Chandigarh airport to be functional 24X7
Chandigarh: Round-the-clock availability of Chandigarh airport of Indian Air Force for civil aircraft operations is under consideration. The requirement of additional manpower to increase watch hours is being processed. Once manpower accretion materialises, 24x7 operations will be initiated. However, purely as an interim measure, international flights can be facilitated as and when such scheduled flights materialise, a spokesman said. It may be recalled that as part of the modernisation of Air Field infrastructure, Chandigarh airport is being upgraded through installation of IlS Cat-II. It will be done alongside runway resurfacing and is likely to be operational by January 2017.
National symposium on Chemical Sciences starts
Chandigarh: Panjab University’s VC, Arun Kumar Grover inaugurated a two-day national symposium on ‘New Innovation in Chemical Sciences’ at the department of Chemistry, on Friday. He said Indian universities should provide better living conditions and appropriate infrastructure to women research scholars. PU produces nearly 300 PhDs and out of which more than two third are woman, but the university lacks financial resources to improve the facilities for women.
Punjab SC panel for uniform fee structure
Chandigarh: Punjab State Commission for Scheduled Caste chairman Rajesh Bagha has put up a demand before the Punjab Government to constitute a high level committee to finalise the fee structure applicable for SC students in all private and Government institutions in the State. Bagha on Friday called on Chief Secretary Sarvesh Kaushal and presented before him the various issues concerning the SC population of the State.
Chandigarh celebrates World Oral Health Day
Chandigarh: The Department of Public Health Dentistry of Dr. Harvansh Singh Judge Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, PU, celebrated World Oral Health Day. Around 200 staff and students in the presence of Health secretary, UT Anurag Agarwal participated in the walkathon organised by the Indian Dental Association at Sukhna lake here. Patients were made aware about the oral health-related problems.
Martyrdom day of Shaheed Bhagat Singh
Chandigarh: Students of Department of Education, PU, on Friday organised a cultural event to commemorate the contribution of Shaheed Bhagat Singh. The event involved active participation of students of M.Ed. (Gen., ET, G&C) and M.A. (Edu) in the form of patriotic songs, poems, life sketch of Bhagat Singh, skits and poster presentation creating an ambience of patriotism.
Volvo Eicher placement: Rs6l offered
Chandigarh: The Volvo Eicher company on Friday during campus placement drive —AVSAR at PU, offered Rs6 lakh to a student for placement in their company. The placement drive will continue till March 21. Final year graduation and post graduation students of various departments of PU and its regional centres took part in this drive. Around 40 per cent students out of total 500 were placed from non- professional courses and 40 per cent women were recruited. Total short listed candidates were 134, while 114 got selected.
Annual Prize Distribution of sggscop held
Chandigarh: Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Pharmacy organised annual prize distribution in its campus in sector 26. Dr. Vandana Gupta, MS-cum-Joint Principal Medical Officer, GMSH, Sector 16, Chandigarh was chief guest while Dr. Abha Sarwal, SMO, Deptt of Pathology, GMSH-16, was the guest of honour. More than 100 students of Diploma in pharmacy and Diploma in medical lab technology were given prizes for their academic and cultural excellence.
Industrial Fair CHANDIKRIT from March 27
Chandigarh: The industries department, Chandigarh administration set to organise a 3-day industrial fair ‘Chandikrit – 2015’ from March 27 to 29, at the Parade Ground, Sector 17, Chandigarh. It will facilitate micro, small and medium scale industrial entrepreneurs to exhibit and market their products. Anurag Agarwal, Home Secretary-cum-Secretary Industries, will inaugurate the fair of 80 entrepreneurs from Haryana, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.
National Seminar on Tourism in HP begins
Shimla: A two-day long National seminar on cultural tourism development in Himachal Pradesh began at Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) here on Friday. Prof. S.P. Bansal VC, Maharaja Agarssain University Baddi inaugurated the seminar expressing his views about tourism development in Himachal Pradesh and world tourism scenario these days. He highlighted the figures of visiting tourists with reference to understanding the culture and cultural heritage of the State and presented quantitative position of cultural tourism.
Vijay Sabharwal elected Ku court member
Kurukshetra: Vijay Sabharwal, president, Dharamjeevi Institute of Professional Education, village Bagthala, Kurukshetra was elected unopposed as member of Court of Kurukshetra University, as representative of the management of non-Government professional colleges, for a tenure of 2 years. It is Sabharwal’s ninth consecutive win as member of University Court.
Microsoft's office now available on tablets
Chandigarh: Since announcing general availability of Office for Android devices, the app can be downloaded to all Android smart phones and ARM-based Android tablets from a range of OEMs across India. Bringing the power of Word, Excel and PowerPoint to Android, the app is designed for touch, on the go and tuned for Android devices. Office Mobile for Android phones is available free of cost. On tablets, for consumer usage, core features like free viewing, creating, printing and light editing are free and premium features require a qualifying Office 365 subscription. For commercial usage on tablets, one needs a qualifying Office 365 subscription for editing and premium features.