11 more new born birds released at Chandigarh Bird Park enclosure
Chandigarh: Eleven newly born Budgerigars were released in the main enclosure at Chandigarh Bird Park on Thursday by Nitin Kumar Yadav, Home Secretary, Chandigarh Administration. He said the exotic birds are continuously breeding at Chandigarh Bird Park which reflects a healthy environment created for the birds. Debendra Dalai, Chief Conservator of Forests informed that Budgerigars are of Australian origin and survive well in Indian condition. Good effort is being made for successful breeding of birds in Chandigarh Bird Park. Adviser to the Administrator Dharam Pal had released 4 born wood duck on August 12.
MCC organises Swachhata Ki Paathshala
Chandigarh: The Municipal Corporation Chandigarh has organised Swachhata Ki Paathshala at KB DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 7, during which Anindita Mitra, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh addressed the students and sensitized about segregation of waste at source level, say no to plastic and home composting.
Minister Dr Baljit Kaur to conduct eye -check up camp in Aam Admi Clinic at Bhagsar
Chandigarh: Punjab Minister of Social Security, Women and Child Development Dr. Baljit Kaur will examine the eyes of patients at an eye camp being held on August 20th at the Aam Aadmi Clinic in Bhagsar village (Muktsar) on Saturday. The minister is an eye specialist and she has been operating, diagnosing and offering treatment to residents of Malwa region for the past many years. An official spokesperson said that the camp is being organized by the Punjab Government with the support of "Sankalp Educational Welfare Society. Medicines will be given free of cost to all patients who will come to get their eyes checked. Kaur served as an eye specialist in Government Hospital Sri Muktsar Sahib for a long time before taking a plunge into politics.
Milkfed raised milk prices by Rs 2 per litre
Chandigarh: Punjab State Cooperative Milk Producers Federation Limited, also called Milkfed, has decided to raise milk prices by Rs 2 per litre from Friday. Milkfed sells milk products under the brand name Verka. The hike comes days after other milk suppliers, Amul and Mother Dairy, raised prices by Rs 2 per litre. ''Milk prices will increase by Rs 2 per litre from August 19,'' said a Milkfed official on Thursday.
MCC issues LoI to firm for legacy waste bio mining at Dadumajra landfill site
Chandigarh: Moving towards giving a big relief to the residents of Daddumajra and the entire city, the Municipal Corporation Chandigarh issued the Letter of Intent on Thursday to the agency, for bio mining of legacy waste dump at the landfill site. Anindita Mitra, Commissioner, said that the LoI has been issued to the agency for submission of the Performance Bank Guarantee within this week and the work of bio mining will be started by first week of September. She said that the agency has given assurance that they will process the waste within 1-11/2 years. This will not only solve the problem of foul smell, but incidents of fire shall also stop with the completion of this project. This will definitely come as a big relief to the local residents as their demand will be fulfilled within the next 1.5 years, she added.
Three brave heart donor families from Punjab give life to 11 in PGI
Chandigarh: PGIMER, Chandigarh today witnessed exemplary ‘spirit of giving’ by three brave heart families from Punjab amid their own darkest tragedies, enabling second chance at life to seven patients battling for survival and restoring the sight of four corneal blind patients, thereby impacting the life of 11 patients in the last fortnight in PGIMER. Prof Vivek Lal, Director PGIMER stated, “All these donor families from Punjab are an epitome of compassion and benevolence. Their noble deed of organ donation is far more magnanimous than any eulogy. These are the people who make PGIMER an inspiration. We honour the resolute spirit of these families and determined efforts by the entire PGIMER team involved in the process to enable them to fulfill their wish by giving life to others.”
Haryana CM greets people on Janmashtami
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has greeted people on the auspicious occasion of Shri Krishna Janmashtami. In a message, the Chief Minister said, “This festival associated with the birth of Lord Krishna is a symbol of faith, gaiety and mutual harmony. We should celebrate this festival together.” Khattar said that Lord Krishna gives us worldly and spiritual education.
Online Transfer Policy-2022 prepared in Haryana for Assistant/Associate Professors working in Govt colleges
Chandigarh: The Haryana Higher Education Department has prepared Online Transfer Policy-2022 for Assistant/Associate Professors working in government colleges of the state. Now transfers will be done in a fair and transparent manner under this policy, said the spokesperson of the Department. He said that this Transfer Policy will be applicable with effect from the date of its notification and the same will be applicable to Assistant/Associate Professors having the strength of 80 and above in a particular subject. He said that eligible Assistant/Associate Professors will submit their choices of 15 Government Colleges. While giving these choices, it will be ensured that their subjects are being taught in those colleges and the vacancy as per workload is available.
PWD Minister issues directions to recover dues from commercial establishments along highways
Chandigarh: Punjab Public Works minister Harbhajan Singh ETO has directed immediate recovery of access road dues from commercial properties along the roads such as Petrol Pumps, Marriage Palaces, Private Schools, Private Hospitals, Industrial Factories, Hotels/Dhabas etc. Taking the matter seriously, while reviewing the work of the Public Works Department here, he expressed grave concern over the loss of revenue as many business establishments have not taken approval for the access route and those who have taken the approval have not paid the due fees. He directed the field officers to prepare and execute a time bound action plan for these recoveries and warned them that if any official is found to be negligent in this regard then strict action will be taken.
Himachal Governor and CM felicitate people on Janamashtami
Shimla: Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar and Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur have felicitated the people of the State on the auspicious occasion of Janamashtami. Extending the best wishes on the occasion, Arlekar said the people should follow the path of virtue shown by Lord Krishna and strengthen the society and nation by contributing to the well-being of our people. Thakur while extending his warm greetings to the people of the state said that Janamashtami was a sacred occasion for the people of the country which was celebrated with great fervour throughout the country. He said that the teachings and philosophy of Lord Krishna were more relevant in the present context and we all should follow them to lead a successful life.
Release of Rs 11.21 crore to Pb Health Department under National Urban, Rural Health Missions: Cheema
Chandigarh: Punjab Finance, Planning, Excise and Taxation Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Thursday said that the Finance Department has given approval for the release of Rs. 11.21 crore to the Health and Family Welfare Department under National Rural Health Mission and National Urban Health Mission. He said that Rs. 668.50 lakh has been okayed for release under National Rural Health Mission and Rs 452.50 for National Urban Health Mission. Cheema said that the Mann Government has released a fund of Rs. 1262.22 crore out of the total budget of Rs. 4731.34 crore within initial 5 months of financial year 2022-23. “Our mission is to make optimal utilization of the resources we have in a time bound manner to ensure a sea change in the health infrastructure of the state. We have also released 40.42 percent of total budget kept for the Medical Education and Research department”, added Cheema.