Dehradun, June 19 -- According to an order issued by Governor Lt General Gurmit Singh (Retd), who is Chancellor of the University, Prof Shivendra Kumar Kashyap, Vice-Chancellor of Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, has been given the additional charge of Vice-Chancellor of Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Uttarakhand Horticulture and Forestry University, Bharsar, Pauri Garhwal.

The order issued from Lok Bhawan states that the extended term of the current Vice-Chancellor of Bharsar University, Dr Parvinder Kaushal, has ended on 15 June 2026. Additionally, Dr Bhagwati Prasad Bhatt, currently serving as Officer on Special Duty at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi, has been appoint...