DEPARTMENTAl EXAMINATION FROM JUlY 9
Chandigarh: Central Committee of Examination, Punjab will organize the next departmental examination of certain categories of Officers/Officials from July 9 to July 15 at Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration, Punjab (MGSIPAS), Sector 26 here in two shifts i.e. from 9 am to 12 noon and 2 pm to 5 pm. A spokesman said that these categories includes Assistant Commissioners/ Extra Assistant Commissioners, I.P.S officers, Civil Judges (Junior Division), Tehsildars/ Revenue Officials, Officers of Forest Department I.F.S., Officers of the Agriculture/ Soil Conservation Services/Horticulture Services, Animal Husbandry & Fisheries department, Wardens/Inspectors of Wild life Preservation department, Officers/Officials of the department of Jails, Excise and Taxation department, Cooperation, Dairy Development, Block Development and Panchayat Officers, lady Circle Supervisors of Rural Development and Panchayat Department and Officers of labour & Employment Departments.
SBI INAUGURATES Rs100 NOTES DISPENSING ATM AT PU
Chandigarh:. Nirmal Chand, Regional Director, Reserve Bank of India inaugurated an exclusive Rs100 Notes Dispensing ATM of State Bank of India at Administrative Block, Panjab University campus in Chandigarh, in the presence of Col. G. S. Chadha, Registrar, Panjab University and Anil Kishora, Chief General Manager, State Bank of India, Chandigarh Circle. This ATM will dispense only Rs100 notes to serve the needs of student community, small traders etc. Kishora said that SBI plans to dedicate three more ATMs in the tricity for dispensing small denomination notes to general public.
BETTERTHINK HOlDS WORKSHOP ON SPEAKING AND WRITING
lUDHIANA: In an attempt to enhance the Speaking and Writing skills of IElTS students at its franchise centres in the region, BetterThink has organised a series of four workshops by its ‘module-specific’ experts. BetterThink is the English language division of TCY Group. These workshops were held at its Zira, Faridkot, Kotkapura and Jalalabad centres where a large number of students took part. They showed keen interest in BetterThink’s scientific teaching methods which, they feel, are helping them in boosting self-confidence and scoring better bands in IElTS exams. Two more such workshops will be organised at BetterThink centres in Sangrur (June 4) and Nawanshar ( June 11).
SUBSIDY OF 1.5 CR ON MAIZE SEEDS IN SAS NAGAR
SAS Nagar: To motivate farmers for harvesting of profitable crops under Crop Diversification Program, subsidy amounting to Rs 1 crore 50 lakh will be provided to farmers on maize seed in SAS Nagar this season. Deputy Commissioner D.S.Mangat said that subsidy amounting to Rs 8 lakh 40 thousands on 100 quintal maize seed stands provided so far. Mangat said that 22 thousand 500 acres maize seeding is targeted during this season and 1100 quintal subsidized maize seed at the rate of Rs. 84 per kg will be provided to farmers which will be directly transferred to the bank accounts of farmers. Mangat said that besides subsidized seed, pesticide at 50 percent subsidy will also be provided to farmers. He said that to ensure proper distribution of maize seeds, 13 centres have been established by Agriculture Department and very soon pesticide will be made available at these centres. He said that 7 different varieties of maize seed have been made available.