Badal not to hold bi-monthly interaction
Chandigarh: Punjab’s former Chief Minister and SAD chief patron Parkash Singh Badal will not meet party workers for his bi-monthly interactions at the party headquarters on Tuesday. The Advisor on National Affairs and Media to the former Chief Minister Harcharan Bains said that Badal will be preoccupied with the planning and supervising the party's campaign for the Shahkot by poll and as a result will skip the Chandigarh interaction.
Punjab procures 125.38 lMT wheat
Chandigarh: Out of the total of 125.38 lMT of wheat arrival in the grain markets across Punjab up to May 13, the government agencies have procured a total of 124.84 lMT, while the private traders have procured 53901 MT. Spokesperson said that more than 118.86 lMT of wheat, procured by the government agencies, has been lifted from the mandis and Rs 18,274 crore has been released to the farmers through the commission agents.
Hry invites applications from SC students
Chandigarh: Haryana’s Technical Education Department has invited applications from the Scheduled Castes students of the State, except such students residing in campus hostel pursuing All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and Haryana State Board of Technical Education (HSBTE) approved courses, for reimbursement of state transport facilities or train pass under the State government’s SC sub-plan scheme for the session 2017-18. Spokesperson said that the application form could be downloaded from Department website and could also be obtained free of cost from concerned institutes, to be submitted by May 31, 2018.
Rs 13 cr for renovating crematoriums
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has approved Rs 13 crore for the renovation of Shivdhams (crematorium) in all the rural areas of Karnal district. The work would be carried out by Panchayati Raj Department and would be completed within three months. Spokesperson said that these Shivdhams would be provided with four essential amenities including drinking water, boundary wall, sheds and concrete road from village to crematorium.
Access all judgments on one online platform
Chandigarh: One-of-its-kind portal — www.manupatra.com — has brought under one platform over 25 lakh judgments and exhaustive laws and legal notifications. Manupatra Information Solutions Private limited’s director Deepak Kapoor said that this will not only lead to a sea of information for lawyers which may be required for research, but also providing them with judgments in 10 Indian languages. To further facilitate quicker understanding, the judgments on Manupatra will be available in over 10 vernacular languages.
Rs 9 lakh heroin seized
Chandigarh: As a part of special campaign against narcotics, the CIA staff of Fatehabad Police has arrested four persons in connection with smuggling of heroin and recovered 75 gram of heroin from their possession. The value of the seized drug in the market is estimated to Rs nine lakh. Spokesperson said that during blockade on a bridge at Bhoda Hoshnak village in the district, a team of CIA signaled an Indica car to stop for checking. On this, when driver of car tried to flee away from wrong side, the police team had nabbed all the accused in the car and recovered 75 grams of heroin from their possession
HSVP to mull allotment of incidental open spaces
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has decided to consider the incidental open spaces in various Urban Estates of the State for allotment to corner allottees, as per their request and recommendation made by the Zonal Administrators or Estate Officers on 50 percent of the current reserve price of Haryana Shahri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP). Spokesperson said that Chief Minister Manohar lal has approved a proposal in this regard. HSVP chief administrator would be the competent authority to allot additional incidental open spaces to be used only for open purposes, such as lawn, kitchen garden.
Over 87.07 lMT wheat procured in Haryana
Chandigarh: Wheat procurement in Haryana has surpassed last year’s level with more than 87.07 lakh metric tonnes of wheat procured by the state agencies till now against 74.25 lakh metric tonnes last year. Haryana Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department spokesperson said that while state agencies have procured over 87.05 lakh metric tonnes, the traders have procured 1,214 metric tonnes. Sirsa district was leading in wheat arrival where over 12.03 lakh metric tonnes of the crop had been procured followed by Karnal, which recorded more than 9.11 lakh metric tonnes of wheat arrival.
DHawan lashed out at BJP govt
Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Jan Kalyan Manch and former Union Minister Harmohan Dhawan on Monday reminded the BJP leaders that on April 5, they had released the election manifesto and had made 60 promises to citizens of Chandigarh. The people gave a massive mandate to the party in the hope that the long outstanding problems will be solved, he said while adding that an appraisal of the promises in the election manifesto reveals that none of those 60 promises have been fulfilled. It was promised that need based changes in the Housing Board houses will be regularized but instead annual penalty has been imposed on them.
One crore saplings to be planted in Mohali
SAS Nagar: The ‘SAS Nagar Hariyali Mission’ is all set to plant one crore saplings within next three years in the district. The special project ‘Har Ghar Hariyali’, announced by the Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, for ‘Tandrust Punjab’ would also be part of the Mission, said the Deputy Commissioner Gurpreet Sapra after the meeting with officials of various departments regarding plantation campaign. She said that under the Mission, plantation would be carried out in premises of schools and colleges, common land of 464 villages, hospitals, all Government Institutions, 10000 acre PlPA area, open forest area and on the sides of 1200 kilometer long link roads and all such vacant areas which could support plantation.