Haryana to observe ‘Cashless Week’
Chandigarh: To promote digital payments in the State, Haryana Government has decided to observe ‘Cashless Week’ from January 20 to 27. A spokesman said that vice-chancellors of all universities, and principals of all government colleges and government-aided private colleges in the state have been instructed to arrange special training sessions for students and teaching and non-teaching staff by January 27. He said that necessary instructions may be issued to the students and members of the staff to register and upload the details of achievements regarding cashless transactions on the web portal of Vishaka on day-to-day basis.
Haryana constitutes advisory group
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has constituted an Advisory Group under the Chairmanship of Vice Chancellor, Haryana State University of Horticultural Sciences, Karnal for preparing detailed project report and financing of the various modalities till the university starts functioning regularly. A spokesman said that other members of the Advisory Group would include Vice Chancellor, Dr Yaswant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, Himachal Pradesh; Dr. S.K. Bhatia, Professor, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar among others.
liquor shops to remain closed from Feb 2 to 4
SAS Nagar: In view of Punjab Assembly elections on February 4, District Magistrate cum District Electoral Officer SAS Nagar Daljeet Singh Mangat has directed all liquor shops within the jurisdiction of district SAS Nagar to remain closed from February 2 (5 pm) to February 4 (5 pm) and also directed to close the liquor shops on March 11, on the day of counting of votes. During these days, all wholesale & retail liquor shops/ vends will remain closed and within the jurisdiction all hotels, restaurants & marriage palaces will not be allowed to serve liquor during the above said dates. Besides this, storage of liquor during the said time will also be prohibited.
Maruti Suzuki Rally flagged off from Panchkula
Panchkula: The excitement was high and palpable at the flag off of Maruti Suzuki Rally of Himachal, the sixth and last leg of the National Super league TSD Rally Championship from Panchkula. The rally will witness 70 participants from across the country including the TSD veterans like Karthik Maruti and Jagmeet Gill. The participants will race across a total distance of 600kmson the undulating terrains in the land of snow, passing by steep forested hillsides of Shimla, famously known as queen of hills. The rally will travel through the enchanting natural bounty of Himachal Pradesh and conclude in Mashobra hills on January 22.
Dastarkhwan-E-Awadh to be held at JW Marriott
Chandigarh: Bringing to the region the traditional tastes from Awadh, JW Marriott Chandigarh is laying out a gastronomical fare of Awadhi cuisine at “Dastarkhwan-E-Awadh”, its Awadhi food festival scheduled to be held from January 20 to January 29 at Saffron, its Indian fine-dining restaurant. “Dastarkhwan-E-Awadh” will enamour guests with choicest of delicacies from the elaborate Awadhi cuisine, which involves cooking patterns similar to those in Central Asia, the Middle East, and Northern India. At the food festival, one can enjoy starters like the Khus ka Chicken Tikka Kebab, Gosht ki Galouti or the Singada Bashnu Kebab. In the main course, there will be lucknawi Murgh Korma, Dingri Dulma, Dal-E –Awadh and Zaffrani Dum Basmati, which are some of the signature Awadhi dishes.
Mega auctions conducted by State Bank of Patiala
Patiala: To resolve stressed assets, State Bank of Patiala is frequently holding the mega auctions under SARFAESI Act. During the last ten months(FY 2016-17), the bank has put on auction 766 properties situated in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajashtan, Delhi NCR & UT Chandigarh involving NPA amount of Rs 899.49 crore and has sold 105 properties. In addition to that 104 accounts which were put on mega auctions have been partially/fully resolved as the borrowers deposited money before auction. In the recent, mega auction held on January 17, 6 properties amounting Rs 214.52 lakh have been sold and in 13 accounts partial/full recovery of Rs 113.13 lakh was received before auction.
RenewBuy.Com set to enter motor insurance market
Chandigarh: RenewBuy, India’s technology enabled motor insurance platform that has insured more than 1,00,000 vehicles since its launch just a year ago, is now all set to solve under-penetration of motor insurance in Punjab and Haryana. The two States together have over 30 lakh cars and 90 lakh two-wheelers with the market growing at 20% annually. RenewBuy aims to strengthen its presence across Punjab & Haryana by going deeper into cities like Chandigarh, ludhiana, Amritsar, Patiala, Rajpura, Mandi Gobindgarh, Sirhind, Kharad, Ambala, Karnal, Panipat Rohtak, Yamunanagar, Panchkula etc.
Hyatt Regency introduces Sicilian Sunday Brunch
Chandigarh: Piccante, the signature Italian restaurant at Hyatt Regency Chandigarh has introduced an authentic Sicilian Sunday Brunch prepared by Chef Antonino for an intimate gathering of families and friends. Your favourite handmade pasta will be cooked live as per your palette and signature pizzas and daily risotto specials will be served fresh to your tables, as Chef Antonio interacts with the guests at the restaurant.
Semimar on GST Overview, Challenges
Chandigarh: Excise & Taxation Department, Chandigarh Administration organised a Seminar on “GST: Overview and Challenges” at Hotel Mount View, on Thursday. VP Singh Badnore, Governor of Punjab and Administrator, UT, Chandigarh was the chief guest on the occasion. Kirron Kher, MP; Parimal Rai, Adviser to the Administrator, Sarvjit Singh, Finance Secretary-cum-Secretary Excise & Taxation and Ajit Balaji Joshi, Excise & Taxation Commissioner were also present during the occasion. Rajan Datt, Joint Commissioner, Central Excise; Ravneet Khurana, Deputy Commissioner (GST), CBEC, New Delhi and Ajay Jagga were the keynote speakers who threw ample light on the various parameters of GST. The seminar was attended by various Trade Associations of the Chandigarh like Beopar Mandal, Industry Association, Grain Market Association, Marble Market Association, Chamber of Commerce and others.