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PU, colleges see multiple exam disruptions

Chandigarh, Jan. 8 -- Panjab University (PU) witnessed multiple examination postponements and a series of procedural lapses over the past few months, with authorities attributing the disruptions large... Read More


Pvt schools demand complete reimbursement for EWS quota

Chandigarh, Jan. 7 -- Private schools in Chandigarh have once again demanded complete reimbursement for admissions made under the 25% Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) quota mandated by the Right to ... Read More


PU's coffee house reopens today with expanded menu

Chandigarh, Jan. 1 -- Panjab University's Coffee House at the Student Centre is set to reopen from Thursday, after remaining shut for nearly a year following the exit of its previous contractor due to... Read More


Ensure CCTVs in all classrooms before '26 exams: PU to colleges

Chandigarh, Dec. 31 -- Panjab University (PU) will ensure the installation of CCTV cameras across all its constituent and affiliated colleges before the annual examinations in May 2026, with non-compl... Read More


PU defers exam at last minute after question paper mix-up

Chandigarh, Dec. 31 -- A procedural lapse at a Panjab University (PU) examination centre has forced the university to postpone the first-semester English: Language skills: Listening and speaking (AEC)... Read More


UGC pay scales still a distant dream for contractual faculty

Chandigarh, Dec. 30 -- Despite formal directives issued by Panjab University (PU) and endorsed by the Chandigarh administration earlier this year, contractual, ad hoc and guest faculty working in priv... Read More


PU bets on smart ID cards after tepid response to vehicle stickers

Chandigarh, Dec. 29 -- Panjab University (PU) is set to introduce QR code-based smart identity cards for its faculty and non-teaching staff in the coming weeks. University officials stated that the mo... Read More


For selfless service, city teenager gets national child award

Chandigarh, Dec. 27 -- Seventeen-year-old Vansh Tayal, a resident of the Children Home for Boys at Snehalaya, Maloya, Chandigarh, has been conferred the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar for his s... Read More


Sec-42 girls' college audit flags accounting lapses in pupil funds

Chandigarh, Dec. 27 -- Alleged financial irregularities and procedural lapses have been flagged in the handling of pupil funds at the Post Graduate Government College for Girls (PG-GCG), Sector 42, wi... Read More


Masses, carols, lunches & a merry Christmas!

Chandigarh, Dec. 26 -- Christmas was celebrated with traditional fervour across the city, as churches witnessed packed midnight and morning masses, carol singing, community lunches and prayers that we... Read More