Department of Public Relations, Chandigarh Administration

Chandigarh, 7 th July, 2017:  Eye cancer treatment and brachytherapy facility was inaugurated in GMCH, Sector 32, today by Hon’ble Smt. Kirron Kher, Member of Parliament. Sh. Anurag Agarwal, IAS, Home Secretary-cum-Secretary Medical Education and Research was the Guest of Honour. Prof. Ashok Kumar Janmeja, Director Principal, Sh. Satish Kumar Jain, Additional Director (Admn.), Prof. Ravi Kumar Gupta, Medical Superintendent and  Head of various Departments of GMCH were present during the inauguration . Smt. Kirron Kher and Sh. Anurag Agarwal, IAS visited the Brachytherapy complex. Prof. Janmeja, Director Principal, GMCH briefed Smt. Kirron Kher about the project. Dr Subina Narang demonstrated the implanting the iodine seeds (brachytherapy or localized radiation) on eye cancer model. Smt. Kirron Kher expressed her pleasure to have this kind of exclusive facility in GMCH, Chandigarh only after AIIMS, Delhi in government sector in India. Sh. Anurag Agarwal, IAS expressed keen...

Chandigarh, 6 th July, 2017:  In exercise of the power conferred by the third proviso to sub-section (1) of section 20 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, the Central Government had designated Secretary Housing, Chandigarh Administration as the Interim Regulatory Authority, until the establishment of the permanent Regulatory Authority, vide Notification Dated 13 th January 2017. Section 3 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 has been notified for commencement by the Government of India vide Notification dated 19 th April, 2017. In exercise of the power conferred by Section 84 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Government of India notified the Rules under the said Act vide Notification dated 26 th April, 2016. All real estate projects and real estate agents covered under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 in the Union Territory of C...

Chandigarh, 6 th July, 2017:  In view of directions issued by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Govt. of India regarding Impact of GST on Unsold stock of pre-packaged commodities , in exercise of the powers conferred by rule 33(1) of the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011, where the Central Government has permitted the manufacturers or packers or importers of pre-packaged commodities to declare the changed retail sale price (MRP) on the unsold stock manufactured/ packed/ imported prior to 1 st   July, 2017 after inclusion of the increased amount of tax due to GST if any, in addition to the existing retail sale price (MRP), for three months w e f 1 st   July 2017 to 30 th   September, 2017. Declaration of the changed retail sale price (MRP) shall be made by way of stamping or putting sticker or online printing, as the case may be after complying with the following conditions. (i)       ...

Chandigarh, 6 th July, 2017:  The Govt. Industrial Training Institute for Women, Sector 11, Chandigarh organized a Job Fair in the premises of the Institute today, in collaboration with Tata Strive – who has tie-up with more than 20 companies for placement of the students. All the 20 companies under the banner of Tata Strive attended the job fair and intensively interviewed the students and selected the best ones for their companies.  Tata STRIVE, an initiative of Tata Community Initiatives Trust, and the first Group CSR programme, addresses the pressing need of skilling India's youth for employment, entrepreneurship and community enterprise. Earlier, Sh. Rakesh Kumar Popli, PCS, Joint Secretary-cum-Director, Technical Education, UT, Chandigarh inaugurated the Job Fair and congratulated the students, staff and Principal of the Institute in organizing such a big Job Fair in which twenty companies from Tata Strive and twenty other companies have participated. Out of a tota...

Chandigarh, 6 th July, 2017:  It is hereby informed to the General Public that from 17.07.2017 onwards, the Government Medical College Hospital, Sector-32, Chandigarh will function form 09:00 AM to 05:00 PM and OPD registration will be from 08:00 AM to 11:00 AM.           The Emergency services will be available round the clock as before. 

Chandigarh, 4 th July, 2017: On the occasion of Van Mahotsava 2017, a ‘Paudhmela’ was inaugurated by the Chief Guest – Sh.V.P. Singh Badnore, the Governor of Punjab & Administrator, UT Chandigarh in the presence of Smt. Kirron Kher, Member of Parliament, UT Chandigarh today at parking place near Sukhna Lake Club. The two day Paudhmela will display three Stalls of Forest Department, Municipal Corporation, Horticulture wing of Engineering Department, Chandigarh at the venue where Forest Department will be distributing saplings free of cost and other departments will be selling these planters at nominal rate depending on the species.  A Stall of Acacia Eco Club of Govt. Model Sr. Sec. School, Sec 16-D, Chandigarh will distribute herbal plants and Giloy stems to the interested people. After the inauguration of Paudhmela, the Governor launched the ‘Plantation Drive-2017’ at IRB Complex, Sarangpur, Chandigarh and planted ‘Rudraksha’ sapling. After the plantation progr...