Punjab extends last date for driving license upgradation
Chandigarh: Punjab Transport Department has extended last date for digital driving license upgradation till January 15, 2021. The state Transport Minister Razia Sultana on Wednesday said that in order to empower people to upgrade their manual driving licenses in to Digital Driving License, a special campaign has been launched by the Department in November 2020 to allow manual driving license holders to get their Driving License reflected in SARTHI application by submitting online application at www.punjabtransport.org or www.sarathi.parivahan.gov.in. After approval, applicant can get his digital Driving License in mParivahan mobile application or Digilocker.
Punjab appoints 106 candidates in Health Dept
Chandigarh: Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu on Wednesday handed over the appointment letters to 106 candidates on regular basis under the Ghar-Ghar Rozgar Yojna. Of the 4,000 vacancies on a regular basis, 50 Lab Technicians were recruited through Baba Farid University, 56 recruited on compassionate grounds, included 51 ward attendants and five clerks, he said adding that all these appointments have been made on a merit basis in a transparent manner.
‘accord industry status to hospitality sector’
Chandigarh: Hotel Association of India (HAI), the apex body of hotels across India, on Wednesday appealed to the Punjab Government to accord “industry status” to the hospitality sector, thus enabling hotels across the State to avail benefits towards lower electricity and water tariff, lower property tax, rationalization of taxes and license fees and simplified approval process for hotel projects and hotel operations. HAI, in its representation to Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, has appealed that the move will ‘usher transparency, reduce costs and encourage re-investment’.
DBT policy to be implemented for farmers in Himachal
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Minister Virender Kanwar, in the Department’s review meeting on Wednesday, said that to benefit the state’s farmers, Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) Policy will be implemented soon in the hill state. This policy will not only help in realizing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of doubling farmers' income by the year 2022, but the farmers will also get direct benefit of the schemes run by the government, he said.
Sukhbir announces office bearers of SAD’s SC wing
Chandigarh: SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Wednesday announced office bearers of the party’s SC wing after due consultations with the wing’s president and former Minister Gulzar Singh Ranike.
Senior Akali leader and former Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha Charanjit Singh Atwal has been appointed as chief patron, while Satwant Kaur Sandhu has been appointed patron. Besides Adampur MLA Pawan Kumar Teenu has been appointed as secretary general, along with nine senior vice-presidents, 15 vice-presidents, 24 general secretaries, among others.