DR Soni assumes command of Chetak Corps
Chandigarh: lieutenant General DR Soni took over Command of the Chetak Corps from lt Gen PM Hariz on Wednesday. DR Soni, an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Khadakvasla and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun was commissioned on 9 Jun 1979. The Officer is a graduate of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington. He has had the distinction of having commanded an elite Armoured Regiment, an Armoured Brigade and an Armoured Division as part of the Strike Corps on the Western Front.
‘Form Criminal injuries redressal boards’
Chandigarh: Punjab Government has directed all districts to constitute District level Criminal Injuries Compensation Boards to decide any compensation claim made by any acid attack victim, as directed by Supreme Court. In a communiqué sent to all Deputy Commissioners and the Police Commissioners, it has been explained that in case of any compensation claim made by any acid attack victim, the matter will be taken by the District legal Services Authority (DlSA), that will include the District Judge and such other co-opted persons who the District Judge feels will be of assistance, particularly the District Magistrate, the SP and the Civil Surgeon or the CMO of that District or their nominee.
Haryana releases pending salary
Chandigarh: Haryana Government on Wednesday released rs22 crore regarding the payment of pending salary of ICT (information and communication technology) lab assistants deployed in the labs set up by CORE Education and Technologies limited.
A spokesman of Secondary Education Department said the payment would be made strictly as per the attendance record available in schools of the lab Assistant deployed in these labs.
BSNl users get free roaming
Chandigarh: Public sector telecom operator BSNl has launched free roaming for its mobile subscribers from June 15 and all mobile subscribers of BSNl will be able to receive incoming voice calls free of cost while travelling to any other part of the country including Delhi and Mumbai where MTNl network is available.
The service will be offered for one year to begin with, and may be extended, depending upon the subscriber response. RC Hooda, Chief General Manager Telecom, BSNl Punjab Circle, Chandigarh, said, “BSNl subscribers will not need to carry multiple SIMs and handsets during roaming.”