Cong to start fifth phase of cycle yatra
Chandigarh: Haryana Congress would start the fifth phase of ‘Haryana Bachao-Parivartan Laao’ cycle yatra from September 12 from Surjkund in Faridabad district after a public meeting which will conclude at Hathin on September 16. Former MP and State party chief Dr Ashok Tanwar said that the yatra will cover all constituencies of Faridabad district, and the main thrust will be on exposing the misrule of the Narendra Modi Government at the centre and the Manohar Lal Khattar Government in Haryana.
Revenue patwari nabbed for taking bribe
Chandigarh: Punjab State Vigilance Bureau on Tuesday nabbed a revenue patwari red handed while accepting Rs 4,000 bribe. Spokesperson said patwari Hukam Chand, posted at Biradwal in Patiala district, was nabbed red handed while accepting Rs 4,000 bribe from complainant Nirmal Singh of Biradwal. The complainant has alleged that Patwari was demanding Rs 4,000 for the mutation of his land. Case under Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against the accused at VB police station Patiala and further investigations was under progress.
Sidhu joins as MGSIPA special cs-cum-dg
Chandigarh: The 1984 batch senior Punjab cadre IAS officer Karan Bir Singh Sidhu on Tuesday took over as the special chief secretary-cum-director general of Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration (MGSIPA), Punjab. Sidhu, in a brief introductory meeting with the Institute’s senior officers and faculty members, emphasized the need for imparting a sharper focus to research, innovation and latest methodologies, besides bringing about improvement in the quality of training programmes to meet the new challenges of citizen-centric and inclusive governance.
Nabha power wins two CII awards
Patiala: Nabha Power Limited has received the ‘Excellent Energy Efficient Award and Innovative Award’ at the CII National Awards for Excellence in Energy Management-2018. NPL received the award in the power plant category. NPL’s efforts were recognised as innovative and futuristic towards energy management initiatives that has facilitated in enhancing the company’s bottom line. On the innovation segment, NPL has devised a proactive methodology to identify localised heating of boiler water-wall tubes through periodical thermal mapping which has helped in improving the station availability by avoiding boiler tube leakages.
PGIMER bid farewell to three professors
Chandigarh: The PGIMER faculty on Tuesday bid farewell to its three eminent professors, who superannuated recently. PGIMER director Prof Jagat Ram presided over the function to honour Prof Deepak Kaul, Prof Ashok Gupta and Prof Madhu Khullar on their superannuation. Dr Kaul has been the head of the Department of Experimental Medicine and Biotechnology from 2007 until his superannuation on May 31, this year; while Dr Khullar has been a senior professor at Department of Experimental Medicine and Biotechnology until her superannuation on April 30. Dr Gupta has been the Head of the Department of Otolaryngology and Head – Neck Surgery (Unit-II) till he took voluntary retirement on July 31.
BCL to celebrate Roald Dahl’s bday from Sept 13
Chandigarh: The British Council will celebrate the birthday of renowned children’s author, Roald Dahl, with a bunch of exciting activities to inspire and enhance the creativity of children. Not only was Roald Dahl a British novelist, short story writer, poet, screenwriter but a fighter pilot as well, who won 18 awards for his brilliant creative work. His books have sold more than 250 million copies worldwide. There will be a screening of Oscar nominated movie ‘Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory’ on September 13, followed by storytelling, quiz and word search activities on September 15.
Session on cyber security held
Chandigarh: The second edition of Connect Net Champs — a program that addresses internet security among school students — on Tuesday conducted its 16th session on Cyber Security at Sri Guru Gobind Singh Collegiate Public School, Chandigarh. The session included a thrilling, fun filled quiz for the students. Two students from Class X — Ayush abd Ritik — have been shortlisted for the next contest round. In another interactive session with the cyber security expert, children learnt various nuances of the internet world. Topics of discussion revolved around potential risks related to internet and how to avoid the same.
Tarini finishes joint 3rd in chess championship
Chandigarh: Tarini Goyal scored 7.5 points in 11 rounds to secure the joint third place in the National Under-17 Chess Championship 2018 which concluded in Sonipat, Haryana on Tuesday. The Class XII student of Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School remained unbeaten throughout the tournament to reach this tally and was awarded with a cash prize of Rs 7000. Tarini was, however, placed at the sixth position in the final ranking due to the complicated tie-break system although she shared the same number of points with the third, forth, and fifth position holders.