Buddhist Stupa to be displayed
Chandigarh: Haryana Department of Archaeology and Museums has been getting conservation and excavation done at Buddhist Stupa in Kurukshetra for the last one year and will display this structures which were found there. Structures which were to be preserved have again been kept in soil. A spokesman of the Department said on Wednesday that only beautification work is to be carried out by Tourism Department. He said that JCB machine was used for making pathways and landscaping at the Buddhist Stupa. This work was done in a proper manner under supervision of the Archaeology and Museums Department and no harm was made to the Stupa or other structures found during excavation.
`9 lakh contributed to CM relief fund
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister, Bhupinder Singh Hooda was presented with cheques worth of `nine lakhs for Chief Minister’s Relief Fund by sarpanches and others hailing from different villages, led by Ex-Chairman, Block Samiti Meham Randhir Singh Ahlawat. Randhir Singh Ahlawat a cheque for `five lakh for Chief Minister’s Relief Fund. Similarly, Sarpanch of villages contributed to the fund too.
Virbhadra hailed for his relief efforts
Shimla: Jagat Singh Negi, Deputy Speaker, HP Vidhan Sabha thanked the Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh for taking up the issue with the Government of India for providing relief and financial assistance for the tribal area of Kinnaur which was recently ravaged by heavy rains, snow and landslides throwing normal life out of gear. He said that it was possible due to efforts of the Chief Minister that the UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh had agreed in principle to provide adequate relief to the people of the State and particularly to the tribal district of Kinnaur.
Haryana dists inclusion in NCR hailed
Chandigarh: Haryana Cooperation Minister, Satpal Sangwan and Health Minister Rao Narender Singh said that with the inclusion of two more districts of Haryana namely, Bhiwani and Mahendergarh in the National Capital Region, the connectivity of these districts with National Capital Delhi would increase and many infrastructural projects would develop in the area. In a joint statement issued here on Wednesday, they said that the need for inclusion of these districts in NCR was being felt since long and in this regard Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and MP Deepender Singh Hooda were making continuous efforts.
PGI golden jubilee programme
Chandigarh: M Hamid Ansari, Vice President of India will be the Chief Guest and Gulam Nabi Azad, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare and President of the Institute will preside over the Golden Jubilee Celebrations and 51st Foundation Day Function on July 6, 2013. Santosh Chowdhary, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare would be the Guest of Honour. PGIMER completes fifty years of its existence and enters the 51st year on July 7, 2013.Conceived in 1961 by the concurrent of the Planning Commission; the Institute started functioning in 1962 with make-shift arrangements. The hard work and dedication of the faculty as well as the sincerity and commitment of the Government of Punjab resulted in an unbelievable progress.
Idea slashes roaming rates
Chandigarh: Idea Cellular, has launched a new offer enabling users to enjoy free roaming services while travelling to any part of the country. Idea has launched two new vouchers for its over 123 million subscribers, which offer roaming calling rates at par with home calling rates, without any additional roaming charges. Idea’s new value vouchers priced between ` 230-240*, and another priced between `35-40 offer the same rates for local, STD, ISD calling, and SMS, as the user pays for using these services while in the home circle. Further, Idea has reduced incoming roaming charges to 75 paise/minute for users who avail `35-40 voucher, whereas incoming is absolutely free for those who avail `230-240 voucher.