BBMB surpasses generation target
Chandigarh: Riding on the recent achievement of successfully uprating two 108 MW units at Bhakra left Bank Power House to 126 MW each, BBMB continued with its excellent performance during the year. BBMB has surpassed the energy generation target set by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) for the year 2013-14 in about first nine months itself. BBMB generated 9679 million units during the period from April to December, 2013 against the full year target of 9665 million units. This splendid feat was facilitated by ensuring high machine availability of 95.08% as well as optimal water reservoir operations leading to effective utilisation of inflows. Drinking and irrigation water needs of beneficiary States/UTs were also satisfactorily fulfilled for last three successive years.
Senior posts open for Post-grad students
Chandigarh: Positions of senior residents in Government Medical College, Patiala & Amritsar have been opened up for fresh post-graduate students. Anil Joshi, Medical Education and Research Minister said that Government has issued a notification indicating the terms & conditions for selection of senior residents wherein in-addition to the doctors from the PCMS cadre, those post graduates under five years contract with state government, contractual doctors under NRHM and doctors from other departments like Rural Development and freshly passed out post graduates are eligible to apply for senior residency in about 15 super specialties and 41 specialities. These are 466 positions of senior residents in Govt. Medical College, Amritsar and Patiala. Interested applicants can apply online on www.pbhealth.gov.in and www.punjabmedicaleducation.org.
Revised photo electoral roll published
Shimla: HP Chief Electoral Officer Narender Chauhan said said that the work of summary revision of photo electoral rolls for all legislative constituencies had been completed with effect from January 1, 2014 as qualifying date and final photo electoral rolls had been published on January 6. There were 46,74,187 registered voters in all 68 Assembly constituencies at the time of publication of photo electoral rolls and 93,638 new voters were registered whereas 41,552 were deleted due to death, migration, double registration etc. during the revision. There had been increase of 52,086 voters, in the electoral rolls. He said that there were 23, 90,117 male and 22,84,070 female voters and photo identity cards of all the voters had been prepared.
Patil greets people on Gurpurv
Chandigarh: Punjab Governor and UT Administrator Shivraj Patil in a message on the Gurpurv of Sri Guru Gobind Singh, called upon the people to rededicate themselves to the ideals and goals set out by the great guru and work for creating a harmonious society, based on values of humanism and secularism. Patil said that Guru Gobind Singh Ji, a saint-soldier, symbolised the virtues of truth, righteousness and universal brotherhood. He appealed to the people to celebrate Parkashutsav in a spirit of social harmony, equality and well being of the people, which he preaches and practiced throughout his life.
Guv, CM felicitate people on ‘Prakashotsav'
Shimla: HP Governor Urmila Singh and Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh have felicitated the people of the state especially the Sikh community on the auspicious occasion of Guru Govind Singh’s birth anniversary. Urmila Singh in her felicitation message said that Shri Guru Govind Singh worked for the safeguard of religion and humanity and laid down his life for the cause of communal harmony and social services. Virbhadra Singh said that Shri Guru Govind Singh strived against cruelty, injustice, atrocity and inhuman forces.
348th ‘Parkash Purb’ celebrated
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal felicitated the Punjabis living in India and across the globe, on 348th ‘Parkash Purb’ of Sri Guru Gobind Singh ji and exhorted them to follow the noble teachings and rich legacy of the great “Saint Soldier”. Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal and Public Relations Minister Bikram Singh Majithia also greeted all the Punjabis living in India and abroad on the eve of Parkash Utsav and said that by creating Khalsa Panth in 1699, the great Guru gave the Sikhs, a separate identity. Guru Gobind Singh infused the spirit of both sainthood and soldier in the minds and hearts of his followers to fight oppression in order to restore justice, peace, righteousness (Dharma) and to uplift the down-trodden people in this world, they added.
VB nabs four corrupt officers in December
Chandigarh: During 2013 December, Vigilance Bureau, Punjab (VB) nabbed 4 corrupt officers red handed, while accepting bribe. On the other hand, various courts sentenced 5 corrupt officers in the cases filed by the VB. A spokesperson said that Harjinder Singh A/lM, Punjab State Power Corporation ltd. Dhandhowal, Jalandhar; Bhajan lal Kumar, PAS-1 Divisional Soil Conservator Officer Patiala; Balwinder Kumar, Patwari Revenue, Chalelan, Patiala; Harmesh lal, Kanoongo, circle Chamiari and Parmjit Singh, Patwari Revenue, Vichhoya have been apprehended by Vigilance Bureau red handed, while accepting bribe.
500 girl students learn self defence
Chandigarh: District legal Services Authority, Mohali organised a seminar in association with self defence techniques expert BS Handa and Rattan Group of Institutions, Sohana. Tarntaran Singh Bindra, Chief Judicial Magistrate cum Secretary informed DlSA is organising seminars and workshops to teach self defence techniques to girls of Mohali so that they may be capable of fighting sexual abuses, being faced by them. Today more than 500 girl students of Rattan Group of Institutions, Sohana have learnt these techniques, he added.
Girls on mission to prevent open defecation
Chandigarh: Students Shreya Bali and Mrinalini Singha of class IX and X respectively of Strawberry Field World School here provided toilets to the village Tiddha near Mullanpur here that has around 100 people. Putting up toilets are a part of the clean India movement that aims at educating villagers and underprivileged people about healthy and clean lifestyle. Taking cues from the research conducted by DRDO, they have setup four bio-loo toilets in this village.
Over 3.37l to benefit from Allowance Scheme
Chandigarh: Haryana Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Geeta Bhukkal said that more than 3.37 lakh beneficiaries have been added under Old Age Samman Allowance Scheme during last eight-and-a-half years. She said that the State Government would spend over Rs 133.24 crore for giving enhanced old age samman pension of Rs1,000 per month to over 13.32 lakh eligible beneficiaries for January 2014. The pension for disabled and widows had also been increased from Rs 300 to Rs1,000 per month.
‘Haryana ki Dhoom-6’ competition from Jan 10
Chandigarh: Haryana Kala Parishad would organise “Haryana Ki Dhoom-6”, a three days State level Haryana Folk and Ragini Competition-2013-14 at Indradhanush Auditorium in Sector 5 Panchkula from January 10. A spokesman said that Director General, Haryana Information, Public Relations and Cultural Affairs Department, Sudhir Rajpal would be the chief guest in the inaugural function of the competition.
Army technical recruitment rally on Mar 1
Chandigarh: The Army Technical Recruitment Rally for the candidates of districts Bhiwani, Rewari and Mahendergarh to be held on March 3 would now be held on March 1, 2014 at Shaheed Bhagat Singh Stadium in Sirsa. Director, Army Recruitment Office, Charkhi Dadri, Colonel PC Pusti said that the eligibility criteria for this recruitment rally is XIIth pass and the candidates should have 40 percent marks each in Chemistry, Physics, Math and English and aggregate marks not less than 50 per cent.