Punjab School timings to change from feb 12
Chandigarh: Keeping in view the changed weather conditions in the northern region, the Punjab Government has decided to change the timings of all the Government Primary, Middle, High, Senior Secondary, and Government Aided Schools from February 17. Punjab Education Minister Punjab Sikandar Singh Maluka said that the timing of the elementary schools would be from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm while the timing for the middle, high and Senior Secondary Schools would be 9.00 am to 3.20 pm.
holiday for ex-servicemen in punjab on Feb 12
Chandigarh: Punjab Government has announced holiday on February 12 for all ex-servicemen working in the State. Punjab Government has taken the decision of announcing February 12 as a holiday to assure the presence of ex-servicemen at the inauguration of World War Heroes Memorial and Museum in Amritsar. In lieu of the same only the ex-servicemen (military-widows and refugees) working in all the Government offices, boards, corporations and educational institutes have been granted a holiday.
Relief of `2K for group C, D employees
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has announced to grant interim relief of `2,000 per month to all regular Group C and D employees of Shri Mata Mansa Devi Shrine Board Panchkula with effect from January 1, 2014.
HARYANA VB CATCHES Patwari red-handed
Chandigarh: Haryana State Vigilance Bureau has caught Jhaman Singh, Patwari posted at Halqa Kajal Heri, district Fatehabad red handed while accepting a bribe of `500 from Balwant Singh, a resident of Kajal Heri, in lieu of land mutation.
665 Vacancies in Punjab medical colleges
Chandigarh: Punjab Medical Education and Research Department has created 665 new vacancies of faculty and para-medical staff to further strengthen the Medical infrastructure and service delivery system in the Government Medical Colleges and Hospitals. Besides this instructions have also been issued to convene the meeting of departmental promotion committee under the present rule, Punjab Medical Education and Research Minister Anil Joshi said on Tuesday.
PC Meena asks his team to meet deadlines
Chandigarh: The new HUDA Administrator of Gurgaon PC Meena on Tuesday directed the concerned officers and other staff members to dispose of the files within the laid time frame as per the citizen’s charter. If at any seat, the file is delayed, the concerned officer or official will have to specify the reasons for delay. These directions were given by Meena in his meeting with Estate Officers of Gurgaon and Rewari and other staff holding important seats in HUDA offices.
Jalandhar lad is fastest sprinter in India
Jalandhar: Kooh Sports has announced Gurinder Veer Singh as the winner in the U14 Boys category from Jalandhar as the fastest sprinter with timing of 11.49 seconds in 100 metre sprint. The hunt was conducted for 4 age categories competing under two race formats. The event was organised in under the aegis of Athletics Federation of India in association with Griffith University and Yuva Unstoppable. The winners were felicitated by P.T. Usha- brand ambassador for ‘Speedstar Season 2' who also mentored the city winners before the finale.
27th All India Postal Kabaddi tournament
Chandigarh: The 27th All India Postal Kabaddi Tournament-2013-14 was inaugurated by Kulbir Singh, Chief Postmaster General, Punjab & UT Chandigarh in Sports Complex, Sector-42, Chandigarh. Singh welcomed all the participants and requested them to play like a hero and with the spirit of true sportsmanship. He also referred to the efforts of Postal department in promoting sports among its employees. Ten Postal Circles from all over India are participating in this tournament. In the inaugural match, the host, Punjab Postal Circle, lost to Himachal Pradesh Postal Circle by 18 points.
ElectionsinInIndia.com releases books
Chandigarh: Electionsinindia.com has released a set of five books that analyse the election results of Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram and Rajasthan, where Assembly elections were held recently. Since Independence, Electionsinindia.com offers summary results of all parliamentary and assembly constituencies in India through its portal, and geospatial analysis of election results at town, village and booth level with the help of GIS maps. Portal Director Dr R K Thukral stated, “Analysing election results is a science in itself. These books propel analysis of State Assembly election results to a new level via GIS maps. Not only is this one of the best techniques to decipher wider information at a glance, it also contains maps of basic features of assembly constituencies, demographic profile as well as electoral maps, besides State-level time-series comparisons in graphs and top-ten ranking of Assembly constituencies and candidates.”