up and drop-off entirely within campus premises and restore parking areas tha... Read More


Chandigarh tops national school education performance index

Chandigarh, July 8 -- City Beautiful has the best school education system in the country while Punjab, Kerala, Delhi and the UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu have the second best, accord... Read More


Amid EWS reimbursement row, Centre halves UT's funding plan

Chandigarh, July 7 -- The Union ministry of education has approved central assistance for reimbursement of only 418 students under the Right to Education (RTE) Act for the 2026-27 academic session, sh... Read More


AI creeps closer but traditional computer science engineering holds crown at PEC

Chandigarh, July 2 -- Traditional computer science engineering (CSE) continues to be the most sought-after BTech branch at Punjab Engineering College (PEC). However, its newer computer science enginee... Read More


AI boom leaves PU playing catch-up

Chandigarh, July 1 -- Panjab University is exploring the launch of a full-fledged Bachelor of Engineering (B.E) programme in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning next year, vice-chancello... Read More