Farmers cautioned against yellow rust
Chandigarh: Punjab Government on Thursday cautioned the wheat growers against yellow rust disease, saying that the current climate could trigger the attack of this fungal disease on crop. Agriculture Minister Tota Singh asked the growers to take recommended steps to prevent the attack of yellow rust on crop.
“Treatment is necessary to avoid yellow rust of wheat crop in the State,” he said. If farmers have found any type of yellow leafs in the crops then they should excavate the plant from crop with the sample of soil and go to the experts for testing and as per advised by experts, they should spray crops properly, he said, adding that its adverse affect could be on non-recommended seeds of wheat.
Indora is NEW member of Commission for SC
Chandigarh: Member of Punjab State Commission for Scheduled Castes, Karanveer Singh Indora assumed charge of office here at Punjab Civil Secretariat. Indora took the charge of office in the presence of chairman Punjab State Commission for Scheduled Castes, Rajesh Bagha. After assuming charge, Indora said that they would carry forward the programmes and policies of Punjab Government to safeguard the interests of Scheduled castes in the State.
work of Golf Club & Academy in final stages
SAS Nagar: Final touching is being given to the Golf Club and Golf Academy, being constructed worth Rs8 crore 52 lakh in 10 acre area at SAS Nagar district in Sector 65 here adjoining to Chandigarh.
This Golf Club & Academy will become a landmark for SAS Nagar, said Deputy Commissioner Tejinder Pal Singh Sidhu while reviewing the work progress of these projects. Sidhu said that this work is being carried out by GMADA.
Two accused convicted
Chandigarh: The Court of Additional Session Judge, Kaithal, has convicted two accused Narinder Rana, Naib Tehsildar and Bansi Dhar, Registry Clerk, Tehsil Kalayat of district Kaithal for rigorous imprisonment of four years and fine of Rs30,000.
A spokesman said that earlier case against both the accused was registered on the basis of enquiry and raid conducted by the Bureau.
HTC to sponsor Kings XI Punjab in IPl 8
Chandigarh: Gearing up for the eighth season of Indian Premier league, Kings XI Punjab announced HTC, the telecom giant as an official principal sponsor for IPl 2015. HTC will occupy the right chest position on Kings XI Punjab’s playing jersey.
State-level workshop on IVFRT held
Chandigarh: A Dtate level workshop on Immigration, Visa, Foreigners Registration and Tracking (IVFRT) was organised by National Informatics Centre (NIC) on Thursday at Chandigarh. IVFRT is a Mission Mode Project (MMP) spearheaded by Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
The main objective of this workshop was to bring various stakeholders from Ministry of Home Affairs (Foreigners Division), Bureau of Immigration (BOI), State Home & Police departments, Foreigners Registration Offices (FROs) in Punjab and NIC on a common platform for sharing domain knowledge and seeking feedback/suggestions to improve services being rendered to foreigners under IVFRT Project.
Seven-day NSS camp concludes
Chandigarh: Panjab University (PU) NSS camp concluded on Thursday with colourful cultural programme and motivational talks by the guests. The seven days camp had started on January 2. An interaction session was held with the filmmaker Dr Pali Bhupinder before the start of the valedictory session. The discussion was about the issues and problems relating to teenagers and youth of India.
Bajwa demands sorting of OROP issue
Chandigarh: Punjab Congress on Thursday demanded sorting of One Rank-One Pension (OROP) issue of the ex-servicemen immediately. “I fully support the just and righteous demand of this country’s ex-servicemen for full and immediate implementation of OROP…Those who shed their blood for our freedom must get full justice in every way,” said State Congress chief Partap Singh Bajwa. He said that the Government must not delay the implementation of this very fair demand a minute longer.