I&B minister Thakur to deliver convocation address at alma mater in Jalandhar

Union Minister Anurag Thakur will hand over degrees to graduates and post graduates at the 65th Convocation of the Doaba College in Jalandhar here on Tuesday.

Jalandhar (Punjab): Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur will on Tuesday be the chief guest at the convocation ceremony of Doaba College, his alma mater, in Punjab's Jalandhar, an official statement said. Thakur had done his graduation in Arts from the college.

At the convocation ceremony, Thakur will address the gathering and hand over degrees to 552 students for the academic years 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting statement said on Monday. The college has been imparting qualitative education in the region for more than 81 years.

The college has carved a niche by setting up Jalandhar's first campus community radio, Raabta 90.8 MHz, under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, it said. Thakur is also scheduled to attend the sports felicitation function as the chief guest at Guru Nanak Dev University in Amritsar on Tuesday, the ministry said. (PTI)