CM greets PM Narendra Modi on his birthday
Shimla: Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Monday greeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 68th birthday. Extending his warm wished on the occasion, he wished Narendra Modi a long and healthy life and expressed hope that under his dynamic leadership, the nation would further march ahead on the path of development and prosperity.
Punjab Vigilance nabs ASI for taking bribe
Chandigarh: Punjab State Vigilance Bureau has nabbed an Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) posted at Haibowal Police station Ludhiana red handed while accepting bribe of Rs 3,000. A spokesperson said ASI Gurwinder Singh was nabbed red handed on the complaint of Ketan Chopra of Tarsem Colony in Ludhiana city. The complainant has approached the VB and alleged that the accused ASI was demanding Rs 15,000 to help in a case registered by his sister and the deal was struck at Rs 3,000. After verifying his information, the vigilance team laid a trap and the accused ASI was arrested on the spot taking bribe of Rs 3,000 from the complainant in the presence of two official witnesses. A case under Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against the accused at VB police station Ludhiana and further investigation was under progress.
Punjab declares holiday on Sept 19
Chandigarh: Punjab Government has declared public holiday on September 19 to enable the people of the state to exercise their franchise in the zila parishad and panchayat samitis elections. A spokesman said that the government has announced public holiday on September 19 (Wednesday) in all the government offices, Boards/Corporations and educational institutes of the Punjab Government situated in Punjab and Chandigarh.
2,000 quintals of damaged wheat found
Chandigarh: Acting on a tip off, a special team deputed by Commissionerate of Food and Drug Administration, Punjab conducted a raid at Bhagwati Flour Mill at village Alamgir in district Ludhiana. The joint team of Food Safety Officers and Dairy Development officers from Sangrur inspected Bhagwati Agro Products Manufacturing Unit at Ludhiana wherein 2000 quintals of damaged wheat and 1500 quintal of quality wheat along with 800 bags of atta of 10 kg each were found. The damaged wheat had turned black and was emitting foul smell. The same rotten wheat was being fed into the flour mill along with quality wheat.
37 universities participated in Education Fair
Chandigarh: IDP Education India organized USA, UK, Canada and New Zealand education fair at JW Marriott here for students aspiring to pursue higher education abroad. The fair was attended by around 600 students here. The fair spread across 20 cities brought together prominent universities and educational institutes from USA, UK, CANADA & New Zealand under one roof. The fair kick started on September 14 at Jalandhar and will conclude in Nagpur on October 7.
Allahabad Bank Officers' Assn holds Family Day
Chandigarh: On the eve of World Ozone day, Allahabad Bank Officers' Association under the leadership of Sachin Katiyar, State Secretary Haryana And Himachal Unit, organised family day and distributed plants. Various games were organised on the occasion. Rakesh Sahgal, Deputy General Manager inaugurated the event while Rajesh Mundra, Assistant General Manager, Allahabad Bank hosted the event. All participants took oath to save trees and maximise use of official language.
Bank of Maharashtra holds Customer meet
Chandigarh: Bank of Maharashtra, Chandigarh Zone organized a customer meet on the occasion of bank’s 84th Foundation Day. Zonal Manager R.S Borse welcomed and expressed gratitude to the customers for patronage and support and briefed about the 83 years of relentless journey of the bank and informed about new products and initiatives. Clients and staff members of Chandigarh tricity were present at the celebrations Borse and DZM Praveen Verma also felicitated Garima Gupta , CBSE class 10th topper from Chandigarh to promote girl child education.
Mandi Press Club felicitates PM
Mandi: Mandi Press Club at a special meeting on Monday felicitated Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on his birthday and prayed for his long life. President of the club Ankush Sood said the country had got an honest and dashing Prime Minister who had been striving hard and brightened the image of India among the communities of the world and had waged a war against communal forces and corruption. All member of the club wished long life for the Prime Minister. Veteran journalist Birbal Sharma said during the tenure of Modi the era of scams and scandals was over and the corrupt elements had joined hands to fight against him. Murari Sharma said India for the first time had been recognized as one of the world powers