{"id":47229,"date":"2021-12-10T12:15:12","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T12:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timespunjab.com\/?p=47229"},"modified":"2021-12-10T12:15:12","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T12:15:12","slug":"desh-bhagat-university-decides-to-confer-doctorate-degree-honorary-to-raj-kumar-verka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timespunjab.com\/?p=47229","title":{"rendered":"Desh Bhagat University decides to confer doctorate degree (honorary) to Raj Kumar Verka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The degree will be awarded on December 11 in a special convocation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Chandigarh, 10 December 2021 : <\/strong>Desh Bhagat University has decided to confer Doctorate Degree (Honorary) to Punjab Medical Education and Research, Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Dr. Raj Kumar Verka.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Giving this information, a spokesperson of Desh Bhagat University said that Ph.D. degree (honorary) will be presented to Dr. Verka on December 11, 2021 during a special convocation. This honor is being given to him for his social work.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is to be noted that Dr. Verka, throughout his life has worked with unwavering dedication, sincerity and integrity for the poor, minorities and the downtrodden people of the state. As the Vice-Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, he played a vital role in ensuring and protecting the rights of the people. 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