GoC-in-C, ARTRAC calls on HP Governor
Shimla: Lt. General Raj Shukla, GoC-in-C, ARTRAC on Monday called on Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar at Raj Bhavan. In his courtesy call, Lt. General briefed about the activities related to ARTRAC. He said the country has a number of defence training institutions to train the youth for military services and also have many academies and colleges to train professional soldiers in strategies and techniques of the military along with warfare command, military sciences, and related technology. He also discussed the College of Combat/Army War College located at Mhow in Madhya Pradesh. It develops and evaluates concepts and doctrines for tactics and logistics for the army, he added.
Appointment letters to 30 candidates given
Chandigarh: Punjab Water Supply and Sanitation Minister Razia Sultana has handed over appointment letters to 30 candidates on compassionate ground at Punjab Bhawan here out of which four candidates have been appointed under Group 'C' category and 26 under Group 'D' category. She said the government has fulfilled its responsibility by providing jobs to them and now the onus is on the newly appointed employees to serve the people with utmost dedication and honesty. 28 such appointment letters were handed over in April 2021 and 43 in July 2020, said she while adding that 20 applications for appointment on compassionate ground are under process.
Model Road Safety Knowledge Centre inaugurated
Chandigarh: To ensure enhanced road safety and inculcating safe driving behaviour among road users, Haryana Principal Secretary (Transport) Shatrujeet Kapur inaugurated a Model Road Safety Knowledge Centre (RSKC) started in collaboration with Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) in Faridabad. He said road safety is an ongoing national concern and in line with the country's target of reducing accidents, Haryana has also set a target to reduce road accidents by more than half by 2030. He also launched Haryana Driving Manual and Sadak Sansar book and said this will surely be beneficial for the youth.
Contractors can register grievances on portal
Chandigarh: Contractors under the Irrigation and Water Resources Department of Haryana can register their grievances and get their doubts cleared through 'Haryana Engineering Works Portal'. A spokesperson said the portal has been launched. Now, the contractors will be exempted from earnest money and a common ID will be generated by which the contractor can participate in any Department of Haryana, the spokesman said.
Prepare holistic work plan for directs HP Min
Shimla: A holistic work plan needs to be prepared keeping in view the possibilities and requirements for modernisation of Shimla town in near future, said Urban Development, Town and Country Planning Minister Suresh Bhardwaj, while presiding over a meeting of GIS based Development Plan of Amrut city Shimla. While preparing a plan for development works, the expectations of people must also be kept into consideration along with geographical conditions of the town. Sustainable development of the town should be ensured while ensuring minimalistic damage to the geographical condition of the town, he said.