Badnore greets people on Gandhi Jayanti
Chandigarh: Punjab Governor and UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore on Sunday greeted the people of Punjab and Chandigarh, on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. Badnore, in his message, said that Mahatma’s life and philosophy are a lesson in tolerance and respect for humanity. “On this day, each one of us must spread the idea and thought behind his philosophy of pacifism whose goal was to solve problems of conflict and violence. Mahatma Gandhi was always trying to find peaceful means to resolve them,” he said, adding that let us dedicate ourselves to the ideals and work of this great soul on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti.
segregated waste collection system started
Chandigarh: Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh, Commissioner B Purushartha on Sunday inaugurated the newly-constructed Sehaj Safai Kendra in Sector 47 C and D. Segregated waste collection system was also started from the area through waste collectors, who have been provided double bins, that is blue and green, for collection of segregated waste from household. He also distributed six dustbins and ID cards to the waste collectors of the area. Earlier, the Commissioner launched special cleanliness drive from Sector 22 market along with MC employees to mark shramdaan under the ‘Swachhata hi Seva’ programme.
Haryana constitutes selection committee
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has constituted a Selection Committee under the chairmanship of Principal Secretary, Technical Education Department for the purpose of preparing a panel of names for appointment of Vice-Chancellor of the State University of Performing and Visual Arts (SUPVA), Rohtak. The other members of the Committee included Member Secretary, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New Delhi, Dr. Sachchidanand Joshi, Member of the Executive Council, SUPVA, Rohtak, Satish Chandra Kaushik and Vice-Chancellor, Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication, Bhopal, Prof. B.K. Kuthiala.
Waste disposal plan set up at Patvi: Vij
Chandigarh: While giving preference to Swachh Bharat Abhiyan of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, a plant is being set up in village Patvi in district Ambala for disposal of waste and power would also be generated from this plant, said Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij. A sum of Rs 600 crore is allocated for this plant from the State Government and tenders have already been floated to make this an international level plant. The construction work of this plant would soon be started, he added. The Minister said that Oye (Open Your Eyes) Ambala Campaign was being run in the city to make the city clean and enhance its sanitation and hygiene.
City architect invited by US university
Chandigarh: The city based architect Surinder Bahga has been invited by School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education, University of Maryland in USA to deliver a keynote address on October 4 for the Fall lecture Series. Bahga has been invited along with Sanyam Bahga who is a PhD scholar at Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. It is for the first time that an Indian architect has been invited for this prestigious lecture series as keynote speaker. He will be talking on Planning, Architecture and Preservation of Chandigarh city. Bahga is known for his considerable work as architect, author, Councillor and Editor in the profession of Architecture and his candid views on various crucial issues of Chandigarh.
Pumpkart ventures into B2C segment
Chandigarh: Chandigarh based company, Pumpkart, after revolutionising, the way water pump industry operates, is now venturing into Business to Customer (B2C) segment by adding a range of appliances and electronic items. Pumpkart is now poised to be in race with giants like Amazon, Flipkart and Paytm in B2C segment. K S Bhatia, Founder Pumpkart said, “ Our entry into B2C segment has put us into the league of big players but our USP of owning in-house brands will help us stand out. Now, Pumpkart will focus along with motor pumps on Home Appliances, Fans, Geysers with its existing network of Retailers which will be touching 10000 by March 2018. The company will create in house brands & a few months down the line it will enter Mobile Phones market also.”
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank strengthened in Haryana
Chandigarh: Ujjivan Small Finance Bank limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ujjivan Financial Services ltd. consolidated its position with the opening of four more branches – Karnal, Fatehabad, Faridabad and Yamunanagar in Haryana. Ujjivan is catering the financial needs of its over 1.8 lakh customers across 18 districts in Haryana with 26 branches. Nationally, with 81 branches, Ujjivan SFB has established its presence across ten states and two UTs. Samit Ghosh, MD & CEO, Ujjivan Small Finance Bank ltd. said, “In the coming months, we will continue to increase our banking footprint across the country to serve the target customer segments.”
Sant Nirankari Mandal organises English Samagam
Chandigarh: A zonal level English medium Samagam was organised at Sant Nirankari Satsang Bhawan, Sector 30 here where Sandeep Gulati, youth pracharak Sant Nirankari Mandal, Delhi said that it is the order of nature that every small and big thing is liable to change, and is under the control of the Almighty. Addressing thousands of devotees here, Gulati said that English is the only language that can be comprehended by anyone living anywhere in the world. It is the desire of Satguru Mata that the language should be used in spreading God-knowledge in every corner of the world, and to bind humans together with love. Devotees from 28 branches of Chandigarh zone participated in the Samagam and also contributed their thoughts in the form of songs, speeches, poetry, skits and question and answer session.
Health talk for senior citizens held
Panchkula: A health talk was organised on Sunday to mark the ‘World Heart Day’ at Senior Citizens’ Council at Panchkula. Alchemist Hospital’s Head-Intervention Cardiology Dr Arvind Kaul, addressing the senior citizens, said: “Not just a disease that affects the old, globally one in 10 people aged 30 to 70 die from cardiovascular disease because of our modern lifestyles where we are consuming higher calorie foods, fats, sugar and salt which contributes to major risk factors for heart disease like higher blood pressure, raised blood sugar, raised blood fats and obesity.”