Himachal DGP greets Governor on New Year
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) Sanjay Kundu, along with senior officers of the state police department, on Monday called on the Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar at Raj Bhavan. They greeted the Governor with New Year wishes.
814 kg ‘doda post’ seized in Fatehabad
Chandigarh: Haryana Police on Monday foiled an attempt to push a big drug consignment into the state after it seized 814 kg of ‘doda post’ from a vehicle in Fatehabad. Spokesperson informed that a police team during night patrolling noticed a Tata ace vehicle coming from Amani village’s side. On seeing the police, driver panicked and abandoned the vehicle, and managed to escape taking advantage of fog and darkness. Upon suspicion, when the vehicle was searched, it led to the recovery of 40 plastic bags of doda post weighing 814 kg, said Fatehabad Superintendent of Police Astha Modi.
Punjab CM releases govt calendar-2023
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday released the Punjab Government’s calendar for the year 2023 on Monday. Spokesperson said that the layout design of the calendar had been conceptualized and prepared by the Information and Public Relations Department and printed by the Controller Printing and Stationery Punjab. Along with Mann, Chief Secretary Vijay Kumar Janjua, Additional Chief Secretary to CM A Venu Prasad, Principal Secretary (IPR Department) Rahul Bhandari, IPR director Sonali Giri, among others were present.
HP registers Rs 341 cr GST collection in Dec-2022
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh’s State Taxes and Excise Department has collected Rs 341 crore under the GST in the month of December-2022. The GST collections in the current financial year up to December 2022 stands at Rs 4,052 crores vis-a`-vis Rs 3,172 crores during the same period of the previous financial year — registering 25 percent increase, said the spokesperson, attributing the same to the strengthened enforcement alongside improved taxpayer compliances. “The department continues to focus on improvement in return filing, speedy scrutiny of returns, and timely completion of GST audits with strong enforcement measures,” said the spokesperson.
Committee formed to resolve issues of Punjab cotton growers
Chandigarh: Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema, giving a sympathetic hearing to the demands raised by the representatives of Punjab Cotton Factories and Ginner’s Association, directed the officers to submit a detailed report apart from constituting a committee including one MLA of the affected districts, two members from industry, and officers of the concerned departments. The representatives submitted that fixed electricity charges be waived in view of failure of cotton crop owing to late and unseasonal rains and consequent economic loss the cotton factories had to incur.
Punjab declares holidays till Jan 8 in anganwadi centers
Chandigarh: Punjab Government has declared winter vacation till January 8, 2023, in all Anganwadi Centers due to extreme winter in the State. The state’s Social Security, Women, and Child Development Minister Dr Baljit Kaur on Monday said that holidays have been made in all Anganwadi Centers of the state till January 8 to protect small children from winter. All Anganwadi Centers in Punjab will open on January 9, 2023. These holidays have been conducted by the government in view of the children’s health due to bad weather.
Mayor releases MCC’s wall calendar for 2023
Chandigarh: The city Mayor Sarbjit Kaur on Monday released the wall Calendar of the Municipal Corporation Chandigarh for the year 2023. The layout design of the calendar has been conceptualized and prepared under the theme of Swachhata and dedicated it to ‘Ek Saal Swachhata Ke Naam’ by displaying different events and days on each month during the full year, she said.
Punjab Minister celebrates New Year by distributing blankets to slum dwellers
Chandigarh: Punjab Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Dr Baljit Kaur celebrated the New Year by distributing blankets to slums at Malout. The Minister said that in the winter season, while we live comfortably in our homes, slum dwellers suffer in biting cold, and thus she decided to distribute warm blankets to the needy people living in huts in Malout to protect them from extreme winter.
Cheema directs immediate release of Rs 10 cr for Fazilka Sugar Mill
Chandigarh: To have a detailed assessment of the status of Cooperative sugar mills in the State and deliberate upon measures to ensure their economic viability, Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Monday held a marathon meeting with the top brass of Cooperative Department, SUGARFED, and Department of Finance. He directed the immediate release of Rs 10 crore towards the payment of salaries and retirement dues pertaining to Fazilka Sugar Mill among other measures aimed at revival of Cooperative Sugar Mills.