Punjab govt pays Rs 15cr to farmers
Chandigarh: Punjab Government has deposited Rs 15,473.15 crore in the accounts of farmers till Tuesday evening, ensuring timely payments to the farmers for wheat being procured by Government agencies during Rabi marketing season 2014-15. Till Tuesday evening, 118,17,176 tonnes of wheat was procured, and the State Government is said to be committed to pay farmers within 48 hours of lifting. accprding to the spokesperson, Sangrur district is leading in wheat production where Rs 1,393.64 crore have been deposited in farmers accounts, followed by Bathinda with Rs 1,163.13 crore and ludhiana with Rs 1,144.38 crore deposited in farmers accounts.
Virbhadra enquires well being of injured
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Tuesday visited IGMC, Shimla to enquire about the well being of those injured in bus mishap near Theog a day before. He directed hospital authorities to provide best medical treatment and care to the victims of bus accident free of cost. Irrigation and Public Health Minister Vidya Stokes, Deputy Commissioner Dinesh Malhotra, Principal IGMC Dr SS Kaushal, Senior Medical Superintendent Dr Ramesh Chand and other Senior Doctors accompanied the Chief Minister.
Fill vacancies of reserved seats: haryana CS
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Secretary has asked all Additional Chief Secretaries, Principal Secretaries and heads of the departments to clarify regarding filling up the backlog or vacancies of Class III and IV employees relating to Scheduled Castes, Backward Classes and ex-servicemen in a time bound manner in the departments of the State Government, public sector undertakings and universities. In a circular issued on Tuesday, they have been asked to send a report whether backlog vacancies of these categories have been included in requisition sent to Haryana Staff Selection Commission and General Administration Department for filling up these positions.
E-auction for cattle fairs on May 29
Chandigarh: Punjab Government has decided to conduct e-auction for cattle fairs in the State on May 29 with a view to fetch maximum revenue besides bringing transparency in the whole process. The State Rural Development and Panchayats Minister Surjit Singh Rakhra said that e-auction will be conducted at Conference Hall of Punjab Infotech in the premises of Udyog Bhawan. Rakhra said that there were 42 mandis, where cattle fairs were being held and there will be a single e-auction for these all mandis. Auction will be valid from June 1, 2014, to March 31, 2015, for 10 months, and Rs 38.52 has been fixed as reserve price, which was Rs 35.31 last year.
IHM to increase seats from 40 to 120
Chandigarh: National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology (NCHMCT) has decided to increase student intake capacity of Institute of Hotel Management (IHM), Faridabad, from 40 to 120 for the academic session 2014-15 to fulfill increasing demand of hospitality education in the State. Haryana Tourism director general Sumita Misra said that with this, intake capacity of students at IHM, Faridabad has tripled from 40 in 2013-14 to 120 in 2014-15. She said that IHM, Faridabad is the coveted Institute and is affiliated to NCHMCT, Noida. Institute is running diploma as well as degree courses, she added.
Workshop on avalanches, flood hazards
Shimla: Considering the State’s vulnerability to climate induced hazards, Himachal Pradesh Centre on Climate Change under the aegis of the State Council for Science Technology and Environment is organising one-day awareness workshop on Avalanches and Flood Hazards in the hill State on May 28. The workshop’s objective is to sensitise Government machinery on issues focusing mainly on snow avalanches and the floods and other natural hazards.
last pay drawn fixed as pension in Punjab
Chandigarh: Punjab Government has decided to pay special family pension to the dependents of deceased employee equal to the last pay drawn with effect from April 1, 2014. Spokesperson informed that in a notification has been issued according to which Special Family Pension would be fixed equal to the last Pay drawn by the dependents of the deceased employee and it would be given to the dependents on the basis of notional retirement of the employee.
ASSOCHAM mounts business delegation to PAK
Chandigarh: ASSOCHAM president Rana Kapoor has welcomed the meetings of Indo-Pak Prime Ministers and their commitment to improve further relationship between the two neighbouring countries. “The understanding between two countries will pave way not only for normalization of relationship but will also help improve quality of life, better social infrastructure and economic relations between the two countries and also in the third country,” said Kapoor while announcing mounting of 15-member delegation before September to Pakistan.
DHBVN revises DA for pensioners
Chandigarh: Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam has revised dearness relief to its pensioners and family pensioners. The dearness allowance has been raised from 90 per cent to 100 per cent on the pension, with effect from January 1, 2014.
‘Kissan Hut’ to ease Trading for farmers Kharar:
To facilitate the State’s farmers for direct trading of dairy products and organic vegetables to the consumers, Kissan Huts under ATMA scheme has been opened at Kharar. The move is expected to provide value for money to the farmers and quality material to the consumers at a reasonable cost, said the State Agriculture director Dr Mangal Singh Sandhu. He said that agriculture department is generating awareness among farmers for crop rotation and for cultivation of beneficial crops and also motivating them with technical guidance to gain more value with less investment.
Haryana to regularise JE’s strike period
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has decided to regularize strike period between February 11 to 28, 2014, of Junior Engineers of Engineering Department, Public Sector Undertakings, Boards and Corporations as leave of kind due.
Admission through lateral entry till Jun 6
Chandigarh: Punjab State Board of Technical Education and Industrial Training has fixed June 6 as the last date for submission of admission application forms for direct admission to second year diploma in three-year diploma engineering courses through lateral Entry in 154 affiliated polytechnic colleges of the Board situated at Punjab and Chandigarh. Spokesperson said that prospectuses-cum-admission application form are available on the Board's website — www.punjabteched.com and www.punjabteched.net.