PUNGRAIN leads in paddy procurement
Chandigarh: Punjab’s procurement agency PUNGRAIN achieved first position in paddy procurement. PUNGRAIN procured 354,9711, the 30.4 per cent of the total procurement of the State, till November 13. The Government agencies and private millers procured more than 122,851,50 tonnes of paddy till Wednesday evening. MARKFED procured 273,1167 tonnes (23.4 per cent), PUNSUP had procured 261,4946 tonnes (22.4 per cent), PSWC procured 114,4072 tonnes (9.8 per cent), PAFC procured 1190820 tonnes (10.2 per cent) and FCI had been able to procure 446,704 tonnes (3.8 per cent).
New Chandigarh-Amritsar express on track
Chandigarh: A new daily train service, 12411/12412 Chandigarh-Amritsar Express will start from Friday. On its outward journey, train 12411 will depart everyday ex-Chandigarh at 6.55 am and reach Amritsar at 11.25 am having stoppages at SAS Nagar Mohali, New Morinda, ludhiana, Jalandhar City and Beas Stations. On its return journey, train 12412 will leave Amritsar at 5.30 pm and reach Chandigarh at 9.55 pm. The train will have 10 coaches in all, comprising AC Chair Car (01 coach), 2nd Sitting (08 coaches), and SlR (01 Coach).
Haryana revises rates of Dearness relief
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has revised the rates for Dearness Relief for its pensioners and family pensioners from 80 to 90 per cent with effect from July 1, 2013. Finance Minister HS Chattha said that the Dearness Relief to pensioners and family pensioners would be admissible on the pattern of Government of India. He said that the Government would spend a sum of Rs 10.57 crore per month on this increased DA relief. To provide DA for the period from July 2013 to February 2014 an additional amount of Rs 84.56 crore would be incurred.
Tribunal Court to redress senior citizens
Chandigarh: The Tribunal Court constituted in Faridabad under Parents and Senior Citizen Maintenance Act has directed to send summons to the sons and daughters-in-law who have violated the orders of the Tribunal and had mistreated their parents. A spokesman said that next hearing of the Tribunal would be organised on November 23 during lok Adalat in the premises of district Adalat, Sector 12, Faridabad. He said that the Tribunal had ordered Saleem, son of an old lady namely Ramjano, a resident of Shashatri Colony, Faridabad to give monthly maintenance allowance to her. The complaint was registered by Ramjano that her son not abiding by the orders of Tribunal had stopped giving her maintenance allowance. The Tribunal ordered Saleem to give Rs 15,000 to her mother on the spot and deposit the pending amount in the bank account of his mother by November 23.
3,82,132 plots distributed to BPl families
Chandigarh: Under Mahatma Gandhi Gramin Basti Yojna as many as 3,82,132 plots measuring 100 square feet each have been distributed to the BPl families by October 2013 in Haryana. A spokesman said that as many as 1,43,572 plots have been distributed to BPl families falling under Scheduled Castes category. Non-BPl families of Scheduled Castes have been distributed 72,032 plots, BPl families of Backward Classes A category have been distributed 46,109 plots, non-BPl families 45,856 plots and other BPl families have been distributed 74,563 plots.
Engineer, assistant caught accepting bribe
Ambala: A team of State Vigilance Bureau caught red-handed Shiv Raj Singh, an executive engineer Public Health Department at Naraingarh while accepting Rs 25,000 bribe from a contractor Ashok Gupta through his assistant Bangali Singh in his office on Wednesday. The contractor had lodged a complaint with Vigilance Department that the Executive Engineer was demanding Rs 25,000 bribe to release his payment worth Rs 6 lakh in a contract.
Cop kills self with service revolver
Ambala: Haryana Police Head Constable Roshan lal (40), resident of village Rajouli near Mullana in Ambala district, shot himself with his service revolver inside the room in treasury office while he was on duty. The deceased was posted in the treasury office at Yamunanagar as security guard. SP Yamunanagar Sibas Kaviraj reached the spot on getting information and said that Roshan suffered from an injury in his leg in an accident about three years ago and was mentally disturbed. The body was sent for post-mortem.
Haryana constitutes Biodiversity Board
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has constituted Biodiversity Board under the chairmanship of Dr AS Chahal. A spokesman said that the Additional Chief Secretary of Forest and Wild life Department and Principal Secretaries of the departments of Environment, Agriculture and Animal Husbandry and Dairying are the ex-officio members of the Board.
Chandigarh Air Cadet visits Sri lanka
Chandigarh: Cadet Barinder Singh of 1 Chd Air Sqn is one of the few NCC cadets out of 16,50,00 strength of NCC Cadets to have visited Sri lanka under Youth Exchange Programme (YEP). Commanding Officer Wg Cdr JS Jeji of 1 Chd Air Sqn, NCC, informed that it is a matter of pride for his unit and proud moment for the cadet to have been selected to represent our country. Cdt Barinder Singh, a BA final student of Post Graduate Government College, Sector 11 here and belonging to village Reehla, Tehsil Garhshankar, District Hoshiarpur — had participated in most coveted Republic Day camp this January, he was also part of the Prime Minister’s rally. A total of 12 cadets were selected to represent our country.
Haryana notifies sale of Government stock
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has notified the sale of Haryana Government Stock (Securities) of 10-year tenure for an aggregate amount of Rs 470 crore (Nominal). A notification to this effect has been issued by State Finance Department. The auction of the government stock will be conducted by the Reserve Bank of India, at its Mumbai Office, Fort on November 19. Bids for the auction should be submitted in electronic format, on the RBI Core Banking Solution (E-Kuber) system on November 19.
Punjab invites applications for SlA/lA
Chandigarh: Punjab Government has invited applications for the recruitment of senior laboratory Assistant/laboratory Assistant (SlA/lA) and Junior Draftsman for various departments of the State Government. A spokesperson said that 504 posts Senior laboratory Assistant/laboratory Assistant and 46 posts Junior Draftsman for various departments would be filled. For further information, one can log in to official website of Subordinate Services Selection Board, Punjab — www.punjabsssb.gov.in.
Majithia exhorts scribes to report facts
Patiala: Punjab Information and Public Relations and Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia has exhorted journalist fraternity for factual and investigative reporting to keep intact the trust of public thereby playing a significant contribution in creation of better society. After the inauguration ceremony of Patiala Media Club office, Majithia pointed out that journalists have played a major role in nation’s freedom struggle as well as in post-Independence era and set new unparalleled standards of values and commitment for their profession.
Blood donation camp organised
Ambala: Glaxy Global Group of Institute Dinarpur (Ambala) organised its fourth annual blood donation camp on its campus, on Wednesday by a team of 15 doctors from PGIMER blood bank. More than 100 volunteers, including girls, members of the teaching and non-teaching staff donated blood.