Dayalan appointed 6th Punjab Pay panel member
Chandigarh: The Punjab Government on Wednesday appointed former Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General of India Ajanta Dayalan as member of the Sixth Punjab Pay Commission. Punjab Government spokesperson said that a notification has been issued in the regard.
Khirnian appointed as Markfed chairman
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Wednesday approved the appointment of Jagjiwan Singh Khirnian as chairman of The Punjab State Co-Operative Supply and Marketing Federation limited, popularly known as Markfed. Spokesperson said that the file related to the appointment of Khirnian as chairman has been cleared by the Chief Minister on Wednesday evening.
Cane growers to be paid commission at 1%
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has decided that a cane grower cooperative society, which will supply sugarcane up to five lakh quintals to a sugar mill, falling in the respective area, would be paid commission at the rate of one per cent of the State Advised Price fixed for general varieties. Cooperation Department spokesperson said that on supply of additional quantity of sugarcane, that is beyond five lakh quintals, the commission at the rate of rupee one per quintal would be paid to the cane growers cooperative societies by the sugar mills.
POS machines installed at PGIMER
Chandigarh: On the request of State Bank Of India, PGIMER’s Medical Institute Branch got three POS machines installed at three different places within the campus, which is reception counter at Nehru Hospital and ATM points at New OPD Block and Advanced Pediatric Centre for withdrawal of cash of Rs 2,000 denomination (two thousand only) through the State Bank of India debit card only once. Total number of people benefitted were 126.
Bhakra-Beas projects make strong impact at IITF-2016
Chandigarh: Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) elegantly organised its pavilion at India International Trade Fair (IITF-2016) at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, under the able guidance of its chairman SK Sharma. It was inaugurated by Union Power Ministry’s Additional Secretary Shalini Prasad on Monday. Through well-crafted 3-D mural, collage, various stages of Bhakra-Beas projects and their contribution to the holistic development of northern region have been depicted in the pavilion which was widely appreciated.
Kisan Goshthees at CII Agro Tech
Chandigarh: To bridge the gap between farmers and decision makers, CII Agro Tech 2016 will organise Kisan Goshthees — vernacular interactive sessions with farmers. An important part of the fair, it will discuss issues which are sure to interest the farming community. Haryana’s Agriculture Minister OP Dhankar will be participating in an engaging session on Direct Marketing of Agri Produce which is also a part of the Kisan Goshthees agenda.
IEBF Excellence Award-2016 for Haryana Minister
Chandigarh: The Indo European Business Forum has conferred the IEBF Excellence Award-2016 upon Haryana Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma in recognition of commendable work done by him as state’s Education Minister. The award was presented to him at the ‘Global Business Meet-2016’ on ‘Make in India’ organised at lord’s Cricket Ground, london on Thursday. Sharma thanked the Indo European Business Forum for recognising his efforts to improve the education system.
HPKVN to provide livelihood support to 65K youth
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Kaushal Vikas Nigam (HPKVN) has set a target to introduce flagship training program and employment support to 65,000 youth of the State during coming next five years for which an ambitious Asian Development Bank aided project of Rs 650 crore was being implemented at 80:20 and the State government had already provided its Rs 130 crore share. This was stated by Director of BoD, HPKVN, Vikramaditya Singh after dedicating new Office of HPKVN. He said this office will be a centre of fulfilling the aspirations of thousands of youth of State. Elaborating the objectives of the project, he said a road map for skill development, training and employment for students passing out from higher secondary level, school drop-outs, un-skilled workers, unemployed youth, informal sector workers, women, differently abled and other disadvantaged groups was being prepared.
BlS Int’l completes e-Governance project in Punjab
Chandigarh: BlS International Services, a specialist provider for Outsourcing of Visa, Passport and Attestation Services across the globe was awarded with the contract of providing citizen services through 2,100 Sewa Kendras constructed by the Government in Punjab, and facilitating the e-Governance project in the State, in the month of May 2016. In the last 6 months, the company has activated all of these Sewa Kendras and also taken over the management of the erstwhile Suwidha Kendras previously run through the Government, much ahead of the given timeframe.
Super Kid Shiva visits St John’s School
Chandigarh: Super kid Shiva visited St John’s High School, Sector 26 in Chandigarh to encourage kids to vote actively and select the best in entertainment. Kids’ Choice Awards will air on Nickelodeon in the first week of next year. Viacom 18’s Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards (KCA) for year 2016. will take place on December 5 in Mumbai. In this, kids get to choose their favourite in each category and have to vote for one of their favorite.