VB caught officer while accepting bribe
Chandigarh: Haryana State Vigilance Bureau has caught Anita Rani, assistant, office of District Revenue Officer, Gurgaon red handed while accepting illegal gratification of Rs 10,000 from Ravinder Kaushik, a resident of village Bhondsi, district Gurgaon in lieu of renewal of property dealing license. A spokesman of the Bureau said that a case has been registered against the accused under section 7 and 13 of Prevention of Corruption Act at the Bureau’s police station in Gurgaon. Further investigation of the case is in progress, he added.
748 out of 1,195 digital signature forms pending
Chandigarh: All the senior assistants and officials of civil secretariat Punjab who require marking the files down, up or giving approvals through IWDMS account need to be issued digital signatures for the same. It has been observed that out of 1,195 eligible officials only 447 have filled up the required forms where as 748 forms are still pending, informed a spokesman from General Administration (GA) wing of Punjab Civil Secretariat. He said that all the officials who have not filled in the Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) forms must download/get print out of the same by logging in into their IWDMS account using their username and password and there after fill them up and deposit them at TCS associates or the Unified Helpdesk, immediately.
Italy’s authentic pasta now at JW Marriott
Chandigarh: JW Marriott Chandigarh has gone a notch ahead to present tricity residents with a tasty twist to savour Oregano’s ‘Handmade Pasta Promotion’. With this activity, the hotel has introduced ‘Handmade Pastas’ in its menu for its patrons to relish. From January 14 to January 24, JW Marriott Chandigarh’s Italian Chef Alessio will be offering lavish selections of handmade pastas which will be used in appetizers, soups & main course during dinner hours, from 7:00 pm till 11:30 pm at Oregano, JW Marriott. Chef Alessio will also be offering a select version of A-la-Carte menu. Using his hands to serve magic on the plate, some of the Italian exotics that Chef Alessio will be serving will include Raviolini di Zucca in Brodo di Verdure (Veg), Ravioloni di Spinaci in Salsa Rosa e Zucchine (Veg), Pappardelle con Straccetti di Agnello e Mandorle, et al.
‘No vehicles, staff to protect Mangarbani’
Chandigarh: Kiran Choudhry, leader of the Haryana Congress legislature Party (ClP), has asked the BJP Government, led by the Chief Minister, Manohar lal Khattar, to protect Mangarbani’s ecosystem by providing adequate staff and equipment to the forest department which has neither any vehicle nor resources to effectively monitor the forest range in the Aravalis. She asked how the staff could perform in the absence of staff and vehicles. Mangar forest, an integral part of the Aravalis, is spread over 20,000 acres and to man this huge area, the Forest Department has just one block officer, one guard and three chowkidars. None of them is equipped with anything more than a lathi, she said.
UT implements DBT scheme
Chandigarh: The UT Department of Food & Supplies and Consumer Affairs & legal Metrology, has implemented the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) Scheme for foodgrains from the month of September, 2015. The subsidy amount upto January, 2016 has been released to the eligible households through their Aadhar seeded bank accounts, as per the entitlements. Presently, a total of 42,004 households with 1, 82,017 units (41,948 Priority Households and 56 AAY households) have been covered. Those eligible households who have any queries related to transfer of subsidy amount into their Aadhar seeded bank accounts can either visit their respective banks or can also check Aadhar linkage with their bank account by dialing *99*99# from their mobile number.
Khalsa College celebrates lohri with kids Chandigarh: Khalsa College (Amritsar) organised a function on the occasion of lohri. While there was enthusiasm among students, NSS volunteers visited village Mataur and celebrated the festival with needy children. The children were distributed groundnuts and rewaris. The principal of the college, Dr Harish Kumari while speaking on the occasion wished happiness and success to the students. She said the girl child should be welcomed in homes and there should be celebrations when a girl or boy child is born. Traditional songs were sung to mark the occasion besides regional dances to make it colourful. The students sung the song sundar mundriya and worshipped for the wellbeing of poor.
Harley-Davidson invites members for HOG rally
Chandigarh: Harley-Davidson India is all set to celebrate the beginning of 2016 riding season at the 4th India HOG Rally in Goa on February 18. The celebrations will continue at India Bike Week on February 19-20 where Harley-Davidson India will present a special display of 2016 motorcycles and curate an exciting line-up of activities.
JlR opened booking for new Jaguar XE
Chandigarh: Jaguar land Rover India ltd (JlRIl) announced that the all-new Jaguar XE, will be launched in India on February 3 in 2 petrol derivatives; with 147 kW and class leading 177 kW power output. Jaguar retailers are now formally accepting bookings of this new addition to the Jaguar product portfolio.