Tribunal issues directions
Chandigarh: As many as 13 cases were taken up in a court of Tribunal constituted under Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 at Ballabhgarh on Tuesday. A spokesman said in a complaint of Jagdish Prasad, a resident of village Uncha, his sons Devender and Sanjay requested to allow one month’s time for vacating the house whereas his third son gave affidavit for giving Rs 2,500 per month as allowance to his father. On the complaint of Mahender, the Tribunal ordered to send his son Roop Chand to jail, but the accused requested for 15 days time which was granted by the Tribunal. However, the Tribunal ordered jail term of 29 days if he failed to pay the amount of allowance in the given period. In case of Balweshwar Tyagi, Tribunal issued a warrant against his son Naresh and ordered the police to produce him in court on December 18.
Gorham village emerges as ‘Madhu Gram’
Chandigarh: The village Gorham in Kaithal has emerged as ‘Madhu Gram’ as 110 unemployed youth of this village are relying solely on Bee Keeping for their livelihood. The total honey production of the entire village accounts to about 350 tonnes and total income generated from honey is Rs 2.61 crore with honey sold at the rate of Rs 75 per kilogram during last year. The average net income per family has reached to Rs 2.5 lakh per annum per family. A spokesman said bee keeping has become a passion for the youth of Gorham village. Out of 110 youth, 65 belong to Scheduled Caste (SC) which had no other source of income. Bee-keeping was undertaken as a vocation for the first time during 2004 and during past eight years, it has developed into a highly profitable venture and now easily adopted by unemployed rural youth, landless and marginal farmers.
Dental checkup camp organised
Panchkula: SMD little Champ School, Sector 2, Panchkula organised a dental checkup camp in their school premises. A total of 30 toddlers were examined during the camp. Apart from medical examination, Dr Kavita Sharma, Dental Surgeon along with her team also conducted a session on oral hygiene. She stressed upon the complete teeth hygiene and gave tips about the proper brushing. Naresh Gupta, Director, SMD little Champ School said, “Apart from the school curriculum, this initiative of the school was taken to ensure overall fitness of our students.”
DA arrears to be credited in bank accounts
Chandigarh: Punjab Government on Tuesday informed that arrears of dearness relief for July to September, which is to be paid in cash, shall be credited by respective banks in bank accounts of concerned pensioners or family pensioners. A spokesman said that 8 per cent hike in dearness allowance (DA) payable to the State Government pensioners or family pensioners was due from January 2013. He said that increased DA would be affected from July 1, 2013, was enhanced to 80 per cent from present 72 per cent of the basic pay, and would be paid along with the pay from October 1, 2013.
National livestock championship-2014 meeting
Chandigarh: A review meeting, scheduled for November 20, regarding National livestock Championship-2014 under the chairmanship of Sri Muktsar Sahib Deputy Commissioner has been postponed due to some administrative reasons. The State Animal Husbandry director informed that now this meeting would be held on November 25 at same venue and time.
Blood donation camp organised
Chandigarh: The NSS unit of Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Pharmacy on Tuesday organised a blood donation camp and a free sugar testing camp in memory of late Bharpur Singh, former Secretary, Silk Educational Society. The camp was inaugurated by Rajan Kashyap, chairman Blood Bank Society Chandigarh. Over 60 units of blood were donated by the students, alumni and staff of the College. Mementoes and refreshment were also given to the donors.
Over one lakh beneficiaries covered
Chandigarh: As many as 1,62,526 beneficiaries have been covered under Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Viwah Sahgun Yojna since the implementation of the scheme in Haryana in the year 2005-06. Haryana Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Geeta Bhukkal said that under the scheme Rs 31,000 were given to members of Scheduled Cates, Denitrified Tribes and Widows of all sections of the society living below poverty line on the occasion of the marriage of their daughters. A sum of Rs 11,000 was given to the BPl families of other sections of the society for this purpose. The scheme was implemented with an aim to facilitate the marriage of girls belonging to poor and Scheduled Castes families.
Cultural workshop to be held
Chandigarh: Haryana Sports and Youth Affairs Department will organise a State-level cultural workshop at Narnaul from December 17 to 22. A spokesman said the workshop would be organised to promote Haryanavi culture. During the workshop, the youth would be imparted practical and theoretical knowledge of dance, music and drama disciplines of the culture. A total of 105 youth comprising of three boys and two girls from each district in the age group of 15 to 25 years would take part in this workshop.
‘Behan Subhashini Devi Centenary lecture’
Chandigarh: Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishwavidyalaya, Khanpur Kalan in district Sonipat will organize the third ‘Behan Subhashini Devi Centenary lecture’ on November 20. Chhattisgarh Governor Shekhar Dutt will be the chief guest of the programme. A spokesman said that Vice-Chancellor Dr Pankaj Mittal would preside over the programme which would be held from 11.30 am onward in the multipurpose hall of main administrative block.
ECI registers “Aarakshan Virodhi Party”
Chandigarh: Election Commission of India has registered “Aarakshan Virodhi Party” as a political party. A spokesman of Chief Electoral Officer, Haryana said that ECI has registered “Aarakshan Vrodhi Party” as political party with effect from October 23, 2013 under Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
workshop on l/c & Documentation held
Chandigarh: PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in association with German-based organisation Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) organised a one-day workshop on “l/c & Documentation” at PHD House here. KK Jindal, Managing Director, Global Management services & former Programme Director, NIBSCOM, gave a detailed presentation on the l/C Mechanism explaining the Types of l/C and Method of Payment. Jindal, while talking on the Export Documentation, said that exports were going up and so were the challenges faced by exporters.
‘Will oppose fee-hike in syndicate meeting’
Chandigarh: Satya Pal Jain, former city MP and national incharge of legal and legislative Cell of the BJP and a member of the Panjab University Senate and Syndicate, said that he and his colleagues will oppose the proposed hike in the fees of the students in the coming meeting of the PU Syndicate. Jain said that the decision of Panjab University authorities of keeping the issue of increasing the fees of the students pending till this matter is considered by the Panjab University Syndicate is a welcome step. He urged the Vice-Chancellor to bring this issue in the coming Syndicate meeting so that the issue of increasing the fees could be given a final burial, as early as possible.
‘Gruhapravesh’ to be held at Chandigarh
Chandigarh: IndiaProperty.com, an online property portal is all set to launch their flagship property show ‘Grahapravesh” at Chandigarh. The 19th edition of India’s biggest property show will be held at Himachal Bhavan, Madhya Marg on November 23 and 24 with top 40 builders displaying around 120 odd projects. Chandigarh, being the twin capital of two Indian states- Haryana and Punjab, has always witnessed a high demand in the real estate sector.