State level Yoga day function held at SAS Nagar
Chandigarh: International Yoga Day was celebrated in all district headquarters with full enthusiasm in Punjab. “Yoga improves the health and many ailments can be prevented by adopting Yoga in our daily life. Yoga keeps body and mind healthy.
Markfed & Hindustan Petroleum signs MoU
Chandigarh: Hindustan Petroleum has inked an MoU with Markfed in the presence of Punjab Cooperation Minister, Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa. Under the MoU, it was agreed to provide various types of oil, grease and other lubricants to the farmers of Punjab under a joint logo of the Hindustan Petroleum and Markfed for their machinery.
SBI celebrates “International Yoga Day 2018”
Chandigarh: State Bank of India, local head office here celebrated “ International Yoga Day 2018” in the North Hall of the office. The Yoga Camp was inaugurated by. Rana Ashutosh Kumar Singh, chief general manager, SBI Chandigarh Circle.
Chandigarh Int’l Film Fest invites 3 minute films
Chandigarh: The first edition of Chandigarh International Film Festival (CHIEF) has announced a competition section of 3 minute films for the filmmakers from Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. The section titled as PUNCH would be a unique platform for filmmakers from the tri-state region to share their talent. Anurag Kashyap, renowned Indian filmmaker who is one of the advisory committee members of the festival, urged young filmmakers from the region to be a part of the festival through this competition section to create an energetic space for good cinema in one’s own home turf.
NITK celebrated International Yoga Day
Kurukshetra: The International Yoga Day was celebrated on Thursday at NIT Kurukshetra. Almost 150 participants took part in this event. Prof VK Arora, Acting Director, NIT Kurukshetra along with students, faculty, staff and their family members also participated in the event with great enthusiasm.
19 proposals for up soil testing projects received
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has, so far, received 19 proposals for setting up Village level Soil Testing Project from four districts for establishing such Projects at village level by local entrepreneurs under National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture.
Speed up cases of compassionate grounds: Min
Chandigarh: Punjab Printing and Stationery Minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot has directed the officers to speed up the process of all the outstanding cases related to compassionate grounds. After handing over appointment letter to newly recruited employee, Ranjit Singh for the post of clerk on compassionate basis, he said that the State Government is committed to provide employment to each and every youth of such cases besides solving legitimate problems of the people of state. Ranjit Singh's mother late Jaspal Kaur was working in the Printing and stationery department and died during her duty.
Integrated sensitisation programme begins
Chandigarh: A two-day integrated sensitization programme for elected representatives of Urban local Bodies of Haryana and Punjab commenced here on Thursday in Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration, Punjab (MGSIPA). 25 elected representatives from Urban local Bodies from both the states attended the Event organized jointly by MGSIPA and Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Development.
Financial aid given to registered laborers
SAS Nagar: "Punjab Government is taking concrete steps for the welfare of laborers and during last financial year, Punjab Welfare Board has provided financial aid worth Rs 2,76,93,600 to 880 registered laborers of circle SAS Nagar under its various Schemes,” said Assistant labor Commissioner, circle SAS Nagar. He said that Punjab labor Welfare Board was running various schemes for the welfare of laborers and only registered laborers could avail the benefit of those schemes. He appealed the laborers to step ahead for the registration.