Chaudhary Bansi Lal University to get its own campus
Bhiwani: The Chaudhary Bansi Lal University will now have its own complex in which various teaching departments will commence their classes in January. The construction of the University’s boundary wall and golden jubilee gate has already been completed. As a part of the first phase of construction, two up-to-date teaching blocks have been constructed at a cost of about Rs 88 crore. In the second phase, the project of around Rs 127 crore for the construction of roads, water works, power houses, sewerage systems, herbal gardens, students’ facilitation centres, boom barriers, etc would start soon.
Punjab CM mourns death of Prof Pramod Kumar’s father
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Friday condoled the demise of Ram Dev, father of Institute for Development and Communication’s (IDC) director Dr Pramod Kumar, who passed away on Friday morning after a brief illness. Expressing his heartfelt sympathies with the bereaved family, relatives, and friends, Capt Amarinder prayed to the Almighty to give courage to the family members to bear this irreparable loss and grant eternal peace to the departed soul.
UHBVN’s CGRF to be held on Dec 28
Chandigarh: The proceedings of Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam’s (UHBVN) Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum of will be held on December 28 from 10.30 am to 12.30 pm at the Executive Engineer’s Office, Panchkula, in which the Forum chairman and members will participate. Spokesperson said that the forum will listen to all kinds of problems of consumers, mainly related to billing, voltage, metering complaints, disconnection and connection, interruptions in power supply, safety, lack of credibility, and violation of orders given by Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission, etc.
PGIMER’s director awards COVID warrior
Chandigarh: PGIMER director Prof Jagat Ram on Friday awarded COVID-19 Warrior certificate for mobilizing blood donation during lockdown period to four trustees of Thalassaemic Charitable Trust (TCT), functioning from PGI campus since 1987. Among those who were awarded are Executive Chairman Arjan Singh, Member Secretary Rajinder Kalra, and Joint Secretaries Vibha Mittal and RK Malhotra. Notably, the Trust has organized 25 weekly voluntary blood donation camps in PGIMER, since June 6, 2020, and mobilized more than 2300 units of blood.
Himachal CM releases book on life of Vajpayee
Shimla: Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, released book titled ‘Atal to Atal Hai’ written by noted writer, poet and Associate Professor Dr. Inder Singh Thakur on life of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. While appreciating the efforts of the writer, the Chief Minister said that the book would provide the readers an opportunity to have a glimpse of life and works of great statesman, leader, thinker, poet Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Education Minister Govind Singh Thakur, Director LAC Sunil Sharma, Chairman Dr. Y.S. Parmar Chair, HP University Shimla Prof. (Dr.) O.P. Sharma, Secretary State Language and Art Academy Karam Singh, Dr. Gopal Chauhan were present on the occasion among others.