capt condoles demise of Buta Singh’s sister
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has condoled the death of Pritam Kaur (102), elder sister of former Union Home Minister Sardar Buta Singh and mother of former Punjab Minister Joginder Singh Mann. Pritam Kaur, who passed away at her residence in Jalowal village near Jalandhar, is survived by four sons and a daughter. In his condolence message, the Chief Minister said Pritam Kaur was a hard working, noble and pious soul with rare qualities of the head and the heart. Sharing his heartfelt sympathies with the bereaved family, the Chief Minister prayed to the Almighty to grant eternal peace to the departed soul and courage to the family to bear this irreparable loss.
Punjab extends date of general transfers
Chandigarh: The Punjab Government has extended the last date for the general postings and transfers of officers and officials of the Government in the State during 2017-18. A spokesman said that now, the general transfers would be done upto July 10 but this decision would not be implemented in the department of Irrigation and Power. Earlier, date of general posting and transfers was June 30.
Stop fooling people with false claims: Cong
Chandigarh: Kiran Choudhry, leader of the Haryana Congress legislature Party, has asked Chief Minister Manohar lal Khattar to stop taking people for a ride by making tall and false claims like the creation of two lakh jobs in a year, and explain in which segments of the economy and in which districts of the State, two lakh youths got jobs last year or in the year before. “If one goes by Khattar’s claim, it means that Haryana created more jobs than the entire country in the last two years. The people of the State want to know on what basis Khattar made the claim of creating two lakh jobs. If it is true, let him explain which segments of the economy and in which districts of the State these youths got jobs”, Choudhry demanded.
Rs 156 cr released to Gram Panchayats: Anil
Shimla: Himachal Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Anil Sharma said that the State Government had released Rs 156.30 crore as first installment of 14th Finance Commission to all 3226 gram panchayats of the State as per the recommendations of the Commission. The funds have been deposited directly into the bank accounts of the panchayats. He said 90 per cent share of these funds had been released to the panchayats on the basis of 2011census and remaining 10 percent on the basis of geographical area of these panchayats. The panchayats will spend these funds during the year 2017-18 on the developmental works approved under Gram Panchayat Development Scheme.
Rs 10 cr released under Hort Dev Mission
Shimla: Himachal Horticulture Minister Vidya Stokes said that horticulture activities in the State had expanded and improved in quality over last four and a half years with continuous technical and financial support of the Horticulture Department. She said Rs 107 crore had been spent under integrated horticulture development mission in the State under various components benefiting 16,000 farmers. She added that Rs 10 crore released under integrated horticulture development mission will be utilised to clear pending payment of bills for anti-hail nets and green houses in the State.
Health Talk on Cancer held at Fortis Hosp
Mohali: Doctors at Fortis Hospital, Mohali addressed senior citizens in a health talk on Cancer here. The talk titled ‘Understanding Cancer’ touched upon various aspects about this dreaded disease as well as the available treatment options. More than a hundred senior citizens attended the session to understand its symptoms, causes and preventive measures. The talk was delivered by Dr Atul, Joshi, Additional Director, Breast, Endocrine and Oncology Surgery, Fortis Hospital, Mohali.
SIC orders DEO (P) to provide caste certificate
Chandigarh: Disposing off an application, Punjab State Information Commission instructed the respondent District Education Officer, Primary to provide the caste certificates of those teachers belonging to reserved category and who were posted in Jalalabad 1 and Jalalabad 2 blocks. A spokesperson said that the commission has pronounced this decision while disposing off the an appeal. Chief Information Commissioner SS Channy instructed the District Education Officer, Primary, Fazilka to provide the detail as requested by the appellant as it exists in the office domain of the Public Authority.
GPF statement uploaded online
Chandigarh: The annual General Provident Fund (GPF) statements of Haryana Government employees and Haryana cadre AIS officers, for the year 2016-17 have been uploaded on the official website www.aghry.nic.in. A spokesman said that all the subscribers can download their GPF statements by using their PIN and password. He said that the subscribers who have changed or forgotten their PIN should click on the forget password and follow the subsequent steps as promoted to complete the log in process. He said that Drawing and Disbursing Officers (DDOs) can also download the GPF statements from the link provided to the DDO in the state application by using the DDO code provided to them for drawing salary through state module.