Inbrief

Mansa Devi Shrine Board reconstituted

Chandigarh: Haryana Government has reconstituted Shri Mata Mansa Devi Shrine Board, Panchkula with immediate effect.  A spokesman of Urban local Bodies Department said that the Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda will be the Chairman of the Board and the Urban local Bodies Minister will be the Vice-Chairman The members of the reconstituted Board will be the Finance Minister, the Chief Secretary, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister and the Principal Secretary Urban local Bodies Department. Deputy Commissioner, Panchkula and Chief Administrator of Shri Mata Mansa Devi Shrine Board, Panchkula will be Member Secretary. Non-official members who are nominated for a period of three year included Moti lal Jindal, Salochana Ahuja, Hem Chand  Sharma, Bhram Sarup Bramchari, Tej Pal Gupta, Satpal Garg, Hoshiar Singh, O.P. Singla and Darshan Dayal Jindal.

Hooda greets teachers

Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has exhorted the teaching fraternity to continue imparting valuable education to the students so as to enable them to face life with courage and confidence. In a message issued on the eve of Teachers Day, Hooda said that the Teachers Day is celebrated as a mark of tribute to the contribution made by teachers to the society. The day commemorates the birth anniversary of former President, Dr. Sarvepalli  Radhakrishnan who was one of the great scholars and philosophers of our country. Hooda said that it has been our tradition to honour teachers by giving due recognition to their efforts and respecting the teachers-student bond immensely. By following the principles of the great educationalist, the Haryana Government is developing the State as an education hub.  He said that Prarambh a first of its kind dedicated “School for Teacher Education” has been established in Jhajjar for bringing further qualitative improvement in teacher education in the State.

Mahindra Tractors sells 13,543 units

Chandigarh: Mahindra & Mahindra’s Farm Equipment Sector (FES) on Wednesday announced its tractor sales numbers for August 2013 which stood at 13, 543 units in the domestic market as against 12, 394 units during August 2012, a growth of 9 per cent. The company’s overall sales have also grown by 7 per cent standing at 14158 units during August 2013. Exports for the month of August 2013 stood at 615 units. Rajesh Jejurikar, Chief Executive, Tractor and Farm Mechanization, Mahindra & Mahindra ltd. said, “Our domestic growth of 9 per cent in August 2013 and consistent performance over the last five months is heartening. We believe the Kharif sowing having crossed the 1000 lac hectare mark, normal monsoons and prospects of the approaching festive season are clear indicators of stronger growth for the overall agricultural sector in the coming months”.

HP gets `72.27 cr for agricultural sector

Shimla:  Central Government has allotted a sum of Rs. 72.27 crore to Himachal Pradesh under National Agricultural Development Scheme for development of agriculture sector during current financial year. Director, agriculture, J.C. Rana said that Rs. 58.21 crore would be spent on new and special schemes wile Rs. 14.06 crore on strengthening of ongoing schemes and development of resources.  Provision had been made to spend Rs. 6.5 crore on promoting organic farming, Rs. 6.7 crore under Adarsh Krishi Gram Yojna, Rs. 4.16 crore on integrated crop diversification by vegetable production and Rs. 5 crore for irrigation sector.  He said that state agriculture department would function as nodal Agency for this scheme and horticulture, animal husbandry, fisheries, agricultural research and education departments would also be entitled to get financial assistance under the scheme.   

Badal greets people on Teacher’s Day

Chandigarh:  Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Wednesday felicitated the people and the teaching fraternity across the state on the occasion of Teacher's Day and called upon them to discharge their duties with utmost dedication, sincerity and honesty to impart quality and value-based education to the students so as to enable them to become ideal citizens of society.  In a message, Badal said that after the mother, it was the teacher who left an indelible impression on the mind of a child that could never be wiped out. On this historic occasion, the Chief Minister asked the teachers as nation builders rise to the occasion to teach students diligently with commitment for securing their future as ‘the students of today are the future of nation tomorrow’.

depts told to act on HC orders

Chandigarh: Punjab Government in a communiqué to all the departments has directed to act timely on the orders passed by the Punjab & Haryana High Court in various cases. A spokesperson of Punjab government said that letter has been issued in this regard to all departments to submit consolidated reports in specific Performa to their Administration Department regarding action taken by the departments on the orders passed by the Punjab & Haryana High Court on the writ petitions and judgments on which action has not be taken till now.