• About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Our Team
  • Advertising
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Lake City Times
No Result
View All Result
  • Top News
  • Region
  • City News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Health
  • Edit-Oped
  • Tourism
  • National
  • World
  • ePaper
  • Top News
  • Region
  • City News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Health
  • Edit-Oped
  • Tourism
  • National
  • World
  • ePaper
No Result
View All Result
Lake City News
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Parliamentary Standing Committee begins 2-day study tour of Kashmir

Holds interactive sessions, deliberations with various educational, banking heads

LCT Desk by LCT Desk
July 7, 2021
in News
Reading Time: 2min read
A A
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterWhatsappTelegram

READ ALSO

Sakeena Itoo credits SKIMS’s founding to Sher-i-Kashmir

CS visits Yatri Niwas, reviews final arrangements for Shri Amarnathji Yatra 2025

Srinagar, Jul 7: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children and Youth & Sports Wednesday began its study tour here and interacted with various educational and bank heads to get feedback with regard to its subject matter.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee is on a two-day tour to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir where the members from both the houses of Parliament (Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha) would meet several stakeholders to receive feedback on the subject matter of the committee.
At National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar, Director NIT, Prof (Dr) Rakesh Sehgal gave a presentation on the background of the premier educational institute while briefing the committee members about its academic & research capacities, hostel, and health facilities, center of excellence, collaborations & MOUs at national and international level, besides sports facilities for students and ongoing infrastructural projects being created under PMDP.
Besides, Dr Sehgal informed the visiting study group about other activities vis-a-vis innovation, incubation and entrepreneurship development centre, social and community outreach through programs like Unnat Bharat Program, Atma Nirbhar Bharat, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Skill India, Start-up India etc.
He also presented various initiatives taken by the UT Administration during the COVID-19 pandemic for the last two years with respect to the innovation of low cost ventilators, PPE Kits, and carrying out safety audit of oxygen plants of two major medical colleges and hospitals in the Kashmir division.
On the occasion, chairman of the standing committee, Rajendra Agrawal appreciated the institute for raising the bar of quality education with respect to technology and its interventions in the region.
He also enquired about the fellowships and schemes along with other fundings available to students at NIT Srinagar.
The session was also attended by Deans and HoDs of various departments and centres of the institute.
The committee also held an interactive session with National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT) and deliberated upon the issues while discussing the scope of imparting trainings to the students at its different centers in the UT.
Also, at J&K Legislature Complex here, the committee held an interactive session with Vice-Chancellor of Central University and Incharge VC Kashmir University and Deans and heads of various innovation and research centers of these universities.
At the outset, Kashmir University Incharge VC gave a brief overview of the academic courses and degrees in the university, besides highlighting the academic side of research, collaborations and MOUs and also informed the meeting about the steps being taken to further strengthen the research ecosystem at the varsity.
The parliamentarians were informed about different sports activities and the sporting courses being offered in the university.
The representatives of the two universities briefed the committee about different educational activities with respect to different innovations and on research front like research programs, scholars and supervisors.
The sessions were chaired by the Member of Parliament of Lok Sabha, Shri Rajendra Agrawal.
Later, MD & CEO Punjab National Bank and Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) J&K Bank also delivered their respective presentations over the amount of loans disbursed among various beneficiaries under several schemes available for women, children and students.

Related Posts

News

Sakeena Itoo credits SKIMS’s founding to Sher-i-Kashmir

July 2, 2025
Sakeena Itoo credits SKIMS’s founding to Sher-i-Kashmir

Srinagar, Jul 1: Minister for Health and Medical Education, Social Welfare and Education, Sakeena Itoo Tuesday remarked that doctors and...

Read more
by LCT Desk
0 Comments
News

CS visits Yatri Niwas, reviews final arrangements for Shri Amarnathji Yatra 2025

July 2, 2025
Chief Secy reviews progress on construction of highways across J&K

Jammu, Jul 1: Ahead of commencement of the annual Shri Amarnathji Yatra from July 3, Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo Tuesday...

Read more
by LCT Desk
0 Comments
News

On Doctors’ Day, J&K’s medical fraternity highlights challenges amid dedication to service

July 2, 2025
Lady doctor beaten up ‘mercilessly’ after terminally ill patient dies, police register case

Jahangeer Ganaie Srinagar, Jul 1: As Jammu and Kashmir celebrates National Doctors’ Day, medical professionals across the region used the...

Read more
by LCT Desk
0 Comments
News

Police foil PDP protest against soaring power bills, water shortages in Srinagar

July 2, 2025
Police foil PDP protest against soaring power bills, water shortages in Srinagar

Rehan Qayoom Mir Srinagar, Jul 1: Police on Tuesday foiled a protest march by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in...

Read more
by LCT Desk
0 Comments
News

CBK produces chargesheet against Kokernag resident

July 2, 2025
Jobs on fake certificates: Crime Branch files chargesheet eight teachers, agent

Srinagar, Jul 1: The Economic Offences Wing of Crime Branch Kashmir produced a charge-report before the Court of Special Mobile...

Read more
by LCT Desk
0 Comments
News

Traffic advisory issued for 8th Muharram procession in Srinagar

July 2, 2025
Bharat Jodo Yatra: Srinagar Traffic Police issue advisory for tomorrow

Rehan Qayoom Mir Srinagar, Jul 1: In view of the 8th Muharram procession in the Srinagar city, the special traffic...

Read more
by LCT Desk
0 Comments
Next Post
Address alienation among Kashmiris: Sinha led-panel to Centre

Will share details about Kashmir visit in New Delhi: Yashwant Sinha

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Our Team
  • Advertising
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service

© 2021 Lake City Times - Premium theme by GITS.

No Result
View All Result
  • Top News
  • Region
  • City News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Health
  • Edit-Oped
  • Tourism
  • National
  • World
  • ePaper

© 2021 Lake City Times - Premium theme by GITS.