HARYANA TOURISM OFFERS 10% DISCOUNT FROM SEPT 1 TO 4
Chandigarh: Haryana Tourism has decided to extend 10 per cent discount on food as well as accommodation to the guests visiting the tourist complexes of Haryana Tourism from September 1 to 4 to mark Haryana Tourism Day. Managing Director of Haryana Tourism, Sameer Pal Srow said that welcome banners and special illuminations would adorn all the tourist complexes. Interesting competitions for school students like folk dance, painting, face painting, Rangoli making and special events like tree plantation would also be organized on September 1 at various tourist complexes across the State. Small gifts of sweets, balloons and biscuits will be distributed among the children, he added. He said that to add to the charm of the Haryana Tourism Day celebrations, Food Festivals are being organized at Pinjore Gardens, Sunbird Motel, Surajkund and Ethnic India at Rai,
‘G-20, G-8 SHOUlD ADDRESS ISSUES OF POVERTY’
Chandigarh: Chancellor of the Central University of Gujarat and former Union Minister Prof Yoginder K Alagh on Wednesday said that international forums like G-20 and G-8 should address issues like economical development of poorer people. Dr Manmohan Singh Chair Professor at PU, Prof Alagh was delivering the first JC Anand Memorial lecture on the topic of “Global Development Challenges-Can India Give A Perspective” at the Panjab University (PU) ICSSR Seminar Hall here on Thursday.
PHAGWARA POlICE BUST GANG OF ROBBERS
Phagwara: The Phagwara City Police on Wednesday arrested five members of an alleged gang of robbers. The police have claimed that the gang was planning to loot an ATM in the city. They were intercepted by police when they were coming from Hardaspur village to Phagwara in a Maruti Zen car to execute the loot. According to Phagwara SP Jasbir Singh Rai, the five arrested persons include Karan Thakur and Ramanjot Singh of Aman Nagar Jalandhar and Chandan Virdi, Naresh Kumar and Jagdeep Kumar of Phagwara while the sixth member Pankaj Singh of Aman Nagar managed to give a slip to the police. Rai said three .32 bore pistols, nine live cartridges and sharp-edged weapons were recovered from their possession. The five have allegedly confessed their involvement in various crimes, including snatching a Scorpio vehicle after opening fire in the district of Moga nearly two months ago and loot of Rs.50 thousand from an ATM at Madhopur village in Phagwara.
PGGC-46 ORGANISES PROGRAMME TO PROMOTE PMEGP
Chandigarh: The two-day programme to promote Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) at Post Graduate Government College, Sector-46 concluded on Wednesday. The programme was hosted by Commerce Department of college on the behalf of Khadi and Village Industries Commission, Government of India in collaboration with Department of Industries, UT, Chandigarh and UT Khadi and Village Industries Board. On the concluding day, Paramjit Singh, Principal Director, Regional Centre for Enterpreneurship Development introduced the various schemes floated by the Government of India for Self employment.