Vikas Bharti selected for Mahavir award
Bhagwan Mahavir foundation, Chennai has selected Vikas Bharti for the award for excellent work in ‘Community and Social Services’. The association will get an amount of Rs10-lakh, memento and certificate for its contribution in the development activities in tribal areas.
Gauba for awareness on Right to Service Act
CS Rajiv Gauba emphasised on creating awareness about Right to Service Act-2011 and instructed officials to apprise people about the act through media and community service centres. Gauba said the act envisages timely service to people therefore people should get services within the time frame stipulated in the act. The CS also held meeting to observe Foundation Day of the State which is to be celebrated in a big way. Exhibitions showcasing welfare schemes and steps taken by the Government would be organsied at district levels.
Munda expresses condolence on Puranik’s death
Senior BJP leader Arjun Munda has expressed grief over demise of RSS leader Baba Rao Puranik. He was 70 and passed away at Rajnandgaon of Chhattisgarh on Wednesday. Puranik was originally from Verdha district of Maharashtra and had worked for RSS in Jharkhand apart from other States.
PIl seeking security of courts filed in HC
A Public Interest litigation (PIl) seeking proper security arrangements of courts throughout the State has been filed in the Jharkhand High Court. It was filed in the light of the recent killing of gangster Sushil Srivastava by his rival groups inside the premises of Hazaribagh Court when he was brought for production before the court. The PIl has been filed by the Bar Council member Hemant Sikarwar.
JSIA remembers Sharad Poddar
Jharkhand Small Industries Association (JSIA) members on Wednesday observed condolence of the demise of its former president Sharad Poddar who has died of heath attack. The members recalled his contributions towards the Association and raising issues of small scale industrialists. Ranjit Tiberewal, Bikash Singh, Arun Khemka and other reputed businessmen were present in the condolence.
Meena reviews Audrey House renovation
Principal Secretary of Governor Draupadi Murmu, Surendra Singh Meena, on Wednesday paid a visit to under renovation Audrey House to oversee the work ongoing. He instructed officials there for speedy and qualitative work so that the place of historic importance can be conserved for long.
CMPDI gets new chief
Selection Board for the PSUs has named Shekhar Sharan as Chairman-cum-Managing Director of CMPDI. Sharan, who is working as Director (Technical) of the organisation since June 1, 2013, would replace AK Debnath. Sharan has worked earlier with subsidiaries of CIl and known as expert of big underground and opencast mines.