Sharma designated as First Appellate Authority
Chandigarh: Haryana Urban local Bodies Department has designated Special Secretary PK Sharma as the First Appellate Authority in the Administrative Department of Urban local Bodies in pursuance of the provision of the Right to Information Act, 2005. A spokesman said that orders to this effect have been issued by Principal Secretary of the Department, P Raghavendra Rao.
Haryana issues directions regarding pension
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has decided that proportionate pension subject to minimum pension would be allowed in such type of cases of invalid pension where the employees have been retired on medical grounds before completing 10 years of qualifying service. All the head of the departments, commissioners of all four divisions of Ambala, Hisar, Rohtak and Gurgaon, all Deputy Commissioners and Sub Divisional Officers and Registrar, Punjab and Haryana HC has been asked for strict compliance of these instructions, said a spokesperson.
Haryana to observe ‘Quami Ekta Week’
Chandigarh: Haryana Government will observe ‘Quami Ekta Week’ from November 19 to 25 to foster the spirit of patriotism and national integration among the people. A spokesman said the State Government had also decided that the pledge taking ceremony for the government officers and officials working in Haryana Civil Secretariat and New Secretariat buildings at Chandigarh would be held at 11 am on November 19. He said the pledge would be administered by Haryana Chief Secretary PK Chaudhary. All the officers and officials working in the Main Secretariat building and New Secretariat building at Chandigarh had been directed to make it convenient to attend the pledge taking ceremony.
CCHAU soil scientists to be honoured
Chandigarh: A team of soil scientists of Ch Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar has been selected for International Zinc Association-Fertilizer Association of India Award. A spokesman said that the team chosen for the award included Dr RS Malik, Dr RP Narwal,
Dr SP Gupta, Dr Ram Kala and Dr RR Dahiya. This award would be given to them for promoting the use of zinc during agriculture. He said that another team of scientists of soil Science Department, including Dr RS Antil, Dr Kiran K Khokhar and Dr Devraj have been chosen for Sri Ram Fertilizer Association of India Best Paper Award 2013.
Shiva Desh Sanchar Theatre group stages play
Chandigarh: Haryana Information, Public Relations and Cultural Affairs Department in collaboration with Shiva Desh Sanchar Theatre Group, Karnataka staged a play entitled Maran hi Mahanavmi at Tagore Theatre here on Monday. A spokesman said that the play has been written in Kannada language by Shivakumara Shivacharya Mahaswami and it has been translated into Hindi by Dr Prabhakar Premi. He said that play Maran hi Mahanavmi has been directed by KG Krishnamurti. The Shiva Desh Sanchar Theatre Group, Karnataka is on a theatrical tour and the Group would give presentation of its plays in Tagore Theatre on November 18 and 19.