Think Tank ‘Gyan Chakra’ to come up in Western Command
Chandigarh: Western Command will establish a Think Tank on defence matters on Friday in the midst of two-day Army Commanders Conclave being held at Headquarters Western Command Chandimandir. The conclave is being attended by Ex Army Commanders of Western Command. The future vision and developments for the Command with particular reference to the veterans issues will be presented by the GOC-in-C on this occasion. Since a large population of veterans including senior officers are residing in the tri-city, Gyan Chakra aims at harnessing their vast repository of knowledge on national security and defence related issues for the benefit of the serving community in particular and the society at large.
Haryana Ministers hail BJP’s triumph
Chandigarh: Haryana Finance Minister Capt. Abhimanyu and Haryana Agriculture Minister OP Dhankar have hailed the results of the Vidhan Sabha elections in five states, which were declared on Thursday. The Ministers said that the results were proof of the people’s trust in the policies and programmes of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). While Capt. Abhimanyu said that soon, the country will be Congress free, Dhankar said that the BJP has emerged as the largest democratic party in the country by marking its presence in the north-eastern and southern states. Congratulating the winning candidates, both the Ministers expressed hope that they would give the party a new identity in their states.
PU honours Anupam and Kirron Kher
Chandigarh: Panjab University Alumni Association (PUAA) honoured distinguished PU alumnus & noted actor Anupam Kher and PU alumna & Member of Parliament Kirron Kher on Wednesday evening. PU Vice Chancellor & PUAA president Arun Kumar Grover and PU Dean Alumni Relations Prof Anil Monga honoured Mr and Mrs Kher at the Tagore Theatre. Both Anupam Kher and Kirron Kher were the students of Department of Indian Theatre at PU. On the occasion, the actors recalled their teachers and association with the University.
YMCA Faridabad rated ‘AAAA’ in a survey
Chandigarh: The YMCA University of Science and Technology, Faridabad, has been rated ‘AAAA’ in an independent rating survey conducted by Careers360, India’s largest higher education and career counseling portal. A spokesman said that it has got this rating in the category of ‘Top Engineering Colleges in Haryana 2016’. The rating has been given on the basis of set parameters including cut-offs of national and state level Entrance exams, Accreditation and Reward status and Publication record from Elsevier’s indexing database – Scopus. The University has improved its rating this year as compared to that of the previous year from ‘AAA+’ to ‘AAAA’ in this category.
Stations allotted to newly promoted 250 headmasters
SAS Nagar: Punjab Education Minister Daljit Singh Cheema on Thursday handed over appointment and posting orders to the newly promoted 250 headmasters. Stations were allotted to these Principals as per their choice. Cheema while said that the Education Department has allotted the station to the headmasters adopting a transparent online procedure. 16,000 new recruitments and promotions would be effected by June 30 as a consequence of which there would be no shortage in any schools after summer vacation, he said. Cheema also exhorted the headmasters to discharge their duties of new assignment with full dedication and sincerity and become catalyst in making education system employment oriented.
Additional charge given to two officers
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has given additional charge to an IAS and HCS officers with immediate effect. Sameer Pal Srow, Managing Director, Haryana Tourism Development Corporation would also hold the charge of Director and Special Secretary, Tourism Department, during the leave period of Gauri Parashar Joshi. Pradeep Godara, Additional Director (Admn.), Medical College, Nalhar, district Mewat has also been given the additional charge of Sub Divisional Officer (Civil)-cum-Additional Collector, Nuh, during the leave period of Mukesh Kumar.
KU gets central grant of Rs10 crore
Kurukshetra: Kurukshetra University has got a central grant of Rs10 crore under the National Higher Education Misson. Vice Chancellor Prof Kailash Chander Sharma said that grant would be utilised for research activities and other related facilities. Sharma said that 46 laboratories in various departments would be benefitted from this funding. The university has also planned to introduce smart classes in different departments backed by WiFi connectivity. The grant will be utilised to provide state of the art facilities to students to make them internationally competitive mode, said the VC.
Manjit Singh Mianwind assumes charge as CPS
Chandigarh: The newly appointed Punjab Chief Parliamentary Secretary of Science Technology and Environment Manjit Singh Mianwind has assumed his charge in the presence of Punjab Cabinet Ministers Bikram Singh Majithia and Gulzar Singh Ranike here in Punjab Civil Secretariat. Mianwind thanked Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal for entrusting this new responsibility. He said that he will try his level best to fulfill his responsibilities.
Ganesh Kumar Gupta honoured
Chandigarh: Ganesh Kumar Gupta, ex-president of Federation of Indian Export Organisation(FIEO) is being awarded for his immense contribution to Indian industry by President Pranab Mukherjee. The award ceremony was held in VigyanBhavan, New Delhi. The nominees were also felicitated with “Niryat Shree” and “NiryatBandhu”. Gupta is Chairman of Aakash Textiles Exports Pvt. ltd and Vijay Silk House group, an award winning company for outstanding export performance having its centres in Mumbai, Surat, Bengaluru and Varanasi.
Hepatitis C cases Rising, docs call for more awareness
Chandigarh: Hepatitis C is emerging as an epidemic, with one in every 100 people in India being infected with the virus. With the potential to cause severe diseases and damage to the liver, over a period, doctors and patients groups across India have flagged the disease as a national health priority. Dr Mohinish Chhabra, Senior Consultant, Gastroenterology, Fortis Hospitals, Mohali said, “The hepatitis C virus (HCV) has a relatively higher prevalence in the states of Haryana, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram compared to other states in India.” He said, “The threat of hepatitis C is spreading faster than was estimated. If we go back 5-6 years, we used to get patients predominantly from Punjab. However, in the recent past, the influx of patients from Haryana has grown substantially.”
Haryana extends tenure of Hari Ram Arya
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has extended the tenure of Hari Ram Arya as Chairman, Haryana Swatantrata Sainani Sammaan Samiti, Chandigarh for three months with effect from May 8, 2016.
Rs32.49 cr to be spent under MGNREGA in SAS Nagar
SAS Nagar: During the current financial year, Rs32.49 crore will be spent under MGNREGA scheme in the district, out of which Rs18.99 crore will be spent on labour component and Rs11.50 crore on material component. Besides this, Rs2 crore will be spent towards environmental aspects including tree plantation and maintenance, said chairperson Zila Parsihad Bibi Paramjit Kaur Badali. She said that during the last year Rs8.50 crore were spent under MGNREGA scheme in the district.
Ashok Kumar appointed as independent director
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal gave approval to appoint Ashok Kumar Butter as Independent Director on the Board of Directors (BoDs) of the Punjab State Container & Warehousing Corporation ltd. A spokesperson said that Badal cleared the file in this regard on Wednesday and formal orders to this effect would be issued by the state Agriculture department shortly.