Govt fiat to regularise services of contract staff
Dehradun: A Government order has been issued to regularise the services of contractual, daily wage, work charge and other such employees working in Government corporations on the lines of such employees in Government departments. Following the GO, the office-bearers of the Rajya Nigam Karmchari Sangh under the leadership of MlA Rajkumar met the Chief Minister at his office in the Secretariat and expressed their gratitude. The representatives told the CM that 10,000 employees would benefit from the decision.
cops to receive Guv’s exemplary service medal
Dehradun: The State Government declared names of police officers/constables who would be awarded the Governor’s exemplary service medal, exemplary service medal and commendable service medal for their distinguished service on the occasion of the Republic Day. Three police officers will be awarded Governor’s exemplary service medal while six will receive exemplary service medal and 22 will receive commendable service medal. Three police officers named for Governor’s exemplary service medal are Rajendra Singh, DSP, Udham Singh Nagar; Umesh Chandra Joshi, Assistant Radio officer police headquarter; Kriti Ballabh, sub-inspector, vigilance directorate Dehradun. Moreover, as many as 151 police officers and constables who worked in relief and rescue operations in Kedarnath following the disaster in June last year will be awarded commendable service medals for their distinguished service.
school inside Varsity comes under RTI act
Pantnagar: Bringing an end to a long standing tussle, the State information commission has directed that the campus school located inside the GB Pant University campus will come under the purview of Right to Information (RTI) Act. The school management would now have to provide the information asked under RTI Act. The whole issue started in May 2013, when an employee of the Science and Humanities college, Pantnagar filed a RTI with the school administration seeking information on 10 points. The school management however did not provided the information stating that the school was not under the purview of the RTI Act. The applicant then took the matter to the chief information commissioner NS Napalchyal who passed the order after hearing the pleas of both the parties. The information commissioner also asked the school to pay its electricity and water bills which the university was bearing. Reacting to the decision the president of the School’s management committee Dr S K Shukla said that now the management would provide the information asked under the Act.
DAV College teachers work wearing black ribbons
Dehradun: Opposing the college management’s decision on sending proposal for the formation of new university comprising cluster of colleges including DAV (PG) College, DBS (PG) College and Dayanand Women's Training College to the State Government and Government order, the teachers of DAV (PG) College performed their duties with black ribbons on their arms on Wednesday.