MC to celebrate Teej on Aug 11
Chandigarh: The Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh will organize one-day ‘Teej’ programme on August 11 at Cactus Garden, Ram Darbar here. This was decided in a meeting of Arts, Culture & Sports Committee, MCC held here under the chairpersonship of Sunita Dhawan. The committee discussed and decided that during the Teej mela various Punjabi folk singers including local artists with other singers will perform and village profile or heritage style collections of Punjab and Haryana will be the main attractions of the festival.
Rana Sodhi unveils state of art hostel complex
Chandigarh: Punjab Sports Minister, Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi inaugurated a state of the art hostel complex adjacent to the Punjab Institute of Sports (PIS). On the eve of the inauguration, the Minister said, this hostel complex housing Block A and Block B (One each for Boys and Girls) has come up at a cost of Rs.8.27 crore and is equipped with 88 well furnished rooms.
UTCA team calls on Advisor
Chandigarh: The UT Cricket Association (UTCA) team led by its president Sanjay Tandon met Manoj Kumar Parida, Advisor to Chandigarh Administrator, seeking long lease of cricket stadium in Sector 16 here in order to upgrade it to international levels to enable conduct of domestic and international cricket matches in the coming years. The team included UTCA senior Vice President VivekAtray, UTCA General secretary Subhash Mahajan and UTCA Joint Secretary AlokKrishan.
Special drive in Burail
Chandigarh: As the city will be celebrating Independence Day, Chandigarh police has swung into action for protection and prevention of any untoward incident. Special drives (mostly night search) are being planned on daily basis. One such search operation was conducted on the interviewing night of August 4-5 in Vill-Burail and 86 persons were rounded up and their information sheet was also prepared. 4 Nakas were installed at various entry point of Burail and 11 Traffic challan were issued while 6 vehicles were impounded of the traffic violators.
MCC to welcome Sikh Jatha on 9th August
Chandigarh: The Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh will welcome the “Sikh Jatha” coming from Nankana Sahib on August 9 outside Parade Ground, Sector 17 here. This was decided in a meeting of the implementation committee constituted for planning the activities of 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev held here under the chairmanship of Hardeep Singh. The committee discussed and decided that a welcome gate will be provided and a stall for distribution of refreshment will be placed near to the welcome gate.
class xi admissions form available
Chandigarh: The students who have not been able to get admission in class XI in any of the three counselings held earlier are required to fill in a fresh application form. The form would be made available on the website of the Education Department on August 7 and 8 .
Hartek installs solar plant at Gurudwara
Panchkula: Hartek Solar Pvt Ltd, the rooftop solar division of the Chandigarh-based Hartek Group, has installed a 10-kWp rooftop solar plant at Gurudwara Nada Sahib near Panchkula as part of a CSR initiative. The 10-kWp plant will generate 16,500 units of electricity annually, which will offset 12.91 tonnes of carbon dioxide and meet several day-to-day electricity requirements of the historical gurudwara, which caters to thousands of devotees throughout the year.
ASSOCHAM holds conference to empower disables
Chandigarh: “Along with government’s responsibility to make disable people self reliant in the society, Industry and Corporate, too, realize and contribute their role for strengthening the social structure with their rehabilitation,” emphasized Dr Prabodh Seth, Joint Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities under the aegis of Union Ministry of Society Justice & Empowerment while addressing a conference on ‘Sustainable Development of Persons with Disabilities’ being organized by ASSOCHAM today at Hotel Shivalikview, Sector 17 here.