SC panel takes up beating incident
Chandigarh: The Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission has taken a suo-moto notice of the news reports as per which the members, including women, belonging to the SC community of village Sukhera Bodla in District Fazilka were beaten up. The Commission chairman Rajesh Bagha said it had got the information regarding beating up of SC community members from the news reports.
Haryana Assembly to meet on Aug 19
Chandigarh: Haryana Vidhan Sabha has been summoned to meet in the hall of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha, Vidhan Bhawan, Sector 1, Chandigarh at 2.00 pm on Friday, August 19, 2016.
Public holiday in Haryana on Aug 15
Chandigarh: The Haryana Government has notified that August 5, 2016 shall be observed as a public holiday in its public offices on the occasion of Hariyali Teej.
Yogendra Malik becomes advisor
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has appointed Yogender Malik, Associate Professor, BPS Medical College for Women, Khanpur Kalan, as Advisor to Chief Minister, Haryana Beti Bachao Beti Padhao and Swach Bharat Abhiyan. Malik was earlier appointed as Advisor to Chief Minister for Beti Bachao Beti Padhao programme only.
Contract workers to get Rs 3 lakh
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has decided to give financial assistance of Rs 3 lakh to the guest teachers appointed in Government schools by amending its policy to provide compassionate financial assistance to the family of deceased person working in Government Department or Board or Corporation or Public Undertaking under Haryana Government.
MK Arya takes is reg director of ESIC
Chandigarh: MK Arya, has assumed the charge of Regional Director of ESI Corporation Punjab. He has taken over the charge from Raj Kanwal, who has been transferred to ESIC Headquarters, New Delhi.
Free screening tests for Hepatites B and C
Chandigarh: Panjab University (PU), Chandigarh has decided to conduct free screening tests for Hepatitis B and C for all willing students and employees of PU. The tests would be conducted by PU Health Centre.
Inauguration of unit run canteen at Mohali
Mohali: A Unit run Canteen was inaugurated on Thursday at Mohali for the welfare of soldiers and ex-servicemen. The canteen was dedicated at Sector-64, Mohali by Gurmit Kaur, a Veer Nari and wife of late Hav Joginder Singh, who killed seven Kabalees/Pathans during patrolling on Baramulla-Srinagar road on 01 Nov 1947 as part of operations undertaken by Indian Army to repel external aggression in Srinagar Valley.