Punjab CM confers State awards to 45 persons
Gurdaspur: On the occasion of 70th anniversary of Independence Day, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder, Singh conferred state awards to 45 persons for their valuable contribution to the society and dedicated services. The awardees included social and religious activists, police personnel and government officials. The awards were conferred at the state level Independence Day function held here at the Shaheed lt. Navdeep Singh Ashok Chakra Sports Stadium. The Chief Minister also honoured five police officials, Harvinder Singh Virk, SP Investigation, Patiala, Inspector Shaminder Singh of Fatehgarh Sahib, ASI Tejinder Singh, Patiala, ASI Pushpinder Singh, Bathinda and Head Constable Sanjiv Kumar from Bathinda.
CM mourns demise of Jathedar Giani Mall Singh
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has expressed grief over the demise of Jathedar Takht Sri Keshgarh Sahib, Giani Mall Singh, who passed away on Tuesday after a brief illness. The Chief Minister described Giani Mall Singh as a great Sikh scholar and a theologian, who was well versed with Gumat, Gurbani and Sikh tenets. Sharing his heartfelt sympathies with the bereaved family, Captain Amarinder Singh prayed to the Almighty to give courage and strength to them to bear this great loss.
‘Chintan Shivir’ to be held at Kisan Bhawan
Chandigarh: Haryana Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department will organise a ‘Chintan Shivir’ in Kisan Bhawan, Panchkula on August 18 at 10 am onwards. Discussion on various topics, including Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, agriculture entrepreneurship, increase of crop yield and agriculture extension, and farm information, would be held during the Shivir.
SBI celebrates Independence Day
Chandigarh: State Bank of India celebrated 71st Independence Day in the premises of SBI Chandigarh lHO campus. Sanjeev Naryani, General Manager (NW-II), SBI, local head office hoisted the national flag. Naryani paid rich tributes to the Freedom Fighters and Armed Forces of our nation.
Punjab Govt invites applications
Chandigarh: Punjab Government has invited applications from eminent persons of impeccable integrity, high caliber and administrative experience to fill up five vacancies of Member (Official) and one vacancy of Member (Non-Official) of Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC). A spokesperson said that government has also constituted a search committee headed by the Chief Secretary, Punjab, which would recommend a panel of names (three times of the posts) to the High Powered Committee comprising the Chief Minister, the Speaker and the leader of Opposition. This Committee would further recommend the names to Punjab Governor for approval.
Badminton Championship begins
Chandigarh: The Swarna Jayanti 51st Haryana State Junior Badminton Championship commenced at the Shining Star Badminton Academy in Hl City, Bahadurgarh, district Jhajjar. Ace badminton player and recipient of prestigious Arjuna Award, Chetan Anand who was the chief guest on this occasion declared the championship open. Qualifying matches will be held on day one and two of the championship in which as many as 275 players would compete in doubles and single events. The championship would be concluded on August 20.
Haryana issue notification
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has issued a notification regarding number of candidates called for interview for recruitment process. A spokesman said that as per the amendment, “if the number of posts is less than or equal to three, the number of candidates called for interview shall be eight times the number of posts. In case the number of posts is from four to 10 (both limits inclusive), the number of candidates called for interview shall be 30.
Haryana Housing Board to conduct draw of lots
Chandigarh: Haryana Housing Board will conduct draw of lots for multi-storeyed flats in Sector 31, Panchkula for serving and ex-Defence and Paramilitary personnel of Haryana up to the rank of JCOs, in its office on August 21. A spokesman said that draw of lots would be held for 57 type-A flats advertised earlier. As only 44 applications were received against 111 Type-B flats advertised, it had been decided to declare all the applicants successful for allotment of flats. Their Final Registration Number would be fixed as per Provisional Registration Number shown in the list displayed on the website of the Housing Board www.hbh.nic.in, he added.
50 cases of laptop theft solved
Chandigarh: Haryana Police has solved about 50 cases of laptop thefts from cars with the arrest of four persons in Gurugram. A spokesman said that acting swiftly on secret information, police arrested two persons on August 87 who had been identified as Amar and Vishal, residents of Delhi and took them on six-day police remand. During interrogation, they confessed committing incidents of stealing laptops after breaking car windows. The accused also revealed names of their two associates. Following the information, the police also arrested other two accused who had been identified as Pawan Naidu and Anil, residents of Delhi.
PSPCl celebrates Independence Day
PNS/Patiala: A.Venu Prasad, Principal Secretary Power Punjab cum CMD PSPCl and PSTCl unfurled the National flag on the 71 Independence Day celebrations at PSPCl Headquarters. R.P. Pandove Director Administration, S.C. Arora Director Finance, .M.R. Parhar Director Generation, O.P. Garg Director Commercial, N.K. Sharma Director Distribution along with their better halfs, various HODSs, officers and employees participated in large number. A guard of honour was presented by security and vigilance wing of the PSPCl.