Haryana Cabinet meeting today
Chandigarh: Haryana Cabinet meeting will take place under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday. The meeting will be held at 5 pm in the main Committee Room on the 4th floor of the Civil Secretariat in Chandigarh, said the government official spokesperson on Thursday.
Himachal CM inaugurates Mini Secretariat at Nadaun
Shimla: Himachal Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday inaugurated the Mini Secretariat in his home assembly segment Nadaun, completed with an outlay of Rs 12.30 crore. Talking to reporters, he said that the previous BJP government had virtually inaugurated the building ahead of the assembly elections but failed to make it operational. He emphasized that after six months of assuming power, the congress government successfully initiated operations at the Mini Secretariat, bringing all essential services under one roof. He said that the foundation stone for the Mini Secretariat was laid approximately a decade ago during the then Congress government's tenure, but subsequent BJP government completely neglected it. Sukhu, who is currently on a five-day sojourn of Hamirpur district said that the present government believes in addressing the grievances of the people of the state on priority and not like the previous BJP Government, which held 'Janmanch' just to misbehave with the officers and belittle them publicly to demonstrate their power. The Chief Minister assured that he will continue his visits to different areas of the state to solve the problems of the people.
Punjab’s new sports policy to focus on boosting sports culture
Chandigarh: The draft of the new sports policy, being prepared by Punjab Sports Department, has been almost ready and will be released by the Chief Minister soon, said the state Sports Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer on Thursday. Hayer on Thursday have the final touches to the draft of the proposed sports policy by meeting with the higher officials. Before this, the Sports Minister held continuous parleys with the committee formed by sports experts to draft the sports policy and took feedback from sports persons and different sports organizations. Hayer said that emphasis has been laid on creating sports nurseries to centres of excellence from village or city level to the state level to create a sports culture.
Minister held meeting to make necessary changes in ECCE policy
Chandigarh: Punjab Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Dr Baljit Kaur on Thursday chaired a meeting with the Education Department to effectively implement the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) policy in the State. The Minister said that the ECCE policy emphasizes aspects of healthcare, nutrition, play-ways, and early learning in a protective environment that is extremely beneficial for the holistic development of children. An updated policy is to be prepared by July 31, 2023, in view of the new education policy, 2020, after making necessary amendments by the Education Department and the Social Security, Women and Child Development Department.
Punjab health director reviews dental health services
Chandigarh: To strengthen the delivery of dental health services in, a quarterly dental review meeting-cum-induction training was organized for the newly-designated district nodal officers (DNOs) under National Oral Health Program (NOHP) Punjab on Thursday. The meeting, jointly presided over by Director Health and Family Welfare Dr Adarshpal Kaur and Director Health Services (FW) Dr Ravinder Pal Kaur, was to review the quarterly progress of all districts in regard to oral health awareness activities as well as dental procedures done across all dental OPDs. Dr Adarshpal exhorted all District Dental Health Officers (DDHOs) and DNOs to carry out opportunistic screening of oral cancer on priority basis and ensure timely reporting in all dental OPDs.
IFFCO forays into Agri-drones through “IFFCO Kisan Drone”
Chandigarh: IFFCO has launched a massive nationwide campaign for procuring 2500 drones — IFFCO Kisan Drones — as spray solutions for spraying its revolutionary products Nano Urea and Nano DAP. This will lead to development of 5000 rural entrepreneurs which are identified by IFFCO to be trained for spraying drones. It is a huge Step for Upliftment of Rural Economy and a step towards Sustainable Agriculture and Holistic Cooperative development.
Punjab VB books Amritsar IT advocate for accepting Rs 8L bribe
Chandigarh: Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Thursday booked Gautam Majithia, Government Advocate of Amritsar Improvement Trust (AIT) for accepting bribe of Rs eight lakh in lieu of getting the compensation released for acquired 20 bigha land. A spokesperson said that the accused advocate has been booked on the complaint of Jatinder Singh, a resident of Pratap Avenue, Amritsar. Jatinder had lodged a complaint on an Anti-corruption Portal on May 18, 2023, citing that advocate Majithia had demanded a bribe of Rs 20 lakh to get released the additional compensation of 20 bigha land acquired by the AIT on March 25, 2022.
Old-age pension beneficiaries were asked to present their income docs at DSSO office
Chandigarh: Punjab Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Dr Baljit Kaur on Thursday instructed all District Social Security Officers (DSSO) in the state to collect income documents from original old-age pension beneficiaries within 15 days to ensure that the pension benefits are provided exclusively to those who are genuinely in need and eligible. Dr Baljit said that during the pension-related actions taken, it was discovered that out of the J Form holders, 63,424 individuals are receiving old-age pension from the department despite having an annual income exceeding Rs 60,000. However, for an old-age pension, the beneficiary's annual income should not exceed Rs 60,000.
Raahgiri Programme in Panchkula to be held on July 9
Chandigarh: Raahgiri Programme will be held in Sector-5, Panchkula on July 9 with the theme of "Patriotism." The event aims to promote a sense of national pride and unity among the participants. The Tagline for the event is 'Rang De Basanti', said Pankaj Nain, Special Officer to CM for Community Policing and Outreach Programme on Thursday. He said that Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, Speaker Haryana Vidhan Sabha Gian Chand Gupta, and Mayor Panchkula Kulbhushan Goyal will attend the programme. He further said that the Raahgiri Programme promises to offer a wide range of activities and cultural events to engage and entertain the participants. Several sports activities will be organized for sports enthusiasts. Participants will witness various attractions such as the Nirogi camp, Pariwar Pahchan Patra stall, nukkad natak (street play) on drug de-addiction, arts and crafts zone, fit zone, gatka (Sikh martial art), malkham (traditional Indian sport), yoga sessions, matka and lemon race, CPR activity, and a fun zone, among others.
11 MCM DAV alumni clear CDS I and II, 2022
Chandigarh: Eleven alumni of Mehr Chand Mahajan DAV College for Women, have made it to the Armed Forces as they cleared the CDS I 2022 and CDS II 2022 exams. Clearing CDS II, Japuji Sidhu (NCC Naval Cadet during the college), Palvi Rajput (NCC Army Cadet during the college) and Arshdeep Kaur (NCC Army Cadet during the college) secured 1st, 6th, and 13th rank, respectively, in the order of merit for entry to Officers Training Academy, Chennai. Other alumni bringing laurels to the college include Sehajpreet Kaur, Komalpreet Kaur, Ivraj Kaur, Prabhsimran Kaur, Savleen Kaur, Nivedita Saini and Haroop Kaur, who cleared the Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT) and qualified for training at Indian Airforce Academy, Dundigal, Telangana. Alumna Dilpreet Kaur has been selected to National Defence Academy. Principal Nisha Bhargava congratulated the achievers for making it to the prestigious armed forces.