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Himachal police exam to be held on Sept 8

Shimla: The written examination for recruitment of Himachal Pradesh police constables, which was cancelled earlier this month, will now be held on September 8, an official said on Tuesday. The examination will be held from noon-1 pm throughout the test centres in the state.

28 more ‘charan choh’ villages get funds

Chandigarh: Punjab Government has released `14 crore from the Rural Development Fund for the development of 28 ‘Charan Choh’ villages, connected with Guru Nanak Dev to commemorate his 550th birth anniversary. A total `59.50 crore is being spent on the infrastructural development of 63 Charan Choh graced villages, of which the Government had earlier released `17.50 crore for 35 villages.

GBP Group offers possession

Chandigarh: Developers and Builders GBP Group on Wednesday announced possession at GBP Camellia, Phase II, Kharar, Mohali.  Phase II comprises of 300 units of 2/3BHK. The group also revealed its expansion plans at a press conference here.  This has been completed in stipulated time within 3 years of its launch with an investment of approx Rs 125 Crores.

UT CEO holds meeting for implementation of EVP

Chandigarh: UT Chief Electoral Officer-cum-Finance Secretary Ajoy Kumar Sinha on Wednesday held a meeting with the officials of the Education Department, Technical Education Department, Punjab University, Punjab Engineering College and all the Colleges of Chandigarh regarding the Implementation of Electors Verification Program (EVP) under SVEEP plan.

Journalist’s Union thanks Health Minister

Chandigarh: Punjab and Chandigarh Journalist’s Union on Wednesday met Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu at his residence to express gratitude for including them in ‘Ayushman Bharat-Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana’ as sixth category.

CHB appointed HDFC Bank as principal bank

Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Housing Board has appointed HDFC Bank Limited as its principal bank to provide better services to its allottees.

UT Mayor, Commissioner reviews water tank

Chandigarh: The city Mayor Rajesh Kumar and Municipal Corporation Commissioner KK Yadav on Wednesday visited water works at sector 39 to take stock of successful commissioning of trial run of raw water supply from Jandpur to Chandigarh under augmentation of water supply scheme phase 5 and 6.

PU to celebrate September as ‘Hindi Month’

Chandigarh: Panjab University’s Hindi Department will celebrate  ‘Hindi Month’ to commemorate Hindi Day that falls on September 14.

City’s dental clinic gets accreditation

Chandigarh: Dr Kochar’s House of Smiles, a state-of- the-art dental clinic in Sector-21, has been given the coveted NABH (National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers) Accreditation, which is the highest national recognition for international quality and patient safety. Dr Kochar’s House of Smiles is the first dental clinic of Chandigarh to receive this recognition.