Bittu assumes charge of chairman PUNSUP
Chandigarh: The newly appointed PUNSUP chairman Tejinder Singh Bittu assumed the charge of his office in the presence of galaxy of Cabinet Ministers including Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa, Vijay Inder Singla, Bharat Bhushan Ashu, Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria, Balbir Singh Sidhu, Sundar Sham Arora and Rana Gurmeet Singh Sodhi. Thanking the Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh for giving him this responsibility, Bittu said that he would leave no stone unturned to convert his (Chief Minister's) dreams about prosperous Punjab into reality.
HIMCOSTE to host CSC
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Council for Science Technology and Environment (HIMCOSTE) will organise 27th Himachal Pradesh Children Science Congress (CSC) in coordination with the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India and Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan to enable the children in the age group of 10-17 years to exhibit their creativity and innovativeness. A spokesperson said, the CSC for the children at sub-division level will be held between 13 August to 15 August, at district level from 14 October to 24 October and at state level from 4 November to 7.
Channi inaugurates Workshop
Chandigarh: Punjab Technical Education and Employment Generation Minister Charanjit Singh Channi inaugurated the ‘I-Work Capacity Building Workshop’ at Hotel Hayat which is being organised by the British Council. Channi said British Council is working with the Punjab Government to strengthen apprenticeships training and engagement of apprentices in the State under the ‘Improving Work Opportunities for Young People in the Commonwealth (I-Work)’ Project. The Minister thanked the British Counsel and the British High Commission for choosing Punjab as a part of their study on apprenticeship as a mean for improving work opportunities for the youth of the state.
PSPCL campaign against theft gains momentum
Patiala: PSPCL is gaining momentum in its campaign against the menace of theft of electricity in the state and achieving grand success in this direction, said PSPCL CMD Er. Baldev Singh Sran. He said, on July 23 and 24 massive raids were conducted by the enforcement teams in different locations in Baghapurana division in Bathinda district and suburban and city divisions of Barnala circle in which the premises of 817 consumers were got checked and a sum of Rs 29.25 lakh have been assessed from 61 consumers for theft of electricity. During a raid in Baghapura division in village Himatpura, some miscreants has gheroed the raiding party and misbehaved with enforcement team and torn of the checking documents of the raiding party against which an FIR has been registered at police station Nihalsinghwala against three persons and 50 unknown persons.
Three new police stations in Karnal
Chandigarh: Haryana Police has set up three new Police Stations in Karnal for effective policing in the district. With the setting up of new police stations, the total number of Police Thana in the district has now increased to 16. A spokesman of Police Department said that new Police Stations inaugurated are located at Nigadu, Sector 32-33, and Ramnagar in Karnal district.
Van Mahotsav 2019 celebrated
Chandigarh: To observe Van Mahotsav-2019 in a befitting manner by involving various greening agencies like NGOs, Resident Welfare Associations, Eco-Clubs besides Government agencies, the Department of Forest & Wildlife, Chandigarh Administration organized ‘Palash Day’ & ‘Van Mahotsav’ on Wednesday. The first function of ‘Palash Day’ was organized at DAV Sr. Sec. School (Lahore), Sector-8 C followed by another function at Govt. Model High School, Sec. 20-D.
AAP demands special budgetary provisions
Chandigarh / New Delhi: Senior leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Deputy Leader of Opposition, Bibi Saravjit Kaur Manuke met Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju and urged him to make special budgetary provisions under the sports quota to set up special sports centers and stadiums in Punjab to keep the youth off the menace of drugs. In a memorandum submitted to Union Sports Minister, Bibi Manuke said, the youth of Punjab was head over heels into drugs.
DC issues directions
Chandigarh: A district level meeting under the chairmanship of Mandip Singh Brar, Deputy Commissioner, Chandigarh to sensitize about the new initiatives of the MoEF & CC under ENVIS (Environmental Information System) was held here.
Novel exhibition of handicrafts concludes
Chandigarh: The four days exhibition being organized by the Punjab Kala Parishad, Chandigarh concluded with much fanfare here at Sobha Singh art gallery in the Parishad premises. The chief guest was Deputy Director, Tourism Department, Punjab, Sanjeev Kumar. The exhibition saw a wonderful display of the handicrafts related to heritage of Punjab by the Assistant Professor Dr. Davinder Kaur Dhatt.