‘Run for Ram’ for construction of Ram Temple
Chandigarh: To collect funds for the construction of Sri Ram Janmabhoomi pilgrimage site in Ayodhya, a walkathon from Rock Garden to Sukhna Lake was organized today, which was flagged off by RSS Punjab Seh Prant Pracharak Narender and Vibhag Pracharak, Chandigarh RSS Omprakash. Yuva Samiti Sanchalak Himanshu and Somanshu informed that thousands of people attended this walkathon and assured to extend all sort of assistance for the construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya. He said that after a long time, in memory of Lord Ram a grand religious place is being constructed at his birthplace. He appealed to the people of the country that as per their reverence, everyone should contribute to this Mahayog. People from all walks of life and age groups participated in today’s walkathon. On this occasion, T-Shirts commemorating Lord Ram were also distributed by the Samiti.
man kills 2 kids, injures wife before shooting self
Chandigarh: A 35-year-old businessman allegedly shot dead his two children in the early hours of Saturday and injured his wife before shooting himself at his home in Punjab’s Faridkot district. The businessman, Karan Kataria, succumbed to injuries at a hospital in Ludhiana, police said. According to police, Kataria allegedly fired at his wife and their two children at around 4 am at his home in Narain Nagar in Faridkot district. He shot himself later, they said. Kataria’s seven-year-old son and three-year-old daughter died while his wife, 30, suffered bullet injuries and was admitted to Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital. A police official said the reason behind Kataria taking the extreme step was yet to be ascertained. A few days ago, a financier in Amritsar had shot dead his wife and a five-year-old son before killing himself.
Cold conditions persist in Punjab, Haryana
Chandigarh: Cold weather conditions prevailed in Punjab and Haryana on Saturday, according to the Meteorological Department here. Adampur in Punjab recorded its minimum at 4 degrees Celsius. Among other places in Punjab, Pathankot, Halwara, Bathinda, Faridkot and Gurdaspur recorded their respective lows at 4.8, 5, 4.6, 5.2 and 7.2 degrees Celsius. Amritsar, Ludhiana and Patiala recorded their minimum temperature at 6, 8.8 and 8 degrees Celsius, respectively.
Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana, recorded a minimum of 6.6 degrees Celsius. In Haryana, Ambala, Hisar and Karnal experienced cold weather conditions at 6.9, 6.7 and 6.4 degrees Celsius, respectively -- up to three degrees below the normal for this time of the year. The minimum temperatures of Narnaul, Bhiwani and Sirsa were 6, 6.5 and 6.2 degrees Celsius, respectively.
transfer applications: Edu Dept opens online portal
Chandigarh: Punjab School education minister Vijay Inder Singla on Saturday said that the education department opened the online portal on Saturday to receive transfer applications of teachers, computer teachers, education providers and volunteers under notified teacher transfer policy-2019. The cabinet minister said that the online portal will remain open till February 13 for the transfers which would be applicable from April 10, 2021 or starting of the next academic session, 2021-22. He added that till date as many as 7,300 teachers have already availed the benefits of online transfer policy. Singla said that during session 2020-21, the transfers of the teachers did not take place due to closure of schools in view of Covid-19 pandemic. He added that the teachers who had already applied in session 2020-21, need not to apply again but if they want to rectify any data, they would be allowed to do so. He said that now for the session 2021-22, apart from regular teachers, computer teachers, education providers, EGS Volunteers, STR and AITs have also been made eligible to apply online for the transfers. The minister said that this year, teachers working in the border areas will also be getting benefits of transfers as fresh recruitments have been done by the government especially for the border areas.
Army recruitment drive in Hisar from Feb 20
Chandigarh: Army recruitment drive will be organized from February 20 to March 13 by Army Recruiting Office at Hisar Cantt for the candidates of district Fatehabad, Hisar, Jind and Sirsa. Recruitment for Soldier (General Recruitment), Soldier (Clerk, Store Keeper, Technical) and Soldier (Tradesman) category would be conducted during this recruitment drive. An official spokesperson said that online registered aspirants can participate in this recruitment drive. It is mandatory to bring the admit card and to keep it unfolded during the recruitment drive. Candidates are also required to bring Class VIII, X and XII certificates along with Haryana residence certificate, caste, religion and minority certificate, affidavit during the recruitment drive. Apart from this, the aspirants must also bring character certificate and unmarried status certificate which should not be more than six months old. He said that NCC holders should bring their original NCC certificate and sports persons should bring their original sports certificates along with the graduation certificate issued by the Director, Sports & Youth Affairs Department, Haryana.