Cyclist pedals into city to spread awarness
Yamunanagar: A cyclist, who is pedaling across the nation to spread the message of peace and unity, reached here on Monday. He interacted with the staff members and students of DAV College for girl’s Yamunanagar. The 56-year-old Hiralal travelled from Kashmir to Kanyakumari for motivating the people to save girl child and education. He travelled the whole country on his bicycle, spreading awareness about different issues and promoting national harmony.
Badal nods for Rs98 lakh to PFBIC
Chandigarh: Punjab Government has sanctioned an amount of Rs98 lakh from the Punjab Infrastructure Development Board (PIDB) for the upcoming Punjab Food-cum-Business Incubation Centre (PFBIC) at Bathinda to give further impetus to the food processing sector under state government’s ambitious program of agriculture diversification. Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Monday cleared the file by giving financial sanction of Rs98 lakh for the centre.
CM okays plot rates in eco-city phase-2 scheme
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Monday gave approval for fixing the reserved prices of the plots under Eco-city Phase -2 schemes to be launched by Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) in Mullanpur (New Chandigarh). Badal approved the proposal put forth by GMADA thereby giving his nod for fixing Rs21,000, Rs23,000 and Rs30,000 per sq yard for the categories of plots ranging between 100-300 sq yard, 400-500 sq yard and 1,000-2,000 sq yard respectively. Pertinently, to mention here that there are total 1,323 plots of which 855 were reserved for oustees and remaining 468 were kept for open market.
civic polls: govt declares holiday on Feb 25
Chandigarh: The Punjab Government on on Monday declared holiday on Wednesday, February 25 in all Government offices, Boards, corporations and education institutions located in 123 Municipal Council areas and Ward No. 2 of Nagar Panchayat Bariwala going for Municipal Elections on that date. This holiday has also been declared under Negotiable Instrument Act 1881.
Workshop on Pharmacology held
Chandigarh: Prof YK Chawla, Director along with Prof Savita Malhotra, Dean, Prof AK Gupta, Medical superintendent, Prof Nilima Kshirsagar, from ICMR, Prof Roma Uppal and Emeritus Prof Pl Sharma lighted the inaugural lamp of the workshop in PGI. The Director and the Dean welcomed the delegates, told them the importance of clinical pharmacology and the role of this workshop in disseminating the knowledge throughout the country. Dr Bikash Medhi, organising secretary asked the delegates to get ready for marathon sessions discussing various topics on clinical pharmacology.
tributes paid to PGI academician
Chandigarh: Rich tributes were paid to Dr Dheeraj Gupta on Monday in the condolence meeting held at PGIMER, Chandigarh. Prof Yogesh Chawla, Director PGI, said, “Dheeraj was an excellent academician and teacher. He helped the Institute in several academic and administrative affairs. He was a pillar of support and we will forever miss him”. All the distinguished doctors including Prof Digambar Behera, HOD, Dept of Pulmonary Medicine, Dr Surinder K Jindal, Former HOD, Dept of Pulmonary Medicine, Dr Virendra Singh, President of the Faculty Association, gave a condolence message on this occasion here.
Retd Army officer’s Body donated to pgimer
Chandigarh: The Department of Anatomy, PGIMER, Chandigarh received the body of lt Col Jai Singh (retd) resident of Sector 33-D, Chandigarh. He joined the Army in 1938 where he served with great distinction in the Para and Sikh regiments.
Bharatiya Mahila Bank inaugurates 46th branch
Jalandhar: Bharatiya Mahila Bank inaugurated its Jalandhar branch, the 46th branch of the Bank in the country, on Monday. SM Swathi, Executive Director of the Bank said that the Bank is on a rapid expansion mode and will be opening 34 more branches by end March 2015. The Bank, being highly tech savvy, has already introduced BMB Smartbanking, the internet banking facility, with many value added features, including opening of Fixed Deposit and Recurring Deposit accounts and premature closure facility on these, if required. The Bank will make optimum use of the technology to cater to the needs of all segments of customers, she added.
Music Company AMP Records launched
Chandigarh: The new music company AMP Records was launched at Chandigarh Press Club on Monday with the launch of single track Aanakh by debutante singer Jassi longowalia at a star studded event. The giants of Punjabi music and film industry Jazzy B, Binnu Dhillon, Karamjeet Anmol and Rana Ranbir were special guests at the launch event. launching the AMP Records its managing directors Karamjeet Singh and Dr Vinod Sharan said that the company’s main focus would be on launching upcoming singers by providing them a launchpad. Besides this, the AMP Records would promote and conserve all genres of music. The single track Aanakh launched today is presentation of debutante singer Jassi longowalia. It has been written by Matt Sheronwala, its music director is Simran and the video director is Prem Sidhu.
Over 2,000 Harley Owners to take part in Rally
Chandigarh: Over 2,000 Harley owners are coming together for the HOG. India 3rd National Rally and India Bike Week at Goa. The most awaited week of the year for Harley-Davidson owners, this year’s edition is all the more special with the brand celebrating the completion of five years in the country.
Admissions open at Rajghat Besant School
Chandigarh: The Rajghat Besant School in Varanasi, placed among the first three Boarding Schools, has opened admissions for the 2015-16 academic year. The school has the catch line for parents who want their children to grow to be good human being and at the same time excel in academics and other skills.