APPlICATIONS for COlONY IN GURGAON invited
Chandigarh: Haryana Town and Country Planning Department has invited applications for grant of licence for setting up a Residential Group Housing Colony for an area measuring 4.211 acres in Sector 33, Gurgaon which have become available due to re-determination of the Net Planned Area of the Sector. A spokesman of the Department said if the applications are received for more than 4.211 acres within the stipulated time, then the applications for grant of licence for setting up a Residential Group Housing Colony would be selected through draw of lots.
10% AREA APPROVED to SET UP COMMON FACIlITIES
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has allowed 10 percent permissible saleable area of industrial licenced colony for setting up common facilities such as warehouse, storage house and cold storage for the benefit of industrial units. State Government has framed a policy for grant of licences for development of industrial colony in industrial and agricultural zones.
The matter was reviewed by the government and it had been noticed that no provisions in respect of reservation of area for allied and common services like ware house and cold store had been provided in the policy.
Therefore, a decision to this effect has been taken to facilitate and encourage setting up of industries in industrial colonies and parks in low and Medium Potential Towns for optimum utilization of land and resources.
MEDICAl CAMP AND YOGA SESSION ORGANISED
Mohali: The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), S.A.S. Nagar organized a Medical camp and Yoga Session as a part of Silver Jubilee celebration program which will go on for a year. It will organize another motivational lecture program on “Happiness, Wellbeing & Work” by Dr. V. Mohan on Thursday. The medical camp was organised in collaboration with Sri Guru Harkrishan Sahib Eye Hospital Trust, Sohana. A team of doctors specialized in Eye, Skin, Medicine, Dental, ENT and Orthopaedics examined more than 200 Niper staff and students.
WESTERN COMMAND TO HOlD INVESTITURE CEREMONY
Chandigarh: The Western Command will hold the annual Investiture Ceremony on 20th February at Pathankot to present 14 medals, including gallantry and service decorations, to Army personnel. A total of 9 Sena Medals (Gallantry) (including four posthumously) will be presented by the Army Commander. Apart from the gallantry awards, two Vishisht Seva Medals and three Sena Medals (Distinguished) will also be presented to soldiers for their distinguished services. The medals will be presented by lt Gen KJ Singh, GOC-in-C Western Command.
KIRRON KHER TO INAUGURATE SOlAR POWER ROOFTOP
Chandigarh: 10 kWp Grid tied Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant will be inaugurated at Government High School, Sarangpur, UT Chandigarh by Kirron Kher, Member of Parliament, Chandigarh on Thursday. This Power Plant has been implemented by CREST (Chandigarh Renewal Energy, Science & Technology Promotion Society). Sarangpur has been adopted as Model Village by Member of Parliament, under ‘Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) of Government of India and as part of providing better & modern facilities, this Solar Power Plant is being installed in the Govt. High School.
BASANT UTSAV CAMPAIGN by State Bank of Patiala
Chandigarh: The State Bank of Patiala has launched Basant Utsav Campaign which will continue till the end of March. The campaign will cover Home loan, Car loan, Personal loan, Pension loan, Gold loan & Home Top Up loan. During this period full processing fee has been waived.
Wish highlights role of ppp in primary healthcare
Chandigarh: WISH Foundation and USAID jointly announced a 5 Point strategic agenda to improve the primary healthcare delivery system and make a healthy India at the WISH Healthcare Innovations Summit.
First, identify the 300-500 most promising healthcare innovations and help scale them up. Second, raise a $200 million fund to help finance these innovators. Third, work closely with the governments of 6-8 priority and under-served states to strengthen their primary healthcare delivery system using innovative approaches. Fourth, develop a national ecosystem for ongoing, large-scale healthcare innovation and fifth, build a knowledge hub to support high-impact innovators.
Sunil Wadhwani, Founder Donor, WISH Foundation, said “We want to provide a sustainable healthcare delivery system to the people at the base of the pyramid.
The driving force to achieve the agenda of positive transformation is the public private partnership (PPP) which allows an integrated approach to strengthen primary healthcare by combining the public sector financial and infrastructure resources and public health metrics and private sector efficiencies and innovative approaches and solutions to compliances to best practices and standards”.
CM and DEPUTY CM MOURN DEMISE OF RANJIT SINGH BAllIAN
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Deputy CM Sukhbir Badal on Wednesday expressed profound grief and sorrow over the sad demise of former minister and former Chairman PEPSU Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) Ranjit Singh Ballian, who passed away here at PGI after a prolonged illness. In a condolence message, the Chief Minister described Ballian as a disciplined and committed soldier of the party. He said that his contribution in the development of the region and welfare of people would be ever remembered by one and all. In his message, Sukhbir Badal described it an irreparable loss to the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD). He said Balian was a dedicated soldier of the party who always performed his duties diligently and took several people-friendly steps during his tenure as state minister for urban development and housing. Deputy CM also said that as an MlA from Sangrur twice, Balian worked tirelessly for the upliftment of all sections of society in his constituency.
PAY FARMERS COMPENSATION- KIRAN CHOUDHRY
Chandigarh: Kiran Choudhry, leader of the Haryana Congress legislature Party (ClP), has flayed the BJP Government, led by the Chief Minister, Manohar lal Khattar, for its failure to provide compensation to the farmers for the loss of Cotton, Guar and Bajra crops due to the white-fly attack, other crop diseases and drought-like conditions. The former Excise and Taxation Minister said that more than four months have passed since special girdawari was initiated and still no compensation has been paid to the farmers. “Till date, neither the report is out nor have the farmers been paid a single penny,” she said.