HERC invites STAKEHOLDERS TO SHARE comments
Chandigarh: Haryana Electricity Regulation Commission (HERC) has invited various stakeholders to share their comments on draft Single Point Supply Regulations 2019. The stakeholders can submit their comments before November 28. A spokesman said, the HERC chairman DS Dhesi has sought comments/suggestions on the draft Regulations from various stakeholders. Single Point Supply Regulations were first time notified in the year 2013. These regulations covered only residential colonies of employers, group housing societies and residential or residential cum commercial complexes of developers. However, now considering demand of various consumers, HERC has added various other consumers like Commercial Complexes/Shopping Malls/ Industrial Estates/ IT Park/Universities/Hospitals/ Jail/Police/ Paramilitary establishment etc. in the new draft Regulations, the spokesman added.
67.03 lakh MT paddy arrived in HAryANA mandis
Chandigarh: More than 67.03 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of paddy has so far arrived in Haryana mandis as compared to over 64.81 lakh MT of paddy arrived during the corresponding period last year. A spokesman said, out of the total arrival of paddy, government agencies had so far procured over 62.10 lakh MT of paddy whereas the remaining quantity of over 4.93 lakh MT of paddy was procured by the millers and dealers. Over 33.59 lakh MT of paddy have purchased by the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department, over 19.46 lakh MT by Hafed, over 8.99 lakh MT have been purchased by the Haryana Warehousing Corporation and 4,572 MT have been purchased by the Food Corporation of India, he said.
MP lays foundation stone of sewerage system
Chandigarh: Kirron Kher, Member Parliament Chandigarh laid the foundation stone of the work strengthening/rehabilitation of sewerage system at Karsan Colony, Sector 52, here. She said, the sewer connection of each house shall be made independently with newly laid Municipal sewer and the blockage of sewerage system shall be solved permanently and residents will get clean potable water. It was informed about that the work shall be completed within 12 Months at an estimated cost of Rs 3.47 crores.
ex-PGIMER Prof head of Indian Ortho Asso, now
Chandigarh: Central office of Indian Orthopaedic Association, New Delhi on Sunday announced to elect Dr (Prof) Ramesh Kumar Sen as Head of Indian Orthopaedic Association. Dr Sen is presently working as a senior director and head of institute of orthopaedics at Max Hospital, Mohali. In an online election conducted all over the country , Dr Ramesh Sen polled 81 % of the total votes cast defeating two other candidates . He will first take over as vice president of association in 2019 and as president in 2021. Institute of Orthopaedics is a body of more than 14000 orthopaedic surgeons of India.
VR Punjab pays tribute to Guru Nanak Dev
Mohali: Paying a befitting tribute to Guru Nanak Dev, the First Sikh Guru, on the occasion of his 550th birth anniversary, VR Punjab has depicted his teachings in the form of an artwork at a central location to remind people of his eternal message to the entire humanity. The artwork depicts the timeless teachings on earthen lamps with Ek Onkar (God is One) written in golden letters and the Guru’s teachings inscribed on glowing earthen lamps portrayed on either side.
3 days workshop on Print Making concludes
Chandigarh: ArtaStudio devoted to eminent artist Late Prof Sunirmal Chaterjee who served two prestigious institutes – Govt College of Arts & Chandigarh College of Architecture, concluded its three-day long Print Making (Lino Cut) workshop in Sector 42 here. Rahul Dhiman, a well known young printmaker Rahul Dhiman from Govt College of Arts, Sector 10 conducted the workshop which was organised free of cost for artists. The workshop was aimed to carry on the legacy of Late Sunirmal Chaterjee who specialized in graphics (wood/lino cut) and to revive this dying art amongst the youth.
Rs 45 cr project to provide livelihood launched
Chandigarh: A Rs 45 crore pan India project to provide respectable livelihood to the poor titled “BHIJA Kulcha” was launched on the second day of the #leavenoonebehind International conclave on Human Rights, Community Welfare, Philanthropy and UN SDGs 2.0 being held at the Mulk Raj Anand English auditorium at the Panjab University. The project launched by the Human Rights Protection Group and MFP Federation will provide employment to 500 needy families who will also be stakeholders in the company. The 500 families will be recognised via a survey to be conducted by students of Centre for Human Rights and Duties and Centre for Social Work, Panjab University.
cake prepared at Gurdwara Sahib, Sector 19
Chandigarh: A 550 kg cake was prepared for Gurupurab Celebration at Gurdwara Sahib, Sector 19 here. It was prepared by National Bakers, which has outlets in Chandigarh and Zirakpur. Around 15 cooks prepared the cake in two days to celebrate the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev. The guest of honour of the cake cutting programme was famous Punjabi singer Sukhshinder Shinda. Sanjay Tandon, state president, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chandigarh and the star radio jockey of the city RJ Meenakshi also graced the occasion.