Cong MP joins farmers’ stir at Singhu border
Chandigarh: Congress MP from Sri Anandpur Sahib Manish Tewari on Sunday joined the farmers’ stir at Singhu Border to express solidarity with the protesting farmers.
He participated in the ‘langar Kar Sewa’ being organized by the head of ‘Qila Anandgarh Sahib’ Baba Sucha Singh. Congratulating the farmers for their patience and perseverance against all odds, Tewari said: “It is high time that the Government of India realized its blunder and withdrew the three agriculture laws which it has forced upon the country.”
3 held for consuming liquor at public place in Chd
Chandigarh: Three residents namely Dharam Singh, a resident of village Dhanas; Sikander Paswan, a resident of village Burail and Brijesh Kumar, a resident of village Burail have been arrested by UT Police for consuming liquor at public places. Cases under Section 68-1(B) Punjab Police Act 2007 and 510 IPC have been registered against them in different police stations. All of them were bailed out later, said a spokesperson.
Two IAS officers transferred in Haryana
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has issued transfer and posting of two IAS officers with immediate effect. Amit Kumar Agrawal, Deputy Principal Secretary to Chief Minister (DPSCM-I) has been re-designated as Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Haryana. Dusmanta Kumar Behera, Managing Director, HAFED has been given the additional charge of Chief Administrator, Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board.
Speakers stress on entrepreneurial skills
Panchkula: The key speakers at the Satluj Career Fest 2020 stressed that with many losing their jobs and uncertainty looming large, there is a need to develop entrepreneurial skills. ‘Satluj Career Fest’ was organised by Satluj Public School, Sector 4,
Panchkula. This year, the event was hosted virtually, leading to not only a pan-India, but international reach with student registrations from all over the world. The official government partner this year for the festival was the State Government of Victoria, Australia, through their programme ‘Study Melbourne’. Over 5,000 students represented 100+ schools from India (including metros, tier 2 and tier 3 towns) and around the world during the career fest.
PGSC Innovation Hub members win INSPIRE Award
Kapurthala: Two ideas — currency sanitizer and fire escape — of Innovation hub members of Pushpa Gujral Science City have been selected for INSPIRE Award under MANAK scheme of Centre’s Department of Science and Technology.
The ideas are being mentored to develop these further for practical utilization under the Innovation Hub. Dushyant Verma and Satvik got Rs 10,000 each for the development of these innovative ideas and work, said PGSC director general Neelima Jerath adding that both innovators are students of KV-2 RCF, Kapurthlala.