PCS officer Sandhu promoted to IAS cadre
Chandigarh: A 1995-batch Punjab Civil Services (PCS) officer Arvind Pal Singh Sandhu, presently posted as Additiional Deputy Commissioner (ADC), General, in Barnala district, has been promoted to the Indian Administratice Services (IAS) cadre. He has been serving as ADC for the last five years in different districts. He has also been SDM, DTO, Assistant Commissioner (General), DPI, Administration (Secondary) among other assignments.
Choudhry demands probe into wheat seeds scam
Chandigarh: The leader of the Haryana Congress legislature Party Kiran Choudhry on Wednesday demanded a high-level probe into the scam involving huge financial loss to the Haryana Seeds Development Corporation (HSDC) on account of 50,000 quintals of wheat seed worth Rs 15 crore not being sold due to delay in the announcement of prices. She said that those responsible for fixing price of wheat seeds should be quizzed, proceeded against, brought to book, and made to make good the loss suffered by the corporation which is reeling under massive losses.
Artist Roshh launches Stuff
Chandigarh: Artist Roshh has launched new track "Stuff" which is being aired across 9XM and 9X Tashan. Rossh is a rapper, musician and writer all rolled in one and specialises in Hip Hop, Reggae, Urban Desi, Sufi and Bollywood music. His original debut, Chillum, is one of the most popular viral tracks having garnered 10million views organically. He has also penned lyrics for many super hit Hindi and Punjabi pop songs.
HSSC invites online applications for 282 posts
Chandigarh: Haryana Staff Selection Commission (HSSC) has invited online applications for filling up 282 posts in different Departments of the State Government. The posts for which applications have been invited included 10 posts of Fire Station Officer and 26 posts of Sub Fire Officer in Urban local Bodies-cum-Fire Service Department, 23 posts of Tabla Player and 61 posts of Junior lecturer Assistant and 162 posts of laboratory Attendant in Higher Education Department.
Now pensioners to visit treasury office once a year
Chandigarh: To facilitate pensioners and family pensioners in the state, Haryana Government has decided that pensioners and family pensioners would visit in treasury office as well as banks once in a year instead of twice in a year, that is, in the month of November for submission of life certificate and updation of PPO. Finance Minister Capt Abhimanyu said that the Government had also given an option to pensioners and family pensioners, who retired before August 1, 2012, for drawing their pension or family pension either from bank or from the treasury concerned, under the e-pension scheme.
JD (U) thanks govt for free bus, rail service
Chandigarh: Punjab unit of Janata Dal (U) on Wednesday demanded that the way Punjab and Haryana governments has helped devotees by providing free bus and rail services to reach Bihar for celebrating birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh, the governments in Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttaranchal, Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi, Chhatisgarh, Jharkhand besdies other states should also provide the same service to the devotees. JD (U) Punjab unit president Malvinder Singh Benipal said that for the convenience of devotees, Punjab and Haryana governments have provided free buses and rail service, while the Bihar government is also fully prepared to welcome the pilgrims.