Central minister to visit PGIMER today
Chandigarh: The Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research will be holding its 1st convocation for National Institute of Nursing Education (NINE) on Saturday. Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare and President of the Institute, Jagat Prakash Nadda will be the chief guest on this occasion. More than 500 candidates will be awarded degrees as well as eight medals each of silver and bronze to the outstanding undergraduate candidates and certificates of distinction to the Post-graduates. Nadda will also inaugurate patient friendly facilities like AMRIT Pharmacy, an advanced MRI machine, Femtosecond Cataract Facility, Sleep lab for Diagnosing Obstructive Sleep Apnea and PGIMER Telemedicine link with Kinnaur, Sabrimala and Amarnath.
Army recruitments in Haryana from Oct 1
Chandigarh: Open recruitment for the youth hailing from the districts of Bhiwani, Mahendragarh and Rewari to fill vacancies for Soldier General Duty and Soldier Clerk/Store Keeper Technical posts would be conducted at Rao Tula Ram Stadium in Rewari from October 1 to 10, 2016. Those interested may get themselves registered online between August 15 and September 15, 2016. A spokesman of the recruitment office, Charkhi Dadri, said online registration has been made mandatory for joining the Army. He said candidates would have to get themselves registered on the website www.joinindianarmy.nic.in.
Sainik School to get administrative block
Chandigarh: The construction of academic block and staff quarters of Sainik School being set up in district Rewari would be completed within next two months. This was informed in a meeting to review the construction of building of Sainik School, Rewari, held under the chairmanship of Haryana Chief Secretary, DS Dhesi. It was also informed that construction of the school would be carried out in four phases. While the academic block and staff quarters are being constructed in the first phase, the construction of hostel and mess would soon begin. At present the school has 500 students and it is being operated in a temporary premises. Those present in the meeting included Secretary, General Administration, Vijayendra Kumar, Chief Architect, Architecture, Sunita Monga, Principal of Sainik School, Rewari.
Punjab transfers 5 Tehsildar
Chandigarh: Punjab Government has issued posting and transfer orders of five Tehsildars with immediate effect. A spokesman of the Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management Department said Tehsildar Baljinder Singh had been posted at Tapa against a vacant post, while Aditya Gupta at Ropar, lakhwinder Singh (CDC) at Tarantarn, Rajiv Pal at Banga and Ramandeep Kaur at TOSD Jalandhar.
HP Govt invites nomination for awards
Shimla: HP Government has invited the nominations for the State-level Awards, namely Himachal Gaurav Purskar, Prerna Srot Samman and Civil Service awards, which would be conferred on Himachal Day i.e. 15th April. A spokesperson of the Government said the last date for receiving nominations or recommendation in GAD was 31st December, 2016. The recommendations are required to be sent on the prescribed proforma along with a brief write-up (citation) in Hindi (maximum two pages), in narrative form clearly bringing out the distinguished and exceptional achievements or services justifying the recommendation of eligible person or organisation after due verification.
Green Tech is answer to energy needs
Chandigarh: Green technology is the answer to energy solutions for the future. To convert our cities into futuristic Smart Cities, newly-developed technologies are a must to incorporate to reduce carbon footprint. Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Indian Green Building Council, (IGBC) Chandigarh Chapter, organized a session on ‘Building innovative and disruptive technology’ at CII NR headquarters here on Friday. In his address, Jit Kumar Gupta, Co-chairman, IGBC Chandigarh Chapter, said, “Constructing green buildings is the regenerative process of promoting sustainability locally as well as globally. Buildings are large consumers of energy resources and generators of waste. Therefore, Green Buildings must be made an integral part of planning and designing Smart Cities in India.” Senior Associate-Application Engineering, Plus Advanced technologies Private limited Aniruddha Chatterjee said “In the latest energy saving technologies, a new kind of high-tech tiles that cut down your electricity consumption by 40% are ready to take the idea of Going Green to the next level. These phase-changing tiles absorb thermal energy, which keeps the interiors comfortable for longer period of time. The tiles are suitable for floor, ceiling or wall-installations. The newly-developed tiles are made up of organic and inorganic materials, salt and bio-oil derivatives and have a shelf-life of up to 30 years.”
Senior citizens donate patients aids to PGIMER
Chandigarh: Senior citizens Manjeet and Ramesh Chandra donated patients tricycle, creches and walker for poor and unknown patients in Advance Trauma Centre (ATC), Disaster Ward, PGIMER in the presence of Dr. Sameer Aggarwal, Department of Orthopaedics, Dr. Pankaj Arora and Dr. Navneet Dhaliwal, Department of Hospital Administration. Manjeet, Kiran, Kaushalya and John Paul from the nursing department who are posted in ATC were also present while the donors were handing over the patient aids.
AIHM-42 holds tree plantation drive
Chandigarh: A tree plantation drive was held at Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Hotel Management, Catering and Nutrition, Sector 42D, Chandigarh on Friday. A.K luthra, Branch Manager State Bank of India Sector 37, Chandigarh, was the chief guest on the occasion. The Principal, students, faculty and staff planted around 100 saplings of exotic & decorative tree species. The drive was initiated to fulfill social responsibility considering the importance of trees. The entire faculty, staff and students of AIHM actively participated in the event.
Mushroom cultivation training for farmers
Shimla: The Himachal Horticulture Department would provide the training of mushroom cultivation to the horticulturists at its mushroom training centre, Duttnagar in district Shimla. A spokesman of the department on Friday said that by getting proper training, the farmers and horticulturists would be able to go for scientific cultivation which would help them in increasing mushroom production and income. He said as per the requirement of the mushroom cultivators of the area, the department would also provide manure for which all arrangements had been made. He appealed to the interested farmers and horticulturists to contact the officers of the department regarding training in mushroom cultivation.
Devvrat flags off ‘Divyang Yodha’ cycle rally
Manali: Himachal Governor Acharya Devvrat on Friday flagged off ‘Divyang Yodha’ cycle rally at Manali in Kullu district which was organized by Border Security Force in coordination with Aditya Mehta Foundation. Speaking on the occasion the Governor saluted the brave soldiers who fought valiantly during Kargil conflict for safeguarding the frontiers of the Nation and now were part of such event which was a big motivation to others. He said physical disability was not a weakness and with courage and utter determination any person can achieve his goals in the life. He said any sort of deformity could not be considered as disability and in real sense such person was disabled who lacked will and commitment for work. Acharya Devvrat appreciated the efforts of BSF, Aditya Mehta Foundation and other central security forces for organizing this event adding that this had initiated new beginning for adventurous and social awareness from Himachal Pradesh. He said the Prime Minister of India had started ‘Sugamya Bharat’ campaign from this year under which a campaign was being launched for Divyangs to ensure their active participation in various social activities. Assistant Director General, BSF Rajani Kant Mishra honoured the Governor on this occasion. Commandant, BSF Institute of Adventure and Advance Training, RK Negi is leading the para cycling rally in which 34 members are participating. The rally would cover a distance of 583 kms. and culminate at Khardungla on 15th August where Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju would welcome the rally.