The Indian Air Force Heritage Centre would soon come up in Chandigarh which will
provide Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence technology.
Banwarilal Purohit, Governor of Punjab and Administrator Chandigarh with Kirron Kher,
Member of Parliament, Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari, Chief of the Air Staff, Dharam
Pal Adviser to the Administrator were present in the ceremony for signing of MoU about
Indian Air Force Heritage Centre on Friday.
This centre will have Simulators, Decommissioned Aircrafts, Aero engines, and other
IAF Artefacts.
The centre will include Virtual reality and AI Technology. It will be informative and
motivate youth to join the Armed forces, officials said, adding that the centre will
highlight the crucial role of Air Force in various wars and assistance rendered by IAF for
the civil air operations. The Chief of Air Staff also presented a model replica of the
Propeller of IAF Aircraft as the first IAF Artefact of this centre.
The Administrator expressed hope that this Heritage Centre will bring awareness in the
region particularly among the students about the role and contribution of the Indian Air
Force in national security and defence.
The Indian Air Force Heritage Centre will attract tourists from different regions and will
also be one of the most educative and informative centres for the people, officials
added.
Centre accords 'Z' category security to Akal Takht Jathedar
Chandigarh: Jathedar of Akal Takht, Giani Harpreet Singh, has been granted 'Z' category security
by the Union Home Ministry, officials said on Friday. The decision to accord the country's
second highest category security to the Sikh religious leader was taken in view of the enhanced
threat perception. “Z category security has been provided to the Jathedar of Akal Takht Giani
Harpreet Singh. The CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) commandos will be in charge of his
security,” an official said. Akal Takht is the highest temporal seat of Sikhs and Jathedar, its
appointed head. The Akal Takht Jathedar was one of the over 400 people whose security was
withdrawn by the newly formed AAP government in Punjab. Even though his security was later
restored, the Jathedar refused to take the state government security again. Now, he will be given
security by the Central government's CRPF commandos, another official said. Under the 'Z'
category security, about 16-20 armed commandos are deployed in shifts with the protectee
round-the-clock. He will also be provided with an escort and a pilot vehicle when he travels by
road.
H S Sidhu new Punjab ADGP prisons
Chandigarh: The Punjab government on Friday gave additional charge of prisons to additional
director general of police (ADGP) rank officer Harpreet Singh Sidhu, according to an official
order. Sidhu, 1992-batch IPS officer, is currently heading the anti-drug Special Task Force
(STF). ADGP Varinder Kumar was heading the prisons department earlier but on May 31, he
was posted as the chief director of the Vigilance Bureau, Punjab.
Himachal CM announces to open SDM office at Sunni
Shimla: Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur dedicated development projects worth Rs. 14
crore in Shimla Rural Vidhan Sabha area of Shimla district on Friday. He inaugurated Science
block of Government Senior Secondary School Banuna constructed within an outlay of Rs. 3.34
crore, Police post at village Jalog in Tehsil Sunni with an expenditure of Rs. 2.01 crore and
Primary Health Center at Dharogda in Tehsil Sunni at cost of Rs. 1.02 crore. Addressing a public
meeting at Jalog, the Chief Minister announced the opening of an SDM office at Sunni and
Government Degree College at Jalog in Gram Panchayat Ogli in district Shimla.
Punjab CM should have apologised to Moosewala family, says BJP
Chandigarh: BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh on Friday condemned Punjab Chief
Minister Bhagwant Mann for paying lip sympathy to the bereaved family of Sidhu Moosewala
by visiting them under heavy security cover five days after the brutal murder. Chugh said such
cosmetic exercises by the chief minister are simply a cover-up after the Punjab police has
miserably failed to arrest the culprits so far, "The chief minister first committed a harakiri when
he ordered withdrawal of security cover to Moosewala and now was covering up his
government's failure to nab the culprits", he said. Chugh said the chief minister made light of the
entire exercise also because before going to Moosewala's house in Mansa he chose to go to Delhi
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwala to take his permission. He said in the last five days the only
thing the chief minister has done to make and remake SIT, and when SITs failed to deliver he
went to Moosewala family.
High Court stays two projects in Gurugram
Chandigarh: The Punjab Haryana High Court has stayed projects of two developers in Projects
situated In Sector 81 and in Sector 85. These projects are being developed by Pyramid Infratech
and Global Heights alongwith Emaar India Ltd. The DTCP Haryana had granted licences to the
developers. As claimed by the petitioner companies who owned land, the licences have been
granted on the basis of illegal board minutes and the Emaar employees involved in the deal
between the developers and Emaar were not authorised to do so. These land owning companies
belonged to MGF Developments Limited. Upon hearing the petitions of land owning companies
and MGF Developments Ltd., the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, while issuing notice to the
concerned developers as well as Emaar India Ltd., has restrained the Developers from selling or
otherwise creating third parties rights in the Projects In Sector 81 and in Sector 85 which are
being developed in collaboration with Emaar India Ltd. The contention of MGF Development
Limited before the Court was that Licences have illegally been procured in respect of the said
Projects in the name of the Companies which are its wholly owned subsidiaries. An FIR in this
regard against Emaar India Ltd. and its officials is also pending investigation by EOW,
Gurugram.
Himachal CM flags off Cyclothon and Awareness Campaign Rally
Shimla: Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on the occasion of World Bicycle Day flagged off
Cyclothon and Awareness Campaign Rally at police ground Dharamshala which culminated at
Youth Services and Sports Indoor Complex. Rally was organized by Dharamshala Smart City
Mission. Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister applauded organizing such an event and
said that this would help for spreading a message to make use of bicycles. Bicycle not only is a
non-polluting two-wheeler but it promotes physical fitness also. He appreciated that youths were
also participating in this event and it would go a long way to attract other youths. Earlier, he
listened to public grievances at circuit house Dharamshala.
Himachal Governor interacts with students of GSSS Baldeyan
Shimla: Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar visited the Government Senior Secondary
School, Baldeyan under Mashobra development block near Shimla on Friday and interacted with
the students of 9th standard of the school. In his new initiative, the Governor interacts with the
students by visiting government schools and encourages them to develop the reading habit by
presenting them with books. Recently, he had also visited the Government Daleep Senior
Secondary School in Solan district and interacted with the students of class IX there too.