Haryana bags Best State award for its contribution in areas of policies, programs
Chandigarh: A 15-member Jury chaired by Professor Ramesh Chand, Member, NITI Ayog on Thursday finalized Haryana as Best State in Agriculture and Horticulture due to the innovations being done in this sector and implementation of superior techniques, advanced methods in the field of Agriculture and Horticulture. A statement said that the concrete steps taken by the Manohar Lal Khattar-led Government towards promoting Agriculture have once again been recognized at the national level as the State has been selected as the best State in outstanding contributors in the areas of policies, programs, production, inputs, technologies, marketing, value addition, infrastructure and exports in the State. The award will be conferred on November 9 in New Delhi during the Agro world 2022.
10,78,864 candidates to appear for CET at 1200 examination centres in Haryana on Nov 5, 6
Chandigarh: Haryana Staff Selection Commission Chairman Bhopal Singh on Thursday said that 11,36,894 lakh candidates had registered for the Common Eligibility Test (CET) to be held on November 5 and 6. During the scrutiny of forms, duplicity and incomplete forms have been found. After this entire process, now the final number of candidates appearing for the exam is 10,78,864 lakh. Addressing a press conference, Singh said that the examination will be held in 658 institutions/buildings. Around 1200 examination centres have been set up in 17 districts of the state including one in Chandigarh.
Four IAS officers transferred in Haryana
Chandigarh: Haryana Government on Thursday issued posting and transfer orders of 4 IAS officers with immediate effect. Dr Garima Mittal, Director, Skill Development and Industrial Training, Haryana has been posted as Administrator, HSVP, Faridabad and Additional Director, Urban Estate, Faridabad, Additional Chief Executive Officer, Faridabad Metropolitan Development Authority, Faridabad, Chief Executive Officer, Faridabad City Transport Service Ltd. Prabhjot Singh, Special Secretary to Government, Health Department and Mission was given additional charge of Director, Skill Development & Industrial Training, Haryana and Special Secretary to Government, Haryana, Skill Development & Industrial Training Department. Yashendra Singh, Advisor, Civil Aviation, and Special Secretary to Government was posted as Chief Executive Haryana Khadi & Village Industries Board. Dr Shaleen, Registrar, Cooperative Societies and Managing Director, Haryana State Warehousing Corporation Ltd was given additional charge of Advisor, Civil Aviation and Special Secretary to Government, Civil Aviation Department.
United Sikh Mission to organise 50 eye camps in rural Punjab
Chandigarh: United Sikh Mission (USA) will hold 50 free-of-cost eye healthcare camps in rural Punjab. Addressing a Press conference, USM chairman Rashpal Singh Dhindsa said more than 50 free eye check-up camps, covering more than 400 villages across Punjab, will be held in five months. He said this “Mission for Vision” is a selfless act of serving the community across Punjab and this year already seven camps have been organised in the districts of Ferozepur, Sangrur, Barnala, Kapurthala, Jalandhar and SAS Nagar (Mohali) beginning 15 October, where apart from free eye check-up camps, there were provisions and arrangements for free medicines, free medicine for eye care, free spectacles, and free eye- surgeries at the camps and free meals provided along with pre and post operative care. A total of 265 surgeries, 1684 spectacles and 2533 medicines were provided in the seven camps held so far.
Five smartphones recovered from gangsters in Sangrur jail
Sangrur: The police have recovered five smartphones from the gangsters during a raid in Sangrur jail on Thursday morning. The police said that five smartphones were recovered from B and C-category gangsters from the high-security zone of the jail. SIM cards were installed in four smartphones, while one was without a SIM card. The police team, led by SP Palvinder Singh Cheema including five DSPs, seven SHOs, and over 100 policemen, on Thursday conducted the raid in the jail at around 10 am, which lasted for about two hours. Further action will be taken against the gangsters after registering an FIR against them in this regard. The police said that a probe will be conducted to ascertain how the gangsters got the phones despite strictness in the jail and the guilty employees will not be spared at any cost.
Punjab VB arrests ASI for taking Rs 15,000 bribe
Chandigarh: Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Thursday nabbed an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Manjit Singh, posted at Sangrur police station city, red handed for accepting Rs 15,000 bribe. Spokesperson said that the accused ASI has been arrested on the complaint of Sangrur-resident Pritpal Singh alleging that the said police official was demanding Rs 20,000 bribe by threatening his friend Gurpiar Singh to register an extortion case against him. A case under Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against the accused ASI at VB police station Patiala and further investigation was under progress.