MoU Signed for world class public school
Shimla: A MoU amounting to Rs 250 crore was signed between Himachal Pradesh Government and Delhi World Public School for setting up of a world class public school on Chail road near Kandaghat in Solan district in the presence of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Wednesday. The school is coming up in 25 bighas of land having 11 towers (buildings). The institute would start functioning from academic session 2020 with total intake of 6,000 students, out of which 60 percent would be day scholars and 40 per cent as boarders.
113.35 quintals fruits, veg destroyed in checking
Chandigarh: Surprise checks were conducted in 75 fruit and vegetable markets across Punjab under ‘Tandrust Punjab Mission’. The food teams, deployed for the checking, destroyed 113.35 quintal fruits and veggies found unfit for consumption. The teams including those constituted at Divisional, District and at the Market Committee levels. Mission director KS Pannu said that the teams comprising of the officials of Health Department and the Horticulture Department, searched the mandis for rotten and unscientifically ripened fruits and vegetables, unfit for human consumption.
Sr Sec Girls School Ok’d in Bhiwani city
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has accorded administrative approval to open a Government Senior Secondary School for girls in Bhiwani city. Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma said that the school will start functioning from this academic session. It was a long pending demand for opening of the Government Senior Secondary School for Girls in Bhiwani city, which has been fulfilled by the present State Government. He said that with the opening of this school, girls from Bhiwani city and adjoining areas will get affordable, accessible and quality education at a near place.
GPF statements uploaded on Hry AG’s portal
Chandigarh: The annual General Provident Fund statements of Haryana Government employees and Haryana Cadre AIS officers for the year 2018-19 have been uploaded on the website of the office of the Principal Accountant General (A and E) Haryana, that is, www.aghry.nic.in. Spokesperson said that the subscribers have been advised to download their GPF statements, by entering their series code, GPF number and employee PIN or password.
2 IIT Ropar students get PM research fellowship
Ropar: Two students of Center for Biomedical Engineering, IIT Ropar — Shubhangi Nema and Ekta Gupta — pursuing MTech has been selected for the prestigious Prime Minister Research Fellowship after a rigorous process. The Fellowship scheme aims to attract country’s talent pool to doctoral programmes of Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs) and Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) for carrying out research in cutting edge science and technology domains, with focus on national priorities. It offers suitable financial assistance to students that include a fellowship of Rs 70,000 per month for the first two years, Rs 75,000 per month for the third year, and Rs 80,000 per month in the fourth and fifth year.
Govt’s efforts on tobacco taxation lauded
Chandigarh: Citizens Awareness Group (CAG), Chandigarh, has lauded the ongoing efforts of the Indian Government on tobacco taxation and have urged that such efforts need to be augmented to sustain the momentum to continue to achieve revenue and public health goals. Endorsing the government’s decision to include cigarettes and smokeless tobacco in the highest tax slab for its long-lasting impact on the lives of country's 268 million tobacco users, CAG chairman Surinder Verma said that this will provide a solid foundation for reducing tobacco usage among vulnerable populations.
Divyang youth starts Rotaract club
Chandigarh: The RCS Positive Abilities Rotaract Club (RPARC) was installed on Wednesday in a simple and dignified function. The Club, sponsored by Rotary Chandigarh Shivalik, has been formed by youth who are either visually or physically challenged, and have come together to selflessly serve society in the true Rotary spirit through Rotaract. The chief guest Panjab University Vice-Chancellor Prof Raj Kumar lauded the indomitable spirit and positive approach of visually or physically challenged youth.
JKM seeks Khaps help to save environment
Panchkula: Jan Kalyan Manch will seek assistance from all Khaps to further protect and promote the environment. The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by Haryana State Co-operative Labor and Construction Federation Limited chairman Tekram Kandela, who is also Manch’s national president, at Panchkula on Wednesday. It was also decided that Manch will plant 1100 saplings in each district for environment conservation.
Panjab University VC meets PDFs
Chandigarh: Panjab University vice-chancellor Prof Raj Kumar on Wednesday held a meeting with Post-Doctoral Fellows (PDF) from various departments of PU. He proposed for organizing the technical session-cum-group discussion on the New Economic Policy. He suggested the PDFs to get involved in feedback exercise on the draft of national policies of various domains. Further, he advised the forum to conduct an exercise to compile the opinions on New Economic Policy.
CM urges for Culture exchange programmes
Shimla: Culture exchange programme and education tours of students to different States not only acquaint them about rich and diverse culture of the country, but also help in strengthening the bonds of nationalism and brotherhood, Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said on Wednesday.
Addressing the students of Jammu & Kashmir here, who are on visit to Himachal Pradesh under the student exchange programme of Union Ministry of Human Resource Development under the aegis of Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan, Thakur said that main objective of this programme was to ensure universal access, equity and quality, promoting vocationalisation of education and strengthening of teacher education institutions. He said education not only helps in overall development of individual but also inculcate the moral values to make responsive and good citizens.