Regional centres of MDU
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday announced to establish two Regional Centres of Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU), Rohtak at Faridabad and Nagina in Mewat to promote higher education in the state. A decision to this effect was made in the 176th meeting of the Academic Council of the University. Vice-Chancellor of University HS Chahal said that this decision would provide educational opportunities to the students in the districts of Faridabad, Palwal, Mewat and adjoining areas.
Haryana constructs banquet hall at Rs 1.3 cr
Chandigarh: A banquet hall of Rs 1.3 crore covering an area of 5,688 sq. ft has been constructed at Aravalli Golf Club at Faridabad. Sumita Misra, Managing Director, Haryana Tourism said Haryana Tourism owned and operated the Golf Club, which is a haven for golf enthusiasts. She said that the hall, equipped with all modern amenities is an ideal destination for hosting functions like marriages, conferences and family get-togethers. A modern state-of-the-art gym and health club is also being added at a cost of about Rs 50 lakh.
TREE PlANTATION DRIVE IN MCM DAV COllEGE
Chandigarh: A tree plantation drive was organised by NSS unit of MCM DAV College for women, Sector 36, Chandigarh in the College campus on Thursday. Dr Puneet Bedi, principal, initiated the drive by planting a medicinal plant with students. She emphasised on sensitising society about saving environment and plantation of medicinal plants that are useful in treating common ailments. The drive was also aimed at generating awareness about medicinal values of various plants among students and teacher. Around 250 NSS volunteers participated in plantation of about 250 saplings of medicinal plants.
HARYANA CM MEETS lECTURERS ASSOCIATION
Chandigarh: CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda urged teaching fraternity to educate the children as their own to ensure their bright future. Hooda was addressing a delegation of Haryana School lecturers Association who has called on him to thank for fulfilling their various demands including increase in their promotional ratio from 33:67 to 20:80 and announcing pay scales on the pattern of Punjab Government. Insisting that competition in every sector has increased, “We are providing best infrastructure and modern facilities in educational institutes and making Haryana an Education Hub, Hooda further added.
CONFERENCE ON EMERGENCY RADIOlOGY IN PgiMER
Chandigarh: The Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh is organising the 1st Annual Conference of the Society for Emergency Radiology from 29th to 31th August. The conference is likely to be attended by about 300 delegates, including postgraduate students and fellows from various medical colleges and practising radiologists, from all over India. The invited faculty includes radiologists from the country and across the globe from Japan, Australia and USA who are actively practicing and teaching emergency radiology. The oration will be delivered by Prof Sanjiv Sharma, Head, Department of Cardiovascular Radiology, AIIMS, Delhi on Challenges and changing paradigms in clinical medicine: intra-arterial stem cell therapy.
MATA SAHIB KAUR BECOMES HOCKEY INDIA MEMBER
Chandigarh: In its bid to reach the grassroots of Hockey, Hockey India announced the induction of Mata Sahib Kaur Hockey Academy Jarkhar, ludhiana as its 7th Academy Member. It has been actively involved in the development of the game by organising the Jarkhar Sports Festival every year. The Academy also organises the Olympian Prithipal Singh Hockey Tournament for U-17 teams every year. Mata Sahib Kaur Hockey Academy Jarkhar has its own hockey stadium with seven a side astro turf along with a 22 room hostel for the players. The Academy also holds regular tournaments and camps which helps them in identifying talent in the region. Hockey India secretary general Dr Narinder Batra said, “We are honoured to welcome Mata Sahib Kaur Hockey Academy Jarkhar as our Academy Member. We extend our full support to the Academy for the development of the game.”
City BJP on Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
Chandigarh: With the launch of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, the Chandigarh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) also organised a number of programmes across the city under for newly launched scheme. The city BJP president Sanjay Tandon inaugurated a camp at Central Bank of India, Sector 22 and distributed kits to new account holders. Kit contains RuPay card and cheque book. Tandon said that Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana will help those people who are unable to open the account due to less income. He said with this people will get free accidental insurance of Rs 1 lakh and a life insurance of Rs 30,000 for those who will operate the account before January 26, 2015.