Rs 13.7 crore for Agri college

Jalandhar: The state government has sanctioned Rs13.7 crore for agriculture college at Ballowal Soukhandi near Balachaur. The college will provide four and six-year BSc and MSc degrees in agriculture to the students. This agricultural college will fulfill needs of the students from Nawanshahr, Ropar and Hoshiarpur districts as the centre is well connected with other areas of the state. MP Manish Tewari said this would go a long way in helping the aspiring students in the surrounding areas to study agriculture. He said agricultural study was not only in great demand in the country, but abroad as well. The grant has been released for setting up of college in the Regional Research Centre. TNS

Vijay Mashaal flagged off

Jalandhar: The sanctified Swarnim Vijay Mashaal was flagged off on Thursday from the precincts of Vajra Corps in a ceremony held at Jalandhar Military Station on its onward journey to Rising Star Corps and it will be received at Madhopur today. During the course of the last few months, the victory mashaal has traversed 1,250-km along the Punjab frontiers, visiting nine battle zones of Vajra Corps. Befitting felicitation ceremonies and ceremonial functions were organised to honour the 1971 war veterans, Veer Naris and martyrs at military stations of the Golden Arrow and Panther Divisions during the course of the journey of the Mashaal through the Vajra Corps Zone. TNS

Two industries get certificates

Jalandhar: The DC issued in-principle approval certificate under the Punjab Right to Business Act- 2020 to two industries — Juneja Iron Works for scaffolding accessories and Vaishnav Engineering Works — for casting and forging products. The certificates were handed over to the owners of both the industries for starting scaffolding and casting industries after they had applied at Business First Portal. Under the Act, all NOCs related to setting up a new enterprise are completed within 15 days after applying at the portal. All formalities and NOCs related to the new business/business start-up would be awarded through this single medium in a record time. TNS

PUNSEED head honoured

Jalandhar: Jagdish Samrai, councillor ward number 78 and director PUNSEED, on Thursday honoured by the board of directors for his best performance and achievement as director last year. He was honoured for bringing new policy, ensuring the provision of seeds to the farmers and several other works. Samrai had also given suggestions to form new HR policy in the PUNSEED. He was given an appreciation letter. TNS