Dr Nilima Patel sponsored medals to promote women’s education
Vadodara: For the first time in the history of M S University, as many as five gold medals have been sponsored for girl students of College of Physiotherapy at the Faculty of Medicine.
Dr Nilima Patel, who was a student of the college, served as a teacher, head and later as principal has sponsored the gold medals to promote women’s education.
Girl students who will achieve higher marks in the final year of bachelor of physiotherapy (BPT) 1, 2, 3, 4 and master of physiotherapy (MPT) will be conferred gold medals through this sponsorship.
Candidates who won uncontested on Wednesday
Vadodara:Syndicate elections at M S University will be held only for one category that of teachers on February 25. On Wednesday, as many as ten seats were declared won uncontested as the otherwise warring saffron camps reached a final compromise just hours before the deadline to file nominations on the last day of filing nominations.
The university’s syndicate body comprises of 15 elected representatives. Of these, the one seat representing head of departments (HoDs) was already declared won uncontested as Satyajit Chaudhary was the sole candidate to file nomination in this category. The poll battle for the remaining 14 seats was scheduled on February 25 with Wednesday being the last day of submitting nominations.
MSUSU members burnt effigy of BCA office-bearers on Tuesday
Vadodara: The row between M S University and Baroda Cricket Association (BCA) over representation of university in BCA’s apex council is escalating.
On Tuesday, a group of student leaders led by MSU Students Union (MSUSU) general secretary Rakesh Panjabi and vice-president Kaksha Patel burnt effigy of BCA office-bearers at the D N Hall ground.
Threatening that they would intensify their agitation further, the student leaders also warned that BCA will not be allowed to utilize D N Hall ground while they will also obstruct matches that BCA will organize at its stadium if university is not provided representation in the association.