Only Guv, Chief Justice to use red beacon
Chandigarh: The Home Department, Haryana, has issued guidelines on the compliance of instructions for the use of red light atop Government vehicles. According to the notification issued by the Transport Department, only the Governor of Haryana and Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, are authorised to use red light on the top of their official vehicles. In a written communication, Director General of Police, District Magistrates, Inspector General of Police Range, Commissioner of Police Faridabad, Gurgaon, Panchkula and Ambala, and all Superintendent of Police, have been requested to ensure compliance of the instructions and also take appropriate action in case of any violations.
icai holds Seminar on bank audit at PHDCCI
Chandigarh: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) on Friday organised a seminar on bank audit at PHDCCI, Sector 31, Chandigarh which was well attended by bankers and chartered accountants of Tricity. A total of 325 CAs benefited from the session. Speakers deliberated in detail and enlightened the members about the various important aspects of conducting Statutory Bank Audit. Chairman, ICAI, Uma Kant Mehta in his inaugural address laid emphasis on the seminar on bank audit, highlighting the latest development concerning bank branch audit process. Chief guest on the occasion Keshav Baijal, DGM and Regional Head, Union Bank of India, Chandigarh Zone highlighted the Indian economy as the global growth driver.
4-lane ludhiana-Talwandi Eway before sept
ludhiana: The 78-km long ludhiana-Talwandi Expressway, a four-lane national highway project in Punjab will be executed on DBFOT-basis under NHDP Phase III in consortium with PAN India Network ltd. Kaushik Pal, COO, Essel Infra said, the four lane highway will be a boon for the Punjab business environment and will definitely bring people closer. We will complete the project well before the September 2014 deadline. The company is proud to announce that the construction of the project has been expedited.
Cancer Survivors celebrate Holi at fortis
Mohali: In a fun-filled, interactive and colourful session held on Friday at Fortis Hospital, Mohali, over 50 cancer survivors and 60 members of FOSWAC celebrated Holi in a special session of Saarthak, the cancer support Group of Fortis. Dr Atul Joshi, Senior Consultant-General Surgery gave an inspiring talk in which he saluted the will-power of Cancer survivors to fight the deadly disease. He said that they are real heroes who have a very strong zeal to live and fight. He motivated everybody present to rely on the power of positive thinking. Dr Ritu Aggarwal, Radiation Oncologist detailed new advancements in treating cancer.
DlSA sensitises HIV patients about rights
Mohali: Capacity building workshop on social protection was organised by Punjab State AIDS Control Society on Friday. HIV patients present at the workshop were addressed by Tarntaran Singh Bindra, Chief Judicial Magistrate cum Secretary, District legal Services Authority (DlSA) Mohali. He brought schemes of Punjab legal Services Authority to the notice of gathering and told patients about their rights with respect to their medical treatment and concern at work places. He also offered selection of HIV patients as para legal volunteers so that they may bring problems to the notice of legal Services Authority.
Greaves’ DRIVE against spurious spare parts
Chandigarh: Greaves Cotton limited has recently embarked on an initiative to curb growing sale of spurious auto parts. The company is conducting nationwide raids to expose the increasing spurious parts business. The products seized from just three hubs in North India stood at Rs2 crore.
Ankush Singla is president of ARD at PGI
Chandigarh: Around 750 resident doctors of PGI elected Dr Ankush Singla, Senior Resident of department of anaesthesia, as the president of Association of Residents Doctor (ARD). Dr Pradeep J Kumar senior resident of general surgery will be the general secretary and
Dr Kathirvel SR of community medicine vice-president. They said the main agenda will be better resident security and new canteen and lounge in advance pediatric center and Nehru Hospital and improvement of food facility and getting new multi-chain food outlets.
CME workshop on respiratory disorder at PGI
Chandigarh: The Department of Pediatrics, Advanced Paediatrics Centre at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh and the Indian Academy of Allergy are jointly organising a Continuing Medical Education (CME) programme-cum-workshop on March 15-16 at the APC Auditorium. The emphasis is on Evidence Based Management of Respiratory Disorders in Children and is being organised as a part of the annual academic program under the Paediatric Pulmonology unit of PGIMER.
seminar on noise control to be held at PU Chandigarh: UGC sponsored one-day national seminar on Active Noise Control and Its Applications would be organised on March 20 at the University Institute of Engineering and Technology (UIET), Panjab University. Experts from reputed institutions like CSIR-NAl, Bangalore, IIT Ropar and IIMT Bhuvneshwar working in the area of Active Noise Control and Active Vibration Control would deliver the talks and interact with the participants. Active Noise Control is being applied in various areas these days which include aircraft cabins, pilot helmets, incubators, luxury cars, MRI, engine cabin, transformers, and many other applications. The seminar is aimed to disseminate the knowledge among the participants about the Active Noise Control, its applications and the major area of research in the field.
WD to showcase product range in ludhiana
ludhiana: WD, a Western Digital company and storage industry leader is increasing its focus in Punjab. As part of a multiple city tour that will span several weeks and touch a number of cities across India, WD will display its wide range of products in ludhiana at Silver Arc Mall on March 15 and 16. ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar, Patiala, Moga, Bathinda, Ferozepur and Pathankot are the primary cities that are driving demand for consumer storage solutions in Punjab. “Punjab has a huge base of end users, system integrators, channel partners and resellers. Our aim with the ludhiana tour is to reach out to them through various initiatives, share our global practices on business and technology and get their valuable feedback to understand the market growth, potential and the demand patterns better,” said Subroto Das, Director – India & South Asia, WD.
Pb, Haryana top states for Flipkart’s mobile sales
Chandigarh: Mobile commerce is going to be the next big thing in online shopping. On Flipkart.com, India’s largest e-commerce marketplace, Punjab and Haryana ranks amongst the top 10 states while Chandigarh ranks amongst the top 15 cities in terms of sales generated through the mobile channel. In Chandigarh, over 30 per cent of the total visitors to Flipkart.com come through mobile. The top product categories among the mobile shoppers in Chandigarh are books, mobiles, mobile accessories and footwear. The ease and convenience of being able to shop on the go without needing access to a PC is driving the popularity of m-commerce today.
Annual prize distribution held at SGGSC
Chandigarh: Sri Guru Gobind Singh College (SGGSC) of Pharmacy organised annual prize distribution function on its campus. The Chief guest for the function was Prof Saranjit Singh, Professor and Head, Pharmaceutical Analysis, NIPER, Mohali and Dr Kuldeep Singh, Head, Transfusion Medicine, Max Hospital was the guest of honour. More than 100 students of diploma in pharmacy and diploma in medical lab technology were given prizes for their academic and cultural excellence.