HP CM inaugurates developmental projects
Shimla: Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Thursday inaugurated developmental projects worth about Rs 9.20 crore in Seraj Vidhan Sabha area of Mandi district. He said the State Government is committed for balanced and all round development of all areas of the hill state with special focus on those areas which remained neglected in the matter of development for one reason or other. He said Seraj Vidhan Sabha area is one of the difficult areas of the state and when he was elected first time from the area, only about 17 panchayats had road connectivity.Today almost all the 77 panchayats of the constituency were connected with roads, he added,
Khattar lauds CMGGAs
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal has lauded the work done by the Chief Minister's Good Governance Associates (CMGGAs) Programme for the last five years. Speaking at the passing-out occasion of the fifth batch of CMGGAs, he said that during the last five years, 123 young professionals have worked under the leadership of CM's Office as well as Deputy Commissioners in the form of CMGGA with the concept of good governance through innovative initiatives. It was informed that the selection process of the next batch is going on and more than 2600 applications have been received and it is expected that by August 5, new Good Governance Associates will take charge.
Haryana CM joins Koo
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, has opened his account on Koo, the Indian micro-blogging and social networking platform that enables users to interact in their mother tongues. Using the handle @manoharlalbjp, Khattar in his first Koo said, “My first Koo on India’s first microblogging platform! Let’s connect to share our ideas, thoughts and suggestions!” With 2 million followers on Twitter, Khattar is one of the most followed leaders from Harya
Virasat-e-Khalsa bags energy conservation award
Chandigarh: Virasat-e-Khalsa, the landmark museum showcasing heritage and culture of Punjab at Sri Anandpur Sahib, has accomplished a rare achievement by bagging the top state energy conservation award for the third year in succession. The award has been announced by Punjab Energy Development Agency, the state sponsored agency that gives these awards annually for making extra efforts for efficient utilization, management and conservation of energy in different sectors. Virasat-e-Khalsa has bagged the first prize for the third consecutive year, said the state Tourism and Cultural Affairs Minister Charanjit Singh Channi while applauding the Museum staff for their special efforts in conservation of energy.
inform before leaving district: Hry DCs told
Chandigarh: Haryana Government on Thursday directed all the Deputy Commissioners to inform Chief Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Chief Secretary and concerned Divisional Commissioner through electronic mode before leaving their district for official or private work. A letter in this regard sent to all DCs stated, “It has come to the notice of government that many DCs are sometimes spending the night outside the jurisdiction of their districts without prior approval from the competent authority, The government has taken a serious view of the same.”
bags of mustard worth Rs 1.62 cr missing in Hry
Chandigarh: During an investigation in a godown of Haryana State Warehousing Corporation at Kalanaur, 6512 bags of mustard worth Rs. 1.62 crore were found to be missing, a spokesperson said. District Manager, JS Nara, Manager Rajesh Disodia and Godown Keeper Rajesh Grewal have been placed under suspension. Apart from this, an FIR has also been lodged at Kalanaur police station against Godown Keeper Rajesh Grewal and SIS security agency. A high level committee was constituted by Managing Director of the Corporation, Ashok Kumar Sharma so that the people involved in this fraudulent activities and the omissions were can be indicated.
Registration of transport vehicle through dealers
Chandigarh: Haryana Transport Minister Mool Chand Sharma said, now for registration of new vehicles in the state, dealers will have to apply to the concerned registration authority online with all documents. The dealer is also not required to send hard copies of documents or files to the registration authorities. The concerned registering authority will verify the documents or details of the vehicles submitted online on the transport portal. A decision in this regard was taken at the cabinet meeting last month.
New instructions issued to teachers
Chandigarh: Punjab School Education Department has directed the teachers, already working as district coordinator, assistant district coordinator and block master trainer in the ' Parho Punjab, Paraho Punjab' project to continue their duties as earlier despite the transfers and promotions.