Haryana to hold state-level yoga competition
Chandigarh: Haryana Government is all set to organise state-level yoga competition at Karna Stadium in Karnal from December 28 to 30. As many as 504 sportspersons, including women, and 35 technical officers from various districts would participate in the event. Spokesperson said that police personnel have been deployed at the venue for maintenance of law and order. The competition would be held from 9 am to 7pm on all three days, he added.
Winter harsh for aged, avoid outdoor exposure: experts
Mohali: As many as 110 senior citizens from the tricity attended an informative seminar on ‘Cardio-vascular problems in elderly’ at Max Super Specialty Hospital, Mohali on Sunday. Max Hospital’s Cardio Vascular and Thoracic Surgery director Dr Deepak Puri said that there are several physiological changes which occur in ageing heart which cause heart to relax less between beats due to increasing stiffness of heart muscles and responsiveness to stimulation and crises becomes less.
Haryana Min stresses on importance of education
Gurgaon: Haryana Public Works (Buildings and Roads) Minister Rao Narbir Singh on Sunday said that no society, state or country can progress without education. Singh, speaking during a function organised by Mahavir International, said that attention must be paid towards children’s education in order to prepare them for the future, as education holds great importance in the world today.
Hybrid cars reduce smog by 90%: Toyota Motor
ludhiana: Toyota Kirloskar Motor, striving to find alternative sources of energy and also minimizing usage of existing exhaustible resources, on Sunday stated that Hybrid technology is engineering brilliance and promises to reduce pollution while elevating driving experience to a whole new level. Studies suggest that hybrid cars can help in reducing percentage of smog by 90 percent while keeping the consumption of gasoline or diesel much lesser than non-hybrid cars.
January batch admissions start in Punjab
Mohali: Aryans Group of Colleges, Chandigarh, has launched January 2016 batch under IKG-PTU, Jalandhar and MRS-PTU, Bathinda. As per the new decision by both the Universities, the students would be able to save their six valuable months, however, the course would be completed in same duration as prescribed by AICTE. With this decision, the Universities have taken an initiative to make Punjab an education hub. The students from all over India can take admission till January 18, 2016 in Punjab.
Nirankari sewadal holds ‘Kshama Yachna Diwas’
Shahabad: Kshama Yachna Diwas was organised at Sant Nirankari Satsang Bhavan, Shahabad, on Sunday by the sewadal members in order to request for forgiveness from the devotees during the 68th Annual Nirankari Sant Samagam organised at Delhi in November this year. The purpose is to ask for forgiveness from thousands of devotees and Satguru Baba for any inconveniences or faults that occurred on their part during the 68th Annual Samagam.
Verma re-elected CAG chairman
Chandigarh: Surinder Verma, who has been associated with several local, national and international organisations, has been re-elected chairman of the NGO Citizens Awareness Group, Chandigarh. He was the unanimous choice for the post at CAG’s general body meeting held on Sunday to coincide with its foundation day. Verma was the founding chairman of the Group, incepted on December 27, 1994, and has held this post since then. He is also associated with the Consumer Coordination Council, International Human Rights Council, Public Relations Council of India, Pakistan-India Forum for Peace and Democracy, Chandigarh Management Association, besides many other service organisations.
Painting competition held
Chandigarh: Over 200 children from tricity displayed their creativity through colours and imaginations on City Beautiful – Chandigarh at a painting competition held under the aegis of Winter Shopping Carnival on Sunday at Sector 34 Exhibition Ground. Competition was organised under three categories — five to seven years, eight to 12 years and 13 to 15 years — which draw a tremendous response from children and their parents. Nakshita, Mishika, and Om bagged first position in respective categories.
Cold wave persists in Haryana and Punjab
Chandigarh: The ongoing cold wave conditions persisted across Haryana and Punjab, with Narnaul reeling at 3.9 degrees Celsius on Sunday, an MeT Department report said. Narnaul in Haryana recording a low of 3.9 degrees Celsius, was the coldest place in the two states, with minimum temperature there settling two notches below normal level. Hisar also shivered at 5.5 degrees Celsius, one notch below normal while the minimum temperature in Ambala was 7.5 degrees Celsius, the report stated. Chandigarh also experienced a cold night at 6.2 degrees Celsius. In Punjab, the minimum temperature at Amritsar was 4.5 degrees Celsius while Patiala registered a low of 7.9 degrees Celsius, the MeT department here said, adding ludhiana recorded a low of 7.5 degrees Celsius.
Panchkula Branch of Andhra Bank Inaugurated
Panchkula: Gianchand Gupta, MlA, Panchkula inaugurated Sec-7 Panchkula branch of Andhra Bank. Shaik Hussain, Zonal Manager, Chandigarh Zone, E Koti Reddy, AGM, Amit Soni, Branch Manager, other staff members and guests were also present on the occasion. Andhra Bank, nationalised in 1980, has a network of branches at 2743 & network of ATMs at 3000 with PAN India presence. Total delivery channels are 5700 plus and two Representative (Overseas) Offices at Dubai (UAE) and New Jersey (USA). Bank has a total business of over Rs.3,00,000 crores and has an ambitious business target of Rs.3,35,777 crores for the year ending March 2016. Chandigarh Zone covers the states of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh & the UT of Chandigarh. Andhra Bank now has 74 branches in Haryana, five in Himachal Pradesh, & six in the UT of Chandigarh with more than 5000 cr business. Bank will be opening another 14 branches in Chandigarh zone during this financial year.