Himachal Pradesh govt approves 18 investment projects
Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh government on Thursday approved 18 investment projects worth Rs 918.08 crore, a statement issued here said. The 23rd meeting of State Single Window Clearance and Monitoring Authority (SSWC&MA) chaired by chief minister Jai Ram Thakur approved 18 project proposals for setting up new industrial enterprises and expansion of existing units involving total proposed investment of approximately Rs 918.08 crore and employment potential of about 2,520 persons.
Drugs ruining Haryana youth: Hooda
Chandigarh: Former CM and Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday expressed concern over the increasing use of drugs and intoxicants in Haryana. He alleged that youth of the state are constantly getting caught in the grip of drugs and crime, while the BJP-JJP government is sitting as a mute spectator as youth of the state are falling victim to intoxication. The former CM said not only in Sirsa, Fatehabad, Kaithal,Jind, Ambala, Hisar, Rohtak, Gurgaon, but the menace of addiction is also spreading all over the state in a worrying manner.
10 hi-tech nurseries to be set up in Haryana in one year
Chandigarh: To conserve the environment and increase forest area, tree plantation will be done on an area of 2070 hectare and 10 new hi-tech nurseries will be set up. Besides this, natural regeneration of forests will be done on an area of 600 hectares, said Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal during the 5th meeting of the Steering Committee of the Haryana State Forest CAMPA (Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority) held under his chairmanship in Chandigarh. In the meeting the Annual Plan for the year 2022-2023 costing Rs 282 crore was approved under which survey and mapping of the areas prone to fire incidents, compensatory afforestation work, soil and moisture conservation, wildlife management work will be done.
Soil health cards to be distributed to 75 lakh farmers in Haryana
Chandigarh: Haryana Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department Sumita Misra said that under the ‘Har Khet-Swasth Khet’ Abhiyan, about 75 lakh soil samples will be taken from cultivable land in 140 blocks in the State. Besides this, soil health cards will be distributed to 75 lakh farmers. Dr. Sumita Misra shared this information during the launch of the portal of the state government's ambitious campaign ‘Har Khet-Swasth Khet’ in Chandigarh. On this occasion, she also released the book ‘Margdarshika’ having detailed information on soil sample collection and analysis of the ‘Har Khet-Swasth Khet' campaign.
Punjab to set up IT Skill Centers in rural areas
Amritsar: Punjab Government would set up IT Skill Centers in the rural areas across the state to prevent the youth from going abroad and to stay here and work for foreign firms. The state Rural Development and Panchayats Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal, after visiting the IT company Simba Cart at Tangra on Thursday, said that it is, therefore, imperative to strengthen the IT sectors in the villages, and at the same time, strengthen the village infrastructure. Dhaliwal, interacting with the media persons, said that Mandeep Kaur, a resident of Tangra, has taken a bold step by establishing an IT Cell in this town and has provided employment to the youth of the village. He said that youth from rural areas were migrating to foreign countries and the Punjab Government was trying its best to provide employment opportunities to them here. The model implemented by this daughter Mandeep Kaur in rural areas would be implemented in the entirePunjab so that Punjab’s youth could be kept abreast of the latest technology. He said that this would give a major impetus to the rural economy.
PSPCL terminates meter reader after viral video of corruption
Patiala: The services of Balwinder Singh, meter reader, has been terminated after a video went viral in which he was seen taking a bribe from a consumer in village Chuhar Chak in Moga a day before. yesterday. A release said that PSPCL management has taken a serious note of the misconduct and malpractice of the meter reader who was employed on contract by competent synergies private limited, handling the contract of spot billing of electricity consumers in Punjab. Competent Synergies has terminated the services of Balwinder Singh. "PSPCL has taken a serious note of this lapse and any kind of corruption at any level shall not be tolerated," the statement said.
Five held for demanding Rs 50 cr extortion in Rewari
Chandigarh: Haryana Police on Thursday said it has busted a gang involved in demanding extortion of Rs 50 crore from a trader in Bawal industrial town in Rewari district with the arrest of five people. A Haryana Police spokesperson said the accused have been identified as Anil alias Mulia, Sandeep, Sonu, all residents of village Khera Murar, Sumit of Gurjar Majri and Ravindra alias Golu of Banipur village. A motorcycle used in the crime and a country-made pistol were also recovered from them. Rahul Batra, a sanitary and tiles trader, in his complaint had alleged that on May 24 afternoon, three youths on a motorcycle had reached his shop and threatened him to pay Rs 50 crore as extortion. They also opened fire at Batra when he resisted, but he narrowly escaped the attack. After he lodged the complaint, police arrested the accused with the help of CCTV cameras, the spokesperson added.
Punjab Sports Minister hosts Arshdeep Singh and family for dinner
Chandigarh: Punjab Sports Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer has lauded the Punjab fast Bowler Arshdeep Singh for selection into the National team. Hosting the cricketer and his family for dinner at Punjab Bhawan, the Minister said that the selection of Arshdeep would inspire other youth of the State to excel.
He also told Arshdeep that he himself desired to be a cricketer in his childhood as he was greatly interested in the sport which he often used to play. The Minister expressed hope that now Punjab would perform even better in the Ranji Trophy, adding that the state government is undertaking every effort to boost sports in the State so as to make Punjab number one in sports again in the country.