5,000 soil samples to be tested free of cost in Mohali
SAS Nagar: To enable the farmers of the SAS Nagar (Mohali) district to use balanced urea based on soil testing, 5000 samples of soil would be tested free of cost this year. So far, 831 samples of soil have been tested free of cost in the district this year, said Deputy Commissioner Tejinder Pal Singh Sidhu. He said that the soil testing is done to ensure that the farmers get more productivity with less cost. He also said that the water, used by the farmers of the district to irrigate their fields, is also tested free of cost and till now 17 such samples have been tested.
Public grievances redressal camp held
Chandigarh: A public grievances redressal camp (complaint redressal camp) was held in the premises of Police Station Manimajra here. Vijay Kumar Dev, Advisor to Administrator UT inaugurated the said redressal camp. Sukhchain Singh Gill, UT SSP, Parminder Singh SP City among other officers also attended the camp. During redressal Camp, 106 persons from general public visited the Police Station to know the present status of their complaints. The facts of 203 complaints were discussed with the complainants, out of which 93 complaints were disposed off. During the camp, Senior Officers ordered for registration of cases on three complaints.
Tata Building India School Essay winners felicitated
Chandigarh: City-level winners of the ‘Tata Building India School Essay Competition 2014-15’ were felicitated by the Tata group at Chandigarh. Winners were selected on the basis of skill and thought exhibited through essay writing on the topic, ‘Clean India’, across 26 cities. The winning essays submitted were refreshing and thought-provoking, indicating that the young talent of India has tremendous potential to take her to the next level. The city level winners will be further judged by a prominent jury at the national level. More than 4 lakh students from over 900 schools participated in the competition.
Aryans Group of Colleges hold industrial visits
Mohali: For giving practical exposure to the students, Aryans Group of Colleges organised visits to three different Industries for its Engineering, Management and BCA students. Prof. A P Jain, Director, Aryans Group of Colleges said that Mechanical students were taken to Swaraj Division Mahindra & Mahindra ltd., Mohali; Management students were taken to Verka Milk Plant, Mohali and students of Computer Applications (BCA) were taken to Piford Technologies here. Prof B S Sidhu, Registrar, Aryans Group said that main work in Swaraj division is the assembly of different parts of tractor, so students got a very good exposure by visiting this division. He added that the students were given in depth insight of Machine Shop, Heat Treatment Shop, Hydraulic & Pneumatic Unit, Small Scale Assembly, large Scale Assembly, Paint Shop and Final Inspection unit.
Gionee announces F series
Chandigarh: Gionee Smartphone has announced its brand new fashion and lifestyle F Series in India by introducing the spectacular F103. This phone is very high on style quotient and brings a smooth user experience. Gionee F103 is power packed with 1.3 GHz Quad Core for faster processing, smoother viewing and browsing experience. It also has 127cm (5”) HD 1280*720 IPS Dragontrail display which makes your experience much better while Watching videos, Reading stories, sending texts and emails.
Mahesh Gupta honoured
Chandigarh: Mahesh Gupta, founder Chairman of Kent RO Systems limited received an honorary doctorate at the 2nd Convocation of Sri Sri University Orissa. Gupta was conferred with the PHD Degree (Honoris Causa) by Orissa Chief Minister Navin Patnayak for his exemplarily work he has done in the field of water purification for urban as well as rural population. The university appreciated the inspirational leadership of Gupta and commended his pioneering strategies which have been fundamental to the rapid growth and unprecedented success in the field of safe drinking water for everyone.