Punjab Minister Thandal suffers minor stroke
Chandigarh: Punjab Cabinet Minister Sohan Singh Thandal on Monday suffered a minor heart attack at his native village while he was taking a morning walk. After being investigated by a local doctor, he was taken to Mohali’s Fortis Hospital. Thandal was immediately operated upon by the doctors and a stunt was placed.
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal immediately talked to the doctors operating upon the ailing Minister and enquired about the well-being of his colleague. Chief Minister directed the doctors to pay full attention round-the-clock upon the ailing Cabinet Minister and to administer proper medication to him. The latest reports have indicated that Thandal was out of danger and recuperating steadily from the impact of attack.
Shaheedi jor Mela to begin from June 18
Jalandhar: The Shaheedi Jor Mela, which is organised in Talhan village annually to mark the martyrdom of the Shaheed Sant Baba Nihal Singh, will commence from June 18 and continue till June 21. Elaborate arrangements have been made as devotees from all over the country and abroad are expected to pay obeisance at Gurdwara Shaheed Baba Nihal Singh Talhan (Near Jalandhar Cant) during the Jor Mela, Pardeep Kumar Receiver-Cum- Naib Tehsildar Jalandhar-1, said. The four day religious function would begin with ‘Akhand Path’ (recitation) of Guru Granth Sahib.
There are sports events like Kabbadi, volleyball and tug-of-war in the mela. Gatka displays are also held. The Gurudwara runs a fully modernised charitable hospital and has recently acquired a Doppler Scan Machine for colour scans.
Chandigarh Housing board to hold Janta Darbars
Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Housing Board has decided to redress public grievances in its proposed Janta Darbars every week on Friday covering all housing schemes in different sectors and colonies of Chandigarh. Danish Ashraf, Secretary, CHB will preside over these camps. The purpose behind such Janta Darbars is to remove pendency related to violations, misuse, encroachments and dispute settlement etc. through quick decisions. The first such Janta Darbar will be held on June 19 at the Sector 56 Community Center.
Sukhwant Singh Sarao new Member of PPSC
Chandigarh: Punjab Government on Monday nominated Sukhwant Singh Sarao as Member of Punjab Public Service Commission, who will take oath of office and secrecy soon. Sarao, who belongs to Sangrur district, had been member of Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana and practiced as an advocate at Judicial Courts Sunam from the year 1979 to 1984. He had also served the Punjab Government as District Development and Panchayats Officer, Deputy Director and Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development) in various districts.
‘revise requisitions for filling class III posts’
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has asked all Administrative Secretaries, Head of Departments, Divisional Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners, Managing Director of Boards, Corporations, and Public Sector Undertakings to send the revised requisitions for filling up class-III posts of various categories lying vacant in their offices concerned to the Haryana Staff Selection Commission by June 20.
Hry CM condoles demise of former Dy CM
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal has expressed grief over the demise of former Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana Chandram who breathed his last at Rohtak on Monday. In a condolence message, Manohar lal described Chandram as seasoned politician who always worked for the upliftment of weak and downtrodden.
He remained Deputy Chief Minister of the State in 1966-67. He got elected as an MP in the sixth lok Sabha and remained Union Minister of State from 1977 to 1979. He also remained MlA in joint Punjab and Haryana.
Applications invited for govt accommodation
Chandigarh: Punjab Government has invited applications from its regular employees serving at Chandigarh in various Departments for allotment of Government accommodation in respect of Category-3 and Category-1 in Sector-39 C and 39 D. Under category-3 an employee’s Grade Pay should be between `4800-5399 and under category-1 the Grade Pay should be between `1650-3199 as on 31-3-2015.
Vigilance Officer appointed for IPRD
Chandigarh: Punjab Government on Monday appointed Balwant Singh, Joint Secretary, Protocol, as Chief Vigilance Officer for Information and Public Relations Department.
An official spokesperson said that this appointment has been effected as per the directions of Vigilance Department. The spokesperson also said that the Officer can be reached at Room No. 12, 6th Floor, Punjab Civil Secretariat Chandigarh, and Mobile No 98786-62176. He can also be reached at H.No.2549, Sector-19 C, Chandigarh.
5 officers nabbed in graft cases in May
Chandigarh: Intensifying its campaign to check the corruption in the Government offices, Punjab Vigilance Bureau, nabbed 5 officers red handed while accepting bribe in the month of May. VB has also initiated fresh vigilance inquiries in 12 other cases. Similarly VB completed the probe and investigation in 14 bribery cases subsequently challans have been filed in the courts. An official spokesperson of the Vigilance Bureau said that during the month of May, the Vigilance Bureau besides apprehending 5 corrupt officers also registered 5 criminal cases in the month. He said that 2 case of disproportionate assets were registered against the officers on charge of amassing wealth beyond their known income sources.
slum dwellers to get flats under jnnurm
Chandigarh: Possession of small flats to the beneficiaries under slum rehabilitation scheme of JnNURM will be handed over by Kaptan Singh Solanki, Administrator U.T. Chandigarh and M. Venkaiah Naidu Minister of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation, Government of India on June 16 at 4PM at Mauli Jagran II, Chandigarh.
Merit-based course admission date extended
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh University Summer Hill, Shimla has extended the last date upto June 20 for admission to all Post-graduate Degree; Diploma courses against subsidised/non-subsidised seats for the academic year-2015-2016, Dean of Studies Prof. laxman S. Thakur said on Monday. He said that earlier the last date for receipt of admission form was fixed for June 15 and now the students desiring admissions in M.A. Hindi, Translation, Sanskrit, Performing Arts, Economics, Sociology, Public Administration, Political Science, Psychology, History, Visual Arts (Painting), Yoga Studies, Rural Development, M.Com and Diploma courses can submit their admission forms in the respective department/institute alongwith necessary fee upto June 20.
Application form and other detailed information are available on H.P. University Website www.hpuniv.nic.in.
Grasim unveils Autumn-Winter Collection
Chandigarh: Men’s lifestyle brand Grasim unveiled its autumn/winter collection with a refined, unconstrained and richly detailed Ready-to-Wear Collection 2015. Grasim’s Autumn/ Winter collection offers a range of casual, formal and semi-formal shirts, casual and formal trousers, jackets and suits. Fabrics used in the making of the range comprise of 100% cotton, Poly Viscose, Dobby, washed Denims, Corduroys, Tweeds and Velvets.
Raymond launches new range in tweed, cashmere
Chandigarh: Raymond has introduced an exclusive jacket collection. Upping the fashion quotient, this exquisite collection encompasses of a wide range of exotic fabrics such as tweed - a favourite in the Northern market along with camel hair and pure cashmere that exuberate international style. The entry price for this latest collection starts from `1,692 onwards.