Development works at street-level: Minister
Chandigarh: Haryana Urban local Bodies Minister Kavita Jain said that development work is being carried out at street-level on priority basis in the state. The Minister while speaking after laying foundation stones of development projects to the tune of about Rs 2 crore in Sonipat, said that it was for the first time in the state that development works were being undertaken in every street and locality with the ideology of Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas. “The present State Government is working for the development of all without any nepotism or discrimination on basis of caste or region,” she added. She directed the officers to ensure that the development works are completed before the onset of monsoon.
Govt to construct road from B’pur to Deodhi
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has decided to construct 2.69 km road from Bakhapur to Deodhi in district Rewari at a cost of about Rs 2.39 crore. A spokesman said that the Chief Minister Manohar lal has accorded administrative approval to this effect.
FIITJEE Chandigarh students excel once again
Chandigarh: The results of the Joint Entrance Examination for entry to the country’s top engineering colleges that were announced on Sunday yet again validated FIITJEE’s leading position in engineering entrance training. Fiitjee Chandigarh students have outshined again with AIR 30 by Shashij Gupta and AIR 68 by Shivam Bansal Congratulating the successful students, FIITJEE Chandigarh Centre Head Suchit Verma said that the foundation laid by FIITJEE early in life will also help the students approach every challenge with courage and gusto in future.
Free eye check up and glasses for truck drivers
ludhiana: CEAT Tyres under aegis of Netranjali program will organise its campaign, ‘Travel Safe’ in ludhiana and targeting around 500 drivers to offer free eye check-ups and inspection of more than 500 vehicles. The major areas covered under this initiative in ludhiana are Sahnewal, Sherpur Chowk and more. Netranjali programme will include extensive eye check-ups for drivers, free distribution of spectacles and referral to hospitals for treatment.Besides ludhiana, this initiative will be conducted across seven more cities in India.
Aryans, Chandigarh’s BBA ranked among top 50
Mohali: Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) course of Aryans group of colleges has been ranked 45th BBA institutes of the country by Times BBA education ranking survey -2017 in their recent edition. Anshu Kataria, chairman, Aryans Group congratulated the students, Staff and Management and said that this great achievement is the outcome of joint efforts of all. Kataria added that BBA course was started under Aryans Institute of Management & Technology at Aryans Group in 2007.
city becomes the new IIT-JEE-achievers hub
Chandigarh: Allen Career Institute has produced 25 selections in the top 100 All India Ranks in JEE Advance 2017 from all its centers based on the results compiled so far. Allen Career Institute, Chandigarh students repeated history for the institute as Rachit Bansal AIR-9, Himanshu Sheoran AIR-59, Saksham Dhull AIR-66, Sudhanshu Bansal AIR-155, Ujjwal Gauri AIR-180, Rishav Goyal AIR-201, Tanishq Gupta AIR-238, Saksham Jain AIR-296, Vishal Garg AIR-347, Shamin Aggarwal AIR-369, Shivam Bansal AIR-451, Rhythm Singla AIR-480, Akhilesh Chauhan AIR-635, Raghav Gupta AIR-679, ARCHIT NANDA AIR-724, Sparsh Kaoshik AIR-743, Gaurav Kumar AIR-895, Kanav Gupta AIR-939, Smile Bhateja AIR-1098, Sudhanshu AIR-1555, in JEE Advance 2017 became the Tricity toppers in JEE Advance 2017.
Street Plays on healthy lifestyle
Chandigarh: NGO SPEAK India (Society for Promotion of Ethical & Affordable health Care) held a street play ‘Health ka Panchnama’ to bring awareness about healthy lifestyle among the residents. Artists from Impact Arts enacted the play. The street play was staged at Plaza in Sector 17 and at Sukhna lake. The play emphasised on the role of fruits and vegetables in the foods, regular exercises, plenty of water intake, adequate sleep, and ethics in every aspect of life while shunning quack remedies. The play also focused on how important it is to avoid diet consisting of junk foods like ice-creams, cakes, Burger, noodles, coke, pasta, potato chips, etc, which leads to obesity and exposes to serious ailments like diabetes, heart ailments, hypertension, stroke, anemia and unproductive life in the long run.
CAC holds astronomy-cum-stargazing workshop
Chandigarh: Chandigarh Astronomy Club (CAC), the first of its kind club in city, organized an astronomy-cum-stargazing workshop for kids and adults at Forest Hill Golf and Country Club Resort, Naya Gaon on late Saturdaynight. The workshop was organized in association with Fun with Nature Club and city-based Empower, which under the aegis of Joy lall Memorial Educational Trust, works for the betterment of special children. The objective of workshop was to inculcate spirit of inquiry among young minds in the field of science, specifically astronomy and to ignite the spark to learn more about the universe, informed Sharmita Bhinder and Bharati Kapoor co-founders of Empower.
NGAI, PCC hail victory of Punjabis in UK polls
Chandigarh: Hailing the success of Punjabis in UK parliamentary elections, the National Gatka Association of India (NGAI) and Punjabi Cultural Council (PCC) on Sunday congratulated Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi - the first turban-wearing Sikh MP, Preet Kaur Gill - the first Sikh woman MP, Seema Malhotra and Varinder Sharma over their impressive victory in election to the House of Commons. In a joint statement, NGAI president HS Grewal and PCC vice chairman Raghbir Sharma sent rousing felicitations to all on their thumping success in the recent UK elections.
Workshop on ‘labour laws’ held
Chandigarh: A workshop on ‘labour laws’, conducted by the officials from Factory Directorate (Punjab), ESI Corporation and executive members of National Institute of Personnel Management (NIPM), Punjab Chapter, was held on Sunday. The workshop, inaugurated by Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Zonal Office Chandigarh, Rakesh Kumar, was attended by Human Resource heads and professionals from the public and private sector organizations from Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. Kumar also delivered a session on various initiatives taken by PF organization.
Gadget Gateway launches ‘Scratch & Win’ scheme
Chandigarh: Country’s first of its kind, Gadget Gateway Mall, on Sunday announced launch of ‘Scratch and Win’ exciting gifts scheme. launched by Haryana Public Service Commission chairman Manbir Singh Badana, the scheme has Rs 20-lakh gifts available on every single purchase of Rs 2,500. Gadget Gateway CEO Rajnish Chaudhary said that free gifts include smartphone, swiss-made watch, power bank, mobile charger, head phone, bluetooth speaker, club sports thigh pouch and many more.
Workshop for Photojournalists held at PU
Chandigarh: “Photography is a splendid blend of engineering and artistic skill while photojournalism is mix of both and athleticism,” describes Rajneesh Katyal, a renowned photographer while addressing a seminar cum workshop organised by Photojournalists Welfare Association at Punjab University. The session was well attended by over 70 enthusiasts from media and amateur world aimed at bringing all of them close to this passion and profession.
Rotary Golden Heart Award for Women
Chandigarh: Rotary Club Chandigarh Golden Heart Awards were conferred on five women for their selfless contribution to the society here at the Chandigarh Golf Club. At an interactive session was held which was designed to acknowledge the contribution made by women in Rotary as well as recognise the talented non-Rotarian women who are serving the society through their innovative solutions to societal issues, informed Rotary Club president Neenu Vij. Kanta Saroop Krishen, the founder of the Blood Bank Society and its founder member, was conferred the life Time Rotary Golden Heart Award for 2017.