Raksha Bandhan in Haryana prisons
Chandigarh: On Raksha Bandhan this year on August 10, Haryana Prisons Department has made all arrangements in jails to facilitate the sisters or brothers of inmates to come and tie rakhis on their wrists. Yashpal Singh, Director General of Prisons said that they can come on that day by 8 am. This arrangement has also been extended to woman jail inmates where their brothers can come on Raksha Bandhan in jails. The visitors should have their identity cards with them. Necessary directions haven issued to all Superintendents of Jails for the special security arrangements in jails on the occasion.
Six officers in Haryana Vigilance Bureau net
Chandigarh: Haryana State Vigilance Bureau caught six officers and officials red-handed accepting bribe ranging from Rs3,000 to Rs10,000 and registered criminal cases against them under the Prevention of Corruption Act last month. Also, the Bureau recommended departmental action against 15 gazetted officers, 17 non-gazetted officers and three other persons as they were found guilty in enquires conducted by it recently. A spokesman of the Bureau said that those arrested while taking bribe included Sunil Kumar Mittal, who took bribe of Rs10,000 on behalf of Vinod Gupta, Manager, Urban Co-operative Bank, Samalkha, Panipat. Ashok Kumar, Registry Clerk, Tehsil Samalkha, Panipat was caught taking bribe of Rs7,000 whereas Ashok Kumar, Junior Engineer and Ram Avtar, lineman, Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam, Narnaul were caught taking bribe of Rs5,000. Mukesh Kumar, Clerk, in office of Chief Medical Officer, Hisar was caught taking bribe of Rs4,000. Satbir Singh, Deputy Superintendent in office of District Elementary Education Officer, Bhiwani and Sombir Singh, lineman, Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam, Gohana, Sonipat were caught while taking a bribe of Rs3,000 each.
15-member governing council for CEAD
Chandigarh: Haryana Government on Thursday constituted a
15- member Governing Body of the Centre of Excellence through Arts and Design (CEAD) at Government Senior Secondary School, Nathupur in district Gurgaon. Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda would be its President and Geeta Bhukkal, Education Minister would be Vice-President. Governing Body would consider approval of annual accounts, annual report and any matter or policy concerning governance, administration, planning, and management of the affairs of the CEAD.
BSNl offers ramzan special tariff voucher
Chandigarh: On Ramzan, BSNl Punjab has issued a combo special tariff voucher of Rs786 for its customers which includes Rs786 worth of talk time along with 393 local and 393 national SMS facility with a validity period of 30 days. This offer is valid for a period of 90 days from July 24 2014. Chief General Manager of BSNl Punjab, JS Julka said as part of another 90-day promotional offer a customer can get talk time worth Rs555 to Rs470 along with 280 minutes calls on the network while prepaid customers availing Rs33 roaming free STV will get seven days free incoming roaming and STD or local outgoing call at a rate of 1.5 paise per second. Detailed information about other tariff vouchers and special tariff vouchers can be accessed on our website www.punjab.bsnl.co.in.
ENFSI invites PU Assistant Professor
Chandigarh: ENFSI has invited Sehrawat to present his paper at third European Meeting of Forensic Archaeology 2014 (EMFA 14) at Swindon in United Kingdom. The meeting would be held on August 21 to 22, 2014 at the Department of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Cranfield University. Dr. Sehrawat would share his experiences of preservation and future challenges in biological profiling of skeletal and dental remains excavated from Kalianawala Khuh, which is believed to be related to 1857 Indian Uprising at Ajnala near Amritsar (Punjab) in his paper entitled “Excavation of 157 years old skeletal and dental remains buried under 20 feet deep soil in a bricked well: Future challenges and difficulties in their biological profiling”. He is one of the experts in the committee formed by Punjab Government for preservation and identification of skeletal remains excavated by local people on the advice of a local historian from an ancient pucca well.
SBI ladies Club Celebrates Teej Utsav
Chandigarh: State Bank of India ladies Club, Chandigarh on Thursday celebrated Teej Utsav under the leadership of Club president, Pratima Mahapatra with lot of fervour and joy at Bank’s local Head Office, Sector 17, Chandigarh. All the club members enjoyed the utsav by participating in Mehndi and Teej Queen Competition. All the ladies enjoyed the traditional swings while singing songs of Teej.
Sunstrike Telecom starts Rage Swift phone
ludhiana: Hong Kong-based Sunstrike Telecom has launched its new phone in the market — Rage Swift that comes with KitKat (the latest version of Android operating system) — and offers exciting features at an affordable price. The 3G phone has a screen size of 8.9 cm, providing good video clarity and speed.
JCB doubles its service outlets in 5 years
Chandigarh: JCB, India’s largest Manufacturer of Construction Equipment, has made its presence felt in every nook and corner of the country. In the last five years, the company has doubled its service outlets in the country to over 600, a statement said.