Woman drug peddler held in Phagwara
Phagwara: An alleged woman drug peddler has been arrested with 50 grams of intoxicating powder in Phagwara. The woman has been identified as Sonia, a resident of local Jagat Ram Soondh Colony. She was arrested under relevant sections of Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act on Saturday night, the police said. The woman was caught during a routine checking on the Phagwara-Hoshiarpur road. Meanwhile, a couple of nearby Sunra Rajputan village was booked under various sections of the NDPS Act for allegedly peddling drugs, police said. The couple, identified as lakhbir Singh and his wife Mehingi, was yet to be arrested.
Senior citizens attend talk on eye problems
Chandigarh: As many as 100 senior citizens attended a health talk on ‘common eye problems in elderly’ at Max Super Speciality Hospital (MSSH), Mohali on Sunday. Addressing them, Dr Harpreet Kapoor, Sr Consultant, Ophthalmology, MSSH said that glaucoma is the third leading cause of blindness in India, with 12 million people affected by it that accounted for nearly 13 per cent of the country’s blindness. Glaucoma could affect any age group, including newborn, infants, children but it was most prevalent in the elderly.” “It was thus, very important to get your eyes checked for glaucoma especially after the age of 40 or if you have diabetes, hypertension or a family history of glaucoma. If detected early, one could be saved from permanent loss of vision and blindness just by using eye drops regularly,” he added.
Volvo auto India opens dealership in ut
Chandigarh: Volvo Auto India has opened its new dealership in Chandigarh. The showroom is spread over an area of 2.200 sq. ft and the new dealership is owned by Sumit Passi from Krishna Group. The group has dealerships of Tata Motors Commercial Vehicles, JCB Earth Moving Equipment, Honda two-wheelers, Skoda Auto Passenger Cars, BMW Passenger Cars and other premium passenger cars. Tomas Ernberg, managing director, Volvo Auto India said, “Buoyed by our increased acceptability among our valued customers in the last two-three years, we are now looking at further strengthening our foothold and expanding our reach in the Indian market. With the all new Volvo Retail Experience at the Chandigarh showroom, we have moved yet another step closer to our customers.”
HPSC to conduct screening test on june 1
Chandigarh: Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC) will conduct a screening test on June 1, 2014 (Sunday) for the post of Assistant Engineer (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical) in Irrigation department and AE (Civil) in Irrigation department, Haryana for posting in BBMB. A spokesperson said that the candidates who have attained the degree through Distance Education Mode from Vinayak Mission University Tamil Nadu, IASE Gandhi Vidya Mandir Sardar Shahar, Rajasthan and JRN Vidyapeeth University, Udaipur, Rajasthan will not be considered to be eligible for the screening test. The Commission have cancelled their candidature and admit card already sent be treated as withdrawn. They will not be allowed to participate/admit in the screening test.
Haryana’s 1st golf training academy in Sonipat
Chandigarh: Haryana’s first Golf Training Academy will be established at Motilal Nehru School of Sports, Rai, Sonipat. A MoU has been signed with Chandigarh Golf Association for setting up this academy. Chief Secretary, Haryana SC Choudhary laid the foundation stone of this academy at Motilal Nehru School of Sports, Rai. Initially, the Academy will provide training to the students of school. Chief Secretary said the golf training academy will have an area of ten acres with all facilities and sophisticated equipment.
CCSHAU signs MoU with ganga kaveri seeds
Chandigarh: Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University (CCSHAU), Hisar, has signed an MoU with a Hyderabad-based company, Ganga Kaveri Seeds Pvt ltd. Under the agreement, the company has been granted a non-exclusive licence for a period of five years for production and marketing of seed of two hybrids of maize namely HM-9 and HM-10 developed by the university. This is the eighth MoU signed by the university for maize hybrids with Andhra Pradesh-based seed companies. Director of Research,
Dr SS Siwatch said both the maize hybrids were high yielding. Whereas the average grain yield of HM-9 is 60 q/ha, it is 72 q/ha of HM-10. Besides, both the hybrids are resistant against major diseases.
Workshop on operational research to be held
Chandigarh: A national workshop on Operational Research: Writing — a research paper will be organised by School of Public Health, PGIMER, Chandigarh from May 26-31. This workshop would be attended by participants from across the country. The six days workshop will enable the participants to identify research question, effectively write the methods and results and make relevant interpretations in tobacco control research. This course will thus empower researchers in skills of scientific writing and develop confidence to write further scientific papers.