Mayor to inaugurate Teej festival on Aug 11
Chandigarh: Municipal Corporation Chandigarh will organize two days ‘Teej’ programme on August 11 and 12 at Shivalik Garden, Manimajra. Davesh Moudgil, Mayor of Chandigarh will inaugurate the festival on Saturday. Shipra Bansal, Chairperson, Arts, Sports & Culture Committee, MCC said that this time in the Teej mela various Punjabi folk singers including artists from NZCC along with other singers will perform and village profile/Heritage style collections of Punjab and Haryana will be the main attractions of the Festival.
bribery case: Punjab Vigilance nabs revenue Patwari
Chandigarh: State Vigilance Bureau, Punjab, on Friday nabbed a Revenue Patwari red handed while accepting bribe of Rs 5,000. An official spokesperson of the Vigilance Bureau said Varinder Kumar, Patwari posted at Haibowal Kalan in ludhiana district was nabbed after Paramjeet Singh of Model Town Extension in ludhiana City made a complaint.
Connect kicks-off ‘Dil Da Connection’ campaign
Chandigarh: In a customer connect initiative, Connect Broadband kicked-off its brand campaign “Dil da Connection”, inviting customers to join a daily lucky draw and entitles winners to One-year of Free broadband service. The Campaign is open for 6 months, for both new and existing customers who have duly paid their monthly bills. New customers need to pay one-month rental in advance in order to participate in the lucky draw. Arvind Jalota, Chief Business Officer Connect Broadband said, “At Connect Broadband we always strive to offer best services to our customers. “Dil Da connection” campaign is our way of showing our commitment to serving the best value and savings to our customers.”
Shoolini Students paticipate in tree plantation
Solan: Around 100 students of Shoolini University, Solan took part in the tree plantation campaign that was organized by the Forest Department, Solan, Himachal Pradesh in Neri village. The students planted trees as a part of the campaign and learnt to play an effective role in spreading environmental awareness.
Three day YFA – 2018 to start from Aug 30
Chandigarh: Yarn, fabric and accessories show – ‘YFA 2018’ is scheduled to be organised from Aug 1 – Sep 1 at Dana Mandi, ludhiana. This aims to bring renowned suppliers from these four segments closer to buyers and also offer buyers a one-stop place to source all their requirements. Organisers, Abhishek Sharma and Ankur Goel said, “The Indian textile industry is the world’s second biggest industry. With rising costs, China is losing its competitiveness, due to which, India is emerging as the next best worldwide alternative to do business in the sector, due to its cost-effectiveness and also demographics.”
luminous power tech turns 30
Chandigarh: luminous Power Technologies unveiled ambitious plans to become India’s leading provider of future-ready sustainable and energy-efficient products here. The company, which is celebrating the completion of 30 years has identified the solar sector as a growth area where it offers consumers complete end-to-end residential solar solutions. Vipul Sabharwal, Managing Director of the company said, “The last 30 years have been a great journey for the brand. Our aim is to further strengthen our presence and empower India by making three out of every five homes, a luminous home by 2022.”
int’l fairs: Haryana industries to exhibit products
Chandigarh: The industrial units of Haryana will exhibit their products in two international trade fairs to be organised in Greece and Italy in the months of September and December 2018 respectively. A decision in this regard was taken in the 29th governing body meeting of Haryana Trade Fair Authority held under Chief Secretary DS Dhesi. The Thessaloniki International Fair in Thessaloniki, Greece will be held fromSeptember 8 to 16, 2018 and AF-l’Artigiano in Fiera International Fair will be held in December 2018 in Milan, Italy. Haryana Trade Fair Authority besides participating in Indian International Trade Fair to be held on November 14at New Delhi, will also participate in Pravasi Bhartiya Divas to be held in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh in January 2019. Haryana Trade Fair Authority will also participate in Aajeevika Mela and Aahar Mela to be held in February or March 2019 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi.