हरियाणा कांग्रेस ने उच्चतम न्यायालय द्वारा सतलुज-यमुना-सम्पर्क नहर पर दिए निर्णय का किया स्वागत

By Trictynews Reporter

Chandigarh 10^th November:- हरियाणा प्रदेश कांग्रेस ने माननीय उच्चतम न्यायालय द्वारा आज सतलुज-यमुना-सम्पर्क नहर पर दिए गए निर्णय का स्वागत किया है। इस निर्णय में पंजाब के पक्ष को असंवैधानिक और हरियाणा के पक्ष को सही ठहराया गया है।

हरियाणा प्रदेश कांग्रेस कमेटी के अध्यक्ष डॉ. अशोक तंवर ने एक वक्तव्य में कहा है कि हरियाणा के लिए यह निर्णय बहुत ही महत्वपूर्ण है। उन्होंने कहा कि एसवाईएल हरियाणा के लिए एक जीवन-रेखा के समान है और इसके  लिए हरियाणा ने काफी संघर्ष किया है। उन्होंने कहा कि इस नहर के निर्माण में राजनैतिक स्वार्थों के कारण जो गतिरोध उत्पन्न किया गया था अब वह गतिरोध इस निर्णय से दूर हो जायेगा। 

डॉ. अशोक तंवर ने कहा कि एसवाईएल से अपने हिस्से का पानी लेने के लिए इस मामले को तत्कालीन मुख्यमंत्री चौ. बंसी लाल 1998 में सुप्रीम कोर्ट ले गए थे और इस केस की सुनवाई के बाद सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने सन् 2000 में भी हरियाणा के पक्ष में निर्णय दिया था।

हरियाणा प्रदेश कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष ने कहा है कि अब हरियाणा के मुख्यमंत्री मनोहर लाल खट्टर की जिम्मेदारी बनती है कि वो केन्द्र की भाजपा सरकार पर जोर दें कि वो पंजाब की भाजपा-अकाली सरकार पर दबाव बनाकर इस नहर का निर्माण यथाशीघ्र पूरा करवाये ताकि हरियाणावासियों को इस स्वर्ण जंयती वर्ष में ही अपने हिस्से का पानी मिल सके।

Education Department to Organize 62nd National School Games

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Chandigarh 10^th November:- The Education Department, Chandigarh Administration is all set to organize the prestigious 62nd National School Games in the discipline of Baseball from 11^th to 15^th November, 2016.

The 62nd National School Games will be organized under the aegis of School Games Federation of India. Around 500 players and officials are expected to arrive in the city from 9^th November onwards. These will comprise players from different 14 states, UTs and units of School Games Federation of India.

The opening ceremony of the games will be held at Govt. Model Sr. Secondary School, Sector-37 B, Chandigarh. Four Schools have been shortlisted as stay venues i.e. GMSSS -37 B, GMSSS -37 D, GMSSS -35 D and GMHS - 42 where round the clock arrangements have been made for the comfortable stay and play environment. Five play venues for tournaments have been shortlisted i.e. GMSSS- 35, GMSSS-37 B, GMSSS-40, GMSSS 23 A and GMSSS 15 C.

A control room has been established at GMHS, Sector-42 Chandigarh. Committees have been formulated and key Departments mobilized for the smooth play of these games. The opening ceremony of the games will be held on 11 November, 2016 at 10 am at GMSSS Sector-37-B Chandigarh. Sarvjit Singh, Finance cum Education Secretary, Chandigarh Administration will be the Chief Guest of the Opening Ceremony. 

States and organizations that are participating are CBSE Welfare Sports Organization, Vidya Bharathi, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujrat, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Chandigarh,

Ping- Pong and Badminton Hit at CII-Yi Sports Carnival

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Chandigarh 10^th November:- Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Yi Solan Chapter, in association with Chandigarh Citi Center (CCC) Zirakpur, organised Table-Tennis and Badminton matches today here at Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Panchkula. The matches concluded with great zeal and optimism among the youth. Yi Solan Chapter plans to continue to engage the youth with such activities which is the need of the hour as the Youth represents the most vibrant section of our society.

The sports carnival was open to all individuals aged between 18 and 65 years including women, as Sports can serve as a fantastic tool for social and gender inclusion. Girls and women often do not have the same access to services and opportunities but CII-Yi Solan made sure that women participate in all the sports activities being organized in the carnival.

Around 40 individuals participated each in Badminton and Table Tennis. The various matches organized were Men’s Singles and Double, Women’s Singles and Double and Veterans which was specifically for people above the age group of 50 years.

Arun Jindal, Director, Chandigarh Citi Center, said that it is a matter of great pride to be associated with CII for this mega event. Chandigarh Citi Center plans to partner with CII in more such initiatives in the coming times.

Nitin Aggarwal, Chair Yi Solan Chapter, said that it is a unique initiative taken by CII-Yi Solan Chapter and CCC. Unlike typical sports events, this was a sports carnival where both men and women played together.

Pankaj Gupta, Director, Chandigarh Citi Center, said that our objective of promoting sports through this Sports Carnival has been fulfilled. With the overwhelming response received from the teams as well as the audiences, we will be organising the Sports Carnival again.

The winner for the Badminton Men’s Single was Arpan and runner-up was Ravinder, and for double’s winner was Arpan-Mandeep and runner-up was Pankaj-Ankur. The winner for Women’s Single was Preeti and runner-up was Pooja, and for double’s winner was Anamika-Preeti and Runner-up was Ankita-Peffi.  In the Veteran Category, the single’s winner was Satpal Angurala and runner-up was BR Sharma, in the Veteran Double’s category, the winner was Hari Singh - BR Verma and runner-up was Bhole Rama -WC Goel.

The Winners for the Table-Tennis singles under 50 Category was Umesh Rajpal and runner-up was Ashwani Sharma and Double’s winner in the same category was Umesh Rajpal - Ashwani Sharma and runner-up was Gurmeet- Shubham. The winner for the Table-Tennis above 50 categories was Vijay Thakur and runner-up was Subhash Sharma. The winner in the Table-Tennis women category was Vasundhra and runner-up was Peffi.

Edu.Deptt & ROTTO PGI’s Project “Be the Change-Be an Organ Donor” Receives Good Response

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Chandigarh 10^th November:- Showcasing amazing artistic skills, using their colors and crayons deftly, the students of Govt. Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 20-D  Chandigarh sensitively portrayed their thoughts  on the theme ‘Organ Donation’ in a painting competition organized in the school premises here today. 

This painting competition was a part of an ongoing student engagement project ‘Be the Change, Be an Organ Donor’, launched earlier by Deptt. of School Education, Chandigarh Administration in collaboration with Regional Organ & Tissue Transplant Organization (ROTTO), PGI. 

The teachers as well as the students showed an enthusiastic response in all the six schools including Govt. Model Senior Secondary Schools of Sector 46, 19, 18, 8 and 23 already covered under the project. Today, it was the seventh school wherein the infotainment session to orient the senior students about the noble cause of Organ Donation was organized. 

Enthused by the response, Anita Sharma, Nodal Officer-Vocational Education, Education Deptt., Chandigarh Administration stated that this is a social responsibility. We must orient the students about this altruistic cause as they can act as ‘change agent’ to inculcate awareness among family members to promote Organ Donation. Hence, we would like to cover maximum number of schools under the project.

Prior to the competition, Nilakshi Sharma, Transplant Coordinator from ROTTO PGI shared about the concept to around 150 participating students. During the session, Nirmal, one of the students from 12^th class who had lost her mother few days back due to heart failure, made everyone very emotional as she shared her mother’s last wish, she lost her mother, who strongly believed in the cause but we could not fulfill her wish due to lack of awareness on her demise. Now as she is aware, she would try to fulfill her wish by disseminating the information and will start this by pledging myself for organ donation. Following her example, 19 more students in the age of 18 and above pledged for organ donation after the session.  

Complementing the initiative, Parminder Kaur, Programme Officer NSS,  stated that she strongly support this life saving cause and will try to organize multiple activities to propagate this message across the student community.

TMC Foundation Releases Career Oriented Book Related to Maritime Industry

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Chandigarh 10^th November:- TMC Foundation  released new book “Merchant Navy "IMU -CET , Gateway to Maritime Education” for aspiring students of  Merchant Navy.It is ideal for students preparing to enter Maritime Industry & Incorporates all the recent amendments .

While addressing the press conference Global Head, TMC Shipping, Anil Jinsi said that Maritime Industry has bright future but due to lack of information aspiring students are unable to join Merchant Navy. According to him Maritime Industry has   lucrative pay packages, destinations galore, extensive exposure, less demanding qualifications career opportunities in Merchant Navy at very young age even after completing school level.   He further informed that Merchant navy is not like Indian navy because it is non-combatant commercial fleet of ships. Its job is ferrying huge amount of goods in and out across the world.

While speaking at the moment Writer of the book Subodh said that the edition of IMU-CET Gateway to Maritime Education provides a comprehensive cover to the needs of marine students. It is ideal for students Preparing to enter the Maritime Industry and incorporates all recent amendments .The study material is specially prepared, keeping in mind the requirements, syllabus, content, detailed solutions & practical guide for developing bright future in maritime industry .According to him all the topics covered in this book are relevant for entrance exam .Previous IMU_CET sample papers & company sponsorship tests are also included in it to help the students.  

Neeraj Kumar, Managing Director, TMC was also present at this moment.

GGSCW organizes IT Fiesta

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Chandigarh 10^th November:- To promote awareness of science and technology amongst the youth, Post Graduate Department of Computer Science and Applications of Guru Gobind Singh College for Women, Sector 26, Chandigarh in collaboration with DST (Department of Science and Technology), Chandigarh Administration organized IT Fiesta.

Students from 20 colleges and 05 schools from in and around the city participated in this event. For college students, various competitions were held under this event related to IT like Website Designing, Debate, Cartooning, Software Development, Rangoli, Collage Making, Software Debugging, Face Painting , IT Skit on the key topics related to Online Discussion Forums, Virtual Reality , Man vs Machine etc. School students showed active participation in Presentation Designing. Dance was held to embrace the fusion between technology and entertainment.

Ashooneet Kaur, Executive Director, Punjab Infotech was the Chief Guest. She notified that how the technology is growing exponentially and we all need to maintain a pace with that. She motivated girls to excel in a versatile manner. Mr. Sunil Chawla DGM(CAL-C) was the Guest of honor for the grand event.

Dr. Sneh, Principal, Ropar College was there to inspire students during the Valedictory Ceremony and gave away the prizes. Scholarships were given to the winners for higher studies. She congratulated College and Department for organizing such an event and stressed on the importance of such competitions which enhance personality of students. 

College Principal, Dr.Charanjeet Kaur Sohi appreciated the efforts of Computer Department and encouraged students to participate in such events to excel in all fields of life.

HDFC Bank Launches Secure Banking Programme in Ludhiana

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Ludhiana 09^th November:- HDFC Bank Ltd., today launched its Secure Banking programme at Ludhiana in Punjab. The initiative is part of HDFC Bank’s ongoing endeavour to create customer awareness about safe banking practices. The programme will be rolled out across all 114 branches in the state to educate customers and create awareness among general public.

At a function organized in the city, the initiative was launched by Jatinder Gupta, Zonal Head Punjab, HDFC Bank, in the presence of other senior HDFC Bank officials.

The 'Secure Banking' initiative comprises a series of workshops, which educate customers through presentations, on matters they need to be careful about, while conducting banking transactions. This includes using netbanking, mobile apps, transacting at ATMs; using debit or credit cards at POS terminals, merchant outlets, and online banking.

These workshops are also open to the general public. Both customers and non-customers are welcome to attend the series of workshops, which will be conducted at various branches across India on a regular basis.

In addition to the branches, various other channels like ATM screens, mobile banking app, and the HDFC Bank website will be used to spread awareness about Secure Banking.

Jatinder Gupta Zonal Head, Punjab, HDFC Bank said that banking in India has made tremendous progress in the last two decades and it continues to evolve further. With the advent of technology, customers need to be educated on possible frauds they can fall prey to. An alert and well-informed customer is less likely to inadvertently disclose personal banking details. Through this simple presentation, which educates customers about the dos and don’ts they must follow while using these platforms with the help of real-life examples and case studies, we hope to create greater awareness of safe banking practices among general public,

ਨੌਜਵਾਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੀ ਵੋਟ ਬਣਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਵੱਧ ਵੱਧ ਤੋਂ ਜਾਗਰੂਕ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਵਿਦਿਅਕ ਸੰਸਥਾਵਾਂ ਪਾ ਸਕਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ ਅਪਣਾ ਵੱਡਾ ਯੋਗਦਾਨ:ਮਾਂਗਟ

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Chandigarh 09^th November:- ਨੌਜਵਾਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੀ ਵੋਟ ਬਣਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਵਿਦਿਾਕ ਸੰਸਥਾਵਾਂ ਜਾਗਾਰੂਕ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਬਹੁਤ ਵੱਡਾ ਰੋਲ ਅਦਾ ਕਰ ਸਕਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ 18 ਸਾਲ ਜਾਂ 18 ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਉਮਰ ਦੇ ਵਿਦਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਵੋਟਾਂ ਬਣਾਉਣ ਅਤੇ ਵੋਟਾਂ ਪਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਨੁਕੜ ਨਾਟਕਾਂ ਰਾਹੀਂ ਜਾਗਰੂਕ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਵੇ ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਵੱਧ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਨੌਜਵਾਨ ਆਪਣੀ ਵੋਟ ਬਣਾਕੇ ਉਸਦਾ ਸਹੀ ਇਸਤੇਮਾਲ ਕਰ ਸਕਣ। ਇਨਾ੍ਹਂ ਵਿਚਾਰਾਂ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਾਵਾ ਡਿਪਟੀ ਕਮਿਸ਼ਨਰ ਕਮ ਜਿਲ੍ਹਾ ਚੋਣ ਅਫਸਰ ਡੀ.ਐਸ.ਮਾਂਗਟ ਨੇ ਜਿਲ੍ਹਾ ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧਕੀ ਕੰਪਲੈਕਸ ਦੇ ਮੀਟਿੰਗ ਹਾਲ ਵਿਖੇ ਜਿਲ੍ਹੇ ਚ 18 ਸਾਲ ਦੀ ਉਮਰ ਦੇ ਜਾਂ ਇਸ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਉਮਰ ਦੇ ਨੌਜਵਾਨ ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਅਜੇ ਤੱਕ ਆਪਣੀ ਵੋਟ ਨਹੀਂ ਬਣਾਈ ਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੀਆਂ ਵੋਟਾਂ ਬਣਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਜਾਗਰੂਕ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਸਵੀਪ ਪ੍ਰੋਗਰਾਮ ਤਹਿਤ ਸੱਦੀ ਗਈ ਕੈਂਪਸ ਐਬੰਸਡਰਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਕੋਰ ਕਮੇਟੀ ਦੇ ਮੈਂਬਰਾਂ ਦੀ ਮੀਟਿੰਗ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨਗੀ ਕਰਦਿਆਂ ਕੀਤਾ । 

ਡਿਪਟੀ ਕਮਿਸ਼ਨਰ ਨੇ ਇਸ ਮੌਕੇ ਜਿਲ੍ਹਾ ਸਿੱਖਿਆ ਅਫਸਰ (ਸੈਕੰਡਰੀ)ਨੂੰ ਆਖਿਆ ਕਿ ਸਵੀਪ ਗਤੀਵਿਧੀਆਂ ਤਹਿਤ ਫੋਟੋ ਵੋਟਰ ਸੂਚੀ ਦੀ ਸੁਧਾਈ 2017 ਦੌਰਾਨ ਜਿਲ੍ਹੇ ਦੇ ਸਮੂਹ ਪ੍ਰਾਈਵੇਟ ਅਤੇ ਸਰਕਾਰੀ ਸੀਨੀਅਰ ਸੈਕੰਡਰੀ ਸਕੂਲਾਂ ਦੇ ਮੁੱਖੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਹਦਾਇਤ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾਵੇ ਕਿ ਜਿਨਾ੍ਹਂ ਵਿਦਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਉਮਰ 18 ਸਾਲ ਤੋਂ ਵਧ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਹੁਣ ਤੀਕ ਉਨਾ੍ਹਂ ਦੀਆ ਵੋਟਾਂ ਨਹੀਂ ਬਣੀਆਂ ਉਹ ਫਾਰਮ ਨੰਬਰ 6 ਭਰਵਾਕੇ ਨਵੀਂਆਂ ਵੋਟਾਂ ਬਣਾਉਣ ਅਤੇ ਭਰੇ ਗਏ ਫਾਰਮਾਂ ਦੀ ਗਿਣਤੀ ਬਾਰੇ ਸਬੰਧਤ ਈ.ਆਰ.ਓ ਨੂੰ ਸੂਚਿਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਵੇ। ਇਸ ਤੋਂ ਇਲਾਵਾ ਉਨਾ੍ਹਂ ਦੱਸਿਆ ਕਿ ਹਰੇਕ ਕੈਂਪਸ ਐਬੰਸਡਰ ਆਪਣੇ੿ਆਪਣੇ ਕਾਲਜ਼, ਯੂਨੀਵਰਸਿਟੀ ਵਿਚ 02 ਜਨਵਰੀ 2017 ਤੱਕ ਹੋਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਕਾਲਜ ਫੈਸਟੀਵਲ ਜਾਂ ਹੋਰ ਫੰਕਸ਼ਨਾਂ ਸਬੰਧੀ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਸਬੰਧਤ ਚੋਣਕਾਰ ਰਜਿਸਟ੍ਰੇਸ਼ਨ ਅਫਸਰ ਕਮ ਉਪ ਮੰਡਲ ਮੈਜਿਸਟ੍ਰੇਟ ਨੂੰ ਦੇਣਗੇ ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਇਸ ਸਬੰਧੀ ਚੋਣਕਾਰ ਰਜਿਸਟ੍ਰੇਸ਼ਨ ਅਫਸਰ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਵੀ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਹਿੱਤ ਸਟਾਲ ਲਗਵਾਏ ਜਾ ਸਕਣ। 

Water Supply and Sewerage Disposal Committee Meeting Held

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Chandigarh 09^th November:- A meeting of Water Supply and Sewerage Disposal Committee, Municipal Corporation Chandigarh was held under the Chairmanship of  Satinder Singh and attended by other members of the Committee including  Heera Negi, Des Raj Gupta, Maj. (Retd) D. S. Sandhu, Pardeep Chhabra and concerned officers of Municipal Corporation.

During the meeting the agenda of strengthening of Existing Sewerage system by Providing and Laying of 200 mm I/D Sewer line to stop the frequent blockage at bank colony & Pipliwala Town Manimajra, Chandigarh at an estimate cost of Rs. 9.95 lacs., Estimate for the work of providing and laying of DI water supply pipe line for supplying of canal water to UGR at Katchi Colony, Dadu Majra, Chandigarh at an estimate cost of Rs. 10.03 lacs, and rough cost estimate for the work of Providing RCC NP-2 pipe for disposal of rain water in low lying area near toilet block in village Palsora and other Contingent works there to Chandigarh at estimate cost of Rs.21.97 lacs discussed and approved by the committee.

Punjab Health Summit on Universal Health Coverage on November 11

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Chandigarh 09^th November:- A Health Summit is being organized by Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Punjab in collaboration with PGI and WHO on 11th November, 2016 at IISER at SAS Nagar on “Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Universal Health Coverage: States’ Perspective”. Recently, Ministry of Health, Government of India organized a national consultation on Universal Health Coverage which led to the enactment of Delhi Declaration by the State Secretaries of Health. Punjab’s Department of Health and Family Welfare has taken a lead to become the first state to organize a Summit to discuss strategies to achieve 3rd SDG goal of “Ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages” by 2030. 

The summit will be inaugurated by Chief Minister of Punjab Parkash Singh Badal. Eminent dignitaries who would participate in the high-level summit include S K Jyani, Health Minister Punjab, Dr. Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director WHO SEARO, Dr Henk Bekedam, WHO Representative to India, CK Mishra, Union Health Secretary and Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, Secretary, Department of Health Research.

The summit will have participation of senior level health functionaries including Principal Secretaries and Director Health Services of Twenty States and Union Territories in India. National and international experts will discuss strategies for reducing out of pocket expenditures in health care, making health services available to all those who need and improving quality and accountability to health care services. Experts will deliberate on the strategies to control rising health care expenditures, introduction of information technology in health care for delivering services and tracking outcomes. Novel programs and schemes being implemented in different states and countries will be shared for cross-learning. Finally, the Summit will lead to creation of aVision 2030 to achieve SDGs and universal health coverage.

The event will also mark the launch of Punjab Health Care Portal, which has been developed for Department of Health and Family Welfare by HISP. This will be the first state level citizens’ portal to provide information on health care facilities and services in different areas. This portal will also be used for obtaining patient’s feedback on quality of services.

CME cum Workshop on Laws Applicable to Hospitals: Issues,Challenges & Possible Solutions at PGI

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Chandigarh 09^th November:- The two day 7th CME cum Workshop on Laws applicable to Hospitals: Issues, Challenges & Possible Solutions was organized by Department of Hospital Administration, PGI, Chandigarh. There was a Pan India representation of delegates from different states of the country who attended the programme.

Dr. A.K. Gupta, Medical Superintendent-cum-Professor & Head welcomed the delegates who have come from different parts of the country and stressed that knowledge of legal issues pertaining to healthcare is very important for hospital administrators in their day to day functioning.

The technical sessions started with the talk of Prof. A.K. Gupta, Medical Superintendent-cum-Professor & Head, who through his talk apprised the delegates with the intricacies of the Contract labor Act and its applied aspects. The other resource faculty deliberated on Transplantation of Human Organs Act, Right to Information Act, Consumer Protection act, Delhi Fire safety and Prevention Act, PCPNDT Act, Biomedical waste management rules. The issues and challenges faced during the implementation of this act and the possible solution arrived at was the core of the two days programme. The real time case studies presented by the resource faculty and the hands on workshop session pertaining to each act lent collective wisdom on the subject.

The two day programme ended with the valedictory function presided over by Director Health Services U.T. Chandigarh, Dr. Rakesh Kashyap. Speaking on the occasion, he said that compliance to these Laws as well as laid down medical ethics standard are essential component of medical practice and should be adhered to in letter and spirit. Dr. Kashyap highlighted the need of inclusion of a chapter on important laws applicable to hospitals in the M.B.B. S curriculum. 

Dr. A K Gupta and Dr. Navneet Dhaliwal from Hospital Administration thanked all the delegates and resource faculty for their active participation. 

Chhotepur Releases the First List of 15 Candidates of Apna Punjab Party

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Chandigarh 09^th November:- The Apna Punjab Party headed by Sucha Singh Chhotepur today released the first list of 15 candidates for the Panjab Vidhansabha election-2017.

This list includes the name of Prof Gurwinder Singh Mamanke (Tarn Taran),  Hardip Singh Kingra (Faridkot), Jaswinder Singh Gill (Bathinda Rural),  Swaran Singh Sewak (Dina Nagar), Baljit Singh Bhatti (Baba Bakala), Gurwinder Singh Sahi (Bholath),  Dr Jugal Kishore (Jalandhar West), Ashwani Joshi (Nawan Shahar), Major Jarnail Singh (Balachaur), Manjinder Singh (Bassi Pathana), Dr Surinder K Divedi (Kotkapura), Dr Harpal Singh (Jaito), Jarnail Singh Akalgarh (Nabha),  Puneet Bhardwaj (Dera Bassi) and Saranjit Singh Jogipur (Ghanaur).

James Hotel to Host 10 Days ‘5 State Food Festival’ from November 11

By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 09^th November:- Get ready to relish the flavors of 05 state food festivals in James Hotel Chandigarh. The Hotel is all set to host a 10 Days ‘5 State Food Festival’ to begin on 11^th November. The food connoisseurs would get a chance to try assortments of traditionally prepared 5 state cuisines here. The Festival is being organized by James Hotel PVT Ltd. (Formerly Park plaza) Chandigarh at Pool side here Chandigarh. Tricity is known for its tantalizing assortment availability of multiple cuisines and many food festivals are being held from time to time. One can get variety of food in Chandigarh. 

H. S. Arora, MD, James Hotel said that hotel will kick off the Food Festival to tingle the palette of people from different segment. The Food Festival will offer very sumptuous and appetizing cuisines.  The food festival would offer a pocket friendly menu of finger smacking dishes ranging from traditional Indian cuisines to traditional drinks.

The Executive Chef Aashish Bali said that the innovatively designed menu of ‘5 State food festival’ includes lip-smacking vegetarian delicacies like Mala bari paranthas Makka Cholam,Veg Korma, Veg stew ,Set dosa with sagu ,Lahori Chole and vegetable of the day, and a variety of  Bikaner and  Missa Pranthas among others.  He further said that non-vegetarian delicacies includes chicken Chetind, Haleem Mutton, makhmali chicken tikka, naram-garam kalmi kabab,  tandoori shammi kabab among others. 

Chef Aashish Bali said that for desserts, one can have savor of traditional Indian dessert sheer Kurma, Double Ka meetha kesri kheer, jalebi rabri, malpua rabri and pista gulab jamun. & Mithi Kachori. 

To create the ambience of Hotel, a special décor giving a distinctive look of 5 state food festival tradition and culture would be set up at the Pool side. 

During the “5 state Food Festival”, Hotel James will have special buffet with different regional cuisines from India where the foodies will be able to pamper their taste buds and enjoy a diverse range of Indian dishes in Cinemon restaurant.

1200 Students ​Attempt ​to ​​Eat Samosa Simultaneously

By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 09^th November:- Samosas are perhaps one of the most loved snack items all across India, though the Samosa has Arabic origins, this humble snack has rose to fame in India as it is loved all across, be it Delhi or Kochi nobody hates a Samosa.

Taking this into consideration, Chitkara University and Little App (India's premiere App for Deals on everything near you!) joined hands & attempted to earn a place in the prestigious Limca Book of Records by setting a record titled “Most number of people eating a Samosa simultaneously”. This feat was attempted today at Chitkara University Punjab Campus with 1200 students.

Speaking on the occasion Manish Chopra & Satish Mani, the Co-founders of Little App, said that we all love Samosa's, don't we? . This is definitely something unique that no one has attempted before. Preparing 1200 plus Samosas and coordinating this entire event was no doubt a mammoth task and surely it was a fruitful one that will be remembered for long.

Mohit Chikara from Chitkara Educational Trust further added that this was a great activity for our students; we decided to attempt this record with more than 1200 students. There was a great deal of excitement, not just from the student's side but also from the entire staff and faculty as such an event has not taken place in India yet. At Chitkara we always strive to be different and be better than the rest.

Kirron Kher Announces Approval of RUB from Ministry of Railways and Chandigarh Administration

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Chandigarh 07^th November:- Ministry of Railways and Chandigarh Administration has finally given approval for the construction of Road under Bridge (RUB) at Manimajra, Chandigarh. An order was today issued by Chief Engineer, Chandigarh Administration today. Kirron Kher, Member of Parliament today announced the approval of RUB at a press conference today held at Hotel Mountview.  She said all clearances for the construction of RUB have been taken. She said that RUB would provide relief to the residents from the traffic woes at Manimajra level crossing and it was long pending demand of the area residents. This is another gift to residents of city in 3 days. She further added that gas pipe line project for the city will be inaugurated on 11^th November at Sector-49. 

She said that she made strenuous efforts to get this demand fulfilled. The foundation stone will be laid immediately after Municipal Corporation Elections and the project will likely to be completed by September, 2017. She said that height of underpass will be 3 mts (10 feet) and total width of the road will be 36 feet (18 on each side). She said that there will be water drainage system to avoid water logging during rainy season. The total estimated expenditure incurred on this project shall be Rs. 4.25 cr. She thanked Union Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhu, Administrator, UT VP Singh Badnore, Advisor to the Administrator Parimal Rai and Chief Engineer Mukesh Anand for extending cooperation. 
It may be noted that the proposal for construction of RUB was mooted more than five years back.  The railway crossing at Manimajra is a traffic bottleneck. Every time a train crosses, there are traffic jams on either side. The road on one side of the crossing is quite narrow. Once the gates of the crossing open, it takes time for the traffic flow to normalize. Commuters on the stretch have for long been demanding construction of the Road under bridge. Another advantage of construction of the under bridge would be that the commuters between Chandigarh and Panchkula would find an alternative road to travel on. At present, the Madhya Marg extension that joins Chandigarh and Panchkula bears a large share of the traffic. It causes congestion on this stretch. The road from Manimajra is not favored due to the level crossing which proves to be a hurdle.