HP CM opens Solar Power Plant at Shimla
Shimla: First Grid connected Solar Power Plant of Shimla city having capacity of 35 KW installed in the roof-top of Department of Environment, Science and Technology was inaugurated on Friday by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur. He said the State Government would encourage setting up of such power plants not only in government establishments but also in private houses as well. The CM said that adopting renewable energy technology such as solar plants in their office premises would not only contribute towards energy saving, but also help in environmental conservation.
e-Sampark-based portal for vendors launched
Chandigarh: Punjab Governor and UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore on Friday launched e-Sampark based portal for street vendors’ fee collection, jointly prepared by Municipal Corporation Chandigarh’s Vendors Cell and the Society for Promotion of IT in Chandigarh (SPIC) under UT’s Department of IT. Badnore said that it was welcoming step taken by MCC towards easing the life of street vendors as they can deposit fee as per their flexibility. MC Commissioner Jitender Yadav said that street vendor’s fee will be collected from all e-Sampark centres in the city from 8 am to 8 pm on daily basis. Draw of lots of vending sites has been rescheduled and postponed from April 9 to 17.
punjab VB nabs head constable while taking bribe
Chandigarh: Punjab State Vigilance Bureau on Friday nabbed a head constable Kaur Singh red handed while accepting Rs 3,000 bribe. Spokesperson said head-constable Kaur Singh, posted at City Police Station-II, Abohar, Fazilka, was nabbed red-handed on the complaint of Sonu Kamboj of Rukanpura Khuhi Khera, Fazilka.
Vijayendra appointed Hry’s Chief Nodal Officer
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has designated the General Administration Department’s secretary Vijayendra Kumar as the Chief Nodal Officer of the State for coordinating with the nodal officers of various departments. He will supervise as well as monitor the progress of uploading of State Acts and Subordinate legislation on the India Code Web Portal.
Nine school buses challaned in Sonepat
Chandigarh: During a special campaign launched to check violation of traffic rules in Sonepat, nine school buses have been challaned for absence of CCTV cameras and women attendants, and warning was also issued to the bus operators.
Gobar-dhan Yojna to be launched in Karnal
Chandigarh: ‘Gobar-dhan Yojna’, the Central Government scheme for managing and converting cattle dung and solid waste to manure and biogas will be launched at national level from Karnal in Haryana on April 30. The scheme will help in keeping the villages clean while increasing the income of farmers and cattle herder. Union Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation, Uma Bharti, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal, senior officers of various departments of central government, subject experts and progressive farmers would participate in this programme, said an official spokesman. He said that highest in the world, 300 million cattle in India produce three million cattle dung and cow urine every day.