2 days ago
Educational and health institutions in Puducherry organise several events to mark Independence Day
Various institutions hoisted the national flag and hosted special events to celebrate the 79th Independence Day.
At Pondicherry University, Vice-Chancellor P. Prakash Babu, hoisted the national flag and delivered the Independence Day speech. In the line of direction received from the University Grants Commission, the Pondicherry University also organised an exhibition and released a video on the occasion of Partition Horrors Remembrance Day.
K. Tharanikkarasu, Director (Studies), Clement Sagaradja Lourdes, Director (Culture), Rajneesh Bhutani, Registrar, D. Lazar, Finance Officer, Sadanatha G. Swami, Controller of Examinations, Vijakaumar, Librarian, deans of various schools, heads of the departments, faculty, and students participated.
At Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (Jipmer), Vir Singh Negi, Director hoisted the national flag. The programme also served as a platform to acknowledge Jipmer's advancements in patient care services, expansion of specialised training programmes and the launch of new research initiatives aimed at improving public health outcomes. Faculty members, nursing and medical students, and staff of Jipmer participated.
At Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, Vice-Chancellor Nihar Ranjan Biswas hoisted the national tricolour and accepted the guard of honour. Senior faculty members, administrators, non-teaching staff, staff nurses and support staff participated.
