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CHANDIGARH, DECEMBER 10: The Punjab Government agencies and private millers have procured total 17892925   tonnes of Paddy in Punjab till today evening which included 4463   tonnes procured on 10 th  December. Disclosing this here today, an official Spokesman of Punjab Government said that out of total procurement of 17892925 tonnes of paddy in all the procurement centers of Punjab, the Government agencies procured 17620812 tonnes of paddy (98.5%) till date whereas 272113 tonnes (1.5%) of paddy has been procured by millers. He said that PUNGRAIN had procured 5988042 tonnes (33.5%), MARKFED procured 3889581 tonnes (21.7%). PUNSUP procured 3839978 tonnes (21.5%), PSWC procured 1751604 tonnes (9.8%) and PAFC was able to procure 1771022 tonnes  (9.9%) of paddy. The Central Government agency FCI had been able to procure 380585 tonnes (2.1%). 

Chandigarh, Dec 10- In Haryana, more than 71.21 lakh metric tonnes (MTs) of Paddy has been arrived so far in mandis, as  against the arrival of 69.56 lakh MT during the same period of last year.            While stating this here today, a spokesman of the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department said that out of the total arrival, government procuring agencies have procured over 59.11 lakh metric tonnes whereas over 12.10 lakh metric tonnes of paddy is purchased by millers and dealers.           He said that more than 27.51 lakh MT of paddy have been purchased by the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department, over 19.22 lakh MT by Hafed, over 6.49 lakh MT by the Haryana Warehousing Corporation, over 5.68 lakh MT by the Haryana Agro-industries Corporation and 19,667 MT by the Food Corporation of India.           Giving de...

Chandigarh, Dec 10– The Haryana Finance Minister, Capt. Abhimanyu, has strongly condemned the incident of rape of six-year old girl in Uklana as a huge embarrassment to the humanity and said that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) would investigate the case to ensure that justice is provided to the victim at any cost.             Interacting with media persons in Hisar today, Capt Abhimanyu said that taking cognizance of the incident, the Chief Minister, Mr. Manohar Lal, had directed that the case be investigated by a SIT.          Asked about the campaign launched by the INLD on toll tax, the minister said when in opposition, INLD leaders mislead people by giving irresponsible statements on providing 24-hour power supply and free electricity. They should indulge in responsible politics. If they feel that law is being violated in case of toll or any other issue, they could get it resolve...

Chandigarh, December 10- With a view to bringing uniformity, transparency and avoiding any major gap between the market price and collector rates of properties, the Haryana Government has decided to revise the collector rates both in urban and rural areas, twice in a financial year.             This was disclosed by the Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal, while speaking as Chief Guest at the concluding session of the two-day national meet of the Confederation of Newspaper and News Agency Employees Organizations, here today.             A committee has been constituted under chairmanship of the deputy commissioner concerned for this purpose. The collector rates fixed by respective DCs would be uploaded on the website for inviting suggestions and objections, and, after considering these, the collector rates would be finalized, he added.        ...

Chandigarh, December 10:-  The beautiful 31 st  annual Chrysanthemum Show ends with prize distribution function and cultural shows at Terraced Garden, Sector 33, here today. Sh. Jitender Yadav, IAS, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation Chandigarh was chief guest today and he gave away prizes to the winners of various events organized during chrysanthemum show in presence of Sh. Rajesh Kumar Gupta, Senior Deputy Mayor & area councillor, Sh. N.P. Sharma, Superintending Engineer B&R, Sh. Krishan Pal Singh, Executive Engineer, Horticulture, MCC. During the function the Commissioner also gave away “Swachh Awards” to the winners under various categories. The Swachhatam Ward 1st position award was received by Sh. Rajesh Kumar Gupta for ward No. 16, Sh. Devinder Singh Babla, area councillor for ward No. 18 received 2nd position award and Smt. Raj Bala Malik, area councillor ward No. 2 received 3rd position award under Swachhatam Ward awards. During the programme, the Comm...

A Chandigarh, December 10, 2017 : Huawei, a leading telecommunications company today announced the launch of Honor 9i dual sim smartphone. The phone with 4GB RAM and 64 GB internal memory, comes at a price of Rs 19,999 promises to meet the expectations seeing the specifications. The phone was launched here in the presence of   Mr Peter Lee, COO Huawei India Ltd, Device Business, Mr. Guo Kailun Commercial Head and Mr Kongdeliong, Regional Head (North). Other prominent present were Girish Bhayana & Gagandeep Singh Directors G Square Global Inc., sole distributor for Chandigarh. Pre-booking started at Anmol watches which is the only exclusive outlet for this model in Tricity. Directors of Anmol watches Mr Narang & Mr Anmol said that they are happy to be appointed as a exclusive reseller for this flagship model of Huawei. Mr Mayur Arora, State Head (Greater Panjab), Mr Atinder Singh, Sales Manager (Chandigarh), informed, “ The key selling point of the phone is...

Chandigarh, December 09, 2017:  Party enthusiasts in the city-beautiful were in for a treat when Punjabi singer Alfaaz performed  at Flyp@MTV Café in Sec-26, Chandigarh. Guests were seen dancing to the desi Punjabi beats and enjoying the evening as sensational Punjabi Singer Alfaaz belted outcrowd’s all-time favourite songs like “Yaar Bathere” , “Rickshaw”, “Haaye Mera Dil”, “Putt Jatta Da”, etc. The rhythmic night had Alfaaz infusing Punjabi beats and romantic songs that captivated the audience. “The amazing and supportive crowd at Flyp@MTV Café has truly made this a memorable night, I always love performing for the people of my home-town.” said Alfaaz in a conversation. Jasmeet Marwah, Chairman, Funbars Hospitality says, “Flyp@MTV is all about providing a distinguished experience to the audience and hence we bring the best artists to the city. This time around, we wanted to begin the last month of the year with a bang and what better th...

Chandigarh , December 10, 2017: To mark the success of over 200 students who have received their visas for  2018 intake to top colleges and universities in Canada , Raffles Educity held an Investiture Ceremony here today. It was a time for jubilance for the students and their parents who were congratulated by their teachers/mentors.  Swarn Singh Sandhu said, “Raffles has realized the  dreams of getting desired University/College of lakhs of people and I am proud to be a part of this success. I congratulate all students who have got their visas today and wish them luck for a successful future.” The students are going to enroll into various UG and PG level courses from some of the top  institutes of Canada  including ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ One of the students going to Canada, said, “I thank  Swarn Singh Sandhu  for helping me in fulfilling m...

Chandigarh,   December 10, 2017 : First national conference on rehabilitation of persons with mental illness concluded at Government Medical College Chandigarh (GMCH), Sector 32 here. NGO’s working for those suffering from mental health issues were awarded on the concluding day.   In the category of Most Prestigious Award i.e. the best NGO award there were 5 presentations. Best NGO was awarded was MS Chellamuttu amongst the 5 NGO which competed for the same. The Indira Mehndiratta Award for best research in mental health by student was given to Mr. James JW, Dr. Suraj Bhan Award for best innovative practice in the field of Mental Health was awarded to Dr. TSS Rao. Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College Chandigarh (GMCH) along with Parivartan – a mental health movement had organised the conference. The theme of the conference was ‘ Support for caregivers and persons with mental illness: Innovative approaches. In the scientific sessions, Mr. Shahzada ...

Chandigarh, December 6: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday expressed solidarity with the valiant soldiers and ex-servicemen of the Indian armed forces and appealed to the people to donate generously for their welfare. Exhorting people to come out with voluntary donations for the Flag Day Fund to mark the occasion on December 7, the Chief Minister said the money would be used for the rehabilitation of war widows, disabled defence personnel and ex-servicemen. “On this Flag Day, let us strive to help the families of our brave soldiers who attained martyrdom in the defence and honour of the motherland,” he said, in a message, adding that the people of India would forever remain indebted to their valour and commitment in safeguarding the country from external as well as internal aggression. Any contribution to the Fund would be a token of respect towards the outstanding services rendered by our valiant soldiers, who zealously guard the country’s b...

Chandigarh, December 5:- Sh. V.P. Singh Badnore, Governor of Punjab and Administrator, UT, Chandigarh today launched Smart parking app at the Punjab Raj Bhawan, here in the today evening. The app namely "Arya Smart Parking Chandigarh" can be downloaded through android as well IOS mobile phones, which will help the commuters to locate their parking lot and can book their parking as per their requirement easily.           During the programme, the Administrator said that with the launch of this app the struggle to find parking in the parking lots throughout city will end. Recently, commuter car parkings fill up rapidly with the increased demand, forcing motorists to search for alternative parkings in other locations or drive all the way into the city for work. This increased congestion and commuter angst, as more and more commuters get up trying to use public parking but cannot get their suitable locations.      ...

Life Secrets is all about how we human beings need to stay united come what may as the only weapon we human beings have with us to face any obstacles in our life is unity- Anita P Shetty We are all aware about our strengths but still fear to show it because of our so called society norms and that is why we become victim of crime which we may not have commit ed. The 3 articles has its own way to appeal people that we can do everything it is only matter of try. The contents of book are so simple and meaningful .It will actually make you feel that all we human beings need is love, support from our loved ones for there is nothing in the world which can make one feel happy without this three.

Chandigarh, December 2 `Riding for the Military’, over 200 bikers will set Chandigarh’s roads on fire on Sunday as they rev up the momentum for the forthcoming Military Literature Festival (MLF) with the `Bravehearts Ride’.             The enthralling spectacle can be viewed by the general public all along the route of the ride, beginning from the War Memorial (Bougainvillea Garden, Sector 3), at 11 a.m.             The pulsating, action-packed event will see the bikers riding heavy bikes, including Harley Davidson, Triumph, Indian Chief, Ducati, Benelli and Royal Enfield, traverse the over 41 km rally route. Organised by Punjab Government, Chandigarh Administration and Western Command, the event will commence with a wreath laying ceremony at the War Memorial at 10.30 a.m. in honour of the fallen soldiers.         ...

CHANDIGARH: PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry will be organizing the 12th Edition of North India’s largest trade expo known as PITEX-2017 – A 5-day mega event-cum-exhibition, beginning here on 7th of December and to be inaugurated by the Chief Minister of State, Capt. Amarinder Singh,  in which key functionaries of Punjab’s bureaucracy be present along with their counterpart luminaries in industry from across the country including those of North India in particular. The event-cum-exhibition is being supported by the Government of Punjab in which there will be participation from larger number of MSMEs from all over India along with industry associations from Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh, said the President of the PHD Chamber, Mr. Anil Khaitan in a statement issued here. The PITEX-2017 would have representations not only from host of domestic industrial players but also from multiple overseas countries including India’s immediate and r...

It is for the information of general public/residents of Chandigarh that the process for affixing of High Security Registration Plates on new vehicles (Private and Commercial) registering in UT, Chandigarh will start from 1st December 2017 at four notified locations i.e. the offices of R&LA, Sector-17, SDM(S), Sector-42, SDM (E), Industrial Area, Phase-I, Chandigarh, office of State Transport Authority, Sector 18, Chandigarh. The owners of the vehicle getting their vehicles registered w.e.f. 01.12.2017 shall apply for affixation of HSRP at their respective offices on the basis of receipt of Road Tax. In case, if, the owners of the vehicle of above series do not have affixed HSRP plates on their vehicles, the Traffic Police, UT, Chandigarh will be asked to initiate the process for challaning of their vehicle. The affixation of previous registered series will be taken up shortly.   

CORDIA Group of institutes, Lord Rana Education City, at Sanghol, Distt. FATEHGARH Saheb is holding a two days International. Conference where some of the National and International scholars/ administrators, historians are presenting their thoughts and ideas on the subject " India in 2030 IN THE GLOBAL CONTEXT : A Geo political perspective ". Our late President Dr. Abdul Kalam has written about India 2020 many years ago. Unfortunately, we have not realised his dreams and have not met the millennium goals. The Conference looks at next 13 years, the challenges and opportunities India would face in the coming years in a fast changing world, the scholars will cast their eye into the future and share their insight what can be achieved by India and what policies and paths we should pursue to achieve the desired objective.  Some of the presenters to the conference are Justice Sikri of the Supreme Court Of India, Lord Meghnad Desai, Lord Rana, House of Lords...