Election dept ready for counting of votes
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Electoral Officer Shrikant Walgad said all the observers have reached their stations for counting of votes and all preparations in this regard have been completed. The counting of votes will begin at 8 am on May 16. He said that the counting trends will be available on the websites www.ceo.haryanagov.in and www.electharyana.nic.in.
Holidayin Gurgaon due to re-polling
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Electoral Officer Shrikant Walgad said that May 15, the day of re-poll in Gurgaon Parliamentary constituency for the general election of lok Sabha, 2014, will be observed as public holiday in those areas where re-polling will be held and the polling would be held from 7 am to 6 pm. The repolling would take place in the eight polling stations in Mewat, area including Firozpur Jhirka and Punhana Assembly segments.
Minor girl saved from getting married
Chandigarh: Intensifying its campaign to combat the social evil of child marriage, District Child Protection Unit, Fatehabad, has saved one more minor girl from getting married. The spokesman of the department said that the minor girl, a resident of village Bhirdana, district Sirsa and a student of Class VIII was saved from getting married after they received a complaint on its Child Helpline number 1098. The members of the unit also provided counseling to them and convinced them to marry her only after attaining the age of 18 years, he added.
Prez honours GMSH-Sector 16 nurse
Chandigarh: President Pranab Mukherjee conferred the National Florence Nightingale Award 2014 on Kailash RM, Nursing Sister, Government Multi Specialty Hospital (GMSH), Sector 16, Chandigarh at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi on May 12. She has been providing exemplary services to the patients, despite shortage of human resources and day-to-day emergencies. She underwent training to counsel people living with HIV/AIDS in the year 1997 at a time when HIV/AIDS was extremely stigmatized, even among the fraternity of health service providers.
Get HSRPs fixed by August-end: Transport officer
SAS Nagar: District Transport Officer, Pardeep Singh Dhillon has appealed to vehicle owners to get High Security Registration Plates fixes by the end of August. He said that the work for fixing High Security Registration Plates on vehicles is in progress as per the directions of Supreme Court of India, and in SAS Nagar district HSRP plates have been fixed to approximate 30 thousand vehicles. The vehicles having no HSRP will be challaned after August month, he added.
Anti-encroachment drive in Mohali soon
SAS Nagar: Presiding over a meeting at District Administrative Complex with officials of GMADA and Municipal Corporation to review the development works in SAS Nagar, Deputy Commissioner Mohali, Tejinder Pal Singh Sidhu said that illegal encroachments in SAS Nagar will not be acceptable and strict action for removal of encroachment to be initiated and action taken report to be submitted without any further delay. He added after strict action by Chandigarh administration for removal of illegal constructions, the chances of illegal encroachments in the SAS Nagar could increase, for which a close watch should be kept to prevent the same.
Burning of doctor’s house condemned
Chandigarh: Medicos legal Action Group (MlAG) on Wednesday condemned the incidence of arson at Mansa where relatives of a patient ransacked clinic and burnt the house of Dr Akashdeep. A 13-year-old child with uncontrolled seizures had died while being transported from Akash hospital to Max Hospital. Dr Neeraj Nagpal, Convenor MlAG demanded immediate registration of FIR and arrest of arsonists who indulged in violence. He said that despite Punjab Medicare Personnel and Institution Prevention of violence Act incidences of violence against doctors is on the rise. The reason, he said, was because that the Government had not once used the provisions of the Act to prosecute arsonists. Dr Ramneek Bedi, Trustee of MlAG said that rising incidents of violence against doctors was a serious matter.
Aginsky Group to take out roadshow
Chandigarh: Aginsky Consulting Group would embark on a one-of-a-kind EB-5 investment roadshow in several cities of Punjab — Chandigarh, ludhiana, and Jalandhar. The three-day roadshow will include seminars and one-on-one investor meets. EB-5, the immigration investment program of the United States, which started in 1990, offers foreign investors a straightforward path to a Green Card. ACG has tied up with several regional centres (pooled EB-5 investments) to provide investment options in various sectors like hospitality, manufacturing, media etc. Some projects include marquee international brands such as Hyatt and Marriott hotels.
GP Fund accounts to be maintained
Chandigarh: The Punjab Government has issued instructions to maintain the GP Fund accounts of Class-IV employees at the district-level from May 1, 2014. A Government spokesperson said that keeping in view the difficulties faced by the Class-VI employees, this decision has been taken. He said that the GPF accounts of those Class-VI employees, who are working in the Head/administrative offices, would be maintained in the same office.
Punjab fixes 8.7 pc interest on GPF, CPF
Chandigarh: Punjab Government has fixed 8.7 per cent interest rate on General Provident Fund (GPF) and Contributory Provident Fund (CPF) for the financial year 2014-15. An official spokesperson of the Finance Department said the State Government employees could avail 8.7 per cent interest rate from April 2014 on GPF & CPF and other funds credited by them.