Scientific driving training for VVIP drivers | Chandigarh News

Chandigarh: Punjab state transport commissioner organised a special training camp for around 200 transport department drivers deployed with the chief minister, cabinet ministers and ‘other VIPs’. An official spokesperson said the training camp was held at the Sector 17 head office of the department to upgrade traditional driving habits into scientifically backed, defensive road safety…

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Baramati airstrip set for major upgrade, first phase of works to cost Rs 70 crore | Pune News

Pune: A long-pending proposal to upgrade the Baramati airstrip, the site of multiple aviation accidents over the last few years, has finally been sanctioned, with work on runway recarpeting and installation of night lights set to start soon, senior officials from Maharashtra Airport Development Company Ltd (MADC) told TOI on Monday.“First phase of the works…

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Education needs more capital, fewer curbs: Noel Tata

BENGALURU: Tata Trusts chairman Noel Tata on Sunday questioned restrictions on for-profit education, saying they discouraged investment in a sector where India needs far more quality colleges and universities.Speaking at IIMBue, an IIM Bangalore alumni meet in Bengaluru, Tata said only a small fraction of students secure admission to the country’s top institutions, forcing many…

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Ahmedabad: Govt reshuffles IAS roles, assigns additional charges | Ahmedabad News

Gandhinagar: The state govt on Monday issued charge arrangement orders for IAS officers. Ratankanvar Gadhavicharan, commissioner of health (rural), has been given additional charge of the post of commissioner, nutrition mission, until further orders, a GAD notification stated.B A Shah, settlement commissioner and director of land records, has been transferred and appointed as commissioner of…

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