Three-year jail to seeds certification officer
Chandigarh: The court of Amritsar Additional Sessions Judge Navjot Sohal convicted Regional Seeds Certification Officer Kabul Singh in the case of bribery and has awarded sentence of three-year imprisonment and Rs 2,000 fine. Spokesperson of the State Vigilance Bureau said that Kabul Singh was trapped red handed while taking bribe amounting to Rs 10,000, and a case was registered on January 28, 2011, under the Prevention of Corruption Act by Vigilance Bureau, Amritsar.
Yard for sand, gravel at Banur grain market
SAS Nagar: A day after Punjab Government decided to set up special yards for providing sand and gravel at controlled rates, the Mohali district administration has decided to establish it at Banur grain market. Mandi officer has been designated as nodal officer for the work, and Market Committee secretary and supervisors will monitor this yard. A telephone will also be provided for the year via which the booking of sand and bajri could be done, said Deputy Commissioner Tejinder Pal Singh Sidhu.
Haryana revises schedule for flag hoisting
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has revised schedule for hoisting National Flag on the occasion of Republic Day 2014 for six Ministers and two chief parliamentary secretaries. Spokesman said that as per revised schedule, Power Minister Capt Ajay Singh Yadav will hoist National Flag at Mahendergarh at Narnual, Education Minister Geeta Bhukkal at Rohtak, Public Health Minister Kiran Choudhry at Palwal, Urban local Bodies Minster Savitri Jindal at Fatehabad, Health Minister Rao Narender Singh at Panchkula, labour and Employment Minister Shiv Charan lal Sharma at Panipat, Chief Parliamentary Secretary Rao Dan Singh at Hisar and Chief Parliamentary Secretary Jaiveer at Yamuna Nagar.
Punjab instructs officers to update info
Chandigarh: Punjab Government has issued instructions to all the employees working in Punjab Civil Secretariat-I and II at Chandigarh to update their address and contact numbers. Spokesperson said that it has been noticed that home address and contact numbers of many employees have changed and they have yet not updated, and their wrong addresses cause hindrance while contacting an employee during emergency. Employees have been asked to send hard copy of complete updated information to the civil control room, room no. IV and soft copy at ccr_pcs@yahoo.com within a week, and those failing to comply with these instructions would face disciplinary action, he added.
Premier fashion parties to be unveiled today
Chandigarh: In yet another successful leap, third edition of Signature Premier Fashion Parties will be unveiled on Saturday at The Taj Chandigarh. Evening will be an extravaganza of fashion and music where Vanya Mishra is walking the ramp as a show-stopper for designer Jaya Misra and Sobhita Dhulipala for designer Rabani and Rakha creating a special line for the evening showcasing a range of evening wear and club wear, followed by foot tapping music by DJ Akansha Popli from Delhi.
Axis Bank post healthy quarterly results
Chandigarh: Axis Bank on Friday approved financial results for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2013, with posting a 19 per cent increase in net profit at Rs 1,604 crore for third quarter ended December 31, 2013-14 fiscal. Bank had registered net profit of Rs 1,347 crore for October-December quarter of last fiscal, 2012-13. Other Income, comprising fee, trading profit and miscellaneous income, for period grew 14 per cent and stood at Rs 5,192 crores as against Rs 4,544 crore during the same period last year.
Helios offers up to 40 per cent off on watches
ludhiana: Helios, a chain of multi brand watch stores by Titan, has kicked off its end of season sale, along with EMI option. Customers can walk into the nearest Helios store and avail a discount of up to 40 per cent on international watch brands and pay in instalments. Helios houses over 25 international brands in its collection, including well-known international brands like Emporio Armani, Guess, Tommy Hilfiger, Titan, FCUK, Citizen, Fossil, Diesel, DKNY, Kenneth Cole, Skagen, Hugo Boss, Esprit, Timberland and Police. Helios has an EMI offer to give to its customers. They have tied-up with leading credit card companies (Citibank, ICICI etc.) and lenders Bajaj Finance to launch easy EMI scheme to make it easy for its customers to purchase a watch. EMI schemes are available in flexible tenors and on zero down payment.
Army recruitment rally from February 1
Chandigarh: A recruitment rally for Territorial Army soldiers — general duty and tradesman, chef and steward — will begin from February 1 to 8 at Madhopur for candidates from Zone-I, including Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir and National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi. Candidates may report for rally at 8 am. The age required for the recruitment is 18 to 42 years. Eligible candidates may take part in rally from Punjab on February 1, from HP on February 3, and from J&K, Haryana, UT of Chandigarh on February 4 and NCT of Delhi.
Haryana allocates wheat to all districts
Chandigarh: Haryana Principal Secretary of Food and Supplies Department TVSN Prasad on Friday said that wheat allocation has been made to all districts for distribution among beneficiaries under National Food Security Act. Deputy Commissioners should monitor distribution and ensure that no genuine beneficiary is left out, said Prasad during a meeting of Deputy Commissioners falling in Gurgaon division. He asked them to ensure that proper announcement is made in the area of distribution so that no genuine beneficiary is left from availing the benefit of the scheme.
Blue card for new atta-dal beneficiaries
SAS Nagar: Extending the ambit of Atta-Dal scheme, the Punjab Government has decided to cover 13.5 lakh families more, including 60,000 new applications from Mohali district. Already, 42,000 families are being benefited under the scheme, and 60,000 more applications have been received, which will be scrutinize and after checking their authenticity, blue cards for the eligible beneficiaries will be prepared in 15 days, said Deputy Commissioner Tejinder Pal Singh Sidhu, while addressing a meeting with concerned officers at District Administrative Complex.
ABVP announces Chandigarh Executive Council
Chandigarh: Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Friday announced its Chandigarh executive committee for the current session at Panjab University’s student centre. The council includes total 24 members — 16 office bearers and eight executive members. All the council members took oath to work 24-hour for student issues. Vikash Sharma has been appointed as president while Gagandeep Singh Sierah is the new secretary. Bhupinder Singh Bhupi, Hitender Vasisht, Varuchi Sharma, Sanjeev Khajuria, and Bhandari have been appointed as vice-presidents.