PGIMER makes elaborate arrangements for Diwali
Chandigarh: In view of Diwali festival, the Advanced Eye Centre, PGIMER has made elaborate arrangements to meet emergencies and provide immediate treatment to the patients reporting to the institute. The Department has put doctors on special emergency duty round the clock at the centre from morning of November 6 till the morning of November 8 to attend to patients on arrival. The operation theaters would be working round the clock with extra manpower to meet all types of exigencies.
Customer service centers of BSNL open on Diwali
Chandigarh: Government Telecom Company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited has decided to provide continuous service to its consumers on the auspicious occasion of Diwali under which all customer service centers of BSNL will be open throughout the country this Sunday and during the holidays of Diwali festival, for the convenience of customers. Customers can visit BSNL CSC for any service they require even on holidays during this period.
1,15,92,262 MT paddy procured in Punjab
Chandigarh: The government agencies and private millers have procured 11592262 metric tonnes of Paddy in Punjab till November 4. A spokesman said, out of the total procurement from various procurement centres in the state, the government agencies procured 11511817 MT of paddy while 80445 MT has been procured by the millers. PUNGRAIN has procured 3974809 tonnes, MARKFED 2656507 tonnes and PUNSUP procured 2363805 tonnes while Punjab State Warehousing Corporation and Punjab Agro Foodgrains Corporation procured 1121695 and 1199816 MT paddy respectively.
Fin Dept issues directions on re-emplyment
Chandigarh: Haryana Finance Department has issued directions regarding taking prior approval or concurrence of Finance Department and General Administration Department invariably before issuing the orders of re-employment or extension in service to the government officials and officers. A spokesman said, it was observed that the departments were presenting a fait accompli to Finance Department by issuing orders prior to concurrence or approval of Finance Department. In future, no such case will be entertained by the Finance Department.
Financial aid provided to 747 cancer patients
SAS Nagar: To facilitate the cancer patients for their treatment in reputed hospitals, till now financial aid from Chief Minister Cancer Relief Fund of more than Rs 9.98 crore stands provided to 747 cancer patients in the district under Cancer Control Programme of Punjab Government. A spokesman said Punjab Government is taking concrete steps to eradicate the dreadful ailment. Efforts are being done to provide better health care facilities and to generate health awareness so that the cancer patients could live healthy lives, he added.
CM approves names for committee
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal has approved the name of five Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and one person from the specialists in Hindi language category to be nominated in the high level committee regarding the prevalence of Hindi language in the state. A spokesman said that these included MLA Ladwa (Kurukshetra) Pawan Saini, MLA Rewari Randhir Kapriwas, MLA Faridabad Nagender Bhadana, MLA Panipat (City), Mrs Rohita Rewri, MLA Safidon (Jind)r Jasbir Deswal and Hindi Specialist of Mahesh Nagar, Ambala Cantt., Surender Gupta.
UIPS student bags 1st prize in the Elocution Contest
Chandigarh: Jagriti Sharma, a VIIth semester student created another proud moment for University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, by bagging first position in the zonal round in the National Elocution Competition under the topic Rs Pharmacists are your medicine experts'. This is an initiative by the Indian Pharmaceutical Association to create a platform for students to express their views freely, gain exposure, inculcate the spirit of pharmacy in the students and to realise their responsibility towards society.
Dr. Thakur distributes fruits and sweets to patients
Shimla: Chairperson Red Cross Hospital Welfare section Dr. Sadhna Thakur on the occasion of upcoming Diwali festival visited IGMC on Monday and distributed sweets and fruits to the patients admitted in the hospital. Other members of Hospital Welfare section were also present during the occasion.