Guv for better rehab of Ex-servicemen
Chandigarh: The Governor of Punjab, Haryana and Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh, Kaptan Singh Solanki on Tuesday chaired a meeting of Managing Committee of Punjab Amalgamated Fund of Sainik Welfare, and asked the Directorate Sainik Welfare Punjab to generate more avenues for the proper rehabilitation of the Ex-servicemen and their dependents, to ensure them a life of dignity, self-respect and honour. After discussing at length, the proposed budget of 3.62 crore for two years and other important issues, Solanki passed the budget for the welfare of Ex-servicemen. Number of decisions has also been taken regarding various welfare schemes to benefit Ex-servicemen, widows of Ex-servicemen and their wards. Prominent among these were grant of financial assistance to blind ex-servicemen & their widows, grant of financial assistance to handicapped wards, financial assistance to students studying in Regimental Schools, grant for coaching scheme and scholarship to wards.
Depts asked to ensure proper delivery under PSG Act
Shimla: Secretary, Administrative Reforms, Himachal Pradesh, Purnima Chauhan on Tuesday directed the Animal Husbandry, Town & Country Planning and Agriculture departments to ensure proper delivery of services rendered under the Public Service Guarantee (PSG) Act 2011 within a stipulated time. Presiding over a meeting of the officers of these departments, she said awareness campaigns should be organized within the state regarding the services being provided under the Act so that the people could avail the maximum benefits. She also directed the departments to organize training programmes for capacity building of the designated officers dealing with the services being provided under the Act. She said that the forms of this Act could be downloaded from the website himachal.nic.in for various departments and the forms associated with the Act would be hyper linked for refining search for easy accessibility of the people. She also directed the designated authorities to display these services on the notice boards of all the district offices. Director Animal Husbandry, Shekhar Massey, Director Town & Country Planning, Sandeep Kumar and other officers of these departments attended the meeting.
‘Pesticides wrongly blamed for Punjab cancer cases’
Chandigarh: The Crop Care Federation of India, (CCFI) on Tuesday claimed that there was no substance to reports that have linked cancer incidence in Punjab with the use of pesticides. This view is not founded on verifiable empirical facts and strong scientific studies, it said. The association has rejected media reports and views on this cancer endemic as “malicious, misinformed and based on a complete misreading and misunderstanding of facts”. These reports, the CCFI said, can cause untold harm to the lives and livelihoods of the farmers of this state, whose incomes and future growth is totally dependent on farm-based incomes.
Vero Moda's Pre Party in Chandigarh on Jan 23
Chandigarh: After the capital, it’s time for Chandigarh to get its dose of live music. The trio rock band, Menwhopause are ready to enthrall music lovers from Chandigarh with alternative music to suit different moods at the Vero Moda SulaFest’16 pre-party. The pre party will perform at Vero Moda store, Elante Mall on 23rd January at 7.30 PM onwards.
KIRAN FlAYS GOVT ON UNSPENT FUND FOR BETI BACHAO
Chandigarh: Kiran Choudhry, leader of the Haryana Congress legislature Party (ClP), has flayed the BJP Government for spending only Rs 36.89 lakh out of the Rs 2.23 crore approved by the central government for the ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ Program, and asked it to explain why it failed to utilize the entire amount. In a statement, the former Excise and Taxation Minister said the expenditure made by Cabinet Ministers on various counts is much more than the money spent on this crucial program. This shows the seriousness of the BJP Government which seems keen on taking credit for the increased sex ratio.
City boy launches E-journal on service tax
Chandigarh: Keshav Garg from the city released the first edition of Service Tax Monthly E-Journal at MyGst.MyTax office in Chandigarh. It is first journal of its kind to be released here. The motive behind the journal is to keep the citizens abreast of the latest updates in the field of Service Tax and GST. The STU will consist of latest case laws, circulars, articles and a special editor’s pick column. This monthly journal will be released 20th of every month.
PNB distributes scholarship
Chandigarh: PNB Kishangarh, under the PNB ladli scheme distributed scholarship to 10 girl students from Govt Middle School, Kishangarh studying in class sixth, and who want to continue their studies up to class 12th. The amount of scholarship will be credited directly to the Bank account of these students. These students have also been provided school bags, thermos, dictionary, story books, copy and other stationary items. Ravinder Kaur, the principal of the school, lDM, P N Khanna, Chief Manager Naresh Batra (Chief guest) Ankita Srivastava, Sr Manager from PNB Circle Office and Parveen kumar, Branch Manager actively participated.
PU INSTAllS SANITARY NAPKIN VENDING MACHINE
Chandigarh: Panjab University (PU), Chandigarh has installed one Sanitary Napkin Vending Machine and a la-Femme Care Bin for the collection and disposal of sanitary waste at A.C. Joshi library. The machine would dispense one sanitary
napkin after inserting a coin of Rs 5. This is the first such machine to have been installed at PU with the initiative taken by University librarian Raj Kumar. The machine was earlier installed on a trial basis for one month in November and received a good response.
UT ADMN SEEKS SUGGESTIONS TO MAKE CITY ClEAN
Chandigarh: The State Transport Authority UT, Chandigarh has initiated a citywide enforcement campaign against the illegal and pollution causing vehicles, especially diesel auto-rickshaws that had been plying in the city. Discussions have been put forth by the Administration on the social networking sites Twitter and Facebook along with mygov.in portal on how can we improve the pollution free air in Chandigarh. Secretary STA, Kashish Mittal, appealed to all the citizens of the city to share their ideas on the link so that the future draft policy can be shaped keeping in view the suggestion of the residents.