Chandigarh: Dr N.Khandelwal, professor and head, department of radiodiagnosis, PGI, delievered “Sir J.C. Bose Memorial Oration” on “CT perfusion in acute stroke” during the 61st annual conference of the Indian Radiological and Imaging Association held at Bangalore recently.
Dr Khandelwal was awarded a gold medal and a plaque for delivering the oration.
Source: TNS
PU Notes
Chandigarh: The Punjab State Council for Science and Technology, Chandigarh, with the support of ministry of environment and forest, GOI, organised a three-day training programme for master trainers under the National Green Corps (NGC) today at PU.
A.S. Chattwal, IAS, secretary, Science, Technology and Environment, Punjab government, said increased pressure on environment and natural resources had led to environmental damage, thus reducing the benefits of development.
Dr N.S. Tiwana, executive director of the council, delivered his welcome address and pointed out that India had a wealth of natural resource material with which our ecological and economic well-being were associated.
He elucidated the main objectives of this programme like, to educate children about their immediate environment and impart knowledge about the eco-systems through visits and demonstrations and to mobilise youngsters by instilling in them the spirit of scientific inquiry into environmental problems and involving them in the efforts of environmental preservation.
R.C. Meena, director (EE), ministry of environment and forests, delivered a lecture on NGC programme - an overview.
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Panchkula: The present Haryana government is behaving like just another property dealer by forcefully selling land of the poor farmers to multi-national companies. INLD supremo Om Prakash Chautala said this while attending the INLD Backward class sammelan in sector 10 in Panchkula today. Around 500 people belonging to backward classes attended the function.
“The present government has failed to do anything for the common man. It has always indulged in making promises, never fulfilling them. Be it the farmers of the state, lawyers or any other section of the society, they have failed to come to anybody’s rescue,” Chautala said.
“The condition is so bad that even for the post of a sweeper, the government is taking bribe. Also, farmers of the state are in a pathetic state forcing them commit suicide,” Chautala added.
Others present on the occasion included Seema Chaudhary, Panchkula Municipal Council, Pradeep Chaudhary, Panchkula District president, Manoj Aggarwal, Panchkula city president and Telu Ram Jogi, state president of INLD Backward Cell.
Source: ENS
Panchkula: The Association for Twenty-20 Cricket announced the probables for the five day coaching camp for the upcoming under-19 nationals to be held in Hyderabad from February 18 to February 22.
The camp will start from February 7 at Hans Raj Public School, Sector 6, Panchkula.
List of players: Amrinder Singh, Chirag Jain, Dixit Nankana, Hakikat Singh, Nitish Bhardwaj, Pardeep Gill, Rupinder Bali, Mandeep Singh, Keshav Rajliwal, Kawaldeep Singh, Gursahib Singh, Jorra Singh, Rajesh Kumar, Baljinder Singh, Mohit Singh, Rahul Mehra, Ashok Kumar, Neeraj, Amit Kumar, Lovdeep Sidhu.
Stand byes players: Malkiat Singh, Karan Mahajan, Piyush Tiyagi, Vipul Gautam, Birender Singh, Vivek Sharma.
Source: ENS
Chandigarh: Simmtronics Semiconductors Limited, a global leader in the manufacturing and distribution of memory modules, motherboards and graphic cards, will soon set up shop in the city.
Indrajit Sabharwal, managing director of the company, said besides metros, cities like Chandigarh held immense potential owing to rapid development being witnessed in all spheres, including adoption of technology and its usage. As we foresee a significant increase in demand for all our products, we have decided to set up a sales and service support office here, he said.
The company will also set up shop in Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Cochin, Ghaziabad, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur and Kolkata. At present, the company has its offices in Delhi, Mumbai and Pune.
Source: TNS
Chandigarh: Pardeep Chhabra, mayor, municipal corporation, Chandigarh, today inaugurated three newly renovated toilet blocks in the motor market of Sector 48 here and dedicated these to the public.
The Motor Market Association welcomed the mayor and area councillor Jatinder Bhatia and requested for upgradation of the market. The mayor said he had taken up the issue with officers of the UT Administration.
Source: TNS
Chandigarh: City boy Rahul Bakshi has made it to the Indian junior team for the World Team Championship after finishing second in the Asia qualifying round at Damai Laut Golf and Country Club in Malaysia from January 23 to 25. Exactly a week ago, Rahul had won the All India Amateur title at Chandigarh.
While most 17-year-olds are figuring out which career to choose and what the future holds for them, Rahul has barrelled through the national circuit with the same determination that he shows on the golf course.
“It feels good to be a part of the Indian team for the World Championship,” he said.
“The competition was tough and with only two teams qualifying for the World Championship, we wanted to finish at least second. The fact that our team lost to Korea by only three strokes in the overall score will help us put up a better performance in the World Championship,” said the 17-year-old.
Rahul Bakshi is the only junior golfer to have won both the All India junior title and the All India amateur title.
Source: ENS
Chandigarh: Ten days after it was inaugurated, a drier extractor at the Modern Laundry Mart in Sector 15 is lying idle after the Miniature Circuit Breaker (MCB) from where it was receiving power broke. Even as the officials concerned have no time to repair the fault, even the two machines installed for commercial usage failed to accommodate the 16 dhobhis working there.
The mart owners had claimed that with the start of the facility, washing clothes would become convenient. The dhobis working there however claim otherwise.
Ajay Kanojia, General Secretary of Chandigarh Dhobhi Mahasabha, said two machines were not sufficient to accommodate all the 16 dhobhis. He said as they were using the machines for commercial purposes, one gets only one-and-half hour to use the facility which was not sufficient.
While the commercial operation of machines face rough weather, the lone coin operated machine, where one can wash 10-15 clothes by paying Rs 10, is gaining popularity. On an average, 25-30 people are using the coin-operated machine.
When contacted, Executive Engineer (Electrical) Surinder Singh Kandhola said they have not received any complaint regarding the damage to the MCB. The fault, if any, would be repaired on Tuesday, he said.
Source: ENS
Chandigarh: Eminent educationists and writers from Delhi and the region participated in a seminar on ‘Literature for Children’ held under the aegis of the Haryana Urdu Akademy at the Red Bishop conference hall here today.
Inaugurating the event, the commissioner of higher education, Shiv Raman Gaud, IAS, emphasized upon the need of a value-based ideal literature, rich in ethical content and entertainment for children.
The scholars presented their papers on the basic theme of children literature.
Source: TNS
Two-room houses being built for slum-dwellers
Panchkula: Panchkula is all set to be a slum-free district in the near future if the Integrated Housing and Slum Development Programme is implemented successfully.
The district administration has decided to construct more than 7,000 two-room houses for slums-dwellers of Panchkula, Pinjore and Kalka, for which a sum of Rs 52.62 crore has already been approved by the central government. While 20 per cent of total cost will be borne by the house owners, the state government will fund the rest of the Rs 65.77-crore project. While the work at five sites in Panchkula has already started, the money will be released this week for the houses at Pinjore and Kalka.
The implementation of the scheme will not only help in the face lift of the district, it will also benefit HUDA as the authority will be able to get its prime land back which has been usurped by slums, said Panchkula deputy commissioner Rajinder Kataria.
At present, Panchkula has one dozen slums areas with a population of more than 43,000. These include Azad Colony, Matu Ram Colony, Ramesh Kumar Colony, Babu Ram Colony, Madrasi Colony, Makhan Singh Colony, Ambedkar Colony, Kharag Mangoli, Sham Lal Colony, Rajiv Colony and Indira Colony.
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