Punjab bans transfers in all departments
Chandigarh: The Punjab Government on Wednesday banned transfers and postings of officials in all departments of the Government with immediate effect. An official spokesman said that instructions in this regard have been issued to all Financial Commissioners, Administrative Secretaries, heads of the departments, Commissioners of the Divisions, Deputy Commissioners and Sub Divisional officers (Civil) for immediate compliance.
Three IPS officers get new postings
Chandigarh: The Haryana Government has issued posting and transfer orders of three IPS officers with immediate effect. Partap Singh, IGP, CTI, Home Guards, Panchkula have been posted as IGP, RTC, Bhondsi and Shrikant Jadhav, IGP, Telecom goes as IGP, CTI, Home Guards, Panchkula in place of Partap Singh. Sat Parkash Ranga, IGP, CID has been given the additional charge of IGP, Telecom in place of Shrikant Jadhav.
Mittal gives appointment letters to 43 clerks
Chandigarh: Punjab Minister for Technical Education and Industrial Training Madan Mohan Mittal on Wednesday distributed appointment letters to 43 newly recruited clerks of the Directorate of Technical Education and Industrial Training. Addressing the new recruitments, Mittal congratulated them and asked them to work with complete dedication. He motivated them to adopt honesty and transparency as the two main constituents of their profession. Secretary Technical Education and Industrial Training, RK Verma and Director Technical Education and Industrial Training B Purushartha also congratulated the new employees asking them to work hard with consistency.
Surprise check in 964 schools; 61 teachers absent
Chandigarh: The Special Teams of Education Department conducted surprise visits in three circles including Jalandhar, Faridkot and Nabha on Tuesday to maintain punctuality and discipline in Punjab Schools and found 61 teachers absent, listed 61 long time absentee teachers and 150 late comers.This was the 3rd Special Surprise check in last three weeks. A spokesperson said that following the directions of Education Minister Daljit Singh Cheema, the special teams were conducting surprise checks throughout the State to ensure punctuality and discipline. He said that three Circles Jalandhar, Faridkot and Nabha (Patiala) were visited by the special teams at the same time. Special teams visited 453 schools of Jalandhar Circle, 270 schools of Nabha (Patiala) Circle and 241 schools of Faridkot Circle. While 43 teachers were found absent in Jalandhar Circle and 114 were late comers while 35 found long time absentee. In Nabha (Patiala) Circle four teachers were found absent, 17 late comers and 14 were long time absentee. Similarly, in Faridkot Circle 14 teachers were found absent, 19 late comers and 14 were found long time absentee.
HP varsity bags Inter-College Chess trophy
Shimla: Six members of chess team of the students of HP University, Shimla won the Inter-College Chess Competition held in Govt College Dehri, Dist Kangra from 27th to 29th August. In the past three years, the University team has bagged the First Position continuously in this competition. The members of this team were Ramnik Sharma, Shiv Raj Singh, Pankaj, Nishant Uppal and Sunni Verma. Manish and Ramnik Sharma were selected for Inter-University Chess Competition to be held at Noida. The Dean Students Welfare, Prof MS Chauhan and Assistant Director of Sports (Campus) Dr Hari Singh congratulated the team members for the achievement.
Tata Docomo opens new store in Jalandhar
Jalandhar: Tata Docomo opened its new retail outlet in Sports Market, Jalandhar on Wednesday, offering professional services and technical expertise for its customers. Products and services to cater to all customers under GSM, CDMA and 3G Technologies has been offered under one roof. Spread over 400 sq ft of area, the store offers technical and digital advancement to its customers and is Tata Docomo's 70th exclusive retail store in Punjab region and 8th in Jalandhar.
Max Insurance launches i-genius Young Singing Stars
Chandigarh: Max life Insurance has launched ‘I-genius Young Singing Stars’ in association with Universal Music Group to recognise, reward and nurture young singing talent in the country.
Musical sensations Salim Merchant and Shraddha Sharma are the brand ambassadors and jury for this programme. The participation for i-genius Young Singing Stars is open to all children from 8 years to 15 year of age in two categories: i-genius Junior — 8 to 11 yrs and i-genius Senior — 12 to 15 years. The participation for i-genius Young Singing Stars is open to all children from Government-recognized schools including private, public or national open schools/home schools all over India and also NRI kids, resident in India for the duration of the programme. The programme will run in four phases which includes online registration, Digital Audition, Mentoring and Grand Finale.