Punjab Guv, CM greet people on Valmiki Jayanti
Chandigarh: On the auspicious occasion of Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti, Punjab Governor and UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore and Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Wednesday extended their greetings to the people. Badnore advocated the need for concerted efforts for socio-economic empowerment of the under-privileged sections of the society. Describing Maharishi as a great sage and a poet, Badnore appealed to the people to inculcate teachings of Maharishi Valmiki in our life. Capt Amarinder hailed Bhagwan Valmiki as ‘pitaamah’ of Sanskrit language and the world’s first poet, or Adi Kavi. Exhorting people to follow the path and high ideals shown by Bhagwan Valmiki in order to carve out an egalitarian society, he urged them to celebrate this sacred occasion in a spirit of amity and brotherhood.
Rs 14.94 crore approved for Haryana roads
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal has accorded administrative approval amounting to over Rs 14.94 crore for the construction and improvement of roads in the State. Public Works (Building and Roads) Department spokesperson said over Rs 2.62 crore has been approved for the construction of road from Jafrabad Sundh Chahlka to Kaliaka in Nuh district and over Rs 5.16 crore for a road from Indri village to Ghasera in district. Over Rs 2.07 crore has been approved for a road from Golwa village to Bara ki Dhani in Mahendergarh district and Rs 5.09 crore for improvement by providing four-laning on Faridabad Tigaon road in Faridabad district.
Punjab VB nabs ASI in bribery case
Chandigarh: Punjab Vigilance Bureau nabbed an ASI red handed while accepting Rs 8,000 bribe. A spokesperson said Jagdev Singh, posted at PS Sadar Rampura in Bathinda district, was nabbed red handed on the complaint of one Baljinder Kaur who had approached the VB alleging that the ASI was demanding Rs 20,000 for compromise between both the parties in a case and he has agreed to get Rs 10,000. A case under Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against the accused at VB police station Bathinda and further investigation was under progress
Mental Health Week from Oct 4 in Haryana
Chandigarh: World Mental Health Week will be observed in Haryana from October 4 to 10, and a function was organised on Wednesday to inaugurate the week at Civil Hospital, Gurugram. Civil Hospital’s principal medical officer Dr Pradeep Sharma talked about the importance of mental health. Psychiatrist Dr Brahm Deep elaborated on symptoms and social stigma related to mental disease Schizophrenia and told about the ways to recover from it. He said that only media could create awareness about these illnesses and methods of treatment.
Competitions held under Wildlife Week Celebration
Mohali: Various competitive events were conducted on Wednesday as a part of Wildlife Week Celebration-2017 at Chhatbir Zoo. A total of 167 students from 30 schools participated in events like painting competition (junior and middle category), essay writing competitions (middle and senior category) and quiz competition. Students show keen interest in various competitions to make it a successful event. Besides, Reptile expert’s talk and show was also conducted at Reptile House which also received great response from the students and other visitors.
13,488 cases decided by HP Administrative Tribunal
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Administrative Tribunal has, so far, decided 13,488 cases out of 26,130 cases filed since February 2015. Among them, out of 6,442 cases received from the High Court, 1,242 have been decided. Besides, 306 contempt petitions, 19 review petitions, 21 ex-petitions and 5,602 miscellaneous cases have also been disposed of during this period. The Tribunal has decided that pending old mattes of pre-2009 will be taken up on priority basis by the division benches.
State-level championship under Khel Mahakumbh
Chandigarh: After the successful completion of district-level games, the State-level championship under Khel Mahakumbh in Haryana will commence from October 5 to 26, with the grand finale and prize distribution ceremony to be held at Hisar on October 31. Sports and Youth Affairs Department spokesperson said that state level competition of basketball would be held at Hisar, Archery at Faridabad, athletics at Panchkula, para-athletics and deaf games at Rohtak, Judo at Fatehabad, Kabaddi at Palwal, Kho-Kho at Narnaul, Netball at Sonipat and Table Tennis at Gurugram.
DEOs, DEEOs to complete employees’ data on HRMS
Chandigarh: Haryana School Education Department on Wednesday issued instructions to District Education Officers (DEOs) and District Elementary Education Officers (DEEOs) regarding completion of employees’ data on Human Resource Management System (HRMS) portal. Spokesperson said that all DEOs or DEEOs would share details of their Technical Nodal Officers appointed by them with concerned Drawing and Disbursing Officers (DDOs) and Directorate immediately.