Haryana approves Rs 400 crore
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has approved a sum of Rs 400 crore to construct and renovate about 8000 Chaupals for Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes in each village of the State within a period of one year. Principal Secretary Development and Panchayat Ram Niwas said the Chief Minister. Bhupinder Singh Hooda has made an announcement to this effect. He said that a survey would be conducted in every district by Panchayati Raj Executive Engineers and the proposal to construct Chaupals would be sent to the Headquarter.
Kapal Mochal fair started
Yamunanagar: Historical and religious Kapal Mochal fair started in Bilaspur on Tuesday. Neelam Pradeep Kasni, Commissioner of Ambala Circle, inaugurated the fair. The administration has made arrangements for the fair which is to continue for five days and nights, with facilities like tentage, drinking water, sanitation, milk, medical facilities, police security and good transport facilities. More than 10 lakhs pilgrims are expected to take a holy dip in the pious sarovars during the fair. Hindus, Sikhs and people from other religious communities take this holy dip to attain Moksha or emancipation as is the belief.
list of unauthorised colonies prepared
Chandigarh: With a view to put a check on the sale of property in unauthorised colonies of district Gurgaon, Haryana town and Country Planning Department has identified such villages where unauthorised colonies are being set up. A list of khasra number for these unauthorised colonies has been issued so that the people could be made aware about them and to save them from any fraud. A spokesman said that the Department has identified 42 villages where unauthorised colonies are being developed and list of these colonies alongwith khasra number would be pasted in the offices of Block Development and Panchayat Officers so as to save the people from any fraud. The detailed information about these unauthorised colonies could be collected from the office of Town and Country Planning, Sector 14 Gurgaon.
Agriculture Exhibition on December 23
Chandigarh: A State level Agriculture Exhibition would be organised in Jhajjar to mark the occasion of Kisan Day on December 23. A spokesman said that Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda would be the chief guest on the occasion. He said that a seminar would be organized on December 22 on the latest technologies and challenges in the field of Agriculture. The farmers would be acquainted about the latest varieties of seeds of main crops. He said that directions have been issued to concerned departments regarding successful organization of the exhibition.
2-day program by Health Care Generation
Chandigarh: A two days program on ‘Healthy youth for a healthy occasion of children’s day’ was flagged off on Wednesday by Health Care Generation in association with Khalsa College of Mohali. Deputy Commissioner of Mohali Tejinder Pal Singh Sidhu, said that it is the need of time to put efforts to control the use of tobacco and other such ailments in youth. Meanwhile Amitishwar kaur, President Generation Savior Association, said that a baby show, fancy dress competitions, chatti race, three leg race, kite flying will be organized on the second day of the program on November 14 alongwith a presentation and a cultural program.
Punjab to provide Rs 30 lakh for cold stores
Chandigarh: Punjab Joint director of Dairy Development Department, Jasvir Singh on Wednesday declared to provide a maximum amount of Rs 30 lakh through bank for establishing cold stores for milk and dairy products in Punjab. Singh said that a new woman empowerment program has been initiated. Under this program, female beneficiaries will get subsidized loan for making cattle shed, buying animals, milking machines, fodder harvesters and bulk milk coolers. Besides this, to enhance the direct distribution of milk products from manufacturer to consumer, subsidy will be provided on establishing milk vending units.
Sharma inaugurates Narnaul ESI Dispensary
Chandigarh: Haryana Minister of State for labour and Employment and Information, Public Relations and Cultural Affairs Department Pt. Shiv Charan lal Sharma would inaugurate ESI Dispensary at Narnaul on November 15. Director, ESI Health Care Haryana AK Suri said Health Minister Rao Narender Singh would preside over the function. Suri said that this Dispensary would benefit as many as 20,680 members of 4,420 insured families. He added that during the last three years, 20 new ESI Dispensaries has been sanctioned in the state and five such Dispensaries have been upgraded.
Two more laboratories inaugurated at PGIMER
Chandigarh: Two new laboratories were inaugurated at the Department of Medical Microbiology of PGIMER by Prof Y K Chawla, Director PGIMER. These two laboratories have been established in PGIMER with active cooperation from Revised National TB Control Program (RNTCP), said a spokesman. The objectives of these labs are to diagnose multi drug resistance tuberculosis within 48 hours which otherwise takes three to four months by conventional methods and simultaneously taking care to prevent laboratory acquired infection due to resistant organism among laboratory personnel while working with this dangerous pathogen, he added.
Two days conference to be held by CJA
Chandigarh: Chandigarh Judicial Academy on Wednesday announced to organise a national conference under the aegis of Punjab and Haryana High Court, on the theme ‘Women Rights are Human Rights: Role of Judiciary to transform the Rhetoric into Reality’ on November 16, 17. A spokesperson said that the inaugural session would be chaired by Justice RM lodha, Judge of Supreme Court of India. The workshop would also have five working sessions on different themes and Chief Justices and Judges from different High Courts of the country and Judicial Officers would be attending this Conference.
Swaraj rolled out its 1 millionth tractor
Chandigarh: The Swaraj Division of Mahindra & Mahindra’s Farm Equipment, on Wednesday rolled out its 1 millionth tractor from the company’s plant at Mohali. The one millionth tractor was rolled out at a special ceremony attended by workers, union representatives and company officials. Harish Chavan, Chief Operating Officer of Swaraj said that it is a matter of great pride for us to have achieved this milestone and going forward, Swaraj brand is committed to providing its customers with reliable products to suit varied requirements.
laborer died in train accident
Ambala: A laborer identified as Nanak Singh (28) resident of village Kakru on Ambala-Chandigarh road was hit by a train while crossing the railway track when he went for a walk near the village. GRP on getting information reached at the spot and sent body to the civil hospital Ambala City for postmortem.