125 special training camps for dairy farmers
Chandigarh: Punjab Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Dairy Development Minister Gulzar Singh Ranike on Sunday said that the State Government will organise total 125 special training camps for dairy farmers in all districts in November to educate them about growing benefits in dairy profession. Besides, the candidates would be imparted training in artificial insemination, pregnancy diagnosis and milk handling etc. Ranike said that if any dairy farmer is willing to avail subsidies to purchase livestock, insurance of milch animals, construction of sheds, fodder harvesters etc, Punjab Government is providing subsidy up to 75 per cent. Interested dairy farmers can submit their application to concerned district deputy director dairy up to November 30.
Solid Waste management in Jalandhar from Nov 5
Chandigarh: In a bid to give a clean and green look to the cities of Punjab, the Jalandhar cluster under Solid Waste Management would start its operations from November 5, said Punjab local Bodies Minister Anil Joshion Sunday. He said that under this project, electricity would be generated and fertiliser or manure would be prepared from the garbage collected from homes. Joshi said that out of eight solid waste management clusters developed in the State, the fourth cluster at Jalandhar would start its operations from November 5 under Public Private Partnership (PPP) model. The company representatives would be involved in door-to-door garbage collection, and the same would be sorted out with state of art technology to make it reusable for different purposes after proper processing.
PSPCl employee wins medals at Para Asian Games
Patiala: Karan Deep Chaudhri, chairman-cum-managing director, Punjab State Power Corporation limited (PSPCl) informed that Raj Kumar, PSPCl employee and a badminton player has brought laurels to the country by clinching medals at Para Asian Games held from October 18 to October 24 at Incheon in South Korea. Raj Kumar has won silver medal in men doubles event alongwith Rakesh Pandey of Haryana and another silver medal in mixed double event along with Parul of Gujarat. Raj Kumar started his carrier in badminton in 2009 when he won world championship. He also represented India in Para Asian Games in 2010. In 2013 in the world championship held in Germany, he won bronze medal in single event.
Aryans group delegation visits Canada
Mohali: A delegation of Aryans Group of Colleges visited Canada under the leadership of Dr Anshu Kataria, chairman, Aryans Group. The delegation has visited various Educational Universities of Canada with an aim to work out various possibilities of collaborations with Canadian Universities and student exchange programmes. During the visit, the delegation also met Amrik S Virk, Minister, Advance Education, British Columbia and Devinder Shory, MP, Calgary North-East. During their weeklong stay, the delegation visited various universities to study the difference in the teaching and learning pattern between India and Canada.
WORKSHOP ON ClINICAl COMMUNICATION SKIllS HElD
Chandigarh: Medicos legal Action Group (MlAG) organised a one day CME-cum-workshop on clinical communication skills on Sunday at
Dr PN Chuttani Memorial IMA Complex in Sector 35 here. Prof YK Chawla, Director PGIMER inaugurated the event. Dr Neeraj Nagpal, who has been running a crusade against legal issues afflicting the functioning of medical professionals for close to two decades, shared his views on the topic legal Complication of Medical Practice and apprised the participating doctors on the basic structure and statutory definition of ‘Consumer Protection Act’. He emphasised on the fact that legal issue are there but the medical fraternity has to come forward to fight for the common cause.
FDA team conducts raid at clinic in karnal
Chandigarh: A team of Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Haryana conducted raid at a clinic of a quack named Subhash in Karnal. FDA team visited village Barsalu in Nilokheri tehsil of Karnal to investigate the death of an 11-year-old boy, alleged to have been caused due to wrong treatment by the quack named Subhash. The clinic was found closed and the team was told that the quack has fled after the news of death of the boy. The clinic has been sealed and notice was pasted to get it inspected. An FIR against Subhash was registered at police station Butana in Karnal and police is in process of investigation.