Governor launches accidental & disabilities insurance cover for MCC employees
Chandigarh: Banwarilal Purohit, Governor, Punjab and Administrator, UT, on Thursday launched accident & disabilities insurance cover for the Municipal Corporation employees. As per the scheme, Rs. 40 lacs will be given to families of account holders in case of accidental death or total disability. This mega beneficiary scheme for MCC employees, conceived in collaboration with Punjab & Sind Bank, was launched in the presence of Kirron Kher, MP, Sarbjit Kaur, Mayor, Dharam Pal, Adviser to the Administrator, Nitin Yadav, Home Secretary UT, Swarup Kumar Saha, MD & CEO, Punjab and Sind Bank, senior officers and councilors of MCC. Anindita Mitra, Commissioner, MCC said that zero balance salary accounts of all category of employees i.e. regular, contractual, daily wagers, outsourced, such as door to door waste collectors, safaimitras, safai karamcharis have been opened in the P&SB, which has offered insurance in death case Rs. 40 lacs accidental coverage, total disability Rs. 40 lacs accidental coverage; Rs. 40 lacs for death due to animal bite, insect bite, snake bite.
Govt will compensate for damage caused to crops due to incessant rain, says Dushyant Chautala
Chandigarh: Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala on Thursday said that the state government will compensate the farmers for the damage caused by the rains in the last few days and orders have been given to the district administration to conduct special girdawari. Apart from this, farmers themselves can also report the loss of their crops on the ‘e-Fasal Kshatipurti Portal’. Apart from the fields, directions have been given to the district administration to take prompt action regarding the drainage of water logging in rural and urban areas as well. The Deputy Chief Minister was addressing a public meeting at village Tazia Khera in district Sirsa.
Haryana signs MoU with University of Birmingham
Chandigarh: A MoU has been signed between the Haryana Government and the University of Birmingham for the establishment of the Centre of Excellence for Crop Post-Harvest Management and Sustainable Cold Chain in the state. In the presence of the Haryana Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister JP Dalal, Additional Chief Secretary Dr Sumita Misra, signed a MoU at Birmingham (UK) on Thursday.
Haryana to have a State Minority Commission, says member of NCM
Chandigarh: The member, National Commission for Minorities, Government of India, Syed Shahezadi on Thursday said that a letter would be written to the Haryana Government for setting up a State Minority Commission having one representative from each minority community. During her two days visit to the State, Shahezadi held important meetings with the Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal and officers of the department concerned to review the schemes being run under Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram. "I have asked the Chief Secretary to ensure that the six constitutionally certified minorities should not face any difficulty in getting the minority certificates and also to mention the minorities in Parivar Pehchan Patra," informed Shahezadi.
SAD leader Majithia urges PM to commute death sentence of Rajoana ‘
Chandigarh: Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia on Thursday urged the PM and the Union home minister to commute the death sentence of Balwant Singh Rajoana, a convict in the assassination case of former Punjab CM Beant Singh. The former state minister said Punjabis across the world feel that the commutation of Rajoana’s death sentence has been delayed. “Bhai Rajoana has been incarcerated for the past 26 years in an eight feet by eight feet cell without parole. Since he has completed a life sentence, he should be released immediately,” Majithia said here. He said now the apex court has “asked the Centre to take a decision in the case”. The central government should take the extraordinary conditions of the case into consideration and commute the death sentence, he said. Majithia said not doing so would send a wrong signal to the Sikh community. Referring to the Bilkis Bano case in which remission was granted to the convicts, Majithia said “a message should not go that there are different rules for minorities”.
Absconding shooter associated with Bambiha gang held: Punjab DGP
Chandigarh: The Punjab Police's Anti-Gangster Task Force on Thursday arrested Neeraj Chaska, an absconding shooter of the Davinder Bambiha gang, a senior police officer said. Neeraj Chaska, the topmost wanted shooter of the Bambiha gang was arrested from Jammu for his involvement in multiple murders, including that of Student Organisation of Panjab University leader Gurlal Brar, DGP Gaurav Yadav said. The murder of Gurlal Brar, who was a close relative of Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar, triggered an inter-gang rivalry between the gangs of Davinder Bambiha and Lawrence Bishnoi, leading to a spate of murders in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and the National Capital Region (NCR), the DGP said.
PGI, Chandigarh holds walk on World Heart Day
Chandigarh: To mark the World Heart Day, the Department of Cardiology of PGIMER, Chandigarh held a walk under the leadership and guidance of Prof Yash Paul Sharma, Head of the department at its sports ground on Thursday. In the press statement, the official said that the theme for this year’s world heart day is” Use Heart for Every Heart”. He said that this theme has two meanings, one for the doctor community to treat patients with compassion and empathy and secondly for the patients it means that they should do physical activity which will increase heart rate and thus decrease the incidence of cardiovascular disease. World heart day is the largest event on earth for creating awareness in the public regarding cardiovascular disease. World heart day was started in the year 1999 by the World heart federation and since then every September 29, 2022 is celebrated all over the globe. Also the achievements and future perspective of the department of cardiology was discussed. It was decided that our vision is to decrease the cardiovascular mortality by further 25% by 2025.
Vij asks officers to seek help of experts to crack cyber crime cases in Haryana
Chandigarh: Stating that there has been an exponential surge in the cases of Cyber Crime everywhere, Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij on Thursday said that till the regular recruitment of forensic experts is not done; private experts should be taken on the panel to solve the cases related to cybercrime. Presiding over a review meeting with the senior officials of the Police and Home Department, he said that the footage of CCTV cameras is an important link in reaching the criminals, so the work of installation of CCTV cameras at bus stands and other public places in all cities should be expedited. Cooperation of other organizations like CSR, RWA, Vyapar Mandal and Banks can also be taken.
