Farmers gets 50k subsidy on harvesting machine
Chandigarh: Punjab Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu on Thursday appealed to the farmers to avail Rs 50,000 subsidy on green fodder harvesting machines so as to make sure that dairy development sector advances further on road to economic success. Sidhu exhorted the farmers to take full benefit of various schemes being run by the Department wherein cash subsidy is being extended for the procurement of agricultural tool and machinery.
Punjab celebrates ‘World No Tobacco Day’
Tarn Taran: To make the people aware about the ill-effects of tobacco, a state-level function was organized at Mai Bhago College of Nursing in Tarn Taran district on Thursday wherein the Panchayats were honored for thier unique contribution of declaring their village ‘tobacco free’ to strictly enforce the prohibition of the sale and use of tobacco. Spokesperson said that Tarn Taran district is leading in the state having maximum number of 169 tobacco free villages.
Action against drivers for violating traffic rules
Chandigarh: Taking stringent action against bus drivers found guilty of using mobile phones while driving, the Haryana State Transport Department has issued instructions to suspend them immediately. The state Transport Minister Krishan lal Panwar on Thursday said that to ensure safety of general public, the Department had issued directions to all general managers to suspend the drivers found guilty of using mobile phone while driving under Rule 8 and file charge-sheet against them.
Punjab seeks applications for posts under NHM
Chandigarh: Punjab Government has invited applications from the eligible candidates for filling various posts under the National Health Mission, Punjab. The posts, which would be filled through Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot, on contract basis, include 88 posts of Ayurvedic Medical Officers under RBSK, 144 posts of ANM female, 545 posts of staff nurse female, 105 posts of pharmacist and 65 posts of laboratory technicians. Any eligible candidate can submit form online by June 23, 2018, whereas last date for submission of bank challan would be June 26, 2018.
Shoolini University announces new courses
Solan: Shoolini University, which has emerged as Himachal Pradesh’s number 1 private university and India’s 39th best private university in the recent ranking by Education World, on Thursday announced innovative courses for new academic session. Sharing the information, vice-chancellor Prof PK Khosla said that some of the courses are first of their kind in the region including agricultural engineering, data analysis, yoga, network engineering, digital journalism and disaster management.
Experts deliberate on ill-effects of tobacco
SAS Nagar: To commemorate the World No Tobacco Day, a local NGO — Citizens Awareness Group — in collaboration with a Delhi-based NGO — Consumer VOICE, on Thursday organized a seminar involving the subject experts and local authorities who deliberated on ill-effects of tobacco and growing consumption in Punjab. The state labour Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu, chief guest on the occasion, said that NGO have an important role in taking forward such causes and NGOs must go to the rural areas and spread awareness in places where there is zero literacy.
Haryana PACS’ activities need to be multi-purpose
Chandigarh: Haryana Additional Chief Secretary (Cooperation) Navraj Sandhu on Thursday said that state’s Primary Agriculture Cooperative Societies (PACS) need to transform and expand their current activities into multi-purpose activities to ensure their survival which will enable these societies to extend maximum benefits to their members. Sandhu, speaking at a one-day workshop on “Integrated Development of Cooperatives-Transforming PACS into Multi-purpose Societies’ organized by HARCOFED at Panchkula, also directed the officers of the Department and Cooperative Banks to work in a planned manner for exploring the adoption of various schemes being carried out by Agriculture and Horticulture Department to benefit both PACS and its farmer members.
Verka conducts drawing competition in schools
Chandigarh: Verka, the flagship brand of Punjab State Cooperative Milk Producers Federation popularly known as Milkfed, has successfully completed drawing competition in leading schools of the city revolving around the topics of conservation of Mother Earth and natural resources, Global Warming and sustainable development to mark the World Environment Day this year.