HP CM expresses grief over demise of former MLA
Shimla: Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has expressed grief over the demise of former MLA from Mewa assembly constituency (now Bhoranj) Amar Singh Chaudhary who passed away at his native place in Hamirpur district on Wednesday. He was 85. Thakur said Chaudhary would always be remembered by the people of Bhoranj area for his contributions in development of the area. The Chief Minister prayed the Almighty to give peace to the departed soul and strength to the bereaved family members to bear this irreparable loss. Chaudhary remained MLA twice in 1967 and 1977 from the then Mewa assembly constituency of Hamirpur district.
O2ForIndia initiative now in Chandigarh
Chandigarh: Ola Foundation has made its O2ForIndia initiative available in Chandigarh to provide free and easy access to oxygen concentrators for home isolation patients during this ongoing wave of COVID-19. Under this initiative, caregivers and home-isolation patients can now place requests for oxygen concentrators through the Ola app itself by providing a few basic details. After submitting the necessary details, Ola will arrange for free home-delivery of the oxygen concentrator by specially trained personnel through Ola cabs. After the patient gets better and no longer requires oxygen support or is no longer in home isolation, Ola will arrange for the oxygen concentrator to be picked up and thereafter to be sterilised and ready for use by the next patient, said Ola COO Gaurav Porwal.
Singla releases list of best Govt schools of Punjab
Chandigarh: Punjab School Education and Public Works Minister Vijay Inder Singla has released the list of best government schools for the session 2020-21 on the basis of overall grading. Singla said the ranking of the schools has been divided into three categories; middle, high and senior secondary schools and top performing schools from each district would be given a reward of Rs 5 lakh, Rs 7.5 lakh and Rs 10 lakh, respectively. He said the overall grading of schools will also help to improve quality of education in the government schools as it provides an equal platform for teachers and principals for a healthy competition.
Trust reading facility to consumers by Haryana Corp
Chandigarh: Now, consumers can get their electricity meter reading errors rectified online from the ease of their home during the pandemic. For this, the facility of Trust Reading is being provided by Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam and Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam). Thus, the consumers will not need to visit the offices of the Electricity Department to get the meter readings corrected. In case the readings are wrong, consumers can get the bill rectified by uploading the correct meter reading on the Department’s website through online medium, a spokesman said. He said, this facility is for domestic, non-domestic and LT industrial categories (load up to maximum 20 KW) consumers.
Haryana Police seizes 32.5 kg ‘chura post’, 2 held
Chandigarh: Haryana Police has arrested two persons on the charges of drug-peddling and seized 32.5 kg ‘chura post’ from their possession in Sirsa district. A spokesperson said a team of Crime Investigation Agency while conducting checking near Musahibwala area in Sirsa signaled a truck coming from Punjab side to stop for checking. When searched, 18 kg 500 gram of chura post was recovered from the accused drier identified as Satbir, a resident of preet nagar, Sirsa.
In the second incident, a police team during patrolling and checking near burj karamgarh area had signaled a truck to stop for checking. The search of the cabin of the vehicle led to seizure of 14 kg of said drug. The arrested accused has been identified as Devender Pal alias Sonu, a resident of Sirsa. Cases under the provisions of the NDPS Act were registered against them.