Blood donation camp organised by AG Haryana Blood Donors’ Society

Chandigarh: The 34th blood donation camp was organised by the AG Haryana Blood Donors’ Society, in collaboration with the blood transfusion department, PGI, at the Lekha Bhawan in Sector 33 here on Thursday. The camp was inaugurated by Vinita Mishra, Accountant General, Haryana. A total of 64 units of blood were collected at the camp. TNS

2 arrested with 200-gm opium

Mohali: The police have nabbed two persons with 200 gm of opium in the Handesra area of Lalru in the district. They have been identified as Rajinder Singh, a resident of Ward No. 11, Zirakpur, and Raju Singh, a resident of Lohgarh. The police were carrying out routine patrolling on the Ambala-Naraingarh road at Handesra village. The two suspects were coming in a car and tried to return after seeing the police. The police stopped the car and recovered 100 gm of opium each from the two. A case under the NDPS Act has been registered against the two at the Lalru police station. TNS 

Man held for vehicle thefts

Chandigarh: A 32-year-old man has been arrested for vehicle thefts. The suspect has been identified as Amir Khan of Sector 29. DSP (East) Gurmukh Singh said the suspect was nabbed from the Industrial Area, Phase I, while riding a stolen Activa scooter bearing a fake number. The scooter was stolen in 2019. The police said the suspect’s interrogation led to the recovery of two more scooters, which were stolen from the city last month. The police have also recovered a stolen mobile phone and a purse containing documents. TNS

Cricket trials on November 13 & 14

Mohali: The Mohali Cricket Association (MCA) will hold trials to select district’s U-14 team on November 13 at 9:30 am at the C-Ground, PCA Stadium. The players selected will play practice matches among themselves. Players born on September 1 or after 2008 will be eligible to participate. Likewise, trials for selecting girls of all age groups will be held on November 14 at 9:30 am at the C-Ground, Mohali. The teams will take part in the Inter District Tournament in 2022 to be organised by the Punjab Cricket Association. Players born, residing and studying continuously for one year prior to the year of the tournament in Mohali district are eligible for trials. TNS

Candle March for pay scales

Chandigarh: A candle march was held on Thursday under the banner of PFUCTO in support of demands to implement the seventh UGC pay scales and withdrawal of the decision of delinking teachers’ grades from the UGC pay scales. Dr Mritunjay Kumar, PUTA president, appealed to Punjab Chief Minister to take a notice of the long struggle of teachers and help them get their dues through his personal intervention. TNS

Nat’l Education Day observed

Chandigarh: To commemorate the National Education Day, Society for Promotion of Science of Science and Technology in India (SPSTI), along with Chandigarh chapters of the National Academy of Sciences India (NASI), the INSA and the INYAS, in association with Punjab Engineering College (PEC) and support from the Haryana State Council for Science, Innovation and Technology and the DST organised the third lecture of the series “Institution building and nurturing initiatives in Independent India” to commemorate Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. Prof Ved Prakash, former chairman, UGC, spoken on “Maulana Azad: A sanguine man with visionary ideas”. The lecture also coincides with the the PEC centenary. The session was attended by 122 participants on zoom and Facebook. TNS

Conference on CIMS-2021 begins

Chandigarh: A three-day international conference on industrial and manufacturing systems (CIMS-2021) was inaugurated at Punjab Engineering College (PEC) here on Thursday. Rajender Gupta, chairman, BoG, PEC, Chandigarh, and chairman, Trident Group, was the chief guest at the inaugural ceremony. Prof HS Shan from IIT Roorkee, Prof Lalit Kumar Awasthi, Director, NIT, Hamirpur, and Prof RK Garg, Director, NITJ, were the guests of honours on the occasion. The CIMS-2021 is being jointly organised by the Production and Industrial Engineering Department, PEC, and Dr BR Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, in association with Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, and Indira Gandhi Technological University for Women, Delhi. The three-day conference with more than 300 academic deliberations would discuss innovative solutions to problems and challenges faced by industries. TNS

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