Bulat Mirzosharif Jalolov calls on Governor
Chandigarh: The Ambassador of Republic of Tajikistan to India, Bulat Mirzosharif Jalolov on Wednesday called on Haryana and Punjab Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki at Haryana Raj Bhavan. Discussing various issues at length with the Ambassador, Solanki said that both Haryana and Punjab are famous in the field of agriculture because of fertile land, availability of water and hard working farmers. He suggested for strengthening partnership in agri-related ventures especially food processing which has a major scope of collaboration. Bulat Mirzosharif Jalolov showed keen interest in culture and customs of this region.
Cops recover red sandalwood worth crores
Chandigarh: Haryana Police on Wednesday recovered red sandalwood worth crores of rupees from a container truck which was being smuggled to Kolkata from Gurgaon. The police also caught the truck driver involved in the smuggling of sandalwood. On getting a tip off, the Crime branch unit of Gurgaon immediately formed a team and inspected the truck and found red sandalwood in large quantity loaded in refrigerators inside the truck. The driver Naresh was arrested from the spot, who could not produce papers regarding red sandalwood transport. A case has been registered.
Industries Dept receives Rs3 crore
Chandigarh: Haryana Industries and Commerce Department has received the first tranche of grant-in-aid amounting to Rsthree crore for setting up of Common Facility Centre (CFC) in Print N Pack Cluster, Karnal under Micro and Small Enterprises-Cluster Development Programme. This initial amount has been released by Centre out of the total grant of Rs11.17 crore sanctioned for setting up this Centre. Five more clusters are also in pipeline for which final approval has already been given by the Union Development Commissioner, MSME.
Majithia for more representation of youth
SAS Nagar: Punjab Revenue & Public Relations Minister Bikram Singh Majithia advocated for due representation of youth in various boards/corporations as well as in elected bodies keeping in view the large number of youngsters. He said, “By entrusting responsibilities to our youngsters, we can serve the dual purpose of recognising the services of youth leaders in various fields besides motivating the others to follow them”.
CEDA meet at DAV College
Chandigarh: The first meet of Chandigarh Chapter of Indian Economic Association under the banner of Chandigarh Economic Development Association (CEDA) was organised at DAV College, Sector 10 here. The meet began with an enlightening discourse on “Public Policy Issues- A case of Punjab” by Dr Upinder Sawhney who threw light on deteriorating fiscal position in the State and the associated policy paralysis. In the second half of the lecture, Dr MM Goyal talk about union budget 2015-16. The meet was attended by teachers from Economics department of all colleges as well as PU
BBMB donates 100 books
Chandigarh: On the occasion of Chief Engineers’ Conference held on Wednesday, AB Agrawal, chairman BBMB donated about 100 books on diverse topics such as motivation, power, irrigation, management, literature etc. from his personal collection to BBMB library. Setting an example, he gave a message to the engineering fraternity that community ownership of precious resources like books strengthens readership and dissemination of ideas. He also appealed everyone to similarly enrich the libraries. Ready availability of books in organisational & public libraries, instead of confining them to individual homes, can help in conserving millions of trees and in promoting preservation of environment.
Baljinder Singh gives tips to fellow farmers
SAS Nagar: To survive in the present scenario where the prices for day to day consumable goods are on an increase, farmers should adopt allied occupations along with basic agriculture. As such, dairy farming along with bio farming is a good option to increase profitability, said successful farmer Baljinder Singh who has been awarded with Best Farmer Award. Singh, a resident of village Bhajouli near Kharar falling under district SAS Nagar said that he has 7 acres of agriculture land wherein for irrigation purposes a tubewell is installed and he uses the irrigation water judiciousl, like according to the crop requirement water is used.
UCO Bank arranges Exporters meet
Chandigarh: UCO Bank organised an ‘Exporters Meet’ which was attended by over 50 people from Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh here. The meeting was inaugurated by Charan Singh, Executive Director while VK Shrivastava, Circle Head and General Manager presided over the meeting. He invited the exporters to associate with UCO BANK and avail best services of their branches located in Chandigarh, Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh.
2nd Mason Awareness Campaign by ambuja cement
Chandigarh: Ambuja Cement has launched the second leg of the Mason Awareness Campaign in North India which is aimed to educate masons on enhancing productivity and work efficiency techniques. The campaign has been flagged off in Punjab with 25 vans and will reach out to over 8400 masons in Punjab and further proceed to Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Haryana.