BADAl GREETS PEOPlE ON MAHA SHIVRATRI
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister, Parkash Singh Badal, extended greetings to the people on the occasion of ‘Maha Shivratri'. In a message, Badal said that lord Shiva is the lord of mercy and compassion. He protects people from evil forces such as lust, greed, anger and grants boons, bestows grace and awakens wisdom in them. Badal urged people to observe ‘Mahashivratri' with traditional fervour and gaiety as such festivals not only promote communal harmony, compassion and goodwill but also bring joy and prosperity.
HARYANA CM WISHES PEOPlE ON MAHA SHIVRATRI
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar lal, on Monday greeted citizens on the occasion of ‘Maha Shivratri’. The Chief Minister said that ‘Maha Shivratri’ inspires people to strive towards the pursuit of truth, which leads to the ultimate consciousness epitomised by lord Shiva. The festival lays stress on the values of piety, devotion, mutual love and harmony — the cornerstones of the Indian civilisation.
DCRTPP ACHIEVES MONTHlY PlANT lOAD FACTOR OF 90%
Chandigarh: 300 MW unit-1 of Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Station (DCRTPP) inaugurated before 133 days, has achieved a monthly Plant load Factor (PlF) of 90 %. Managing Director of Haryana Power Generation Corporation ltd. (HPGCl) MKV Rama Rao, said that the thermal power plant has achieved success by breaking all previous records of continuous operation by HPGCl thermal units and has also has become a reliable source of power for Haryana. Congratulating the DCRTPP employees on the achievement, he said that that it is a matter of pride that DCRTPP Yamunanagar has entered into the CEA list of Thermal Power Stations of India which have achieved a PlF of more than 90 % in January 2015.
KHATTAR ANNOUNCES Rs1 CRORE FOR AUDITORIUM
Kurukshetra: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal Khattar, has announced Rs1 crore for auditorium building of Jai Ram institutions for women at lohar Majra village in Kurukshetra. During a function at Kurukshetra, Manohar lal Khattar said that Haryana Government will invite all trusts of the State involved in education to have joint participation in improving the school education in the State. Khattar also emphasised on girl education and requested the general public to support ‘Beti Bacho Beti Padhao’ programme, launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Panipat
HRY PAY ANOMAlIES COMMISSION INVITES APPlICATIONS
Chandigarh: Haryana Pay Anomalies Commission has invited applications from the employees, associations and employee union bodies, who wish to represent before the commission. A spokesperson said that the interested candidates can send representations through their administrative department (AD) by April 15. Written communications in this regard, has been issued to all the Administrative Secretaries; Heads of Department; Commissioners of Ambala, Hisar, Gurgaon and Rohtak Divisions; Deputy Commissioners and Sub Divisional Officers (Civil) and Registrar, Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh.
BSNl: CHOOSE YOUR DESIRED NUMBER
Chandigarh: Bharat Sanchar Nigam limited (BSNl) launched a special facility for the consumers, ‘Choose your Mobile Number CYMN’. Under the facility, consumers can choose a mobile number of their choice directly through BSNl website from among two categories ‘Choice Numbers’ and ‘Fancy Numbers’. ‘Choice Numbers’ are available, without any extra charges whereas ‘Fancy Numbers’ are available, on the reserve price mentioned against each number. GS Julka, Chief General Manager, BSNl Punjab Telecom Circle Chandigarh, said that the consumers can choose their desired mobile number by just visiting website www.cymn.bsnl.co.in or www.punjab.bsnl.co.in or through ‘My BSNl App’ on android/ios mobile phone.
FOUR-DAY ‘CONFlUENCE-15’ CONClUDES AT NITK
Kurukshetra: The four day-long annual cultural festival of National Institute of Technology, ‘Confluence-15’ concluded on Monday. The students from institutions of north India and other parts of the country participated in this cultural festival. The participants took part in various types of activities including art, music, dance, dramatics, literature, quizzing, photography and much more. The attraction of the cultural festival was the performance by Mustafa Zahid, a noted playback singer from Pakistan, who has also earned fame in Bollywood. He mesmerised everyone with his power-packed performance that lasted for over an hour.
SKIll DEVElOPMENT FOR YOUTHS BY RGNIYD
Chandigarh: The regional centre of Rajeev Gandhi Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD) organised a skill development programme for the regional youth, to empower them for the access of employment opportunities, at its campus based at Sector 12. A spokesperson said that the programme has been conducted in collaboration with the State Urban Poverty Alleviation Cell (Chandigarh Municipal Corporation). The objective of this programe would be addressing urban poverty alleviation through gainful employment to the urban unemployed poor youth by encouraging them to set up self employment ventures.
APPOINT NEXT PB GUV FROM SC: CHAMAR MAHAN SABHA
Chandigarh: The Chamar Mahan Sabha has appealed to Narendra Modi Government for appointing the next Punjab Governor from the Scheduled Caste. Paramjit Singh Kainth, president of the Sabha said that the Modi Government should appoint next Governor of Punjab, keeping in mind the large (almost 40 per cent) SC population in the State. He added that even though the SC community constitutes a large chunk of the population, major political parties of Punjab ignore this section. So it would empower the SC community if for the first time the Governor is chosen from this section, he added.