No hike in road tax for vehicles: Haryana govt
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has not increased road tax on motor vehicles.Transport Commissioner Ashima Brar said that road tax was last revised in Haryana from April 9, 2013 and later no increase in the road tax was announced. The present maximum rate of tax on a two-wheeler is 8 per cent and on cars it is 9 per cent of the value of the vehicle. The road tax in Haryana is lower than many other States, she said.
Rs 12.32l cheque for hooda’s relief fund
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda was presented with a cheque of Rs 12,32,942 for Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for the victims of Uttarakhand devastation by Managing Director, Haryana Tourism Corporation Sumita Misra and chairman Chakarvrti Sharma. Principal Secretary, Tourism Vijai Vardhan was also present on this occasion. The amount of cheque has been contributed by the employees of Haryana Tourism Corporation. Others who were present on this occasion included Chief Parliamentary Secretaries namely Rao Daan Singh and Dharambir Singh, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister SS Dhillon and MS Chopra, Principal OSD to Chief Minister
ex-Bjp mp elected as Dean of Faculty of law at pu
Chandigarh: Satya Pal Jain, former city BJP MP and a noted constitutional lawyer was on Monday unanimously elected as the Dean of the Faculty of law of Panjab University for the year 2013-14 in the election held at the university. Jain has been the All India in-charge of the legal Cell of BJP for about 10 years and was nominated as National Chairman of the Committee on legal & Election Commission Issues, constituted after the declaration of party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi. Jain has been a member of PU Senate and Syndicate for quite a long time.
77,035 quintals of sugar produced in Haryana
Chandigarh: Cooperative Sugar Mills in Haryana have so far produced over 77,035 quintals of sugar by crushing 15.59 lakh quintals of sugarcane during the current crushing season. A spokesman said that the highest sugarcane of 3.57 lakh quintals has been crushed by Cooperative Sugar Mill Karnal followed by Panipat Sugar Mill which has crushed 2.72 lakh quintals of sugarcane. These two sugarmills have produced 25,820 quintals and 20,025 quintals of sugar respectively. As much as 2.25 lakh quintals of sugarcane has been crushed by Cooperative Sugar Mill Rohtak and Cooperative Sugar Mills of Jind and Palwal have crushed 1.29 lakh quintals each of sugarcane.
Human Rights conference at kurukshetra
Chandigarh: With a view to sensitise the people of human rights, a conference on Role of Revenue Officers in ensuring Human Rights would be organised at Kurukshetra on December 18. A spokesman said that the aim of this conference was to apprise the people in detail, about the role of Revenue Officers in ensuring human rights to the people. The people would be made aware of their rights so that they might not face any difficulty while dealing with the officers from the level of Patwari to the officers of Revenue Department in getting their work done. Besides, the revenue officers of 11 districts, the other senior officers of the State Government would also participate in the conference.
lPU organises one-day natl English seminar
Jalandhar: The Department of English of lovely Professional University (lPU) organised one-day national English seminar to seek solution for varied violence in globalised world order. The topic of discussion was Contextualising and Reorienting Violence and its Spaces in a Postmodern, Globalised World Order’. This multi-disciplinary seminar brought together scholars and researchers from different disciplines to enter into a dialogue for subject related issues. Near 50 scholars from Indian Universities like BHU Varanasi, IIT Roorkee, Allahabad University, Aligarh Muslim University and many others participated. The seminar was composed of inaugural and eight other business sessions, and saw evoking opening lectures. The inaugural session was presided over by lPU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Ramesh Kanwar, and the key note address was made by Prof J S Jha from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
Havells Galaxy Carnival on till dec 13
Chandigarh: Havells India limited is organising Havells Galaxy Carnival in SElZ Business House, NAC Manimajra here and Himachal Pradesh. The carnival had started on December 7 and will conclude on December 13. During the carnival, the company will present exclusive, limited period offers for its valued customers. Havells lighting consultants will also offer free advice on how to light up your home
and office.
Su-Kam launches 150 deep-cycle battery
ludhiana: Su-Kam Power Systems limited and US based Trojan Battery Company have joined hands to launch a co-branded, long-lasting and reliable Su-Kam/Trojan INV-150 deep-cycle battery in Punjab. Su-Kam’s alliance with Trojan will strengthen Su-Kam’s battery portfolio for solar and inverter applications in Punjab along with other key markets. The Su-Kam/Trojan INV-150 deep-cycle battery is specifically engineered to power both commercial and residential inverter applications.
Matrix launches Biospa Service
Amritsar: Matrix has presented in salon exclusive Biospa Services — a collection of 19 professional haircare therapies customised to address all hair care woes with a rejuvenating spa experience. Inspired by nature and empowered by science, the Biolage range of products captures the vital essences of botanicals in unique blends that nourish, restore and empower hair’s natural beauty.