Migratory birds watching tour organised
Chandigarh: Continuing with its programme to bring young people and make them learn about living in harmony with man and nature alike, Chandigarh Department of Forest and Wildlife in collaboration with Yuvsatta, an NGO have started a second phase of fortnight long “Migratory Bird Watching Tours” behind Sukhna lake for school students of the city. 50 students of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector-26 here were taken on this education excursion. They were briefed about life and nature of migratory birds by experts. Department of Forest and Wildlife provided spotting scopes, binoculars, field guides for bird identification and self explanatory illustrative boards about birds, their habitat, migration etc to all the students.
Yamunangar Police issue orders to ease traffic
Chandigarh: To ease congestion of traffic and to ensure that school buses ply without any delay, the District Police, Yamunanagar has banned the entry of heavy vehicles, except buses, in urban areas of Yamunanagar and Jagadhri Municipal area during peak hours on all days other than Sundays.
RUSA Workshop on Work Ethics in Institutions
Chandigarh: Two workshops were organised by the RUSA Cell of the College in collaboration with the Psychology Department of Guru Gobind Singh College for Women, Sector-26 here. These workshops were held separately for the non-teaching and the teaching Staff on January 16 and 17 respectively. The resource person for both the workshops was Panjab University Prof. Emeritus of Psychology, Jitendra Mohan. The importance of work ethics was emphasised by Prof Mohan, who talked about the principles of professional conduct.
Patwari nabbed while accepting bribe
Chandigarh: Haryana State Vigilance Bureau has caught Ajay Kumar, Patwari, Halqa Kulashi, district Jhajjar, while accepting illegal gratification of Rs 3,500 from Narender Singh, a resident of Kulashi, in lieu of carrying out mutation of land purchased by him. The accused was caught on the basis of a complaint lodged by Narender Singh on the toll-free number of Headquarters of the State Vigilance Bureau. A case has been registered at Bureau’s police station at Rohtak.
Seminar organised by Chandigarh DMA
Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Disaster Management Authority (DMA) organized a Seminar on “Building Capacities for Disaster Resilient Chandigarh” on Tuesday which was inaugurated by VP Singh Bandore, Governor Punjab and Chandigarh Administrator. Bandore during the inaugural address in the seminar said, “A disaster can never be predicted, but we must be prepared for it. I appreciate the efforts that are put in by our armed forced during any such situation”. He said that time is the main essence during such disasters but if people are prepared to handle the situation then loss can be minimised.
CGRF to redress public grievances
Chandigarh: The Chairman Consumer Grievances Redressal Forum (CGRF) of Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam alongwith the members of the Forum would take the proceedings of the forum in the office of XEN ‘OP’ Division Panchkula # 517-18, Power Colony Industrial area phase-II Panchkula to redress the grievances / to hear the complaint of the consumers and to entertain new complaints from 12:30 pm to 2 pm on January 19. The CGRF shall take all grievances/complaints of consumers like billing problem, voltage complaints, problems in metering, disconnection and reconnection of power supply, interruptions, failure of power supply, efficiency, safety, reliability and non compliance of Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission orders.
lucky Durgapuria launches debut song
Chandigarh: Punjabi singer lucky Durgapuria made his debut in the Punjabi music industry with the launch his first Punjabi track, ‘Born King’, along with Jazzy B on the first day of the New Year. The song was launched on TV Channels and Social media platforms by Speed Records. Song’s lyrics is done by Durgapuria himself, music is by Harj Nagra, giving it an urban feel with jazzy tunes and a complete party-style club mix.
Samsung launches Galaxy C9 Pro
Chandigarh: Samsung announced the launch of its new smartphone, the Galaxy C9 Pro here. The all metal unibody smartphone is loaded with powerful features and is designed for consumers who demand more from their smartphone. Vishal Kaul, Director, Mobile Business, Samsung India. said this will enhance and give users the best multimedia experience with its 6” Full HD sAMOlED display while delivering a powerhouse performance.
TVS ties up with GMP to expand footprint in region
Chandigarh: TVS Motor Company limited opened three new outlets in Chandigarh tricity on Tuesday. The brand new showrooms and automated workshops were inaugurated at three locations — GMP TVS showroom at SCO 375-376, Sector 35-B, Chandigarh; GMP TVS automated workshop at Plot No. 128, Industrial Area, Phase 1, Chandigarh and GMP TVS Showroom-cum-Workshop, NH-1, Delhi Road, Zirakpur. These were inaugurated by U B Pandey, AVP Sales and Regional Business Head (North), TVS Motor Company.