Problems related to wheat lifting resolved: Min
Chandigarh: Haryana Food and Supplies Minister Karan Dev Kamboj on Tuesday said that problems related to lifting of wheat from the mandis (grain markets) in the state have been resolved and it is being lifted within 24 hours. However, in case of any such problem at any place, that too would be resolved promptly, he said while redressing the grievances of the people. The arrival of wheat in this Rabi season has broken all previous records as about 60.54 lakh metric tonnes of wheat has so far arrived in mandis of the State. As compared to it, only 43.57 lakh metric tonnes of wheat had arrived during corresponding period last year, said he. It is expected that more than 75 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of wheat will arrive in the mandis of Haryana during the current Rabi season-2016.
Haryana Cabinet to meet on April 29
Chandigarh: Haryana Cabinet will meet under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Manohar lal, at Committee Room, fourth floor, Haryana Civil Secretariat in Chandigarh at 4 pm on April 29.
Haryana promotes 2,109 TGTs
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has promoted 2,109 Trained Graduate Teachers (TGTs) of different subjects to the post of Post Graduate Teachers (PGTs) in School Education Department, with immediate effect. Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma said that it was a long standing demand of TGTs, which has now been fulfilled. He said that more promotions would be made in the department in future and orders have been issued to all the District Education Officers to send the list of vacancies of posts in their respective offices. He said that government is making concerted efforts to improve the standard of education in government schools.
Haryana transfers 2 IAS officers
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has issued posting and transfer orders of two IAS officers with immediate effect. Rajeev Ranjan, Secretary, Administrative Reforms Department and Project Director, Haryana State Resident Database Authority (Designate) has been posted as Commissioner, Hisar Division, Hisar. Vijayendra Kumar, Secretary, General Administration and Revenue and Disaster Management Departments, Director General, Consolidation of Holdings and land Records, Special Collector(HQ), Special lAO, Haryana and Chief Executive Officer, Haryana Saraswati Heritage Board has been given the additional charge of Secretary, Administrative Reforms Department .
DC gets charge of excise and taxation
Chandigarh: The UT Administrator has appointed Ajit Balaji Joshi, Deputy Commissioner, Chandigarh as Excise & Taxation Commissioner for Chandigarh with effect from March 30, 2016.
Bhogal appointed as vice-chairman PUNSEED
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has given nod to appoint Kuldeep Singh Bhogal as vice-chairman of PUNSEED and Harmanjit Singh as the senior vice-chairman of Punjabi Cultural Coordination Board. A spokesperson of Chief Minister’s Office said that Badal cleared the file in this regard and formal orders related to the appointments would be issued shortly.
registration for e-auction of vehicle numbers begins
Chandigarh: The UT Administration has started registration for participating in e-auction of vehicle registration numbers of new series “CH01BG” for special/choice registration numbers 0001 to 9999 from April 26 (10 am) and will continue till May 2 (5 pm). The e-auction will start on May 3 (10 am) and will continue till May 5 (5 pm). The owner of the vehicle can register himself/herself on the National Transport website: https://parivahan.gov.in/fancy and the link of the same is available on Administration’s Transport Department website: www.chdtransport.gov.in and obtain the Unique Acknowledgement Number (UAN). The owner of the vehicle who has purchased the vehicle at Chandigarh address only will be allowed to participate in e-auction.
HUDA frames transfer policy
Chandigarh: Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) has framed a transfer policy for granting transfer permission to nursing homes or clinics allotted before 1997 in the State. A spokesman said that in case of first transfer for nursing home sites allotted, not auctioned, transfer fee would be charged at double the rate of the transfer fee rates of commercial sites that were allotted through auction. For the second transfer, the rate for transfer of allotted nursing home sites, not auctioned, would be at par with commercial rates of transfer. At present, administrative charges of Rs 5000 are applied for transfer of built up residential or commercial sites, where full payment has been made and conveyance deed has been executed by the allottee. A minimum of 25 per cent built up area would be a pre-condition for transfer of nursing home sites, he added.
Tirath yatra train schedule announced
Chandigarh: In order to facilitate the pilgrims of the State longing to visit their religious shrines, Punjab Government has announced Mukh Mantri Tirath Darshan Yatra train schedule for May 2016. A spokesman said that the train for Mour constituency would depart from Mour on May 1 for Nanded Sahib, for Sham Charuasi train would depart from Hoshiarpur on May 3, for Jandiala Guru constituency train would depart from Jandiala Guru on May 5. For Varanasi, train would depart from Phagwara for people hailing from Phagwara and Banga constituency on May 15 and from SBS Nagar on May 26 for devotees of SBS Nagar, Balachaur and Garshankar constituencies.
Fans bowl out favourite cricketers
Chandigarh: Kingfisher Bowl out Season 5 kick started at DlF IT Park, Chandigarh on Tuesday as 25 lucky fans got a chance to bowl to three of their favorite Cricketers from Kings XI Punjab. Cricketers Mitchell Johnson, Marc Stoinis and Rishi Dhawan were seen displaying their fine technique batting off the pitch and having a delightful time interacting with enthusiastic fans from the city. Out of the fans, Karan Sood, Harry, Shiv Kumar and Salil choudhary bowl out the cricketers on their first ball and win prizes. 25 winners were selected through contests which took place through an on-ground activation.
Monte Carlo launches fusion wear collection
Chandigarh: Monte Carlo is unveiling a fresh new couture offering a mix of dresses with the amalgamated taste of both traditional and modern. Its new Fusion Wear collection promises to be a delight for the Indian men and women who like to dress & drape themselves in experimental Indian dressing mode and love to fill up their wardrobes with exquisite styles in Nehru Jackets, kurtis & leggings.