5 IAS officers transferred
The State Government on Thursday transferred and gave additional responsibilities to five senior IAS officers. CS Sudhir Tripathi has been give additional charge of JUVNL MD, while Additional CS Personal Department KK Khandelwal has been entrusted additional charge of DG, SKIPA. Energy Secertary NM Kulkarni has been made new health Secretary , while North Chhotnagpur Commissioner Vandana Dadel has been made Energy Secretary. Examination Controler Jharkhand Joint Entrance Examination council Surendra Kumar has been transferred and posted as North Chhotanagpur Commissioner.
‘Sadaans have become refugees’
Abolition of reservation for backward classes in seven districts of Jharkhand is a constitutional crime, said central president of Sadaan Morcha Rajendra Prasad. In a meeting of the Morcha at Hotel Ganga Ashram today, Prasad said the Sadaans gave great sacrifices for creation of Jharkhand expecting a good deal, but they have been forced to live like refugees since the state was bifurcated from Bihar. He said the Sadaans and tribal people of the state will have to forget their minor differences and respect each others feelings and rights, according to a release issued by Prasad. The state cannot prosper by marginalizing the Sadaans of Jharkhand, he added.
EPFO digital service
In an endeavour to provide better services, the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has asked all pensioners to submit their ‘Digital Life Certificate/ No Re-marriage Certificate’ through its office facilitation centres from 15th November this year. The EPFO ha its regional office at Bhagirathi Complex near Circuit house where as district offices at Dhanbad, Bokaro, Giridih, Sahebganj, Devghar and Koderma. Pensioners can also submit at the concerned banks from where they receive their pension. Pensioners can submit the certificates as per their convenience and continue enjoying their respective pensions from January 2019.
Central Bank’s centUtsav
CentUtsav 2018, Central Bank of India function was launced at the regional office of the bank in Ranchi today in the presence of regional manager AK Milu and other senior bank officials. The CentUtsav would continue till December 31, 2018. During the CentUtsav, customers would be provided waiver of service charges on all kinds of Housing Loans. Besides, other loans will also be provided at attractive interest rates, a release issued by the bank said.
Women Empowerment Prog at Gossner
A seminar on women empowerment was organized at Gossner College on Thursday to spread awareness on strength of women in any field. NGO representatives Vandana Tirkey and Reshma Singh spoke on circumstances when both men and women are unsafe. A large number of students participated here along with faculty members from various undergraduate and post graduate department.
Durgotsava at Surendranath
On the eve of Durga Puja the students of class IV presented Durgotsava with great fervour and enthusiasm. The programme started with Ganesh Vandana. The emerging of Maa Durga as a collective energy to fight against the demon Mahishasura was depicted with great zeal and zest. Thereafter ‘Durga Stuti’ was sung and ‘Sindur Khela’ was performed as an inevitable part of the great celebrations. The programme concluded with reverberating ‘Dandia’. Principal Samita Sinha said that the Durga Puja festival epitomizes the ‘Victory of Good over Evil’. She appreciated the efforts of the students and teachers for keeping the cultural heritage alive.
Students join ‘Mission Gange’
Over 1000 school students from Bijnor, joined hands with the 40-member team of Mission Gange, a joint initiative of Tata Steel Adventure Foundation (TSAF) and National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) to raise awareness about waste management and Ganga cleanliness through a month-long rafting expedition. The rafting expedition is led by Tata Steel Adventure Foundation Chief Bachendri Pal, the first Indian woman to scale Mount Everest.The expedition began on October 5, 2018 from Haridwar and will be traversing around 1500 kms via rafting. The journey, encompassing eight major towns including Bijnor, Farrukhabad, Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi and Buxar, will conclude in Patna on October 30, 2018.