Haryana CM condoles demise of former CS
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal has expressed deep grief over the sad demise of former Haryana Chief Secretary, SD Bhambri who breathed his last after a brief illness at his Panchkula residence on Tuesday evening. He was 94. He is survived by his wife and two daughters. In a condolence message issued here, Manohar Lal said that Bhambri was an able administrator who served as Chief Secretary of Haryana from October 1, 1974 to January 2, 1981. The Chief Minister expressed his heartfelt condolences to members of the bereaved family and prayed that the departed soul might rest in peace.
9th Civil-Military Liaison Conference Chandigarh
Chandigarh: The 9th Civil Military Liaison Conference was held here under the chairmanship of the Punjab Governor and Chandigarh Administrator VP Singh Badnore. The meeting started with the welcome address by Manoj Parida, Adviser to the UT Administrator, who emphasized that Civil and Military authorities are two wheels of a cart, which move together in the service of the nation. Further, Army Commander, Headquarter Western Command Lt. Gen. Surinder Singh, PVSM, AVSM, VSM shared that overwhelming support has been received from Chandigarh Administration on the different matters of concern, and the officials have been supporting in resolving the matters of mutual concern. The Administrator presiding over the conference, emphasized that the primary objective of the conference is to advice, devise and innovate and to ensure better coordination and liaison between the Armed Forces and the Civilian Authorities.
Central Bank CVO Parshuram Panda to visit city
Chanigarh: Parshuram Panda, who is the chief vigilance officer of Central Bank of India will be on his maiden visit to Chandigarh on July 11. During his visit, he shall be addressing the staff of the Bank as well as assess their vigilance awareness. He will also give his valued guidance for implementing proper preventive vigilance for maintaining a robust system for weeding out mal practices. Panda started his banking career in Bank of India as probationary Officer in 1988. He is having vast experience in rural credit, Retail, Corporate and Overseas.
Police arrest wanted person in ATM loot case
Chandigarh: Haryana Police has arrested a person hailing from Utawar in Palwal, who is wanted by Madhya Pradesh Police in an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) loot incident. Police has also recovered a country made pistol and live cartridge from his possession. A spokesman said that arrested accused was identified as Lateef alias Landu, a resident of Utawar, Police Station Bahin in district Palwal. He was arrested by Anti Vehicle Theft team following a tip off. Madhya Pradesh Police has announced a reward of Rs 25,000 on his arrest. During preliminary interrogation, it was revealed that accused used to break ATMs with the help of a gas cutter and take out the cash.
CII organises Real Estate Summit in Chandigarh
Chandigarh: Confederation of Indian Industry and Indian Green Building Council organised Real Estate Summit with the theme ‘Real Estate Sector in Tricity: Ahead of the Curve’ at CII Northern Region Headquarters. Harish Gupta, President, Builder Association, Zirakpur, said, “The incumbent government has implemented numerous policy changes like RERA, GST and affordable housing, which have significantly impacted the real estate sector” Sarvjit Singh Virk, Chairman, CII Chandigarh, said, “Emergence of nuclear families, rapid urbanisation and rising household income are likely to remain the key drivers for growth in all spheres of real estate, including residential, commercial and retail.”
PSPCL launches campaign
Ludhiana: The PSPCL has launched a massive campaign against the menace of theft of electricity in the state and is achieving good results in this direction. Er. DPS Grewal, chief engineer/operation central zone said that on the directions of PSPCL CMD Er.Baldev Singh Sran, Central Operation Zone Ludhiana has conducted various raids against theft of power on July 10 and premises of 3054 consumers were checked. A a sum of Rs 16.96 lakh have been assessed from 92 consumers for theft of electricity. A total number of 55 consumers were fined for theft of electricity and 37 consumers have been fined for violations of Electricity Act.
Indian Bank organises customer meet
Chandigarh: Indian Bank organised a customer meet at Hotel Taj Gurugram for its Gurugram and Faridabad customers. The meeting was attended by Indian Bank’s MD & CEO. Padmja Chundru apart from Field General Manager, Northern Region Karthikeyan M and Zonal Manager-Haryana State, NK Sharma. The meeting was organised with an aim to know the level of customer satisfaction and for their valuable suggestions to further improve & device new products to meet area specific requirements.