MCC to hold medical camp for employees on Oct 27
Chandigarh: The Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh, (MCC) will organise a medical camp on October 27 from 10 am to 4 pm for its employees for conducting various blood tests vis-à-vis sugar, iron, HB, cholesterol etc.. Mayor Asha Jaswal said that all MCC employees have been asked to get their blood tests done during this camp. She said that the reports of the same will be delivered to the employees through their mobile numbers or email.
HHB asks allottees to avail loan facility
Chandigarh: Haryana Housing Board has urged the allottees to avail loan facilities at concessional rates from the banks as all these flats and houses are covered under the Prime Minister Awas Yojna. Board secretary Randhir Singh said that the HHB had constructed 5,359 flats for BPl families in different sectors of Sonipat. He added that all such allottees of BPl houses, that were allotted flats since January 2016 but could not take possession within 30 days of offer of possession due to some reason, could take possession of their flats by depositing the required documents along with demand draft up to October 31, 2017 in the office of concerned Estate Manager.
Illegal 216 acre common land recovered
SAS Nagar: Punjab Government's campaign for removing illegal possession from common Panchayati lands has gained a great boost when 216 acres common land at Hussain Pur Bule village of Kapurthala district was recovered and after implementing the proper procedure, the land was handed over to village Panchayat, said the state Rural Development and Panchayat Secretary Anurag Verma adding that illegal possessions and illegitimate encroachments will not be accepted at any cost.
Mohali DC for registering construction workers
SAS Nagar: Registration of building and construction workers of the district with Punjab Building and Other Construction Welfare Board should be ensured and Punjab Building and Other Construction Cess Act, 1996, should be implemented effectively, so that the revenue generated through cess could be used for the welfare of construction workers, said Mohali Deputy Commissioner Gurpreet Kaur Sapra on Thursday. She said that facility of registration of construction workers by contractors have been provided at Sewa Kenderas in the district and the contractors could register their workers through these Sewa Kenderas.
MoU signed between PSDM and ISTC-CSIO
Chandigarh: Punjab Skill Development Mission (PSDM) on Thursday signed an MoU with the Indo-Swiss Training Centre (ISTC)-Central Scientific Instruments for providing skilled manpower to the Industry. The MoU was signed by PSDM mission director-cum member secretary Bhawna Garg and CSIR-CSIO director Prof RK Sinha. Garg said that there was a huge demand for skilled manpower by the industry in Punjab and the MoU shall be fruitful for generating required skilled manpower for the industry. Under the MoU, the ISTC, an established brand name in the field skill education, shall be imparting skill oriented courses framed under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) for the youth of Punjab with financial support from PSDM
SBI launches two schemes
Chandigarh: Maintaining its legacy of being always front runner in providing relief to distressed section of society SBI has launched two schemes “Rinn Samadhan” and “SBI OTS” for manufacturing trade & Services and Agriculture-2017. To spread awareness about these schemes and to boost recovery in Karnal region, a one day recovery camp was organized which was inaugurated by Mangal Morwal, General Manager, SAMRO (North 2), Chandigarh.
Four-Day Sudama Badminton Cup 2017 takes off
Chandigarh: The four day Sudama Badminton Cup 2017 took off on Thursday at Sector 43 Sports Complex here. Over 700 players, including 100 women, from 28 states, are participating, besides players from countries like Sri lanka, Bangladesh and Indonesia who are also competing in the four-day tournament.Charanjit Singh, President, Sudama Cup, 2017, welcomed the players who have come from different states across the country.