PIB accords warm send off to Ravinder Singh, ADG on superannuation
Chandigarh: Ravinder Singh, Indian Information Service (IIS) officer and Additional Director General (Northern Region), Press Information Bureau, Chandigarh, superannuated from his over 26-year-long Government service on Sunday. During his tenure, he served in PIB and All India Radio and remained posted at New Delhi, Srinagar and Chandigarh. He was attached with different Ministries like Finance, Home Affairs, Information and Broadcasting, Culture and Parliamentary Affairs and DOPT and stint in Prime Minister Office (PMO) for over 12 years. He was regional head of the Northern Region of PIB since December 2014. A function was held at PIB Chandigarh office to give him a warm send off. PIB officers and employees said Singh will be highly missed by his peers, colleagues and subordinates.
Haryana Governor extends greetings
Chandigarh: Haryana Governor Prof Kaptan Singh Solanki on Sunday extended his heartiest greetings and best wishes for a happy and prosperous New Year to the people of Haryana. Prof Solanki, in his message, said that the dawn of New Year is always welcomed with renewed hope, which can only be fulfilled by working together with resolve and dedication. “let us resolve to build a strong, peaceful and united India and rededicate ourselves to work for its progress and prosperity,” he said.
Haryana CM greets people on New Year
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal on Sunday greeted the people of the State on the eve of the New Year and wished for their well-being and prosperity. Chief Minister, in his message, expressed the confidence that Haryana would continue its march on the road to progress and development and scale new peaks in 2018. He reiterated the commitment of the state government to work for the welfare and well being of all sections of the society. He also urged the youth to lend their support in building a new Haryana.
HP Governor, CM greet people on New Year
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Governor Acharya Devvrat and Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Sunday felicitated the people of the State on the eve of New Year 2018. Governor Acharya Devvrat hoped that the New Year-2018 would bring happiness and prosperity in the lives of the people of the State. He expressed hope that Himachal Pradesh would witness more progress in all fields. Thakur said that the New Year may fill their lives with joy and happiness, and wished the people of the State a very happy and prosperous new year. He said that with hard work and dedication of the people, the State would make rapid strides in all spheres of development and would achieve new heights in the coming year.
SD College sets up three vermi-composting units in campus
Ambala: Sanatan Dharma College, Ambala Cantt, has stepped forward in the mission of waste management by establishing three vermi-composting units in the college campus. Principal Dr Rajinder Singh and public relation officer Dr Naveen Gulati explained the strategies adopted for waste management in the college and their vision of ‘zero waste campus’. Colour coded dustbins have been installed in the campus for segregation of wastes. Vermi-composting is a technique of converting organic wastes into useful organic manure by earthworms. The garden, canteen and paper wastes generated in the college are dumped into these units and then converted into natural fertilizer.