Haryana notifies increase in retirement age
Chandigarh: Haryana Urban local Bodies Department has notified to increase the retirement age of Group-C employees and those working on posts equivalent to Group-D in Municipal Corporations, Councils, Municipalities, ‘Nagar Sudhar Mandals’, SUDA, Haryana, Mata Sheetla Devi Shrine Board and Mata Mansa Devi Shrine Board, Kurukshetra Development Board, State Urban Development Authority,
Haryana Slum Clearance Board and Haryana Infrastructures Board. A spokesman said that the retirement age of Group-C employees has been raised from 58 to 60 years and that of employees working on posts equivalent to Group-D has been increased from 60 to 62 years.
Hooda addresses lab assistants
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has urged the teaching fraternity to pay special attention towards providing better education to students in schools so as to further strengthen the society and State. Only that State or country progresses which leads in education, Hooda said while addressing a delegation of
lab Assistants, who had called on him from all over the State at Haryana Bhawan in New Delhi on Sunday. He said that due to the effective steps being taken by the State Government, Haryana is fast emerging as an education hub of international level. He urged the teachers to give their full support in making Haryana an education hub of international level.
Tourism Corp to offer 10 per cent discount
Chandigarh: Haryana Tourism Corporation will give facility of 10 per cent discount on food as well as accommodation to tourists visiting any of its tourist resorts in the State to mark the celebrations of Haryana Tourism Day which falls on September 1.
The discount would continue upto September 2. Managing Director, Haryana Tourism Corporation Sumita Misra said that Tourist Complexes would be decked up with welcome banners and different competitions for students would also be organized. Also, hat candy bags will be distributed among children on September 1. Many unique initiatives have been undertaken by Haryana Tourism, which are coming up soon, like the light and Sound show at Tilyar lake, Rohtak, modern state-of the art hotel at Gurgaon and Convention Centre at Hissar, she said.
Round Table holds community service
Chandigarh: Chandigarh Round Table 216 (CRT 216) on Sunday organised several community service activities as a part of its initiative to encourage the underprivileged children.To commemorate its 100th meeting, CRT 216 donated stationery at Government
Senior Secondary School in Kharar, following which the members donated medicines and ration at Pingalwara, near
Mohali. CRT 216 chairman Atul luther informed, a computer was also donated at Government Senior Secondary School in
Baddi and another one at social institute Sewa Bharti in
Sector 29 here. A painting competition, “Tare Zameen Par” was held in Mother Teresa Home in Sector 23 here, where a community lunch was also organised.
PUNJAB DEClARES SEPT 3 AS GAZETTED HOlIDAY
Chandigarh: Punjab Government on Sunday announced that September 3 would be gazetted holiday instead of September 4 to mark the birth anniversary of Baba Sri Chand. Spokesperson said that Punjab Government has amended its notification regarding public holidays and declared September 3, 2014, as gazetted holiday instead of September 4.
DuPont identifies ‘Smart Cane’ for the blind
Chandigarh: DuPont has identified ‘smart cane’ as an innovative solution for the problems of India's blind population
of 12 million. An innovation, by Rohan Paul of IIT Delhi, is an effort to achieve zero accidents and zero safety hazards; and is a small detachable unit that fits the top portion of white cane
that blind people generally use. It produces an ultrasonic beam that gets reflected by obstacles in their path. Distance is conveyed to the user using intuitive vibratory patterns that change as the user approaches any obstacle.
ICAI organises seminar on revised tax audit
Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Branch of The Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAI) organized a seminar on Revised Tax Audit Report and Wealth Tax Act, 1957 which was attended by over
400 Chartered accountants of tricity. CA Sanjay Aggarwal, Central Council Member and Member of Direct Tax Committee of ICAI were the guest speakers. CA Uma Kant Mehta, ICAI, Chandigarh Branch highlighted the need of the revised tax audit format and said that in this new format, the desired information for assessment of Income Tax Return has already been built up. He talked about various aspect of tax audit.
K Sera Sera miniplex chain opens in Abhor
Chandigarh: K Sera Sera limited, India’s film production and Distribution Company, has launched a state-of-the-art Miniplex in Abhor, Punjab, taking the total number of its screens to 15. After successfully launching a chain of miniplexes in several states and districts across the country, K Sera Sera is fast becoming the sole provider of wholesome entertainment to India’s cities and towns where there is a huge need for quality cinema halls with all modern amenities. This is the second KSS Miniplex opened in Punjab in the last two weeks. KSS limited had launched another miniplex in Nawanshahr.
Gatka training camp from SeptEMBER 6
SAS Nagar: District Gatka Association (DGA), SAS Nagar, is organizing its first Gatka training camp at Gurdwara Singh Shaeedan Sohana for two days from September 6-7. DGA president Phoolraj Singh said that this training camp is being hosted under the aegis of
Punjab Gatka Association and the campers will be awarded certificates by the DGA on September 7.
Calling upon all players and Gatka Akharas working in the district and adjoining areas to join this training course and learn basics of Gatka game as per rules and regulations of World Gatka
Federation, he asked willing trainees to contact state Gatka coach Binnaydeep Singh and Davinder Singh on 96535-35306 and 98885-55524 respectively.