Appointment letters to 84 Veterinary officers
Chandigarh: Gulzar Singh Ranike, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fishery Minister Punjab handed over appointment letter to 84 newly recruited Veterinary Officers on Tuesday. The veterinary officers will be given seven weeks departmental training including two weeks training at Mahatma Gandhi State institute of Public Administration, Chandigarh and thereafter they will be assigned their stations. The Minister exhorted the newly appointed inspectors to work with sincerity and dedication. HS Sandha, Director, Animal Husbandry Department said that live stock farmers would be immensely benefited with the technological and professional excellence of these Veterinary Inspectors.
chandigarh Toughens stand against beggars
Chandigarh: Chandigarh Administration has toughened its stand against beggars. The officials of the administration on Wednesday again raided different locations in the city and nabbed eight persons involved in begging. The officers of Social Welfare Department identified four beggars (all adult males) in front of Sec-19 Mandir, three beggars (all adult females) in front of Sector-20 Hanuman Mandir and one beggar (adult male) from Sec-20 Red lights point. All he beggars were picked and handed over to the Police Station Sec-19 Chandigarh for further proceedings. The Adviser to the Administrator has taken a serious note on the problem of begging as it has marred the image of the City beautiful. The begging problem has become organized and turned into a racket by a few kingpins. Since the problem is a consequence of poverty, lethargy and unemployment, holistic efforts are required to be made to eradicate this social problem in public interest.
Ayush Doctors to practice modern systems
Chandigarh: The Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal on Wednesday approved the issuance of a notification under the Drug and Cosmetic Act 1940 to enable Ayush doctors to practice modern systems of medicine and surgery. A spokesman said that the Central Council of Indian Medicine has improved and strengthened the syllabi of Indian Medicine by including subjects with regard to National Programme like National Malaria Eradication Programmes, Tuberculosis, leprosy, Family Welfare Programme, Reproductive and Child Health Programme, Immunisation Programme, AIDS, Cancer etc. The spokesperson clarified that the word “Modern Advances” includes advances made in the various branches of modern scientific medicine in all its branches of internal medicine, surgery, gynecology and obstetrics, anesthesiology, diagnostic procedures and other technological innovation made from time to time and that the courses and curriculum conducted and recognised by the Central Council of Indian Medicine are supplemented with such modern advances.
Cong criticises Haryana’s move on Panchayats
Chandigarh: A day after the Haryana Government made mandatory for the candidates in Panchayat elections to have basic educational qualification, the Congress on Wednesday opposed the State Government’s decision and demanded its withdrawal. Haryana Congress chief Ashok Tanwar on Wednesday said that the decision of minimum qualification for the candidates in Panchayat elections should be withdrawn as it would adversely affect the whole process of polls. The State Government had announced that the minimum academic qualification for all levels of the elected representatives of PRIs (Panchayati Raj Institutions) will be class X. However, for the women and Scheduled Castes candidates, the minimum educational qualification will be class VIII. Condemning the decision, Tanwar said that such decision can not be forced on Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs). Even PRIs are not happy with this decision as they were not taken into confidence before such an announcement. “This decision would prove a disaster in PRIs polls. The BJP led State Government is afraid of its loss in the upcoming elections hence such amendments have been made in the Haryana Panchayati Raj Act, 1994, Tanwar alleged.