HP CM dedicates Rs 60 cr development projects to people in Doon
Shimla: Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on his day’s tour of Doon Assembly segment in Solan district on Wednesday dedicated and laid foundation stones of developmental projects of Rs 60 cr. He inaugurated the upgradation of Kotla-Haripur road completed with an outlay of Rs 2.16 crore, Rs 6.36 crore bridge on Baddi-Shitalpur road and 66 KV electric Sub-Station at Malpur with completion cost of Rs 23 crore. He also laid the foundation stones of Primary Health Centre at Haripur to cost Rs 1.38 crore, Industrial Training Institute (ITI) at Patta Mehlog to cost Rs 6.61 crore and 33KV electric sub-station at Goyla to cost Rs 56 crore. later, he laid foundation stone of newly upgraded Community Health Centre at Chandi along-with residential accommodation on which a sum of Rs 13.50 crore would be incurred.
American Education expert delivers lecture
Chandigarh: To clear the air about education scenario in USA post Donald Trump becoming President, John Evans, an expert of higher education in USA for the past 23 years gave a lecture. John, a Representative of Point Park University, Pittsburgh & West Virginia State University, spoke at a press meet convened by Charms Education. Charms will be bringing Colleges & Universities from different countries on a single platform of WEFs’. Countries that have not been actively participating in Education Fairs are coming to Chandigarh & Punjab for the first time. These include USA, Singapore, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand & Canada. John Evans said now over 1.2 million students are studying in the USA, with over 200,000 from India.
‘Hands of India’ Exhibition in Chandigarh
Chandigarh: HOI is back in Chandigarh starting May 4 at lajpat Rai Bhawan, Madhya Marg, Sector-15 B, with its Summer Edition. HOI will be featuring 10 hand-embroidery forms from around the country this year: Phulkari from Punjab, Chikan, Pattiwork and Aari from UP, Kantha and English Embroidery from WestBengal, Sujani from Bihar, Sozni and Kashida from Kashmir and Kasuti from Karnataka. Hands Of India, started in 2010, works with weavers and hand-embroidery groups from all over India to create contemporary women's apparels and home furnishings. The idea behind HOI was to start an enterprise which provides employment to people in villages and small towns, focusing on handlooms and hand-embroidery. It works with 50 artisan groups across the country totaling 1500 artisans, employs about 80 people in its stitching and marketing department based out of Vrindaban, UP and retails online.
Wills lifestyle launches Tropical City collection
Chandigarh: This Spring Summer Wills lifestyle has brought in Tropical City collection with bold prints and eclectic colours in a modern take on sophisticated fashion that is set to redefine summer trends. Tropical City is inspired by the grandeur of lush tropical surroundings and long summer days as the backdrop for easy casual and multi utility looks, covering the gamut of vacation styling from beach to party.
capt to discuss action plan on news channel
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh will share his action plan for the varied set of challenges being faced by his newly-formed Government at a special interactive session – Rising Punjab 2017 – being organized by the News18 Network at Chandigarh on Thursday. Chief Minister is expected to discuss key decisions taken and the actions initiated by the Punjab Government since coming to power. The programme will also feature a series of interactions with senior state and central leaders including Punjab Cabinet Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, Union Minister of State Vijay Sampla, leader of Opposition in Punjab Vidhan Sabha HS Phoolka and Rajya Sabha MP Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa.
IAS officer Abhinav relieved of additional charge
Chandigarh: Punjab Government on Wednesday relieved IAS officer Abhinav of the additional charge of Special Secretary (Finance). He will now be holding the charge of Punjab State Warehousing Corporation limited’s managing director in addition to special secretary governance reforms and in addition to Governance reforms director.
YMCA varsity signs MoU with MTISl
Chandigarh: With the objective to develop qualified and employment-ready skilled manpower in the areas of engineering and management, the YMCA University of Science and Technology, Faridabad, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mahindra Telephonics Integrated Systems limited (MTISl) to provide industrial exposure to the students and impart skill based training necessary for employment. Vice-Chancellor Prof Dinesh Kumar said that industry requires students who are readily employable which would be possible only if they were trained as per their requirements and students need to upgrade their knowledge as per technology demands so that they can begin the work on the day of joining.
Shashikant takes charge of honorary Advisor to himachal Governor
Shimla: Dr Shashikant Sharma, who is working as Professor in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication in Himachal Pradesh University, on Wednesday assumed the charge of honorary Advisor to the Governor at Raj Bhawan. The notification in this regard was issued on Tuesday. Governor Acharya Devvrat said that Dr Sharma had a long experience of journalism and he was well versed of political, social and other activities and his experience would be utilized to effectively implement the social issues.