2% increase in DR for Haryana pensioners
Chandigarh: Haryana Finance Minister, Capt Abhimanyu has announced two per cent increase in Dearness Relief (DR) for State Government pensioners and family pensioners on revised pension with effect from January 1, 2018, thus raising the DR on the pattern of Central Government employees from existing five per cent to seven per cent. The Finance Minister said this enhancement will have an additional financial burden of about Rs161.51 crore on the State exchequer for 14 months from January 2018 to February 2019 in the financial year 2018-19.
Guv congratulates winning sportspersons
Chandigarh: Haryana Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki has congratulated winners of fifth World Deaf Wrestling Championship. Solanki said these players have made the country and the State proud of their achievement. Amit Krishna of Haryana won gold in 70 kg weight category, Ritik won bronze in 51 kg and Ajay Kumar won bronze in 65 kg weigh category, in the fifth World Deaf Wrestling Competition held from June 11-19. It is for the first time that any player from India won medal in World Deaf Wrestling Competition. These players are the students of Haryana Vaani and Sharawan Nishajktijan Kalyan organisation which have eight centers in the State.
Punjab Govt extends transfer date
Chandigarh: The Punjab Government has extended the date of transfers and postings of government officers and officials. A spokesperson said according to the new instructions of the Government the date of transfers and postings of all officers/officials of the Punjab Government is extended till July 2.
Applications invited for hiking/trekking camps
SAS Nagar: “Youth Services Department is organising Youth leadership-Training-cum Hiking/Trekking Camps at Manali for people between 15 to 35 years of age. Those are interested can collect the application forms the Office of Assistant Director, Youth Services, Room No. 511-12, Fourth Floor, District Administrative Complex, Sector 76. last date for the submission of these forms is July 5, said Gurpreet Kaur Sapra, Deputy Commissioner, SAS Nagar. He said members of Youth Clubs, Red Ribbon Clubs, college students, school students (Class 9th to 10+2), NSS volunteers and non-student girls and boys could apply for these camps and total 162 youngsters would be selected from SAS Nagar. Duration of each camp would be 10 days and the main motive of these camps is the overall development of youth.
320 vehicles checked in Mohali
SAS Nagar: To conduct checking of vehicles causing air pollution and creating noise pollution through use of pressure horns, five special check points were established at airport road and at other prominent locations in the district by Pollution Control Board (PCB) and Traffic Police under the leadership of Executive Engineer PCB, luvleen Dubey. 320 vehicles including trucks, buses, and motorcycles etc. were checked at various check points. Dubey said that checking of vehicles is being done under Mission Tandrust, Punjab so that all kind of pollution could be controlled. Twenty-three vehicles were challaned during this and Rs22,000 were fined, he added.
HSVP invites online applications
Chandigarh: Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran, Faridabad has invited online applications for freehold allotment of two sites for offices of recognised political parties in Sector 76 and 78 of Urban Estate, Faridabad. The booking closes on July 21. A spokesman said that only recognized national political and Haryana State recognised political parties are eligible to apply. The political parties having no membership in the legislative assembly of Haryana State as on the last date of receipt of application are not eligible to apply. He said that prescribed application form, terms and conditions can be seen on website www.huda.org.in. All other terms and conditions as are applicable to the institutional sites would also be applicable to the site to be allotted to political parties.