HARYANA VB NABS THREE OFFICIAlS
Chandigarh: Haryana State Vigilance Bureau has caught three officials red handed for accepting illegal gratification and two separate cases have been registered against them under sections 7 and 13 of Prevention of Corruption Act at Bureau’s Police Stations in Gurgaon and Rohtak.
SANT BABA lAKHA SINGH PlANTS SAPlINGS IN PARKS
Chandigarh: “It has become the need of the hour to plant saplings in large numbers in order to keep the environment clean and green so as to continue unhindered the chain of healthy human life,’’ Sant Baba lakha Singh Nanaksar Kaleran (Jagraon), also head of Vishaw Dharam Sewa Shanti Mission, said on the occasion of planting saplings in parks of Sector-41 in the presence of Deputy Mayor, Chandigarh Hardeep Singh Butrela. He said that water, trees and humans are very deeply interconnected and it is significant to have the neat and clean environment to avail these precious gifts of nature. He appealed to the people to conserve water and help in reducing the pollution in order to save environment.
Mahajan HAIlS TRAINING FOR lAW OFFICERS
Chandigarh: Haryana Advocate General, Baldev Raj Mahajan underlined the significance of training for law Officers adding that trainings give an insight to administrative and judicial working to make the system more effective, transparent and expeditious in its working besides enhancing the skills of the law Officers. Mahajan was speaking at the concluding session of a week long training of law Officers of the offices of Advocate General, Haryana and Haryana legal Cell, New Delhi at Haryana Institute of Public Administration (HIPA), Gurgaon. This initiative was taken at the instance of Chief Minister Manohar lal and Advocate General, Haryana. The law Officers have been trained for better coordination between the Government and the Courts.
GURGAON lAUNCHES DRIVES FOR SWM
Chandigarh: The Municipal Corporation, Gurgaon has launched thematic drives under Swachh Bharat Mission(SWM). The drives have been launched following the directions of Union Ministry of Urban Development and would continue upto July, 2016. These include Corporate Volunteering for Swachh Bharat Mission, which began on June 16, 2016. Under this drive cooperation of corporate and business houses has been sought in making the city neat and clean as well as beautiful. A thematic drive would also be launched in the areas of Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) and residential societies from July 1 to 15. Under this drive, all RWAs and residents would take pledge to maintain cleanliness and would upload details of sanitation campaigns to be organised in their areas. A spokesman of MC said that during the thematic drive from July 16 to 31, those employees of Municipal Corporation would be honoured who would work by promoting friendly relations with residents.
AAP APPOINTS KHAIRA AS RTI CEll CONVENER
Chandigarh: Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday appointed Sukhpal Singh Khaira as the Convenor of RTI cell of AAP, Punjab. RTI activist, Dinesh Chaddha has been appointed as the Co-Convenor of the cell. Former journalist, Major Singh has been appointed as the member of ‘Punjab Dialogue’ team. The team is working on finalizing the manifesto of upcoming election in 2017. Major Singh had worked with many vernacular newspapers in the past. Because of his job profile he is familiar with the ground realities of Punjab.
PGI COMPlETES 30 THOUSAND BRONCHOSCOPIES
Chandigarh: The Department of Pulmonary Medicine at PGI, Chandigarh completed 30,000 Flexible Bronchoscopy procedures on Wednesday. The Bronchoscopy lab at PGI is one amongst the oldest in the country, and has performed the largest number of Bronchoscopies with almost 1800 procedures being performed every year. The first Bronchoscopy was performed on 17th September 1979 and since then the Department has never looked back. The Department was also the first to introduce Endobronchial Ultrasound services in the public sector in 2012, and the Department has performed over 1,100 procedures till date. The Department also added Radial EBUS procedure to sample lung masses and nodules, especially in patients suspected with lung cancer or tuberculosis. The department is regularly performing Thoracoscopy, which is used in diagnosis and management of various pleural disorders.
DIlJIT DOSANJH PERFORMS IN CHANDIGARH
Chandigarh: On the occasion of World music day, popular singer Diljit Dosanjh gave his power packed performance in leisure valley, Chandigarh. The musical eve was organised by Chandigarh Tourism and supported by Aryans Group of Colleges, Chandigarh with the help of others. Other stars namely Monty Waris,Gurjet Singh, Gurnazar Chattha, Akhil and others also performed live on their hit numbers and made the audience tap on the bhangra beats. Diljit Dosanjh performed on his numbers and from his upcoming movie Sardaarji 2. After the release of Udta Punjab, Diljit Dosanjh has become more popular in Bollywood industry.
RIPPUDAMAN SINGH DEPUTED
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has ordered that Rippudaman Singh Dhillon, Chief Executive, Khadi and Village Industries Board would also be Additional Secretary, Fisheries Department, in addition to his present duties, against a vacant post.