state-level Swachhta Shramdan Utsav held
Shimla: Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur while presiding over the launching ceremony of the state level ‘Swachhta Shramdan Utsav’ said elected representatives of PRIs must work with greater dedication and zeal to come up to the expectations of the people who have elected them. He said the elected representatives of the PRIs must ensure that they think out of the box for development of their areas, only then they could put up a lasting impression on the people of their area. He said the Swachhta Shramdan Utsav would be held throughout the state for a week till August 15.
3 fined for electricity theft: PSPCL
Bathinda: On the directions of the CMD PSPCL A.Venu Prasad, the enforcement organization of PSPCL is working with determination to curb the theft of electricity and leakage of revenue, said Jasbir Singh, Chief Engineer, enforcement. He said enforcement squads of Moga and Kotkupura under Bathinda circle had checked various electricity connections under subdivision Talwandi and found three MS connections involved in theft of electricity and imposed a sum of Rs 1.09 crore as fine. Singh said that all three connections were found connected directly from LT line via means of private LT cables.
Punjab AAP demands CBI probe in grain scam
Chandigarh: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has demanded a time-bound CBI probe into the much talked about grain scam under the auspices of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. “Siphoned of grain worth Rs 16 to 20 crore in Pungrain godowns in Amritsar district alone cannot be carried out by a single inspector or officer-employee but the godown looting gang include officials as well as ruling politicians,” said AAP MLAs Aman Arora and Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer. They said, “Therefore, there should be a timely CBI probe into the scam under the supervision of the High Court.”
Land policy will also be notified: Kaushal
Chandigarh: Haryana Financial Commissioner and Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Sanjeev Kaushal said the land policy will be notified in the next one or two days. The policy for creating a land pool in the state was recently approved by the State Government He directed all the Deputy Commissioners of the State to continue the work on the SVAMITVA Scheme as per the set target and the milestones set so far for this scheme should be achieved.
AAP blames Punjab Govt for animal deaths
Chandigarh: Blaming the Congress-led Punjab Government for the death and decaying of the animals due to foot-and-mouth disease, the Aam Aadmi Party demanded 100 percent compensation for the livestock farmers. “The cattle in Ludhiana-Sangrur districts along with different parts of the State have been affected by foot-and-mouth disease. As a result, hundreds of cases of death and mutilation of milch cattle have come to light which is distressing because nowadays the price of any milch animal is not less than Rs one lakh rupees,” said AAP’s Kisan wing state president and MLA Kultar Singh Sandhwan.