SAD President Badal appoints 25 General Secretaries of the party
Chandigarh: Shiromani Akali Dal President Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal today expanded party organization by appointing 25 General Secretaries of the party. As per statement released by party head office a maximum of 90 percent representation has been given to youth in the appointments. Those who have been appointed General Secretary include Joginder Singh Jindu, Baldev Singh Khaira, Teerath Singh Mahla, Ranjit Singh Dhillon, Kanwarjit Singh Rozy Barkandi, Parmbans Singh Romana, Vardev Singh Mann, Ravikaran Singh Kahlon, Barjinder Singh Makhan Brar, Jagdeep Singh Cheema, Ranjit Singh Gill, Gurpreet Singh Raju Khanna, Hardeep Singh Dimpy Dhillon, Sarbjot Singh Sabi Mukerian, Yadwinder Singh Yadu, RD Sharma, Talbir Singh Gill, Winnerjit Singh Goldy, Karnail Singh Peer Mohd., Mohan Gupta Bathinda, Parmjit Singh Dhillon, Rajinder Deepa Sunam, Kamal Chetli, Bachitar Singh Kohar and Vijay Danav.
Norwegian cyclist on world tour robbed in Ludhiana, police recovers phone within 2 days
Chandigarh: The Ludhiana police on Saturday recovered the mobile phone of a Norwegian cyclist within two days of it being stolen from him during his solo world bicycle tour in the city. Two people have also been arrested in this regard, they said. “Espen Lilleengen, a Norwegian citizen on a world bicycle tour, lost his personal belongings to snatchers in Ludhiana. Taking swift action Ludhiana police arrested the culprits within two days and handed over the mobile to the victim after recovery,” the Punjab Police said in a tweet. The police also posted a video on their Twitter handle in which Ludhiana Police Commissioner Mandeep Singh Sidhu is seen handing the recovered mobile phone to Lilleengen. The Norwegian national in the video said, “I want to thank the state police and police of Ludhiana. I finally got my phone back.”
Nijjar inaugurates solar system in Amritsar
Chandigarh: No stone will be left unturned in the beautification of Amritsar and Rs 7.73 crore will be spent on the beautification of the city and basic amenities will also be provided to the people, Local Government Minister Inderbir Singh Nijjar said in the areas of Daburji, Bajigar Basti and Arjan Nagar under Ward No. 33, 34 and 39 of South Constituency. After inaugurating the work of installing solar system at the house of the people of the Schedule caste community. Nijjar said that 200-200 watt solar systems will be installed in 75 houses of these wards. It will cost around Rs 35 lakh. He said that solar systems are being installed free of charge and no installation charges will be taken from anyone.
Pb Social Security Department promotes 18 Supervisors as CDPOs
Chandigarh: 18 supervisors of the Social Security, Women and Child Development Department have been promoted as Child Development Project Officers in Punjab, Minister for Social Security, Women and Child Development Baljit Kaur said on Saturday. She conveyed her best wishes to all CDPOs to full fill the job responsibility with dedication and honesty.
Youth felicitate Himachal Chief Minister in New Delhi
Shimla/ New Delhi: Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu called upon the Indian Youth Congress and the National Students Union of India to work hard with utmost devotion and discipline so that the Indian National Congress could be re-established in the nation and in different states. He was addressing the felicitation functions organized by IYC and NSUI to honour him in New Delhi. Sukhu said that all our office bearers and workers should give up despair and convey the national policies of the Congress party to the masses with full energy and dedication. He said that the future belongs to Congress and everyone should learn from past defeats and move forward.
Meet Hayer hails medal winners of Para Powerlifting World Cup
Chandigarh: Indian Para Powerlifters performed very well in the 12th Para Powerlifting World Cup held in Dubai (UAE). The Indian team won a total of 9 medals including two gold, two silver and five bronze medals. Of these, Manpreet Kaur of Punjab won one silver and one bronze and Paramjit Kumar won a silver medal. Punjab Sports Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer congratulated the Indian Para powerlifting team for winning the 9 medals. Congratulating both the powerlifters of Punjab, he said that Manpreet Kaur and Paramjit Kumar have brought glory not only to the state but also to the country with their excellent performance. Both the powerlifters of Punjab are from Jalandhar. Manpreet Kaur won one silver and one bronze medal in the women's 45 kg category while Paramjit Kumar won a silver medal in the 49 kg category.
Punjab Government suspends two engineers for substandard work
Chandigarh: After Minister of Tourism and Culture Affairs, Investment Promotion, Labour and Grievance Redressal Anmol Gagan Mann took cognizance of poor standard roads being built at village Jakarmajra in the constituency of Kharar of District SAS Nagar, Public Works Minister of Punjab Harbhajan Singh ETO directed to suspend the two Assistant Engineers of the Public Works Department from government service with immediate effect in the case of constructing a substandard road of Jakarmajra. This suspension has been done under Rule 4 of the Punjab Civil Services (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1970. Mahesh Kumar Sharma and Rajesh Kaura, Assistant Engineers of the Public Works Department, during the special repair of the roads, neglected the prescribed standards in the work of the link road from Tiur to Jakar Majra. She said that Punjab government will not tolerate any kind of corruption.