Punjab to set up EDUSAT for govt colleges
Chandigarh: To provide interactive and informative material to college students, Punjab Government has set up EDUSAT linked to all government colleges in the State. Besides, career counseling entrepreneurships and employment generation would also be ensured, said Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Higher Education, Avinash Chander. He said that employability lectures were also being imparted through this technology. “Employability programme is also being telecast on preparation of competitive exams, self-employment options available to the students and lectures on various employment avenues,” he added.
irrigation dept announces rotational programme
Chandigarh:Punjab Irrigation Department has announced rotational programme for irrigation for the kharif season through canal water from September 24 to October 1. The channels of Sirhind Canal System would run on the priority basis from Sidhwan Branch, Bathinda Branch, Bist Doab, Patiala feeder and Abohar Branch respectively. Spokesman said that direct distributaries of Bhakra Main line in group ‘A' being in the channels of first preference will run to their indent and balance water supplies available will be utilized in Ghaggar Branch and its off taking channels—Ghaggar Branch and Patiala Minor in Group ‘B' respectively.
Technical Education dept to sign MoU with Oracle
Chandigarh: To impart technical education in the State, Punjab government has given its nod to Technical Education Department to sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the American database company— Oracle. Technical Education and Industrial Training Minister Anil Joshi said that this contract would be instrumental in professional enhancement in all technical institutions of the state. Under this, guest lectures and seminars for students and workshops for faculty members would be conducted by the Oracle, similarly advanced computer programmes would be started in engineering colleges and basic modules would be taught in Polytechnic colleges, he added.
‘vocational training for women convicts’
Sirsa: Sirsa District and Sessions Judge Kuldeep Jain on Monday said that women convicts should be provided training in making candle and incense sticks so that they could earn their livelihood after getting released from jail. Jain, speaking after inaugurating a women’s ward in Sirsa district jail, directed the jail officers to set up a bakery and bread-making unit in the jail to help convicted women develop skills. He visited various wards of the jail and directed the officials to maintain cleanliness.
Haryana allows temporary structures
Chandigarh: Haryana Town and Country Planning Department has decided to allow temporary labour hutments, proper toilets, community kitchens and entertainment facilities for the workers as well as crèches and nursery schools for their children on the premises of the projects which are under development. Spokesman said that temporary structures for the purposes would be allowed only at the site for which licence had been granted by the department. The applicant would submit the building plans for temporary structures on the prescribed form along with scrutiny fee.
Culinary development workshop at AIHM
Chandigarh: Four-day Culinary Development Workshop was inaugurated on Monday at Dr Ambedkar Institute of Hotel Management Catering and Nutrition by UT Home Secretary Anil Kumar. The workshop is being organized with the support of ‘Indian Culinary Forum’ which was initiated by the college Principal Bharti Tyagi on the occasion of World Tourism Week. The workshop is not only for the students and the faculty of the host college but the facility to learn was also extended to the students and teachers from different leading hospitality institutes round the tri-city.
Vehicular traffic to be diverted
Chandigarh:The vehicular traffic will be closed or diverted due to
re-carpeting work of cycle tract between junction 26 to 48— between Sectors 22-23 and 35-36 from September 24 to October 3.
Trade unions to organise protest on Sept 25
Chandigarh: State representatives of Central Trade Unions on Monday said that at the call of national convention of almost all central trade unions and the federations and associations of the employees of the centre and State Governments, the industrial workers of all sections, the workers of the unorganised sector, the contract workers, the employees of the Central Government, the State Government and UT Chandigarh would organise a protest rally and demonstration in
Sector 17 on September 25 against “anti-people policies, record breaking price rise, contract labour system, flagrant violation of labour laws and mounting attacks on basic democratic trade union rights”.
Training programme on intuitive energy breathing
Panchkula: Nine-day training program on Rebirthing Breathwork, a concept also known as Intuitive Energy Breathing, will be conducted at Panchkula’s North Park Resort from September 21 to September 29 by internationally renowned spiritual teacher, visionary and author leonard Orr. The nine-day programme will allow the participants to discover different ways of living life through which they can learn to heal and bring out suppressed emotions. The primary functioning of the Rebirthing method is based on the ability to merge inhaled air and exhaled air in a gently relaxed rhythm via which the body will be imbibed with ‘prana’ or the divine energy of life.