Capt greets people on New Year-2020
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Tuesday greeted the people on the eve of the New Year with the promise to give them a peaceful, harmonious, secure and progressive Punjab. He called upon the people to welcome year 2020 with the commitment to work collectively and zealously to preserve the ethos of secularism, sovereignty, communal harmony and national integration.
Haryana DGP lists priorities for 2020
Chandigarh: Haryana Director General of Police (DGP) Manoj Yadava on Tuesday said that the state Police is committed and played a important role in ensuring safety and security of people particularly the downtrodden and weaker sections of the society. Listing his priorities in 2020, DGP said that Haryana Police will focus on new technologies for further strengthening the professional policing so as to provide better services to the public. He also expressed hope that all ranks of Haryana Police would further bring a positive change in their behavior to ensure a better ‘public image’ of the ‘police force’.
PU declares holiday on Jan 2
Chandigarh: Panjab University, Chandigarh, has declared a public holiday on January 2, 2020, on account of birthday of Guru Gobind Singh, instead of January 1, 2020, in the Panjab University, Chandigarh and its institutions or regional centres, offices and affiliated colleges located in Chandigarh and in the state of Punjab. All meetings and examinations will be held as per schedule announced earlier.
Lehal joins as Punjab NRI Commission member
Chandigarh: Gurjit Singh Lehal on Tuesday joined as the member of Punjab NRI Commission in the presence of the state Cooperation and Jails Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Sports and Youth Services and NRI Affairs Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi, NRI Commission chairman Justice (Retd) RK Garg, among others. Lehal assured that he would fulfill the responsibility assigned to him with full commitment and would address the issues pertaining to the NRI diaspora on priority basis.
Nominations invited for NSP, 2019
Chandigarh: The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development has invited nominations for the Nari Shakti Puraskar-2019, the highest civilian honour for women in India. The main rationale behind the award is the recognition of exceptional work for women empowerment. Spokesperson said that nearly 40 Nari Shakti Puraskars would be awarded on March 8, 2020 — on International Women's Day. The application process is open to individuals, groups and institutions for outstanding work towards women empowerment. The nominations or applications can be submitted only online on www.narishaktipuruskar.wcd.gov.in portal by January 7, 2020.
Harminder takes charge as Milkfed chairman
Chandigarh: Captain Harminder Singh on Tuesday assumed charge as the Milkfed chairman in the presence of Punjab Cooperation and Jails Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa. The Minister expressed hope that Captain Harminder would ensure that Milkfed emerges as the backbone of cooperative sector and it's strengthening would be of great help to the state’s farming community. Captain Harminder said that he would fulfill the assigned responsibility with full dedication and would undertake novel initiatives aimed at cementing the bond between Milkfed and the state’s farmers.
Sohail Sen performs live at Chandigarh Club
Chandigarh: Sohail Sen, singer of the record breaking song 'Bala Bala', on Tuesday performed live at Chandigarh Club on the New Year Eve party. Sohail said: “I gave a special performance for the New Year Eve party at Chandigarh Club and named it Bala 2.O. Punjab region has a very close association with Bollywood as Punjabi culture and music is a very important part of Bollywood movies and lyrics. When I sang Bala, the crowd enjoyed the beats and danced with enthusiasm,” he said.
Elante celebrates New Yr with Happyness Day
Chandigarh: Elante Mall is all set to celebrate New Year by organizing a ‘Happyness Day’ on January 1. This initiative has been curated to spice up the experience of the shoppers by taking a Hyperlocal approach in terms of activations. During the ‘Happyness Day,’ customers can avail offers on Merchandise and enjoy food.
Reliance Jio strengthens its market in Punjab
Chandigarh: Reliance Jio on Tuesday said it has added around 3 lakh subscribers in October 2019 as per the latest telecom data released by TRAI. A statement said with this, Jio will remain the market leader telecom operator in Punjab with the highest customer base of 1.33 crore subscribers.
APRO, TPO given warm send off
Chandigarh: Punjab’s Information and Public Relations Department on Tuesday gave a warm send off to APRO Sham Sunder and TPO Manjit Singh. Department’s Additional Director Dr Senu Duggal honoured the superannuating officers and wished them well for the future, adding that the Department would always remember the services rendered by them. On the occasion, Additional Director (Press) to Chief Minister Opinder Singh Lamba, Deputy Director (Press) Dr Ajit Kanwal Singh Hamdard, Deputy Director (Advertising) Randeep Singh Ahluwalia, and Deputy Director (field) Harjit Singh Grewal described Sham Sunder and Manjit Singh as efficient and dedicated officers.
Himachal CM releases Giriraj Calendar
Shimla: Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Tuesday released Calendar-2020 of Giriraj Government Weekly newspaper depicting the panoramic picture of Chandertal of Lahaul-Spiti district. The CM said that Giriraj Weekly newspaper has its grass root level reach which provides the people of the State a glimpse of policies and programmes of the State Government besides providing knowledge regarding traditions and customs of the State. Director Information and Public Relations Harbans Singh Brascon was also present on the occasion.