Punjab begins Udaan Project
Chandigarh: Punjab Education Minister Sikandar Singh Maluka on Sunday said that a unique “Udaan Project”, based on general knowledge, has been initiated to impart training to the students of class IV to XII studying in state’s government schools. Under this project, students and teachers would be trained to participate in the competition. Udaan project was started in Sangrur in the previous year. Instructions have been issued to Director General School Education Kahan Singh Pannu to send five questions with answers to each school through internet every week; and after six months, the students could opt for optional examination of general knowledge which would be taken from the question answers already send to the schools.
PGIMER celebrates World Health Day
Chandigarh: Punjab Department of Health and Family Welfare, in collaboration with Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, on Sunday held celebrations to mark the World Health Day, 2013, on the World health Organization’s theme of ‘Control your Blood Pressure’. Celebrations began with walkathon at 6.30 am from PGIMER to Sukhna lake, wherein PGIMER director Prof Yogesh Chawla and Punjab healthy secretary Vini Mahajan along with many senior functionaries and prominent citizens participated. later, a symposium on hypertension was held at the Bhargava Auditorium PGIMER.
Class IV-XII Textbooks to be available soon
Jhajjar: Haryana Education Minister Geeta Bhukkal said that all text books for students of classes I to VIII would soon be available, as the tenders for the same have already been invited. She said that under Right to Education Act, measures have been taken to bring about qualitative improvement in the level of education. She said that the government has made proper arrangements for providing training to the teachers before their posting and service. Under this arrangement, various programmes like training, research, exchange and orientation are being carried out. Also, these programs have been yielding positive results towards improvement in the infrastructure of the schools.
Punjabto conduct TET on May 26
Chandigarh: Punjab Education Department is fully geared up to conduct Punjab State Teacher Eligibility Test (PSTET) on May 26 in the State in which more than five lakh students are expected to appear.
Bajwa pays tributes to deceased Cong leader
Sangrur: Punjab Congress president Partap Singh Bajwa on Sunday paid rich tributes to former Congress MP late Sant Ram Singla on his eight death anniversary. lauding Singla’s services for the Congress party and people of Punjab, Bajwa said that he as a MlA and then MP from Patiala had done yeoman's service. He added that his son, Sangrur MP Vijay Inder Singla, has done a commendable job and brought a cancer hospital with an investment of Rs 1000 crores for his constituency. He added that Congressmen would always get inspired from the ideals of Sant Ram Singla.
Committee to reconsider ARC recommendations
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has reconstituted a committee under the chairmanship of Finance Minister Harmohinder Singh Chattha to consider recommendations received from Administrative Reforms Commission and recommend comments on behalf of Haryana government on the same, in consultation with the concerned Department. Committee included Industries Minister Randeep Singh Surjewala, Agriculture Minister Paramvir Singh and Chief Secretary PK Chaudhery. Secretary or Special Secretary or Joint Secretary to Haryana Administrative Reforms Department would be the Member Secretary of the committee.
Raninder re-elected as NRAI president
New Delhi: Raninder Singh, son for Punjab’s former chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh, has been re-elected unopposed as the President of National Rifle Association of India (NRAI). Raninder has been holding this post since December 29, 2010. The announcement was made by Justice (Retd) Mehtab Singh Gill during the General Body Meeting. DVS Rao was elected new secretary general of the Association. Elected unopposed, Rao was earlier NRAI joint secretary general.
KU women handball team felicitated
Kurukshetra: Women handball team of Kurukshetra University has brought laurels to the state by winning All India Inter-University Handball (women) Championship 2012-13 organised by Periyar University, Salem, Tamil Nadu recently. University spokesman said that the team was given a warm welcome at the university on Sunday.
Congress asks rollback of hospital charges hike
Chandigarh: Punjab Congress demanded to withdraw the hike in charges in government hospitals. PPCC vice-president Tarlochan Singh Soondh said that hike in medical charges would make treatment in government hospitals beyond reach of poor people, mainly the people below poverty line and labourers who do not earn enough to meet the two ends of life. Soondh said that Punjab government had made a promsie with the people to provide free medical facilities, adding that the charges for treatment have been doubled.
Bajwa mourns Bhagat Ram Chauhan
Chandigarh: Punjab Congress chief Partap Singh Bajwa has expressed shock and grief over the death of former PCC member and PPCC secretary Bhagat Ram Chauhan. In his message to the bereaved family, Bajwa said that Congress has lost a dedicated and staunch worker.