Two killed, 22 injured in road accident
Nawanshahr: Two people, including a child, died and at least 22 injured when a private tourist bus collided with a gas tanker head-on near Kathgarh on Balachaur-Ropar Road on Tuesday. The accident occurred in the wee hours when the tourist bus was going to Chandigarh from Jalandhar and the tanker was on its way to Amritsar from Banur, the police said. While the child died while being taken to PGIMER in Chandigarh, the other person died at the accident spot, they said, the age of those who died are yet to be known. The injured were admitted in various hospitals including in Ropar, Balachaur, Nawanshahr and PGIMER in Chandigarh.
50% subsidy on onion seed in haryana
Chandigarh: With a view to encourage the farming of Kharif onion, Haryana Government has decided to provide 50 per cent subsidy on the onion seed. A spokesman said that the maximum amount limit of subsidy of Rs 500 per kilogramme seed or 50 per cent whichever is less would be provided. The farmers would be provided 12.5 kg seed of Kharif onion per hectare per farmer. This subsidy would be given on first-come first-served basis and would be applicable till the availability of subsidy amount. The farmers could obtain the seed of different varieties of Kharif onion from seed sales centres of Haryana Seed Development Corporation limited by depositing their share of amount. For getting the subsidy, the farmers have to bring their identity proof like Aadhar card alongwith its photo copy, he added.
Haryana EC disqualifies 30 candidates
Chandigarh: Haryana State Election Commission has disqualified 30 candidates who contested the general election of zila parishad, Faridabad on January 10, 2016. These candidates had failed to submit expenditure statement and did not respond to the show-cause notices. Dalip Singh, State Election Commissioner, Haryana said that as many as 33 candidates who failed to submit their expenditure statement were served a show-cause notice. The 30 candidates, who neither responded to the show-cause notice nor appeared for personal hearing, have been disqualified, he added.
Education Dept. invites suggestions
Chandigarh: Haryana School Education Department has invited objections or suggestions regarding zoning of schools under its teachers transfer policy. A spokesman said that the Department is reviewing the zoning of schools notified in year 2016. He said that any stakeholder who thinks that zone of school already notified requires modifications for some valid reason could submit his objections or suggestions to concerned District Education Officer through email only by June 8, 2017. Further information could be obtained from websiteschooleducationharyana.gov.in.
IIT Ropar inks pact with TAl Manufacturing
Ropar: IIT Ropar has inked pact with TAl manufacturing Solutions limited to set up and create Robotics & Automation lab at IIT ROPAR and to conduct various industrial activities/ promote employment and skill development opportunities, para-professional training courses under the ambit of IIT ROPAR. This MoU will facilitate to set up robotics and automation lab which will give insights from industry perspective to assist in designing syllabus / curriculum for robotics and automation course. Also, this will facilitate collaboration to promote research/continuing education activities between IIT ROPAR & TAl, said Prof. Sarit K Das, Director IIT Ropar.
Himachal CM inaugurates Coop bank branch
Shimla: Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Tuesday inaugurated online the 229th branch of HP State Co-operative Bank at Thachi in Shimla Rural Constituency. Speaking on the occasion, he said that banking system was the backbone of any financial system and availability of banking facility led to growth of economy. He said the State Cooperative Bank since inception has been involved in overall development of the State, especially rural areas where people have tremendous faith in functioning of the bank. He asked people of the state to use ‘Himpesa App’ for money transaction through mobile. This App could be used for transfer of money, paying of bills and other banking purposes. He lauded the bank for issuing 50,000 Kisan Credit Cards and asked to ensure that it was available with every farmer of the State.
Himachal to promote adventure tourism
Shimla: Himachal Tourism Development Corporation and department of Tourism and Civil Aviation in collaboration with Indian Air Force will organize a joint adventure expedition from 12 to 17 June. Various adventure activities would be carried out in the State during this event. Managing Director of HPTDC Dinesh Malhotra on Tuesday said that the expedition will start from sky diving at Shimla followed by Mountain terrain biking (MTB) from Shimla to Tatta Pani, paragliding at Jogindernagar, trekking & camping at Manali and river rafting at Kullu.
Web portal for recruitment launched
Shimla: The Forest Department of Himachal Pradesh has developed new software to simplify the recruitment process and facilitate the candidates. Forest Minister Thakur Singh Bharmouri launched the software-Forest online recruitment portal on Tuesday. He said that the candidates would be able to apply online through this portal for recruitment for various posts like Forest Guards and would get admission letter online. It would also help in reducing paper work besides saving time and would also help in ensuring transparency in functioning of the department. However, the candidates have been given the choice to fill up application form both manually and online. Bharmouri said that the department as already made most of its working online and forest Management Information System has also been prepared having different type of modules.
Punjab Raj Bhavan staff hold ‘chhabeel’
Chandigarh: As part of the observance of martyrdom of Guru Arjun Dev, who sacrificed his life for safeguarding the values of humanism and secularism, the employees of Punjab Raj Bhavan organized a ‘Chhabeel’ of sweetened water and ‘parshad’ outside the Raj Bhavan complex, here on Tuesday. Punjab Governor and Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh, V.P. Singh Badnore, after paying obeisance to Guru Granth Sahib, led the staff in serving ‘prashad’ and sweetened water to the passers-by for over one hour. The enthusiastic volunteers served chhabeel and prashad to the people for the whole day.