Sonipat DC gets FIR registered
Chandigarh: Sonipat Deputy Commissioner Rajeev Ratan has got registered an FIR on Sunday against two accused involved in the food poisoning incident at a wedding in Gandhi Nagar, Ganaur. The victims of food poisoning were provided with immediate medical care which helped save the situation from turning worse. Ratan said that many guests attending a wedding at Ganaur fell sick after taking food. Based on the complaint of SMO, Community Health Centre, Dr Tina Anand, and Dr Shyamlal, an FIR has been registered against Krishan Confectioner and Bharat Jain caterers, who had made all food related arrangements at the wedding. The DC said that around 11:30 Saturday night, eight patients were admitted to the Civil Hospital in Sonipat and 15 were taken to the Medical College in Khanpur.
Sky School to host Mini Olympics
Panchkula: Sky World School in Sector 21 here will host Mini Olympics, the annual sports day of the school on March 1. The unique feature of the event would be participation of students from all Panchkula schools. School Principal, Santosh Bhandari said, “For us it’s not just an annual event of sports but also to provide an opportunity for children to develop healthy competition in the spirit of true sportsmanship. Such competitions at an early age go a long way in developing their confidence, and self esteem in addition to developing their stamina.” The school annual sports day will be held from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm while the inter-school competitions will be held from 3 to 5 pm at the school premises.
Huge crowds throng AROGYA Fair on weekend
Panchkula: Huge crowds thronged and benefitted from various unique Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH) products, medicines and life giving therapies at the State AROGYA fair, being organised jointly by Union Ministry of AYUSH, Haryana Department of AYUSH and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) at Parade Ground in Sector 5 here. More than 3000 patients have already been treated by AYUSH experts and doctors at the seven free Government OPD clinics underway at the fair which enters its last day on Monday. These clinics are also distributing ayurvedic, homeopathic and unani medicines to the visitors absolutely free of cost.
Barbeque Nation presents Kebab fest
Chandigarh: Barbeque Nation will organise a kebab festival where one will be transported back to the medieval times where the only stress was whether to have the non-vegetarian extravaganza or the delectable vegetarian platter. Kabab Garh Shakahari, Diwan-e-Shakahari (for the vegetarian diners) and Kabab Garh Mansahari and Diwan-e-Manashari (for the non vegetarian diners) and Shan-e-Misthan and Diwan-e khas (Desserts) are a king's spread laid out at Barbeque Nation's outlets in Chandigarh’s Sector 26 outlet and Mohali’s Sector 59 till March 8.
City doctor brings laurels
Chandigarh: Dr Manuj Wadhwa, Director & Head, Max Elite Institute of Orthopaedics and Joint Replacement, Mohali has received recognition in the 2015 edition of limca Book of Records for the second time in a row. He has won the award for most joint replacements in a week having performed 114 successful joint replacement surgeries in seven days from June 9 -15, 2014 in a single centre single surgeon series. He has also won the award for most joint replacements in least time for having performed 1,001 successful joint replacement surgeries in 102 days from February 20, 2014 to June 1, 2014 in a single centre single surgeon series. This is the second time in a row that his name has featured in the limca Book of Records. last year Dr Wadhwa was awarded for having performed the highest number of joint replacement surgeries, 331 in March 2013 (31 days).
International conference at KU
Kurukshetra: University College of Kurukshetra University will organise international conference on March 26-27. Convener of the Conference Dr Pardeep Chauhan told that the theme of the conference is Crop Technology lead Agriculture Development and Sustainability of Ecosystem in India. He told that academicians and economist from India and abroad will take part in this conference.
Two-day conference at KU by history dept
Kurukshetra: Department of History, Kurukshetra University will organise a two-day international conference on the topic 1947: Rethinking, from 13 to 14 March, 2015. Director of Conference Prof. Amarjit Singh told that the historians and scholars from the United States of America, England, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh will participate in this conference.
Representations invited for Hry pay anomalies panel
Chandigarh: The Pay Anomalies Commission setup by the Haryana Government has invited representations from individual employees, associations and unions of employees regarding grievances and pay anomalies in their pay scales. A spokesman said that they, who wish, may represent before the Commission through their Administrative Department. The Administrative Department will examine the representation and forward the same to the Commission with their detailed comments latest by April 15. He said that detailed guidelines in the matter have been already circulated to all the Administrative Departments and Heads of the Departments vide letter date February 13, 2015 which can be downloaded from Finance Department’s website: www.finhry.gov.in.
Nirankaris hold plantation, cleanliness drive
Chandigarh: Thousands of Nirankari followers, including children and women, participated in three-hour cleanliness drive at various places in Chandigarh. A day before celebrations of Baba Hardev Singh’s 61st birthday in the form of Guru Puja Diwas across the world by Nirankari devotees, the cleanliness and tree plantation drives were undertaken on Sunday. Former Member of Parliament Satpal Jain, Panjab University VC Arun Grover, among others participated in the cleanliness campaign.