Bajwa conducts surprise checks at head office
Chandigarh: Punjab Rural Development and Panchayat Minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa on Wednesday conducted surprise checks at the head office of his Department. During this surprise checking, many senior officials and employees reached the office late and many were also found absent. The Minister reached Vikas Bhawan head office of the department at 9.00 am and found only 15 percent of the officials and employees reached the office by 9.10 am and 50 percent of the employees by 9.30 am. He directed the senior officials of the department to issue explanation letter to all the officers & employees who came after 9.30 am and who were found absent.
UT Vigilance Cell conducts workshop
Chandigarh: Vigilance Cell, UT Chandigarh conducted a workshop in Government Post Graduate college for Girls, Sector 42 here wherein Sukhraj Katewa Officer on Special Duty, UT Vigilance delivered a lecture and made the students and staff of the college aware about the theme “My vision- Corruption free India” where he laid emphasis on the causes and measures to tackle corruption and highlighted the security measures to be taken care by girl students. A day before, a lecture on the same theme was also delivered by Sukhraj Katewa, OSD/Vigilance in the office of National Insurance Company ltd. regional office, Chandigarh.
Eight PGIMER doctors felicitated
Chandigarh: Eight PGIMER doctors were awarded for their achievements at National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS) conference held at ‘Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences & Research’ (SGRDIMSAR), Amritsar. Prof. Babita Ghai, Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care and Prof. Sanjay Bhadada, Department of Endocrinology were awarded fellowship of NAMS for their outstanding work in the respective fields of pain management and primary parathyroidism (PHPT). Dr Anindita Sinha and Dr Sameer Vyas, Associate Professors, Department of Radiodiagnosis; Dr Dipankar De, Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology; Dr Reema Bansal, Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology; Dr Vishal Kumar,Assistant Professor, Deaprtment of Orthopaedics and Dr Sunil Taneja, Assistant Professor, Department of Hepatology were awarded membership of NAMS for their exemplary work in their respective fields.
Ankur School students plant 50 saplings
Chandigarh: The students of Ankur School Sector 14 here planted 50 saplings to spread awareness about the importance of keeping the environment green. The activity was carried out under the supervision of Parminder Duggal, Principal of the School.
“Punjab Art Initiative” logo unveiled
Mohali: Virtuous Retail (VR) Punjab has launched a 45 days long annual art festival, “Punjab Art Initiative” (PAI). The festival is curated by Sumi Gupta, Director - International Marketing & Product Development, Virtuous Retail in association with artchutney.com and will be open to visitors from November 1 till December 15. The PAI logo which was unveiled, takes inspiration from the Shivalik mountains and the Chandigarh Capital region’s unique positioning as a Tri-city area. PAI 2017 will host an immersive art experience, away from a typical gallery setting, where patrons can meet artists and interact with art and installations. The 130 installations and curated events contribute to the many elements that will make this an unmissable 45 days”.
HDFC launches SmartUp Zone for start-ups
Chandigarh: HDFC Bank on Wednesday launched SmartUp Zone in Chandigarh, an exclusive area inside the branch dedicated to start-ups. The SmartUp zone is located inside Sector 35 B branch and was inaugurated by Jitender Yadav, Commissioner Municipal Corporation with Vineet Arora, Regional Head - Punjab, HDFC Bank in presence of other officials from the Bank. The objective is to service the needs of these start-ups and also encourage entrepreneurship.
Mayor calls meet of Malaria,sanitation dept
Chandigarh: Asha Jaswal, Mayor of Chandigarh called a meeting of Malaria and sanitation departments on Wednesday in MC to discuss the problem of places of mosquito breeding and fogging throughout the city. The meeting was attended by Dr. P.S. Bhatti, Medical Officer of Health, MCC and Dr. Gaurav Aggarwal, Malaria department, UT, Chandigarh and Health Supervisors and Chief Sanitary Inspectors of MCC. The Mayor asked both the departments to work in coordination to fight against mosquito breeding.