Applications for subsidy invited
Chandigarh: Punjab Government has invited applications from the farmers to avail subsidy on purchase of paddy straw chopper or shredder-cum-spreader on or before August 10. Spokesperson said that subsidy to the tune of 50 percent or Rs1 lakh, whichever less, would be provided. Interested farmers could avail this opportunity by filing application in a fixed format along with non-refundable demand draft of Rs5,000 in favour of Punjab State Farmers’ Commission.
Haryana to hold fifth counselling for ITIs
Chandigarh: Haryana is organising fifth counselling for remaining seats in its all government and private Industrial Training Institutions (ITIs). Spokesperson said that those candidates, who have not got admission to any institute during last four counsellings, they need not fill new forms and would edit their already uploaded form. Besides, new applicants would have to fill up application form for fifth counselling onwww.haryanaitiadmissions.in from July 22 to 25. Counselling fee would be charged from new applicants whereas no fee would be charged from those applicants who have attended recent phases of counselling.
Pandey, Panjgarain nominated
Chandigarh: Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Charanjit Singh Atwal on Tuesday nominated Congress MlAs Rakesh Pandey, and Joginder Singh Panjgarain as a member of the House Committee for the year 2015-16. Spokesperson said that they have been nominated in place of Rajinder Kaur Bhattal and Ramanjit Singh Sikki who had resigned from the membership of the House Committee on July 16. A notification has already been issued in this regard, he said.
MDU to start special coaching batch
Chandigarh: University Centre for Competitive Examination (UCCE) of Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, will start special batch for coaching of Haryana Teachers’ Eligibility Test (HTET)-PGT from July 28. Spokesperson said that special batch would start from 3 pm onJuly 28 and coaching classes would continue up to August 27. During these classes, special training would be imparted to the candidates in child development and pedagogy and for preparation of Hindi and English language paper. Besides coaching, special lecture programmes of subject experts would also be organized.
Badhra GCW to start BSc non-med
Chandigarh: Haryana government has decided to start BSc Non-Medical with 40 seats in Government College for Women, Badhra, Bhiwani from academic session 2015-16.
officials for Mehta Market Committee
Chandigarh: Punjab Government on Tuesday nominated new chairman, vice chairman and members of Mehta Market committee in Amritsar district. Spokesperson said Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal cleared the file to this effect and formal orders regarding nomination of chairman, vice chairman and members of market committee Mehta would be issued shortly. As per the orders, Gurmeet Singh and Sarbjit Singh have been nominated as the chairman and vice chairman.
head constable caught taking bribe
Chandigarh: Haryana State Vigilance Bureau (VB) has caught Faridabad Sector-7 police station Head Constable Jaideep red-handed while accepting illegal gratification of Rs3,500 from Palwal resident Anil Kumar in lieu of install canopy in connection with health insurance for awareness to public near Police Station, Sector-7, Faridabad. A case has been registered against both the accused.
Training starts for HP Fisheries officials
ludhiana: Five-day training on fish breeding and seed production has been organised by College of Fisheries, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), ludhiana. Ten officials from Himachal Pradesh State Fisheries Department are getting training in induced breeding techniques for quality seed production of Indian major carps. Course Director Dr Meera D Ansal said that Himachal is blessed with vast fisheries resources in the form of rivers and reservoirs. The training programme has been organised on demand for corroborating skills of participants for producing quality seed of our precious native major carp species like catla, rohu and mrigal.
Apollo’s high-mileage car tyre introduced
Chandigarh: Apollo Tyres introduced a high-mileage passenger car tyre, Apollo Amazer 4G life, for the Indian market here on Tuesday. This tyre has been developed jointly by the company’s Global R&D Centres in Chennai, India and Enschede, the Netherlands, especially for the mileage conscious customers and promises to run up to 100,000 kms and beyond. This has excellent cut/puncture resistance, superior grip ensuring safety and minimum noise and is being offered with 2 years unconditional warranty and would be available in 5 sizes initially.
Tata to roll out Free Monsoon Check-Up camp
Chandigarh: Tata Motors announced the roll out of the Free Monsoon Check-Up camp for its passenger vehicle customers. This free check-up camp will be held from July 28 to August 2, 2015 and will cater to all Tata Motors’ passenger car and utility vehicle owners.