Panel to look into Pinjore go-carting incident
Chandigarh: Haryana Tourism Corporation managing director Sameer Pal Srow has expressed grief and sorrow over the sad and untimely demise of Puneet Kaur at the amusement park in Yadavindra Garden, Pinjore, and set up a committee to go into the incident. Bathinda-resident Puneet Kaur died in amusement park on February 14 when hair got locked in a go-cart at Pinjore. Srow has constituted a committee of officers of Haryana Tourism Corporation to look into the circumstances and reasons for occurrence of the incident. It would comprise Additional Managing Director as chairman whereas chief engineer and general manager (management) as members. The committee would make a set of recommendations to ensure that such incidents do not recur in future.
Punjab transfers two IPS, six PPS officers
Chandigarh: Punjab Government on Thursday issued transfer or posting order of two IPS and six PPS officers with immediate effect. Spokesperson said that the two IPS transferred include Pradeep Kumar Yadav who has been posted as DIG (Information Technology and Telecommunications) at Chandigarh, and Sukhchain Singh as DIG (Patiala Range) at Patiala.
National Award for Dr Khandpur
Chandigarh: Dr Raghbir Singh Khandpur, the former Director General of Pushpa Gujral Science City, Kapurthala, has been selected by the Centre’s Department of Science and Technology for this year’s highest National Award for his outstanding contribution in the field of Science and Technology communication. The award has been bestowed on him for steering the development of Science City almost from scratch to an international level science centre. The award will be awarded at New Delhi on February 28 on the National Science Day.
Punjab VB nabs Patwari red-handed taking bribe
Chandigarh: Punjab State Vigilance Bureau on Thursday nabbed a revenue Patwari posted at Hedike in Sangrur district red handed for accepting Rs 10,000 bribe. Spokesperson said that patwari Gurdarshan Singh was caught red handed on the complaint of Gurpreet Singh of village Hedike who had alleged that patwari was demanding bribe of Rs 12,000 for mutation of his land and the deal was struck at Rs 10,000.
committed for quality education to students: Min
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Education Minister Suresh Bhardwaj on Thursday said that the State Government was committed for developing basic infrastructure in all educational institutes and providing better environment for studies to the students. Bharadwaj, presiding over a meeting to review the report submitted by State Council for Educational Research and Training (SCERT) on the status of falling enrolment rate in schools, said that the state government had not announced to close any educational institutes in the state but the government aims at providing quality education for which clubbing of nearby schools could be considered which would help in improving teacher-student-school ratio besides ensuring adequate teaching staff.
‘Behind the Scenes’ at KFC restaurant at ChD
Chandigarh: KFC has decided to let people find out what goes inside its kitchens. Under ‘Open Kitchens’ concept, the customers can get first-hand access into KFC’s kitchens. KFC’s Operations Manager Rupam Mehndiratta became the source of KFC’s Chicken knowledge for the day, for several gathered at its store in Chandigarh to get a first-hand experience of Behind the Kitchen. Visitors were made aware of facts like it uses 100 percent real whole muscle chicken and none of their chicken is processed.
HAFED to go for fortification of its products
Chandigarh: Haryana State Co-operative Supply and Marketing Federation limited (HAFED) has decided for fortification of its consumer products like wheat flour and oils for sale to the consumers. The decision was taken in HAFED Board of Directors’ meeting held recently. HAFED chairman Harvinder Kalyan said that the State Government was seriously considering to overcome the problem of deficiency of micronutrients and has therefore, initiated a food fortification programme by distribution of fortified wheat flour and fortified oils to the beneficiaries of Public Distribution System (PDS), in Anganwadis and in the mid day meal.
PSPCl Diary for the Year released
Mohali: Satish Chandra Addl.Chief Secretary, Power Punjab and A Venu Prasad, Principal Secy.local Bodies Govt.Punjab cum CMD PSPCl &PSTCl released the PSPCl Diary for the Year 2018 at Mohali. Directors of PSPCl R.P.Pandove Director Administration, SC Arora Director Finance , OP Garg Director Commercial, N.K. Sharma Director Distribution and T.R.Sarangal Director PSPCl were also present.
Possibilities of craft fair in Himachal
Faridabad: Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Speaker Rajeev Bindal on Thursday said possibilities would be explored to set up a craft fair around Nahan area on the analogy of Surajkund fair of Haryana to promote tourism in district Sirmour. He was state guest in the International Surajkund fair. He said he had asked Deputy Commissioner Sirmour and other officers of district to visit the fair soon to study all the aspects of the event and submit a proposal to the government soon. He said that Surajkund fair was of international repute which witnesses lakhs of tourists and setting up of such craft fair in the district would strengthen tourism. This would not only generate employment avenues to the local people but will go a long way in promoting traditional arts crafts and folk culture which was very rich heritage of this country as well as of state, he added.