Department of Public Relations, Chandigarh Administration

Chandigarh, 13 th July, 2018: The Governor Punjab and Administrator, U.T. Chandigarh Sh. V.P. Singh Badnore today visited the Old Age Home, sector-15, the Observation- cum- Special Home, sector 25 and Nari Niketan, sector 26 in Chandigarh. The Administrator was accompanied by Sh. B.L. Sharma, IAS, Secretary Social Welfare & Women & Child Development, Smt. Navjot Kaur, PCS, Director Social Welfare & Women & Child Development, Chandigarh Administration and other officials of the Department.   During the visit, Sh. V.P. Singh Badnore inspected the kitchen, dormitory and common area built inside these buildings for the occupants. The senior citizens were ecstatic to meet the Administrator and shared their daily activities, feedback and experience of living together in harmony at a specially designated old age home. The Administrator appealed all the occupants to actively share their concerns and needs timely with the officials of the department so that immediate ac...

Chandigarh, 10 th  July 2018 : Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi invites city-based writers (working or residing in Chandigarh) to submit unpublished book- length manuscripts in Hindi, English, Punjabi and Urdu. The best entries would be given financial assistance for publication under Grant- in- Aid scheme of the Akademi. The following categories will be considered: 1.      Poetry 2.      Short Story 3.      Novel 4.      Play 5.      Children’s Literature Entries may be submitted at the Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi office on 1st floor of the Divisional Library, Sector 34. Deadline for submission of manuscripts is 10th August, 2018. Length of manuscripts: Novels/ short stories: minimum 30,000 words, Poetry: minimum 70 pages, Play: minimum 30 pages (printed/ typed). Those authors who have availed Grant-in-Aid in the previous year are not eligible.

Chandigarh July 9, 2018: It is hereby informed to the General Public that from 16.07.2018 onwards, the Government Medical College Hospital, Sector-32, Chandigarh will function from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM and detail of OPD Registration and Blood Collection Centre is as under:- 1.      OPD Registration                              -         8:00 AM to 11:00 AM 2.      Blood Collection Centre Timings      _         8:00 AM to 3:00 PM (Monday to Friday) 8:00 AM to 12:00 Noon (Saturday) The Emergency services will be available round the clock as before.

Chandigarh July 9, 2018: All the 1299 students, who failed in Class X Board examinations, are being readmitted in same government schools. All the 4308 students, who have been placed under compartment in Class X Board examinations, are being admitted provisionally in Class XI of the government schools through centralized admission process subject to the availability of seat and marks obtained by such candidates. However, they shall attend remedial classes for the subject of Class X in which they have got compartment in the same government school till commencement of compartment examinations.