HP Govt to allot 3/2 biswa land to widows
Shimla: Himachal Government has decided that a widow whose husband was landless would be considered eligible for allotment of 3/2 biswa land in rural and urban areas, if her family income is less than Rs. 50,000 without paying any consideration to their right on parental property, said Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue Manisha Nanda. He said, the matter had been brought to the notice of the state government that widows whose deceased husbands fall in the definition of 'landless' as per policy guidelines for allotment of 3/2 biswa land and family income was also less than Rs 50,000 were not being considered eligible for allotment on the consideration that such widows have share in the parental landed property.
Jakarta Asian games medalists honoured
Kotla Shahia (Batala): The 7 medal winners of Jakarta Asian Games hailing from Punjab were honoured during 28th Kamaljit Sports 2018 at village Kotla Shahia in Gurdaspur. Cash prizes of a total of Rs 1.5 lakh along with awards were given to these medal winners. Gold medal winner in shotput event at Asian Games Tejinder Pal Singh Toor was conferred with Major Vajinder Singh Sahi Yaadgari Punjab Gaurav award, Gold medal winner Arpinder Singh with Kamaljit Yaadgari award, Gold medalists Swaran Singh Virk and Sukhmeet Singh with Harjit Singh Brar Yaadgari award, Silver winners Gurjit Kaur and Randeep Kaur with ‘Majhe Da Maan’ award, Silver winner in Women’s hockey Reena Khokhar with Amarjit Singh Grewal and Bronze winner Rupinder Pal Singh was felicitated with Olympian Surjit Singh Yaadgari award.
Three IAS given additional charge
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has given additional charge to three IAS officers, with immediate effect. Vineet Garg, Managing Director, Haryana Power Generation Corporation Ltd has been given the additional charge of Commissioner, Hisar Division, Hisar. Anurag Agarwal, Managing Director, Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Ltd. has been given additional charge of Commissioner, Rohtak Division, Rohtak while TL Satyaprakash, Director General, Industrial Training and Employment and Secretary, Skill Development and Industrial Training and Employment Departments, has been given the additional charge of Secretary, Home-I.
Vivo plans aggressive growth strategy in Pb
Chandigarh: Vivo has launched the Y95 in Punjab as part of its growth strategy in the region. With a strong focus towards the Y series, Vivo plans to address the consumers’ needs and preferences in the sub-20Kcategory with a suite of quality products that are a blend of performance and design at an aggressive price. Nipun Marya, Director-Brand Strategy, Vivo India said, “India is a key market for Vivo, and we’ve seen positive consumer response coming from Punjab.”
Mayor constitutes panel on Solid waste mgmt
Chandigarh: Davesh Moudgil, Mayor Chandigarh has constituted a committee for seeking the views of all stakeholders regarding the Scheme of Solid Waste Management for Chandigarh. The committee consists Raj Bala Malik as chairperson and members namely Rajesh Kumar Gupta, Anil Kumar Dubey, Mahesh Inder Sidhu, Farmila, Gurbax Rawat and Anil Kumar Garg, Additional Commissioner, MCC as Convener.
British Council Int’l School Award event held
Chandigarh: The British Council, the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities, hosted the International School Award (ISA) ceremony here. This year, 60 schools from North India were given the accreditation. 23 schools from Punjab were awarded, including schools from Phagwara, Jalandhar, Chandigarh, Mohali, Amritsar, Patiala, Ludhiana, Bhatinda and Shahkot; 6 of the schools were from Chandigarh.
Cyclothon to be held
Chandigarh: A Pan- India Cyclothon called “Swasth Bharat Yatra” an outreach programme “Eat Right India movement” is being organized in Chandigarh on December 27. The cyclothon will start at 7:30 AM from Sukhna Lake Chandigarh and will pass through various sectors of the city beautiful generating message of eat safe, healthy, fortified food and to reduce intake of sugar, salt and fat.