principal secy visits Haryana pavilion at IITF
Chandigarh: Principal Secretary to Haryana Chief Minister, Dr KK Khandelwal visited Haryana Pavilion at India International Trade Fair-2013 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi on Tuesday. He appreciated the presentations of various departments and agencies of Haryana Government, which highlighted all round progress and inclusive growth made by the State. He visited all the four floors of the pavilion and watched the displays at different stalls. At the entry point, he was happy to see the detailed information about the number of universities opened in Haryana during last eight years. Displays about the rural development and the livestock, particularly the Murrah breed of buffalo were quite impressive.
Sangrur leads in Paddy procurement
Chandigarh: The Government agencies and private millers procured more than 126,761,49 tonnes of Paddy till Monday evening. An official spokesperson said district Sangrur with 15,50,508 tonnes of procurement was leading in procurement operations whereas district ludhiana with 14,89,275 tonnes of procurement was at second slot and district Patiala with 12,13,146 tonnes of procurement ranked at third.
Punjab approves Rs 4.15 crore for seven cities
Chandigarh: Anil Joshi, local Bodies Minister, Punjab approved Rs 4.15 crore to provide basic amenities like sewerage, roads, footpath, interlocking and cemented streets in seven cities on Tuesday. He said that now Morinda, Sanaour, Alawalpur, Badhni Kalan, Jagraon, Dirba and Cheema cities would bear new look with the utilisation of the grants. The SAD-BJP Government was committed for the overall urban development and there was no shortage of funds for this purpose. He said that all basic amenities were being provided to urban population including potable water, street lights and sewerage etc.
Tata Motors showcases six new vehicles
Chandigarh: Tata Motors showcased six new high powered construction vehicles from its range of Commercial Vehicles. Amongst these were three new offerings from its Prima lX range. This range includes: The Tata Prima 3138.K — a powerful vehicle ideal for heavy duty mining application; Tata lPK 3118 8X2 Haulage tipper; Tata lPK 3723 10x4 — a 10 Cum RMC (Ready Mix Concrete); Tata Prima lX 2523.K — for mining and construction application; Tata Prima lX 3123.K — for construction application and surface transport; and Tata Prima lX 2528.K — for heavy duty mining and construction.
Dollar launches new Thermal range
Chandigarh: Hosiery brand, Dollar has introduced new styles in their exclusive range of thermal wear for men, women and children. Dollar’s thermals comes under four brand names — Dollar Ultra Magic, Dollar Ultra Thermals, Dollar Esteem and Dollar Wintercare.
Tata announces 8th edition of school essay meet
Chandigarh: The Tata Group has announced the launch of the eighth edition of Tata Building India School Essay Competition. A national-level contest, this is India’s largest school essay writing competition held in different languages across the cities of the country. This year, the competition is to be held in 12 languages and will reach out to nearly 3.5 million students, from 7,000 schools spread across nearly 185 cities. Two new languages — Punjabi and Assamese — are proposed for the first time this year. The theme for this year’s competition is Happy and Prosperous Nation. Atul Agrawal, vice-president, corporate affairs, Tata Services, said, “We are happy to see the enthusiastic response and the spirit displayed by the young minds from across the country. The growth in participation from just over 100,000 participants in 2006 to 3.5 million students in 2013 is gratifying, and is a representation of the support extended by schools in our effort to inspire young impressionable minds towards the positive direction of nation building.”
Convocation for 46 beneficiaries by gcs group
Chandigarh: A convocation ceremony was organised on Tuesday by GCS Group under the aegis of Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY) at PTU Regional Centre, Sector 9 Chandigarh in which 46 beneficiaries of the scheme were conferred degrees. The SJSRY is a scheme sponsored by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Govt of India which is initiated for the urban poor families. Vivek Trivedi, Social Development Officer, State Urban Poverty Alleviation Cell, Chandigarh Administration in the presence of Gurmeet Singh, Managing Director, GCS Group gave away the degrees in a special function amidst students and their parents. The GCS Group has imparted computer education free of cost to these 46 urban poor youth. The course would be duly certified by Chandigarh Administration which includes the basis knowledge of Computing ranging from MS Office, networking, accounting with tally soft skill training.
session on revised Natl Electrical Code India
Chandigarh: International Copper Promotion Council India (ICPCI) with Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and in association with The Institution of Engineers, Sector 19A Chandigarh organised a special session on the Revised National Electrical Code India, which kickstarted in Hyderabad followed by Bangalore, Ahmedabad and Pune before reaching Chandigarh. The focus of the seminar was bringing to light various provisions related to electrical installation practices in India. The seminar was addressed by a panel of dignitaries comprising
SK Chadha, Chief Engineer, Chandigarh Administration, Rajeev Sharma, Scientist, Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Chandigarh, Arvinder Singh Bakshi, Chairman, Institution of Engineers, Chandigarh and Amol Kalsekar, Chief Manager-Building Wire (ICPCI) and other industry experts.
Pakistan delegation calls on speaker Dr Atwal
Chandigarh: A 19-member delegation of Pakistan led by lt Gen Humayun Bangash called on Dr Charanjit Singh Atwal, Speaker, Punjab legislative Assembly at Punjab legislative Secretariat on Monday to have acquaintance of the procedure of passing the budget adopted by the State Government. The delegation would also study the implementation of fiscal schemes in the State and transfer of budget between State and the Union Government. Atwal, Speaker, Punjab Assembly welcomed the delegation.
EARS enrols 11,000 new members during awake
Chandigarh: The Emerging Antimicrobial Resistance Society (EARS), a non-profit organisation, which has waged a determined battle against antibiotic-resistant bacteria by establishing collaborations with healthcare institutions and research centres across India for the surveillance of bacterial strains resistant to antibiotics, enrolled about 11,000 new members during its nationwide Awareness Week on Antibiotic Knowledge and Education (Awake) campaign, the first initiative of its kind in India to promote the rational use of antibiotics across India between November 16 to 23. Applauding EARS volunteers for making the campaign a grand success, EARS chairperson Dr Manu Chaudhary said, “We have got a tremendous response and we will take this campaign to its logical conclusion by continuing with these efforts in times to come.”
Rs 53 cr abattoir in Gurgaon’s sector 37 soon
Chandigarh: A Rs 53 crore abattoir will soon be constructed in Gurgaon. An official spokesman said that Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) would provide land to Municipal Corporation, Gurgaon to construct this slaughterhouse in Sector 37, Gurgoan. He said that a detailed project report in this regard has been sent to Union Ministry of Food Processing Industries for approval along with approval for grant amounting to Rs 15 crore. The spokesman said in addition, a Commerce college is being built in Gurgaon on the pattern of Shri Ram College of Commerce, New Delhi. He said that General Hospital, Sohna would be upgraded from 30 beds to 50 beds at a cost of Rs 1.02 crore and a detailed project report is being prepared by Haryana Public Works Department.