BBMB power generation in full swing
Chandigarh: After successively surpassing CEA targets by 10 per cent or more during each year during the last four years since 2010, BBMB power houses delivered good performance during the first quarter ending in June 2014-15 also. During this period, generation was 2,718 MUs ie 17 per cent higher than CEA target. Even power house wise generation from Bhakra, Pong & Dehar Power Houses exceeded the target. Taking proactive steps in the face of probable deficit monsoon, BBMB has already taken steps to conserve water, thus ensuring cost effective power and water availability to the region in the coming months.
Physical trials for posts of sub-inspectors
Chandigarh: Punjab Police has announced a detailed district wise schedule for physical trials for those applicants, who have applied for 110 posts of Sub Inspectors (female) from July 14 to August 5. The district wise details of the schedule are uploaded at the websites of
C-DAC www.recruitment-cdacmohali.in and Punjab Police www.punjabpolice.gov.in. A total of 20,598 candidates have been found eligible for physical trials after scrutiny of applications.
Haryana DGP issues directions for kanwariyas
Chandigarh: Haryana Director General of Police, SN Vashisth has directed all district senior police officers to make adequate arrangements for providing better facilities and ensuring safety of devotees of lord Shiva, known as kanwariyas during their annual pilgrimage as well as maintaining law and order in their respective districts during the month-long Shrawani Yatra starting from July 13. A spokesman said that DGP has also appealed to kanwariyas that they should not use high volume loudspeakers in vehicles during their journey so as to avoid any incident of accident.
Haryana revises pay scales of officers
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has revised the pay scale of Assistant Secretary, Rajya Sainik Board from pay band-2, Rs 9,300-Rs 34,800 with grade pay of Rs 4,200 to pay band-3, Rs 15,600-Rs 39,100 with grade pay of Rs 5,400 prospectively.
Punjab sanctions Rs 20 crore for sanitation
Chandigarh: Punjab Government has sanctioned Rs 20 crore to construct toilets free of cost in rural areas for the families living under below poverty line. A spokesman said that the proposal of the Department has been approved by Punjab Government with an aim to provide sanitation facilities to needy class of the society. Earlier Rs 94.50 crore had also been spent by the Government to construct 80,689 toilets in villages. The Department has set an ambitious target to provide toilets to all families under BPl by December 2015 and the Department has sought the reports from all BDPOs about the needs to construct toilets in villages falls under their jurisdiction.
ONlINE applications sought for scholarship
Chandigarh: Punjab Government has sought online applications for merit-cum-means scholarships from students belonging to minority communities in the State. Punjab Schedule Castes and Backward Classes Minister S Gulzar Singh Ranike said that students belonging to minority communities ie Sikhs, Muslims, Christians, Buddhists and Parsis pursuing technical or professional courses at graduate/post-graduate levels in Punjab approved institutions under Merit-cum-Means Based Scholarship Scheme for the Session 2014-15 can apply for the scholarships.
CA day celebrated AT icai bhawan
Chandigarh: The Chartered Accountant Day on July 1 was celebrated with fervor at the ICAI Bhawan, Sector 35 B here. The celebrations started with hoisting of the CA flag by CA Uma Kant Mehta, chairman, Chandigarh Branch, in the presence of many senior chartered Accountants and more than 200 CA students. Conveying his wishes to the CA fraternity, CA Mehta, expressed his gratitude towards the almighty for blessing CA's with name and fame; and also appealed his fellow professionals to follow ethical and upright practice of the profession.
Special literature on Sri Anandpur Sahib
Chandigarh: To highlight and publicize the rich historical, religious and cultural legacy of Sri Anandpur Sahib, Punjab language Department would publish special literature, said Surjit Singh Rakhra, Punjab Higher Education and languages Minister. Rakhra said that celebrations are on to commemorate the 350th foundation day of Sri Anandpur Sahib. He said that to mark this historical occasion and to educate the younger generation about the rich cultural, historical and religious heritage of this city, information in the form of booklets, pamphlets would be made available by the language Department. The write ups, articles and other informative chapters depicting the importance of this city in Sikh history would be written by scholars.
‘Construction workers to be covered under PSSBY’
Chandigarh: To provide better healthcare services to the construction workers, Punjab Government will cover them under health insurance of Punjab Sarv Sehat Beema Yojna (PSSBY). Beneficiaries registered with ‘The Punjab Building and other Construction Workers Welfare Board’ would get health benefit up to `1.5 lakh per annum, said Chunni lal Bhagat, Punjab labour Minister, while adding that labourers, working under dangerous conditions, sometimes become victim of severe injuries, which further lead to several diseases sans proper treatment. Keeping these circumstances in mind, the State Government has decided to provide better health facilities to construction workers.
Vigilance bureau kicks off awareness DRIVE
Chandigarh: To ensure public participation in checking corruption in Government offices, Punjab Vigilance Bureau has geared up its activities to sensitize general public. In this special awareness drive, camps, seminars and workshops would be organized for all the section of the society. A spokesperson said that the toll free number 1800-1800-1000 of the bureau would also be publicized on mass scale by putting reflector stickers on the back of vehicles in all the districts of the State. He said that the vigilance bureau would act within 24 hours on any complaint lodged on website and Toll free number and the identity of the complainant would not be disclosed to anyone.
Edu department to organise lok Adalat Chandigarh: The Education Department has announced to organise “lok Adalat” on July 3 at Mohali. A spokesman said that according to the directions issued by Dr Daljit Singh cheema, Minister in-charge in maiden meeting of the department officials, it was decided to hold special public meeting to clear the pending court cases against Department.
Haryana notifies public holiday on July 6
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has notified public holiday on
July 6 in the offices, educational and other institutes of the State Government, Board and Corporations situated in the jurisdiction of the areas of poll for the Panchayat bye election on the vacant seats of Panches and Sarpanchs of the Gram Panchayats, members of Gram Panchayat Samitis and zila parishads in the State to enable employees of these institutions and offices to cast their vote.
CGI awarded ABP NEWS National Education Award
Mohali: The Continental Group of Institutes (CGI) has been awarded prestigious ABP NEWS National Education Award. The Jury and the Awards Committee of ABP NEWS conferred the Best Faculty in Various Disciplines of Engineering (North) Award to CGI at an event ABP NEWS National Education Awards held at Taj lands End. Institute Director, Continental Group of Institutes Brig JK Jha received the prestigious award. Brig Jha said that the awards are aimed at felicitating those education groups that have achieved extraordinary success through innovative, modern and industry related in their curriculum in various streams like marketing, advertising, marketing communications, engineering and technology etc.