Punjab Chief Minister releases diary-2015
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has released the diary of the Punjab Government for the year 2015 at his residence. A spokesperson said that the layout design of the diary had been conceptualised and prepared by the Information & Public Relations Department and printed by the Controller Printing & Stationery Punjab. Prominent amongst others who were present on the occasion included Principal Secretary to Chief Minister SK Sandhu, Special Principal Secretary to Chief Minister. Gaggandip Singh Brar, Director Information & Public Relations Rahul Tiwari and Additional Director Information & Public Relations Senu Duggal.
Haryana CM assures assistance for temple
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal has said that all possible assistance would be provided for setting up Bharat Mata Mandir in Haryana. The Chief Minister was addressing the gathering after Maha Aarti at Bharat Mata Mandir, Haridwar (Uttarakhand) and announced to give Rs11 lakh for Giriraj Hostel being run by Bharat Mata Mandir Committee. He urged the Bharat Mata Mandir Trust to build such temples in Haryana for character building among people. He added that the State was moving towards light from darkness and the scenario of politics was changing.
Haryana to set up chair after Dr Sen’s name
Chandigarh: The Haryana Government will set up a Chair after the name of former Deputy Chief Minister of the State, late Dr Mangal Sen at Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak. An expenditure of about Rs1.21 crore has been projected for setting up this Chair during the next five years. Haryana Education Minister, Ram Bilas Sharma said that the decision to set up the Chair after the name of Dr Sen was taken in Cabinet meeting held on October 27, 2014. Dr Sen was a nationalist who paid special attention towards discipline in his life. This Chair is being set up so that youth could be inspired by his life. Keeping in view the ever lasting contribution of Dr Sen as an honest, dedicated and committed social activist, legislator and Minister, the decision has been taken to set up a Chair after his name, he added.
Essel group keen to develop smart cities
Chandigarh: Essel Group is keen to participate in the development of smart cities in Punjab and Haryana. The company is targeting cities, which has population of more than 5 lakh, i.e Faridabad, Gurgaon, Panipat, Ambala in Haryana and ludhiana, Amritsir, Jalandhar, Patiala in Punjab and transform them into world class smart cities within the next 5 years. Essel Group’s integrated utilities company – Essel Utilities & Distribution Company limited will focus on nurturing smarter communities across major cities in Haryana and Punjab by undertaking projects in Power and Water Distribution Services, Municipal Solid Waste Management, Sewage Treatment, Drainage and Storm Water Management, city Wi-Fi, cable and broadband.
Traffic woes at Khanpur bridge alleviates
SAS Nagar: Deputy Commissioner TejinderPal Singh Sidhu on Monday said that people have got a breather from the constant traffic snarls here. A causeway constructed on both sides of the Khanpur bridge in Kharar at a cost of Rs3.30 crore has permanently mitigated the problem of people. He said that the earlier Khanpur bridge was too narrow thereby causing traffic jams and posing problems for the people. “The road from Kharar bus stand to Khanpur Chowk will be four laned and this will cost nearly Rs8 crore to the State exchequer. This will go a long way in solving the traffic problem,” he added.
No case of cholera reported
Chandigarh: A spokesperson said that surveys was done on January 2 and 5 by Mohali district health team, in which no suspected case of cholera, was found. Four cases reported from village lohgarh near Government school are of the cases of routine gastroenteritis only. These patients are not suffering from cholera. Water samples have been collected from their house. The patient who died in the village had an underlying history of blood cancer for last 15 years and she was under treatment from PGIMER. As there is no clustering of cases of cholera reported from the village, so there is not an outbreak of water-borne disease, he added. Till date, 260 houses has been surveyed in which no suspected case of cholera was found.
PUTIA Core Committee meet held
Chandigarh: A meeting of Core Committee of Punjab Unaided Technical Institutions Association (PUTIA) was held recently under the leadership of President, PUTIA, Dr J S Dhaliwal. PUTIA nominated young entrepreneur and Chairman, Aryans Group of Colleges, Dr Anshu Kataria as the Vice President. Dr Kataria is working as the convenor of PUTIA and he had played active role in the previous years. The meeting was attended by all the young entrepreneurs working in the field of higher technical and professional education. Earlier to this, Dr Dhaliwal asked young entrepreneurs to come forward and strengthen the association which is working in the field of education since last 2 decades.
Cleanliness drive held at Dhanas, PU campus
Chandigarh: The fourth day of the NSS camp started with the cleanliness drive at Dhanas village and Panjab University (PU) Campus. The NSS Volunteers also participated in the
socio-educational survey at Dhanas village. The students also performed a street play at Dhanas village to sensitise the residents about the learning disability in students and the remedial measures which can be taken by special educators. The film on environment education and wildlife conservation was also showcased at the NSS camp. The film was followed by the discussion and interaction session about sustainable development and protection of wildlife.
Pepe Jeans announces its end of season sale
Chandigarh: Adding to the excitement of New Year by kicking off its much-awaited end of season sale, Pepe Jeans is offering great discounts on menswear, womenswear & trendy accessories from the Autumn Winter 14 Collection. One can avail up to 50% discount on stylish merchandise consisting of sweaters, jackets, blazers, and denims. The Autumn Winter ‘14 collection from Pepe Jeans has an array of trendy new designs and fabrics that are combined to create refined silhouettes; in a colour palette that is diverse, and exciting.