State advisory panel of higher edu re-constituted
Chandigarh: Punjab Government has notified the reconstituted State Advisory Committee of Higher Education& languages, Water Supply & Sanitation Department. The new committee would advise in framing and executing policies of these departments for the year 2015-16.A spokesperson said that Higher Education& languages, Water Supply & Sanitation Minister. Surjit Singh Rakhra would be the chairman of the Committee. The committee would have three official members including Chief Parliamentary Secretary Higher Education& languages, Chief Parliamentary Secretary Water Supply & Sanitation and Head of the concerned department. Principal Secretary Higher Education& languages and Additional Chief Secretary Water Supply & Sanitation would also be member secretary of the committee.
Haryana invites applications
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has invited applications for the posts of two Information Commissioners in the State Information Commission latest by January 6, 2016. A spokesman said that the persons fulfilling the criteria for appointment as Information Commissioner and interested for appointment to the post may send their particulars in the prescribed proforma by post to the office of Secretary to Government, Haryana, Administrative Reforms Department, room no 38, 9th floor, Haryana Civil Secretariat, Sector-1. Persons serving under the State or Central Governments or any other organisation may send their particulars through proper channel, he added
Dept asked to send info on condemned vehicles
Chandigarh: Punjab Government has instructed all the departments to send information at the earliest about the condemned Government vehicles. A spokesman said that certain departments have still not complied with the instructions of the State Government seeking information about condemned Government vehicles. He said that in most of the departments, the Government vehicles have served their utility and have been declared as condemned by the competent authority. This information is very essential to draft the disposal policy for such vehicles.
CM approves appointment of Gurjant Singh
Chandigarh: Punjab Government has appointed Gurjant Singh (Faridkot) as the Vice Chairman of the Punjab Vimukat Jaatiyan Welfare Board. A spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said that the Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal cleared the file in this regard today evening. The formal orders regarding the appointment of Gurjant Singh would be issued shortly.
Programme on Pharmacovigilance held
Chandigarh: The training and awareness programme on Pharmacovigilance organised by ADR monitoring centre and regional resource centre for northern region for training and technical support PGIMER, under the aegis of national coordinating centre (NCC)- Pharmacovigilance program of India (PvPI), Indian Pharmacopoeia commission (IPC) Ghaziabad, held on Tuesday here. The workshop was inaugurated by Prof YK Chawla, Director, PGIMER, who welcomed the delegates and informed that this training program was attended by nearly 100 delegates from northern India. Chawla introduced the delegates to the aims and objectives of the workshop and encouraged delegates for actively participating in discussions for the success of the workshop.
Elante gifts Maruti Suzuki Ciaz car
Chandigarh: Monika, a resident from Sector 46 here bagged Maruti Suzuki Ciaz Car worth Rs12 lakh as bumper prize in the second edition of Elante’s Diwali Fiesta. Chandigarh resident Monika’s happiness knew no bounds when the coupon bearing her name was drawn from a box containing over 13,000 entries and she became the proud owner of a Maruti Ciaz. The process for participating in the Elante Diwali Fiesta was kept simple where customers were requested to shop at the participating outlets of Elante Mall for a minimum bill of Rs3,000.
DPS Pinjore, Holy Child School enter quarters
Panchkula: The tenth edition of Chand Trehan Memorial Basketball Tournament on Tuesday kicked off amidst massive participation of various schools at Holy Child School, Panchkula. A total of 18 teams of both boys and girls of various schools are participating in tournament which was inaugurated by PS Papta, DIG, ITBP, Bhanu (Near Ramgarh). Other schools participated in the event in both Boys and Girls category were from Doon Public School, The Gurukul School, Satluj Public School, The British School, Manav Mangal School, St. Soldier School, DPS Pinjore, Blue Bird School and Holy Child School. The league matches for girls will be played tomorrow while semifinals and finals of both categories will be played on December 10.
DSP Blackrock Mutual Fund bets on drive growth
Chandigarh: The recent trend reveals investor inclination towards financial assets against real estate and gold and investors from Punjab region are more aware compared to rest of the country, Senior Vice President and Fund Manager Harrish Zaveri of DSP Blackrock Mutual Fund during his visit to Chandigarh on Tuesday. He said there are numerous options available for investment with transparency. He said the total Asset under Management of the Mutual Fund industry in Chandigarh stands at around Rs6,500 crore whereas the AUM of DSP BlackRock is around Rs310 crore.
UT allows luxury tax @8 per cent ad valorem
Chandigarh: In supersession of the previous notification dated September 20, 2011 and in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of the Section 4 and sub-section (1) of the Section 5 of the Punjab Tax on luxury Act, 2009 (Punjab Act No. 4 of 2009) as extended to the union territory of Chandigarh and all the other powers enabling him in this behalf, the UT Administrator has allowed levying with immediate effect, the tax @ 8 percent ad valorem, on all the proprietors of the banquet halls in respect of luxuries provided by them in the banquet halls and on all the proprietors of the hotels in respect of luxuries provided by them in the hotels.
DPMI ties up with NSDC
Chandigarh: DPMI tie up with NSDC (National Skill Development Corporation) & HSSC (Health care sector skill council) and this tie up hopes in bridging the skill gap currently existing in the healthcare sector and would also prove to be a boon for the unemployed youth for getting gainful employment. DPMI is not only nurturing the specialties /skill but also take appropriate measures to enhance the communication skills and personality of the young aspirants.
Junior Badminton Championship from Dec 9
Chandigarh: PNB Metlife India and Sara Foundation (An organisation for the promotion of sports, would organize the coveted National 2nd Junior Badminton Championship (JBC)- North Zone Chandigarh. Starting from December 9, the Chandigarh tournament finals will culminate on December 12. 800 participants have registered for Chandigarh tournament. The tournament has been approved by Badminton Association of India and is being conducted under the aegis of Chandigarh Badminton Association.
Cultivation of Mentha crop is on the rise in Punjab
Chandigarh: The total production of Mentha crop in the form of oil has touched 2430 MT in Punjab during the year 2014-15. Total average yield of the crop is 183 kg per hectare and total area under Mentha crop is 13277 hectare in the state. A spokesperson said that the cultivation of Mentha, which among others was being projected by the state Agricultural Department as an alternative to wheat and paddy crop, is on the rise. He said that many farmers have switched over to the Mentha crop as it is ensuring more income per acre as compared to the wheat.