SC panel seeks report in dalit girl rape case
Chandigarh: Punjab State Scheduled Castes’ Commission on Friday directed Amritsar (Rural) Senior Superintendent of Police to submit a detailed report regarding an incident of alleged rape of a minor dalit girl in Nawan Pind village by May 17. Orders came after the Commission received a written complaint from victim’s father wherein he had accused a person of his village for alleged rape of his daughter. He had further alleged that his daughter was raped for ten days and now admitted in a hospital.
Fire breaks out at chemical factory
ludhiana: A massive fire broke out at a chemical factory in ludhiana’s Transport Nagar areas on Friday. The blaze, which flared up in the morning, resulted in loss of factory’s storage and vehicles which were also caught in the flames. Fire brigades rushed to the spot to douse the flames after a cloud of smoke were seen billowing out of the factory. Although, the cause of the fire is not yet known, no loss of life or injury has been reported so far.
CSIR-IMTECH’s Dr Koul wins research award
Chandigarh: Sun Pharma Science Foundation, a non-profit organization registered under Societies Registration Act, on Fridayannounced that winners of Sun Pharma Science Awards given to Indian Scientists for their outstanding work and exemplary contribution in pharma and medical research. Dr Anil Koul of CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH), Chandigarh, wins the Research Award for his pioneering work in the treatment of TB, while young researchers — Venkateswara Rao Amara of NIPER, Chandigarh, and Sarwar Beg of UIPS, Chandigarh — win Scholar Awards. Total 15 awards — eight for pioneering research and seven for young scholars — were presented by Union Health Minister JP Nadda.
E-auction of vehicle numbers on May 18
Chandigarh: The registration for the participating in e-auction of vehicle registration numbers of new series “CH01-BM” for special or choice registration numbers 0002 to 9999 will start from May 11 at 10 am and will continue till May 17 5 pm, and the e-auction will start on May 18 at 10 am till 5 pm on May 20. The vehicle owners can register themselves on National Transport website — https://parivahan.gov.in/fancy — and the link for the same is available on the Chandigarh Administration, Transport Department website — www.chdtransport.gov.in and obtain the Unique Acknowledgement Number (UAN).
Blood donation camp at PGI on May 6
Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) director Prof Jagat Ram will inaugurate the 163rd blood donation camp of Thalassaemic Children Welfare Association on May 6, Saturday, at PGI’s Zakir Hall. The Association organizes several voluntarily blood donation camps every year to collect approximately 9,000 units of blood for its 430 thalassaemic children, for whom blood is “lifeline” for their survival. They need blood transfusion after every two-three weeks for whole of their lives for maintaining blood hemoglobin level around 10 mg. Till date, the Association has organized 162 camps.
UT Food Safety Dept conducts raid
Chandigarh: Artificial ripening of fruits like mango, papaya with calcium carbide, prohibited under the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulations, 2011, as it cause serious health problems, is common practice adopted by various food business operators during summer season. Considering the seriousness of the matter, UT Food Safety Department officials, under the supervision of SDM Dr Tapasya Raghav, conducted a massive raid in Sector-26 Grain Market on Friday. About 2.5 tons of papaya was seized and destroyed in the dumping ground.
2 arrested for selling fake gold jewellery
Chandigarh: Haryana Police has arrested two Rajasthan-residents, Ramesh and Ganesh, on charge of selling artificial jewellery in the name of gold. Spokesperson said that the accused had sold five gold chains for Rs one lakh to Bhiwani resident Mahipal on April 27, 2017. later, when Mahipal showed these chains to a jeweler, he found that the chains were made of fake gold. On Mahipal’s complaint, the Police registered a case against unidentified persons on May 2. The two has confessed their involvement in half-a-dozen similar cases in Rajasthan.
Students in UMCs given another chance
Chandigarh: Haryana Board of School Education, Bhiwani, has decided to give another chance of personal hearing to the students involved in the unfair means cases (UMC) during the Secondary and Senior Secondary (academic and open school) Examinations held in March 2017. Spokesperson said that such students could present their case before the committee constituted for this purpose at Board’s office on May 9, 2017 at 9:30 am. District wise students were called at the Board’s headquarter on different dates from April 29 to May 5 for personal hearing before the committee. But due to some reasons, few candidates failed to appear, thus, they are now given another chance.
Chef’s expedition to explore southern India
Chandigarh: After the 15-day excursion of Southern India by Junior Sous Chef at JW Marriott Chandigarh, Chef Janardan, a distinct menu of “Ammamma Vantalu” for the South Indian Food Festival at The Café@JW, from May 5 to 10, came up. During the expedition, Chef Janardan visited various areas and picked unexplored recipes like home-recipes for Nellore Chepala Pulusu, a popular tangy fish curry and Bellam Pongal which is a sweet dish among others.
‘learning should not stop at degrees’
Ambala: Himachal Pradesh Governor Acharya Devvrat, during the convocation of Ambala Cantt’s SD College on Friday, asserted that convocations should not mean end of learning, rather it was a life-long process to be pursued for betterment of individual, as well as the society. He asked the students to dedicate themselves for development and upgradation of the society and not engage in such activities that were against the values and system. They should not involve themselves in evil conduct and practices instead work for welfare of mankind, he said.
CM mourns Baldev Kaushal’s demise
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal on Friday expressed grief and sorrow over the sad demise of Baldev Kaushal, retired Engineer-in-Chief and father of Additional Chief Secretary, Excise and Taxation Department, Sanjeev Kaushal, and Punjab’s former Chief Secretary Sarvesh Kaushal. Baldev Kaushal passed away on Friday in Mohali’s Fortis Hospital after a brief illness. Chief Minister mourned the demise, conveyed heart-felt condolences to the bereaved family, and prayed to the Almighty that the departed soul might rest in peace. Cremation would be held at Sector-25 Cremation Ground on May 6 at 12 noon.
Short film ‘Aaba’ wins national award
Chandigarh: Aaba, a short film produced by Chandigarh’s well-known educationist and film enthusiast Mitul Dikshit has received the National Film Award for the Best Short Fiction Film at the recently concluded 64th National Film Award at New Delhi. The citation praises the cinematic gem which got a standing ovation at Berlinale 2017 as “Cinematic excellence comes to life in this intimate story where the filmmaker shows that silence can also be used as a powerful language of expression”. Dikshit said: “Winning this National Award is a proud moment for tricity as I come from here and is a sign of its strengths and its spirit of pursuing excellence in all spheres.”