Hooda meets Brahman Samaj delegation
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said that his Government has always given respectable representation to Brahman Samaj and in future also they will be given adequate representation. Hooda assured a delegation of Brahman Samaj from Haryana led by Haryana Assembly Speaker Kuldeep Sharma and senior Congress leader and MlA Venod Sharma in New Delhi on Sunday and said that his Government has been implementing progressive policies for the development of the State and for the welfare of all sections of the society. Our effort has been to take all sections of the society along and has always encouraged capable persons belonging to all communities, he added.
Haryana invites applications for ‘PRARAMBH’
Chandigarh: ‘Prarambh’, a State level school for teacher education in Jhajjar in Haryana has invited online applications for admission to a residential four years Integrated Bachelor of Education Degree Course. A spokesman said, all applications should be submitted online from August 7 to 16 and Aptitude test would be held on August 25. The candidates who have passed Class XII with at least 60 percent marks in relevant stream from Board of School Education Haryana, CBSE, ICSE or any other equivalent recognised examination are eligible for it. Other details are available on the websites www.scertharyana.in, www.schooleducationharyana.gov.in and www.parrambheduharyana.com.
Hi-tech Training for dairy farmers to begin
Chandigarh: Punjab Government, in order to equip the dairy farmers with the latest technology in the field and initiate various schemes,
has decided to impart hi-tech training to them, commencing from August 26. Punjab Animal Husbandry Minister Gulzar Singh Ranike said that training programmes would be initiated in dairy training centres Bija, Tarntarn, Phagwara, Chatamali, Gill, Sardulgarh, Abul Khurana and Verka, and for selection of candidates, interview session would be held on each training centre on August 16. Interested farmers between 18 to 45 years and possessing dairy farms not less than five milch animals may apply for the 45 days training.
BJP announces office bearers of minority morcha
Chandigarh: After consulting Punjab BJP president Kamal Sharma, party’s State Minority Morcha chief Javed Aslam announced his State team. He appointed Dr Surinder Bariana from Mukerian, Gazalakhanam from Mohali, Hazi Kashinmudin from Mukerian, Stephen Masih from Gurdaspur and Wasim Raja from Jalandhar as vice-president. John Masih from ludhiana and Shafi Mohammad from Pathankot have been appointed as general secretaries, among others.
PSCFC to spend Rs 5.42 cr on loan schemes
Chandigarh: Punjab Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes Welfare Minister Gulzar Singh Ranike on Sunday said that the Punjab Scheduled Castes land Development and Finance Corporation (PSCFC) would provide direct loans to the SCs out of its share capital provided by the Government and Centre in the ratio of 51:49 through its direct lending scheme, economic venture scheme, and the scheme pertaining to liberation and rehabilitation scavengers. Ranike said an outlay of Rs 5.42 crore was provided for 2013-14, with a target to cover about 1,400 beneficiaries.
bank felicitates 203 board toppers from Punjab
Chandigarh: HDFC bank felicitated the top scorers in Class XII and Class X board exams from 35 schools across Punjab. A total number of 203 students were honoured at events that took place across 20 HDFC bank branches in the State. The three students who had received the highest scores in the Class X, XII board exams from each of 35 schools were invited to the branch for the function. The students were presented with a certificate and a token of appreciation from the bank, in the presence of their parents, teachers and senior bank officials. Govind Pandey, Branch Banking Head, HDFC bank said, “These students represent the future and we are delighted that we can reach out to them and honour their achievements through this event.”
Cardiac ailments among young worrisome: Docs
Chandigarh: “Considering today stressful work culture and sedentary lifestyle, even people in their late 20s were getting cardiac arrests. In Punjab, the mortality rate due to heart diseases was comparatively higher as compare to the rate recorded in other parts of India. It has made cardiologists worried and they are searching for a solution to this problem. There was also a need to create awareness on this subject,” said Dr Anurag Sharma, Senior Consultant, Cardiology at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Mohali. It was estimated that one out of seven individuals who suffered a sudden cardiac arrest was below 40-year old. The worrisome fact was that it affected both the rural and urban population equally.
Toddlers celebrate b’days of old age home inmates
Panchkula: The tiny toddlers of the SMD little Champs School Panchkula on Sunday visited the Old Age Home in Panchkula to celebrate the birthdays of inmates and their friends. A total of 20 kids under the guidance of their Principal Nivedita Vig had a novel way to celebrate the occasion which included presenting fruits, slicing the cake, poems recitation and exchanging pleasantries. A total of four including three inmates marked their birthdays which they would cherish forever. All 25 inmates of Old Age Home run by District Red Cross Society were present on the occasion. The kids regaled the elders with their poems and inmates also reciprocate with their blessings and their childhood memories.