Capt condoles death of Indian Express RE’s mother
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Sunday mourned the death of Vijaya Subramanian, mother of Indian Express’ Chandigarh’s Resident Editor Nirupama Subramanian. Chief Minister expressed his heartfelt sympathies for the bereaved family and relatives of Vijaya Subramanian, who died on Sunday morning at Chennai after a brief illness, at the age of 86. She is survived by her husband, two daughters and a son. Capt Amarinder prayed to the Almighty to give courage to the family to bear this irreparable loss and to grant eternal peace to the departed soul. His media Advisor Raveen Thukral also extended his condolences, saying that it was a sad moment for the family and he was one with them in their hour of grief.
Punjab to organise cricket league for girls
SAS Nagar: Aimed at promoting sports across the state, Punjab Government will soon organise a special cricket league for girls. Announcing this during the finale of Global Kabaddi League concluding on Saturday, the state Sports Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi said that along with other sports leagues, State Government would organize a special cricket league for girls. He said that Kabaddi League was organized with an aim of motivating the youth towards sports so that they would remain safe from the menace of drugs.
111.89 LMT paddy procured in Punjab
Chandigarh: The Government agencies and private millers have procured 111.89 lakh metric tonnes of paddy in Punjab till November 3, Saturday. Spokesperson said that out of total 111,89,151 procurement from various procurement centres in the state, the government agencies procured 111,10,212 MT of paddy while 78,939 MT has been procured by the millers. Central Government agency, Food Corporation of India (FCI) has procured 1,90,960 MT paddy.
Gillco Int’l School celebrates its annual day
Mohali: Gillco International School (GIS) celebrated its annual day festivity themed on ‘Blended Punjab’. Punjab Vidhan Sabha speaker Rana KP Singh graced the occasion in the presence of Ranjeet Singh Gill, chairman, GIS. Principal Inderpreet Kaur read the school report highlighting the achievements. Tiny toddlers of LKG and UKG presented the colours of Punjab in their performances.
Win a Harley Davidson Superbike at Elante
Chandigarh: Elante Mall is going all out to spread happiness among its valued customers this Diwali with its exclusive 16-day “Elante Happiness Wali Diwali” extravaganza which began last week. During the 16-day extravaganza, customers who spend Rs 5,000 or more on shopping or dining at any of the outlets at Elante can register themselves for the raffle draw by producing the bills, thereby getting a chance to win attractive prizes. The luckiest of them will take away the big, bumper Elante Diwali Fiesta prize, a Harley Davidson Superbike.
Cultural fest ends at Guru Nanak Public School
Chandigarh: A three days long cultural extravaganza to mark their annual day celebrations concluded at the campus of Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36. Principal Gurnam Kaur Garewal said, the remarkable feature of this three days long festivities involves maximum participations from students for cultural performances which brings out their talent in front of their parents. Performances included Fairy Dance, Classical Dance, Battle of Saragarhi, Health & Fitness and skits on Save Tiger and many others. Meritorious students were also awarded during the occasion.
Lindström India opens state-of-the-art unit
Panchkula: Lindström India has further expanded its operations in Barwala, Panchkula to cater to customers across Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Jammu. Spread over 2100 square meters, the new service center here will provide and help maintain workwear for customers in the pharmaceutical, food processing, engineering and QSR (Quick Service Restaurants) industries in the region. On the opening of the new unit in Panchkula, Nina Vaskunlahti, Finnish Ambassador to India said, “Lindström’s professional workwear services are of great value to businesses in India and abroad. The opening of another Lindström India facility in Barwala, Panchkula is good example of the economic opportunities offered to Finnish companies in India.”
Unique Mobile App unveiled
Chandigarh: A unique mobile application by the name of KNIGHTS SOTA was launched here. With its unique features, the mobile application will help anyone in case of an emergency, with its distinct feature of sending location to the control room of the company, which will further tie up with local police and ensure immediate action. KNIGHTS is a Mohali based company providing security services, especially to cash vans across the country. The mobile app KNIGHTS SOTA, which stands for Security of Trained Associates derives its name from the fact that the company is being run by ex-servicemen.
ISAR Chapter to resolve infertility issues
Mohali: Providing the much-needed ray of hope to hundreds of childless couples in the region, Indian Society for Assisted Reproduction (ISAR) on Sunday launched its Chandigarh Chapter, which initiated by Congress’ Rajya Sabha MP Pratap Singh Bajwa in the presence of ISAR president Dr Nandita Palshetkar, among others. ISAR is the oldest organisation for specialists in the field of assisted reproductive technology since its establishment in 1991 in Hisar. Ever since, it has grown from strength to strength with over 3000 members and 19 state chapters, including gynaecologists and embryologists.
Advocate Daljit Kaur gets ‘NRI achievers’ award
Chandigarh: Known social worker and advocate of Punjab and Haryana High Court Daljit Kaur is awarded by ‘NRI Achievers’ for her contribution towards community service during a glittering event held at New Delhi. Awards were presented by Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Programme Implementation Vijay Goel and NRI achievers magazine editor Rajeev Gupta. Kaur is continuously working to get justice for women and their children left behind by NRI bridegrooms since 2002 and have been raising this issue to parliamentarians of India and abroad including high commissioners, ambassadors, consular offices, commissions etc.
Surgical Skill Development Centre launched
Zirakpur: On the occasion of Trinity Hospital’s 6th Foundation Day, Trinity Hospital & Medical Research institute launched the Surgical Skills Development Centre and organized first of its kind one to one course on Endoscopic Spine Surgery Course under the aegis of World Endoscopic Spine Society. Ten senior orthopaedics and neurosurgeons from all over India attended this two days workshop with main emphasis on personalized one to one learning.
Headmasters Salon opens its outlet in Panipat
Panipat: Headmasters Salon in association with Schwarzkopf Professional launched Headmasters salon in Panipat. Pammy Kaul Creative Director said that our endeavor is to offer best hair-care experience to our consumers in Panipat through this partnership. Schwarzkopf Professional India boasts of extensive international level coloring, styling and hair-care services, which we seek to make available for emerging class of hair care-inspired consumers of Panipat, said Kaul.