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Chandigarh: VC's 'no-concert' decision goes for a toss as star night continues at PU

Chandigarh, March 19 -- Even as Panjab University (PU) vice-chancellor Renu Vig on Tuesday said that the star night scheduled on Wednesday had been cancelled following the shooting incident on the cam... Read More


Chandigarh: SOP given go by, PU gives nod for student council prez's star night

Chandigarh, March 17 -- Despite the restrictions on star night events on campus, Panjab University has given a go-ahead to hold such events, with one to be organised by PU Campus Students' Council pre... Read More


Literacy drive lifts Chandigarh to 99.93%, earns full literacy tag

Chandigarh, March 11 -- : Chandigarh has been declared a fully literate Union Territory after its literacy rate rose to 99.93%, surpassing the 95% benchmark set under the Centre's Understanding Lifelo... Read More


Chandigarh: From accreditation to agitations, Renu Vig's tenure at PU

Chandigarh, March 6 -- With just three weeks left for Panjab University (PU) vice-chancellor Renu Vig's tenure to end on March 28, the Centre has yet to issue an advertisement or announce a search com... Read More


From agri to road safety to public health, AI-driven governance can make lives easier: Michael Kremer

Chandigarh, Feb. 28 -- Artificial intelligence (AI), if embedded within evidence-based policymaking, can transform agriculture, road safety, education and public health, but only if governments active... Read More


Clearance pending but build-up for PU's 'Vimarsh' fest continues

Chandigarh, Feb. 25 -- Uncertainty continued to loom over a cultural event proposed by PUCSC vice-president Ashmeet Singh, scheduled for Wednesday, as mandatory administrative permissions remained pen... Read More


Chandigarh: SOP confusion keeps PU fest calendar uncertain

Chandigarh, Feb. 24 -- Standard operating procedures (SOPs) introduced to bring uniformity and tighter regulation to events at Panjab University (PU) have now become the centre of a fresh dispute betw... Read More


Nearly 72% of school dropouts in Chandigarh aged 14 to 18: Survey

Chandigarh, Feb. 23 -- Nearly 72% of school dropouts in Chandigarh fall in the 14-18 age group, with senior secondary students continuing to account for the majority of those leaving school, according... Read More


Panjab University bans Holi celebrations at Student Centre

Chandigarh, Feb. 21 -- Still coming to terms with its student's murder on campus during a concert last year, and having seen Holi celebrations turn awry on several occasions, Panjab University (PU) is... Read More


Battling pneumonia, muscular dystrophy, gritty Chandigarh teen arrives on stretcher to take Class 12 exam

Chandigarh, Feb. 21 -- As thousands of Class 12 students across the country took their seats for the CBSE Physics board examination on Friday, 17-year-old Kanishka Bisht, a student living with muscula... Read More