Education
LU gets first lady proctor, Prof Nishi Pandey assumes charge
LUCKNOW: Prof Nishi Pandey was today appointed as the Chief Proctor by the Lucknow University vice-chancellor.
Prof. Nishi Pandey presently heads the Department of English and Modern European Languages apart from being the Director of LU’s Planning and Development Board and international Student Advisor, Indian Council and Cultural Relations. With this new responsibility, Prof. Pandey has become the first woman to hold the post of Chief Proctor of Lucknow University. She has replaced Prof Manoj Dixit who tendered resignation after incidents of violence in the campus.
Immediately after taking charge as the Chief Proctor, Prof. Pandey held talks with the student leaders who were running amok a day before and asked them to calmly place their demands. She also gave directions to enhance the security of the campus.
Known for strictness and no nonsense image, Prof Nishi Pandey has been instrumental in bringing about many key changes in the University that has yielded fruitful results. She has been instrumental in bringing back the Department of English and Modern European Languages into prominence despite resource crunch.
Her stint as Director of UGC’s Academic Staff College has also been widely appreciated. She is immensely popular among girl students as well and most of them remember her stint as the warden of Kailash Hostel.
Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal shared that the construction work of six nursing colleges in the state will be completed soon and classes will commence in the month of July. Not only this, the new building of the National Institute of Fashion Technology, Panchkula has also completed its construction work.
Adding on to this, he shared that, till now, the classes are being held in another building, the chief secretary said while presiding over the review meeting of development projects worth more than Rs 100 crore here.
CHIEF SECRETARY REVIEWED MAJOR PROJECTS
The Chief Secretary reviewed several major projects, including power, health, medical, and technical education in the state, and directed the concerned officials to complete them within the stipulated time period.
COLLEGES UNDER CONSTRUCTION
He said that the construction of nursing colleges in Dherdu village of Kaithal, Khedi Ram Nagar village of Kurukshetra, Kheranwali village of Panchkula, Aura and Dayalpur village of Faridabad, and Sadatpur village of Rewari is under construction.
The construction work of Medical college in Koriawas in Narnaul, Medical College at Jind, Bhiwani, and Dental College at Nalhar is being completed at a fast pace. The work of the second phase of Kalpana Chawla Medical College is also undergoing.
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