HP speaker down with swine flu
Shimla:The Speaker of Himachal Pradesh Assembly, Rajeev Bindal, has tested positive for swine flu. At the end of the ongoing Budget Session proceedings on Thursday, Bindal informed the State Assembly that he has tested positive for H1N1 virus. Indira Gandhi Medical College’s Senior Medical Superintendent informed him of the test reports, he told the Assembly. He advised due medical precautions to those who came in contact with him recently.
Hry approves construction of four roads
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has accorded administrative approval for construction of four new roads at an estimated cost of Rs 767.70 lakh in Sirsa district. A spokesman said that rough cost estimates of Rs 343.45 lakh has been approved for 5.30 km long road from Jandwala to Nuhiyanwali, Rs 196.03 lakh for 2.80 km long road from Singhpura to Mirjewala Punjab border, Rs 58.32 lakh for 0.80 km long road from Singhpura to Behman Kaur Singh Punjab Border and Rs 169.90 lakh for 2.70 km long road from Thiraj to Biruwala Gudha Bus Stand in district Sirsa.
Golf Championship 2019 of CGA
Chandigarh: Chandigarh Golf Association has scheduled CGC-CGA 3rd Dronacharya DP Azad Junior/Sub Juniors Golf Championship 2019 at Chandigarh Golf Club & CGA Golf Range on February 8 and 9 in the memory of Late Dronacharya DP Azad founder President of Chandigarh Golf Association. DP Azad is the 1st Dronacharya Awardees in Cricket. This tournament is the brain child of the CGA and it is now being adopted at many others levels in the golf circuit in India. There are five categories i.e. A, B, C, D and E with different age groups in the championship.
12 held for gambling
Chandigarh: Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) of Haryana Police has booked a dozen of persons under Gambling Act from village Mithri area in district Sirsa. More than Rs 2.05 lakh was also recovered from their possession. A spokesman said, all the accused were arrested following a tip off during patrolling. Acting on a tip-off, the police team immediately raided and nabbed all 12 persons involved in gambling. A case under Gambling Act had been registered against them in Police Station Odhan in Sirsa.
19 HCS officers transferred
Chandigarh: Haryana Government on late Wednesday night issued transfer and posting orders of 19 HCS officers with immediate effect. Vivek Padam Singh, Joint Secretary, Finance Department and Secretary, Haryana Khadi and Village Industries Board goes as Sub Divisional Officer (Civil)-cum-Additional Collector, Sampla vice Tarun Kumar Pawaria. Dharamvir Singh, Deputy Commissioner, Kaithal has been posted as Managing Director, CONFED relieving Sanjeev Verma, IAS, of the said charge.
52nd colloquium at PU
Chandigarh: The Panjab University(PU) Colloquium Committee in collaboration with Department of Economics organised 52nd PU colloquium here. Andreas Bauer, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Senior Resident Representative, for India, Nepal and Bhutan while speaking on ‘Growing Old before becoming rich? Macroeconomic Implications of Ageing in Asia’, asserted that Asia has benefitted significantly from demographic trends in the past decades. He added, faster growth of the working age population which ranges from 15-64 years, over dependents provided an important economic dividend in many countries of the region, in particular, East Asia.