KASHMIRI
STUDENTS’ VISIT TO PU UNDER OP SADBHAVNA
Vinay Kumar
Chandigarh
A group of twelve under-graduate students along with their two
faculty members from the Government College, Nowshera of the
Rajauri District in Jammu and Kashmir visited Panjab University,
Chandigarh, here today. The visiting group held an interaction with
the Dean University Instruction and officiating Vice Chancellor
Prof. Shankarji Jha. They also met Prof. Devinder Singh, Secretary to the
Vice Chancellor and faculty members from the various departments of
the university. Prof. Jaskaran Singh Waraich, Chairperson, Department of
Defence and National Security Studies informed that their visit was
part of the Deshattan 2019 tours being organised by the Rashtriya
Rifles Force of the Indian Army under Operation Sadbhavana also known
as Operation Goodwill. Op Sadhavana is a military-civic action programme launched
by the Indian Army in the state of Jammu and Kashmir with the aim of “winning the
hearts and minds” of the people in the region. The students also visited their department
for an informal interaction with the faculty, research scholars and students of
the department. This interaction was followed by a visit to the
University Library and Gandhi Bhawan. The Lunch for the
visiting group was organised by the University Administration at
the Boys Hostel No. 2.
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