Rs 326.25 cr sanctioned under AMRUT
Chandigarh: Under the implementation of Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) in Haryana, an amount of Rs 326. 25 crore has been sanctioned for drainage, water supply and park projects in district Sonepat, Ambala and Karnal. Urban local Bodies Minister, Kavita Jain said that under this scheme, 20 cities namely, Gurugram, Panchkula, Ambala City, Ambala Sadar, Yamunanagar, Jagadhari, Karnal, Hisar, Rohtak, Faridabad, Panipat, Kaithal, Rewari, Bhiwani, Thanesar, Sonepat, Bahadurgarh, Palwal, Sirsa and Jind have been covered. 16 Detailed Project Reports(DPRs) amounting to Rs. 1522. 94 have been prepared for 8 towns.
Rajput Mahasabha conference held
Ambala: The Yaduvanshi Saini Rajput Mahasabha, which represents the Sainis of Punjab, Jammu and North Western Haryana, held a colloquium in which the top level representative and spokesman of Akhil Bhartiya Kshatriya Mahasabha (ABKM) , Dhirendra Singh Jadaun, was felicitated. ABKM is the national level organization of Rajputs in India founded by Raja Balwant Singh of Awagarh in 1897. The colloquium was attended by delegates from the Saini Sabhas of Firozepur, Hoshiarpur, Ropar, Gurdaspur districts of Punjab, Jammu and from Saini Sabhas of North Western Haryana.
Delegation calls on Speaker Rana KP Singh
Chandigarh: A delegation of "Vishava Sikh Rajput Bhaichara Dharam Parchar Committee" called on Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Rana KP Singh on Wednesday here. The delegation has also felicitated the Speaker for development works in district Roopnagar. The delegation demanded to set up a Chair named after Bhai Mani Singh at Punjabi University, Patiala. The Speaker said he will convey their demand to the Punjab Government and he would also personally try to convince Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh to set up the Chair named after Bhai Mani Singh, who laid his life for faith and humanity. He said that the unprecedented martyrdom of Bhai Mani Singh will always be remembered.
IAS officer transferred
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has posted IAS, Praveen Kumar, Director General and Secretary, Archaeology and Museums Department as Chairman-cum- Managing Director, Haryana Minerals limited, New Delhi, relieving Rajeev Arora of the said charge, with immediate effect.
Vigilance nabs COP while taking bribe
Chandigarh: Punjab State Vigilance Bureau has nabbed head constable Gurpal Singh red handed while accepting bribe of Rs 5000. A spokesperson of the Vigilance Bureau said HC Gurpal Singh posted at Police Station Dyalpura at Bhagta Bhaika in Bathinda district was nabbed red handed on the complaint of Harpreet Singh of village Aaklia Jalal, Bathinda. The complainant has approached the VB and alleged that the accused police official was demanding Rs 10,000 to help in a police case registered against him and the deal was struck at Rs 5,000.