Check on illegal vehicles
Chandigarh: Haryana Transport Minister Aftab Ahmad has directed the officials of the Transport department to put a check on the plying of illegal vehicles in the State. Presiding over a departmental meeting here, Ahmad said it was the responsibility of the Regional Transport Authority (RTA) to check plying of such vehicles as these not only led to financial losses of the department, but also posed a threat to the safety of the people.
15 lakh people visit Himachal Pavilion
Shimla: About 15 lakh people visited the Himachal Pavilion during the India International Trade Fair (IITF) -2013 which concluded at New Delhi. RR Patiyal, Director Himachal Pavilion said industrial units of Himachal Pradesh had received orders of about Rs 1 crore during the fair. He said that many industrial units also showed keen interest to establish their industrial units in the State. An Investment Cell was also set up for assistance of entrepreneurs at Himachal Pavilion.
Tata group unveils 8th edition of essay competition
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 7000 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.”
EARS enrols 11,000 new members
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 nation wide 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.”
Pak delegate for Better bilateral trade
Chandigarh: Terming the bilateral trade to be the most promising factor and the most potent instrument for having better bilateral relations between India and Pakistan; and facilitate progress in actualising their strategic partnership for the future, Suhaib Farooq, leader of the visiting 10 member delegation of Jhang Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Pakistan said, “There is a lot of trade potential with Pakistan. If trade takes a front seat, automatically, other issues shall get pushed to the back seat.” Farooq was speaking during an interactive session organized by PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, here on Wednesday.
Nursing admission date extended
Chandigarh: Punjab Government has extended date for admission in the BSC/MSC courses in the Nursing institutes of the state. Now admission in these courses could be taken till December 15.
Indo-Pak Govts urged to remove hurdles
Chandigarh: Dr Charanjit Singh Atwal, Speaker Punjab Vidhan Sabha urged the Governments of both Pakistan and India to remove all hurdles barring free cross-border movement of people, goods and information, and should work together to promote co-operation and resolve bilateral disputes through peaceful means. Atwal hosted a dinner last night in the honour of the visiting a 19 member delegation from Pakistan, led by lt Gen Hamayun Bangash. Speaking on the occasion Atwal said that there was so much in common between the two nations that cultural ties could play an effective role in bringing people together. He laid emphasis on promoting mutual social and cultural relations between the people of the two countries.
Three Industry bodies join hands
Chandigarh: Haryana Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Panchkula (HCCI), Industries Association Chandigarh (IAOC), Chamber of Chandigarh Industries, Derabassi Industries Association and Mohali Industries Association (MIA) have again joined hands with Hannover Milano Fairs India Pvt ltd, the Indian subsidiary of the largest and oldest engineering trade fair organizer, Deutsche Messe AG, Germany. The partnership is set to explore new avenues of growth for the Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana Industries through various joint activities. Hannover Milano Fairs India has announced their upcoming annual event in India under the brand of World of Industry — INDIA 2013, to be held from December 17-20 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. The focus of the partnership is to provide the platform for the growth of the Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana industries.
46 SJSRY beneficiaries conferred degrees
Chandigarh: A Convocation Ceremony was organised on Tuesday by GCS Group under the aegis of Swaran Jayanti Shahri Rozgaar Yojna (SJSRY) at PTU Regional Centre, Sector 9 Chandigarh in which 46 beneficiaries of the scheme were conferred degrees. 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. 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.
Ambuja Manovikas won Special Olympics Games
Chandigarh: Ambuja Manovikas Kendra, a school for special children situated at Morinda, Ropar Road, became overall champions in the recently concluded 16th Punjab State Special Olympic Games organized by ludhiana Special Olympics Association at ludhiana. The three-day Special Olympics from November 23-25, 2013 witnessed participation from 325 athletes from 29 Special Schools and five districts under Sarv Siksha Abhiyaan of Punjab. The fourteen member athletes led by their Principal Suresh Thakur fetch 17 gold, 7 silver and 1 bronze in various athletic and team games, thus topping the chart.
DHFl offers Aashray Trust Deposit scheme
Chandigarh: DHFl has designed a special variant of its Fixed Deposit ‘Aashray Trust Deposit (13 months)’ offering an attractive interest rate of 10.50 per cent per annum for amounts below Rs 100,00,000 and 10.75 per cent for Rs 100,00,000 and above. The DHFl Aashray Trust Deposit (13 months) offers Non Profit Organization segment customers a high annual yield up to 11.10 per cent which can be availed with a minimum deposit of Rs 100 lakh. Income Tax Department of GOI have declared ‘DHFl FDs’ as approved avenues for registered trusts to invest their surplus and claim tax exemptions under Section 11(5)IX of IT Act.