CM flags off electrical bus services
Shimla: Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur flagged off the electrical bus services of HRTC under the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles (FAME) scheme of Government of India in 90:10 ratio. He flagged off 11 electric vans for local destination in Shimla from the State Secretariat on nine different routes. There would be no change in the fare and it would be the same as of those HRTC taxis already operating within Municipal Corporation limits of the town. As many as 50 buses have been provided to the state under the scheme.
Annual function organised
Chandigarh: Haryana State legal Services Authority in collaboration with Haryana Education Department organized 8th annual function of Students legal literacy Mission at Kurukshetra. This mission is conceived with an object of preparing the next generation for challenges of tomorrow, said Justice Ajay Kumar Mittal, Judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court and executive chairman, HSlSA, who was chief guest on the occasion. The Authority has opened 6618 Students legal literacy clubs in the different schools and colleges across Haryana. Justice Mittal conveyed that legal literacy is the basic core of the rule of law and is essential in its understanding for the survival of constitutional democracy.
Rs 435.23 cr project in progress in Hry
Chandigarh: Haryana Government is implementing a special project of Rs 435.23 crore in 36 over exploited and critical blocks falling under 13 districts to encourage micro irrigation and recharge of ground water in the state, said Principal Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department, Abhilaksh likhi. He said that various activities by different departments such as Agriculture, Horticulture, Rural Development, Irrigation and Water Resources, Canal Area Development Authority and Forest were implementing under the project. He said that subsidies under mirco irrigation under these blocks have already been enhanced to 85 per cent and the cap of five hectares of land has already been removed.
DHBVN simplifies procedure for change in name
Chandigarh: The Dakshin Haryana Bijli Nigam has not only simplified procedure for processing the change of name in case of transfer of domestic and non-domestic connection in the name of legal heir but also decided that the applicant will not have to pay any charges on this account, said a spokesman. Now, an applicant would submit application for change of name in the prescribed form (A&A form). He shall not be required to deposit any charges. Change of name shall be effected within 7 days from the date of receipt of application along with requisite documents and same account no. will be allotted to the applicant, he added.
Brig. Satish Kumar sworn in
Shimla: Brig. Satish Kumar on Saturday sworn in as the new chairman of Himachal Pradesh Staff Selection Commission, Hamirpur. Chief Secretary Vineet Chawdhry administered him the oath of office, here. Brig. Satish Kumar belongs to village Biara of tehsil Palampur, district Kangra. He was earlier appointed as member of HP Staff Selection Commission, Hamirpur. Prior to this appointment, Brig. Satish Kumar had rendered his services in various wings of Indian Army.