pr employees mourns demise of Chaman lal
Chandigarh: Punjab Information & Public Relations Employees' Association has expressed profound grief and sorrow over the demise of Superintendent (retd) Chaman lal Dhiman (59), who passed away in a private hospital at Dera Bassi after a prolonged illness on Wednesday night. He is survived by his wife, two daughters and a son. The Association described Dhiman as an honest, dedicated and hardworking officer, who proved to be an asset to the department for his positive approach to ensure welfare of all sections of the employees during his long service tenure spanning over nearly four decades.
MHA renames two villages in Haryana
Chandigarh: Union Ministry of Home Affairs has approved the renaming of two villages in Haryana. An official spokesman said that village Ganda in district Fatehabad has been renamed as Ajit Nagar whereas name of village Kinnar in district Hisar has been changed as Gaibi Nagar. Following the directions from Prime Minister’s office, Haryana Government had decided to rename both the villages and sent a proposal in this regard to the MHA for final approval.
Job fair held
Chandigarh: The Government Industrial Training Institute for Women, Sector 11 here organised a job fair in the premises of the Institute, in collaboration with Tata Strive – who has tie-up with more than 20 companies for placement of the students. All the 20 companies under the banner of Tata Strive attended the job fair and intensively interviewed the students and selected the best ones for their companies. Out of a total of 525 students enrolled, 315 were selected by the companies from different streams with a package ranging from Rs 8000 to Rs 15,000 per month, according to their calibre.
Ayurvedic Dispenser renamed
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has renamed the post of Ayurvedic Dispenser to Ayurvedic Pharmacist. Health Minister, Anil Vij said that Chief Minister Manohar lal has approved a proposal to this effect. He said that the decision had been taken in view of the demand of members of Ayurvedic Dispenser Association to accord them the status of Ayurvedic Pharmacist on the pattern of Allopathic Pharmacist.
Registration open for PSYCH–ED II 2017
Chandigarh: For the second year running, the Department of Mental Health & Behavioral Sciences at Fortis Healthcare ltd will organize India’s exclusive Quiz competition on Psychology, aptly named as “PSYCH-ED”. This is designed for students from Class XI & XII and aims to test their knowledge of Psychology and allied sciences. The entire event has been conceptualized & led by Dr Samir Parikh at Fortis Healthcare. The online registration for participating in this quiz is an ongoing process and the last date to register would be July 25. The first round of PSYCH-ED, which is an online quiz, will be held on August 4.
Gurugram Police arrests two accused
Chandigarh: Gurugram Police has arrested a 64 years old man and his wife from Mumbai under various sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and Indian Penal Code (IPC). A spokesman said that the man, who is grandfather of five years old girl, was allegedly involved in sexually molesting the minors and his wife was arrested on charges of aiding and abetting the heinous crime. The duo accused have been arrested on July 5 from Mumbai and brought to Gurugram. A case under sections 506 of IPC and POCSO Act was already registered in this regard on June 28 at women police station. Further investigation of the case is going on.