Amarinder greets people on Kabir Jayanti
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has extended warm greetings to the people of Punjab on the eve of the sacred ‘Kabir Jayanti’ with a call to emulate the teachings of the great saint of the ‘Bhakti Movement’. Kabir ji’s philosophy on the oneness of God, love, peace and universal brotherhood are more relevant than ever before, he said, urging one and all to imbibe the ideals promoted by the spiritual poet, whose inscriptions in Guru Granth Sahib continue to inspire millions even today. The CM described the ideology of Kabir as a beacon of light for humanity, which will enable the world to move out of the dark abyss of suffering and pain into a brighter future.
Haryana notifies policy regarding ex-gratia
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has notified the policy regarding payment of ex-gratia lump-sum compensation to the families of polling personnel who die or sustain injuries during the course of discharge of election duties of panchayati raj institutions or urban local bodies. Recently, the cabinet had approved this policy under which, in case of death of polling personnel during the course of performance of election duties, his family would be allowed an ex-gratia compensation of Rs 10 lakh. The compensation of Rs 20 lakh would be allowed in case of unfortunate death caused due to any violent act of extremists or anti-social elements like road mines, bomb blasts and armed attacks.
Training workshop on GST held
Chandigarh: A two-day training workshop on Goods and Service Tax (GST) being organised by Haryana State Warehousing Corporation (HSWC), began at the lalit Hotel here. The workshop was inaugurated by Sanjeev Kaushal, Additional Chief Secretary, Excise & Taxation Department, Haryana. Brijendera Singh, Managing Director, HSWC welcomed the chief guest and highlighted the utility of training workshop in view of implementation of GST in Haryana from July 1 onwards. Kaushal, in his address, welcomed the step taken by HSWC in imparting training to its employees through eminent person in the field Raman Singla, Chartered Accountant from New Delhi.
Haryana to celebrate Sant Kabir Das Jayanti
Chandigarh: Haryana Government will celebrate Sant Kabir Dass Jayanti in a befitting manner in every district of the state on June 9. Speaker, Haryana Vidhan Sabha, Kanwar Pal, would be the chief guest at the function to be organised in Yamunanagar, whereas Deputy Speaker, Santosh Yadav, would be the chief guest in Rewari. Health Minister, Anil Vij would be the chief guest in Ambala, Public Works (Buildings and Roads) Minister, Rao Narbir Singh at Gurugram, Urban local Bodies Minister Kavita Jain at Sonipat, Transport Minister Krishan lal Panwar at Panipat, Industries and Commerce Minister, Vipul Goel at Faridabad, Minister of State for Cooperation, Manish Kumar Grover at Rohtak, and Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Krishan Kumar at Kurukshetra.
Street Play make people aware on healthy lifestyle
Chandigarh: NGO SPEAK India (Society for Promotion of Ethical & Affordable health Care) will launch a series of street plays to bring awareness about healthy lifestyle among the residents of Chandigarh. R Kumar, president of the society, informed, the Society has decided to spread awareness in an interesting manner by organising short plays in different parts of the city. The title of the play would be ‘Health ka Panchnama’ and artists from Impact Arts will enact the play. The first play is scheduled for June 10 at Plaza in Sector 17 and second on June 11 at Sukhna lake. The play focuses on how important it is to avoid diet consisting of junk foods, which leads to obesity and exposes to serious ailments like diabetes, heart ailments, hypertension, stroke, anemia and unproductive life in the long run.
Workshop on ‘Role of Theatre in Education’
Chandigarh: Additional Chief Secretary, Haryana School Education Department, PK Das on Thursday inaugurated a workshop organized on the topic of ‘Role of Theatre in Education’ at National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research (NITTTR) here. Das said that we all are gathered here to play such a role as an education guardian, from where new literature with the traditional and scientific coordination of knowledge would be created. The outcomes of this workshop would be showcased to all students through EDUSAT in the state, he added.
Gram Sabha meetings held
Chandigarh: To take feedback from farmers on the subsidies being provided through various programmes and schemes of agriculture and horticulture departments, Haryana Principal Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Abhilaksh likhi participated in the Gram Sabha meeting held at village Firozpur Ariyanwali in Yamunanagar. During interaction with the farmers and members of Gram Sabha, likhi said that these meetings were being held in all blocks from June 2 to 15 in which Deputy Director Agriculture or District Horticulture Officer or Agriculture Development Officer from all over the state is participating. Farmers were being sensitized about benefits which they can avail from the agriculture and horticulture departments for plot demonstration, seeds, mechanisation, fertilizers, soil health, pesticides, micro irrigation and crop insurance.