provide free parking to patients & their kin: Vij
Chandigarh: Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij has directed to provide free parking facility to patients and their attendants visiting PGIMS, Rohtak. This decision has been taken in view of the appeal for exemption of parking fee made by the people from Rohtak and nearby areas, to the Health Minister. The people, along with non-governmental organisations (NGOs), had stated that the State Government had been providing free and affordable treatment facility to people at PGIMS. However, they were being charged high rates of parking fees. They had complained that they had to leave the hospital premises for fruits, food and other necessary items, and the parking contractor charged parking fee for every visit, which also resulted in quarrels many times.
One caught while taking bribe
Chandigarh: Haryana State Vigilance Bureau has caught Raghbir Singh, a resident of Tharsola, district Jind at present posted as Estate Manager, after retirement re-appointment, Haryana Housing Board, Gurugram, red handed while accepting an illegal gratification of `5,000 from Krishan lal Malik, a resident of Sector 4, Rohtak in lieu of issuing of the possession certificate. A spokesman of the Bureau said that a case has been registered against him under section 7 and 13 of Prevention of Corruption Act in Bureau’s Police Station, Gurugram.
SBI opens ‘Home loan Centre’ at Zirakpur
Chandigarh: State Bank of India has opened ‘Home loan Centre’ at SBI Branch, VIP Road Zirakpur. The Home loan Centre, was inaugurated by Sanjay Kumar, General Manager, SBI local Head Office, Chandigarh in the presence of Anil Grover, Regional Manager, RBO Chandigarh and other bank officials.
Airmail linkage launched
Chandigarh: PK Swain, Chief Postmaster General, Punjab & UT Chandigarh has launched the airmail linkage of priority mail to all these destinations at General Post Office, Chandigarh with a view to provide faster and reliable transmission for early delivery of Speed Post, Express Parcel etc. booked in major cities in Punjab circle. This connect the priority mail and parcel services such as Speed Post, Express Parcel booked here and meant for delivery in major and important cities in India such as Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai and Kolkatta for transmission by flights out of Chandigarh International Airport at Mohali. Swain said that priority articles booked till previous evening in Chandigarh, ludhiana, Jalandhar, Patiala and Amritsar, which are transmitted during the night through departmental Mail Motor Services to Chandigarh hub are handed over to airlines in the morning for air transmission to far off destinations including that of North East part of India.