Patil greets people on eve of EId-Ul-Fitr
Chandigarh: Punjab Governor and UT Administrator Shivraj Patil greeted the people of Punjab and Chandigarh on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr. Patil said that the festival marks the culmination of the holy month of Ramzan and brings to the fore the noble instincts in people. Governor urged the people to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr with a spirit of communal harmony, peace, love, cooperation and mutual understanding which would go a long way in strengthening the national unity and integrity.
E-library to be inaugurated on August 15
Chandigarh: The first e-library of the country will be inaugurated at village Dhani Bharokha in Sirsa on August 15. On the same day, the work to setup 50 e-libraries would also be started in 50 villages of the district in which Rajiv Gandhi Sewa Kendras have been setup. A spokesman said, the e-library at village Dhani Bharokha would be inaugurated by Haryana Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Sukhbir Kataria. A sum of Rs one crore would be spent for setting up of e-library under Backward Regions Grant Fund. An agreement has been signed with life Skill Development Company regarding the arrangement of computers, softwares, books and magazines.
CM, dy CM extend EId-ul-fitr greetings
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and his deputy Sukhbir Singh Badal felicitated the people of Punjab especially the Muslim brethren on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr. In his message, Chief Minister said, the festival marks the culmination of the holy month of Ramzan and symbolises brotherhood, compassion and spirit of sharing. Eid-ul-Fitr also reflects the true spirit of our composite culture. Calling upon the people to celebrate the festival collectively, Sukbir Badal said that may this festival spread peace, harmony in Punjab.
Pahadia, Hooda greet people
Chandigarh: Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadia and Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda have greeted the people on the auspicious occasion of Eid-ul Fitr. Governor said that the festival of Eid symbolises social harmony and strengthens the feeling of brotherhood and mutual understanding. In his message, Hooda said that besides teaching tolerance and patience every religion teaches peace, amity and brotherhood. They said that such occasions help in further strengthening the cultural fabric of the country.
Speaker accepts resignation of Kashyap
Chandigarh: Haryana Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kuldeep Sharma has accepted the resignation from the Membership of the Committee of Dr Ashok Kashyap on Thursday. A spokesman said that Dr Ashok Kashyap has resigned from the membership on petition on August 5, 2013.
HSEC announces names of elected members
Chandigarh: Haryana State Election Commission (HSEC) has notified the names of elected members of general elections of Municipal Committee, Pundri, district Kaithal held on August 4. A spokesman said that those who have been elected include Jaipal, Sewa Singh, Kanta Devi, Mahaveer Singh, Multan Singh, Matlesh Rani, Sanjeev Kumar, Veena Rani, Kimat Rai, Saroj Rani, Kavita, Kuldeep Singh and Rajvanti.
UHBVN to augment capacity of substations
Chandigarh: Keeping in view the load growth, Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN) will augment the capacity of twelve existing 33 KV sub stations with setting up of associated infrastructure. A spokesman said that 33 KV sub station at 12 locations would be augmented by arranging installation of higher capacity or additional power transformers. These works are likely to be completed with an investment of about Rs 12 crore. The electricity consumers of 40 surrounding villages would be benefited by way of better voltage and continuity of power supply after completion of improvement works he added.
Haryana to ADD seats to BSc, BCom courses
Chandigarh: Haryana Government will increase the number of seats in B.Sc. (Medical and Non Medical) and B.Com streams in all government Colleges in the state. A spokesman said, it has been decided that if application forms for admission to these classes were lying pending, in that case the Principals concerned could admit one additional unit of 80 seats over and above the number of seats allotted earlier. Admission of one additional unit would be applicable provided that at least 40 additional students take admission in that particular class.
Foundation laid for IGMC’s new opd
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief minister Virbhadra Singh laid the foundation stones of new OPD and administrative blocks of Indira Gandhi hospital and medical college (IGMC) Shimla to be constructed at a cost of Rs56.20 crore and Rs10 crore respectively. Singh said, the new 11 storey OPD Block would provide better medical check-up and specialised treatment facilities to the people of the state. It would also house Trauma ward, Casualty, CT scan, Minor O.T, Emergency, X-Ray, Registration Room, along-with eight storeys of various specialities having 49 special wards.
Directives issued to Submit financial details
Chandigarh: All the private schools in Haryana including those affiliated to CBSE and ICSE have been directed to submit their financial details for the years 2011-12, 2012-13, and 2013-14 by August 22, 2013 to the committee appointed by High Court. The heads of these schools are directed to collect the questionnaire from the offices of respective district education officers for furnishing the above said details. It is found that most of the schools have not yet send the required information. Any default on the part of the school in this direction can make them answerable to Court.
ABVP to give Memorandum to PU V-C
Chandigarh: ABVP will give memorandum to Vice Chancellor Panjab University regarding increase in election timing. ABVP president Bhupinder Singh and chairman Vebhav Gupta said that every year the voting percentage is almost half the total strength. Student elections are held every year in many universities in India be it Delhi University, HPU, Rajasthan etc and the voting time for election in these universities are from 9 am to 1 pm while in PU, it is only for one hour and. Those who are not able to enter classrooms before time are not allowed to enter and vote.
Int’l Conference held at BPS Mahila varsity
Chandigarh: International Conference on ‘Micro-Finance and Micro–Enterpreneurship: Issues and Challenges’ was held in BPS Mahila Vishwavidyalaya, Khanpur-Kalan with experts emphasizing the need of fostering social innovation and entrepreneurship in society. A spokesman said that President, South Asian University, Delhi, Prof GK Chadha was the chief guest in the inaugural session of the conference, and Prof Arvind Astha, from Burgundy School of Business, France delivered the Key note address. He said that the concept of Micro financing is gaining ground for economic development, especially in developing countries and entrepreneurship is the need of the hour.
Force Motors lTd opens showroom
Karnal: The new showroom at Karnal for Force Motors Personal Vehicles; the formidable FORCE ONE, was inaugurated by Dr Abhay Firodia, Chairman, Force Motors ltd. On the occasion, Pawan Bansal proprietor of Bhvay Force authorized dealer of Force Motors said, “FORCE ONE EX and SX have been recently launched across the nation. With the attractive price of Rs 8.99 lakhs ex showroom PAN India, the Force One EX is an ideal choice for the value conscious SUV customers.”