Haryana cabinet meeting on Mar 5
Chandigarh: Haryana Cabinet will meet under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Manohar Lal in the Committee Room, fourth floor, Haryana Civil Secretariat, Chandigarh on March 5 at 5 pm.
Employee held for taking bribe
Chandigarh: Punjab State Vigilance Bureau on Thursday nabbed contractual employee of Sales Tax Department Prashant Kumar posted at Ludhiana red handed for accepting bribe of Rs 25,000 and also registered a case against Sales Tax Inspector Pankaj Takker posted at Sangrur. Spokesperson said that Kumar was nabbed red handed while accepting bribe of Rs 25,000 from complainant Sham Lal of Sangrur district.
Apply for subsidy under SMAM
Chandigarh: Haryana Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister OP Dhankar on Thursday appealed to the farmers to apply for availing subsidy on agriculture equipment for crop stubble management under Sub-Mission on Agriculture Mechanisation (SMAM) for the year 2018-19, from March 1 to 7. He said that this year, the farmers of Haryana have worked well as compared to other states for crop stubble management.
Haryana transfers three IAS, 13 HCS
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has issued transfer and posting orders of three IAS officers and 13 HCS officers with immediate effect. Among IAS, Sangeeta Tetarwal, Bhiwani’s Additional Deputy Commissioner, and Secretary, RTA, Bhiwani has been posted as Additional Deputy Commissioner, Charkhi Dadri and Secretary, RTA, Charkhi Dadri vice Manoj Kumar who has been posted as Additional Deputy Commissioner, Bhiwani and Secretary, RTA, Bhiwani vice Sangeeta Tetarwal.
IIM Rohtak wraps up placements for ’19 batch
Rohtak: IIM Rohtak has completed the final placement process for the Batch of 2019 with all students successfully achieving their placement goals. With this, IIM Rohtak is seventh out of 20 IIMs to place one of the largest PGP batch of 250 students. Hence, it is an incredible achievement for the institute to achieve 100 percent placements.
NGO SPEAK India’s health conclave on Mar 3
Chandigarh: Society for Promotion of Ethical and Affordable Health Care (SPEAK), a not-for-profit non-government organisation (NGO), is organising a conclave on March 3 in collaboration with Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER). The conclave will take place in the auditorium of PGIMER’s Advanced Pediatric Centre on the theme of ‘Reducing spending on wasteful and unethical medical practices’.
Talent-Hunt Prize Distribution function held
Chandigarh: Children with Special Needs of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 10 (GMSSS-10), participated in a state-level talent hunt prize distribution function organised at the school to acknowledge and celebrate inclusiveness in city’s government schools. The entire event was well thought-out vis-Ã -vis Samagra Shiksha — an overarching programme for the school education sector prepared with the broader goal of improving school effectiveness measured in terms of equal opportunities to Children with Special Needs and equitable learning outcomes.
Foundation stone laid for SPV power plant
Chandigarh: The city MP Kirron Kher on Thursday laid the foundation stone of 50 kWp SPV power plant at Lawyers Chamber, District Court Complex, Sector-43, Chandigarh, in the presence of UT District and Sessions Judge Balbir Singh. The plant is being installed on the rooftop of Lawyers Chamber at a total cost of Rs 23.48 lakhs under MPLAD scheme and is being executed by CREST (Chandigarh Renewable Science and Technology Promotion Society).
Meet for emergency response arrangements
Chandigarh: The Adviser to the Administrator, UT, Chandigarh, Manoj Parida, on Thursday held a precautionary review meeting at U.T Secretariat with senior officials of Chandigarh Administration, to review the security arrangements and response mechanism in the city. Deliberations were done by stakeholders over continuous vigilance by security forces, medical preparedness, prompt availability of fire brigades, public transport, civil defense mechanism and safety measures to be taken beforehand to counter any kind of eventualities.
Workshop on ‘crime scene’ at PU
Chandigarh: The Criminal Justice Practicum Cell (CJPC), University Institute of Legal Studies, Panjab University, in collaboration with Central Detective Training Institute (CDTI), on Thursday organized a workshop on ‘Crime Scene Management and Investigation’.