Badnore flags off 3 trucks of sweets for jawans
Chandigarh: Punjab Governor and UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore flagged off three army trucks containing Diwali sweets for jawans serving in the harsh conditions on our borders. The initiative taken by Rotary Club of Chandigarh is a humble gesture from Rotarians to acknowledge the great sacrifices that the jawans make for the country. The consignment of 4000 kg of sweets worth over Rs 20 lakh would be airlifted by the Indian Air Force to be delivered through helicopters and roads to the far-flung areas of Siachen, Ladakh and Leh.
SAD ex-service wing condemns CDS proposal
Chandigarh: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) ex-servicemen wing has condemned the proposal of the Department of Military Affairs (DMA), headed by Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, to reduce the pension of military personnel taking premature retirement by as much as fifty percent. SAD ex servicemen wing senior leader Er GurjinderSingh Sidhu said, the BJP led Central Government should not discriminate against ex-servicemen in this manner. “All officers taking premature retirement after putting in twenty years of service and junior commissioned officers and ‘jawans’ after putting in fifteen years of service are entitled to full pensionary benefits. Cutting their pension by as much as fifty per cent is tantamount to backstabbing ex-servicemen which will not be tolerated at any cost”.
Singla gives 83 appointment letters
Chandigarh: Punjab School Education and Public Works Minister, Vijay Inder Singla handed over appointment letters to 83 newly-appointed employees in the School Education Department on various posts on compassionate grounds. On this occasion, 2 Master cadre and 2 ETT teachers, 1 library restorer, 9 clerks and 69 class IV employees were given appointment letters. The Minister said, the Department rapidly processed the applications of family members of the deceased employees and all the recruitment process was completed online. As many as 106 cases were cleared by the Punjab Government within months.
Dhanas residents protest boundary wall cons
Chandigarh: The residents of Dhanas have sent a representation to the Punjab Governor and UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore expressing resentment over construction of boundary wall around small flats in Dhanas. While the residents held protests against the decision, in a representation to the UT Administrator, the President of Seven Rays Foundation, Dhanas, Ramchander Yadav stated that Chandigarh Housing Board is constructing a boundary wall around small flats in Dhanas. The CHB has closed main entry points from where almost 80% residents enter. This is the entry from where ambulances or fire brigades also enter during emergencies. Constructing a boundary wall here and closing existing entry will not only be inconvenient to the public but it will also be a risk to safety and security of the residents of small flats, he added.
IIT Ropar Professor bags Swarnajayanti Fellowship
Ropar: Dr Rajesh V. Nair, Associate Professor, Department of Physics in Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar, has bagged the Swarna Jayanti Fellowship in Physical Sciences for the year 2019-20. The prestigious fellowship is being offered by the Department of Science and Technology. He is among the 21 prominent researchers across India, who are selected for the fellowship for this year. Dr. Nair is the first IIT Ropar faculty to achieve the fellowship since the second generation IIT was established in 2008. This fellowship seeks researchers aiming for the projects containing innovative research ideas and with potential for making an impact in research and development in their respective disciplines.
AISSEE to be held on Jan 10 next yr
Chandigarh: The All India Sainik Schools Entrance Examination (AISSEE) for admission to about 93 seats in class VI and 22 seats for class IX in Sainik School Kunjpura, Karnal for the academic session 2021-2022 will be held on January 10, 2021 (Sunday). Principal, Sainik School Kunjpura, Col VD Chandola said, the AISSEE for admission in 33 Sainik Schools in the country is conducted every year. The entrance examination for this academic session would be OMR based which would have multiple choice questions. 83 seats for boys and 10 seats for girls in Class VI and 22 seats for boys in Class IX are likely to be available for admission in Sainik School Kunjpura during this session.
Mayor, Commissioner flags off van for COVID awareness
Chandigarh: Raj Bala Malik, Mayor and KK Yadav, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation flagged off a mobile display van on COVID-19 appropriate behavior to launch the five days campaign from MCC office premises in Sector 17 here. The mobile display van, designed by Regional Outreach Bureau Chandigarh is scheduled to be taken route throughout the city for five days outdoor awareness campaign from November 9 to 13, which will cover different villages, colonies, residential areas and city markets etc. The Mayor said, this campaign is a part of ‘Jan Andolan’ launched by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi last month to encourage people’s participation in the fight against COVID-19 in view of the festival season and opening up of economic activities across the country.