7 PS promoted as officiating Secretary
Chandigarh: Seven private Secretaries (PS) of Haryana Civil Secretariat, have been promoted as officiating Secretary to Minister (HSS Group-A), on temporary basis with immediate effect. The officials, who were promoted, includes Indu Bala, PS to Deputy Chairman, 20 Point programme; Prem Chand Ahuja, PS to Principal Secretary, Transport Department; AK Tuteja, PS to Officer on Special Duty to Chief Minister; Sunita Thukral, PS to Advisor to Chief Minister (Development); Dharamender Kumar, PS to Education Minister; Mahavir Singh, PS to Chief Minister (Office) and Om Parkash Badrecha, PS to Finance Minister.
Haryana framed special policy for colonies
Chandigarh: Haryana Government announced to have framed a policy for the development of low density eco-friendly colonies to discourage development of farmhouses in a sporadic manner in the agricultural zone. A spokesman said that the aim of the policy is to promote planned development of low density eco-friendly
colonies with a focus on eco-friendly design principles. The focus of such colonies or townships would be incorporating the latest know-how of ecological sensitive design norms. A minimum area requirement for establishment of such colony would be 100 acres. There would be no upper cap on the area. However, no additional licences in continuation of a licence already granted for such colonies would be allowed unless the applicant has another chunk of at least 100 acres for which additional license application can be submitted.
CM condoles demise of journo’s mother
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Wednesday expressed grief over the demise of Avtar Kaur, mother of a Jalandhar based Special Correspondent of an English daily, IP Singh. Avtar Kaur (76) passed away at a private hospital in Jalandhar due to prolonged illness. The Chief Minister shared his heartfelt sympathies with the members of the bereaved family and also prayed to the Almighty to grant eternal peace to the departed soul and courage to family members to bear this irreparable loss. It may be recalled that IP Singh was bereaved last week, when he lost his father Pritpal Singh Bhalla (81).
Padukone is Axis Bank brand ambassador
Chandigarh: Axis Bank has announced Deepika Padukone as its brand ambassador aligned with the Bank’s brand philosophy of ‘Badhti ka naam zindagi…’ or ‘Progress On’. The new campaign featuring leading Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone is directed by the renowned movie and ad film director Gauri Shinde. Rajiv Anand, President of Retail Banking, Axis Bank said that the new film takes our brand positioning of Badhti ka naam zindagi… or Progress On… ahead.
BBMB chairman presided over CBIP meet
Chandigarh: AB Agrawal, chairman, Bhakra Beas Management Board presided over the inaugural session of two days conference held by Central Board of Irrigation and Power (CBIP) in New Delhi on "Innovative measures for grid stability including Phase Shifting Transformers & WAMs .” Addressing the audience, he emphasised upon significance of grid stability and grid discipline for better quality of power supply to consumers.
Gionee launches slim, colorful smartphones
Chandigarh: Gionee Smarthphones, on Wednesday announced the availability of its colorful, and slim Gionee Pioneer P2S in India. Gionee Pioneer P2S is powered by 4.0 inch screen and 1.3 GHz
Dual Core processor for faster processing and smooth browsing experience. It comes with android OS v 4.2 and a specially designed music player. Gionee P2S is available in three colors, including Blue, Yellow and Red at a prize of Rs 6,499 for its Indian customers.
Special campaign to be launched
Chandigarh: Haryana Government have announced to launch a campaign for the inclusion of left out Below Poverty line (BPl) households in the BPl list in June this year. Additional Chief Secretary, Rural Development Department Ram Niwas, said that applications from such left out households would be invited by giving wide publicity in local newspapers.
Clerk held for taking bribe of Rs 7,000
Chandigarh: A clerk, posted at Tehsil Samalkha in Panipat, was caught red handed while accepting bribe of Rs 7,000 from one person. The accused had demanded the bribe money in the lieu of signing on the registry papers of the complainant, said a spokesperson. A case under section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against the accused at Bureau’s Police Station, Rohtak. Further investigation of the case was in progress, he added.
Ultrasound centre sealed by Haryana Health Dept
Chandigarh: An Ultrasound Center in Gurgaon was sealed for a month during a surprise raid for violating Pre-conception and Pre Natal Diagnostic Techniques, by a team of Haryana Health
Department, on Wednesday. A spokesman said that during inspection of Rama Ultrasound Center located at Khandsa Road, Gurgaon, it was found that records of the center have not been maintained properly under which the center was sealed. He said that if a case of predetermination of sex leading to feticide was found in any Ultrasound Center, not only the Center would be sealed but FIR would also be registered against the owner and Director of the Center.