Guru Granth Sahib’s parkash utsav: Guv, CM greet people
Chandigarh: Punjab Governor and UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore and Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Monday extended their felicitations to the people of the state on the 413th parkash utsav of Guru Granth Sahib. Badnore, in his message, emphasised on the need to disseminate message and philosophy of Guru Granth Sahib across the globe to foster the sense of harmony, oneness, peace and compassion among the mankind. Capt Amarinder said that its teachings were even more relevant today and should be emulated by one and all for the creation of an egalitarian society, rising above the considerations of caste, colour, creed and religion.
Capt mourns passing away of Justice Mongia
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Monday condoled the death of former Chief Justice of the Guwahati High Court, Justice (retired) RS Mongia who passed away at a private hospital in New Delhi after a prolonged illness at the age of 77. Capt Amarinder, in his condolence message, lauded Justice Mongia’s contribution to the judicial system as an eminent legal luminary, an able administrator, a noted jurist, and above all a fine human being with the qualities of head and heart. After his retirement, Justice Mongia had served Punjab Government as the Punjab State Human Rights Commission’s chairman.
Kanwar Bhadur Singh posted as ADC to Punjab Guv
Chandigarh: IPS officer Kanwar Bhadur Singh, currently posted as DIG Provisioning, has been posted as the ADC to Punjab Governor in the place of Gursharan Singh Sandhu with immediate effect.
Bank employees to observe one-day strike today
Chandigarh: To protest against banking reforms, more than 10 lakh officers and award staff employees will observe one-day strike on Tuesday, said United Forum of Bank Unions’ convenor Sanjeev Kumar Bandlish. He said that the move of the Government to privatise public sector banks is not in the interest of nation or the general public. He also listed out banks’ demands to stop plans of mergers and consolidation of banks, declaring willful default of bank loans as criminal offence, implementing recommendations of Parliamentary Committee on recovery of NPAs, ensuring accountability of top management or executives for bad loans and putting in place stringent measures to recover bad loans, withdrawing proposed FRDI Bill, abolishing Banks Board Bureau, among others.
schedule issued for revision of electoral rolls
Chandigarh: Haryana State Election Commission on Monday issued schedule for preparation or revision of ward-wise electoral rolls for general election to municipalities of loharu in Bhiwani and Julana in Jind district, which would finally be published on October 12, 2017. State Election Commissioner Dr Dalip Singh said that election to these municipalities were to be conducted in near future and the ward wise and booth wise photo based draft electoral rolls of all wards of these Municipalities would be revised or updated on the basis of latest database of the Assembly electoral rolls between August 24 and September 9, 2017.