CM to inaugurate Gurugram Metro today
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal will inaugurate the second phase of rapid metro from Gurugram Sector-56 on Tuesday. Spokesperson said with the inauguration of the second phase (south extension) of rapid metro, people working and living in Gurugram-Cyber City and Golf Course Road area up to Sector 55-56 would be benefitted with connectivity of 11.7 kilometre rapid metro. The track laid by private sector in Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode, connects with Delhi metro at Sikanderpur metro station. After the inauguration, lal would attend the concluding function of ‘Haryana Vision Zero’, a two-day workshop organized by NASSCOM and WRI India to make roads safe, at Hotel Westin at IFFCO Chowk.
Power cut in Mohali’s Sector 71 today
Chandigarh: Due to urgent maintenance of 11 KV urban three feeder supply to parts of sector 71 Mohali and nearby areas shall be affected partially, from 10 am to 3 pm on Tuesday.
Haryana promotes 37 clerks
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has promoted 37 clerks of Haryana Civil Secretariat to the post of Assistant with immediate effect. Among promoted include Satish Kumar, Shailender Kumar, Sudhir Kumar, Dinesh Sharma, Vishal Yadav, Rajesh Kumar Sharma, Sunil Kumar, Rajesh Kaushik, Girish, Sandhya Teji, Tejender Singh, Ravinder Dahiya, Hanumant Singh, Chandrakanta, Mukesh Saklani, Kuldeep Kaur, Rajwant Singh, Gayatri Devi, Mamta Puri, Satender Kumar, Poonam, Gurmeet Singh, Yashika Kanwar, Narender Singh, Anita Devi, Rajender Kaur, Neeru Grover, Rimple Milu, Vijay Kumar, Sonu Devi, Rita Kumari, Dheeraj Kumar, Sunil Kumar, Guljar, Rajesh Sharma, Bharti and Gautam Kumar.
Senior Technical Director posted as SIO
Chandigarh: The Senior Technical Director Deepak Bansal has been posted as State Informatics Officer (SIO) with respect to NIC Haryana State Centre, Chandigarh with immediate effect. Prior to this assignment, Bansal was handling prestigious projects like Integrated Finance Management System, establishment of e-Disha Centres for delivery of citizen centric services. He has many firsts to his credit in India such as Aadhaar-based jeevan pramaan patra, e-Stamping by government, integration of citizen centric services with digital locker and DDO level online budget allocation and bill preparation.
Mins competent to transfer Class I, II, III, IV employees
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has decided that Minister-in-charge would be competent to effect transfer of Class I and II officers and Class III and IV officials in their respective departments up to May 15, 2017. Spokesperson said that in case of Class I and II officers, the Minister-in-charge could make transfers except for those cadres for whom online transfer systems are in place. Similarly, in case of Class III and IV officials, the Minister can effect transfers only except teaching staff of Education Department.
TOEFl information van to visit campuses in Chandigarh
Chandigarh: The TOEFl information vans are all set to provide a one-stop shop for TOEFl test information, registration support and study abroad guidance. The specially designed fully-equipped vans will be visiting city’s campuses from May 1 to 6. In Chandigarh, vans will be visiting Chandigarh University, Swami Vivekananda Group of Institutions (SVIET), Sachdeva Engineering for Girls, BR International Public School, Millennium School, and University College.
SJVN CMD launches ClIP
Shimla: In line with Prime Minister Narendera Modi’s vision of ‘Digital India’ and extending social security and other benefits to contractual employees, the Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam limited’s chairman and managing director RN Misra on Monday launched Contractual labour Information Portal (ClIP). The web portal, part of SJVN website, will ensure that basic information about contract labour deployed in SJVN is available in public domain. This will foster transparency and eliminating any discretion in the system.
HDFC Bank showcases dhanchayat at mandis in Punjab
Chandigarh: HDFC Bank limited showcases ‘Dhanchayat – Panch Kayde Ke Panch Fayde’ at 40 anaj mandis (agriculture produce marketing committees) across Punjab. Dhanchayat is an informative film created by the Bank to educate rural populace on the benefits and good practices of banking. This will help thousands of farmers and labourers visiting Anaj Mandis to start using their bank accounts and drive greater financial inclusion in the country.
IMA Chandigarh organises ‘holistic healing’ programme
Chandigarh: IMA Chandigarh, in association with Mohali’s Max Hospital, organised a Continuing Medical Education (CME) programme on ‘holistic healing’ at IMA Chandigarh, Sector 35, on Sunday night. The doctors spoke about how to empower and equip individuals with ‘awareness of connecting back to themselves’ to live meaningfully while dealing with sickness. CME focused on interactions between the soul-mind-body and how beliefs, attitudes, lifestyle choices, spiritual and psychological perspectives can dramatically improve patients’ health, the course of their diseases and overall well-being.
Air pollution increasing asthma in Haryana: Study
Chandigarh: A research report by Rohtak’s Holy Heart Hospital has revealed that rise in air pollution is causing worsening of asthma in people as well as triggering new cases of adult onset asthma in Haryana. This is, thus, leading to surge in asthma attack in all category of population, the report suggested. Pulmonologist Dr Ankit Khurana informed that the study revealed that urbanization is leading to unhealthy lifestyle such as low exercise, excess body weight, smoking and stress which is further fueling asthma rise among people.
MDPS skit on water resources day
Chandigarh: Maharishi Dayanand Public School, Daria, on Monday organized a skit on water resources day in collaboration with UT Environment Department. Through the skit, students expressed that water is an essential resource for all life on the planet. Forest is nature’s water factories, which captures, stores, purifies and releases clean water. Sarpanch Gupreet Singh appreciated the efforts done by students of Eco Club, saying that the institution will be honoured for bringing awareness in masses. Principal Dr Vinod Kumar told that the main aim of the skit was to create awareness about water resources.