IAF Grp ‘Y’ recruitment rally in Patiala from Oct 1
Chandigarh: The recruitment rally of Indian Air Force Group ‘Y’ (non-technical) will be held from October 1 to 7 at DMW Patiala for the youth of six districts — Patiala, Fatehgarh Sahib, Nawanshahr, Sangrur, Barnala and Mansa. Applicants will be able to report from 6 am to 10 am. Spokesperson said that on October 2, physical and written examination would be held for Patiala, Fatehgarh Sahib and Nawanshahr districts, whereas on October 4, examination would be held for Sangrur, Barnala and Mansa districts. Interested candidates can visit www.airmenselection.cdac.in to know more details regarding qualifications, rules, etc.
Educationist KK Mehta dies
Chandigarh: KK Mehta, elder brother of LM Mehta ( IAS retd and former Secretary to Government of India) expired on September 30 at Max Hospital, who was associated with education field in the state of Haryana and Chandigarh for over six decades. He was 89 and is survived by his wife, son and 5 daughters. A fatherly figure of Mehta family, he was a veteran educationist and taught at various schools and state institutions with distinction and retired as Deputy Director from Directorate of Secondary Education. His loss is profoundly grieved by his family and people he was associated with, said a spokesman of Haryana Government.
13th Global Youth Peace festival kicks off
Chandigarh: The 13th Global Youth Peace Festival-GYPF2018 kicked off here with a clarion call to the 250 odd young people assembled from 30 countries to forge youth partnerships for a better world so that we do not miss the target of achieving the sustainable development goals by 2030. The annual global event this year is being organized by Yuvsatta an NGO in collaboration with Indian Oil Co. Ltd., Indian School of Business (ISB), Mohali Campus, Chitkara University, Department of Environment, Forests & Wildlife, Science & Technology and Tourism of Chandigarh Administration, Chandigarh Institute of Hotel Management, Sector 42 & Peoples Convention Centre. Delivering the keynote address at the inaugural event, Bernie Meyer, known as the American Gandhi, who is also the brand ambassador of GYPF said the challenges of sustainable development have to be met with a creative response.
Program for policy makers at PGIMER
Chandigarh: A 5 days Public Health Policy and Management Program for policy makers will be organized at PGIMER here from October 1-5. The program will be organised by School of Public Health, PGIMER at Hotel Parkview. This flagship program is first program in the country in public set-up which caters on building capacity of policy makers and senior implementors of 161 countries in Asia, Africa, East Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean as well as Pacific and Small Island countries. The program aims to build capacity of senior level policy makers for addressing contextual public health challenges in their countries and showcase best practices in Public Health in India so that they replicate it in their country for overall attainment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Bansal hits out at Kirron Kher
Chandigarh: Reacting to the statement made by local MP Kirron Kher about the “fixing of new rates” for transfer/conveyance deeds of flats in Cooperative House Building Societies, former Union Minister and ex-city MP Pawan Kumar Bansal has reacted sharply terming it as yet another misleading statement like the one that was made regarding the conversion of lease hold rights to free hold for residential properties. Bansal said, the only rates which were charged for transfer of flats in the societies between 2009 to 2014 were Rs 50,000 for category A flats and Rs 25,000/ for those of categories B and C. There were no other charges, he asserted. The rates which Kirron Kher claims has got to reduced substantially do not exist even on this day, he added.
18th BSNL foundation day special offer
Chandigarh: State owned telecom giant Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has introduced combo voucher STV-18 on the occasion of 18th BSNL foundation day for its all prepaid mobile customers. STV 18 offers unlimited voice calls, unlimited video calls & unlimited data having validity 2 days. Similarly, for high end users, BSNL has introduced special tariff vouchers (STV) having up to 18% extra talk value and data such as STV- 1801 having talk value of Rs 2125/- & 15 GB data, STV-1201 having talk value of Rs 1417/- & 10 GB data and STV- 601 having talk value of Rs 709/- & 5 GB data. These STVs will have a validity of 90 days, said SK Gupta CGMT, Punjab Telecom Circle adding that these offers are the gift to our esteemed customers on behalf of BSNL Family.
Shalby Hospital organised CME
Patiala: A CME themed on Liver Management was organised by Shalby Hospital, Mohali in association with Indian Medical Association, Patiala and was well attended by over 150 doctors of the region. Padamshree Dr. Yogesh Chawla, Consultant, Hepatology , Shalby Hospital, Mohali (also, the former Director, PGIMER) was the key speaker. Dr Chawla said, “Shalby Mohali has recently introduced a world class Liver Clinic which will constantly endeavor to create awareness about the rising incidences of liver diseases like Non alcoholic chronic liver disease, Alcoholic liver disease, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and Liver cancer. This clinic will provide both short-term and long-term treatment solutions to patients at the hands of these experts.”