Punjab empanels 5 firms for cultivation of veggies
Chandigarh: To encourage the farmers to opt for the cultivation of vegetables under controlled atmosphere, Punjab Government has empanelled 5 firms to assist the farmers to set up Polyhouse and Polynet houses in their fields. State Government would provide subsidy on the structures erected by these empanelled firms. A spokesperson said that among the 5 firms empanelled for putting up structures for protected cultivation of vegetables included Earth Agro Structures Pvt ltd. Zirakpur, Farming Solutions Pvt. ltd. GT Road ludianan, M.F. Agro & Export Pvt. ltd. Feroz Gandhi Market, ludhiana, Poly Agro Engineers, Bathinda and E.P.C. Industries ltd. Nasik.
Edu minister hands over appointment letters
SAS Nagar (Mohali): Punjab Education Minister Daljit Singh Cheema on Friday handed over appointment and station allotment letters to 100 art and craft teachers as part of the recruitment drive of the education department. The occasion saw 34 next of kin of deceased employees being given appointment and station allotment letters on compassionate grounds. All the teachers and employees were shown the list of vacant stations after which the stations according to choice were allotted.
Haryana releases schedule for sports tournament
Chandigarh: Haryana Secondary Education Department has released the schedule for State level School Sports Tournaments, 2016-17. A spokesman said that the tournaments would be organized by the District Education Officers of Bhiwani, Panipat, Kurukshetra, Hisar, Rohtak, Yamunanagar, Panchkula, Jind, Gurgaon, Sonipat , Jhajjar, Karnal, Kaithal, Ambala, Mahendergarh, Rewari and Sirsa. In Bhiwani, Football Pre Subroto and Pre-Nehru Hockey tournament of girls under -17 would be organized from July 28 to 30, in Panipat Football Pre-Subroto of boys under 14 and 17 from July 28 to 30, Pre-Nehru Hockey of boys under 15 and 17 in Sahabad in Kurukshetra from July 28 to 30, Archery of boys and girls under 14,17 and 19, Boxing of girls under 17 and 19, Judo, Wrestling F/S under 14 and 19 and Wrestling G/R under 19 of boys in Hisar from September 8 to 10.
Punjab to celebrate Teej on July 29
SAS Nagar: Punjab Rural Development & Panchayats Department will celebrate Teej on July 29 at Sector 68, SAS Nagar, to glorify the rich heritage and culture of the state. Sikander Singh Maluka, Minister of Rural Development & Panchayats Department said that Teej is being celebrated among the women representatives of Panchayati Raj Societies and the working women in the Department, to empower them. He said that among the chosen representatives from the Panchayati Raj working system one third population is of women officials and members. All women representatives of the Department and the Panchayati Raj Societies are welcome to be a part of this event, said he.
SBI installs first ATM at Chandigarh int’l airport
Chandigarh: Chandigarh International Airport added facility of ATM for all inbound and outbound passengers of Chandigarh and nearby areas. SBI became the first bank to install their ATM for providing banking transactions to its customers. This ATM was inaugurated on Friday by Suneel Dutt, CEO, Chandigarh International Airport along with Venkatesh Bhardwaj, General Manager of SBI.
Verka launches Mango Shake
Chandigarh: Verka has introduced “Mango Shake” this season, which is available on all booths and various Verka retail shops in Chandigarh and Punjab. Verka Mango shake is available in easy to carry 200ml tetra pack for “on the go” generation. Priced at Rs 25 for 200ml, it has a shelf life of 120 days. Amarjit Singh Sidhu, chairman, MIlKFED, said, “Everyone these days wants to eat right and look for healthy and convenient options. Verka Mango Shake is the answer for them. It brings to them all the benefits.
Fitness awareness programme on almonds held
Chandigarh: An interesting and fun afternoon celebrating fitness and health with almonds was organized in Chandigarh. Distinguished nutritionist Shreya Goel and popular fitness expert Shobhna Juneja from Chandigarh came together to talk about the multiple benefits of consuming almonds, every day. Almonds offer natural goodness in every bite and contain essential nutrients that contribute to a wholesome, healthy and fit life. The nutritionist shed light on the various benefits of eating almonds and spoke about their anti-oxidant qualities (being rich in vitamin E), role in satiety and weight management, diabetes and maintaining a healthy heart as demonstrated by decades of published research.
Haryana distributes work among 2 Addl Directors
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has distributed the work among two Additional Directors of Information, Public Relations and languages Department. Pravesh Kumar, Additional Director(Admn.) will look after the work of administration of non-gazetted staff (Class III and IV) and of various sections of the department including Advertisement, Production, Magazine, Feedback, Exhibition, Art, Print Media, Technical and Field. Samwartak Singh, Additional Director(Admn.) will look after the work of administration of gazetted staff (Class 1 and II), Budget and of sections of Accounts, Audit, Cultural, legal, Film, IT, Store of the department.
Axis Bank launches Happy Holidays Package
Chandigarh: Axis Bank announced the launch ‘Happy Holidays Package’, a one stop Mobile service that offers multiple travel benefits to globetrotters. With this launch, Axis Bank has become India’s first bank to offer an integrated travel offering,through its Axis Mobilebanking application.
Insecticides (India) announces new Tie up
Chandigarh: Insecticides (India) ltd. (IIl) announced its new tie up with Momentive Performance Materials (India) Private ltd under which IIl will introduce Momentive’s new generation silicone based super spreader AgroSpred MAX adjuvant in India. Momentive has authorized IIl to exclusively use the brand name AgroSpred MAX for marketing the superspreader in India, further strengthening IIl’s Tractor Brand range of products to help farmers improve efficacy of agrochemicals.
Reliance Nippon life Insurance launches new Plan
Chandigarh: Reliance Nippon life Insurance, launched its new offer the ‘Increasing Money Back Plan’ which is a non-linked, non-participating life Insurance plan that provides periodic, guaranteed and incremental money back payouts along with a life cover for the entire policy term. It is designed to help policyholders get a guaranteed income at regular interval and insured financial security for the family. The increasing guaranteed pay out provides the additional support to match the increasing expenses and to fulfil the goals for the family”, said Manoranjan Sahoo, Chief Agency Officer.
Wheels of Wisdom at Banyan Tree School
Chandigarh: Inter School subject relay “Wheels Of Wisdom” was organised at Banyan Tree School Sector 48 B, Chandigarh on Friday in which many schools from the Tricity took part and there were more than 18 teams. The event started with a welcome note by Kritika Kaushal. The team was a set of four students as classes V, VI, VII & VIII. Each team appeared for 4 subject activities: English, Maths, Science and Social Science respectively. All the activities were explained by the respective subject heads. Teams were judged on the accuracy & time taken. The pretty tough challenge came to an end when results were declared. With an excellent & outstanding performance Gurukul Global, Manimajra was awarded Winner’s Trophy & Strawberry Fields 1st and 2nd Runners-up Trophy by Principal Sudeshna Sharma.