Cheque donated to CM’s relief fund
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal on Thursday presented with a cheque of Rs1 crore and Rs50 lakh respectively by Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board (HSAMB) and Haryana Warehousing Corporation, Panchkula towards Chief Ministers Relief Fund. While cheque of Rs1 crore was presented by Chief Administrator HSAMB Anil Malik, cheque of Rs50 lakh was presented by Managing Director Haryana Warehousing Corporation, Panchkula, Suprabha Dahiya. Haryana Agriculture Minister OP Dhankar, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Sanjeev Kaushal, Additional Chief Secretary Agriculture Department Dhanpat Singh were also present on the occasion.
7,345 workers registered in Haryana
Chandigarh: Under its ongoing special registration campaign, as many as 7,345 workers have been registered by Haryana Building and other Construction Workers Welfare Board between May 29 and June 4 so as to cover them under various welfare schemes being implemented in the State. A spokesman said that the board had launched a special drive for the registration of eligible construction workers including MNREGA workers which will continue upto June 15. He said that a sum of Rs96.18 lakh had been collected as cess by the board from May 29 to June 4. During this period, the board had disbursed benefit of over Rs71.71 lakh among 264 registered beneficiaries under its various welfare schemes.
IFS, IAS transferred
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has issued transfers and posting orders of one IFS and one IAS Officer with immediate effect. S Narayanan, District Forest Officer, Morni at Pinjore has been posted as Special Secretary, Health Department, Mission Director, National Rural Health Mission and Commissioner, Food and Drugs Administration vice Vikas Yadav who goes as Director and Special Secretary, Higher Education and State Project Director, State Higher Education Council (Ex-officio) in Higher Education Department under National Higher Education Abhiyan Scheme against vacant posts.
Rs1,11,000 donated towards CM’s relief fund
Chandigarh: Haryana Social Justice and Empowerment and Women and Child Development Minister Kavita Jain has received bank draft of Rs1,11,000 from Shri Radha Krishan Seva Samiti, Sonipat towards Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for the help of Nepal earthquake victims. Kavita Jain appreciated the effort of Samiti in support of earthquake victims of Nepal. She said that other organisations, institutes and people should take inspiration from Shri Radha Krishan Seva Samiti, Sonipat and come forward to mitigate the sufferings of earth quake victims.
Bajwa constitutes PPCC social media cell
Chandigarh: Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) Partap Singh Bajwa on Thursday constituted the Social Media Cell of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee under the chairmanship of Gurpartap Singh Mann. Social Media Cell will look after the party’s Facebook accounts, Twitter handle, Instagram, Whatsapp, for promoting the activities of Pradesh Congress. The party has set up five-member S body, besides an overseas body, and district bodies in nine districts.
Dr Sandhu new PU regional centre's hony director
ludhiana: Professor of law Dr Harmeet Singh Sandhu has been appointed as the new honorary director of Panjab University Regional Centre, ludhiana. He will also be looking after the Panjab University Extension library as its director. Dr Sandhu did his llM and PhD from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, and was awarded medal for standing first in the university. He specializes in environmental laws and human rights.
Gauhar Khan new face of Videocon Telecom
Chandigarh: Videocon Telecom, the innovative and vibrant telecom arm of the Indian conglomerate Videocon Group, has announced the signing of Bollywood star and model Gauhar Khan as its brand ambassador. With the new brand face that reflects the aspirations of the young India, the telco intends to connect with forward-looking, modern youth segment and extend its presence in the market. Guahar Khan was awarded the winner of country’s biggest reality show ‘Big Boss’ season 7.
Police claim to have solved murder case
Chandigarh: Haryana Police has claimed to solve the kidnapping, extortion and murder case of a property dealer in Sirsa within 24 hours and arrested four accused in this connection. A spokesman said that those arrested have been identified as Devi lal and Ramkishan of village Gidra and Sandeep and Mukesh alias Monu of Sikandarpur. Shubham, son of Neparam, a resident of Kanganpur Rod had lodged a complaint with Sirsa Police on June 10 that his father Neparam has been kidnapped and the kidnappers were demanding ransom of Rs5 lakh from them. Superintendent of Police Ashwin Shenvi had constituted separate teams of police officers and directed them to carry out search operation to nab the accused. The police recovered the dead body of Neparam near the sewer between village Dhotar and Khariyan and handed over it to his family members after the post-mortem. All the four accused would be presented in the Court to take them on police remand, he added.