Hooda announces ex-gratia award to employees
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has announced to give ex-gratia or performance award to the employees of Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board or Market Committee for the year 2013-14. A spokesman said that ex-gratia or performance award would be admissible at the rate of 15 per cent of salary subject to maximum of Rs40,000 to group B, C and D employees.
PUNJAB employees to help flood-affected people
SAS Nagar: Punjab Mandi Board and Market Committees employees has decided to help the flood affected people of Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir, who have suffered a huge losses due to natural disaster during last few days. Punjab Mandi Board chairman Ajmer Singh lakhowal said: “At this time, we all feel sadden about the loss at life and property by the floods and heavy rains in Punjab and J&K.” He said that officers and employees of Board and market committees will pay their one-day salary to flood affected people of these two States under Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.
Punjab to recruit 43 Tehsil Welfare Officers
Chandigarh: Punjab Government has decided to strengthen the Welfare Department, especially at the Tehsil level, for ensuring proper delivery of welfare schemes to the beneficiaries in remote villages and approved recruitment of 43 tehsil welfare officers. The approval was given by the State Welfare Minister Gulzar Singh Ranike in a meeting. “Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal is focusing on streamlining delivery system of all welfare schemes and ensuring transparency and accountability. Welfare department has started recruitment process and these vacancies would be filled very soon,” he said.
Punjab to host 60th national school games
Chandigarh: Punjab Education Minister Dr Daljit Singh Cheema announced that 60th National School Games for six sports disciplines would be organised in the State in November this year. Around 4,000 sportspersons from across the country are expected to participate. Cheema said that these games would be organised in two different phases. Events of handball U-19 (boys and girls), gatka U-19 (boys and girls), boxing U-14 and U-17 (boys) and national style kabaddi U-19 (boys and girls) would be held at Sri Anandpur Sahib from November 13 to 18; and events of Dodgeball U-19 (boys and girls) and Circle Style Kabaddi U-17 and U-19 (boys) would be held at Bathinda from November 20 to 25.
BSNl offers free SIM to account holders
Chandigarh: BSNl, the State owned telecom company, has launched an offer for providing free SIM for pre-paid mobile connection to all those persons who have opened their accounts in nationalised banks under “Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana”. SIM can be obtained from the nearest BSNl CSC (Customer Service Centre) or from BSNl retailers after completing usual formalities. Copy of the relevant page of Bank Pass Book is mandatory to get a SIM under this scheme. The scheme will be in force for 90 days wef September 8.
Assistance sub-inspector held taking bribe
Chandigarh: In a raid conducted by Haryana State Vigilance Bureau, Assistant sub-inspector, Ramesh Kumar posted at police post Civil line, Jind was caught red handed while accepting illegal gratification of Rs2,000 from Udey Singh, a resident of Hadwa, Jind for arresting accused in city Police Station of Jind district. A spokesman said that a case has been registered against him under section 7/13 of Prevention of Corruption Act at Bureau’s police station at Hisar.
MIS PROCURES 2,084 metric tonnes apples
Shimla: 2084 metric tonnes apples have been procured under Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) upto September 7 in Himachal. A spokesman of Horticulture Department said that 1,470.354 metric tonnes apples have been procured by HPMC and 613.398 metric tonnes by HIMFED under MIS during the period. He said that so far, 178 apple collection centres have been opened by HPMC and HIMFED out of which 92 centres were opened by HPMC and 86 centres by HIMFED. 1,17,28,024 apple boxes ie 2,34,560 metric tonne were exported outside the State upto September 7 through 26,058 trucks.
Suggestions invited on ICFRE report
Shimla: Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), Dehradun has submitted the final cumulative environment impact assessment study report to the Himachal Pradesh Government on the environmental and social impacts due to the hydropower projects constructed, being constructed or to be constructed in the future on the Satluj basin. A spokesperson said that interested stakeholders could study this report by visiting their concerned BDO office and could send their views and suggestions to the Chief Engineer, Directorate of Energy, Shanti Bhawan, Sector-6, New Shimla-9 before October 31.
punjab Govt nominates new office-bearers
Chandigarh: Punjab Government nominated new chairmen, vice chairmen and members in the three market committees of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district — Banga, Balachaur and Nawanshehar. Spokesperson said that Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal cleared the file to this effect and orders regarding nomination of chairman, vice chairman and members of market committees would be issued shortly. As per the orders, Budh Singh, Tirlochan Singh, and Gurdev Singh have been nominated the chairmen of Banga, Balachaur, and Nawanshahr market committee, respectively.
Seminar on Wealth Tax Act, 1957 organised
Chandigarh: A seminar on Wealth Tax Act, 1957 was held at ICAI Bhawan, Sector 35 here with an aim of educating and mitigating the difficulties being faced by Chartered Accountants while preparing the Wealth Tax Return and filing Form BB of Wealth Tax alongwith Income Tax Return. More than 200 CAs benefitted from the seminar.
Channy appointed as Punjab CIC
Chandigarh: Punjab Government has appointed retired IAS officer SS Channy as State Chief Information Commissioner of Punjab State Information Commission. Spokesperson said that terms and conditions of his appointment as State Chief Information Commissioner Punjab would be notified in due course, and a notification has already been issued in this regard.
Pratibimb, a short film screened at panchkula
Panchkula: A special screening of the short film – Pratibimb was held at Bhavan Vidyalaya, Panchkula for the students. This short film is directed by first time film-maker Vinay Thakur, a Jamia Milia Islamia pass out with the motive to compete at the Berlin International film Festival (Germany), Asheville International Film Festival (USA) Montreal Film Festival, Canada. The film is intelligently designed to appeal children and adults, decoding the philosophical concepts from the works of Plato, Sartre and Freud. The film further explores the themes of ‘Socratic Irony’. The film was majorly shot at the Bhavan Vidyalaya, Panchkula premises.
rotational irrigation programme from Sept 11
Chandigarh: Punjab Irrigation Department on Wednesday announced rotational programme for irrigation for the kharif season through canal water from September 11 to 18. The channels and branches off-taking from Ropar head works, the channels of Sirhind canal system would run on priority basis from Bist Doab Canal, Sidhwan Branch, Bathinda Branch, Patiala Feeder and Abohar Branch respectively.
HPAS results declared
Shimla: A spokesman of Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission said that Commission has declared the result of Himachal Pradesh Administrative Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination-2013 conducted on June 15 to fill up 34 posts. He said that 20,706 candidates had appeared in the HPAS (preliminary) examination out of which 676 candidates were declared qualified for admission in the main examination. The Commission would hold HPAS main examination with effect from October 11.