Toll tax an excess on farmers: Kiran Choudhry
Chandigarh: Kiran Choudhry, leader of Haryana Congress legislature Party, has termed the decision of the Haryana Government to impose toll tax on the Tosham-Bhiwani and Tosham-Hisar roads as “anti-people, unjust and an excess on the farmers” of the area. The State cabinet took this decision at its meeting on Monday. In a statement issued here, the former excise and taxation minister said that it would not only put unwanted burden on the people, especially the farmers, who commute between Tosham and Bhiwani and Tosham and Hisar roads every day but also breed corruption the Chief Minister swears to eliminate. Hundreds of farmers daily travel on these two roads. “The decision to impose toll tax on these two roads is quite unjust as there is neither any municipal committee not nagar panchayat in the Bhiwani-Hisar belt. It looks like an extension of the work culture of the BJP Government to reverse the decisions taken by the previous government even if these were taken in the larger interest of the people. It smacks of negative and anti-people attitude of the BJP Government”, Choudhry added.
Work on ludhiana-Talwandi road in last lap
ludhiana: Providing smooth ride of 312 Kms for more than 10,000 vehicles passing daily through the corridor, NH-95 running from ludhiana to Talwandi in Punjab is now on the brink of completion. Starting from State’s capital Chandigarh NH-95 passes through industrial belt of ludhiana and ends at highly sensitive Husainne Wala Border. The concessionaire Essel Infra projects limited said it will leave no stones unturned to ensure swift connectivity within these major stretches of the State of Punjab. This project will carry more than 100 link roads across 101 villages it passes through from the district of ludhiana, Moga and Ferozpur. Despite 102 intersections on the road between ludhiana and Talwandi, it will provide a jerk free travel to the commuters. The construction of 2 toll plazas is in process with project slated to commission by 31st March 2015. Costing Rs735 Crore, this is one of the most important projects for Punjab under National Highway Development Project Phase III and Essel Infra projects limited was awarded the project on Design – Build – Finance – Operate – Transfer (DBFOT) basis.
7-Day NSS Camp Concludes at Khalsa College
Mohali: Khalsa College (Amritsar) of Technology and Business Studies located in Phase 3A organised a seven-day NSS camp, which concluded on Tuesday. The camp was inaugurated by former vice-president of Municipal Council, Harpal Singh. Several activities were organised at the camp including poster making competition, distributing clothes to the needy besides also working for a cause by teaching the underprivileged, cleanliness in villages etc. College professor Kirpal Singh while delivering a talk spoke on awareness for quality education and a play on menace of drugs was also enacted by the students, which won appreciation from the audience. The last day of the camp had Phase-6 Government College Professor Ashwani Chadha as the chief guest who encouraged the students to take part in social activities. College principal Dr Harish Kumari lauded the students who participated in the camp and for taking part in social activities of the camp.
KU student gets gold in National games
Kurukshetra: A Post graduate student of Zoology Department of Kurukshetra University, Ritu Rani, has bagged gold medal in Handball and beach handball in National Games held in Kerala. Vice Chancellor of KU, Dr DDS Sandhu, congratulated Ritu Rani and sports faculty of University for the medal by a KU student. Dr Deepak Rai Babbar, Assistant Prof Zoology department and President Zoological Association said Ritu is a Final year student of Zoology department and she is equally good in studies with a specialization in animal behavior and wild life conservation.
CBC backs co-ordination panels in all depts
Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Business Council (CBC) has suggested the Adviser to UT Administrator, Vijay Kumar Dev, to form co-ordination committees in major departments of UT Administration. President of CBC, Baldev Goel, said this is a response to the initiative started by the new Adviser to the Administrator, to involve public in decision making process of the Chandigarh Administration. The committees, comprising the representatives of the traders and the officers, will have the meetings at the regular interval where the common issues will be solved. He said that the committees will also help the officers to understand the problems of the people.
Applications invited for promotion of clerks
Chandigarh: Punjab Government has invited applications for the promotion of clerks from class-3 and class-4 employees (having pay scale less than that of the post of clerk) serving in the Punjab Civil Secretariat. A spokesperson on Tuesday said that the employee should be a matriculate, studied Punjabi upto metric level, have typing speed in Punjabi upto 30 wpm and have 5 years of experience. The employees also have to qualify in the Punjabi and English typing test with the speed of 30 wpm. The desired employees should submit their applications before 25 February to Establishment-4 Branch through branch head.
Yahoo ropes in Jonty Rhodes as WC Analyst
Chandigarh: Yahoo India announced that it has brought on board South African cricketer Jonty Rhodes as its World Cup Analyst for World Cup 2015 coverage on Yahoo Cricket. Jonty, a cricketing legend on the field, will add his unique voice, deep insights and analysis to this year’s World Cup coverage on Yahoo. Yahoo users can now enjoy Jonty’s take on World Cup action, as it unfolds, through the pre and post-game analysis. They will also have exciting opportunities to chat live with Jonty and get his perspective on specific questions.
Welspun Renewables supports re-invest
Chandigarh: Welspun Renewables as lead sponsorer has partnered with Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) for its first Renewable Energy Global Investment Promotion Meet & Expo (Re Invest). This is a follow up event to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Make in India’ campaign. Slated to be one of India’s largest investors summit, Welspun Renewables is the lead sponsorer of the event.