Punjab announces Rs 5 l for bereaved family
Jalandhar: Expressing deep grief over the untimely death of Jalandhar-based photo journalist Tarun Shammi, Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Monday announced Rs five lakh as financial aid for his family members. Capt Amarinder said that he shared the pain of the family and the journalistic fraternity over Shammi’s death, who died on Sunday night due to injuries sustained when his bike fell after hitting a deep pot hole near HMV College on May 13. Chief Minister also directed the Principal Secretary of local Bodies to seek a report from concerned authorities about the incident and to fix responsibility over the Municipal Corporation’s failure to maintain the road in proper condition even after spending crores of rupees.
Haryana appoints ADCs as nodal officers
Chandigarh: Haryana Government on Monday appointed respective Additional Deputy Commissioners as Nodal Officers for monitoring of subsidy under schemes being implemented by the Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Horticulture Departments, so that farmers could take maximum advantage of such incentives. The state Principal Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department, Dr Abhilaksh likhi said that directions have been issued to send messages to Gram Panchayats, Sarpanches and Panches through group SMS and e-mails to inform the farmers about subsidy schemes.
PGI doctors bag three ICMR awards
Chandigarh: Three faculty members of the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) have been awarded Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Awards for achievements in their respective fields. Prof Deepak Bansal from Department of Paediatric Medicine has been awarded ‘Dr PN Raju Oration Award’, Prof Sandeep Grover of Department of Psychiatry has been awarded ‘Dr Vidya Sagar Award’ and Dr Sahajal Dhooria, Assistant Professor of Department of Pulmonary Medicine has received ‘Kamal Satbir Award’.
PCV 13 vaccine selected for immunisation prog
Chandigarh: Pfizer announced that its 13-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV 13) has been selected for inclusion in India’s immunization program in select states. In the first phase, the program will cover approximately 5.15 million babies – 20% of around 26 million children of India’s birth cohort. In India approximately 105,000 children had died of pneumococcal pneumonia in 2010. “The Government of India has made reaching every child with vaccines as a key priority. With the introduction of PCV 13, we will able to help protect India’s birth cohort of 26 million[1] children from the leading cause of child deaths in the country.
metal “lumineux Uno” now in Chandigarh
Chandigarh: After years of metallurgy research and testing, a new age precious metal termed as ‘lumineux Uno’ has been created by Unolux Metallo Valenza, S.R.l, especially targeting the millennia generation which is now available in Chandigarh. It is a premium luxury metal which has an amalgamation of Gold, Platinum, Palladium and Silver that consists 95.5% of pure precious metals. It offers a unique combination - the noblesse of gold, strength of platinum, brilliance of palladium and the purity of silver, as well as lustre that outshines them all. lumineux Uno has a lustrous white colour, almost like the colour of Platinum and is also available in plated yellow and rose gold.
Four drug peddlers arrested in Punjab
Moga: Four alleged drug peddlers, including a woman, were arrested from different locations in Punjabs Moga district and 13 grams of heroin was seized from their possession, the police said on Monday. Baldev Krishan was arrested from Badhni Kalan and 6 gram heroin was seized from him. From Kot Ise Khan, Satpal Singh and Pritam Kaur were arrested and 2 gram of heroin was seized. Bharbhoor Singh was arrested from Ajitwal and five gram heroin was seized from him. Cases under the NDPS Act have been registered against them, the police added.