Punjab extends Aggarwal’s tenure at PSIDCl
Chandigarh: Punjab Government on Wednesday extended the tenure of Rajesh Aggarwal as director and vice chairman of the Board of Directors of Punjab State Industrial Development Corporation limited. Spokesperson said that Aggarwal’s tenure as PSIDCl director and vice chairman of the Board of Directors has been extended for the period of one year more, that is October 10, 2015, to October 9, 2016, on usual terms and conditions of appointment.
3-member panel formed for Tirth Yatra Scheme
Chandigarh: Punjab Transport Department has been designated as the nodal department for timely implementation of Mukh Mantri Tirth Yatra Scheme under which Punjab Government will provide free pilgrimage facility to the people for Sri Nanded Sahib, Varanasi, Ajmer Sharif and Katra. Spokesperson said that to ensure immediate, accurate and timely implementation of the Scheme, a three-member committee, constituting of Transport Minister, Tourism and Cultural Affairs Minister and Education Minister has been formulated.
Celery production reaches 4659 MTs in Punjab
Chandigarh: The production of celery crop has reached 4559 MT in Punjab during 2014-15. Total average yield of the crop was 1366 kg per hectare and total area under celery crop was 3411 hectare in the State. Celery is mainly cultivated in Amritsar, Tarn-Taran, Patiala, Gurdaspur and Hoshiarpur districts of the State. Horticulture Department spokesperson said the department has imparted useful techniques for celery crop to the farmers and 300 to 450 gram of seeds is required for cultivation of one hectare of land.
‘Theatre Talks’ at PU India Theatre dept today
Chandigarh: Panjab University’s Department of Indian Theatre is organising ‘Theatre Talks’ at the Department Studio Theatre on Thursday. National Award winning director for the film ‘Nabar’ Rajeev Sharma, Theatre and Film Actress Jaspinder Cheema, Theatre artist Kamal Arora and Tagore theatre director Kuldeep Sharma would be the panellists. The panellists would discuss the topic of “Theatre as Career: Problems and Possibilities”.
trading portal launched in Punjabi
Chandigarh: Zerodha, India’s leading online brokerage firm, on Wednesday announced the launch of its web-based trading portal, KITE, in Punjabi language. It also announced zero brokerage on all equity investments. There will be no upfront fees, no minimum volume, no special terms and conditions, no clauses, no strings attached. KITE is a minimalistic web-based trading platform that adapts to mobiles and tablet, and offers everything a traditional platform does.
VAT hike in Chandigarh criticised
Chandigarh: The Tricity Tax Bar Association has strongly criticised an increase in VAT on petrol, automobiles and some others essential commodities by Chandigarh Administration. Association president BN Garg said that the Administration has raised VAT rates on petrol and premium petrol and fixed up to 24.74 per cent and on automobiles to 13.2 per cent while tax on coal, rice, wheat, paddy has been hiked to five per cent each from four per cent. He alleged that because of Administration’s wrong policies, the business and companies are shifting to neighbouring States and this is the main cause of lower revenue to Chandigarh.
Monte Carlo unveils Platine, A/W 15 Collection
Chandigarh: Monte Carlo Fashions unveiled its ‘Platine’ Fall Winter 2015 Collection along with its A/W collection aimed at young boys and girls, i.e. tweens (8-14 years). The trendy and comfortable fabrics are popular amongst kids for their unique style and colors. Fall Winter Collection includes range of blazers, jackets, sweaters, Nehru jackets, tracksuits, cardigans and shawls. ‘Tweens’ Monte Carlo A/W ‘15 range is divided into 5 themes which are Oil & Grease, Rock N Roll, Bikers Gang, Number Game & Roller-Coaster based on prints, processes & materials. Major Trend setters this season are neckline variations, hybrid mix & match of fabrics, zipper hoodies and color blocking in cut & sew.
Tata Motors to hike prices of vehicles
Chandigarh: Due to the impact of various macro-economic factors, Tata Motors has announced an increase in the prices of its passenger vehicles, with the maximum increase being upto Rs20,000 on some models. The increase is effective from January 1, 2016.