Hry CM to preside over inter-district council meet
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal will preside over the first meeting of inter-district council to be held on August 30 at Kisan Bhawan, Panchkula. The meeting would be attended by Ministers, officers and representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs). A spokesman said, the representatives of PRIs would be provided with tips on financial management. The CM would also seek their suggestions and feedback so as to further accelerate the pace of development all over the state. The inter-district council was constituted under Manohar lal, while its permanent members included Ministers Capt. Abhimanyu, OP Dhankar, Kavita Jain, all presidents of zila parishads, all mayors of municipal corporations and all presidents of municipal councils or committees at the district headquarters.
BSNl launches Raksha Bandhan offer
Chandigarh: Maintaining its tradition, telecom major BSNl has launched Raksha Bandhan offer from August 26 with unlimited voice, data, SMS at just Rs 399 with availability of 74 days. In addition, it has a facility of personalized ring back tone (PRBT) with unlimited song charge option. It also includes facility of unlimited calls, data, and SMS even during national roaming including Delhi and Mumbai. SK Gupta, CGMT Punjab Circle said that Raksha Bandhan is a festival of unlimited love and affection between brothers and sisters and in line with the spirit of festival, BSNl launched this STV 399 with all unlimited features which can be an ideal gift for anyone.
Punjab releases Rs 20 crore for classrooms: Soni
Chandigarh: Punjab Education Minister OP Soni said that the State Government has taken initiative to provide classrooms to the schools under NABARD projects RIDF XXIII and RIDF XXIV. Under project RIDF XXIII, a budget provision of Rs 120 crore has been made to provide 1597 classrooms in schools. Out of this, Rs 20 crore have been released to the schools for construction of 266 classrooms. Under NABARD XXIV, a proposal of Rs 373.54 crores to construct 4974 classrooms has been sent for approval to Finance Department, he said, in reply to a question in Punjab Assembly.
Himachal Power Minister issues clarification
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Power Minister Anil Sharma has said, the misconception that HP State Electricity Board limited is earning money from electricity bills being offered to the electricity consumers after four months or six months is absolutely false and baseless. He clarified that the electricity bills are being given to the electricity consumers according to the prescribed rates only. He added that although in some pockets of the state, due to inevitable reasons allocation of power bills are being done on bi-monthly, quarterly or half-yearly basis. However the electricity charges are being computed on monthly basis only after duly accounting for the subsidy provided by Government. In this manner, the electricity bills so generated have no additional charge in the electricity bills regardless of fact whether they are issued on Bi-monthly, Quarterly or half-yearly basis, he clarified.
Quality of higher education key to development: VC
Kurukshetra: While addressing the newly admitted students, Kurukshetra University Vice-Chancellor Kailash Chandra Sharma said, it is the quality of education that determines fate of a nation. If the students do not study in the classes and then pass their exams through unfair means, they are not able to perform in their professional lives, he said. The VC quoted Nelson Mandela, who had said "Destroying any nation does not require the use of atomic bombs or the use of long-range missiles. It only requires lowering the quality of education and allowing cheating in the examinations by the students." He called upon the students to develop skills and prepare themselves for the future.
session held on sexual harassment law
Chandigarh: CII-IWN Chandigarh Chapter organised an awareness session on the ‘Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace’ at DAV College Sector 10 here. The session was organised with an objective to sensitise employees on the prevention and implications of sexual harassment at workplace and also, how to ensure a harassment-free environment for employees. Reetinder Mohan, adviser, The Aroma Group, chairwoman CII-IWN Chandigarh, said, “With improved access to education and employment, millions of Indian women are entering the country’s workforce today. Many working women face sexual harassment at the workplace on a daily basis. It is crucial, therefore, that as a country, we strive to eliminate work-place sexual harassment since women have the right to work in safe and secure environment.”
GuruQ to set up operations in Punjab, Haryana
ludhiana: Gurgaon based EdTech platform, GuruQ has announced commencing operations in Punjab and Haryana at the end of August. The tutor aggregator platform that launched its services in Delhi NCR last year, is now expanding its service network to include these northern states. GuruQ is digital platform connecting tutors and students that aims to address the need for a single, simplified and cohesive EdTech platform that provides online and offline tutoring. The launch will be in Haryana including Ambala, Rohtak, Karnal, Meerut, Hisar, and surrounding towns. Alongside, Punjab will cover ludhiana, Amritsar, Jalandhar and Chhattisgarh.
ElANPRO to showcase products at expo
Chandigarh: ElANPRO - India’s Commercial Refrigeration Company, will be showcasing its entire range of ice cream refrigeration products including ice cream cabinets and refrigeration solutions at Indian Ice-Cream Convention & Expo, an exhibition to be held in Sector 17, Parade Ground, Chandigarh on August 28- 29. Shashank Joshi, Director, ElANPRO said, “Considering Ice Cream is one of the fastest growing food categories in India, we have introduced various products for the industry. Our products like Solar Freezer are a boon for the market where power comes just for few hours in a day.”
Vij asks Tanwar to admit his fault
Chandigarh: Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij said that according to the inquiry report, the newborn died due to delay in reaching hospital as the ambulance got stuck in jam caused by the cycle rally in Sonipat and which was also telecasted by various news channels. Vij said that statements of parents of the newborn, ambulance driver and doctors were recorded. They have admitted that the ambulance was stuck in jam that day due to cycle rally and they reached Civil Hospital late by about half-an-hour. For this, Haryana Congress chief, Ashok Tanwar should admit his fault, Vij said. He added that the ambulance and hospital had all facilities therefore Tanwar cannot escape the allegation being levelled against him. A day before, Ashok Tanwar had blamed the State Government for allegedly framing him in the case of death of an infant.