ROll BACK PETROl, DIESEl PRICE HIKE: AAP
Chandigarh: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday slammed the BJP-led NDA Government for heavy hike in the transport fuel prices and asked to roll back the increase in fuel prices. AAP legal Cell Head, Himmat Singh Shergill and Youth Wing President, Harjot Singh Bains said that at the time when the prices of crude oil are lower all over the world, the hike in the fuel prices is bad and disappointing decision.
‘Not removed from Slaughter Houses Panel’
Chandigarh: Naresh Kadyan, former member of the Haryana State Committee of Slaughter Houses on Thursday said he had resigned from the membership of the Committee on February 19 this year and criticized the statement quoting Minister Kavita Jain that he was removed. In a statement issued here, he said that actual position before the CM of Haryana was concealed by officials having vested interests.
HARYANA VB NABS PUBlIC HEAlTH ClERK
Chandigarh: Haryana State Vigilance Bureau has caught Birmati, Clerk, at the office of Executive Engineer Public Health Division, Bhiwani, red handed while accepting illegal gratification of Rs 3,000 from Sharwan Kumar, resident of Village Kharak Khurd, district Bhiwani in lieu of sanctioning of tender file. A case has been register against him under section 7 and 13 of Prevention of Corruption Act at Bureau’s Police Station at Hisar.
PGIMER CElEBRATES 10th FOUNDER DAY
Chandigarh: The Advanced Eye Centre, PGIMER, Chandigarh is celebrating its 10th Founders Day on Friday. In the last 10 years the department has witnessed a quantum leap in its patient load, and continues to provide curative facilities of the highest order to help in mitigating the suffering of millions of people. Consequently it has been upgraded with the very latest in several new advanced technologies in all subspecialties of ophthalmology.
lECTURE ON ETHICAl AND AFFORDABlE HEAlTHCARE at PU
Chandigarh: Department of Public administration Panjab University (PU), Chandigarh in collaboration with Regional Branch of Indian Institute of Public administration would organize a Special lecture on ‘Ethical & Affordable Healthcare in India’ on March 18. Formerly with PGI and now Convener Society for Promotion of Ethical & Affordable Healthcare (SPEAK) and well known health educator, Dr. R Kumar would be the key speaker.
New Zealand Immigration Advisers in Punjab
Chandigarh: New Zealand immigration officials will be in India this week to raise awareness of licensed immigration advisers in India, and to help ensure Indian residents looking to migrate to New Zealand know what they need to do when seeking immigration advice. Registrar of New Zealand Immigration Advisers Catherine Albiston and Immigration New Zealand (INZ) Assistant General Manager Geoff Scott will be travelling to Mumbai, Delhi, Amritsar and Jalandhar as part of a campaign to raise awareness that anyone providing New Zealand immigration advice, except advice on student visas only, must be licensed.
Sushma Group adds ‘JOYNEST’
Chandigarh: Sushma Group on Wednesday added an all-new vertical ‘JOYNEST’ to its diverse portfolio, an initiative with the vision to provide organized housing for all. This is a dedicated vertical set up to cater to this need in less than Rs35 lakh category and market demand. The initiative is aligned with the Government’s Vision of ‘Housing for All by 2022’. The vertical aims to revolutionize the residential real estate industry by making 10,000 homes available by 2022 and making quality housing accessible to a wider cross-section of people.
Admissions open for MBA Business Analytics
Chandigarh : WNS (Holdings) limited, a leading provider of global Business Process Management (BPM) services, in association with NIIT University (NU) announced admissions open for its first session of the two-year work-integrated MBA programme in Business Analytics (www.wnsnumba.com). The students will spend the first year terms on the 100-acre NU campus at Neemrana (NH 8, Delhi-Jaipur highway) followed by internship at WNS in the second year.
Payworld opens signature outlets in Punjab
Chandigarh: Payworld, a payment facilitator, launched its signature outlets in Punjab as part of its campaign to open 500 such retail outlets in a year in the state to eventually raise its pan India revenues to about Rs 10,000 crore. The first 2 signature outlets were launched in ludhiana and Jalandhar. One of the highlights of the signature outlets would be the facility of Cash Point. like an ATM, the Cash Point enables debit or ATM card holders to withdraw money to a maximum limit of Rs2,000 at one go.
UFO Moviez new venture to intensify movie screen count
Chandigarh: UFO Moviez India limited launched a franchise brand Nova Cinemas under its subsidiary Valuable Digital Screens Private limited (VDSPl) here on Thursday. Over the next 5 years, UFO Moviez intends to create a network of 1,000+ NOVA Screens across India and increase the screen count of Punjab by 10 to 12%. The Punjabi film industry is growing rapidly and there is a huge potential for exhibition business to grow in semi-urban and rural areas of Punjab.