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Minister Chandrakant Patil says core purpose of education is development of society

Pune, June 17 (UNI) Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil on Wednesday said knowledge must be accessible to all classes irrespective of caste or religion.
Inaugurating the Sant Singh Mokha Institute of Management Studies established by the Vijay Foundation Trust, he stressed that the core purpose of education was development of society and the nation. However, he expressed concern that some institutions were straying from this purpose.
Several dignitaries attended the function including social activists Dilbag Singh Bir and Charanjit Singh Sahani and Sanjay Nahar who delivered the introductory address, besides Vijay Foundation trustees Shailesh Pagaria and Shailesh Wadekar, corporators Arun Rajwade, Varsha Tipkar, Sandeep Beldare and Bapu Chorge.

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NEW DELHI, JUL 11 (UNI):- Security tightened at Red Fort after bomb threat call, no suspicious objects found,A bomb threat call was received at the Mumbai police control room, which was forwarded to the Delhi Police control room, in New Delhi on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-SD169U BY SUBRATA DUTTA

NEW DELHI, JUL 11 (UNI):- Security tightened at Red Fort after bomb threat call, no suspicious objects found,A bomb threat call was received at the Mumbai police control room, which was forwarded to the Delhi Police control room, in New Delhi on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-SD168U BY SUBRATA DUTTA

NEW DELHI, JUL 11 (UNI):- Security tightened at Red Fort after bomb threat call, no suspicious objects found,A bomb threat call was received at the Mumbai police control room, which was forwarded to the Delhi Police control room, in New Delhi on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-SD167U BY SUBRATA DUTTA

NEW DELHI, JUL 11 (UNI):- Security tightened at Red Fort after bomb threat call, no suspicious objects found,A bomb threat call was received at the Mumbai police control room, which was forwarded to the Delhi Police control room, in New Delhi on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-SD166U BY SUBRATA DUTTA

HYDERABAD, JUL 11 (UNI):- Mr. Vikas Hisariya – M.D – Vishal Peripherals and Mr. Salman Yusuff Khan - Choreographer, Creator & Actor at the Launch of Event Beyond the Spotlight at Vishal Peripherals Store at Begumpet, in Hyderabad on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-165U

HYDERABAD, JUL 11 (UNI):- Mr. Vikas Hisariya – M.D – Vishal Peripherals and Mr. Salman Yusuff Khan - Choreographer, Creator & Actor at the Launch of Event Beyond the Spotlight at Vishal Peripherals Store at Begumpet, in Hyderabad on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-164U

HYDERABAD, JUL 11 (UNI):- Mr. Vikas Hisariya – M.D – Vishal Peripherals and Mr. Salman Yusuff Khan - Choreographer, Creator & Actor at the Launch of Event Beyond the Spotlight at Vishal Peripherals Store at Begumpet, in Hyderabad on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-163U

HYDERABAD, JUL 11 (UNI):- Mr. Vikas Hisariya – M.D – Vishal Peripherals and Mr. Salman Yusuff Khan - Choreographer, Creator & Actor at the Launch of Event Beyond the Spotlight at Vishal Peripherals Store at Begumpet, in Hyderabad on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-162U

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PANCHKULA, JUL 11 (UNI):- Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini participates in the ‘Dialogue Program with State NGOs and Chemist Associations’ on the #DrugsFreeHaryana campaign, in Panchkula on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-152U

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PANCHKULA, JUL 11 (UNI):- Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini participates in the ‘Dialogue Program with State NGOs and Chemist Associations’ on the #DrugsFreeHaryana campaign, in Panchkula on Saturday. UNI PHOTO-150U