PU Polls: UT police beefed up security
Chandigarh: Keeping in view the election of student’s council in Panjab University, Chandigarh, and its affiliated colleges, Chandigarh police has made elaborate arrangements to ensure peace during elections and avoid any untoward incident in terms of maintaining law and order and also to regulate traffic and enforce traffic rules. About 977 police personnel from police stations or units, PCR, intelligence, security and traffic are deployed for law and order duties including eight DSPs and 24 inspectors including all SHOs, 717 ORs including lady police officials. All DSPs will supervise all arrangements at University, Colleges and Institutions. Water Cannon, Vajra Vehicle, Mounted Staff, Photographers have been deputed to meet contingencies or circumstances.
Punjab VB nabs improvement trust superintendent
Chandigarh: Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Wednesday nabbed improvement trust superintendent red handed accepting a bribe of Rs 9,000. Spokesperson said that senior assistant-cum-superintendent Mohinder Pal, posted at Jalandhar improvement trust, was caught on the complaint of Chetan Sareen of Jalandhar’s Preet Nagar.
IIT Ropar assured to give more lustre to leather
Ropar: Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri awardee T Ramasami, the former secretary of Central Government’s Department of Science and Technology and Chennai’s Central Leather Research Institute’s director, joined IIT Ropar as an adjunct faculty as he visited the campus for a talk on ‘Joy of doing useful science’ on Tuesday. IIT Ropar promises to develop new technologies and processes that would help strike a balance between the need to promote tanning industry and at the same time protect the environment, under the leadership of the technologist-turned-scientist Dr Ramasami. He was the longest serving secretaries in the Central Government, and introduced several new programmes and mechanisms for R&D funding and many novel schemes.
Solar solutions to rural Punjab and Haryana
Ludhiana: Greenlight Planet and Satin Creditcare Network Limited has launched operations in Punjab and Haryana to distribute high- quality solar solutions to low income households. Speaking on the initiative towards enhancing the quality of life in rural Punjab and Haryana, Dev Verma, COO, said 3,30,000 customers in Punjab and Haryana have benefitted.
Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund expands in Hry
Rohtak: Aditya Birla Sun Life MF on Wednesday expanded its services with opening its full-service branches in Rohtak, Karnal and Hissar. The branches will play a key role in deepening mutual fund penetration in Haryana. “We are pleased to strengthen our presence in Haryana, which has been a key contributor to the MF industry,” said A Balasubramanian, CEO of the company.
FIAPO reveals cruel secrets of India’s gaushalas
Chandigarh: The Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations (FIAPO) released its investigation of Indian gaushalas, titled, ‘GauGaatha,’ and the results reveal extremely worrisome conditions of bovine care centres across country. Such dreadful conditions are against the backdrop of rhetoric of cow protection from various sections of Indian society which has gained popularity in the last several years. The national investigation — the first of its kind — reveals shocking problems in gaushalas that seem to be running as dairies in disguise, with rampant malpractices, untrained staff, inadequate governmental support or the necessary infrastructure to use waste products like gobar or gaumutra for income generation — leading to severe suffering of gentle bovines.
SJOBA celebrates Teacher's Day
Chandigarh: St. John’s Old Boy’s Association, SJOBA celebrated ‘Teacher’s Day’ to thank the teachers for their contributions. There was an assembly of teachers in the foyer of PVR Elante Cinema as they were greeted by SJOBA members and ushered to the Cinema, where the entire hall was reserved specially for the teachers to make them feel special and important. During the movie, they were treated at their seats itself to pamper them. Kavita C. Das, Principle, St. Johns High School, along with other teachers were made to feel more special as the principal was asked to cut a cake to celebrate this day.