Jalandhar June 23 (Jaswinder Singh Azad)- In the series of activities held to commemorate the 400th Prakash Utsav of Guru Teg Bahadur Ji, an Inter Department Online Sketching and Slogan Writing Competition was held at Guru Nanak Dev University Regional Campus at Ladhewali here today. Students from various departments of the Campus participated enthusiastically in the competition and showcased their creativity.
The theme of the competition was the Life and Teachings of Guru Teg Bahadur Ji.The slogans were mainly taken from the Bani of Guru Ji. Nishant, Swamjit Kaur and Harman from the Department of Laws, bagged First, Second and Third positions respectively. Amandeep Kaur from the same department was given consolation prize.
Jyoteesh Malhotra, Associate Dean of the Campus, said that the teachings of the Guru Ji are relevant even in the modern times and students should learn from his life and teachings. He exhorted students to follow his footsteps and imbibe his values.

International Yoga Day was celebrated at GNDU Regional Campus at Ladhewali here today. The online session was organized by NSS unit of the Department of Laws, GNDURC in association with the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication and Department of Electronic and Computer Science, under the aegis of Worthy Vice Chancellor, Prof. Dr. Jaspal Singh Sandhu and Dean Academic Affairs Prof. Dr. Hardeep Singh. Mr. Sanjay Kundra, Head, Department of Physical Education, MGN Public School, Adarsh Nagar, Jalandhar was the resource person. He spoke about the importance and significance of yoga for human health and for the society. He explained and gave live demonstration of various asanas, along with his children.
Dr. Roopam Jagota, Head, Department of Laws, welcomed the guests and highlighted yoga as a way of life and explained its significance in bringing about harmony between body and mind for spiritual discipline . Dr. Komal K Mehta was the moderator for the session. He emphasized that yoga is a valuable gift of ancient Indian traditions and has changed our lifestyle. Dr. Jyoteesh Malhotra, Associate Dean of the Campus, stressed on man’s connection with nature, especially during the pandemic, through Yoga. Dr. Varinder Singh, Programme Officer, NSS Unit, delivered the vote of thanks. Faculty and students of various departments attended the online event.

Department of Laws, GNDU (RC), Jalandhar under the aegis of worthy Vice Chancellor Prof. (Dr) Jaspal Singh Sandhu and Dean Academic Affairs Prof. (Dr) Hardeep Singh, organized a webinar on the eve of the World Environment Day. 5th June 2021 is celebrated as the biggest annual event by the United Nations. The webinar was moderated by Dr Vanita Khanna. The Head of the Department, Dr Rupam Jagota, on the behalf of the faculty of law welcomed the keynote speaker, Prof. (Dr) Jaspal Singh, Principal, Khalsa College of Law, Amritsar and Former Head, Dept. of Law, GNDU, Amritsar. He highlighted the Constitutional basis of Environment Protection and Preservation to maintain a healthy sustainable balance in pandemic Covid-19 situation and explored the role of judiciary in ensuring the protection of the environment. Heal so addressed the queries of the students on the various issues like emerging threats to environment and disposal of dead bodies in the rivers etc. Dr Jyoteesh Malhotra, Associate Dean, Academic Affairs and Student welfare of GNDU(RC), Jalandhar thanked the speaker for his discourse and in-depth analysis on environment. Dr Varinder Singh, Assistant Professor extended the vote of thanks.

The inaugural session of a two-day National Conference on Emerging Trends in Law and Technology (ETLT-2021) began on a virtual mode by the Department of Engineering and Technology and Department of Laws, GNDU Regional Campus, Ladhewali, here today. The conference includes a series of expert lectures and sessions dedicated towards understanding the inter-relationship between law and technology, under different categories and contexts. The conference has been organised under the guidance and patronage of Prof Jaspal Singh Sandhu, Vice Chancellor, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. In the inaugural ceremony, Prof Jyoteesh Malhotra, Associate Dean of the Campus, welcomed the chief guest, Prof Buta Singh Sidhu, Vice Chancellor, PTU Bathinda, and Guest of Honour, Justice Rajive Bhalla, Justice (Retd.) Punjab and Haryana High Court. Patron of the event, Prof Hardeep Singh, Dean Academics GNDU, presided over the function. Organising Secretaries of conference, Dr Deep Kamal Randhawa, Dr Butta Singh and Dr Varinder Singh welcomed and thanked all the participants. Various speakers emphasised on the holistic approach between technology, innovation, and resolving potential threats. Dr Rupam Jagota, Head, Department of Laws, Dr Namrata Joshi, Head Department of Journalism and Mass Communication and other faculty members were also present.

In a series of activities held to commemorate the 400th Parkash Purb of Guru Teg Bahadur, an Inter-Department Online Declamation Competition was held at Guru Nanak Dev University Regional Campus at Ladhewali here today. Students from various departments of the campus participated enthusiastically in the completion. The theme of the competition was the 'Life and Teachings of Guru Teg Bahadur'. Sandeep Kumari from the Department of Laws(LLB 2nd Semester) was declared first, Mehrdeep Sethi from the Department of Computer Sciences and Electronics(B.tech, 6th semester) came second and Umangdeep from Department of Computer Sciences and Electronics (B.tech, 2nd Semester) achieved the third position. Dr Jyoteesh Malhotra, Associate Dean of the Campus, said that the teachings of the Guru are relavant even in the modern times and students should learn from his life and teachings. Dr Pankaj Deep coordinated the online event Dr Namarta Joshi, Dr Harmandar Kaur and others attended the event.

Department of Engineering and Technology, GNDU Regional Campus, Jalandhar organised a two day online Tech-Fest “Tech-Arena 2021” on 6th and 7th of May. The participants showed an overwhelming response with more than 600 registrations for various events like Pragmatic Hackathon, Code-combat, Mock GATE test, Mock Aptitude test, Tech out of Waste, Recursive Reels, Capture the Captcha, Ad- Mageddon and Pictionary. Certificates and rewards worth 2 lakh were awarded to winners and participants to encourage them. The students had a mind boggling experience in events such as Mock GATE test, Mock Aptitude test, Hackathon and Code-combat. The participants were enthralled and highly motivated by the technical events and it certainly created a lot of awareness and knowledge of the latest technologies. Tech-Arena’21 was successfully organised under the able guidance of Dr.Jyoteesh Malhotra, Head of Department, Engineering and Technology, and was coordinated by professional activities event teacher incharge and with student coordinator team of Tanmay Dewan, Pranshu Sharma, Ashwani Kumar , Utkarsh Dhiman, Neha Uppal,Palak Sharma, Bhumika Attri, Nehal Sharma, Vanita, Varun, Devansh Marwaha, Disha Sharma, Mahika Panesar, Umangdeep Kaur and Vishal Chauhan.

An online was organised by Guru Nanak Dev University Regional Campus at Ladhewali here to commemorate the 400th Prakash Purb of Guru teg Bahadur. A lecture on the life and teachings of Guru Teg Bahadur and online competitions were held in which various colleges of the region participated with great fervour. The lecture delivered by Dr Gopal Singh Bhutta, an eminent scholar from Lyallpur Khalsa College, Jalandhar. He recounted various episodes in the life of the guru which a reflection of his humane personality. He propagated the value of truth, Brotherhood and was an epitome of sacrifice. The faculty and students from all departments and institutions participated in the function. The lecture was followed by a presentation of entries of various competitions received by the campus — collage making, Shabad Gyan and poetry recitation.

This workshop was organised on 16 March 2021 under the guidance of Dr Harmandar Kaur, Cocurricular activities incharge and under the able guidance of Dr. Jyoteesh Malhotra, Associate Dean. Students of third year Ashwani Kumar, Pranshu Sharma, Tanmay Dewan and Utkarsh Dhiman from the department of Engineering and Technology organised this workshop explaining Linux, Git and GitHub. 60+ participants attended the workshop and enjoyed learning topics. Students got familiar with elementary commands used in Command Line Interface enhancing their knowledge of the Command Line Interface environment. Git and GitHub learnings made them understand version control, by the end, they were excited about contributing to open source.

On the important occasion of international women’s day department of Engineering and Technology, GNDU RC Jalandhar organised a tremendous event to highlight the importance of this day. This event was inaugurated with profound speech delivered by Dr Harmandar Kaur highlighting the role of women in society and with emphasis on the aspects of women empowerment which was the theme of this event. The event was graced by special guest of honour Dr Deepkamal Randhawa, Er Neena Madan, Dr Sheetal Kalra, Dr Pankaj Deep Kaur, Dr Himali, Dr Neetika Soni, Dr Vinit Dhaliwal and Dr Varinder Attri were also present in the event. Various activities like Poster making , Extempore, poetical recitation and Dances were organised for commemoration of the event. Students showed a lot of zeal and gained a lot of knowledge in terms of women nutrition, women rights and women safety issues.