Free transport facility for j&K Himachalis
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Transport Minister GS Bali on Tuesday announced free transport facility to the Himachalis in HRTC buses stranded in Jammu & Kashmir for coming back to the State. This facility would be provided to them from September 17, and would continue for next 10 days for coming back to their native places in the State. “To avail this free transport facility, they should produce certificate issued by Indian Army Relief Camp, Divisional Commissioner, Jammu or any other authorised officer,” said Bali.
267 UMC filed in second sem secondary exam
Chandigarh: As many as 267 unfair-means cases (UMC) were registered in Haryana during the second semester secondary examinations in social science subject and first and second semester senior secondary examinations in military science, dance (all options) and agriculture subjects conducted by Board of School Education Haryana (HBSE), Bhiwani. Apart from this, the first semester senior secondary examination in Hindi (core) subject conducted at an examination centre in district Bhiwani on September 12 and first semester secondary examination in Hindi subject held at four centres of the district on September 13 has been cancelled.
UT Home secy inaugurates blood donation camp
Chandigarh: Rotary and Blood Bank Society Resource Centre, Chandigarh, on Tuesday organised a voluntary blood donation camp at the UT Secretariat, Sector 9. After inaugurating the camp, UT Home Secretary Anil Kumar interacted with the donors. He praised the efforts of the organizers and thanked donors for their noble gesture. He maintained that such initiatives should be taken regularly. Adviser to the UT Administrator KK Sharma also visited the camp and congratulated organisers. Blood Bank director Dr Manish Rai said that the camp had proved to be a success with 59 units of blood being collected.
‘Sabab — 101 poetic expressions’ released
Chandigarh: Sabab — 101 Poetic Expressions, a collection of 101 poems penned by a local poet Anil Kadian, was released on Tuesday at an event held at Tagore Theatre. The launch of the book was theatrical, with live music performance based on the poems from the book along with live poetry with music. Also at the event, curtain was raised from Uday-The Rise, a movie based on turbulence in the life of a man and how he overcomes it. A promo of the film was screened for the audience. The event was attended by over 500 people, including special guests from across the media and industry.
maintenance work to affect Power supply
Mohali: Due to urgent maintenance work of 66 KV Mullanpur sub-station, and all 11 KV feeder running from this, power supply to Nayagaon, Kansal, Mullanpur, Jayanti Devi, and all village of Mullanpur sub division and nearby areas shall be effected partially, from 10 am to 1 pm on September 17, that is Wednesday.
JSS marks workers’ education day & Hindi Diwas
Mohali: Workers’ Education Day along with Hindi Diwas was celebrated at Jan Shikshan Sansthan in Mohali with enthusiasm. About 100 participants representing different managements, trade unions, NGOs and social organizations participated. Central Board for Workers Education’s regional advisory committee chairman Kulbir Singh inaugurated the program on “Impact of Workers Education and its importance for future”.
80th foundation day of Bank of Maharashtra
Chandigarh: Bank of Maharashtra on Tuesday celebrated its 80th Foundation Day by bonding with customers — a get together of valued clients. The customer meet of valued clients of various branches spread over Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh was organized at Hotel JW Marriott on this occasion. The meet was attended by Bank’s head office general manager Atul Bhatia, and Chandigarh’s zonal head Harish Gupta. About 60 clients of Bank participated in this programme.
Arvicon International enters Punjab
Chandigarh: With the concept of sustainable, cost-effective, green outdoor and home decor segment in India, Arvicon International on Tuesday announced its plan to enter Punjab market with its range of stone veneers. Arvicon International recently opened India’s first stone veneer concept showroom in New Delhi called ‘Stonearth’. In Punjab, this product will be available through select dealers or one can get in touch with company on their website www.indiastones.com.
Honda starts pre-owned outlet in jalandhar
Jalandhar: Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Private limited (HMSI) on Tuesday inaugurated it’s 58th Honda Certified Pre-owned Outlet under the brand name ‘Best Deal’ at GS Honda, Jalandhar. With this, , Honda aims to develop long term relationship with their existing two-wheeler customers by offering proposition for second hand buyers by promising authentic and original Honda products to them. ‘Best Deal’ offers customer to purchase a certified second hand Honda two-wheeler in exchange of their old Honda two-wheeler.
Axis Bank launches e-surveillance at ATMs
Chandigarh: Axis Bank on Tuesday announced the launch of e-surveillance facility — a service that allows a 24x7, 365 days Centrally Monitored Automated Security of ATMs. Under this facility, Banks’ ATM premises will be monitored 24x7 from a centralized security operation centre. An immediate alert will be activated in case of detection of any unauthorized activity at the ATM site.