30 SANITARY NAPKIN VENDING MACHINES soon
Chandigarh: The Municipal Corporation Chandigarh has started installing 30 sanitary napkin vending machines and incinerators at public ladies toilets in different areas of Chandigarh. Arun Sood, Mayor of Chandigarh said that Municipal Corporation had purchased 30 sanitary napkin vending machines and incinerators for use by women under Swachh Bharat Mission and agenda regarding this project had been approved by the finance & contract committee amounting to Rs18.10 lacs. He said that on Friday 6 machines were installed, that included machines at Fragrance Garden and Japanese Garden. He said that total 3 sanitary napkins of good quality will be obtained by placing Rs10 only in the vending machine and used napkins can be destroyed by throwing in incinerators to keep the city neat and clean.
GOlD MEDAl FOR PGI OPHTHAlMOlOGIST
Chandigarh: Dr Jaspreet Sukhija, Associate Professor at Advanced Eye Centre PGI, Chandigarh was honoured with the Gold Medal at Eye advance Conference 2016 in Mumbai. This award is given by the Indian academy of Ophthalmology and intraocular implant and refractive surgery society of India to ophthalmologists who have contributed significantly in their speciality. Dr Jaspreet has done pioneering work in cataract surgery in children with glaucoma.
INAUGURATION OF EXTENSION COUNTER OF CSD
Chandigarh: A new canteen outlet in Chandigarh was dedicated by Havildar Sampuran Singh, a decorated soldier of 1971 war in Poonch Sector at Field Area Family Accommodation Complex in Sector 29, Chandigarh. This extension counter will fulfill long cherished demand of field area families residing in Sector 29 complex as also veterans living in the vicinity and would enable provisioning of canteen services at the door step, to the families and dependents of the soldiers who are deployed in field areas. Apart from GOC-in-C lt Gen KJ Singh, lt Gen Gurdeep Singh, Chief of Staff, Senior Army Officers, Veterans and residents of Field Area Family Accommodation Complex were also present on the occasion.
INTEGRATED VETERANS COMPlEX for ex-servicemen
Chandigarh: Western Army Commander, Chandimandir dedicated Integrated Veterans Complex to the ex-servicemen of tri-services settled in tricity of Chandigarh.
The complex will provide a wide range of veterans care and support services, as also a single point of contact for grievance redressal to the veterans, widows and their wards.
Integrated Veterans Complex comprises of Army Placement Node, Directorate Regional Centre Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS), Veterans Sahayata Regional Centre, Directorate of Resettlement Western Zone, Station Ex- Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme Cell, e-lobby and Canteen Stores Department, thereby bringing all essential services under one roof which otherwise were located at various places in Chandimandir.
On this occasion lt. Sen K J Singh GOC-in-WC, stressed the need to strengthen the institutional frame work for veterans care and promised all out support to the veterans.
The inauguration of the complex was undertaken by a veteran, Retired Naik Saroop Singh who is 105 years old and settled in Kalka. Besides, a multi-banking complex was inaugurated by another noneginarian soldier Hon Sub Maj TD Piplani on this occasion.
RAVI KUMAR SINGH IS CHANDIGARH SP of police ops
Chandigarh: IPS officer Ravi Kumar Singh will be Superintendent of Police (Operations) in addition to the charge of Commandant/IRB. The Administrator also designated Eish Singhal as Superintendent of Police (Headquarters), Chandigarh. He will also look after the charge of Security; Traffic in addition to the charge of Vigilance.