Records archived from 1822 AD
Chandigarh: Haryana Department of Archives has preserved public records starting from 1822 AD onwards to 1990s. A major bulk of these records pertains to freedom movement in the State. A spokesman said, in order to collect the voices of freedom fighters and other prominent persons of the State who have seen history being made during their lifetime and participated in various activities during freedom struggle of India, the Department has launched an Oral History Programme. The memoirs of such personalities are tape-recorded, transcribed and got authenticated in some cases by the narrators themselves. These transcripts serve the purpose of bridging the gaps between the records and actual happenings on one hand and become a good source for writing history on the other hand. So far, the Department has tape-recorded the memoirs of 542 freedom fighters and INA volunteers.
DHBVN formulates new rules
Chandigarh: Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam has laid a procedure for change of account of a connection in other’s name. A spokesman said, an applicant is eligible for change of name if he is a legal occupant of the premises or has consent of existing consumer. However, change of name would not be allowed for two years if the connection was released on priority specifically applicable to him under any category.
Haryana appoints body under pndt act
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has, under Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994, appointed an Appropriate Authority for the entire state under the chairmanship of Director General, Health Services. A spokesman said that Additional legal Remembrancer and Special Secretary and Joint Director, Women and Child Development Department would be the members of this Authority.
Food Safety Appellate Tribunals established
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has set up two Food Safety Appellate Tribunals each at Ambala and Gurgaon to hear appeals from the decisions of adjudicating officers under Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. A spokesman said that Government has appointed District and Sessions Judge, Ambala for revenue districts of Ambala, Panchkula, Yamunanagar, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Karnal, Panipat, Jind, Hisar, Fatehabad and Sirsa as presiding officer of Appellate Tribunal, Ambala. District and Sessions Judge, Gurgaon would be the presiding officer of Appellate Tribunal, Gurgaon for revenue districts of Gurgaon, Rewari, Mahendergarh, Mewat, Faridabad, Palwal, Sonipat, Rohtak, Bhiwani and Jhajjar.
22 district, 78 sub-divisional vigilantes in Punjab
Chandigarh: Punjab Government has reconstituted 22 district level and 78 sub-divisional level Vigilance Committees under Section 13 of Bonded labour System (Abolition) Act 1976. A spokesperson said, District level Vigilance Committees chaired by Deputy Commissioners had been reconstituted in Amritsar, Barnala, Bathinda, Fatehgarh Sahib, Faridkot, Ferozepur, Fazilka, Gurdaspur, Pathankot, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Kapurthala, ludhiana, Mansa, Moga, SAS Nagar (Mohali), Sri Mukatsar Sahib, Patiala, Sangrur, SBS Nagar, Tran Taran and Roop Nagar. likewise, Sub-divisional Vigilance Committees would be headed by the Sub-divisional Magistrates in their respective sub divisions comprising Hoshiarpur, Philaur, Amritsar-I, Amritsar-II.
HSVB arrested Food and Supplies inspector
Chandigarh: Haryana State Vigilance Bureau (HSVB) has arrested Pawan Kumar, Inspector, Food and Supplies Department, Rania, district Sirsa red handed while accepting bribe of Rs 1500 from Gurmeet Singh, a resident of Bajigar Their, Sirsa for issuing duplicate pink ration card. They have also arrested Paramjeet Singh, meter reader, Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam limited, Mustafabad Police Station Chhapper, district Yamunanagar while accepting an bribe of Rs 3000 from Vikram, Ambala.
lecture organized for HIV/AIDS awareness
Chandigarh: The red Ribbon Club of DAV College, Sector-10 here organized a lecture on HIV/AIDS awareness for the students in the college premises on Wednesday. A film Hath Se Hath and a number of advertisements were played for the benefit of the student. The lecture was followed by a skit organized by the State AIDS Control Society, Chandigarh. A face painting competition was also organized for the National Service Scheme Volunteers and the college students to spread awareness regarding HIV/AIDS. The Red Ribbon programming officer Prof Rajinder Singh, Dr K Parthi and Dr Nikhilesh Thakur inspired the volunteers to whole heartedly dedicate themselves to the service of the country and society.
179 units collected at blood donation camp
Chandigarh: CPWD Junior Engineers Association, Chandigarh Branch organized a blood donation camp to commemorate Engineers’ Day here on Wednesday. As many as 179 units of blood were collected at the blood donation camp conducted in coordination with PGIMER Blood Bank Society. Sudhir Kumar, ADG NR-I Central Public Works Department (CPWD) while inaugurating the camp at Kendriya Sadan, said that blood donation is a very noble cause and invaluable service to the mankind as many human lives can be saved through blood transfusion.
Harjinder appointed as assistant media advisor to deputy CM
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal appointed journalist Harjinder Sidhu as assistant media advisor to the Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal. A spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said that Badal cleared the file to this effect this morning. Sidhu has been working with national English daily as principal correspondent at Bathinda since September 2000. He initiated his journalistic career as sub-editor with Punjab daily ‘Nawan Zamana’ in 1997. Besides, he also served as a correspondent with another national English daily at Muktsar and Bathinda from 1998 to 2000.
Devotional album released
Chandigarh: A devotional album ‘Ma Zaroor Sunengi’ was released in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Comprising of eight tracks sung in praise of ‘Sheron Wali Mata’ and her different forms the album has been made in both audio and video formats. The album is the brainchild of Raman Dewan, who has already made six devotional albums, making the album released today his seventh. The album was released by Usha Dewan, Raman’s mother in the presence of Anil Chauhan, Owner of Jai Balaji and Manjit Hans, MD, Divya Channel. Dewan said, “The lyrics of the tracks are in Punjabi and the title track is ‘Teri Ma Zaroor Sunenge’.
Haryana to set up BRC
Chandigarh: A Business Registration Centre (BRC) will be set up in every district of Haryana by Directorate of Economic Statistics (DES). And, all establishments pursuing economic activities will have to take Business Registration Number (BRN). A spokesman said that all the entities already registered with various authorities under different Acts can apply and obtain BRN within six months free of cost. He said that the Registering Authorities have been directed to provide lists of enterprises registered with them to the District Statistical Officer (DSO).
ICICI Pru Easy Retirement launched
Chandigarh: ICICI Prudential life Insurance Company ltd announced the launch of ICICI Pru Easy Retirement. This unit linked plan enables customers to build their retirement corpus in a cost effective and convenient manner. This plan safeguards the customers’ capital against market downturns through the capital guarantee feature, while providing customers the flexibility to choose their equity exposure according to their risk appetite.