Awareness camp on Iodine deficiency held
Chandigarh: To create awareness regarding Iodine deficiency disorders (IDD), the National Iodine Deficiency Disorders Control Programme Cell of the Chandigarh Health Department had launched a weeklong awareness campaign in the city that concluded on Tuesday with a quiz competition. The government schools’ students were given awareness on this problem and were informed about correct use of iodised salt and about various disorders of iodine deficiency. In the same week, awareness through advertisement in papers, radio talks, messages on TV and advertisement through airing of taped messages on IDD too was done by the Iodine deficiency Disorders Control Programme Cell.
Student bags gold in cycling competition
Chandigarh: The student of Ankur School, Sector 14, Kashish Sharma has bagged a gold medal in the Chandigarh Amateur Cycling Association. She has also been selected for national championship to be held in Jamkhandi, Karnataka from October 28 to 31. Dr Parminder Duggal, giving the information, said it was a moment of pride for the school and wishes him all the best for the nationals. Kashish Sharma is a student of Class X and has participated in national championship twice.
FICCI welcomes focus on MSME
ludhiana: Welcoming Punjab’s new industrial policy, FICCI regional chairman Rajinder Gupta on Tuesday said that 2017 policy is an outcome-oriented, actionable and future ready policy that rightly charts a course for a competitive regional industry, leveraging skill, scale and technology which would accelerate the industrial reforms and innovation in the state. The policy would usher further modernisation and technological upgradation of industries in the state. Gupta hailed the policy focus on setting up of special single window facility for existing industries or MSMEs at district level and the announcement of setting up a dedicated organisation, ‘MSME Punjab’, among others.
Art project ‘The plate and The pallets’ starts
Chandigarh: Prof BN Goswamy, an eminent art historian, on Tuesday inaugurated five-day ‘The plate and The pallets’ — an art project-cum-exhibition by Madan lal from India and Shirley Siegal from Israel at Museum of Fine Arts, Panjab University Chandigarh. The show is being held with association of The Department of Art History and Visual Arts PU. Madan lal said that the project is a step forward towards the eternal satisfaction. It gives me an opportunity to explore myself, he said adding that in the universe made of five elements, earth, water, fire, air and space, to me “food” is the sixth element that supports the human body to sustain.
Round 2 of Maruti Suzuki Autoprix 2017
Chandigarh: Maruti Suzuki Autoprix 2017 (Season 1) is all set to hit the tracks of the Garden City of India - Chandigarh, for second round of its racing contest. Kick-started on 8th September with its first round in Bengaluru, the championship is all set to enter Chandigarh for the second round on 27th October. This will be the first zonal round for North, which will be followed by another round in Gurgaon in December. This is spread across 6 months and will witness budding racers and motorsports enthusiasts from 7 cities - Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Coimbatore, Pune, Indore, Gurgaon and Guwahati compete against each other, to finally fight it out at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida.
Birla Health Insurance opens branch in city
Chandigarh: Aditya Birla Health Insurance announced its expansion in Punjab by inaugurating its full-service branch in Sector 22, Chandigarh. It said this will empower customers with the increasing financial protection needs during unfavourable health conditions. Additionally, the company will also focus on promoting the concept of healthy living through its integrated health insurance solutions.
Governor release book
Chandigarh: Haryana Governor, Kaptan Singh Solanki on Tuesday released a book entitled “Philosophy of life - Connecting Dots” authored by A.K.Sood, at Haryana Raj Bhawan in Chandigarh. Chandigarh BJP chief Sanjay Tandon was also also present on the occasion.