Punjab dispatches wheat, rice to other States
Chandigarh: Punjab Food and Civil Supplies Department has worked day and night to dispatch 2831 rakes loaded with 27.09 lakh MT of wheat and 52.44 lakh MT of rice to various parts of the country to feed the poor and needy in these trying circumstances due to lockdown amid Covid-19. Living up to its reputation of being the “food bowl of India”, Punjab has been silently assisting all the States ever since the lockdown was enforced in the country by dispatching 2831 rakes of food grains transferring nearly 84.03 LMT of wheat and rice to different parts of the country through 2831 special trains since March 24, said State Food and Civil Supplies Minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu.
Haryana CM pays tribute to Dr Kalam
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal, paying tributes to former President and Missile Man of India Dr APJ Abdul Kalam on his fifth death anniversary on Monday, said besides being a well-known scientist in the world, he was a great social worker and famous teacher. The young generation of this country still considers him as their ideal, he said, adding all of us should feel proud of a great personality like Kalam who had devoted his life for the nation, and the youth should take inspiration from such personalities and come forward to serve the country.
‘Haryana strengthening power distribution infra’
Chandigarh: Haryana Minister of Power, Jails and New and Renewable Energy Ranjit Singh on Monday said the Government’s aim is to provide better power supply to the people of the state for which, the government is strengthening the infrastructure of power distribution. “There is no shortage of electricity in the state and facilities will be upgraded wherever required for ensuring better power supply,” he said.
‘schools, colleges to open after experts’ opinion’
Chandigarh: Haryana Education Minister Kanwar Pal on Monday said that industrial and economic development activities have been revived in the entire State after a long time which had come to a standstill due to Covid-19 pandemic. In this series, several road projects for Jagadhri have also been accorded approval, he said while interacting with media persons at Jagadhri after laying the foundation stone for projects worth more than Rs 2 crore. Kawar Pal said schools and colleges in the State will be opened soon after taking the opinion of expert committee.
PU UBS to announce result on Aug 3
Chandigarh: The process for admission to various MBA programmes at University Business School of Panjab University at Chandigarh is going on and will continue up to July 30, 2020. The result as well as the provisional merit list will be displayed on UBS website (https://ubs.puchd.ac.in) tentatively on August 3, 2020, said UBS chairman Prof BB Goyal.
Gastro Forum launches free hepatitis helpline
Chandigarh: Gastroenterology and Liver Forum (GLF), Chandigarh, on Monday launches a dedicated Hepatitis helpline 0172-5068816 to mark the World Hepatitis Day. GLF, Chandigarh, has been making doctors as well as the general population aware of this disease and their complications in the tricity for the past many years, said the Forum’s founder president and renowned Gastroenterologist of the region Dr Sandeep Dhavan. Convener Dr Gurbilas P Singh, who trained in the UK, said that the helpline would be manned from 8 am to 8 pm by experts who would counsel and guide patients.
PAIC chairman bats for giving fillip to agro-based industry
Chandigarh: Punjab Agro Industries Corporation chairman and former Minister Joginder Singh Mann on Monday said that the Punjab Government would transform the destiny of the farmers by giving fillip to agro based industry. Mann, chairing the 245th meeting of the Board of Directors, said that as per the Chief Minister’s guidelines, the Corporation was working tirelessly to give boost to the agro industry in the state. “This is the need of the hour to ensure that farmers get remunerative prices of their goods thereby becoming active partners in the state’s economic prosperity,” he said.