Nagaland, March 6 -- Vice President C P Radhakrishnan on Friday awarded gold medals and degrees to the graduands at the 8th Convoction of the Nagaland University at its Lumami campus.

The convocation saw 107 PhD scholars, 825 postgraduate students, 846 graduates from professional programmes, and 5,106 undergraduate students receiving their degrees.

A total of 54 gold medals were awarded to students in recognition of outstanding academic performance.

Addressing the Convocation, Mr Radhakrishnan said, "A university's greatest achievement is not only the knowledge it stores but also the leaders it creates. You are going to be the leaders of tomorrow. The character that embody the excellence they pursue and the contributions they make to the...