IMA celebrates Doctor's Day
Chandigarh: On the occasion of Doctor’s Day, large-scale celebrations took place at Indian Medical Association in Chandigarh and Jalandhar. Senior doctors were honoured for their contribution in the field of medicine. Key principles that should govern the crucial doctor-patient relationship were also discussed. Apart from the doctors and their families, social organisations and the general public joined the celebrations. Blood donation camps were organised and awareness was raised about how each healthy individual must donate blood regularly. July 1 is observed as Doctors Day every year in the memory of Bharat Ratna awardee late Dr BC Roy who was the doyen of the medical profession.
Prohibition officer’s services terminated
Chandigarh: Haryana Women and Child Development Minister Kavita Jain has terminated the services of Protection-cum-Child Marriage Prohibition Officer, district Jhajjar, Madhavi lohchab on June 30. A spokesperson said the services of Madhavi were terminated on the basis of the report submitted by Superintendent of Police, State Vigilance Bureau (SVB), Rohtak on June 19. According to the report, Madhavi was caught red handed from her house in Rohtak by the team headed by Deputy Superintendent, SVB, Rohtak while accepting illegal gratification of Rs10,000. The accused had demanded the sum from Kapil, a resident of Kharawad, district Rohtak in lieu of settlement of dispute case with his wife.
MTV Splitsvilla to begin on July 4
Chandigarh: MTV has launched the eighth season of their non-fiction show and guide to finding romance — KarbonnSmartMTVSplitsvilla. This season, taking the lead on teaching the boys the way to translate a woman’s feelings, are Sunny leone and MTV VJ Rannvijay, who will be seen hosting the show together. The show goes on air from July 4.
66th Chartered Accountant day observed
Chandigarh: The 66th Chartered Accountants Day, the foundation day of the premier accountancy profession of the country — Chartered Accountancy was celebrated amidst members and students with fervour at ICAI Bhawan, Sector 35 here. Over 300 students and CA professionals under the aegis of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) participated in ‘Run for CA Rising Day’ from Rock Garden to Sukhna lake (Regular End) to mark the significance of their profession and day. The celebrations at CA Bhawan witnessed the hoisting of CA flag by CA Jaswant Dhawan in the presence of many senior chartered accountants and students.
Int’l day against drug abuse celebrated
Chandigarh: More than 60 NSS volunteers of GADVASU observed ‘International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking-2015’ and participated in an interactive talk on the topic ‘Protection from drug abuse for saving peoples precious life’ under the supervision of Dr Syed Shabih Hassan, NSS Programme Coordinator, GADVASU, ludhiana. NSS volunteers alongwith Dr Hassan took collective oath/pledge to shun the practice of drug users, fight against tobacco and envisaged to promote awareness campaign and rallies in villages and drug prone city areas. Volunteers organized an awareness rally in the morning and walked from Aarti chowk, ludhiana to GADVASU campus.
Punjab orders regarding mobile allowance
Chandigarh: The Punjab Government on Wednesday clarified that any employee in the State Government could opt to get his mobile allowance discontinued. A spokesperson said that for discontinuing mobile allowance, the concerned employee would have to give an undertaking to the competent authority that this discontinuation would not in any way affect his official duties. The employee would have to ensure his availability on the alternate mobile number provided to the department to carry out his duties as Government employee.
39 PES officers of Education Dept transferred
Chandigarh: The Punjab Education Department has issued posting and transfer order of PES cadre officers, teachers and non teaching staff. Education Minister Daljit Singh Cheema said the transfers and posting of 39 PES cadre officers have been made on administrative post purely on seniority and competency. He said that the department has issued these orders as per the desires of the officers.
Auto Expo – The Motor Show 2016 announced
Chandigarh: Auto Expo, the biennial show of Indian automotive industry will be jointly organised by Automotive Component Manufacturers Association (ACMA), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM). This edition of Auto Expo — The Motor Show is scheduled from February 5-9, 2016 at the India Expo Mart & Centre, Greater Noida. Auto Expo — The Component Show would continue at Pragati Maidan from February 4 to 7, 2016.
‘Need to remove market–farmer disconnect’
Chandigarh: There is an imperative and urgent need of the Government of India and its related agencies and the Punjab Government to work aggressively and remove the existing disconnect between the farmers and the market which includes the Government and private procurement agencies, if we have to improve the fate of the farmers,” said Suresh Kumar, Additional Chief Secretary & Financial Commissioner, Development, Punjab at an outreach programme for Agro & Food Processing Industry organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) at CII NR headquarters in Sector 31 here on Wednesday. He also said, “We understand that our farmers are going through a very tough phase and we are fully with them in these tough times.”
IIl launches Mycoraja and Prime Gold
Chandigarh: Insecticides (India) ltd. introduced its two new products Mycoraja and Prime Gold at a Press conference in Panchkula to help farmers boost the quality of the yield in a wide variety of crops. While Prime Gold is a new plant growth regulator, Mycoraja is a bio product that promotes nutrient absorption in plants for better growth and yield. Prime Gold, an advanced plant growth ‘tonic', can be used along with other agrochemical products including insecticides and fungicides in a wide variety of crops like cotton, paddy, wheat and vegetables & fruits.