two-DAY e-governance meet on Feb 7-8
Chandigarh: Haryana Department of Electronics and Information Technology and Elets Technomedia would organise a two-day national conference on e-Governance, “e-Haryana” at UT Guest House on February 7 and 8. A spokesman said that the conference would be inaugurated by Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda. The two-day forum would have key representatives from all areas of Governance and the ICT industry getting together for deliberations on e-delivery of services to citizens. The objective of e-Haryana is to generate knowledge on deploying ICTs for bringing more efficiency and transparency in the process of governance and service delivery to the people, as well as a platform to share knowledge on various e-Governance initiatives launched by various States in the country including Haryana.
VIKAS Parishad organises declamation contest
Panchkula: Aligned with the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Swami Vivekanand, Bharat Vikas Parishad on Sunday organised a declamation contest at Doon Public School, Sector 21, which was well attended by over 70 students. The event was organised to infuse the teachings and learning experiences of Swami in today’s youth. Rajbir Kaur of Class XI stood first while Himani Thapar of Class X was adjudged second. Kalpana from Vivekananda Mission Ashram, Midnapore, West Bengal present on the occasion as chief guest who gave away the prizes to winners. She also honoured the students who brought laurel for the school at 16th National science olympiad.
CARDIAC CARE conference concluded
Mohali: The fourth global two-day conference on Integrated Approach to Delivery of Comprehensive Cardiac Care — Cardiomersion 2014 – concluded at Fortis Hospital Mohali on Sunday. Woven around the edition’s theme — Heart Team Approach to Combat the Menace of Cardiovascular Diseases — the conference had renowned faculty and experts in respective fields of cardiac care sharing valuable knowledge, experience and exceptional skills to promote the team approach in comprehensive cardiac care. Additional Director Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Fortis Hospital Mohali and Founder of the group Cardiomersion, Dr Deepak Puri who has been organising such events since 2011, said that the participants included cardiac surgeons, cardiologists, cardiac anesthetists, cardiac intensivists and experts from other allied specialties, who are needed for care of heart patient as well as healthcare management professionals.
Haryana notifies policy to erect security gates
Chandigarh: With a view to ensure security and safety of the residents especially during night, Haryana Town and Country Planning department has notified policy guidelines for granting permission to erect security gates in the licensed colonies in the State. A spokesman said that residents welfare associations (RWAs) of licensed colonies had been approaching the Department for seeking permission to construct gates on roads leading to their colony. Though such roads are public roads where access to public cannot be denied yet in present day scenario and to address to the concerns of safety and security of the residents, it has been decided that construction of additional gates on roads leading to licensed colonies for security reasons would be permitted. The applications for grant of permission for erection of additional and security gates in a licensed colony would be considered by the Committee under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner.
Reliance insurance plans RSBY in Punjab
Chandigarh: After successfully crossing the 10 million lives insured milestone mark in Kerala under the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY-Kerala) for FY14, Reliance General Insurance (RGI) has planned to implement this scheme in Punjab and replicate this model in the State. “RGI has covered about a third of population in Kerala under RSBY scheme in one year. This is the highest coverage till date by any insurer under this scheme in one year. We are glad that we could reach out to such a large chunk of the population and provide them health benefits under this insurance scheme. This is also part of our financial inclusion strategy to ensure that we are able to expand the coverage of health insurance to include larger set of population across the country. We will try to participate in RSBY schemes in Punjab in the next phase and replicate this model in the State,” said Rakesh Jain, CEO, Reliance General Insurance.
Trilium Mall honoured with EPC World Awards
Amritsar: Trilium, flagship retail project of Tata Realty and Infrastructure ltd (TRIl), has been honoured with ‘Outstanding Contribution in Real Estate’ during the 4th EPC World Awards 2013 in New Delhi. The award has been instituted by the EPC World Media Group, which is recognised as one of the best industry awards in India. The award ceremony was graced by the presence of Harsh Vardhan (MlA-Delhi) and Chandan Mitra (Member of Parliament). With an overall investment of `510 crore, TRIl’s Trilium mall is set to redefine the retail landscape of Amritsar. Designed by the renowned international architectural firm — RTKl, USA, Trilium is one of the few Indian malls that is compliant with lEED guidelines and is earthquake resistant.