Special leave for Haryana voters serving in Punjab
Chandigarh: The Punjab Government has granted special leave to its employees on October 15 who are registered as voters in Haryana keeping in view Assembly elections. Spokesperson said that voters registered in Haryana will be granted this special leave only after showing their voter identity cards. This leave will not be deducted from their accounts. Under Section 135 b(1) RP Act-1951, workers employed in industrial undertakings of Punjab, who are registered as voters in Haryana, will also be entitled to avail paid leave.
Apple procurement period under MIS extended
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Government on Tuesday extended procurement period of apple up to October 31, under the Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) during 2014. Spokesperson said that the procurement period has been extended for Shimla and Kullu districts. He said that it would help the apple growers to get remunerative price of their produce in the open market.
Sensitisation programme for media held
Chandigarh: A sensitisation programme for media personnel on the ‘Role of Media in Reporting of children related cases’ with special reference to the provisions of POCSO Act and Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act was organised on Tuesday by the Chandigarh Commission for the Protection of Child Rights, chaired by Commission’s chairperson Prof Devi Sirohi. Roles and responsibilities of various stakeholders, besides the provisions of related acts were discussed in detail.
Punjab depts start categorisation of files
Chandigarh: On the call given by Punjab Chief Secretary Sarvesh Kaushal under Swachchh Bharat Mission to weed out old and obsolete files, the campaign gained momentum on Tuesday with General Administration secretary MS Narang overseeing its implementation in all branches. Spokesperson said that the campaign started in the morning. Every department is engaged with classification and documentation of files as per official norms and separating obsolete files. The care is also being taken to organise filing system in scientific and modern manner keeping in view safety of record and its easy retrieval. Each branch head has been made accountable for completion of this campaign in scheduled timeline and convey its progress to general administration department.
PSPCl cautions protesting employees
Patiala: Punjab State Power Corporation limited (PSPCl) chairman-cum-managing director Karan Deep Chaudhri thanked the PSPCl engineers and employees for performing their duties despite the strike call given by a section of employees, adding that the management has already accepted their genuine demands and necessary orders have been issued. He also cautioned that participating in uncalled for strike by a section of employees will attract disciplinary proceedings against them which will result into break in service and deduction in salary on the principle of “no work no pay”, besides attracting penal provisions under the applicable laws.
Master Ransher wins overall Golf trophy
Shimla: Master Ransher Singh Kanwar won the overall Koti Golf trophy in 16th edition of Koti Golf Tournament held at Naldehra Golf Club from October 11 to 12. In category A, Ashwani Mehta got the first prize while Arjun lal got second. In Category B, VC Pharka got first prize while KD Verma got second. In Category C, Narinder Chauhan and Col Ajay Kanwar got first and second prize respectively. In junior category, Ransher Singh Panwar and Prithvi Singh bagged the top two slots, while in ladies putting category, Firoza Singh and Rajmata Adarsh Singh got first and second positions respectively. The family members of erstwhile Koti State have been sponsoring this event for last 16 years.
Ferozepur leading in procurement operations
Chandigarh: Maintaining its lead for the second day on Tuesday, Ferozepur procured over 1.83 lakh tonnes of paddy till date during the ongoing paddy procurement operations in Punjab while Kapurthala and Faridkot remained on second and third positions with total procurement of 1.46 lakh tonnes and 1.37 lakh tonnes respectively. Spokesperson said that 13,66,338 tonnes of paddy has been procured in all 1806 purchase centres set up by the State Government till Monday evening. The Government agencies procured 12,67,617 tonnes which is 92.8 per cent and the private agencies procured 98,721 tonnes — 7.2 per cent so far.
Tata Motors bags order for 859 buses
Chandigarh: Tata Motors on Tuesday said that it has received another order to supply 859 Tata Marcopolo buses to the State Transport Authorities in Northern India. The order includes 780 units bagged from Himachal Pradesh (Himachal Road Transport Corporation), 49 units from Chandigarh (Chandigarh Transport Undertaking, 20 and 10 units from Bhatinda and Patiala respectively. These are part of the 2700 orders bagged by Tata Motors, for Tata ‘Urban’ buses under JnNURM-II scheme.
RC Yadav is Punjab Parvasi Bhalai Board chairman
Chandigarh: RC Yadav on Tuesday joined as Punjab Parvasi Bhalai Board chairman, said spokesperson of the Punjab Government.
Tata Value Homes launches E-commerce platform
Chandigarh: Tata Value Homes on Tuesday announced launch of world’s first e-commerce platform for home buying – www.Tatavaluehomes.com which will allow global access to its properties in India. The new platform will enable buyers across the world to book homes in three easy steps. Tata Housing MD and CEO Brotin Banerjee said: “Evolution of Indian consumer over the years to embrace e-commerce platforms has opened up market for consumers across the globe. With increasing internet penetration, the new platform builds on the vision of being the largest provider of homes.”