Six held for gambling in Punjab
Phagwara: Punjab Police on Sunday arrested six persons on charges of gambling under the garb of running lotteries from Phagwara. Acting on a tip-off, the accused were arrested from different locations, including a bus stand, the police said, adding that the arrest was made under sections 13-A - 3/67 (enhanced punishment if offence under section 13 relates to gaming with figures, etc) of the Gambling Act. Police said that Rs 2,700 was seized from those arrested Parshotam lal, Mohinder Sharma, Rohit, Ravi Kumar, Vikas Kumar and Meil Handa, police said.
DAV researcher wins SERB Overseas fellowship
Jalandhar: Dr Mamta Gupta, a researcher serving the Department of Environment Science at DAV University, Jalandhar, has been prestigious SERB Indo-US Postdoctoral Fellowship by the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) in partnership with the bi-national Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF), Government of India. Dr Gupta did her PhD from Panjab University’s Department of Environment Studies under the guidance of Prof Rupinder Tewari. Dr Gupta’s proposed approach is to engineer E coli bacteria to simultaneously use methanol to produce biofuels.
‘Mega Canadian Education Fair’ held
Chandigarh: As many as 45 Canadian Colleges & Universities descended at Hotel Taj here, to participate in a ‘Mega Canadian Education Fair’. The fair which was organized by Charms Education Services, made it amply clear that Canada was emerging as the most favoured destination for tricity students seeking an education abroad. As many as 400 students registered at the fair to know more about both under graduate & Post Graduate courses in Canada. Rahul Paitka, MD, Charms Education Services said, “After the mega Canadian Education Fair in Chandigarh, the fair will be held in ludhiana’s Hotel Regenta Central Klassic on April 3, in Jalandhar on April 4 in Hotel President & Amritsar’s Hotel Holiday Inn will host it on April 5.”
Activities mark World Autism awareness day
Chandigarh: In order to create awareness, the Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College & Hospital, and Government Rehabilitation Institute for Intellectual Disabilities (GRIID), organized several activities to mark the World Autism Awareness Day. Dr BS Chavan, Head of Department of Psychiatry, GMC&H -32 and Joint Director GRIID, interacted with visitors in Plaza, Sector 17 here. To mark the event, blue balloons signifying Autism were seen all over. Slogan writing competition on autism was also held, in which students of HRD section of GRIID and M.Phil. students of Department of Psychiatry, GMCH participated. Placards carrying awareness messages on autism were also put up to education the general public.
All-new KTM Dukes launched during a stunt show
Chandigarh: Bajaj Auto ltd. launched the all-new KTM Duke range comprising the 390 Duke, 250 Duke and 200 Duke during a stunt show event held at Punjab University. All products in the 2017 KTM Duke range would be BS-IV compliant. Amit Nandi, President- Probiking, Bajaj Auto ltd. said “Raw performance and edgy design sets the KTM Dukes apart from the rest. With the new MY17 range, the Dukes take yet another leap forward. The new 390 Duke is an all-new bike for the hardcore enthusiast, the new 200 Duke is a stepping stone into the world of KTM and the all-new 250 Duke is the upgrade option for those who have already experienced KTM with the 200 Duke”.
Result of Bank PO exam declared
Chandigarh: Result of Bank PO, Clerk and specialist officer exam conducted by IBPS has been declared. IBPS, is a Pune based recruitment body which conducts exam for the selection of Probationary Officer(PO)and clerk for all 21 Public Sector Banks like Bank of Baroda, PNB, Canara Bank except SBI. This year, a candidate scoring 39.90% has become a probationary officer in bank. Total 8822 students have qualified as probationary officer and 19243 qualified as clerk from all over India. In comparison to last time’s 49.90 % cut-off has decreased to 39.90% for final selection. RK Mahajan, Director of Sector 15 based AAA-BRIGHT ACADEMY said out of 18000 candidates appeared from tricity, more than 1027 students have qualified Bank PO, clerk and specialist officer exam.