VB director can help get clearance certificate
Chandigarh: Punjab Government, while simplifying the procedure for seeking vigilance clearance certificate, has instructed all the departments that Director and Joint Director of Vigilance Bureau could also be contacted for any problem and help. A spokesperson said that the departments have been told that in case of any difficulty and help for getting vigilance clearance certificate, they could also contact Director and Joint Director, Vigilance Bureau, Punjab, Chandigarh at their office address, SCO-60-61, Sector 17D, here besides these officers could be contacted over phone or e-mail; for Director 0172-2703553/vigilance-police-pb@nic.in and for Joint Director 0172-2702201/jdvbadmn-pb@nic.in.
Punjab Vigilance bureau files 5 challans
Chandigarh: Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) in its anti-corruption campaign during April has completed the inquiry in various cases and subsequently, challans of five cases were submitted before the Courts. A spokesperson said that during the hearing of other cases filed by Vigilance Bureau, the Courts has pronounced sentenced to the culprits in three bribery cases. He said that Vigilance Bureau has also initiated inquiries in two other cases.
7,654 teachers get regularisation orders
Chandigarh: Sikander Singh Maluka, Punjab Education Minister handed over regularisation orders to 7,654 teachers at a function organised here on Monday after regularising their services. Maluka said that out of total 7,654 teachers, 424 Math teachers, 649 Punjabi, 155 Science Masters, 249 Art and Craft, 96 library Restorers, 168 SlA and 256 lecturers have been given regularisation orders. He said that the services of remaining teaching and non-teaching staff would be regularised by April 6 and their appointment letters would be sent to the District Education Officers concerned. The Minister also announced the summer vacations commencing from June 1 to June 30, 2014.
Haryana issues Information Security Advisory
Chandigarh: The office of Haryana State Information Security Management has issued Information Security Advisory to all administrative secretaries, all heads of the departments and all boards, corporations and institutions of the State. A spokesman said that the advisory pertains to a potentially small number of computer systems still running the Microsoft Windows XP Operating System. He said that such computers are considered severe security threat and hence needed to be upgraded or migrated out on an urgent basis.
Devi lal varsity awarded recognition by bar council
Chandigarh: Bar Council of India has awarded recognition to llB courses of law Department of Ch. Devi lal University, Sirsa. A spokesman said that the Bar Council has given this recognition to the students of three years and five years courses of the University who have enrolled in them between the year 2010 to 2014 and 2014 to 2017.
Nickelodeon set to launch third movie Chandigarh: Nickelodeon, the storehouse of comedy where funny rules, is all set to launch the third movie Motu Patlu in Deep Sea Adventure premiering on the channel on Sunday, May 18 at 10 am. In their new movie, Motu and Patlu are shipwrecked and captured by the vile King Shark. What follows then is a series of comic situations, combined with a thrilling underwater adventure, as the awesome-twosome fight their way to save their lives.
BBMB organiSes one-day workshop on RTDSS
Chandigarh: BBMB organised one-day workshop on RTDSS (Real Time Decision Support System) on May 16, at Hotel Shivalikview, Sector 17 here under the able guidance of AB Agrawal, chairman, BBMB. The Board has developed RTDSS for river basins of Satluj & Beas under world bank aided hydrology project, phase-II. With this RTDSS system the data like rainfall, snow and other atmospheric parameters shall be available online and and this will help in proper forecast of inflow of Bhakra and Pong and better management of waters of these rivers and also to avoid flooding in down stream area in Punjab.
HIV/AIDS, art training for nurses at NINE
Chandigarh: National Institute of Nursing Education (NINE),
PGIMER conducted three consecutive ‘workshop on HIV/AIDS and art training for nurses’ under Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) in association with Indian Nursing Council under the stewardship of Dr Sandhya Ghai (Principal Coordinator GFATM Project). A total of 103 nurses from Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh actively participated in these six-day workshops. Important topics related to nurses role in HIV/AIDS, Stigma and Discrimination, Epidemiology and disease progression,
Counselling and Testing for HIV, Prevention of Parent to Child Transmission (PPTCT), Paediatric HIV, complementary therapies in HIV and challenges faced by nurses as per latest guidelines from NACO were covered.
Vidhan Sabha notifies Bishnoi’s resignation
Chandigarh: Haryana Vidhan Sabha has notified that Renuka Bishnoi, MlA, who was elected as a member to the Haryana legislative Assembly from Adampur constituency has resigned from her seat on May 16, 2014 and submitted the same on May 18, 2014. Her resignation has been accepted by Speaker of Haryana Vidhan Sabha with immediate effect from May 18, 2014.