IEP Chandigarh, February 6

Local Government Minister Dr. Inderbir Singh Nijjar, Rural Development and Panchayat Minister Mr. Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal and Minister of Power and Public Works Mr. Harbhajan Singh ETO reviewed the various works being carried out in the Amritsar City in connection with G-20 Summit.He directed the officials to complete all the works by the end of February and to take special attention of the quality of the works, Because these works are not only for G20 but should be of good quality so that these development works can benefit the people for a long time.Dr. Nijjar instructed the officials to think new, work in a new way. Things should not be the same as before. He said that development work is being done to make the city beautiful in view of the G20 summit. It is our duty to keep the city clean. Regarding the traffic arrangement of the city, Dr. Nijjar said that a joint action committee will be formed of the members of District administration, police administration, Municipal Corporation and Urban improvement trust, which will remove illegal encroachments from the city and improve the traffic arrangement of the city.He instructed the concerned officials in strict terms that wherever the grills of BRTS are broken, new ones should be installed immediately. Apart from this, no other vehicles should ply on BRTS route, only BRTS buses should ply. He said that Boom barriers should also be installed to control the traffic in BRTS.In this meeting, Principal Secretary of Local Government Department Mr. Vivek Pratap Singh, Chairman District Planning Committee Mr. Jaspreet Singh,Deputy Commissioner Mr. Harpreet Singh Sudan, Commissioner Municipal Corporation Mr. Sandeep Rishi, Additional Deputy Commissioner Urban Development Mrs. Amandeep Kaur, Chief Administrator Pudda Mr. Razat Oberoi, SDM Baba Bakala Madam Alka Kalia, SP Amandeep Kaur and officials of various departments were present.Caption: Local Government Minister Dr. Inderbir Singh Nijjar, Rural Development and Panchayat Minister Mr. Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal and Minister of Power and Public Works Mr. Harbhajan Singh ETO while reviewing the development activities of the G20 Summit.

IEP Chandigarh, February 6, 2023

The Indian Institute of Architects (IIA) Chandigarh Chapter in association with Minds Media and Management Pvt. Ltd. is holding ARCHEX, an exhibition on interiors, exteriors and construction material, from 10 to 13^th February at the Parade Ground in Sector 17, Chandigarh.

The exhibition timings will be from 10 am to 7 pm and there will be no entry fee.

It is supported by The Green and Eco-Friendly Movement (GEM) of ASSOCHAM, Chandigarh Chapter and Chandigarh Chapter of Fire & Security Association of India (FSAI).

The exhibition will have participation from local and pan India dealers and companies from various segments.  ARCHEX will have a wide range of products for the architects, builders, and interior decorators. New Innovative products according to the latest trends of modern living are going will be included in this exhibition.

While addressing the media, Vice President of Minds Media, B.S. Rana and Inder Dhingra said, “More than 120 big brands are coming from across the country and showcasing the latest and trendy products and services to build and redesign a building to their visitors. ARCHEX Expo will present the latest trends in the world of interiors, elaborating technology, innovations, equipment and concepts for the architects and designers community. The interior and exterior show is catering to the interior and exterior designing needs of people.:

ARCHEX was visualised to bring all the architects, Interior designers, builders, engineers, developers, real estate consultants, contracting companies, & hoteliers and technology providers under one roof for displaying and sourcing their products conveniently. Various segments on display would include, bath and sanitary, natural stone, marble and granite, tiles and ceramics, water technologies , designer doors and windows, floorings, roofing techniques, home furnishings, home and office furniture, kitchen and bath technologies, electrical etc, to name a few.

Surinder Bahga, President, FSAI,  Chandigarh Chapter, said, “Architects Conclave will be a part of the Expo, which would involve discussions on the latest architectural concepts and also the issues pertaining to architectural aspect of the city”. Architects who have contributed in the field will be felicitated on the occasion, he said, adding that the city mayor will be the chief guest on Day 2 of the Expo, which would include a seminar to be moderated by young architects.

Architect Shiv Dev Singh, Chairman IIA, Chandigarh Chapter, also spoke on the occasion.

IEP Chandigarh, February 6

Delhi Public School, Gurugram got 1^st place in first edition of Inter-School Quiz ‘Kushagra’ at Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) Chandigarh campus. The 2^nd place was bagged by Modern School, Barakhambha Road,   Delhi and Sunbeam English School, Varanasi got 3^rd place. The runner up title went to Neerja Modi School, Jaipur.

Rakesh Kumar Popli, PCS Joint Secretary Personnel, Government of Punjab was chief guest during the grand finale.

The preliminary rounds were conducted virtually with over 760 students from 50 schools participating. After an elimination round, the top 50 teams across India were shortlisted for the grand finale at NMIMS. 

IEP Mohali, February 6

As many as 1000 including students and faculty attended a workshop on ‘Management of cardiovascular health and stress among youngsters’ at Chandigarh Group of Colleges on Monday.

Addressing the workshop, Dr. Deepak Puri, director of cardiovascular at  Max Hospital, Mohali said that there has been a 30 percent rise of fatal heart attacks in the age group 25 to 44 years ever since the onset of COVID pandemic.

He emphasized that the patients who needed hospitalization for COVID are having much more severe after effects with 27.3 times increase complications due to clot formation, 21.6 times increase in heart failure, 17.5 times increased risk of stroke ,10 times increased risk of arrhythmias and 118 times increase risk of death. Whereas in non-hospitalized COVID patients’ risk of death has increased more than 10 times according to a recent report from Queen Mary University of London, he informed. 

IEP Chandigarh, February 5

Punjab Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal said that the state government is taking effective steps to make the state’s gaushalas self-reliant. He said that a grant of Rs 30 crore is given every year for fodder of cattle. The Chief Minister was addressing on the occasion of the anniversary celebration of Shri Jagat Guru Brahmanand Gaushala in Panipat’s Kurana village.

Kurana village will be developed under Mahagram Yojana

The Chief Minister approved several demands for Kurana village. He approved the demand for widening four roads of the village to five and a half meters. With the population of the village being more than 10,000, the Chief Minister also announced to give the benefit of Mahagram Yojana to Kurana village, along with an assistance of Rs 21 lakh for Shri Jagat Guru Brahmanand Gaushala, Kurana.

        Apart from this, Member of Parliament, Sh. Sanjay Bhatia and Rajya Sabha member, Sh. Krishan Lal Panwar announced Rs 11 lakh each and MP Arvind Sharma announced Rs. 2.50 lakh for the Gaushala.

        The Chief Minister said that cow is considered a symbol of Indian civilization, culture and traditions. Cow has been given the status of mother in religious texts and is worshipped.

        Emphasizing to make the cow a means of livelihood for the farmers again, he said, “For this, we have to take effective steps for the conservation and promotion of indigenous breeds of cows. Under the Rashtriya Gokul Mission, Gokul Gram is being established at Government Livestock Farm, Hisar. The Haryana Gauvansh Research Centre has been opened in Panchkula by the Haryana Gau Seva Aayog. In this, research work is going on more phosphate rich organic manure and vermicompost.”

        The Chief Minister said that any registered Gaushala which needs grant can put its demand on the Saral Portal. Apart from this, solar power plants have been installed in 330 gaushalas in the state under the Mukhyamantri Gaushala Jagmag Yojana. He said that for marketing Panchgavya products made from cow dung, cow urine etc; marketing platforms would be made available in rural industrial parks located near cow shelters.

        In order to encourage cattle rearing in the state, the Chief Minister said that interest subsidy is being provided to the beneficiaries on the bank loans taken for the purchase of cows; after setting up a dairy of 20 indigenous breeds of cows, such as Haryana, Sahiwal, Belahi, Tharparkar, Gir etc. Also, 50 percent subsidy is given to the cattle rearers who open dairies of 3 and 5 cows of indigenous breed. He said that four cattle breeding and research centres have been set up in Kaithal’s Keorak village, Jhajjar’s Lakdiya, Karnal’s Uchani, and Mahendragarh at a cost of Rs 37 crore for the improvement of the breed of indigenous cows.

        He said that the government has implemented the Haryana Gauvansh Sanrakshan and Gausamvardhan Act 2015, under which a provision has been made for imprisonment of up to 10 years and a fine of up to Rs 1 lakh; for the person who kills a cow. A provision has been made for imprisonment of up to 7 years for cow-smuggling and fine up to Rs 70,000 in addition to confiscation of the vehicle used.

        “Apart from this, a state-level special cow protection task force has been constituted to prevent cow slaughter and cow-smuggling. Beef testing labs have been set up in Faridabad and Yamunanagar to punish the culprits of cow slaughter. Two cow shelters have been established at Panipat’s Nain village and Hisar’s Dhandhur village to keep destitute cattle,” said the Chief Minister.

        To make the gaushalas self-reliant, he called upon the Gaushala operators to lay emphasis on the production of natural phenyl, organic manure, cow dung utensils, natural paint, pot, lamp, incense, soap and other products from cow urine and dung.

        On the occasion, MPs Sh. Krishan Lal Panwar, Sh. Sanjay Bhatia, Sh. Arvind Sharma, Gharaunda MLA Sh. Harvinder Kalyan, Panipat Rural MLA, Sh. Mahipal Dhanda, Panipat Urban MLA, Sh. Pramod Vij, Uttarakhand DGP, Sh. Ashok Garg, Shri Jagat Guru Brahmanand Gaushala Samiti president, Sh. Naresh Garg, besides a large number of people were present.