Punjab directs to conduct parent-teacher meetings
Chandigarh: After conducting the Punjab Achievement Survey, the Punjab School Education Department has directed to conduct parent-teacher meetings in all the schools from November 26 to 28. Spokesperson said that the Survey was conducted to evaluate learning outcomes of students, studying in Classes I to XII of government and government aided schools. “Now, the teachers have been directed to meet the parents to share students’ performance. During these meetings, teachers have been asked to reach out to children, their parents, Panchayat members and other dignitaries so that students’ education can be further improved.
Delegation of HPAS officers calls on Himachal CM
Shimla: A delegation of newly-elected body of Himachal Pradesh Administrative Services (HPAS) officers, led by its president Harbans Singh Brascon, on Thursday called on the Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur. Congratulating the newly-elected body, Thakur said that State Administrative Service Officers have been playing an important role in implementing the Government’s policies and programmes efficiently. He asked the officers to work with full dedication so that the schemes and programmes of the government could be executed in an effective manner and the people could derive maximum benefit out of these.
Power Producers’ Asso urges FM for revival of infra ind
Chandigarh: Association of Power Producers (APP) has urged Union Finance Ministry for key financial support required for the revival of infrastructure industry. In a letter to Finance Ministry Nirmala Sitharaman, the Association has highlighted the concerns of power debtors and extended litigations that has been egging the power sector.
HP CM pays tribute to Indira Gandhi on birth anniv
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh CM Jai Ram Thakur on Thursday paid rich tribute to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her birth anniversary by offering flowers on her statue at the historic Ridge Shimla. The state’s Urban Development Minister Suresh Bhardwaj, Shimla Municipal Corporation Mayor Satya Kaundal, councillors and other prominent persons also paid homage to the former Prime Minister.
Later, Thakur inspected the site where statue of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee is being erected. He said that efforts should be made to complete the work of erecting the statue by December 25, 2020.
Haryana schools adopted under girls’ sanitation campaign
Chandigarh: To mark World Toilet Day, bathware brand Hindware has adopted schools across eight villages in Haryana under its ‘Build A Toilet, Build Her Future’ campaign. Introduced under the aegis of company’s initiative — Hygiene that Empowers — the campaign focuses on encouraging the girl child to continue schooling by providing access to adequate sanitation infrastructure at schools. The company will provide infrastructure and maintenance of toilets, thus enabling and empowering young girls in these villages.
PWRDA to provide ad-interim permission for groundwater extraction
Chandigarh: Punjab Water Regulation and Development Authority (PWRDA) will provide ad-interim permissions for groundwater extraction to industrial and commercial units in the State under the draft guidelines pending their finalization. Earlier, such units had to seek permission of the Central Ground Water Authority. Spokesperson said that the Draft Punjab Guidelines for Groundwater Extraction and Conservation, 2020, were published by PWRDA for inviting objections from the public on November 12, 2020, and are available at irrigation.punjab.gov.in under the folder ‘Notice Board’, ‘What's New’; and also at www.punjab.gov.in under the folder ‘Whats New’.
AAP demands to sack OSD to allow impartial probe into Rano drug smuggling case
Chandigarh: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab unit on Thursday demanded the State Government to take the issue of drug smuggling going unhindered in the State post the revelation made into the funding from Canada, USA and other countries in the drug trafficking case involving former Akali Sarpanch and now Congress leader Gurdeep Singh Rano. Barnala MLA and party’s state youth wing president Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer said that Rano, involved in drug smuggling, had been closely associated with Chief Minister’s OSD Ankit Bansal, and thus he should immediately dismiss him to allow impartial probe in the case.
BJYM appoints district in-charges, co in-charges
Chandigarh: Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha’s (BJYM) state president Vijay Rana, after consultations with BJP Chandigarh president Arun Sood, appointed district in-charges and co in-charges of BJYM to strengthen the organizational work. Rana congratulated all new appointees and asked them to begin the organizational work assigned to them with immediate effect. He stressed upon strengthening the organization from district and mandal up to the booth level keeping in mind the Corporation elections due next year and also asked them to provide maximum representation to deserving youngsters in the Yuva Morcha at different levels.