By SK.Vyas :
Chandigarh April 10, 2019: With a deep sense of sorrow, I may inform the honourable members of the
Syndicate about the sad demise of
i) Dr. Ram Lal Gupta, former Professor, University Institute of Pharmaceutical
Sciences on 17th March, 2019
ii) Dr. Dharmendra Goel, former Professor, Department of Philosophy on 23rd March,
2019
iii) Sh. D.C. Sharma father of Dr. K.K. Sharma, Fellow on 28th March, 2019
iv) S. Baljit Singh Sidhu father of Dr. Narinder Singh Sidhu, Fellow on 5th April,
2019
(To pay homage to the departed souls, two minutes silence, all standing, may be
observed).
2. I am pleased to inform the honourable members of the Syndicate that:
(i) Dr. Navneet Arora, Associate Professor of Sociology at University Institute of
Legal Studies has been awarded a grant of Rs.10 lacs to conduct research work under
the IMPRESS (Impactful Policy Research in Social Science) scheme for a project titled
“Obsession of children with digi screens: A study into social and health effects of
electronic media”.
(ii) Prof. M. Rajiv Lochan, Dept. of History has been appointed as a member of the
Senate of Punjab Engineering College (deemed to be University) for a period of two
years.
(iii) Prof. Aneel Raina, Dept. of English and Cultural Studies has been nominated as
member of the Court of Central University of Tamil Nadu for a period of 3 years.
(iv) Dr. Kewal Krishan, Dept. of Anthropology has been nominated to the editorial
board of Forensic Science International Journal published from Netherlands.
(v) Dr. Vishal Sharma, Institute of Forensic Science & Criminology has been
nominated to the editorial board of Forensic Science International Journal.
(vi) Dr. Deepak Salunke, Dept. of Chemistry has been sanctioned project for Rs.44.4
lacs under the Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC),
MHRD, Govt. of India.
(vii) Dr. D.P.S. Randhawa, Fellow has been elected President of Punjab and Haryana
High Court Bar Association for the year.
(viii) Dr. Jagdish Prasad Semwal, former Professor, VVBIS & IS, Hoshiarpur has been
awarded with President’s Award carrying a sum of Rs. 5 lacs and Commendation
Certificate.
(ix) Panjab University has got the 9th position in the first-ever Atal Ranking of
Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA), 2019
(x) University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University has secured
2nd place out of 3000 pharmacy institutions of the country as per National
Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), 2019
(xi) Panjab University has been ranked at the 34th place in the National
Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), 2019