National livestock and Expo from Dec 1
Chandigarh: For upliftment of Punjab farmers’ financial status by promoting dairy, piggery, goat and equine farming amongst the state farmers, Punjab Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries Department in collaboration with FICCI is organising 10th National livestock Championship and Expo-2017 fromDecember 1 to 5 at Jahlan village on Patiala-Sangrur road, Patiala. Animal Husbandry director Dr Amarjit Singh said that in this championship, livestock farmers of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Delhi, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh etc will participate.
Haryana CM condoles Sanghi’s demise
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal has expressed grief over the sad and sudden demise of a senior journalist of Punjab Kesari and official scorer of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Rakesh Sanghi, who breathed his last after a brief illness at PGIMER on Friday. He was survived by his wife. Chief Minister, in his condolence message, described Sanghi as a noted journalist saying that his contribution to journalism would always be remembered. Finance Minister Capt Abhimanyu, Public Relations and languages Minister Kavita Jain, among others also mourned Sanghi’s demise.
Applications to constitute JJBs, CWCs
Chandigarh: Punjab Social Security and Development of Women and Children Department on Friday sought applications to constitute the Juvenile Justice Boards and Children Welfare Committees at district level. Spokesperson said that under the Punjab State Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, JJBs and CWCs are to be constituted in every district. Spokesperson said that applications received earlier in this regard, after the publication of such advertisements on August 13, 2016, and August 14, 2016, has been rejected and now, fresh applications would only be considered.
Councillors nominated to get honorarium
Chandigarh: Haryana Government would give equal honorarium to the nominated councillors having experience of municipal administration in various civic bodies, on the pattern of honorarium being given to the elected councillors. A proposal to this effect has been approved by the Chief Minister Manohar lal. Urban local Bodies Minister, Kavita Jain said that the nominated councillors play an important role in raising public issues and getting them resolved in the municipal corporations. She said that a proposal in this regard was prepared by the Department to give honorarium of Rs 10,500 to nominated councillor in the municipal corporation, Rs 7,500 in municipal council and Rs 4,500 in municipal committee, which has been approved by the Chief Minister. This decision would benefit 219 nominated councillors in various municipalities of the state, the Minister said.
BBMB Table Tennis Team wins Gold
Chandigarh: BBMB won gold medal in the 20th inter Central Power Sector Unit (CPSU) table tennis tournament held at Nathpa Jhakri, which was hosted by SJVNl under the aegis of Power Sports Control Board (PSCB) ministry of power. Ten teams namely; BBMB, SJVNl, PGCIl, NHPC, THDC, MOP, CEA, POSOCO, PFC and NEEPCO participated in the tournament. BBMB remained unbeaten in the tournament and won the gold medal by defeating SJVNl in the finals. In the individual category, Navneet Gupta won silver medal in men’s open singles.D.K. Sharma, Chairman, BBMB congratulated the winning team.
Hry CM stops convoy asks for welfare of elderly
Chandigarh: Adhering to the ideology of ‘Sabka Sath-Sabka Vikas’, Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar lal during his visit to Shahabad on Friday, stopped his convoy while passing through the city and enquired about well-being of an elderly cobbler, Ajmer Singh. The Chief Minister gave Rs 50,000 out of his discretionary funds to Ajmer Singh and assured him that separate arrangements would be made for education of his two grandsons.