Punjab CM hands over Rs 2 cr cheques to NoK of cops died on-duty or accidental death
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday handed over cheques worth Rs 2 crore to the next of kin of the cops who had attained martyrdom while performing their duty or due to accidental deaths along with Rs 12 lakh (Rs four lakh each) for educating their children. Mann handed over the cheque worth Rs one crore to the family of ASI Sanjeev Kumar who had attained martyrdom in line of duty at Jalandhar and cheques worth Rs 50 lakh each to the next of kin of ASI Parnam Singh and ASI Gurlal Singh, who lost their lives during accidental deaths. It may be recalled ASI Sanjeev Kumar was killed after a Balero vehicle banged into him when he was checking the vehicles during the movement of a highly threatened VVIP in Jalandhar. Likewise, ASIs Parnam Singh and Gurlal Singh lost their lives due to accidental deaths.
Punjab’s farmers getting canal water after decades: Meet Hayer
Chandigarh: In a dream come true, the state’s farmers got canal water after decades on the directions of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. For the first time in their lives, the new generation of farmers saw nature’s bounty irrigating their fields in the form of canal water, said the state’s Water Resources Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer while also lauding all the officers and employees of the Department for the historic achievement. He said that strengthening the canal water network is the main need of the hour to save the agriculture and groundwater of the state. He added, out of 15741 water courses closed in the state due to non-availability of canal water for the last several decades, 13471 water courses were restored by the Department during the last two and a half months. Now, out of a total of 47000 water courses in Punjab, only 2270 remain to be restored, regarding which the work is also going on a war footing.
Punjab’s head constable honoured for saving stray dog
Chandigarh: Touched by the sensitivity shown by a cop of Punjab Police, ADGP (Traffic) Amardeep Singh Rai on Monday honoured the Head Constable (HC) Palwinder Singh for saving the life of a street dog, whose head was stuck in the fog-lamp hole of a car bumper. HC Palwinder Singh, currently posted at Police Station Mohkampura in Amritsar Commissionerate, received the Commendation Certificate (Class-1). In a viral video, HC Palwinder was seen successfully pulling out the head of a stray dog and saving his life.
Political Parties will now be able to file financial accounts online: Sibin C
Chandigarh: Political parties will now be able to file their financial accounts online to the Election Commission, said Punjab’s Chief Electoral Officer Sibin C. He said that the measure has been enabled with the launch of a new web-portal (https://iems.eci.gov.in/) to facilitate the online filing of contribution report, audited annual account and election expenditure statement by the political parties. These financial statements are required to be submitted by political parties to the Election Commission or CEOs of the States or Union Territories, as per the Representation of People’s Act, 1951 and transparency guidelines issued by the Commission, from time to time, over the last many years.
Punjab Speaker urges farmers not to use hazardous chemical 'Paraquat' to ripe moong crop
Chandigarh: Punjab Legislative Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan on Monday urged the state’s farmers not to use dangerous chemical 'Paraquat' to ripe the moong crop. Expressing grave concern over the trend of using hazardous chemicals by the farmers, Sandhwan said that excessive usage of various chemicals for agricultural production is causing dreadful diseases like cancer. “Some farmers in the state are preferring to ripe the moong crop unnaturally by spraying chemical 'Paraquat'. While this chemical is harmful for crops, it is also extremely dangerous for human health…This chemical has not been recommended by the Agriculture Department or the Agriculture University,” he said while appealing to the farmers not to use this chemical keeping in view of the larger public interest and prefer to ripe the crop naturally.
Punjab VB nabs planning officer among three PUDA officials for accepting bribe
Chandigarh: Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Monday nabbed Planning Officer Manveer Singh posted at Office of District Town Planner, Fatehgarh Sahib, for demanding and accepting bribe from a resident of Amloh. Two other arrested accused officials have been identified as a Junior Engineer (JE) Dhikshu Saini and Driver Tejinder Singh. Spokesperson said that the accused officials have been arrested on the complaint of Balram Kumawat resident of Amloh. The complainant has approached the Police Station VB, Patiala Range, and lodged a complaint that these PUDA officials have demanded a bribe of Rs 1.50 lalkhs for not demolishing his house and shop, which according to them was constructed illegally. They have finalized a deal in Rs 40,000 and out of the amount they already took a bribe of Rs 30,000.
Bains orders completion of slab casting of Nangal flyover within stipulated time
Chandigarh: Punjab Cabinet Minister Harjot Singh Bains on Monday ordered the completion of slab casting on Nangal flyover within the stipulated time. Bains, chairing a weekly review meeting, reviewed the progress of construction of the flyover, and the road work being constructed there after the shifting of Kusht Ashram and directed the officials to complete the work at the earliest. The MInister also announced to hold the next weekly review meeting on the construction of the flyover on July 10, 2023, at Nangal flyover.
No need to apply for change of ownership details of registered Properties after July 3 in Hry
Chandigarh: Haryana government has decided that for any property registrations done after July 3, 2023, in the municipal area, there will not be any need to apply for any change in ownership details of the Property ID, database of Urban Local Bodies will be updated automatically after the conveyance deed is executed by way of sharing of data through the API, a spokesperson said on Monday.
Haryana Cabinet meeting today
Chandigarh: Haryana Cabinet meeting will be held under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar at 11 AM in the main Committee Room, fourth floor, Haryana Civil Secretariat, Chandigarh on Tuesday, an official spokesperson said on Monday.
Expedite permissions of Communication and Connectivity Infrastructure Policy services: Hry CS
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal on Monday presided over a meeting to emphasize the need for swift permissions and renewal from various departments to expedite services under the Communication and Connectivity Infrastructure Policy (CCIP) on the Invest Haryana Portal. Kaushal directed all departments concerned, including Forests and Wildlife, Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran, State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd, Haryana State Marketing Board, Housing Board, Irrigation, Municipal Committee, Municipal Corporation, Municipal Council, Panchayat, PWD (B & R) Department, Town and Country Planning, and Zila Parishad, to collaborate effectively and ensure the seamless implementation of the CCIP. He said that under the CCIP policy, the permission shall be deemed to have been granted if the nodal officer fails to either grant permission or rejection within a maximum period of 45 days from the submission of the application.
Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam to redress consumer grievances in Panchkula today
Chandigarh: Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam would take the proceedings of the forum in the office of SE/OP Circle, UHBVN, Panchkula, SCO-96, 1st Floor, Sector-5, Panchkula at 11:30 AM on Tuesday. A spokesperson of the Nigam said that the Chairman Consumer Grievances Redressal Forum (CGRF) of the Nigam along with the members of the Forum would redress the grievances (both old and new) of the consumers belonging to Panchkula district only on Tuesday.