policy to fill backlog of handicapped
Chandigarh: Punjab Government has framed a comprehensive policy to fill the backlog of handicapped in group C and D. A spokesperson said that State Government had decided to give 3% reservation to Handicaps (1% blinds and partly blind, 1% deaf and dumb, 1% physically handicaps) in all Government jobs of group C and D.
The Government had directed all its departments /board and corporations to send information of backlog to Directorate, Social welfare. After compiling the information, Social welfare department will give advertisement for these posts.
18 advisory committees re-constituted
Chandigarh: Punjab Government has notified the reconstituted State advisory committees of 18 different departments to advise it in framing and executing policies for the Year 2015-16.
A spokesperson said Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal would be chairing the committee dealing with personnel, general administration, co-operation, science and technology, environment, vigilance, civil aviation and justice.
The committee would have 10 MlAs as non-official members. He said Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal would be chairing the advisory committee of the departments of home, governance reforms, housing and urban development, excise and taxation, investment promotion, sports and youth affairs and power.
21 members committee constituted
Chandigarh: Concerned at increasing practice of various wings of education department and different departments deputing teacher for non-academic work, Punjab Education Minister Daljit Singh Cheema has constituted a high level 21 members committee to work out a viable solution to it.
Cheema said that he had been received representations from union regarding this as this was adversely affecting the teaching work. He said that primary job of teachers was academic and there should be no compromise on teaching quality. Committee has been directed to submit a report within two months.
new construction vehicles by Tata Motors
Panchkula: Tata Motors has launched four new construction and mining commercial vehicles, from its Construck range. Tata Motors also showcased four other construction & mining tippers from its ConsTruck range. The Tata Construck range consists of Tippers, Transit Mixers, Truck mounted Cranes & Concrete Boom Pumps, engineered to address tough conditions and endure heavy duty cycles of the construction and mining industry, with higher productivity and profitability.
7th Hero O&A Autocross Motocross takes off
Mohali: The three-day 7th Hero O&A Autocross Motocross and Off-road Challenge took off at GMADA ground, Phase 8 in Mohali on Friday. Top riders and motorsport enthusiasts from various parts of the country reached to test their motoring manoeuvres. All the vehicles participating in the event including diverse two-wheelers and four-wheelers were inspected. The vehicles were scrutinized as per the norms of the Federation of Motorsport Clubs of India (FMSCI).
Kay2 Steel scale ups Punjab operations
Chandigarh: The country’s fastest growing TMT brand Kay2 Steel has decided to scale up its operations in North India’s key markets i.e. Punjab and Haryana. Besides, setting up TMT bar manufacturing facilities under joint franchise model, Kay2 is significantly increasing its network to reach out at every nook and corner of Punjab and Haryana. Kay2 Steel is already having a manufacturing facilities in Punjab; however, due to the increase in demand for TMT in this belt, company is mulling the option to go for capacity expansion very soon. The exiting combined production capacity of Kay2 steel is 6 lakhs MTPA and Kay2 has plans to double up its manufacturing capacity in next 2 years
Current paradigms in Arthritis to be held
Chandigarh: Yogesh Chawla, Director PGIMER will inaugurate the yearly update/Continuing medical education program in Rheumatology – themed ‘Current paradigms in Arthritis’ on November 29 for MD residents and General practitioners and paramedical personnel involved in care of patients with common rheumatological problems. The Department of Internal Medicine, PGIMER will organise the CME and Dr Subhash Varma, Head, Internal Medicine, PGIMER will preside over the function. The CME will cover common rheumatological illnesses like Rheumatoid arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis and Gout that will be covered by current and past Professors of Rheumatology from SGPGI, lucknow, AIIMS New Delhi and PGI Chandigarh.
India's cheapest local calling service by Ringo
Chandigarh: Ringo, the low-cost calling app has introduced local calling in India. With the app, Ringo users can call any landline or mobile in the country at a flat rate of 19 p/min, without any additional charges like roaming, STD or top-up cards. Unlike other VOIP apps in the market, Ringo uses telephone networks instead of phone data or the Internet for a phone call, and offers superior calling experience, without any call drops.
C’garh Traffic Police & Vodafone join hands
Chandigarh: looking to create awareness on ‘Road Safety’ amongst young school-going children, Chandigarh Traffic Police and Vodafone Punjab Circle organised a drawing competition for students in the age group of 10 years to 16 years at Children Traffic Park, Sector 23 here. Organised as part of the 6th Chandigarh Police Week being observed from November 23 to 30, students from across all schools in Chandigarh were invited to come forward and participate in the competition. UT. Home Secretary Anurag Aggarwal, the chief guest for the event said, “It is important to understand the importance of road safety and traffic rules not only for your own benefit, but for the benefit of other commuters as well.”
Swaraj wins global accolades
Mohali: Mahindra’s Swaraj Division, a brand of tractors in India and a part of the USD 16.9 billion Mahindra Group, received international acclaim for its Quality Circle initiatives at the recently concluded International Convention for Quality Control Circles in South Korea. The Quality Circle teams of Mahindra’s Swaraj Division and Swaraj Engines limited (SEl) bagged four awards at this event – one Gold, two Silver and a Bronze in recognition of the efforts undertaken by the company to drive quality and production. From among a total of 257 participants from across the world, Mahindra’s Swaraj Division Foundry (SDF) Team won gold, while teams from manufacturing at Swaraj Division and Swaraj Engines limited (SEl) bagged a silver each.
Fire eye Scanning facility inaugurated
Kurukshetra: Kurukshetra University Vice Chancellor Hardeep Kumar inaugurated the Fire eye Scanning facility at the KU exam branch on Friday in the new exam building of KU. The new facility will provide automated Printing of Dummy Numbers with Barcodes, Image scanning of title of OMR sheet(s) and OMR reading and capturing of data. The major advantages of this technology are removal of manual coding and decoding system and maintain confidentiality by allotting random coding number, informed KU controller of Examination Dr Hukam Singh.