Progressive farmers visit Kurukshetra
Shimla/Chandigarh: As many as 35 progressive farmers from district Solan visited Kainthla farm, in Kurukshetra to study natural farming on spot, especially vegetables being grown based on this technique. The farmers also met Governor Acharya Devvrat at Gurukul, Kurukshetra. The Governor said Solan was known for production of tomatoes and vegetables besides farm cultivation. He said that vegetables could be produced at minimum cost while adopting natural farming as all the products required for farming were available with farmers themselves. He asked the farmers to take lead and explore new fields while adopting natural farming which would certainly help in doubling their income and ensure better life quality.
170.16 LMT paddy procured in Punjab
Chandigarh: The Government agencies and private millers have procured 170.16 lakh metric tonnes of paddy in Punjab till December 1. Out of the total procurement from various procurement centres in the State, the Government agencies procured 168.92 LMT of paddy while 1,24,272 MT has been procured by the millers. PUNGRAIN has procured 59.15 LMT, MARKFED 38.86 LMT and PUNSUP procured 35.25 LMT while Punjab State Warehousing Corporation and Punjab Agro Foodgrains Corporation procured 15.64 LMT and 17.48 LMT paddy respectively. The Centre government agency, FCI, has procured 2,51,281 MT paddy
Dec 7 notified as holiday
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has notified December 7 (Friday), the day of poll for general election to Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan, as paid holiday for its employees who are enrolled as voters in Rajasthan, to enable them exercise their franchise. Such employees can avail special casual leave, paid, on that day. A spokesman said the holiday would be observed under section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act 1881 and section 135-B of Representation of the People Act in all Haryana government offices, boards and corporations and educational institutes in respect of those staff of the state government who are registered voters in Rajasthan.
Two HCS officers transferred
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has issued transfer and posting orders of two HCS officers with immediate effect. Jaideep Kumar, awaiting orders of posting, has been posted Additional Director (Admn.) Secondary Education and Additional Secretary, School Education Department vice Rajiv Prashad. Rajiv Prashad, Joint Director (Admn.) Secondary Education and Deputy Secretary, School Education Department has been posted as Sub Divisional Officer (Civil) Shahbad relieving Sushil Kumar-I of the said charge.
Union Ministry invites applications
Chandigarh: The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development has invited nominations for Nari Shakti Puraskar, 2018, the highest civilian honour for Women in India by December 10. A spokesman said that Nari Shakti Puraskar is given for honouring women who rise above barriers, ventures into unexpected sectors and make a lasting contribution to the society. Nari Shakti Puraskar is open to all individuals and institutions for outstanding work in the areas of economic and social empowerment of women. The individual applicant should be atleast 25 years of age and institution should have atleast five years of relevant experience. Guidelines are available on www.wcd.nic.in/award.
Edu Dept issues directions
Chandigarh: Haryana Secondary Education Department has requested all the candidates whose names have been recommended by the Haryana Staff Selection Commission for the post of Post Graduate Teachers Computer Science (Rest of Haryana cadre) to appear before the documents verification Committee in the office of Director General, Secondary Education Department at Shiksha Sadan, Sector Panchkula on December 3 for roll numbers 1 to 200 and on December 4 from 201 to 394. A spokesman said the candidates should reach the office of Director General, Secondary Education Department at 9.30 am on their scheduled dates and bring their original certificates and documents pertaining to their case/claim for the appointment to the post of Post Graduate Teachers Computer Science.
Dev Samaj College marks World AIDS Day
Chandigarh: To mark the world AIDS Day Celebrations 2018, NSS Units Dev Samaj College of Education Sector 36-B here in collaboration with the Red Ribbon Club of the college, organized different activities and an Informative talk to spread the awareness about AIDS . The day started with the college prayer followed by the address by the NSS Programme officer Dr Neeru Malik. On the spot poster making and slogan writing competitions were organized in which NSS volunteers participated with great zeal & enthusiasm. The college invited the resource person - an AIDS expert Dr. Krishna Murari from NACO (National AIDS control organisation), New Delhi who informed the volunteers about the historical background of the disease and its current status. He said that 40 lakh of population worldwide is affected with the disease.
Prof Jain takes over charge of Dean
Mohali: Prof Rahul Jain on Sundat took over the charge as the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), SAS Nagar (Mohali), Dean. Prof Jain, Professor at NIPER’s Department of Medicinal Chemistry, has replaced Prof PV Bharatam. Prof Jain is a Doctor of Philosophy in Organic Chemistry from the Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow. Before joining NIPER in 1997, he was
Assistant Professor at Peptide Research Laboratories, Department of Medicine, Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, USA. He has published more than 130 research papers in international journals, 20 patents (IN, EU, US), and delivered 101 invited talks and research presentations.
Release pending Rs 1700 crore of PMS: PUCA
Mohali: Punjab Unaided Colleges’ Association (PUCA) on Sunday urged the Central Government to release pending Rs 1,700 crore of Post Matric Scholarship (PMS) for SC/ST students to Punjab at the earliest. PUCA president Dr Anshu Kataria said that Punjab Government has already released a major part of Rs 323 crore which was further disbursed by the Centre to Punjab and some part of the pending payment is also being released in this month to the colleges. But still, Rs 1,700 crore is pending for SC/ST students of Punjab for the 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 towards the Centre.
521 screened in health camp at Panchkula
Panchkula: As many as 521 people were screened in a free mega health camp at Rotary House, Sector 12-A, on Sunday. The camp was organized by Rotary Club, Panchkula, in association with Alchemist Hospital, Panchkula. Alchemist doctors from various specialties including cardiology, orthopaedics, paediatrics, ENT, gynaecology, dermatology and general medicine provided consultations and addressed the healthcare problems of the people during camp.
ASSOCHAM’s GEM Chandigarh Chapter formed
Chandigarh: With the formation of ASSOCHAM's GEM Chandigarh Chapter, Surinder Bagha is appointed as chairman while Dinesh Bhagat is designate as Co-Chairman while Aarti Mehta as secretary. ASSOCHAM’s Regional Director Ravinder Chandla appointed as Treasure apart from 12 other as council members. Chapter is confined with its domain upto Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Himachal.
Workshop on Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Chandigarh: The School of Public Health, PGIMER will organize the 5th workshop on Basic Epidemiology and Biostatistics from December 3 to 14. The objective of the workshop is to develop skills of the participants in the field of medical research and public health to independently plan their study, choose an appropriate study design and also to present the study results in a scientific manner.