SJVN declares dividend of Rs 844.91 cr for FY 2018-19
Shimla: SJVN Limited, a Mini Ratna and Schedule ‘A’ CPSU under Ministry of Power, on account of its annual financial performance has paid a total dividend of Rs 844.91 crores for its shareholders for financial year 2018-19. The company has already paid an interim dividend of Rs. 368.07 crores in March 2019 to Govt. of India which is presently holding 61% equity in the company. The final dividend cheque for FY 2018-19 of Rs 156.22 crores was handed over to the Union Minister of State (I/C) Power and New & Renewable Energy, RK Singh by Nand Lal Sharma, Chairman & Managing Director, SJVN Limited at New Delhi.
Guv to inaugurate CII Chandigarh Fair today
Chandigarh: VP Singh Badnore, Punjab Governor and UT Administrator will inaugurate the 24th edition of the CII Chandigarh fair here in Sector 17. The four-day fair would host more than 450 stalls in 12 concurrent expos, including Realcon (Real Estate), Gardenia, Infocom, Apparels, Home Décor, Food, Persona, Home Appliances & Kitchen Ware, International Arcade and many more. The fair will showcase a variety of products to choose from countries like Afghanistan and Thailand, besides finest products from the domestic sellers. This year, the focus of the fair is ‘Making Chandigarh Plastic-Free’.
115 defaulters challaned for not segregating waste
Chandigarh: Acting tough against the defaulters, who did not segregate waste at source level, the Municipal Corporation Chandigarh has issued challans to 115 defaulters including 2 door to door waste collector for not collecting segregated waste i.e. wet and dry separately. Different teams of sanitation wing of MCC inspected their respective areas throughout city and challaned the defaulters, who did not give segregated waste to the door to door waste collectors. The MCC challaned 115 violators with Rs 200 fine each as per the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016.
‘LAADO' to be held from Oct 23-24
Chandigarh: The Social Security, Women and Child Development Department, Punjab in collaboration with the Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA) would organize the First Self Help Group (SHG) Mela - ‘LAADO' from October 23 to 24. A spokesman said, the 'Mela' would be held at Kisan Bhawan here from 11 AM-7 PM and the main aim would be to highlight the work of self help groups and women entrepreneurs of Punjab. The Self Help Groups from Rajasthan, West Bengal, Uttarakhand and Gujarat would also participate in the Mela.
Phagwara, Mukerian, Dakha, Jalalabad off on Oct 21
Chandigarh: A spokesman said that it has been notified that in the Assembly constituency Phagwara, Mukerian, Dakha and Jalalabad, voting is scheduled to take place on Monday, October 21, hence it would be a local holiday on the government offices, boards / corporations and educational institutions located in these constituencies. This holiday is declared under section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act – 1881.
Second edition of Pkl Dog Show on Oct 19
Chandigarh: Royal Kennel Club (RKC) Panchkula will organize the 2nd edition of Panckhula Dog Show on October 19 at Dussehra Ground, Sector 5, Panckhula. The show's timings are from 12 noon till 7 pm. Sikander Singh, General Secretary, RKC Panchkula said, “This time, around 200 exhibitors from different parts of India will participate in the event. We will be getting top and exotic dog breeds from places like Haryana, Rajasthan, Himachal, Delhi, Dehradun, Bhopal and even as far as Chennai.
CHB forms can be downloaded from website
Chandigarh: People can download forms, free of cost, from the website of the Chandigarh Housing Board i.e. www.chbonline.in. The applicants using the downloaded application forms will not be asked to pay anything extra. Further the existing formats of application forms, affidavits, undertakings, indemnity bonds and agreements are being revised in next about 15-20 days. Efforts are being made to simplify these forms to that extent possible so that one can use these forms without any assistance, a spokesman said.
Grill food alfresco restaurant reopens for season
Chandigarh: Taking a cue from the changing weather, tricity’s popular open air grill restaurant -‘Terrace Grill’, which is housed in Hotel Hometel, Industrial Phase 1, here has announced its reopening. Nabendu Acharjee, General Manager said, “We reopen Terrace Grill a unique alfresco restaurant every year during fall -winter and the restaurant remains open for 6-7 months from October-April each year. The idea is to focus on providing our guests an unmatched ambience of dining under the stars in this salubrious weather.
PU’s MOOC course listed among top 5 Courses of UGC
Chandigarh: Panjab University’s MOOC Course (Massive online open Course) on Digital Marketing has been listed amongst the top 5 courses of the University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi currently being offered on Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD)’s SWAYAM platform. The present course on Digital Marketing is being offered by Dr Tejinderpal Singh, Associate Professor at University Business School. For the session July-Oct 2019, there are 43 online Courses offered by UGC on SWAYAM platform on diverse subjects.