IG Gautam Cheema declared absent from duty
Chandigarh: Department of Home Affairs and Justice of the Punjab Government on Wednesday declared Gautam Cheema IPS absent from duty from August 29. A spokesperson of the Home Department said the Director General of Police has informed that Inspector General of Police, Gautam Cheema, (under suspension) is absent from duty w.e.f August 29 without getting his leave sanctioned from the competent authority. Cheema is wanted by the Mohali Police in a criminal case and is absconding.
CM badal greets people on Agrasen Jayanti
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Wednes-day greeted the people on the eve of Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti. Badal asked the people to draw inspiration from the life and philosophy of Maharaja Agrasen, who propagated the concept of welfare state by strengthening social fabric of the society. He said the teachings of Maharaja Agrasen were still relevant in the present context and urged the people to commemorate this auspicious day by rising above the parochial considerations of caste, color, creed and religion.
Punjab govt invites online applications for 94 sr posts
Chandigarh: Punjab Government has invited applications for 94 posts of Senior Assistants in the department of General Administration, Punjab Civil Secretariat at Chandigarh. Applicants can submit their applications from September 29 to October 21 on the website www.punjabgovt.gov.in by clicking on the link ‘Departments’ sub link ‘General Administration‘. The applicant should be Graduate in any discipline from a recognized university with computer knowledge and he must have passed Punjabi up to Matric or its equivalent level. A written test will be held in the month of December 2014.
top chefs take part in Elante Mall cookery workshop
Chandigarh: The sixth culinary workshop of Elante Wednesdays saw renowned chef Sanjay Malkani, Head of Production-Pan India Food Solutions, Mumbai, dishing out choicest of Indian dishes for participants of Elante Wednesdays cookery workshop to relish and learn. Enhancing the experience of the workshop participants was chef Kandla Nijhowne of Master Chef India fame. Chef Kandla has been a regular tutor at the cookery workshops of Elante Wednesdays, sharing her knowledge of food with those eager to learn. Chef Sanjay has taken flavours from Indian food and merged them with continental cuisine, far eastern and continental cuisines to the delight of many a gourmet. In the last three decades of his journey as a chef, Sanjay has the distinction of cooking for several heads of state Charming the audience with his choice of dishes, Chef Sanjay cooked lamb Pepper Chops, Kadai Jhinga lajawab and Paneer Meher-un-Nisa for the participants to learn and relish. Adding her magic to the experience, Chef Kandla taught the participants the secret of serving the perfect Mushroom Acchari and the sweet & special Green Apple Phirni.
Xolo new range of Play Series smartphones
Chandigarh: Xolo has introduced a complete range of gaming devices under the Play Series, ranging from 14k to 20K. All devices under Play Series are designed to appeal to customers looking for a complete mobile entertainment and console-like gaming experience. To cater to the gaming segment, the Play series comes with build quality and best in class technology, running on the latest Andorid 4.4 KitKat on a 5-inch display for screen-popping actions.
11th edition of Tata Crucible Corporate Quiz held
Chandigarh: The regional round of the 11th edition of Tata Crucible Corporate Quiz was held in Chandigarh on Wednesday. This quiz is organised by the Tata group. Vivek Atray, Director School Education Haryana, said that Kshitij Maheswari and Nagesh Mittal emerged victorious in the quiz and successfully made it to the zonal finals to be held in New Delhi. Gaurav Kharbanda and Siddharth Malhotra from Infosys ltd bagged the runners-up position. The winning team was rewarded with a cash award of Rs1,00,000 and runner-up team was given award of Rs50,000. The winners of the national final will receive a grand prize of Rs7,00,000 along with the coveted Tata Crucible Trophy.