Haryana Chief Minister visits OSD
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister on Sunday visited the residence of his OSD, Amrinder Singh at Karnal to congratulate him and his family on the birth of his second daughter and also to bless the new born. On the occasion, the Chief Minister said that the daughters are making the parents and the country proud by achieving the pinnacle of glory in every field of life. He wished the entire family lots of joy as they welcome the birth of their second daughter.
Punjab Speaker meets Nuria de Gispert
Chandigarh: Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Dr Charanjit Singh Atwal, who is on foreign tour and is presently in Spain, held a meeting with the President (Speaker) of the Parliament of Catalonia Nuria de Gispert. During the meeting, relationship between Punjab and Catalonia (Spain), parliamentary affairs, democracy, and development of relations between both the States and the problems of Punjabis settled in Catalonia were discussed. Gispert assured all possible help to the Punjabis there.
landmark launches ‘World's best boyfriend'
Chandigarh: The city witnessed the launch of the most awaited book ‘World's best boyfriend' by author Durjoy Datta. The launch took place at landmark, Elante Mall here on Sunday. On this occasion, not only did fans get a chance to buy the book but also interact with the author. ‘World's best boyfriend’ is a story of Dhurv and Aranya who spend a good part of their lives trying to figure out why they want to destroy each other, why they hurt each other so deeply and, why they can't stay away from each other.
Fiitjee's talent reward exam on June 7
Chandigarh: Fiitjee has announced to conduct its talent reward exam (FTRE) on June 7 this year across more than 52 test centers. Based on their performance, students will get to know their Rank Potential Index (RPI) for JEE (Advanced), which will help them know their chances of success in securing a seat in the IITs and bridge the gap in their preparation for JEE 2016. Also, students will get suggestions to plug loopholes to enable them better their conceptual understanding and analytical ability, thereby helping them to reach their full potential. The last date to register for the exam is June 5.
Aryans bags AAA ranking in Punjab
Mohali: Aryans Group of Colleges has been ranked AAA in India by magazine and career counseling web-portal “Career 360”. Aryans has been given this rank in the recent edition of “India’s Best Engineering Colleges.” Dr Anshu Kataria, chairman, Aryans Group of Colleges while addressing a Press conference in Hotel Town’s Pride here on Sunday said congratulated the staff, students, management and said that this achievement is the outcome of joint effort put by all. In the recently released ranking, other than Aryans only Government/Private Universities have got better ranks including IIT, NIT, Thapar, SlIET, Chitkara, lPU, DAVIET etc.
10th Triennial General Council held
Chandigarh: The 10th Triennial General Council of State Bank of India Officers' Association, Chandigarh circle was held on Sunday at law Auditorium, Panjab University here. More than 2,000 officers from the States of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Chandigarh participated in the meeting. Deepak Sharma, president, SBI Officers' Association, Chandigarh Circle presided over the meeting. Y Sudershan, president, All India Bank Officers' Confederation and General Secretary, All India State Bank Officers' Federation delivered the key note address and apprised the members with the developments at apex level.
Axis Bank launches unique payment app ‘Ping Pay’
Chandigarh: Axis Bank unveiled ‘Ping Pay’, a unique multi-social payment solution to enable customers to transfer money and mobile recharge, person-to-person, including to non-Axis Bank account holders, using social and messaging channels like WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, email and phone contact lists. The Ping Pay app is currently available on the Google Playstore. The person-to-person fund transfers through Ping Pay would happen via Immediate Payment Service (IMPS) and currently the transaction limit is at Rs50,000 per day.
Prof Sen inducted in pelvic expert group
Mohali: Bringing international honour for Fortis Hospital Mohali, the Director – Orthopaedics & Joint Replacement, Prof (Dr) Ramesh K Sen, has been selected as the first Indian doctor and one of the three experts in the world to be member of an exclusive Pelvic Expert Group of AO Foundation in Switzerland. The other two members are from USA and Switzerland. Abhijit Singh, Director, Fortis Hospital Mohali, stated that this was second time in history that a surgeon from Asia has been selected for this group – the first time, the surgeon was from Japan. The AO Foundation is an organisation dealing with research, education, teaching and training of surgeons throughout the world. It is based in Switzerland and has branches in most countries of the world.
Most wanted criminal arrested
Kurukshetra: Kurukshetra Police has arrested most wanted criminal Jab Singh, alias Jabra from Devi lal park at GT Road on Sunday. SP Kurukshetra Simardeep Singh said that the CIA team led by Inspector Kewal Singh and his team nabbed the criminal Jab Singh. He has confessed that he was involved in shootout case of a businessman, grievously injuring him at Shahbad Anaj Mandi and snatching Rs four lakh from him, said SP.
Painting exhibition organised in city
Chandigarh: An exhibition of paintings by engineer Manmohan Bhatnagar was organised in the premises of Maharishi Dayanand Public School at Daria in Chandigarh. About 200 paintings were on display. The exhibition was inaugurated by eminent spirituo-cultural luminary VPS Rao. Bhatnagar said that he had been pursuing the hobby of preparing paintings right from his childhood days. School Principal Dr Vinod Kumar said that organising such events, particularly in the rural areas, infuses a spirit of creativity among children in particular, and the public in general.