Paudh Mela inaugurated
Chandigarh: On the occasion of Van Mahotsava-2017, the ‘Paudh Mela’ was inaugurated by the Punjab Governor and UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore in the presence of MP Kirron Kher at parking place near Sukhna lake Club here. The Paudh Mela will continue till July 5. Forest Department will distribute saplings free of cost whereas other departments are selling at nominal rate depending on species. The Governor also inaugurated 300 kWp Grid tied Rooftop Solar Power Plant installed on 39 Porta Cabins in IRB Complex, Sarangpur as phase II of the project. Earlier, 200 kWp rooftop SPV Project was installed on 22 nos of Porta cabins about two years back. In all, IRB Complex is now having 500 kWp Rooftop Solar Plants and is generating about 6.5 lakhs units ( Kwhr) of solar electricity every year.
provide record of constable recruitment: SIC
Chandigarh: Punjab State Information Commission on Tuesday instructed the Punjab Police to supply the record of SPU Constable recruitment to an applicant. An applicant Malkiat Singh, son of Jasbir Singh, resident of Gurdaspur has filed an appeal before the Commission whereby instructions were sought for the Punjab Police to provide the detail of the SPU Constable recruitment from serial number 1 to 230, certified copies of the list of selected candidates of all categories, height, chest measurement details of the candidates including the detail of physical trials like high jumps etc. The applicant has alleged that despite repeated requests the respondent Punjab Police has not submitted him the record under the RTI, Act 2005. He also leveled serious allegation on the SPU Constable selection as he alleged that a candidate who scored 11 marks for height in the first list was awarded 12 marks in the revised list.
Online applications invited for admissions
Chandigarh: Haryana’s Skill Development and Industrial Training Department has invited online applications for admission in all Government and private Industrial Training Institutes located in the state for the session 2017-18. Application for admission will be filled online at counseling website www.itihry.com. A spokesman said that duration of filling the online application is from July 5 to 20. The date of uploading first merit list and seat allocation on the portal is July 24. The period for scrutinizing and reporting the original certificates in institutions for the first admission is from July 25 to 28. For the convenience of the applicants, helpline service will be available on the telephone no. 0172-4373355 from July 5 to the end of the admission from 8 am to 6 pm.
Paramjit Singh assumes charge as DPI
SAS Nagar (Mohali): Paramjit Singh has assumed charge as DPI Punjab (Secondary Education). A 1999 batch PCS officer, Paramjit Singh’s orders posting him as DPI (Secondary Education) were issued on Monday. He took charge at the head-office at Punjab School Education Board complex. Earlier, he has served as ADC Jalandhar, ADC Kapurthala and ADC Nawanshahr.
Rajendera Anayath appointed as Chancellor
Chandigarh: Haryana Governor and Chancellor of Deen Bandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology, Murthal, Kaptan Singh Solanki has appointed RajenderaKumar Anayath, Director, The Technological Institute of Textile and Sciences, Bhiwani as Vice-Chancellor of Deen Bandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology, Murthal, District Sonepat, said Haryana Technical Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma.
Harvard model research programme
Chandigarh: Shoolini University has become the first university in the country to offer research programme at undergraduate level in professional courses. The University has announced that students will have the advantage of taking up research from first year onwards. PK Khosla, Vice Chancellor, Shoolini University, said, “Under a unique undergraduate (B.Tech.) program in biotechnology, which is based on the Harvard and Stanford model provides first-hand exposure to high quality research in state-of-the-art global research environments, experience with writing and publishing papers, and personal interaction with acclaimed research practitioners/experts from around the world.”
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank commences ops
Jind: Ujjivan Small Finance Bank limited announced the commencement of its banking operations in Jind with the launch of a branch located at Urban Estate. With 52 branches, Ujjivan SFB has established its presence across Haryana, New Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, West Bengal, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. It has presence across 22 districts in Haryana with 26 branches, catering to over 1.8 lakh customers.