Haryana Chief Minister launches Uttam Beej Portal
Chandigarh: Fulfilling the farmers expectations, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal launched “Uttam Beej Portal” here on Saturday. While launching the Uttam Beej Portal, the Chief Minister congratulated lakhs of farmers of the State also fulfilling their decade-old demand. He said that the State is producing 30-35 lakh quintals of certified seed of Wheat and other crops. This portal will provide transparency in the seed production programme arranged by Government as well as private seed producing agencies and will ensure better quality of certified seed. The State has taken one more step in doubling the income of farmers, he said. The Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture Department Sumita Mishra, Principal Secretary Chief Minister Sh. V. Umashankar, Director General Agriculture Dr. Hardeep Singh and Managing Director, HSDC Sanjeev Verma and officers of other department were also present.
PGIMER Director Prof Jagat Ram retires
Chandigarh: Prof Jagat Ram on Saturday retired as the Director of the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) after serving a tenure of four years and seven months as Director and having spent 38 years in various other capacities at this institute. In the meantime Prof Surjit Singh, Head, Department of Pediatrics, PGIMER has been given officiating charge for the post of the Director. Expressing his deep gratitude to PGIMER for his professional as well as personal growth, Prof Ram stated as he bid adieu to the institute, “This is an institute of national importance, and there is a certain depth of dedication required to be here. So one must not compromise on ethics at all. Also, teamwork is extremely important. Individual achievement does not make much sense till it is teamwork and the whole team is excelling. Only then the institute excels,”he added. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 18, 2017 had appointed Prof Ram as the institute’s Director.
PPDA gears against illegal sale in name of biodiesel
Chandigarh: Punjab Petroleum Dealers Association (PPDA) has urged the state government that not only petroleum dealers are facing financial losses but government revenue is highly affected due to the Oil base/chemical oil/industrial grade product being sold illegally through mobile vans in the market in the name of biodiesel. An Executive Meeting of the PPDA was held on Saturday wherein petroleum dealers from across the state reviewed this issue and laid suggestions to the government to deal with it. Association President Sandeep Sehgal said that in the last few months, the concerned authorities have raided the illegality involved in the distribution of unlicensed bio-diesel. Due to the availability of this form of fuel at less price than diesel, most of the vehicles have shifted to biodiesel. Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have also registered a massive cut in the sale of High Speed Diesel (HPD). Motor Speed (MS) and High Speed Diesel (HPD) vehicles have also shifted to the BS-6 category despite huge government investment. Due to the negligence of the government, low grade oil is being sold illegally in the market to meet the demand of the market, which needs to be curbed; otherwise the loss of government revenue will continue. Sehgal said that the service of delivering fuel door-to-door had been started which has given a massive blow to their fraternity. According to OMCs, this service is valid for those heavy machines or vehicles which cannot reach the petrol pump. But it is being seen that government and OMC orders are being flouted openly and their access is being extended to motorable, passenger and agricultural vehicles, which is directly causing loss to the petrol pump owners.
SDO, CMS as Sub-Registrars, Joint Sub-Registrars
Chandigarh: Haryana Government on Saturday decided that all Sub Divisional Officers (Civil) and City Magistrates in the State shall be designated as Sub-Registrars and Joint Sub-Registrars for the purposes of registration of instruments of transfer of properties etc in each District from from November 1 (Haryana Day). Tehsildars and Naib-Tehsildars shall also continue to be Joint Sub-Registrars. An official spokesperson said that this step shall facilitate the general public, especially, the farmers and the rural masses to go to the offices of all these officers at any place within the limits of the concerned District, within which the property to which such document relates is situated. He further informed that this will also eliminate the inconvenience to the public due to the absence of a particular officer at the time of their visit, particularly at District and Sub-Division Headquarters due to having such powers of registration of documents by many officers of the rank of City Magistrate, Sub Divisional Officer (Civil), Tehsildars and Naib-Tehsildars concurrently.
