CAPT AMARINDER LED GOVT SANCTIONS RS 35 CR FOR RAIL TRANSPORT OF MIGRANTS IN 1ST PHASE

FIRST SHRAMIK EXPRESS LEAVES FOR JHARKHAND TODAY WITH 1200 MIGRANTS, MORE TRAINS TO FOLLOW

Chandigarh, May 5, 2020: The Captain Amarinder Singh led Punjab Government has sanctioned Rs 35 crore, in the first phase, towards its share of the migrants’ cost of transportation by the Indian Railways.

The first special `Shramik Express’ train, carrying 1200 stranded migrants, left Punjab today for Daltoganj, Jharkhand.

The state government is estimating that 5-6 lakh of the stranded migrants could opt for train
travel to return to their homes from Punjab, with the rest expected to go by road. Taking Rs 640 as the average ticket price, the State Executive Committee has approved Rs 35 crore as the initial amount needed. The funds have bene sanctioned under the National Disaster Relief Act, 2005.

According to an official spokesperson, 25% of the sanctioned amount has been transferred on immediate basis to the DCs, who have been authorized to pay to the Railways directly and give the tickets to the registered passengers. The remaining will be transferred to the DCs, who have been asked to prepared state-wise lists of stranded migrants wanting to go back to their native places, on a daily basis.

All the workers who wish to travel back to their homes have been enrolled on the state portal and the schedule of the trains with other relevant details are being communicated to them, via SMS.

As per available data, more than 6.44 lakh migrant workers interested in returning to their home states have registered on the state government’s specially created portal -  www.covidhelp.punjab.gov.in. 

The Chief Minister had on Monday written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking the commencement of the special trains for their transportation from May 5. In his letter to Shah, the Chief Minister had said that his government would indicate its daily requirement of trains in advance to the Ministry of Railways for the next 10-15 days to transport all the people who had registered on the portal. 

State government officials are coordinating, on the ground, with senior Railway officers and the officers of recipient states to facilitate the smooth movement of the migrants.

A large number of labourers come to Punjab seasonally from UP, Bihar, Jharkhand and other eastern States to seek temporary employment in both industrial and agricultural sector in Punjab. They could not leave in March, as they usually do, due to the imposition of the national lockdown.

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INDIAN ARMY SALUTES CORONA WARRIORS - A NEWS REPORT FROM FEROZEPUR, PUNJAB

Ferozepur: Golden Arrow Division has always been at the forefront of Civil Military liaison and has made significant contribution to the development of the Garrison, alongwith the civil agencies. The Civil Administration alongwith the Doctors, Nurses, Policemen and other Health Workers and Conservancy Staff are spearheading the Nation’s fight against the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic and rendering a great humanitarian service of the highest order. Ferozepur has been successful in controlling the widespread effects of the pandemic with the untiring and relentless efforts of the above mentioned staff.

As part of Indian Army’s campaign to show solidarity with the corona warriors, Golden Arrow Division organised a Military Band Display at Civil Hospital, Ferozepur and Serenity Park.  The band cheered the Health Workers and Police staff with tunes like ‘Saare Jahan Se Achha’, ‘Kadam Kadam Badhaye Ja’ and ‘Veer Bahadur’, to express the gratitude towards Corona Warriors, on behalf of the Armed Forces, and the Nation as a whole. Sweets were shared and petals were showered on the Corona Warriors, to honour them. A similar event was also organised at the historic Saragarhi Memorial Gurudwara at Ferozepur Cantt, to compliment the Corona Warriors, and the local population, for the support in the fight against the pandemic. The events marked the acknowledgement of the personal sacrifices made by these Covid Warriors and law enforcement agencies as also an occasion to remind the citizens of our country to take a solemn pledge, of extending unconditional support to these Warriors in combating the global pandemic, together.

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Dance Pe Chance and Kushan Productions present Cultural Night 2019

Chandigarh, Nov 17, 2019: Cultural Night 2019 was held at Bhakna Bhawan, Sector 29 D, Chandigarh under the aegis of Dance Pe Chance and Kushan Productions. Special Guest for the evening was Mr. Sonu Sethi  and Guest of Honour were Mrs Neetu Dandi, Mrs Trishna Mandal, Mrs Ragini Kulkarni and Mrs Rinku Malik. Children's Day was also celebrated on the occasion.

Mrs Jagdeep Kaur, Director, Dance Pe Chance & Kushan Productions said, "The motive behind this event is to promote cultural activities in the society. We often hold such activities to provide the kids a platform for their talent expression and growing their confidence, which is necessary for them to get chance in movies and music industry.  Through such events, kids also get exposed to different cultures of our countrry. We are showing all this through dance presentations on the stage."

Children of the Dance Academy celebrated the Children's Day and a special cake was cut and distributed on the occasion.

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Dr Chhina appointed as Governing Board Member of prestigious medical education body

Ludhiana, November 17, 2019: Dr Rajoo Singh Chhina (Dean Academics, Professor of Gastroenterology and State Technical Advisor to United Nations (UNIDO)  has been appointed as Member of the National Board of Examinations, working under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Giving information, Dr Rajoo Singh Chhina says that National Board of Examinations (NBE) is an autonomous (independent) body formed under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India to improve the quality of medical education and standardize postgraduate medical education and examination in India. The postgraduate degree awarded by the National Board of Examinations is called the Diplomate of National Board (DNB) and is equivalent to MD or MS awarded by other recognized Indian Universities.

In the past few years, competency based education curriculum has been started by Medical Council of India (MCI) for MBBS Courses. According to Dr Chhina, all entrance tests for admission to Medical PG Courses are being conducted by the National Board of Examination (NBE). It is worth mentioning that in India, more tha 600 hospitals both in public and private sector have been accredited by the Board for conducting of training in about various medical specialties and super specialties.


Secretary of DMCH Managing Society-Sh Prem Kumar Gupta congratulated Dr Chhina for getting elected as member of this prestigious medical  education body.



In the past also, Dr Chhina has also occupied prestigious positions as Secretary, Nutritional Society if India, Governing Board Member of Indian Society of Endoscopy, United Nations Technical Advisor (UNIDO) and President, Gastrointestinal Infection Society of India.  

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Workshop on “Institutional research collaboration for young India- Preparedness towards space and informatics intelligence”

Chandigarh, November 1, 2019: One day workshop on “Institutional research collaboration for young India- Preparedness towards space and informatics intelligence” was jointly organized by Centre of Advanced Study in Geology Panjab University, Chandigarh and Punjab Remote Sensing Centre (PRSC) PAU campus, Ludhiana, here today.
This workshop was in line with Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Punjab Remote Sensing Centre (PRSC) and Panjab University, Chandigarh on 7th August 2019. In this MoU both institutions joined hands to enhance research and academic collaboration for application of Remote sensing and geospatial technology.
The workshop held at the Centre of Advanced Study in Geology Panjab University, Chandigarh and scientific group from both the above mentioned institutions came together to hold technical discussions and deliberations following a presentation session.
In this workshop key speakers from PRSC scientific group were Dr R. K. Setia (Soil, water and Environment)  Mr. S.K. Sahoo (Geology, water resources and disaster management) Mr. S.K. Patel (Geo-informatics and spatial analytics), Mr. Dhruval Bhavsar (Forest and environment), and Dr. Mohit Arora (Geophysics and remote sensing).
Speakers from Panjab University were Dr. Simrat Kahlon, Dr. Vishwa Bandhu Singh (Geography and geoinformatics) from Department of Geography, Dr. Madhuri Rishi (Environmental Issues) from Department of Environment Studies, Dr. Mahesh Thakur (Landslides, Active Faults and Heat flow) from Department of Geology, who was also organizing secretary of the event and Dr. Naveen Aggarwal and Dr. Sukhvir Singh (UAV and wireless sensors) from University Institute Engineering and Technology.
All the eminent speakers talked about their research work and future prospective and discussed how the remote sensing and GIS resources can be used efficiently and collaboratively for sustainable development of society and encouraged young students and research scholars in this direction.

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International Tech Park Pune and aVance Business Hub, Hinjawadi celebrates Livewire 2019

Pune, October 31, 2019: International Tech Park Pune (ITPP) and aVance Business Hub, Hinjawadi celebrated its annual cultural fest ‘Livewire 2019’ with spectacular performances by employees from various companies within the Parks.



Livewire is one of the most popular cultural events by the employees working at IT parks such as ITPP and aVance. This event enables the young professionals to break away from their regular work schedules and showcase their talent in the area of art, culture and fashion.



Over 250 contestants from 30 IT companies at ITPP and aVance showcased their talent in various categories such as singing, dancing, and fashion show. After a week-long process of screening and auditions, employees who were shortlisted for the grand finale battled it out for the title ‘Stars of ITPP and aVance’ in front of panel of judges comprising of professionals from city’s art and culture fraternity, cheering colleagues and parkites.



Speaking about the initiative, Mr. Vinamra Srivastava, CEO Business Parks, CapitaLand India said, “At CapitaLand we believe in developing business environments that are conducive to nurturing overall wellness of our parkites. Livewire is one such unique platform where parkites can unleash their creative talent and live their passion beyond their busy work schedules. We wish to thank all the contestants, clients, partners and media for their continued support in making Livewire one of the most successful events for working professionals in the city.”



The event concluded with the award ceremony where the trophy of ‘Overall Champions’ was presented to Infosys Limited for winning in multiple categories.

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National Symposium with the theme ‘United to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis’ on 30 October 2019 in New Delhi

New Delhi, October 28, 2019: National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India is organizing a National Symposium with the theme ‘United to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis’ on 30 October 2019 in New Delhi.

The symposium is to be inaugurated by Dr.Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare and will include representation from NITI Aayog and senior government officials from 21 States and UTs.

The symposium that will bring together diverse stakeholders including global and national public health experts, partners & donors, research organizations, pharmaceutical companies will deliberate on building a common vision towards achieving the elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis by 2021.

Dr. Neeraj Dhingra, Director, National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP), says “It is very appropriate that the meeting is being held at this time of the year as 10 states and union territories including high-burden states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha will implement large scale MDA campaign starting in November 2019 that aim to benefit around 106 million population. Out of these, the new Triple Drug Therapy (IDA) will be scaled up in 16 districts across 5 states namely Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka, and Maharashtra to accelerate the pace of elimination of the disease in the country. “

Since the launch of the Global Program to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF) by the World Health Organization in 2000, endemic countries across the world including India have adopted a twin pillar strategy including prevention through Mass Drug Administration (MDA) using combination of 2 anti-filarial drugs (DEC and Albendazole) and providing Morbidly Management and Disability Prevention (MMDP) services to those affected by the disease. According to the World Health Organization, MDA is comparable to the top 10 most cost-effective health interventions in the world. Till 2018, 16 out of the 72 endemic countries[1] have been certified by WHO to have achieved elimination of lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem.

Learnings from endemic states in India that have stopped MDA and are under surveillance like Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Daman and Diu and Goa and success from IDA pilot districts of Arwal (Bihar), Nagpur (Maharashtra), Simdega (Jharkhand) and Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) will be shared during the day long symposium. The focus of discussions during the meeting will be on: Operationalizing scale-up of innovations like the WHO approved Triple Drug Therapy which uses a combination of 3 anti-filarial drugs - Ivermectin, Diethylcarbamazine citrate (DEC) and Albendazole (IDA); Role of effective communications & social mobilization and reaching communities through compelling stories; Creating collaborations and integration between NTD elimination programs like Lymphatic Filariasis and Kala Azar; Ensuring sustained financial prioritization to accelerate elimination efforts for Lymphatic Filariasis; and Increasing access and quality of Morbidity Management and Disability Prevention (MMDP) services to people who are already affected with the disability.

The meeting will be an occasion for mutual sharing of experiences between states and planning for the expected final steps for India to move into what is hoped to be the final phase of elimination efforts for Lymphatic Filariasis in India.
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