Centre clears deputation of CM’s PS
Chandigarh: The Central Government has cleared deputation of IAS Rajesh Kumar Khullar, Principal Secretary to Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal to the Centre as Additional Secretary or an equivalent post. Khullar, 1988 batch Haryana cadre IAS officer was appointed as PS to the Chief Minister in the year 2015. Apart from this, the Centre has also approved the empanelment of 1988 batch IAS officers, Tarun Bajaj and TVSN Prasad, to Additional Secretaries. Both the IAS officers are already on deputation at the Centre as joint secretaries.
GADVASU, Markfed signs MoU
ludhiana: Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU) on Wednesday inked a memorandum of understanding with Markfed Cattle feed and allied industries, Gidderbaha, which is a commercial organization involved in manufacturing cattle feed and feed supplements for different physiological functions. GADVASU will transfer the technology and technical knowhow for the formulation and manufacturing calf starter to Markfed Cattle feed and allied industries, Gidderbaha. The shifting of calves from milk feeding to the solid ration feeding causes depression in the growth rate of calves.
HSEC amends rules to prepare electoral rolls
Chandigarh: Haryana State Election Commissioner Dr Dalip Singh on Wednesday stated the State Government had amended the rules pertaining to preparation of electoral rolls of Municipal Institutions, that is Haryana Municipal Corporation Election Rules, 1994, and Haryana Municipal Election Rules, 1978. Now, the electors existing in the respective area of the legislative Assembly Constituency shall be distributed in the wards of the Municipalities. Earlier, Municipalities’ electoral rolls were prepared on the basis of electoral rolls of the respective legislative assembly constituencies prepared by the Election Commission of India.
GT Road Food Festival at JW Marriott Chnd’h
Chandigarh: A culinary escapade set out to rediscover the scintillating treasures of the oldest party highway, the Grand Trunk Road Food Festival at Saffron, JW Marriott Chandigarh, brings to light the culinary heritage that is at the heart of our culture. Taking on an unforgettable culinary journey passing through rocky mountains of Afghanistan and culminating at awe-inspiring ghats of the Ganges in Bengal, the nine-day food festival from June 17 to 25 is aimed at offering a kaleidoscope of flavours and authentic dishes from the gastronomic capitals of Kabul, Peshawar, lahore, Amritsar, lucknow and Kolkata.
Advocacy-cum-consultation workshop for HIV
Chandigarh: An advocacy-cum-consultation workshop for people living with HIV has been organized on Wednesday by Hindustan latex Family Planning Promotion Trust (HlFPPT) in coordination with Punjab State AIDS Control Society. Mohali District and Sessions Judge-cum-Punjab legal Services Authority member secretary Harpreet Kaur Jeewan along with Civil Judge (Senior Division)-cum-CJM, Mohali District legal Services Authority’s secretary Monika lamba participated in the workshop. Jeewan asked the people to identify persons with HIV positive to be a part of legal services institutions who volunteer to work as para legal volunteer (PlV).
Blood donation camp at Ivy Hospital
Mohali: A total of 200 units of blood was collected at Ivy Hospital, Mohali on Wednesday during a donation camp organised to mark World Blood Donor Day. Hospital’s Transfusion Department head Dr Varun Hatwal said that the theme of this year’s World Blood Donor Day is ‘Give blood. Give now. Give often’. In addition, we have adopted the slogan ‘share life, give blood’, to draw attention to the role of voluntary donation systems, he added.
Master Plan for Mountain Town within 2 weeks
Shimla: A meeting to hold deliberations for execution of proposed project of Mountain Town near Shimla Airport was held at New Delhi on Wednesday between HIMUDA and Singapore Cooperation Enterprise (SCE), the executing agency selected by the Singapore government. Sudhir Sharma Urban Development Minister presided over the meeting. Detailed discussions were held regarding speedy execution of the project and the plan of the proposed town has been finalized. Sharma said a Special Purpose Vehicle will be formed for the purpose within a month constituting five board members with one member from HIMUDA and four from SCE. He said that the master plan will be finalizedwithin two weeks. An agreement between Himachal Pradesh and Singapore Governments will be signed within this month, he added. Umesh Sharma Chief Engineer HIMUDA, Chander Shekhar Sewal Chief Accounts Officer, Senior Architects, Engineers of HIMUDA, and Representatives of SCE participated in the meeting.