BPL women in Haryana to get training as driver, in self-defense
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has launched a programme to make women and girls, living below poverty line (BPL), self-reliant with the spirit of Antyodaya during Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. Through Haryana Mahila Vikas Nigam, women of eligible families will be given training as drivers and in self-defense. Spokesperson said that women, willing to take driver and self-defense training, can apply online till August 22, 2022. The proforma of the application is available in the office of Haryana Women Development Corporation. The applicants should be a native of Haryana and between 18 to 45 years, with minimum educational qualification of Class XII pass.
National and Haryana’s women panels to reach out to women in all districts
Chandigarh: National Commission for Women chairperson Rekha Sharma, after meeting Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday, said that the Chief Minister assured the Commission of all possible cooperation from the State Government. She said that Haryana will be the first state where the national women panel, in association with the State Commission for Women, will reach out to women in all districts. During interaction with women in the districts by the Commission, observations will be made to implement better schemes for entrepreneurship and skill development in the direction of making women financially empowered and self-reliant.
HPSPCB organises plantation drive
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board’s regional office at Shimla on Sunday organised a plantation drive in collaboration with Himachal Pradesh Forest Department and the Oberoi Group (The Clarks and The Cecil). Board’s member secretary Apoorv Devgan graced the occasion and planted several tress such as Deodar, Chestnut, Walnut etc. Approximately 35 volunteers from Shimla’s regional office, regional laboratory Shimla, and Head Office participated in the drive along with the participants from Forest Department and 200 saplings of Devdar, Chestnut, Walnut and Apricot were planted near Atal Institute of Medical Sciences, Chamiyana, Shimla.
PU’s MOOC on Digital Marketing begins from today
Chandigarh: Panjab University’s highly popular course on Digital Marketing is all set to begin from Monday (July 25) on SWAYAM — the Union Ministry of Education’s portal. As there’s no enrolment fee for the course, the students can enrol at https://onlinecourses.swayam2.ac.in/cec22_mg26/preview. University Business School’s Associate Professor Dr Tejinderpal Singh is offering the course for the sixth time on the SWAYAM platform and curriculum is based on industry practices and standards. “The course is following application-based teaching-learning pedagogy where learners will be exposed to various tools, platforms and techniques of digital marketing such as WordPress, Google Ads, Email Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Google Analytics etc. The course has 40 online modules, spreading over 15 weeks,” said Dr Singh.
Couple killed in road accident
Ambala: A couple was killed after their motorbike was hit by a truck on Ambala-Hisar highway near Naggal village, around 15 kilometres from Ambala city, said the police on Sunday. The incident took place on Saturday night when Vikramjeet Singh and his wife Kajal were returning to their home in Ambala City after meeting their son at Ismailabad in the Kurukshetra district. They were taken to a civil hospital where doctors declared Vikramjeet brought dead while his wife Kajal was referred to the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh. She succumbed to her injuries on the way to Chandigarh.
First Digital Lok Adalat launched
Chandigarh: India’s first AI-powered, end-to-end digital Lok Adalat was launched by National Legal Service Authority (NALSA) chairman Uday Umesh Lalit during the 18th All India Legal Services Authorities’ meet. The digital Lok Adalat was designed and developed by Chandigarh based Jupitice Justice Technologies— the technology partner of Rajasthan State Legal Services Authority.
Liquor shop robbed at gunpoint in Gurugram
Gurugram: A liquor shop was allegedly robbed at gunpoint at Bakhtawar Chowk in Gurugram’s Sector-47. CCTV footage from the liquor shop shows two men walking into the store and approaching the salesman. One of them took out a handgun while the second demanded cash from the salesman. The cashier complied and men got away with an unknown amount of cash on late Saturday night. Three salesmen — Ashok Kumar, Surender Singh and Danesh — informed the police while claiming that they were threatened by the armed men. Around Rs five lakh cash were looted from the liquor shop, but the actual amount is yet to be confirmed by the police.