Four Haryana IAS officers promoted
Chandigarh: The Haryana Government has promoted four Indian Administrative (IAS) officers to the Higher Administrative Grade with effect from January 1, 2015. Those who have been promoted include Sudhir Rajpal, Sumita Misra, Ankur Gupta and Anurag Rastogi. These IAS officers on their promotion would continue to function on their present place of posting till further orders.
Seven swine flu deaths reported in Haryana
Chandigarh: Seven people have died due to swine flu in Haryana, where 41 positive cases of swine flu have been reported so far. Additional Chief Secretary, Health, Ram Niwas discussed the situation of swine flu on Tuesday during a video conferencing with civil surgeons of all districts in Haryana. In this regard, all civil surgeons have been directed to provide prompt treatment to Swine Flu patients, he added. He said that five cases have been reported in Jind out of which two have died.
PU to hold ‘PU OPEN Minds’ for students
Chandigarh: The Panjab University (PU), Chandigarh has decided to initiate a outreach programme “PU OPEN Minds” (Panjab University Outreach Program for Enlightening and Nurturing Young Minds) for school students. Vice Chancellor Arun Kumar Grover would launch the outreach program on January 28.
Gymnastics Federation General polls today
Chandigarh: The General House of Gymnastics Federation of India (GFI) will elect its new Executive Body here on Wednesday. MA Chemburkar, Senior Joint Secretary of the GFI said the Notice for elections was issued by incumbent president Jaspal Singh Kandhari on January 2 after a decision to this effect was taken in the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the GFI. These elections have been scheduled following a directive in this regard to the GFI from the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India. The elections will be held as per the Constitution of the GFI, and Model Election Guidelines circulated by the Ministry of Sports & Youth Affairs, and also incorporated in the National Sports Development Code, which governs the functioning of all sports federations in the country.
Tata launches new sporty hatchback Bolt
Chandigarh: Tata Motors on Tuesday announced the commercial launch of sporty hatchback, the all-new Bolt. Manufactured at the Pimpri plant in Pune, Bolt is the latest car from the company, under its Horizonext umbrella and offers many segment-defining features for Design, Drivability and Connectivity. The Bolt is launched at a starting price of Rs4.44 lakhs, ex-showroom, Chandigarh, for the Revotron (petrol) 1.2T and starts at Rs5.49 lakhs, ex-showroom, Chandigarh, for the diesel variant. Available in five colours — Venetian Red, Pristine White, Platinum Silver, Sky Grey, Dune Beige — the Bolt will be offered in four trims — XE, XM, XMS and XT. As per the ARAI certification, the Revotron 1.2T delivers 17.57 km/litre and the Diesel delivers 22.95 km/litre, fuel efficiency under test conditions.
Congregation of Pediatrics organised
Chandigarh: With over 8,000 participating delegates from across the nation, the 52nd Annual Conference of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics, PEDICON 2015 was the largest ever-organised conference on Pediatrics. The main highlights of the conference included the coming together of government bodies, International agencies, NGOs and doctors on one platform to debate and discuss the quality development of the future faces of our country — children.
SBI celebrates Republic day
Chandigarh: State Bank of India, Chandigarh Circle, on Tuesday celebrated 66th Republic Day at its local head office. lingaraj Mahapatra, Chief General Manager of SBI, unfurled the National Flag and released tri-colour balloons as gesture of unity and goodwill. Several stationery items and other gifts were also distributed to the children of NGO “Hamari Kaksha”. Mahapatra emphasised the importance of Chandigarh circle as it comprises of Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and J&K, which are leading States in Agriculture.