SC panel seeks settlement of pending cases
Chandigarh: Punjab State Commission for Scheduled Castes on Wednesday had detailed deliberations with Chief Secretary Sarvesh Kaushal and impressed upon him for taking early steps to meet the pending issues of SC community. Chairman of Punjab State Scheduled Caste Commission, Rajesh Bagha accompanied by Commission Member Parkash Singh Gardhi wala in the meeting with Kaushal also called for effective implementation of the ongoing Post Matric Scholarship Scheme meant for the meritorious children belonging to the under privileged community in the State. Emphasising the need to monitor the scheme so that it could cater to the maximum number of the SC students, Bagha expressed apprehension that a few Government and private institutions have been charging admission fee from the parents of the under privileged students whose income is less than Rs 2 lakh per annum. He also demanded a strict action against such institutions which were exploiting the scheduled castes students in the State.
Tributes to Rajiv Gandhi on 70th Birth anniv
Shimla: Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh along with other leaders paid floral tributes to former Primer Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his statue at Sadbhawna Chowk, Chotta Shimla, to mark 70th Birth Anniversary celebrations on Wednesday. The Chief Minister was joined by his Cabinet colleagues Kaul Singh Thakur, Sujan Singh Pathania, Dhani Ram Shandil and Anil Sharma. Chief Parliamentary Secretaries Nand lal and Rohit Thakur and MlA Mohan lal Brakta were also present. Himachal Congress President Sukhvinder Singh Thakur, Mayor, MC Shimla Sanjay Chauhan and Deputy Mayor Tikender Panwar, and other senior officers of the State Government and other prominent persons of the town were also present.
UT employees take oath on ‘Sadbhavana Day’
Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Administration employees celebrated “Sadbhavana Day” by taking oath at the UT Secretariat, on Wednesday. During the function, Adviser to the UT Administrator, KK Sharma, administered the pledge, for working for the emotional oneness and harmony of all the people of India regardless of caste, creed, region, religion or language and resolving all differences through dialogue and constitutional means without restoring to violence, to the officials of UT Secretariat. KK Sharma was also accompanied by Mohammed Shayin, IAS, Deputy Commissioner Chandigarh, when he administered the pledge.
Encourage new writers, says Rajpal
Chandigarh: Haryana Director General, Information, Public Relations and Cultural Affairs Department, Sudhir Rajpal has urged all the Akademies in the State to encourage new writers and added that literature has potential to infuses new energy in the society. He was speaking after honouring 19 writers at the “Shreshth Kriti Puraskar Samaroh” organised by Haryana Sahitya Akademi at Haryana Niwas on Wednesday. Rajpal also released a book entitled as “Sanghi Ki Sahitik Vibhutiyan” written by Jagat Singh Hooda.
Haryana empanels 3 private hospitals
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has decided to empanel three private hospitals to provide treatment facilities to the employees, officers and pensioners of the State Government and their dependents. These hospitals are OP Jindal Institute of Cancer and Cardiac Research, Hisar, Saroj Hospital and Heart Institute, Rohini, New Delhi and Dr B l Kapoor Memorial Hospital, New Delhi. A spokesman said the rate of reimbursement of medical bills would be according to the rates of PGI Chandigarh plus 75 per cent of the remaining balance amount.
3 Haryana IAS, 13 HCS officers transferred
Chandigarh: Haryana Government on Wednesday issued transfer and posting orders of three IAS and 13 HCS officers with immediate effect. Among IAS officers, Arun Kumar Gupta, Director General and Secretary, Food and Supplies Department, Managing Director, CONFED and Director General, Science and Technology has been given the additional charge of Director General and Secretary, Transport Department relieving Ramesh Krishan. Amna Tasneem, Sub Divisional Officer(Civil), Hodal (Designate) has been posted as Sub Divisional Officer(Civil), Ratia vice Umed Singh Mohan. Dhirendra Khadgata, SDO (Civil), Bawal (Designate) has been posted as SDO, Ellenabad vice Subhash Sheoran.
Fat-loss Hypoxi comes to Chandigarh
Chandigarh: Austria based fitness and fat-loss Hypoxi has now come to Chandigarh. It is a targeted fat-loss programme and is present in over 40 countries with 2,000 studios and more than 2,50,000 users. Headquartered at Salzburg, Austria, Hypoxi offers specialised body shaping, cellulite and fat - loss treatments utilising the latest technology from specifically developed body shaping equipment. The company has tied up with Veer Kaul, Managing Director of Headmasters Salon for its launch in Chandigarh. “The Hypoxi - Method is one of the most efficient and natural ways for targeted for reduction and also very different from the existing weight loss services available in Chandigarh,” said Kaul.
Idea launches two new 3g smartphones
Chandigarh: Idea Cellular on Wednesday unveiled two new 3G smartphones – Idea Ultra+ and Idea FAB. Sashi Shankar, Chief Marketing Officer, Idea Cellular said, “With the mobile phone increasingly becoming the first screen for a majority of users across semi-urban and rural India, Idea has remained focus at proliferating mobile internet through these smart devices by making them available at affordable price points for increased adoption. The new Idea Ultra+ and FAB will offer a wider choice of 3G smartphones in the low to mid segment price category, while giving our users an experience of high-end smartphones.”