Pswc seeks report from pbi
Chandigarh: Punjab State Women Commission on Monday sought a report from Punjab Bureau of Investigation and Bathinda SSP in the incident of Rampura Phul, where a Nihang allegedly confined and raped a girl at a Dera, and also alleged to torture her. Seeking report on February 13, 2020, Punjab State Women Commission chairperson Manisha Gulati said that the matter had come to her notice through media reports and she has ordered Bathinda SSP to appoint SP level officers to investigate the matter and send the finding report in this regard.
Governor nominates PU VC to KUK EC
Chandigarh: Haryana Governor Satyadev Narayan Arya has nominated Panjab University Vice-Chancellor Prof Raj Kumar as his nominee on the Executive Council of Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, on Monday. Arya, who also happens to be KUK’s ex-officio Chancellor, exercised the powers conferred by Clause (1) (II)(g) of Statute 10 of Schedule to the Kurukshetra University Act, 1986 to appoint PU VC as his nominee for a term of two years, besides Prof Sikander Kumar and Prof Monika Verma, reads the notification issued by the Secretary to Governor, Dr G Anupama from Haryana Raj Bhawan, Chandigarh.
Renovation of Landran junction
Chandigarh/SAS Nagar: The renovation work of Landran junction on Chandigarh-Landran-Chunni-Sirhind road (State Highway-12A) was started on Monday at a cost of Rs 25.33 crore. Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu and PWD Minister Vijay Inder Singla launched the project. Thanking the Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on the occasion, Sidhu said that the project would rid the area of numerous traffic jams. This would be of great help to the people coming from different districts of Punjab to Chandigarh.