K’taka result an endorsement of Modi’s work
Chandigarh: Describing BJP’s seat share in Karnataka as an endorsement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s development agenda and organizational skills of BJP national president Amit Shah, senior leaders of Punjab party unit on Tuesday claimed that the people had rejected the Congress’ negative agenda. “Karnataka verdict has reiterated pan India trust of people in development agenda and policies of the government led by Modi,” said Union Minister Vijay Sampla, party national vice-president Avinash Rai Khanna, former national secretary Harjit Singh Grewal and former state secretary Vineet Joshi, in a joint statement.
Mahindra Baja Saeindia announces registrations
Chandigarh: Mahindra presents Baja Saeindia on Tuesday announced the launch of registrations for the 12th season of the competition that offers a platform for young engineering talent to showcase their skills and transform their theoretical knowledge into practical experience as they compete to build an ideal all-terrain vehicle. Registrations will be open until May 20, and competition is scheduled to be kicked off on July 13 at Chitkara University. Theme for this season is ‘Adventure Reloaded’, and the teams will be judged on six main parameters in Virtual Baja event — including their knowledge of the rulebook, vehicle’s design, project plan, design methodology, design evaluation plain and viva sessions.
Shoolini varsity matches top 10 world varsities
Dharamsala: Shoolini University, located in Solan district, has outperformed in quality of research, when compared with top 10 Indian universities and IITs, and is also matching the international universities in research. The University has scored high on international collaborations, which shows research is of higher international relevance, and also on citations impact as per SciVal figures. The Founder Trustee Vishal Anand said that the varsity is now among the top five private universities of the northern region including states of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir.
JW Marriott Chandigarh’s ‘Mango May-Nia’
Chandigarh: This summer, Chandigarh Baking Company at JW Marriott Chandigarh is offering its patrons a heavenly opportunity to get a ‘Mango high’ by serving choicest of delectable international delicacies exquisitely prepared with a ‘Mango Twist’ during the Season 2 of ‘Mango May-nia’ festival. To make this happen, Chef Manjul Myne — the Pastry Chef at JW Marriott Chandigarh — has taken the native Indian mango on a culinary trip across countries such as USA, Italy, France, Denmark, England and come back so that it is ready to be served in an international avatar. The festival will be held from May 15 to 31.
Tributes paid to Baba Hardev Singh
Chandigarh: Rich tributes were paid to Nirankari Baba Hardev Singh Maharaj as one of the greatest spiritual guides of humanity and an ardent crusader for truth, love, peace unity, tolerance and harmony in oneness, on Sunday, on the second anniversary of his turning from ‘form-into-formless’. The day was described as Samarpan Diwas and marked by congregations and Samagams by followers of the Sant Nirankari Mission across the world. They did not only recall Baba’s glorious contribution towards spiritual regeneration and social welfare of the mankind but also re-dedicated themselves to take his teachings to every nook and corner of the world and remove the widespread darkness of ignorance with the divine light of God-knowledge.
Panipat CIA team busted gang of thieves
Chandigarh: Panipat Police’s CIA team has busted a gang of thieves with the arrest of three of its members and recovered a .315 bore country made pistol, 69 live cartridges and an iron rod from them. Spokesperson said that at least 10 cases of robbery have been unearthed with their arrest. The arrested accused have been identified as Monu, Betaab and Ankit — all residents of Panipat. Spokesperson said that a case under different sections of Arms Act had been registered against the accused at Model Town Police Station, Panipat. They were produced in the court and taken on one day police remand.
PSPCl JE, private person caught while taking bribe
Chandigarh: Punjab State Vigilance Bureau on Tuesday arrested Punjab State Power corporation limited’s (PSPCl) junior engineer (JE) and his agent for accepting bribe of Rs 8,000. Spokesperson said that JE Jaswinder Kumar, posted at PSPCl Sub-Division Mukandpur, SBS Nagar, and a private person Joga Nand were arrested on the complaint of one Pawanjeet Singh Sidhu of Gunachor village in SBS Nagar district.