9 Officers caught in graft cases in March
Chandigarh: Punjab Vigilance Bureau, in its anti corruption campaign during the month of March nabbed 9 officers red handed while receiving bribe whereas fresh vigilance inquiries in 7 different cases has also been initiated. All these officers were booked under Prevention of Corruption Act-1988. Two criminal cases were also registered against corrupt employees. Vigilance Bureau has also booked one officer under disproportionate assets case. During the hearing of another cases filed by Vigilance Bureau, the courts have pronounced sentenced to 5 persons in bribery cases.
Haryana Minister lashes out at Kejriwal
Chandigarh: lashing out at the Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, Haryana Health Minister, Anil Vij, said that he should first prove his existence and ensure that the shattered faith of the people of Delhi could be restored. That the people of Delhi are getting disillusioned with Kejriwal’s AAP is becoming visible by the day, he added.
Referring to Kejriwal’s directive to the departments in Delhi that they should prove their existence, Vij tweeted, “Kejriwal should first prove his existence” which resulted in flaring up of the situation and Kejriwal team started making statements.
Exercise ‘Mountain Rescue’ concludes
Shimla: Conducted by Army, the Disaster Management Exercise called ‘Mountain Rescue’ concluded at the Annadale Ground in Shimla on Friday. The aim of the exercise was to practice evacuation of civilian population from the disaster affected areas from the remote mountainous regions of Himachal Pradesh. Army Aviation Corps helicopters practised casualty evacuation drills in conjunction with the troops of the Jutogh Battalion. The exercise coincides with the Himachal Pradesh State Disaster Management Week scheduled from 7th to 11th April. The exercise was witnessed by Brigadier PBS lamba, Commander Kasauli Brigade and Neeraj Kumar, ADM (Protocol), Shimla who is responsible to coordinate Disaster Relief Operations in District Shimla. Army has set up a Command, Control Centre for coordinating all activities pertaining to relief operations at Annadale Helipad. The Army plans to conduct more such operations to fine tune its disaster management responsiveness.
Kiran Choudhry wants Rs300 wheat bonus for farmers
Chandigarh: Kiran Choudhry, leader of the Haryana Congress legislature Party (ClP), has demanded a bonus of Rs300 per quintal over and above the minimum support price (MSP) of wheat to the farmers who suffered crop losses due to the unseasonal rains and hailstorms. In a statement issued here, the former Excise and Taxation Minister, said that the BJP Government had delayed girdawari (assessment report) which has added to the distress of the farmers and driven them to end their lives. “The extensive crop loss due to unseasonal rain and unwanted delay in relief from the State Government has cost seven farmers their lives, three having committed suicide. Had some relief come their way precious lives could have been saved,” Choudhry said.
Haryana Animal Welfare Board constituted
Chandigarh: Haryana Government on Friday constituted State Animal Welfare Board under the chairmanship of Principal Secretary, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Department. The Board is constituted to ensure proper implementation of Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Act 1960, The Punjab Prohibition of Cow Slaughter (Haryana Amendment Act) 1980, The Cattle Trespass Act 1871 and other Acts and Regulations for animal welfare applicable to the State. Haryana Assembly had last month passed Haryana Gauvansh Sanrakshan and Gausamvardhan Bill 2015 banning sale of all kinds of beef in the State. Among the official members of the Board include Director Agriculture Department, Director Urban local Bodies Department, Chief Wildlife Warden and a representative of Animal Welfare Board of India. Among the official members, the Director General Animal Husbandry and Dairying has been appointed as the member secretary of the Board.
CII Coolex 2015 receives good response
Chandigarh: CII Coolex 2015 at Himachal Bhawan in sector 28 has received good response claimed the organisers with people turning up in large numbers to catch hold of the variety of latest, green, eco-friendly, energy saving and modern technologies. One of the main attractions of the show is the new launches in Inverter ACs category wherein various top brands have unveiled ACs which save up to 55-60 % of electricity bills. This inverter AC draws only that much power as is required to keep the temperature stable. So it automatically adjusts its capacity and load based on the requirement of the size of the room that it is cooling. Thus it draws much less power and consumes on 30 % of the electricity after it has worked for 2-3 hours. Several companies launched their latest products in air-conditioning here.