‘Govt working in Karonth Satlok Ashram issue’
Chandigarh: Virender Singh, political advisor to the Haryana Chief Minister, has said that the State Government is making concerted and conscious efforts to find a permanent solution to the Karonth Satlok Ashram issue. In a Press statement issued on Sunday, Virender said that the State Government was confident of arriving at a peaceful solution to the issue soon which would be acceptable to all concerned.
Justice Sathasivam calls on students
Gurgaon: Justice P Sathasivam, Judge of Supreme Court of India and executive chairman of National legal Services Authority (NAlSA) has called upon the students to uphold the constitution, respect national flag and anthem and maintain unity and integrity of the country. While speaking at the annual function of Students legal literacy Mission organised by Haryana State legal Services Authority (HAlSA) at Gurgaon, he also asked the students to understand that public property should be protected and they should astute violence. After getting legal knowledge one should be able to distinguish between right and wrong. Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda inaugurated the function and said that the youth are the future of the nation and knowledge given to students ultimately benefits the society.
Centre of Excellence for fruits set up
Chandigarh: A Centre of Excellence for fruits has been set up under Indo-Israel project at village Mangeana in Sirsa over an area of 72 acres at a cost of Rs 9.70 crore under National Horticulture Mission (NHM). A Centre of Excellence for Vegetables had already been set up in Gharaunda in Karnal in the year 2011. A spokesman said that Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda will inaugurate this Centre on May 21. Ambassador of Israel, Alon Ushpiz will also be present on this occasion. The setting up of this project would go a long way in promoting horticulture at large scale in the state. Saplings of citrus fruits, pomegranates, olives, guava and dates have been planted in the Centre. Apart from this, shed net house, anti-insect house and high-tech greenhouse have also been set up and Indo-Israel latest technology has been applied in the Centre.
Haryana Discoms to conduct survey
Chandigarh: Haryana Discoms (Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam and the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam) would conduct a statewide survey of all the transformers and add transformers in the system wherever necessary. Chairman and Managing Director of DHBVN and UHBVN, Devender Singh said that major reason of overloading of system is due to unauthorised extension of load by consumers and theft of electricity. In case load increases beyond the capacity of the system due to disclosure of unauthorised extension of load under the ongoing “Voluntary Disclosure scheme”, the Nigams would set up additional transformers at their own costs. However, in case of disclosure of unauthorised industrial load, the extension will be allowed only up to the prescribed capacity of the system. In the meantime, instructions have already been given to the field staff to carry periodical maintenance of the transformers.
National Scheduled Castes Alliance launched
Chandigarh/Jalandhar: A political party named “National Scheduled Castes Alliance” (NSCA) was launched on Sunday. Party president Paramjit Singh Kainth said that the issues on the priority list is implementation of right to education and to fight for the proper utilisation of the funds released under the Scheduled Castes Sub Plan (SCSP) for the welfare of the SCs. The party is planning to participate in the forthcoming Parliamentary elections and the selection of the candidates will follow. The Akali-BJP combine and Congress were not working for the welfare of the SC community, he added.
Philips launches MPOWER
Chandigarh: Philips on Sunday took the concept of male grooming to the next level by launching MPOWER, an iconic male grooming and styling range. The MPOWER range is designed to help Indian men make the shift from manual shaving to electrical grooming, in keeping with the technological advances in the male grooming space. The MPOWER range includes trimming, facial styling and body grooming solutions and is an advanced, skin-friendly and convenient solution to every man’s grooming needs.