IEP Chandigarh

With a view to celebrate the year 2023 as the International Year of Millet, CITCO has planned Millet, Mocktail and Music Festivals in its properties viz. at Hotel Mountview (from 10/02/23 to 14/02/23), Hotel Shivalikview (from 24/02/23 to 26/02/23) and Chef Lakeview (from 25/02/23 to 27/02/23)

 According to the Managing Director, Ms. Purva Garg, IAS, the Corporation has thrown open these properties to showcase the millet dishes. This will not only help in popularising the millet dishes; but also give an opportunity to the residents to visit these places with their families on weekends to relish millet cuisines. The buffet rates have been kept quite subsidized, as our main aim is to promote millet in the City Beautiful.

 The Managing Director informed that adequate arrangements have been made to popularise the millet Food Festivals amongst the food lovers.

 CITCO has made all arrangements to promote these events aggressively across the tri-city. Further, CITCO’s employees are also making efforts to popularize these Food festivals by spreading the words amongst their parents, friends and acquaintances. 

IEP Chandigarh, February 9

          With Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s vision of giving utmost respect to Shaheed Bhagat Singh signifies his respect towards the valiant of the freedom struggle who risked laying down their lives for the nation. As a noble gesture to mark their contribution in freedom struggle, the Minister for Welfare of Freedom Fighters Chetan Singh Jauramajra is leaving no stone unturned for the welfare of freedom fighters.

          On the directions of CM Bhagwant Mann, Jauramajra launched a helpline number 0172-2740788 and an email pbfoodprocessingminister@gmail.com for freedom fighters which would be helpful in addressing any kind of problem or inconvenience if they face. He further said with the launch of this number  and email, freedom fighters need not to go to any government office for redressel of their grievances, infact upon getting any complaint on this helpline, government officials would visit their doorsteps and resolve any kind of difficulty being faced by them.

          It is pertinent to mention here that it is for the first time in Punjab’s governence history that the Minister Jauramajra himself visited the houses of the freedom fighters and enquired about their problems and instructed the officials for their immidiate resolution. He said it is due to the sacrifices made by these freedom fighters that we are relishing our freedom.

IEP Chandigarh February 9

The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its anti-corruption campaign on Thursday, arrested an Additional Superintendent Engineer (ASE), Sukhwinder Singh Multani, posted at Jalandhar for taking a bribe of Rs 15 lakh and demanding more money of Rs 20 lakh.

Disclosing this here today, a spokesperson of the VB said this case has been registered against the above said PSPCL officer, who was earlier posted as Executive Engineer (Xen) Technical Audit, PSPCL Jalandhar on the complainant of Sharanjeet Singh, store keeper, PSPCL Verka, in Amritsar. In this regard the complainant has lodged an online plaint along with evidence in audio-video format at the Chief Minister’s anti-corruption action line.

Giving details, he added that the complainant has alleged that the above said officer had already taken Rs 15 lakh as a bribe, when he was Xen, to send an inspection report of store inventory in his favour and now demanding Rs 20 lakh more to recommend his reinstatement on the job as the complainant was suspended on the basis of stock verification report. The complainant has recorded the entire conversation as an evidence which has been submitted to the VB to probe into the gratification matter.

The spokesperson informed that the VB has investigated the allegations levelled in the online complaint and registered a corruption case against the above said PSPCL officer after finding him guilty for taking a bribe of Rs 15 lakh in three instalments and demanding Rs 20 lakh more from the complainant.

In this regard a case under prevention of corruption act has been registered against the accused officer at VB police station Amritsar and he has been arrested. Further investigation in this case was under progress, he added.

IEP Chandigarh, February 9

Punjab Drug Rehabilitation Centres Union (PDRCU) has sought the immediate intervention of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to free them from the regressive policy enacted during the Congress regime due to which the drug rehabilitation centres being run in the private sector are on the verge of closure. PDRCU wants CM Mann to review the policy and hold its implementation, pending its review. 

Members of a special committee set up by PDRCU to address the problem held a press meeting here about the issue. The members of the committee are also owners of rehab centres and mostly ex-addicts who have joined the mainstream. The members said that PDRCU has given many representations for revoking the policy to senior officials in the health department. 

It was informed that as per the guidelines promulgated in 2011 on the intervention of the Hon’ble High Court, drug rehabilitation centres are required to have the facility of in-house counsellors.

Kunal Lakhanpal, a senior member of the committee said, “In 2020 the last Congress government in Punjab ignoring the 2011 High Court guidelines foisted a new policy on drug rehabilitation centres being run by private players. It mandates that every rehab centre should have a permanent psychiatrist, an MBBS doctor, and a nurse on its payroll. It’s illogical as no medicine is to be given at these centres. We admit people after detoxification. Such people are to be provided counselling. The idea is to make them mentally strong so that they don’t fall prey to drugs again.”

Angad Singh, a member of the committee said, “The new policy will lead to high operating costs, which we cannot meet given the fact that we run small centres and the fee charged from patients is also bare minimum, as the affected families, by and large, are poor.” 

It is pertinent to state that under the policy some private rehab centres have already been served with closure notices. Some have even closed.  There are cases where rehab centres have shifted from Punjab and set up bases in neighbouring states.

A committee member Sanjeev Sharma said, “In case the policy is enforced in its current form, as many as 74 private rehab centres will be shut down.”

 “1000’s of patients in rehab will be in trouble and those awaiting rehab will also be left in the lurch. The closure of private rehab centres will leave over 2000 people jobless,” said Jarnail Singh, a member of the committee. 

 “According to the new amendment, we will need more than 520 psychiatrists registered with the Punjab Medical Council (PMC), and we don’t have so many Psychiatrists,” said Satnam Singh, another committee member.

“What is needed is just a visiting Psychiatrist and an MBBS doctor on call,” said committee member Amarjit Singh .

Committee member Gurwinder Singh Rimpi said, “The 2020 policy clauses in relation to rehab centres should be revoked and instead guidelines by Hon’ble High Court of 2011 should be enforced. The AAP government of Punjab should adopt the Delhi model for rehab centres.” 

“The new policy states that every private rehab centre in Punjab should have 500 square yards minimum space, there will be major investments needed for this. What’s surprising is that the policy talks about a bio-waste license too, when there is no bio-waste generated, where is the need for such a license?” asked Amrinder, another member.

There are 4 categories of drug de-addiction centres in Punjab. Category 1 centres need to have psychiatrists, category 2 have OPDs where MBBS doctors are needed. The 3rd category of de-addiction-cum-rehab centres needs doctors and psychiatrists. The drug rehabilitation centres come in category 4. 

IEP SAS Nagar, February 9

Deputy Commissioner Ms. Ashika Jain has directed all government and semi-government offices as well as private institutions of the district to write their signboards in Punjabi language (Gurmukhi script) before February 21, 2023.
Ms. Ashika Jain said that the Punjab government has started its efforts for the promotion of Punjabi language and it has made mandotary to write signboard in Punjabi in the all government and private institutions before February 21 (International Mother Language Day). She said that in order to give priority to the mother tongue, the Punjab government has taken this decision. So, it is necessary to put up signboards in Punjabi language in government and semi-government offices, besides boards, corporations offices, educational institutions, public, private and commercial establishments.
An official spokesperson of the DC offices said that instructions also have been issued to register establishments under the Society Act and the Factory Act, to write their signboards in Punjabi. Apart from this, it has been made mandatory to write the name of road and name plates in Punjabi language. The Deputy Commissioner has issued instructions to complete this work before February 21. If anyone want to write information in other languages, then it can be written below the Punjabi language.

IEP Chandigarh, February 09

Samsung, India’s largest consumer electronics brand, has received record pre-booking for the newly-launched Galaxy S23series in India. In the first 24 hours, over 140,000 Galaxy S23series units were pre-booked in India, which is a new record for Samsung’s flagship devices. Samsung had opened pre-booking for its new Galaxy S23Series across online and offline retail stores in the country on February 2.

“Galaxy S23series is a generational leap, with best-in-class innovation that has a significantly less environmental impact. The record pre-bookings in the first 24 hours demonstrate the excitement among Indian consumers with Galaxy S23series’ groundbreaking camera capabilities, future-ready mobile gaming experience & eco-friendly materials. The new Galaxy S23series will be manufactured at the Noida factory, which shows our commitment to India’s manufacturing and growth story,” Said Ghufran Alam, Senior Director, Mobile Business, Samsung India .

Galaxy S23Ultra comes with an all-new 200MP sensor with adaptive pixels which can capture images with epic details. With the Super Quad Pixel AF, the rear camera can focus on subjects 50% faster. The front camera on Galaxy S23series now comes with Dual Pixel autofocus technology along with Nightography, which allows shooting from the front camera even in low lighting conditions. The Dual Pixel, autofocus technology, also ensures 60% faster focus from the front camera.

Videos on Galaxy S23series get more cinematic with Super HDR, Enhanced Noise control algorithm, and 2X wider OIS for smoother & sharper output during the night.

Galaxy S23series comes with a custom-designed Snapdragon® 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy to deliver the world’s fastest mobile graphics. Galaxy S23series comes with up to 2.7x larger vapor cooling chamber for reliable gaming performance.

Galaxy S23series takes the mobile gaming experiences to epic levels. Galaxy S23Ultra supports real-time ray tracing as it comes to mainstream mobile gaming. Users will be able to see noticeably more life-like renderings of scenes with technology that simulates and tracks every ray of light.

Galaxy S23series is designed keeping the planet in mind. Galaxy S23series is manufactured using recycled materials, including pre-consumer recycled aluminum, recycled glass, and post-consumer recycled plastics sourced from discarded fishing nets, water barrels, and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles. Galaxy S23series come with Gorilla Glass Victus2 on both front & back along with an armor aluminum frame.

Galaxy S23series will get four generations of OS upgrades and five years of security updates. Galaxy S23series comes with Samsung Knox protection, which has received more government and industry certifications than any other mobile device, platform, or solution on the market.

Price and Availability

Pre-book for Galaxy S23series starts from February 2 across all leading online and offline retail stores. Consumers can also pre-book on Samsung Live at https://www.samsung.com/in/live-offers/ starting on February 2, 2023.

IEP Chandigarh

भारत, 09 फरवरी, 2023 – भारत के सबसे बड़े कंज़्यूमर इलेक्ट्रॉनिक्स ब्रांड, सैमसंग की नई लॉन्च की गई Galaxy S23 सीरीज़ ने प्रि-बुकिंग का रिकॉर्ड बनाया है। पहले 24 घंटों में भारत में Galaxy S23 सीरीज़ की 140,000 से ज्यादा यूनिटें प्रि-बुक की गई हैं, जो सैमसंग की फ्लैगशिप डिवाईसेज़ के लिए एक नया रिकॉर्ड है। सैमसंग ने 2 फरवरी को देश के ऑनलाईन एवं ऑफलाईन रिटेल स्टोर्स पर अपनी नई Galaxy S23 सीरीज़ की प्रि-बुकिंग शुरू की थी।

सैमसंग इंडिया के मोबाइल बिजनेस के वरिष्ठ निदेशक गुफरान आलम ने कहा, ‘‘Galaxy S23 सीरीज़ ने एक पूरी पीढ़ी को पीछे छोड़ दिया है। इसमें सर्वश्रेष्ठ इनोवेशन प्रस्तुत किए गए हैं, जो पर्यावरण के अपने प्रभाव को भी काफी कम कर देंगे। पहले 24 घंटों में रिकॉर्ड स्तर पर की गई प्रि-बुकिंग Galaxy S23 सीरीज़ की अत्याधुनिक कैमरा क्षमताओं, भविष्य के लिए तैयार मोबाईल गेमिंग अनुभव और ईको-फ्रेंडली सामग्री के लिए भारतीय उपभोक्ताओं के उत्साह को प्रदर्शित करती हैं। नई Galaxy S23 सीरीज़ नोएडा की फैक्ट्री में बनाई जाएगी, जिससे भारत में निर्माण और वृऋि के प्रति हमारी प्रतिबद्धता प्रदर्शित होती है।’’

Galaxy S23 अल्ट्रा में एडैप्टिव पिक्सल के साथ ऑल-न्यू 200 मेगापिक्सल का सैंसर है, जो बेहतरीन डिटेल्स के साथ इमेज कैप्चर कर सकता है। सुपर क्वाड पिक्सल एएफ के साथ रियर कैमरा लक्ष्य पर 50 प्रतिशत ज्यादा तेजी से फोकस करता है। Galaxy S23 सीरीज़ के फ्रंट कैमरा में ड्युअल पिक्सल ऑटो फोकस टेक्नॉलॉजी के साथ नाईटोग्राफी का फीचर दिया गया है, जो कम रोशनी में भी फ्रंट कैमरा से बेहतरीन इमेज प्राप्त करने में मदद करता है। ड्युअल पिक्सल ऑटो फोकस टेक्नॉलॉजी फ्रंट कैमरा से 60 प्रतिशत ज्यादा तेज फोकस प्रदान करती है।

Galaxy S23 सीरीज़ के वीडियो सुपर एचडीआर, बेहतर न्वाईज़ कंट्रोल एलगोरिद्म, और रात में ज्यादा स्मूथ एवं शार्प आउटपुट के लिए दोगुना चौड़े ओआईएस की मदद से ज्यादा सिनेमेटिक बनते हैं।

Galaxy S23 में कस्टम डिज़ाईन का स्नैपड्रैगन 8 जनरेशन 2 मोबाईल प्लेटफॉर्म है, जो दुनिया का सबसे तेज मोबाईल ग्राफिक्स प्रदान करता है। Galaxy S23 सीरीज़ में भरोसेमंद गेमिंग के लिए 2.7 गुना ज्यादा बड़ा वेपर कूलिंग चैंबर है।

Galaxy S23 सीरीज़ ने मोबाईल गेमिंग का स्तर बहुत ऊँचा कर दिया है। Galaxy S23 अल्ट्रा मेनस्ट्रीम मोबाईल गेमिंग के लिए रियल-टाईम रे ट्रेसिंग को सपोर्ट करता है। इसलिए यूज़र्स को दृश्यों की काफी ज्यादा जीवंत रेंडरिंग दिखाई देगी, इसकी टेक्नॉलॉजी रोशनी की हर किरण को साईमुलेट और ट्रैक कर लेती है। 

Galaxy S23 सीरीज़ को पर्यावरण के अनुरूप बनाया गया है। Galaxy S23 सीरीज़ बनाने में रिसाईकल्ड सामग्री का उपयोग किया गया है, जिसमें प्रि-कंज़्यूमर रिसाईकल्ड एलुमीनियम, रिसाईकल्ड ग्लास, और पोस्ट कंज़्यूमर रिसाईकल्ड प्लास्टिक शामिल है, जो खराब हो चुके फिशिंग नेट, वाटर बैरेल्स, और पॉलीइथाईलीन टेट्राफ्थेलेट (पेट) बोतलों से प्राप्त होती है। Galaxy S23 सीरीज़ में आर्मर एलुमीनियम फ्रेम के साथ फ्रंट और बैक दोनों पर गोरिल्ला ग्लास विक्टस 2 की सुरक्षा है।

Galaxy S23 सीरीज़ के साथ चार जनरेशन के ऑपरेटिंग सिस्टम अपग्रेड्स और पाँच सालों तक सिक्योरिटी अपडेट मिलेंगे। Galaxy S23 सीरीज़ में सैमसंग नॉक्स की सुरक्षा है, जिसे सरकार और उद्योग से बाजार में किसी भी अन्य मोबाईल डिवाईस, प्लेटफॉर्म, या समाधान के मुकाबले ज्यादा सर्टिफिकेशन प्राप्त हो चुके हैं।