Hry to grant interest free advance of Rs 7,000
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has decided to grant interest free festival advance of Rs 7,000 each to Group-D employees for Deepawali festival. A spokesman of the Finance Department said that this advance will be recovered in four equal monthly installments in this financial year.
Symposium on art in architecture held
Chandigarh: First Friday Forum in its annual oration-2018 organised a symposium on ‘art in architecture’ at Government Museum & Art Gallery in Sector 10-C here. Welcome address and introduction of the oration theme was delivered by Kapil Setia, chief architect, Chandigarh Administration. New-York-based architect Amar Malla, who was the chief guest, while commenting on his work in America vis-Ã -vis what is happening in India, said, the work ethic there is of high impeccable standard; here it is free-for-all. Procedural bottlenecks and widespread political bureaucratic interference and supremacy are formidable talent-killers. In such a situation it is impossible to create anything worthwhile. Le Corbusier succeeded in creating Chandigarh because of his redoubtable professional stature that the world recognised, he said.
British Council Study UK stall at PECFEST 2018
Chandigarh: As part of its great campus outreach programme, British Council Study UK stall will provide aspiring students comprehensive information about applying and studying in the UK. The study UK outreach program will run on all days of the PECFEST 2018, from October 26 till 28 at Punjab Engineering College. UK’s higher education sector is among the best in the world and the aim of the outreach programme is to provide information and guidance to students, and let them know about the benefits of studying in the UK. Students who attend will receive comprehensive information about the qualifications required to study in the UK, Information on IELTS, UK universities and the courses available, Scholarships and application procedures and deadlines.
SAR Group to focus on Punjab
Chandigarh: Livguard Energy Technologies of Livguard group, has entered the inverters and inverter batteries and household solar segments market and the company intends to focus in Punjab with a network of 25 distributors and 2000 dealers. The company is targeting revenue of Rs 2000 crores, in 2018-19 financial year, through a network of over 1000 distributors and 25000 dealers in India. Rakesh Malhotra, Founder, commented, “Livguard is bringing a complete portfolio to target each customer segment in the inverter battery & household solar market with differentiated product portfolio".
Workshop held for saving energy in industries
Mohali: A one day workshop on energy saving in small and medium industries was organized by Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) in collaboration with Mohali Industries Association, Saakaar Foundation and VK environmental. Yogesh Sagar, President, Mohali Industries Association gave the welcome address and lauded the efforts to create awareness about saving energy through such workshops. PEDA official Sanjeev Bansal spoke on various energy-efficient activities in the state.