Haryana transfers 4 IAS officers
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has issued transfer and posting orders of four IAS officers with immediate effect. Amna Tasneem has been posted as Assistant Commissioner at Hisar, Dhirendra Khadgata as Assistant Commissioner at Rohtak, Priyanka Soni as Assistant Commissioner at Kurukshetra and Shaleen has been posted as Assistant Commissioner at Mewat.
GOVT ASKS DepT to send MEMBERS TO WORKSHOP
Chandigarh: Punjab Government has asked the concerned departments to send names of the representative of their department for two day regional workshop for awareness about the disability affairs at Dehradun. A spokesperson said that 25 participants from different departments of social security, health, education, transport, industry, IT, local bodies, NGOs etc. will attend the workshop on disability affairs in fourth week of June at Dehradun. A workshop for the states/UTs of the Northern Region namely Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Chandigarh, UP, Uttarakhand will be held in the fourth week of June 2013.
gUIDelINES ISSUED ON PSU OFFICIAlS
Chandigarh: Punjab Government issued detailed guidelines for taking the officials/officers of board/corporations/ Public sector undertakings/semi-Government commissions/councils on deputation in State Government. Only regular employees working in such undertakings after completion of their probation period could apply for deputation. The concerned employee should also fulfill all eligibility condition for the said post and his salary and post would be equivalent to that of his parent department. He/She would have to join his parent department one year before his date of retirement.
Power Corps to execute Rs200 crore plan
Chandigarh: To strengthen power transmission and distribution system in district Fatehabad, the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam and the Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam are executing a comprehensive plan of Rs200 crore, said Devender Singh, chairman and managing director, DHBVN and UHBVN. The power utilities would construct 16 new substations of various levels and augment capacity of eight existing substations. The new substations include 220 KV substations Samain and Hukamanwali, 132 KV substations Bhattu Sottar and Chander Khurd and 33 KV substation Ratia, Boswal, Hamjapur, Tohana, Dharsul, Buwan, Nangla, Shakkarpura, Gorakhpur, Bhattu Sottar, Chanderpur and Bithmara.
Ban on fishing FROM JUNE 1-July 31
Shimla: Gurcharan Singh, Director, Fisheries Department said that there would be complete ban on fishing in all general reservoirs of the State from June 1 to July 31 besides complete ban on the sale of fish. He said that special staff had been deputed to keep strict vigil on such activities, if any. Ban on fishing for two months in reservoirs was a routine process every year. Most of fish species go through breeding process during this period leading to large scale fish seed production. Fisheries Department would collect 1.30 crore seeds of Major Carp and Silver Carp in Gobindsagar, 80 lakh in Pong Dam and 10 lakh in Chamera reservoir.
HSVB nabs PGT Inspector while taking bribe
Chandigarh: Haryana State Vigilance Bureau (HSVB) has caught Bhagat Singh, Inspector, PGT, Taxation Department, Gurgaon red handed while accepting illegal gratification of Rs15000 from Ravi Kant, a resident of village Budoli, Rewari in lieu of release of his vehicle. A case has been registered against him under section 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 at the Bureau's police station, Gurgaon.
TECHNICAl EDU EXAMS postponES TO JUNE 15
Chandigarh: In view of the elections of Municipal Corporation in the State, examinations of Haryana State Board of Technical Education will be held on June 15 which were earlier scheduled on June 2. A spokesman of the board said that all the stakeholders could review the revised date sheet on the website of the board www.hsbte.org.
Police nabs two kidnappers
Chandigarh: Haryana Police has arrested two persons accused of kidnapping a person and physically assaulting him. A spokesman said that complaint was registered by Hanuman Tiwari, a resident of Nohar that few persons had kidnapped him near Neeraj Hospital, Sirsa and beaten him brutally. The accused have been identified as Sanjay Kumar, a resident of Jmaal and Bhal Singh alias Ravinder, a resident of Ratusar, Rajasthan.
Golf tournament KICKS OFF at British School
Chandigarh: The 3rd Pitch ‘n’ Putt Golf Tournament for Junior and Sub Junior Boys and Girls was inaugurated by GS Sandhu (IAS), President of Chandigarh Golf Club by hitting a shot at The British School Golf Academy’s, 9-Hole Miniature Golf Course in Sector-44 B here on Friday. The tournament will be played out between 93 golfers in the age group of 8 to 18 years till June 1 and the prize distribution to victorious participants; will take place in the evening of June 1 at the Academy itself.
HEAlTH Awareness camp organised
Chandigarh: The Malaria Wing of Health Department on Friday organized Health Awareness camp/ advocacy workshop at Milk Colony Dhanas. Dr Mukhmohit Singh, UT Epidemiologist-IDSP stressed upon organizing activities for prevention and control of Malaria and Dengue. He also appealed the general public that every person should take precautionary measures for prevention and control of Malaria and dengue for eradication of Malaria and Dengue.
Exhibition-cum-sale BY UT EDUCATION DEPT
Chandigarh: UT Education Department is organizing an exhibition-cum-sale of Children, Teenagers, ladies Garments and Hand Painted, Block & Screen Printed linen, Duppattas and other items prepared by the Fashion Designing & Clothing Construction and Textile Designing & Printing Vocational Course students at Kisan Bhawan, Sector-35 on May 31 and June 1. KK Sharma, Adviser to UT Administrator inaugurated the exhibition-cum-sale.
PR OFFICER, staff RETIRE
Shimla: ND Badhan, joint director, Information and Public Relations, Himachal Pradesh and Bimla Mehta, senior assistant of the department retired from Government service on Friday. Badhan joined the Government service on November 11, 1974 in the office of DPRO, Hamirpur as clerk and thereafter selected as APRO and joined in the office of DPRO, Solan on October 29, 1982.
Pantaloons open first flagship store Chandigarh: Pantaloons has announced the opening of its first flagship store in Elante Mall at Chandigarh. The new store spreads across more than 25,000 sq. ft and will house a wide range of ready to wear fashionable clothes and accessories. The fashion store will have something to offer to everyone - men, women and kids, making it a shopper’s paradise. Some of the major brands available at the store include John Miller, Indigo Nation, lee Cooper, Rig, AND, 109F, Trishaa, Aakriti, Biba, Bare Kids among others.
Vodafone ANNOUNCES CONTEST winners
Chandigarh: Vodafone India on Friday announced the winners of the “Sona Jeeto-II” and “Win a Car” contests, conducted in association with One97 Communications. Both the contests were held nationally as a part of Vodafone’s customer-connect initiative. Tejveer Kalra and Inderjeet Kaur from Chandigarh emerged as bumper prize winners of the contests nationally. Tejveer the winner of the “Sona Jeeto-II” contest took home the keys to brand new Volkswagen Polo and Inderjeet, winner of the “Win a Car” contest won a Hyundai Verna.