Punjab Guv, CM greets people on Id-Ul-Zuha
Chandigarh: Punjab Governor and UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore and Chief Minister Capt Amarinder extended their good wishes and greetings to the people, especially the Muslim brethren, on the occasion of Id-ul-Zuha(Bakrid). In a message, the Governor said that Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) symbolises the spirit of sacrifice, manifested by unshakable faith and firm commitment. The Chief Minister said the festival promotes brotherhood, charity and empathy for the needy and the underprivileged.
Officers given additional charge in haryana
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has issued transfer and posting orders of three IPS and one HPS officer with immediate effect. B. Satheesh Balan, SP, Jhajjar has been posted as Commandant, 1stIndian Reserve Battalion, Bhondsi with additional charge of SP, Jhajjar, relieving Vijay Partap, HPS, of the charge. Abhishek Jorwal, SP, Ambala has been given additional charge of Commandant, 1st Battalion, Haryana Armed Police, Ambala City. Omvir Singh, Commandant, 4th Battalion, Haryana Armed Police, Madhuban has been given additional charge of Commandant, 2nd Battalion, Haryana Armed Police, Madhuban. Vijay Partap, Commandant, 1st Indian Reserve Battalion, Bhondsi has been posted as SP, Police Training Centre, Sunaria.
HSIIDC invites applications
Chandigarh: Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) has invited online applications for allotment of residential plots in Industrial Growth Centre (IGC), Saha in Ambala. A spokesman said that total 218 plots of different sizes are available for allotment. These included 79 plots measuring 450 square meters, 74 plots measuring 312.50 square meters and 65 plots of 200 square meters. In case of corner plot, allotment price would be 10 per cent higher than the rate applicable for other plots and this condition is applicable only in the cases where allotment is made through draw of lots.
12,780 cases decided by HP Admin Tribunal
Shimla: A spokesman of Himachal Pradesh Administrative Tribunal said that 11,557 cases have been decided so far out of 25,473 cases filed since February, 2015 in the Tribunal. Out of 6,440 cases received from the High Court 1,223 cases have also been decided. Besides this, 282 contempt petitions, 16 review petitions, 21 ex-petitions and 5,392 miscellaneous cases have also been disposed off during this period. The Tribunal decided that pending old matters of pre-2009 period will be taken up on priority basis by the division benches.
Solan district gets two national awards
Shimla: Solan district of Himachal Pradesh has been awarded ‘Second Best Clean School Award’ for 2016-17 at the national level. Deputy Commissioner Rakesh Kanwar received the award in New Delhi on Friday from the Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar. This award was given under the ‘Clean India-Clean School’ initiative that is “Swachchh Bharat- Swachchh Vidyalaya prayas”. Rakesh Kanwar informed that district had been selected among the 11 best districts across the country for school sanitation. Among these 11 districts, Solan district was placed at number two in the country. He said the district has also been awarded another national award for being the best district of the country.
CGRF to hear consumers’ greivances
Chandigarh: The members of the Consumer Grievances Redressal Forum (CGRF) of Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam will make extensive visits in September 2017 for hearing grievances of the consumers and to entertain new complaints. A spokesman said that the proceedings of the CGRF will be held in the circle office at Yamuna Nagar on September 4, Karnal on Sept 7, Ambala on 11, Sonepat on 13, Panipat on 15, Rohtak on 18, Panchkula on 20, Kurukshetra on 25, Jhajjar on 27 and Kaithal on 29. The CGRF shall take all grievances/complaints of consumers like billing problem, voltage complaints, problems in metering, disconnection and reconnection of power supply, interruptions, failure of power supply, efficiency, safety, reliability, non compliance of Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission orders etc
Digital platform for Kurukshetra University
Kurukshetra: Vice Chancellor of Kurukshetra University, Kailash Chandra inaugurated the digital platform for the examination wing in which the examination form of the students will be filled online. This platform will digitalize the manual system and save log of resources of the students, colleges as well as the University. The VC said that digitalization of the entire student life cycle shall be the ultimate objective and this platform is a significant step in this direction. He said that digitalization improves the efficiency, transparency.
Salt literacy Campaign launched
Chandigah: In collaboration with Chandigarh Commission for Protection of Child Rights, School of Public Health, PGIMER and The George Institute for Global Health (TGI), a “Salt literacy Campaign” has been launched in schools of Chandigarh in order to spread awareness and sensitize school children and their families on the harmful effects of excess salt in our diet. The pilot advocacy project will roll out in eight schools of Chandigarh and take the message of consuming less salt to school children during National Nutrition Week from September 1 to 7. The campaign was flagged off in Government Model High School, Sector 38-D and wil spread across the rest of the schools during the week.
Kullu and lahaul-Spiti event concludes
Shimla: The event ‘Mesmerising Kullu and lahaul-Spiti’, organised by district administration Kullu and department of Art, language and Culture to promote culture, customs, cuisine and traditions of these districts concluded here with Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh presiding over the function. He said with the passage of time we have to maintain our culture, traditions and language only then we can achieve development in true sense. “The civilization which fail to preserve its heritage, its language, its culture, ceases to exist with the passage of time”, he added. Singh said such events are being organized at Shimla of each district of the state in a phased manner displaying the history, traditions, customs and culture of those districts.