HP CM congratulates Shah on his 56th birthday
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Thursday congratulated the Union Home Minister Amit Shah on his 56th birthday. Chief Minister, in his felicitation message, wished Shah a long and healthy life to serve the nation. He said that Shah was instrumental in revoking the special status, or limited autonomy, granted under Article 370 of the Indian Constitution to Jammu & Kashmir.
Min dedicates IIT Ropar’s permanent campus to nation
Ropar: Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ on Thursday dedicated permanent campus of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Ropar, to the nation through virtual mode. Pokhriyal appreciated IIT Ropar’s initiatives taken during Covid-19 crisis, including Negative Pressure Room to prevent transmission of Covid-19 through air at isolation wards and testing labs, Negative Pressure Ambulance to carry people infected with Covid-19 without posing threat to health workers; unique UVGI based Room Disinfection Device-UVSAFE, among others.
Suresh assails Cong for misleading farmers
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Urban Development and Cooperation Minister Suresh Bhardwaj on Thursday lashed out at the Congress party for misleading farmers on Farm Acts. He said that the Farm Bills will revolutionize the agriculture sector in the coming times, and the Congress party is acting as a lobbyist for anti-farmer forces. “Congress is misleading the farmers. Congress is playing in the hands of a handful of people who had earlier been exploiting the agrarian community,” said Bhardwaj.
Chandigarh Mayor launches 3 e-Governance services
Chandigarh: the city Mayor Raj Bala Malik on Thursday launched three new e-governance services — Licensing, e-Horticulture Services and e-Challan Encroachment — under the e-Governance project to facilitate the citizens of the Chandigarh by providing online delivery of the services, minimize manual intervention, ensure transparency, 24X7 access to the online citizen services and public convenience by eliminating the need of visiting or queuing at government offices. Municipal Corporation Commissioner KK Yadav said that as result, 11 out of 29 services went live so far.
Punjabi Univ, Punjab Agro develops poultry feed
Chandigarh: Punjabi University, Patiala, and Punjab Agro, Chandigarh, in a joint collaboration, have developed a product, LimoPan, which is a bioengineered nutraceutical derived from kinnow peels. It is a poultry feed supplement with the ability to replace the use of antibiotics in poultry feed. Punjab Agro managing director Manjit Singh Brar, who has led the entire process, commended the efforts of the University and Punjab Agro, and reiterated that this transfer will pave way for future industry-academia partnerships, which will strengthen scientific acumen and business temperament in the region.
TSPL conducts career counseling sessions
Bathinda: The employees of Talwandi Sabo Power Limited (TSPL) and its business partner for operation and maintenance, STEAG, conducted a career counseling sessions for the students of Government Senior Secondary High School, Chehlanwali, in Mansa.
Virtually connecting with over 60 students, the employees shared personal experiences with the young minds and guided them on exploring potential career options available post completion of schooling. The volunteers deep dived into opportunities in engineering, law, cinematography, sports, music, teaching, mass communication, journalism and many more streams.
Jain community delegation calls upon Punjab Speaker
Chandigarh: Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Rana KP Singh, meeting with a delegation of the Jain community on Thursday, said that the Jain community not only insisted on ahimsa (non-violence) but also laid stress on greater service to humanity. The Jain community has made a huge contribution in development of the country, besides enriching the Indian culture, said the Speaker who received a set of 121 books written by Acharya Sri Mahapragya for Punjab Vidhan Sabha Library. Muni Sri Vinay Kumar ‘Alok’ and Muni Sri Abhay Kumar led delegation held threadbare deliberations to mark the birth centenary of Acharya Sri Mahapragya ji, the 10th head of the Jain Swetambar Terapanth.
Deadline for receiving applications for National Awards extended
Chandigarh: The last date for receiving applications for National Awards for the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in education is extended till October 31, 2020. Spokesperson said that earlier, the last date for receipt of applications was October 15. The decision has been taken to facilitate those teachers, who have missed out to send online applications, and can now apply for the award for the years 2018 and 2019. These awards are being given to the teachers for using ICT in Education.
Norwegian Sikhs thank Harsimrat for getting discriminatory practices reversed
Chandigarh: The Norwegian Sikh community and Unge Sikher, Copenhagen, thanked SAD MP and former Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal for taking up and getting changes made in the Norwegian police directorate policy vis-a-vis discrimination in clicking of passport photos of Sikhs in Norway. The Sikh community of Norway, in a virtual conference with Harsimrat, said that Sikhs in Norway had been discriminated since 2018 when directions were passed that they would have to uncover their ears when being photographed for the purpose of passports for which Sikhs had to take off their turbans while getting passport pictures clicked.