Vijay Dahiya is Chief Electoral Officer of Haryana
Chandigarh: Haryana Government on Tuesday transferred Vijay Singh Dahiya, Managing Director, Haryana Agro Industries Corporation and Advisor and Special Secretary, Civil Aviation Department and posted him as Chief Electoral Officer and Commissioner and Secretary, Haryana Elections Department vice Shrikant Walgad. These orders have been issued with immediate effect. The posting orders of Walgad will be issued later on.
Himachal Admin Tribunal settles 4,648 cases
Shimla: The H.P. Administrative Tribunal has settled 4648 cases which include 3993 fresh cases and 655 cases received from H.P. High Court since it started its functioning from 28 February, 2015. A Spokesman of the Administrative Tribunal said on Tuesday said that as many as 13858 cases were filed which included 7555 fresh cases and 6303 were transferred from H. P. High Court. He said 48 contempt petitions, five review petitions, three executive petition and 2256 miscellaneous applications were also disposed of during this period.
JOSHI DIRECTS TO RECRUIT 116 MEDICAl TEACHERS
Chandigarh: Punjab Government has given approval for the direct recruitment of 116 Professors, Associate Professors and Assistant Professors of different departments in Government Medical Colleges at Patiala and Amritsar. Punjab Medical Education and Research Minister Anil Joshi said that these vacancies would be filled according to recruitment criteria of the department. He also divulged that Departmental selection committee has been constituted for this purpose. It will be beneficial for increase in the MBBS seats in both colleges after this recruitment drive. The Minister directed the department that recruitment should be fully transparent and according to rules.
Ban on transfer of officials connected with polls
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has decided to impose ban on posting and transfer of officers and officials connected with conduct of Municipal General and Bye Elections till the declaration of their results in the State, except for the districts of Faridabad, Panchkula and Yamunanagar.
Students call on Haryana CM
Chandigarh: A group of students who represented Haryana, Punjab, Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh in National level Abacus Competition (Arithmetic) organised in Delhi and won Championship Trophy as well as medals, called on Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal Khattar on Tuesday. The Chief Minister congratulated them for their outstanding achievement and also blessed them. These students included Yashasvi Balhara, Prithviraj Chauhan, Yashika Chauhan, Mayur Dang, Gauravpreet, Bhupinder, Aanam Aggarwal, Angadjot, Arpit Dhull, Wafa Chauhan, Yashdeep Kaur. They were accompanied by their teacher Poonam Balhara.
Haryana Speaker unveils trophy
Chandigarh: Haryana Vidhan Sabha Speaker, Kanwar Pal unveiled the trophy of 2nd Shaheed Bhagat Singh Haryana Rural Premier Junior league Cricket Championship at Panchkula on Tuesday. The championship will begin on May 23 at Panchkula in which 22 teams including 12 from rural areas of Telangana, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and UT Chandigarh and four International teams from Pakistan, Iran, Nepal and United Arab Emirates will participate. The championship will be organised by Cricket Federation of Haryana to develop and promote sports among youth in the age group of under 14 and 19.
Fiitjee outshine in JEE Mains
Chandigarh: 93 students of Fiitjee Chandigarh Center from long Term Classroom Programs have qualified for JEE Advanced, 2016. These qualified students are now eligible to appear for the JEE Advanced to be held on May 22, 2016. Siddharth Nohria, a student Fiitjee Amritsar Centre, has bagged top position in the City by securing 290 out of 360 marks in JEE Main, 2016. Amongst girls, Bhavya Vasudeva a student of Two Year Classroom Program of FIITJEE Amritsar Centre, secured the Top position in the City. She scored 263 marks out of 360.
Magnetom Amira MRI scanner installed in Amritsar
Amritsar: With rise in chronic diseases focus is now on ensuring early and accurate diagnosis. Keeping this in view, Siemens Healthcare introduced Magnetom Amira 1.5T MRI scanner, which has been recently installed at Amritsar's Advanced Diagnostics Center. This is the only MRI scanning center in Amritsar with all the high-end scanning capabilities such as cardiac, muscle scanning, whole body scanning, etc. thereby enabling early and accurate diagnosis. All this has been made possible with special Tim 4G technology used in the system.
IElTS seminars to focus on pain-points
ludhiana: In collaboration with British Council, BetterThink is organising a series of IElTS seminars from Wedneesday till May 14 at its centres Rishi Nagar, Jagraon, Dugri and CMC. BetterThink is the English division of ludhiana-based ed-tech company, Top Careers & You (TCY). In these seminars British Council and BetterThink academic experts would try to address the pain-points of IElTS students preparing to move abroad. The main focus of these seminars would be, ‘How to score 7+ bands in IElTS’. “Since most of the IElTS students find Reading and Writing modules really tough, our language experts will have an interactive session with them where they will be given tips and strategies to score higher bands,” informed BetterThink General Manager Gurpreet Wadhera. Other such seminars will be held at BetterThink centres at Jagraon on May 7, Dugri on May 11 and at CMC on May 14.
Badminton Tourney held for poor children
Chandigarh: Badminton Tournament organized by Shabash Globians for the under privileged children was inaugurated by Amit Talwar - PCS, (ADC UT Admn) in Higher secondary school sector 23 here. Shabash Globians is an NGO of professionals who have joined hands to promote the game of Badminton among the underprivileged children. Their Initiative got off to a good start as most of children devoid of rackets , shuttle cocks shoes etc learnt the nuances of game under the able guidance of volunteers. The volunteers have been training them for last two months. This, special event with a difference showcased the unrepresented and underprivileged children who were inspired and encouraged by the dedicated team of coordinators and trainers. The initially hesitant children, now, have a lot of positive change to demonstrate through their game of badminton.
Ziqitza Healthcare enters limca Book
Chandigarh: Ziqitza Healthcare ltd (ZHl) recently entered the limca Book of Records 2016 for conducting the highest number of First Responder Programs in the country. The FRPs were conducted in Punjab where ZHl manages the PPP model Dial 108 service. The EMS provider trained 14,012 participants in 183 batches in one year during the First Aid Responder Program (FRP) workshops, carried out all over Punjab. They trained people on general principles and methods of First Aid that can come in handy during medical emergencies such as burn cases, heart attack, road accidents, snake bites, wound dressing etc. . Naresh Jain, CEO, Ziqitza Healthcare said, "Our aim is to serve people across all walks of life and an inevitable role is played by the employees and workforces who aid in facilitating the service."
BABU KHAN JOINS AS CII NR REGIONAl DIRECTOR
Chandigarh: Babu Khan, Senior Director, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), has assumed the charge of Regional Director, CII Northern Region, comprising Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Union Territory of Chandigarh. He joined the Confederation in 1991 and over the last 25 years has worked extensively on Infrastructure, Rural Business and Market linkages, Healthcare Skills,Manufacturing, Industrial relations and Small and Medium Enterprises. He was also in-charge of CII North East Region. He replaces Pikender Pal Singh, Regional Director, CII Northern Region, for past five years.
DERA BASSI TO HAVE NEW COW RANCH ON MAY 5
lalru: The new Cow Ranch spanning over 30 acres of land, worth Rs. 5 crore, constructed in Block Dera Bassi at Gram Panchayat lalru (Vilage Magra), will be inaugurated on May 5. Chief Parliamentary Secretary Industry & Commerce and local legislator N.K.Sharma said that this Cow ranch will solve the problems of many stray cows and all relevant arrangements have been made. Sharma said that taking an important decision Punjab Govt. has decided to provide free electricity & VAT refund to 472 cow ranches in the state.
GENERATION SAVIOUR ASSOCIATION ORGANISES POSTER MAKING COMPETITION
Mohali; Generation Saviour Association organizes 18th ‘On the Spot Painting/Poster Making Inter School Competition’ at Khalsa College (Amritsar) of Technology & Business Studies, SAS Nagar (Mohali). Hundreds of students from different schools of Mohali participated in it and draw hazardous effects of tobacco use through colours.