CJ administers oath to one new HC Judge
Chandigarh: Chief Justice of Punjab & Haryana High Court, Justice Ravi Shanker Jha, administered oath of office to Justice Pullgoru Venkata Sanjay Kumar as new judge of HC. Swearing-in-Ceremony was organized in the High Court auditorium. Among those present during the oath taking ceremony included all judges of the Punjab & Haryana High Court, Registrar, Officers of the registry, senior advocates and office-bearers of High Court Bar Association.
Holiday in Amritsar on Prakash Purb
Chandigarh: Punjab Government declared local holiday in Amritsar district on October 15, on the auspicious occasion of birth anniversary of Guru Ramdas. A spokesperson said that all the offices of Punjab Government, Boards, Corporations and Educational Institutions in the Amritsar district would remain closed on the auspicious occasion. A notification has been issued by the Personnel Department, Punjab in this regard.
Jal Sanrakshan Hackathon results announced
Chandigarh: Chandigarh Smart City Limited (CSCL) announced the winners of the Jal Sanrakshan Hackathon - a month long open competition held in the city to invite innovative solutions for water conservation. The posters received will be displayed at the Community Centre in Sector 22 and winners will be felicitated by the CEO, CSCL on October 16. KK Yadav, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation -cum-CEO-CSCL informed that launched on September 5, this competition was hosted by CSCL in coordination with the recently created Jal Shakti Abhiyan and Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs.
Dheeraj enters India Book of Records
Chandigarh: City based Dheeraj Datta has found his way into the “India Book of Records” as he had recited the whole Bhagavad Gita saar in 43 seconds without blinking his eyes. The certificate from the representatives of Book was presented to Datta recently under the category of fastest to recite Bhagavad Gita saar without blinking eyes. Datta said, “The India Book of records had acknowledged his achievement. Now, I am eying on to get my name registered in Guinness Book of records.”
Crackdown on drug-peddlers ahead of polls
Chandigarh: The pre-poll strategies of Haryana Police to come down heavily on drug-peddlers and other criminals has shown fruitful results as it has arrested 483 persons by registering 386 cases under NDPS Act during a month long special anti-narcotic drive across the state. Over 1204 kg narcotics worth crores of rupees was seized during this period. DGP Manoj Yadava said, a special drive was launched between August 20 and September 20 ahead of the announcement of Vidhan Sabha polls, to bust the network of supplying drugs and tightening the noose on those involved in the peddling them in the state.
CII Chandigarh Fair back to woo shoppers
Chandigarh: Confederation of Indian Industry’s flagship event- CII Chandigarh Fair 2019 -is all set to commence on October 18 at Parade Ground, Sector 17 here. The fair will be open from 10 am to 8 pm till October 21. To be formally inaugurated by V P Singh Badnore, Governor, Punjab & Administrator Chandigarh, the 24th edition of the fair shall capture the nerve of family shoppers with large focus on interesting deals & discounts, Diwali gifts, daily lucky draws and much more. The four-day fair would host approx.160 unique brands in 12 concurrent expos, including Realcon (Real Estate), Gardenia, Infocom, Apparels, Home Décor, Food, Persona, Home Appliances & Kitchen Ware, International Arcade and many more.
SBI to engage 5000 apprentices
Patiala: State Bank Institute of Learning and Development launched a five-day ‘Train the Trainer’ program for SBI Trainers in Patiala in partnership with BFSI Sector Skill Council of India. The program is part of the nationwide Apprenticeship Pakhwada launched by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) aimed at promoting Apprenticeship based skilling programs of the government. SBI has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and BFSI Sector Skill Council of India to recruit 5,000 apprentices in the next one year.
Non-payment of rent: CHB cancels small flats
Chandigarh: The allotment of 9 allottees at Dhanas have been cancelled by Chandigarh Housing Board due to non- payment of their monthly rents. The CHB had issued notices to about 5500 allottees during July but most of them did not clear their pending dues. In about 275 cases, the CHB had issued three notices for cancellation but out of these only 48 allottees cleared their outstanding dues. The detail of remaining 227 Small Flats where repeated show cause notices was uploaded on the website of CHB with the clear mention that in case they fail to clear their dues, their allotment may be cancelled and thereafter they would be evicted from the small flats after following the due process. The process of cancellation of flat allotment to violators has begun, a spokesman said.
Confluence'19 concludes with Star Night
Chandigarh: The evening of October 13 saw felicitation of all winners of various events in Confluence 2k19 Remastered at the valedictory ceremony held at the jubilee hall in NIT Kurukshetra. A report of the fest was presented to the audience by Professor in Charge Students’ Club, Dr. Pratibha Agarwal followed by the inspirational and motivating words of the Director of the Institute, Padmashree Dr. Satish Kumar. The efforts of Team Confluence were applauded for their invaluable contribution towards the successful completion of the fest.
PUCA to visit British Columbia, Canada
Chandigarh: Punjab Higher Education Minister, Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa flagged off a visit of 15-member delegation of Punjab Unaided Colleges Association (PUCA) to Canada. The delegation is going under the leadership of chairman, Aryans Group of Colleges, Anshu Kataria. The objective of the delegation is to explore the possibilities of strategic tie-ups between various Colleges & Universities of Canada & PUCA member Colleges.