Punjab Newspaper

PHD Chamber submitted trade enhancement suggestions to the government of India to promote Indo-Pak trade through Wagha border which would lead to a win-win situation for industry and trade of both the countries, contrary to the March 30th cricket match wherein India and Pakistan cricket teams lock horns for the seminal finals with one winning [...]

The second and final day of the PHD-PTU Job Fest, 2011 saw participation by over 900 candidates. 287 candidates were shortlisted over the period of two days, informed Dalip Sharma, Regional Director, PHD Chamber. “The success of this job fest has laid down a strong foundation stone for the pan-Punjab placement drive announced by the [...]

“The response to the ‘PHD-PTU Job Fest, 2011’ has been very encouraging”, informed Dalip Sharma, Regional Director, PHD Chamber. “During the past few days, more than 25oo students have already registered for the PHD-PTU Job Fest, 2011 beginning tomorrow for two days i.e. 12-13 March”, said Sharma. “Students from far flung areas also have registered [...]

PHD Chamber, in association with Punjab Technical University (PTU) is organizing a mega job-fest ‘PHD-PTU Job Fest, 2011′ here for students of more than 300 affiliated colleges on 12-13 March 2011 at PHD House, Sector 31-A Chandigarh. While announcing the Job Fest, Dr. A P Singh, Dean (Student Affaris) PTU, Jalandhar, said that this is [...]

“India and Netherlands need to intensify the bilateral economic cooperation and capitalise on the new trade and investment opportunities” said John de Bruijn, country co-ordinator, PUM Netherlands Senior Experts, The Hague, The Netherlands. He was here to discuss the trade and investment opportunities available in both the countries. He said that PUM, currently in India, [...]

Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation in India may come down to 6 per cent by April 2011 with bumper rabi crops hitting the market. WPI inflation (YoY) for the month of December 2010 rose to 8.43 per cent from 7.48 per cent in November 2010. During 2010, WPI inflation soared highest around 11 pre cent [...]

Newly elected President of PHD Chamber, Salil Bhandari said that states in North India should strike a balance between agriculture and industry and offer more incentives to industry than what is offered by Maharashtra & Gujarat. “The northern states need to strike a balance between industrial and agricultural growth. Most of the industry is concentrated [...]

Ludhiana city in the Indian province of Punjab will now get a passport office of its own. The new passport office at Ludhiana will be inaugurated by the Union Minister of External Affairs SM Krishna on January 14, 2011. The need for a passport office at Ludhiana was felt since people from Ludhiana had to [...]

PHD Chamber is organizing its annual flagship event PHD-Punjab International Trade Expo 2010 (PITEX’10) during December 8-12, 2010 in Amritsar. Mr Ashok Kajaria, President, PHD Chamber said, “the Chamber has always maintained the highest international standards in putting up this Expo”. We have increased the area to 10,000 sq m and added many new pavilions [...]

Indian Industry expects a substantial boost in bilateral trade from US President Barack Obama’s visit. At present, India is the 14th biggest trading partner of the US, while China ranks third in the list. Bilateral trade in goods and services between India and the US stands at $40 billion, a 10th of America’s trade with [...]

Terming India as a more important trade partner than China, H.E. Lt. Gen (Retd) Andi. M . Ghalib, Ambassador, Republic of Indonesia said, “he was here to build on the common historic legacy of both the nations and to enhance bilateral relations to a higher level. The Trade in Goods Agreement would further boost bilateral [...]

Panjab University Vice-Chancellor, Prof. R.C. Sobti said here today that he would look into the proposal for setting up a centre for systematic study of relations with Pakistan and take up the proposal to the Syndicate. The department of Urdu of the University could be developed into the centre for “Pakistan Studies” with a view [...]

Chandigarh based German company, Groz-Beckert Asia, the leaders in highly specialized precision needles, has completed 50 Golden Years of its operation in india A high level delegation of the members of the Board of Groz-Beckert ,Germany, are in the city to interact and celebrate the occasion with over 1200,employees working in its two plants here. [...]

The steep fall in industrial production, with growth rates plunging to 5.6 per cent in August as compared to 10.6 per cent last year, is a cause for concern, says Mr Ashok Kajaria, President, PHD Chamber in a press release issued here on Tuesday. In fact, some slowdown in overall industrial production, which has touched [...]

Australia’s first-ever Festival of South Asian Arts, Parramasala, which celebrates the country’s growing cultural links with South Asia, will be launched in Delhi today. Parramasala, which will be held in Sydney from 4 to 8 November, promises an extraordinary line-up of major international and Australian artists inspired by contemporary and traditional Indian and South Asian [...]

Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney is set to meet Monday with Australian Minister of Immigration and Citizenship, Chris Bowen, to discuss effective solutions to combat human smuggling. “Migrant smuggling and human trafficking are global problems,” said Minister Kenney. “Canada intends to work domestically and internationally to combat the crime and fraud associated with [...]

Minister for Sport Mark Arbib today officially launched the Australian Sports Outreach Program (ASOP), for grass roots sport-based development in India. The ASOP India is an Australian Government initiative implemented by the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) and involves a $5 million commitment over five years. The program will contribute to India’s national development priorities specifically [...]

Victoria’s engagement with India was strengthened today through the launch of a new, multi-million dollar “Engaging India” plan – a four year strategy to strengthen Victoria’s relationship with India. The announcement was made today by the Premier of Victoria, Hon. John Brumby at Federation Square, Melbourne along with Industry and Trade Minister Jacinta Allan. The [...]

“Energy conservation and management would lead to reducing the energy costs thereby enhancing industry competitiveness by making additional energy available to industry, thus, bridging the gap between demand and supply being faced by the nation today”, said T P S Sidhu, CEO, PEDA, stating that there was no alternative to energy conservation, during the workshop [...]

The UGC-Academic Staff College, Panjab University organized a “Professors Meet” on the theme “Education at the crossroads: A debate between liberal arts and science” at P.U. Campus here today. Prof. Yash Pal, former UGC Chairman spoke strongly against the “cubicalisation of the existing knowledge, the hide bound and strait jacketed” way of functioning of the [...]

India has become one of the founder members of the new Charter of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). India is one of the 12 countries that signed the new AIT Charter after it was declared open for adoption by the Foreign Minister of the Royal Thai Government, H.E. Mr. Kasit Piromya. The new AIT [...]

Punjab Infotech in line with its initiative to promote IT/ ITES industry in the state, hosted an investor’s meet under the chairmanship of Mr. R.K Verma, Managing Director, Punjab Infotech inviting entrepreneurs from Mohali and Chandigarh region for investing in the IT Park at Railmajra, here today. Situated on NH 21 near Ropar, the IT [...]

Australia has altered its skilled migration policy, but its student visa policy remains the same. The Australian High Commission has stated that no students are being sent home in July. All students who complete their courses can apply for an additional 18 months stay during which they can work and solicit employer sponsorship to remain [...]

The Department of Life Long Learning & Extension, PU, organized a panel discussion ‘Ethics of Environment” at Govt. Senior Secondary School Khuda Lahora today as a part of the celebration of Environment Day on 5th June 2010. About 60 students and 20 community members attended the programme. Dr. Avinish Jolly expressed that there is a [...]

Led by Professor R.C. Sobti, Vice-Chancellor, Panjab University, Chandigarh, the faculty members, students and university administrative staff celebrated the Environment Day by cleaning the Campus and planting about 700 trees (Ashoka, Palm, Jalebi, Chandani, Cacti etc.,) at such locations as the Children’s Park near the Faculty House, the Rose, the Palm and the Herbal Gardens [...]