One-way traffic restriction on road to Law Dept goes
The Panjab University authorities have approved removing the one-way restriction on the road leading to the Law Department for the faculty, students and staff of the department.
On Monday, some political groups had on their own removed barricades to open the one-way road leading to science departments even as the university authorities had not decided to end the restriction.
Amid the ongoing political buzz of the Panjab University Campus Students’ Council (PUCSC) elections, an internal committee on traffic has taken the decision to partially open the one-way restriction for students and faculty of the Law Department. “The other restrictions will continue to exist. The authorities will take the final call on the matter soon,” said an official.
“The decision has been taken in view of the traffic on the route. The traffic flow on other routes will also be assessed,” said Prof Dr Amit Chauhan.
Student Council prez returns to NSUI fold
Anurag Dalal, who had left the NSUI and ended up winning the PUCSC elections last year, on Tuesday returned to the party.
Dalal joined the NSUI in presence of city Congress president HS Lucky and NSUI national president Varun Choudhary, who was in the city for announcing the group’s manifesto.
Dalal had become the first independent candidate to win the president’s post in the PUCSC. A research scholar from the Department of Chemistry, he had secured 3,433 votes, defeating his closest rival Prince Choudhary from the AAP-led student wing Chhatra Yuva Sangharsh Samiti, who received 3,130 votes.
Last week, students had ended their protest on getting an assurance that the one-way traffic restriction would be reviewed.
The university is waiting for the confirmation from the UT Administration for holding the PUCSC elections. The notification is expected to be released before August 21. As per past practices, the official announcement is made 12 to 15 days before the elections, followed by release of SOPs for permissions, restrictions and full schedule.
Meanwhile, the university will soon issue a notification regarding mandatory entry stickers for day scholars. On August 7, the university had launched secure parking stickers for day scholars for the 2025–2026 academic session. The move was introduced ahead of the PUCSC elections. The stickers have a QR code embedded for digital verification, a tamper-proof hologram and a unique, encrypted symbol to prevent misuse and duplication. The QR codes were securely generated in-house by students of the Computer Science and Engineering Department, UIET, who were appointed under the Earn-While-Learn scheme by the DSW office.
“The students have to apply before August 25, and we have already received nearly 200 applications. Only vehicles with stickers will be allowed to enter the campus,” added the DSW.
NSUI releases manifesto
The National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) on Tuesday unveiled its manifesto for the upcoming PUCSC elections. NSUI national president Varun Choudhary said the manifesto reflected the aspirations of PU students. It opposed the recent affidavit rule for protests and supported full OBC reservation in admissions and hostels, fee waivers, hostel support and scholarships for EWS students. Promises, including 24×7 women safety task force, grievance desks, CCTV & night transport, a central placement cell, One PU-One App, affordable and better food, night transport and e-scooter stations, green and sustainable campus, ramps, lifts, allowances and representation for differently-abled pupils and student representation in academic, hostel and finance committees, were also announced.
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