haryana ex-servicemen function
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda would be the chief guest of the State level function to be organised by Haryana Ex-Services league and ex-servicemen of the State on August 10 in district Jhajjar. Captain, Jagvir Singh Malik of Haryana Ex-Services league said that besides 50,000 ex-soldiers and their dependents, the function would be attended by distinguished Army Officers.
Punjab Dy CM not to hold Sangat Darshan
Chandigarh: Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal would not hold Sangat Darshan at Chandigarh on Wednesdays due to the ongoing bypoll election process in Punjab. Jangveer Singh, Media Advisor toDeputy Chief Minister said that Sukhbir Badal would resume Sangar Darshan programme after the completion of the by-polls at Talwandi sabo and Patiala.
Josh given charge of CPS Irrigation Dept
Chandigarh: Mohinder Kaur Josh has been given the charge of Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Punjab Irrigation Department. Earlier, Josh was CPS of Medical Education and Research Department. Haryana to release pending dues of lab assistants
HDSC to release pending dues of ICT lab assts
Chandigarh: The Haryana Directorate of School Education will release the pending dues of the lab assistants deployed in the ICT labs set up by CORE Education and Technologies for a total of 20 months from September 2012-April 2014 instead of earlier decided six months i.e. September 2012-February 2013.
Head constable caught accepting bribe
Chandigarh: In a raid conducted by Haryana State Vigilance Bureau, head constable Paras Ram posted at Faridabad was caught red-handed accepting illegal gratification of Rs6,000 from complainant Sarif, a resident of Ballabhgarh in district Faridabad in lieu of not involving him in a false theft case.
Pb vigilance bureau holds workshop
Chandigarh: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau, in a bid to bring about awareness regarding various aspects of Anti-Corruption Act among the officers and to inculcate in them the spirit of professionalism, has conducted a two-day workshop at Punjab Police Academy, Phillaur. More than 100 senior officers of the Vigilance Bureau took part in this workshop. During this workshop, guest lectures on various subjects viz provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act-1988, Procedures of lying traps, investigation of trap, disproportionate assets cases along with important judgments in corruption cases and provisions of Criminal law Amendment Ordinance, 1944 with procedure for attachment of property of accused were delivered by the retired senior Officers of CBI.
NSDC launches stakeholders’ meet
Chandigarh: The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) kicked off the 7th edition of its partners meet in New Delhi which saw more than 650 stakeholders from the skills ecosystem across the country, participate in the event. The event had participants across 31 sector skill councils, 136 training partners, representation from employers and key ministries from Government of India.
Amazon gift cards portal launched
Chandigarh: Amazon has announced the launch of Amazon.in Gift Cards on its marketplace www.amazon.in. The Amazon.in Gift Card will be issued by QwikCilver Solutions, a provider of gift card and other stored value solutions and has been cobranded with Amazon.in. Customers can purchase the gift cards of any value starting from Rs 10 upto Rs10,000. Available in over in nine Indian languages, customers can choose from an extensive selection of Amazon.in gift cards in more than 200 designs that aptly celebrate various special & memorable occasions in a person’s life from birthdays, weddings, baby showers, housewarmings, anniversaries to various festivals like Raksha Bandhan, EID, Diwali, Christmas, etc., professional milestones and many more.
Rakhis distributed among kids at PGIMER
Chandigarh: Advanced Paediatric Centre of the PGIMER and Chandigarh-based Sahayta Cancer Sehyog pooled their efforts to give Rakhi, the festival of sacred threads, a new constructive and meaningful dimension for children undergoing treatment for cancer. Volunteers from Sahyata Cancer Sehyog and doctors from the Advanced Paediatric Center spent the day with children battling cancer at the APC, as well as their parents. A spirit of gaiety and hope filled the atmosphere. They were distributed Rakhis, attractive gifts and refreshments to make the day special for them.
Apollo Munich launches two new plans
Chandigarh: Apollo Munich Health Insurance is set to roll out two new plans under its Optima series — Optima Vital and Optima Super. Optima Vital — a critical illness plan, covers 37 critical illnesses against normal industry standards of providing cover for around 7 to 20 of these conditions. Optima Super, on the other hand, is an aggregate high deductible cover for individuals and families that comes with a Switch Benefit (Waiver of Deductible Benefit) of converting the high deductible into a full-fledged nil deductible plan, without any underwriting.
Surya announces 50 lED products
Chandigarh: Surya Roshni has announced 50 lED products in the market. Its lED products are backed by its mission to offer solution around the customers for a value for money proposition and satisfaction. It has set-up a world class R&D facility at Noida which is NABl accredited, having best talent from the industries.