Punjab invites applications for chairperson of child protection commission

Chandigarh, Aug 18:

The Punjab government has invited applications from the persons of eminence who have done outstanding work for promoting the welfare of children, for the appointment of Chairperson for the State Commission for Protection of Child Rights.

It may be added that the state government has constituted the State Commission for Protection of Child Rights under sub section 1 of section 17 of the Commission for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005 to stop violation of the child rights in the state of Punjab.

The spokesperson of the government said that the detailed information regarding selection and eligibility of chairperson is given in the national commission for protection of child rights act 2005 available at http://ncprc.gov.in. & www.wcd.nic.in.

He said that any person who is willing may apply with bio data to the Principal Secretary to the Government of Punjab, Department of Social Security and Women and Child Development, Room No.414, 4^th floor, Mini Secretariat, sector 9, Chandigarh in person or by post or by mail to sarangal185@gmail,com within a period of two weeks from hosting on the website or latest by 5^th September 2011 whichever is earlier.

Water level at pong dam rises to 1388.05 feet

Chandigarh, Aug 18:                        

          Due to continuous heavy rain fall in the state, the water level in Bhakra Dam has been increasing. The water level at Bhakra Dam today touched 1664.05 feet water mark whereas its capacity was 1680 feet. According to an official spokesman water level on this day during the previous year was recorded at 1664.50 feet.         

According to data released by the Irrigation Department, the water level at Pong Dam has touched the level of 1388.05 feet whereas its capacity was 1390 feet. He said that to avoid any emergency, the BBMB has opened the flood gates of Pong Dam.

The water level at Ranjit Sagar Dam has touched 517.11 meter whereas its capacity was 527.91 meter.      

Korean Ambassador offers tremendous investment opportunities in Punjab

Chandigarh, Aug 18:

Korean Ambassador Mr. Joong Keun today called on Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal and evinced keen interest to set up automobile & electronics industry in Punjab.

Taking part in the deliberations during a meeting with Mr. Badal at Chief Minister’s residence this evening, Mr. Joong Keun apprised him that Korean Government had already signed an comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement with India which has resulted in huge volumes of trade to the tune of 17 Billion US dollars thereby registering an increase of 42% recently.   He said that the bilateral relations between India and Korea were very cordial and there was further huge potential of trade and economic activity.  He also urged the Chief Minister to establish joint ventures in food processing industry in view of Punjab’s agrarian background.  

The visiting envoy also impressed upon Mr. Badal to tie up with world acclaimed Korean companies like  Hyundai Motors, LG Electronics,  Samsung besides Steel Giant Posco to set up their units in Punjab as these companies had already put up their several manufacturing units in different parts of the country.  He said that the investment scenario in Punjab were very much conducive and extended all support and cooperation on behalf of Korean government.   

Appreciating the congenial investment climate in the state, Mr. Keun asked the Chief Minister to immediately initiate efforts to bring Korean industry to the state as both Korea and Punjab would be mutually benefited. 

Responding to the offer made by the visiting Korean envoy, Mr. Badal informed that a special team of senior officers led by his Principal Secretary Mr. DS Guru would immediately tie up with these companies so that these proposals could be formalized.  The Chief Minister also sought technical know-how and expertise from the Korean food processing industry so that the income of the farmers could be increased manifold through value addition.  He also commended the food marketing policy of the Korean government which was giving a slew of incentives to boost the agriculture production as well as to ensure better prices to the farmers for their produce in Korea.  Mr. Badal assured the Korean envoy that Punjab government would extend fulsome support to the interested Korean companies for setting up their units in the state. 

The visiting ambassador was accompanied by Ms Min Jeon, Mr. Sang-wook (both first Secretaries) Embassy of the Republic of Korea and Director Korea Trade Investment Promotion Agency Mr. Joonhwa Bin.   Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Mr. DS Guru and Special Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Mr. KJS Cheema were also present in the meeting.

Annual convocation of SCD Government College on Aug 26

Ludhiana, Aug 19-
The Annual Convocation of SCD Government College Ludhiana for the
Session 2009-2010 will be held on 26th August 2011 in the Sahir
Auditorium of the College. The Post Graduate and Undergraduate students who pass their final year examination in April 2010 will be awarded
degrees. While giving the details about the convocation Mrs Jasbir
Kaur Makkar, Principal of the College said that Dr. Roshan Sunkaria,
IAS and Secretary Higher Education Government of Punjab will deliver
the convocation address. She said that students with remarkable
achievements in the field of sports, education and cultural affairs
will be awarded with role of honor and college colors. The Compulsory
rehearsal for the convocation will take place on 25th August, 2011 at
10.30 a.m in the Sahir auditorium and it will be compulsory for the
degree holders to attend the rehearsal otherwise they will not be
awarded degrees in the convocation. Today a meeting to review the
arrangements for the convocation was held under the guidance of the
principal in which all conveners of the committees were given
necessary instructions to hold the convocation of a leading college of
the North India with Eight Post Graduation programmes and several
under graduate and professional courses. Principal of the college also
express satisfaction over the achievements of the students during the
last examinations and congratulations were conveyed to respective
heads of the faculty members.

Airtel Grand Prix of India set to flag off India’s Formula 1 dreams

·        Leading global telecom brand Bharti Airtel vrooms in as ‘Title Partner’ for India’s F1 foray

·        Official logo for Airtel Grand Prix of India is revealed, kicking off the countdown towards the country’s first ever F1 race on 30^th October 2011

Ludhiana, Aug 18: As millions of fans gear up to witness their Formula One dreams come alive in India, leading global telecommunications company Bharti Airtel today joined hands with Formula One Group Companies to announce Airtel Grand Prix of India, India’s eagerly awaited F1 foray. Announcing Airtel as ‘Title Sponsor’ for this sporting event, Sanjay Kapoor (CEO - India and South Asia, Bharti Airtel) and Bernie Ecclestone (Formula One Group CEO) together unveiled the official logo of Airtel Grand Prix of India. To be hosted at Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh, India) on October 30, 2011 – this first ever Airtel Grand Prix of India will put India on the prestigious list of countries on the global F1 map and give Indian fans their first ever chance to experience the adrenaline rush!

Announcing the association, Sanjay Kapoor, CEO - India and South Asia, Bharti Airtel said “A sports phenomenon that initially originated from Europe and went across the globe to become a rage - Formula One today enjoys the cult following of a whopping 500 million plus fans. Airtel - with its 200 million plus customers which significantly represent the young and vibrant population, is delighted to be affiliated with F1 to bring this international sports event to India for the time first time ever! Right through its growth path, Airtel has been associated with speed, performance, calculated risks and excitement, the very words that spring to mind when you think of Formula One. Hence, it is only natural that Airtel and Formula One together bring to life the dreams of millions of young and passionate sports enthusiasts in India, giving them an opportunity of a lifetime to watch the very first Airtel Grand Prix of India in person”.

Commenting on the announcement, Bernie Ecclestone, Formula One Group CEO said “I am very pleased with our association with Bharti Airtel which has demonstrated that they are the very forward thinking company that I believe and was the reason for seeking their help in promoting Formula One in India through their 200 million plus customers. We are very good partners as we both project the same forward thinking”.

As part of its association with Airtel Grand Prix of India, brand Airtel will leverage several exciting entitlements that other prominent global brands associated with Formula One have enjoyed thus far. Formula One enthusiasts can look forward to a host of innovative offerings and initiatives by Airtel, which will be rolled out and announced in weeks to come.

OPA celebrates I-Day

Ludhiana, Aug 15: Offset printing association(OPA) celebrated 65th Independence day at their office located in South city.

Om Parkash Mahajan, Vice-President of Northern India printers association(NIPA) did  the flag hoisting ceremony.

More than 50 printers from Punjab, Haryana, Jammu and even Rajasthan came to participate in this function.

The members recalled the sacrifices made by the martyrs and also explained the initiatives being taken by OPA for the printers.

Kamal Chopra, General Secretary of OPA said that NIPA is taking a tour of printers to Thailand from August 28-September 2 to

participate in the printing exhibition being organised by Thailand printing association.
He also told that OPA is going to conduct training sessions to groom the workers so that they stick to their jobs.

Executive members of OPA- Ramit Saxena, Gagandeep Singh, Neeraj Gupta and many others took part in celebrations.

Light refreshments were served after the function.

Only Capt Amarinder can bail out state: Dewan

 Ludhiana, Aug 17: District Congress Committee Ludhiana (Urban) president Pawan Dewan today said that only Capt Amarinder Singh can guide the state back to the path of progress and prosperity as the Akali-BJP alliance had pushed the state to brink of bankruptcy.

Addressing a public meeting in Dashmesh Nagar falling under Ward 67 organised by Vinod Bhatla, Dewan said, the state today needs a Congress government which would be guided by the vision of Capt Amarinder. He pointed out, during his last tenure Capt Amarinder had transformed the state economy and had finalised 399 development projects worth over Rs 1.07 lakh crores.

The DCC president said, the state needs to create an investment friendly environment where industry could be set up. “But instead under the Akali-BJP regime, the industry is forced to set up units in other states at the cost of Punjab’s interests”, he pointed out while lashing out at the lopsided and myopic policies of this government.

Among others present on the occasion included Palwinder Singh Taggar, Satwinder Singh Jawaddi, Rakesh Sharma, Baljinder Singh Bunty, Akshay Bhanot, Sushil Malhotra and others.

METRO Cash & Carry organizes First Trader Support and Partnership Programme

•          A unique support program that helps local kiranas grow their business and become more competitive

•          Announces exclusive privileges and benefits for ‘METRO Bandhan’ members

Ludhiana, Aug 17: METRO Cash and Carry India, the global leader in self service business-to-business wholesale, today organized the first ‘METRO Bandhan Trader Support and Partnership program’ in Ludhiana. A key focus at METRO has been to help local businesses grow and remain competitive in the changing economic environment. METRO Trader Support program is custom designed to support local traders by understanding their business needs, identifying growth opportunities and offering customized solutions on product assortment, layout and display, stocking and promotion related solutions. Over 300 local traders from Ludhiana and across Punjab participated in this program today.

METRO Trader training program is aimed at helping local kiranas address issues of assortments and inventory management, enhanced ambience, greater visibility, improved hygiene in the handling and storage of goods, and better services to serve their customers better and grow  their  business. METRO does this through extensive research and offering customized solutions to local traders covering various aspects of their day to day business.  METRO empowers the local traders to sell quality products and trains them to remain competitive in the changing economic scenario. METRO’s international products and processes help traders to handle competition better and meet customer requirements.

Talking about the program, Mr. Ajay Sheodaan, Customer Management Director, METRO Cash & Carry, India said, “At METRO, we constantly focus on serving our customers better through innovative customer service initiatives. This is our first Trader support program in Punjab through which we aim to reach out to local kiranas in and around Ludhiana with trainings to help them become more competitive in the market”.

“METRO has already conducted similar Trader Support and training programs in other cities across India which has helped the local kiranas grow their business in turn.” he added.

I-Day Rehearsals

Ludhiana, Aug 12; Independence Day rehearsals are being held in Ludhiana on August 12.

Cold Forged Socket Manufacturing Plant commissioned

Ludhiana, Aug 12: A State of the Art Manufacturing technology for making thin walled cold forged sockets was commissioned successfully at Ludhiana.  The State Govt. of Punjab has played a vital role in funding a handsome amount of Rs. 10crores for this manufacturing plant with an active and a substantial contribution amounting to more than Rs.  1 crore by Ludhiana Hand Tools Association. Two number of Cold Forging Plants of Jern Yao Make Taiwan have been commissioned successfully at the Institute for Autoparts and Hand Tools Technology, Ludhiana. 

Mr. S.C. Ralhan, President of the Ludhiana Hand Tools Association shared this information today at Ludhiana and is proud to be the President of a Progressive Industrial Association, which has come out first time in the Northern Part (may be any part)  of the country with such a huge financial help and without any equity for participation for the successful implementation of this Project. The facility is going to be a boon for the Hand Tools Manufacturers of the Punjab State and the country, as the product quality of this manufacturing plant is of International Level and shall provide the much needed cutting edge for the exporters. The Representatives of M/s. Jern Yao informed that they have supplied this plant at a very special price to the Institute purely in pursuance of their policy, which states “Coming together is a Beginning, Working together is Progress and Staying together is a Success”. The right beginning is done and we are confident that Jern Yao shall stay together with the Institute and the Ludhiana Hand Tools Association towards a sure success in the field of Cold Forging in this part of India. Mr. S.C. Ralhan, who is also Chairman the Regional office of EEPC shared that besides meeting the imports substitution for cold forge sockets to the tune of Rs. 1,000 crores; its going to enhance the exports of hand tools from the present level of Rs. 850 crores to Rs. 3,000 crores in the coming 3-4 years.

The matching heat treatment facility of Continuous Bright Hardening and Tempering Plant is also expected to be commissioned next month in the same Institute. This heat treatment plant will help to achieve the required mechanical and surface qualities of the Cold Forge Sockets.This heat treatment plant is of San-Yung Make Taiwan, who are Well-known World Leaders in the field of Heat Treatment.

"We hope to start the commercial production in the month of November after the formal inauguration of the complete plants", said SC Ralhan.

Pawan Dewan felicitated; promises to take everybody along

Ludhiana, Aug 11: Several senior Congress leaders today felicitated the District Congress Committee Ludhiana (urban) president Pawan Dewan. The leaders expressed their gratitude to the party high command for appointing Dewan as the president of the Ludhiana district.

Addressing the function former Chief Parliamentary Secretary Surinder Dawer expressed confidence that with Dewan having been appointed as the president, the party was certain to achieve great results. He said, Dewan had worked very hard for the party for last twenty years in different capacities.

Speaking on the occasion Dewan expressed his gratitude to the party leaders for honouring him and reposing so much faith and confidence in him. He promised that he will come up to the expectations of all the leaders and workers besides the high command. He said, he will take everybody along and all the leaders and workers will get due respect in the party.

Prominent among those present on the occasion included the District Youth Congress president Dimple Rana, District Mahila Congress president Leena Taparia, councillor Pritpal Singh Ghayal, Anil Malhotra, Raju Thapar, ex councillor Chanchal Singh, Surinder Shinda, Satwinder Jawaddi, Rajiv Raja and others.

Bharti Airtel launches ‘SMS Gyan’ for its mobile customers

·        Airtel mobile customers can do a quick search on any keyword  – by simply sending it as an SMS to 55444

·        Customers will instantly receive SMS responses to their search queries on topics ranging from general knowledge, song lyrics, word meanings, movie reviews, stock info, weather

Ludhaina, Aug 11: Bharti Airtel, a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 19 countries across Asia and Africa, today announced the launch of ‘SMS Gyan’ - an innovative service that allows customers to conduct a search on any topic of interest by sending a keyword as SMS to 55444. Upon sending an SMS query, Airtel mobile customers will instantaneously receive an SMS response with information on their topic of interest - which can vary to anything from general knowledge, lyrics of songs, meaning of a word, movie reviews, stock related info and weather. These SMS responses are automatically extracted from the relevant and credible online data sources.

This unique SMS based service is now available for customers across parts of India including Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh.

According to an Airtel spokesperson, Airtel mobile customers can leverage SMS Gyan by paying Re. 1 per query or opt for monthly subscription and send unlimited queries priced at Rs 30 for 30 days. Queries with no search results are not charged to customers.

BICYCLES TO HAVE RETRO REFLECTIVE TAPES SOON

CRUCIAL HIGH LEVEL INDUSTRY  MEET TO BE HELD AT LUDHIANA ON AUG 19

Ludhiana/Chandigarh August 10, 2011 It will be easier for bicycle riders to pedal  around safer across the nation  as a much awaited decision on proposal for mandatory installation of retro reflective tapes on bicycles is expected to be taken at a high level government and industry meeting to be held in Ludhiana on August 19, 2011.

“The crucial decision making it mandatory to  use retro-reflective is taken during this meet, it will make bicycles  a safer mode of transportation on various busy roads , particularly  during late hours said Mr K.K.Kapila, Chairman, International Road Federation (IRF) International Road Federation (IRF) ,Geneva based  non profitglobal  forum advocating better and safer roads through optimum road design and construction in a press statement here today.

“The IRF, on the direction of the department of industrial policy and promotion (DIPP), ministry of commerce and industries, had sent the proposal to the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) for technical evaluation in March this year. After technically evaluating the proposal for about two months, the BIS is now ready with its findings and on August 19 BIS will place its findings before the bicycle manufcaturers in Ludhiana,” Kapila Said.

 ㉮ the meeting, we will make a presentation on the need for using retro-reflective tapes in bicycles. We are hopeful that the proposal will be accepted and installation of such tapes in bicycles will become mandatory, said Kapila.

The government is keen to make the use of reflective tapes in cycles  mandatory, said an official of DIPP.

The matter has already been discussed with cycle manufacturing majors and All India Cycle Manufacturers⠁association.  

Nominations for SGPC polls

Ludhiana, Aug 10-

Nomination Detail (LUDHIANA Distt.)
Sr No	Name of Constituency	Name of the person who field nomination papers	Father's / Husband's Name	Name of Proposer	Remarks
1	63- Khanna	Nil	Nil	Nil
2	64- Payal	1.Raghbir Singh 2.Mangat Rai Singh	1.Lal Singh 2.Kishan Chand	1.Malkit Singh 2.Balwant Singh
3	65- Doraha	1.Charan Singh 2.Baldev Singh 3.Gurmail Singh 4.Sachdev Singh 5.Satwinder Singh	1.Mohinder Singh 2.Swaran Singh 3.Surjeet Singh 4.Surjeet Singh 5.Jasbir Singh	1.Gurpal Singh 2.Smt Surinder Kaur 3.Kartar Singh 4.Sarabjit Singh 5 Dharminder Singh	1.(S.A.D) 2.Independent 3.Independent 4.Independent 5.Independent
	65- Doraha (sc)	1.Harpal Singh	1.Chanan Singh	1.Gurnam Singh	(S.A.D)
4	66-Pakhowal	1.Harpreet Singh 2.Harpreet Singh 3.Harpreet Singh 4.Jagdish Singh 5.Manjit Singh	1.Mann Singh 2.Mann Singh 3.Mann Singh 4.Kehar Singh 5.Gurnam Singh	1.Gurjit Singh 2.Harbans Singh 3.Harbans Singh 4.Jarnail Singh 5.Surinderpal Singh
5	67- Raikot	1.Rajwinder Singh 2.Ranjit Singh	1.Malkit Singh 2.Joginder Singh	1.Palwinder Singh 2.Parshotam Singh	1.Independent 2.Independent
6	68- Jagraon	1.Tarlok Singh 2.Gurdial Singh	1.Arjan Singh 2.Hajara Singh	1.Gurnam Singh 2.Ajmer Singh
	68- Jagraon (Women) (sc)	Nil	Nil	Nil
7	69- Sidhwan Bet	Harnek Singh	Sher Singh	Baldev Singh
8	70- Mullanpur Dakha	1.Jatinder Singh 2.Davinder Singh	1.Gurdev Suingh 2.Harbans Singh	1.Karanvir Singh 1.Davinder SIngh
	70- Mullanpur Dakha (sc)	Mohinder Pal Singh	Surjit Singh	Sukhwinder Singh
9	71-Ludhiana City (South)	Surinder Singh	Jagat Singh
10	72- Ludhiana City (West)	1.Mandeep Singh Dhaliwal 2.Parminder Singh 3.Mehar Singh 4.Gurdeep Singh	1.Isher Singh 2.Harcharan Singh 3.Bishan Singh 4.Harban Singh	1.Avtar Singh 2.Satnam Singh 3.Hardev Singh 4.Paramjit Singh	1.SC 2.General 3.General 4.General
	72- Ludhiana City (West) (women Genral)
11	73-Ludhiana City (North)	1.Kanwal Inder Singh 2.Avtar Singh 3.Charanjit Kaur 4.Swaran Singh 5.Jasdeep Singh Kaunke	1. Surjan Singh 2. Rattan Singh 3.Avtar Singh 4.Bela Singh 5.Gurcharan Singh	1.Mahinder Pal Singh 2.Harwinder Singh 3.Ravinder Kaur 4.Dharam Singh 5.Sarabjit Singh	1.General 2.General 3.General 4.General 5.General
12	74-Ludhiana (Rural)	1.Ranjit Singh 2.Ranjit Singh 3.Nirmal Singh 4.Gurmail Singh	1.Bahadhur Singh 2.Bahadhur Singh 3.Bachan Singh 4.Shankar Singh	1.Channan Singh 2.Harbans Singh 3.Gurdeep Singh 4.Santokh Singh
13	75- Samrala	Nil	Nil	Nil
	75- Samrala (women Genral)	Nil	Nil	Nil