79-year-old alumnus and former Panjab University Law Department chairman Dr. Daya Nand Jauhar donated his 500 square yards plot worth USD 329K to Panjab University, Chandigarh. He did this to support long-term academic activities and strengthen the department’s academic profile. The plot will be managed by the university, and the proceeds from its sale will form the corpus of the Prof. D N Jauhar Endowment. As per the approved structure, 60% of the annual income generated from the corpus will be used for academic activities while 40% will be reinvested to ensure sustainability. The endowment will support three annual programs: an international law court competition, an annual lecture, and an award for achievement. Jauhar said, ‘We receive so much from the schools, colleges, and universities that nourish us. We owe it to them to spend on their betterment’. He gives the example of how Khalsa College, Amritsar was built through individual donations. PU Vice Chancellor Renu Vig said, 'His initiative shows the strong bond our alumni have with the university. We hope others will also come forward to contribute to the growth of their alma mater.' Meanwhile in Talwara, Hoshiarpur a controversy is brewing between a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)-run school and a Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB)-run Dayanand Anglo Vedic (DAV) School. The RSS school is trying to encroach on the 10-acre land of the DAV school by pushing BBMB to place the school land on auction. For the last six months, parents of the students in the DAV school and local residents in Talwara have been opposing the RSS attempts. The BBMB management of the DAV school is helping RSS by showing the school in financial loss. The school is not in loss and 1.2K students study in the school. BBMB chief engineer Rakesh Gupta assured that no auction will take place without consultations of all parties involved, including children in the school, but so far he has not withdrawn the auction notification. On 10 Dec, the locals protested and gave a call to Panjab to join their protest on 30 Dec. No print media has covered the story until now.
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