function on int’l Day of People with Disability
Chandigarh: A State-level functional will be organised on the occasion of International Day of People with Disability at Karnal on Wednesday. Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Krishan Kumar would be the guest of honour. On the occasion, the Minister would honour talented children with disability who participated in various categories of competitions. Cultural programme would also be presented by the children. The State Government was giving pension, scholarship and unemployment allowance to children with disabilities, besides giving financial assistance to those who do not go to school.
haryana mining dept raid on 3 trucks, 3 tractors
Chandigarh: Haryana Mining Department on Tuesday caught three trucks and three tractors which were illegally carrying mining and gravel stones in a raid at Nangal Chaudhary in Mahendergarh, of which two trucks were impounded at police station Mahendergarh. During the raid, carried out at about 4 am, three trucks carrying illegal mining and gravel stones were challaned on the spot. In an another case of illegal mining, three trucks of illegal stones were caught at Mahendragarh of which one truck was challaned on the spot and other two were impounded. In the month of November, complaints regarding illegal mining against 39 people have been registered in various police stations and fine of Rs3.64 lakh have been imposed, an official said.
Haryana Vigilance conducts raids, two held
Chandigarh: In separate raids, Haryana State Vigilance Bureau has caught red-handed two accused. Pardeep Kumar, head constable, police station Sadar Palwal, was caught taking bribe of Rs60,000 from Manmeet Kaur resident of district Faridabad in lieu of removing his name from a criminal case. Ravinder Kumar, Mandi supervisor was caught red handed while accepting a bribe of Rs10,000 from Ajay Kumar, contractor a resident of Kot Kalan district Hisar. Separate cases have been registered against the accused. Director General, SVB, Yash Pal Singal has requested the general public to send the information against corrupt officer or officials on toll free number-18001802022/1064 or website www.haryanavigilance.gov.in. He said with the active cooperation of public it would be possible to check corruption.
Pb Secretariat Staff Association officials elected
Chandigarh: All the ten office bearers of Punjab Civil Secretariat Staff Association on Tuesday were elected unopposed. The elected members are- president Gurvinder Singh Johal, senior vice-president, Narinder Pal Singh, vice-president (Women) Manjinder Kaur, vice-president-2 Manmohan Singh, general secretary Sukhchain Singh Khera, joint secretary, Gurpreet Singh, finance secretary Mithun Chawla, organising secretary Harpreet Singh Virdi, press secretary Manjit Singh Randhawa and office secretary Neeraj. The office bearers’ right from president to office Secretary of the Group B and Group C filed the nomination papers for the elections and none came in contest with them. The Returning Officer BS Parmar who is the under-secretary, Coordination and personnel declared the group as the unanimously elected group.
Workshop on Vaccine Preventable Diseases held
Chandigarh: The National Health Mission and Health Department Haryana organised a two-day workshop on laboratory supported Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) Surveillance in collaboration with World Health Organization (WHO) - India to train the district level officials to roll out laboratory supported surveillance for Vaccine Preventable Diseases. The workshop was chaired by Additional Chief Secretary, Haryana Health Department, Ram Niwas on Tuesday. He said the objectives of surveillance are to reduce the morbidity and mortality due to VPDs like diphtheria, pertussis and neonatal tetanus, to identify geographical areas with high burden of VPD so that the interventions can be targeted for maximum gains.
city Mobile dealers debut Microsoft lumia 535
Chandigarh: Chandigarh Mobile Dealers Association on Tuesday announced the launch of Microsoft’s first smart phone lumia 535. The launch was marked by a cause as the dealers carried out a Swachchhata Abhiyan (cleanliness drive) in the market and also announced that all dealers will be contributing on every sellout of the model towards Child Rights and You (CRY), a non-profit organisation. The launch in city’s popular mobile market was different as Sector 22 markets were cleaned up under the drive, which included Microsoft Regional Sales Manager, Brijesh Dubey, Sales Manager Mohit Kapur and the entire Microsoft team. The president of mobile association Vivek Nijhawan said this launch has boosted their outlet sale.
John Players launches its Autumn Winter Collection
Chandigarh: John Players has come out with Euphoria and JP University as key collections this season, in casuals. Euphoria collection captures the global trend of colour-blocking and offers an extensive range of shirts, Tshirts, sweaters and jackets colour-blocked in fluorescent colours. JP University collection is inspired by the hum and buzz of campus life.
Hike messenger launches localised Stickers
Chandigarh: Hike messenger, homegrown chat application, announced the launch of free stickers in Indian languages. The new sticker packs allow Hike users to communicate in their own language, facilitating better expression. The sticker range consists of over 250 Indian stickers catering to different parts of India. The Sticker Pack designed for Punjab consists of over 20 stickers, made keeping in mind the youth of Punjab.
Emaar MGF celebrates World AIDS Day
Chandigarh: Real estate developers Emaar MGF celebrated ‘World AIDS Day’ at its project sites to promote awareness about HIV/AIDS amongst site workers at Mohali. The initiative was part of the Company’s efforts to take the ‘Swachchh Bharat, Swasth Bharat’ (Clean India, Healthy India) campaign forward, by encouraging the idea of a healthy body, healthy workforce amongst the labourers and employees. The company collaborated with Haryana State Agencies for Aids Awareness programme, Samarth NGO, and local hospitals.