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Chandigarh, Haryana

Haryana is making tireless efforts to revive the saga of bravery and sacrifice made by Baba Banda Singh Bahadur

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IEP Chandigarh, December 6

The Haryana Government is making dedicated efforts to revive the saga of bravery and sacrifice of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur that has been recorded in the golden pages of history.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal while presiding over the meeting regarding the Museum and Theme Park to be set up in Lohgarh today, directed the officers concerned to prepare the design of the museum and theme park being built in an area of about 10 acres at Lohgarh in Yamunanagar in a state-of-the-art manner. In the first phase, the work of fort, main gate and boundary wall will be done.

Tourism, Art and Cultural Affairs Minister, Sh. Kanwar Pal and Member of Parliament, Sh. Sanjay Bhatia also remained present in the meeting.

Sh. Manohar Lal said that it is an ambitious project of the state government to develop Lohgarh, the capital of great Baba Banda Singh Bahadur, from a historical and tourism point of view.

The Chief Minister said that the museum should prominently showcase the entire life span of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur so that the younger generation would take inspiration from his life. He said that apart from the museum, a Shaheedi Samarak should be built, dedicated to many soldiers who were martyred along with Baba Banda Singh Bahadur.

Museum will be a blend of history and the latest technology

The  Museum will have a blend of the inspiring life history of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur and the latest technology to give a glimpse of a new world for the visitors.  Apart from the 3D projection display, weapons, costumes, setting up of giant installations have also been proposed. The life stories of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur will be shown through the Augmented Reality technique.

Baba Banda Singh Bahadur was a saint for society, a soldier for the enemies

The Chief Minister said that Baba Banda Singh Bahadur was a saint for society, but a soldier for the enemies. He took up arms, defended the nation, and established the first Sikh state with a capital at Lohgarh. He made numerous contributions to the development of society and this is the reason that Haryana government is focusing upon developing Lohgarh as a pilgrimage, said Sh. Manohar Lal.

He said that Baba Banda Singh Bahadur was the first Sikh military chief to start a war against the Mughal rulers and also expanded the Sikh kingdom with his indomitable courage. His life has been inspirational.

Martial arts school will also be established

The Chief Minister said that a martial arts school should also be established in Lohgarh. For this, the Sports and Youth Affairs Department should study the design of this school and the inclusion of martial arts. He said that the martial arts school should impart training in traditional martial arts like Gatka, Thang-Ta, Kalaripayattu etc. Besides this, Yoga and Mallakhamba should also be included in the training schedule.

He said that the road from Lohgarh to Adi Badri should be widened and improved so that the tourists coming here can commute easily.

Lohgarh and Adibadri are being developed as tourist places

Sh. Manohar Lal said that along with Lohgarh, the state government is also developing Adi Badri from the point of view of tourism. Dam, barrage is being built in Adi Badri. Adi Badri is also of historical importance here due to its connection with Saraswati River. Therefore, in future, the area from Lohgarh to Adi Badri will become an important place from the point of view of tourism. The State Government is making continuous efforts to promote tourism in the state.

Chief Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. D S Dhesi, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. V. Umashankar, Principal Secretary, Tourism Department, Sh. M D Sinha, Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Dr. Amit Agrawal, Political Advisor to Chief Minister, Sh. Bharat Bhushan Bharti, Deputy Commissioner, Yamuna Nagar, Sh. Rahul Hooda, Additional Director (Admn.), Information, Public Relations and Languages Department, Smt. Varsha Khangwal and other officers were present in the meeting

Chandigarh, Haryana

Haryana CM takes another initiative for upliftment of Antyodaya families in Haryana

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IEP Chandigarh, December 6

Moving ahead with the aim to uplift the Antyodaya families socially and economically in the state, Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal has taken another initiative under which the Antyodaya families whose annual income is less than Rs 1 lakh will get 50 marks in the merit of 150 marks in the recruitment of PGT and TGT through Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam (HKRN). Similarly, the Antyodaya families with annual income up to Rs 1.80 lakh will be given 40 marks in merit.

         With this initiative of the Chief Minister, the trained teachers will also get rid of the discrimination of salary being given arbitrarily by the private schools. In private schools, such teachers get a monthly salary of Rs 8,000 to 10,000, while TGT teachers engaged through the HKRN will get Rs 25,000 and PGT teachers will get Rs 29,000.

        The candidates were astonished when the Chief Minister himself offered the deployment letters through the corporation and by phone calls inquired about the SMS received on their mobiles. Some teachers who received job offers on contractual basis expressed their gratitude to the Chief Minister and appreciated the completion of recruitment; twice in just 26 days.

         It is noteworthy that on November 23, online job offer letters were provided to 2,075 TGT and PGT teachers in the same way. With this, in just 26 days, Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal has provided job offer letters to 4,144 teachers through Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam; while the process for more than 4,800 is underway. After the data is approved by the School Education Department and Haryana Human Resource Department, the HKRN takes forward the recruitment process.

        In the first phase, there were some technical flaws when the deployment letters were given at the time of recruitment of 2,075 PGTs and TGTs; which have now been rectified. So far, under the outsourcing policy, more than 90,000 employees already engaged on contract basis through agencies have been accommodated through Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam.

Some candidates got emotional when Chief Minister inquired about SMS

Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal asked Alpana, a resident of Bugana village in Hisar district, regarding applying for the job of a teacher through the HKRN. The Chief Minister then discussed the SMS received on her mobile from the corporation and asked her to send the details of the 8-digit Parivar Pehchan Patra. Responding to queries, Alpana told the Chief Minister that she was working as a TGT in a private school with a monthly salary of Rs 8,000. The Chief Minister said that now at least Rs 25,000 will be given as a monthly salary, which will be equal to three months’ salary of the private school.

        Similarly, the Chief Minister talked to Kavita Rani of Kanina, Mahendergarh, Prince of Saraswati Nagar, Yamunanagar, Manoj and Mamta and advised them to apply in the regular recruitments being done by the Haryana Staff Selection Commission and the Haryana Public Service Commission. The Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam is working to fill the posts of 1,500 drivers for ‘Dial 112’ vehicles; approved in the recent cabinet meeting and its recruitment process is expected to be completed soon.

Chandigarh, Haryana

Haryana Chief Minister commemorates death anniversary of Babasaheb Ambedkar

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IEP Chandigarh, December 6

Commemorating the death anniversary of the principal architect of our constitution and Bharat Ratna, Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal said that Babasaheb’s name is always mentioned with pride and dignity whenever there is discussion about freedom, equality, justice, and fraternity in the world.

        “Babasaheb serves as an inspiration in the struggle for social justice on behalf of the oppressed and underprivileged members of the society.  Even after getting higher education and a doctorate degree in prestigious universities of the country and the world; he dedicated his whole life for the upliftment of the deprived section of the society,” said the Chief Minister, adding that Babasaheb Ambedkar gave a new direction to the country and the path shown by him still remains relevant even today.

Haryana Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala while commemorating Bharat Ratna, Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar on his death anniversary said that Baba Saheb’s name is always mentioned with pride and dignity whenever there is discussion about freedom, equality, justice, and fraternity in the world . 

        He serves as an inspiration in the struggle for social justice on behalf of the oppressed and underprivileged members of the society.  Even after getting higher education and a doctorate degree in prestigious universities of the country and the world, he dedicated his whole life for the upliftment of the deprived section of the society.  He gave a new direction to the country.  The path shown by him in the year 1940-50 remains relevant even today.

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Airtel launches ‘World Pass’ – One pack for travel across 184 countries

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IEP Chandigarh, December 06

As the worst effects of the COVID-19 pandemic ebb, we are beginning to witness a massive surge in international travel both for work and leisure. India, in fact, has seen a jump of 3X in international travellers this year, which is likely to double next year.

In order to make staying connected easy, intuitive and compelling, Airtel has launched ‘Airtel World Pass’. The World Pass revolutionises the experience for all international travel because it works seamlessly across 184 countries. So even if you are en-route at an Airport or travelling to two or more countries one pack now covers all your roaming needs.

This change comes on the back of extensive customer research conducted by Airtel that showed that many customers find International Roaming packs in general confusing across the whole global Telco industry. As a result, many are not connected when they want to be. Or they seek complex alternatives of temporary connections abroad. Airtel has now solved this problem structurally with the launch of the Airtel World pass.

Commenting on the launch of the Airtel World Pass, Shashwat Sharma, Director Consumer Business, Bharti Airtel said, “At Airtel, our mission is to solve customer problems so that our experience speaks for itself. The feedback that we have heard on international travel related concerns has compelled us to launch a defining proposition for our customers – the Airtel World Pass. This offers our customers one pack for the globe, significantly greater value, allows them to control what they use on the app and allows for emergency data usage long after the pack allowance is over.” 

“With Airtel World pass, we have set a new standard in the global telecom industry. I am certain our customers will benefit hugely from it as they travel the world, keeping their phones switched on, no matter where they are. As a matter of fact, our new plans offer significantly better value than travel or local sims in most countries.” Sharma added.

Airtel World Pass – Key Features

·                       One Plan for travel to 184 countries. No confusion over which zone or pack to select. No need for multiple packs across multiple countries or transit airports

·                       24X7 Call centre support for the customer from any corner of the world, absolutely free of cost. A dedicated number 99100-99100 available on call and WhatsApp for all international travelling customer, serviced with a network and experience specialist squad for a real-time resolution of issues.

·                       Special Packs for long stay/frequent travellers – Prepaid and postpaid packs specifically designed for frequent travellers and long stay customers that offer up to 1 year validity at an affordable cost.

·                       Plans packed with significantly higher value for customers. In addition, customers will have Unlimited data available for emergency usage and messaging applications.

·                       All control in the customers hand where they can manage their entire International roaming needs on the Airtel Thanks app, with updates on usage, billing amount or addition of data or minutes as needed.   

Chandigarh

Eye & health Check-up camp test organized at Brookfield International School

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IEP Mohali, December 6

Brookfield International School organized Eye Check-up  test for its students, staff and faculty members. Tests like vision ,colour Vision, Refractive index test, Radioscopy and Neuropathy were done in order to check the health of the eye   by  A team of Eye specialists from Aditya Birla Health Insurance Co. Ltd.

The doctors brought well-equipped eye examination tools to examine the students effectively. They also spoke to the students about how to increase awareness and improve access to eye healthcare services. The objective of this event was to spread awareness of eye disorders, their early detection and detect refractive errors and eye ailments among school children.

Good health and good habits are very important factors for students to get benefited from quality education and grow up as empowered individuals. The Students were also oriented by the doctors how to protect eyes after the check-up programme.

Manav Singla , Director,  Brookfield International School motivated the students, staff and Faculty members to have stress free life. He informed them that Health is everything, if we invest more in health as compared to anything else and then we will be getting many fruitful returns in the near future. He further added that this is a beautiful beginning for promoting health among young students.

Chandigarh

Oncologists win laurels at Annual Conference of Association of Radiation Oncologists of India

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IEP Chandigarh December 05

In the recently held 42nd Annual Conference of Association of Radiation Oncologists of India (AROI) held in Manekshaw Centre from 01 to 4th December at Delhi. Dr. Rakesh Kapoor,Professor & Unit Head Department of Radiation Oncology PGIMER,Chandigarh has been elected as Chairman of Indian College of Radiation Oncology. (ICRO) for the period of two years. ICRO is on the academic wing of the association and is actively involved in all academic and teaching activity for the Post Graduate & Young Radiation Oncology in the Country. ICRO conducts various academic courses in all the five zones of the Country and thus contributing in dissipating update research in the field of Radiation Oncology.    Dr.Narendra Kumar,Professor Department of Radiation Oncology, PGIMER,Chandigarh  was awarded the Fellow of ICRO and Dr. Shikha Goyal Overseas AROI  Fellowship

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Veg Surprise Burger back in McDonald’s menu

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IEP Chandigarh, December 5


Customer favourite, Veg Surprise Burger is back on as part of the menu at McDonald’s India- North and East.

A complete value for money, the Veg Surprise Burger is priced at INR 65, available à-la-carte or with Value Meals and Double Patty variant at McDonald’s restaurants in North and East India or through McDelivery including Swiggy, Zomato and Magic Pin by takeaway or drive-thru.

Chandigarh, Punjab

I&PR MINISTER CONDOLES SAD DEMISE OF SENIOR JOURNALIST’S MOTHER

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IEP Chandigarh, December 5

Punjab Information and Public Relations Minister Mr. Aman Arora on Monday mourned the sad demise of Mrs. Shanti Devi Sharma, the mother of Mr. Deepak Sharma, Punjab Bureau Chief of MH1 news channel.

Mrs. Shanti Devi Sharma (80) breathed her last on Sunday afternoon after a brief illness at PGI here.

Extending his heartfelt sympathies to the bereaved family and relatives of the deceased, Mr. Aman Arora prayed to the Almighty to give them courage to bear this irreparable loss and grant eternal peace to the departed soul.

Meanwhile, Principal Secretary Information and Public Relations Mr. Rahul Bhandari and Director Ms. Sonali Giri also expressed their heartfelt condolences to Mr. Deepak Sharma in this hour of grief.

Chandigarh, Punjab

One unit of donated blood can save four lives – Chetan Singh Jauramajra

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IEP Chandigarh, 5 December

Health and Family Welfare Minister, Punjab Chetan Singh Jauramajra inaugurated the Blood Donation Camp organized by Punjab AIDS Control Employees Welfare Association in collaboration with Punjab State Blood Transfusion Council. In this camp employees of Punjab State AIDS Control Society from across Punjab participated. During this time Chetan Singh Jauramajra said that blood should always be taken from licensed blood banks. Because many diseases are tested in these centers and blood is given to a person only after the report is correct. There are 161 approved blood centers operating in Punjab, out of which 46 are government, 7 are military and 108 are private blood centers.

Chetan Singh Jauramajra appreciated the blood donation camp organized by the association. He said that many lives can be saved through voluntary blood donation camps. One donated unit of blood can save many lives. Jasmail Singh Deol, president of Punjab AIDS Control Employees Welfare Association, said that his union also does social welfare work like blood donation, besides assisting in the treatment of AIDS patients. On the occasion Project Director, PSACS Ms. Neelima, Director Health Services Dr. Ranjit Singh, Director NHM, Punjab Dr. S.P. Singh, Civil Surgeon Mohali Dr. Adarshpal Kaur, Additional Project Director Dr. Boby Gulati were present. Apart from these  General Secretary Gurjant Singh, Chief Advisor Mahinder Pal Singh, Finance Secretary Kawaljit Singh, Manish Yadav, Media Secretary Manish Kumar, Core Committee Member Ashu Garg, Surinder Singh, Rajan Kumar, Ramandeep Kaur and other staff were present.

Chandigarh

Punjab’s new agriculture policy will be ready by March 31: Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal

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IEP Chandigarh, December 5

With a move to improve agriculture system in the state, the Punjab government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will launch new agriculture policy for the state by March 31, 2023.

Giving this information, Agriculture Minister of Punjab Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal said that the new agricultural policy will be prepared keeping in mind the geographical situation of Punjab, soil health, availability of crops and water, for which consultations are being held with renowned agricultural scientists, experts and farmers’ organizations.

Mr. Dhaliwal, speaking today during the ‘Kisan Goshti’ organized by the Punjab State Farmers and Agricultural Workers Commission on the topic of ‘Agricultural Development Model of Punjab – some policy issues’, said that due to the irresponsible attitude of the previous governments and due to wrong policies, the pure water of Punjab, Clean air and environment and healthy fertile land are now turning into polluted water, toxic air and infertile land, which needs to be replaced with clean policy and intention.

Announcing the creation of a separate policy for natural farming, the Agriculture Minister said that due to excessive use of fertilizers, chemicals, weed killers and pesticides in agriculture, people are facing health problems. He said that Punjab is in the previous situation. To bring natural farming, it is necessary to work according to its climate. He said that farming is not just farming, it is an issue related to life. He emphasized on the need to populate the cooperative system and said that farming should be done according to the need.

The agriculture minister emphasized the need to remove the insecurity in agriculture and said that the state government will move forward with the support of all in the direction of saving agriculture. He said that instead of buying big machines for farming, use small machines. It is necessary, with which the economy of the farmers will also improve. Announcing to hold various conferences keeping Punjab’s crops, water and soil and environment at the center, he said that the state government will make every possible effort to strengthen the agricultural sector with the help of agricultural experts, agronomists and experienced people.

On the occasion, Vice-Chancellor PAU Ludhiana Dr. Satrir Singh Gosal, Chairman Punjab State Farmers and Agricultural Workers Commission Dr. Sukhpal Singh, Director Agriculture Dr. Gurvinder Singh, Dr. Davinder Sharma, Dr. Gurkanwal Singh, Professor Bawa Singh, Principal Sucha Singh, Dr. Kuldeep Singh and Kirti Kisan Union leaders; Mr. Ravinder Singh Patiala and Mr. Rajinder Singh Deep Singh Wala also addressed. Secretary Agriculture Mr. Arshdeep Singh Thind and senior officers of the Agriculture department were also present on the occasion.