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GCU follows KC in banning jeans
Lahore, May 06: Following the 'no jeans' dress code at Kinnaird College,
the Government College University Lahore has prohibited its students from
wearing jeans and other 'inappropriate' dresses. A notice board to the effect
has been placed outside the college. GCU Registrar Faisal Khursheed said the
restriction was a combination of security measures and the college's rules as
mentioned in the prospectus. Daily Times
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Punjab University approves four topics for PhD
Lahore: The Punjab University Advance Studies and
Research Board (AS&RB) has recommended approval of four topics for PhD. Two
of the topics were related to communication studies, one of education and one of
medicine. The meeting was chaired by PU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran
while controller of examinations, registrar, deans of various faculties and
directors/chairmen of different departments also attended.
PU function
Lahore: In connection with the World Press Day, the PhD Forum of Punjab University's Institute of Social
and Cultural Studies (ISCS) has arranged a special function on "Common Sense and
Intelligentsia" on Wednesday (today). The News
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LHC orders test of packed milk from UVAS, PU laboratories
Lahore: Justice Mian Saqib Nisar of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on
Tuesday ordered a three-member committee to collect samples of packed milk from
different parts of the city and send them to laboratories of the University of
Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) and the Punjab University (PU) for tests.
The judge also directed the officials of both laboratories to appear before the
court on May 19 with the test reports. The judge issued the directions while
hearing a petition by Dr Muhammad Yaqoob Bhatti, of the Watan Party. The
petition claimed about 80 percent milk being sold in the city was adulterated. Daily Times
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Seminar on entrance test
Lahore: A leading entrance test training institute organised a seminar at
Aiwan-e-Iqbal on Tuesday. A large number of students and their parents
attended the seminar and termed the event an excellent opportunity to know about
the test for admission to professional educational institutions. Abid
Wazir Khan and Salman Maqsood spoke on the occasion. They highlighted
various techniques required for attempting an entrance test, saying students
should adopt balanced approach for preparing the test. "The students
while attempting entrance test should neither be overconfident nor less
confident", advised Salman Maqsood. He further said students should not
plan for future while keeping only one option in mind so that they might not
waste precious time. "Proper planning is certainly essential for a better
future", they added. The speakers further said a candidate must solve a
question first over which he/she had a command so that other questions should be
given proper time. They advised the parents of the students that before
admission they should make it sure that degree of the particular institute was
recognized or not. A question-answer session was also held in the end. The News
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Pak student wins acclaim
Lahore: Umair Azam, a law student at the University College
Lahore, is the only student to be representing Pakistan at the prestigious
Ilmenau University of Technology, Germany. He is one of the 3000 students from
all over the world who participated in an International Essay Competition held
under the auspices of the German Foreign Ministry. Umair will now be travelling
to Thuringia, Germany tomorrow (Thursday) for a 10-day trip where he, along with
other winners, will be attending a conference at the Ilmenau University where
PhD professors will talk about human rights after which the students themselves
will be asked to speak on different topics. The students will also be given a
day's tour of the city. Daily Times
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