Over 31.53 lakh MT wheat procured
Chandigarh: In Haryana, more than 31.53 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of wheat has so far arrived in various mandis during the current procurement season. The Government agencies have procured 31,52,845 MT of wheat whereas, 162 MT of wheat have been purchased by traders. HAFED has purchased highest 10.55 lakh MT of wheat followed by 9.62 lakh MT purchased by Food and Supplies department. Agro Industries Corporation has purchased 2.55 lakh MT, Haryana Warehousing Corporation 3.28 lakh MT, CONFED 75,105 MT and Food Corporation of India has procured 4.75 lakh MT of wheat during current procurement season so far. District Karnal is leading in the wheat arrival where 4.56 lakh MT of wheat has arrived in the mandis, followed by Kaithal with 4.53 lakh MT.
two-day PCCM-CME 2014 meet on April 26-27
Chandigarh: Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine or Respiratory Diseases and Tuberculosis Medicine and Rheumatology Department of Pt Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences at Rohtak will organise a two-day conference PCCM-CME 2014 on April 26 and 27. A spokesman said that about 400 participants from Haryana and other States would participate in the conference and it would be organised in new auditorium of the university premises. lecture on the topic of lung and critical care sonography, mechanical ventilation and critical care nursing would be given on April 26 and lecture on Tuberculosis: Challenges in Diagnoses and Management will be given on April 27.
Over 27.64 lakh quintals sugar produced
Chandigarh: The Cooperative Sugar Mills in Haryana have so far produced over 27.64 lakh quintals of sugar by crushing 315.76 lakh quintals of sugarcane during the current crushing season. The Sugar Mill, Assandh has produced 3.10 lakh quintal of sugar by crushing 32.92 lakh quintals of sugarcane. A spokesman said the cooperative Sugar mill, Shahbad achieved highest production of 5.52 lakh quintals of sugarcane by crushing 57.37 lakh quintals of sugarcane followed by cooperative Sugar mill, Rohtak with the production of 3.66 lakh quintals of sugar by crushing 45.50 lakh quintals of sugarcane.
flood relief training camp to be held
Chandigarh: Haryana Revenue and Disaster Management department will organise a State-level flood relief training camp at Brahma Sarovar, Kurukshetra from April 23. A spokesman said the training camp would be inaugurated by Commissioner, Ambala Division Neelam Pradeep Kasni. He said that trainees from all over the State would take part in this training camp where they would be imparted training by master trainers and specialists.
Gautam Solar inks MOU with Haryana Gramin Bank
Chandigarh: Gautam Solar (formerly Gautam Polymers), provider of cutting-edge low cost clean energy solutions, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank to assist customers to avail required financial assistance in buying solar home light systems from the company. As per the MoU, Gautam Solar and Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank shall henceforth join hands and work together to assist each other in marketing and development of solar business all across Haryana. The tie-up shall help customers enjoy a five-year warranty on the products financed by the bank which comes under the NABARD scheme.
Krishi Vigyan Kendras meet on April 24-25
Chandigarh: Ch Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University (CCSHAU), Hisar, will convene a meeting of Krishi Vigyan Kendras of Haryana and Delhi on April 24 and 25 to discuss and finalise the action plan of these centres for the year 2014-15. A spokesman said the meeting would be inaugurated by Vice-Chancellor CCSHAU, Dr KS Khokhar. Regional Project Director, Zone-1, ludhiana Dr S Prabhu Kumar would also be present on this occasion.
Haryana to grant Rs12,000 as interest-free loan
Chandigarh: Haryana Government will grant Rs12,000 as interest-free loan to all its Class IV employees for the purchase of wheat for their own or their family’s consumption during 2014-15. A spokesman said the loan would be recovered in monthly instalments to be fixed by the departments concerned for its full recovery before the close of the financial year 2014-15. The wheat loan would not be sanctioned to work charge or daily wage employees or employees who are on deputation in corporation or local bodies. In case, both husband and wife are serving for the State Government, the wheat advanced would be granted to only one of them.
Haryana to replace ‘Dhobi’ with ‘dhobi rajak’
Chandigarh: Haryana Government will replace the word Dhobi with the word Dhobi/Dhobi Rajak in the list of backward classes of the State in Block ‘A’ with immediate effect. A notification to this effect has been issued by Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes department. Accordingly, word Dhobi/Dhobi Rajak will appear at serial No. 17 in Block ‘A’ of list of Backward Classes.
student selected for cricket coaching camp
Chandigarh: Amrit lubana from DAV Senior Secondary School, Punjab is selected to attend the seven-day special coaching clinic to be conducted by Cricket India Academy Coaches at Air India Ground, Kalina in Mumbai. He is one of the players who were picked on the basis of their performance in the U-16 Inter-State leg of the Coca-Cola Cricket Cup, which was concluded on Sunday in Mumbai. A total of 27 players have been selected for this coaching clinic. The clinic will be conducted by Anthony Adams (Head Coach, Cricket Indian Academy) in two sessions 7.00 am-9.30 am and in the evening 4 pm-6.30 pm.
Man gets two-year RI for bribe
Chandigarh: The Court of Additional Session Judge, Sonepat has convicted Suresh Kumar, Patwari Halka Khewra at Sonepat to undergo two-year rigorous imprisonment with fine of Rs6,000 in a bribe case. A spokesman said Suresh Kumar was caught red-handed while accepting illegal gratification of Rs2,500 from Ram Karan, a resident of village Khewda, Sonepat in lieu of land allotted to them. A case was registered under Section 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act.
ICl group of colleges organises mega job fest
Chandigarh: ICl Group of Colleges, Shazadpur organised its mega job week for this year’s passing out batch. Sanjeev Prabhakar, president ICl Group said, “We are working towards providing better placements to all our students, previously too our job fests have proven to be successful with a large number of our students getting placed at various leading IT firms.” He added that various MNC’S and leading companies like Airtel, Earth Infra etc. have come for this year’s job fest.