Joint online portal for admission launched
Chandigarh: Joint online admission for year 2017-18 to under-graduate & post graduate colleges of Chandigarh was inaugurated by Punjab Governor and UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore. On this occasion, Badnore appreciated the initiative of Department of Higher Education in making the admission process simpler and said “This step towards joint online admission will bring all the records of the students online and will make the admission process more transparent and at the same time efficient & paperless.” For the first time private colleges have been part of this joint online admission for year 2017-18 and this portal would further simplify the admission process for the students.
Health Minister issues directions
Chandigarh: Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij has directed the officers of Health, AYUSH and Medical Education and Research Departments to form a joint plan for ensuring adequate health care services to people through proper functioning of departments. Vij while presiding over a joint meeting of Health, AYUSH and Medical Education and Research Departments said that Health and AYUSH departments provide healthcare services and Medical education department produces new doctors. Thus, these three departments should responsibly make efforts in a planned manner, he added.
Haryana to take up issue of loans with banks
Chandigarh: Chairperson, Haryana Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (HSFDC), Sunita Duggal said that the issues relating to the sanction of loans to the persons living below the poverty line would be taken up with the higher authorities of the bankers so that same may be resolved at the earliest. Duggal while speaking at a programme on World Environment Day here, also emphasized the need to plant maximum saplings and said that every person must plant atleast one sapling in a month. On this, all the Members of the Board of HSFDC present there assured her the same. She also presented plants to the Board members and also to the staff so as to motivate them.
SBI celebrates World Environment Day
Chandigarh: The State Bank of India on Monday organised a series of functions to celebrate World Environment Day. Badal Chandra Das, Deputy Managing Director alongwith DV Suresh Kumar, CGM, R Arumuga Pandi, CGM and Anil Kishora, CGM, Chandigarh Circle planted saplings at the premises of local head office, Chandigarh to mark the day. In another event to increase awareness to promote environment protection amongst people of Chandigarh, SBI distributed lED bulbs to general public at Elante Mall, Chandigarh, as co-sponsor of the event with Chandigarh Administration.
NHM Haryana & UNICEF to sign MoU
Chandigarh: An MoU will be signed between the National Health Mission, Haryana and UNICEF in the presence of Health Minister, Anil Vij onJune 6 at Haryana Niwas here, to prevent Pneumonia in children in the age group of 0 to 5 years in the State. It will benefit about 5.5 lakh children of the State. Mission Director, National Health Mission, Amneet P Kumar said that UNICEF representative to India, louis-Georges Arsenault and Principal Secretary, Health, Amit Jha would also be present on this occasion.
solid waste management plant at Ambala soon
Chandigarh: Haryana Health Youth Affairs Minister, Anil Vij, who is also MlA Ambala Cantt, said that a new solid waste management plant at cost of Rs 600 crore would be established in village Patvi for waste management of Municipal Corporation Ambala. This plant would generate electricity, said the Minister, adding that the waste from Ambala, Karnal and other nearby cities would be brought in this plant for treatment. He also dedicated to people a new machine for cleanliness of roads and a new JCB. With the assistance of an organisation from Mumbai, the Municipal Corporation would provide separate dustbins for dry and wet waste to each house in the area. This organisation would visit each household and encourage people to put waste in dustbins, he added.
YMCA selected under World Bank TEQIP-III
Chandigarh: YMCA University of Science and Technology, Faridabad has been selected under the third phase of World Bank assisted Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP-III) and allocated a fund of Rs 7 crore. The Project will be implemented as a ‘Central Sector Scheme’ monitored by the National Project Implementation Unit of Ministry of Human Resource Developmentm Government of India. Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dinesh Kumar said that the project would prove to be a boon to the University like YMCA which is in its development phase. There is a lot to be done for the up-gradation of laboratories, research facilities and other infrastructural development in the University, he added.
city students shine at Olympiad awards
Chandigarh: The students from Chandigarh made their parents proud by achieving international rank in the SOF Olympiad. Over 42,800 schools from 1400 cities across 25 countries participated in the six SOF Olympiad exams during 2016-17 and around 45 lakh students appeared in the Olympiad. In international English Olympiad, international rank one was achieved by Bhavya Singla of class VIII from Ryan International School and Satyam Singh of class VII from Kendriya Vidyalaya 3BRD got international rank one in international sports knowledge olympiad and got a gold medal and 50,000 cash each.
North Country Mall celebrates Environment Day
Mohali: The North Country Mall, Mohali, recently acquired by Virtuous Retail South Asia (VRSA), distributed more than 500 saplings to customers of the centre marking World Environment Day. The team in association with the Punjab Pollution Board and volunteers from the city also planted trees around the boundary walls of the centre spread over 2 million sq. ft. The campaign stressed on the 3Rs - Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.
Tatkal facility of Chandigarh Housing Board
Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Housing Board has provided Tatkal facility for various services of CHB. Under this scheme, the cases of applicants are processed on priority basis, said a spokesman. In order to bring further transparency, the Tatkal Section is now putting up the cases to the competent authority within 3 days from the date of receipt of application, after completion of all the required formalities. As on June 2, the Board has provided Tatkal service to 1459 applicants of various categories and earned a sum of Rs 5.14 crore.
HEXA Centre comes to ludhiana
ludhiana: Tata Motors brought its HEXA Experience Centre (HEC), in ludhiana at Government College of Women’s Ground, attended by the company’s existing and prospective customers. Inaugurated by Sanjeev Talwar, MlA, ludhiana East, this experiential activity comprised of a specially curated off-road track which featured a side incline, articulation & staircase ramps, steep ascent & descent ramps, kerb stones, log barrier and roller ramps. Each one of these was designed to test the power, stability, and the driving experience of the HEXA.