Joint admission test to be held
Chandigarh: Six leading Engineering and Architecture institutes of Chandigarh and Hoshiarpur would conduct joint admissions for the session 2016-17. The students may submit online applications from June 25 to July 2 at the JAC Website ‘chdenggadmissions.nic.in’. The University Institute of Engineering and Technology (UIET), Panjab University would conduct joint admissions for the PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology (CCET), Chandigarh College of Architecture (CCA) and three Institutes of Panjab University namely Dr SS Bhatnagar University Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology (UICET), University Institute of Engineering and Technology (UIET), UIET PU SSG Regional Centre, Hoshiarpur. The admissions would be conducted by Joint Admission Committee (JAC) duly constituted and approved by UT Administration.
Governor congratulates Adviser and his team
Chandigarh: Punjab and Haryana Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki while congratulating UT Adviser Parimal Rai and his team for getting these two National Awards of Excellence said that it was a proud moment for Chandigarh that a small territory has competed with big States of India and got these awards of excellence. Chandigarh Administration has received National Excellence Awards from the MNRE, Government of India on June 7 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi for its excellent performance in the field of solar energy.
Haryana to introduce new courses
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has decided to introduce new courses and create additional seats for some courses in four Government colleges in the State during the academic session 2016-17. A spokesman said that classes of B.Com (Hons.) at Government College for Women, Jind and one unit each of MA English, MA Geography and MCom at Government College for Women, Mahendragarh were being started from this academic session. Also, 80 additional seats have been created inB.Com at Government College for Women, Mahendragarh, he added. 20 additional seats have been created in M.Com and one unit of M.A. History were being started at Government College, Naraingarh, district Ambala.
Staff of Tourist Complex set an example
Chandigarh: The staff of Gauriya Tourist Complex, of Haryana Tourism at Bahadurgarh in Jhajjar has set an example of honesty by returning an envelope containing Rs two lakh in cash to the tourist who had forgotten it in a room of the complex where he stayed from June 13 to 16. A spokesman said that Tajinder Singh, a resident of Mohali had stayed in the complex and after he checked-out, a waiter Dayal Ram went to the room to clean it and found an envelope. He immediately handed it over to the Manager of the tourist complex Ashok Chopra who found that it contained Rs two lakh. Tajinder Singh returned to the complex after two hours and asked about his lost envelope. After verification, the staff of the complex handed over the envelop to him.
PU invites applications
Chandigarh: Panjab University (PU) here has invited applications for the M.Phil & Ph.D. The students can apply at http://phdadmissions.puchd.ac.in upto July 4. PU spokesman informed that the prospectus and application form is available on the PhD admission website. The admissions would be based on entrance test, which would be conducted on July 24. The written test shall be followed by a mandatory interview in the form of interaction to be organized by the concerned school / department/ institute/ Centres, as the case may be.
Punjab bags 6 medals in Rowing Championship
Chandigarh: Punjab Rowing Team, representing Punjab Amateur Rowing Association (PARA), participated in the 19th Sub Junior and 1st Inter-State National Rowing Championships from June 7 to12. The championship was held at Sri Ramachandara Medical College (SWSC) Water Sports Centre, Sri Ramachandara Medical University, Porur, Chennai. A spokesman said that the team bagged 1 Gold, 1 Silver and 4 Bronze medal in the championship with Karamchand bagging Bronze medal in Sub Junior Boys (Single Scull) and Karamchand and Arvinder Singh winning Silver medal in Sub Junior Boys (Double Scull) category.
New series of battery run E-Rickshaw launched
Chandigarh: Country’s automobile player lohia Auto Industries has launched a new series of battery run E-Rickshaw by the name of Narain. This E-Rickshaw is improved and customized vehicles designed for Indian roads and commuting habits. To begin with 2 models of e-Riksha Narain and Narain lC i.e. passenger and cargo have been launched. later this year, more products would be launched under Narain series.
PCCTU unhappy with UGC Regulations
Chandigarh: Responding to the press note of MHRD issued a day before after 516th meeting of UGC, Jagwant Singh and Vinay Sophat, president and general secretary respectively of Punjab and Chandigarh College Teachers’ Union (PCCTU), said that they are completely unhappy with the solution provided to the mess created by 2nd and 3rd amendment of the UGC Regulations, as it addresses only a part of the problem. Jagwant Singh said that in the absence of the full text of the amendment they can respond only to the press note of VS Oberoi, Secretary, Higher Education, MHRD. He said that the increase of workload brought about by the Appendix to the 3rd amendment being ‘ultra vires’ the main regulations have been withdrawn, as the same was unlawful.
PUNJAB VIGIlANCE BUREAU NABS AN IMPERSONATOR
Chandigarh: Punjab Vigilance Bureau has nabbed a person impersonating as an IPS officer. An official spokesman of Vigilance Bureau informed that Rahul Kumar of Gurdaspur, who was impersonating as an IPS officer posted as SP, Vigilance Bureau, Punjab, has been arrested by a team of Vigilance Bureau, Amritsar from Dharmshala, District Kangra in Himachal Pradesh. An FIR has been registered against him in Batala under various sections of IPC. Describing the modus operandi of this fake officer, the spokesman informed that the impersonator used to call Government officials on telephone and tell them that he has received a corruption related complaint against them. For settling the matter, he used to demand money from Government servants. The spokesman said that the general public has been alerted by Vigilance Bureau through press and has been guided that who so ever receives such calls may lodge a complaint in the nearest Police Station or on Toll Free number of Vigilance Bureau, Punjab 1800-1800-1000 or on the website vigilancebureau.punjab.govt.in . He said that as a result of this, several FIRs have been lodged in different districts of Punjab by the affected officials. Earlier also, this fake SP was arrested by Flying Squad of Vigilance Bureau during the year 2013 and FIRs were lodged. After, getting bail, he again started calling Government employees in the same manner.