5 IAS officers, 7 PCS officers found absent
Chandigarh: 5 IAS officers, 7 PCS officers and 173 subordinate officers/officials were found absent during a surprise check of attendance and punctuality ordered by Punjab Chief Secretary on Tuesday in Punjab Civil Secretariat-II (Mini Secretariat), Sector 9 here. The surprise check was conducted from 9:07 am to 9:15 am by 3 teams from Department of Personnel, Vigilance and General Administration. Explanations are being called from the absentees. Departmental proceedings shall be initiated against the officer/officials who have been found absent 2nd time. Those officer/officials who were found absent but there is no past record of absenteeism, will have to submit leave application and shall be administered warning to remain regular and punctual in future.
Western command cross country championship held
Chandigarh: Kharga Corps organised Western Command Cross Country Championship 2015-16 on Tuesday at 14 Gorkha Training Centre (Shimla Hills), Subathu. 15 teams of Western Command participated in a well contested event. The run covered the distance of 12 km mountainous and plain terrain traversing through pristine terrain of Shimla Hills and 90 athletes participated in the run. Event was aimed to make the soldier aware of his innate potential and capabilities and to foster endurance, camaraderie and team spirit. The General Officer Commanding Kharga Corps felicitated the participants and the best runner of the championship was Rifleman Manveer Chand of 13 Garhwal Rifles. The rolling Western Command Cross Country trophy for the team winning the Championship was presented to Charging Ram Division.
Chitkara University hosts DSC show
Chandigarh: Chitkara University hosted Dr Subhash Chandra, chairman, Essel Group and ZEE popular show among the youth, the DSC show. In the show Dr Subhash Chandra talked about range of topics including aspirations, the degeneration of moral values among Indians, honesty, ethics and image. He also spoke about whether MBA is just a rat race. Over 2000 students from the Chitkara University attended the show. Chandra talked about the importance of morality and truth in life. He also spoke about how the two traits are cornerstone in the success of a human being.
Bajaj Allianz life eases norms for quake victims
Chandigarh: Bajaj Allianz life Insurance has simplified its claim settlement norms for the victims of the devastating earthquake in Nepal and northern and eastern parts of India. The company has reduced the documentation for claim applications for the earthquake victims. While the requirement for documents has been already minimized, procedure for investigation conducted by the insurer may be waived off if prima-facie documents establish the life assured’s death is due to earthquake. The company has also announced that it would make the best efforts to settle a majority of the claims coming out of this natural disaster within 72 hours.
City CA brings tiffin providers portal
Chandigarh: SendMyTiffin.com has been launched here to give the privilege to choose from tiffin service providers with variety of menu options. Anuj Jain of www.sendmytiffin.com while sharing the concept said “Anyone looking for a meal to be delivered at the doorstep of his or her house or office will be able to visit the website and choose the tiffin service providers they want to opt for.” As an introductory offer to every new customer, SendMyTiffin will be offering a 5-day trial offer so that the customer is not bound to eat the food for a month even if the taste and services are not satisfactory. Jain, a Chartered Accountant by profession, informed the idea behind coming up with SendMyTiffin was to integrate the otherwise unorganised sector of tiffin service providers.
BSNl reduces roaming tariff by 75%
Chandigarh: Telecom major, Bharat Sanchar Nigam limited has announced reduction in roaming tariff by 75% with effect from May 1 for its prepaid & post paid mobile services .The decision has come in the wake of telecommunication tariff order issued by TRAI. RC Hooda, chief general manager, BSNl Punjab Telecome Circle, Chandigarh, told “We have reduced our tariff by 40% for incoming calls, 23% for STD calls & 20% for local calls, during roaming . The SMS tariff has been reduced by 75% both for local and national SMS. Now local SMS will cost only 25 Paisa per SMS and national SMS will be charged @38 paisa. For post-paid customers local & national both SMS will be charged @ 25 paisa during roaming.
SJVN employees contribute in PM relief Fund
Shimla: A cheque amounting to Rs15,98,794 towards Prime Minister Relief Fund was presented to Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power, Coal & Renewable Energy, Piyush Goyal by RN Misra, Chairman & Managing Director and RK Bansal, Director (Electrical), SJVN limited at New Delhi on Tuesday. All SJVN employees contributed one day salary amounting to Rs15,98,794 to Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) as a relief to victims of earthquake in the States of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and neighbouring country of Nepal.
Ketan Bhagat holds talk with Satlujians
Panchkula: Noted author Ketan Bhagat delivered a talk at the Satluj Public School in Sector 4 here. While he interacted with the students, his new book Child/God was also launched by Krit Serai, Principal, Satluj Group of Schools, which has been published by Rumour Books India, north India's only trade publisher to have a national presence. The launch was followed by a book signing session for the students. Ketan in a captivating manner in his talk brought out the essence of fatherhood, pranks with his father when he was a child, and also stressed on how important it is to love your father who may not always show that he cares for you, but in his heart feels a lot more than what could ever imagine.
Veterans Meet Held At Chandimandir
Chandigarh: Continuing with the series of outreach initiatives, an interaction was organised with the Veteran Officers of the tri-city on Tuesday at Manekshaw Auditorium, Chandimandir Military Station by HQ Western Command. Addressing the veterans the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Command, lt Gen KJ Singh lauded the commitment of Dharma Chakra Command to keep the interest of Veterans, Veer Naris and Widows as supreme. The underlying aim of the event was to provide a concerted push for expeditious mitigation of myriad issues being faced by veteran community post retirement. The veterans were made aware of the various policies/ schemes launched by Ministry of Defence and Governments of UT, Punjab and Haryana for their welfare. Around 400 serving and veterans officers attended the event. Senior veterans of 75 years and above age were presented mementos on the occasion. Prominent among those who attended this meet included Gen. V.P.Malik-the former Chief of Army Staff, lt. Gen. B.K.N.Chhibber- the former Governor of Punjab and Gen.Dhillon- the seniormost 94 year old veteran of World War-2.